Antiques with golden eyes

Lin Jiaojiao glanced at Shen Yu and said, "Of course my green sculpture is an antique from the Qing Dynasty! Why, do you have any objection?"

Shen Yu nodded, "You're right, I really have some different opinions."

Lin Jiaojiao sneered, "Humph, it's simply unreasonable. I personally bought this jade sculpture from a famous collector. Have you ever seen such a beautiful jade sculpture from a poor family? With your current status, Dare you have an opinion?"

Her voice was cold, and her tone and demeanor were full of contempt.

Shen Yu's face was calm and he didn't care about Lin Jiaojiao's sarcasm. He stared at Lin Jiaojiao and asked in a very soothing tone: "You don't have to worry about whether I have seen it or not. First tell me about that so-called How famous are famous collectors?"

"In short, he is much more famous than you. Does Chen County Zhuangyuan Town know that? That collector is one of the best collectors in Zhuangyuan Town. There are five houses in front and behind his ancestral house. You have never seen all kinds of antiques collected in his house. But, huh, this green sculpture is an ancestral treasure of his family, so why do you have any doubts?"

It was okay for Lin Jiaojiao not to say these five words "Chen County Zhuangyuan Town". As soon as she said it, everyone in the hall, whether it was Pei Shao or Song Bo, looked strange. Even Mr. Gu, who was from Dongjiang, There is also a strange look on his face.

When Lin Jiaojiao saw this, she was also frightened. She felt that something was not right.

But thinking about it carefully, there is no problem. She has been to that house in person, three times, and the antiques in their house are indeed piled up like a mountain.

She even saw other people who came to buy antiques and spent 40 million to buy a Yuan blue and white plum vase, and spent 30 million to buy an authentic "Nine Horses" by Li Gonglin of the Song Dynasty.

It was precisely because of this that she gritted her teeth and bought this green sculpture at a high price of 19.5 million yuan. Originally, 20 million yuan was a lot of money, but because the middleman hired by Lin Jiaojiao was very respectable, she gave up 500,000 yuan.

Even so, when she bought this jade sculpture, they seemed to be indifferent.

Looking at her Zhengyang green immortal longevity sculpture again, Lin Jiaojiao felt that there was nothing wrong with it. It could not be a fake. She had been exposed to jade since she was a teenager. It was impossible for her to have jade for more than 20 years. I can’t understand.

After regaining her confidence, Lin Jiaojiao glanced at Shen Yu secretly, a complicated look flashed in her charming peach eyes.

From the first moment she saw Shen Yu in Bao Yuxuan, she was attracted.

She likes to read romance novels, and this is clearly love at first sight in the novel.

Shen Yu is knowledgeable, talented and gentle, with red lips, white teeth and a face as good as a crown jewel. She is much more handsome than many male celebrities on TV. She is also the ideal height in her mind. She is also a top student at Dongjiang University, and is simply impeccable.< /p>

She is the eldest lady of the Lin family, while Shen Yu is a poor scholar. Although she is ten years older than Shen Yu, in Lin Jiaojiao's heart, this is a match made in heaven.

For this reason, Lin Jiaojiao kept going to Baoyuxuan. Today she bought an ancient inkstone, tomorrow she bought two or three ancient books, and the day after tomorrow she looked at ancient paintings. She chose all the antique categories that Shen Yu was proficient in, in order to be able to Watch more about Shen Yu and talk about Shen Yu more.

Shen Yu was very enthusiastic at first, but when Lin Jiaojiao asked him to have dinner, he was obviously a little pushy. No matter what excuse Lin Jiaojiao used, Shen Yu's reply was that he didn't have time.

After going back and forth, Lin Jiaojiao was a little angry, so she said a few unkind words to Shen Yu.

The glass Zhengyang Luzigang medal that Lin Jiaojiao gave to Shen Yu was actually given to her on purpose while Shen Yu was distracted. The purpose was not to make Shen Yu lose money, but to make him bow down.

But Shen Yu had a tough temper and would rather lose money than bow his head and submit. This made Lin Jiaojiao completely annoyed, so she launched a series of operations to "kill all" Shen Yu.

