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    So the stall owner asked tentatively: "Brother, why don't you choose a few more items?" "Boss, I only accept high-quality products. Do you want me to choose these crooked melons and cracked dates?" As he said, Chu Chen pointed out  I pointed out a few fake bronzes that looked like genuine items, but were severely damaged.  Seeing what Chu Chen said, the stall owner looked at his stall and found that there were indeed only the eight pieces that Chu Chen had selected. They all seemed to be in good condition. As for the others, they were either seriously damaged or looked like new ones.  Fake stuff.  From this point of view, this young man does not look like he is hiding his clumsiness.  "Boss, how much do these things cost in total?" The stall owner thought about it for a while and said, "We are fellow villagers, I'll give you a cheaper price, a total of 200,000 pounds, how about it?" These bronzes were bought at the price mentioned by the stall owner.  After coming down, he could indeed make a little profit, but through what he had just learned, Chu Chen knew that this was the stall owner's big talk, so he stood up and was about to leave, saying: "Since it's so cheap, boss, you'd better sell it to someone else."  "Let's go." When Chu Chen and Wu Ke were about to walk to the next stall, the stall owner quickly stopped him: "Hey, little brother, don't leave. You are coming from China. It is fate that we can meet. We are good in terms of price."  Discuss! " "Boss, it's not that I don't want to buy it, it's just that your price is too outrageous. The bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period are priced at the same price as the bronzes from the Shang Dynasty. You can't think of me as being taken advantage of, right?"  The stall owner pondered for a while and said: "How about one hundred thousand?" "Thirty thousand at most!" The stall owner puffed his beard and glared: "How can 30,000 pounds buy so many high-quality bronzes? If you really  Buy it sincerely, at least 80,000 pounds!" "Seventy thousand! Okay, just take it, if not, forget it!" Chu Chen also said: "I can only give 60,000 pounds at most!  With.  He made a gesture of raising his legs and leaving if he didn't agree.  The stall owner smiled bitterly and said: "Little brother, your bargaining skills are really great. Let's just make friends. These things are yours! By the way, I have another good thing here. Little brother, do you want it?"  " Although he knew that this person's things had unknown origins, if there were really good things, Chu Chen had no reason not to buy them. Although this would also encourage the arrogance of criminals to a certain extent, but if it was really a national treasure, it would be better than buying it from a foreigner.  Went strong.  Seeing that Chu Chen was interested.  The stall owner carefully took out a brocade box, placed it in front of Chu Chen, and then opened the lid of the box.  Chu Chen took a closer look, but he didn¡¯t expect that there was a small cauldron of more than ten centimeters inside.  Liuding, also known as Xiding, is a cooking utensil, while small Liuding belongs to the category of utensils.  In archaeological discoveries, they are mostly found in women's tombs. They were used by nobles during their lifetimes and are generally rare.  Chu Chen took a closer look at the cauldron. The cauldron had a cover, two attached ears, a round belly, and three hoofs and feet.  The cover is decorated with a Kui dragon pattern, with a beast standing on the button, and a beast's head shape on the edge of the mouth.  The lower edge of the mouth is decorated with six pairs of birds pecking dragon patterns; the dragon pattern is decorated with a Taotie animal mask pattern.  The beast's eyes are wide and its eyebrows are sharp.  In addition, there are six-character inscriptions engraved on the inside of the lid and on the bottom of the belly. The writing is clear and very rare.  Although this vessel is small, the Taotie pattern of the theme decoration is vivid and prominent. The overall effect reflects the superb level and meticulous thought of the craftsmen at that time. It should be a rare fine small ding.  Judging from the overall decorative characteristics, this flowing tripod should have been produced in the late Shang Dynasty. However, one thing is that the appearance of this flowing tripod is too perfect.  There is no flaw in the entire body, and the surface is even more shiny. It is hard to believe that this was something made more than 3,000 years ago.  Chu Chen gently weighed the small tripod. Although it was small, it was thick.  It is indeed the style of the late Shang Dynasty. The small amount of rust on the surface of the tripod is very natural and does not look like a forgery. The other shapes, decorations, and inscriptions are also correct, and the writing of the inscriptions is also in line with the style of the late Shang Dynasty.  Most of the bronzes in the Shang and Zhou dynasties were cast using the pottery molding method, and this vessel was no exception. Chu Chen could clearly see mold marks on the surface of the small tripod, which are traces of the splicing of parts, and they looked very standardized.  , consistent with the characteristics of late Shang bronzes.  Finally, Chu Chen smelled the smell and listened to the sound again, and found that this was indeed a small ding from the late Shang Dynasty, and judging from the patina on the surface, it should be a handicraft that was handed down from generation to generation with perfect appearance.  Collection.  In the end, Chu Chen used the superpower again, and the result given by the superpower was exactly the same. This made him extremely surprised. He must get such a good thing.  Although Chu Chen had thoroughly observed Liu Ding, because he looked at it too quickly, the stall owner felt that he had just looked at it carelessly and dismissed it.?Put it back.  "Little brother, isn't my tripod from the Spring and Autumn Period good?" the stall owner asked with a smile on his face.  Chu Chen said disapprovingly: "The things do look good, but don't you think they are too new?" The stall owner said angrily: "What's new? This is called a legacy device!" Chu Chen sneered and said  : "It's not like I've never seen a heirloom artifact before. Which heirloom artifact have you seen that's so shiny? Besides, how can something from more than two thousand years ago be preserved like a new one? No one can replace it.  Believe it! I think this Liuding was made in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. " "But, it's not bad if it can be made like this in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It's not bad to buy it for fun!"  It's clear, I am Chunqiu's Liuding!" The stall owner insisted, but then he changed his tone and said: "But we are familiar with each other once, if you really like it, little brother,  I would reluctantly give it up for one hundred thousand pounds." When Chu Chen heard what he said, he was very sure that the stall owner thought this small tripod was a replica, so he chuckled and said, "Boss, since you think it is from the Spring and Autumn Period!  Yes, it can definitely be auctioned. If this tripod is from the Spring and Autumn Period, let alone one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand is easy." The stall owner was also thick-skinned. He said with a smile: "Isn't this the money everyone makes?  "How about it, little brother, do you want this Liuding?" Chu Chen spread his hands and said, "Yes, but your price is really far from my psychological price. If it's ten thousand pounds, it's about the same!"  " When the stall owner heard the price mentioned by Chu Chen, he jumped up and said: "You are kidding! Where can you buy such exquisite bronzeware from the Spring and Autumn Period for ten thousand pounds?" Chu Chen said with a half-smile: "But I only paid for it.  During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was enough for me to pay 10,000 pounds. If that doesn¡¯t work, forget it.¡± ¡°Ten thousand pounds is too little. Let¡¯s take a step back and give it 30,000 pounds!¡± ¡°I only pay 10,000 pounds!¡±  "Chu Chen shook his head.  When the stall owner saw Chu Chen's appearance, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "I'll give you a bargain price today, maybe 15,000 yuan!" "I told you, I can only give you 10,000 yuan at most!" Chu Chen didn't agree.  Impressed, I still bit the price of 10,000 yuan.  The stall owner said with a sad face: "Little brother, it's not that I don't want to sell, it's just that the price you offered is only enough to cover the cost of the items. You see, it's not easy for me to be exposed to the sun. I have to make some money!"  " Chu Chen looked like he was being robbed and said with a frown: "Then I'll give you a thousand more. If you still think it's less, boss, there's nothing I can do!" "Here you go!" The stall owner sighed.  I took a breath, but thought happily in my heart, I didn't expect to earn more than 60,000 pounds for a total of only 10,000 pounds. The money I risked was so easy to make!  After the transaction was completed, Chu Chen was very happy to be able to buy a very precious bronze at a very low price, but thinking about these bronzes smuggled out of the country, his mood immediately became worse again.  ¡°However, this kind of thing cannot be stopped by him alone. He can only hope that the country will increase its crackdown on this aspect and control the smuggling of cultural relics to a minimum, which is already very good.  Having bought so many bronzes, it would definitely be inconvenient to take them to the market, so the two of them put these things in the hotel first.  Back at the hotel, Chu Chen threw the two fakes he just bought into the bathroom trash can along with his gloves.  "Hey, why did you lose your thing?" Wu Ke asked confused.  Chu Chen explained with a smile: "It's a fake. It must be thrown away. Otherwise, will it be taken back home?" Wu Ke said with a pity look on his face: "I think that thing is very well made, even if it is a fake, it's fine."  Sell ??it as a handicraft?" "Do you know how the patina on it is made?" Chu Chen asked.  "I don't know!" Wu Ke shook his head.  Chu Chen chuckled and said: "The simple method is to put the fakes in the cesspit. After a few months or half a year, they will be covered with patina, and then after a certain amount of processing, they will become  It's like the real thing. How can something as disgusting as this be sold as a handicraft?" Wu Ke was dumbfounded and even felt sick in the end.  Of course, Chu Chen was actually joking when he said this. It is true that there are examples of using dung to extract patina, but the fakes made using that method can be said to be very rough and completely fake.  It is still very troublesome to make a bronze that looks like a real one.??First of all, you need to buy fragments of ancient bronzes, mix them with new copper in a certain proportion, and then recast them with sand.  Then after trimming, polish the antique as it is, soak it in prepared water, and then heat it with charcoal fire after a period of time. Repeat this several times, and then apply special powder and wash it. After several times, it can be combined with the antique.  The shape is similar, and finally it is buried in the pit using a special method to take shape.  Of course, this is just one of the ways to quickly generate patina. There are many others, and some are buried directly in the ground for several years using special methods. The patina generated like this can be completely fake, even if it is not an expert.  You might get an eyelash if you're careful.
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