Once "expert" is a positive word, is a respectable and trustworthy noun, but since a series of treasure hunting programs have come into existence, the word "expert" here has gradually become a kind of irony in the antiques industry, ten years ago, "Wang Gang Pounding Treasure Case" completely tore the fig leaf of the treasure program, a few assertions of experts, so that a million-dollar antique into a "modern imitation", was ruthlessly broken, but also let the antique owner suffer irreparable losses.
After that, Dr. Fu, the owner of the "Sweet White Glazed Hand Cup", also lost the case because of a contract, and the word "expert" was completely blackened in the eyes of the people. Even more miserable than Doctor Fu of Hebei are the Zheng brothers in Henan, who are also on the treasure hunting program and have won the plan.
Thirteen years ago, the domestic collection fever, in order to seize the heat, have opened a treasure program, Henan belongs to the Central Plains, there is a heavy cultural foundation, unearthed treasures are countless, so Henan Satellite TV also took advantage of the situation to open a treasure program called "Huayu Gate", the expert sitting in the program is Liu Yan.
The appraisal of cultural relics and artworks is a very complicated matter, and the people's courts at all levels have not set up recognized cultural relics appraisal and appraisal institutions, and there is no individual appraisal qualification for the appraisal of cultural relics and artworks in China. The name of "expert" in this area is more based on experience and everyone's reputation, and its credibility can only be measured by the audience itself.
But at that time, the program "Huayu Gate" was at the forefront of the trend, many ordinary people took out their family treasures, asked experts to identify the treasures, were identified as true, and the value reached millions of millions in an instant, so many collectors participated in the program, and the Zhu brothers watched more than a dozen episodes of the program, and finally they could not hold back and were ready to take the heirlooms to the program.
This heirloom of the Zhu brothers is not small, and the painting they took is called "Songyang Hanbaitu", which was personally painted by the Qianlong Emperor when he was 40 years old, and it is well known that the Qianlong Emperor likes to create calligraphy and painting, not only that, he also likes to stamp the antique calligraphy and paintings.
The calligraphy and paintings that have been stamped by him will be depreciated, but this one is painted by the emperor himself, and it is very old, or very collectible, if it is genuine, it should be worth a lot.
As a program, before recording and broadcasting, the program team must understand the situation of the collection, and will also rehearse to avoid unexpected situations. When it was the turn of the Zhu Yun brothers to wait for Liu Yan with "Songyang Han Baitu", Liu Yan held a magnifying glass to look left and right, not sparing any detail, this rigorous attitude also made the Zhu brothers quite convinced.
The Zhu Yun brothers are simple peasants, do not know much about this aspect, this is a painting handed down from their ancestors, their ancestors told them that this painting is very precious, let them must protect it. If it weren't for poverty, they wouldn't want to change the family economy.
As soon as Liu Yan finished reading it, the Zhu brothers couldn't wait to ask, "Teacher Liu, is it true?" Liu Yan did not give an answer immediately, but hinted at them, "Now that people are multi-eyed, I will leave you contact information and chat privately." Although Liu Yan said directly, he felt that the other party was so interested that it should be genuine.
In the evening, they contacted Liu Yan and rushed to the hotel where Liu Yan was staying and asked him to treasure again. This time Liu Yan still looked left and right at the painting, a "professional operation", so that the Zhu brothers did not dare to breathe, just when the Zhu brothers thought they were going to get rich overnight, Liu Yan gave an answer that made them collapse.
Liu Yan called this painting a fake, the seal on it was not the same as Qianlong's seal, and he also held a pamphlet to compare with them, Zhu Yun knew this, and when he learned this news, he was already like five thunderbolts, and with a frustrated face, they were going home with the painting.
But Liu Yan stopped them again, saying that although the painting was not genuine, some collectors liked antiques and did not mind fakes. This painting can still sell for thirty or fifty thousand, and he can help them introduce it. After that, he went out and made a few phone calls, saying that a friend wanted it, and he helped them raise the price to 170,000.
170,000 is not a small amount, and the Zhu brothers are quite grateful to him. After a while, after handing over the money and painting with the other, the Zhu brothers returned to their hometown and did not even participate in the treasure hunting program.
Originally, this was just an episode in their lives, but a year later they saw a news item on the CCTV Chinese International Channel called "Poly Auction Of Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Night Show - "Songyang Han Baitu" Set a Record for the Auction of Qianlong's Personal Works", and the price of this painting was 87.36 million.
Zhu Yun couldn't believe it, he watched it repeatedly, wasn't this painting the one he had sold to Liu Yan's friend? Because it was an ancestral treasure, he didn't know how many times he had seen it, and every detail was clearly remembered, and it was impossible to admit mistakes. And when I inquired, this painting was still sold by Liu Yan, and the two brothers did not understand anything, they were put together by Liu Yan.
The two were angry, however, and took Liu Yan to court on the grounds that he was suspected of fraud. Article 266 of the Criminal Law stipulates: Whoever defrauds public or private property of a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined or fined alone; if the amount is huge or has other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; if the amount is particularly large or has other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have his property confiscated.
The police found that Liu Yan is a Beijinger, has been active in the collection industry, quite famous, in the Zhu brothers "selling paintings" a few months later, settled in Hong Kong, from this behavior to see That Liu Yan is indeed suspected of being weak-minded, but can not prove that he is fraudulent. The transaction records of Liu Yan and the Zhu brothers can only prove that there is indeed a transaction between them, and cannot prove that Liu Yan has cheated.
The Zhu brothers said that they and Liu Yan communicated verbally, because of their trust in the experts, they had never thought of recording, and even the experts had black hearts. But there is no evidence, and the police cannot convict Liu Yan, so the case is not filed. Liu Yan's reputation on the mainland has completely collapsed, but he is still active in the collecting world and participates in treasure hunting activities in Hong Kong from time to time.
Compared with the fall of the Zhu brothers, it can be described as a heaven and an earth. The accidents of the treasure program are frequent, and the enthusiasm of the people has gradually retreated, after all, once the "experts" came out, they did not know whether they were true or false.
For cultural treasures, we should always maintain love and admiration, but the heart of prevention is indispensable, which also reminds collectors that people's hearts are unpredictable, especially in the face of huge interests, careful decisions, many considerations, in order to avoid falling into the trap.
(Involving privacy, the names in this case are pseudonyms, and some of the pictures are from the Internet, which only matches the narrative.) Warm reminder: respect the original, please do not plagiarize and reprint Oh. ）