"Hey, little brother, don't stand there, that door won't open for the time being."

Just when Chu Chen was standing in front of the door and feeling a little annoyed, suddenly the owner of an antique shop next door waved at him.

The boss's words made Chu Chen feel very puzzled, what does it mean that it can't be opened for the time being, could it be that Lao Zhou's store has closed down? I've never heard of it before! So he walked into the antique shop next door, ready to ask for an answer.

"This boss, I don't know what you call it, but I want to ask, I don't know what you just said?"

"Hehe, my surname is Feng, you can also call me Lao Feng, little brother, you are the young man who often comes to Lao Zhou to get the goods, haven't you heard, Lao Zhou jumped off the building the day before yesterday and left." After finishing speaking, Boss Feng shook his head and sighed.

"Lao Zhou is dead? How do you say that? A few days ago, I heard one of my elders say that Lao Zhou is going to make a lot of money, how can he just leave? Chu Chen was startled at first, and then felt very surprised.

Boss Feng shook his head and sighed: "Hey, who said it wasn't, the problem, it's about making a lot of money." ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he asked strangely: "What's going on, Boss Feng, if it's convenient, can you tell me about it?" ”

"Hehe, okay, anyway, it's a hot day, and there isn't much business, so I'll tell you." After speaking, Boss Feng also enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Chu Chen.

"Lao Zhou, this time the ghost lost his mind, stepped on the 'landmine', and lost a full 600,000, you also know, Lao Zhou's family still has a loser, this 600,000 can be said to be all his belongings, Lao Zhou couldn't think about it, so he jumped down from the building, and it was miserable at that time!" Boss Feng sighed regretfully.

Lao Zhou's real name is Zhou Xicai, he has nothing else to do, he is greedy for money, likes to take advantage of others, and he also has a very big problem, he likes to kill cooked.

This point, no matter what industry it is, is the most annoying, especially in the antique industry, which is originally about reputation and reputation, and in the long run, the business of his store can be imagined.

Originally, Lao Zhou's store was opened in Liulichang, and the business was not bad, but because of his problem, the store on Zuihou's side couldn't be opened, so he moved the store to Baoguo Temple. When he got here, he finally learned some lessons, and he reined in a little, and the business was so-so.

Uncle Wu and Lao Zhou are also old friends, and the two are friends who grew up together when they were children, so Lao Zhou has never been familiar with Uncle Wu. Besides, the calligraphy and paintings in his store are indeed not bad, so Uncle Wu asked Chu Chen to come here to get the goods, otherwise, with Chu Chen's character, knowing that he likes to kill ripe, he will definitely not come to him to get the goods.

As for Lao Zhou's experience of stepping on landmines, it is also very simple. On Tuesday evening this week, Lao Zhou closed a little late because of something, and at this time, a woman led a boy and a child to him.

Both of them were dressed as countrymen, the woman did not look very large, but her face was full of wrinkles, and she looked very sad, while the little boy looked about five or six years old, and his eyes were kept closed, which must have been a problem with his eyes.

The woman took out a piece of jade from a cloth bag beside her, and said to Lao Zhou with a cower: "Old ...... Boss, I ...... I've got something here, do you want it? ”

"Go...... Well? ”

Lao Zhou has also opened a store for more than ten years, and he is also an old man, seeing this situation, he thought that it was not good to encounter a "landmine", but when he raised his eyes and saw the things in the woman's hand, his heart couldn't help but shrink a few times, and more than ten years of antique experience made him understand other aspects in addition to calligraphy and painting.

At first glance, this thing looks like a jade beast Jue of Hongshan culture, which is what people often call the jade pig dragon, and the more you look at it, the more it looks, Lao Zhou's heart is excited, if this one is a real jade pig dragon, then it will be repaid, let alone a million.

The woman's performance after that looked like an honest person, she saw Lao Zhou's waving gesture, put the jade pig dragon back in her pocket, and silently prepared to turn around and leave.

"Hey, big sister, wait a minute."

Since Lao Zhou had doubts about this piece of jade pig dragon in his heart, he would definitely not let it go easily, so he stopped her, in fact, at this point, Lao Zhou had already fallen into it with his greed.

"Eldest sister, you said that your stone is going to be shot?" Lao Zhoudao is also quite cunning, first of all, he doesn't say that this thing is jade.

"It's not a stone, it's a jade." The woman raised her voice in reply, but her voice was still full of timidity.

Lao Zhou was also thick-skinned, and said with a smile: "Didn't you just look at it a few times and didn't see it clearly?" If you're going to make a move, let me get started. ”

After speaking, seeing that the woman was a little confused, she explained, "Just show it to me." ”

"Oh, I'll show you, that's fine, but boss, don't talk about stones."

