Chapter 312 Collection Society

………… Old Man Wu took Hongren's "Dead Wood, Bamboo and Stone Map" in his hand, and after admiring it for a long time, he returned it to Liu Dong. Then the two called for a pot of Biluochun and a few dried fruits, and chatted while eating.

"Liu Dong, I heard that you inherited Li Lao's Agarwood Pavilion?"

Hearing this, Liu Dong paused with his hand holding the teacup, and after putting it down, he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Elder Li just transferred the Agarwood Pavilion to me for a week, you know it?"

"Of course!" the old man nodded.

"Brother Li's Agarwood Pavilion is a time-honored brand in our Quancheng Antique Street, which has been in business for decades, and no one in the Quancheng Antique Store does not know. And Brother Li's porcelain identification is a must, which is admirable. And he is also the honorary president of our Quancheng Antique Association, can I not know about him?"

Hearing this, Liu Dong remembered that the person in front of him seemed to be the vice president of the Quancheng Antique Association.

After finishing speaking, Wu Lao glanced at Liu Dong, drank the tea in the cup, and then saw that Liu Dong's cup was still full, so he poured another cup for himself.

"Liu Dong, have you considered joining our antique association?"

"Antique Association?" Liu Dong said in surprise.

"Why? You don't want to?"

"No, you've misunderstood! I am naturally willing to join the Antique Association and communicate with various collectors, but I am so young and have just entered the industry for a long time, is it enough to meet the conditions for joining the Association?" Although Liu Dong knew that he had the help of Relic Yuanguang, the antique appraisal was unparalleled in the world, and now he has collected hundreds of valuable antiques. Many of them are national treasures.

But even so. Liu Dong also understands his current identity. It's still just an out-of-the-box guy and hasn't been embraced by mainstream collectors.

Just like now, he is at a loss for the entire Quancheng antique collecting circle, and he doesn't know who the collector is and who has any difficult antique boutiques in his hands.

Of course, Liu Dong also thought about joining the Antique Association, but he is too young now, and he has no achievements. If you go to someone's house, you may not accept it. And Liu Dong has the habit of sticking his hot face to other people's cold butts, so this matter has been delayed.

"Haha. Although you are young, your eyesight is not bad, and the authentic work of Hongren, one of the four monks, is the best proof of this, and I believe that a person as strict as Li Lao would not casually hand over the century-old shop of 'Agarwood Pavilion' to a person who knows nothing about antique appraisal!"

Speaking of this, after Wu Lao glanced at Liu Dong, he continued: "When the time comes, I, plus Lao Zhang and Lao Qin, whom you have also seen in the Treasure Pavilion before, will be your introducer. I believe that it is not too difficult to introduce you to the Quancheng Antique Association. ”

"Then I'll thank you in advance, as well as the two seniors Zhang and Qin!" Liu Dong hugged his fists and smiled.

"Huh. If you're polite, don't be in a hurry to say it yet!I've got one more thing to ask you here!" Wu Lao waved his hand and continued.

"Tell me, listen to me. ”

"Well, now we have two ways to join the Quancheng Antique Association, the first is to pay money, and the second is to rely on ability!" Wu Lao's right index finger and middle finger were raised high.

"Is there any difference?" Liu Dong asked.

"Of course it's different! Most of the people who pay money to join the club are rich people who like to be vassals and elegant, and these people can't do it well, so they can only join the club by paying a membership fee every year. These people join the club for an identity, and when they buy antiques, they also look for appraisers from the club. ”

"As for the second type, that is, people who join the club with real skills, these people all have extraordinary appraisal skills, not only do they not have to pay money to join the club, but they can also enjoy welfare benefits!"

"Benefits? Do the members of the association still pay salaries?" Liu Dong said in surprise.

Hearing this, Wu Lao said angrily: "Do you think this is a factory enterprise? After joining the company, you will be paid a salary? The welfare we are talking about is that the association will organize two tourist visits every year, one domestic and one abroad! Each time it is seven days, and the middle and one accommodation are solved by the association. ”

"Of course, the main purpose of tourism is to let everyone relax and relax at the same time, visit major museums at home and abroad, broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge, and improve their own identification knowledge!

"Understood, understood!" Liu Dong nodded hurriedly.

"I didn't expect to join the Quancheng Antique Association and have this benefit, travel twice a year, and the domestic ones are just that, and they can actually go abroad! Liu Dong thought to himself.

"Now that I've made it clear to you, which one are you going to choose?" said the old man.

"Of course it's the second type!" Liu Dong said confidently. Although he has a lot of money now, since he can save a little, there is naturally no reason to spend more, and it is obvious that the second way of joining the club is obviously more respectable.