Lin Jiaojiao had been separated from her current husband for many years because of his philandering. Although she said harsh words to Shen Yu now, she often thought of Shen Yu when she woke up from dreams at midnight. It can be said that she has never forgotten Shen Yu.

Seeing Shen Yu again at this moment, Lin Jiaojiao felt mixed emotions. Looking at her husband and then at Shen Yu, she felt more and more depressed.

"Why is my life so bad?"

When Lin Jiaojiao came to her senses, she realized that Shen Yu was spreading knowledge about antiques to several wealthy old men in the hall.

"Three elders, many people subconsciously think that antiques are good from ancient times. There is nothing wrong with this.

But there is an antique whose modern material is better than the ancient one, and it is still much better, that is jade.

Many people think that ancient jadeite is either imperial green or Zhengyang green, which is the best jadeite. This is a big mistake.

The real situation is just the opposite,

The jadeite planting water in ancient times was very average.

It is said that it is generally good, and it can even be described as poor.

Some are even white and bean green, but not even green.

To put it in the simplest terms, ancient jade is no match for modern jade."

"Brother Yu, what's the reason for this?" Gu Qingqing asked out of curiosity!

Shen Yu smiled, "Qingqing's question is good, and it is exactly what I want to say next. There are many reasons. The first is the difficulty of mining. As we all know, in ancient times, there were no large-scale modern mining machines, and all the work was done manually. For surface excavation of the field, it is impossible to mine at locations that are too deep.

Second, the ancients did not think that jadeite with good transparency is good, because jewelry and jade carvings carved from transparent things do not look good.

Third, transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and not much jade was transported.

Therefore, on this basis, the ancients paid attention to quality according to material.

In other words, let’s not be too particular about it. Just use whatever materials are available. Let’s just work hard on carving!

Therefore, many ancient jade carvings have very good carvings, but the materials are mediocre. If there is such a Zhengyang green jade carving of the Qing Dynasty with high ice species, it would be no exaggeration to say it is rare."

Lin Jiaojiao was dissatisfied, "Wait a minute, Qinan, no, Shen Yu, you are talking so much nonsense, what's the point? My family is in the jade business, don't I know the value of jade?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Aren't I afraid that you don't know? Since you know, it's better. Ms. Lin, please take a closer look. This green sculpture of yours has no patina!"

What does it mean to wake up someone in a dream with just one word? This is what Shen Yu said.

As soon as this short sentence was uttered, everyone present was completely awakened as if they were enlightened.

Many of the people present fell into the trap of darkness under the lamp, that is, they were confused by the seed water of this green sculpture, and ignored the patina that it should have.

There is a saying in the antique industry that only those with patina are called antiques.

This sentence is not absolute, but it is very important.

When people appraise ancient coins, porcelain, jades, bronzes, wood carvings, bamboo carvings and the more precious antiques in ancient furniture, they often say that the object is well-marinated.

To use more elegant adjectives, the patina is warm, thick, quaint, natural, precious, etc.

But many people have their own understanding of what patina is.

The rough explanation is that playing with antiques all year round causes sweat and dust to adhere to the surface of the antique. It is an external substance formed after natural oxidation and layer-by-layer precipitation.

The most direct response to patina is the mat used in summer and the commonly used hoe.

Take the mat as an example. When you first buy it, the bamboo strips are all original color. After more than ten years of use, they completely turn into another very dark color and become extremely smooth at the same time. This is what forms on the surface of the bamboo strips. Apply a layer of batter.

"Ms. Lin, your jade sculpture is covered with the fire of new jade, without the warmth and restraint of old jade. This kind of jade sculpture is fake at first sight. Do you need me to talk nonsense about the rest?"

Shen Yu said the most shocking words in the calmest voice.

Snap!

Lin Jiaojiao felt as if someone had hit her forehead hard. First her eyesight went black, then the world started to spin. She was swaying and about to fall, but she barely held on to the handle of the chair behind her.

"It's over, how should I explain to my father now?"

Lin Jiaojiao fell down on the wooden chair in despair and said nothing.

She knew that today’s affairs were completely screwed up by herself!

"It's over, it's really over. The two antiques are all fakes. Let's not talk about business now. Mr. Song will save face if he doesn't drive me away on the spot!"