Hong Kong is in full swing

After trying it several times, Yu Wan couldn't help but laugh at herself - maybe it was because she was too involved that she had some illusions?

At this moment, Huo Chuyan gently pushed open the door and walked in. When he saw the slightly confused yet inquisitive look in front of him, a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The lady you contacted before has been waiting outside for a long time."

"Okay, I'll go see her right away."

After saying this, Yu Wan stood up and left her current position with a few scrolls of paintings in her hands. At the same time, she did not forget to tiptoe and gently kissed the other person on the cheek, and then gently stroked the man's broad and solid chest.

To bystanders, such actions seem to be extremely casual and as natural as breathing.

Feeling the slight touch and temperature changes from his fingertips, Huo Chuyan felt an indescribable sweetness in his heart. At the same time, he became more deeply aware that the girl in front of him was becoming more and more bold, confident and interesting.

When I arrived at the living room, I saw the guest I had been waiting for stood up and walked towards me, "Sister Yu Wan!"

An Jing shouted excitedly.

"Come over here and help me look at these things."

While speaking, Yu Wan had already picked out a few works for testing and handed them to the girl who had just walked in.

She was initially presented with something that was easily identifiable as a replica, without revealing any context or authenticity.

After all, An Jing once claimed that he had the ability to identify all counterfeit and shoddy goods, so it is obvious that he must have accumulated a very solid knowledge base. Otherwise, how could he make quick and accurate judgments in various complex situations?

But even so, An Jing declared within three seconds of the painting unfolding: "It's fake."

This is too fast!

She yawned, as if thinking it was no big deal.

Yu Wan smiled and then picked out two landscape paintings from the scroll that were hard to tell whether they were real or fake and placed them in front of An Jing. "Which one is the real one?"

After the difficulty increased, An Jing did not answer immediately, but bent down to observe carefully, with very focused eyes, as if she wanted to remember every detail in her mind.

Just as quickly, she pointed to one of the paintings and said, "This one is real."

"you sure?"

Yu Wan confirmed again.

"When 'Mountain Flowers and Water Cave' was first created, the artist Bai Zaishi was already 89 years old and not in very good health. Painting was very strenuous for him, so the lines appear lighter."

An Jing calmly explained the basis for her judgment.

Then she pointed to another one and said, "The lines in this one are too stable and appear too healthy. It doesn't match Mr. Bai's actual condition at the time."

Yu Wan praised her for her solid basic knowledge.

An Jing said that she had been exposed to these things since she was a child, so she had some experience, and decided to come up with the last difficult problem - two paintings of "Serving Plum Blossoms".

"Can you tell which is the real thing and which is the fake?"

Yu Wan asked with some anticipation.

An Jing bent over and began to examine carefully, frowning slightly and looking a little confused.

"Can't you see?"

Yu Wan asked with concern.

"can."

Said quietly and firmly.

She leaned over and examined it carefully with a magnifying glass, occasionally sniffing it gently. But after a few minutes, she stood up straight, pointed at a painting and said, "This is fake."

Yu Wan stared at her for a long time, obviously moved by her professional attitude.

An Jing patiently explained, "Although both works utilize the same raw rice paper and high-quality Huizhou ink, I suspect Mei Shuying, due to financial constraints, could not afford to use the expensive Wushi lacquer smoke as a raw material and could only choose the more common oil smoke ink to create her artwork."

After hearing this, Yu Wan was silent for a while, as if she was still thinking about what she had just heard and how to continue the next topic.

She found it a little funny, "And then?"

An Jing smiled softly and continued, "Let's get back to the topic. 'Serving the Plum Blossoms' was created over ten years ago. We haven't yet found out who the buyer was, but one thing is certain: something bought at such a high price will definitely be well preserved. Look at these two paintings. From the brushwork to the details, they are almost identical. The only difference is the condition of the paper."

"Look at this."

She pointed at the original painting and said, "Although it's been well-maintained, after all, so many years have passed. Despite its careful preservation, the color of the paper has yellowed slightly. Look at this one."

Then, she pointed at the fake painting and said, "It's also made of yellowed paper, but it's obviously much lighter."

Yu Wan asked her, "Could this difference be due to the different storage methods?"

"Well, even if that's possible, then come over and smell it."

An Jing replied.

Yu Wan walked forward and, following An Jing's instructions, sniffed back and forth between the two paintings.

"Do you smell anything?"

An Jing asked.

The faint smell that had dissipated almost immediately filled the air again.

"Ferric chloride."

Yu Wan gave the answer almost reflexively, and her heart skipped a beat, because this meant that the painting in front of her was most likely a fake.

After hearing Yu Wan's answer, An Jing continued, "'Chameleon'."

"It smells like hydrochloric acid."

Xu Ci added, sighing secretly in his heart, no wonder she thought so!

Indeed, one of the fastest and most direct ways to make a brand new painting appear to have gone through the vicissitudes of time is probably to use the power of modern technology.

An Jing further explained, "In the past, some people have used traditional Chinese herbs or special dyes to imitate antique paper, such as gardenia, turmeric, and knotweed, but it is clear that this time they chose chemical reagents for the treatment."

"Actually, I had already noticed something was wrong at the beginning, but I wanted to do a few more rounds of testing just to be more confident in my judgment."

She summarized her explanation.

Then, she gave her final answer: "So, Sister Yu Wan, do you think the famous artist Mei Shuying really used this method to color rice paper intentionally?"

At this moment, Yu Wan stared at the girl opposite her - her eyes were full of clarity and vitality, and her whole body exuded a very typical straightforwardness and cheerfulness that was unique to northerners.

Although he is young, he seems to be full of energy.

Yu Wan carefully put the painting away, stared into her eyes, and announced solemnly and seriously, "That's great! I've decided to officially accept you."

"yeah!"