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Chapter 6: Sky-high Prices of Calligraphy and Painting

After leaving the house, Ye Xiaofan hurried to Ye Ling's shop. The Ye family was mainly engaged in the antique and jewelry business. It shouldn't be very difficult to find some spiritual antiques in Ye Ling's shop.

The place where Ye Xiaofan lived was not very far from the store, so Ye Xiaofan did not choose to take a car, but walked there. After about ten minutes, Ye Xiaofan stopped in front of a store called Ye's Jewelry.

Looking at the shop with less than 50 square meters in front of him, Ye Xiaofan was in a good mood with a hint of melancholy. In the past, Ye's owned a building with an area of ​​tens of thousands square meters, but now that building has been replaced by Zhou's Jewelry, and Ye's Jewelry no longer exists.

.

"Soon, soon I, Ye Xiaofan, will definitely own everything that belongs to my Ye family!" Ye Xiaofan thought to himself!

"Miss Ye, do you think this imitation calligraphy and painting is worth 20,000?" Just as Ye Xiaofan was thinking, a voice interrupted him. He raised his head and looked inside the shop. An old man over sixty years old was talking to Ye Xiaofan.

Spiritual conflict.

Ye Ling did not expect that this old man would be so difficult to deal with. This calligraphy and painting cost 16,000. Although in Ye Ling's heart, this calligraphy and painting was a replica, the degree of imitation was extremely high. A replica like this

It is normal to value it at 20,000 yuan, but the old man Liu who is also well-known in the antique world insists on buying this calligraphy and painting for 15,000 yuan.

"Mr. Liu, you have also seen that this calligraphy and painting is extremely realistic. Twenty thousand yuan is definitely worth thousands of dollars." Ye Ling explained earnestly, she did not want to do a loss-making business.

Mr. Liu glanced slightly, shook his head and said: "Miss Ye, I won't argue with you anymore. Do you want to sell it for 18,000? If you want to sell it, I will take it immediately."

Ye Ling was silent for a few seconds and nodded. To her, a profit was a fortune.

"Okay, I'll swipe the card!" Mr. Liu took the bank card out of his pocket and handed it out.

"That painting is not for sale." Before Ye Ling took the bank card, Ye Xiaofan, who was standing at the door, suddenly shouted. He had already observed it with a clairvoyant eye. This calligraphy and painting was superficially imitated from the "School Book Picture" by the Northern Qi painter Yang Zihua.

", but there is a mystery in this painting. Under the gaze of Shen Tong, Ye

In Xiaofan's mind, he pictured the scene where Yang Zihua painted this painting himself, and then a modern old man used an identical imitation to cover it on top of the "School Book Picture". In fact, this painting is two paintings.

However, what appears on the surface is an imitation, while the real thing is covered on the inside.

"Xiaofan, didn't I tell you to have a good rest at home? Why did you come here?" Ye Ling frowned when she saw Ye Xiaofan walking in, and said somewhat unhappy.

Ye Xiaofan smiled softly and said, "Sister, I'm fine now. Come over and see if I can help."

"Help, I think it's more of a waste of help." Ye Ling pouted and said.

Old man Liu was a little angry because of the two siblings' singing, and he said with a calm face: "Miss Ye, will this painting sell?"

Just as Ye Ling was about to reply, Ye Xiaofan picked up the calligraphy and painting, took a closer look, and spoke first: "Don't say 18,000, I won't sell it even if it is doubled ten times. This is a work by Northern Qi painter Yang Zihua. At this age, it is worth more than one million.

"

Ye Ling broke into a cold sweat and pulled Ye Xiaofan with his hand, shouting in his heart that this is a fake. Old man Liu smiled instead of getting angry, and he laughed so wildly: "Young man, you are right when you say this is a work by Yang Zihua of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

But I tell you this is just a modern imitation, and 18,000 is already quite generous."

Ye Xiaofan smiled, picked up the painting and said, "This painting is absolutely authentic. If you don't believe it, I can verify it for you on the spot."

"Okay, young man, if you can verify that it is genuine, I am willing to pay 10 million to buy it." Old man Liu shouted angrily, with a loud voice, which attracted several old customers next to him. Based on their judgment,

I also saw that this painting was completely a modern imitation, but this guy insisted on claiming that it was genuine, and he didn’t know what kind of plane he was doing.

Ye Xiaofan scolded him. The work of Yang Zihua of the Northern Qi Dynasty was definitely missed for ten million yuan. The old man obviously wanted to fool himself. He waved his hand and said to Ye Ling beside him: "Sister, please find me one."

Bring me the knife."

Ye Ling was in a state of confusion. When she heard Ye Xiaofan's words, she quickly leaned into Ye Xiaofan's ear and said, "Xiaofan, this is really just an imitation."

Ye Xiaofan ignored Ye Ling and repeated again: "Sister, don't worry. If I say it's genuine, it's definitely genuine. Just find me a knife."

Ye Ling glared at Ye Xiaofan, who was a little unusual today, and then asked Liu Yingying, the only helper in the shop, to find a knife.

Ye Xiaofan took the knife, with a faint smile on his lips, and said loudly: "Today I will let Yang Zihua's "School Book Picture" see the light of day again."

Everyone looked at Ye Xiaofan as if he were a clown. They did not believe that this painting could be turned into an authentic painting by Ye Xiaofan with a knife. Ye Ling on the side was even more worried. If he had known it, he would have stopped Ye Xiaofan from the beginning. What happened now?

