Unlike things such as Taiping cars and bronze hand mirrors, such as red lacquerware, which often appears at auction, Zhong Haoqing knows more about their prices than Li Yi knows.

Let's put it this way, if you can determine the authenticity of an antique, in terms of market price, most of the time, Zhong Haoqing's judgment is more accurate than Li Yilai's, because her information sources are wider, deeper, and much more experienced.

Therefore, when Li Yi was sure that the red and pearl cloud dragon pattern cover box was real, but the boss's offer was only 3.2 million, Zhong Haoqing knew that this time, Li Yi was going to pick up a big leak again.

Because, she remembers very clearly, as early as 04 years, Sotheby's Hong Kong once auctioned a Ming Yongle cloud dragon pattern red box, the transaction price at that time was close to 12 million soft girl coins, and not long ago, another dragon pattern red cover box was also auctioned to 12.87 million!

Of these two cases, one was earlier and the other had just happened, and it was clear that the boss did not find their information on the Internet!

"Xiaoyi, what do you estimate the true value of this piece should be?"

"Master, I remember when I was in the company, I once saw a piece of information, like this kind of Yongle dragon pattern box, it seems that there are no more than 10 pieces in existence, if nothing else, its value should be tens of millions of ......."

Although Li Yi didn't know the dragon pattern red lid box in the latest auction, he had a good memory, although when Zhong Haoqing gave it to him, plus the information sent to him by the company was piled up more than half a person high, he still remembered the approximate price of the one auctioned in 04!

Zhong Haoqing nodded, didn't speak again, but was thinking in his heart that the latest information in the future should also be prepared for Li Yi, although even if he didn't know this, he hadn't seen this kid suffer, but if he could learn more about the latest developments, of course, it would be more conducive to his growth.

Soon, the counter on the first floor was finished, and the two went directly up the walking ladder to the second floor.

As soon as he saw the main business items on the second floor, Li Yi smiled, this is the battlefield that his master is best at, because these shops on the second floor are all calligraphy, paintings and stationery!

"Master, look ......"

"It's okay, you continue, but if something is missing and I find out, your dinner will be hanging ...... that night."

"Uh...... Hang it, hang it, anyway, you won't die of hunger if you eat one less meal......"

"Say what? Be louder! ”

"Oh, Master, I suddenly remembered that Brother Ma said that a friend of his wanted to buy a painting by Tang Bohu, and asked me to go back to Yanjing to help him see it......"

"Tang Bohu? There are a lot of Tang Yin's works, but most of them are in museums, and there are probably no more than 3 pieces of folk circulation, so you should be careful when you help others see them. ”

Although Zhong Haoqing knew that Li Yi was fine, she couldn't help but explain a few sentences.

Li Yi nodded, didn't say more, raised his feet and walked into a shop closest to the staircase, and then when he looked up, he saw a large-scale colored paper mirror heart, and at a rough look, it seemed to be Huang Zhou's "Jubilant Prairie"!

Huang Zhou is a famous contemporary Chinese painter, and his figure paintings with strong ethnic minority colors are unique in the Chinese art world, and no one can match them. And his masterpiece "Jubilant Prairie" has been auctioned for a sky-high price of nearly 130 million soft girl coins in 13 years, how can it appear here?

Like Li Yi, Zhong Haoqing's eyes were also attracted by this monumental work, which was more than 30 square feet in size, but it was clear that she was more familiar with the painting "Jubilant Prairie", so she found at least a dozen different places at a glance, and then smiled and moved her gaze to other works.

Unlike Zhong Haoqing, although Li Yi quickly discovered that there was something wrong with this painting, he still looked at it carefully, then walked up and gently touched the frame with his hand, then raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Boss, how do you sell this painting?"

Hearing that Li Yi actually inquired, Zhong Haoqing turned her head curiously, and began to look at the work that she had judged to be an imitation again.

