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Chapter 74 Knowing Fakes and Buying Fakes

But Zhao Xiangbo still didn't forget to tease him, "Or, go and have a look, maybe you can really pick something you like."

"Okay, why not Professor Zhao is together, it's just right. I have a lot of questions to ask for." Zhou Xia originally wanted to be so lazy, but then she thought about it. There was no particularly important thing to do when she went back. Zhao Xiangbo was here. If he didn't pull him into the water, he would take the opportunity to take some things out of him. It would be a pity that such a good opportunity, and this ghost market would not be in vain.

"You kid really won't lose at all." Zhao Xiangbo said happily, "It's okay for me to go home so early, so I'll go with you."

Zhou Xia laughed. Zhao Xiangbo was knowledgeable and experienced, but his temper was a bit strange, but Zhou Xia is now a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water. It is worth learning something from him.

With Zhao Xiangbo's living dictionary by his side, Zhou Xia asked whatever he thought of, without any concern. Could it be a secret that Zhao Xiangbo could not tell? Anyway, he thought so. If Zhao Xiangbo was unwilling to say it, then he wouldn't say it. He still had to ask what he wanted to ask.

Zhao Xiangbo was a little amused. Zhou Xia was too polite. He either asked some tricky and weird questions or questions that required a long time of experience to answer. This was simply to take away his old secrets. But since Zhao Xiangbo agreed, he still had to answer one by one. When he encountered something he didn't want to say or couldn't explain it clearly for a while, he vaguely skipped it and Zhou Xia didn't ask.

As they walked along the way, neither of them found anything worth buying. Seeing that it was getting late, everyone dispersed. Zhao Xiangbo thought to himself that it was almost over.

But Zhou Xia felt that he had gained a lot, and he felt a little regretful. Time passed too quickly and had not had time to pull out more things from Zhao Xiangbo's mouth.

The last few stalls were almost all calligraphy, painting and calligraphy. Zhou Xia was not good at this, and Zhao Xiangbo's main research direction was not on this. But Zhou Xia felt that Zhao Xiangbo was better than him no matter how he did. At least, he had seen more authentic products than him, so he would not care about it and continue to visit. Zhou Xia was determined to develop comprehensively. Calligraphy, painting and calligraphy are the main items for appraisal, so how could he do it without practicing it?

The two of them came forward and saw that they were all the works of famous artists.

There is no need to say much about the works of masters such as Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, and Li Keran who are more famous in modern times and sell the most popular at auctions on the market. There are also many famous masters such as Wu Changshuo, Ren Bonian, Huang Binhong, and Zhao Zhiqian.

Zhou Xia was dazzled. He didn't expect to find the original works from this street stall. He just wanted to take this opportunity to try to dig out some treasures from Zhao Xiangbo. Even if the knowledge he already knew was just to review the old and learn the new. Anyway, he would not suffer any loss.

It was getting late, and the street stall owners packed up their things and prepared to retreat.

Zhou Xia held the "Tea Tasting Picture" written by Zhang Zhitong Tang Yin in his hand, and was discussing Tang Bohu's style characteristics and anecdotes with Zhao Xiangbo. As for the painting itself, if the description is ignored, it would feel that it was meaningful, like a close-up shot. The master in the painting sat firmly under the pine trees in the wilderness, and there were all kinds of cups on the tea table around him. While tasting, he listened to the girl playing the piano, and a little tea boy brewing tea behind the stone. Zhou Xia felt that the fine brushwork of this painting could be seen.

But once it falls into Tang Bohu's calligraphy, the painting will suddenly appear to be in a classy way. It is obviously a copy, and the level is not particularly high.

For such works, Zhou Xia and Zhao Xiangbo did not discuss the desires of the works themselves.

The stall owner was closing the stall. Zhou Xia took a random look and found an unfinished work, and only used a thick pen to outline the outline. The outline was quite concise. It can be seen that the owner of the work did not intend to draw many things on it. Moreover, the work had no signature or any bell marks, but according to Zhou Xia's first impression, the paper seemed to be on paper that had been on hundreds of years. It was not well preserved, and there were traces of erosion by time. Before Zhou Xia could even take a closer look, he heard the system prompt, "I found a precious cultural relics and recommend collecting them."

This was like a pie falling from the sky, almost knocking Zhou Xia unconscious.

There is no doubt that the precious cultural relics prompted by the system should be the unfinished work in his hand.

Seeing that the stall owner was about to close the stall and drive people away, Zhou Xia had no time to make a more detailed appraisal, and he had only one idea in his mind to take down the painting as soon as possible.

Zhou Xia also quickly asked the system to make another appraisal and carefully confirmed whether the precious cultural relics were the unfinished work in his hand.

If he made a mistake because of a momentary negligence, he would miss the opportunity to collect this precious cultural relics in vain, but he would regret it for life.

"This work was created in 1644 AD." The system immediately gave an identification conclusion.

Zhou Xia was ecstatic and thought to himself, that's right!

