Chapter 18: The Gatekeeper
When Xie Bin came to this exhibition, he brought a group of transformers booked by Xue Yuying, mainly because of Lala's popularity. It's just that I didn't expect that it was discovered by Xue Yuying just now.
Xie Bin said with a smile: "It's just finished, how about it?" ”
Xue Yuying picked them up one by one and looked at them carefully, and said with a half-loud smile: "Very good, the craftsmanship is really good, what is carved like, it is more exquisite than those dolls." ”
Xie Bin laughed, "Of course, that's what eats this bowl of rice," and asked again, "Do you want another group of Decepticons?" The Decepticons are a bit more styling than the Autobots. ”
Xue Yuying shook her head, "I have no money, all the pocket money this month has been cheated out of you, besides, I don't like Decepticons either, it's too bad," Xue Yuying herself giggled.
Xie Bin also smiled secretly, this girl looks like she is twenty-three or four, but she still has a rare temper, and she doesn't have the arrogance of a young lady, which is really rare. It's a pity that Xie Bin also knows that such a good girl is not his own dish, so he can only drool secretly.
This group of twelve transformers with different shapes is indeed very attractive, and Xue Yuying is very happy to pay the bill. Last time, it was said that one was three hundred yuan, and twelve was three thousand six.
Xie Bin's favorite thing is to see the joy of this girl when she pays the bill, she really doesn't treat money as money. I just heard her say that this month's pocket money is all run here, Xie Bin calculated it himself, without the sandalwood carved horse to step on Feiyan, just these scattered small objects, Xue Yuying has spent more than 5,000 yuan here with him, but this is only a month's pocket money for others. There is no comparison between people, and reincarnation is a technical job. Xie Bin sighed secretly, asked Liu Wenqing to help put these transformers up, and said with a smile on his face: "I'm thinking about how to scavenge your pocket money for next month, haha." ”
"Cut, as long as you have good things, I'll keep them for you next month," Xue Yuying snorted lightly.
Xie Bin smiled and nodded, "Really, then tell me what else you like." ”
Xue Yuying raised her eyebrows, "I won't tell you, guess for yourself and see if you have that ability." ”
Xie Bin laughed, and Liu Wenqing on the side also covered her mouth and snickered, it is indeed a very pleasant thing to get along with a girl like Xue Yuying.
Xue Yuying, a big customer, took the lead, and then sold several things. However, Xie Bin's asking price is very ruthless, that is, it is a hard slaughter. Just like Lao Wang said, those who are willing to come here have a few spare money in their pockets, and they don't slaughter for nothing. An ordinary cypress longevity ornament, Xie Bin dared to ask for 800, and finally 600 was sold. If it is on the antique street, it is estimated that the price is about three or four hundred.
This is only slightly higher than two or three hundred, and those who sell better, Xie Bin asks for more ruthlessly. An almond Arhat statue, bright color, dignified and peaceful with a trace of majesty, the base is decorated with relief carvings such as Ganoderma lucidum auspicious cloud fairy grass, as well as Buddha's hand, Buddha chime, crane in Ruyi and other ornaments, as well as the tin rod that sticks out high, it is carved into deep carving and through-carving, the main body is mainly round carving, no matter which direction you look at, it is to give people a sense of peaceful celebration and dignified majesty.
An old man fell in love with this dignified and generous ornament and couldn't put it down. Xie Bin asked for five thousand when he opened his mouth, "Sir, this is a selected almond, which is a hardwood comparable to sandalwood, and it is very difficult to carve, and ordinary people rarely use almonds for carving." In addition, this Arhat is one of the eighteen Arhats, also known as the Venerable Tea Half Toga, the legend says that he is loyal and kind, and he is loyal to his duties, if you invite home, it will definitely be worth the money. ”
The old man really likes it, but obviously Xie Bin's asking price is too high, Xie Bin made a heartache look, sighed and said: "Alas, this way, see if you really like this Arhat, I'll give you a nine-percent discount, four thousand five," he said, pointing to other embellishments on the Buddha statue, and explained one by one: "This Buddha hand and Buddha chime, on behalf of longevity and longevity, Ruyi represents all the best, and the crane also represents longevity and auspiciousness. ”
The old man was obviously moved by Xie Bin's words, to be honest, as long as you know a little bit of knowledge, you know it, but ordinary players don't care much about it, even if they know some, they won't understand it so clearly. At this time, Xie Bin said it so carefully, I really feel comfortable, after all, people's yearning for beauty and celebrating longevity in their hearts will not change, especially the elderly people, who value these even more.
In fact, the watchman Arhat, originally a symbol of majesty and might, had no other decoration in his hand except for a tin rod. However, Xie Bin is decorated with the Lingzhi cloud pattern of Buddhism on the base, and uses the crane Buddha's hand Buddha chime as the background and embellishment, which looks like a lot more peaceful and celebratory atmosphere, which complements and complements the original majesty of the watchman Arhat. In addition, the almond wood is delicate, and the color is very pleasing after polishing.
This old man with a lot of temperament finally took out 4,500 yuan and invited this Arhat back. Saying that it is inviting you to go back also means to show respect. Door gods, Buddha statues, Bodhisattvas, God of Wealth, etc., in order to show respect, people generally say please go back, not buy back. Especially in the antique industry, people attach great importance to this, just like people often say please the God of Wealth, please Bodhisattva and so on.
This almond arhat ornament, if it was on the antique street, Xie Bin would not dare to call such a high price, and the transaction price was only a quarter, or even lower, and seven or eight hundred could be invited back. It is also thanks to this exhibition that Xie Bin can make a windfall.
