Wang Guan naturally wanted to show his modesty for Mr. Zhou and Mr. Xu's praise. But at this time, no one paid attention to him, because after thinking that the thing might be Hetu Luoshu, everyone naturally studied it carefully.
"Something feels wrong"
After watching for a while, a great expert hesitated and said: "The traces of Hetu Luoshu are not like this. Besides, such a large piece of tortoise shell cannot just be engraved with Hetu Luoshu."
This is true. Although Hetu Luoshu has a great name, its graphics are relatively simple. It's just that there is a lot of philosophy contained in the simple graphics. At least in the eyes of some people, it is all-encompassing and covers all the truths in the world.
However, from a few pages of rubbings, we can also deduce that the tortoise shell in the rubbing must be very large, like a table, at least about one or two meters in diameter.
"I dare not say that such a large tortoise shell is thousands of years old, but it must have existed in seven or eight hundred years." Moreover, there are many lines, small dots and the like engraved on the tortoise shell, which seem to be somewhat dense and well-proportioned. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like Hetuluoshu.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that there are few rubbings and insufficient information, so it is naturally difficult to judge.
"Didn't you say that there are similar rubbings in the Forbidden City?"
At the same time, someone wondered: "I wonder if it is a lost rubbing?"
"It's hard to say"
While talking, someone also suggested: "Why don't you call me back, ask someone to help you look for it, and then fax it over."
"This is a good idea."
Rather than taking action, an expert immediately took out his cell phone to contact colleagues from the Forbidden City. After explaining the situation here, the other party was also very interested and agreed to help check it out.
A moment later. After the communication ended, all we could do was wait. Instead of just waiting, everyone sat down to drink tea again and expressed their opinions on the origin of the rubbings. About an hour later, there was a reply from the Forbidden City. They found those pages of rubbings, and confirmed that the paper used for the rubbings was indeed gold foil paper from the Imperial Palace in the Ming Dynasty.
Hearing the news, everyone was naturally delighted. Then after some operations, everyone also received the drawings of those rubbings. Then print it out immediately. To put it all together, there are about a dozen rubbings, some of which can be put together, and some of which can be made separately. Anyway, after arranging it. The outline of the tortoise shell pieces is more obvious.
Of course, the most important thing is the content of the rubbings, which are the lines and dots of different sizes.
"As expected"
At first glance, Mr. Zhou immediately smiled and said: "This should be an astrological chart."
"Astrology chart?"
At the right time, the expert next to him pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "It should be the legendary Qin Tianjian in ancient times. It is indeed the habit of carving astrological diagrams on tortoise shells. It may be that they need to be backed up, so they simply rubbed them. "
"It's not impossible." Mr. Xu sighed: "It's a pity that a good astrological chart was eventually lost all over the place. It was incomplete."
"Brother Xu."
Hearing this, Mr. Zhou took the opportunity to say: "In this case, can you part with these pages of rubbings?"
"have to¡¡"
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. Mr. Xu suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "I know you are not doing anything good when you come here. You are always plotting against my precious children."
"You can't say that." Mr. Zhou quickly shook his head and said, "It's not me who wants it now. It's me, on behalf of the Palace Museum, who formally invites you to discuss this matter."
"Okay, don't pressure me with the Forbidden City." Mr. Xu said angrily: "Take it if you want. It's just a few pages of waste paper anyway, and I don't care about it."
"It's good to know, then I won't be polite." Zhou Laozhen was not polite, carefully sorted out a few pages of rubbings, and then said with a smile: "I will give you a flag later."
¡°No need, I have enough pennants in the house, and there will be no place to hang them if I bring them again.¡±
Mr. Xu waved his hand gently. Just this sentence was enough to make Wang Guan ashamed. The consciousness of the old-timers is indeed not comparable to that of modern young people. Anyway, he asked himself that he couldn't do it.
Well, this is a generation gap, a difference in concepts, which cannot be smoothed out.
When Wang Guan sighed secretly, it was noon in a blink of an eye, and everyone had lunch at Mr. Xu¡¯s greeting. After that, everyone planned to walk around and see the scenery, when Wang Guan received a call from Mr. Anderson.
"Cafe?"
At this time, Wang Guan was a little surprised: "If someone wants to see me that's fine, I'll be there soon"
While speaking, Wang Guan interrupted the phone call, then turned around and said: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Anderson's callis not for identification.It seems to be for something else"
"Go and have a look." Mr. Zhou said calmly: "We should stay the same to cope with the ever-changing situation. If there is any accident, please call us."
"good!"
Wang Guan nodded lightly and left for the appointment. Soon after, he also came to a coffee shop with a very elegant environment, where Mr. Anderson had been waiting for a long time.
