Chapter 550: It's hard to tell the truth from the fake
"Lao Chen, this thing doesn't look good, do you really have to take out the good things?"
Zhang Tianyuan just praised the two chairs, but Mr. Gao seemed to disagree with him, and actually sneered at these two chairs, which made Zhang Tianyuan a little baffled, but he felt that Mr. Gao had done it at the auction house after all, and he must have some intentions, so he didn't say anything.
"Teacher Gao, we are all old acquaintances, you don't have to fool me, this buyer, always likes to say things very badly, and then lower the price, I understand, very understand! But there is no need for me here, right?" Lao Chen seemed to understand this line of work quite well, and said to Teacher Gao with a smile.
"In that case, I'll call the boss and ask his opinion, Lao Chen, you can help change this tea, it's cold." After Mr. Gao finished speaking, he pulled Zhang Tianyuan out of the house and stood in the courtyard.
At this time, the sun outside is quite big, so it is not very cold, but when the sun shines on the body, it is warm, which makes people feel like they want to doze off. Zhang Tianyuan naturally knew that Mr. Gao didn't come out to call Hongquan, but to say something to him, it is estimated that Lao Chen also saw it, but he didn't speak, anyway, everyone maintained a special tacit understanding, and they didn't tear their faces, so that the next business would be easy to discuss.
When Zhang Tianyuan was about to open his mouth to ask the price, he was unexpectedly interrupted by Xiao Fang's exit, Zhang Tianyuan looked at Xiao Fang in amazement, he was squeezing his eyes at Zhang Tianyuan, signaling that he had something to say later.
"Teacher Gao, I understand what you mean. Don't say good things when you see them, you have to lower the price, but I think this family is really pitiful, even if they give them a little more money, it's nothing, just treat it as charity. Look at the quality of an ancient chair, history is not the only criterion for identifying its value, the quality of the shape is an important factor that determines its value, mainly from the rationality of the structure, the precision of the mortise and tenon joint, the kung fu of carving and other aspects to investigate. The carver is the eye of a chair. Whether the form is realistic. Whether the three-dimensional sense is strong, whether the layers are distinct, and then see whether the carved holes are smooth and whether there are file marks. Whether the root feet are clean or not. Whether the bottom is flat or not directly affects the value of the chair. And that's perfectly reflected in both chairs. Don't miss the opportunity, the time will not come again!" Zhang Tianyuan really felt that this family was quite pitiful, even if he suffered a loss. It's nothing, anyway, tens of thousands of yuan is really nothing to him, and these two things are really good things, Zhang Tianyuan is willing to pay a high price.
Of course, even in the courtyard, Zhang Tianyuan's voice is very small, as long as Mr. Gao hears it, the key is that there are people watching things next door, he doesn't want to attract competitors, and naturally he doesn't want the people in the house to hear it.
"Mr. Zhang, I understand what you mean, I understand your kindness, but doing business is not charity, even if you buy their things, and then give them some money, but don't increase the price on it, otherwise, they will not only not thank you, but also think that you are a big wrongdoer, so why bother? And no matter how good that thing is, your price will be lowered, he will definitely not be satisfied, and you will add it, at that time, they will not only thank you, but also think that you are a friend enough." And such a valuable thing, I haven't looked at it a few times, how did you decide, can't you believe my eyes?" Teacher Gao seems to be a responsible person, but this makes Zhang Tianyuan very embarrassed, he has already seen that the thing is real through his own character appreciation trick, if you don't buy it quickly, it may be too late, no one is here now, this is because Xiao Qian on the bed said that he would not sell, if he is willing to sell, it may not be.
Thinking about it, Zhang Tianyuan still felt that he had to seize this opportunity, even if he offended Mr. Gao, he had to get his hands on it first, anyway, he didn't have much friendship with this Mr. Gao, if he refused to accept the apology later, then it would be fine, and he didn't lack such a friend.
"Teacher Gao, it's not that I don't trust you, I told Boss Hong before, I also know some antiques, look at those two chairs, there is no doubt that they are treasures, if you don't buy them, you will regret it if you miss it! No, I'm going to buy it now, I really want to thank Mr. Gao for accompanying me on a trip, I will definitely give you the hard work, you tell me a bank card number, how about I call you when the time comes?"
Zhang Tianyuan also has a worry, maybe he lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, that is, Mr. Gao also saw that those two things were true, so he planned to swallow them privately, and he was unwilling to let Zhang Tianyuan buy them. And this possibility is still very high, you must know that this kind of four-year-old official hat chair, it must be a good thing, such a four-year-old Huanghuali chair, in recent years, the price has risen rapidly, if you go to the auction to auction, I am afraid the price will be around two million RMB, especially this thing is still a pair, the value is higher, if you don't get it now, it would be a pity.
In fact, Zhang Tianyuan really didn't think wrong, this teacher Gao is an expert, that kind of chair, you can see a level of four or five points at a glance, you can basically conclude that the thing is real, and the value is very high, Mr. Gao makes a lot of money in the auction company, but it is only about 200,000 a year, which is nothing at all in the imperial capital, but this is also a female college student outside, it is a big expense, how can you do it without money?
