The fat woman and her pretty face are like two villain clowns in a farce. When the villain clown leaves, the farce comes to an end and ends immediately.

At this time, it was also time for the real auction to begin in the afternoon.

Fatty Du first greeted Zhang Jin and Mr. Liu with a completely different kind face than when he faced the fat woman before, affectionately but not flatteringly, and then turned around and boarded the concierge desk in front of the conference hall.

Fatty Du first knocked the auctioneer's hammer twice to remind everyone to sit down, and then handed the hammer to a middle-aged auctioneer wearing gold-rimmed glasses next to him.

At this point, the official auction began in the afternoon.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this auction..."

After the auctioneer said a few polite words, as a beautiful woman placed a tray with a delicate gourd on the display stand in front of the ceremonial stage, the auctioneer on the ceremonial stage began to introduce it.

"The first exhibit of the auction is a cricket gourd from the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is made of rosewood and has a white ivory lid..."

When the auctioneer finished his introduction, interested people stood up one after another and came closer to appreciate it.

Zhang Jin and Ye Hong followed the crowd, followed Mr. Liu and Mr. Jin, and walked around in front of the booth.

This is a very cute little gourd with a pointed tail, slim body and wide mouth.

The body of the 12-3cm tall gourd is purple and black, with a dark and shiny color that has been worn by people often playing with it. On the gourd's body are carved several clumps of pampas grass, as well as a few looming fish swimming among them.

Although there are only a few strokes, it is very vivid and interesting.

The gourd lid, which should have been white in tooth, has turned a little yellow, and there is an embossed pattern of "Fu" hidden on it.

This little thing looks so cute, and makes people want to put it on their hands and play with it for a few times. And regardless of the shape, or the light and color, it looks quite historical. In Zhang Jin's pair

In the eyes of thieves, this is indeed an old object and can be regarded as a good boutique.

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Items: Old red sandalwood cricket gourd;

Item name: Ludang carved cricket gourd;

Historical period: one hundred and sixty-one years;

Producer level: Level 4;

Item value: Level 3;

Estimated value: two taels and one qian of silver;

…………

The age and material are all consistent with what the auctioneer said. Obviously, the auctioneer in the afternoon is much more reliable than the "two pole" in the morning. At least in the introduction of this object, he didn't talk too much.

That's nonsense. If it were the person in the morning, this cricket gourd would have become that emperor's treasure.

As everyone who came to watch returned to their seats, the auctioneer spoke again:

"This 'Ludang Carved Cricket Gourd' is definitely a good thing. Don't miss it. The starting price is 60,000, with a minimum increase of 500 each time. Start bidding now!"

Suddenly, the bidding buzzer went off one after another.

Obviously, there are quite a few people who know the goods.

Soon, the first lot was sold for 120,000 yuan. It was a good start for the afternoon auction.

Then, the second and third auction items appeared on the stage one after another.

The atmosphere at the scene also reached its first climax.

…………

Although the auction in the afternoon was equally divided between genuine and fake, there were indeed quite a lot of high-quality products, and according to the old man, the prices were at least half lower than those in the regular market.

It’s no wonder that so many collectors, who claim to have extraordinary eyesight, crowd here.

Unfortunately, the chat with Mr. Liu at noon only aroused Zhang Jin's interest in appreciation. He has no love for the hobby of collecting for the time being. At least it is difficult to arouse interest in treasures of this level.

There is no way, there are too many good things in the system store. Even the 'Twelve Buddha Blessing Orbs' that I bought in the morning are only considered low-end items in Zhang Jin's system store.

It is difficult for people who sit on treasure mountains to be interested in rocks and rubble.

Therefore, when more than a dozen items were put up for auction, Zhang Jin only walked closer every time and took a look at them with his 'thief eyes'.

After coming back, I asked Mr. Liu to appreciate it again. Apart from comments and explanations from everyone who collected it, there was not even a single bid call.

And Ye Hong came today just because she wanted to be with Zhang Jin and join in the fun.

Not to mention that Ye Hong is not interested in collecting, even if Ye Hong is interested in these things, she cannot afford to play with them with her wealth.

Although Ye Hong's title of 'Director' sounds quite resounding, he is actually just a white-collar worker with a good income, and he is still far away from a golden collar. Not to mention compared with these wealthy businessmen.

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Therefore, "antique collecting", a game played by rich people, is not within the reach of a young white-collar worker like her, at least for the time being.

Even though Zhang Jin is now a wealthy man with a net worth of tens of millions, this girl Ye Hong is very financially independent, and she is not the kind of prodigal woman who can make a fortune with her man's money. Therefore, she naturally does not

He would use Zhang Jin as his wallet and play this kind of prodigal 'game'.

Therefore, like Zhang Jin, Ye Hong did not bid once, and did not even touch the bidding device. She just listened with relish to Mr. Liu's comments and explanations on each auction item, as if listening to a story.

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"This cricket gourd was one of the five treasures carried by the stubborn leaders of the 'Eight Banners' in Sijiu City in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The cricket gourd on the waist, the bird cage on the left hand, the purple clay teapot on the right hand, and the snuff bottle in the sleeve pocket

, the pocket watch in your pocket..."

…

"Enamel is also called cloisonné, and its full name is porcelain body painting enamel. Copper body enamel is a pioneering work in porcelain art during the Kangxi period. The enamel plum vase on the stand above is indeed an object from the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, but it is a pity that it was produced in a private kiln

Yes, the style is not good, and the workmanship is a bit rough."