Not only Mr. Anderson, but after entering, Wang Guan discovered that there was a brown-haired middle-aged man in his forties sitting next to Mr. Anderson. Wearing a neat suit and leather shoes, and his hair combed meticulously, he felt like a manager in a large company group.
"Mr. Anderson."
Wang Guan glanced at him and greeted him.
"King, you are here, please take a seat." Mr. Anderson naturally stood up to greet him, and then introduced: "This is Mr. John, my friend, now working for"
"Cough."
For a moment, Mr. John interrupted Mr. Anderson¡¯s introduction, stretched out his hand and said, ¡°Hello, Mr. Wang.¡±
As soon as Mr. John opened his mouth, Wang Guan discovered that his Chinese proficiency was pretty good. Although his words were not as well-spoken as Mr. Anderson's, the pronunciation of each word was clear, even if it was a bit stiff, it was enough for people to understand.
"Hello¡¡"
Wang Guan responded naturally, and after shaking hands, everyone sat down.
After some polite greetings, the three of them fell silent. Wang Guan watched with cold eyes, but felt that Mr. Anderson had made it clear that he was just a matchmaker, but now he was staying out of the matter. As for Mr. John, he seemed to be choosing his words and figuring out how to speak.
at this time. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was naturally a bit cold. After the waiter brought the fragrant coffee, Mr. John got straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, our boss has taken a fancy to something in your museum and wants to buy it. I hope you can help make it happen"
"What?" Wang Guan was startled, and then he became thoughtful.
"A cup." Mr. John said bluntly: "I heard that the cup can turn white wine into red wine. Our boss is very interested and wants to buy it for research."
"Sure enough" Wang Guan smiled. He shook his head slightly and said: "That is the treasure of our museum. Do you understand the treasure of the museum? It is not for sale and cannot be given to others."
"Mr. Wang, don't refuse in a hurry, we are very sincere."
While speaking. Mr. John took out a photo from his briefcase and handed it over lightly: "Our boss plans to exchange this for it."
"what?"
Wang Guan looked at it casually and was suddenly shocked: "Beast head"
After taking one look, Wang Guan frowned. Because what Mr. John took out was actually the Yuanmingyuan animal head that has been making a lot of noise over the years.
As we all know, the animal heads in the Old Summer Palace were originally part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace. It is a red bronze statue from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The word Haiyan is taken from the river Qinghaiyan, which means the country is peaceful and the people are safe. However, it is very ironic that in 1860, during the Anglo-French Allied Forces' War of Invasion of China. These animal heads wandered around and were lost overseas.
I don¡¯t know the reason, let alone when, the twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace began to appear. It has actually become a microcosm of the loss of cultural relics in China, and has become a representative of it. Many people think so. It seems that as long as the twelve animal heads are collected, it means a victory, a victory for national self-esteem and pride.
However, Wang Guan feels that many people have overlooked one thing. The twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace are, to put it bluntly, twelve faucets. It¡¯s not that they have no value, but their value is not as great as everyone thinks. In other words, with the promotion of caring people, their value will be infinitely increased.
In fact, in the eyes of real experts, these things are not rare at all.
This is a fact. Otherwise, by counting the return of the twelve beast heads, we might also get some clues. So far, the bronze statues of rat, ox, monkey, tiger, pig and horse heads have returned to China. It is said that the dragon head is currently in Taiwan and is well preserved, but it will not appear in the short term. So regardless of the dragon head, which of the other bronze statues were not created through hype?
¡°If these things were not associated with the Old Summer Palace, if they were not associated with the invasion of the British and French allied forces, their value would not be so high. Because of this connection, it has new value, and this value is a witness to national humiliation.
At this time, Wang Guan continued to look at the photo, and saw that the missing chicken head was in the photo. China's current territory is like a rooster. No wonder Mr. John is very convinced and confident that Wang Guan will agree to this deal.
In response, Wang Guan sneered, threw the photo down casually, and said calmly: "Is this sincerity?"
"That's right."
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of curiosity, Mr. After all, according to his investigation, the Chinese seem to have a complex with the twelve animal heads of the Old Summer Palace. Now that we see one of them, shouldn't we be ecstatic?
"If this is just sincerity, then I can only say that your boss is really wishful thinking."
At this moment, Wang Guan looked disdainful and shook his head: "You want to exchange a broken faucet for the legendary Holy Grail. Is your boss thinking too much?"
"The Holy Grail?"
For a moment, John was stunned, wondering if he had heard something wrong. At the same time, Mr. Anderson¡¯s eyes flickered, but he showed no signs of surprise. Apparently, he had already suspected this.
"Uh, it's a cup."
At this time, Wang Guan seemed to have let something slip, and quickly said, "I mean, the magic cup."
However, Mr. John didn¡¯t seem to hear any explanation. After a few minutes of confusion, he slowly woke up and vaguely understood why the boss was determined to get the cup To be continued)