Wei Zhou has been doing business in the antique street for several years, and the reason why his business has been tepid has something to do with his stingy personality.

It's normal to have this idea in business, but the key is that the same is true for people in the industry who know the goods, which is nothing to do.

Just like the incense box in front of him, Meng Zitao knew its value, and Wei Zhou also knew that Meng Zitao knew that he also gave a price of six thousand, and in the end he had to bargain a few times, no matter who he changed, he would not be happy in his heart.

Wei Zhou counted the money with a smile and asked, "Shopkeeper Meng, let's see if there is anything you like?"

Meng Zitao nodded with a smile: "Then I'll take a look." ”

"Here, I can't let you miss it this time!" Wei Zhou's heart moved, and he smiled: "Okay, you can see." ”

Meng Zitao first glanced at the things on the stall, and finally looked at the pile of jade on the right, and then flipped through it.

The first thing Meng Zitao got his hands on was a piece of jade figurine, which was sitting cross-legged with his feet crossed, and his hands naturally drooped to his feet. The face has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a ruyi-like nose, high cheeks and a large mouth. The facial features of the eyelids give people a relatively delicate feeling, and the lines are looming, simple and stretched. Dressed in a robe on the right side, decorated with large and small squares, triangular pattern brocade, the costume is gorgeously carved, giving people a feeling of satin texture.

Judging from the elegant and pleasant temperament carved by the character's expression, there is no doubt that this person must be a nobleman.

However, the jade of this jade figure is very calcified, showing that the surface is mottled and some rustic, but it is not like the appearance that has just been unearthed, and it seems that it has been unearthed for a while.

In addition, judging from the characteristics of calcification, this should be a genuine product, because the degree of calcification and the chemical composition of the soil that causes calcification are very complex, and the real product should behave like this.

The reason for this is that the organic matter contained in the soil must be diverse, and the erosion of jade should also be diverse during the burial process of thousands of years. For example, if the soil contains copper, there will be green copper, and if the soil contains cinnabar, there will be pink cinnabar.

And if it is antique jade now, the surface of the color is very simple, the color is consistent, there is no change in shade, such a color looks "in a daze", and connoisseurs will know at a glance that this is old.

From the color, Meng Zitao can basically judge that this is a genuine product. Moreover, his eyesight is amazing now, and even if he doesn't use it, he can see that the thin yin line has the characteristics of the Warring States period, and he is skillful and accurate. The yin line appears to be shallow, thin and elastic, unlike modern imitations.

Then, after a quick observation, Meng Zitao put the jade back.

Next, Meng Zitao picked out a few things from the stall, looked at them, and then selected three things from them, including the jade figure, which was his initial goal.

"Just these three things, how much?" Meng Zitao asked.

Wei Zhou looked at the things that Meng Zitao picked out, and looked a little embarrassed, because he didn't fail to see that there was anything special about these three things, which didn't seem to be leaky in his eyes, but he was worried that there was a leak in them, and he seemed extremely entangled for a while.

Seeing that Wei Zhou was silent, Meng Zitao knew what he was thinking, and said, "Brother Wei, is there any problem?"

Wei Zhou gritted his teeth secretly, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, even if it's three thousand." ”

"Brother Wei, are you not mistaken?" Meng Zitao pretended to be a little incredible: "Let's not talk about anything else, let's just say this inkstone, you see this material......"

The buying and selling of the antique market is actually a game that considers the appraisal ability and value judgment of the buyer and the seller. For a well-versed buyer, the fun is reflected in the process of gambling.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to explain why some of the big buyers who throw hundreds or thousands of dollars at auction will also show up in front of the antique stalls, and why they will throw aside or give it to others after picking up a small leak after triumphant.

So, after Meng Zitao's fierce talk, Wei Zhou believed Meng Zitao's judgment and finally sold it for 800 yuan.

After the transaction was completed, Meng Zitao took his things and walked towards his shop, and when he was about to walk to his shop, he was suddenly stopped by a young man in his thirties with a smile.

The man had a pale cyan birthmark on his face, and he looked a little awkward.

Meng Zitao looked at the young man's somewhat cheap smile and said, "Qingpi, why are you stopping me?"

Qingpi is a second-class dealer in the antique market, and the business of buying low and selling high is good.

Speaking of which, Meng Zitao suffered a loss in the hands of Qingpi two years ago, and a thing that could be sold for 5,000 was bought by Qingpi 800, although he also earned 200 yuan.

I can't complain about this matter, and if I want to complain, I can only complain that Meng Zitao's eyesight was too poor at that time, but when he thought of it, he was still very uncomfortable, and of course he also had a grudge against Qingpi.

Qingpi smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Meng, I saw that you got a piece of jade just now, can you transfer it to me?"

Meng Zitao just wanted to refuse directly, but thinking of the previous matter, he asked with a smile, "How much can you give?"

"Thirty thousand, what do you think?" said Qingpi with a smile.

Meng Zitao suddenly laughed: "Qingpi, what are you and me? In 04, there was a Warring States flake jade with a similar performance, and it was sold for 300,000 yuan, this is 09 years, and it will become 30,000 yuan in your mouth? What a joke!"

After speaking, he ignored the somewhat stunned Qingpi and walked directly towards his shop.

In fact, Meng Zitao also played a trick in his words. Antiques are often similar in value. Like the jade man he just bought, the value is much lower than the lot he said, but if it is processed by him, it can be sold for at least 150,000 yuan, and he will sell it to Qingpi when he is crazy.

However, Meng Zitao did not expect that this episode would reach Wei Zhou's ears, and Meng Zitao was hated.

Speaking of which, the reason why this kind of thing happened is also because many people in the antique industry are good at creating and spreading rumors, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the dead can be said to be alive.

In fact, it is most normal to find a bargain in an antique shop and make money, but if you don't make money, how can you do business, and how can you let people collect and invest? Therefore, people with experience, knowledge, and vision are always stained, which is the case in any industry.

However, the seller is very easily confused by misinformation rumors, resulting in psychological imbalance and feeling at a loss, and once a misunderstanding is caused, the knots in the soul are not easy to unravel. Therefore, if you pick up a leak in the antique market, don't turn around and sell it, it's best to hold it in your hands for a while, especially to be cautious and low-key to complete, in order to eliminate possible negative effects.

And Meng Zitao made such a mistake, patronizing his heart and not considering this, so he suffered a small loss. Later, Wei Zhou also caused him a small trouble, which made him pay some attention in this regard. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being. (To be continued.) )