Qiao De glanced at Mo Xiaosheng and saw that Mo Xiaosheng smiled and told him to say whatever he wanted. Then he puffed up his chest and a hint of pride appeared on his face and said: "Speaking of this Wild Goose Cottage, there is a history. I

Let me explain its name to you first. The name can be read separately. Although Yan is the wild goose of Dayan, it is actually a fake. And this thatched cottage means thatched house, which symbolizes the folk people.

The words Caotang, as the name suggests, are a place set up by a group of private people to specialize in developing counterfeit products!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Mo Xiaosheng, as if asking his son-in-law if what he said was right.

Mo Xiaosheng smiled and nodded at him, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. He didn't expect that his father-in-law was quite knowledgeable! It seems that he does a lot of research on weekdays, but it's a pity.

This enthusiasm for learning is used in the world of counterfeiting!

Qiao De was more confident after receiving Mo Xiaosheng's affirmation, and continued, "But their fakes are not ordinary fakes. They are equivalent to Hermès and LV in the fake world. They are extremely expensive, but the production is very sophisticated, and they can be completely fake.

Many people are even willing to spend a lot of money to buy a piece of Yancaotang's work as a collection. I have always wanted to buy one, but things from Yancaotang are as rare and precious as the real ones on the market. After so many years, I have never been able to buy one.

have to!"

As he spoke, Qiao De shook his head and sighed with great regret.

"Uncle, do you mean that these two paintings and two brush washes are all made by Yancaotang?!"

Zhou Chen's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said in surprise, "You said this Yancaotang is so magical, but I have been working in antiques with my father for nearly twenty years, how come I have never heard of this non-governmental organization?!"

"Yeah, we haven't heard of this Yancaotang..."

"No, I haven't heard of it either!"

Master Chen and Master Qi also looked at each other with surprise on their faces. It’s fine that Zhou Chen has been in the antique industry for twenty years and has never heard of it. They have been in the antique industry for forty or fifty years! Why?

never heard of that?!

"Uh...this..."

Qiao De, who was confident at first, couldn't help but feel ashamed when he heard this. He scratched his head and said, "Maybe it's because you don't have much research on fakes. For old men like us, although we love these antique calligraphy and paintings, the real ones are not.

The price is too expensive, we really can't afford it, so we can only buy some fake products to satisfy our craving. So when we get together on weekdays, the most discussed topic is which fake product is the best..."

Before meeting Mo Xiaosheng, except for some cheap antiques, almost all the other items in Qiao De's home were fakes. Because with his income level, he simply couldn't afford famous calligraphy and painting utensils worth millions or tens of millions, so he was very interested in fakes.

This line of research is extremely thorough.

Even now, he doesn't dare to bid casually for an authentic product that he cherishes so much, otherwise all his wealth would have been ruined by him!

"Uncle, I have studied the counterfeiting industry quite thoroughly, but I have never heard of the name Yancaotang!"

Zhou Chen frowned and asked in confusion. Although their family has always only accepted genuine products, in order to strictly guard against counterfeit products, they had already searched the entire counterfeit market, but he had never heard of the name of Yancaotang.

Even his father never mentioned it to him!

"Then I...I don't know anymore. In fact, I heard about this Yancaotang from a friend in the circle. At that time, he showed me an imitation of Tang Sancai. It was indeed top-notch in skill. Anyway, in my eyes

, it’s impossible to tell whether it’s true or not!”

Qiao De said with some confusion, then looked at Mo Xiaosheng helplessly, passed the problem to Mo Xiaosheng, and said, "How about I let my son-in-law explain it to you!"

Mo Xiaosheng grinned and said to Qiao De: "Dad, it's actually very difficult for you to know this!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Master Chen and Master Qi, and said with a smile: "Both masters and Zhou Chen don't know about this Yancaotang, which is reasonable, because Yancaotang is a non-governmental organization in the late Qing Dynasty, and

It was destroyed during the Republic of China period. As my father said, their family specializes in antique counterfeiting. Their skills are superb and they are the unique leader in the counterfeiting industry!"

"No wonder!"

Master Chen, Master Qi and Zhou Chen suddenly realized.

"But even though it was destroyed, why have I never seen their imitations on the market?!"

Zhou Chen asked doubtfully, although Yancaotang has been destroyed, their products will not be destroyed, at least they will still be circulated in the market. However, Zhou Chen has been exposed to the counterfeit market for so many years and has never seen anything from Yancaotang.

work.

Mo Xiaosheng smiled faintly and said, "My dad just said that although the imitations of Yancaotang are not genuine, they are also valuable for collection because of their superb craftsmanship, and most of the imitations they imitate are collections of extraordinary value.

, so even if it is a fake, it may be worth tens of millions or even tens of millions, who would be willing to sell it?!"

