From the bottom of his heart, Ma Mingyu didn't really want to take out the painting. He could probably tell that Song Wenjing was a profiteer, and he would bargain harder than anyone else.
But a vertical plaque was sold for 2,300 yuan, which was still a bit unsafe for him. The painting hidden in his home was just a painting, but if he took this opportunity to exchange it for money, it would be a little unsafe for him personally.
, nothing wrong.
Song Wenjing just said something right. The policy does not allow the buying and selling of cultural relics. If he can't cash it in, it will be a piece of waste paper. And he himself has no other channels to meet people who like cultural relics. He doesn't know how to sell them.
Where to go.
Since someone has a need in this regard today, let's just deal with it together, so as not to worry about it at home.
"Master Ma, just tell the truth. How many good things are there? Just give them all. Don't worry about the funds. I have absolutely no problem. What do you think?" Song Wenjing asked tentatively.
More than a month has passed, and the business of the video studio has remained very stable, with an income of more than 200 yuan every day. It happens to be the weekend, and it is even higher. In addition to the electronic watch I brought back from Pengcheng last time,
Basically everything has been dealt with, and now Song Wenjing does have the confidence to say this.
Of course, the foreign debts had not yet been paid off, and Song Wenjing originally planned to pay off all foreign debts this month. However, there were antiques that needed to be sold temporarily, so he could only postpone it for a while.
"There is only one painting left. There is no need for me to lie to you. However, this painting is indeed the work of Qiu Ying. I asked someone to see it twenty years ago. Unfortunately, no one had much money at that time, and no one paid attention to it.
I am interested in it, so I stayed here until today." Ma Mingyu said truthfully.
There is no need to hide these, they are all facts and everyone knows it.
Don’t talk about the 1960s and 1970s, let’s talk about today. How many people can make thousands of dollars at once?
Antiques are only valuable in the hands of knowledgeable people who know their value. Ma Mingyu doesn't know much about the specific market, and there are no relevant channels for him to understand. After all, there is no formal antique shop that can sell these.
If you want to take action, you can only get introduced by an acquaintance.
Today, a knowledgeable and wealthy boss finally came. Although he was quite cunning, he hesitated again and again, and finally decided that it would be better to solve the problem at once, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and the losses outweigh the gains. After so many years of ups and downs, Huaiyu
He still understands the reason for his sin.
Especially now, he is just a useless old man looking after the door.
Hearing what Ma Mingyu said, Song Wenjing had no choice but to give up, but he still didn't believe it in his heart, thinking that the old man might have hidden something good and was unwilling to take it out.
But since they didn't tell him, there was nothing he could do. Of course, it was possible that there were only two of them. After all, such valuable cultural relics were not so easy to obtain.
"Master Ma, why don't you take it out and let us appreciate it for a while. If it is indeed authentic, we will discuss the price." Song Wenjing said slightly calmly.
At this time, of course, you need to be cautious. The more you want to get it, the harder it is to let the other party see it, otherwise the price will not be easy to negotiate. It would be good to save a few hundred yuan, and no one’s money comes from the strong wind.
.What's more, the way Master Ma obtained these things may not necessarily be the right way.
At this time, Ma Mingyu no longer hesitated, but went directly back to the room and took out a scroll wrapped in oilcloth from the innermost layer under the bed.
Song Wenjing did not step forward to catch it, but let Ma Mingyu slowly open it by himself.
Qiu Ying, courtesy name Shifu, was born in Cang County, Shuzhou. He was a representative painter, poet and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty. Together with Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin and Shen Zhou, they were collectively known as the "Four Wu Clan Schools" by later generations, also known as He is one of the "Four Elites of Tianmen".
He is good at portraits, especially ladies, and attaches great importance to the depiction and depiction of historical themes, absorbing the techniques of the Song and Yuan dynasties. His brushwork is strong and realistic, and his strokes can be round and smooth, or abrupt and vigorous. The shape is precise, the image is handsome, beautiful, and the lines are smooth.
His representative works include: "Spring Dawn in the Han Palace", "Taoyuan Wonderland", "Red Cliff", "Songxi Painting", "Sword Pavilion", etc.
The scroll in Ma Mingyu's hand was slowly opened on the cleaned dining table.
The entire scroll is about 100 centimeters long and 60 centimeters wide. From the outside, it appears to be well preserved without any signs of wear and tear, but it is full of the texture of time.
