Chapter 71: Gamble Again

"Sure enough!"

Zhou You smirked.

This Teacher Bai is the private exchange meeting that Zhou You participated in, and Teacher Bai has the identity of the organizer of the ghost market. Mr. Bai is not a simple person, he is not only the behind-the-scenes organizer of the ghost market in Guangzhou, but also the president of Jincheng Pawnshop, which is sincerely well-known throughout the country.

There is nothing to say about Teacher Bai's appraisal level, it is definitely at the level of Director Huang and Ming Lao. Even he thinks it's good, and he is willing to pay 220,000 yuan to buy something, and fifty or sixty percent of it should be true. Although Zhou You has a certain fear of enamel color, but now that he has a guarantee, his heart is much more stable.

"Do you want to buy this rare little celestial ball bottle?"

The shape of the bottle is small-mouthed, straight-necked, full-shouldered, false hoop feet, and the sand bottom is slightly concave. Because the round ball belly is huge, as if it fell from the sky, it is called the celestial ball bottle. This kind of porcelain is a kind of porcelain shape that is deeply influenced by West Asian culture, created and burned in the Jingdezhen kiln of Yongle and Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, and the blue and white are mostly seen, and the seawater dragon pattern is precious. The Yongle Dynasty began to become an ornamental bottle, and it was more popular during the Xuande period.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhou You still mobilized his spiritual power to investigate this copper cloisonné enamel celestial ball bottle. However, the result is the same as the last time, I did not find any fraudulent ingredients, the fetus is an old fetus, tight and delicate, the production process is exquisite, meticulous, embodies the serious and rigorous style of the ancients, the lines are smooth, the shape is solemn and beautiful, not as the lines of the new porcelain are so stiff and smooth, and there is a slight clumsy taste.

All kinds of signs show the authenticity of this thing.

If this is still fake, then this imitator is too powerful, and he is definitely a strong figure at the level of Zhu Fang and Cheng Fang. Being hit by such a high-imitation artifact, traveling around is also willing.

Teacher Li was a little impatient and asked, "Sir, I don't know if you're interested?"

Zhou You knew that Mr. Li was stimulated by the hyped prices, and felt that 220,000 was very low, and he was completely sorry for the identity of the enamel. Originally, Zhou You didn't bother to pay attention to such a thing, but he was very interested in this copper cloisonné enamel celestial globe bottle, so he had to explain patiently: "Mr. Li, it seems that your understanding of enamel color seems to be biased?"

"What's wrong?"

Teacher Li suddenly became vigilant.

Zhou You replied: "The emergence of enamel porcelain is an inevitable product in the history of porcelain development, because the predecessor of enamel porcelain is cloisonné, which is the so-called painting enamel. It arose in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a craft crystal made of blue as the background color on the copper tire, pinched with copper wire, and then filled with red, yellow, blue, green, white and other color glazes. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, this method of painting enamel was used on the porcelain fetus, which absorbed the technique of painting enamel of the copper fetus, and on the porcelain tire, a new glaze colored porcelain depicted with various enamel materials, which is the graceful and luxurious enamel color. ”

Hearing this, Mr. Li had a vague premonition.

Zhou You further explained: "Teacher Li, don't be afraid to say a word, the price of your copper cloisonné enamel celestial globe bottle cannot be compared with the enamel porcelain used exclusively for the palace at all. ”

Mr. Li is not a stubborn person, and said in a low voice: "No wonder even the reputable Jin Cheng pawnshop only offers such a price. ”

In order to increase his persuasiveness, Zhou You borrowed a computer from the owner of the jade shop, opened the auction record of an auction website, pointed to the copper cloisonné enamel victory building on the display screen, and said: "You have also seen how exquisite the shape of this victory law building is, relaxed and free, bending all beings, bearing the copper gilt lotus canopy covered with blue and white lotus petals, the pattern is hammered, filled with blue, white, red and other enamel glaze, the filigree is uniform, the craftsmanship is fine, and the glaze is pure, representing the liberation of troubles. Enlightenment is a Buddhist article supervised by the Office of the Yangxin Palace during the Qianlong period, which is very rare. But even if it is so rare, the porcelain is only sold for 240,000 yuan, so Mr. Li's copper cloisonné enamel celestial ball vase will naturally not be high. ”

Teacher Li finally gave in and asked, "Then how much can you pay for the acquisition?"

Mr. Li is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows that Zhou You said so much because he wanted to collect it.

Zhou You is very simple, saying: "I think the filigree lines of this thing are slender, the technique is skillful, although the shape is relatively small and delicate, it can reflect a rare majestic atmosphere, plus its pattern is very tasteful, very collectible." ”

Hearing this, Mr. Li also gained a little confidence and listened carefully. And the owner of the jade shop was also eager to see how bold this mysterious young man really was, and what price he would pay for it.

Zhou You knew that there was Teacher Bai's 220,000 in front of him, and the price he opened must not be lower than this amount, otherwise Teacher Li didn't need to trade with him at all, and it would be better to sell it to the more reputable Jin Cheng pawnshop.

So, Zhou You took out the cash check book, wrote down the numbers and signed on it, and handed it directly to Mr. Li.

"Three hundred thousand!"

Mr. Li looked at the check steadily, thinking heavily.

To be honest, there is a huge gap between this number and Mr. Li's ideal number, at least not a small distance from the 800,000 yuan gap they bought a house, and Mr. Li really doesn't want to sell. But if they don't sell, the problem of buying a house is even more unlikely, and their son's ready marriage may also be aborted.

