This middle-aged man's name is Joseph, this shop existed when his grandfather's grandfather was in his generation, and it has been almost 1 century now, Joseph is also a foreign antique dealer, since Xi Qing just entered the store, he paid attention to this Chinese. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

To be honest, this foreign boss not only speaks English well, but he has also been exposed to Chinese, and is now studying frantically. Why? Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's consumption power has been greatly improved, and now foreign businessmen will no longer think that it is the stupid people who are generous, they will think that it must be Chinese, so now there are many foreign businessmen who are vying to learn Chinese, and they are specially used to communicate with those Chinese high rollers.

Xi Qing naturally didn't know what the middle-aged shopkeeper had in mind, and his attention was on this pocket watch at the moment.

The silver chain on the pocket watch has become a little dull and slightly gray due to oxidation, while on the surface of the pocket watch, there is an enamel filigree figure pattern, with three colors: red, black and yellow, and the figure on it is wearing an eighteenth-century gentleman's dress, and the image is extremely realistic.

After Xi Qing pressed the machine on the top of the pocket watch, the cover of the watch popped up, very sensitive, and did not become dull because of the passage of time, it seems that the maintenance is still very good, of course, the hands inside have stopped turning, because this is indeed a very old antique pocket watch.

Xi Qing's current can enter the inside of the object, and he can spy on the quality of the item, the age, and the sense of obsolescence, so whether it is a cultural relic or not, he can feel it, and this pocket watch is not so exciting to him.

"Twenty thousand euros?"

Looking at the price on the silver chain, Xi Qing couldn't help frowning, this watch was very comfortable to the touch, a strange and chic feeling, it was brought to him by the warm current.

But this chic feeling is not very rich, in other words, the value is not very high. There are also Western watches in China that are not left over from the Qianlong period of Kangxi, and the price is generally around 100,000 RMB.

The price of this watch is 20,000 euros, which is somewhat beyond Xi Qing's psychological price, in the jargon of antiques, although this is a "eye-catching" object, but the price is sky-high, a little unworthy.

"Boss, I want to ask, can this thing be cheaper?"

Xi Qing raised the enamel cloisonné Western watch in his hand and asked Joseph.

Joseph shrugged his shoulders, shook his head and said regretfully: "Oh no, this gentleman, this watch was left by my grandfather, it costs at least 20,000 euros, it really can't be cheaper......"

As soon as Xi Qing heard Joseph's English with a French accent, she scolded her mother in her heart, it is estimated that this Frenchman is also an authentic French antiquities dealer who started a stall. And what this grandfather left behind, Xi Qing could hear that he was definitely his deception.

"Okay, since it was left by your grandfather, and the gentleman doesn't like it, then I won't buy it, so you can continue to keep it to commemorate your grandfather......"

"That Tao Xiaoman, if it doesn't work, let's go."

Xi Qing shook his head and handed the pocket watch to Joseph, he came to pick up the cheap, not to pick up the garbage, this thing is only worth a hundred thousand in China, and he spent 200,000 yuan to buy it abroad, isn't he sick?

"Oh, sir, if you really want it, the price is still negotiable, I believe my grandfather is in heaven, and I hope that the things he likes will have a good home, so you can see if you can negotiate it......"

Joseph saw Xi Qing and returned the pocket watch to him without hesitation, knowing that the price of 20,000 euros scared Xi Qing, he knew in his heart that although this thing was from the eighteenth and ninth centuries, there were many left in Europe, and the price was actually not very high, that is, about four or five thousand euros.

"No...... No, boss, you must not say that, if your grandfather knows that you have sold this thing, he will definitely scold his grandson for your unfilial piety, at least in our country, the things left by the ancestors, then you can't sell them casually......"

After Xi Qing heard Joseph's words, he almost laughed in his heart, at least this shows that Joseph is talking nonsense to himself.

