"Gold in troubled times, collection in prosperous times" is a famous saying in the antique collection world.

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and cultural quality, antiques, calligraphy and paintings and other collections that have always been loved by literati and scholars have increasingly entered the homes of ordinary people, and antiques and cultural relics transactions in various parts of my country are becoming increasingly prosperous.

Antiques, also known as antiques, have all-inclusive content, including all kinds of ceramics, strange stones, jade, bronze ware, calligraphy and painting, bills, old furniture, ancient and modern coins, bamboo and wood root carvings, ancient books, daily necessities... In short, everything you have before today, as long as you find it interesting to collect and store it, seems to be called antiques, and there is no special definition.

After dinner, in your spare time, you may be alone, or invite a few close friends and friends, and carefully play and review it, and it will make people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and traveled in the long river of time.

For example, when tracing history, since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, playing with antiques has always been the cultural tradition of emperors, eunuchs, literati and officials. This tradition has lasted for more than 3,000 years in China. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, in almost any intellectual official's mansion with knowledge, status and status, there would be more or less several famous calligraphy and paintings on the walls, more or less a circle of mahogany tables and chairs on the halls, and more or less a few ceramics, jade carvings, and strange stones as decorations.

Antique collection has become a fashion.

People know how precious antiques are. However, except for a few people who understand them, most of the sentient beings in society feel inexplicable. There are doubts, and there are also misunderstandings.

Those who doubt believe that precious antiques are the arrogance of the rich class or the blind movement of celebrities, so they are elegant because of this. However, those who misunderstand believe that antiques are precious only in the age, and all antiques are valuable, and the more ancient they are, the more valuable they are. In fact, these views are very wrong. The main reasons for antiques are precious. There are two main reasons:

First, it is the preciousness of antiques itself. In other words, the essence of antiques and the excellent workmanship cannot be imitated by the authors in later generations. For example, the calligraphy and paintings in the Tang and Song dynasties have the essence of their attainments that cannot be achieved by any effort in later generations; the copper and jade in the three generations have the finest workmanship. The records of the characters and archaeology in later generations have great help. All other products are like this, and they are the highest samples of Chinese culture and art. Therefore, it is natural to be precious.

2. It is precious human beings. There are many reasons for this human being, but the most important thing is boredom, concealment and accumulation of wealth.

Let’s talk about boredom first. Human beings are high-IQ creatures. Before they die, they must think about things when they are free. In addition to sleeping and resting, they will definitely be moved when they are free. For four thousand years, China has been completely monarchs. In the period when the sage kings and wise ministers, the world is peaceful, and the people are happy, intellectuals can certainly speak freely and act as they want. But after reading the four thousand years of history, how many times are there for the sage kings and wise ministers? Most of them are in the period of dark politics! Under the politics of foolish monarchs and tyrants, foolish men and women can only be controlled by them; but a little knowledgeable cultural person is right and wrong, good and evil

How can you stay indifferent? But under the ** political system, criticizing the current situation and talking about politics, not only is it difficult to protect itself, but there is also the danger of being executed by nine clans at any time. Who dares to speak out? Therefore, the thoughts and actions of literati are greatly restricted, and except for studying and engaging in politics, they are not allowed to engage in any activities. Like the noble entertainment recognized by today's society, such as dancing, gambling, gatherings, and associations, they were regarded as evil behavior at that time. Not only were the national laws not allowed, but even public opinion was not allowed. As a last resort, these literati took out a way to love ancient times and regarded antiques as the only pastime.

Let’s talk about concealment. In that era, although politics may not be on the track, most officials were afraid of Qing Dynasty discussions, and their illegal behaviors over etiquette must be covered by many parties. That is, Prince Qing at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Prime Minister was in power and had a private fortune of one million taels only in HSBC. Such a great person was still afraid of Sanlin Company’s participation, let alone other people. If an official with an annual salary of less than 100 taels will have more than 100 taels of real estate and land ten years later, and it will be scattered on the street, then it would be strange if the censor didn’t participate in it. However, antiques are not priced, and a thousand yuan can be obtained by one yuan. Therefore, those smart official historians thought of such a wonderful method to hide their true wealth by collecting antiques.

Finally, let’s talk about wealth accumulation. In ancient times, officials were unstable in promotion. For example, they had been working in the imperial capital, so it was naturally very necessary to purchase real estate; but once they were transferred externally, their management and operations were all over the place, and there was no equipment for banking at that time. Fighting for profit between merchants and the people was limited to national laws, and the collection and storage of gold and silver was extremely inconvenient. In this way, these officials and historians used the storage of antiques as a disguised method of accumulating wealth.

It is these human factors that lead to the preciousness of antiques.

