Chapter 675: The Twelve Zodiac Bronze Heads of the Sheep
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Zhao Ding took Zhou Yunyao to Fanjiayuan to Taobao, what he didn't expect was that he really found a big leak, but this big leak was taken by others first. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhao Yue was called out by Annie when he was reading a magic book from the planet Yasai in the study: "Come out to answer the phone, your son called, it seems that there is an emergency, I asked him what the matter is, he said I don't understand, I am really angry, I dare to talk to me like this."
Zhao Yue put down the book, came out of the study and walked to the table to pick up the phone and said, "Son, what's the matter?" ”
Zhao Ding's voice came from the phone: "Dad, I just took Yun Yao to play here in Fanjiayuan, guess what I encountered?" ”
Zhao Yue smiled: "Could it be that you picked up a leak?" ”
"I found a leak, and it's a big leak, but I didn't pick it up, and someone else took the lead!"
Zhao Yue was surprised: "Big leak? What is it? ”
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the zodiac bronze head of the sheep, when I held it in my hand I felt that the weight was wrong, after I carefully explored, someone on its outer bread on a layer of mud, and then I asked the vendor how much, the vendor said that this thing has been set by someone else, and paid the deposit, and the person paid all the money within the specified time, I can only watch this thing being taken away by the man, but I found that the man didn't know that it was that thing, he just felt that the thing was very imposing, I want to buy it back and put it at home as an ornament."
Zhao Yue lost his voice and said: "Is it the sheep in the bronze head of the zodiac?" Are you sure? ”
"Dad, I'm sure for sure! I've seen a monkey head statue, and the copper inside the mud tire is exactly the same as the monkey head bronze statue! ”
The bronze statue of the beast head of the Old Summer Palace, also known as the bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals of the Old Summer Palace, and the bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animals of the Old Summer Palace. The bronze statue of the beast head in the Old Summer Palace was originally a part of the fountain outside the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and it was a red bronze statue in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The head of the beast was designed by Lang Shining, a Jesuit priest based in China, who represented the 24 hours of the day with the 12 zodiac signs of the beast's head and human body, and each bronze statue took turns to spray water, which was a magnificent spectacle. After the burning of the Old Summer Palace, the bronze statue of the head of the beast began to be lost overseas, and now only a small number has been recovered, so it has become a symbol of the lost cultural relics of the Old Summer Palace.
Zhao Yue thought for a while and asked, "Who is the one who bought Weiyang?" How much did you buy it? ”
"It's a foreigner, it cost 4,000 yuan, according to him his grandfather used to be a sheep shepherd on an English farm, so he was very interested in sheep head carving, Yun Yao and I followed him just now and found out that he is now living in room 1106 of the Sihua Hotel."
"Foreigners? Then it's no wonder he doesn't understand, if it's a domestic expert, this thing is likely to be hidden from their eyes, where are you two now? ”
Zhao Ding said: "It's in the lobby of the Sihua Hotel."
Zhao Yue thought for a while and said: "You guys are looking for a teahouse or something like that nearby, wait for a while, if he comes out, you will follow him, and you must not let him take things out of the customs, I will rush over immediately."
"Okay, I got it!"
It is not so easy to take a cultural relic out of the country, the cultural relics that go out of the country must be reviewed by the cultural relics entry and exit examination agency designated by the administrative department for cultural relics, and the cultural relics purchased in the cultural relics store must be carried out of the country, and the cultural relics must hold a unified national "cultural relics and ancient books export invoice", and the cultural relics need to be covered with the "A" prefix fire paint logo, if the cultural relics are purchased in the cultural relics supervision market, they must hold the national unified "cultural relics exit permit" and be stamped with the "B" prefix fire paint logo.
But through special channels, it's very simple, now the bronze head of the sheep is wrapped in a layer of mud, and the other party can find a random store to open an invoice for handicrafts and take it out, and the foreigner did buy it with the price of handicrafts.
When Zhao Yue was still halfway there, he received a call from his son Zhao Ding, who told him on the phone that the foreigner went to a nearby handicraft store after coming out of the hotel, and when the man came out, they went in to ask the store, and the store said that the foreigner came in and opened an invoice for the sale of handicrafts.
After hearing this, Zhao Yue said, "Continue to follow him!" Don't let him disappear from your sight, I'll be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yue sped up his speed, and arrived in the capital after ten minutes, "Where are you now?" ”
"Dad, the gringo is back in the hotel, and we're in the lobby of the hotel now."
