Chapter 37: Zhong Kui
Lin Fei took a closer look, it turned out to be a jade statue of Zhong Kui, surrounded by a group of people, and several of them also picked up the jade statue and looked at it carefully. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoZhong Kuiyu's statue is about 30 centimeters tall, with a leopard's head and eyes, an iron face and sideburns, holding a sword in both hands, and standing on a stone.
The base of the jade statue is a gilded sandalwood, and many people next to him looked at it, and most of them shook their heads, thinking that it was a fake.
The man in front of him arguing with the plaid shirt was a short, thin man in his forties, with a dark face, but his eyes were very energetic.
Standing next to the short and thin man was an old man in his sixties, with half-white hair, wearing a Tang costume, with a red face and an extraordinary bearing. Obviously, the old man in Tang costume and the short and thin man are together.
Many people knew the short and thin man at the scene, it was He Guangli, the owner of Xinyuan Dingxin Trading Company, and someone next to him greeted him.
"Boss He, what happened just now? Did you buy a fake?"
"Not really, just now the friend said that his Zhong Kuiyu statue was from the Northern Song Dynasty, I didn't think it was like it, and I asked my expert friend from Guanghai City to see it, and he also said no, so I had a dispute with him. ā
"It turns out that this master is a master from Guanghai City, no wonder he looks at the face, disrespectful, disrespectful. ā
The old man in Tang costume smiled and said:
"In fact, this Zhong Kui can't be said to be a fake, from the production process, carving techniques and pulp, it is also a cultural relic, but it is not from the Northern Song Dynasty, I judge that it should be an object in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. ā
As soon as they heard this, a few people next to them were still ready to pick up the leaks, and their eyes were obviously not as hot as they were at the beginning.
To know that the value of cultural relics is the most important is the age, color and craftsmanship, the older the age, the more valuable, the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China cultural relics survived more, so the price can not be raised.
The owner of this jade statue, the fat man in the plaid shirt, heard the old man in Tang costume who came from Guanghai say this, and the anger in his heart came up.
"Love to buy or not, I bought this Zhong Kuiyu statue from a friend for 500,000 yuan, and today it costs 800,000 yuan, even if it is not from the Northern Song Dynasty, I think it is worth this price. "The fat man is a little angry.
The short and thin man and the old man in Tang costume glanced at each other, and put the jade statue in his hand back into the fat man's hand.
"Brother, you sold 800,000 yuan is indeed high, and I will pay up to 200,000 yuan for the objects in the early Republic of China, what do you think? Who doesn't have an eye to play antiques? I bought it for 200,000 yuan, and you won't smash it in your hands. The short, thin man said.
A few onlookers next to him felt that the short and thin man was more generous, from the market situation, this object was worth this price at most, and if it was himself, I am afraid that it would cost up to 150,000.
The fat man in the plaid shirt was obviously not in the eye with this short and thin man, he was full of expectations for this jade statue, and wanted to take advantage of this exhibition to sell it at a good price, but as soon as he took it out, he was dismantled by this guy, and now he can't afford to sell it anymore.
"If you don't sell it, you won't sell it, 200,000 yuan? The fat man was a little impatient, waved his hand at the short and thin man, and put the jade statue into a box he had brought.
"That's two hundred and fifty thousand, no matter how high it is, it's not worth it. ā
"Don't sell, don't sell, don't sell less than 800,000. ā
The fat man hated this short and thin man to death in his heart, and he insisted on 800,000 yuan and did not let go.
The short and thin man made a helpless expression at the old man in Tang costume, turned around and left. The onlookers saw that the fat man had collected all his things and dispersed.
Lin Fei stood beside him and watched, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, the jade statue just now was indeed not an antiquity, as the old man in Tang costume said, it was just a modern thing, but he obviously felt that there was a faint aura escaping from the jade statue.
The material used in the jade statue is not pure jade, where does the aura come from? Could it be that there is a mystery in it? Lin Fei thought about it and suddenly understood, there must be something hidden in this jade statue, because the golden jade thing has a certain sealing effect on the aura.
The jade statue and the gilded sandalwood base must have been a means to seal something, but due to the continuous change of hands and movement in the past hundred years, there was a slight gap between the jade Buddha and the gilded base, so that the aura escaped.
Thinking about this layer, Lin Fei had a plan in his heart. Seeing that the fat man was about to leave, Lin Fei walked over and blocked him.
"This boss, I'm interested in your statue of Zhong Kuiyu, so you might as well sell it to me. ā
The fat man squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Fei, he felt that this young man didn't seem to be here to entertain him, could it be that the rich second generation of a family wanted to enter this industry and buy a fun? Or did there be an elder in the family who believed in what religion and bought it back to ward off evil spirits?
"Do you really want to?" asked the fat man.
"The person in front of me paid 250,000, and I paid 300,000, which should be the real price. ā
"Little brother, you also heard it just now, I spent 500,000 yuan on this, your 300,000 yuan is a bit low, I don't have enough, you add more." ā
In fact, he was a little remorseful that he had bought this jade statue with his eyes, and he originally wanted to make a lot of money at this exhibition, but he didn't expect to be dismantled by the two as soon as he took it out.
However, he didn't buy it for 500,000 yuan, he spent 200,000 yuan, in order to shout a good price, so it was 500,000 yuan.
Lin Fei himself didn't understand the market, when the short and thin man in front of him offered 200,000 yuan, several onlookers next to him thought that the price was very good, so he added a little bit with reference to this price.
"Then add another 50,000, this is my last offer, if you don't sell it at this price, you will really smash it." ā
The fat man in the plaid shirt hesitated in his heart and said, "Add another 50,000, 400,000." ā
Lin Fei's face sank, thinking that this fat man really regarded himself as a Kaizi, he didn't believe that this fat man would really spend 500,000 yuan to buy such a thing, unless he also saw the doorway inside, but if he really saw the doorway inside, how could he sell it for hundreds of thousands.
Seeing that Lin Fei's face changed and he was about to turn around and leave, the fat man hurriedly grabbed him and said with a smile:
"Little brother, why are you so anxious, business, of course, it was talked about slowly, just like that, 350,000 yuan, sold to you, I will make you a friend. ā
Seeing that the fat man agreed, Lin Fei went to the counter in the front hall of the exhibition with him to swipe the card transaction, Lin Fei took out the card given by Wang Shanquan and swiped 300,000, and the organizing committee of the exhibition hall also issued a collection certificate to Lin Fei.
Seeing that Lin Fei took out his card and swiped 350,000 without hesitation, the fat man's eyes were a little different when he looked at Lin Fei, he didn't expect that such a young man would have so much money, although this statue of Zhong Kuiyu did not reach his ideal transaction price, but it also made a small profit.
He looked at Lin Fei and thought, this must be the rich second generation of a big family, what kind of items he has received in the future, maybe he can still find him to sell, so he asked Lin Fei for a phone.
Lin Fei also wanted to inquire with him about the origin of this jade statue, so he pretended to ask casually, "Where did you buy this jade statue of yours?"
"Little brother, I won't tell you, this Zhong Kuiyu statue I received from a family on the side of Funiu Mountain in Henan Province, and it was also introduced to me by a friend of mine, when the person was chased by a loan shark and was anxious to get rid of it, so he sold it to me. ā
The fat man said with a smile, he made a small profit after a while, he was in a good mood, and told Lin Fei the truth.
Funiu Mountain, Lin Fei muttered twice in his heart, and he said to the fat man:
"If you have anything like that in the future, you can call me again, and the price will definitely satisfy you. ā
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's definite, it's definite. The fat man shook Lin Fei's hand with a smile and turned to leave.