bullyxtreme Chapter 550 Cai Yan’s request
Chapter 550 Cai Yan’s request
Back at the hotel, my parents went to the pedestrian street and haven't come back yet.
He mentioned to Yang Jianlong about opening a branch in Shuzhou, and Yang Jianlong promised to make arrangements.
Lin Ran originally wanted to go to a nearby noodle shop to have something to eat.
But then he remembered that he had an unknown number on his pager.
Today's pagers are not as popular as mobile phones in the future, and there will be problems with dialing the wrong number.
He took out his pager and dialed the phone number on it.
This is a local phone number.
As soon as I picked up the phone receiver, the other party couldn't wait to ask: "Hello, is this Lin Ran?"
And Lin Ran immediately recognized his voice, it was Cai Yan!
"How did you know that I came to Shuzhou?" Lin Ran was a little surprised.
"I encountered a problem earlier and I just asked Director Tang for advice. He told me that you took your family to travel to Sichuan and gave me your pager number." Cai Yan explained.
It's no coincidence that a book cannot be made.
He had forgotten that Cai Yan was still working here.
When Cai Yan heard that Lin Ran was free now, he immediately took a taxi and came downstairs to his hotel.
When they met again, the initial tension was gone, and now they were like good friends.
There was no need to make any special arrangements. Cai Yan treated Lin Ran to a casual meal at a nearby noodle shop.
"Master Lin, it's great to see you here." Cai Yan showed a relieved expression, and it seemed that he had encountered a problem.
Lin Ran asked with a smile: "What's wrong?"
"A rich young man recently came to Shuzhou Old Street. He brought seven antiques. It is said that the company cannot make ends meet and needs to sell the antiques to exchange funds. They are holding an auction in the market."
Lin Ran suddenly became interested when he heard about the auction.
"What kind of antique is it?"
"I don't remember much about the rest. I only remember that he introduced a landscape painting, which was said to be written by Shen Zhou!"
Shen Zhou was the founder of the Wumen School of Painting in the Ming Dynasty, and together with Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying, was known as the four great masters of the Ming Dynasty.
The works he left behind are naturally rare treasures!
Lin Ran asked: "Do you still have an impression of that painting?"
Although Cai Yan is good at appreciating ceramics, it does not mean that he does not study painting.
"The scroll depicts landscapes and spring scenes, with smooth brushwork and concise strokes. At the end of the scroll, there is indeed Shen Zhou's seal in Zhuwen. It is also followed by the collection seals of some people. They were all famous collectors at that time." Cai Yan replied .
In ancient times, there were also collectors. After they obtained the collected paintings and calligraphy, they would put their seals on them, indicating that they were their own collections.
The number of collection seals also reflects in a sense how many times the ancient paintings have been changed hands by powerful families over the long years.
Most seals can be verified, so in many cases, collection seals can be used to prove the authenticity of the scroll.
Cai Yan has often seen many authentic paintings, but this was the first time he saw Shen Zhou's paintings, so he looked at them intently and memorized them completely.
"So, it's Shen Zhou's authentic work?" Lin Ran asked.
"That's the problem." Cai Yan frowned, "So I called my colleagues in Suzhou and learned that this painting and calligraphy was on display in the Suzhou Museum last month, but now it has fallen into his hands. inside!"
He whispered: "I really don't know if it was stolen or if the one in his hand is a fake, so I would like to ask Mr. Lin to help identify it."
Hearing his guess, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel like laughing.
Isn't this their old routine?
However, without seeing the scroll, he had no way to determine its authenticity.
"Okay, but it's too late today. I'll go take a look with you tomorrow."
"Is this true?" Cai Yan was overjoyed. He originally just wanted to give it a try.
If it is an authentic painting, he will still have to investigate to see which of the paintings in his hands and the paintings in the museum is a fake. If it involves abusing power for personal gain, he will still have to investigate.
Therefore, he could not ask the Suzhou Museum to directly send someone to help with the appraisal.
He had no choice but to seek help from Tang Lanxuan.
That day, Father Lin and his party came back from playing very late. Their faces were red, and it looked like they had a great time today.
"Xiao Ran, how's the business going?" As soon as they came back, they asked Lin Ran about the progress of the business.
They didn't want their travel to affect Lin Ran's work.
"We've finished talking." Lin Ran replied.
"Okay, then should we go back to the capital?" Lin Wanjun asked.
If she took the train back, it would take two days, so she only asked for a week's leave.
Lin Ran said: "Sister, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to stay in Shuzhou for another two days?"
"Stay for two more days?" Mother Lin was a little surprised.
"Yes, I still have some work to do." Lin Ran replied.
"Then let's stay for two more days." Anyway, Father Lin and Mother Lin are not farming now, and there are no livestock to feed at home.
But Lin Wanjun was a little worried: "If I go back two days late, the store manager may have objections."
"It's okay. I'll ask Yang Jianlong to ask for leave for you." Lin Ran thought to himself that if you have the power, you should use it. As long as you make up for the classes you should take when you go back.
"Okay, but starting from tomorrow, sister Xiaoyu can't take us to play." Lin Wanjun didn't mind staying for two more days, but she was unfamiliar with the place and was a little uncomfortable with it.
"You visited the pedestrian street today, and you can go to Shu Street tomorrow. It's close to the Shu River and is a good tourist attraction."
Lin Ran had been there last time. It was a tourist attraction with many foreign tourists and the security was good, so Lin Ran recommended going there.
"Okay, let's decide tomorrow. Xiaoran, your work is important." The main reason why Lin's father stayed was to support his son's work.
As for playing, it comes second.
With the support of his family, Lin Ran felt relieved.
He took the initiative to go to the front desk to renew the subscription without asking Jiang Zhou to pay any more.
Early the next morning, Cai Yan's call reminded Lin Ran to get up.
The two of them took a taxi to Shuzhou Old Street, where they saw an old house with a plaque hanging on the door that said "Tianbao Pavilion".
There were two young men in mandarin jackets standing at the door. When they saw them, they stopped.
"What are you doing here?" They looked at Cai Yan and Lin Ran warily.
"We are here to participate in the auction." Cai Yan said, "We were introduced by Lu Song."
The two young men looked at each other and then moved out of the way.
"Is the situation so strict here?" Lin Ran asked in a low voice as they walked into the old house and walked in the yard.
"Yes, because this place competes with the black market. Under the banner of genuine products, there are many things that are not dug out from ancient tombs, but stolen." Cai Yan lowered his voice.
Because there are other people in the yard!
No wonder he suspected that there was a criminal record here.
And the Lu Song he mentioned should be one of the informants!