Chapter Forty-Eight: The Lost Son (I)
Nowadays, it is definitely impossible to use bones to punch holes, they are all used power tools or small knives, and the lines formed by them are generally spiral patterns, which definitely did not exist at that time in the Hongshan culture.
Speaking of polishing, people at that time used animal skins or jade sand to rub repeatedly on the jade for polishing. The fat in the skin is released during friction and adheres to the surface of the jade, making the surface of the jade brighter and warmer.
Nowadays, people use the electric mechanical polishing method, first of all, use an electric plastic brush to polish the jade for the first time, also known as coarse polishing, and then use a brush for the second polishing, and Zuihou uses a cotton brush for fine polishing. There are also counterfeiters who also use animal skins or unraveled jade sand to rub the jade repeatedly.
These two methods, no matter how good they are, can not achieve the same effect as the real Hongshan jade, which can be seen by looking carefully with a magnifying glass, and Lao Zhou has not even taken out a magnifying glass from beginning to end, and the result can be imagined.
Let's talk about the "more looks", if Lao Zhou can know more information, you will know that from the seventies and eighties of the last century to the present more than 20 years, only three pieces of jade pig dragon have been excavated, and a few pieces of beast-shaped jade have been collected by the museum as the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
After the excavation of the Hongshan cultural site of Niulianghe, these beast-shaped jade zuihou were confirmed to be the jade pig dragon of the Hongshan culture, and several more were collected from the people, adding up to about twenty pieces. If you look at the number of stone mounds that have been discovered so far, I am afraid that a hundred pieces of jade pig dragon is already a limit number.
Such a rare amount can appear casually in the hands of a peasant woman, as long as you have a little understanding of this aspect, you will know that this situation must be treated with great caution.
The most important thing is that if he knows more about the market, he will know that the jade pig dragon he bought is completely the same shape as the jade pig dragon taken last autumn.
In fact, the businessmen in the antique shop, who are not thieves, often have a collection among these people, the dead can be said to be alive, and any story can be told, even if it is Lao Zhou, this kind of thing is not less.
Therefore, newcomers stepping into the antique industry, it is not terrible to hit the eye, and the same is true for stepping on the "landmine", but as long as you are not greedy, even if you hit the eye and step on the "mine", the loss will often not be much, let alone hurt the bones, and you can learn from it.
However, once you are greedy, the bankruptcy may not be far from you, and Lao Zhou is such a living example.
"Hey, Lao Zhou, I'm really crazy about money!"
After Chu Chen listened to Boss Feng's story, he was also embarrassed, but he was not surprised by Lao Zhou's ending, because his character is like this, he attaches too much importance to money and interests, otherwise, he would not have "killed him" in the first place.
"This little brother, you are late, Lao Zhou's shop and the goods in it have been transferred by his son who is a loser yesterday." Boss Feng shook his head and sighed.
Hearing this, Chu Chen was a little speechless, he had heard of Lao Zhou's son, he was completely a loser, and he was not a loser like others, but a loser in antiques.
Since Lao Zhou is also engaged in antiques, how can his son be a loser if he engages in antiques? This is because Lao Zhou's son did not learn calligraphy and painting appraisal from Lao Zhou, but wanted to engage in ancient jade collection. It doesn't matter if you want to say this, as long as you study hard, you can become a talent, but he just knows a little bit about learning, and after learning a little skin, he feels that he is very powerful.
The ancient jade market, it should be said that it is the hardest hit area of counterfeiting in the antique industry, and it is a beginner who has learned a little bit of fur and can't even count two knives as a beginner who has learned a little bit of skin and can't even count two knives, and the results can be imagined.
Newcomers in the antique industry, some people are good at summing up experience, and will learn lessons after hitting their eyes, so that their knowledge will also improve, and there are a small number of people, he not only does not learn lessons, but also thinks that what others say is wrong, only believe what they think, this kind of person can be said to have fallen into the devil, how many eyes will not be enough.
And Lao Zhou's son is such a person, because of this incident, many of Lao Zhou's family members have been defeated by him, and even Lao Zhou's wife has been angry to death, and Lao Zhou's son is still doing his own thing, Lao Zhou is angry, he simply doesn't care, and the money is cut off for him.
In fact, this time Lao Zhou's matter, there is also a little factor of Lao Zhou's son, after all, his son is not young, parents always think that the child can start a family, for his son, Lao Zhou wants to prepare more money, if he leaves in the future, the child's future life can also be guaranteed.
However, Chu Chen felt that with the character of Lao Zhou's son, how much money would be lost, you see, Lao Zhou had only been dead for a few days, and the shops and everything had been changed hands, and the estimated money was ready to tinker with his ancient jade.