Huang Zhou's "Jubilant Prairie" is a frontier painting, showing the traditional sports of the Kirgiz people in Xinjiang - "horse wrestling" activity scene, the picture has a total of seven ethnic minority women, nine sheepdogs and more than 70 horses, its size has reached 46 square feet.

And this painting is only one word different from that one, called "Happy Prairie", the size is less than two-thirds of the painting, not only are there a few fewer figures, but the number of horses is also much inferior, so Zhong Haoqing directly regarded it as an imitation. But now that she looked closely, she found that the treatment methods in many places on this painting were very similar to Huang Zhou's brushwork, and there were at least three details, and the technique was almost exactly the same as Huang Zhou's usual technique!

Seeing these clearly, Zhong Haoqing's face showed a wry smile, carelessly, this painting is obviously Huang Zhou's work, but the age of painting should be relatively early, and its style is not yet completely mature, or it is a little coping, so it looks like a high-quality imitation at a glance......

In fact, she can't be blamed for this, because with her status today, more often than not, she is a gatekeeper in a company, or is asked to verify the authenticity of a certain painting, and she has not been wandering around the market aimlessly like she is today.

"Sir, this painting is the work of Mr. Huang Zhou, do you know Huang Zhou? His frontier style painting is the most collectible of his works, and this painting is a recurring work, which our boss brought back from Japan......"

An apprentice in his twenties saw Li Yi inquiring about the price, and hurriedly walked over, but did not quote, opened his mouth to make a large list of introductions, and looked at the expressions of Li Yi and others while introducing, he wanted to judge whether these people were just curious to ask, or really interested in this painting.

Li Yi is very familiar with this scene, like this kind of artwork, many merchants are watching people put down dishes, there is no certain rule for the quotation, he has heard of the most outrageous, different two people to inquire about the price of the same object, the price of the boss before and after is dozens of times different!

In fact, this phenomenon exists in all walks of life, Li Yi once had a meal before, and sitting at the table next to him were two employees of a car decoration store, and he heard that one of them was educating the other,

"Nima! People drive a Hyundai to apply the film, you quote 3000, and you also quote 3000 for Mercedes-Benz, no wonder you can't make money! I'm telling you, like that, I'm going to have to report at least 8,000 or more......"

"Okay, I know this is Huang Zhou's work, and I also know that this is his work created for the "Chinatown Museum" in Nagasaki, Japan in 1976, so you can just say the price. ”

The guy was startled, and then looked at the boss who had just stood up behind the counter, did you meet an expert, or boss, you should come in person.

"Sir is a master! But since Mr. Huang Zhou knows the origin of this painting, he must also know Mr. Huang Zhou's "Jubilant Prairie", right? It can be said that his painting was based on this painting......"

"So what? So the price of your painting should also be based on which one? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! This painting, if it is interesting, sir, 18 million! ”

"18 million? This price is not a star and a half. ”

Huang Zhou is a prolific painter, and data shows that from 2000 to 2013, Huang Zhou has only 4,937 works auctioned! Although its price has shown a trend of increasing year by year, and the range has been relatively large in recent years, except for a few special works, its market price is only 300,000 per square foot, and the boss's asking price for this painting is fully doubled!

"Sir, that "Galloping Prairie" costs 128.8 million!"

"What does that have to do with you? That painting was given to the legendary wealthy businessman Hammer as a national gift by Boss Deng, can you compare it to this? 6 million, 6 million I can still think about it, ...... more"

Li Yi shook his head, although in the long run, Huang Zhou's works will definitely continue to increase in value, and collecting is definitely better than saving money, but just like his previous collection of Li Xiongcai's "Evergreen Immortal Pine", investment collection must of course consider the input-output ratio, so he is not prepared to pay too expensive for this painting, of course it is best to buy it, and it doesn't matter if you can't buy it.

"Sir, the price is ......"

The boss shook his head, Li Yi's price is too ruthless, it is not a price that he sincerely wants to buy!

"Hehe, by the way, boss, how to sell this one?"

Li Yi laughed twice, and suddenly pointed to a "Ink Bamboo Picture" next to the frame and asked.

