Chapter 44: The Dragon and the Phoenix Are Xiang
With the increasing improvement of people's living standards, people pay more and more attention to investment and financial management, and its direction has gradually turned to collectibles, gold, antiques, jade, etc. have gradually become the pursuit of many people who love collections!
But the wind of antique collection is also in the nineties gradually blowing, when the big xing is into the new century, in the late eighties, in the capital to open an antique appraisal agency really need to have a unique vision, at least to have an accurate grasp of the future market, to have such courage! After all, it takes a lot of money to support the façade, and the service fee for just opening those real appraisal experts is a lot of money!
Xue Fan clearly remembered that although all kinds of antique appraisal centers were all over China in later generations, there were really few who were really powerful, and there were many reasons for this. For example, if you have something that needs to be appraised, but you can't be sure of the authenticity, and the appraisal fee still requires a lot of money, will you go for the appraisal? If the identification is true, then it is worth rejoicing. But what if the identification is fake or counterfeit? Therefore, many people do not need to pay this appraisal fee, of course, this is only one of the reasons.
In addition, some experts in some appraisal centers may often make their own eyes, and the level is average, or it is a half-baked level, and if they don't get it right, they will be eye-catching, and others can rest assured that such experts can identify what they have in their hands?
Of course, some antique appraisal centers are also very powerful, and the experts sitting in the hall are also very authoritative, and now Xue Fan and a few people are going to enter this appraisal agency in the capital is very famous, and many of the experts in it are also at the top level in Huaxia, which shows that the boss of this institution has a lot of background and resources.
Xue Fan didn't spend much time to come to this antique appraisal agency called "Tianqi", the door is very large, it costs a lot of money to rent such a big place in a place like the capital, but listen to the meaning of the water brother This behind-the-scenes boss has a strong background, and this place was bought by someone.
As soon as a few people entered the door, a middle-aged man about forty years old greeted him, smiling, looking quite kind, with meat on his face, if there was more meat on his stomach, Xue Fan would think that Maitreya Buddha had gone to the mortal world.
But it is this image that makes everyone feel good, people not only greet each other with a smile, but also very enthusiastic, and hurriedly beckoned everyone to sit, so it is comfortable to pay for it at that time! It seems that the boss behind this house knows the way of business! It's never been easy to get someone to take out their money and put it in their own pocket.
"A few people, you can call me fat brother, I am the person in charge of this place, what can I do for you?" The middle-aged man first introduced himself, and then asked about his intentions
Xue Fan wanted to laugh when he heard this name, because the owner of a company in Jiangnan Province in later generations was also called Fat Brother, but he was a betel nut businessman, and the industry of the two could be said to be incompatible!
"We want to identify a little bit of something in our hands, I wonder if it's convenient?" Xue Fan said what he meant
"Look at what you said, that's what we do, when you come, we can be convenient whenever you come. The customer is God! The fat brother said with a smile
Everyone was amused by the fat brother's appearance, what he said was comfortable, Xue Fan also nodded secretly, to find such a person as the person in charge, it seems that the boss behind the scenes is indeed not simple!
"I don't know what kind of things do you want to identify? Our appraisal items here involve antiques, jade, calligraphy and painting, miscellaneous and other major aspects, to ensure that the customer is the authority of the relevant aspects of the appraisal, and can also issue relevant certificates! The fat brother made a general introduction, so that everyone had a bottom in their hearts.
"Okay, you can have someone show us these things!" Xue Fan said, and at the same time took out the snuffbox from the box he was carrying.
Brother Shui also took out the two bowls wrapped in paper, and the fat brother carefully took the objects from the two of them and placed them on a table in the room, he first looked at them carefully, pondered for a while, and then said to Xue Fan and the others: "Wait a minute, I'll let our experts here come out to make an appraisal for you!" ”
Seeing Xue Fan nodding, the fat brother walked to the back room without hurrying, and not long after, the fat brother was followed by an elderly man in his sixties, and the two walked out of it together.
The old man wore a pair of glasses, and his hair looked a little gray, but he looked very much like the kind of big expert, and the old man didn't say hello to the others, and walked directly to the table where the objects were placed, and his steps were very steady.
"Don't be surprised, Jiang Lao's personality is very straightforward, he is the most authoritative expert here, and he has high achievements in the identification of porcelain and other aspects in antiques! And he's a big collector himself! The fat brother smiled and made an introduction
I saw that after Jiang Lao walked to the table, he didn't take those few items, but took out a pair of pure white gloves from his pocket, carefully put on the gloves, and then took out a magnifying glass, and first used the magnifying glass to check the bowl several times, very carefully and carefully.
As Jiang Lao slowly checked, his brows gradually wrinkled, and the expression on his face was also very puzzled, but when he checked the base of the bowl, his expression relaxed, raised his head, and said to the fat brother who had been standing next to him: "Little fatty, go and bring my box, this thing is a little strange, I want to help it clean it up!" ”
The fat brother guessed the general situation as soon as he heard it, but he was not as direct as Jiang Lao, but said to Brother Shui with a smile: "This friend, what is your surname?" ”
"You just call me Xiaoshui!" Brother Shui is younger than Fat Brother in age, of course, he can only call himself Xiaoshui
"Xiaoshui, that's the case, you may have used a special method to deal with this bowl, and now Jiang Lao wants to remove the cover outside, I want to ask for your consent first!" But don't worry, if there is any damage to your belongings in the process, we will compensate according to the price, and the compensation amount will definitely not be lower than the price of similar products on the market! The fat brother said very sincerely
Brother Shui didn't reply directly after hearing this, after all, this bowl was paid by Liu Yu, although he found it himself, but he was also an errand runner and just helped. Turning his head, he whispered a few words to Liu Yu, who was sitting next to him, and only nodded to the fat brother after getting Liu Yu's agreed.
The fat brother went into the back room to get Jiang Lao's box, and after entering, he showed a helpless smile on his face, he knew the character of this Jiang Lao, and when he saw the object of interest, he had to figure out the source, and he just let himself in the box without the owner's consent, so what would others think? That's why he just consulted Brother Shui's meaning! Because antiques are different from others, the slightest carelessness will leave irreparable defects.
But fortunately, although Jiang Lao's personality is a little weird, his skills are not bad, and it can even be said that it is at the top level, so the fat brother dares to say that to Brother Shui.
After the fat brother took out the box, he took another aluminum basin under Jiang Lao's instructions, and then Jiang Lao took out several liquids from the box that he didn't know what the road was made of, first dripped those liquids in the aluminum basin, and then poured water, and put the bowl in the basin after the last time.
As time passed, the originally clear water in the basin began to look a little muddy, with a hint of earthy yellow.
It didn't take long for the bowl to finally reveal its original face, and I saw that the peony pattern at the beginning was gone, and another pattern followed!
At this moment, two voices in unison sounded in the room: "Dragon and phoenix are auspicious!" The voices were very surprised!
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