Chapter 267: Change?
Listening to Wu Wengu's words, Kang Weihao's face changed. Although Wu Wengu said the truth, he couldn't accept it. If it is a fake, like the red reed goose pattern in the glaze, he can accept it. After all, fakes are not allowed in museums. Once such a thing happens, the Tanzhou City Museum will have no face, and he will not have face.
But this Kangxi blue vase with withered branches and flowers and birds, after all, has a history of more than 300 years, why doesn't the Tanzhou Museum accept it? And he knew that although the Tanzhou City Museum had Kangxi's blue and white flowers, there were only plates and plum vases of swords and horses in the early days, and there were no vases of flowers and birds.
"Lao Kang, the Tanzhou Museum doesn't accept it, but my private museum can accept it, how about it, consider it?" Yan Liqiang said when he saw the stitches. As long as it's an antique, he wants to buy it. It's just that there are too many fakes in the antique market, and with his eyesight, he doesn't dare to run in. For this kind of antique that Wu Wengu personally identified as genuine, he wanted to have it.
"Mr. Yan, you are really good at seizing the opportunity." Kang Weihao said with a wry smile.
His antiques were wanted to be donated to the museum, and now the museum has only accepted one of the three antiques. There is also a fake, and the other is not accepted. If he sells it, how can he tell others about it after he goes back? The reason why he went to the provincial capital to damage antiques was not purely for money. As a private collector, if you don't have anything in the museum, you are embarrassed to collect these two words in front of others.
"I thought, you brought things from so far away, can you still bring them back?" Yan Liqiang said with a smile that although it is a blue and white withered branch flower and bird vase in Kangxi's early days, it is genuine after all. And Kangxi's early blue and white flowers are also very precious. Didn't Wu Wengu say it, it has collectible value. As long as it is collectible, he wants to collect.
"Mr. Yan, if the Tanzhou Museum doesn't accept it, I can't sell it to you." Kang Weihao shook his head. Said firmly.
An antique has a story. Whoever looks at this antique in the future can talk to him about the bird on the bottle and the characteristics of Kangxi blue and white. And this is what Wu Wengu has identified, and in a sense, the value is greater.
"Lao Kang, if you think my bid will be low, you can let Wu Lao estimate it, and I will add another fifty percent." Yan Liqiang said.
"It's not about the price." Kang Weihao said that those who engage in antiques really don't have much money. But every antique. It's all his hard work. This Kangxi blue and white vase, when he received it, had a story. He has always been regarded as a Ming Dynasty Chenghua, but now Wu Wengu has identified it as the early Kangxi period. He did not lose heart, but made this bottle a story.
"How about a change?" Yan Liqiang thought of an idea and asked.
"Change?" Kang Weihao's eyes lit up, as a collector, he naturally wanted to own as many antiques as possible. Nine out of ten collectors are poor, that's the truth. See good antiques. I just want to collect it. But what about their own antiques, even if they are any one, they are willing to deal with it. There is in but not out, even if there are mountains of gold and silver. It can't stand the toss.
But only the exchange of antiques can work, if both parties can fancy each other's antiques, even if the value is not the same, as long as both parties are willing to exchange. It's all right. For example, now Yan Liqiang likes Kang Weihao's Kangxi blue and white withered branches and bird vases, and is very interested. As long as Kang Weihao takes a fancy to his things. He is willing to exchange, and he will naturally be able to make a deal.
"I also have some antiques at home, as long as there is something you can see, I am willing to exchange it with you!" Yan Liqiang said firmly.
"Xiao Yan, the antiques you have there may not be eye-catching." Wu Wengu said that he knew very well what Yan Liqiang had there. Few things are true, and even if they are, they are not worth much. Of course, when Yan Liqiang came in, most of them spent a lot of money.
"Not necessarily. Mr. Yan, I will definitely appreciate it when I have time. Kang Weihao said. As long as the collector has a collection, he doesn't want to miss it. Even if it's just to see it, it's good.
"It's better to meet by chance, I think it's right now." Yan Liqiang said impatiently, took Kang Weihao's hand, and was about to leave.
"But I still have a bronze artifact, which didn't let Wu Lao palm it." Kang Weihao couldn't cry or laugh, Yan Liqiang was too anxious, he didn't look like a big boss at all.
"What time do you think it's now? Wu Lao is old, he has to rest early, so we won't bother him. Lifei, you send Wu Lao home, and I will take Lao Kang to my house. Yan Liqiang said.
"This can't be done, then I have to ask Wu Lao to give me a palm. Even if Wu Lao doesn't go, he has to ask Section Chief Yu to go with him. Kang Weihao said that he was very convinced of Wu Wengu's identification ability. At the same time, I also admire Lifei's appreciation of antiques. With them together, you don't have to worry about being blinded.
"Mr. Kang, Elder Wu has had a hard day today, I think you should go to Mr. Yan's house first, take a look first, and it's not too late to make a decision later." Yu Lifei said with a smile. He knew Kang Weihao's worries, he and Yan Liqiang were not very familiar after all, so he went to his house to see antiques, and he was a little uneasy.
