Opposite the rosewood bookshelf, there is also a shelf, but it is not a book stored on it, but some antiques, all of which are small objects.

For larger items, Boss Cao usually does not put them here, but his special treasure room, which is at home.

Whether they understand antiques or not, whether they appreciate antiques or not, they will engage in some collections to improve their style.

Maybe for them, only in this way can they avoid others saying that they are nouveau riche and turtles, right?

"These pieces are what I got back from the glass factory a month ago, brother, you are palmed, whether it is true or not, I dare not say absolutely. Boss Cao said to Zhao Tianming.

Wang Zhiwei smiled: "As far as your three-legged cat ability, of course you don't dare to say absolutely." ”

He and Lao Cao are both businessmen, but everyone's hobbies are a little different. Lao Cao likes to play collecting, but the level is very low, and paying tuition fees is commonplace. And he, Wang Zhiwei, likes feng shui even more, and he loves feng shui magic tools even more.

"If you don't speak, no one thinks you're dumb!" Boss Cao glared at Wang Zhiwei.

"Liulichang? It's a pity that I haven't been there, so I'll take a look when I have time. Zhao Tianming was a little yearning.

In the world of antiques, who does not yearn for the Panjiayuan and Liulichang in the capital? It is almost the largest base for the bulk sale of cultural relics in the country. Not to mention, Panjiayuan has long been famous all over the world.

Liulichang also has a long history, it is a famous cultural street, it originated in the Qing Dynasty, when most of the people who came to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination lived in this area, so there were more shops selling books and pen, ink, paper and inkstone here, forming a strong cultural atmosphere. There are many shops selling antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Most foreigners come to Beijing to visit here.

According to legend, during the Yuan Dynasty, an official kiln had been opened there to burn glazed tiles.

Since the construction of the inner city in the Ming Dynasty, because of the construction of the palace, the scale of the official kiln has been expanded, and the glaze factory has become one of the five major factories of the imperial court at that time.

After the construction of the outer city in the 32nd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, it became an urban area, and the glaze factory was not suitable for firing kilns in the city, and moved to the current Liuliqu Village in Mentougou District, but the name of "Liulichang" was retained and passed down to this day.

"Then you really have to see it, we don't have such a strong cultural street in the south. If you go to Panjiayuan and Liulichang in the capital, you will know that the antique streets in other places are all petty fights. Boss Cao said with a smile.

But in fact, with the business model of Panjiayuan in the past, the antique market in many places is also trying to integrate.

In some cities, all the scattered antique markets are integrated to form a large cultural relics trading market. First, it is convenient for management; second, it is also convenient for collectors to consume; third, it can also be used as cultural scenic spots for tourists to play and promote tourism consumption.

Boss Cao took down the few items he got recently, and the most appetizing thing was undoubtedly the items in a small box, and everyone didn't know what was inside.

The others are two pieces of ancient jade, a gilded bronze, two paperweights, a gourd, and a piece of porcelain.

Now, Zhao Tianming doesn't need to touch the object, he can use his consciousness to lock the object he wants to understand, and then the ancient mirror will feed back its specific information to Zhao Tianming.

First of all, there are the two pieces of ancient jade, which look like they should be a pair.

Zhao Tianming opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, Boss Cao inadvertently preemptively spoke: "This pair of ancient jade, you see, and Qin Se, should be the legendary blood secret, which is very rare." The boss told me that the things were not very clean, and they were taken from the tomb robbers, so they were given to me cheaply. ”

After speaking, he noticed that Zhao Tianming wanted to speak, and he made a gesture of invitation: "What does my brother want to say?" ”

Zhao Tianming closed his mouth and smiled forcefully: "Ahem! I'll talk about bronzes!"

Wang Zhiwei's eyes rolled, and he suddenly smiled: "Don't, let's make Gu Yu clear first." Don't be afraid, just say it, you don't need to give Lao Cao face, you are all your own people present, and you can't lose face. ”

Lao Cao's eyelids jumped, and he said secretly: Isn't it? I just finished speaking, and I'm going to be slapped in the face?

Looking at Zhao Tianming's expression, I'm afraid there is really something wrong with Gu Yu. He was also angry in his heart, "Your sister has been deceived again?" What about the cultural relics that he said he had just spit out?

"Brother, you still let me figure out if it's true or not!" Boss Cao couldn't help but say.

Lao Wang said that he was not wrong, there are no outsiders present now, even if it is a fake, it is not very embarrassing. If you meet other people in the future and are exposed by experts in public, it will be even more embarrassing.

Zhao Tianming glanced at him and said helplessly: "I'm afraid Brother Cao, you are really eye-catching." ”

"This is not an ancient jade, the so-called Qin color is also artificially made. Zhao Tianming replied truthfully.

Ancient jade is a popular collection, from ancient times to the present, it is a chase for people.

For ancient jade, it can be collected according to the standards of fine workmanship, high quality, clever color and strange shape.

Generally speaking, the identification of new jade focuses on the authenticity of the jade, the quality of the jade and the fineness of the carving, while the identification of the old jade is to identify the era in which the jade was made, its role in history, and the identity of the occupant. Ancient jade is generally more exquisite, the ornament is more simple, appreciate ancient jade, more attention should be paid to its cultural connotation and historical value.

It is precisely because of the large market and high profits that the counterfeiting of ancient jade will follow, and it is becoming more and more refined, even to the point of being fake.

"First of all, there is a problem with this pulp. In addition to being corroded, the ancient jade will have slurry, and the most important thing is that the slurry in the punching and knife work should be consistent with the outside slurry, and it is integrated. Some will also have local oxidative protrusions at the same time. However, this phenomenon is not seen in these two pieces of ancient jade. Zhao Tianming said to him.

"Secondly, Brother Cao, you also said just now that this is something that has just been unearthed. However, the ancient jade unearthed is very special, there are yin and yang sides, because of the influence of geothermal minerals and other hot minerals, the change of the yang side is smaller than that of the yin side, that is, calcification, color, corrosion, etc. are worse than the yin side. If you look at these two again, it's clear that there isn't. ”

Listen, Boss Cao was a little dumbfounded.

"Finally, let's talk about the color! It's not a natural color. I know a method of falsification, I heard that it is to mix pig blood and loess into mud, put it in a large vat, and bury the jade in it, after a long time, there will be traces of loess rust and blood on the jade. ”

Wang Zhiwei couldn't help but insert a knife into someone's wound: "Lao Cao, how much money did you get?"

Boss Cao smiled bitterly and stretched out a slap.

"Five hundred?"

Seeing Boss Cao shaking his head, he said again: "Five thousand?"

The face is so ugly, I'm afraid it's 50,000.