Chapter 431: Five Horse Figures
"So, it's not worth much, is it?"
Hu Yang tilted his head and thought for a while: "This cup, two hundred yuan, can be bought." ”
Well?
Everyone was slightly surprised, just now Brother Hu belittled bone china, and everyone thought it was worthless. Bone china itself has no history, plus it is still used second-hand goods, who would want it?
"You see, there is a signature on the cup, it should be custom-made, and this kind of custom-made, no matter what the item, will be worth a lot more. Hu Yang explained.
Everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, they saw the signature on the outer wall of the cup.
"I'll go! That signature, is it real?"
"What do I see? Michael Jackson. ”
"Oh my God, is it signed by a real person?"
"Probably not, it's not a pen it's really a signature, it looks a bit like a print. ”
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The signature on the cup immediately caused a sensation in the live broadcast room.
Michael Jackson's name is believed to have been heard of by anyone who lives on Earth. This is a legendary figure who has made indelible contributions to music, dance and other arts, influencing generations of people.
Even though he has been dead for many years, today, he still has more fans than most celebrities, claiming that he will trample several people to death every time he holds a concert.
"It's not a real signature, it should be a commemorative version!" Hu Yang said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ran Ran and Xiaoxiao stretched out their hands at the same time and grabbed the cup together, and the two began to cross-eye, refusing to let each other go.
"I took a fancy to it first. Ran Ran aired.
Xiaoxiao opened her mouth and bit her good sister's hand, threatening her to let go.
Sure enough, this is a pair of plastic sisters! The audience in the live broadcast room laughed when they saw this scene, and began to ridicule them wildly one by one.
Sisterhood is always unreliable, only brotherhood.
Williams was a little confused, who the hell did this thing belong to? Before I could say anything, you grabbed it? He thought to himself, should you take the opportunity to raise the price.
"Two beauties, make money with harmony, make money with anger! Whoever gives the highest price, I will give it to whomever it is, be fair!" Williams persuaded.
It seems to be a well-intentioned persuasion, but everyone knows what kind of idea this thing is, and they want to rob it while the fire is hot! However, this gringo can be regarded as attentive. At least, in order to do business, even Chinese idioms have been learned.
Lao Su also felt that his daughter was a little embarrassed, and coughed twice: "Girl, let it be Xiaoxiao, isn't it just a cup! Another day, Dad will get you ten or eight." ”
However, the two girls ignored him.
Hu Yang said helplessly: "Don't fight, Brother Hu, I'll help you find another treasure in a while, and I promise that it won't be worse than this." ”
Hu Yang spoke, the two Loli finally calmed down, and finally the older Ran Ran gave in and gave Xiaoxiao two hundred yuan.
The most depressed person is Williams, and he still wants to make a little more money! I didn't expect you to reconcile, do you tease me?
Of course he saw the signature on the cup, but it wasn't really a signature, so he didn't take it seriously.
"Brother, look at it again, I have a lot of good things. Williams greeted Populus warmly, and he could see that Populus euphratica was the core of the group, so he aimed directly at Populus euphratica.
This kind of rich second generation of China, he has heard of it a long time ago, spends money like dirt, as long as he is happy, he doesn't care about money. In his opinion, Populus euphratica is in line with this situation, with two little beauties by his side, and a little brother and a housekeeper, not a rich second generation, what is it?
Hu Yang looked at it for a while, picked up a piece of jade casually, looked at it twice, and then handed it to Andy: "Keep it for yourself." ”
People who know Populus euphratica know that Andy followed Brother Hu to eat and drink spicy food, and that jade carving must be real, so I don't know how much it is worth.
However, the list price is not cheap, a full 8,000 yuan. This gringo does not accept bargaining, which is very bad. But you can also understand the practice of others, people get things from the United States, even if they are garbage, they must sell them more expensively, otherwise they will not be able to earn back the travel expenses.
Williams is very happy, the rich second generation is different, he is very happy to pick things, he never cares about the price, if he likes it, he will give it to the little brother next to him.
Of course, you have to greet this kind of customer! Therefore, Williams's attitude became more enthusiastic, and he constantly recommended his "treasures" to Populus euphratica.
"When I look at things, it doesn't matter if it's precious or not, as long as it looks pleasing to the eye. Hu Yang said casually to Williams.
As soon as these words came out, the audience in the live broadcast room laughed, feeling that Brother Hu was fooling people again. Brother Hu, when you look at things, they have always been only precious or not precious, right?000 literature
Williams, on the other hand, took it seriously, echoed and smiled, "That's, that's! Do you think I still have a treasure that is pleasing to the eye?"
As long as he is happy, won't the money come?
Hu Yang showed an expression of great satisfaction with Williams's attitude, as if to say: "Young man, you are very good!
He lowered his head and continued to pick, taking several items from the stall in a row, two bronze objects, one silverware, one ivory carving, and three wood carvings.
