While Chu Chen was looking through the thread-bound books, Warren came back with two brocade boxes and placed them next to the books. After Chu Chen had read all twelve books, Warren asked politely: "Chu, are these books of mine real?" "They are indeed all genuine." Chu Chen nodded. After hearing Chu Chen's answer, Warren immediately smiled on his face. He asked again: "How much are these books worth now?" Chu Chen did not answer directly and said: "Mr. Warren, There is something I want to explain first." Warren said quickly after hearing this: "Please tell me." Chu Chen said, "If I guess correctly, the reason why you invited me here this time is because you want to sell these things. "Right?" This kind of thing is obvious, and Warren admitted it very frankly: "Yes, my company has a big problem this time. If it doesn't replenish its liquidity, it will definitely collapse within two months. Otherwise, , I can¡¯t bear to sell these antiques.¡± Chu Chen nodded and said, ¡°Mr. Warren, I know your difficulties, but in business, you should also understand that the quotation of antiques is just a reference value. , the specific transaction price is definitely not based on this quotation. " Warren couldn't help but frowned when he heard what Chu Chen said, and then asked: "Chu, what do you mean?" Replied: "What I mean is that the specific transaction price is determined by negotiation. For example, for the Ming Dynasty imitation official kiln gourd bottle, I can buy it at the previous quotation, but for things like your gilt hanging watch, The price of the item needs to be negotiated. " "After all, the value of such items is not high. Although I can give the market reference price, I may not necessarily lose money when I sell it. Sell ??it, or just keep it in your hands, right? " Warren also understood that Chu Chen was telling the truth. If antiques like that gourd bottle have a market price, then that watch has a price but no market price. Although it is high, no one is willing to buy it at that price. It is normal that Chu Chen will not buy it at the market reference price. After all, he and Chu Chen do not have a particularly close relationship. So, Warren agreed: "Chu, you are right, let's negotiate the price!" "Well, in that case, the price of the things will be calculated together at the end, what do you think?" Chu Chen asked road. Warren felt that Chu Chen¡¯s proposal would not harm his interests, so he agreed. The two things Warren brought over were both blue and white porcelain, one of which was a blue and white porcelain pen holder from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Its shape is exquisite and delicate, and its production is regular. Cylindrical shape, jade bottom. The blue and white on the outer wall depicts one of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake, the autumn moon scenery of Pinghu. There are pavilions, lakes, ancient pines and thatched pavilions in the picture. On the creek pavilion, a scholar came to visit his friends with his harp. In the painting boat on the lake, the nobles raised their glasses to admire the moon. The brushwork is delicate, and the figures and landscape arrangements are elegant and pleasant. In the blank space, write a seven-character quatrain. It also has signature and seal. It can be regarded as a masterpiece of blue and white brush holder about the landscape of West Lake. "It's a pity that although the pen holder is good, it is a piece of folk kiln work. Regardless of the production technology and market value, it cannot be compared with the official kiln. The market value is not even high, it is estimated that it will not reach 25,000 RMB. The other piece is a small blue and white jar. This jar has a straight mouth, round shoulders, a rich bottom, and a circle foot. The bottom has a blue and white inscription with the inscription "Da Ming Chenghua Year System" in six-character double-line regular script. The pen is written with a round center and a hidden front. The characters are in regular script and the strokes are strong and straight. It looks like It is very similar to the authentic Chenghua blue and white style. Chenghua blue and white wares are mostly exquisite and light pieces, with very few standing pieces. The Doucai Tianzi jar and the blue and white Jiuqiu jar are the classic famous products of Chenghua official kiln porcelain. This lot is the same as the Ming Chenghua blue and white Jiuqiu jar in the collection of the Baodao Palace Museum. The body of the jar has plump shoulders and a narrow belly, with relaxed lines. The outer wall is decorated with blue and white patterns, and the undulating slopes near the foot are used as a backdrop. Two butterflies Flying in the air adds a lot of vitality to the picture, presenting an autumn landscape full of "Nine Autumn Flowers and Butterflies". ?The branches and leaves are soft and graceful, and the shape is elegant, giving it a sense of tranquility and fun. The blue and white hair color is pure and elegant, with flashes of gray in the blue. The color is very stable and calm, and has a water-black painting style. It contrasts with the white and warm glaze and the delicate patterns, and is exceptionally refined. It seems that it should be the famous Ping Ping Qing. It should be said that this jar should be authentic in terms of its body, glaze, blue and white hair color, painting skills, and mark. However, no matter how Chu Chen looked at it, he felt that there was something wrong with this blue and white jar. For him, this feeling is obviously not a good sign. Originally, Chu Chen was ready to use his powers, but he thought that relying on his powers would not improve