Chapter 293 'Fake' Wanli Vat
The next day, Li Yan got up very early and was in very good spirits.
Li Yang didn't expect to meet Wang Jiajia in Hong Kong, let alone meet two bold experts here, which was definitely an unexpected surprise for him, and the trip to Hong Kong also became tasteful, not just for the auction.
Before they parted yesterday, Bai Ming sent an invitation to Li Yang and them, and today they will go to Hong Kong Antique Street to have a look.
Hong Kong has the reputation of a free port, and the antique street here is relatively less than the mainland, there are not so many rules and regulations, as long as the things bought here have a clear way to come, if they are not stolen goods, they can be freely brought back to the mainland.
I made an appointment with Wang Jiajia and Gu Yajing, and after breakfast, a few people drove out, and it was indeed very convenient to have their own car.
Bai Ming and Mao Lao were already waiting for Li Yang and them at the door of the hotel, only Bai Ming, Mao Lao and Chen Wei went to the antique street, and the other staff of the TV station had a rare day off today, so that they could go to activities freely.
Since they have come to Hong Kong, it would be too impersonal not to let them play, and there should be leisure at work, which is also a Chinese characteristic.
"Xiao Li, this way!"
Before they got out of the car, Teacher Bai waved vigorously at them, Mao Lao stood beside Teacher Bai with a pair of glasses, and Chen Wei wore a purple dress and stood on the other side of Teacher Bai.
"Bai Laojing, I'm sorry to keep you waiting!"
Li Yang smiled apologetically, in fact, they didn't come late, it wasn't the agreed time yet, it was Teacher Bai and they came out early.
"We just got off the plane, you can't squeeze in this car, can you?"
Mr. Bai laughed out loud and looked inside the car, this Volvo is not small, but it looks very crowded if it is stuffed with seven people. Besides, this is Hong Kong, so it is estimated that the overload will soon be stopped by the Hong Kong police, so that they can enjoy the courtesy service of the Hong Kong police.
"Teacher Bai, you can't squeeze it, haven't you already called a taxi?"
Chen Wei walked over, Teacher Bai immediately laughed, Li Yang immediately understood, Teacher Bai was hostile to tease himself just now, thinking about Teacher Bai's character, Li Yang shook his head helplessly.
"The car is coming, let's go first!"
Mao Lao walked over, and a taxi drove in the distance and stopped beside them.
In fact, the TV station rented a business car from the hotel, but this car was used by other employees, they have more people, and it is more convenient to go out and have a car, unlike Mao Lao, who just go to a fixed place, and take a taxi back and forth.
The two cars immediately drove towards Hollywood Boulevard.
Hong Kong's antique market is still relatively concentrated, mainly on Hollywood Road and Morro Street" For many people who love collecting and antiques, Morro Street in Hong Kong is definitely a place they yearn for.
The antiques here are much less than those in the mainland, and the price is cheaper than in the inland, and there are a lot of good things, and I often hear who went to Hong Kong in the circle, and what kind of good baby hotel brought back is not far from Moro Street, and a few people arrived here after more than half an hour, and after getting out of the car, Li Yang's eyes immediately widened.
"Teacher Bai, this is Morro Street?"
Looking at the narrow street in front of him, Li Yang was a little sluggish, the street in front of him could only accommodate three or four people at the same time, much smaller than the pedestrian street in his hometown county, and the small street was more like an aisle in a vegetable market.
"That's right, this is Morro Street, don't you see what's in there?"
Teacher Bai smiled, it was not the first time he had come here, but people who came here for the first time would be a little surprised by this street, which was too different from what they imagined.
The already narrow street has many shops stretching out on both sides, full of all kinds of things, and it also makes the street narrower.
"Yes, I saw it, but I ......,..."
Li Yang shook his head again and again, and finally couldn't say anything. Li Yang has seen antique markets in many places, such as Liulichang and Panjiayuan in Beijing, Yunzhou Antique City in Shanghai, Guwan Night Market in Foshan, and so on. But most of those places are generous and elegant, especially the Liuli Factory, although the street is not wide, but at least there are no problems with a few cars side by side, which is like here, the whole messy alley.
"Don't go, go in, Hong Kong is a place where every inch of land is expensive, don't look at this small place, the rent is expensive!"
Teacher Bai pulled Li Yang, and several people walked inside together.
