big antique dealer

Chapter 4 A Fake Painting

After Zhou Shui washed up, he recalled the content of Lao An's phone call. It seemed to be like this: there is an ancient painting, which was brought by people from the south.A few are now being appraised, but the buyer wants Zhou Shuizhang to take one last look.Here, Lao An gets [-]% of the agency fee, so Lao An treats it as his own business.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhou Shui didn't want to go, and Lao An's social relationship was complicated, plus he was heartless.Zhou Shui really couldn't guess which gods those people would be.But I have already agreed, there is no other way, so I have to bite the bullet and go.

Lao An's shop is in the middle of Liukongqiao Market.Ergui greeted Zhou Shui at the door of the store.The shop is closed.Ergui pushed open the door to let Zhou Shui in, and then locked the store door from the inside.Zhou Shui just entered the room from the bright place, his eyes were a little uncomfortable, and there were three people in the room in a daze.

Seeing that it was Zhou Shui, Lao An hurriedly greeted him.He held hands and introduced to the other two people: "This is Zhou Shui. Mr. Zhou is my good friend. We are the number one expert in Qinyang antique world." Zhou Shui was very annoyed by this way of introduction.Such words are very embarrassing.Push people into full view at once.

Zhou Shui could only smile and listen to Lao An's introduction of the other two.Both of them were wearing casual attire, and one of them had a braid. In addition, they were short and thin, so they couldn't tell the difference between men and women for a while.

The person Lao An was talking about was about 50 years old, and he was wearing outdoor clothes that seemed to be foreign brands.There is some bookishness about him.Zhou Shui likes this type of people. They are generally intellectuals, which has a lot to do with Zhou Shui's positioning of himself as an intellectual.

This person is called Lu Mo, and Zhou Shui has heard of him.He is a painter. Among the painters in the province, this person's reputation is still very high.One square foot of freehand works can be sold for 3000 yuan.Moreover, he also has some knowledge in the identification of ancient calligraphy and painting.

The other person, Zhou Shui, also knew about it, but had never had any verbal contact.Judging from his appearance, Zhou Shui thought that he must have been a monkey in his previous life.If this person needs to apply for some kind of certificate, he needs to use a photo, and it happens that he is not in person. If you go to the zoo to take a photo of a monkey and bring it, you may be able to pass the test.It is said that he was a poet.It should be that a few modern-style limericks were published in the supplement of "Qinyang Daily".Then he ruthlessly regarded himself as a poet, and ruthlessly as a cultural person.His surname is Zhao and his name is Yuan.I often walk in the steps of a literati, with a ponytail-like braid, and come to the antique market to pick out the missing ones.In Zhou Shui's impression, he only bought one inkstone.There are many characters engraved on the back of the inkstone, it should be a long poem, signed very powerfully, Su Dongpo in seal script.

It took Zhao Yuan six days to complete this thousand-yuan deal.In the first three days, it was grinded from 8000 yuan to 1000 yuan.On the fourth day, returns began.Because after buying the inkstone back, he borrowed a Chinese dictionary and checked all the inscriptions on the back of the inkstone word by word.Su Dongpo became Su Dongpi.Su Dongpi's reputation is definitely not as good as Su Dongpo's, so he returned the product and resolutely returned it.

Zhou Shui nodded to the two as a greeting.However, he was a little surprised. In his impression, Lao An should never appear with the two of them. The circle of the three of them had no contact point.

The painting is spread out on an elm wooden case. It is a landscape on silk. The picture is eight feet long, with distant mountains and clouds rising from the upper half.The lower half is clear stream, clear water, Cangshan strange rocks.There is no word on the whole picture.The silk has turned dark brown, giving people the first impression that it seems to be a Song painting.

Zhou Shui didn't say anything, just listening to Lu Mo talking: "Look at this brush strokes are vigorous and spicy, the ink is short and powerful, and the mountains and rocks are mostly rubbed with dry brushes, which is a typical raindrop rubbing method. The distant mountains are expressed with the accumulated ink method, and the smoke forest is clear Kuang, the weather is bleak, I think it is Fan Kuan's authentic work."

