Chapter 199: Heavenly Price Artifact (Medium)
After obtaining Master Shao's consent, Yi Yang was naturally very happy and said, "Master Shao, can I take a look at it first?" β
"Yes, you can." Master Shao nodded in agreement.
So, Yi Yang stretched out his hands and carefully picked up the booklet on the shelf, which was very thin and extremely light to hold, as if it had no weight.
After picking it up, Yi Yang realized that this booklet was not stored in the form of a book, but a set of albums, similar to a handscroll, but the amplitude was relatively small.
Yi Yang gently unfolded the volume, and sure enough, there were good things in it that were already in tatters, and a lot of words were missing, but the rest of the text, the font was very upright, and there was a feeling of being in the wood.
"This is the engraving typeface?" After browsing it, Yi Yang thought to himself, "It's antique, it's so beautiful." β
Although he doesn't know much about ancient characters, he can see at a glance that the words on the booklet in his hand are very ancient, and they have a sense of art, coupled with the simplicity of the paper, it is undoubtedly an ancient character scroll, and it is by no means like a modern imitation, because that kind of charm is difficult to imitate.
"Master Shao, how do you sell this scripture?" After reading them one by one, Yi Yang asked.
Master Shao replied: "The scripture is genuine, although it is tattered, but the collection value is there, if you really like it, take 50,000 yuan." β
"Fifty thousand?!" Hearing his offer, Bai Wen was taken aback, and Lin Shiyinqiao also showed a look of doubt on her face, it was obvious that they were puzzled by this price, and felt that it was too high, ridiculously high.
But Yi Yang himself nodded without thinking about it, and Haosheng agreed: "Fifty thousand is fifty thousand, Master Shao, I want this engraving and printing!" β
As soon as these words came out, Bai Wenchao and the others were all stunned, and their eyes widened at that moment.
"Okay, I'll pack it for you right away, and you can take it away at any time after paying the money." Master Shao responded.
"Thank you, Master Shao." Yi Yang said politely, and then he put the scripture back in its place.
"Brother Yi Yang" At this time, Bai Wenchao gently tapped Yi Yang's arm.
Yi Yang understood and followed him to the side.
"Xiaochao, what's the matter?" Yi Yang asked.
Bai Wenchao frowned and said in a low voice: "Brother Yi Yang, it's just such a broken handscroll, and it costs 50,000, isn't that a lion's mouth?!" Master Shao is too picky, right?! β
Yi Yang shook his head and said, "It's okay, 50,000 yuan is not much, I think it's worth it." β
"Worth it?" Bai Wenchao smiled bitterly, "Regardless of the authenticity of that scripture, just by looking at the shabby Cheng dΓΉ of the book, you will know that it is not worth so much money." Brother Yi Yang, you won't accept that high price on purpose, right? β
He thought that Yi Yang was trying to curry favor with Master Shao, so he did not hesitate to buy the broken hand scroll at a high price, hoping that the other party would identify the "fairy sound bottle" for him.
Although Master Shao should change his mind and identify the porcelain for Yi Yang, in Bai Wenchao's opinion, it is still not worth it, because he subconsciously thinks that the porcelain that can only "sing" is nothing more than that, and the reason why the bottle can make a wonderful sound is because of an accidental factor, the structure of the bottle itself, etc., and it cannot be that the magical magic weapon of the legendary "Xianyin Bottle" is working.
Yi Yang smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Xiaochao, don't ask so much first, then you will know why I am willing to spend such a price." β
Bai Wenchao and they thought that Master Shao's bid was high, but he felt that the other party was a very reliable person, and he offered a more realistic price, and there was no sign of inflated price at all, but the insiders looked at the doorway, and the laymen looked at the excitement, Bai Wenchao They were not clear about the specific situation of the scripture and did not know its potential value.
Although Yi Yang is not very clear about this now, he can see from the aura emanating from the book that the potential collection value of things is very high, and the most important thing is that he can repair the dilapidated handscroll, and its real collection value may be immeasurable at that time, even if he loses money, it will not lose much, anyway, 50,000 yuan is nothing to him as a multimillionaire.
"Well, okay." Seeing that Yi Yang's attitude was so resolute, Bai Wenchao didn't say anything.
After the two talked for a while, they turned around and walked back to Master Shao and them, Yi Yang said with a smile, "Master Shao, I'll pay you right away." But I don't have that much cash on me right now, so I can use a check instead, if you trust me, of course. β
Master Shao smiled faintly and said, "I'm afraid this is not good, okay?" You can go and pick it up, I'll just wait, anyway, I've decided to give it to you, and I'll keep it for you. β
"Master Shao, you should believe this brother." At this moment, Xiao Tian, who had been following Master Shao's side, opened his mouth to speak.
"How?" Hearing him say that suddenly, Master Shao turned his head and glanced at him, his eyes full of surprise.
