Chapter 060: Helping people pick up the leaks
"Two brothers, what do you think? This batch of jade is okay, right? ”
After a while, Uncle De asked Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao with a smile.
Bai Wenchao nodded and said, "I think it's good, every piece of jade is very exquisite from jade quality to carving and then to color." ”
"Hehe, that's good." Uncle De laughed.
"Brother Yi, how do you feel?" At this time, Bai Wenchao noticed Yi Yang standing beside him, and saw him looking at the batch of Gao Guyu in front of him with all his attention, and his eyes revealed a strange light, as if he was thoughtful.
"Xiao Yi, do you see something wrong?" Uncle De immediately noticed the look on Yi Yang's face, so his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, although he had just met Yi Yang and didn't know the other party's situation, but since Uncle Hao and Bai Wenchao valued him so much, it naturally made people pay attention to his opinion.
Hearing Uncle De's question, Yi Yang immediately settled down and said with a smile: "In my opinion, this batch of jade is really good, the pulp is thick, and most of them are very well preserved, so they should all be genuine ancient jade." Uncle De, it's really rare for you to collect so much ancient jade at one time. ”
"You say most of them are intact, do you mean there are still incomplete?" Uncle De's ears are so smart, he immediately heard what Yi Yang said, and he didn't explain the specific situation.
"Brother Yi, is there really a problem?" Bai Wenchao also seemed to realize something, so he hurriedly asked.
Uncle De said solemnly: "Xiao Yi, everyone is your own person, so if you have anything to say, just say it." If there is any problem with this batch of Gao Guyu, just say it, it's okay, after all, I don't want to sell bad things to you, hey, I'm still a layman in antique appraisal, and my eyesight is not very good. ”
Yi Yang hurriedly shook his head and said, "Uncle De, you are too modest, you are a senior expert, and there will definitely be no big problems with what you are optimistic about." To be honest, I'm also very optimistic about this batch of Gao Gu Jade, everything should all arrive, it's just ......"
At this point he paused, then continued: "It's just that there's a piece of jade that's a little wrong. ”
"Oh, what's the problem?!" Hearing him say that, Uncle De and Bai Wenchao, as well as Xiao Yu and Xiao Wu, who were standing quietly watching them do the appraisal, all showed surprised looks on their faces.
Yi Yang replied directly: "There is a piece that is not very well preserved, it is broken, but someone has made hands and feet on it, and it is difficult to distinguish it with the naked eye." ”
"Broken? Which piece is it? Uncle De asked again and again.
Bai Wenchao said: "Jade has natural cracks, which is caused by the fact that jade has been underground for a long time, affected by geothermal and humid conditions, and is caused by cracks, which is what we often call 'ten jade and nine cracks', which is also an obvious characteristic of unearthed jade." Judging from the color of the earth, the batch of ancient jade in Uncle De's hand should be unearthed jade, so it seems normal for cracks to appear on it, right? ”
Yi Yang nodded in agreement and said: "Brother Bai, you are right, the 'Ten Jade Nine Cracks' is applicable to almost all ancient jade, even if it is an heirloom, there may be certain cracks, these marks are either missing or deep, large or small, but the situation of this piece is different, it is not a natural crack, but it should be a man-made damage." ”
"Man-made damage?" Bai Wenchao was surprised, "Brother Yi, which one is that?" Why didn't I see it at all? ”
Uncle De glanced at Bai Wenchao with a strange gaze and said, "I didn't see it either!" ”
They were suspicious of what Yi Yang was saying.
"This is it." Yi Yang immediately pointed to a piece of white jade in the box and said, "Uncle De, can I show you my fingers?" ”
Uncle De nodded without hesitation, and said briskly: "Of course you can, you can take it." ”
"Thank you." Yi Yang carefully picked up the piece of jade and held it on the palm of his hand to show Bai Wenchao and them.
