Chapter 211. Treasure hunting
On the way back, Lao Cao kept muttering that Boss Li was unrighteous and too treacherous, he didn't look like a businessman, and he deserved to change his career to sell cold skin. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Lin Yi said, why does this Boss Li feel so familiar, it looks like someone.
Like whom? If you say it, I'll kill him. Old Cao roared.
Lin Yi said, then you go and look in the mirror.
Lao Cao, don't speak.
After a while, Lao Cao, who couldn't hold back it, said again, why did you spend 300 to buy a broken book, is there any mystery?
Lin Yi smiled slightly, I don't know where the mystery is for the time being, but I can tell you one thing, this deal can't be lost.
Nonsense! Lao Cao muttered, you are rich now, why do you care about the three hundred yuan? It's not enough to wash your feet.
said so, for Lin Yi for some reason, Lao Cao also began to have a blind trust.
But what makes Lao Cao most curious is why Lin Yi likes to buy books of the Republic of China so much.
When asked this question, Lin Yi did not hide his selfishness, so he passed on his concept of collecting books of the Republic of China to Lao Cao in great detail. Whether he can understand or not is another matter.
In fact, in terms of editions, although the books and periodicals of the Republic of China are not as antique as the ancient books of the Song and Yuan dynasties and the Ming and Qing dynasties, their investment value is not worse than theirs, especially some high-quality products, because they have not been overly hyped, and their growth potential cannot be ignored. In terms of collection and investment, compared with rare books such as the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the books and periodicals of the Republic of China have the following advantages:
First, the probability of quality risk is low. In the ancient book market, it is not uncommon for later engravings to be "processed" into early or rare engravings. Moreover, the more so-called "rare book treasures" are, the more they can attract counterfeiters to go to great lengths to forge them. This also means that "rare book treasures" have a greater probability of encountering quality risks. However, the quality risk of books and periodicals in the Republic of China is much smaller, because the Republic of China has only 38 years of history, and collectors usually do not favor one over the other because the book was published in the first year of the Republic of China, and the book was published in the 38th year of the Republic of China. In other words, the forgers have a much smaller incentive to forge books and periodicals of the Republic of China.
Second, the price is lower than that of a reprint. As we all know, the transaction of Song edition books has been denominated by pages, the so-called "one page of Song edition, one or two gold". This is not the case with the books and periodicals of the Republic of China. Compared with the high prices of today's books, the current market prices of most books and periodicals in the Republic of China are really not high, and some are even the same as the prices of similar books reprinted in recent years, or even lower. This undoubtedly reduces the investment cost for used book collectors.
3. Dyslexia has little impact. Many collectors have a sense of "not being able to see and not being able to read" for the classical Chinese used in ancient books published before the Republic of China. In addition to the fact that the text of the books and periodicals of the Republic of China is in traditional Chinese, the words and grammar in the books are not much different from those of modern Chinese, and even if there is a slight difference, it will not affect the reader's understanding of the content of the book. Books and periodicals of the Republic of China can meet the various needs of collectors for "collecting, reading, and using books".
Therefore, in Lin Yi's view, in the future, books and periodicals of the Republic of China will become a dark horse in the book collection market. In recent years, the auction prices of some rare books, rare books, and unique books have been unattainable, and although books and periodicals of the Republic of China have frequently appeared in the auction market, and the trend of rising prices has been formed, their true value has not yet been fully explored and recognized, and there is a lot of room for appreciation, which is a good opportunity to start.
After listening to Lin Yi's views, Lao Cao was directly confused by the "old monk knocking on the wooden fish--- ”
Looking at his bewildered look, Lin Yi shook his head and didn't explain.
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As soon as he got home, Lin Yi drove away Lao Cao, who wanted to come over to stay overnight and play the autumn breeze by the way. The devil knows, if he stays overnight, he will lose a lot of things, most of which are old books that Lin Yi cherishes like treasures. Lin Yi will no longer "lure wolves into the room".
Lin Yi's very faceless move made Lao Cao feel bitter and sighed, someone is not righteous.
Wrap the "Romantic Love Letter" in a plastic bag, then wrap a clean, wet towel on the outside and heat it in the microwave on "medium-high" for 3 to 5 minutes. This is the most common method used by Lin Yi to "disinfect" old books.
