Zhou Ming said that it seemed to be more energetic, "You look at this couplet, in general, it is neat and tidy, the artistic conception is very good, quite a bit of Mr. Peixian's leisure energy in the moonlight of the lotus pond, but if you look at each word carefully, you will find that there is some hesitation when you start the pen, the pen seems to want to unfold, but you dare not fully unfold, as a result, the characteristics of the two fonts are not shown, and it ends up with a mediocre result." "And in the process of writing and moving the pen, there is also some hesitation, there is no subordinate clumsy, and there is no European style of handsomeness, especially the pen is not cohesive enough, although it can be seen that there is a foundation, but to be honest, it is really not calligraphy."

Zhou Ming talked a lot, and finally summed it up in one sentence, "Mr. Zhu's words are considered celebrity calligraphy, not calligraphy celebrities, the market value of this couplet is about 150,000, this price is slightly inflated, and there is room for appreciation but limited." ”

"You, are you serious?" Old man Zhao looked at Zhou Ming dumbfounded, and he couldn't slow down his strength for a while, and finally came to this sentence.

Zhou Ming nodded, "Of course it's serious, isn't what I said wrong?" "Hahaha, yes, that's right," at this time, a person walked in laughing from the curtain, applauding as he walked, "This couplet has been hanging here for so long, there is a lot of praise, there is almost no criticism, and this is the first time that such a fair and objective comment has appeared." ”

The one who came in was a middle-aged man, who looked less than fifty years old, chubby, wearing a white cardigan on his upper body, quite magnanimous, laughing and walking quickly to Zhou Ming's side, stretching out his hands and shaking Zhou Ming twice. However, when he saw Zhou Ming's face, he was stunned for a moment, "So young? ”

Zhou Zhou Ming heard what this person said just now, and knew that it should be the owner of this teahouse, so he hurriedly made a panicked look, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the nonsense can't be taken seriously, don't mind, boss." ”

"Hahaha, don't mind, please sit down," the boss laughed when he heard the words and asked Zhou Ming to sit down, and then turned his head to say hello to Old Man Zhao, "Old Zhao, are you dumbfounded?" You guys are usually vassals and elegant every day, but they were compared by a young man, are you convinced? Then he asked, "Is this young man your junior?" ”

Old man Zhao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I haven't known each other for a long time, the young man has a treasure in his hand, I plan to transfer it, I am thinking about finding a quiet place to talk, but I didn't expect to give me such a dismount as soon as I entered the door," said and asked unwillingly: "What the young man just said is really right?" ”

The middle-aged boss nodded, "It's not just right, it's just objective, just outside the private room just now I thought it was a senior connoisseur of calligraphy and painting," said and smiled mysteriously, "Remember the opening of the ancient antique city last year?" Teacher Jin Yunchang Jin was also there at the time, remember? ”

"Remember," Old Man Zhao nodded hurriedly, "Did you let Teacher Jin see it?" ”

"Hehe, after the opening ceremony, I went to the back door to look at Mr. Jin, guess what Mr. Jin said?" The middle-aged boss looked at Old Man Zhao with a wicked smile.

Old man Zhao felt a little bad, and hurriedly asked, "What do you say?" Is it similar to what the young man just said? ”

The middle-aged boss smiled, "It's just the same, it's exactly the same, if it weren't for the acquaintances who were present at the time, I would have thought that the young man was also present at the time." ”

The middle-aged boss was extremely talkative, and as soon as his voice fell, he introduced to Zhou Ming: "Young man, I am the boss here Feng Junshan, not the second horse Feng and that Feng, it is the happy meeting that Feng, this is the frequent customer Lao Zhao on the antique street, and he is also a local tyrant, haha, don't be polite when you should slaughter." ”

Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Is it the branch of Feng Boling, the princes of the Shang Dynasty?" As he spoke, he said to himself: "Yes, the surname Feng is passed down from that one, and the other branches all read 'pang', not 'feng', haha, good boss," and then turned his head and nodded at Old Man Zhao, "Old Man Zhao, my surname is Zhou, and my name is Zhou Ming." ”

As soon as Zhou Ming said this, Feng Junshan and Old Man Zhao were both stunned, looked at each other for a moment and then sighed in unison, Old Man Zhao gave a thumbs up, "Young people are amazing, such cold knowledge can be blurted out, and they are really knowledgeable," said and asked tentatively: "Are you studying history?" ”

Zhou Ming shook his head, "No, it's just a little dabbling," he said and grinned: "Old Zhao, let's talk about business." ”

"Yes, yes, let's talk about business, talk about business," Old Man Zhao reacted at this time, nodded hurriedly and at the same time vacated a clearing on the table, and stretched out his hand to signal Zhou Ming to put the snuffbox there.

Zhou Zhou Ming saw Old Man Zhao's reaction, and smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that the few times he pretended to be still very effective, and he shocked Old Man Zhao quietly, looking at this situation, maybe he can really slaughter a knife.