Bai Wenchao looked left and right, but he didn't find the slightest abnormality, and said suspiciously: "Brother Yi, there doesn't seem to be any problem?" I think this piece of jade is the most beautiful piece of this batch of ancient jade, the jade quality is obviously the best Hetian white jade, and it is so delicately carved that it is very valuable. ”
Uncle De also said: "Xiao Chao is right, this piece of white jade is the most valuable piece of this batch of jade, and I spent more than 100,000 yuan!" Xiaoyi, you ...... You can't be mistaken, can you?! ”
He blushed and began to get nervous, and the piece of beautiful jade he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars was said to be a big problem, how could he accept it at this time.
Yi Yang shook his head solemnly, and said confidently: "Uncle De, I am not mistaken, I am afraid that you have really lost your eyes this time." ”
"So what's the problem?" Uncle De asked.
Yi Yang immediately took out a delicate magnifying glass from his pocket, handed it to Uncle De, and said, "Uncle De, you can take a closer look with a magnifying glass." It depends on this place. ”
Uncle De immediately picked up the magnifying glass and looked at the part that Yi Yang was pointing at, and after seeing it clearly, he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and said, "It's just a small crack, this situation is also found on other jades, isn't it surprising?" ”
"Uncle De, I'll take a look too." Bai Wenchao said, he looked curious, the matter has come to this point, Yi Yang and Uncle De have a difference of opinion, he wants to figure out which is right and which is wrong.
"Well, look." Uncle De handed the magnifying glass to Bai Wenchao and asked him to look at it.
"Brother Yi, Uncle De is right, this crack is very small, it should be fine." After picking up the magnifying glass and examining it in detail, Bai Wenchao said in a very affirmative tone.
In their opinion, Yi Yang is making a big fuss, a trivial natural rift, how can it be a man-made trauma.
However, they still admired Yi Yang's eyesight in their hearts, and he didn't move the magnifying glass to see that the crack that was more obvious in the magnification situation was coming, which was not ordinary.
Yi Yang smiled, shook his head and said: "Uncle De, Brother Bai, you only know one thing but you don't know the other, what you can see with a magnifying glass is only the appearance, and the actual situation has been covered up. As I just said, it's a man-made injury, but it's just artificially repaired, and the craftsmanship of this jade repairer is not bad, and the things that make up can blind most people's eyes. ”
"Won't it?" Uncle De gasped, and the nerves that he had just been able to relax suddenly tightened again, because he knew in his heart that if Yi Yang was not completely sure, how could he be sure of it.
"Brother Yi, what evidence is there?" Bai Wenchao looked at Yi Yangdao in disbelief.
Yi Yang said unhurriedly: "I can prove it." Who's going to help fetch a basin of water? Clear water will do. ”
As he spoke, he subconsciously turned his head to look at a person, it was Xiao Yu, who was picturesque and beautiful as Wen Yu, and Xiao Yu was also looking at her at this moment.
When the eyes of the two people touched, Xiao Yuqiao's face turned red and there was a sense of shyness.
"I'll go." Xiao Yu nodded lightly at Yi Yang.
"There's Miss Lao Xiaoyu." Yi Yang smiled.
"You're welcome." Xiao Yu's big black and white eyes blinked slightly, and then turned around and walked into an inner room.
After a while, I saw her bring out a basin of water.
Yi Yang hurriedly took it and carefully placed it on the coffee table, as if he was going to do something experimental.
"Brother Yi, do you want to identify the authenticity of jade?" Bai Wenchao said, "I only know that when playing with ancient jade, there is a way, that is, put the jade into the water or dip it in water. ”
Yi Yang shook his head and said, "No." Didn't I make this clear? This batch of ancient jade received by Uncle De is genuine, the age is no problem, I just want to prove whether this jade is cracked. Uncle De, can you try to put this piece of jade into the water according to my method? ”
"Yes." Uncle De still nodded without hesitation and agreed, "It's nothing if you put the jade in the water, you can just put it in and try it." ”
"Well, that's good." Yi Yang was pleased, and then he picked up the piece of jade again and gently put it into the basin of clear water that Xiao Yu had just called.
