Metropolis: I Can Modify The Production Date Of Everything!

Wang Ruoya was also surprised when she learned that Lin Xuan had missed a piece of "Rare Confusion" by Zheng Banqiao.

But it will take several days to restore and reframe the painting.

This is because Chu Wenhan still has enough energy now. If it takes another two years, he may take more than half a month to complete a project of this level.

After leaving Chu Wenhan's house, Lin Xuan's car was driven by Abreu, and several people sat in the second and third rows of the commercial vehicle.

"Where should we go for a walk next?"

Lin Xuan: "Eat, finish...Sun Kai, do you know when the black market will open?"

Sun Kai: "It doesn't matter when it opens, it happens every day."

The so-called black market does not refer to the black market that resells prohibited items.

Rather, it refers to the Wenwan trading platform.

Compared with Sun Kai and his family, the only difference is that the black market requires intervention in the transaction process and deducts commissions.

Why is it called the black market? It’s just to contrast with the apparent Christie’s auction.

To be more precise, it should be called a dark market.

It's just that there was a tradition called the black market many years ago, so it continued.

Normally, Christie's auctions are not market prices, and people there spend a lot of money to buy antiques for ulterior motives.

The black market price is the recognized market price.

Of course, compared to the scale of the world's richest people flocking to a Christie's auction, the scale of the black market is much smaller.

Now that I’m in Yanjing, I still want to have a meal of Yanjing roast duck.

After eating in Quanjude, Abreu drove to the location of the black market according to the place Sun Kai said.

Sun Kai made a call and the person in charge came out.

Then give a few people signs and send a few people to enter.

This black market is not as mixed as expected, at least it looks equally glamorous on the surface.

It can even be said to be magnificent.

It is also an auction venue.

Sun Kai explained to Lin Xuan and Wang Ruoya.

“Here, after the transaction, there are two types, one is to register the transfer, and the other is not to register.

Both situations are widespread in the antique trading market.

For example, Sun Kai and his family do not register.

If you want to register here, you must have complete documents.

When it comes to things like Wen Wan, the worst thing is to get the certificate.

Those with certificates are not necessarily genuine, and those without certificates are not necessarily fake.

The certificate itself is useless.

Only new collectors will be superstitious about documents.

The auctioneer on the stage: "The following item is a work of art. Please pay attention. It is a work of art, a modern handicraft, and Yaoban 27 porcelain.

"Because the workmanship is excellent, the material cost is extremely high, and it is easy to damage, so the price on the market is not bad. The starting price is 3,000, and you can add at least 100 more each time."

Lin Xuan: "They are quite honest."

Sun Kai whispered: "It's normal to get some fake goods from time to time, and it's normal to make it clear that they are handicrafts.

"In this business, it's all about price. Once the transaction is over, even if it's found to be fake, there's nothing we can do about it."

This is the case in this industry. After the transaction is completed, you say it is fake, and others say you hid the real thing and are using the fake to claim compensation.

Therefore, even if it is a registered transaction, the transaction content will not be labeled as an antique transaction, but will be labeled as an art transaction.

Does anyone dare to label it as an antique trade?

Yes, marked because Apple City JiaDe.

However, there are still fakes.

If someone is caught selling fake goods, the worst possible outcome is that they will no longer go to the United States or participate in Christie's auctions.

What can you do?

"The auction item below is a batch of semi-porcelain and pottery from the Song Dynasty, from the Changxiang kiln."

Changxiang, the provincial capital of Funan Province, is the hometown of Mango Terrace.

The Changxiang kiln in that place was once responsible for manufacturing a large number of foreign trade orders along the Maritime Silk Road.

A large number of various types of pottery and porcelain have been unearthed from Southeast Asia to the Middle East.

There are also many pottery vessels with ancient Arabic characters painted on them.

Those things were used by ordinary people in ancient times.

Of course, the so-called ordinary people are also local wealthy urban residents.

Hundreds of thousands of pieces of semi-porcelain from the Changxiang kiln were once found on a certain shipwreck.

Although these things look similar to modern earthen bowls and sauce bowls.

But in the Middle East, that's a good thing.

The pottery made by the ancient Alabai people who did not use glazes will slowly seep out, and the precious condiments containing food will soon become inedible.