"Oh, this one...... This one is 120,000. Sir, the price you just now is too low, otherwise, 15 million, 15 million, what do you think? ”

The boss casually glanced at the painting that Li Yi asked, and then brought the topic back to this "Happy Prairie". If he can buy a painting for 6 million, he should be the owner who is not short of money, so although he felt that Li Yi was not sincere, he still decided to work hard.

"I just said, 6 million can still be considered, 15 million, forget it, I still want this one, 120,000, how cheap!"

Hearing this, the boss showed a crying and laughing expression, this thing, is this how you look at it? If you want a bargain, I've got a lot of them here, and a few hundred dollars a piece!

Li Yi waved his hand, signaling Gu Feng to hand over the money for "Ink Bamboo Map" first, and then said:

"That's it, I'll add another 500,000, 6.5 million, if you can sell it, I'll take it, if not, I'll want this one."

The two of them were here to negotiate the price of the painting, Gu Feng went to the counter to pay, while Zhong Haoqing walked up and glanced at the "Ink and Bamboo Picture" that Li Yi wanted to buy, and then there was a trace of surprise in his eyes, hasn't this kid been talking to the boss about the "Happy Prairie"? When did you notice this again?

The size of this "Ink Bamboo Picture" is not large, no more than 6 square feet, but its value is definitely higher than Huang Zhou's "Happy Prairie", and it is more than a star and a half, Zhong Haoqing estimates that if it is auctioned, it may exceed 30 million!

Because, this is a very rare authentic painting of Wang Fu!

Wang Fu is a great painter in the Yongle period in the early Ming Dynasty, has participated in the compilation of the "Yongle Canon", is good at landscape painting, especially fine dead wood, bamboo and stone, he painted the ink bamboo, known as "the first in the Ming Dynasty"!

There are a lot of works handed down by Wang Fu, but most of them are anthologies, and there are no more than 10 paintings that can be determined to be authentic, of which there is only one ink and bamboo theme, and this one is the second!

Such a painting, only 120,000? And the deal was completed in just a few words, which made Zhong Haoqing have to suspect that the reason why Li Yi twisted the boss to talk about the "Happy Prairie" was actually to cover up the painting!

Thinking of this, her eyes flashed with brilliance, she had only seen the boutiques that Li Yi had taken back, but she didn't expect to be even more shocking when she went shopping with him, this apprentice really received the right thing!

Then she smiled bitterly and shook her head, to tell the truth, in addition to the fact that she could still guide him at the beginning, now, she is estimated to be able to provide him with some help in terms of information, this apprentice is too powerful, and it is difficult for the master to do it!

Two minutes later, Li Yi walked into a store next door with the "Ink and Bamboo Picture", and the boss stood at the door of the store quite hesitantly.

As the owner of the work, he knows the origin of the painting better than Li Yi.

Although this "Happy Prairie", as Li Yi said, is also a painting created by Huang Zhou for the "Tang Museum" in Nagasaki, it is different from the other two "The Vast World Has Great Achievements" and "Flying Snow Welcomes Spring", this is a work that the person in charge of the Japanese side at that time privately asked Huang Zhou for, and Huang Zhou painted it because he couldn't wipe his face.

So don't say that it is compared with the two paintings of "Flying Snow and Welcoming Spring", even compared with Huang Zhou's other works auctioned, the quality of this painting can only be in the middle and lower reaches.

Moreover, he once asked experts to help him estimate the price, and the average price given by the three experts was exactly 6.8 million!

Just as he was hesitating, he saw that Li Yi had already walked out of the second house, and he hurriedly went up to stop him.

"Sir, add a little more, it's not easy to meet Master Huang Zhou's works, this can be regarded as fate......"

Li Yi smiled and shook his head, adding to 6.8 million is a bit of compensation, and adding? No way!

"Okay, 6.8 million is 6.8 million, deal!"

"Do you want to try it at the company's auction?"

As soon as she walked out of the store, Zhong Haoqing asked softly, the quality of this painting is indeed average, although it is also quite valuable, but if it is compared with Li Yi's previous collections, she is very suspicious that this will be the worst one!

