Chapter 185: Naked Official Chen Youwen
Chen Youwen came with his two sons, Chen Zhen and Chen Bao, not empty-handed, but brought more than a dozen volumes of calligraphy and paintings, all of which are fine. Among them, there is a Fan Kuan's "Snow Mountain Map", a Juran "Mountain Dwelling Map", a Huang Juhuan "Spring Shore Flying Flower Map" and Su Dongpo's "Sea Book Sticker" are the best of the best!
"Fan Kuan's "Snow Mountain", Ju Ran's "Mountain Dwelling", Huang Juhuan's "Spring Shore Flying Flowers", and Su Dongpo's "Sea Book Huai Poems" ......"
Wu Haogu let out a voice of surprise as he unfolded the scroll placed on a large rectangular painting case. The four pieces of calligraphy and painting that surprised him were all genuine by everyone! Not only fine, but also real enough...... At least in Wu Haogu's opinion, it's all true.
After he finished reading it, he asked Mi Youren to watch it again. Mi Youren's painting skills are not as good as Wu Haogu, but his eyesight is above Wu Haogu - he participated in the compilation of "History of Painting" and "History of Calligraphy", two authoritative works in the field of Chinese painting and calligraphy!
Mi Youren looked very carefully, a total of fifteen volumes of calligraphy and paintings, one by one, read them over and over again, and read them all for half an hour.
At the same time that Mi Youren was looking at the painting, Wu Haogu asked the little maid to serve tea, and sat next to the tea table waiting for guests to talk to the Chen family father and son.
After a few words of greeting, Wu Haogu went straight to the topic, "Chen Wenlin, do you want to ask us Christie's to help sing and sell these paintings?" β
Christie's is now mainly engaged in singing and selling calligraphy and paintings, and it has made so much effort to hold the current "first auction in the world", of course, it can't just sing and sell the two paintings of "Li Shishi's Photo" and "Mo Niangzi Dancing".
So since last month, Su Dalang has been trying to solicit lots. However, I didn't collect many high-quality products - after all, singing and selling calligraphy and painting is still a new thing, and no one knows the bottom of their hearts. In case no one comes to bid, it will not be cost-effective to sell at a low price.
Unexpectedly, Chen Youwen, an old enemy of Wu Haogu, actually brought fifteen pieces of calligraphy and painting at this moment, and four of them were the best of the best.
Chen Youwen smiled and nodded: "That's right, that's what the old man meant." These paintings and calligraphy are sold by Christie. β
Wu Haogu looked at Chen Youwen and said: "Fan Kuan's "Snow Mountain Map", Ju Ran's "Mountain Dwelling Map", Huang Juhuan's "Spring Shore Flying Flower Map", and Su Dongpo's "Sea Book Huai Poems" are the treasures of the town store!" β
The treasure of the town store is placed there for people to see, unless it is a last resort, never take out the baby!
To do the business of calligraphy, painting and antiques, if you don't have a few treasures of the town store, you will make your peers laugh.
"The old man has already become an official," Chen Youwen touched his beard and said, "I won't do anything about calligraphy, painting, and literature." β
Didn't do it?
Really?
The Great Song Dynasty didn't let officials do business, and you, an official, didn't come out of the serious exam, nor did you reincarnate with your ability, what are you pretending to be high?
Wu Haogu was stunned, and then looked at the brothers Chen Zhen and Chen Bao, who were all dejected, sitting there like two wilted eggplants.
The calligraphy and painting shop can make money!
Tens of thousands, in other industries when tired and broken waist is not necessarily there, in the calligraphy and painting industry as long as there is a high-grade shop, who does not have tens of thousands of dollars a year?
If you want to quit now, you won't be willing to change anyone.
But Chen Youwen, the old boy, is right to choose to quit!
The money in the calligraphy and painting shop is easy to make, but the "pit" is also big enough, if there is no backstage, it is easy to fall in and out. Didn't the samurai family fall into it before? Although Chen Youwen now has an official body, he is not young now, and he doesn't know when he will hang up, in case there are three long and two short, the two baby sons will be meat on other people's chopping boards......
Besides, the matter between him and Wu Haogu is not over yet!
Therefore, it is a very wise choice to dispose of the calligraphy and painting business at home now.
"Teacher, I've seen it all, and everything is real enough."
Mi Youren had finished reading the calligraphy and painting at this time, walked to Wu Haogu's side, and sat down as well.