his level, so he used thisThe flower pot looked carefully, but still didn't find anything wrong. "Am I really feeling wrong?" Chu Chen muttered to himself. Just when he was about to use his power, he suddenly thought of a way to judge whether it was genuine, so he quickly looked at the jar against the light. , and he indeed discovered something fishy. Generally speaking, the glaze of Chenghua blue and white porcelain is white and plump. The glaze is unique, as moist as gelatin, and translucent. If you look through it in the light, you can vaguely see that the carcass has a faint fleshy red color. This glaze color is one of the characteristics of Chenghua blue and white porcelain. important features. But the jar in front of me does not have this phenomenon. From this, it can be seen that this Chenghua blue and white jar should be a fake. Confirming the judgment in his heart, Chu Chen was even more surprised, because the maker of this blue and white jar was really amazing. Except for that place, he could actually imitate it so realistically. To be honest, apart from Zhang Huoni, he has never met anyone who is so skilled at imitating ancient porcelain. "Wait! Isn't this a replica of Zhang Huoni?" When Chu Chen was secretly surprised, he suddenly thought of something, which was related to the "Nine Autumn" on the jar. The ancients called autumn "Nine Autumn" because there are ninety days in total, so they collected nine kinds of autumn grasses in one picture. The nine kinds of flowers are: budding crabapple, elegant purple jasmine, quiet thyme, and gorgeous periwinkle. Flowers, blooming chrysanthemums, elegant purple snowflakes, fragrant osmanthus, yellow hollyhocks and gentians. These nine kinds of flowers are blooming on the same utensil. They are colorful and beautiful, which is so beautiful. It means celebrating the nine autumns together and congratulating a good harvest. Hence the name "Nine Autumn Pictures" or "Nine Autumn Celebrations". There are many references to Jiuqiu in ancient poems, and now Chu Chen thought of "Chrysanthemum Planting" written by Shi Zhu of the Song Dynasty: Planting chrysanthemums in early spring helps plate vegetables, replenishes energy and lightens the body. Finally, I took advantage of Jiuqiu to straighten my appearance, and I stole the time to get drunk. The reason why Chu Chen thought of this poem was coincidental. He got a piece of paper from the box some time ago. Because he was worried about the details hidden in it, he kept those pieces of paper beside him. When you have time, take it out and look for clues like a puzzle. However, it was too difficult to find any useful clues from the dense small print. After so many days, he didn't find any useful information. Until yesterday when Wu Ke was answering, he changed his method again, so he composed a sentence from "Chrysanthemum Planting", "Using the Nine Autumn Periods to Strengthen the Color". Chu Chen had never read this ancient poem before. At first, he just thought that the sentence had some charm and did not think about it in the direction of poetry at all. It was not until after discussing with Vincent that he sat in a cafe, bored and thinking wildly. , then I realized whether that sentence might be a line from an ancient poem. So, after returning to Randy¡¯s house, Chu Chen used his computer to search online, and sure enough he found that it was a line from ¡°Chrysanthemum Planting¡±. This made him a little excited, but at the same time he couldn't figure out what Zhang Huoni wanted to express with this sentence or this poem, because there were too many extended meanings. Until now when he saw this Chenghua blue and white jar that looked so lifelike, Chu Chen felt that maybe that poem was referring to this Qinggong jar. Thinking of this, Chu Chen quickly searched the inside and outside of this blue and white jar, because if it was a work by Zhang Huoni, he would have left his unique mark, but after searching around, He didn't find it, which made him feel a little surprised. Chu Chen frowned and thought to himself: "Am I wrong?" Warren next to him saw Chu Chen constantly looking at his blue and white porcelain, and thinking hard from time to time, which made him nervous. You must know that among the many antiques he purchased, except for the few pieces that Chu Chen had appraised the day before yesterday, the only ones in front of him were authentic ones that had been appraised by experts. He has now placed his hopes of revitalizing his business on these antiques. He really doesn't want anything to happen to the Chenghua blue and white jar in front of him. So, Warren, who looked nervous, quickly asked: "Chu, is there something wrong with this blue and white jar?" "I'm not sure yet, let me take a look again!" Chu Chen shook his head. The reason why he said that was, He also thought that if the item was not made by Zhang Huoni, then he would definitely not be able to spend a lot of money to buy a fake item back. And if the thing was made by Zhang Huoni, it meant that there might be some clues hidden in it, and he would definitely buy the thing back no matter what. Next, Chu Chen searched inside and out again, but the result was still the same as before. This made him really puzzled, but in order to avoid making mistakes, he immediately used his superpower. The result of the superpower made Chu Chen very surprisedI'm speechless, because there is indeed a specially made interlayer at the bottom of the jar. There is also a very small key in the interlayer. I don't know where this key is used (To be continued Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster! ps: My laptop is broken, I¡¯m depressed!