When I stood outside, I felt narrow, and when I walked in, it was even narrower, and seven people were actually divided into three walking.
Teacher Bai pulled Li Yang to walk in the front, Liu Gang followed beside him, the three of them almost occupied the road, and when they met someone from the opposite side, they had to give way, otherwise everyone would be crowded here.
Wang Jiajia and Gu Yajing were together, walking in the middle, looking around curiously.
Mao Lao and Chen Wei walked at the back, Mao Lao's body was a little fat, he wanted to be with Bai Ming and Li Yang, but unfortunately he couldn't squeeze in.
After walking in, the feeling is different from the outside" The biggest impression to Li Yang is that there are so many things here, and almost every store is full.
After looking at a few shops, Li Yang couldn't help but shake his head, there are also a lot of handicrafts here, at least Li Yang hasn't seen the real good things.
Li Yang's face couldn't hide from Bai Ming, Bai Ming laughed, and asked Li Yang, "Xiao Li, do you feel disappointed?" ”
"Sort of!" Li Yang nodded, there was almost no difference between this and the outside of Panjiayuan, the first floor of Yunzhou Antique City.
"Ha Leng, the insiders in the industry are similar to you for the first time, and they will never have such thoughts after that!"
Bai Ming laughed out loud, and then said: "Antique markets all over the country are actually similar, here, if you sell porcelain, there are generally three types of shops. The first is handicrafts, pure handicrafts, most of these stores sell real prices, expensive is expensive, but I don't lie to you, things are still worth the money! ”
Li Yang's heart moved, Bai Ming flashed his body to let a person pass, and said: "The second is the shop that sells porcelain, his shop is porcelain, as for what period of porcelain you sell it in, it depends on the power of the store's tongue!" ”
Li Yang nodded silently and suddenly said: "The third is the real antique shop, only there are real good things?" ”
"That's right, the third is the real antique shop" but not everything in the antique shop is necessarily true, the level of counterfeiting has been getting higher and higher in recent years, and the number of black-hearted people has increased a lot, and the antique shop here will also have a certain quality, but the number of quality products is far stronger than those antique shops in the inland that sell dog meat with sheep's heads! ”
Bai Ming smiled and nodded, Li Yang immediately understood this explanation.
Saying that there are few fakes in Hong Kong is not just the places they passed by, but those real antique shops, think about it, there are thousands of shops on the third street of Hong Kong antique market, if every house is real, how can there be so many real things to provide them.
At this time, Li Yang also understood why Bai Ming kept taking them forward, but he didn't stop at all, and now this place can't be said to be their destination.
After walking for more than ten minutes," Bai Ming suddenly led them into a shop.
This shop is not small, at least two hundred square meters, compared to the small shops of twenty or thirty square meters outside, this place is considered a giant.
When he came in, Li Yang glanced up, and there was a big black wood signboard at the door of the store, "Three quaint big characters written on it - Mengdiexuan."
The name of this shop is very elegant, and the inside is not bad, at this time there are more than 20 customers in the store, and as soon as a few people come in, a middle-aged man in a white shirt immediately greeted him.
"Teacher Bai, what kind of wind is blowing you!"
"Hurricane, super hurricane, all of a sudden blew me here from Beijing, I'm penniless now" Manager Zhao, look at what to do! ”
Bai Ming laughed and said, Li Yang was slightly stunned, Bai Ming's character is really rare, and anyone can make jokes.
"No problem, since you are penniless, stay here, just give us Mengdiexuan a few more good treasures!"
This Manager Zhao didn't care at all, continued to laugh and said, and after finishing speaking, he said hello to Li Yang and them, his attitude was still very kind, and he didn't despise Li Yang and them because they were young.
He did a very good job in this regard, stronger than Rong Bao Zhai in Beijing, when he first arrived at Rong Bao Zhai, Li Yang was regarded as Zheng Kaida's driver.
"Old Mao, I didn't expect you to come too, your arrival has made our Dream Butterfly Xuan shine!"
Manager Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly walked out, stretched out his hands and took the initiative to hold Mao Lao's hand, seeing that they all knew each other, Mao Lao and Bai Ming should be no strangers here.
Li Yang looked around, although this store is big, but it is only compared with the surrounding shops, compared with Rong Bao Zhai, it is a small thing, and the scale of Rong Bao Zhai's three-story exhibition hall is impossible for any store here.
