Chapter 707: Fake can't be true
Xu Qiang finally made up his mind, but was interrupted by Xia Ruofei all of a sudden, and that anger was vented at once.
He looked at Xia Ruofei with some puzzlement and asked, "Xia Shao, what's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei said categorically: "I advise you not to buy this incense cabinet, because it is a fake!"
As soon as Xia Ruofei said this, Xu Qiang froze.
And Zhao Yongjun's face also changed slightly, because there are unwritten rules in the antique shop, for example, even if he is blind, he can only blame himself for not having the ability to see home, and he can't find a post-account.
In addition, even if they see something wrong, they can't say it is fake outright, and under normal circumstances, they will say vague things such as "can't see accurately" or "it's not easy to say", and those who really understand will naturally understand it as soon as they hear it.
Xia Ruofei is not a person in the antique circle, so as soon as he opened his mouth, he said that this cabinet was a fake, which was a bit unruly.
And although Zhao Yongjun does not have a deep study of woodware, after all, he has been in the antique industry for so many years, and he still has a basic vision, and he has not found any obvious problems, and in his opinion, Xia Ruofei, who has not been in contact with antiques, is even more unlikely to have made any discoveries.
Therefore, Zhao Yongjun cleared his throat and prepared to remind Xia Ruofei euphemistically.
However, before Zhao Yongjun could speak, An Fatzi, who was sitting opposite, had a sinking face, and said with a smile: "Little brother, things can be messed up, but words can't be said nonsense! The water in the antique industry is very deep, and people outside the circle had better mix less!"
Originally, Zhao Yongjun was going to remind Xia Ruofei to pay attention to the wording, but as soon as An Fatzi said this, Zhao Yongjun immediately quit.
Who is Xia Ruofei?
Even Song Lao is so important, yesterday Song Rui also put on a special scene, obviously to include him in the upper echelons of the capital, and Xia Ruofei also cured Zhao Yongjun's father's diabetes, so that this Mesozoic general can continue his career as a horseman, and even go further.
Xia Ruofei is the great benefactor of their Zhao family!
In the face of such a relationship, the rules in the antique circle are a fart!
An Fatzi, an antique dealer, still dares to be disrespectful to Xia Ruofei's yin and yang weirdness?
Zhao Yongjun immediately snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Fat man, what do you mean? My brother said that this cabinet is fake, so it is especially fake!"
Zhao Yongjun has always been known for his boldness in the antique circle, but he is still a wealthy man, once he has a real fire, the momentum of the chaos is not lost to anyone at all.
An Fatzi paused for a moment, Xia Ruofei is not an insider, he doesn't understand the rules, doesn't Zhao Yongjun understand the rules?
After all, An Fatzi is a native of Tianjin and Hong Kong, although he has had several contacts with Zhao Yongjun, and he vaguely knows that Zhao Yongjun's background is quite big, but after all, he does not know Zhao Yongjun like Xu Qiang.
If he knew Zhao Yongjun's family background, he would definitely not even dare to let a fart at this moment.
It's a pity he doesn't know.
So although he was a little jealous of Zhao Yongjun, he still stubbornly said: "Mr. Zhao, this is a bit unreasonable......!
"Lao Tzu is unreasonable!" Zhao Yongjun squinted his eyes and said in an unkind tone, "Also, Ruofei is my brother Zhao Yongjun, what qualifications do you have to call him little brother?"
"You ......" An Fatzi was choked speechless by Zhao Yongjun's strong posture.
Xu Qiang is the host, and he knows Zhao Yongjun's strong background, so he hurriedly glanced at An Fatzi, and then came out again and said: "Brother Jun, you dissipate your anger, Boss An doesn't mean anything else, it's Xia Shao's ......"
"Qiangzi, do you think my brother is talking too much?" Zhao Yongjun said in a cold voice, "Then don't talk so much nonsense, let's go!"
After speaking, Zhao Yongjun immediately beckoned Xia Ruofei and Song Rui to leave.
Song Rui didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, he glanced at Xu Qiang and An Fat with a smile, and said, "You two really have a kind of ......."
Xu Qiang's complexion changed greatly, and he hurriedly grabbed Zhao Yongjun's hand and begged: "Brother Jun, don't be angry!"
As he spoke, he gently twitched his mouth and said, "I definitely don't mean that! Xia Shao reminded me that I was also for my good, wasn't it?
Where did Xu Qiang dare to let Zhao Yongjun leave?