In one morning, Xie Bin got more than 19,000 in his hands, and it was unthinkable to put it on the antique street. And Liu Wenqing, who was only in charge of packaging and counting money on the side, was already numb. Setting up a stall on the antique street, she already felt that Xie Bin was dark enough, and now she knows what it means to be the blackest, only blacker.
In fact, this is nothing, just like Xie Bin said earlier, the value of a thing and the position of it are very important. In this kind of place, it is normal for Xie Bin to sell at such a high price, and if he can go to a national exhibition, Xie Bin will dare to be more ruthless.
There are often all kinds of ornaments and ornaments for sale on the Internet, and the asking prices are also very ruthless, and their quality is much worse than Xie Bin's objects, many of them are even machine-carved at all, but people's business is still very good.
At noon, when there were fewer people, Xie Bin asked Liu Wenqing to look at the stall, went out to order two takeaways, and unexpectedly saw the old man known as 'Liu Yidao'. Last time, Lao Wang Tou and two old men also patronized Xie Bin's stall, especially for this old man known as 'Liu Yidao', Xie Bin paid special attention, after all, he was a peer.
Mr. Liu's booth is No. 1, and there are still many people watching it. The old man is also carving, but he is using carrots for demonstration. Speaking of which, food carving is also a major category in the carving industry, and Xie Bin started by carving radishes when he was a child. However, compared with this old man Liu, it is still a lot worse.
Old Man Liu held a carving knife in his hand, and never left the carrot from beginning to end, and by the end of the day, the carrot had turned into a vivid long-eyebrow Arhat. Laymen look at the lively, insiders look at the doorway, ordinary people can only praise the old man's good craftsmanship, but they don't know what is good.
And Xie Bin knew that this hand seemed simple, but without decades of hard work, it would be impossible to do it. The chefs of the hotel also have some means of carving ingredients, which looks vivid, but compared with the hand of Mr. Liu, it is a heaven and an earth.
Let's put it this way, Old Man Liu is estimated to be able to do this step even if he closes his eyes, because at this level, the carving knife and ingredients in his hand have reached the point where he knows the chest well, and even instinctively.
Such a small carrot Arhat, even such long eyebrows are clear and smooth, as if made in nature, and from beginning to end, the carving knife has never left the carrot, it is really carved with a knife, and the title of 'Liu Yidao' is worthy of its name. The object carved by such a knife is smooth and the lines are extremely smooth, which has a wonderful sense of simplicity compared to the objects carved by ordinary techniques. It's like a flowing cursive handwriting, which makes people never forget it at a glance.
Looking at the objects on Mr. Liu's stall, there are indeed more indescribable beauty than his own things. At this time, Xie Bin clearly felt how big the gap between himself and these masters was.
Xie Bin didn't dare to disturb the old man, and after watching quietly for a while, he returned to his booth.
Liu Wenqing looked at Xie Bin and laughed in a low voice: "Brother Xie, you are so dark!" ”
Xie Bin shook his head slightly, pointed to the stall of Old Man Liu not far away, and said: "What is this, the lowest of the people is seven or eight thousand, and it is normal to have more than ten thousand." Indeed, Xie Bin watched for a while, and the lowest price quoted by Old Man Liu was 8,000 yuan, and the other 12,300,000 yuan was available. Of course, Xie Bin also knows that the craftsmanship of Old Man Liu is worth that money.
Xie Bin's skills are not bad, but they can only be regarded as good, and they may be fooled by ordinary people, but in the eyes of those masters, they are really nothing. Last time, Mr. Liu bought two small items from Xie Bin, and it is estimated that it was just to give Lao Wang face and promote his juniors.
Xie Bin learned carving from his grandfather since he was a child, but he only followed along, and there was no comparison with those systematic teachings. Besides, Xie Bin's grandfather is not a master, and it is already very good that Xie Bin can learn this kind of level.
Liu Wenqing listened to Xie Bin's words, stuck out her tongue, and hurried to eat. After eating in a hurry, I went to Mr. Liu to see the excitement.
After a while, Liu Wenqing ran towards Xie Bin and said in a low voice: "It's true, everything there is so expensive, but that old man is also very powerful." ”
Xie Bin nodded, "Yes, it's very powerful, if only I could reach that level, I will sell one thing for fifty or sixty thousand yuan at that time." ”
Liu Wenqing stuck out her tongue, "Brother Xie, you are also very powerful, didn't that horse step on Feiyan sell for 120,000 last time?" ”
Xie Bin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "That's because the materials are valuable, otherwise it is estimated that 12,000 will not be wanted, besides, it will not be sold for 120,000, and the transaction price is 100,000 yuan." ”
"That's also very powerful, what about 100,000, by the way, didn't it say 120,000? Why did you regret it again? Didn't you sell it to Sister Xue? Liu Wenqing asked curiously.
"Khan, if it weren't for your sister Xue's soft-heartedness, I'm afraid it would be very good to be able to sell it for 80,000,000," Xie Bin smiled bitterly and explained.
In fact, as Xie Bin said, if Old Man Liu came to carve it, it would be normal for the horse to be sold for two or three hundred thousand. Xie Bin's craftsmanship is top-notch in the stall, but compared with these famous masters, it is far behind.
However, Xie Bin is trying to survive, everything is on par with money, and those famous masters have already passed this stage, and they rarely even do it. Xie Bin thought about it, this old man Liu can come here, it is estimated that it is also the result of the organizer's kind invitation.