Mengdiexuan is not a shop specializing in a class of antiques, there are porcelain, bronze, the four treasures of the study, there are also some ancient jade, and some gold or pound gold miscellaneous items, and there are some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall on the other side.
This is the real antique shop that Bai Ming said, many of the things inside do seem to be much stronger than the miscellaneous things outside, Li Yang's attention was quickly attracted by a few people in the corner of the hall, there were four people discussing around a blue and white vat.
Seeing that Bai Ming and Mao Lao were catching up with Manager Zhao, Li Yang walked over there by himself, and the closer he walked, the clearer the blue and white vat would be.
This cylinder is good, Li Yang nodded silently.
Li Yang squeezed next to the four people, and all four of them looked up at him, and then continued to talk about poetry, fortunately, these four people spoke Mandarin, and Li Yang could understand it.
After listening to it for a while, Li Yang understood, "The four people in front of him are arguing fiercely about the age of this vat, Li Yang took a closer look at the blue and white vat, it was very pleasing to the eye, and he glanced at the old things, but there was a little awkward feeling, which he couldn't say."
"Wanli!"
A tall and thin man in his forties called out, Li Yang took a closer look and nodded quietly, "This porcelain is indeed in line with the characteristics of Wanli Dynasty porcelain, this person still has a certain eyesight."
Li Yang was secretly praising in his heart, and before he could think of the adjective, he shrank back, and the thin and tall middleman actually shouted: "Wanli? That's nonsense, how can this be Wanli's, you look at this tank, the shape is dull, there is no clumsy atmosphere at all, the blue and white hair color is gray, the grapefruit color is not full enough, the painting is very rigid, all are failures! ”
Li Yang looked at him blankly, and the impression of him just now was instantly overturned by Li Yang.
This blue and white jar ornament is naturally selected, the painting is very exquisite, and it was evaluated by this thin and tall man as a rigid painter, and there are many failures.
Li Yang's evaluation of him is quite speechless, but it is true that there is not much clumsiness, it looks too new, this is what Li Yang felt a little awkward just now, there are other places, Li Yang has not found it yet.
"Look at this tire again, the tire repair is not neat, the tire quality is rough, and it must be a modern imitation of the quality!"
Li Yang stretched out his head to take a closer look, and shook his head again, the tire quality of this big vat is still good, and it was actually said by this thin and tall man that the tire quality is "rough fetus," I don't know if he has really seen anything with rough tire quality.
This person said very professionally, but Li Yang already felt that he was a layman, and what he said was wrong but wrong, and this vat was definitely not as bad as he said.
Next to the tall and thin man, there was a man in his thirties with gold-rimmed glasses who looked very Sven's eyes flashed with disdain, obviously he did not agree with the evaluation of this tall and thin man.
Coughing lightly, the gold wire glasses said slowly: "This vat of grapefruit is thick, and the thief light is still very strong, although there are traces of slight wear, but it is only worn out for half a week, it should be deliberately old!" ”
The gold wire glasses didn't say much, Li Yang nodded silently when he first spoke, but the more he listened to it, the more awkward he felt, and after he finished speaking, Li Yang also understood, and this guy Qingding also said that this thing is a quality.
I thought he was taller than that, but I didn't expect him to be one, and the mallet "didn't know how to pretend to understand." The glaze is thick, and the grapefruit color is shining blue, which is a typical feature of Wanli utensils, and in this guy's mouth, it has actually become a thief, I really don't know where he saw "thief, here."
The evaluation of the two people "made Li Yang completely disappointed, Li Yang did not use special abilities to observe this vat, and I don't know if it is the real Wanli blue and white porcelain, but these two people are not the same as the evaluation of the horse's mouth, and they are definitely not real insiders."
"I don't think it's new!"
Standing beside Li Yang, a man in his fifties, about one meter seven, wearing a black shirt shook his head gently, Li Yang glanced back at him, a little relieved, there was still an insider.
"Look at the color of this pulp, it doesn't look like it's old, but it's not like an old thing with a history of hundreds of years, I feel that this should be made by the Republic of China imitating Wanli, it's the Republic of China!"
The man in the black shirt nodded as he spoke, as if he was sure that what he said was right, Li Yang almost didn't plant it, these people are more unreliable than the other, and the imitation of the Republic of China has come out, how can there be a little bit of imitation of the Republic of China.