The half-porcelain, half-pottery pottery coated with a layer of glaze perfectly solves this problem.

You know, until after 1800, most people in England still used broken earthenware jars at home.

Along the Maritime Silk Road, millions of pieces of this kind of semi-porcelain are shipped every year.

Many people nearby were surprised: "Hey, this batch is not parallel imports!"

"how come?"

Parallel imports in the antique world do not mean fake, but they are salvaged from the sea and soaked in water all year round, which is called water habit.

The auctioneer smiled: "The owner of this batch of goods has not mentioned the origin, but it is not parallel import. Everyone can bid with confidence."

"The base price of this batch of goods is one million, and each price increase shall not be less than ten thousand."

Soon, people raising placards on the spot went crazy.

Abreu didn't understand this and was very confused: "The value of a bowl like this shouldn't be high, right? Even if you buy it for yourself, you won't be able to use so many bowls. Why are they bidding so crazy?"

"Holy shit, it's already seven million!"

Lin Xuan smiled: "What if someone else uses this batch of goods to open a museum?"

Museums have to sell tickets to make money, so why should others buy your tickets?

You have to have good things on display for others to buy them.

But if you put a few fine works in a private museum, others will go to your museum just to see two or three things?

This kind of quantity of goods is the key.

You may have a hundred fine products, then you can list the names of a hundred fine products.

Then mark at the back that this museum has over 10,000 items in its collection.

In fact, they are all of this kind.

In addition to the semi-porcelain from Changxiang kiln, all kinds of worthless, the largest ancient currency unearthed also has this effect.

Of course, it's in a private museum.

Lin Xuan once saw two piles of pottery fragments piled up in the Jinsha Site Museum.

Others officials don't even bother to clean it up.

Because there are so many valuable cultural relics that need to be cleaned, pottery is not valuable in their eyes.

Of course, there are not many themed museums at the Jinsha ruins level in the world.

Soon, the price of this batch of goods reached just right.

There were fewer bidders, and the price slowly climbed, and finally the price was sold for 10.87 million yuan.

After the handling fee, the cargo owner can get 10 million, which is pretty good.

Wang Ruoya: "Lin Xuan, aren't you going to take action?"

Lin Xuan shook his head: "Let's see if there is anything you want. If there is nothing, I won't take action."

The auction went on for more than ten rounds.

Auctioneer: "The next lot is an enamel snuff bottle."

"But this one is very special. It is an enamel snuff bottle made of colored glass."

The people in the audience quickly became quiet and stared at what was on the stage.

Lin Xuan: "Snuff bottles are something that Europe and the United States like to use. At that time, the Qing Dynasty had a huge trade deficit with Europe and the United States, and snuff bottles played an important role in it."

The so-called snuff bottle is the same as smoking now, except that snuff is burned in a small snuff bottle.

Then the entire snuff bottle will be filled with mellow smoke.

When you want to smoke, just twist off the lid and take a puff.

This kind of thing is a foreign trade commodity, but because of the great voyage of that year, the West became rich.

Therefore, foreign trade products are not as perfunctory as those of the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, snuff bottles are generally made very beautifully.

"At the end of the last century, collecting snuff bottles was particularly popular in Xiangjiang, so the price of snuff bottles was also raised domestically. They were the first domestic antiques to be in line with international standards."

The prices of domestic calligraphy, calligraphy, painting, and other porcelain have soared, and we have to hold back.

In the beginning, it was the snuff bottles that rose first.

Enamel snuff bottle made of colored glass?

After the auctioneer lifted the red cloth, a snuff bottle was revealed.

Photos were displayed on the projection screen behind.

"As you can see, this enamel snuff bottle has a tiger in the middle and is surrounded by cloud patterns and Taotie patterns."

"It's very similar to the artistic style of the late Qianlong period."

"The starting price is 6 million, and each increase in price must not be less than 100,000."

Wang Ruoya wanted to raise her hand, but Lin Xuan pressed it down: Fake.

The system scanned its production date, which is no more than two weeks old.

"This thing looks familiar."

Lin Xuan thought.

Wang Ruoya: "If it is a modern imitation, it should be... Master Sun from Qilu."