Seeing this situation, Bai Wenchao and Uncle De were inexplicable, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Yiyang gourd.
After about seven or eight minutes, Yi Yang suddenly said, "It's okay." ”
Then he took the piece of jade out of the water and said solemnly: "Uncle De, you can take a magnifying glass and see if there is any reaction." ”
Although Uncle De was very uneasy, he still raised his magnifying glass and looked at the place where Shi Cai had seen according to Yi Yang's words.
"Oops~~"
He slapped his forehead suddenly, and his face was filled with pain, as if he had seen something that frightened him.
"Uncle De, what's wrong?!" Seeing this, Bai Wen was taken aback and hurriedly asked.
Uncle De sighed and said, "Xiao Yi is not wrong at all! This piece of jade is very problematic, I have lost my eyes! ”
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yu and Xiao Wu looked at each other, both with a look of panic.
"Uncle De, let me take a look!" Bai Wenchao couldn't help but take the magnifying glass from Uncle De's hand at the moment, and couldn't wait to inspect it.
Through the magnifying glass lens, it can be seen that just now there was only a faint gap, but now there is a relatively large opening, and there are traces of extension to both sides.
"Really!" Seeing this, Bai Wenchao couldn't help but exclaim, and said in shock, "The mouth is cracked, if it is formed naturally, there will definitely be no such situation!" ”
Yi Yang nodded solemnly and said, "Yes." It was just spliced together, originally broken into two pieces, someone will stick them together, but the adhesive will become thinner and even melt in the case of water, and if we test it with a more acidic liquid, the repair agent will only melt faster. Although it is still difficult to see the problem with the naked eye, it is not a problem to look at it with a magnifying glass. ”
"Xiao Yi, your vision is really amazing!" Uncle De exclaimed, "You can see it at a glance, and you still know it so well!" ”
Yi Yang was undoubtedly in the posture of an expert, and before this, Uncle De and they might still have doubts about his ability, but after this incident, they were completely impressed by him, and no one dared to underestimate him.
Yi Yang shook his head, and said in a very humble tone: "Uncle De, you have won the award, I just know a little more about this thing." ”
Bai Wenchao hurriedly said: "Uncle De, you don't know, Brother Yi not only has strong eyesight, he is also an expert in repairing porcelain, so he knows a lot about this situation." ”
"I see!" Uncle De suddenly realized, and his admiration for Yi Yang was one percent more.
Yi Yang comforted: "Uncle De, I guess you didn't read carefully at the time, but you can look carefully in the future." ”
"Ashamed, ashamed!" Uncle De shook his head and said, "It's not because I didn't look carefully, it's because of my poor eyesight, in the face of this situation, no matter how carefully I look, it is destined to be eye-catching!" To tell you the truth, I was very happy when I received this piece of jade, and I thought I had picked up a big leak, after all, the quality of this piece of jade is close to mutton fat white jade, and it is thousands of years old jade, how can it only be worth more than 100,000 yuan? ! Hey, who knew it was like this, but it was an eye-catcher! No wonder the boss was very happy when he talked to me about this piece of jade, and he agreed without saying a word, it turned out that he was selling defective products, really cunning, from this point of view, you can know how deep the water is in this line, it is really not ancient! ”
"Uncle De, what should we do then?" At this moment, Xiaoyu, whose eyebrows were already frowning, asked, her face full of worry.
Xiao Wu was also worried: "If the boss knows, it will definitely not be okay?!" This piece of jade cost more than 100,000 yuan, and the boss attaches great importance to it, but now it ...... What to do?! ”
"Hey, what can I do? Let's be honest. Uncle De shook his head helplessly and said.
Yi Yang suddenly accosted: "Uncle De, I don't think it's appropriate to sue your boss about this matter, just treat it as if nothing happened." ”
He knew that this was not just a failed business, but also related to Uncle De's reputation, and what would the boss think of him if he learned that his appraisal ability was not good.