In 1644 AD, it should be the 17th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the year when the Ming Dynasty fell, this unfinished work should have a close connection with the demise of the Ming Dynasty, so it was systematically identified as a precious cultural relic. As for the more specific and precise reasons, Zhou Xia couldn't understand it now, and he didn't have time to figure it out.

"Boss, how do you sell your "Tea Tasting Picture" by Tang Bohu?" After Zhou Xia confirmed that the precious cultural relics were this unfinished work, he immediately put them down, and then picked up the "Tea Tasting Picture" signed by Tang Bohu, who had just seen, and asked the boss who was closing the stall.

The boss looked up and immediately replied, "Five thousand!"

"Five thousand, so cheap!" Zhou Xia pretended to be surprised, "After all, it is the original work of Tang Bohu. No matter how unrest the market is, it must be worth hundreds of thousands!"

Zhao Xiangbo laughed secretly beside him, thinking that Zhou Xia is really a shame.

The boss also heard the ridicule in his words and knew that this was the strategy he adopted and the prelude to bargaining prices. It was not surprising that he had seen such things too much. Instead, he smiled and said to Zhou Xia, "If you really like this painting, you think the price is low, and I won't object to giving me hundreds of thousands."

Zhou Xiaxin said that this guy is very cunning! He is afraid of taking responsibility afterwards and not losing the demographic. He will not even talk about Tang Bohu's paintings, but only talk about what you like. These profiteers are indeed not a good-looking lamp.

"From the expression of your boss, this should not be the original work of Tang Bohu!" Zhou Xia muttered, and then he said to the stall owner loudly, "Since that's the case, boss, sell me a little cheaper! Just moved into a new house, the walls were empty, and the paintings of famous artists like Tang Bohu were just right to take them home and hang them on the wall. When others saw it, Tang Bohu's works, not to mention anything else, just hearing the words Tang Bohu, I feel very proud."

Zhou Xia's words were too vulgar, and Zhao Xiangbo felt ashamed of him and subconsciously stayed away from him.

The middle-aged stall owner was very happy and asked him enthusiastically, "Then you want a few pictures and if you want more, you can give you discounts and close the stall immediately."

Zhou Xiaxin said that this is OK? Didn’t this force me to buy a few more pictures and take them home and hang them on the wall?

"I'll pick and look at Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Pan Tianshou, these four pictures are almost the same." Zhou Xia picked it casually. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately jumped up and spit, "Bah, look at my mouth, this number is not auspicious at all, I have to find another picture."

Zhou Xia seemed to have accidentally found the unfinished work that he had liked before, and said with a smile, "Hey, this is good. After all, I have learned to draw for a few years. If I continue to draw this, I can quickly complete a real painting. It is just right to frame it and hang it in my study. Boss, please offer a price!"

The boss only paid attention to the several paintings with signatures in Zhou Xia. He still didn't know the paintings on his stall. They were all sold for hundreds of dollars a wholesale. I heard that he wanted to buy these paintings and hang them on the wall. He still had to be arty. He made his own paintings and mounted them on the wall, and he almost sprayed out his old blood. This guy is really good at choosing such a simple painting. It's his own. How narcissistic is this?

No matter what, business always needs to be done. Even if the partner is a narcissistic, arrogant, poor, and full of love. The stall owner despises Zhou Xia in his heart, and still has a smile on his face, praising him for his vision and taste, and his painting level must be very high.

Of course, he didn't forget to slap him, and immediately offered him a price of 10,000 yuan.

Zhou Xia now fully demonstrated that he was pretending to be gentle, but he was not very rich in his pocket and was busy bargaining with the stall owner. Zhou Xia felt that the other paintings, not to mention ten thousand yuan, or a thousand yuan, was not worth it. But he also knew that even imitations would cost, and it was normal to need hundreds of yuan each.

In the end, Zhou Xia successfully cut half of the price and sold it for 5,000 yuan.

In fact, with Zhou Xia's bargaining level, it would be fine to cut a few more punches, but he was unwilling to waste more time and energy, complete the transaction as soon as possible, and get this unfinished work.

After the negotiations, Zhou Xia immediately took out five thousand yuan from his bag and handed it to the stall owner. Then he collected the few paintings he bought, and did not forget to be polite with the boss. "The boss is really good. If he takes it home and frames it and hangs it on the wall and looks good, he will come to visit him in the future."

The stall owner smiled and said yes, and praised him for his heroic spirit, culture and cultivation.

Zhou Xia knew that he was insincere and could he say so well if he knew that he would buy fakes? But Zhou Xia didn't mind because he successfully got what he wanted.

Sure enough, after the transaction between the two parties was completed, Zhou Xia heard the melodious voice in his mind, "Congratulations, for successfully collecting the third precious cultural relic."

Zhao Xiangbo kept watching. Although he couldn't understand, he did not say anything to stop Zhou Xia. Instead, he thought in his heart, what was going to do with Zhou Xia's performance? He had to be tried carefully later.

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