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There are as many as eight kinds of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in "May [-]" so far, which are divided into Tibet and abroad. The value of these copies is also very high, hundreds of millions, even if they are not national treasures, they are not far behind. There are also fakes from time to time.

"Sima Shao."

"Sima... what did you say? Sima Shao? Is it Sima Shao? Are you right? How is it possible?"

Several consecutive questions proved how shocked Zhao Reform was.

"Gu Zhou, you must have been deceived by someone, right?"

Now the mainstream view is that the author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" is Gu Kaizhi, who is versatile, not only good at painting, but also very accomplished in poetry and prose. : Excellent talent, excellent painting, and absolute infatuation.

But in fact, there are different opinions. There are different opinions about the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu".

The "History of Zhenguan Public and Private Paintings" and "Records of Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties" in the Tang Dynasty clearly record that it was Sima Shao who drew "Fu Tu of Luoshen".

But the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" painted by him has been lost.

It was not until Wang Zhi of the Song Dynasty's "Preface to Poems titled "Luo Shen Fu Tu" that Gu Kaizhi drew the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" appeared. Since then, this theory has been found in Wang Yun's "Calligraphy and Painting Project" and Tang Yu's "Huajian" in the Yuan Dynasty. , and is followed by Du Mu's "Iron Net Coral", which is regarded as a "conclusive conclusion".

In fact, it is said that Gu Kaizhi painted "Luo Shen Fu Tu" and the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" that has been handed down to this day is Gu Kaizhi, but there is a lack of definite evidence.

In addition, there are some handed down copies at home and abroad, and there is no author's name, and the identity of the painter and other information is also controversial, but the artistic content is very high, and it is also a key collection.

"Uncle Zhao, if it's real, you'll know after reading it. I can be sure that it's definitely not a contemporary fake, and it has a history of more than a thousand years."

Gu Zhou is extremely sure:

"If it proves that my "Luo Shen Fu Tu" was written by Sima Shao, then we can confirm who the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" is."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Reform asked.

Gu Zhoudao: "There is a seal on the painting, it is Sima Shao."

Sima Shao was the eldest son of Sima Rui, the first emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Yongchang was Sima Rui's second reign after he ascended the throne.

"Okay! You're in Nancheng now, right? I'll come right away."

Zhao Reform was too excited, and Gu Zhou heard the sound of a glass breaking from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, Uncle Zhao, where are you now? When will you arrive? I'll pick you up."

"I'm in Yangcheng, and I'll definitely arrive today. I'll buy the ticket now, and I'll send you the arrival time when the time comes. Your WX is your phone number, right?"

"Ah."

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A few minutes later, Zhao Reform added Gu Zhou on WeChat, sent a photo of the bus ticket, and arrived in Nancheng in about four and a half hours.

Four hours later, Gu Zhou saw that the time was about the same, and drove to the high-speed rail station. When he arrived, the high-speed rail just arrived at the station.

At the exit of the station, Zhao Reform quickly walked out, followed by two men with gray hair on the right, who were over 70 years old, and on the left who were also close to 60 years old.

"Uncle Zhao, who are these two?"

Gu Zhou went up to meet him.

Zhao Huafa introduced the man on the left sideways: "This is Zhou Qu, an expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal. The calligraphy and painting authenticated by him has never made a mistake."

"Hello, Gu Zhou."

Gu Zhou stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands politely.

"This is Zhang Qiuning, Mr. Zhang. He participated in the discovery and preservation of the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in the Forbidden City. Few people are more familiar with the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" preserved in the Forbidden City than Mr. Zhang."

"Hello, elder." Gu Zhou also stretched out his hand.

It seemed that Zhao Reform believed in him, so he asked two experts to appraise the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in his hand.

"Three, please 0..."

Gu Zhou led the three of them to the parking lot, walking side by side with Zhao Reform.

"Gu Zhou, I trust you so much, don't let me off the hook, if it's a fake, I'll be too ashamed."

Gu Zhou smiled: "Uncle Zhao, you trust me, I will definitely not fool you."

Although he spoke so confidently, in fact, he was also beating drums in his heart. Cai Chun swore that after many appraisals, it was confirmed that this painting was from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. .

After returning home, Gu Zhou put several tables together, and slowly opened the six-meter-long "Luo Shen Fu Tu", and its tortuous and detailed pictures were slowly revealed.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the painting.

The six-meter-long painting is like a comic strip, with mountains, rocks and forests scattered in it. The rare birds and animals in the painting add a bit of mystery and legend to the scroll, with vivid expressions and exquisite details.

All of them reveal the painter's super painting skills.The main characters appear repeatedly, but there is no clear dividing line between each paragraph, making it a seamless whole.

After the painting was fully opened, Zhang Qiuning and Zhou Qu put on gloves and impatiently moved up to it. Soon, the two reached an agreement: Apart from other aspects, the artistic content of this painting is extremely high, which is not inferior to those collected at home and abroad. The ones in the painting are even better, and must be more than 500 years old.

