I saw that Li Gangban walked towards his wife majestically, and then pulled her aside and whispered: "Sanxi, I will discuss something with you." www.biquge.info The woman Qin Sanxi glared at him, "I want to go back the three hundred yuan, but there is no door!" ”

"What, why am I still worried about the three hundred yuan, I took over a business for you for three thousand yuan." Li Gangban pretended to be mysterious.

"Hey, you still have the ability?" The woman looked unconvinced.

"Look at you, you just look down on people. That's the case, the set of "Taiping Guangji" I received, it was won by the little brother, and the price was --- 3,000 yuan! ”

As soon as she heard this, the woman directly grabbed the man's ear, "You are stupid, you sell 6,000 yuan for 3,000?!" Tell him that 6,000 yuan is not missing! ”

Li Gangban's ears hurt terribly, and he completely lost face, so he walked back embarrassed.

When I went there just now, I was majestic, and when I came back, I was soft, scratching my head, looking at Lin Yi was a little embarrassed, and said, "What's that...... Brother, your price is too low, my wife said at least that price---"

Lin Yi sighed, the price that this woman wants is really high, six thousand yuan, which is higher than what she sells online, if she really needs it, it is not as cost-effective as buying it online.

Seeing that Lin Yi was interested, Li Gangban felt that he was very incompetent, and the most important thing was to catch Lin Yi, the big customer, you must know that there are too few people who can pay 3,000 to buy a set of old books at once. This set of "Taiping Guangji" has been on the bookstall for several days, and there are many people asking for the price, and they all grin when they hear about 6,000, let alone the 3,000 price.

Suddenly, Li Gangban felt that he had the responsibility and obligation to sell this set of tomes.

So he took the book over, handed it to Lin Yi and said, "This is really a good book, it's not that my mother-in-law wants it expensive, it's really a small print run, it's in good condition, and the most important thing is that it sells for seven or eight thousand on the Internet!" ”

It's okay not to mention the price on the Internet, Lin Yi smiled when he mentioned this: "Brother Tai, in fact, I also know that the price on the Internet --- the seven or eight thousand you mentioned, and there may be, but it is just a hanging price, not a real selling price." If you don't believe me, you can check it and see if it has ever sold for 3,000 ......."

Li Gangban's face was a little ashamed, and he said: "I don't go online, and the prices are all checked by my mother-in-law......"

Lin Yiwaner, "But your wife's price is too high." ”

Li Gangban touched his head, "Oh, really? ”

At this moment, the woman Qin Sanxi came over and sneered at Lin Yi: "Oh, what's the matter, I want my man to intercede with you, tell you, this set of books is at least 6000, if you want to buy it, you can pay for it, and if you don't want to buy it, don't do so much." ”

Lin Yi has never seen someone selling books like her, who is happy to spend money to buy it. So I wanted to leave, and at this moment, the set of "Taiping Guangji" published by Zhonghua Book Company exuded a light fragrance.

It's been a long time since I've smelled such a strong smell of books.

How so?

Lin Yi looked carefully, and found that there was a layer of cover paper pressed under the "Taiping Guangji". In the past, those who loved books would use newspapers or kraft paper to make protective envelopes and put them on top of new books in order to keep them brand new.

The same is true of this set of "Taiping Guangji", there were originally ten artificially made protective seals, it may be that Qin Sanxi felt that the protective covers were too ugly, so he removed the protective seals, but he was reluctant to throw them away, and he still pressed under these books. And the scent of books that Lin Yi smelled was revealed from those protective seals.

Could it be that those seals are treasures?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi no longer paid attention to Qin Sanxi's cynicism, squatted down, and re-read the set of "Taiping Guangji".

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Originally, Lin Yi didn't plan to discover any secrets from the books--- his target was mainly those handmade protective seals.

But when he flipped through those books, he made a new discovery--- in the third book of "Taiping Guangji", there was a cigarette label!

If you look closely, it is a "Mei Lanfang" cigarette label carefully designed and launched by Shanghai Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd. in the mid-20s of the last century.

Although Lin Yi doesn't know much about the collection of cigarette labels, he has learned a lot about the collection of cigarette labels from some books that collect cigarette labels. That's exactly what happened.

According to Lin Yi, this cigarette is a "10-pack", the cigarette label size is 74x140 mm, and the cigarette label is printed with Chinese traditional Chinese and English brands and Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., Ltd. respectively. The main pattern is the stills of Mei Lanfang playing the role of the Heavenly Maiden in the repertoire of "The Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers", and the secondary version of the pattern is the stills of Mei Lanfang singing and dancing in "Luoshen", the picture is dignified and beautiful, and the style is moving. These two stills faithfully record an aspect of Mei Lanfang's artistic career. Through this small cigarette label, we can get a glimpse of Mei Lanfang's artistic achievements and wide influence at that time.

The cigarette label is exquisitely designed, the color is gorgeous, the character image is vivid and expressive, the quality is superior, it integrates historical materials, art, ornamental and collection value, and is a rare character commemorative mark in the Republic of China period.

If you remember well, Lin Yi once saw the auction price of this kind of cigarette label, and if it is in good condition, it can be sold for about 3,500 yuan.

In other words, not to mention the value of this set of books, the cigarette label sandwiched in it alone is as high as more than 3,000.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi remained silent, put the cigarette label into the book again, and took a few more books to look through.

