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    "It's over! Once we return to before liberation, five years of hard work will be in vain!" Chu Chen (ch¨¥n) looked ashen, and a feeling of regret suddenly surged into his heart.  Chu Chen, who graduated from junior high school at the age of sixteen five years ago, came to the capital with two thousand yuan in his pocket to work hard. With what he had learned, his shrewd and studious mind, and his cautious character, he gradually learned from the antique veterans and seniors.  Through experience, he transformed from a young mountain village boy into a discerning antique vendor in Panjiayuan.  The amount of energy and sweat spent during this period is really indescribable to outsiders.  The antique industry is too deep and there are many "landmines". During this period, Chu Chen did not know how much he suffered and how many times he was hit in the eye. But this is normal. In this industry, how can he grow without being hit in the eye a few times?  Fortunately, Chu Chen is cautious and not greedy, and all he lost were small fortunes.  Moreover, during this period, his eyesight gradually grew, and his luck was also good, which helped him pick up several big leaks. After five years, apart from his daily necessities, he still had 400,000 in the bank.  It¡¯s just that the 400,000 hard-earned money was wiped out in an instant just because of this eye surgery experience!  Now in 2001, the house price in Chaoyang* District of Beijing was only a little over 4,000. Qian Chuchen originally planned to buy a two-bedroom apartment not far from Panjiayuan. After all, he was in the antique business and rented a place more or less.  There is always some inconvenience.  And after five years of living in the capital, he has developed a certain affection for this city. Besides, he is alone, and it is his most urgent wish to settle down in the capital and live a life of a wife and children.  Now that this is the case, depending on how he practices street stalls, he doesn't know when he will be able to realize this wish.  This eye-opening experience is actually not complicated. In April 2000 last year, a pair of rare Tang Sancai pottery horses collected by a wealthy man in Hong Kong sold for more than 1.5 million US dollars at Sotheby's New York auction.  It was purchased by a Jewish businessman at a high price.  It was this news that caught Chu Chen¡¯s attention, which made him pay attention to and become obsessed with Tang Sancai.  Tang Sancai is a kind of pottery popular in the Tang Dynasty. It is a general term for low-temperature glazed pottery in the Tang Dynasty. On the same object, basic glaze colors such as yellow, green, white or yellow, green, blue, ocher, and black are used simultaneously and alternately.  Forming a colorful artistic effect, generally there are more three-color pottery. Later, people used to call this type of pottery "Tang Sancai".  The Tang Sancai is vivid in shape, bright in color and full of life. Together with the cloud-like silk, the beautiful murals, the shining gold and silverware, and the open society, they together create a glorious picture of the Tang culture.  .  Tang Sancai not only had very high achievements in art, but also made great contributions to later generations in terms of ceramic craftsmanship.  Its colorful decorative techniques broke the dominance of single-color glazes and developed from single-color glazes to three-color glazes, laying the foundation for the birth of colored porcelain in later generations.  After the Song Dynasty, most of the various low-temperature colored glazes and overglaze colored porcelain were developed on the basis of Tang Sancai.  It is precisely because Tang Sancai has a high artistic level and unique status, and it has been exported overseas from the beginning, and its dark colors are loved by foreign people.  Since its rediscovery in the early 20th century, it has attracted much attention. Especially in the past two decades, with the opening of the domestic and international markets, more and more people like to collect Tang Sancai.  Tang Sancai was used for burials and as a dead vessel. Because of its brittle texture and poor waterproof performance, it is difficult to preserve it today. Moreover, foreigners are very fond of the style of Tang Sancai, which has led to high prices at auctions.  For example, on December 12, 1989, a Tang Sancai black horse auctioned by the International Sotheby's auction house was sold for 3.74 million pounds in London, England.  Transaction prices ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars are also common, which has greatly ignited collectors' enthusiasm for collecting.  Ever since he got to know Tang Sancai, Chu Chen seemed to be possessed by a demon. He always imagined that he could get an exquisite Tang Sancai. Not only was it eye-catching, it would also bring him huge economic value.  Marx once said: "If there are 20% profits, capital will be ready to take risks; if there are 50% profits, capital will take risks; if there are 100% profits, capital will dare to take risks."  The danger of being hanged; if there is a 300% profit, capital will dare to trample all laws in the world. "Since the 1990s, reform and opening up has achieved many results, and people's living standards have been improving day by day, so related entertainment has become more and more popular.  The cultural industry has also flourished.  Youdao is gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times. People who enter the collecting industry are like Cheng Jiesheng.  Correspondingly, some criminals have focused on this treasure land. It is really full of ghosts and monsters, and there are many masters of old and fake things. Since Tang Sancai is so precious, it must not escape their greedy hands.  Because of Tang SanCai is a low-temperature ceramic, and its production process is not complicated. The raw materials can be found everywhere. The formula of the glaze has long been made public. There are many talented counterfeiters, some of whom are experts in Tang Sancai research.  It can be said that 99% of some high-imitation works are just like the real ones and are completely fake. Only 1% have special characteristics. Since they have been formed naturally for thousands of years, they cannot be imitated.  It¡¯s just this one percent. If some masters make fake works, you may not be able to spot them unless you are a particularly experienced senior master.  Fortunately, Chu Chen has always been cautious, and he has gained a lot of experience in his five years as a hawker. Although there were many imitation landmines during this period, he still passed through them carefully.  Despite this, his dream of having a fine Tang Sancai painting has not faded away. On the contrary, it has become even more intense.  Three days ago, Chu Chen had an opportunity to buy a high-quality Tang Sancai camel at a bargain price.  Xiang Lao, a professor in the History Department of Beijing University, has been dealing with historical relics for many years, so he especially loves antiques.  