"Hey, although my son is like this, after all, he also has some friendship with Lao Zhou, so he still has to go to worship."
Chu Chen thought of this, so he called Uncle Wu and told him about this matter again.
When Uncle Wu heard the news, he couldn't believe it at first, but after listening to what happened, Zuihou sighed. On the phone, he asked Chu Chen to stay in Baoguo Temple, he immediately rushed over to meet, and then went to Lao Zhou's house to worship together.
Seeing that Chu Chen finished calling, Boss Feng asked him, "Little brother, are you here to pick up the goods from Lao Zhou, do you want to come here to take a look?" ”
Chu Chen smiled faintly when he saw this, this Boss Feng should have talked to him so much because he might have business to do, but where to get the goods is not to take them, as long as his goods can meet his own requirements and the price is right, so he smiled and said:
"Boss Feng, my name is Chu Chen, you can call me Xiao Chu, I came to Lao Zhou this time, and I am indeed going to come to pick up the goods, but I have high requirements for the goods, at least I have to see it, otherwise it will ......"
"Hehe, Xiao Chu, I understand what you say, to be honest, Lao Zhou's goods are indeed fine, but mine is not bad, there is no basis for what I say, let's take a look and then say, then I really can't look down on it, we can't buy and sell benevolence, you mean no." After speaking, Boss Feng welcomed Chu Chen into the house.
This Boss Feng didn't talk nonsense, the calligraphy and painting works in his store are indeed no worse than those in Lao Zhou's shop, one of them is the work of teachers and students in the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, I heard him say that this is in cooperation with some teachers and students, he provides the location, and the teachers and students provide the works, and the two sides share proportionally after selling.
After looking around, Zuihou Chu Chen selected three works, a landscape, a three-sheep Kaitai and a peony picture, all of which are very good. The author of these three works is also a little famous, Zuihou spent him 3,200 yuan, compared to the works, this price is also quite realistic, should be able to earn him at least double the profit.
"Okay, Boss Feng's things are really good, let's communicate often in the future, if you have any good works, please please let me know." After Chu Chen finished speaking with a smile, he handed him a business card of his own.
Chu Chen's transaction was refreshing, which also made Boss Feng very happy, such a customer is the favorite of businessmen, he took this opportunity to exchange business cards with Chu Chen, nodded and agreed: "That's for sure!" ”
At this time, Uncle Wu's phone also happened to call, and Chu Chen hurriedly said goodbye.
Lao Zhou's family now lives in a house handed down from his ancestors, near a bus station in the south of the city, where many freelancers live, and the surroundings are a little dirty and messy, with a bit of a slum smell.
Lao Zhou lives here now, but also because of the relationship between Lao Zhou's son's loser, in addition to here, his family also had real estate on Uncle Wu's side, it was because Lao Zhou's son borrowed money to buy antiques, and the loss was a mess, Zuihou Lao Zhou could only sell the house there to pay off the debt.
With this appearance, it is no wonder that Lao Zhou attaches so much importance to money, so much so that the previous tragedy happened.
"Tuk Tuk"
It was obviously the third day of Lao Zhou's death, but the door of Lao Zhou's house was closed, so Uncle Wu went up and knocked on the door.
"Who?!"
An impatient voice came from the room, and it took a long time for the door to open.
The man who opened the door was a man in his early thirties, it was Lao Zhou's son, Zhou Jude, speaking of which, this name is very ironic compared to his usual performance. When he saw Uncle Wu and Chu Chen standing at the door, the impatient face squeezed out a smile.
"It turned out to be Uncle Wu, are you here to worship my father?"
Uncle Wu was a little displeased when he saw his expression: "I said Xiao Zhou, your dad went, why didn't you call me, if Xiao Chen hadn't gone to your dad's store today to get the news, I wouldn't have known!" ”
Xiao Zhou took the two of them into the house, and said as he walked: "Uncle Wu, I can't help it, my dad left suddenly, and he didn't leave anything for me, my aunt came to the cremation when she came, lost a thousand yuan and left, just this money plus a little money from the family, it's almost the same to build a cemetery, how can I have money to do a funeral?" ”
Hearing this, Chu Chen said in his heart, you made your mother angry, will your aunt still come to help you with the funeral, just like you, it's not bad to leave you some money.
After hearing this, Uncle Wu said a little angrily: "Then you can not notify it?" ”
The three of them walked through the courtyard and came to Lao Zhou's former apartment, which has now been cleaned up except for a simple mourning hall. Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, he really deserves to be a loser!