Chapter 497: The Ill-fated Vase

Macau gambling king He Shen was a teenager due to his father's poor management, and his family was in decline, and the little He Shen seemed to have fallen from heaven to hell in an instant, tasting the bitterness of the world and the cold of the world. But perhaps it is precisely because of this that he has developed a very good ability and habit of suffering losses when he is young and old. When he was young, he took advantage of the war to go to Macau, and at that time he only had ten Hong Kong dollars, and it was with these ten dollars that he laid a casino for himself and became the famous Macau gambling king.

It is said that Ye Han gambled with very high skills, and it was difficult to meet opponents, but he lost a gambling horse with He Shen, the fame of the Macau gambling king has spread all over Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, even if it is the mainland, it is estimated that many people know his name, and when he mentions his name, it is really thunderous.

Even today, there are many newcomers in the gambling world, but He Shen's hegemony is still standing, which is admirable and surprising.

When I arrived in Macau, when I mentioned the gambling king, I must be talking about He Shen, which is why He Bo is reluctant to be called the gambling king. This is also, although Uncle He is also legendary, but compared with this Macau gambling king, it is still dwarfed, after all, this Macau gambling king is the most powerful, the most profitable, the most famous, and the longest life among the Macau gambling legends. If you use the emperor as an analogy, this Macau gambling king is like the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and his reign is really very long.

But such a legend. Zhang Tianyuan, who is a layman in betting, was not interested at all, because he didn't know this person at all. He hadn't even heard of it before he came to the gambling ship. In his eyes, this person is now an old man who can't walk, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

There were two people beside He Shen, one of them was Liang Zitong, the king of real estate construction, Liang Zitong also saw Zhang Tianyuan at this time, but his face was not very good. And the other person should be Uncle He, Uncle He's age is much younger than He Shen, but he is just over the age of six, and his hair is white. There is a feeling of fairy wind and bones, and between gestures, it is also very temperamental, if this is not Uncle He, then Zhang Tianyuan really can't think of anyone else.

He Bo also seemed to sense Zhang Tianyuan's eyes, looked up at Zhang Tianyuan, his eyes flashed, and then turned into a smile, looking very kind. But it is definitely not to be underestimated.

When the gambling king arrived, it was natural to catch up with his old friends, but basically all of the people here were his juniors, and the people of his era had already left. He Shen and Ye Han fought for a lifetime, but in the end, when Ye Han died, he found that he actually admired him the most. The one who wants to make friends the most is Ye Han, although some of these juniors here are richer than him. But his rank was there, when he arrived. Almost everyone stood up.

Liang Zitong also hugged a few acquaintances, and then stared at Zhang Tianyuan with a confident smile on his face. Can he not be confident? The Macau gambling king came to sit for him, He Bo supported him, and so many friends cheered him on, what was he afraid of?

"Zhang Gongzi, I have already brought the bet you want, you might as well see how it is first? If you are not satisfied, you can adjust it in time!"

To be honest, the reason why this incident has such a big impact is not unrelated to Liang Zitong. After several tabloid newspapers reported it, he also made an anonymous phone call to explain the matter in more detail, and called his old friends, hoping that the old friends would be able to cheer at that time. He made such a big deal because he felt that he would definitely be able to win, that is, to make Zhang Tianyuan lose face, and let his son now become a joke in the whole of Hong Kong, he was extremely uncomfortable in his heart, and if he didn't retaliate, he would really be unable to let go of it.

Because he was worried that Zhang Tianyuan would refuse this gamble for some reason, so Liang Zitong brought enough antiques over today, if Zhang Tianyuan was not satisfied with the good things he took out to gamble, it would be simple, he was willing to take out other things, and he would definitely not let Zhang Tianyuan have the opportunity to regret refusing.

"Okay, then let's take a look, it's still the same sentence, I hope that what Mr. Liang brought can satisfy me, otherwise, even if there are so many people watching, I will still give up the gamble, don't forget what we said yesterday." ”

Zhang Tianyuan does not have high requirements for whether the object is equivalent or not, but it must be something he likes, otherwise he will never gamble, because it is a pure waste of time, even if so many people look at it? The reason is greater than the sky! He has enough reasons to stop the gambling game! I can't come to you with that fake, I also have to bet with you with something worth billions of dollars, so am I stupid?

Hearing Zhang Tianyuan say this, Liang Zitong snorted coldly and said: "Zhang Gongzi don't worry, but this thing is still put out together, it's not that I don't believe in Zhang Gongzi, but there are many things to steal beams and change pillars, and hide from the world, I have to be careful, and ask Zhang Gongzi to also put things on the gambling table, in broad daylight, to determine the authenticity, if it is the original thing, it will be fine, if not, then this is Zhang Gongzi does not keep his promise." ”

"Hmph, just say that Lao Tzu will play tanuki for you to change the prince, just say it, and there is so much nonsense. Zhang Tianyuan snorted coldly in his heart, took his styrofoam box, and carefully placed the three things on the gambling table: "Please, Mr. Liang, my things have been taken out, what about yours?"

