Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 311 Mr. Lin, would I be honored to treat you to a cup of coffee?

Warner also offered a price of five thousand.

His expression was particularly excited and his face was red.

Obviously, he decided to use funds to buy the original work of Wu Daozi.

Lin Ran had this idea at first, but unfortunately the price was too expensive.

For 5000 yuan, if he had not renovated the shop before, he could have bought it.

It’s just that I’m short of money now and can’t afford it even if I want to.

But at this time, he looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the stage with great interest.

Suddenly I remembered something.

He had an authentic calligraphy by Wu Daozi at home. The calligraphy and painting he just looked at gave him a feeling that something was wrong.

In fact, according to the process of the previous life.

As early as the beginning of the [-]th century, this calligraphy and painting was purchased by Yamamoto Teijiro, the owner of Chenghuaitang, a famous Neon collector, when he was searching for calligraphy and paintings in China and brought back to Neon's own Chenghuaitang collection.

Later, it was collected by the Abe clan Shuanglaikan.

The collection of Abe's Shuanglai Museum is on par with the collections of Gu Luofu Hanguang Pavilion and Wang Jiqian Baowu Hall in the United States. It can be regarded as the top three overseas private collections of Chinese calligraphy and painting, and can make up for the shortcomings of the Forbidden City collection.

Six years after Fusajiro Abe's death, his son Kojiro Abe donated all 6 pieces of his collection to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art in Japan, in accordance with his last wish, including the "Picture of the Gift of the King".

Thinking of this, I was thinking about the calligraphy and painting I just saw.

Lin Ran instantly understood that what he just saw was not the original work of Wu Daozi!

If nothing else, it should be a copy drawn by people in the Song Dynasty based on Wu Daozi's works.

During the Song Dynasty, painting craftsmanship reached its peak.

Painters at that time were keen to imitate the paintings of their predecessors, including Wu Daozi.

However, Wu Daozi's painting style was greatly influenced by Tantric Buddhism, and his paintings often contained grotesque colors. Even if others imitated it, it would be difficult for them to imitate the essence.

Like Spark Auction House, which itself is not very famous, it is normal for fakes to appear.

Because the level of their appraisers is limited, errors will inevitably occur for various reasons.

As if to make the atmosphere more lively, the staff once again unfolded the calligraphy and painting to give Lin Ran a clearer look.

"The Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son" was actually created by Wu Daozi based on the Buddhist scripture "Rui Ying Ben Qi Sutra". It depicts the birth of the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni, and his father King Suddhodana and Lady Maya carrying him to worship at the Mahatma Temple. , the story of the gods worshiping him.

Contains three parts in total.

The first part depicts the God who delivers children, auspicious beasts, the King of Heaven and his attendants, such as the Goddess of Heaven.

On the screen, two gods were dragging the auspicious beast running in front, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

The civil servants and generals beside him are escorting, and each one has his own unique movements, which are vivid and vivid, bringing the tense atmosphere to life on the page.

The second part depicts the Tathagata protector sitting on a stone, with flames rising behind him, and many monsters appearing in the flames.

The third part depicts King Suddhodana holding the baby and moving forward slowly.

Not far away from him, Mrs. Mahabhajapati followed her.

Behind them, there was a group of waiters with pious expressions on their faces.

Obviously, what is depicted here is a Buddhist story from a foreign land, but it has been localized.

Use Chinese emperors, civil and military officials and ladies, as well as local auspicious animals to create the images in the story.

It also represents the result of the integration of Buddhism and Chinese local culture.

In fact, the painting is a mural.

Because murals are not easy to preserve, Wu Daozi's paintings were already very rare in the Song Dynasty.

The original rubbings have disappeared in the long river of history, and what we have in front of us are the copies made by people in the Song Dynasty based on Wu Daozi's works.

Moreover, the painting in front of me does not look like the style of the Song Dynasty painters.

Lin Ran, who had mentored Li Yuanhao in forging, could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with the handwriting and that there were traces of modification!

The price has been raised to 8000 yuan.

Warner had been waiting for the opportunity, so he took action and directly shouted out a high price of [-].

He has not contributed any money, and now, most people in the venue don't have much money left.

It also gave him a chance to pick up the slack.

But unexpectedly, there was a big boss who shouted out the price of [-].

Lin Ran thought to himself that now was the time he had been waiting for.

He whispered to Warner: "Mr. Warner, this calligraphy and painting is not worth it."

Warner was stunned and frowned.

"Why? Is this also a fake?"

"That's right." Lin Ran nodded: "If you buy it, you will definitely lose money."

Warner didn't believe Lin Ran at first, but seeing his firm eyes, he took another look at the price.

Put down the sign in his hand.

In the end, this calligraphy and painting was bought by an unknown wealthy businessman for [-] yuan.

As soon as the auction ended, Warner found Lin Ran.

Both of them got nothing at the auction, so they seemed very relaxed.

"Mr. Lin, would you be honored to buy you a cup of coffee?" Warner asked with a smile.

He behaves like a gentleman, and it is hard to imagine that his real purpose in coming to China is to steal cultural relics.

Lin Ran felt disgusted with these hypocrites, but he also knew that his goal had been achieved.

He smiled and replied: "Of course, it's my pleasure."

Lin Ran answered in English, which surprised Warner and couldn't help but feel a little friendly.

In this day and age, knowing English usually means a friendlier attitude toward foreign countries.

To put it bluntly, it is probably the Muyang dog who has been kneeling for a long time!

The three of them came to the coffee shop on the second floor of the hotel, ordered three cups of coffee, and sat in the seats.

Yang Jianlong smelled the coffee and couldn't stand the smell. It looked similar to traditional Chinese medicine.

I took a sip and choked for a long time.

Warner handed him the sugar in a friendly manner and said with a smile: "You may not be used to drinking coffee at first. Add sugar and milk to make it taste better."

"Forget it, forget it." Yang Jianlong quickly waved his hand, he was not interested in this drink at all.

Lin Ran was quite familiar with it. After all, he used to drink coffee a lot when he was working.

This action made Warner feel a little friendly, and he couldn't help but feel a little more favorable.

"Mr. Warner, how did you know my last name?" Lin Ran took a preemptive strike while drinking coffee.

Just now, the other party directly called him Mr. Lin, making it clear that he knew his name.

But they had never seen it before.

Only by knowing this can we ensure the safety in the future.

Warner smiled and said: "The person who introduced me here was a staff member of the museum. He knows you and calls you Mr. Lin."

Museum staff?

Lin Ran couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect that there was a mole inside the museum who was colluding with foreigners, and he actually knew about him.

It seems that the identity of the other party is not low, and Warner will probably not tell him about this person.

So, he decided to bring the topic to today's auction, and by the way, he used Warner's words.

"Most of the exhibits in today's auction are imitations, that is, genuine goods that are not so fake, so they are not valuable." Lin Ran said to Warner with a smile.

This was still within the hotel area, and there were many business people sitting next to it, so Lin Ran chose to communicate in English!