Chapter 456: The Thief
Jing Shuo talked about the situation of the Gesang family, and after a while, an old man dressed in rustic clothes and peasant clothes walked in from outside the door, and he was still carefully carrying a big box in his hand. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Old Branch, you're here. Jing Shuo and Shopkeeper Dai both got up and said hello to the old man.
The old man also greeted everyone with a smile, and after that, Jing Shuo introduced the old man and Meng Zitao, this person is the one Jing Shuo said, the one who has the Xuande blue and white bowl in his hand to shoot.
Lao Zhi is actually a peasant-born ancient porcelain merchant, don't look at his clothes are more rustic, he is already an out-and-out old man in this industry, and his eyesight is also very good, specializing in fine ancient porcelain business.
Speaking of which, when Lao Zhi usually trades, he invites buyers to his house to see the goods, the reason is that the things in his hands are too precious, and if there is a mistake on the road, the loss will be big.
Bringing things over to trade like today, unless it's an old friend who has a very good relationship with him, ordinary people really can't invite him. It can be seen that it took a lot of effort for Jing Shuo to let Lao Zhi come here with things.
After everyone exchanged pleasantries for a while, Lao Zhi took out what he brought, a huge blue and white flower bowl.
The diameter of this bowl is more than 30 centimeters, there is no pattern in the vessel, the pattern outside the vessel is decorated with blue and white, the abdominal wall is painted with eight entwined branches and lotus patterns, the painting is exquisite and delicate, and the lines are smooth and free. The flame pattern is painted before the two string patterns at the mouth edge and near the foot, and the deformed lotus petal pattern is painted near the circle foot, which is the unified decoration of this large bowl, and the outer side of the circle foot is painted with a scroll branch pattern.
The mouth along the double-chord line book "Ming Xuande Year" six-character regular paragraph, its style and bones are beautiful, the penmanship is fresh, dignified and clumsy, and it is completely a masterpiece of Xuande that opens the door.
The key is that this blue and white bowl is in perfect condition, and there is no flaw at all, which is very rare.
When everyone appreciated it one after another, Lao Zhi told everyone that this was received by a farmer when he went to the north to receive the goods, and according to the other party, he dug it when he built a new house in his own house and opened a well in the yard, and there were several gold and silver utensils dug out together, but they were all divided.
Lao Zhi also told everyone honestly that he bought this bowl and spent 50,000 yuan, and it would be 2006, and 50,000 yuan is already a lot for him, but even so, he also picked up a big leak, because with the current market situation, the value of this blue and white bowl is at least about 6.5 million.
Since Lao Zhi dared to say the price he bought at the beginning, it showed that he had a good grasp of the market, and it was generally unlikely that he would pick up leaks in him.
And, to be honest, Lao Zhi is indeed clear about the porcelain industry, he knows how much to sell and how much to sell, otherwise he would not have been willing to spend 50,000 yuan to buy this blue and white bowl two years ago.
After Meng Zitao saw it, he was sure that this was a genuine product, and it was so large in size and so well preserved, it was also rare in his memory, and it was worth it today.
Meng Zitao and Shu Ze discussed, there was only one thing, not enough for two people, and in the end Shu Ze still gave it to Meng Zitao, not that Shu Ze didn't like it, but he took into account that Meng Zitao had a few more fine products in his hand, which could better show Meng Zitao's identity.
With the relationship between the two, Meng Zitao was not polite, and asked, "Master Zhi, please ask for a price." ”
Lao Zhi gestured: "Eight million." ”
There is no doubt that the price of eight million is definitely expensive, but Lao Zhi is not without purpose, after all, his collection is a real boutique, and the price of boutiques can often be raised.
Moreover, Lao Zhi is in contact with all high-end buyers, in addition, he also participates in major domestic auctions every year, and there is still a set of estimates for some fine porcelain.
For Meng Zitao, this price must be high, and he asked quietly: "Is this price still negotiable?"
Lao Zhi said sincerely: "There is room for negotiation, but to be honest, it is not big, if it is cheap, I would rather keep it at home, it is a big deal to be auctioned, this kind of porcelain is still very popular at auction." ”
The truth of what Lao Zhi said Meng Zitao also understood, as for why Lao Zhi didn't take things to the auction, it was normal, after all, there were still some problems with the origin of this porcelain.
Someone is going to say, what can be wrong with what I dig up in my yard? But the point is that it was dug up when building a new house, how can you prove that your ancestors buried it?
As for the old branch saying that he can get the auction, of course it is okay, just don't consider some risks, and you may have to find someone to take care of it, so there is basically no problem, but the income will definitely be lost, and it is better to sell it yourself.