After that, for a whole hour or 5.2 hours, the two of them didn't say a word, and surrounded "Luo Shen Fu Tu" like hardworking bees.

Zhao Reformed: "Gu Zhou, do you know how much the most expensive painting ever auctioned in China cost?"

"One billion?"

"Almost, at the Capital Poly 2017 autumn auction, Qi Baishi's "Landscape Twelve Screens" started at 4.5 million yuan. After more than 70 competitions, it finally fell under the hammer at 8.1 million yuan, and the commission was added at 9.315 million yuan. Currently the most expensive domestic artwork in the world is also the most expensive ink painting in the world.

Zhao Reform looked at the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" unfolding, and said with a smile: "Your painting, judging from the naked eye, knows that its history exceeds 500 years, and its artistic composition is not inferior to that of the Forbidden City "Luo Shen Fu Tu". If it is auctioned, the price must be sure and it will definitely exceed "Landscape Twelve Screens"!".

Chapter 135 At least 30 billion!

"Is Uncle Zhao interested?"

Zhao Reform couldn't help laughing: "You think highly of me. Unless I buy the shares, I don't have so much money, so I can only live it for a while."

At this time, Zhang Qiuning let out a long breath, lightly hammered his sore back that had been bent for a long time, straightened up with difficulty, stretched a few times and sat down.

After a few minutes, Zhou Qu also took off his gloves, and drank quickly.

Gu Zhou then asked: "You two, what's the result?"

"I can judge this "Luo Shen Fu Tu" with the naked eye from the ink marks, paper, and bell seals. It must have a history of more than 500 years. It belongs to the painting of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. As for how old it is, I cannot judge." From the aspect of calligraphy and painting appraisal , Zhou Qu should be more professional.

"As for whether it is really a painting of Luoshen, it needs to be confirmed by Mr. Zhang."

Apart from the two collections of the Forbidden City, "Luo Shen Fu Tu" at home and abroad are different from each other. For example, the collection of a museum in Northeast China was copied during the Southern Song Dynasty, with obvious characteristics of the times.

His copied version, although it is said to be a copy, is actually not just a complete 'copy', but some re-creation.

06 The copying version of the Northern Song Dynasty has the characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the copying version of the Southern Song Dynasty has the characteristics of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Qiuning nodded: "It is indeed "Luo Shen Fu Tu". The artistic characteristics of the Eastern Jin Dynasty are very obvious. The characters in it emphasize the matching of the characters' eyes and gestures, the floating of the skirt belt, and the bulging of the clothes on the body. It seems to be surrounded by air."

Zhao Reform looked at Gu Zhou with two index fingers together horizontally and vertically, indicating that the painting is "at least one billion"!

"But whether Sima Shao did it, I can't be sure."

"Me too. Sima Shao doesn't have any paintings and calligraphy handed down, and he can't even compare them."

There is a seal in the upper left corner of this painting, which vaguely says "Sima Shao".

"It's a pity, if it can be proved that it is Sima Shao's version, it is likely to be the real ancestor, and the value will be at least three to five times higher!"

The reason why Zhao Reform said this is because there is still controversy over the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu", and there is no evidence to prove that the author is Gu Kaizhi.

But if it can be confirmed that the "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in Gu Zhou's hand is the version drawn by Sima Shao, it will be a proof that Gu Kaizhi is the one who copied it.

But apart from "Luo Shen Fu Tu", the words most closely related to Sima Shao are Sima Shao's epitaph, which was carved by others.

Gu Zhou pondered for a while, and said, "If the specific year is identified, relying on Sima Shao's time, will it be able to prove to a certain extent that Sima Shao is the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu"?"

Zhao Reform's eyes lit up: "Good idea!"

There are hundreds of millions of paintings in the major collections of "Luo Shen Fu Tu De" at home and abroad. If it is the original copy, no one can predict how much it is worth.

You must know that it was not until the Song Dynasty that the claim that Gu Kaizhi drew the "Fu Tu of Luoshen" appeared, and it was nearly a thousand years after Gu Kaizhi, so the authenticity is naturally doubtful.

However, the Tang Dynasty was closer to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the theory that Sima Shao was the original author of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in the Tang Dynasty is more credible.

Gu Zhou stood up, his eyes burning: "Then go for the appraisal!"

The dating of calligraphy and painting has long been an unsolved problem.Since calligraphy and painting rely on many elements, including ink marks, inscriptions, paper, bell seals, and the author's painting style, it is currently difficult to fully determine the specific age of ancient calligraphy and painting at the technical level, usually relying on artificial eyesight and experience for identification.

However, from a scientific point of view, carbon isotopes can be used to test the paper, ink, and seals of ancient paintings to infer their age.

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Zhao Reform helped Gu Zhou contact a reliable appraisal agency, but Gu Zhou didn't wait. During the waiting period, he sold eight antiques... Well, according to Zhao Reform, it should be said that they are ancient high-quality imitation antiques, which are similar to the original ones. A difference of about 100 years.

