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Chapter 86 Antique Black Market ([-])

Among the 12 or 20 items, Zhao Qirui was interested in a five-color dragon and phoenix brush from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, and bought it at a price of [-].This made Chu Chen a little envious. According to the quality of this pen, if it is calculated based on the normal market price, if it is less than [-], no one else will sell it at all. There must be more in the auction.

However, among these things, the highest auction price was only 30, which should not be considered a good thing, and several bosses were indifferent to these things, so Chu Chen felt that there should be good things to come.

As soon as he thought of this, the auctioneer said with a smile on his face:
"Bosses, the few things that will be auctioned below will definitely make you feel that this trip is worthwhile."

While talking, I saw a lady of etiquette walking in holding a calligraphy and painting brocade box carefully, and carefully placed it on the table.

The auctioneer put on white gloves, carefully took out the calligraphy and painting inside from the brocade box, then carefully opened the painting, and then said to everyone with a smile:
"Everyone, please see!"

At the same time, the projector also displayed the photo of this work in front of everyone.

Chu Chen saw from a distance that it was a landscape painting.In the painting, the mountains overlap, the stream loops, the trees are scattered, and the thatched pavilions and houses can be seen on both sides of the stream.The whole work looks quite spectacular from a distance.

"It's Shen Zhou's painting of mountains and rivers in the rain!" The person sitting in front suddenly exclaimed.

This cry made the atmosphere of the scene suddenly uplifted, especially the bosses who were indifferent before, also became excited.

Shen Zhou, an outstanding calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty.The name is Qinan, the name is Shitian, Baishiweng, Yutiansheng, the owner of Youju Zhuju, etc., from Changzhou.He did not take the imperial examination, and specialized in poetry, calligraphy and painting. He was the founder of the "Wu School" of literati painting in the mid-Ming Dynasty, and was called the "Four Masters of Ming Dynasty" together with Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying.

Chu Chen did not expect that the first blockbuster was the work of Shen Zhou. Among other things, the price of Shen Zhou's authentic works at the auction was very high. Let's say that at the Christie's auction last year, Shen Zhou's spring grass and autumn The flower picture fetched a high price of more than 900 million yuan.

Judging from the scale and theme of the current work, if it is an authentic work, even if it is on the black market, its value will not be much lower.However, judging from the expressions on the buyers' faces after watching the show, most of them took a positive attitude, and only a few people shook their heads and sighed, but this may also be an expression used to confuse others.

Fortunately, according to the regulations, there are not many people who can go on stage to watch, otherwise it will be too long for Chu Chen. It is worth mentioning that Zhao Qirui, who has always been sitting in the audience, is not calm when he sees such a work. Chen and Chen came to the stage together.

This painting of mountains and rivers in the rain is quite large, and Chu Chen estimates it to be about nine square feet.

From the point of view of the painting method, the mountain stone is lightly textured with dyeing, the brush is vigorous and thick, and then thick ink and moss are added. The painting method should be decomposed from Huang Gongwang, and the painting style is clear.

The inscription on the painting: "It's good that autumn is on the brook tower, and the pen and ink are laborious and free. The old eyes read the book like fog, and only write the rain in the mountains." The seal under the signature is Shitian.

Judging from the handwriting on the inscription and inscription, the lines of the characters are sharp and sharp, and the structure opens and closes ups and downs.The seal is also in line with the characteristics of the genuine product.

So if we just look at these two points, this work should be Shen Zhou's genuine work.But judging the authenticity of a work, these two points alone are not enough, and I don't know why, Chu Chen doesn't feel very good about this work, and always feels that there seems to be something lacking in the style of painting.

Shen Zhou is good at painting landscapes, flowers and birds, and is especially famous for landscapes, which have two kinds of appearances: thick and thin.In the early years, Wang Meng, the main patriarch, chased after Dong and Ju, and mainly used fine brushwork; after the age of 40, he learned from other schools, focusing on Huang Gongwang, and his style gradually became thicker, forming a thick brush style; Jane is vigorous, with a majestic and grand style.

The landscapes in its mature period not only absorbed the hardness and strength of Song Yuan style and Ming and Zhejiang schools, but also retained the subtle brushwork of Yuan people, showing beauty in the sky and softness in the rigidity.

In terms of composition and environment, no matter how complicated or simple, he emphasizes the "potential" of the vastness of mountains and rivers, changing the emptiness of Yuan people, and focusing on the simple "quality", hiding ingenuity in clumsiness.

Judging from the inscriptions in the painting, it should be Shen Zhou's style in his 70s, and his painting style should have matured in this period.And judging from the style of the painting, it is rigid at the beginning, but lacks a little softness. The rough landscape looks majestic, but it lacks a little momentum when you look closely, which is completely inconsistent with the style of Shen Zhou's period.

