"Yes, Uncle Li is in charge of this. Uncle Zhang, are you very familiar with Uncle Li?”
"Who is familiar with that old fart? Last time, he even went to my house and stole two bottles of good wine from me. That was Chen Liang who was more than seven years old.”Zhang Qunfu revealed a pained expression.
Ye Fan couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that Zhang Qunfu and Li Luo were also good friends. Although Zhang Qunfu was younger than Li Luo by more than ten years, from the way he addressed Li Luo and the expression on his face when he mentioned Li Luo, it could be seen that the two of them must have a good relationship.
However, Ye Fan did not expect Li Luo to do such a thing. This was different from his style of doing things.
"Dong dong dong."
"Please come in." Ye Fan and Zhang Qunfu were chatting happily when they heard a knock on the door.
The office door was opened, but Ye Fan's eyes lit up. The person who came in was definitely a top-notch beauty.
"Chief Zhang, these are the qualifications that have just been sent over from Wuzhou.”
"Mm, Qingqing, put it on the table for me first. You're not busy now, right?”Zhang Qunfu waved at the girl called Qing Qing and gestured for her to come over.""Come sit down and chat with me about Heaven. I'll introduce you to a new friend.”
"Ye Fan, how is it? Isn't it beautiful?”Zhang Qunfu said this in front of that girl without much hesitation. However, Ye Fan was a little uneasy.
Seeing Ye Fan's embarrassment, Zhang Qunfu laughed."You don't have to be embarrassed. Qingqing is my daughter. There are people who have designs on her.”Zhang Qunfu did not forget to add,""Daughter."
"Haha, beautiful, so beautiful." Ye Fan looked straight at Qing Qing and thought to himself,"Your father doesn't even care. If I'm being coy, won't I lose face?"”
"Qingqing, this is that old fart, Li Luo. Oh no, your Uncle Li Luo is full of praise for Ye Fan.”Zhang Qunfu introduced.
"Ye Fan, this is my daughter, Zhang Qingqing. She also likes appraising treasures and antiques very much. You have to teach her more.”
Ye Fan smiled slightly and touched his nose."Uncle Zhang, you're being too serious. I only know a little and don't dare to lecture you. I can only say that I communicated with your daughter.”
"Hello, my name is Ye Fan." After speaking to Zhang Qunfu, Ye Fan politely extended his right hand to Zhang Qingqing.
"Zhang Qingqing." Zhang Qingqing reached out her hand and shook Ye Fan's hand gently.
Zhang Qunfu had heard many praises for Ye Fan from Li Luo, but when he met him today, he really felt that meeting him was not as good as hearing about him, so he wanted to test him.
Zhang Qunfu calmly took out a long box from the drawer.""Ye Fan, I spent a lot of money to get this painting from the antique market two months ago. Can you appraise it for me?”
"Uncle Zhang, you're too serious. You must be an expert in the identification of cultural relics. You've also studied it with Uncle Li, so I won't embarrass myself.”Ye Fan rejected tactfully.
"How can you say that it's embarrassing? If there's something good, we have to share it with everyone. Only by appreciating it more can we continuously discover the value of the collection. Don't be humble in front of your Uncle Zhang. Your ability has already been praised by Li Luo to the heavens. If you don't show me your skills today, I won't be able to sleep at night.”As Zhang Qunfu spoke, he had already opened the long box.
Seeing that Zhang Qunfu insisted on him appreciating it, Ye Fan also figured out the reason in his heart. There were only two reasons why Zhang Qunfu did this.
Firstly, he wanted to test Ye Fan's true talent. Secondly, he had sufficient confidence in the things he took out and wanted to show off.
"Ye Fan, this is my dad's bad point. He likes to invite others to appreciate his antique calligraphy and paintings.”This was the first time Zhang Qingqing took the initiative to speak to Ye Fan after entering the door.
Zhang Qingqing's voice was very clear, making people feel as comfortable as the wind blowing in their ears.
Ye Fan smiled and nodded. He tidied up the table and opened the scroll that Zhang Qunfu took out. It was a landscape painting.
This painting was 175cm in length and 50cm in width. The inscription was written in an ancient script.
The entire painting was magnificent. The landscape was quickly and varied. The strokes were simple and comprehensive. The mountain peaks turned sharply and the water flowed rapidly. All of them were drawn in ink. The strokes were vigorous and powerful. The phoenix painting was dense but not simple and ethereal. The meaning in the painting was clear and full of spirit.
"Good painting." As soon as the scroll was opened, Ye Fan praised it. It could be seen that the painting that Zhang Qunfu took out was very valuable.
"Haha, Ye Fan, do you see what's good about this painting?”This sentence seemed to be said casually, but it also seemed to be a deep question.
Ye Fan lowered his body and stuck his nose to the painting. He fanned it a few times with his palm and sniffed the ink scent. He smiled and said,"Uncle Zhang, your painting should be one of the eight famous artists in Jinling, Gao Cen's Landscape Painting, right?"
