Chapter 305: Wrong Gold Inlaid Turquoise Tapir Venerable

"Mr. Wan is really courageous!"

Zhou You didn't want to call the other party the boss, because the other party's temperament was more like a gentleman, a wise man who read poetry and books.

Boss Wan replied: "I usually only offer one price, and this price is usually my bottom line." I'll only go out a few times except on special occasions, but never more than three times. ”

"One million eight hundred and eighty thousand, this price is on the low side!"

Zhou You was very happy to hear the other party's honesty, and raised his hand to offer: "Two million!"

Boss Wan was not angry at all about Zhou You's addition, but reminded him: "Mr. Zhou, your enemy is not just me, and there are a few people in the center of the field who are quite promising, and they will not take millions in their eyes." If it weren't for the fact that the bronzes didn't conform to the current aesthetic mainstream, they would have really desperately added to it. ”

Zhou You nodded.

Vassals and elegance also need to know how to distinguish the direction. For example, calligraphy and painting, porcelain are more popular now, if you don't put a few exquisite porcelain at home, or don't hang a few famous works, you are really embarrassed to tell people that you are a collector. But you may say, I don't put porcelain and calligraphy and paintings, I put bronzes, which are antiques, and they have a longer history.

It is true that the history of bronzes is much longer, but the problem is that the historical significance of bronzes far exceeds the significance of his investment and speculation. If you put something as strong as the smell of history in modern furniture, doesn't it look abrupt?

That's the difference.

"Two million, deal!"

Boss Xiang is also satisfied with this price.

This is a complete set of bronze wine vessels, usually just a few of them, but here are more than a dozen, different sizes, a complete set of combinations can be seen. If such a thing were to be auctioned, it would be estimated that it would fetch a high price of 3 million, which is considered an underestimate here.

Rao is so, the black market is the black market, and the price cannot be compared with the regular auction house. Besides, Boss Xiang received it for tens of thousands of yuan, and now he has earned more than 1.9 million yuan when he changes hands, if he is not satisfied, it will be finished long ago.

Boss Xiang, who was in a very happy mood, began to auction the third antique: "The third auction item is also a bronze statue from the Western Zhou Dynasty, with a reserve price of 300,000 yuan, and each time it is added, it must not be less than 10,000 yuan. Let's go!"

After speaking, everyone's attention shifted to the bronze statue with strange shapes but smooth lines. This strange bronze statue shaped like a horse and a pig made everyone's heads suspicious, and for a while it was impossible to tell what it was.

It was because of this atmosphere that something happened that Boss Xiang didn't expect:

There was not a single outcry in the scene.

"Three hundred and thirty thousand!"

Boss Wan hesitated again and again and finally made a bid, but this time he seemed more conservative.

Thinking about it, the shape of the bronze statue is a bit interesting, like where to see it. The most important thing is that the chassis of the bronze statue has an owl pattern that he has seen once.

So, Zhou You shouted at the moment when Boss Xiang was about to drop the hammer: "Three hundred and eighty thousand!"

About ten seconds.

Boss Xiang made a final decision: "300,000, deal, congratulations again to the gentleman over there who likes bronzes!"

Everyone was excited by Boss Xiang's words, and the atmosphere finally improved.

Boss Wan couldn't laugh, because he suddenly felt that Zhou You would not be lost, and he was probably missing a rather valuable thing. Boss Wan, who was in an irritable mood, thought about it again and again, and finally asked: "Mr. Zhou, I don't know if you can solve my doubts?"

"Absolutely!"

After Zhou You handed over the money and delivered the goods with one hand, he took the bronze statue and said: "The craftsmanship of this wrong gold inlaid turquoise tapir is exquisite, gorgeous and abnormal, and the tapir's movements and demeanor are vividly expressed, which is definitely the peak craftsmanship of the Western Zhou Dynasty." If I'm not mistaken, such bronzes were auctioned at an antiques fair in Europe, and they caused a sensation. ”

The more Boss Wan listened, the more distressed he became, and asked, "How much did the one in Europe sell?"

Zhou You replied: "Twelve million dollars!"

Boss Wan gasped.

Zhou You added: "But the shape of that one is different from this one." They don't have a chassis, but ours does, they have a well-established record of circulation, while ours is from the notorious black market, and theirs is a Warring States bronzes, and our history is a little bit older, probably before the Spring and Autumn Period. ”

Boss Wan sighed: "No matter what you say, you have found a treasure." ”

Zhou You smiled and nodded.

Boss Wan asked: "How do you determine the authenticity of it? We are so far away, and we have limited time to observe, it is impossible to make a judgment in such a short time." ”

A real black market auction is just that: the light is poor, the appraisal time is short, and the atmosphere is so loud that even professionals can't see the mystery in a short time. But even so, it can be convenient for organizers to mix things up, and even sell fake ones as real ones.

This is the most fundamental reason why black market auctions are underrated by the outside world.