However, because of its extremely high artistic content, the value is still not low. The lowest was sold for 3000 million, and the highest was sold for 9000 million. They were all sold within two days. This made Gu Zhou fully feel the huge supply and demand of the antique market. Especially with an old fritter like Zhao Reform leading the way, the whole process went very smoothly.

One was bought by Zhao Reform, and two were bought by Xie Shenji.

Gu Zhou earned more than 6 million.

Note that this is still pre-tax income.

Up to now, he has nearly one billion untaxed huge sums in the bank.

At the end of the year, Gu Zhou will naturally pay the taxes by himself.

He despises those who earn hundreds of millions but evade taxes repeatedly.

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The carbon-14 dating results came out. The painting in Gu Zhou's hand was probably born in 350 AD, which is still decades away from Sima Shao.

This is to be expected, carbon-14 dating is more accurate than the naked eye, but there is still error.

"20 billion start! It's just the start!"

Zhao Reform said in a deep voice: "At this price, there are not many people who can afford it and are willing to buy it. Gu Zhou, do you want to hear my opinion?"

"Uncle Zhao, tell me."

Gu Zhou checked in the past two days. The most expensive painting in the world at auction is the painting "Exchange" by painter Kunin, which sold for 5 million US dollars, followed by Da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" with 4.5 million US dollars.

Maybe it's because he doesn't have much artistic content. He really can't see how high the artistic content of these two paintings is, and the price is so high.

Of course, he couldn't see how high the artistic content of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" was, but at least, he would think "Luo Shen Fu Tu" was beautiful.

"You can contact the auction house for auction. I recommend Sotheby's auction house. After the transaction, a 15% commission, 3% tax, and a total of about 18% are charged. The advantage is that the final transaction price is likely to satisfy you, and the disadvantage is that it is very slow. A painting handed down from generation to generation like "Luo Shen Fu Tu", even the world's leading auction house like Sotheby's is rare in ten or even decades, and they will definitely seize this opportunity to publicize it."

"This process will take at least two to three months, attracting rich people from all over the world to auction."

Gu Zhou nodded: "What else?"

"I'll help you get in touch. I'm confident in my contacts in China. After the deal is completed, I will only charge you a 5% commission. The disadvantage is that the price is definitely not as high as that at Sotheby's auction house. The advantage is that it is fast. If everything goes well, The transaction can be completed within half a month."

Gu Zhou made a choice without hesitation: "Uncle Zhao, I leave it to you!"

Zhao Reform was a little moved, and nodded heavily: "Gu Zhou, since you trust me so much, I will never let you down! I will definitely handle this matter for you. I can't guarantee 40 billion, but 30 billion will definitely It can be done!".

Chapter 136 Private Exclusive Bank

Sending Zhao Reform away, a call came, and a mellow voice came from the other end: "Mr. Gu, I am Zheng Chengqi, the president of Nancheng Branch of China Construction Bank. I heard the report today that you deposited another [-] million RMB in our bank. "

"Thank you very much, Mr. Gu, for your trust in our bank. Since you have a huge amount of savings, I would like to invite you to join our high-end private bank of China Construction Bank and customize services for you. I wonder if you have time today. If there is time, I would like to treat you to a light meal."

Zheng Chengqi's tone was gentle and courteous, unhurried, and he spoke clearly, allowing Gu Zhou to hear every word clearly, making it very comfortable to listen to.

A large deposit close to one billion, no matter which bank it is in, will treat you as a father.

You know, every bank, every branch, and sub-branch has a savings task every year. Gu Zhou has saved one billion, and he can almost announce in advance that the South City Branch of China Construction Bank has completed this year's savings task.

Although the top 400 domestic companies all have a minimum market capitalization of more than [-] billion yuan, no more than one-fifth of these [-] companies can mobilize a billion yuan within three days.

What's more, in a third- and fourth-tier city like Nancheng, a deposit of [-] million yuan is rare.

Zheng Chengqi had already called twice to invite Gu Zhou, and Gu Zhou had only earned [-] million, so he couldn't wait to call again.

"President Zheng, just tonight, send me the address." Gu Zhou smiled.

"Well, we'll see you tonight and don't bother."

After making an appointment, the two didn't talk anymore and hung up the phone.

In the evening, Gu Zhou drove to the address that Zheng Chengqi had decided on. When he arrived, he found that it was a courtyard house with no signboard at the door.

After parking the car, a waiter in a cheongsam with slender legs and flesh-colored stockings greeted him, confirmed the box with Gu Zhou, and led him inside.

This courtyard house looks inconspicuous from the outside, but when you enter, you will find that the environment inside is very quiet, antique and loud, luxurious and low-key. From the outside, you can't tell that this is a private restaurant at all.

Walking all the way, Gu Zhou also found that each box room is very confidential, and it is a good place for Chinese people to talk about things.