Lin Xuan suddenly realized: "I really forgot if you didn't tell me."

Master Sun from Qilu had bought two of the yellow colored glazed vases with chicken oil and chicken fat he had made before.

Both were sold to Lu Dayuan of Haineng Group, and one of them was given to Grandpa Su by Lu Dayuan.

Lin Xuan said why this thing looks so familiar.

Isn’t this the work of Master Sun?

Sun Kai: "...the Master Sun you are talking about is Sun Jianhong?"

Lin Xuan was confused: "Do you know him?"

Sun Kai: "My surname is Sun."

"It seems like five years ago, my dad took me back to worship my ancestors, and he also had my name registered in the genealogy."

"That's when I met Master Sun Jianhong in my hometown."

“It has been many years since our family moved out, and it is quite difficult to find our roots, so I have a very deep memory.

Sun Wei: "Why not me?"

"emmm..."

Lin Xuan: "Girls can't get into the genealogy. You have to be registered in your husband's family tree."

"If your husband's family pays attention to this."

Sun Juan blushed after hearing this and stopped asking.

Lin Xuan: "Sun Kai, can you find the contact information of Master Sun Jianhong?"

Sun Kai: "Huh?"

Lin Xuan: "I want to learn how to make colored glaze."

Not to make money, just to learn.

For example, the tiles used in the villas in Haicheng Garden are blue tiles. If they are replaced with glazed tiles, the effect will be much better.

Glazed tiles are just a relatively simple thing among glazed tiles.

Lin Xuan wanted to use the system to expand his experience, so he had to find someone who knew how to make colored glaze to learn from him. After all, colored glaze is nothing else, but a family craft that cannot be found online.

Learn from Sun Jianhong for a day, and then use the system to change the experience to a thousand years.

But you must first learn and have this experience before you can use the system to modify it.

Without this experience, there is no way to change.

"Or..." Lin Xuan: "You don't need to see him in person. I can just get a video of him making colored glaze and I can watch it.'

Sun Kai wiped the sweat from his forehead: "That may be more difficult than becoming a disciple directly."

"Are you going to study for fun or study seriously?"

Lin Xuan: "Learn whatever you want."

Sun Kai: "Okay, let me ask you. If you just study casually, it should be easy to negotiate. If you want to study seriously, Master Sun Jianhong will probably have to consider many factors."

If you want to study with someone as rich as you, he also knows that you won't reveal secrets, so he shouldn't think too much about it.

After all, Lin Xuan doesn't make money from this.

Finally, something came out that even Lin Xuan was interested in.

"The auction item below is one of the few existing printed versions of the Ming Dynasty's Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is very well preserved. The starting price is 6 million, and each increase in price is no less than 100,000.

Many people noticed what was on stage.

Lin Xuan's system scanned it and found that it was indeed a punishment seal from the Ming Dynasty.

This one is rare!

If an ancient book handed down from the Ming Dynasty is written by a famous person, no matter who it is, it will cost tens of millions of dollars at least.

If it's a printed version, it's probably hundreds of thousands per copy.

But it also depends on the content.

For example, this one is very valuable.

First of all, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is famous all over the world, and ancient editions of this famous work are inherently expensive.

Secondly, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms seen in modern times is different from the Ming Dynasty version.

The auctioneer also introduced:

"The Ming Dynasty version of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is much simpler than the version we see now."

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the Qing Dynasty has been revised and added many times."

"It's not as good as the Zou Wugang version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" discovered in Pingyao, Shanbei Province, which once sold for a very high price."

"A large number of poems in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, such as "Linjiang Immortal" in which the Yangtze River rolls eastward, were revised by Mao Zonggang and his sons in the Qing Dynasty, and a large number of poems and essays in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were found.

Filling in, finally formed the version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that we know now.

"As a version printed in the Ming Dynasty, this edition is very close to Luo Guanzhong's original version."

"Okay, No. 024 bids 7 million, is there anything higher?"

"No. 041 bids 7.5 million.

Lin Xuan held up a sign and compared prices.

"No. 051 bids 10 million, is there anyone else who bids higher?"

"These four volumes of Romance of the Three Kingdoms are well preserved and are very valuable for the study of the Three Kingdoms. They are currently not in the collection of any major museum."

