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Chapter 995 Clues on the Black Market

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Of course, if you want to be appraised on stage, you have to show off your own strength.At this time, the small round card given by the guard just now came in handy.

Based on observation, Chu Chen found that the small round cards on the scene had three colors, namely green, red, and gold. Among them, gold should represent the highest level, followed by red and green.

Chu Chen didn't know the difference in other aspects between these three round cards for the time being, but he could still see the difference when he went on stage to appraise antiques.

For example, buyers with green medallions have a short time to appraise the lot, and they can't get started to observe it.The red one does not have this restriction, and the gold one can take pictures and so on.

Like the third lot, a man standing behind a man with a big belly has only a green round card. Seeing that the other party can hold it for observation, he is about to use it, but is stopped by someone.He was not convinced, and said a few more words. If he hadn't been stopped by his friend, he would have been kicked out.

All this is just a small episode, the auction has been going on smoothly, and the transaction price is getting higher and higher, but Chu Chen didn't see what he was satisfied with, and Qiao Qingtai seemed to be the same.

Seeing that three more lots were sold, Chu Chen was still indifferent. Qiao Qingtai became a little anxious, and asked in a low voice:
"Xiao Chu, are you not interested in anything here? Don't let me do it on purpose. You also know that apart from stationery, I'm interested in calligraphy and paintings. There are not many of these two kinds of things here."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Old Qiao, don't worry, I will definitely buy whatever I like, but so far, there is really nothing that catches my eye."

While the two were talking, the staff put a box on the table, and the auctioneer introduced with some excitement: "The following lot is a seven-character poem fan in cursive script by Wang Chong, a great calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty..."

Hearing this, there was an uproar at the scene, and Qiao Qingtai was taken aback for a while. He came back to his senses after a while, and murmured in disbelief, "Why is Wang Chong's work appearing in this auction?" ?”

As one of the "Three Families of the Wu Family", Wang Chong may not be as famous as the other two Zhu Yunming and Wen Zhengming, but his in-laws should be familiar to everyone, he is Tang Yin and Tang Bohu.

Wang Chong devoted his whole life to poetry, calligraphy and painting, and was also good at seal cutting. best at.

He has profound merits in Taoism, and his calligraphy style tends to be dignified and elegant. Among the scholars of Wumen, his calligraphy is particularly interesting. The disease of eccentricity comes from both stippling and knotting, and the open-minded state of mind makes the characters open and upright, without trivial habits.

It is a pity that Wang Chongying died young at the age of 39, which also affected his calligraphy, making the charm of his calligraphy unable to be harmonious and harmonious, and to go further.

But in any case, Wang Chong's works are still very popular among collectors, not to mention that this fan is still a work of cursive script.We must know that in the history of calligraphy, apart from Mi Fu and Zhao Mengfu, the outstanding people who learned from Wang Xizhi are him and Wang Duo, and they have their own strengths.King Mi has the swiftness, Zhao has the uprightness of the king, Wang Duo has the strength of the king, and Wang Chong has the slackness of the king.

Therefore, Wang Chong's cursive script works are particularly precious.And this is what makes Qiao Qingtai feel strange, because if the item is indeed genuine, it should appear in the next auction, so as to maximize the benefits. Now everyone only brings so much cash, even if they want to There is no money to pay a higher price.

"Can I transfer money or write a check!" At this moment, everyone saw a man who looked like a boss sitting in the middle and asked loudly.

The auctioneer replied: "Sir, I'm really sorry, I can only use cash now."

The man shook his head regretfully, but didn't say much.

Next, the auctioneer gave an introduction to this work, but judging from his not very vivid, detailed and unfamiliar language, he probably didn't do much homework on this lot.

Regardless of the auctioneer's introduction, many people at the scene were still full of enthusiasm for Wang Chong's fan. At that time, many buyers came to the stage to appreciate it, including Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai of course.

After all, it was a black market, and there was not much time for everyone to observe. Soon, both Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai walked off the stage.

Sitting back to his original position, Qiao Qingtai asked in a low voice, "Xiao Chu, how are things going?"

Chu Chen nodded slightly. Considering that the buyers around him were all potential competitors, he didn't say much about it.

Qiao Qingtai was very excited about this result, but in the blink of an eye, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Old Qiao, don't think too much, I will support you later."

"This……"

Although this is a black market, the price of the lot must be much lower than that of an official auction, but Wang Chong's fan was sold for a high price of 1994 in [-], and the artistic value of this fan is no better than that at the time. The margin is poor.

