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Text Chapter 665: Luo Shen Fu (Part 2)

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    But Zhao Mengfu is different, because the old customer in Beijing who did business with him not long ago has a calligraphy work by Zhao Mengfu in his home, and it is also in regular script.  Therefore, when he saw that Zhao Mengfu's handwriting on the regular script work in front of him was the same as that of that person, he subconsciously thought that it must be an authentic work.  In fact, Zhao Mengfu¡¯s calligraphy and painting was so famous that it was imitated and forged by countless people. Among them, there are many famous artists or those who imitated the handwriting very realistically, and there are also a few who can pass the fake as the real one.  Therefore, since Ma Laocai is not good at appraising calligraphy and paintings, he should pay more attention to this aspect. However, this guy's mind was already full of money at that time. In addition, he had seen the original works from an old customer and had comparisons.  He stopped looking at other seals, papers, etc., and was certain that the work in front of him was authentic.  With the thought of making a fortune soon, Ma Laocai told the old man with a pity expression that this thing was a replica.  ¡°If one person says it¡¯s wrong, or there¡¯s something wrong with that person¡¯s vision, but the second person also says it¡¯s wrong, then the old man will be somewhat suspicious.  However, after all, this thing was passed down from his ancestors, and he hadn't given up yet, so he was going to put it away and go look elsewhere.  Seeing this, Ma Laocai suddenly became very anxious. He didn't want the duck that was about to reach his mouth to fly away. He quickly said that although this work was not the original work of Zhao Mengfu, it was also an old imitation work, so its value was quite high. If the old man  If he wanted to sell it, he could also buy it at a more reasonable price.  The old man felt a little suspicious when he heard that some imitation items were of high value, and worried that Ma Laocai wanted to spend a small amount of money to buy his stuff.  Who is Ma Laocai?  How could he not understand what the old man was thinking, so he quickly explained the reasoning to the old man.  Talk about it.  When it comes to antiques, there is an ancient word.  Even if the imitation is not worth much at the time, its value will rise after tens or hundreds of years. Especially if the imitation is particularly good, the value will rise even faster. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The imitation calligraphy and painting works from the Republic of China were basically worth little at that time, but now, they're probably worth several thousand yuan.  If the imitation is good, the price will be higher.  Of course, some of the shoddy fakes nowadays will not be worth much no matter how much time they are put away.  Finally, Ma Laocai told the old man that his work by Zhao Mengfu was a particularly good imitation of ancient works and was of very high value.  But there is no comparison with the real thing.  When the old man heard that this was the case, he believed Ma Laocai's words. In addition, the family was in a hurry for money, so he asked Ma Laocai how much he wanted to buy it.  At the beginning.  Ma Laocai was obsessed with money and offered a particularly low price, which made the old man very angry.  Just put your things away and prepare to leave.  Ma Laocai saw how this could be done.  He quickly tried his best to pester the old man to sell him something.  Ma Laocai¡¯s entanglement skills are top-notch.  Under normal circumstances, something can always be gained, but there are some people who don't accept his tricks, and this old man is just like this. He doesn't listen to him at all and insists on leaving.  In the end, Ma Laocai had no choice but to use the magic weapon of increasing the price. Finally, the price was increased to 420,000, and the old man relaxed.  It was the first time for Ma Laocai to spend so much money on something. He was somewhat unwilling to do so, but thinking that he would make a fortune soon, he could only suppress his unwillingness.  After that, he immediately signed the agreement and went to the bank with the old man to transfer the money.  Ren Qiang was very excited when he saw Ma Laocai actually bought the thing.  He knew that Ma Laocai was not good at appraising calligraphy and paintings. In terms of handwriting, the painting "Luo Shen Bin" just now was indeed written by Zhao Mengfu, but the postscript was not written by Zhu Zhishan at all.  Therefore, he felt that this work must be a fake. The reason is simple. The postscript and tail were fake. Could it be real?  Come to think of it, no one would be so stupid as to deliberately falsify the original work, right?  Since the last time Ma Laocai took advantage of his business, Ren Qiang has been feeling very angry. Now that he has the opportunity to take revenge, how can he not be excited?  As for how to take revenge, the method is simple. Just let others know whether the things in Ma Laocai's hands are fakes.  So, Ren Qiang immediately called his friends and acquaintances. He had a good personality and made a lot of friends. Therefore, within a short time, almost everyone in the Wucheng antique community knew that Ma Laocai had obtained a large regular script "Luo Shen Bin" by Zhao Mengfu.  .  " However, Ren Qiang is not stupid. He did not express his conclusion. He just told everyone that he felt that the postscript of this work was wrong. As for whether it is true or false, it depends on everyone's judgment.  Ma Laocai didn¡¯t know that he had won ¡°Luo Shen Bin¡±.After checking it all over and waiting for him to transfer the account to the old man, he began to dream about getting rich.  