And Chu Chen also thought of a detail. This work is almost the same as the "Mountain in the Rain" included in a catalog of ancient calligraphy and paintings published by the Cultural Relics Publishing House.

For a painter, his creations are mostly accidental. Two works may have the same theme, but they cannot even have similar details. This situation is simply impossible.

"Could it be?"

At this time, Chu Chen thought of a word, and then he immediately used the ability, and the result indeed confirmed his conjecture. The age of this work is indeed about 500 years, but the real value is compared with the real one. It is simply not the same.

Combined with the results of supernatural powers, and judging from the inscription, inscription and seal, this should be a work written by Shen Zhou.

After Chu Chen came to this conclusion, thinking about the performance of so many people on the scene, he couldn't help thinking, who is the unlucky guy?Suddenly, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Yu Guangjie and Qian Changxing happily discussing something there, and he couldn't help feeling disgusted in his heart.

When Chu Chen met Yu Guangjie for the first time before, he didn't like him very much, and Yu Guangjie looked at people with a trace of contempt in his eyes, which made Chu Chen particularly disgusted. , Chu Chen had a premonition that sooner or later there would be a conflict between the two.

Thinking of this, he had a flash of inspiration, perhaps this work would be an opportunity.

After Zhao Qirui returned to his seat, he couldn't wait to ask Chu Chen, "Xiao Chu, how is this painting? If it's good, I'll buy it as a birthday gift."

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Brother Zhao, there is something wrong with this painting. If you believe me, you'd better not buy it."

Zhao Qirui was slightly taken aback after hearing the words, the painting looked pretty good, and asked a little strangely: "That's not right, I have seen Shen Zhou's calligraphy works, this word should be written by him without a doubt."

"The words are correct, but the drawing is not correct." After all, it is not appropriate to say too much at an auction, what Chu Chen said was shockingly simple.

Zhao Qirui thought that Chu Chen would not be aimless, and after hearing this explanation, he hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Seeing this, Chu Chen gave him a timely look, and then pointed at Yu Guangjie slightly.

Zhao Qirui understood what he meant when he saw it, so he nodded with a smile.

When the last person on the stage returned to his seat, the auctioneer smiled and said, "I won't introduce much about the painting. I think everyone understands it. Now there is no reserve price for the auction. Please bid."

As soon as the voice fell, the scene was silent, and everyone was thinking about the valuation of this work with their heads down.

After about half a minute, someone first said, "30!"

"50, Boss Meng, you don't think it's a shame to offer such a price?" The person who made the offer sarcastically said that this person might not be able to deal with Boss Meng.

"60!" The others ignored them, and then started quoting the price again.

"80 million!"

The price climbed quickly, breaking through 100 million, 150 million, 200 million in the blink of an eye...

When it reached 230 million, the number of bidders began to dwindle, and after 100 million, the bidders were those who had just started to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

In fact, black market auctions do have a drawback, that is, everyone must use cash for transactions, which leads to the fact that the final price is not too high.If you think about it, you will know that just 500 million yuan will weigh more than 100 catties. Not to mention whether it is safe or not, it is very troublesome to load and carry, let alone tens of millions.

"240 million!"

"250 million!" At this time, Yu Guangjie also quoted the price, which cheered Chu Chen and others.

After a long while, another boss asked the price: "280 million!"

After all, no one is an idiot, and the current collection industry is getting hotter and hotter. As the saying goes, "Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times".

Shen Zhou's works like this, even now, may not be able to buy 400 million at the auction, and since it is a prosperous age, such works will definitely increase in value, which is more cost-effective than gold and other jewelry at home.

"290 million!" Yu Guangjie was not far behind.

"320 million!" The boss just now added 30 as if it was inevitable.

Then the two took turns quoting, and the price rose to 390 million in an instant. The man hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed. He brought 350 million in cash this time, and the premium was only 380 million. With more than enough heart but not enough energy, he could only shake his head in disappointment.

Seeing this, Yu Guangjie looked around triumphantly, looking like a villain, and the people around him frowned.

"430 million!" Zhao Qirui quoted a price with a smile.

"Gah!"

When Yu Guangjie heard this price, he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. In fact, Zhao Qirui did not quote the price randomly. A Chao's eyes were very sharp. He estimated from the walking posture of the bodyguard who helped Yu Guangjie with the money, that the money Yu Guangjie brought this time was It should be around 450 million.

And Yu Guangjie did not participate in the auction before, so Zhao Qirui felt that his offer of 430 million was just right.

At this time, Yu Guangjie was very entangled, he did not have the right to a premium,
If he buys this work, there is nothing he can do when he encounters something he likes later.

(End of this chapter)