Chapter 707: It's not fake
Xu Qiang finally made up his mind, but was interrupted by Xia Rufei, and the anger suddenly ejaculated.
He looked at Xia Rufei with some confusion and asked, "Mr. Xia, what's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei said firmly: "I advise you not to buy this incense cabinet because it is a fake!"
As soon as Xia Ruofei said this, Xu Qiang was stunned.
Zhao Yongjun's face also changed slightly, because there are unwritten rules for antiques. For example, even if you are a fool, you can only blame yourself for not being able to find a future account.
Also, even if you see something wrong, you cannot say it directly that it is fake. Generally speaking, they will say vague words such as "It's hard to say if you don't see it accurately". Those who really understand it will naturally understand it as soon as they hear it.
Xia Rufei is not a person in the antique circle, so he said as soon as he opened his mouth that this cabinet was a fake, which was a bit unruly.
Moreover, although Zhao Yongjun did not have a deep research on wooden tools, he had been working in the antique industry for so many years and still had a basic vision, and he did not find any obvious problems. In his opinion, Xia Rufei, who had never been exposed to antiques, would be even more unlikely to find anything.
So, Zhao Yongjun cleared his throat and prepared to remind Xia Rufei in a tactful way.
However, before Zhao Yongjun spoke, Fatty An, who was sitting opposite him, said with a smile: "Little brother, things can be random, but words can't be random! The antique industry is very deep, so it's best for people outside the circle to mix less!"
Originally, Zhao Yongjun was going to remind Xia Rufei to pay attention to the wording, but after Fatty An said this, Zhao Yongjun immediately stopped doing it.
Who is Xia Rufei?
Even Mr. Song valued it so much. Yesterday, Song Rui set up a special place, obviously incorporating him into the upper-class playboy circle in the capital. Moreover, Xia Ruofei also cured Zhao Yongjun's father's diabetes, allowing this Mesozoic general to continue his military career and even go further.
Xia Ruofei is their great benefactor of the Zhao family!
In the face of such a relationship, the rules in the antique circle are nothing!
Fatty An, an antique dealer, dares to be sarcastic and disrespectful to Xia Rufei?
Zhao Yongjun immediately snorted coldly and said in a cold voice: "Fatty man An! What do you mean? My brother said that this cabinet is fake, so it's fake!"
Zhao Yongjun has always been famous for his generous style in the antique circle, but he is still a rich playboy. Once he gets really popular, his aura of being generous is not inferior to anyone.
Fatty An was stunned for a moment. Xia Rufei is not a person in the circle. He doesn’t understand the rules. Does Zhao Yongjun also understand the rules?
After all, Fatty An is from Tianjin and Hong Kong. Although he has had several contacts with Zhao Yongjun, he also vaguely knows that Zhao Yongjun has a very big background, but he is not as good as Xu Qiang and others.
If he knew Zhao Yongjun's family background, he would definitely admit defeat if he didn't even dare to give up any farts.
Unfortunately, he didn't know.
So although he was a little afraid of Zhao Yongjun, he still said with a stingy head and said, "Mr. Zhao, this is a bit unreasonable! This little brother..."
"I'm unreasonable!" Zhao Yongjun said in a bad tone, "Also, Ruofei is my brother of Zhao Yongjun. What qualifications do you have to call him a little brother?"
"You..." Fatty An was so choked by Zhao Yongjun's strong attitude that he couldn't speak.
Xu Qiang is the host, and he knows Zhao Yongjun's strong background, so he quickly winked at Fatty An, and then came out to smooth things out: "Brother Jun, please calm down. Boss An has no other meaning, it's Mr. Xia..."
"Qianzi, are you thinking my brother is too much?" Zhao Yongjun said in a cold voice, "Then stop talking nonsense, let's go!"
After saying that, Zhao Yongjun immediately called Xia Rufei and Song Rui to leave.
Song Rui was watching the fun without much trouble. He glanced at Xu Qiang and Fatty An with a smile and said, "You two really have a habit..."
Xu Qiang's face changed drastically, and he quickly grabbed Zhao Yongjun's hand and begged: "Brother Jun Jun, don't be angry!"
While he said that, he gently slapped himself in his mouth and said, "I definitely don't have that meaning! Mr. Xia reminded me that it is for my own good, right? Will I, Qiangzi, be such a ungrateful person?"