"Okay, Section Chief Yu, I'll accompany Mr. Yan to see it first, and you will come later, okay?" Kang Weihao thought for a while and said.
"That's no problem, I also want to see Mr. Yan's collection." Yu Lifei said with a smile that he had known Yan Liqiang for so long, and he had never been to Yan Liqiang's house, let alone looked at his collection.
In the evening, Yu Lifei didn't let Zheng Falei drive again, he first sent Wu Wengu home, and then called Yan Liqiang and asked for the address of his home. Yan Li forcibly told him that he was in Villa 18 in Tanshan Garden.
"It's a bit of a remote place, if you don't know, I'll ask the driver to pick you up at the bridge." Yan Liqiang said.
"Brother Qiang, I may not know about other places, but Tanshan Garden really knows." Yu Lifei said with a smile, he didn't expect that he and Yan Liqiang would be neighbors. He is the ninth villa, and Yan Liqiang is the eighteenth villa. But he was in the Tanshan villa and never met Yan Liqiang once.
"That's good, we're still on the way, you should come over early." Yan Liqiang said disappreciatively.
The structure of Yan Liqiang's villa is similar to that of Yu Lifei, but the decoration style inside is completely different. The villa is like this, even if the structure is the same, but the designer's vision is the same, after the design, it is completely two looks. Even their garden and swimming pool are completely different styles.
"I thought you would definitely call when you arrived, but I didn't expect you to come in directly." When Yan Liqiang opened the door, he was very surprised to see that it was Yu Lifei. You must know that the security of Tanshan Garden is very good, even if Yu Lifei is driving a car of more than one million, the security guard should not let him in.
"You're still easy to find here." Yu Lifei smiled and said that he knew the location of the single-family villa here, so he didn't need to ask at all, and drove over directly.
"Let me introduce you to your sister-in-law, He Zhen." Yan Liqiang pointed to a gorgeously dressed and elegant woman beside him, and said with a smile.
"Hello sister-in-law." Yu Lifei bowed and said respectfully.
"He is Yu Lifei, my brother." Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
"Hello." He Zhen saw that Yu Lifei was dressed plainly, and just nodded.
"Sister-in-law, I came in a hurry today, I didn't bring anything, I will definitely make up for it next time." Yu Lifei said with a smile that he was close to Yan Liqiang, and he was naturally like an eldest sister to He Zhen.
"Don't be so polite, you are Liqiang's brother, and arriving here is like coming home." He Zhen said lightly.
"Brother Qiang, how much did you spend on the renovation of this house? It's very European-style. Yu Lifei looked at the house and asked with a smile.
"This house was designed by your sister-in-law herself, and I don't know how much it cost, it should be less than four million." Yan Liqiang said.
"Lifei, if you buy a house in the future, my sister-in-law will also design it for you." He Zhen said with a smile, but there was some contempt in her eyes. Yu Lifei is so young and dressed ordinarily, if he wants to buy such a villa, it may be difficult in this life.
"Sister-in-law, then I'll remember. I bought a second-hand house, and I don't plan to renovate it. If you want to buy a new house in the future, you will definitely come to you. Yu Lifei said with a smile.
"In fact, the second-hand house is not bad, and it is comfortable to live in." He Zhen said.
"Mr. Yan, should we go and see your collection first?" Kang Weihao saw Yu Lifei coming, and hurriedly walked over and said.
"Okay, let's look at the collection first." Yan Liqiang said with a smile.
Yan Liqiang's basement has also been specially renovated, and the area is larger than Yu Lifei's. And when you go down, there is a very thick gate, in addition to using Yan Liqiang's fingerprints, you must also have a password. And when you open the door, it's very secretive, and the average person, even if you know that there is a basement, can't find a place to open the door. A single press on an open wall will bring out a keyboard.
"Don't go in yet, I'll turn off the alarm first." Yan Liqiang said.
"Brother Qiang, now I know where your money is spent." Yu Lifei didn't expect that Yan Liqiang's basement would have such comprehensive security equipment. He thought that his basement didn't even have a proper door, and it seemed that he had to go back and get it.
"Please." Yan Liqiang smiled and said that he actually went to the basement every night after he came back. If you don't watch it for a day, you will feel uncomfortable.
Yan Liqiang's basement is like an exhibition hall. When the lights are turned on, each of his collections is displayed individually. Some precious antiques are also covered with glass.
"Brother Qiang, you're like an exhibition hall here." After Yu Lifei walked in, he saw so many antiques and said with a smile. He also saw familiar things inside, silk offerings and melon petal round basins, as well as the Hainan Huanghuali pen holder in the late Ming Dynasty.
"Lao Kang, you see here, this is the prototype of my private museum, with your Kangxi blue and white withered branches and birds vase, it will add another scene to me." Yan Liqiang said with a smile. (To be continued......)