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

The funniest thing is that around the 50s, he made up a calligraphy and painting out of thin air, which he said was the work of Song Dynasty painter Li Tingzhi.

Most people also believed that Sun Tzu had a wealthy businessman who was willing to spend huge sums of money to buy it.

In the end, it was even put on display in a museum, which shows that his painting skills are so natural that they look real and fake.

Although Qin Dong was disappointed, he admired Lin Ran's strength.

"Mr. Lin, you said this was an early imitation. Do you know whose hand it was made by?" Because Lin Ran had already given an estimate, if he didn't know what he was doing, he probably wouldn't have said that.

"I'm not sure, but it's most likely Wang Hui's work." Lin Ran said.

In the early Qing Dynasty, there was a very famous painter in Changshu, Jiangsu.

His family has been a painter for five generations, and he traveled all over the world when he was young. He is the so-called master of painting.

It was Wang Hui who was known as the painting sage of the early Qing Dynasty.

Judging from the brushstrokes, Lin Ran felt that it was very likely that it was Wang Hui.

But he didn't know for sure, because there was no signature on it.

Wang Hui himself does not have the habit of signing. After all, it is an imitation, not his own work. He just painted it on a whim when he missed the travel expenses. He is indeed a painter with quite a personality.

"You can say that when you are selling." Lin Ran replied. Even he couldn't tell it anyway, and others had no idea.

Just judging from the artistic level, it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that it is Wang Hui's work.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lin!"

Qin Dong said, at this time, the assistant finally made the tea and brought it into the office.

Qin Dong wants to arrange for them to have dinner together.

Lin Ran refused. In desperation, Qin Dong had to bring some biscuits and desserts to treat the two of them.

"Mr. Lin, how much is the appraisal fee?"

"No, I've already given it to you," Ke Hui said.

After all, he was the one who invited Lin Ran here today. If he really wanted Lin Ran to serve as a consultant, it wouldn't be something he could do with only 2000 or [-] yuan.

Lin Ran had no habit of making money as a consultant, so he couldn't set this precedent.

Since Ke Hui said so, he naturally nodded.

"Thank you very much." Qin Dong was a little embarrassed and asked Lin Ran to identify him, but he didn't mean anything at all.

They did not leave the office directly, but sat inside and chatted.

Lin Ran asked about some of his previous antique trading situations.

Every time an antique is mentioned, Lin Ran will have a rough image in his mind and ask Qin Dong.

So much so that he kept patting his head and praising: "Mr. Lin, you are so knowledgeable and talented! I can only remember the general appearance after seeing it with my own eyes. You have it all in my mind. It's really enviable!"

He was too lazy to mince words now, because he could see that Lin Ran was a real cultural person, and he could not be deceived by half-hearted people like him.

Faced with truly smart people, Qin will appear very humble.

Lin Ran said modestly: "Actually, it's not that great. I just read a few more books on history, and also studied with Tang Lanxuan in the museum for a while."

"On the contrary, Mr. Qin, it is actually a good thing to love learning, but you may need to learn step by step."

"Not all books are suitable for you to start reading directly. You can start by laying a good foundation. I think you should be able to learn well."

Lin Ran still admires people who love to learn. No matter whether you are poor or rich, if you read more, you will eventually understand more principles.

In the 21st century, even ordinary people can understand astronomy and geography.

It’s because information is transmitted very quickly.

Unlike this era, knowledge can only be obtained through reading.

Moreover, history is not particularly difficult to understand, and antiques mainly rely on experience.

Qin Dong actually did quite well on these two points, but he still did not reach the entry-level level. Lin Ran felt that there might be something wrong with the books he read and lacked a guide.

Since he is here today, let’s give him some guidance.

Qin Dong didn't take out paper and pen when consulting the selling price just now, but when Lin Ran recommended books, he took out a small book and wrote down it.

Then he stretched out his hand towards Lin Ran.

"Mr. Lin, thank you very much."

"Other people would tell me I should read more books, but never which books I should read."

"A chat with you is worth ten years of reading."

"It's just that I'm older and learn things slowly. If I could learn one percent of Mr. Lin's skills, I would wake up laughing in my dreams." Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh when he saw that he was chewing words again.

“It’s never too late to read.”

Qin Dong just touched the back of his head and laughed.

"Thank you for your kindness, I will read a book carefully."

Now that the matter has been settled, Lin Ran is ready to leave.

He doesn't like discussing life with strangers.

He is about to leave.

Qin Dong remembered something and said, "Actually, there is a trade fair next week. If you are interested, come and pick it up."

"Fair?"

"Yes, there will be many antique dealers from other places coming. Didn't Ke Hui tell you?"

"Oops! I forgot about this, I'm so sorry!" Ke Hui slapped his head.

Their kind of antique trade fair is actually not open to the public. Only those with invitation letters can trade the fair. In fact, it is mainly antique merchants, mainly for big families like them. There is no threshold for ordinary people to enter.

Therefore, Lin Ran had no relevant information about the trade fair in his memory.

He was quite interested in this trade fair and asked about the situation.

It turns out that the trade fair is held in a hotel, and some businessmen from other places will bring some valuable goods. They will only display them, and they will not set up street stalls for trading like in Panjiayuan.

If you are interested, you can make an offer and the two parties can negotiate.

In addition, the fair will also hold an antique auction, which contains some particularly valuable items, all of which have been appraised by professionals and finally sold at the auction.

The quality of what you buy is absolutely guaranteed.

Because if you sell fake goods, you won’t be able to participate in future trade fairs.

It sounds like an upscale Panjiayuan, but with an open-air market turned into a hotel interior.

Lin Ran showed great interest in this kind of trade fair that he had never participated in before.

"Brother Ke, can you get me an invitation letter?"

"That's great." Ke Hui said.

But I saw Qin Dong standing next to him and said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Lin, actually I can also give you the invitation letter."

"I want to ask you to do me a favor. I just want to buy something."