How dare Xu Qiang let Zhao Yongjun go?
If Zhao Yongjun left in anger, then the friendship that he had finally established over the years would be ruined and might even be hated by Zhao Yongjun. This is a man who few people dare to mess with in the capital! In contrast, what is a tangerine cupboard? Even if it is true, you won’t lose a piece of meat if you don’t buy it.
Zhao Yongjun's face cleared a little and said, "Qianzi, since Ruofei said there was something wrong with this cabinet, don't buy it!"
"Okay, okay, don't buy it anymore, don't buy it anymore..." Xu Qiang agreed hurriedly.
Fatty An's face changed slightly when he heard this, while Xia Rufei caught a glimpse of Wang Xingshui's honest look in his eyes, and he couldn't help but curl his lips secretly.
"Boss Xu, isn't this good?" Fatty An said with a frown, "It was you who said you were interested in my cousin's incense cabinet that made us come from afar. You don't like this object, so you have to give me an explanation, otherwise no one would dare to do business with Fat An, if you say it out!"
Xu Qiang glared at his eyes and said to himself that Fatty An had no eyesight to see him. He repeatedly entangled in this matter. How could he have good results if he offended Brother Jun?
"Boss An, it should be my freedom to buy it or not!" Xu Qiang said muffled, "I just asked you to bring things to me for inspection, but I never said I had to buy it!"
Fatty An and Wang Xingshui looked at each other. They didn't know what medicine Xu Qiang had taken wrong. They were so afraid of Zhao Yongjun and Xia Ruofei. Their light words made him decide not to do so.
You must know that Xu Qiang was already very moved just now and almost decided to buy it.
The fat piece of fat that reached the mouth flew away like this. Fatty An and Wang Xinshui were naturally full of resentment towards the initiator Xia Rufei. Fat An, who looked kind-hearted and kind-eyed, was fine. Wang Xingshui's ability to cover up was much less, but the honest peasant dress showed a viciousness that was completely inconsistent with his identity.
Xia Rufei saw Wang Xingshui's expression in his eyes, but just curled his lips and smiled disdainfully.
At this time, Guo Ruchen, who had never spoken, smiled and said, "You might as well be calm. Since this little brother Xia has made a judgment with such confidence, he should be sure. Why don't you let him say it?"
Zhao Yongjun frowned slightly and said, "Old Guo..."
He knew that Xia Rufei had never been involved in the antique industry. There were too many tricks in this industry. Even if he was not sure, he would never be able to tell him. What could Xia Rufei, an outsider, say?
Xia Rufei didn't want Zhao Yongjun to be embarrassed, so he smiled and walked to the gilli-muxiang cabinet, and said confidently: "Since Mr. Guo said that, I'll talk about my judgment!"
"Ruofei..." Zhao Yongjun gently pulled Xia Ruofei's sleeve.
He was worried that Xia Ruofei would be young and energetic and act voluntarily. If he couldn't tell the story of Chou Yin and Mao, he would just add a joke.
You should know that this room is full of experts! Of course, except for Song Rui and the stupid-looking Wang Xingshui.
Xia Ruofei waved his hand to Zhao Yongjun and said, "Brother Zhao, don't worry. Since I dare to say it, there is naturally a reason!"
"Okay!" Zhao Yongjun said helplessly.
Xia Rufei pointed to the incense cabinet of the goiter wood and said unquestionably: "This incense cabinet is indeed from the goiter wood, and some of it is actually from the Ming Dynasty wood, which is easy to mislead the people who are identified. However, the fake ones are fake, and no matter how real they are, it is a fake! In fact, this incense cabinet is pieced together. Except for the top and front that use the old Ming Dynasty materials, the other parts are made of new materials! "
As soon as Xia Rufei said this, Fatty An and Wang Xingshui's faces changed drastically.
Xia Rufei glanced at the two of them meaningfully, and it was obvious that he was right, otherwise their reaction would not be so great.
Xia Rufei's heart was also slightly calmer, and it seemed that Xia Qing's vision was still reliable.
Then, Xia Rufei spoke with confidence as Xia Qing told him: "In fact, the two sides, the back and the bottom are made of new materials, which are burned with hot alkali, but the old method is more exquisite, and the most conspicuous part is genuine old materials, so it is easy to get fake and real!"