After he retired, he often came to the antique street to buy and exchange various items. He was a long-term customer of the antique street. Basically, as long as it was not windy or rainy, he would visit the antique street every day. In his words, antiques are my second love.  spring.  Because he has been dealing with historical relics for many years and has a solid knowledge, although Xiang Lao has also seen them, there are many exquisite items in the collection at home, including an exquisite three-color camel from the Tang Dynasty.  Chu Chen has been operating this business for five years and has never resorted to fraud. This is the fundamental reason why he was able to gain a foothold in Panjiayuan Antique Street at such a young age.  Xiang Lao was a frequent visitor to his stall, and had picked up items from him several times. The two of them became familiar with each other over time, and they became friends every year.  Therefore, Chu Chen was fortunate enough to have seen the Tang Sancai camel.  It was a Bactrian camel. The whole body was mainly covered with brown glaze, with green, white, and yellow colors in between, with different shades.  Luo¡¯s head was slightly raised, he was crawling on his front feet and standing on his back feet. His mouth was wide open, as if he was calling something, and his expression was particularly rich.  A bag is hung between its two peaks, and silks, kettles and other items are hung on both sides of the bag.  This Tang Sancai camel has a natural glazed paste, and the slices are fine and even. There is also a phenomenon of lead return. Like some authentic Tang Sancai, there are also some impurities of brown, black and other colors that have penetrated into the glaze. Although there are some small residues on the hind legs, the appearance is still good.  Its overall performance can be said to be a masterpiece of Tang Sancai.  When Chu Chen saw it for the first time, he fell in love with it. When he saw it, he only had eyes for this camel. It can be described as being in love with it.  He immediately asked Xiang Lao if he could give it to him equally, but Xiang Lao shook his head repeatedly and refused to say anything, and then told him the reason.  " Xiang Lao saw this camel in an antique shop when he traveled to Xi'an last year. When he saw it, he couldn't put it down like Chu Chen. After some hard talking, he got it from the shopkeeper for 420,000 yuan.  But after returning home, when he played with the camel, he always felt that it was missing some charm, which surprised him. He immediately invited several authorities in the circle to take a look. Only two of them were unsure about this Tang Sancai.  But these two are precisely the most influential seniors in the antique world. They are Mr. Liu and Mr. Qian respectively.  Mr. Liu, whose real name is Liu Zhihe, is 82 years old. He was born into a family of antique collectors. He is knowledgeable. He began appraising cultural relics for the country in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. He was a senior official in the Ministry of Culture and has rich experience in antique appraisal. He is the Taishan Beidou in the antique collecting world.  Mr. Qian, whose real name is Qian Zhishan, is 71 years old this year. He is the president of the Beijing Collectors Association. He has worked in the National Museum for a long time and is an expert consultant to the Palace Museum. He is also very influential in the direction of antique collection.  Although these two senior figures in the antique world did not conclude that this Tang Sancai was a fake, they did not confirm that it was authentic. Their reason was that the Tang Sancai Camel lacked a trace of charm, but they could not tell where it came from.  problem.  Xiang Lao usually keeps things in his possession, but he has a temper. If his collection is wrong, he will smash it without sharing it with others. Now that he has doubts about this Tang Sancai, he will definitely not sell it again.  , so he refused to agree to Chu Chen's request.  Chu Chen was very moved when he heard this. Since ancient times, China has regarded honesty, honesty and reliability as a person's moral standards. In recent years, with the reform and opening up, although people's economic level has improved, their moral level has not kept pace.  Although the economy has improved, it has declined somewhat.  Like this Tang Sancai, current collectors, especially new collectors, many of them will not care as much as Mr. Xiang. As long as the benefits can satisfy themselves, no matter how good or bad the thing is, someone will take over it.  , this situation actually fuels the arrogance of counterfeiters to a certain extent.   Just like Chu Chen now, he still thinks that this Tang Sancai must be authentic. Didn't Mr. Liu and Mr. Qian say what's wrong? As for the feeling, how can I be sure?  This is not because Chu Chen disrespects his seniors. In fact, this is the normal psychology of a young man in his twenties. Moreover, he believes that his eyesight is not bad after these years of working as a hawker, and he has never suffered any big losses in these years.  , so I felt a little arrogant in my heart.  People are like this sometimes. Once they like something, they will like it very much. They often see the advantages of this thing in their eyes. This is the case with Chu Chen now. He has always been obsessed with that Tang Sancai camel and dreams of owning it.  it.  Now the opportunity has come. Xiang Lao's only son studied in the UK, and then settled there, married a wife and had children. After that, his son always wanted to take him to live with him in the UK, but Xiang Lao never agreed.  A few days ago, his son said again that if he doesn't come, he will sever the relationship between father and son. In this case, Xiang Lao can't agree even if he doesn't agree.  However, people of the older generation generally care about the country, so he planned to dispose of all the collections he had collected in China for many years, and there was a condition that he was not allowed to sell his collections to foreigners.  When Chu Chen heard the news, he was really excited, thinking that now he could give me the Tang Sancaiyun.  So he tried hard to persuade Xiang Lao, but Xiang Lao still couldn't give up his idea after repeated persuasion. In the end, he had to give him the Tang Sancai at the purchase price of 420,000 yuan.  Ever since he got this Tang Sancai camel, he had no time to think about doing street stalls. It has been more than fifty hours since he got the camel. Apart from eating and sleeping, Chu Chen spent the rest of the time playing with and appreciating this Tang Sancai. Finally, he used a magnifying glass to point by point.  Watch the whole body of the camel carefully.  Just looking at it, a big problem appeared.  So there was the scene just now.  (New book released, please collect and recommend! Please book friends!)
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