Chapter 52 A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains
Xiao Zhuo met Chen Yingzhou on TV and said respectfully, "It turns out to be Mr. Chen. Nice to meet you!"
The antique lovers and antique shop owners behind him were very familiar with Chen Yingzhou's name, and they all came closer to him, "Mr. Chen, I have admired your name for a long time, can you please come to my store to have a look?"
"Mr. Chen, I admire you very much. Can you sign your name for me?!"
"I came first, you guys stand in the back!"
At this time, the room felt like a star chasing scene.
Da Jinya did not expect that Chen Yingzhou would appear in his store, and planned to take a photo with him.
If his photo is hung in the store, it will undoubtedly be a golden sign.
Just when Da Jinya was about to take out his cell phone, Chen Yingzhou shouted, "Shut up!"
Hearing this voice, everyone immediately stopped chasing stars and looked at Chen Yingzhou with admiring eyes.
"I'm really sorry. I won't sign autographs and take photos with anyone today. I just want to talk to this little brother now. Please be quiet!" Chen Yingzhou pointed at Xiao Zhuo.
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly looked disappointed.
"Little brother, can you show me this painting?" Chen Yingzhou said respectfully.
Xiao Zhuo didn't expect that a big boss like Chen Yingzhou could be so polite, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of respect.
"No problem! Then please ask Mr. Chen to help you grow your eyes!" Chen Yingzhou took the painting from Xiao Zhuo with both hands.
Then he took out a miniature magnifying glass from the bag he carried with him, hung it directly on his spectacle lenses, and squinted his eyes very intently to study it.
The place was very quiet, and everyone focused their attention on him in unison.
Da Jinya on the side suddenly couldn't hold back. After all, this painting had just been sold from him. He wanted to know what Chen Yingzhou had discovered more than anyone else.
"Mr. Chen, what's wrong?"
Chen Yingzhou put the magnifying glass into his bag, pointed at the scroll and said, "This is the top quality Hetian ruby!"
Hotan ruby?
Everyone suddenly showed doubtful expressions.
Have you ever heard of Hotan jade? What is Hotan ruby?
Even Li Tingting, who was born in a family of antiques, has never heard of it.
Although Xiao Zhuo discovered something else about this painting with his spiritual awareness, his understanding of jade was definitely not as good as Chen Yingzhou's, so he was very curious.
"Mr. Chen, what is the Hotan ruby you are talking about?" Li Tingting asked.
Chen Yingzhou raised his chin, stroked his moustache with his hand and said with dignity, "This Hotan red jade is the giant panda among Hotan jade. The red color on the jade is priceless, which shows that red jade is extremely precious.
Look at this ruby scroll scroll, which is as bright as a cock's comb, with a grease-like luster, its purple-red parts are like coagulated blood, and its red parts are like cinnabar. It is the best among rubies."
After listening to Chen Yingzhou's introduction, everyone couldn't help but be amazed. They didn't expect this ruby to be so precious.
And if such precious ruby is used as a scroll decoration, then the painting in the scroll must be priceless!
"Little brother, can I open this painting?" Chen Yingzhou continued to request politely. After all, the real owner of this painting is Xiao Zhuo.
Xiao Zhuo nodded and made a gesture of invitation.
"Please make room for me!" Chen Yingzhou came directly to the counter, took off his coat and spread it on top, put the scroll on it, and then took out a pair of white gloves from his satchel and put them on his hands.
Seeing such professional operation, everyone couldn't help but sigh: He is indeed a famous person!
Chen Yingzhou held the scroll with both hands and turned it slowly, and then an elegant brush and ink landscape scroll appeared in front of everyone, with fishermen, woodcutter, scholars, and rolling hills...
When most of the picture scroll was shown, everyone's expressions changed, especially the eyes of Da Jinya, which almost fell off.
"What! Another picture of mountains and rivers thousands of miles away!" Li Tingting exclaimed.
When Chen Yingzhou unfolded all the scrolls, the scene suddenly became excited.
"What's going on? There's an exact same painting inside a fake!"
"What on earth is this faker thinking?"
"This is simply unheard of!"
Hearing the noisy discussion, Chen Yingzhou shouted, "Quiet!"
The scene was completely silent, and all eyes returned to Chen Yingzhou.
His face was solemn, he took out a larger magnifying glass from his bag, lay down in front of the painting and looked at it, mumbling incessantly.
"That's not right! This...how is this possible!?"
No one could understand what the old man wanted to express.
Li Tingting pulled the corner of Xiao Zhuo's clothes curiously and asked, "Xiao Zhuo, what are Mr. Chen doing?"
A playful smile appeared on Xiao Zhuo's face.
"Don't worry, you'll know soon!"
Everyone held their breath and looked at Chen Yingzhou intently.
I saw him taking out a bottle of transparent liquid, squeezing out a drop from a test tube and dripping it on the edge of the painting.
The next second, the liquid turned pink, and then the color gradually became lighter until it completely disappeared.
Chen Yingzhou froze on the spot as if he had lost his soul. After a moment, he put down the magnifying glass in his hand.
When he slowly raised his head, tears filled his eyes.
Seeing this scene, everyone was even more puzzled, "Why is this old man crying? Is he mentally ill?"
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, that I would be able to see the original painting of Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains in my lifetime!" Chen Yingzhou shouted excitedly.
"What! Authentic work!?"
Da Jinya couldn't believe his ears. If it was true as Chen Yingzhou said, then this painting would be worth at least several million!
"Impossible! "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was brought out by Puyi, and later lived among the people. It was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that it was found and handed over to the Imperial Capital Museum for collection!
This is something that everyone in China knows, Mr. Chen, stop joking!"
Da Jinya didn't want to believe Chen Yingzhou's words, so he said this deliberately.
Everyone thought what Big Gold Tooth said was very reasonable.
If what you see in front of you is real, then wouldn’t the Imperial Capital Museum be fake?
How could so many cultural relic experts make a mistake?
"That makes sense!"
"Mr. Chen must have seen it wrong!"
“Antique bosses sometimes make mistakes!”
"..."
Hearing these questioning voices, Chen Yingzhou showed disdain on his face.
"You only know one, but don't know the other!
That's right! The Imperial Capital Museum does collect half of the Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains map, but that half, like this fake, was copied by later generations.
Why am I so sure? Because that half of the painting was donated by my grandfather back then!
This painting has delicate strokes and a strong style. I just tested it with an isotope detection reagent. The era of this painting is completely consistent with Wang Ximeng’s era!
So I dare to conclude that this painting is the real picture of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains!" This chapter has been completed!