As soon as Xia Rufei finished speaking, Zhao Yongjun, Guo Ruchen and Xu Qiang immediately came to the front of the cabinet to observe carefully. Even Song Rui opened his eyes wide and leaned over to look.
Although the three of them are not good at wooden tools identification, they are knowledgeable after all. With Xia Rufei's reminder, they have found some traces of fraud to the point.
Of course, this is a preconceived judgment that can only be so easy to find out by looking for problems in a targeted manner. At the beginning, they didn’t see the problem, after all, the method of fraud is relatively clever.
"Sure enough, there are traces of old things..." Xu Qiang murmured.
Guo Ruchen and Zhao Yongjun also looked at Xia Rufei in surprise, feeling a little incredible.
Especially Zhao Yongjun, he felt even more unbelievable. After all, he knew that Xia Ruofei had never been exposed to antiques. How could he have a more tricky vision than the old players who have been in Panjiayuan and Liulichang for many years?
However, what surprised them even more was still behind.
Xia Rufei smiled slightly on his face and continued, "In addition to the problem of using materials, there are actually several flaws, and the traces of fraud can be seen!"
"What?" Guo Ruchen shouted in dismay.
Zhao Yongjun also hurriedly said, "Ruofei, talk quickly, let us have a long experience!"
Fatty An and Wang Xingshui's faces turned red and white, and their eyes kept flashing. I wonder what they were thinking.
Xia Ruofei said confidently: "Do you know 'hanging gray'?"
"Of course, there is usually a layer of dust hanging behind old furniture, which can prevent moisture!" Zhao Yongjun said immediately.
Xia Rufei pointed to the cabinet and said, "You should take a closer look at the back and the bottom of the ash. Is it almost the same? But this is a very obvious flaw. One is against the wall and the other side is next to the ground. There will definitely be differences in the degree of moisture and peeling over hundreds of years. There is only one possibility that the hanging ash can show almost the same effect, that is, it was artificially done later!"
Just as Zhao Yongjun and others were busy comparing the ash on both sides, Xia Rufei continued: "There are also problems with the copper work above. The frames of wooden ware in Ming Dynasty were dug up and down. After the nails were penetrated, the roots would be inserted into the wooden trough separately. This is a necessary process. The workmanship inside this cabinet is obviously much rougher, so it must be fake!"
Zhao Yongjun, Guo Ruchen and others had just finished watching the Hui. After hearing Xia Rufei's words, they immediately turned to observe the part of Xia Rufei's words, and indeed found a flaw.
These flaws are actually not very obvious. Unless you have in-depth research on wooden tools and very careful observation, you can discover them.
Zhao Yongjun and the other two couldn't help but be amazed, and Fatty An and Wang Xingshui's hearts sank to the bottom.
In fact, these two people often make plans to cheat money, but they plan very thoroughly every time, and the level of counterfeiting is high. They succeed almost every time. Many people have not even found that they have received fakes.
So when Fatty An heard that Xu Qiang was suddenly interested in wooden tools recently, he carefully planned the game, but unexpectedly, Xia Rufei was disturbed.
Their counterfeiting level of incense cabinet has reached its peak, and some places where minor flaws may appear have been pointed out by Xia Rufei.
What made them even more puzzled was that Xia Rufei had not gone to the nearest place to carefully check the incense cabinet. He just looked at it a few times from a distance, but he seemed to have checked it inch by inch, accurately naming the flaws of the incense cabinet.
This made Fatty An and Wang Xinshui feel that the whole thing was filled with evil spirits.
After Guo Ruchen looked at the incense cabinet carefully, he sighed: "I admire you! He is such a hero! Boss Zhao, you are a great friend!"
When Zhao Yongjun saw Xia Rufei being praised by the vice president of the Beijing Antiques Association, he was even happier than being praised by himself. He grinned and said, "Haha! Rufei is very capable, and it seems that there is nothing he can't do!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "President Guo has over-rewarded."
Zhao Yongjun is his buddy, and he can accept it calmly no matter how much he praises him. However, Guo Ruchen is the vice president of the Beijing Antiques Association and is also an elderly person. Xia Rufei must be polite.
Xu Qiang bowed to Xia Ruofei sincerely and said, "Mr. Xia, it's really thanks to you this time! Otherwise, I would have suffered a loss today!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Qianzi, you are Brother Zhao's friend. Since I have seen the problem, I naturally cannot stand by and watch!"
Chapter completed!