Zhao Yu nodded vigorously: "Incisive, incisive. Master Fan's works are in our Qinyang, and only legalists like Brother Lu can sign and reward them. This speech can be said to be true knowledge and penetrating three points, high, really high."

Lu Mo cast a glance at Zhao Yuan, but said nothing.Lao An rubbed his hands and looked at Zhou Shui: "Go ahead." Zhou Shui knew very well that as long as he nods, the matter will be settled.

Zhou Shui looked at the painting carefully again, and asked, "Whose painting is it?"

Lao An is very excited now, this business is completed, and he can raise a large amount of agency fees from it.Said: "The old customer in the south said that someone in the ancestors was an official, and this painting was rewarded by the emperor."

Zhou Shui nodded and asked, "Who is the buyer?"

Lao An replied: "Sister Ma, she confessed that she must invite you to take a look. These two were invited by Sister Ma. The paintings are very expensive. It is prudent to ask more people to look at them. Now I am waiting for your words."

Zhou Shui knew Sister Ma. Sister Ma started as a clothing store. Now she has a big business and is said to have entered the real estate industry.She first made her fortune in urban construction.Before the renovation of the old city, Sister Ma got the news in advance.Then they frantically bought market houses.After the renovation was completed, Sister Ma's assets easily exceeded [-] million.

The corner of Zhou Shui's eyes glanced at Lu Mo, who showed displeasure on his face.What Lao An said didn't take into account Lu Mo's feelings. In this small city, Lu Mo still has some status.

Zhou Shui wanted to find a compromise to satisfy everyone.But Sister Ma wanted to buy this item, and Zhou Shui couldn't be ambiguous because of emotion and reason.Sister Ma bought many jade pieces from Zhou Shui.When Zhou Shui just left school, he also fortunately sold some of Sister Ma's goods.Otherwise, Zhou Shui's situation would be very difficult.Zhou Shui hates helping others, because it is easy to offend his peers.But Miss Ma is an exception.This painting is a fake, if it is sold according to the real painting, Sister Ma might not be able to afford it.In addition, Lao An can't get mixed up in this line of work.Zhou Shui knew very well that today he could only tell the truth.

Zhou Shui slowed down his speech on purpose, and said word by word: "This painting is not real."

All of them were shocked for a while.Especially Lu Mo, his face was flushed, and he was the first to attack: "Your surname is Zhou? I heard that you are well-known in the antique circle. However, calligraphy and painting are not comparable to other knowledge, and there is no such thing as decades of experience in ink painting. No one has the right to speak. Unlike other projects, it can be said by the public or by the mother-in-law, this one is really skillful."

These words are obviously provocative.Zhou Shui smiled calmly: "Mr. Lu, your name is as small as thunder, and your understanding of calligraphy and painting is certainly not comparable to that of a junior like me. But I still want to talk about it from another angle."

Lu Mo made a "please" gesture.Zhou Shui said: "I want to say a few digressions first. When I was young, my grandfather and I played such a game: a yellow apple and a green apple, randomly placed on both sides of the body. I always put the yellow apple on the On the right hand side, green apples are placed on the left hand side. Grandpa asked me, why are they placed like this? I don’t know why, but I just feel comfortable in this way.”

Lu Mo smiled: "Is this related to the theme? Are you talking about metaphysics?"

Zhou Shui smiled and said: "Of course not. Teacher Lu is a master of Danqing, and his cultivation of Chinese culture should be far above me, but since Sister Ma has this request, I have no choice but to fight." , I also saw smile lines on my face.

Zhou Shui went on to say: "Everything follows the structure of the five elements. The human body is no exception. The left side belongs to the liver wood, and the right side belongs to the lung metal. The left side governs hair growth, and the right governs convergence. This is the mechanism of human energy. Look at the layout of this painting There are large distant mountains on it, magnificent in momentum. In Yi Xue, these are all yang things. And there are clear streams, green water, fresh grass and moss below, which are yin. So yang above yin and below is exactly a Yaobu ​​hexagram, there is no vitality change, this painting is dead."

The corner of Zhou Shui's eyes swept across Lu Mo's face, looking at Lu Mo thoughtfully.Obviously, what Zhou Shui said touched Lu Mo.