In addition, the market for antiques has soared again during this period. Like the current fan, if it goes to auction, it is very likely that the transaction price will exceed 40.

In this way, even if the transaction price on the black market is lower than normal, one hundred thousand is still required.What's more, there are quite a few people on the scene who are concerned about this item, and the final price may be higher.

Therefore, once this fan was purchased, if Chu Chen saw something he was satisfied with, he might not have the money to bid for it.This was exactly why Qiao Qingtai felt embarrassed.

Chu Chen quickly waved his hand, saying that it is not easy to meet an antique that he likes usually, and he must not give up for nothing because of the possibility that he cannot meet it. Wouldn't it be a pity if there is no one by then?

Qiao Qingtai's personality was relatively straightforward, he kept Chu Chen's favor in mind, and focused on this lot.

Just like how many people came to the stage to appreciate it just now, when the auctioneer announced the start of bidding, there was an endless stream of bidders, and the price soon climbed to [-]. At this time, the number of bidders began to decrease greatly. There are only a few thousand.

Some people may say that Chu Chen only got the red round card with 20 yuan, and those buyers who have the gold round card, how can they be so unhappy to pay?

In fact, the golden round card is not something that can be obtained with a lot of money. There is a word in the world called "old customer". After all, this is a black market, and safety is the most important thing. You create trust. Although they want to make money, they have to make money that they can spend.

Therefore, although there are a few buyers who own the gold medals, they are no more than Chu Chen in terms of cash in hand. In addition, most of the auction is over now, and many of them have already bought their favorite items. , even less money on hand.

Therefore, when Chu Chen saw that there were only three bidders at the scene, he bid 16 yuan, which made two of them dumbfounded immediately, while the other bid was hesitant and raised the price twice. Seeing that Chu Chen paid 18 yuan, he also chose to give up.

Chu Chen asked Zuo Shan to pay the money and take back the lot, but in the process, a figure flashed by the door made him frown slightly, because if he read correctly, it should be the one who went to Han Yu yesterday. The weirdo in Song's store.

"Why is he here? Could it be that he is also from the black market? Or are his items being auctioned here?"

Chu Chen lowered his head and thought about it. Considering that this person sold the fan after the auction, Chu Chen wondered if this thing belonged to this person.

Qiao Qingtai focused all his attention on the fan at this time, and he didn't pay attention to this scene. After Zuo Shan brought the things back, he couldn't wait to take out the fan and look at it.

Qiao Qingtai couldn't put it down looking at the fan in his hand, and praised: "The brushwork is thin, vigorous and elegant, like the wind blowing into the clumps, floating and swaying, full of clear charm. This should be Wang Chong's work in his later years. It's really a good calligraphy!"

Chu Chen nodded and said, "It's really rare. Even among Wang Chong's many works, it should be considered a masterpiece."

Qiao Qingtai agreed with this, and he said with a smile: "I have admired Wang Chong's calligraphy for a long time, and I also have a lot of his works in my family, but my favorite fan has not been very good, and today I can be regarded as fulfilling my wish." Already!"

Chu Chen smiled slightly. Speaking of it, the traditional forms of calligraphy include couplets, naves, banners, buckets, fans, etc. In comparison, he, like Qiao Qingtai, especially likes the unique traditional style of fan calligraphy.This is also due to the elegant form of fan-face calligraphy, rich writing formats, and diverse characteristics, which are also convenient for calligraphy exchanges among book friends.

However, calligraphy on fans is not easy to grasp. If you want to fully display your artistic talent on fans, you must arrange the layout of various fans in place.

For example, the folding fan, which is the most common form in fans, divides the content to be written into one long and one short format to write, which can be combined with five two or five one and four one. Curved circular writing.

Like the fan in front of me, it has been handled very well in this respect, giving people a sense of the combination of sensibility and rationality, and the charm is unimpeded, and it is done in one go.Coupled with the characteristics of Wang Chong's calm and fast writing, not to mention Qiao Qingtai, even Chu Chen felt a little reluctant to give up at this time.

But at this moment, in addition to admiring the calligraphy work, Chu Chen felt somewhat worried because of the sudden appearance of that person just now.

After all, this is a black market, and there are very few unproblematic auction items, and the behavior of that person is a bit weird. If there is a big problem with the origin of this calligraphy work, then Qiao Qingtai may lose both his belongings in the end... (Novel "Jianbao Life" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search the official account " qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)
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