Is there a landscape painting by Ni Yunlin hanging behind the counter?

It seems that this senior from my hometown is also an interesting person.

A smile appeared on the corner of Chang Xian's mouth, and he glanced briefly. It was hard to say what the goods were like, but the details were very refreshing, the windows were bright and clean, simple, and a pot of plain incense was burned.

The shop owner is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a long face and thin eyebrows, fair skin without a trace of wrinkles, and quite a feminine appearance.

Seeing a customer come to the door, he came out from behind the counter and greeted him warmly. He looked at the scroll in Chang Xian's hand for a moment and said that you could take a look at it, and then walked back to behind the counter.

The service principles of the antique business are different from those of shopping malls.

The enthusiastic shopping guides in the mall will follow customers and introduce products chatteringly.

But those who play antiques are generally relatively high-end customers, and they are all people with some culture, so this customer group generally likes to watch quietly by themselves, to discover and explore the secrets and values ​​of those antiques.

If someone is always croaking around you at this time, it would be like burning the crane and burning the harp.

Therefore, stores that deal in antiques usually only greet customers when they come in, and leave the rest of the time for customers to look at them quietly.

If the customer really has something they like, you will naturally invite them over instead of following the customer all the time.

…

"Return to ignorance and confusion, learn from the ancients to learn the craftsmanship. When you enter the shop, the summer heat will disappear. What a great place!"

Chang Xian looked at the tepid boss, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Is this Senior Mou? I am Chang Xian, and I am here to learn from you!"

When the shop owner heard this, he turned around after shrinking into the counter, extended his hands to hold each other's, shook them a few times and let go. He said with a smile: "It turns out it's a junior. I'm Mou Duanming. I've contacted you on the phone several times. I finally met today.

Already."

There was a small courtyard behind the store, which was arranged as a reception area. Mou Duanming let Chang Xian in, and while boiling water, he smiled and said: "It's rare for me to come over, what kind of tea should I drink? I only have three kinds of tea here, Longjing? Dahong

Robe? Pu'er?"

Chang Xian said: "Everything is fine, everything is fine."

Looking at the jar of Longjing in Mou Duanming's hand, he said: "Let's just go for Longjing. After all, the environment here is elegant and it is suitable to drink Longjing."

Following the words, he added: "I have heard from Master Nan a long time ago that among his students, Senior Mou Mou has the best knowledge of antiquity. I am asking him to say hello and take care of you. I am not disturbing you today, am I?"

Mou Duanming opened the tea can and laughed: "Nan Normal University studies history. How many antique collectors do we have there? There have been less than five in ten years, so I must be among the best."

He was making tea in his hands and kept talking.

"You also know that in our business, if you are not open for three years, you will be open for three years. I am very idle now, and I was just looking for someone to talk to and have fun, and you came here. What is that thing you are holding? Come on, come on.

, let’s take a look at the objects first!”

After a few words of greeting, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Chang Xian put down the scroll in his hand, Mou Duanming reached out to take it and untied the ribbon on the scroll.

"Oh, Mr. Hanyun, it's this man, but I haven't seen him for a while."

Mou Duanming quickly pulled the scroll to the end. His hands froze, and the scroll was motionless in the air. His eyes swept up and down, and he nodded slightly, signaling Chang Xian to let go, and rolled up the scroll and put it away.

"This is something that is open to the public. It is a good product at a glance. It is standard Yuan's regular script, and the writing is clean and neat, without a trace of delay or stagnation, not even a trace of rigidity. The ultimate black-clothed boy is elegant and unrestrained, has the style of a celebrity, and has a great atmosphere.

.”

"Senior brother's vision is extraordinary and admirable."

Chang Xian said sincerely when he saw Mou Duanming's calm and unhurried posture and the ease with which he moved his hands and feet.

"My father and I have been eating this bowl of rice for five generations, and it's only because of this pair of tricks that it's pretty good."

Mou Duanming laughed, showing that he was quite confident in his profession and had the aura to do his job.

"Xiao Chang, what kind of rules do you have in this painting? Is it a palm-hand eye or a preparation for action?"

"A combination of both. The main thing is to see what this thing has to say. If possible, let it go."

At this time, the sound of boiling water came. Mou Duanming walked slowly to the coffee table and sat down. He said, "The transfer is not urgent. Let's drink tea first and chat for a while."

"That's a good feeling."

Chang Xian couldn't ask for more, he came just for this.

Mou Duanming smiled and said, "Master Nan may have told you that our Mou family has been eating this meal here on Shenyang Road for five generations, and we have been eating this meal since the Old Summer Palace was burned down."

"Let me tell you about Shenyang Road first."

…

The prosperity of Jinmen antique shops benefits from the unique urban attributes.

Jinmen is close to the capital and has the Nine Kingdoms Concession.

After the Old Summer Palace was burned down, most of the rare items, decorations, garden bricks and tiles that were stolen were taken to Jinmen by the foreign devils and auctioned on the streets.

According to the French Minister Grotto at the time, these came from the Old Summer Palace and were worth at least 30 million francs.

