Chapter 45 The Gemstone Market
Liu Fei immediately transferred the two million to Duan Tianqing's card, and he made double the difference in the middle. The www.biquge.info was still worried that Uncle Xiao would be surprised, but Duan Tianqing didn't care how much he made at all, and took Xiao Shark to the gem market after taking two million.
The guide is Dudot.
The reason is that girls will always know more about things like jewelry, not to mention that Du Duo is a Jingshi in the end, and he is also familiar with several hypermarkets.
Of course, this is Xiao Shark's opinion, she just hopes that her father will have more contact opportunities with other girls.
In fact, Duan Tianqing went to the old cultural relics market next to the zoo, and a young girl like Du Duo would not approach it at all.
Of course, Du Duo didn't say anything.
She just took Duan Tianqing to the zoo by bus from memory, and then got lost in front of the complicated alley alley.
The old town has not been renovated here, and the cobweb-like Qianmo is like a labyrinth.
"This way."
Duan Tianqing pointed to the road, passing through a few quiet short alleys, and sure enough, the willows were bright. In front of it is a lively market, although it is still an old house, but the faΓ§ade has been renovated, all of which are glass doors, but there is a bit of modern atmosphere.
This is the new gemstone section in the heritage market.
Du Duo cheered, "Found it!" β
She was a little confused, and turned around and asked Duan Tianqing, "Have you been here before?" β
Duan Tianqing shook his head, "No, it should be here depending on the direction." β
The layout of the old market is still somewhat interesting, this area is located in the west, is a prosperous place, the most profitable gem market placed here, should also be regarded as the wisdom of the ancients.
ββGems are the most profitable in this market, and of course it does not mean that gems are the most expensive in cultural games. According to the current market, porcelain and calligraphy and painting are not easy to preserve, and there are funds to speculate, and the premium is the highest. Followed by bronze and jade, gold and silver jewelry, the value of natural gemstones is even lower.
However, because the quantity is controllable and the quality is stable, it is the best business to do in this kind of low-end market, especially in this kind of low-end market.
The stones here are different from the new ones outside, they are all some years old. However, after following the trend and opening a circle of stores, the supply of goods accumulated over thousands of years is not enough, and most stores also sell some contemporary products.
Basically, every family has jadeite, agate, and chalcedony for sale, and the truth or falsehood depends on everyone's vision.
This kind of place is not a place for the layman to come in the first place.
There are very few young people like Duan Tianqing and Du Duo on the street, and most of them are middle-aged people who are in a hurry.
"Looks like you can do anything." Du Duo looked around curiously, she saw that the chalcedony of one family was very transparent and the color was also positive, and she wanted to ask for the price. Duan Tianqing stopped her and walked forward by herself.
"It's just a high-temperature optimization. Pretty is pretty, but not for us. β
"High temperature optimization?"
Du Duo has no problem with technical terms.
Xiao Shark explained to her seriously, "The color of the primary color agate is dark, and it is not suitable for the aesthetics of modern people to make jewelry. The chalcedony situation is slightly better, but it has the same problem. β
After the high-temperature optimization, there was no change in the properties of the gemstone in terms of significance. Therefore, whether it is a manufacturer, an appraisal agency or a consumer, they basically treat high-temperature agate and chalcedony as genuine products.
It is precisely because of this that the price of agate and chalcedony cannot be raised.
Later, the Gem Association and Lantian Company worked together to make great efforts to remediate, and only then did they divide the high temperature and primary color into two markets, and the prices of primary color agate and chalcedony slowly recovered.
For Duan Tianqing, what he needed was the medicinal properties of blood chalcedony, and the appearance was actually not in his consideration.
High-temperature optimization can sometimes destroy the veins of chalcedony, ruin spirituality, and greatly reduce its medicinal value.
Du Duo seems to understand whether he understands or not, but he feels very sad about the fact that a five-year-old child has more common sense than himself.
Fortunately, Duan Tianqing didn't embarrass her for long, and after walking through seven or eight shops, he suddenly stopped and turned his gaze to a very small storefront.
Most of the shops around have been renovated, and even if they don't look magnificent, they have bright windows.
But this small shop seems to be old, and the doorway is only about two slats wide, barely allowing two people to enter side by side. The lighting inside the shop is dim, the decoration is quite old, and there is only one handwritten word "jade" on the signboard at the door.
"Here?"
Du Duo was a little surprised, no matter how he looked at it, this place didn't look like a good place.
Duan Tianqing nodded, walked in, and looked sideways at the mahogany Bogu shelf placed against the wall - the shelf was full of all kinds of jade, but it was also dusty, as if it had not been wiped for a long time.
The shop was a long and narrow strip, and at the very back of the shop, an old man was propped up behind the tall counter, dozing off little by little.
The air was filled with the smell of ashes and old times, and the singing of Peking Opera came from the backyard, and the old man occasionally opened his eyes and would hum a couple of sentences along with it.
In the center of the Bogu shelf, there was a dark red blood chalcedony, Du Duo reached out to touch it, but the old man behind the counter suddenly spoke, "Young man, you can't touch the things here, you have to buy them if you touch them." β
His tone was not tough, but there was an irrefutable sense of oppression.
And this kind of rule?
Du Duo quickly retracted his hand, with a look of vigilance.
There are too many dishonest people in business these years, and there are many customers who use this kind of clause, if they really break something when they touch it, then she can't afford to pay for it.
Duan Tianqing didn't think so, there was already this kind of rule in the old shop of antique literature, and he could only look at it, not touch it. If you buy the right one, you will have a high vision, and if you buy the wrong one, you will have a good eye.
He smiled slightly, turned his head and asked, "Old man, how much does this piece of blood chalcedony sell?" β
This piece of blood chalcedony is the size of a fist, and it has a moisturizing aura, which is a rare good product. As long as it is genuine, even the rough stone will probably be worth millions at auction.
Duan Tianqing was very satisfied when he saw it, and planned to buy it back for Xiao Shark.
The old man slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze swept over Ye Xingyuan, Xiao Shark and Du Duo one by one, flashing with a strange light, as if he was assessing something.
"This thing was kept by the deceased, and it was not intended to be sold."
"If you're serious about buying it, that's it."
He held out five fingers.
This is another time to test the customer's vision, the general insider, even if he can't price accurately, but at least the price of a thing is in order. 500,000 things, ordinary people will not mistake it into 550000, and it is impossible to quote a sky-high price for a bargain.
But if you don't know the goods and take the stubble, it is easy for the shopkeeper to see that it is cheap.
Du Duo was about to ask, but Duan Tianqing had already spoken first, "Five million words are a bit too expensive." β