Uncle De said, "Then how can we do it? After all, this is not an ordinary piece of jade, and more than 100,000 is not a small amount, and it is not a way to hide it. ”
Yi Yang asked him, "Uncle De, how much did you spend on this piece of jade?" ”
Uncle De replied truthfully: "140,000." If there is no problem, it must be more than this price. ”
"Uncle De, why don't you do this?" Yi Yang said with a serious expression, "Give me this piece of jade, and I will give you 140,000, so that at least you don't suffer." ”
"This ...... How does this work?! ”
When Yi Yang said that unequivocally, not only Uncle De was surprised, but Bai Wenchao and the others were also stunned.
The value of a piece of broken jade that was glued up was greatly discounted, but he was willing to buy it at the original price, which was not surprising.
"Why not?" Yi Yang said solemnly, "I am willing to buy it, of course, this is my private acquisition, and it has nothing to do with 'Gu Bao Zhai'." Brother Bai knows that I have this hobby, I like to collect this thing, from broken porcelain to broken jade, I have a collection. Although this piece of jade is damaged, it is not a big problem for me, and I can find a way to restore it in its entirety, so that it is the same as when it was intact. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accepted Mr. Huang's broken jade just now, and the situation is the same as this one. ”
He had already determined that the golden thread hidden in his right eye could also restore the current piece of ancient white jade, although this piece of jade was not as good as the piece of mutton fat jade he received from that Xinjiang man before, but it was not much worse, if that piece could be sold for a million high price after repair and optimization, this piece would have a potential value of hundreds of thousands.
Therefore, if you only spend 140,000 yuan to collect it, it is undoubtedly a big leak.
While picking up the leaks, you can help Uncle De and them, the best of both worlds, why not do it.
"Xiao Yi, thank you for being so kind to help us, but I can't charge you so much money." Uncle De said excitedly, "Since the jade is broken into two pieces, it is not worth much at all, how can I collect 140,000 yuan from you?" If you really want to put it away and play with it, of course you have to give you a real price. ”
"140,000 is a very real price." Yi Yang replied categorically, "Uncle De, please don't say it again, it's just a trivial matter, since everyone is friends, how can you be polite and do something?" The point is that I really like this jade, otherwise I wouldn't have the heart to collect it and play with it. ”
Uncle De was about to say something more, but at this moment, Bai Wenchao opened his mouth to speak, and only said: "Uncle De, Brother Yi can accept a piece of his heart." He genuinely wanted to collect this piece of jade. ”
He knew more about Yi Yang's situation, and knew that his repair technique was unpredictable, and that piece of jade was basically the same as if it was damaged when it arrived in his hand, so it was worth the price.
Despite this, he still felt that Yi Yang was very generous, if it was someone else, then he would have to cut the price to something, but it was also, such a piece of jade, if the buyer knew the truth, who would pay a relatively high price.
"Uncle De, then we'll make a deal, right?!" Yi Yang said with a smile, "I haven't brought the money now, but I'll transfer it to your account when I go back, of course, if you have to believe me." ”
"I don't believe you?!" Uncle De said more and more excitedly.
"Mr. Yi, thank you then." Xiaoyu also thanked.
Just now, she pinched a cold sweat for Uncle De, but she said that something was wrong, but Yi Yang stepped forward and solved a great problem for them, so that Uncle De would not only not be blamed by the boss, but also would not have to compensate for huge losses.
Therefore, they are full of gratitude to Yiyang.
Yi Yang shook his head and said, "Little Jade girl, you're welcome. Actually, you also helped me and brought me such a beautiful piece of jade. ”
Later, Uncle De packed the piece of jade and handed it to Yi Yang, and the rest of the jade was wrapped for "Gu Bao Zhai", and the price had been negotiated.
After getting the jade, Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao were about to say goodbye and leave the "Jade Fang", but at this time, someone strode in and cheered loudly: "Xiaoyu, Uncle De, I'm back, I bet on a few good pieces of jade wool!" ”