Chapter 193: The Antique Business
Mo Ming said with a smile: "Little Wangye, Mai Miao Auction House is going to auction Cao Xueqin's "Qinxi Orchid Sketch" and the Red Mansion Poem Manuscript recently, I have heard, that thing is yours - you are really not kind enough, I told you last time, if you want to produce calligraphy and painting things, you can find me directly, what's the matter, are you afraid that your brother will not give money?" β
Mo Ming also drank a little high, thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little unhappy, and as he spoke, he still pulled the patch on Yang Kang's arm.
I only heard the sound of "tearing", and the patch, which was not very well sewn, finally couldn't resist his violent pulling, and was torn off by him.
"Holy!" Yang Kang was stunned for a moment, and Mo Ming also looked at the patch in his hand in a daze.
When everyone saw this, tears of laughter came out.
"I knew that from a professional point of view, this thing didn't sew well." He Shuiqing said busily.
"Little prince, I'm sorry!" Mo Ming said as he brought the peeled crab from the waiter's hand to him, and said flatteringly, "Come on, come on, you eat crabs - is the "Qinxi Orchid Sketch" yours?" β
"Professor Qin is really broken!" Yang Kang took the chopsticks, took a piece of crab roe and ate it, and suddenly remembered that he didn't eat anything at noon today, and ordered a table of dishes just now, but everyone seemed to be reserved, so he didn't eat much.
Then, the woman's wife went crazy and left, and he asked to pay......
It's really stupid, if you think about it, he hasn't eaten lunch yet, so he came to Mo Ming's side, and the result was that they took turns pouring wine.
The crabs in this season are very plump. In addition, Jinling is close to the Yangtze River, and the nearby aquatic products are abundant and more distinctive.
"Can you not send it to auction next time?" Mo Ming frowned and said, now that Yang Kang of "Qinxi Orchid Sketch" has been sent for auction, it is unlikely that he wants to withdraw it.
However, Mo Ming thinks about it, Yang Kang has a group of people like Guo Fatzi around him, and it is very likely that he has other calligraphy and paintings in his hands, and if he wants to change calligraphy and paintings, he must have a good relationship with him.
"Next time!" Yang Kang said.
"Little prince. I don't love calligraphy and painting. Tell me, what porcelain are you going to produce recently? Cai Yuan asked busily, and Lu Mingxiang also straightened his ears.
Yang Kang thought for a while and said, "Except for that tea can." I will also recently produce a Ming Dynasty Xuande sacrifice red glazed jade pot spring bottle. But. I'm going to send it to Lang Yuan for auction. β
"Why?" Cai Yuan pulled him past and shouted, "Isn't it good for you to sell it to me directly?" You see. How burly and conspicuous I am fat, little prince, you can directly make a price, how much is it? Don't give away any auctions, people still have to charge fees, it's not cost-effective, why bother others cheaply. β
"Boss Cai, aren't you afraid that my things are fake, high imitations?" Yang Kang asked stunned, if you send it to Langyuan for auction, there will be an appraisal certificate issued by Langyuan, and there must be layers of checks by their great appraisers, which is a guarantee for those who like to collect.
"Little Wangye, I have come into contact with countless people who are in the antique business, but you are the only one who says such a sentence." Lu Mingxiang gave Yang Kang a thumbs up and said.
"Yes!" Cai Yuan also nodded and said, "I'm really not afraid that your thing is a high imitation, if it is, I will admit it." You said directly, what is the price of the bottle with red glaze in your heart, can you show me? β
"I think it's about five million euros." Yang Kang said.
He calculated for a while, even if he sold the "Qinxi Orchid Sketch" and the manuscript of the Red Mansion, plus the pastel painted gold entwined branches and lotus pattern tea cans, it would barely be enough to pay for the real estate of Penglai Villa.
If you want to move in, you also need to tidy up and decorate it, which is also a huge expense, in addition, the security in the later stage, garden management, and even ask a nanny to take care of it, etc., are all large expenses.
With such a huge house, it is impossible for him not to ask someone to take care of it, otherwise, just one cleaning, not counting the garden area outside, is enough to exhaust him to death in the house.
If that were the case, he would be the first ever garden-style lodge owner to die of exhaustion from cleaning.
As for the treasure in Penglai Villa, he didn't dare to place any hope, first, he wasn't sure that the treasure was really in that broken temple, and second, even if the treasure was really there, the Wang family had bought this place for so long, if it was unearthed early in the morning, what could he do?
Third, it is not impossible that it was inadvertently discovered before the Wang family bought it.
Therefore, he had to sell something else to prepare for the later construction funds.
"Five and a half million, I want it!" Suddenly, Lu Mingxiang said,
"Huh?" Yang Kang was stunned, they didn't see anything here, so what kind of price did they indiscriminately?
"Lu medicine dealer, what are you doing?" Cai Yuan immediately screamed and shouted, "Believe it or not, I'll beat you up with a fat man!" β
"You think I'm afraid of you?" Lu Mingxiang shouted.