Calligraphy and painting belong to the particularly delicate category among antiques. The value is that it is a pure work of art, and some famous calligraphy and paintings are even more rare. Since the materials of calligraphy and painting works are fiber-based paper and silk, acidic materials such as animal glue, starch, paste, etc. are added to paper production or mounting calligraphy and paintings, which makes calligraphy and paintings moldy, insects, fade, turn yellow, and age and become brittle. It can be seen that it is extremely difficult to preserve calligraphy and paintings.

Because of this, the calligraphy and paintings of famous people in ancient times were sold at sky-high prices.

But then again, the calligraphy and paintings of famous people in ancient times are of great value, but the calligraphy and paintings of famous people today are not street stalls, and they are also valuable. This thing is to look at the painting itself, and to see whether the author of the painting is famous.

For example, if the core leader of our country draws a calligraphy and painting for public auction, the price is certain that it will definitely set a new record for the auction of calligraphy and paintings. Of course, this is due to some real reasons that lead to such a price. If the price of this calligraphy and paintings a hundred years later, the price of this calligraphy and paintings will definitely drop a lot. But it is undeniable that if the core leader of the country only circulates such a painting in his life, the value of this painting will definitely not be worse than those of those great people hundreds of years ago. If the painting's paintings are profound enough, it will definitely be a rare beauty in the antique collection industry!!

In the Shanghai antique collection industry, a master-level painting "Picture of the Ming Dynasty's Promotion Record" has attracted the attention of many collectors. This painting covered with the seal of Xiaoxiaosheng of Lanling, according to experts from xx Auction Company, this painting is definitely the pinnacle of the contemporary painting world, no doubt about it.

These appraisal experts gave such high praise, which made many collectors feel itchy and wanted to immediately appreciate them. After all, these collectors have entered the antique collection industry because of their hobbies. The least they are also interested in making money while they are interested. Only a very small number of people enter the industry for making money.

Unfortunately, the wish of collectors is destined to be unfulfilled, because the auction company has designated this painting as the finale of this year's end of the auction. It can be vigorously promoted before the auction, but it will definitely not give everyone the opportunity to appreciate it at the close range.

The auction company's move caused a huge sensation in the antique collection industry. Who is Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng? Most collectors only remember that the author of "Jin Ping Mei" that is famous both at home and abroad is called Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, but they don't know who uses this title in the contemporary painting world. Of course, there are many collectors who know that for various reasons, there is a very famous author of Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng in the field of online literature. And after seeing the name of the painting, they are more than 95% sure that Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng is the famous author in the field of online literature.

Whether those who know this title or those who don’t know this title, after the news that the auction company arranged "The Legend of Ming Dynasty" as the finale of the year-end auction this year, many collectors found out the detailed information of the author of the painting through various channels.

Although it has entered the national collection craze, it has to be said that in the field of high-end collection, it is the world of rich people from beginning to end. Without strong financial support, you cannot afford to play high-end collection. And who is not a master with strong financial resources and good-looking hands? It is easy for these people to investigate the identity of Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.

Therefore, after the auction company designated "Pictures of the Promotion of the Ming Dynasty" as the finale of the year-end auction, the next day, the detailed information of Song Ming appeared in front of the cases of many collectors.

Originally, many collectors had great doubts about the practice of the auction company, because the auction company said that this painting was not an ancient painting, nor was it a new work by a contemporary master. The implication was that this painting was just a new work, and the author himself was not a well-known master of the contemporary master, nor was it an apprentice of any well-known master. However, for this new work, the auction company directly designated it as the finale of the year-end auction, which is incredible. Even if the painting is indeed well-painted, the auction company would not be so risky, right? After all, the finale of every auction is the absolute focus of that auction. If the finale has problems or fails to be sold, the consequences for the auction company will be very serious.

However, after reading Song Ming’s detailed information, the collectors gave thumbs up at the auction company’s approach. The boss of this auction company has a unique vision!!

Such a monster genius has made an achievement that ordinary people can't compare to in the field of online literature. Now he has entered the painting world with a stunning and brilliant attitude. Although he has not been able to appreciate the "Picture of the Promotion of the Ming Dynasty" up close, many collectors have already seen the high-definition photo of the painting. Just from the photos, it can be seen that this painting is worthy of being rated as the pinnacle of the contemporary painting world by the appraisal experts of the auction company. The ninety-eighty-one characters were all given the charm of the author, as if they were about to survive. Moreover, according to book fans who have read "The Promotion of the Ming Dynasty", these ninety-eighty-one characters are exactly the same as the images described in the novel, and they are simply magical!!

Such a dark horse in the painting world, such a genius with such a gimmick, if the boss of the auction company does not support him, he will be stupid.

ps: Thanks to the leader of Ying Lianyu mm for his large reward, please touch it^_^

Thank you to Yu in the deep mountains, God, Huanhuan and Liuyanyu for the reward.
Chapter completed!