Xiao Tian asked rhetorically, "Master Shao, don't you really know this brother?" β
Master Shao said, "How do I know him?" I don't know any of them. β
Xiao Tian sighed and said, "Then it shouldn't be." Master Shao, you must have rarely read newspapers and TV recently, if you have watched newspapers and TV, you should know him. β
"How?" Master Shao was shocked, and he inadvertently turned his head and glanced at Yi Yang as he spoke, with a strange look in his eyes.
"Master Shao, since this is the case, then you should take a look at this newspaper first, this is the "People's Daily", it is authoritative enough, right?" Xiao Tian said solemnly, and handed Master Shao a newspaper, telling him to take a good look at the news on the front page.
With a sense of curiosity, Master Shao picked up the newspaper and read it carefully, and when he saw it, his face changed suddenly.
"Master Shao, do you know now?" Xiao Tian said with a smile, "This brother is not simple, it turns out that the skeleton of the Pekingese who caused a sensation in the world was discovered by him, it is too powerful!" The newspaper also said that he is a genius in the antique shop, his eyesight is extraordinary, and the glaze factory 'Rong Bao Zhai' still owes him a big favor, because he helped them identify a batch of fake porcelain, which is a batch of high imitations, and it is a frightening 'Ming imitation', like a person with such good eyesight, what porcelain can't be identified?! So, Mr. Shao, you should believe him, his character is beyond doubt. β
"yes!" After Master Shao finished reading the newspaper, he gasped for a long time, and then raised his head to look at Yi Yang, the look on his face and eyes changed greatly before and after, obviously full of admiration.
"You won the prize, and we only found out by accident." Yi Yang smiled, his tone very modest.
"No, I'm just telling the truth." Xiao Tian hurriedly shook his head and said, "Brother, I really admire you, it is a great honor for me to meet you in Master Shao's shop today!" β
"Thank you." Yi Yang thanked him, he was so humble and polite from beginning to end.
"Master Shao, although I am not familiar with this brother, I am willing to vouch for him, if there is a problem with the check he wrote to you, I will take care of it, we are so familiar, you shouldn't even worry about me, right?" Xiao Tian said with a smile.
"How could that be?" Master Shao shook his head, shook his head again and again, "I believe it!" You can use a check! β
He changed his attitude all of a sudden, and resolutely agreed to Yi Yang in terms of payment method, willing to accept the check.
"Then thank you Master Shao." Yi Yang said happily.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Master Shao hurriedly shook his head and said with a smile, "This old brother, I'm really embarrassed, I don't know Taishan with eyes, I didn't expect you to be a big expert!" You come to our shop and make us shine! β
He finally laughed, and the smile was so kind, it was obvious that his attitude towards Yi Yang had taken a hundred and eighty degree turn in the blink of an eye, and there was no dislike at all.
Yi Yang shook his head and said, "We are here to meet a master like Master Shao, we feel a great honor!" Okay, I'll write you a check first. β
As he spoke, he took out a check from his bosom, tore off a page, and then took out a pen and prepared to issue a check, corresponding to 50,000 yuan in cash.
"Brother, don't worry." Master Shao waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it again." β
Yi Yang was surprised: "Is there anything else?" Master Shao, are you reluctant to give me this scripture? If it's your own liking, then I won't take it away. β
Master Shao shook his head and smiled: "Oh, I didn't mean that, it's about the price, I think since you are so sincere, then I should give you a discount." I don't want 50,000 yuan, you can give me 30,000 yuan. β
"Thirty thousand?!"
As soon as he said this, Bai Wenchao and Xiaotian, who were standing next to him, couldn't help but be surprised, no one expected Master Shao to be so generous, what was originally not sold for 50,000 yuan, in the blink of an eye, he only charged 30,000 yuan, and the gap between the front and back was immediately obvious, nearly half of the price.
When they heard it clearly, Bai Wenchao and Xiao Tian, you look at me, I look at you, their eyes showed a look of relief, it seems that Xiao Tian's previous guess was correct, and now Master Shao knows Yi Yang's true identity, and his attitude is very good.
This was naturally the result they wanted to see, because in this way, Master Shao would give Yi Yang an appraisal, and their purpose of coming to the magic shop would be achieved.
"How?" After Master Shao made a big discount, Yi Yang shook his head solemnly, and said, "Master Shao, you are too polite, if you say 50,000, then 50,000, I can't lose a penny of yours." β
Master Shao said with a smile: "I should give you a discount." It's okay, you don't have to worry too much. β
Yi Yang said: "But we have already negotiated. Master Shao, business is business, and this matter cannot be sloppy. I'll write you a check first. β
Then he couldn't help but pick up the pen and fill in the number on the check, the amount of 50,000, not a single cent.
After writing it, he handed the check to Master Shao, and seeing that his attitude was so resolute, Master Shao could not refuse, so he had to accept it.