After speaking, he took the jade pig dragon out of the bag again and handed it directly to Lao Zhou.

As I said earlier, if it was a person in the industry, then she would definitely put things aside before letting him take them. But if he knew what happened to Chu Chen, he wouldn't think so.

Lao Zhou took the jade pig dragon and looked at it carefully, the more he looked at the pulp, workmanship, corrosion degree, color, etc., the more he looked at it, the more genuine it was, and thought: "This jade pig dragon looks like it should be a genuine product that has been opened to the generation, and looking at its condition, it can be sold for at least one million, and if it is on the auction company, it can easily reach two million." ”

Thinking of this, his heart was hot, and he hurriedly asked the woman, "Eldest sister, how much money do you have prepared for this thing, I want it." ”

The woman frowned and thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Boss, I don't know what the price of this thing is, why don't you give it eight thousand?" ”

"Eight thousand!"

As soon as he heard this price, Lao Zhou was really shocked, this is God wants me to make a fortune, this is not a leak, what is a leak, at this time he is already fantasizing about a rich life in the future.

However, this made the woman think that her price was too high, so she cried: "Boss, I really can't help it, you see my child, after he was sick when he was a child, his eyes were broken, in order to treat him, his father went out to work and had a car accident, and the whole family was supported by myself, and my child's treatment money was gone." ”

"A while ago, a scholar in our village reminded me that if there are old things at home, maybe they can sell them at a good price when they come to the capital, and I remembered that we have an ancestral jade, and I heard the elders say that this thing is very precious, and I don't know if it's worth eight thousand, but you look at my child's face, just do it, buy it."

When the little boy heard this, he also begged: "Uncle, you are doing well, have mercy on me, and I will definitely repay you when I grow up in the future." ”

Lao Zhou looked at them like this, and was even more sure that the jade pig dragon in his hand should be a genuine product, and when he opened his mouth to agree to come down, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"Eldest sister, this jade pig dragon, I want 30,000." Lao Zhou was so good when he heard this, he stared at the one who spoke up, it turned out to be a middle-aged man who was dressed very well, and he didn't know when he stood next to them.

"Hey, I said what's the matter with you, you're going to stop it!" There is a rule in the antique dealership that if one party is looking at something or making a transaction, the other party must wait on the side until one party is not satisfied, and that person can take over.

If you don't follow the rules and make a random price, you are breaking the rules. And this kind of behavior of raising the price of bidders to buy it first is called blocking.

Of course, Lao Zhou couldn't bear the man's behavior of breaking the rules, the key was that it also involved his opportunity to make a lot of money, so he was anxious at that time.

The middle-aged man didn't care, and said with a faint smile: "This boss, haven't you bought it yet?" I also like this thing very much, you can give it to me, and such a jade pig dragon, you want to buy it for 8,000 yuan, don't you think it's a bit bullying? ”

"Okay, you're ruthless, I'll give 50,000!" Lao Zhou gritted his teeth and made another bid.

This price, after the end, everyone will know, next, 100,000, 150,000, 300,000, zuihou rose to 550,000 for the middle-aged man.

At this time, Lao Zhou was already completely crazy, calculated his belongings, was ruthless, and shouted: "I'll pay 600,000, ha, if you have the ability, you are more than 600,000, I don't want it." ”

The middle-aged man sighed, turned around gloomily and left, while the woman put on a stunned look at the right time, Lao Zhou saw this, and said to the woman proudly:

"Let's go, let's go sign the agreement."

And after that, there was the tragedy mentioned earlier.

Lao Zhou's lesson, in fact, also tells people that if you want to get into the antique industry, there are several points to keep in mind, that is, "learn more, see more, buy less" and the most important point is "quit greed", and Lao Zhou can be said to have accounted for all of them.

First of all, let's talk about learning more, Lao Zhou is obviously specialized in calligraphy and painting, although he knows a little about Hongshan jade, but he can't talk about it at all. In this way, he clearly knew that the counterfeiting of Hongshan jade was rampant, but he didn't refer to the opinions of others, so he judged the authenticity of the jade pig dragon, which was really a bit arrogant.

And if he can look closely, it is not difficult to see the flaws in this jade pig dragon. First of all, the corrosion of this jade pig dragon is completely chemical, etching holes and spots, which is very uniform. Naturally, the degree of corrosion will be light or heavy, local and global.

Then there is perforation and polishing, Hongshan culture is a primitive culture five or six thousand years ago, so the punching at that time, using animal bones, often the center is not aligned, that is, there are so-called step traces. And the holes are honeycomb-shaped with a large outside and a small inside.