Chapter 678: The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling
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If it is a matter of two catties to calculate money, then it must be Wang Guan and others who take advantage of it.
Because even if Jia Qin sets a high price and clearly stipulates how many tens of thousands of yuan is required for a catty, everyone can also choose the best things to weigh, and they will not lose themselves.
But after the next second, everyone knew that there was no such cheap good thing in the world.
At this moment, Jia Qin smiled, pointed to the shelves and said: "I don't talk nonsense, I just count the money according to the shelf, to be precise, according to the things on the shelf." After you have seen the things on the shelf, you can estimate a total price, and then write the price and give it to me, if I think it is appropriate, then you can just pack it all and take it away. ”
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh lightly in extreme surprise. This is clearly a secret mark, what price is appropriate, to put it bluntly, the highest price wins.
But as I said, this is a conspiracy, and even if you see through it, you can't resolve it. Not to mention the people who have their own thoughts, anyway, Wang Guan plans to enter this bureau, after all, since the store has been opened, it is natural to buy more things to go back to replenish the supply.
Not only him, but five or three other antique dealers followed him to inspect the contents of the first shelf. Then the others poured in, even if they didn't plan to buy it, it would be good to enjoy it.
After looking at it for a while, everyone had a headache again. It's not that things are bad, it's that things are disorganized, good and bad. It's obviously the same shelf, and it stands to reason that the classification of things should have a certain rule.
However, after Wang Guan looked at it, he found that things were really classified, but they were not classified according to age and item category, but according to the size of the value. And it just so happens that it's half of what is valuable, and the other half is not very valuable, so it looks disorganized.
That is, you want to buy something of value. Then you have to buy things that are not very valuable by the way. It is also a means of forced apportionment, which seems to be no different from forced buying and selling.
Of course, what is better than buying and selling is that no one forces you to buy, you have the right to choose, everything is as you like, you can buy if you want, and forget it if you don't want to buy. People are under the roof, they have to bow their heads, and now it is a buyer's market, so everyone is unhappy. It's not good to complain, and I won't show it.
"How's it going?"
At the same time, Jia Qin smiled and said: "You are experts, so how much is the value of things, you should also have a quasi-number in your heart, just write the number to me directly, so as not to waste everyone's time." ”
It can be seen that Jia Qin is a little anxious and does things in a hurry. likes to cut through the mess quickly and solve everything directly, which is a common problem among young people. Otherwise, he could have waited patiently for everyone to compete. In this way, the price may be higher, rather than taking the form of a dark label and getting the result all at once.
However, there are also benefits of dark labels, at least in the absence of knowing the bottom line in other people's hearts. Then maybe the price filled in is a little higher than the direct competition.
Of course, everything is just speculation. After all, there is no direct comparison, and it is naturally unclear which method is more expensive. Anyway, though. When Jia Qin was planning to sell these things, she was careful to suffer a loss.
After all, Wang Guan and the others are not stupid, even if there is no way to reach a consensus, but there is still a tacit understanding, at least they know that the price quoted will definitely not be higher than the market price, at most it will be close. As for how close to the market price, or what kind of price is in your own interests, that is a matter of opinion and wisdom.
Under Jia Qin's urging, everyone did not hesitate, and after thinking about it for a while, they filled in a number and handed it over. Jia Qin was also more cheerful, and after looking at the numbers, she directly shook hands with a smile on her face.
Seeing this, everyone knew what was going on, but they didn't ask what the man's offer was. Anyway, it's just the beginning, and there's a lot more to come, so there's no need to rush.
Needless to say, the next situation is to continue to participate in the dark standard.
During this period, Wang Guan felt that some things were good, and he decisively filled in a high price and won a large shelf of objects. With these things, it is estimated that the Gleaning Pavilion will no longer have to worry about the supply of goods in the short term.
At the same time, Wang Guan also noticed one thing, Chang Lao and Zeng Lao, including two or three big collectors, have not made a move. Judging by their demeanor, it seems that they are still waiting, as if they are waiting for something.
Wang Guan thought about it, and vaguely understood. Because the things on the shelves are either ceramic bottles and jars, or ornaments such as tooth and horn wood carvings, and there are various ancient books of the Ming and Qing dynasties. All in all, these things are indeed okay, but compared with treasures like the imitation of Fuchun Mountain Jutu, there is still a big difference.
Anyway, when Wang Guan took down that big shelf of objects, the price did not exceed one million. The objects on the other shelves must be similar, although this is a conscious price reduction, but it also fully illustrates a problem. It's not that there are no good things here, it's that real treasures are missing.
It is estimated that Chang Lao and the others already knew, after all, they already had a friendship with the old man of the Jia family, so they naturally knew what collections the Jia family had. In addition, as powerful giants, they probably don't look down on these sundries in front of them.
