However, when he fully unfolded the scroll, looking at the vigorous landscape painting on it, he fell into deep thought. After a long silence, the old man took the magnifying glass and carefully observed every inch of the painting. After reading the painting and confirming the inscription again and again, the old man smiled knowingly. "Young man, where did you get this painting?" Jiang Han said casually, "I bought it from the street for 1,000 yuan." The old man smiled and said, "You are very lucky. Although this painting is not an ancient painting, it is the real work of the masterpiece "Painting Heart" by the modern painter Zhang Chaoran." "Really? Did you read that right?" The old man's eyes were extremely confident. "Absolutely not. This painting is full of ancient trees, lush and majestic. Congratulations, young man." Jiang Han showed a bright smile.
"Old man, do you know how much this painting is worth?" The old man thought for a while and said, "Last year, a painting by Zhang Chaoran was auctioned by Baoli Auction House and sold for million. This pair of "Painting Heart" is definitely worth more than 6 million. " 1,000 yuan has become 6 million yuan, and ordinary people would be so excited. But Jiang Han was very calm. He stroked the painting lightly, with appreciation in his eyes. "Although I don't know Chinese painting, I can still feel the simplicity and momentum in it." At this time, Jiang Han put his hand on the painting, showing a trace of doubt. "Old man, touch it, I feel something is wrong." "Um?" The old man touched the pines and cypresses on the painting, his face changed slightly. this touch... Could it be that there is a layer under this painting? The old man has read countless paintings in his life, and he heard it when he was a child. In order to preserve a painting, some people hide it in the interlayer of another painting. After so many years, no one may find out. Thinking of this, the old man became cautious. Is there something wrong with this painting? "Young man, do you really want to tear down this painting? If there is nothing underneath, the quality of this painting will be damaged and its value will be discounted." The old man looked at Jiang Han seriously.
Jiang Han was silent for a while, then nodded. Now that the owner of the painting agreed, the old man carefully took the tools and began to dismantle the painting. A few minutes later, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. This painting does have layers! The inner layer is too thin, if it weren't for the countless appraisers who read the paintings, it would be really hard to see. The old man carefully took out the interlayer of paper with tweezers. The moment he saw that piece of paper, he was a little restless. Due to the age, the paper has turned yellow and become as thin as cicada's wings. The touch of this paper is definitely before the Qing Dynasty! Maybe it was the Tang Dynasty, or maybe the Song Dynasty... Thinking of this, the old man's breathing gradually increased. He unfolded the paper carefully, it was a calligraphy work. It is written in regular script: "The sun and the moon are bright, the world is peaceful, the stone elephants are prosperous, the life is prolonged, and the world is endless. In August of the second year of Al-Sheng, Huang Tingjian." Seeing the signature of this calligraphy, the old man was stunned! He immediately took out the magnifying glass and studied the seal and calligraphy carefully. After watching for more than ten minutes, the old man's hands trembled slightly. "The hidden front and the exposed front are used together, the turning points are smooth and smooth, the horizontal and vertical are simple and simple, and the waves are smooth and the strokes are sharp. Yes, it is definitely Huang Tingjian's authentic work!" Excited, he quickly took out a quick-acting heart-relief pill from his pocket and put it in his mouth. As the boss of the Shanghai Appraisal Company, the old man has seen many authentic calligraphy masters in his life. In recent years, authentic works have become less and less. But I didn't expect that I could see another authentic work by Huang Tingjian with my own eyes! Huang Tingjian was a student of Su Shi, one of the Four Great Masters of the Song Dynasty. He had a profound literary accomplishment and heritage. In addition to regular script, he was also good at running script. Shen Zhou, a great painter of the Ming Dynasty, once said: "The calligraphy in the valley, in his later years, he acquired the true samadhi. The brushwork is in a trance, ecstatic, and it is called the sage of grass." This is enough to show the subtlety of Huang Tingjian's calligraphy. Jiang Han knew from the details of the system that there was another work hidden in that painting, but he didn't expect it to be Huang Tingjian's calligraphy. If he, a layman, opened the painting rashly, he might destroy two works, so he spent money to find a professional. "Old man, is this calligraphy of high value?" Seeing Jiang Han's confused face, the old man stroked his white beard and sighed:
"Young man, you have had eight lifetimes of good luck! The value of Huang Tingjian's calligraphy is only understood by people in the calligraphy circle. However, anyone who makes antiques knows that his calligraphy dominates auctions. A few years ago, a pair of twelve bottles of running script was sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, and his works are rarely less than tens of millions. This spring, his "Famous Scroll of Main Pillar" was sold for 390 million yuan at Pauli Auction, plus commissions, a full million yuan. " million! This is 2010! This work broke the calligraphy auction record at that time, and it was truly worth a thousand dollars. Hearing the old man's words, Jiang Han understood why the return on investment of this painting is so high. After careful calculation, the value of this calligraphy work by Huang Tingjian is estimated to be around 400 million! I spent 1,000 yuan and earned more than 406 million yuan. Even if it is a dream, ordinary people dare not imagine... Looking at Jiang Han's immature face, the old man said: "Young man, to be honest, I am a calligraphy lover of Huang Tingjian. I will offer 400 million yuan to buy your painting. Will you sell it?" What the old man said made Jiang Han feel a little embarrassed.