Chapter 617: The Biography of Ji Gong

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Generally, the things that are pressed in the hall are used by the owner or stall owner to attract customers. There is almost no room for leakage. But if it's really a good thing, how can Guo Shouyun care about money.

Really!

Hundreds of comic strips are stored separately in a long wooden box, which looks more important than the comic strips listed in the front row. However, what Guo Shouyun really attaches importance to is the innermost row of wooden boxes, wrapped in cardboard boxes of about 40 openings, and there are three traditional characters of "Jigong Biography" on the vertical side.

In fact, strictly speaking, this kind of cardboard box is called a 'letter box'. In the early days, a set of comic books was basically controlled at 24 or 20 volumes, and after completion, they were put into a letter box. For particularly long stories, the story is published in fractional letters, in which each story is independent and complete, but also in other successions, so that it is easy to decide on the choice of publication according to market demand.

In the late 30s, comic books were no longer bound like this, and instead were made of thick bricks, with upper and lower volumes or simple upper, middle and lower volumes as the mainstream. However, after the book arrived at the rental book stall, the boss split the book into several books for rent in order to make more money, and then made a book cover, so that one book became several copies, and the profit would of course multiply several times. The book cover and the letter cover of the bookstore publishing house are no longer the same concept, and the collection value will be affected accordingly.

Just when Guo Shouyun stretched out his hand to pick up the first letter of about ten letters in the "Biography of Jigong", which was placed in the innermost, he was unexpectedly stopped by the right hand stretched out by the stall owner.

"I'm sorry, I've been doing this for a long time, it's a little delicate, and I can't get my hands on it!"

In the antique shop, an antique is passed to each other, which is called hand-to-hand. But you just can't get started.

looked up at this middle-aged stall owner who was not wearing a mask and had a Chinese face, probably in his forties.

"Boss, if it's really good, I'm sure I'll buy it. Also, if you're really worried, why don't you show me it?"

The middle-aged stall owner looked at Guo Shouyun, and after seeing that his dress and temperament were not unconventional, he nodded.

Unlike porcelain and bronze, paper has always been difficult to preserve, and has high requirements for temperature and humidity. In particular, calligraphy, paintings, and ancient books, which are of great value, cannot be touched by outsiders without wearing protective equipment! This middle-aged stall owner obviously has the same concerns.

Therefore, if someone 'hula' takes out a painting and tells you that this is Tang Bohu's real handiwork, you can directly paste him.

The middle-aged stall owner carefully took out a letter from the ten letters "The Biography of Jigong", showed Guo Shouyun the front, and then showed him the reverse in turn.

On the front of the box is the image of Jigong printed in red pigment, with the words "Jigong Chuan" at the top of it, "One Piece" at the top of the "Jigong Chuan", and six small traditional characters in the lower right corner of the entire layout.

On the reverse side of the box, in the center is the round logo of Fu Ji Books, similar to the current company logo. The motif is a steamship sailing on the sea, plus the words 'Fu Ji Bookstore'.

After Guo Shouyun finished reading, the stall owner opened the letter box, which contained a set of 4 volumes of 40 pages, and the pages of the book were faintly yellowed in front of his eyes. Compared with the ones that Guo Shouyun read when he was a child, the title pages of these comic books have traditional characters, and the painting work is more simple, with a strong sense of age. However, after opening the content page inside, the pattern outlined by the black lines, and the font annotated in the corners, the taste is still the same!

Let the stall owner carefully flip through the pages and find that there are no missing pages or damage. However, in the following letters, there are a few breaks, but fortunately there are no missing pages. The entire Ten Letters, 144 volumes, the first edition of "Jigong Biography" printed by Fu Ji Books in 1929, according to the rules of the industry, can be called "nine products"!

Like other collections, collecting comic strips is also very important about their quality. The title page, the summary page, the picture page, and the copyright page in the front cover, back cover, spine and inner pages are in full condition, and those that are incomplete are all in the same condition. All grades are divided into 10 grades, 10 grades are the best, and the price of the grade is generally discounted by 5%. Of course, this is also relatively speaking, in the encounter is very difficult to find, the front and back cover are slightly defective should also be retained, the so-called solitary book is better than the condition!

"Boss, something is good, let's take a hand!"

The middle-aged stall owner nodded, and after packing up the "Legend of Jigong", his right hand stretched out towards Guo Shouyun.

The first time he joined hands, Guo Shouyun felt quite novel. Soon he felt the stall owner tap five times in his outstretched palm.

According to Zhou Ziqi, five times represents the unit of '100,000'. After he finished knocking, Guo Shouyun touched his hand, which was a 'one' gesture. Immediately afterwards, the other party knocked on his palm four times, made another 'eight' gesture, and then patted Guo Shouyun's palm. It means that his 1929 Republic of China version of "The Biography of Jigong" asks for 180,000 yuan!