"Little prince, let's ignore that drug dealer, you see, I'm fat, and the fat man looks kinder, right?" Cai Yuan hurriedly said, "Five million and eight thousand euros, this figure is very auspicious, how do you sell it to me?" β
"Don't-" Yang Kang ate the two crabs, just as the waiter brought them rice, and a big bowl of steamed eggs, Yang Kang took the bowl, pulled some rice, and ate it with steamed eggs, while eating, he said, "Today you can take a look at that tea can, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, you can make an appointment with Professor Qin to see the red glaze together, how about it?" β
"Little prince, can I go and see it?" He Shuiqing asked, he and Yang Kang met for the first time today, and immediately smiled, "I have good craftsmanship, if the little prince wants to sew a patch on his clothes, I can help." β
"I don't have this hobby, I really don't!" Yang Kang said busily.
But it was said that Aunt Huo walked to the third floor angrily, but when she walked to the third floor, she calmed down, she ran to Yang Kang so angrily to find Yang Kang to theorize what? They didn't play hooligan on her eldest daughter.
Therefore, she was standing at the door of box 310, and she happened to hear the conversation between Yang Kang and a few people, and Qiu Lei, who was following behind, also heard it clearly......
"Let's go!" Aunt Huo pulled her daughter, turned around and left.
"Mom-" Qiu Lei was stunned, she was so angry just now, why did she turn around, and her mother stopped the fire, a squib?
"You're stupid!" Aunt Huo sneered, "First think about the real situation of that kid, and then make plans, if he is really rich, then this is your chance, hum!" What is that Takata? If you really marry a multi-millionaire, you see that your aunt is okay and comes to our house to show off? β
Yang Kang naturally didn't know, he deliberately got an old dress for fear of causing trouble, and the result was quite good. But in the end, because he forgot to bring his wallet, he came to pay to an acquaintance, but Takada knew some truths.
Gao Tian was still broken, and he didn't know what kind of mentality he had sued Qiu Lei's mother and daughter.
At this time, everyone was almost drunk, and immediately ate a little bit of food, and made an appointment to go to Yang Kang's side to see the tea can.
When he walked to the parking lot, Yang Kang felt that he had too much alcohol, and the van that he was not used to driving was forgotten, so he stopped driving and climbed into Mo Ming's car.
"What about your car?" Mo Ming looked at the tattered van and asked with a smile, "What kind of hobbies do you have?" β
"I'm in the antiques business!" Yang Kang said very seriously.
For his words, Mo Ming thought for a while, and then came back to his senses, and suddenly smiled: "So, you have always had a soft spot for shabby things?" β
"No, I have some luxury!" Yang Kang shook his head, leaned on the car, and felt his head was groggy, damn Cai Yuan, what are they doing to mix white wine with red wine? Isn't this a pit man?
When Mo Ming drove the car to the gate of Ruyifang, he found that Yang Kang was asleep in his car, and he had no choice but to wake him up, and there were Gu Ping, He Shuiqing, Cai Yuan and Lu Mingxiang behind him, all waiting to see the tea can.
Yang Kang found out that Guo Fatzi was not in Ruyifang again, and made a phone call to ask, only to know that he had gone to the auto repair shop again, and immediately told him that he had drunk too much and threw his van in the parking lot of Fengqi Restaurant, and asked him to take a taxi to drive back. Then he opened the door and invited them in.
"Sit down, I'll go upstairs and get that tea can." Yang Kang said with a smile.
"Little prince, shall we go upstairs to see?" Lu Mingxiang said, "I would love to see the thing I can't afford......
The Yuan Dynasty Ji blue glazed white dragon pattern plum bottle made Lu Mingxiang think about it for a long time, especially Professor Qin, who was still contemptuous that he had never seen the world.
"Thisβ" Yang Kang hesitated.
"Little prince, I want to see it too!" Cai Yuan said.
"Okay, then please!" Yang Kang had no choice but to lead them upstairs.
After seeing the three plum bottles, not only Lu Mingxiang but also Cai Yuan, a person who somewhat knew Yang Kang's details, was amazed, and Gu Ping and He Shuiqing were even more amazed.
"Little prince, that red plum bottle...... Let it or not? He Shuiqing saw that Cai Yuan and Lu Mingxiang were still appreciative of the Yuan Dynasty Ji blue glazed white dragon pattern plum bottle, and immediately secretly pulled Yang Kang over, and asked in a low voice, "You just said that this is the coral red glaze gold entwined branch lotus pattern plum bottle in the Qianlong period?" β
"Hmm!" Yang Kang nodded and said, "This plum bottle is also not allowed, don't you think that it is a pair with that blue glazed white dragon pattern plum bottle?" β
"The blue and white of the Yuan Dynasty is a pair, you have one more, let it out, 20 million - euros!" He Shuiqing said in a low voice.
Yang Kang felt that his head was a little confused today, probably because he had drunk too much, so he bit the tip of his tongue for a while, and then shook his head decisively and said, "Mr. He, please look at something else, those three plum bottles, you can't afford any price." β
(Plus more, you can have, monthly pass, or not?) Crying for a monthly pass! (To be continued......)