If Zhao Yongjun left angrily, then the friendship that had been built up with great difficulty over the years would be ruined, and it would even be remembered by Zhao Yongjun, and this was a master that few people in the capital dared to provoke! In comparison, what is the value of an incense cabinet with gall wood? Even if it is true, if you don't buy it, you won't lose a piece of meat.
Zhao Yongjun's face turned a little pale, and he said: "Qiangzi, since Ruofei said that there is a problem with this cabinet, don't buy it!"
"Okay, okay, don't buy it, don't buy it......" Xu Qiang hurriedly agreed.
The fat man over there changed his face slightly when he heard this, while Xia Ruofei caught a glimpse of Wang Xingshui, who looked honest, a resentful light flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but pouted secretly.
"Boss Xu, isn't this very good?" An Fat Man frowned slightly and said, "You said that you were interested in my cousin's incense cabinet, we just came all the way here, you don't look down on this object, you have to give an explanation, right? Otherwise, if it gets out, no one will dare to do business with me An Fatty!"
Xu Qiang's eyes widened, and he said in his heart that this fat man is too eyeless, and he has repeatedly entangled in this matter, and if he offends Brother Jun, can he have good fruits to eat?
"Boss An, it should be my freedom to buy it or not!" Xu Qiang said in a sullen voice, "I just asked you to bring things over for me to inspect the goods, but I never said that I must buy them!"
An Fatzi and Wang Xingshui glanced at each other, they didn't know what medicine Xu Qiang had taken wrong, and they were so jealous of that Zhao Yongjun and Xia Ruofei, their fluttering words made him make up his mind not to.
You must know that Xu Qiang was already very excited just now, and he almost bought it.
A piece of fat meat to the mouth flew like this, An Fat Man and Wang Xinshui were naturally full of resentment towards Xia Ruofei, the initiator Xia Ruofei, An Fat Man with a kind look was okay, Wang Xingshui's disguise skills were much worse, but the honest peasant dress showed a ruthlessness that was completely inconsistent with his identity.
Xia Ruofei saw Wang Xingshui's expression in his eyes, and just pouted and smiled disdainfully.
At this time, Guo Ruchen, who had not spoken all the time, said with a smile: "It's better to be a little calm, since this little brother Xia has made a judgment so confidently, he should be sure, why don't you let him say it?"
Zhao Yongjun frowned slightly and said, "Old Guo ......"
He knew that Xia Ruofei hadn't had much contact with the antique industry, there were too many doorways in this industry, even he wasn't sure that he would never be eye-catching, what could Xia Ruofei say as a layman?
Xia Ruofei didn't want Zhao Yongjun to be embarrassed, so he smiled and walked to the side of the gall wood incense cabinet, and said confidently: "Since Guo Lao said it, then I'll tell you my judgment!"
"Ruofei ......" Zhao Yongjun gently tugged at Xia Ruofei's sleeve.
He was worried that Xia Ruofei would be young and vigorous, and if he couldn't say that he was ugly, it would only add to the joke.
You must know that there are experts in this room! Except, of course, Song Rui and the stupid-looking Wang Xingshui.
Xia Ruofei waved his hand at Zhao Yongjun and said, "Brother Zhao, don't worry, since I dare to say it, there is naturally a reason!"
"Okay!" Zhao Yongjun said helplessly.
Xia Ruofei pointed to the incense cabinet of gall wood, and said undoubtedly: "This incense cabinet is indeed made of gall wood, and even some of it is really wood from the Ming Dynasty, which is also easy to mislead the people who identify it, but the fake is fake, and no matter how real it is, it is also a fake! In fact, this incense cabinet is pieced together, except for the top and front are made of old materials from the Ming Dynasty, the other parts are made of new materials!"
As soon as Xia Ruofei said this, An Fatzi and Wang Xingshui's faces suddenly changed drastically.
Xia Ruofei glanced at the two of them meaningfully, it was obvious that he was right, otherwise their reaction would not be so big.
Xia Ruofei's heart also settled down slightly, it seems that Xia Qing's vision is still reliable.
Then, Xia Ruofei said confidently according to what Xia Qing told him: "In fact, the two sides, the back and the bottom are all new materials, which are burned with caustic soda, but the old method is more exquisite, and the most conspicuous part is genuine old materials, so it is easy to confuse the real with the fake!"
As soon as Xia Ruofei's voice fell, Zhao Yongjun, Guo Ruchen and Xu Qiang immediately came to the front of the cabinet to take a closer look, and even Song Rui leaned over with wide eyes.