However, Xi Qing is not entirely sure. He had heard before that foreigners never took their own family seriously, if you complimented his mother on her good looks, and wanted to have some super friendship relationship with his mother, it is estimated that the foreigner would rush to sell you something, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

Xi Qing's words were said in Chinese, and Joseph couldn't tell whether it was scolding or what, so he took the pocket watch and said, "Ten thousand euros, sir, this is the lowest price, if we can, we can still trade......"

"Nope." Xi Qing shook his head, he really didn't have much interest in this thing, if he bought it for 10,000 euros, and he could sell it for 1 million RMB when he returned to China, Xi Qing would still think about it.

But the difference of tens of thousands of yuan may be smashed in his hands, and Xi Qing will not do this transaction.

Just as he was about to say no, Xi Qing suddenly remembered something and said, "Let's discuss this thing later, may I ask if there are only these things in your store?" Are there any objects that are even older? Or some damaged paintings, books, etc.? ”

Xi Qing just wants to try his luck, this street is equivalent to the antique city of Paris, maybe there will be days when he can't get by, and foreigners who don't live so nourishing come to sell things?

"Oh no, sir, your words are an insult to me, you know, my shop is the largest art store in Paris, and of course there are more than that, and there are many valuable goods in the warehouse, and we can continue to talk about it......"

"......" may be that Xi Qing's meaning is not very clear, Joseph became a little excited, correcting Xi Qing's mistakes in a hurry, and a few words of French came out of his mouth from time to time.

"Sir, no, I'm not that expression, I think you misunderstood me, I mean, I don't like anything here, if you have something in the warehouse that I like, then the money...... Definitely not a problem......"

Xi Qing's eyes lit up when he heard that there was a warehouse in this store, in domestic antique shops, good things would never be placed on the shelves, they were all placed in hidden warehouses or safes, Xi Qing just didn't know that French antique shop owners also had this habit?

If there is a treasure in the warehouse, then Xi Qing can really buy it.

In the past few years, the art market has continued to heat up, but people's eyes have also become tricky, in the antique shop can catch a big wrong, it is also a more difficult thing, the average person when buying valuable art, will bring a professional appraiser, like Xi Qing said that money is not a problem, at a glance is the Chinese standard template of people who are stupid and have a lot of money.

Such an individual can take out 5 million euros, and he will not cheat anyone.

So Joseph's eyes lit up at this moment, and he couldn't wait for the so-called Leonardo da Vinci paintings in his store to be real, so it would be good for Xi Qing to buy them.

He had forgotten about the watch first, and for such a high roller, it was a bit of a trivial. However, before going to the warehouse, the owner also planned to sell the things in the store.

"This gentleman, these are all very valuable works of art in the store now, and they are all very old, you can take a look at them again......"

"Oh, if it's still these things, then forget it, I don't like these things......"

After Xi Qing heard the words of the shopkeeper, he shook his head in disappointment, and was about to take Tao Xiaoman away, this shop is already the last one on this street, it seems that the moon abroad may not be rounder than in China, and it is no fun to find a good thing.

"Well, sir, please stay...... I really have a warehouse. ”

Seeing Xi Qing walking out with the woman, Joseph was anxious, just now he just wanted to fool Xi Qing again and sell a few things in the store, now he knows that Xi Qing is really not interested, he will naturally come up with good things.

"Huh? Anything else? ”

Xi Qing looked back at Joseph with a faint smile on his face, although he had not been in the industry for a long time, he also knew that if this store was really a century-old store, then the real thing would definitely not be placed in the store.

Joseph didn't dare to play with cats anymore, bowed slightly to Xi Qing, and said: "That's the case, dear sir and lady, if you have time, I can take you to see some of my grandfather's collections, I promise, they are all works of art of great historical value, compared to these, it is indeed better......"

Xi Qing nodded, and his heart blossomed, and said, "Okay, I hope your grandfather's collection will not disappoint us......"

"Please wait a minute......"

"Of course."

After letting Xi Qing out, Joseph closed the door of the store, and took Xi Qing and Tao Xiaoman from this quiet street into an alley not far away.

