Li Chengran didn't believe the man's words, most of the people holding the old objects said that they were ancestral, but in fact, most of them couldn't stand scrutiny.

Our country's reform and opening up for more than 40 years, the previous ** breaking the four old and other movements have long destroyed a large part of the private collections that should be destroyed, smashed, and burned.

Pushing further, in addition to some collectors who fled overseas or in Hong Kong City, many of them donated their collections to the country, and those that were kept were basically not preserved, and now most of the people's upper three generations are basically poor middle peasants, and they can't even eat, and they are not beaten into landlords and capitalists, and their property has long been confiscated, not to mention the collection of this kind of thing, like this gilded Buddha statue of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is a fine product in any period, either a royal collection or in the hands of the powerful, and it is very rare to flow into the homes of ordinary people.

Things are true, there is a problem with the way things come from, Li Chengran looked at the Buddha statue and began to think.

Generally speaking, as long as this bronze statue does not circulate overseas, it can be traded in China, as long as it is not an inverted bucket and some suspected stolen cultural relics, the general antique dealers dare to accept it.

"Are you sincere in making a move?" asked Lee Seungran.

"Of course sincerely, otherwise I will not only be troublesome to take it, but also unsafe! Boss, don't fool me, I have seen this bronze statue with many experts, and I know the situation clearly. The man came again.

"We open the door to do business, of course, we are talking about integrity, but this gentleman, I have one thing to remind you, this bronze statue of yours should not be handed down by your ancestors, don't get excited, listen to me. Li Chengran knew that the man would refute this, and continued: "Your gilded bronze statue was sculpted after the reign of the Empress Dowager Hu in Yanchang for four years during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and there were not many statues at that time, and they have been treasured by the royal family, and later because of the war, it was collected by the famous collector Mr. Zhou during the Republic of China, and Mr. Zhou was criticized for raiding his home during the ten years of catastrophe, and this collection is missing, you see if I am telling the truth." ”

Xin Yifan, who heard this, was also a little surprised, this Li Chengran not only knew the age of this bronze statue, but also knew its experience clearly.

After the man listened to Li Chengran's words, his face changed slightly, he didn't understand how this boss lady could be so clear about the origin of this Buddha statue, he knew in his heart that this was his Lao Tzu when he copied other people's homes secretly went away, and he didn't dare to take it out at home, and he didn't know how much it was worth, and then he also secretly found someone to identify it, knowing that it was a Buddha statue before the Tang Dynasty, worth at least tens of millions, if it wasn't for his son who was about to marry his daughter-in-law to buy a house in Shanghai, he really didn't want to sell it, after all, the origin of this Buddha statue is not glorious, if it is turned out, it will be taken back by the state, then there will be nothing。

Li Chengran carefully observed the man's expression, and seeing that he didn't speak, Li Chengran said again: "In fact, our antique industry generally doesn't ask where it comes from, except for the stolen things, I still dare to accept it, after all, after our hands, we won't investigate how this thing came from, and even if we shoot again, it is impossible to reveal any information about the previous family." Li Chengran's words are very meaningful, what she means is that as long as this thing is sold to an antique dealer, it has nothing to do with him, he takes the money and leaves, and the antique dealer will naturally repackage and sell it, and the two have nothing to do with it.

What's more, Li Chengran pointed out the origin of this object from the beginning, as for why it came to this man's hands, Li Chengran did not say it clearly, unless the man said that he was a relative of Mr. Zhou.

After listening to Li Chengran's words, the man asked: "How much do you charge? I also asked someone to estimate the price, and I didn't sell it if someone offered 30 million yuan." Li Chengran understood when he heard this, this person was opening his mouth in a lion, so he smiled: "Sir, you are joking, unless you have the courage to send it to the international auction house, otherwise I dare to guarantee that no one in China will pay such a high price, by the way, I have to remind you that the Buddha statue in your hand cannot flow overseas, this point has been legislated by the country, I don't think I need to give you the law." As far as I know, Christie's sold a gilded bronze Buddha statue of the Tang Dynasty in good condition for $4.7 million, or 33 million yuan, the year before last, and the statue is in good condition, you see, that's relevant. As he spoke, Lee Seungran turned his laptop over to the man.

"And how much can you come up with?" the man asked without looking at the computer much.

"Five million. Li Chengran said lightly.

"What, everyone else's is sold for US dollars, and you give five million yuan?" The man immediately became louder when he heard Li Chengran's offer.

"Yes, I'm talking about foreign auctions can have tens of millions, if you don't want to break the law, it is impossible to get foreign auctions, the domestic market I believe you should have inquired about, although the bronze statue collection is a big item, but the unit price is not high, unlike porcelain, a Yuan blue and white can be auctioned tens of millions, plus your Buddha statue is missing a four-legged square seat, its collection value is greatly discounted, I also take into account the scarcity of your Buddha statue to come up with this price. Li Chengran continued.