Ma Laocai returned to his shop happily, thinking about how to maximize the benefits of this work. After much thought, he still felt that it was best to go to the auction house, so he packed up his things and went to the capital overnight.  The next day, he took the item to the largest auction house in the capital. When the other party heard that it was Zhao Mengfu's "Luo Shen Bin" in large regular script, they took it seriously and quickly invited three experts in the capital's calligraphy and painting circles to come and appraise it.  When the three experts saw the main text, they couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration, which made Ma Laocai very proud. However, just when Ma Laocai was full of confidence, the experts gave him a blow, saying that the epilogue was wrong.  , it is difficult to judge the authenticity of this work.  This result made Ma Laocai very dumbfounded. His first reaction was that the experts had made a mistake, so he asked again. Of course, the experts still gave the same answer.  This was difficult for Ma Laocai to accept. After all, this work cost him 420,000 yuan. He originally wanted to make a fortune, but in the end he was told that it was a fake. For him, who was blinded by money,  How could you accept losing so much money?  So, just when the experts told Ma Laocai that the postscript of the painting was wrong, it did not mean that the painting "Luo Shen Bin" was a fake. More detailed identification was needed. Ma Laocai suddenly scolded the experts hysterically.  Then he picked up his things and left.  Seeing this, the experts could only smile bitterly and shake their heads. Speaking of Ma Laocai's "Luo Shen Bin", they felt that the possibility of it being authentic was very high, but after all, it was Zhao Mengfu's work, and it was still a very famous "Luo Shen Bin"  , if you find anything wrong, you must treat it with caution.  As a result, Ma Laocai did not expect such a big reaction, which made the three experts feel very uncomfortable, and two of them left immediately.  The remaining expert felt that he would feel bad if an authentic painting was covered in dust, so he wanted to contact Ma Laocai again. As a result, the auction company was impatient and did not even ask for Ma Laocai's contact information. In the end, the expert  Experts can only give up with regret.  After Ma Laocai went back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt unwilling to do so, so he made a decision that made him regretful and asked someone to appraise it.  The person Ma Laocai is looking for is Mr. Zhu, a top-notch expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal in Wucheng antiques circle.  ¡°This Mr. Zhu actually opened an antique shop around the same time as Ma Laocai.  However, unlike Ma Laocai, Mr. Zhu was born in a major and had been working as a calligraphy and painting appraisal expert at the Wucheng Museum. Later, his son went to study abroad and the family's money was not enough, so he resigned and opened an antique shop.  Because of his high level of skills and his wide network of contacts in the museum, after Zhu Lao¡¯s antique shop opened, not only friends would come to visit him, but also museum staff would come to him to ask what good things he had.  In addition, Mr. Zhu is a very generous person. Even if the business is small, he will still give others a drink. Of course, this is on the premise of ensuring that he does not lose money.  But even so, it is deeply loved by sellers and buyers.  Mr. Zhu is generous and does not care about small profits. Who is willing to deceive such a good customer like a fool?  Offend him?  So basically no one sells him fake or substandard goods.  In this way, as Mr. Zhu¡¯s reputation gradually increased, many vendors and shovels were willing to contact him and sell their goods to him.  Mr. Zhu also won their love because he was straightforward, dared to bid, and did not care about anything.  For a time, everyone was proud to trade with Mr. Zhu. If someone bought something and the price was not good, some people would use Mr. Zhu as a shield.  "Mr. Zhu has already offered a certain price, and you still offer such a price!" When the buyer said this, he also looked at the buyer sideways with a look of disdain.  The buyer has no choice but to pay him more.  As Mr. Zhu's reputation grew and he had good eyesight, the store had only been open for three years, so he hired a shopkeeper and a master chef. Only when there were some particularly outstanding items, he would personally take care of them.  I usually drink tea in the teahouse opposite the antique shop and live a very comfortable life.  Ma Laocai is of course very yearning for and jealous of a life like Mr. Zhu's, and he can't wait to find an opportunity to cheat him.  However, Mr. Zhu has a higher status than him and is much richer than him. If he really tries to trick Mr. Zhu maliciously, then he will never be able to hang out in the antique market in Wucheng in the future.  Since he decided to let Mr. Zhu help with the appraisal, Ma Laocai went to Mr. Zhu¡¯s antique shop early the next morning to find someone. The person in the store told him that Mr. Zhu had already gone to drink tea, so Ma Laocai hurried over again.  Going to Mr. Zhu¡¯s box, Ma Laocai found that Mr. Zhu was drinking tea and chatting with a few friends there. Without exception, these people were celebrities in the Wucheng antiques world.    Seeing this situation, Ma Laocai felt very depressed. If he had known this, he should not have come today. With so many people witnessing, if his things are really fakes, can he still sell them in the future?  (To be continued)
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