Liang Zitong saw that Zhang Tianyuan was so simple and not easy to continue to delay, so he waved his hand to a few people behind, so soon someone carried a few things on a tray, or carefully held them and put them on the gambling table, everyone could see that it was impossible to steal beams and change pillars here, and play tanuki for princes.

"Zhang Gongzi can take his time, don't worry, if there is anything you don't understand, you can also ask the experts I brought, they are all experts in antiques. Liang Zitong glanced at Zhang Tianyuan disdainfully, and then said something rather sarcastic. It seems that Zhang Tianyuan is an elephant with a pig's nose and green onions.

Although Zhang Tianyuan's background information has been investigated, Liang Zitong does not believe it very much. Zhang Tianyuan is young, maybe he can do business with the help of Old Man Nie. But the identification of antiques requires real skills, and it definitely doesn't work, and it doesn't work out what kind of treasure appreciation program on TV is fake.

Zhang Tianyuan smiled faintly, too lazy to continue arguing with Liang Zitong, he was already attracted by the things that Liang Zitong's subordinates put on the gambling table at this time, because these are indeed a few good things, although the value is quite different from his own three things, but it can be regarded as a make-do, and it is also what Zhang Tianyuan likes.

Liang Zitong saw that Zhang Tianyuan did not respond to his words. I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, it was like a punch smashed into the mud, and instead of hurting the other party, I still trapped myself in it, which was uncomfortable.

Seeing Zhang Tianyuan go to see a few things he put away, he instructed the three old men behind him to identify the three things that Zhang Tianyuan placed on the gambling table. He clearly lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and he was afraid that Zhang Tianyuan would replace the real one with a fake. But it's not too much, after all, it's better to be careful, and Zhang Tianyuan was replaced. Bet with a stranger, something must be identified, in case it is replaced, then it can also be replaced in time. So as not to get into trouble afterwards.

Although Zhang Tianyuan did not leave the ship, there were quite a few people who came to the ship, and who knew that those people did not bring anything to steal the beams and change the pillars? He invited three appraisal masters with expertise in calligraphy, painting, and porcelain to help at a high price.

In broad daylight, Zhang Tianyuan was not afraid of what they would do. So I didn't care about the three appraisers, but walked to a few things that Liang Zitong brought over. You have to take a good look, this time Liang Zitong brought some treasure to him. There are a total of six things that Liang Zitong brought today, two more than yesterday's things, but four of them are two sets of porcelain, and the remaining two things are two scrolls, but I don't know if they are paintings or words.

More things may not be more price, this seems to Liang Zitong still understands, it is not a fake, if all are genuine, there is also a big price difference between them, let's talk about the paintings of the Bada Shanren, maybe the remaining four or five are not as high as the one won by Zhang Tianyuan yesterday, this kind of thing is not clear.

The two sets of porcelain, one of which should be the Qing Yongzheng pastel bat peach pattern olive bottle, the fetal quality is delicate, the glaze is smooth, the color is bright and exquisite, the whole utensils are layered, the picture is plump and lovely, the peach pattern is drawn, almost delicate, the primary and secondary are distinct, and they are integrated, and do not give people the feeling of triviality and piling up.

Skimming mouth, long neck, sloping shoulders, bulging belly, ring feet. The shape is similar to the sprinkle, so it is also called the 'olive bottle'. This pastel bat-peach pattern olive bottle was produced in the official kiln of Jingdezhen in Yongzheng, representing the level of pastel making in the entire Qing Dynasty. Pastel, also known as "soft color", is a variety of overglaze color, which has a rough feeling to the touch and looks matte, but the pattern is more three-dimensional.

On the basis of Kangxi five-color porcelain, the official potter invented pastel. It is said that Emperor Yongzheng had a soft spot for pastel, so the craftsmen at that time were very particular about the shape, color, and line making of pastel porcelain, thus achieving the glory of "Yongzheng pastel". The bottle body of the vase is painted with two bats in pastel peaches, because the peach symbolizes "longevity", and the bat is the homonym of "blessing", implying happiness and longevity. According to research, this kind of porcelain is used for the longevity of the emperor and concubine.

A hundred years ago, China experienced the war years of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the invasion of foreign enemies. In the stormy years, some precious porcelain was buried in the war, while others were scattered among the people or overseas. Among them, the pastel porcelain of the Yongzheng official kiln has been handed down very rarely, and the works of bottles are extremely rare. Therefore, before 2002, the pastel official kiln bottles, known as the "peak" of the Yongzheng period, became a missing link in the history of ceramics in China. According to historical records, Jingdezhen once produced "pastel olive bottles", but people have never seen it with their own eyes.

What people don't know is that as early as the first half of the 20th century, these two objects have been floating across the sea and overseas, and for decades, the "treasure bottle" has been used as a lamp holder for a table lamp without any protection settings. It has survived undamaged and is a legend in itself.

Speaking of this, I can't help but sigh again, many people say that things that have been stolen abroad are better preserved, and tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars of antiques are used as table lamp holders, which is also called good preservation? Fortunately, it is not bad, otherwise it would be a big loss. (To be continued......)