wife's secret

Chapter 20 The Masked Man

"Play a game?"

"Brother, don't you think there's something wrong with this?" Dunzi took a sip of beer, squinted his eyes and analyzed, "Since the blue and white porcelain of the Tang Dynasty was only added with Persian blue and white materials in the Yuan Dynasty, then the blue and white tower pot of the Tang Dynasty you took There is a problem. It is very likely that someone tampered with it."

"How to do it?"

"The Su Ma Liqing in it was probably added by others. In this way, this Tang Dynasty jar became an orphan product for rewriting history. Then, if you flick it again, it will attract a group of guys who want to pick up the leak. In addition, why? So by chance, Mr. Asiyang, the president of the International Chinese Culture Research Association, found out? Our small Ningzhou is not an international metropolis, so it’s impossible to attract foreigners by making a jar?”

What Dunzi said makes sense, I once doubted it.It’s just that after the auction house was sued, I was so dizzy and in a bad mood that I had to sell my labor in order to survive. I was exhausted all day long, and I had no time or thought to think about it.

Now when Dunzi said it, I frowned.I took out the cigarette and handed it to Dunzi and Aqiu.Aqiu doesn't smoke, and Dunzi and I lit one each. After taking a deep breath, I began to recall the whole thing.

Half a year ago, the staff of Hejude Auction House received an anonymous phone call, and the other party said that there was an ancestral Tang Dynasty blue and white tower-shaped pot, and wanted to entrust the auction house to auction it.The staff said no problem to bring things over.

The next day, a masked man came to the auction house. The man carefully held an artifact in both hands and covered it with silk.The staff took it over and saw that it was the Tang Dynasty blue and white tower jar mentioned in the anonymous phone call.

The masked man left a bank account and left without saying a word.The staff thought that the other party did not want to reveal their identity, so they didn't care.

After I appraised the thing, I found that it was really from the Tang Dynasty, and it was genuine.However, I didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning. Although the things are real, the production of blue and white porcelain in the Tang Dynasty was not mature enough, and it continued to decline with the Gongxian kiln. During this period, the production of blue and white porcelain once declined. Not very high either.This jar is worth hundreds of thousands at best.

I didn't really care about it at first, but I learned from the staff that the owner of the thing came with his face covered and didn't say a word.This immediately made me curious. It is understandable that things are worth a few million to cover up, but it is too much to package yourself for hundreds of thousands.Is there anything special about this jar?
I took the jar to a dark place, and when I checked it carefully with a magnifying glass and a special flashlight, I was shocked.Through the light, I can see the bright sapphire-like color in the glaze of the jar, and there are also silver-black crystal spots.This kind of "rust spots" is commonly known as "tin light", which is a low-manganese high-iron-cobalt material, which is called "Su Ma Li Qing" material by later generations.

I was suddenly pleasantly surprised.People in the industry know that blue and white porcelain was brought from Persia in the Yuan Dynasty, and this Tang Dynasty porcelain jar actually had Su Maliqing in the glaze. This discovery is unintentionally of epoch-making significance.Only then did I understand why the owner of the utensil came here masked.

Under my arrangement, Hejude Auction House packaged and publicized Tang Cans through the media, because everyone wanted to bid a high price.The auction fee standard is 5%. The higher the price of the item, the more profit the auction house will get.Later, this Tang pot was sold by a foreigner with blue eyes and yellow hair, and the transaction price was 1000 million.Hejude Auction House earned 50 yuan.

Then something happened.The foreigner's Chinese name is Asiyang, and he is the president of the International Chinese Culture Research Association.In addition to compensating the other party for its alleged fraud, Hejude Auction House also paid a huge fine.Just like that, I, Chen Yang, and the auction house were finished.

Aqiu, who had been silent all this time, said, "Mr. Chen, where is that Tang pot now? Can you let me see it?"

"It's gone." I shook my head, "I smashed it."

After the Tang jar was returned to the auction house, I smashed it to pieces in a fit of anger.I thought it was an ominous thing. My personal reputation, Chen Yang, and the Hejude Auction House were ruined by it. This thing must not stay in the world.

"Do you have a photo?"

"Yes. There are not only photos, but also videos." In order to try my best to publicize that this Tang jar with the inner glaze containing Sumaliqing is a rare treasure, I asked someone to take photos, record videos, and posted the information on the Internet.

"Very good, very good." Aqiu nodded.

Dunzi asked Ah Qiu, "Did my brother get tricked?"

Aqiu said: "Mr. Chen handled this matter a little hastily. Su Maliqing can fake it, and it is not ruled out that someone has played tricks in the glaze. Mr. Chen may have taken the blame for others."

Dunzi's eyes widened, "We should look for the masked man. He sent the things, and he did the tricks. Mom, my brother was killed by this man."

I smiled wryly, "I can't blame others. I blame myself for being careless."

Dunzi immediately corrected, "Brother, why are you so kind? Why can't you blame others? If you ask me, it's obvious that the masked man played tricks and made himself very mysterious. In fact, he reminded you that the jar is unusual. They want to borrow You packaged his things, and you, as expected, were fooled by others."

I stayed and didn't speak for a long time.

Think about it, this is really the case.

I was taken advantage of.

Ah Qiu suddenly said: "The Tang pot may not be real."

I immediately denied it, "I've read it over and over again, the blue-and-white tower-shaped pot is from the Tang Dynasty, there's nothing wrong with it."

Aqiu said: "Ordinarily, there are no mistakes in things that have been inspected by Mr. Chen. However, there are always exceptions to everything. When I heard Mr. Chen's introduction just now, he said that the identification of jars was carried out under the light. I think it is a little hasty. It is not ruled out that someone knows Mr. Chen's habit of appraising antiques and has done his homework in advance."

I was startled, thinking of what the other party said about the cornucopia, and realized that this person is not simple.

People in the industry understand that the appraisal of antiques is the same as a doctor's diagnosis. After a detailed pulse check, it is necessary to seek a consultation with a colleague before daring to draw a conclusion.I was indeed sloppy.As for why I was sloppy, now that I think about it, one is related to my self-confidence, and the other is that I was too eager to make money, and I pushed things on the Internet without carefully considering the consequences, and in the end I lifted a big rock and smashed myself.

I got up, cupped my hands to Aqiu and said, "I still hope that senior will enlighten me."

Don't judge people by appearance, don't look at the other party's young age, maybe he is an expert who hides from the world.

Aqiu waved his hands hastily, "Mr. Chen, don't say that, what kind of senior is Aqiu, Mr. Lu is the senior."

Without any hesitation, I said to Aqiu sincerely, "I hope to see Mr. Lu as soon as possible."

Aqiu said, "It's fine, it's fine."

Dunzi seemed to think of something all of a sudden, squinting his eyes and said: "The accident in Hejude Auction House is not that simple. It may have something to do with it..." After speaking, through the transparent glass window, he stretched out his hand to the "Ninghua Auction House" across the road. Real estate sales office" refers to go.

(End of this chapter)