Mi Fei, a famous painter and painter in Song Dynasty, lived a bohemian life, pretending to be crazy and selling stupidity, and was called "Mi Dian". His paintings and calligraphy have a great influence on later generations. It is said that Mifei likes to collect ancient precious calligraphy and painting, but the collection method is often deceptive.
As long as he finds out who has ancient calligraphy and painting, he tries his best to borrow it, saying that it is ornamental, but it is actually copying. He can copy the original exactly, and then "return" the copy to others and keep the original himself. Sometimes I borrow other people's rare ancient paintings, calligraphy and paintings, carefully copy them, and deliberately mix the original and the replica for others to choose.
Because he copied it realistically, others often accept it as the original.
In addition to defrauding other people's calligraphy and painting treasures, Mifei also took heinous means to possess them. On one occasion, Mi Fei met Cai You, a calligraphy and painting collector, on the boat. Cai You showed him the original work of Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. He refused to let go as soon as he saw it. He must exchange a painting with Cai You.
Cai You disagreed, begged and pestered, and finally threatened to throw himself into the river. Cai You had no choice but to agree to the exchange. At that time, people disdained Mi Fei's possession of other people's calligraphy and painting by improper means, and thought it was "stealing". Su Shi also said in "Postscript of Two Kings and Two Rhymes in Mi Fei": "Stealing the ancient, laughing like a fool."