The more he thought about it, the heavier Mr. Li nodded, but said, "I'm sorry, I have to confirm the authenticity of this check." ”

"No problem, I can accompany you. ”

Zhou You was not angry at all, and felt that it was very reasonable.

There are too many fake things in this society, and there are countless conflicts due to the check issue, and it is reasonable for the knowledgeable Mr. Li to be so worried.

In fact, Zhou You felt that he was very likely to take advantage.

Although this celestial globe vase is a bronze tire, its shape is a very symbolic celestial sphere, which is more rich in the historical imprint of the times. In the decorative patterns, it is not a traditional pattern such as mountain stones and flowers, but a rare autumn color map, which is elegant and beautiful, and vaguely echoes the enamel color style of the Yongzheng period.

Yongzheng himself likes ink and color landscapes, so these paintings are used, ink, blue monochrome or two colors of painting, extremely elegant and beautiful.

Ordinary celestial globe bottles are at least twenty centimeters high, and the specifications are not small, but Zhou You's one is less than twenty centimeters, and carving a rare autumn color diagram on such a small celestial globe bottle is not something that ordinary craftsmen can do.

This is the reason why Zhou You is willing to spend 300,000 yuan to acquire.

If it is a simple copper cloisonné enamel porcelain, Zhou You will never offer such a price. But now, Zhou You feels that he can gamble, just like the last time the enamel color mountain stone flower pattern bowl is the same reason, but Zhou You is more sure of this bet than before.

"Congratulations to Mr. for receiving this precious copper cloisonné enamel celestial globe bottle!"

The owner of the jade shop admired Zhou You's courage very much, and actually used 300,000 yuan to gamble on a fine porcelain that had not yet been determined, such courage was not something he could have, so he did not have the slightest resentment towards Zhou You's purchase of copper cloisonné enamel celestial ball bottles in his shop.

"Thank you, boss!"

Zhou You replied very politely.

Teacher Li couldn't be happy, after all, there was still a huge gap of 500,000, could he not worry. But just when he wanted to say a few perfunctory words, he suddenly thought that there were still a few things handed down by his ancestors at home, and hurriedly asked: "This gentleman, I don't know if you have studied jewelry and ancient books? I still have a few old books handed down by my ancestors at home, as well as some old-fashioned jewelry." ”

"Oh, there's still the old stuff, so let's go check it out. ”

Zhou Yu was surprised, but curiosity overcame his hesitation.

In the past, Zhou You really wouldn't go to a stranger's house with a lot of cash, but now that Li Dazhi is by his side, he has gained a lot of courage, and he is naturally not afraid of this elementary school teacher who seems to be very knowledgeable.

Subsequently, Mr. Li took Zhou You and Li Dazhi and returned to Mr. Li's house in Zhou You's car.

Mr. Li's home is an old-fashioned house, which at first glance looks a bit narrow and old, and it is indeed very inconvenient for the son and daughter-in-law to live with them, no wonder the woman asked for a house that belongs to them.

Mr. and Mrs. Li are really enthusiastic, either making tea or cutting fruits, but they are embarrassed to greet Li Dazhi, who has always been cautious.

Zhou You secretly looked at the layout of the room: the furniture in the room was a little old, and some places were even a little damaged, but they just wrapped it manually and continued to use it, and there were no particularly expensive electrical appliances in the room, all of them were very ordinary cheap electrical appliances, and the whole seemed very frugal. But this atmosphere was embellished by the mahogany shelves in the corner of the hall, which were a bit like library shelves, and suddenly there was a thick smell of books, which made Zhou You's eyes shine.

Looking at the whole cabinet full of books, Zhou You smiled slightly.

Mr. Li saw that Zhou You's eyes stayed on the mahogany bookshelf, and laughed awkwardly: "That bookshelf is the biggest investment in my life, I don't smoke or drink, but my life is still quite embarrassing, because I have a limited salary every month to buy all kinds of books, and it has never stopped for 30 years." Not to mention that Mr. Zhou made fun of it, our husband and wife used to quarrel over this, but we got used to it after arguing. ”

"That's why you have a deep relationship between husband and wife. ”

Zhou You has already grasped Mr. Li's personality and has begun to have confidence in this deal.

Li Dazhi was familiar with it, and asked directly: "Teacher Li, did you buy all your books in the bookstore? How can I see that many of the books are very old?" ”

Teacher Li shook his head and replied, "That's all there is to the accumulation of thirty years, and there are still a lot of sealed books in our room with my son." These are just things that I've sorted out, and they're either still in research or often used, and at most they make up a quarter of all the books. ”

"Oh my boy, that's a quarter!"

Li Dazhi looked at the hundreds of books in front of him and couldn't help but babble.

Mr. Li then added: "Of course, not all of these books are bought in bookstores, in the past, it was not as convenient as it is now, and you can order them online and have them delivered to your doorstep, but in the past, you had to travel far to grab one." Also, I have a lot of books that I used to pick up from the scrapyard, and a small number of them were bought from friends, so many so many that I can't even remember the origin of each one. ”

"Mr. Li is really a book lover!"

After Zhou You's admiration, he began to get straight to the point: "I don't know where Mr. Li wants to show us? ”

"It's coming!"

Mr. Li's wife happened to come out of the room, holding an antique old-fashioned dressing box in her hand.

Teacher Li also left his seat, walked to the mahogany bookshelf, took out a few carefully preserved worn-out books from a small grid, and placed them in front of Zhou You with the dressing box.