In fact, the gilded Buddha statues from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties of the Li family have collections, among which there are many treasures, the Buddha statues of the Northern and Southern Dynasties are rare, it is a prosperous period after the Eastern Han Dynasty Buddhism was introduced to the Middle Earth, Li Chengran is willing to spend a lot of money to acquire and also wants to make up for the continuity of the age of the family collection.

"No, it's too little, I don't sell it at this price. The man said, but did not get up and leave. It seems that it has been asked elsewhere that the price will not be too far from this, or even lower.

"And what is the price in your heart?" Li Seungran continued to ask.

"Eight million deals. The man said.

Li Chengran heard the man's offer of eight million, but he still felt that it was too high, so he counteroffered: "Sir, if you are really willing to sell now, the highest price I can give you is six million, if you don't agree, then there is no way, maybe if you stay for another ten or eight years, it may be eight million." ”

Six million is already the highest price he has ever asked, and the highest one gave him four and a half million, and he almost sold it at that time, so I think I should ask a few more.

At this time, Ye Zilan said to Li Chengran: "Sister, do you want to ask the teacher what he means, after all, will this Buddha statue of six million be too expensive, I remember that the well-preserved gilded Buddha statue of the Tang Dynasty in our store is even bigger than this one, and it is only listed for four million." After this period of study, Ye Zilan has a better understanding of some important antiques in the store.

Hearing Ye Zilan's words, the man didn't hesitate anymore and nodded: "Six million is six million." ”

Soon the two parties signed a sales contract, and Li Chengran immediately asked the finance to transfer the money to the man's account, and a transaction of six million was completed.

Li Chengran showed the Buddha statue to Li Mo, and Li Mo asked a little puzzled: "Dye'er, is it expensive to receive six million?" Li Chengran smiled at his father, took out a box from behind him, and took out a four-legged square seat from a box, and then put the Buddha statue on it, which just fit. Only then did everyone understand that this missing four-legged square seat was here in the Li family! Even Li Mo didn't know about this.

"Dye'er, when did you get this quadruped square? Li Mo asked puzzled.

"Dad, this four-legged square seat was seen in my classmates' and friends' house a few years ago, she knew that my family was in the antique business, so she showed it to me at the time, I told her that this is the bottom of a Buddha statue, just looking at the base at the time I was not sure of its age, but I still told her about it, there is no Buddha statue, the bottom of the seat has no collection value, so I spent thousands of dollars on him to take this seat, I didn't expect the antique to really talk about fate. Li Chengran's words made everyone understand why she was willing to spend six million to receive this Buddha statue, it turned out that she had a purpose.

If this is a complete gilded Buddha statue of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, from the point of view of its exquisiteness, the value must be tens of millions, and more importantly, its cultural value, which makes Xin Yifan even more impressed by Li Chengran, this woman is not only beautiful, but also has outstanding temperament, extensive knowledge, and doing business is also an eye-opener.

Ye Zilan looked at Li Chengran with adoring eyes, hugged her arm and said: "Sister Chengran, you are really amazing, this is all right, oops! A fairy is really a fairy, if someone marries you, I don't know how many years of cultivation it will take." As he spoke, he glanced at Xin Yifan, which made Xin Yifan touch his nose embarrassedly to hide his embarrassment.

Li Chengran was immunized by Ye Zilan's exaggerated rainbow fart during this time, she patted Ye Zilan's waist and said, "It's all fate, and who is as powerful as you as a goblin, and I am fascinated to death." After saying that, the two of them were giggling and making a mess, and Li Chengran suddenly became like a girl, and Xin Yifan was in a mood again.

"Yifan, come, look at this Buddha statue, you can also taste it. Li Mo smiled and asked Xin Yifan to sit down, and asked him to appreciate this gilded Buddha statue.

Xin Yifan put on gloves and picked up the Buddha statue, felt very heavy, carefully looked at the shape of the Buddha statue and the ornamentation on it, and his previous opinion was the same, and then I heard Li Chengran talk about its experience, and felt that the sense of historical vicissitudes seemed to be integrated into the Buddha statue, the only thing that is not beautiful is that the gilt on the Buddha statue has fallen off seriously because of improper preservation, and the exposed copper part has green patina in some places.

Xin Yifan gently held the bronze statue and looked at the bottom, he knew that after the bronze statue was cast, it would leave a secret grid at the bottom of the seat or the bottom of the bronze statue to put the scriptures, and some would worship the relics, the bottom of the Maitreya statue had been damaged, and there was nothing, but Xin Yifan found that there was a seam at the bottom of the statue, so he shook it gently, and heard that there seemed to be something in the abdomen of the Buddha statue, and Li Mo also heard it, so he took out a set of tools and pried it out along the seam, because the copper block in the internal seam of the Buddha statue gave birth to patina, Xin Yifan drew a circle with a small carving knife along the edge of the patina, and after cleaning up the patina, he saw a small groove that was more obvious, and then use the carving knife to pry a little harder, only to hear a soft "ding dong" sound, the copper block and the objects inside fell on the table.

Seeing the thing that fell out, Xin Yifan was stunned!