"These, you divide them!" said Hu Yang with a wave of his hand.
Lao Su saw that Hu Yang was acting, and he also cooperated with the performance. Although it is acting, since it is picked out by Populus euphratica, it is basically a treasure, and it will definitely not be lost, but it may not be too precious.
But even so, for Lao Su and Andy, it is also a rare opportunity!
What they don't look up to, they must eat. To be honest, Lao Su hasn't tried to pick up leaks so coolly, it's completely just picking up treasures, although he just drinks soup with him, but he is also happy!
Williams was pleasantly surprised, isn't this too bold? These items, with a total value of tens of thousands, are more than $10,000 when converted into dollars!
Sure enough, the business of the Chinese is good. If you are in your own country, this kind of garbage can be sold for a few hundred dollars.
Across the ocean, to China, the value has multiplied a hundredfold. He felt that he could continue his business. When I return to the United States, I will continue to look for those abandoned warehouses, turn over some Chinese cultural relics, and ship them to China.
In their United States, there are many warehouses of all kinds, and they can move away with a little money. And those thrift markets, there are more things, many of which are old objects.
"Nothing else?" asked Hu Yang.
Seeing that Populus euphratica was still not satisfied, Williams was overjoyed and hurriedly spoke: "Yes, yes! How about you look at these ancient paintings? They are all famous paintings of your ancient China, but unfortunately, we foreigners do not know how to appreciate them." If these don't look good, I have a few more stored in the hotel. ”
Hu Yang opened those "ancient paintings" one by one, which looked a little old, but they were basically modern and worthless.
The last scroll of more than two meters long was favored by Hu Yang, and he did not bargain, and directly won it for 20,000 US dollars, giving Williams a very bold impression.
"Your stuff is not bad, you can leave a contact information of mine, and you can take pictures and send it to me in the future, as long as I like it, the price is not a problem." Hu Yang said.
Everyone understands Brother Hu's intentions, this is a long-term line to catch a big fish!
In the past 100 years, too many treasures have been lost in China, and the United States, as one of the great powers, has naturally snatched a lot of them. Brother Hu wants to find some back, but he doesn't have time to go to the United States all day to find them!
There is no doubt that this Yankee is a good errand runner, now give him a little sweetness to eat and let him help in the search for artifacts.
Sure enough, Williams didn't suspect anything, and felt that Populus euphratica was an authentic Chinese rich second generation, and he would do whatever it took to play the collection. In other countries, there are the same examples, just like the Middle East, what lions, tigers, and even warships are collected and played, which is much more terrifying.
He hurriedly wrote down Hu Yang's contact information and decided to serve this rich second generation of China well and be his primary customer in the future. As long as he serves this person well, it is many times better than him running around like this, he Williams is a man with brains and knows what to do.
"Don't worry, when I return to China, I will help you find similar treasures immediately, and I won't let you down." ”
"Well, as long as I can find what I'm looking for, I won't let you suffer. Hu Yang gave him a reassurance.
Leaving with a large pile of belongings, Hu Yang was in a good mood, got a treasure, and found someone to help with errands.
At this time, someone began to ask what the painting came from, and Lao Su was equally curious. It is estimated that it is not an ordinary treasure that can make Hu Yang spend 20,000 US dollars or more than 100,000 yuan.
"Let me see!" Lao Su couldn't help but say.
Lao Su and Andy carried a lot of things, which looked a bit like tatters, a little funny.
Hu Yang helped him get something and gave him the ancient painting.
Lao Su opened it and saw that there were five horses on it, and frowned: "What version of this "Five Horses" is it?"
"Five Horses" is also a relatively famous masterpiece in Song painting.
The picture depicts five horses from the Western Regions paying tribute to the Northern Song Dynasty in the white drawing technique, each led by a Xi official. There is an inscription of Song Huang Tingjian after each horse, which refers to the age of the horse, the time of tribute, the name of the horse, and the stable where it was received, etc., and is called Li Boshi (Gonglin). The five horses have their own good names, which make people reverie, in order: crested skull, brocade skull, good head red, shining night white, full of Sichuan flowers, and the first three of the five Xi officials are dressed in the Western Regions, and the last two are Han.
This is the work of Li Gonglin, whose painting was greatly influenced by Gu Kaizhi, and at the same time he studied under Wu Daozi. Li Gonglin attaches great importance to the careful observation of the reality of life, and his painting creation is not just blindly following the ancient method. The characters he paints can distinguish the characteristics of different identities, different regions and different races, so that people can distinguish them at a glance.
However, Li Gonglin's most famous painting method is a kind of "white drawing" that "sweeps away the pink delicacy and lightly inks", and its effect is "brilliant and moving without danqing".
Lao Su remembered that the original version of this painting was heard in Japan, and the version collected by the Palace Museum in China is still the current Keluo version.
"What version do you think?" asked Hu Yang rhetorically.
Lao Su smiled: "I don't know this." ”