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

Chapter 1977: Brother, you are a fake

At first glance, the shape of this bowl looks exactly like the same thing.

It's just that Lin Ran has enough experience in treasure appraisal and he always feels that something is wrong.

After my own identification, I finally found the problem.

Zhang Yanbin looked back at Lin Ran, but felt a strange feeling in his heart.

He felt that Lin Ran wanted to deceive him that the bowl was a fake, so that he could take the bowl away naturally.

So much so that what he said seems to be exactly what he said.

Zhang Yanbin would not take it to heart, but asked: "Brother Lin, it would be great if this is the case. It would be better to choose a more suitable compensation."

He wouldn't take Lin Ran's words seriously.

But Ma Zhen didn't see it that way.

"Is there any problem?" Ma Zhen asked directly.

"This bowl is either an imitation or a pure fake."

Sure enough, it was what Zhang Yanbin thought. He thought he had guessed it right, and he felt a little proud.

But on the surface, he still pretended to be worried, and his tone became hasty: "How do you say this?"

He had asked a well-connected antique shop master to authenticate it, and he confirmed that it was a bowl from the Qianlong period.

He even found a way to get the certificate for himself.

The biggest difference between formal auction houses and underground auction houses is the certificate.

There are many items auctioned in underground auction houses whose origins are unknown at all, so naturally no certificates can be given.

The same price is much lower than that of regular auction houses.

Zhang Yanbin had just said that he would take it to Zulong Auction House for auction, and Lin Ran had already guessed it.

Zhang Yanbin was probably tricked by someone he knew.

Antique merchants are essentially no different from other merchants. Killing familiar people is common.

Although Zhang Yanbin pretended to be anxious, Lin Ran knew that he most likely felt that he was scaring him and had no intention of continuing.

But Ma Zhen was different. He just wanted Zhang Yanbin to know what it means to have someone outside.

"I don't quite understand. Can you tell me the basis for your identification?" Ma Zhen said loudly on purpose.

Zhang Yanbin was also happy in his heart. The two of them were acting, just watch it for yourself.

Well, he decided to cooperate with them.

Zhang Yanbin put the jade bowl back on the table, frowned and said, "Brother Lin, I know you have a unique vision. This bowl is very important to us, and please help me identify it!"

"If the identification is true, can we take it away?" Ma Zhen said jokingly.

"This." Zhang Yanbin originally wanted to make fun of them, but after being asked this sentence, he hesitated and didn't know how to answer the question.

Fortunately, Lin Ran is not a person who likes to titillate people.

"Okay, I will also help the auction house do some appraisals. This bowl from the Qianlong period is clearly a fake." Lin Ran stopped trying to shirk and motioned for the two of them to come closer.

Guan Yun, who was standing at the door, kept staring at the people outside, although he was also very interested in antique appraisal.

Every time I listen to Lin Ran appraise antiques, it is as interesting as listening to a historical story.

But the most important thing now is to protect Lin Ran's safety, so he doesn't dare to go beyond half a step.

In fact, it is very simple to identify it. You only need to take it to the National Museum and use a testing instrument to illuminate it for a while, and you can determine the age of the jade.

But for a treasure appraiser of his level, he can make a rough judgment through his eyesight.

This set of theories is called ophthalmic experience judgment.

"Look at this jade bowl carefully." Lin Ran picked up the jade bowl and showed it to the two of them along the lines.

Zhang Yanbin looked puzzled, but Ma Zhen also saw the clue.

"There is a saying in art that the simpler the lines, the more they test the artist's skills."

“Complex textures can make an ordinary item look high-end, but that’s not always the case.”

"Look at this line, it suddenly turns here. It is impossible for any craftsman, as long as he has a little understanding of aesthetics, to do this."

"This is completely a cover-up technique that looks complicated but is actually shoddy."

Lin Ran thought the workmanship of this bowl was quite exquisite at first, but upon closer inspection, he found that the lines were irregular and completely different from the royal jade bowls he had seen before.

Regarding this point, Zhang Yanbin was noncommittal.

After all, antiques are a collection industry. Each collector has a different aesthetic and views on lines.

In his opinion, although there is no structure, there is a rough beauty.

This is why he decided to buy the jade bowl when he saw it.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lin Ran knew that the lines alone could not persuade him, so he had to continue: "In terms of materials, this bowl is indeed made of white marble."

Zhang Yanbin nodded. He has been engaged in tomb robbing for a long time.

The white marble can still be distinguished.

"But." Suddenly, Lin Ran changed the subject, "Although it is made of white marble, the grade of white marble is low and not worth much money at all."

"You bullshit!"

Lin Ran had known that Zhang Yanbin would object. After all, he could only describe his high hopes for the jade bowl in front of him.

He held the jade bowl in his palm and handed it to Zhang Yanbin.

"Come and touch the surface again to feel it."

There is an obvious frosting feeling.

Zhang Yanbin said: "This is because the dirt on the surface has not been cleaned."

Lin Ran laughed, and Zhang Yanbin became really serious.

Shouldn't he firmly believe that the jade bowl is worthless to convince himself not to take them away.

But Lin Ran is a serious person.

He continued: "Don't touch the part with the private rooms, touch the inside."

Lin Ran felt it when he touched it for the first time. The smooth part inside and the surface would have a rough and irritating touch.

His initial thoughts were the same as Zhang Yanbin's, thinking that the patina affected the feel.

But I changed several places in succession, and they all had the same feeling.

For tomb robbers, they may only pay attention to the appearance and not know much about identifying by hand.

After all, they have no experience doing old things.

As a treasure appraiser, Lin Ran has seen too many old tricks.

He immediately determined that the surface of this jade was corroded with hydrofluoric acid, causing texture damage and giving the jade bowl a sense of age.

It is a very typical means of making things old.

After listening to Lin Ran's explanation, Zhang Yanbin couldn't help but become confused.

Although he doesn't know how to make distressed, he has come into contact with a lot of white marble.

If you feel carefully, something is indeed wrong.

Not the finest white marble.

"Maybe it's because it's too old? When I got it back, it was buried in the soil for a long time." Zhang Yanbin unknowingly let it slip.

Buried in the soil, not to make it look old or to do something else?

This thing was not taken back from farmers in the countryside, but bought from an acquaintance.

Lin Ran saw that he had spilled the beans, but did not expose it.

"In addition to the jade quality, there is actually a fatal flaw."