Chapter 464: Pete An
"Let's go. Qi Changhe nodded.
The two left the hotel, took a taxi, and came to an international brand five-star hotel in the Jiangzhou Economic Development Zone.
However, when he arrived at the door of the room, Yu Yao found that this was not a presidential suite, but a business suite.
Qi Changhe smiled a little awkwardly, "Xu is my old friend's slip of the tongue." โ
The doorbell rang, and the door was opened by a man about sixty years old.
At first glance, he is actually a handsome old guy, with a fashionable hairstyle and a long face, but his eyebrows and eyes are spirited, and the bridge of his nose is high, which is a bit of a mixed race. He wore an orange crewneck sweater, revealing a white shirt with stars underneath, and he was in good shape.
The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is that this person has obvious big bags under his eyes, and he also has a color similar to the dark blue after being beaten.
"Hello, hello. After letting Qi Changhe and Yu Yao into the living room of the suite, he stretched out his hand, and at the same time Qi Changhe shook hands while looking at Yu Yao, "Who is this?"
His tone was a little stiff, but it seemed deliberate.
"Oh, Mr. An, this Mr. Yu is my friend in Jiangzhou, let's take a look. Qi Changhe introduced.
"Understood, Palmeye!" he stretched out his hand to shake Yu Yao's hand again, "Welcome." โ
Yu Yao stretched out his hand and shook him, "Mr. An is fortunate to meet." โ
"I just wanted to say on the phone, don't call me Mr. An, just call me Pete. This Pete was full of smiles, "If you meet, you are friends, I call you Lao Qi, I call you Xiaoyu, no problem, right?"
"It's okay to be casual. Qi Changhe nodded.
"You may be seated. Pete Ann then asked, "Coffee, tea, or what?"
"No, Pi ยทยทยทยทยทยท Peter. Qi Changhe said, "Let's take a look at things first, right?"
Pete An's smiled, "Lao Qi, the antique business, it doesn't seem like this, right?
Qi Changhe smiled, "Isn't this afraid of delaying your time?"
"It's fine. Pete smiled and nodded, and went into the bedroom instead, opened the safe, and took a brocade box out of it, and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.
Then he stretched out his hand and gestured, "Please look!"
"Then you're welcome. โ
Qi Changhe opened the brocade box and carefully took out the halberd from it.
The height of this halberd is about 20 centimeters, with azure glaze.
The shape is a copy of the bronze statue, with a flared mouth, a slightly closed neck, folded shoulders, a bulging belly, and a high hoop foot outward.
There are four "halberds" on the neck, abdomen, and feet, which are not simple ribs, but like the battlements of the city wall.
Qi Changhe turned the bottom with both hands, wrapped his feet with full glaze, flat bottom, and five round nail marks at the bottom. The bottom of the Ru kiln is generally full of glaze, and when it is fired in the kiln, the bottom will reveal the nail marks.
The glaze of this halberd is very moist, the glaze layer is rich, and some of the soil accumulation on the surface has a feeling of blending with the enamel. Qi Changhe touched it with his hand, it was very hard and smooth, and the surface even had a certain feeling of slurry.
Such an effect often has to be unearthed first and unearthed first, and it can only be formed after enough time.
Qi Changhe looked at it for about ten minutes, withdrew his hand, and asked Pete with a smile: "Pete, how did this thing come about, can you tell me?"
After he withdrew, Yu Yao naturally looked at it.
Pete replied, "My father bought it from a shop in Birmingham, of course, very early. Originally, I was approached by a major auction house in the UK last month. But I think that although I am a British citizen, my roots are in China, especially since my father was born in Jiangzhou. So, I should let such a heavy weapon flow back, don't you say, Lao Qi?"
"It's rare, Pete!" Qi Changhe smiled and asked instead, "Lao Dong and I are old friends, and he said that you get along well in the UK?"
"Yes, although we haven't known each other for a long time, we hit it off at first sight and have a good relationship. If he hadn't introduced you, I wouldn't have bitten the high price on the auction house, resulting in no deal. โ
Without waiting for Qi Changhe to respond, Pete continued, "But don't worry, since we are all friends, I can give you the lowest price!"
"Does Mr. Pitt often do antiques business in the UK?" At this time, Yu Yao suddenly turned his head and asked.
Pete was stunned, "Not really." But my father likes it very much, and I know a little bit about it, so I do it when I encounter it, but I don't do it often. โ
"Mr. Pete, what are you doing now?"
Pete was stunned for a moment, "Xiaoyu, my job is quite special, you can make it difficult for me." โ
"It's me who owes it to me. Yu Yao smiled, "I really want to go to the UK to see if I have the opportunity, especially the British Museum, I heard that there are a lot of good things in China." โ
"Contact me when the time comes, and I'll receive you. Pete stretched his arms and made a welcoming gesture.
"Then I'll thank you in advance. Yu Yao said, glancing at Qi Changhe. However, the eyes are flat and there is no hint of anything.
Qi Changhe said in his heart, what does this mean?
In his opinion, from the glaze to the opening piece, from the fetal bone to the nail marks, from the pulp to the old spots, are the characteristics of the Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it should be something unearthed in the soil.
In other words, he couldn't see the problem, so he just waited for Yu Yao to give a hint.
But Yu Yao didn't hint.
"Ahem, Pete, at what price are you going to sell this halberd?"
"Before, for the auction house, I wanted to set a starting price of 80 million and a reserve price of 200 million!" In fact, after Shen Ge came, he hadn't reached the point of talking about the details of the contract, and before he could see through the things, he said that he would "watch the night together" with the beauty, but he was scolded for being scolded, and Shen Ge threw the door away.
Qi Changhe was secretly shocked in his heart, but he smiled calmly on the surface, "What about me!"
"Since we are friends, we must take care of them. However, the value of Ru kiln is known to the world, if I sell it cheaply, it will become a tyrannical thing!"
Qi Changhe couldn't help frowning.
In fact, if it is a genuine Northern Song Dynasty Ruyao court ritual vessel, 100 million is really not expensive.
Qi Changhe also had a certain amount of psychological preparation before he came, but in this antique shop, the psychology of picking up leaks hidden in the bottom of his heart is diffuse, even if he knows that the other party has already figured things out.
Qi Changhe was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Yao, "Then let's think about it first?"
Since Yu Yao didn't hint in person, then ask afterwards, anyway, it is estimated that it will be difficult to make a move for such a thing for a while.
Pete An answered before Yu Yao, "Lao Qi, I can wait for you, but only today." There are two more buyers coming to see tomorrow. โ
"Okay. That's already good. Qi Changhe nodded.
Yu Yao took out his mobile phone, "Mr. Pete, can I take a picture?"
"No! this is not an ordinary thing!Xiao Yu, you should understand!" As he spoke, Pete quickly put the Halberd back into the brocade box and buckled the lid.
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