This Joseph was open for business, but Xi Qing was not afraid of him playing tricks, so he walked behind for about five minutes and came to a small two-story building.

The buildings here are a bit like the courtyard houses of the old capital, they are all very old eighteenth-century architectural style, it is a light structure of the garden-style mansion, although it is not big, but it is gorgeous and exquisite, I am afraid that it is difficult to have such a villa here. Therefore, this Joseph's family background is quite solid.

"We've arrived, it's my grandfather who left behind, two, please come in ......"

After Joseph opened the door, he invited Xi Qing and Tao Xiaoman very gentlemanly in.

Xi Qing is not afraid, the main thing is that Xi Qing is not an ordinary person, he is sure that he can protect himself and his wife-to-be. If this Joseph wants to play some tricks, Xi Qing can't let him succeed.

This is the first time to enter a foreigner's home, as soon as I entered, Xi Qing was attracted by the bright colors and delicate decorations, the furniture inside is also very delicate and cumbersome, the cabinet in the corner, even hand-made and assembled, is very eye-catching.

On the walls and ceiling of the house, there are also frescoes that have become a little dull, showing the long history of the house.

In this regard, Western decoration has always been exaggerated, especially in some Gothic buildings, and the paintings on the walls are enriched as a part of the building itself. Xi Qing has been adapting for two days.

"Your grandfather's house was beautiful and had that kind of artistic vibe."

"Thank you so much for the compliment."

"Two, ...... over here"

Joseph beckoned Xi Qing and Tao Xiaoman through the living room on the first floor and into the backyard.

"Well, is this the basement?"

"That's right."

When Xi Qing came to the backyard, his eyes couldn't help but light up when he saw Joseph open a door with a complicated combination lock, and his heart was full of anticipation. Probably a World War II shelter, this basement is very deep, and Joseph keeps reminding the two to be careful.

Tao Xiaoman was pulling Xi Qing tightly, but she was not afraid.

The two followed Joseph straight into the ground seven or eight meters underground, but at every meter of the passage, there was a wall lamp, the light was very bright, so it would not look dark, and the ventilation facilities here were very good, and they would not feel stuffy.

The three of them entered the basement, and Xi Qing found that this basement was not small, it should be fifty or sixty square, and it was divided into two rooms, in each room, there were ventilation channels and a working dehumidifier, of course, these are necessary, so as not to resurgence of cultural relics.

"Sir, everything here is in the collection of my father and grandfather, I hope you can find what you like, I am willing to make a deal with you. This lady can sit here and have a cup of coffee, I have everything here, and the environment is still very nice......"

Joseph spoke of this with pride in his tone, and he was not lying, for there was a coffee machine on the wall table at the entrance.

Xi Qing shook his head, this foreigner is still illiterate, understands that cultural relics cannot be wet, and chooses a dehumidifier, but does not understand that the steam emitted by the coffee machine will damage the life of cultural relics.

But this is someone else's business, and I can't say it, so I nodded at the moment, took the white gloves handed by Joseph, and walked to the objects that were piled up in the basement.

The room they are in now is a relatively large one, and the room is full of all kinds of antique furniture, of course, it is just foreign classical furniture, the color is very bright, Xi Qing doesn't like it very much, and on top of the furniture, there are some small things.

Joseph really didn't seem to be very good at taking care of antiques, and the things on the table were just arranged there in a random sort, including clocks from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, swords and armor from the Middle Ages, and even some Chinese bronzes.

It's just that these objects, including those clocks, are basically rusty, and Xi Qing shook his head when he saw it.

Xi Qing was a little disappointed, his intern youth didn't know, these things were received by Joseph's grandfather in the past few decades, and some people came to sell them to him, Joseph once found someone to identify these things, and they were indeed of little value, so he also put them more casually, and some things were not as valuable as modern handicrafts, and the reason why they were not disposed of was just to commemorate his grandfather. (To be continued.) )