Tang Dayuan came to Los Angeles and was most concerned about his batch of Hongwu porcelain. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Hongwu porcelain of Zhu Yuanzhang's time, although it was Hailao porcelain, but because this batch was official kiln porcelain, it was worth a lot.

At the auction, Zhang Yi believes that it will definitely set off stormy waves!

Uncle Chen's suggestion.

It is to position this auction as a special session for the Ming Dynasty!

But then again.

Although Hongwu porcelain is precious, as a special session of the Ming Dynasty, Uncle Chen feels that some calligraphy and painting are still needed to enhance the literary and artistic atmosphere of the auction.

It is best to have a heavyweight painting and calligraphy that can afford this auction.

For example, the famous "Ming Four Families", Shen Zhou, Wen Huiming, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying. Or, the most famous Dong Qichang and Bada Shanren outside the "Four Ming Families", such as Zhou Chen, Lu Ji, Dai Jin, etc.

It's best to have their paintings to support the scene.

Recently, Uncle Chen has been looking for relevant Ming Dynasty paintings and calligraphy within this range.

However, to no avail.

Bring this up.

Zhang Yi suddenly thought of something.

In Beicheng, at Wang Chang's auction company, Zhang Yi once bought a special painting.

That painting is called "Visiting Friends in Akiyama".

The original is a painting by Tang Bohu, and that painting is an imitation of the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that when Zhang Yi appraised the painting, he found that the painting actually had a mezzanine, that is, the legendary picture-in-picture.

The main function of the picture-in-picture is to collect treasures and protect the precious paintings inside.

Knowing that the painting is precious.

However, Zhang Yi's identification, because he did not come into contact with the painting inside, could not be identified. At this time, it is not known what the painting is.

When he was in Beicheng, Zhang Yi had already gone through all the procedures, but at that time, Zhang Yi had to go to Beicheng to do other things, so the painting was still kept by Wang Chang's company.

Even if I don't know what kind of painting it is.

But.

Where can the treasured paintings be?

Is it possible that the painting inside is one of the four Ming families in the "Ming Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting", and the "Autumn Mountain Visiting Friends" in Tang Yin's painting catalogue is the original work of "Autumn Mountain Visiting Friends" in the "Ming Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting Records"?

If this is the case, it is only fitting to use Tang Bohu's paintings as the cultural and artistic connotation of this auction.

I just don't know if it's the painting inside.

After thinking about this.

Zhang Yi immediately called Wang Chang.

Regarding Zhang Yi's affairs, Wang Chang is very concerned. Zhang Yi made a phone call, and Wang Chang said that he immediately sent a special car to send the painting to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi said.

Actually, there is no need to be in such a hurry.

But Wang Chang said that he had already arranged it, and the painting should be sent to Los Angeles at about eight o'clock in the evening.

I talked to Wang Chang.

Zhang Yi put down the phone and asked Uncle Chen.

"Uncle Chen, have you ever operated on a picture-in-picture?"

Surgery in an antique business is easy to understand. It is for some special antiques that need to be disposed of, using some methods such as cutting, melting, and peeling to make them see the light of day. The technical content of this kind of work is very high, and if you are not careful enough, you may be careless, and if you go down with a knife, it will be hundreds of thousands.

Sometimes, even if you are very careful in the process of cutting and peeling, you may directly destroy an antique due to oxidation.

If an antique is destroyed, it will be hundreds of millions.

This kind of work, when done, is like walking on thin ice.

If you have excellent technology, you must also have a strong enough psychological quality.

It is precisely because of this that there is such an image as "surgery".

For example.

Last time, Uncle Chen helped Zhang Yi open the blue and white porcelain cylinder brought back from the ghost boat, in fact, it was "surgery".

Uncle Chen was stunned for a moment.

Then he sighed softly before answering.

"The modern antiques market is so chaotic. Seriously, you Uncle Chen and I have been in the antique business for so many years, and I have never encountered a real picture-in-picture, I have seen some before, and I have also operated on some picture-in-picture. However, those so-called picture-in-pictures are either fakes inside and out, or very ordinary ancient paintings on the outside, and real fakes on the inside. It's all modern antique fake picture-in-picture, a picture-in-picture that is really used to hide treasures, you, Uncle Chen, I have never seen it! ”

"That'...... Uncle Chen, if there is really a picture-in-picture, and the painting in it may be a painting from the Ming Dynasty, can you get it? ”

Zhang Yi asked.

Uncle Chen looked at Zhang Yi, and he immediately asked.

"You mean, you have a picture-in-picture in your hand?"

Uncle Chen knew so much about Zhang Yi, as soon as he asked, he could guess that Zhang Yi must have a treasure.

"yes!"

Zhang Yi affirmed.

The expression on Uncle Chen's face was first excited, and then, that excitement gradually dissipated.

"Xiao Yi, the picture-in-picture market, is miserable, and there are many people who have been deceived. Although you are lucky, it is better not to touch this kind of picture-in-picture! ”

The reason why Uncle Chen said this is because he has seen too many people who have been deceived by picture-in-picture.

There are as few as a few thousand, as many as millions.

Some are obsessed, for the sake of a picture-in-picture, gambling that the painting in it is an ancient famous painting, selling the only house in the family in exchange for two or three million, and buying a picture-in-picture.

As a result, after opening, it is a fake.

Worthless.

As a result, the family went bankrupt.

Even if the person later sued, there was an agreement signed by both parties before the sale.

Buy and leave, after the transaction, each is responsible.

The antique business has its own rules, and even if the lawsuit is won in the end, there is an agreement on the basis, and the other party cannot compensate in full. It is absolutely impossible to get back the money from the original house.

Uncle Chen persuaded Zhang Yi so much out of this consideration.

However, Zhang Yi said.

"Uncle Chen, it's okay, it's only the cost of 20,000 yuan, and if you lose it, you will lose it! Give it a try! ”

"Twenty thousand, that's fine!"

Uncle Chen said so.

However, he secretly felt that the 20,000 yuan picture-in-picture was estimated to be no show.

Zhang Yi can take a fancy to it, indicating that the picture-in-picture is okay on the surface, but it only sells for 20,000 yuan, and the things there are nine times out of ten fake linings.

"Uncle Chen, that painting can go to Los Angeles at eight o'clock in the evening, when the time comes, you can open it and try it!"

Seeing Zhang Yi so serious, Uncle Chen felt a little puzzled.

"Xiao Yi, do you think there is a door?"

Uncle Chen asked.

"Yes, I feel that after opening it, it may be the goods that open the door wide!"

Zhang Yi nodded and replied.

What makes Zhang Yidu confident, Uncle Chen thinks, maybe there is something to do.

"Cheng, at eight o'clock in the evening, let's try it!"

Uncle Chen said.

Wang Chang's people are very efficient.

In the evening, they had only eaten, and it was not yet eight o'clock, when Zhang Yi and the others were chatting in the hotel.

Wang Chang called and said that his people had arrived.