…

"Jade ornaments are earrings or crown ornaments in the past. Most of the objects that have been passed down to the present are unearthed as funerary objects. They are all ancient jade, and they are said to be good things, especially if the jade plate is good.

It’s worth a hundred times more. And right now, I’m also thinking of getting a better piece of ancient jade, so I can keep it around for fun.

But it's a pity that the exquisite one on the front booth is exquisite enough, but it is not a treasure. The patina is thick, which is good in this regard. It is a pity that the color is only left on the surface, obviously because it was not buried long enough. If it were buried again,

If you bury it for another three to five or seven years, even if I don't look carefully, it will be difficult to tell the authenticity."

…

Mr. Liu, who was a good teacher, was talking nonchalantly, while imparting knowledge to the two youngsters, Zhang Jin and Ye Hong, while he was constantly fiddling with the auction device in his hand, taking action frequently.

After seeing a few things taken by Mr. Liu, Zhang Jin was filled with admiration and admiration.

After all, Mr. Liu is a man with outstanding eyesight and a lot of money. He has already sold more than a dozen items, of which only five or six are real and good ones. In the end, most of them fell into Mr. Liu's pocket.

After so many attempts, he has never been fooled. His ability in appraisal is indeed extraordinary.

When Mr. Liu once again photographed a pair of Ruyi ebony handle jade from the early Qing Dynasty, the auctioneer introduced the next exhibit:

"This auction item is "Jiangyin Night Rain", which is the work of Mr. Fubai. It is in good condition and is definitely a fine product that has been preserved to this day... Mr. Fubai is..."

After the auctioneer introduced the painting from its age to its author, Zhang Jin, Ye Hong and the two old men got up again, went to the booth to look around and came back.

I heard the auctioneer shout:

"Mr. Fu Bai's "Jiangyin Night Rain" has a starting price of 200,000 yuan. Each increase in price is at least 5,000 yuan. Dear buyers, you can start bidding now."

This time, Mr. Liu put the bidding device aside and had no intention of participating in the auction. He sighed and shook his head, "It's a pity that it is fake, otherwise I would have really planned to buy it."

After saying that, under the questioning of Ye Hong, a curious baby, Mr. Liu started to introduce.

"This Mr. Fubai is Bian Wenyu, a master of landscape painting in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He was from Suzhou, Jiangsu, with the courtesy name Runfu and the nickname Fubai or Luo'an. His 'Heting Summer Fan' and 'Huzhuang Qingxia Fan', I remember

It seems like they are all in the Palace Museum now.”

As he spoke, Mr. Liu looked at Mr. Jin inquiringly. After seeing Mr. Jin nod in confirmation, Mr. Liu continued.

"This Mr. Fubai can be regarded as the top landscape master of that period. In his early and middle age, he was deeply influenced by Mr. Zhao Zuo, which can be regarded as an authentic legacy of the Wu clan. In addition, he admired the calligraphy of Master Dong Qichang

, so later generations evaluated his works of that period as "the layout and structure are particularly thoughtful, and the hooking of trees and rocks is quite expressive of brushstrokes."

But it is a pity that because he was too pursuing the wit and abstractness of the pen and ink, his landscapes lost their authenticity. Therefore, the evaluation was not high, and he was criticized as "the ink is too loose, and the loss is weak", and "the landscapes are too slippery, and they are too old."

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It was not until the late period that Mr. Fubai got rid of the influence of Zhao Zuo and caught up with the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and he was considered to be a master of painting.

Wang Jian commented on his works in his later years: "The brushwork is beautiful and the energy is clear, which is completely different from his life paintings."

Wu Meicun even commented on Bian Wenyu in "Song of Nine Friends in Painting": "The painting niche is huge and dense with thousands of peaks, and the small scenic spots are secluded from the woods and ponds. In his later years, the brushwork was really like Cangzhou, and the cranes and green trees in the painting light up the princes."

After Mr. Liu was introduced here, he said regretfully:

"If the ones on the booth in front are genuine, not to mention two hundred thousand, even two million is not expensive!"

Then, Mr. Liu told the basis for his identification as a counterfeit:

"Painting style...paper...color...framing..."

Here, Mr. Liu categorically judged it to be a fake, and the bidder in the hall also had no idea. Obviously, Mr. Liu was not the only one who identified this painting as a fake. In other words, this painting is too fake.

Yes, even collectors whose eyesight is far inferior to Mr. Liu's can see it's fake.

And those fat sheep who had been here in the morning and could not identify the authenticity were not fools. Since everyone in the room disliked the painting, they would not stupidly stretch their necks to be slaughtered.

As a result, the hall fell into a rare silence since the filming started in the afternoon.

Although the auctioneer on the stage tried his best to confuse people, there was still no one among the hundreds of people below who wanted to bid.

Time passed by second by second, and it was a foregone conclusion that the auction of the auction item would fail. Zhang Jin suddenly pressed a button on the auctioneer.

Some auctioneers, who had been tired because no one had bid for a long time, suddenly became excited when they saw someone finally bid.

"The price for No. 77 is 200,000. The price for No. 77 is 200,000. Is there anything higher? This is Mr. Bian Wenyu's "Jiangyin Night Rain"..."

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