After hearing this, Zhou Chen and the two masters couldn't help but look at each other and nodded. If it is true as Mo Xiaosheng said, then this fake is indeed of great collection value!

"its not right!"

Master Chen looked at the two paintings and two brush washes on the table and said, "Mr. Mo, if it is true what you said, these two paintings and two brush washes are all fakes, but Lao Qi and I have studied it.

Both the painting and the jade material have a sense of age, and they cannot be made just by making them old!"

"Master Chen, this is one of the reasons why Yancaotang has an extraordinary status in the counterfeit world and is unparalleled!"

Mo Xiaosheng looked at Master Chen and smiled lightly, then reached out and touched the white jade carved five dragon pattern brush wash on the table, then pinched the "Confucius Teaching Picture" and said with a smile, "What are you doing?"

I feel that the sense of age is correct because this jade is indeed from the Qing Dynasty, and this painting paper is indeed from the Tang Dynasty!"

"ah?!"

When Master Chen and Master Qi heard this, their expressions suddenly changed and they were surprised.

"The two masters may not know enough about the counterfeiting world, but Brother Zhou, do you know it well enough?!"

Mo Xiaosheng turned to Zhou Chen and smiled, "It can be said that in all dynasties there have been people who made a living by imitating the famous products of previous generations, and many of these people's skills have been passed down from generation to generation, which is somewhat similar to our current family businesses.

, and in order to maximize benefits, these families will begin to store some contemporary paper, jade, porcelain clay and other counterfeiting raw materials, seal them up completely, and pass them on to future generations, so that future generations can use these raw materials to make counterfeits!"

"I know this!"

Zhou Chen nodded vigorously and said hurriedly, "This is also the reason why antique counterfeiting peaked during the Ming and Qing Dynasties!"

Mo Xiaosheng smiled and nodded, and continued, "In fact, after experiencing the peak of antique counterfeiting in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are very few precious papers, jade, etc. that have been handed down. At this time, it was composed of civilians, but it was backed by big chaebols.

The Yancaotang bought all these papers and jade into his own hands, and in the same way, there were these fakes that were so good in appearance that they were even better than the genuine ones!"

While Mo Xiaosheng was speaking, he glanced at the fakes on the table. It was obvious that the paintings and brush washes were also made of these materials, so they were so fake.

This is also the reason why Mo Xiaosheng saw the green light on them when he first saw them. These things themselves are indeed of great value!

"I see!"

Zhou Chen nodded vigorously when he heard this, his brows knitted into knots, and he thought to himself that the Great Wall Auction House was indeed extraordinary. It was worthy of being the leader of the auction house, and it actually collected so many things from Yancaotang.

"But Mr. Mo, I still don't understand!"

At this time, Master Qi stood up and said to Mo Xiaosheng, "Even if Yancaotang really has these raw materials, they can't have such superb painting skills!"

He was greatly puzzled in his heart, how could the painting skills of the painting saint Wu Daozi be beyond the reach of today's people!

"Yes, Mr. Mo, although the carving technique of this white jade five-dragon pattern brush washer came from the masters of the Qing Dynasty, it is not difficult to imitate it. As far as I know, Duan Fengnian, the master craftsman in the world today, can imitate it.

But this "Picture of Confucius Teaching" is extraordinary. How can something from the hand of a sage painter be copied?"

Master Chen also asked in confusion.

What Master Chen and Master Qi said is true. If Wu Daozi's painting skills were casually imitated by future generations, how could he be named a "Sage of Painting"!

You must know that Wu Daozi's painting style is his own, and his painting achievements are unparalleled in the world. In terms of ranking, even his ancestor Gu Kaizhi has to succumb to him. This shows his superb painting skills, and more importantly, Wu Daozi himself is a

He created a painting school, which is why he has such a high status in the Chinese painting world!

As far as the two of them know, later generations have amazing brushwork and great painters with outstanding achievements emerge in endlessly, but no one can compare with the painting sage Wu Daozi!

So naturally they don't believe that anyone in this world can imitate Wu Daozi's paintings!

"Have these two masters ever heard of the wonderful painting Hu Busi?!"

Mo Xiaosheng asked the two masters with a smile and a calm expression.

"Hu Busi?!"

The two masters looked puzzled, looked at each other, and shook their heads, obviously neither of them had heard of this name.

"Xiaosheng, I've heard of it!"

Zhou Chen became excited when he heard what Mo Xiaosheng said. He said to Mo Xiaosheng extremely excitedly, "You mean, the two paintings on this table are from the masters of traditional Chinese painting from the late Qing Dynasty. They have 'wonderful brushstrokes.'

The so-called Hand of Hu Busi?!"

"Yes, he was very low-profile at the time because of his low-key personality and eccentric personality. In fact, he was the master of Yancao Hall and passed away during the Republic of China. I didn't expect Brother Zhou to know about him!"
Chapter completed!