Chapter 107: Only Worth 1 Million?
When Zhou Yafang heard Fang Ming's words, she couldn't stand it anymore and said, "What? Now 1 million antiques are not in your eyes? Do you still want to pick up tens of millions of antiques all day long? β
Scratching his head, Fang Ming said, "Sister Yafang, why is your anger so big, it can't be that...... Coming, right? β
With a flushed face, Zhou Yafang naturally understood which "that" Fang Ming was talking about, "Hmph!" Of course not, I'm angry with you all day long, I won't say it, now I have missed an antique of more than 1 million, it's too little, do you think I can not be angry with you? β
"Wronged!"
Fang Ming felt that he was more wronged than Dou E, he just called out definitely not as Zhou Yafang said that 1 million leaks are not leaks, it is not eye-catching, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, besides, who would think that 1 million is a mosquito-like small meat?
"Then tell me, I said it's worth 1 million, why are you so surprised?"
The price of the inkstone is related to several aspects, one is of course its material, and the other is its history, such as whether it has been used by celebrities in history, whether there are celebrity inscription poems or words on it, and so on.
The square inkstone that Fang Ming picked up was of course good in terms of materials, but there were two fatal places, so Zhou Yafang only priced it at 1 million, in her opinion, this was already a good price, but Fang Ming was so surprised, where did she understand?
"Heh, I think it should be worth between 4 million and 5 million."
Of course, Fang Ming came up with this price not because he knew the inkstone market very well, but only judged it based on the ability of Pixiu in his right hand.
Shaking his head, Zhou Yafang said: "It's definitely not worth so much money, if this inkstone is intact, the price will be a little higher, about 200-3 million, and it is absolutely impossible to reach the 400-5 million you said." β
"Huh? Intact? Where is this inkstone broken? β
Fang Ming was stunned for a moment, he had known that there were cracks on the inkstone, but under Pixiu's repair, the cracks on it had disappeared, how could there still be a bad place? Especially if there is a crack or a damaged place, Pixiu should also repair it together.
"Look here."
Zhou Yafang turned the inkstone over as she spoke, pointed to the back, and said: "See, the color of a place here doesn't look special on the surface, and even because it is gray, it is easy to think that it is a snow wave pattern, but in fact it has been repaired, that is, it has been repaired with special mud." Therefore, this inkstone is not complete, and there is no word inscribed by celebrities on it, so the price of 1 million is already very good, this is because the material of the inkstone itself is quite good, or this inkstone has little value for the collection. β
Under Zhou Yafang's guidance, Fang Ming finally saw that the inkstone was indeed very likely to have been repaired, but the person who repaired it was clever, and he didn't know what to use to repair it, it looked like the original snow wave pattern, and people who were not smart with eyesight and experience couldn't see it at all. This is also the reason why neither he nor Wu Hao could see it before.
"Impossible, right? Is it really a place to fix? β
Fang Ming felt that it was really incredible, in his opinion, if it was really damaged, with Pixiu's repair ability, it must have been repaired a long time ago, the two big cracks had already disappeared, how could there still be a place that had not been repaired?
grabbed his hair, but the facts are the facts, he knew that what Zhou Yafang said was not wrong, those places were indeed traces left after repair!
"Grandma's! I'm going to see what's under the fix! β
Fang Ming cursed in his heart, beckoning the waiter to bring him a Western knife.
"Fang Ming, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Yafang was startled when she saw Fang Ming pick up the Western food knife, and quickly stood up, stretching out her hand to stop it.
Fang Ming shrank for a moment, dodging Zhou Yafang's hand, and then said, "Isn't this place restored?" I just wanted to see what was going on next. β
"You want to gouge it off? You're not crazy, are you? This restoration is exquisitely done, unless you are a master of inkstone identification, or you can't see it at all, if you cut it off now, there will be no way to repair it back, then the value of this inkstone will be greatly reduced! β
The restoration of antiques is a profound craft, the environment in which she grew up since she was a child makes Zhou Yafang deeply understand this truth, the inkstone in front of her is like this, the restoration can actually make use of the snow wave pattern that the stone already has, and let ordinary people not see anything unusual at all, which is really remarkable.
Now Fang Ming actually wants to gouge it out?
Zhou Yafang definitely wants to stop it.
"Heh, Sister Avon, I understand what you mean, but I still insist on cutting it out and seeing what kind of cracks are inside!"