Of course, in addition, there are other disinfection methods, such as buying a household ultraviolet disinfection lamp and irradiating it for about half an hour. In addition, you can use plastic sheeting to tightly seal the bag tightly (do not use plastic wrap) and put it in the freezer for 24 hours, which is said to be very effective.
After finishing this, Lin Yi took off his clothes and went to take a shower, during which the mobile phone seemed to ring. Lin Yi didn't have time to get dressed, so he came out directly with a bath towel, wet his hair, and connected the phone.
The call was long-distance, needless to say, it was from Haitang in Hong Kong. This girl didn't speak when she got on the phone, so Lin Yi had no choice but to take the initiative to explain what had happened recently.
When Lin Yi finished speaking in one breath, the other side laughed and said I am not Chagang, why are you nervous.
Am I nervous? Lin Yi asked himself, and then he realized that he really seemed to be a little weak-hearted. Searching for the reason, it is estimated that it is Song Qiaochu's sturdy woman.
Fortunately, Begonia has great trust in Lin Yi, which makes Lin Yi inevitably a little moved, after all, there are very few successful "long-distance relationships", and Begonia can trust herself so much, which is the most solid foundation for both parties.
The two talked a few more words on the phone, and then the phone call ended.
Lin Yi turned around, and didn't bother to take care of the wet hair on his head, and went directly to study the "Romantic Love Letter" that he had found.
He couldn't understand how such a book could have such a weird atmosphere.
Turn on the computer, search for text and pictures about this book of the Republic of China, and put the book under the lamp to read carefully---
First of all, look at the name of the book, "Strange Woman Yu Meiyan, Romantic Love Letter".
There is no doubt that this Yu Meiyan is a woman, a woman during the Republic of China, who can be called a "strange woman", and it looks like there should be two brushes.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Yi habitually did not look at the front, but directly turned to the back of the book to see its "copyright page".
In other words, the "copyright page" of a book is equivalent to its "ID card", which can show a lot of basic information about the book.
This one is no exception, and the copyright page shows ---
"Strange Woman Yu Meiyan --- Romantic Love Letter", pricing: Ocean One Yuan Octagonal Positive.
Compiler: Xinwen Compilation Press.
Reviewer: Lujiang Pingjiesheng.
Publisher: Wu Yifu.
Special Distributor: Daguang Bookstore.
Publication time: 23rd year of the Republic of China, first edition.
On the front page of this copyright page, there is an advertising page, which details the titles and prices of other books to be published, and it looks like they are all very "yellow" things.
The big headline is: Sex Books.
Underneath is a large lace box with a lot of small tofu pieces cut into frames, and the title of the book is written all over it. For example, "The Mystery of Sex", priced at octagonal; "The Reader of Sex" is priced at octagonal; "The Perversion of the Surname", priced octagonal; "Sexual Knowledge Between Husband and Wife", priced octagonal......
Seeing this, Lin Yi wondered what kind of book he had found. Could it be that the Republic of China was so open at that time?
With a little doubt, Lin Yi started to look at it from the beginning.
First of all, when he looked at the title page, Lin Yi was stunned, because there was a "lipstick print" on the title page.
That's right, as long as you are a man, you can see at a glance that this is a lipstick print. It's just that perhaps because of the passage of time, the color of this lipstick print is a little dull, and the original bright red has turned into a light brownish red, like blood dripping on the page, and after a long time, it will change color.
Whose lipstick mark is this? How can it be on this? Lin Yi was extremely curious. Look at the lipstick print again, it happened to be printed on the three words "Yu Meiyan".
It can't be the authoress, right? Lin Yi made a very bold conjecture.
It seems that in order to verify Lin Yi's conjecture, in the lower left corner of this title page, there is a line of very delicate pen words: Love what I love, hate what I hate; Love and hate lingering, no regrets in his life--- more beautiful face.
Dizzy, it's still a "signed book"!
At this moment, when he found that the book he unintentionally found turned out to be a rare "autographed book", Lin Yi's heart was a little excited.
If the signature is genuine, then this "lipstick seal" is undoubtedly equivalent to a private seal, representing the "seal" of this "Yu Meiyan", --- signature, seal, both are complete, which is unique.
There is no doubt that this book is a treasure. (To be continued.) )