Zhou Shui continued: "Let's look at this painting again. On the left is the strange rock of Cangshan Mountain, which belongs to gold, and on the right is the clear mountains and green trees, which belong to wood. In addition, there are distant mountains and clear streams at the bottom. In this painting, yin and yang are reversed, and gold The wood is isolated, and its aura is dark and depressing. Who is Fan Kuan? He is a Jinshi of the two rankings, a master of Chinese studies, can he make such a mistake?" Having said that, Zhou Shui looked at Lu Mo from the corner of his eye, and found Lu Mo His forehead was slightly sweaty.

Zhou Shui went on to say: "What does traditional Chinese painting focus on? It focuses on establishing an aura in the picture. This aura is in harmony with the functions of the human body. It will not cause sensory pressure to the direction of people's qi and blood, but let the picture establish a linkage with the object. soul, this painting can come alive and change.”

Glancing at Lu Mo again, Zhou Shui paused on purpose, and said: "Nowadays painters are limited to the excellence of a mountain, a stone, a grass, and a tree. This is not a big law, it is a dead end. What is a big law? Construct a dialogue platform in terms of humanities, so that the picture and the viewer can cherish each other in the art, and make the picture itself have a dynamic balance on a philosophical level."

Zhou Shui paused again, waiting for Lu Mo to catch up, and then said: "Fan Kuan was an important painter of the Song Dynasty court painting school. This type of painter laid the foundation for literati paintings after the Song Dynasty. The reason why it is called literati painting , is that the work takes the natural belief in philosophical form as the supreme law. It is different from the story paintings before the Song Dynasty, and it will make the work have strict independence at the level of social science and the specificity of language direction. Fan Kuan He is the giant of Chinese ink painting, and from a certain level, the telling form of the spirit of Chinese painting today was determined by Fan Kuan, Liang Kai, Qingteng, Bada, and a handful of other masters."

After a pause, Zhou Shui said again: "This painting is what we commonly call 'Xinghuo', a Suzhou film imitated in the Republic of China..."

Before Zhou Shui had finished speaking, Lu Mo had almost collapsed.His eyes were straightened, and he wiped his sweat with a facial tissue from time to time.Suddenly, Lu Mo jumped over to hug Zhou Shui, and spun around twice.Then he leaned into Zhou Shui's ear and said loudly: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou, Xiao Ke suddenly realized. In the rest of my life, I will be a teacher, and I will give you free calligraphy and painting."

On the contrary, Zhou Shui was a little embarrassed, he broke free lightly, and said again and again: "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it."

Everyone was stunned by this dramatic change.The most intriguing thing is the last sentence.The market value of Lu Mo's works is [-] square feet, and [-] feet of paper is [-].Lao An and Zhao Yuan were almost dripping.

The one who was most disappointed was Lao An, not to mention that the commission he got was gone, it was a bit embarrassing to do this.While closing the painting, he gritted his teeth and cursed: that dead Southern barbarian.

After collecting the paintings, Lao An called Sister Ma and told the situation here.Sister Ma said on the phone: "No one is allowed to leave, I will be right there."

Ergui locked the painting in the iron cabinet, and Lu Mo had nothing to say to make friends with Zhou Shui.After about ten minutes, there was a heavy knock on the door outside.Ergui hurriedly opened the door, and Sister Ma walked in "flyingly", shouting loudly: "The big bag of Qinyang Hotel, no one is allowed to pretend to be a bear, you will not return if you are not drunk, and you will not return if you are not drunk."

Sister Ma is actually not very old, but she is big and sociable.Everyone respectfully calls her sister, and Sister Ma also needs a big boss image, and likes the feeling of being hugged.Zhao Yu was the first to rush out, mouthing one sister Ma, calling him very affectionately.Sister Ma is not used to shaking hands with people, and the way of expressing kindness is to pat on the shoulder.Sister Ma's big hand patted Zhao Yuan's shoulder, Zhao Yuan grinned, he was half a foot short, and almost fell to the ground.

Sister Ma put her left hand on her hip and waved her right hand in a fan shape.This action is very much like a great man.She said loudly: "All the brothers here must not miss one."

(End of this chapter)