There is a sentence in Han Yu's "The Sayings of the Master": "There is a sequence of hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry", which means that the truths that are known have been preceded and then, and the skills and academics have their own research directions. This sentence is actually similar to what we say now "let professional people do professional things", everyone has their own area of expertise, interlaced like a mountain, do not hope that they will become an all-round player, can play their own strengths to the extreme, in fact, they have been successful.
Therefore, in the matter of identifying the authenticity of "treasures", there are many "experts". In order to improve the professionalism of experts and avoid many people being deceived by finding pseudo-experts, many TV programs with wide recognition came into being.
For example, CCTV's "Jian Bao", Beijing Satellite TV's "World Collection", Hunan Satellite TV's "Art Player", etc., the real ability of the experts in it is also strong and weak, but as long as they can show their faces in the program, at least they have some strength. It's just that in the face of greed, many people can't control their inner desires, which leads to huge losses suffered by treasure hunters.
In December 2010, it was extremely sad for the Zhu Yun brothers, because their heirlooms were sold by "experts" for 87.36 million yuan, but this considerable income had nothing to do with them. What is the matter, we have to start from a treasure hunting show in 2009.
In September 2009, Zhu Yun and his brother took the family's "Songyang Hanbotu" to Henan Satellite TV with confidence to appreciate the treasure, hoping to meet the expectations of the heart, that is, hoping to get a positive answer from the experts, and then give an estimate. It is not worth the trip, but they naturally understand in their hearts that after many treasure connoisseurs take their heirlooms, they have been analyzed by experts from all angles and become fakes, and naturally there is no actual resale value.
Zhu Yun and his brother brought the show's "Songyang Han Baitu", which is very promising. The "Kangqian prosperous era" during the Qing Dynasty can be described as world-famous, and in such a strong period, it will naturally push culture to a new peak. What's more, the "Songyang HanBaitu" is a small axis of the Qianlong Emperor's imperial strokes, which is invaluable if it is a genuine manuscript.
But what disappointed Zhu Yun was that this treasure that had been handed down from generation to generation was said to be a fake by experts in the treasure hunting program. The expert at that time was called Liu Yan, a very prestigious treasure connoisseur, although it was a fake, but this painting was not worthless, at least it was certain that it was indeed an ancient painting.
To value this "fake", Liu Yan gave a price of thirty thousand yuan. Because it is not the real thing, it is actually quite good to be able to give such a price. But what makes Zhu Yun and his brother overjoyed is that the expert Liu Yan is a warm-hearted person, he is willing to be an intermediary, looking for a suitable buyer for the two brothers, and the price is 170,000.
The painting, which was estimated to be 30,000 yuan, was sold at a price of 170,000 under the mediation of experts, and it was really a treasure. However, just when the two brothers were still thanking Dade for thanking the experts, after a year, they sold from 170,000 to more than 80 million. When this news reached the ears of the two brothers, it was really like five thunderbolts.
The two angry brothers directly sued the expert Liu Yan in court, but after careful investigation, it was found that this "expert" Liu Yan was actually using other people's resumes to walk the rivers and lakes, because he had indeed had rich experience over the years, and it was really difficult to say clearly whether it was true or false for a while.
What is even more infuriating is that this pseudo-expert also said solemnly: "Jianbao is like this, any unexpected situation may occur, and Jianbao is risky, which is known to everyone." What was even more unexpected was that Zhu Yun and his brother also lost the case, due to insufficient evidence.
brief summary
The expert Liu Yan is indeed a pseudo-expert, which is very hateful. Fraudulently using someone else's resume to swindle outside is really angry and without conscience. After "cleverly taking" Qianlong's true deeds at a low price, he sold them at a sky-high price, which is a way to make money against conscience.
Treasure hunting is risky, and you need to be cautious before doing it, but this sentence is still very instructive. Not only treasure hunting, in front of other things in life, but also carefully consider it, and then do it, so as to reduce the chance of regret.
Reference: "The Master's Sayings"