Of course, it was not only Wang Guan who discovered the clues, but the others also understood a little bit, so they fought even harder.
After all, just because Chang Lao and others don't look down on these things doesn't mean they don't like them. Besides, if you think about it deeply, if you reach the end, even if there are heavyweight treasures appearing, it is estimated that you will not be able to compete with Chang Lao and others.
People are self-aware, and if you don't want to go home empty-handed, then these things are the best choice right now. So after some competition, the whole spacious room has been divided up by everyone.
"It's over, right?" At this moment, Chang Lao said leisurely: "Xiao Jia, the things here have been solved, is it time to take us to another place." ”
"Of course, everyone come with me."
Jia Qin was in a good mood, and after saying hello, she walked out. Wang Guan and the others naturally followed, and slowly came to a nearby room, which was a very magnificent room.
The moment they walked into the room, the first thing they saw was a row of huge screens, a full twelve of them. In each piece, there are not only portraits of ladies, but also poems and inscriptions.
Wang Guan looked at it intently, and suddenly said with some surprise: "Jinling Twelve Hairpins! ”
The twelve hairpins of Jinling mentioned here naturally refer to the characters in the dream of Red Mansions, Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun and others, each screen is just outlined with one person, combined into a group picture of the twelve hairpins of Jinling.
At this time, everyone also came close to take a look, only to see that the twelve hairpins of Jinling on the screen are colorful and beautiful strokes, and the brushwork is very delicate, very pleasing to the eye.
"It's so well drawn, it must be the work of a master."
Some people were amazed and hurriedly walked around to the end to watch the payment. In fact, this person guessed correctly, and the moment he saw the payment, he couldn't help but exclaim: "It's actually Hu Yefo's work." ”
"Who? It's really Hu Yefo......" In an instant, others flocked over to watch.
Wang Guan was two steps slower, and it was not easy to squeeze with others, and after his eyes turned, he simply went to ask Chang Lao for advice: "Chang Lao, you should know the origin of this screen, it is really Mr. Hu Yefo's masterpiece?" ”
Hu Yefo is a famous painter in modern times, and of course we must admit that this famous painting giant is certainly not as famous as Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishizhi. And as a neglected master painter in the Shanghai School, when his name is mentioned, ordinary people will definitely shake their heads and not know.
However, in the hearts of connoisseurs, Hu Yefo's works are rare masterpieces and are highly sought after by everyone. However, it is a pity that there are very few authentic works of Hu Yefo, and there are many fakes on the market, so it is no wonder that Wang Guan will be suspicious.
"Of course it's the real thing."
Chang Lao nodded in affirmation, but also sighed a little: "Brother Jia and Hu Yefo were close friends, Hu Yefo knew Brother Jia's preferences, and on his birthday, he personally drew a picture of the twelve hairpins of Jinling and presented it to Brother Jia." ”
Brother Jia was naturally overjoyed when he received this gift, and it happened that the family was making a screen, and he immediately had an idea, and after getting Hu Yefo's permission, he carefully divided the huge group picture into twelve parts and sandwiched it in the screen with transparent glass. This not only preserves the portrait well, but also increases the price of the screen more than ten times, which is also a beautiful conversation at the time. ”
Chang Lao sighed with emotion: "This thing is Brother Jia's favorite, I remember that a few years ago, someone bid 30 million to take the screen away, but Brother Jia didn't think about it at all, and directly turned his face and drove people away." ”
"Thirty million ......" Wang Guan was a little staggered, but after looking back at the screen, he suddenly felt that the price seemed to be low. You must know that Hu Yefo is the most famous for his ladies' paintings in his life, known as Qiu Shizhou (Qiu Ying) second, and even Zhang Daqian can't think that he can paint the charm of Hu Yefo's ladies.
In the period of the Republic of China, Hu Yefo's picture of the ladies and gentlemen of Gongbi was all the rage, with a hand of "iron wire hairspring" and the unique style, outlining the lines of the characters in one go, and very uniform and powerful, is still a must in the sea.
Such a master, painting is still his best ladies' painting, coupled with the screen frame carefully carved with black acid branches, the two combined, the price of 30 million is really low.
Thinking of this, Wang Guan humbly asked: "So Chang Lao thinks, how much should this thing be worth?" ”
“…… Boy, you're talking to me. Chang Lao was not fooled, and said with a smile: "You want to go by yourself." ”
People are old and sophisticated, and they are old and treacherous, and they are really not easy to fool......
Wang Guan blinked lightly, and after complaining a few words in his heart, he seriously thought about it. It's really good, but I'm afraid that there will be better ones later, and now that I buy this, I don't have any money in my pocket.
Thinking of this, Wang Guan found that he was actually poor...... (To be continued.) )