Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 33 Dong Qichang's paintings
The next day, Lin Yuan slept until he woke up naturally.

After a simple wash, he came to the living room and found Chen Shiquan, who had come back at some point, leaning against the sofa and snoring. It was estimated that he could not be woken up even if the sky fell and the earth collapsed.

Lin Yuan did not wake up Chen Shiquan and let him sleep on the bed, which would be more comfortable. He just took a blanket and gently covered his uncle with it to prevent him from catching a cold.

After coming out, Lin Yuan found some breakfast at home and ordered a basket of buns, a fried dough stick and a cup of soy milk.

When the time was almost up, Lin Yuan walked towards Uncle De's antique shop.

When I arrived at the antique shop, I didn't see Uncle De. There was only a clerk cleaning the dust off the antiques.

Seeing Lin Yuan walk into the store, the clerk stopped what he was doing and greeted him, "Hello! What can I do for you?"

Lin Yuan was a little surprised. This was the first time he found other employees in his two visits to Uncle De's shop.

"Where's your boss? I have an appointment with him today..."

The shop assistant was startled, then smiled and said, "Mr. Lin? Sit down for a while, Uncle De will be back soon."

Uncle De has told him that someone is coming today and asked him not to neglect him.

Not long after Lin Yuan sat down, Uncle De came back from outside with his men.

It's still the same. Uncle De's clothes haven't changed at all. If you don't know, you would think he only has this one set!

Standing next to Uncle De was a middle-aged man with a bald head, a round face, a pair of shrewd eyes, and a Tang suit. He was a bit fat, and the clothes made him look round.

Lin Yuan quickly stood up and greeted him: "Hello, Uncle De!"

Uncle De nodded and introduced: "He is my good friend Wang Defa. You can call him Uncle Wang."

"Hello, Uncle Wang!"

Wang Defa narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Great! Xiaolin is young and promising! I heard that your uncle is Chen Shiquan?"

Lin Yuan was stunned: "Uncle Wang knows my uncle?"

Wang Defa laughed: "We were together last night!"

Of course, he would not tell Lin Yuan that he went out with Chen Shiquan last night to drink, wash feet, get massage, call girls, etc.

Wang Defa is a principled man. When someone asks him to drink, he won't drink for three reasons:

Don’t drink if you don’t go for a foot massage after drinking, because the other person has no love and does not do charity;
He won’t drink if he doesn’t go to KTV after drinking, because the other party doesn’t understand music and romance;
He won't drink if he doesn't wash his feet after drinking because the other person doesn't like cleanliness.

"Xiao Lin, let's get straight to the point! In fact, your uncle told me about the inkstone last night, and now I just want to see the real thing." Wang Defa got to the point.

Lin Yuan nodded, without further ado, took out the inkstone and placed it on the table.

When Wang Defa saw the article on the inkstone, his eyes widened.

He immediately put on his glasses. His round face looked even more ridiculous with the glasses on. However, Lin Yuan did not dare to laugh at this time.

Wang Defa took out a magnifying glass again and began to identify and study the inkstone for ten minutes.

The more he looked, the happier he became.

"Great! It's a really good thing, yes! It's the Qunxing Inkstone that Ji Xiaolan once collected." He had already recognized the details of this inkstone. In fact, he had already looked up information about it last night.

Now, after taking a look at it, I am even more certain of the true "identity" of this inkstone.

"Since Xiaolin and Lao De know each other, and your uncle and I are friends, then we are family, and family members don't cheat on each other. If you put your inkstone up for auction, it should be able to fetch around $25. I'll pay $23. As you know, auctions require commissions, and I..."

Before Wang Defa finished speaking, Lin Yuan said, "Okay, let's do as Uncle Wang says!"

Wang Defa raised his thumb: "Great! I like it. I will wash my feet next time..."

Uncle De immediately glared at him and said, "Just go by yourself. Don't lead Xiao Lin astray."

Wang Defa chuckled and said nothing more.

The transaction was completed smoothly, and Lin Yuan earned another 23 US dollars, more than one million RMB.

This wealth came so easily that Lin Yuan himself lost his initial excitement. After the deal was done, Uncle De took advantage of the old friend's presence and said that he had a treasure for everyone to appreciate.

Uncle De went to the back of the store and soon took out a painting.

"You all take a look."

Lin Yuan and Wang Defa took a closer look.

Both of them were slightly surprised.

Lin Yuan was surprised because the painting was a fake. Since the treasure-hunting instrument did not move, he believed that his treasure-hunting instrument would not make any mistakes.

Wang Defa was surprised because the painting was by Dong Qichang.

Who is Dong Qichang?

Those who collect antiques, are involved in calligraphy and painting, and are involved in archaeology should all be familiar with him. He was not only a high-ranking official in the late Ming Dynasty, but also a very famous painter and calligrapher at that time. He can be said to be a master of his generation.

Dong Qichang's calligraphy is known as "Xing Zhang Mi Dong", which puts him on a par with Linyi Xing Dong, Jinjiang Zhang Ruitu, and Xutian Mi Zhong; in painting, there is a saying of "Dong in the South and Mi in the North". Mo Shilong and Chen Jiru advocated the theory of "Southern and Northern Schools", which divides "court style" landscape painting and "literati painting" into the southern and northern schools.

Dong Qichang created countless calligraphy and painting works throughout his life, and imitating ancient paintings and poems was an important part of them.

"Fuck! Lao De, when did you get this kind of calligraphy?"

Uncle De was speechless. The old guy kept saying “fuck”.

"In the past period of time, you can take a look, appreciate, appreciate, comment on it, communicate with each other, and learn from each other!" Uncle De said.

"Then I'm welcome."

Wang Defa got into position.

For people in this profession, it is an honor to appreciate such calligraphy.

For about fifteen minutes, Wang Defa tilted his head and remained silent for a while.

"How is it?" Uncle De asked him.

Wang Defa enviously said, "Very good, nothing to fault with. Lao De, how much did you pay for it?"

Dong Qichang's paintings usually sell for high prices, and it seems that none of his works that enter the auction market are priced below ten million yuan. The highest price for his work, "A Small Landscape Combining Calligraphy and Painting," was over seventy million yuan.

And that doesn’t even include the museums!

You know, the works collected by the museum are the truly top-notch works, such as "The Rock Dwelling".

"Fifty thousand dollars." Uncle De said.

"Only 5 US dollars?" Wang Defa exclaimed.

How could I find a bargain for a painting like this? Isn't this too lucky?

Wang Defa didn't notice that when Uncle De said fifty thousand dollars, there was no joy on his face. He was still envious of his old friend, who was so lucky to get Dong Qichang's original work for only fifty thousand dollars.

Uncle De ignored him and turned to look at Lin Yuan: "Xiao Lin, what do you think?"

"Me? I can't tell."

When Wang Defa heard this, he frowned slightly. Generally speaking, when people in the industry say this, they mean it is fake, not that they are really unsure.

See the truth but don’t say it out loud, so as to save people’s face!

"You think it's a fake?"

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not sure, I just feel that this painting is not right, it's a bit awkward."

Uncle De sighed.

(End of this chapter)