The real reason Fang Ming did this was that he didn't understand why his Pixiu ability had already repaired the two "deep visible bone" cracks and couldn't see it at all, but this place didn't succeed. It's just that for this reason, it is impossible for him to tell Zhou Yafang.
Similarly, he also understands that unless he finds a good reason, Zhou Yafang will never let himself do it, and the real reason can't be said.
With a roll of his eyes, Fang Ming thought of a reason: "I think so, since this antique is already flawed, it is naturally impossible to sell it, which will have a big impact on the reputation of our store." β
Zhou Yafang nodded lightly, she agreed with Fang Ming's point of view, in fact, this is also a principle that she has always adhered to since she opened her store.
"Sister Avon just now, you also said that the craftsmanship of the restoration of this antique is very high, so why don't we study it? To study nature is to gouge it down. β
As a person who has been dealing with antiques since childhood, Fang Ming's proposal immediately moved Zhou Yafang's heart, and the restoration process of the inkstone in front of her was so clever that it could at least rank first among the ones she had seen.
However, what I had seen before had never been cut down and studied as Fang Ming had saidβit turned out that no one was willing to do this.
"But in this way, this inkstone will be wasted."
Although she was already moved, Zhou Yafang was obviously still hesitant.
"Hah! Sister, isn't it 1 million, we can afford to spend such money now, besides, we can only avoid eye-catching after research-this time I will be eye-catching, the reason is that I haven't seen it, right? This time I spent 150,000, and if I spend 1.5 million or even 15 million because of this in the future, wouldn't it be crying to death? β
"Okay, you said you moved me, but you can't use a Western knife, right? Go to my house, I have specialized tools there. β
Zhou Yafang's family Fang Ming came for the second time, and the first time he inadvertently "peeped" at the spring light between Zhou Yafang's legs, but this time he came for the second time In addition to the two of them, there was also the "first" Jiang Wen.
"It seems that Sister Avon is on guard against me."
Yafangzhai was being renovated there, Jiang Wen should have squatted there, but now that Zhou Yafang called her, she must not be "at ease" about herself.
Fang Ming's guess was not bad at all, Zhou Yafang is really a little "afraid" of Fang Ming now, when he bought furniture before, he almost went off the rails, but now he is in his own home!
The most important thing is that she found that she didn't seem to care about having an intimate relationship with Fang Ming! Therefore, in order to avoid "accidents", she had to call Jiang Wen over, and there would definitely be no accident if there were outsiders there.
Jiang Wen didn't know what was going on, she just thought it was normal for Zhou Yafang to call her, and when she knew that there was an antique to "deal with", she was even more excited - she had just entered the industry, and it was when she was full of curiosity about everything.
The tools Zhou Yafang put out were much more professional, and it could be seen that they were a set of tools specially used to deal with antiques, with a total of no less than 20 pieces of large and small.
"Tsk! I said, Sister Avon, your tools are a little more professional. β
Fang Ming had never seen anything like this before.
"This is something I designed and built for someone, it's not on the market yet, if you want it, I'll have someone prepare one for you."
Looking at the scalpel-like tools in front of her, Zhou Yafang was also quite proud.
"Of course, don't be in vain."
Where would Fang Ming refuse?
"Sister Avon, I'...... I want a set too. β
Jiang Wen blushed, and her voice was like a mosquito, as if her request was very unreasonable.
Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang were stunned for a moment, glanced at each other, and then Zhou Yafang said, "You want it too?" β
"Yes...... Yes...... I'd like to look into it too. β
"Okay, no problem, it's just a small thing."
Zhou Yafang immediately nodded in agreement, in her opinion, since Jiang Wen is now working in an antique shop, even if she can't know everything about antiques, she should at least know something.
Since Jiang Wen has an interest in this area, how could she not be satisfied?
"Okay, thanks."
Jiang Wen's face was still very red, it turned out that she still thought that Zhou Yafang and Fang Ming would disagree.
"Jiang Wen, since you have an interest in this area, you will have to have more in the future, the most important thing is to get started, one is to get more hands, this may not be easy for others, but it is not a problem for you, because we have a lot of antiques in the antique store, as long as you are interested, you can study it casually; The second is to read more books and ask more experienced people, such as me and Fang Ming, etc., in the future, you will also know a large number of colleagues and seniors in the collecting industry, and you should also ask them for advice......"
Fang Ming didn't speak, he had just entered the industry, although he had missed a lot, but he mainly relied on his abilities, so he was definitely not qualified to be someone else's "teacher".