"Brother, you are such a cheerful person!" After collecting the check, Master Shao exclaimed.
Yi Yang smiled faintly and said, "This is how it should be." β
Now that Yi Yang has paid the money, Master Shao immediately gave him the loaded scripture, and the two of them paid the money with one hand and delivered the goods with the other, and the business went very smoothly.
"Young man, please come and sit down and have a cup of tea."
After making the transaction, Master Shao greeted warmly.
At that moment, Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao walked over under his eager greeting and sat down by the tea.
This was undoubtedly the moment that Yi Yang was looking forward to, because he finally asked Master Shao to help identify the magical "Immortal Sound Bottle" to see what kind of magic weapon it was, which was the most important thing for them to come to the magic weapon shop to find Master Shao.
After Yi Yang and the others sat down, Master Shao personally made tea for them and poured them one by one.
"I'm really sorry, young man, I didn't recognize you, so I didn't promise to show you." While drinking tea, Master Shao said apologetically, "Because that's my principle, unless it's an old friend, I won't show things to others." β
Yi Yang said as if he didn't take it to heart: "I know." Master Shao, it's okay, we don't force it. β
Master Shao smiled and said, "I'm curious now, what exactly do you want me to identify, you can't see it with such good eyesight, how can I see it accurately?" β
Yi Yang shook his head and said, "Master Shao, you are too modest, you are the master of this industry." To tell you the truth, I don't know anything about magic weapons, and I can't see anything, so I want to ask a master like you to give me a palm. Master Shao, I don't know if it's inconvenient for you now, can you take a look? β
"Of course!" Master Shao nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"Thank you so much!" Yi Yang laughed.
When they heard Master Shao's words, Bai Wenchao and Lin Shiyin were also secretly happy for Yi Yang, their efforts were finally not in vain, and they were recognized by Master Shao.
"You're welcome, it's just a gesture." Master Shao shook his head with a smile and said, "I don't know what you want me to identify, I may not be able to identify it for you, but I will do my best." β
Yi Yang said: "I believe in you. β
"What kind of treasure is it?" Master Shao asked.
Yi Yang replied: "It's a bottle, it's more peculiar, some masters say that this bottle may be a magic weapon, but we can't be sure, so I want you to show it to the palm." β
After finishing speaking, he carefully took out a box from his bag, and the box was naturally the magical "fairy sound bottle".
After taking out the box, Yi Yang gently rested it on the tea in front of him and opened the lid.
"Yo~~"
The moment the thing was lit up, Master Shao's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"Master Shao, this is the bottle I want to ask you to identify." Yi Yang introduced it and said, "The thing I received not long ago, I thought it was just an ordinary antique porcelain, but then I found out that this thing seems to be quite old, not like a modern imitation, and then I invited a master-level expert from the antique shop to show it, and he also quite agreed with my opinion, but this bottle is difficult to see in ancient porcelain, and we have rarely seen this kind of porcelain before, so we can't be sure for the time being, but the strange phenomenon on the bottle, we have reason to believe." , this may be a magic weapon, and it has a lot of origin. β
"Oh?" Listening to Yi Yang's detailed explanation, Master Shao wondered, "What is the strange phenomenon?" β
Yi Yang did not hide it, and truthfully told Master Shao about the situation: "I can hear the sound from above, the sound is like music with rhyme, it is very good, but it is difficult to hear under normal circumstances, only put it in a very quiet place, and calm down, so that you can hear it more clearly." β
"Brother, you say...... You say this bottle makes a sound?! β
Xiao Tian, who was sitting on the side, was surprised that Yi Yang had not sued him about this before this, so he was very surprised.
Lin Shiyin nodded, and replied for Yi Yang: "Yes, it can make a sound, it is a porcelain that can 'sing'." β
"Indeed, I have heard it with my own ears, and it is not an ordinary voice!" Bai Wenchao also nodded in agreement.
"That's a little amazing, isn't it?!" Hearing them say that, Xiao Tian's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears.
"Young man, can I pick it up and take a good look and feel it?" Master Shao asked.
Yi Yang nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Of course you can!" Please take a look, I just want you to take a good look at it and see where this thing comes from. β
After getting Yi Yang's permission, Master Shao stretched out his hands, picked up the small white porcelain vase very carefully, and then looked at it over and over.
"This piece of porcelain is really extraordinary!" While admiring it, he couldn't help but praise, "The porcelain is delicate, and the glaze is white, like a piece of crystal clear jade." β
Yi Yang said: "There is indeed something unusual about the porcelain, and now we don't know what kind of porcelain clay he is made of, and I feel that the material is not ordinary porcelain clay." β
"Definitely not!" Master Shao nodded vigorously and said, "Young man, although I don't know how much you spent on this thing, I have to congratulate you first." It's a good thing, it's bone china! Very old bone china! β