" Gao Cen likes to paint mountains and rivers. He is proficient in ink painting and flowers. His paintings of phoenixes are simple and ethereal. He pursues freehand and spirituality. His paintings are simple and comprehensive, but they are based on solemnity. The mountains and rivers he painted are majestic and rapid, but they also hide solemnity.”Ye Fan smiled at Zhang Qunfu and said,"Uncle Zhang, am I right?"”
Zhang Qunfu nodded in satisfaction, but said,""That's right, but you can't just send me away with a few words, right?”
Ye Fan knew that if he didn't show some real talent today, Zhang Qunfu wouldn't let him go. He simply looked at the Landscape Painting carefully.
"Uncle Zhang, forgive me for being blunt, but there are some problems with your painting.”At first glance, this painting was indeed a rare good painting, but after Ye Fan carefully observed it, he did find a few flaws.
"Uncle Li Luo said that this painting is authentic and there's no problem with it.”Zhang Qingqing frowned, thinking that Ye Fan was using tricks to create something out of nothing.
This painting was Zhang Qunfu's favorite collection. Moreover, it had been appraised by many experts, but no one said that it was fake. However, Ye Fan only took a few looks and said that there was a problem. This was indeed unbelievable.
Ye Fan saw Zhang Qunfu's disbelieving gaze and smiled."Uncle Zhang, since you have collected Gao Cen's 'Landscape Illusionary Painting', you should know about Gao Cen's life story, right?”
"I know a thing or two." Zhang Qunfu was already a little dissatisfied with Ye Fan, thinking that he was just living up to his reputation.
"Uncle Zhang, then let me ask you, Gao Cen was born during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty and experienced the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, this 'Landscape Ming Zhi Tu' was created during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.”Ye Fan pointed at the year on the inscription and said.
"Gao Cen was an official in the 11th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty.”Before Zhang Qunfu could answer, Zhang Qingqing had already spoken first.
Ye Fan gave Zhang Qunfu a questioning look, meaning,"Don't you have anything to add?"
? Zhang Qunfu shook his head and said," My answer is the same as Qing Qing's. Why do you have another answer?"”
"No, I haven't." Ye Fan shook his head and said,"Uncle Zhang, I think you also know Gao Cen's ink painting style."”
" Gao Cen was one of the Eight Families of Jinling at that time. Like the other seven, he was indifferent to fame and fortune, and was connected to poetry, wine, calligraphy, and painting. He kept a respectful distance from the court, but liked to be carefree in the martial world. His poems and paintings were all to express his feelings, and he had no intention of fighting for fame and fortune.”Speaking up to this point, Ye Fan paused and did not continue.
Zhang Qunfu was silent for a long time before saying,"Ye Fan, you should continue. Your Uncle Zhang won't be able to guess what you mean even if you say half of it."”
"Then I won't keep you in suspense.”Ye Fan directly intervened in the main topic." At first glance, this painting is majestic. The landscape suddenly has a strong momentum. The strokes are simple and profound. From the way the phoenix is painted and the paper used, there is no doubt that it is a cultural relic. However, the problem lies in this seemingly flawless style.”
" Gao Cen's painting style is based on sadness and solemnity, pursuing spirituality and freehand style. He doesn't like fame and fortune. However, this painting gives people a very obvious feeling. That is, when the artist painted this painting, he wanted to go to the Nine Heavens to hold the bright moon, but he also wanted to compete with the heavens. This caused the entire painting of the phoenix to change. It turned the originally indifferent work of fame and fortune into indignant and ambitious.”
After a pause, Ye Fan continued," When Gao Cen entered the court as an official, it was Kang Xi who ordered him to forcefully enter the court. However, Gao Cen only served for three years before he retired. In these three years, Gao Cen's mood should have been indignant, but he should not have been ambitious. This is very different from his indifferent behavior.”
Zhang Qunfu's face turned bitter." That's right. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have overlooked this point. The phoenix in this painting is filled with ambition. It shouldn't be."”
"It seems that you really have some ability. However, you should not have only found this suspicious point, right? This does not prove that there is a problem with this painting.”Zhang Qingqing smoothed the hair on her forehead and smiled.
Ye Fan turned to look at Zhang Qingqing and said,"Since the beauty wants me to continue, then if I don't say it, won't I offend the beauty?”
"Virtue." Zhang Qingqing scolded.
"Alright, the two of you stop fooling around first. Ye Fan, what you said just now made my heart itch. Quickly tell me if this painting is real or fake.”Zhang Qunfu was a little impatient. Although Ye Fan said that there was a problem with the painting, he never said that it was fake, so he was hoping that it was a fluke.
Ye Fan didn't answer. He only gestured for Zhang Qunfu to lean down and ask about the smell of the painting.
"There's no problem?" Zhang Qunfu took a sniff and didn't feel anything wrong.
Ye Fan shook his head and said,"Uncle Zhang, don't you feel that the smell of ink in this painting is very strong?"”
"It's indeed a little heavy, but it might be because the weather has been humid recently, which makes this painting smell a little ink.”Zhang Qunfu's analysis was very reasonable, but he had indeed overlooked a very important point.
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