At this time, Zhang Wenyuan and Shang Shaohua no longer sat calmly in the distance, but came over to appreciate the painting together.
What I saw was: the pines were standing tall and lush, with a huge rock behind them, as if a gust of wind was blowing, and the branches and leaves were moving with the wind.
Below the pines, the stream is crystal clear, and the trickle flows like a gurgling stream.
On a slope, two scholars were sitting on the ground, talking about calligraphy and painting.
Under the pine trees, there were two boys, one was scooping water and the other was making tea.
The whole painting is natural and intersects with the natural beauty. The characters are vivid, handsome and beautiful, reflecting the charm of the author's pen.
There are two small characters of "Qiu Ying" in regular script built into the stone seam on the right side of the picture, and a small rectangular white seal of "Shifu" and a square white seal of "Qiu Ying's Seal" on the bottom.
This painting is exactly: "Songxi Painting Picture".
Song Wenjing was dubious at first when he heard that Ma Mingyu said it was from Qiu Ying's work. But now he saw not only Qiu Ying's work, but also one of his representative works, "Songxi Theory of Painting". This definitely made him overjoyed. The fluctuations were almost revealed.
The two old men, Zhang Wenyuan and Shang Shaohua, even put on their glasses and were staring at every detail of the painting, carefully studying it.
Song Wenjing was a little helpless. The two old men had absolutely no reason to discount the goods before buying them. This was not the time to speculate. After buying them back, they would have plenty of time to slowly appreciate them.
From the perspective of value, "Songxi Paintings" and the vertical plaque "No. 1 Scholar" have their own merits. One is a famous painting in the world, and the other is a handwritten gift from Qianlong, and it is cast from a single piece of rosewood.
But in terms of artistry, "Songxi Paintings" is certainly superior.
"Master Ma, this painting of yours is indeed the work of Qiu Ying. I should be sure of this. I also collected two calligraphy and paintings from the descendants of Wen Zhengming's family some time ago. You should have heard of Wen Zhengming, Qiu Ying He is among the most famous figures of his generation."
Song Wenjing did not mention the special nature of "Songxi Painting". Since it was his turn to bid, he certainly could not exaggerate about this work.
"Wen Zhengming, of course I know. I don't know what you want to express?" Ma Mingyu looked at the young man in front of him doubtfully, feeling that he was more difficult to deal with.
Song Wenjing smiled slightly, seeming to look calm and relaxed, "I purchased those two calligraphy and paintings last year for 1,600 yuan. Please note that they are two calligraphy and paintings. That is equivalent to a price of 800 yuan each. On this point, you You can ask Professor Zhang, he was also present at the time. And we also signed the contract, but unfortunately we didn’t bring it here today, otherwise you can take a look."
Only then did Ma Mingyu realize that what the other party meant was that Qiu Ying and Wen Zhengming were equally famous figures of the same era, so the prices of their calligraphy and paintings were not much different. Since the price he purchased last year was 800 yuan, then Ma Mingyu The price of this painting is roughly based on this calculation.
"Impossible, absolutely not, I absolutely cannot accept this price." Ma Mingyu waved his hand towards Song Wenjing as if he was chasing away flies.
Bargaining is a process. Song Wenjing didn't care about Ma Mingyu's disgust for him, but pulled Zhang Wenyuan, "Old man, what I just said is the truth? Master Ma, you should believe Professor Zhang's words."
Zhang Wenyuan did not distort the facts, it was indeed the case. He, Song Wenjing, had the ability to cut down the price, and that was his personal ability.
Seeing Zhang Wenyuan nodding, Ma Mingyu was still a little in disbelief.
"I don't care what price other people sell it for. I won't even consider your price for my painting."
Of course, Song Wenjing didn't expect to win it at this price. This was just his trick.
"Master Ma, the price was this last year. This year we also have to consider price factors, right? Well, I will suffer a little loss here. At 1,000 yuan, this price should be said to be very worthy of this painting, right?"
"1,000 yuan? No, it's still too low. Xiao Song, I know you're good at bargaining, so you don't have to keep playing those tricks. Let's do this, 1,500 yuan, if you want, take it. If you don't think it's appropriate, forget it. Already."
Ma Mingyu was a little indignant. He originally planned to sell the work for 2,000 yuan. But when Song Wenjing said it, everything seemed to be worthless. If there were no relevant channels to sell this work, he would not have sold it anyway. It will be sold to Song Wenjing, a profiteer.