Of course, what Chen Youwen brought was real...... Now Wu Haogu has Mi Youren by his side, and the Wu family father and son are also big experts. It is unlikely that Chen Youwen will succeed in deceiving them by trying to deceive them, unless he is also like Wu Haogu, who can make some unique boutique fakes.
Wu Haogu nodded with a smile and said to Chen Youwen: "Wenlin's things are good, but Christie's rules are that you must produce an appraisal document, and this document will charge some hard money." If Mi Yuanhui issues the documents, the pen must be given first, and three dollars will be charged for one word! β
Christie's appraisal documents are not just anyone's documents, and only Mi Youren, Wu Haogu and Wu Cheng can issue documents. Of course, the person who issued the paper had to take the money, and the money was different for everyone.
Wu Hao's ancient document is 50 yuan, Wu Chengzhi's document is 10 yuan, and Mi Youren's document is the most expensive, priced according to the word, one word and three yuan!
Yes, the documents issued by Mi Youren are much more expensive than those of Wu Haogu! And the money must be given first, no matter whether the calligraphy and painting can be sold in the end, the money cannot be refunded.
But people are not unreasonable, now the calligraphy and painting market Mi Youren's big characters can not be taken down without ten ta, and now only three tassels are charged, which is a super preferential price - the Song Dynasty's calligraphy and painting market is like this, word stickers have always been more expensive than paintings. For example, Mi Fu's word sticker is much more expensive than Mi Fu's landscape (Mi Fu's landscape painting is recognized, known as Mi Jia's landscape).
Therefore, Mi Youren's appraisal documents can be directly written on the picture scroll and book stickers as inscriptions, and when he goes up to the inscription, the value of this painting is immediately different......
Of course, if the person who inscribed the inscription is replaced by Zhao Ji, then the value of his inscription and stamping is likely to exceed that of the calligraphy and painting itself. Historically, there have been many paintings and calligraphy inscribed by Song Huizong and stamped as a resultβsome profiteers cut off the characters and stamped parts of Song Huizong and sold them individually.
"Okay," Chen Youwen smiled at Mi Youren, "Then it will bother the Xiaomi officials." β
Chen Youwen is really an expert!
Let Mi Youren put an inscription on the picture scroll book, and it will definitely not lose money.
Wu Haogu nodded, and said: "In this case, when Yuan Hui finishes the question, we will finalize the reserve price of these calligraphy and paintings, and I will ask someone to prepare the contract, and after signing the contract, I will seal and pack these fifteen pieces of calligraphy and painting...... Can locks and seals be brought? β
"Brought, all bringed."
After the appraisal is completed, the calligraphy and painting are sealed, packed, sealed, and finally locked, which is a set of procedures that Su Dalang came up with, in order to prevent things from being transferred.
And the seal and the lock must be brought by the buyer, the words on the seal are written by themselves, and the key to the lock is held by themselves. If you are still not at ease, you can leave someone to live in Christie's main store and take care of it yourself.
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"Daddy, we really don't do calligraphy and painting anymore?"
The three of the Chen family, father and son, signed the contract, affixed the seal, locked the box personally, and paid a few hundred "appraisal fees" before Christie's got out, and after walking a few far, Chen Youwen's youngest son Chen Bao couldn't help but ask.
Chen Youwen glanced at his son and said coldly: "How much virtue there is, how much wealth you have." My family's calligraphy, paintings, and literary toys are sold for at least 100,000 yuan, and the store can sell at least 100,000 yuan...... Coupled with the cash in your hand, you have 300,000 yuan, which is not enough for the two of you to eat, drink and have fun for a lifetime? β
"Even the shop was sold? We don't live in Kaifeng anymore? β
Chen Youwen's eldest son Chen Zhen was also stunned, his shop and house were connected, and it was inconvenient to sell them separately.
"People move to live, trees ......move to die," Chen Youwen said a little desolately, "Wu Hao Gu Na, we can't afford to provoke, can't we still hide?" Taking advantage of the present, there is still a little relationship with the father, and there is still a Wen Linlang on his body, so he must arrange a way back for you.
This Kaifeng Mansion, you can't live, move out as soon as possible, and go with your mother. β
"Where?" Chen Bao asked.
Chen Zhen was also very surprised: "Yes, Daddy, we don't live in Kaifeng Mansion, where are we going?" β
"Go to Yangzhou." Chen Youwen lowered his voice and said, "I have already arranged for my father, there is a house in Yangzhou that was bought with a fake name, and you two and your mother-in-law also have fake household registration over there." Just pass quietly, and no one will know it's you. Don't do anything when you arrive in Yangzhou, live in peace and stability, and wait for the news of your father. β