For Meng Zitao, the price of eight million is definitely not good, so the two began to bargain, but when it reached seven million, Lao Zhi refused to go any lower.
Meng Zitao thought for a while and said, "Master Zhi, I sincerely want to buy your blue and white bowl, but now I think the price is a little higher, please tell me the real price." ”
Lao Zhi shook his head: "Seven million must not be less, I think you should understand that the appreciation potential of such fine porcelain is very high, and it is normal that it may double in a few years." To be honest, if it weren't for my pattern being a little low, I'd have collected it myself. ”
Meng Zitao said: "You can't say that, with the market situation in the future, who can be ready to judge?"
Lao Zhi asked, "How much can you give?"
Meng Zitao said: "Six million." ”
Lao Zhi thought about it for a moment and said, "It's not impossible to get six million, but you have to come up with something." ”
"What is it?" Meng Zitao asked.
The old branch replied: "The nesting snuff bottle of the third generation of the Qing Dynasty." ”
A nesting snuff bottle is a utensil made of more than two types of glass. According to historical records, there was a set of glass varieties in the Kangxi period. There are two kinds of production processes: one is to fill the tire with another color different from the tire color, and then carve the pattern on this layer of the coat, and the other is to use the heated semi-melted color rod to make the pattern directly on the tire. Nesting is generally divided into one color and multiple colors.
Meng Zitao said, "Master Zhi, can you make it clearer?"
Lao Zhi said: "If you can take out a Qing third-generation nested snuff bottle of about two or three hundred thousand, then my thing will be transferred to you for five million eight hundred thousand, and if the snuff bottle is worth more, the price can be negotiated." ”
Meng Zitao said in his heart, "It's a coincidence", he happened to buy a "Gu Yuexuan" double-set game picture snuff bottle yesterday, which is worth almost 200,000 yuan, which is just right.
"Master Zhi, I have a suitable snuff bottle in my hand, but the thing is ...... in the hotel"
As soon as Meng Zitao said this, Lao Zhi waved his hand: "I'll wait here, if you want, you can go back and get it." ”
After speaking, the old branch was silent.
Now this situation is a seller's market, Meng Zitao is not easy to say anything, he originally wanted the army to get it, but suddenly thought of something, so he asked Shu Ze to stay here, he asked Jiang Xing to pass the car keys, and returned to the hotel with the army.
I went to the parking lot to pick up the car, and after the car started, Meng Zitao asked, "Dajun, are the people who monitored us before still there?"
In fact, on the way from the hotel to Porcelain Yuzhai before, the army reminded that someone was following, but the other party was very cunning, and the tracking technique was also very clever, if it weren't for the army, it wouldn't be found at all, even so, when everyone's car was parked in the parking lot, the army couldn't find the other party.
As for the people who were following them, Shu Ze and they all felt that it had something to do with Yuan Yanfeng's side.
Meng Zitao also thought so at first, but the department did not issue a warning, which made him somewhat confused, and made him wonder if it would be someone from the other side.
The army said, "I haven't found it for the time being, maybe it's watching us from a hidden place." ”
Meng Zitao said: "You should pay attention to it later." ”
"Okay......
There was nothing to do all the way, the two of them returned to the wine room, closed the door, went to the vault to get something, and after a while, Meng Zitao took his things and prepared to leave.
However, at this time, there was an "aggressive" knock on the door.
Meng Zitao and Dajun glanced at each other, and were about to ask who it was, when Dajun made a silent gesture and then cautiously walked to the door.
At this time, the door lock suddenly sounded "click", and the door that was clearly locked just now was actually opened, and then, a young man with a public face walked into the room.
At this time, the army suddenly moved, and he used a grappling hand to directly restrain the young man.
The young man cried out involuntarily in panic and pain.
"Who are you?" Meng Zitao asked with a gloomy face, this person was obviously not from the hotel, and coupled with today's encounter, it was obvious that someone had sent him to steal something.
The young man cried out in pain: "Ouch, this big brother, if you have something to say, I will stay in this hotel, I originally wanted to enter my room, but I didn't expect to go wrong, it was a complete misunderstanding." ”
Meng Zitao sneered: "My door is closed well, is it possible, the room card given to you by the hotel can still open my door?"
The young man said aggrievedly: "I really didn't lie about this, I'm also confused, how can my room card open your door, won't they make a mistake with the universal room card?"
There are indeed several types of hotel room cards, such as master control cards, foreman cards, floor cards, guest cards, etc., some cards can indeed open the doors of all rooms, but Meng Zitao does not believe that such mistakes will be made in this five-star hotel.
The young man continued: "I just had a drink with my friends, so I went to the wrong room, I don't believe you can smell me, as for the room card, you can go to my room and try it to see if you can open my door." (To be continued.) )