Guo Shouyun understands that this price must be expensive. So he gave a price of 100,000 yuan according to the rules he understood.

The two sides went back and forth, and finally sold for 150,000 yuan!

When Guo Shouyun was shopping, Zhou Ziqi watched the whole process. However, due to the rules of the industry, outsiders cannot interject at this time. In addition, the thing is indeed a real thing, and Guo Shouyun is not bad for money, so he didn't speak.

When the transaction between the two was over and the thing was in Guo Shouyun's hand, he came over and asked, "How much did it cost?"

"150,000 Huaxia coins!"

"150,000!" Zhou Ziqi nodded after tasting it, "Shen Manyun is a famous comic book artist during the Republic of China, and Zhao Hongben, Qian Xiaodu, and Chen Guangyi are known as the 'Four Famous Dans'. His "Biography of Ji Gong" has smooth lines and exquisite painting techniques, which can be called a masterpiece. In 1929, the first edition of "The Biography of Ji Gong" printed by Fu Ji Book Company consisted of ten letters and 144 volumes. After experiencing the 'four olds', most of the ones that can be handed down to this day are incomplete. The complete set and the better condition is even less, which is very collectible. Although 150,000 is a little more expensive than the current market price, there is a lot of room for appreciation. ”

"So I didn't buy the wrong thing?"

"Of course! And I bought the right one. ”

After Guo Shouyun nodded, he glanced at him, "What about you, have you gained anything?"

"I haven't seen it yet, but it's still early. Let's see!"

"Let's go!"

150,000 Huaxia coins bought a set of the Republic of China version of Shen Manyun's "The Biography of Jigong", although it is not a leak, but it can be regarded as a gain. Guo Shouyun became a little more interested in the next ghost market.

But even if Zhou Ziqi accompanied him to finish the whole street, he never encountered anything that made him excited. If the comic strip "The Legend of Jigong" still traces the feelings of childhood, then these porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and jade are simple antiques.

However, the value of these real antiques that appeared in the 'ghost market' was generally not high, and the ones he bought from the auction were not only much worse in value, but also had no preferential prices. So after looking around, he just gave up. As for the idea of picking up leaks, he hadn't thought much of it since he stepped here. To him, this thing is like gambling, it is not reliable at all.

However, Zhou Ziqi, with his eyesight, picked up a blue and white plum vase from the Yongzheng Min kiln in the Qing Dynasty, tens of thousands of yuan, and originally planned to give it directly to Guo Shouyun, but he refused.

The two of them wandered around the ghost market for three or four hours, and only turned around and left when it was dark.

After returning home and having a simple breakfast, I went to bed and slept until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. However, he hardly stayed up late, and when he came to such a sudden time, he still felt a little mentally sleepy, but fortunately, he was still young and not serious. It's over after getting used to it.

"Awake?"

Ji Hong, who was reading the information in the living room, saw Guo Shouyun who was going downstairs and hurriedly put down his things and greeted him.

"Is there anything to eat?"

Guo Shouyun nodded and asked.

"I'll let Mama Zhang heat it up for you in the pot, you drink some water first and wait. ”

After letting him sit down at the table, Ji Hong beckoned the maid at home to bring the food up. Guo Shouyun, who had already washed his hands, was not polite, and ate the rice that was served. He eats a lot because he often works out. Three bowls of rice with one meat and two vegetables, plus a large bowl of seaweed and egg soup, almost all of them were eaten.

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, feeling a full feeling of fullness in his stomach, Guo Shouyun sighed, and his spirit was lifted.

"By the way, where did you put the piece of jade you sent last night?"

"It's too big, so the bodyguard has left it in the garage for the time being!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "I'll take a look!"

Kwok's Manor is huge, not as big as his mansions in the United States, but it is more than 5,000 square meters, and the garage is on the left side of the manor, and it takes a few minutes to walk there. However, when he got there, he unexpectedly saw Qiu Yanyun dressed as a white-collar beauty.

"Coming?"

After hearing the footsteps behind him, Qiu Yanyun glanced back at him and turned to the jade raw material in front of him.

"How?"

"You say it!" Qiu Yanyun patted the huge jade material next to him, which was about 1 meter long and weighed nearly 100 kilograms, and was placed on a stand made of wood, with a stone skin of jujube red.

“… Judging from the few windows that were opened, they were all real Hetian mutton fat jade seeds, plus such a large weight. If the jade flesh inside is uniform, the market price of this piece of material will not be less than 30 million Huaxia coins! However, now the quantity of Hetian jade seed material is getting smaller and smaller, and there is huge room for appreciation in the future. In addition, it is rare in the industry to have such a large and well-behaved Hetian jade material for the first time, and in addition to its commercial value, its own collection value is also extremely high. … By the way, where did you get such a good Hetian jade material?"

Qiu Yanyun himself is in the jewelry business, and Hetian Yu is also one of the business projects, so his understanding of it is naturally like a treasure!

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