Moreover, he is escorted by the relics Yuanguang, and there is no possibility of failure at all.

"Ha, count your kid as a kind, otherwise I wouldn't be your kid's introducer, save it for me, and shame Brother Li. Although Wu Lao was not polite in his mouth, he had a smile on his face, obviously very satisfied with Liu Dong's choice.

"By the way, when is your convenience these days? I will personally preside over the entrance assessment for you then!"

"What time is convenient!" Liu Dong pondered for a while, thinking to himself that the day after tomorrow he was going to Qingdao, in addition to receiving the jade rough, he also had to pay taxes and pay the bill, and then he had to negotiate a business with Wichai Sawan Susi, which would definitely not be over in a day or two. And obviously Wu Lao can't always wait for him, so the best time is tomorrow.

The plan in his heart has been decided, Liu Dong raised his head and said: "Old Wu, do you think tomorrow will be done? The day after tomorrow, I will go on a business trip to Qing-Dao, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a short time!"

"Tomorrow?" the old man thought for a while, then nodded, "Tomorrow!"

After listening, Liu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since you choose tomorrow, and you choose the second way to join, then I will tell you in advance about the assessment method of joining tomorrow, so that you can be prepared in your heart. ”

"Okay, please tell me!"

"Well, there are three main levels in the membership assessment tomorrow! The first level is to pick up three leaks from the antique street in half a day, that is, within six hours, and each item must be worth more than 20,000 yuan. In the second level, members provide three collections, some of which are true and some of which are fake, from which you have to distinguish the real from the fake, and also tell the basis. In the third level, there are still members who provide three collections, and you have to give a reasonable price to the three collections according to the previous transaction records!"

"Have you memorized all three levels?"

"Well, I remember all of Old Wu!" Liu Dong nodded with a slightly stern expression, he was not worried about the first and second levels, but the third level was a little difficult for him. Chinese culture has a long history of thousands of years, and if you even count the prehistoric culture of the Neolithic period, I am afraid it will take tens of thousands of years. In these tens of thousands of years, I don't know how many antiques have been handed down, Liu Dong has only been in the industry for two months, even if he almost has an eye now, it is impossible to give an accurate valuation of all antiques.

"It seems that when I go back tonight, I will temporarily hug the Buddha's feet!" Liu Dong said secretly in his heart.

"Remember, you're going to be here on time tomorrow morning at seven o'clock!"

"Here?" Liu Dong said in surprise.

"Yes, this SF Teahouse is one of the clubs of our Quancheng Antique Association in Antique Street! Your entrance assessment will be held here tomorrow! Don't forget, tomorrow at seven o'clock in the morning!"

"Elder Wu, I wrote it down!"

"Well, then let's go, after I go back tonight, I will give you a notice, and there is trouble!" Wu Lao got up and said.

"Then you're old!"

"No way, who let me, an old man, just look at your kid in the eye! Let's go!" After saying it with a smile, Wu Lao reminded him not to forget to take the painting, and the two left one after the other.

After sending Wu Lao away, Liu Dong did not go home, but went to the largest bookstore in Quancheng, and then bought all the collection yearbooks there, he wanted to surprise himself.

Because he wanted to read, he was afraid of disturbing Wang Qiang's rest at night, and he had to get up early in the morning, so after making a phone call to explain the situation, Liu Dong lived in the small courtyard behind Li Lao's Agarwood Pavilion, except for sleeping for three hours at night to regain his energy, until six o'clock in the morning, Liu Dong was reading.

After closing the 'Christie's Today's Auction Record' in his hand, Liu Dong knocked his head a little tiredly, and now his mind is full of introductions to Chinese and foreign antiques and cultural relics, as well as auction prices. However, fortunately, the work of one night was not in vain, and with what he had learned before, Liu Dong was confident that he was not inferior to the appraisers of the major auction houses in pricing antiques.

"Ahh

"It's time to go, you can't be late for anything, otherwise Wu Lao's face won't look good!" After looking at his watch, Liu Dong said secretly in his heart.

Then, after turning around and locking the door, Liu Dong took out the backpack that he had bought in the capital and was still in the mustard seed space.

Out of the courtyard gate, when Liu Dong walked to the door of Taiyi Pavilion, he turned a right corner and walked towards the courtyard gate behind. However, before Liu Dong entered the door, he heard slightly heavy footsteps behind him.

"Xiaodong, why did you come here so early?"

Turning around, looking at the big bag of fritters, soy milk, eggs, etc. in Mu Gangti's hand, Liu Dong's saliva secreted rapidly, saying that he didn't eat breakfast......!