The black market auctions that Zhou You had come into contact with before were all organized by energetic characters, and they all had confidence in their own things, so they dared to do it so openly. People like Boss Xiang have a beautiful appearance, but in fact, they still can't get on the stage. If he hadn't gotten so many valuable things this time, he wouldn't have been known to the outside world, and they wouldn't have come here.

Regarding Boss Wan's inquiry, Zhou You can't say that he has spiritual assistance and can clearly see the signs. So Zhou You cautiously replied: "Originally, I wasn't so sure, but the owl pattern on the chassis gave me a certain advance, I had also been exposed to the owl pattern on bronze before, and I had studied this aspect, so I had the courage to buy it." ”

The judgment of the bronze is very simple, and the question of the material alone can give a definite answer to Zhou You. It is impossible for fake bronzes to copy the bronze formulas of the ancients, and some are even fakes made of other metals.

Boss Wan asked, "Owl, what is that?"

Zhou You knew that not everyone had such extensive historical knowledge with him, and replied with a smile: "The owl, also known as the owl, is a nocturnal bird, and most species feed almost exclusively on rodents, and it is an important beneficial bird. Because of their ugly appearance and terrible voice, they gave people a sense of terror, and they were gradually deified in the narrow environment of ancient times, and fear, awe, evolved into a kind of faith. This principle is the same as the ancient reason when birds of prey and beasts became totems. ”

"Got it!"

Boss Wan now admires Zhou You so much that he completely regards his words as a golden rule.

However, Boss Wan was in a good mood when he saw Zhou You, so he didn't go to the auction, but chatted with himself, and asked: "Mr. Zhou, there are a lot of fine products tonight, don't other things meet your meaning?"

Zhou You shook his head and replied: "A total of seven pieces have been photographed at the current location, but I have taken over all the ones that can be called high-quality products." Take the fourth auction item just now, Xiang Boss said that it was a pen holder of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it is a modern handicraft, but because of its deep counterfeiting skills, ordinary people can't tell the difference. ”

Boss Wan trembled when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that there were so many mechanisms in it.

Boss Wan sighed: "You really have to be careful when you come to the mainland! We often receive auction invitations of one kind or another in Macao, and even if it is an underground auction, they do not dare to sell fakes as genuine at will, because after doing that once, they will not have to do it, and they may also provoke retaliation." ”

Zhou You said: "Macau's gambling industry is extremely developed, and the pawn industry is naturally rising, and every year, I don't know how many gamblers who lose their eyes secretly take out their treasures at home to pawn, which injects a lot of vitality into your auction market." ”

Speaking of which, Boss Wan also knew what the situation was, and replied: "Yes, everyone takes genuine products, even high-quality products, but if you take a fake, then it is no wonder that you are eliminated and hunted down." ”

Speaking of the sensitive word "chasing and killing", Zhou You immediately remembered a story and asked: "I heard that Wan Qianjun, the giant of Macau's gambling industry, seems to have suffered a huge loss from Qianmen, and was deceived by a master of Qianmen with a Zhu imitation, which made Wan Qianjun lose face. ”

Boss Wan replied embarrassedly: "Wan Qianjun is my uncle!"

Zhou You was stunned for a moment and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry!"

Zhou You had this idea as early as when Boss Wan said that he was from Macau, so he suddenly involved thousands of topics. After trying it like this, it really gave Zhou You a result.

Boss Wan said: "I have always hated gambling and people in the Thousand Gates, and I think they are all fake, so I try to avoid them. It's a pity that I, a student abroad, achieved nothing abroad, and in the end I could only return to Macao in a gloomy way and take care of the side industries of Wanjia. ”

"I see!"

Zhou You didn't doubt what Boss Wan said, because he didn't need to deceive himself in these small aspects, after all, these can be known with a little careful investigation.

Boss Wan cheered up and introduced himself again: "The contemptible surname is Wan Zhoujun, and at present, the subjective jewelry industry of Wanjia has mediocre results, and it is not very popular in the Wan family. ”

Zhou You also introduced himself: "The contemptible surname is Zhou Mingyou, one of the shareholders of Mingyuan Longque Tower." ”

"You're just traveling?"

Wan Zhoujun looked at Zhou You experiencedly, his eyes full of shock. After pondering for a long time, he replied: "I heard that the uncle lost to a young man named Zhou You at the gambling table, and he lost completely. I always thought that the one who could defeat Uncle would be a very sharp character, but I didn't expect you to be so approachable. ”

"You can really ......"

But Zhou You didn't speak, and the extremely excited Boss Xiang opened his voice and introduced: "This is the penultimate auction item, please take a closer look." These are rare documents of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and they are the only ones in the country that appear in such a form, and they have a very high collection value, so you can't miss them!"

"Eventually, the prey is finally here!"

When Zhou You heard this, he immediately waited silently, with an extremely focused expression.