Zhao Yue drove the car to the parking space at the entrance of the Sihua Hotel, and walked directly into the lobby after getting off the car, Zhao Ding and Zhou Yunyao saw Zhao Yue walk in, and quickly got up from the sofa in the lobby, "Dad, are you here?" He didn't go up for long."
Zhou Yunyao called sweetly: "Uncle."
Zhao Yue smiled: "Okay, are you still having fun today?" ”
Zhou Yunyao nodded shyly, and Zhao Yue said again: "Since you are also here, then come with me to see and see."
The three of them took the elevator to the eleventh floor, looked at the number plate on the door and found room 1106, Zhao Ding stepped forward and rang the doorbell. After a while, a middle-aged foreigner with a thin face and a full beard opened the door, and when he saw Zhao Ding and Zhou Yunyao, one of the three people in Zhao Yue, he was surprised and said, "Oh, two children, it's you?" Do you have something to do with me? ”
Zhao Ding said: "Sir, I'm sorry to bother you, please allow me to introduce, this is my father!" ”
Zhao Yue stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, my surname is Zhao, I want to talk to you about that sheep carving, I don't know if it is convenient for you?" ”
The foreigner hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook Zhao Yue's hand, and said, "Of course, my name is Cowell, please come in!" ”
After Zhao Yue and the three of them entered, Cowell closed the door, then invited Zhao Yue and the three of them to sit down, and asked, "What do the three of you drink?" There was juice, coffee, and tea"
Zhao Yue said: "Then let's have three cups of juice!" ”
After Cowell brought three glasses of juice and put them down, Zhao Yue said, "Thank you!" Mr. Cowell, can I take a look at the sheep carving? ”
"Of course, to be honest, I love this thing so much!" As he spoke, Cowell took the bronze head from the bag on the table and placed it on the coffee table.
Zhao Yue pretended to take out a magnifying glass from his pocket and looked at it carefully, although someone wrapped a layer of mud tire on this Weiyang bronze head, but this mud tire is also very shaped, it is completely a work of art.
Zhao Yue looked at it for a while and said, "Sure enough, it's it, sure enough!" ”
Cowell was curious: "Mr. Zhao knows it?" This sheep carving is very well carved! ”
Zhao Yue bragged: "Mr. Cowell, I won't tell you, this thing is the work of my ancestors, it was lost when there was turmoil, and our family has been looking for this thing, today I received a call from my son, he said that he found it, but it was bought by a foreign friend, so I rushed to it in a hurry, sir, can you buy this thing to me?" I know you bought it for 4,000 yuan, so let's do it, I'll pay 10,000 yuan, what do you think? ”
Cowell looked at Zhao Yue, then at Zhao Ding and Zhou Yunyao, and then said to Zhao Yue in embarrassment: "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, I like this thing very much, I told your son, my grandfather is a shepherd, and I have grown up in the flock since I was a child, my grandfather is over ninety years old this year, I want to give this thing to him as a gift, so I ......."
Zhao Yue nodded and said: "Yes, I understand your grandfather's feelings very well, I know that it will make you embarrassed to let you resell such a thing as a gift to me, although this sheep carving is not worth anything, but its significance to our family can not be measured by money, I will add it to 30,000, what do you think?" ”
I bought it for 4,000 yuan, and now Zhao Yue is 30,000 yuan, if Cowell sells it to him, he will make seven times as much money in a blink of an eye, which is really a huge profit, but Cowell doesn't seem to be short of money, he still shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhao, I understand your feelings, but my grandfather is too old, and he won't live for a few years, if he sees this sheep carving, he will definitely be very happy, and I just want him to be happy and happy, so I really can't do anything."
Why doesn't this guy get oil and salt? Could he see this thing for what it is? Impossible! How could he, a gringo, have such a deep study of the cultural relics of China? What the hell is this guy's idea? Zhao Yue pretended to be in pain and said: "Mr. Cowell, this thing is too important to me and my family, I will pay 50,000, and I will also help you find a similar sheep carving to give to you, we can sign an agreement, I will definitely find it within three days, and I will be responsible for all your consumption during this period!" What do you think? ”
On the surface, Zhao Yue is very sincere, not only let Colwell earn more than ten times, but also gave him a sheep carving, and is also responsible for his expenses in the past few days, such a transaction, it can be said that Colwill has made a lot of money, but his appetite does not seem to be small, now it is obvious that this thing is so important to Zhao Yue and their family, how can it be slaughtered a little more?