Although the three of them are not good at wood identification, they are also well-informed after all, and with Xia Ruofei's reminder, they have all found some traces of fraud more or less.
Of course, this is already a preconceived judgment and targeted to find the problem, so easy to find. At first, they didn't see the problem, after all, this method of fraud is still relatively clever.
"Sure enough, there are traces of aging...... Xu Qiang muttered.
Guo Ruchen and Zhao Yongjun also looked at Xia Ruofei with a look of surprise, feeling a little incredible.
Especially Zhao Yongjun, he felt even more unbelievable, after all, he knew that Xia Ruofei had not had much contact with antiques, how could he be more tricky than them, old players who had been in Panjiayuan and Liulichang all year round?
However, what surprised them even more was yet to come.
Xia Ruofei continued with a faint smile on his face: "In addition to the problem of materials, there are actually a few flaws, and traces of fraud can also be seen!"
"What?" Guo Ruchen exclaimed.
Zhao Yongjun also hurriedly said: "Ruofei, you can talk about it quickly, and let us have a long experience!"
And An Fatzi and Wang Xingshui's faces were red and white, and their eyes kept flashing, not knowing what they were thinking.
Xia Ruofei said confidently: "Everyone knows about 'hanging ashes', right?"
"Of course, there is usually a layer of ash hanging behind the old furniture, which can play a role in preventing moisture!" Zhao Yongjun said immediately.
Xia Ruofei pointed to this cabinet and said: "You take a closer look at the hanging ash on the back and the ash on the bottom, compare it, is it almost the same? But this is an obvious flaw, one side is against the wall, the other side is next to the ground, the degree of moisture and peeling in hundreds of years will definitely be different, and there is only one possibility that the hanging ash can show almost the same effect, that is, it was artificially made later!"
Just when Zhao Yongjun and the others were busy comparing the hanging ashes on both sides, Xia Ruofei continued: "There is also a problem with the copper work on the top, the frame of the Ming Dynasty wood is dug up and down, and the roots will be inserted into the wooden groove separately after the nails are pierced, which is a necessary process, and the workmanship inside this cabinet is obviously a lot rougher, so it must be fake!"
Zhao Yongjun and Guo Ruchen had just finished watching the ashes, and after listening to Xia Ruofei's words, they immediately turned to observe what Xia Ruofei said, and sure enough, they also found flaws.
In fact, these flaws are not too obvious, unless there is a very in-depth study of the wood, coupled with very careful observation, can be found.
Zhao Yongjun and the three of them couldn't help but be amazed, and the hearts of An Fatzi and Wang Xingshui sank to the bottom.
In fact, these two people often cheat money, but each time they are very well planned, and the level of counterfeiting is high, and they almost succeed smoothly, and many people do not even find out that they have received fakes now.
So when An Fatzi heard that Xu Qiang had suddenly become more interested in woodware recently, he carefully planned this game, but he didn't expect to be disturbed by Xia Ruofei.
The level of fraud in their incense cabinet has reached its peak, and basically a few places where there may be subtle flaws have been pointed out by Xia Ruofei.
And what made them even more puzzled was that Xia Ruofei didn't go close to check this incense cabinet carefully just now, but just looked at it from a distance, but it seemed that he had carefully checked it inch by inch, and accurately said the flaws in this incense cabinet.
This made An Fatzi and Wang Xinshui feel that the whole thing was full of evil spirits.
After Guo Ruchen carefully looked at the incense cabinet, he sighed with emotion: "Admire and admire! What a hero out of a young man! Boss Zhao, you are a great friend!"
Zhao Yongjun was even happier when he saw Xia Ruofei being praised by the vice president of the Beijing Antique Association, and grinned: "Haha! Ruofei's ability is great, it seems that there is nothing he can't do!"
Xia Ruofei smiled slightly: "President Guo has won the award." ”
Zhao Yongjun is his buddy, no matter how he praises him, he can accept it calmly, but Guo Ruchen is the vice president of the Beijing Antique Association after all, and he is also an elder, Xia Ruofei must be polite.
Xu Qiang bowed to Xia Ruofei very sincerely, and said, "Xia Shao, this time it's really thanks to you!
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Qiangzi, you are a friend of Brother Zhao, since I see the problem, I naturally can't stand idly by!"
"Xia Shao's Ende Qiangzi remembered!" Xu Qiang said gratefully, and then turned to An Fatzi and Wang Xingshui, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.