"None of the Three Kingdoms Research Association has this version."

The price of ten million was high enough. No matter how the auctioneer guided him, no one continued to bid.

The key is that Lin Xuan raised the price so much at once, which shocked others.

This kind of auction place is afraid of having shills.

People who really want to buy think that the price is high enough, and if Lin Xuan is a shill, deliberately trying to support the bottom line, then they will suffer big losses if they continue to shout.

"Ten million for the second time!" Auctioneer:

"This set of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is in excellent condition with almost no damage. Even ordinary books printed in the Ming Dynasty are very expensive, so they are of great collection value.

"Okay, ten million for the third time, congratulations to guest No. 051.

Lin Xuan stood up: "I'm going to get something 490.'"1

In the background, Lin Xuan saw the original owner of this thing.

After completing the delivery, the original owner smiled: "This Romance of the Three Kingdoms is well preserved. If you continue to collect it, the price will be even higher."

Lin Xuan smiled: "Once it's in my hands, it won't be sold again."

Complete the transaction and during the return trip:

"The system has modified the production date of this Romance of the Three Kingdoms to January 9, 1588."

[Ding! The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in 1588 has been revised to The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in 1588. 】

The time has not changed, but because it was reorganized once, the damage was completely repaired.

This set of books was originally in excellent condition, and now that it has been completely restored, the slightest imperfection has disappeared.

However, the vicissitudes of history have been perfectly preserved.

Returning to his seat, Wang Ruoya said: "Let me take a look."

Opening the box, Wang Ruoya read it carefully.

"It's definitely different from the modern version."

Lin Xuan: "If I want to build a private museum in the future, I will regard this version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a highlight. You have to go to the museum to see this version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

The content of the story. "

Mao Zonggang and his son not only added a lot of poetry to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Some unreasonable descriptions have also been modified, and some plots have been slightly supplemented.

It took two generations and decades to revise the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

It is conceivable that the original text and the current Romance of the Three Kingdoms are not the same thing at all.

This modification is very strange.

Just like the difference between "Along the River During Qingming Festival" painted by people in the Song Dynasty, "Along the River During Qingming Festival" painted by people in the Ming Dynasty, and "Along the River During Qingming Festival" painted by people in the Qing Dynasty.

The city walls of the Song Dynasty were sloped and made of huge rammed earth structures.

What about the Ming Dynasty?

In the Tang Dynasty, there was little iron production, and everyone's weapons were sharp.

In the Song Dynasty, iron production was huge, because the martial arts competition was based on impact history.

What about the Ming Dynasty? The cavalry had no bottom, so it was different again.

Because of the development of the times, the city walls in the Ming Dynasty were vertical and made of stone and burnt bricks.

This leads to the fact that the Qingming Riverside Scenes of various eras appear to have exactly the same composition. In fact, a true expert in ancient culture can spot the differences at a glance.

The same goes for Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

As people of the Qing Dynasty, Mao Zonggang and his son wrote many phenomena of the Qing Dynasty into "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a matter of course.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is about the events of the Three Kingdoms, but it was written by people in the Ming Dynasty.

It already had the marks of two eras, but with the addition of the Qing Dynasty, it was different again.

These are things that lovers of ancient literature love to study.

Lin Xuan is even interested in collecting various era versions of the Manchu Four classics, and will open a dedicated ancient culture exhibition hall in the museum.

Of course, this will happen in the future. At least at this stage, Lin Xuan is not ready to open a museum.

After coming out of the black market, Sun Kai took a taxi: "Brother Lin, let's go back first."

Lin Xuan: "Haha, next time I have a chance to come to Yanjing, I'll play with you again."

"I originally planned to stay a few more days when I came here, but I didn't expect that I was delayed by a trip to Helan Province. I'll come back next time and have a lot of fun."

Sun Kai raised his eyebrows: "Okay, many people were impressed by you, Brother Lin, last time. Now that the Conservatory of Music has not started yet, you are already famous, Brother Lin. If you come to the Conservatory of Music,

It must be especially popular with girls. "

Wang Ruoya glared at Sun Kai.

Sun Kai: "Ahem, cough, cough, pretend I didn't say anything.".