Cowell shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhao, I want to keep this thing for my grandfather, and I don't lack this money, so I can only apologize."
Oh yes! It seems that it can't be soft blindly, these foreign devils are mothers with milk, and even their fathers can be sold for the sake of profit, and they can slaughter a little more. Zhao Yue scolded secretly in his heart, his face changed, and said: "Mr. Cowell, you must know that this thing is not a handicraft in the pure sense, it has a history of more than eighty years, it can be regarded as a cultural relic, you bought it from the free market, there are no cultural relics export documents and certificates, and it cannot be taken out of the customs through conventional channels, unless you smuggle it, but in this case your situation will be very bad."
At this time, Cowell's heart was scolded, first to lure, and now to threaten, rub! That's the advantage of the head snake! I am weak in China alone, how can I do it better than the head snake? His face became very ugly, he thought about it for a while, and said coldly: "Mr. Zhao, you don't have to scare me!" It's not a very valuable artifact, it's not hard to get it out of the country, and if you really want to buy it back, then ask for a reasonable price! ”
Sure enough, I still want money! At first, Zhao Yue really thought that this guy was going to give this thing to his grandfather as a gift! It is not difficult to buy such a sheep carving, and it is already a very high price to earn more than ten times if you can change hands, and you still don't think the money is too much after a long time.
Zhao Yue took out the cigarette case and handed it over, Cowell shook his head and said that he didn't need it, Zhao Yue lit one himself, took a puff and said, "Okay!" I'll add another 100,000, for a total of 150,000."
Cowell smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, is such a thing of great significance to your family only worth 150,000?" ”
Zhao Yue glanced at Cowell and said: "Yes, it is indeed more than 150,000 yuan in the hearts of our family, but if the price is too high, we can't afford it, even if you bring this thing back and sell it to others, I'm afraid you won't be able to recover the cost, and people who like to collect it in our country will only buy it for 10,000 at most, but now I have 150,000, sir!" You compare the disparity between them, you sell me a huge harvest, you can't take it out if you don't sell it to me, you lose money when you sell it to others, if someone else competes with me, you can also raise the price, but now I am the only one who is willing to pay such a high price to buy it, and if you want to raise the price, are you not afraid of chickens and eggs? ”
Cowell thought for a moment and said, "Three hundred thousand! ”
Zhao Yue almost laughed, not happy, but angry, this guy's appetite was too big, he said with a cold face: "Mr. Cowell, you are blackmailing by doing this!" Knowing that this thing is our family's ancestral heirloom and deliberately raising the price, isn't this blackmail? I'll give you 10 million, do you dare to ask for it? ”
This guy is completely crazy about money, and he still wants to slaughter him when his personal safety cannot be guaranteed, he really wants money and death!
It's not that Zhao Yue is reluctant to make such a little money, he doesn't want to be deliberately blackmailed, and Colwill obviously thinks that Zhao Yue must buy this thing back before raising the price unscrupulously, the external value of this thing is worth 10,000 yuan, but Colwell opened his mouth, if Cowell sees through the true face of this thing, it is another matter, but this thing is obviously not worth so much money and paying such a high price is blackmail.
As soon as Zhao Yue's words came out, Colwell knew that Zhao Yue was angry, this is the threat of Chiguoguo, which means that even if you take so much money, you won't be able to spend it!
Cowell hurriedly put on a smile and said, "Mr. Zhao, I'm joking, don't take it seriously, just according to what you said, 150,000 is 150,000!" Do you pay in cash or transfer money? ”
This guy is not too stupid, he knows that he will accept it when he sees it, and if he continues to bear it, it will definitely be himself. Zhao Yue immediately smiled, took a sip of juice and said, "Cash!" ”
"But I didn't see you carrying so much cash!"
Zhao Yue stood up and said, "Let's go to the bank immediately!" ”
Cowell hesitated, "This? ”
Zhao Yue smiled and said, "Mr. Cowell doesn't think that I will be bad for you in broad daylight, right?" I can't do anything illegal for the sake of 150,000, don't you think? ”
Cowell saw that Zhao Yue really didn't look bad for him before nodding and said, "Okay!" ”(
(To be continued)