There is a lotus vat in the courtyard of the Shi family in Yangliuqing, which was moved from the Old Summer Palace by the old Japanese.

At that time, the scene in Jinmen was chaotic. At every intersection, foreign devils were selling bundles of silk, jewelry, jade, porcelain and countless valuable things.

The ghost market in Shenyang Road is famous. At that time, there were foreign devils everywhere, so it was really called a "ghost market"!

Later, after the Qing Dynasty abdicated, Puyi and a large number of young and old, warlords from all walks of life, and countless celebrities flocked to the place.

The arrival of this group of people brought countless good things.

The country is in turmoil and the nation is in danger, but the antique business is cooking in the fire and is booming, and more and more people are eating this bowl of rice.

This is how the ancestors of the Mou family got started. After many years of being an apprentice, they finally established Ji Guxuan of Shenyang Road.

When Mou Duanming started talking, Chang Xian was also a little in awe.

"Senior brother's family education has a long history, but everything has its yin and yang. The country's disaster at that time was a gluttonous feast for antiques. Otherwise, how could those kings and queens in the hall be in the eyes of the common people?"

Mou Duanming chuckled and pushed the light green tea cup over without comment.

"Shengshi collects. The situation is good these days. Treasure appraisal programs are also popular. Many people dare to go to the antique market with a few broken books. Xiao Chang, are you really ready to do this?"

Chang Xian picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said: "Brother Mou, you may know that my company is Xingchen Company, which is pretty good in our area. I applied for a layoff without pay a while ago, and I'm here today. I only use these ears to carry things, that’s why I came here.”

"Haha, your determination is strong enough, then I will keep talking to you more, brother!"

Mou Duanming nodded and said: "Xingchen Company is pretty good. Not to mention those Baofengzhai shops on Shenyang Road, there are more than 140 shops. I dare say that half of them may not be able to save 100,000 yuan a year. I estimate. It's not as good as your steady income."

After listening to Mou Duanming's eloquent talk, Chang Xian realized that doing business on Shenyang Road was very different from other businesses.

how to say?

When doing business here in Shenyang Road, you must have a good temper. Don't get angry no matter how high the price is, and don't get angry no matter how much you pay.

Nothing is out of the ordinary in this business. I once bought a blue and white porcelain vase with the money I spent on a vinegar bottle, and I also once bought a Shang Dynasty bronze for a copper spittoon.

On the other hand, it is also possible to spend the same money as buying ginseng to buy a root of coriander.

But regardless of whether the items you collect are sold or stolen, just get rid of them and don't ask about their provenance.

This place is like Ukiyo-e. Some people get an advantage and show off everywhere, showing off their cleverness. Some people suffer losses and mostly keep it in their stomachs, for fear of being laughed at.

…

What is the most difficult thing about the antique business?

It must be fake and fake.

Since we are playing with the past, someone will inevitably come up with something new.

Counterfeiters and counterfeiters are always natural enemies.

Counterfeiters go to great lengths and use all their tricks to deceive the sharp and cunning eyes of those who see the fake.

If you look at fakes, you can use your eyes to see through the secrets and tricks. You can pinch the tip of the faker's tail that is not well hidden, put it in a pile of fakes, stretch it out and dry it in broad daylight.

After talking for a long time, Chang Xian finally had an idea.

Mou Duanming took the teapot to refill the water for the two of them, and continued: "Having said that, counterfeiting is also a craft. As long as this industry has been around, counterfeiting has been around for as long."

"Old imitations from the past are still good things now. For example, Song porcelain imitated by the third generation of Qing Dynasty, the current price is not low."

"It's not difficult to say it's true, but it's difficult to confuse it with a lie. For example, if Ma Lianliang opens his mouth and sings, of course it's Ma Lianliang singing, isn't it difficult? But if I sing and people hear it and say it's Ma Lianliang singing, it will be very difficult."

"So what we are most convinced of is the person who confuses the truth with the false. When calling such a person, we don't mention "false" but only praise him for "misleading the truth". Confusing the truth is also a great ability."

Mou Duanming paused and said: "In this business, the first step is to look at authenticity rationally. Whether it is genuine or fake, when it enters the market, it is a commodity."

Chang Xian looked at the light green tea in the tea cup, the translucent color was so pure, and said: "The country has express regulations that it is legal to make and sell high imitations of ancient handicrafts, and it is illegal to make and sell fakes."

"That's true, but the definitions between high imitations and fakes are very subtle. The difference between them often lies in whether the nature is clearly disclosed when buying and selling.

"To put it bluntly, if you take the same piece of Tang Sancai and say it's a high imitation, it's legal. But if you say it was dug out of the Ming Tombs, it's illegal. So many counterfeiters take advantage of this legal loophole and cover themselves up.

A large number of high imitations are blatantly produced on the legitimate leather of an antique handicraft.”

"Then under what identity will these high imitations be circulated on the market? What do you think?"

Mou Duanming's laughter was a little mocking: "No matter what it is, whether it is alive or dead, whether it is an art or a craft, as long as it enters the market, it is a commodity and must abide by the rules of commercial economy."
Chapter completed!