Xu Qingjie now trusted He Ren very much. As soon as He Ren finished speaking, he raised his sign and shouted one million, doubling the price just now.
He Ren was dumbfounded, "Didn't I tell you not to be too hasty and take your time?"
Xu Qingjie looked innocent, "One million is no longer urgent..."
He Ren was helpless, how the hell could he play like this?
However, things did not go as He Ren thought. No matter how the beautiful host instigated, no one continued to increase the price. On the contrary, the big-mouthed monkey smiled at Xu Qingjie, which meant that I was only targeting Chen Zheng.
Zhou Wei thought it was a scam, but he didn't see the problem. Instead, he felt that Xu Qingjie's sudden bid must be related to He Ren.
Even if Zhou Wei no longer looked down on He Ren, he still knew that He Ren had extraordinary vision, so he suggested that Fatty Qian also offer Xu Qingjie an outbid.
Fatty Qian would naturally not agree with Zhou Wei's opinion. If Zhou Wei could tell one, two or three, maybe Fatty Qian could still argue with Xu Qingjie for the sake of money. There is no need for it now. It's not like setting up a career for himself out of thin air. An enemy?
Seeing Fatty Qian shaking his head, Zhou Wei did not insist. He really didn't understand why Xu Qingjie bid.
Xu Qingjie actually didn't understand. After taking the photo, he asked He Ren, "What's going on? Didn't you say you couldn't determine the authenticity? Can you confirm it again?"
"That's it."
"Is it really Wen Zhengming's painting?"
Xu Qingjie was more excited. If it was Wen Zhengming's authentic work, then he would have picked up a big leak. If the leak was small, the face would be big. He could go back and brag about it.
He Ren shook his head, "It was not painted by Wen Zhengming."
Xu Qingjie had a constipated expression on his face and wished he could beat He Ren to death. Zhang Nuo, who had been sitting silently on the side, laughed out loud, "Stop being so secretive and tell him quickly."
"Okay. It was painted by Qiu Ying."
"Qiu Ying? The four Ming families?"
"Hey, I didn't expect you to have some culture."
"Nonsense, don't I know the four Ming families?"
Xu Qingjie wanted to strangle He Ren to death, but seeing that He Ren had just helped him pick up the slack, he held back for the time being.
In fact, Qiu Ying is also quite famous, and his paintings have sales records of tens of millions, and there are even more millions of paintings, so He Rencai asked Xu Qingjie to hurry up.
Qiu Ying is the youngest in the Ming family and the lowest born.
Wen Zhengming came from a family of officials, Shen Zhou came from a scholarly family, Tang Bohu came from a business family, and Qiu Ying was just a painter.
He is not a lacquer carving craftsman like Zhang Cheng, but a painter who paints for others. If the employer needs it, Qiu Ying can paint a few strokes on the wall or other places.
Qiu Ying liked to paint, but no employer was willing to let him paint, so he painted secretly at night. He even came to Suzhou and settled in Taohuawu.
Many literati and poets lived in Taohuawu. Wen Zhengming's "Literary Office Alley", Zhu Yunming's "Sanmaoguan Lane", and Tang Bohu's "Peach Blossom Fairy Pavilion" are all here. It is now a star community.
With more literati and poets, there are naturally more handicraft shops and workshops. There are all kinds of jade shops, bookstores, four treasure shops, fan shops, painters, lacquer workers and various craftsmen everywhere.
Qiu Ying happened to be the professional counterpart and quickly found a job.
Wen Zhengming once visited a gallery and happened to meet Qiu Ying who was looking inside. The two casually chatted for a few words. Wen Zhengming discovered that Qiu Ying had a lot of insights into painting. He looked at Qiu Ying's paintings again and Wen Zhengming was shocked. It is really rare for a person, a painter who has never learned painting, to be able to paint like this.
The two chatted happily. Although Qiu Ying was nearly thirty years younger than Wen Zhengming, the two soon became friends.
Wen Zhengming loved talents, so he recommended Qiu Ying to Zhou Chen and asked Qiu Ying to learn from this famous master.
You may not be familiar with Zhou Chen, but his apprentices are quite famous. One is Qiu Ying, and the other is Tang Bohu. He taught two of the four Ming families, which are so awesome...
"Qiu Ying went to study painting, so he wouldn't have time to work. Wen Zhengming couldn't give Qiu Ying money directly, which would make Qiu Ying lose face. Wen Zhengming knew that Qiu Ying had superb painting skills, but his calligraphy was not top-notch, so he proposed to give him money. Qiu Ying’s paintings were given inscriptions and postscripts, and then stamped with his own seal, so that Qiu Ying could sell them for more money…”
Everyone was stunned, and Xu Qingjie asked, "Is this what this painting is like?"
He Ren nodded, "I didn't expect it to be Qiu Ying's work at first, so I didn't see it. If the author were replaced by Qiu Ying, many people would be able to tell it was an authentic work."
"Because many people's paintings only have fine workmanship and no elegance. Few people can match the colors of ocher, white, azurite, and stone green as well as Qiu Ying, which is elegant and simple."
"This is not what I said, but what Dong Qichang said. He also said that it took five hundred years for Qiu Ying to appear. He even believed that Qiu Ying was better at painting green landscapes than Wen Zhengming. I reserve this point. Opinion……"
Xu Qingjie didn't care about He Ren's reservations. He only cared about how big a leak he had picked up this time and how big a dick he could pretend to be.
He Ren sighed, "This painting is relatively simple. According to Qiu Ying's habit, he should draw two paintings of this kind, hook one first, and then draw another. You can search carefully. If there is something similar but no signature, then layout If the painting is similar to the content, buy it first. If you sell two paintings together, the price will be at least five times higher."
Xu Qingjie asked again, "Is the hook more valuable or the painting more valuable?"
"This kind of painting is all done in color, so it must be valuable!"
He Ren is numb, does Xu Qingjie understand?
Chen Zheng suddenly asked, "Without Qiu Ying's signature, how can you be sure that it is Qiu Ying's original work and not a forgery?"
"Let's find some famous experts to appraise it together. Anyway, there is no particularly rigorous method for appraising paintings and calligraphy."
"Damn it. No need for identification, it should be authentic."
At this time, Xu Qingjie slapped his thigh. Seeing everyone looking at him, he explained, "I found another painting that Lao He mentioned. It is also the "Orchid Picture", without a seal or signature."
"That's a good thing. Who are you scolding? Is it in the hands of some celebrity and can't be bought?"
Xu Qingjie sighed, "It's not in the hands of celebrities, but in the Palace Museum. How can I buy it?"
Everyone was speechless. In this case, it was definitely out of the question. But it is also a good thing. At least it can prove that this painting is authentic. It is still possible to sell it for four to five million. Xu Qingjie made a net profit of more than three million.
Sure enough, Xu Qingjie soon became happy, "Now that I have found the evidence, this painting will not lose its status as a gift..."
Everyone looked at Xu Qingjie's triumphant face and all curled their lips. This was not a gift but it was clearly a way to show off...
"Now let's usher in the next auction..."
Everyone's attention was drawn to it again. According to the process, the items at the back must be more valuable, and the first three items also confirmed this.
It was still a painting. He Ren was a little curious, where did the organizer get so many paintings?
Taking a closer look, He Ren was stunned. This painting had both a signature and a seal, and it also belonged to the same person - Shen Zhou!
As soon as I mentioned Wen Zhengming, his teacher came.