You have to ride a tiger but it's hard to get off.

Just when everyone thought Ye Xiaofan was being mysterious, the knife in Ye Xiaofan's hand slowly cut towards the calligraphy and painting.

"Alas, a good imitation has been scrapped like this." Old man Liu next to him, as well as the other regular customers, sighed.

Ye Ling was so angry that he could hardly breathe, and almost burst into tears. Eighteen thousand was so important to them now, but why did Xiaofan do this?

Ye Xiaofan didn't care about other people's eyes at all. He carefully cut open the four sides of the imitation with his knife. Each cut was very slow, for fear of scratching the real thing inside. It took almost ten minutes before one edge of the calligraphy and painting was completely peeled off by the knife.

Then Ye Xiaofan started rowing to the other side again. This time, this side was faster than the previous side, and it took five minutes to row.

When it was opened for two days, an old customer at the back suddenly exclaimed: "There is something really inside, it's really incredible."

Everyone's eyes were looking at the peeled calligraphy and painting at the same time, and everyone's face was filled with excitement, even Old Man Liu, but Ye Ling's heart was pounding at this time. Could it be that

Is it really authentic?

Ye Xiaofan didn't pay attention to the expressions of the people around him and continued to draw carefully. Finally, half an hour later, the calligraphy and painting were completely scratched. Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Xiaofan took off the imitation on the surface and picked up the genuine one inside.

He raised it and said proudly: "This is the authentic "School Book Picture" by Yang Zihua. You can look at it carefully, but you can't damage it. It is worth tens of millions."

Everyone took a breath and turned their attention to calligraphy and painting, including Ye Ling, who knew a lot about calligraphy and painting!

There are three groups of figures in the painting. In the center are four scholar-bureaucrats sitting on a couch. On the couch are dishes, wine glasses, inkstones, arrow pots, pianos, etc. One person on the couch is probably Fan Xun, who is writing seriously; the other three

One person is holding a writing brush in one hand, and the other hand is holding a piece of writing paper that he has just written, as if he is reviewing it; the other person is from the back, sitting cross-legged, with one corner of the piano on his lap,

One corner is placed on the couch, and he reaches out his right hand to grab the belt of the person on the right. The person on the right seems to be trying to escape the wine and stay on the bed, and a boy servant is putting on his boots. There are five female waitresses surrounding the couch, either holding glasses, holding scrolls, or hugging each other.

On the left side of the painting, there are three officials and two horses, one gray and one black, all standing quietly and watching.

The expressions of the characters in the painting are very vivid. The painting uses fine and flowing brushes, and the details describe the expressions. The coloring is simple and beautiful. The whole picture not only reflects the historical facts of the Northern Qi Dynasty's compilation of ancient documents, but also is humorous and casual, giving people a sense of humor.

A relaxing artistic enjoyment.

The faces of the characters in the painting are oval-shaped, which is consistent with the murals unearthed from Lou Rui's tomb. Because Yang Zihua was good at painting murals, some people speculated that the murals unearthed in Lou Rui's tomb in the Northern Qi Dynasty in 1979 were his handiwork. In ancient Tang Dynasty

Dai Yan Liben commented on his paintings and said: "Since the beginning of the portrait, the music has been as wonderful as it is simple, and the beauty is simple. The more cannot be reduced, the less cannot be exceeded, and its only beauty is Zihua!"

There is also a seal under the painting. The text is in Northern Qi script. Ye Xiaofan does not recognize it, but several old antiques know it.

"The authentic product is definitely the authentic "School Book Picture" by Yang Zihua of the Northern Qi Dynasty!" An old man exclaimed while observing!

"Haha, I'm so lucky today. I actually saw Yang Zihua's authentic painting here. No matter what, I will order this painting." Another old man in white said with a smile, with an obviously happy and excited expression on his face.

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Old Man Liu was unwilling to do so. His face changed and he said anxiously: "This painting belongs to me. I have already told the young man that if it is genuine, I am willing to pay 10 million to buy it." After saying that, he looked back.

Looking at Ye Xiaofan on the side, he said: "Young man, do you think so?"

Ye Xiaofan touched his nose and replied calmly: "You always said that." Then the conversation changed: "But I didn't say I had to sell it to you."

Old Man Liu's face turned red, and he couldn't find the words to refute for a while. He really didn't say that he would sell it to him. After holding it in for a long time, he finally said: "I am willing to add another five million to buy this "School" painting.

"Books and Pictures"!

"I'll pay 16 million!" Another old man offered a price that was 1 million higher than Old Man Liu!

Immediately afterwards, the other two old men also offered sky-high prices of 18 million and 20 million.

At this time, Ye Xiaofan was very happy. With this money, the elder sister would not have to be so tired. Ye Ling was also very happy. Unexpectedly, he picked up a pair of calligraphy and paintings of high price, and it was given by his younger brother. Xiaofan

How did she know? Ye Ling was a little puzzled. She knew very well what his brother was like. It could be said that he knew nothing about calligraphy and painting, but it was not time to ask him yet.

"In my opinion, the value of this "School Picture" is far less than 15 million. If the young man is willing to sell it, I am willing to pay 30 million to buy it." The old man in white stood up and said, and he said it was 30 million.

, lowered the price that everyone shouted for, and then walked up to Ye Xiaofan and handed over a business card.

"I'm Zhou Ziru, I wonder what your little friend's name is?"
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