He bullied Zhang Tianyuan for not knowing the goods, so he didn't want Zhang Tianyuan to buy this thing, but it was not good to tear his face with Zhang Tianyuan in person, so he could only make Zhang Tianyuan give up in such a twist.
You must know that these two chairs are not only Huanghuali, but also Hainan Huanghuali.
Hai South Huanghua pear is also known as sandalwood. More than 10 years will bloom and bear fruit, 10 years of diameter is not more than 10 cm, in recent years, plantations hang nutrient bags to the trees "infusion", but the heartwood is only about 3 cm, and some even have no oil grid. There are a lot of blocked trees in the south of the sea, and the whole wood is bought back, and there is no heartwood at all. The lattice of sea yellow generally begins to grow after 10 years, and the growth begins to slow down, and the longer it takes, the slower it becomes.
Due to the fact that the sea and south yellow pear are almost extinct, the sea and south yellow pear can be compared to gold. In the market there is a need to ask for counterfeit Huanghuali timber, a business in the trend of interests, the use of consumers on the lack of understanding of Hainan Huanghuali, often take some other wood to pretend to be Hainanhuanghuali, common several counterfeit Hainan Huanghuali wood are: Vietnam Huanghuali, Yahua pear, African rosewood, American pear, Burmese rosewood, Laos rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, etc., although the name of these kinds of wood and Huanghuali border, but are not the real Hainan Huanghuali.
How precious this thing is, I believe Mr. Gao, who works in the auction company, knows best.
It's true that Mr. Gao is an auctioneer, but no one stipulates that he can't be a buyer or a seller. Even if it's something in the auction company, if Mr. Gao thinks he can make money by buying it. Then he will shoot it himself. Sometimes it's a little favor for a friend to identify things. When he encounters something that is particularly good and cheap, he will be a little clever and say that it is not good. Tell friends not to buy. I secretly asked someone to buy it. Then as soon as it is sold, it will make a lot of money, multiplying more than ten times. Even dozens of times is possible.
Call him despicable, call him shameless, anyway, he has that ability, he is an expert in this area, and he relies on this ability to eat, in his opinion, those who don't understand antiques are not qualified to play antiques.
The people he met before were the kind of people he really didn't understand, so what he said, others listened, but this Zhang Tianyuan is different, he actually doesn't eat oil and salt, what he says, this person doesn't seem to care at all, and he doesn't know if he really understands, or if he is overflowing with compassion, even if it is a fake, he is willing to buy it.
Zhang Tianyuan guessed Mr. Gao's thoughts, but it was just speculation, and he couldn't confirm it, and even if it was confirmed, he wouldn't say it thoroughly, as long as the other party didn't know how to rob it, then he would leave after buying something, and it was difficult to say whether he would meet this Teacher Gao again in the future. If the other party wants to rob openly, it will be simpler, whether it is literary or martial, he can accompany him to the end.
The two of them returned to the room, Lao Chen had already changed the hot tea, and then looked at the two people who came in with a smile and asked, "Have you discussed it?"
"It's been discussed, it's been discussed, you, oh, no, this thing is Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian, you make a price. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Zhang Tianyuan returned to the house and asked the young man on the bed about the price of the two chairs.
"How about a 100,000 yuan for a chair? I hear like this price outside, right?" the young man hesitated, touched the radio next to him, and then looked at a broken notebook at the head of his bed.
"Okay, one hundred thousand, two for a total of 200,000! Zhang Tianyuan looked very happy, this is really a big bargain, although he will not sell, but such two chairs, really at the auction, are definitely worth about four million, this is a lot of money, and I will give this family a little compensation in the future, which can be regarded as doing my best.
"Mr. Zhang is really a cheerful person, should we send someone to send you something, or will you move it back yourself?" Lao Chen stood up and said with a smile, his face no longer had that bitter taste at this time.
Zhang Tianyuan always felt that this guy was not quite right, because he was not very reassured, so he once again looked at the two chairs in the room with a word appreciation technique.
"Huh, this is not right!" Zhang Tianyuan was shocked in his heart, the chair he looked at before was obviously the four-headed official hat chair of Hainan Huanghuali, but at this time, although the shape in the room is the same and the materials are also very particular, the value is definitely much smaller.
Because these two chairs are not only not from the Ming Dynasty, but also not from Hainan Huanghuali, but Vietnamese Huanghuali, or the kind of Vietnamese Huanghuali with relatively poor quality.
The difference and definition between Hai Nan Huanghua pear and Vietnam Huanghua pear have not been accurately positioned. Even the forestry department concerned will not be able to do this for the time being. Because that would require too much money to provide a large number of wood specimens. The difference between the two types of wood is obvious to a person with a lot of practical experience, especially for those who play with beads, and it is much more difficult to look at the smallest details than to distinguish large pieces of wood and furniture, because some of their features are not obvious.
But for first-time players, even if you're given thousands of samples, it's still hard to tell the difference. Therefore, there are many people who use Vietnamese Huanghuali to counterfeit Hainan Huanghuali. (To be continued......)