Old man Zhao returned his attention to the snuff bottle, Feng Junshan also leaned over, and the two of them huddled together and muttered and studied for a long time, after which Old Man Zhao raised his head and asked, "Xiao Zhou, how much money are you going to transfer this snuff bottle?" ”

Zhou Ming decisively stretched out his two index fingers and crossed them together, "100,000 yuan," and then added: "RMB." ”

This offer made Feng Junshan and Old Man Zhao look at each other, Old Man Zhao sighed and slowly exhaled, "The snuff bottle is good, but the age is not clear, this price is too outrageous, I can only give this number," said and stretched out a finger, meaning 10,000 yuan.

Zhou Zhou Ming shook his head when he saw this, "You are outrageous, and what you said is that you can't break the generation is just that you can't break the generation, and it doesn't mean that others can't break the generation, let alone say that this snuff bottle is not valuable," said seriously: "The material of the material itself is not peculiar, the highlight is in the workmanship and painting, as long as these two aspects are good enough, there is really nothing to say about other aspects." ”

Without waiting for Old Man Zhao to refute, Zhou Zhou Ming continued: "I won't say much about the workmanship and painting of this snuff bottle, you are always a connoisseur who can definitely see it, otherwise you won't have 10,000 yuan, but didn't you see the inlaid jasper?" Although the inlaid jasper is not big, it is obviously a fine jasper, and it is impossible to take down 10,000 yuan for just such a little jasper. ”

After speaking, seeing Old Man Zhao and Feng Junshan looking down again, Zhou Ming secretly let out a sigh of relief, and said lightly: "Judging from the workmanship, materials and pulp, this is a thing from the Qianjia period, and it is a royal work, a royal product." ”

"Imperial Cooker?" Old man Zhao shook his head when he heard this, "I don't think so, and the age can't reach the Qianjia period, either the Republic of China or Guangxu, support Daoguang, and add three thousand yuan to you at most." ”

Zhou Ming raised his eyebrows and asked, "I really don't have to talk about it?" ”

"Well, it can't be more," Old Man Zhao nodded decisively, "Young man, you may be very knowledgeable, and your research in calligraphy may be better than mine, but I have studied snuff bottles for several years, and I am confident that I still have this eyesight, and you can't scare me." ”

Hearing Old Man Zhao's words, Zhou Ming was stunned for a moment, and then laughed secretly, he only studied for a few years, so he dared to pretend to be an expert? In the antique industry, unless there is an adventure, even if there is a famous teacher, it will take many years to see the achievement, and it must require basic skills.

The basic skills of antique appraisal sound like only basic skills, but in fact the requirements are very high, first of all, there is only a certain amount of research on history; secondly, it is necessary to handle a large number of physical identifications; Thirdly, it is necessary to have an understanding of all kinds of counterfeiting methods; The final requirement is personal understanding and vision.

But listening to the meaning of Old Man Zhao's words, it should be that he started playing snuff bottles after retirement, so that players who have no basic skills and become a monk halfway through the family will die in a few years, and because of their age, their sensory functions in terms of vision or touch will decline, and there will definitely be deviations in the identification.

So Old Man Zhao couldn't see the true value of this pot, Zhou Ming was not surprised, but Old Man Zhao was so unaware that Zhou Ming frowned. If Old Man Zhao didn't believe him, then the price would definitely not be raised, and in this way, it would be absolutely impossible to make a deal.

In Zhou Ming's heart, this snuffbox was worth at least 40,000 yuan, and he had no intention of selling it at a price lower than that.

Thinking of this, he reached out and took the snuffbox and turned to leave, "Thank you for the old tea, farewell," and turned around without the slightest hesitation.

But don't look at Zhou Ming's resolute departure, in fact, I still hope that Old Man Zhao can call him back, in that case, he can still give this snuffbox to his hand if he raises the price.

This snuff bottle is indeed a good thing, and it does not worry about buyers, but it is not possible to find a buyer who can pay the right price for a while, it is possible to have three or five days and five months, and it is not uncommon for luck to be pressed in your hands for three or five years.

The antique market seems to be hot, but in essence, the most important thing in operating antiques is to be able to meet the people who know the goods, no matter how good your objects are, you can't meet the people who know the goods.

Just like this old man Zhao, he obviously doesn't know much about the goods, and he didn't make a sound until Zhou Zhou Ming left the private room and walked out of the teahouse, obviously the offer of 13,000 is his psychological price.

Standing at the door of the teahouse, Zhou Zhou Ming was a little disappointed, and looked back at the name of the teahouse, "Bamboo Relaxation", the name is very elegant, and the name is named after the four words in Zhu Ziqing's couplet in the private room, which is indeed interesting. But the teahouse is interesting, but the guests who come to the teahouse are not necessarily very smart.

Thinking so, Zhou Ming shook his head with a wry smile and turned around to leave.

"Sir, please wait a moment," Zhou Ming had just stepped forward when a greeting attendant shouted behind him.