"Don't use it yet, anyway, there is no shortage of money now, and this thing will not depreciate if you put it away."

Zhong Haoqing nodded, the 128.8 million of "Galloping Prairie" is already two years ago, and the market for Huang Zhou's works has rebounded a bit in the past two years, anyway, they have their own auction house and have a lot of inside information, if they really want to sell it, they will take it out next time someone wants to hype, maybe they can take a ride.

"It's not Master, the reason why I wanted to buy this painting is because the original owner of this painting, Hideyuki Fujimori, once met a Japanese ......"

Li Yi remembered that at Jiang Shan's house at that time, the old man of the Jiang family once introduced to him the origin of Fujimori who wanted to exchange his "Edict of the Master of Wisdom".

He vaguely remembered that Fujimori's father seemed to be called Fujimori Hideyuki, and if the Fujimori written on Huang Zhou's work was really that Fujimori's father, he wouldn't mind having contact with him again.

Because he thinks that most of the two treasures he has seen before, the Song Ge kiln sunflower petal bowl and the Qianlong Jun red glaze kiln turned into a pomegranate are in the hands of this guy, if he buys it, he may not sell it, and even if it is sold, it is probably a sky-high price, but with this painting, it is not necessarily. According to that guy's momentum in exchanging the "Edict of the Master of Wisdom", if this work was not deliberately released by his family, maybe it could be exchanged for two and directly replaced!

Hearing this, Zhong Haoqing rolled her eyes, what kind of luck is this? How can you let people play with this kind of luck? Although I am your master, you don't have to show it so vividly, do you? It's really devastating!

Next, Zhong Haoqing's attention was focused a lot, but things like antiques are really not something you can have if you want to have, so in the next 20 or so stores, although she also encountered a few authentic paintings, either she didn't like it, or the price couldn't be negotiated, so until the second floor was finished, she was still empty-handed, and she was completely defeated by the hands of her apprentice!

On the third floor, he was engaged in miscellaneous, and Zhong Haoqing was not good at it, so he had to clean up his mood, follow Li Yi, and watch him perform one by one.

It's a small shop, but it's a very unique store, and half of it is all kinds of bronzes!

Most of the bronzes are restricted by the state, so although there are many bronzes in this house, there are no two genuine ones, and they are not good things, but Li Yi believes that there must be good things hidden in his store, but he is a stranger, and he doesn't know if people will show them!

Because he wanted to see the boss's good things, he didn't leave in a hurry like the previous ones, but waited until there were no guests, and chatted slowly with the boss. It's just that the boss is quite vigilant, and he has blocked his temptation several times, which makes Li Yi feel a little regretful, it seems that most of the time he can't see good things today.

"Hey Xiaosi, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you? I won't take that thing from you! ”

While chatting, a young man walked in the store, and as soon as the boss saw him, he showed a look of dissatisfaction, didn't you see that I still have customers here?

"Uncle Huang, I really can't open the pot at home, you can give a few more."

The young man, Little Four, took off the backpack he was holding in his arms and pleaded.

The boss was about to say more, when his heart suddenly moved, and he turned to Li Yi and said:

"Sir, haven't you always wanted to see large bronzes? Xiao Si's piece is, this is what his old man bought thirty years ago, and the origin is absolutely fine......"

"Oh? That...... Look? ”

Seeing that Li Yi was interested, Xiao Si hurriedly took out the things out of his bag.

This bronze vessel is not small, the height is about more than 20 centimeters, and the diameter is more than 30 centimeters, and it looks very much like an ancient food container - a bowl, which is covered with blue-green patina, but the shape of the vessel is quite complete.

Li Yi didn't have much research on bronzes, so he just looked at it for a while and directly opened the spirit identification card, and then, his body stiffened, and he asked slowly:

"How much do you want for this one?"

PS: I was busy until 8 o'clock and went home, and I owed a thousand more, crying to death (to be continued.) )