That Qin Sanxi had been staring at him all the time, and when he saw that Lin Yi was looking at him seriously, he looked like he was stunned, and asked: "How do you see it--- 6,000 yuan, it's so expensive, don't turn it over." ”

Lin Yi is angry and funny, this woman is not particular about business, she looks like a dog looking down on people, and she doesn't know if she sells these books or uses them for decoration. It is estimated that he has a good temper, and if he was replaced by someone else, he would have brushed his sleeves away a long time ago.

Her man Li Gangban was a little reluctant, so he beckoned: "Brother, don't listen to her, I asked you to read this book, just read it carefully." Don't worry---"

Lin Yi had to re-evaluate this couple, they are really complementary in personality.

Lin Yi tried to flip through a few more copies of "Taiping Guangji". Only then did he casually look at the artificially made envelopes pressed under the books.

At a glance, it is no wonder that the fragrance of books wafts out, it turns out that those protective seals are made with a whole framed calligraphy and painting, and cut and made. Looking at the content of the calligraphy and painting again, Lin Yi couldn't help but be surprised, because the calligraphy and painting was the work of the great painter Zhang Daqian!

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For calligraphy and painting works, Lin Yi is now a great expert, not to mention his own achievements in this area, it can be said that "calligraphy and painting are unique"; It is only said that his appraisal skills in calligraphy and painting are also superior.

Lin Yi clearly knows that in the fifties and sixties of the last century, Rong Bao Zhai, Duo Yun Xuan and cultural relics stores, most of which operated old calligraphy and paintings before the Republic of China, the price was extremely low, like the highest price of Zhang Daqian's works in the Republic of China, at that time there were only tens of yuan a piece, and its fine products were also about 100 yuan, like Zhang Daqian's "Canglang Fishing Flute" was only 100 yuan at that time (this work was sold for 5.5279 million Hong Kong dollars at Sotheby's auction in 2002). Wu Changshuo's paintings are only 30 to 50 yuan; Jin Nong's calligraphy couplets are 60 to 80 yuan; Ren Bonian's flower and bird fan painting is between 2 and 5 yuan; Puhua ink bamboo four-screen strip is 8 to 15 yuan; Qi Baishi's works are several yuan. Even with such a low price, it did not arouse the interest of the domestic people, and only people with high levels such as Xia Yan, Deng Tuo, and Deng Yongqing came to enjoy it. At that time, Xia Yan and Deng Tuo both used manuscript fees to buy celebrity calligraphy and paintings; Deng Yongqing is the deputy director of the Sixth Machinery Department, and although his salary is a little higher than that of ordinary people, he also belongs to the category of "dismal management".

The reason for the formation of such a situation is mainly due to the fact that the social environment and political climate do not advocate calligraphy and painting, because these things are not red or revolutionary, and during the "Cultural Revolution", celebrity calligraphy and painting were included in the scope of "feudal capital repair". In addition, at that time, ordinary people lived in poverty, and the income of ordinary people was only a few tens of yuan, and if the income was more than 100 yuan, it was already a high salary. Therefore, at that time, as long as you bought Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Wang Xuetao, Qi Baishi and other famous works, now they are worth a thousand times or ten thousand times.

Among them, the most typical examples are Wu Guanzhong and Fan Zeng, in the early 80s of the last century, Wu Guanzhong's works were only a few hundred yuan. In 1984, Beijing Rong Bao Zhai sold Fan Zeng's four-foot whole "character" boutique, and its listing price was only 8,000 yuan, and no one cared about this price. However, more than 10 years later, the works of Wu Guanzhong and Fan Zeng are often hundreds of thousands of yuan or even millions of yuan in the market. It can be said that the value of these calligraphy and painting works has increased dozens or even hundreds of times in just a few decades.

However, Lin Yi also knew clearly that if he bought Wu Guanzhong or Fan Zeng's paintings at that time and immediately changed hands, he was afraid that it would be difficult to make money. Similarly, it is very difficult to buy calligraphy and paintings in the market to make a profit. In particular, the cost of operating in the auction house is quite high, because the auction house charges a 10% commission for both the buyer and the seller, and also charges a 1% storage fee and catalogue fee to the owner who provides the source of goods, so that the various expenses add up to a lot of money. As for Sotheby's Hong Kong and Christie's, the various fees charged are higher. Therefore, the art thing is not suitable for short-term operation, and its price increase requires a certain time process.

Taking the works of the famous Shanghai artist Lu Yanshao as an example, after the reform and opening up, the state purchased Lu Yanshao's works at a price of 15 yuan per square foot, which rose to 100 yuan per square foot in the early 80s of the last century, and then rose to 1,000 yuan per square foot, and by 1990, Lu Yanshao's works were sold very well at home and abroad. However, by 2000, the price of Lu Yanshao's works had risen sharply in the domestic and foreign markets, and the price of fine products jumped from 30,000 yuan per square foot to 50,000 yuan or even more than 100,000 yuan.

It is precisely because Lin Yi has a deep understanding of these calligraphy and painting works, so he used his ability to detect that all the paper cuts on these seals were actually cut by Zhang Daqian after being framed, and that kind of surprise was absolutely indescribable. (To be continued.) )