Chapter 23: A slap in the face

After a while, everyone arrived at Wenxuan Pavilion.

Wenxuan Pavilion is a single room, a total of seven floors, the outside is beautifully decorated, resplendent gold, into the inside, the decoration style is transformed into antique, elegant atmosphere.

Soon, the treasure master in the Wenxuan Pavilion was invited out, and this time it was actually Zhang Miantai, the first chief treasure master of the Wenxuan Pavilion, who enjoyed a high reputation for studying the historical relics of the two Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties in China. Today, Zhang Miantai happened to be in the store, and somehow he was interested in coming out to appreciate the treasure.

Master Zhang Miantai, who is nearly 70 years old, is a little thin and in good spirits, he walked out with a smile, and everyone greeted him.

Master Zhang Miantai sat down comfortably on the chair in the middle of the back of the treasure platform, but when he looked at the clay Buddha statue that Li Beichen put on the stage, he was full of displeasure and said: "Aren't you funny, play with me, this clay Buddha statue will not be more than a hundred years, and it is made so crudely, and then it is not well protected, and it is smashed and pitted, and the color has fallen again, at most it is worth more than four or five thousand yuan, what is there to see?"

The fat man laughed, stretched out his hand and asked Li Beichen for money, and said, "How about it?" Accept it, the master said, it is only worth four or five thousand yuan at most, and it will not pit you, so give the money." ”

Li Beichen didn't speak, picked up the small axe on the stage, and pointed two axes at the clay Buddha statue, and cut off the right arm of the Buddha statue at once.

Seeing this, Zhang Fatzi sneered and said, "What, I can't afford to lose?

That Master Zhang Miantai was also full of displeasure, and looked at Li Beichen with cold eyes.

Everyone was in an uproar, and some people scolded: "What a milky loser, his gas is narrow, he doesn't learn and has no skills, and he doesn't lose you if he learns to play antiques." ”

Others don't care about themselves, laughing and watching.

Li Beichen ignored it, sped up the speed of chopping and peeling, and after a while, the clay Buddha statue was cut beyond recognition by him, and only the middle part of the abdomen remained. At this time, Li Beichen replaced the axe with a small knife, sharpened the clay sculpture, and after a few cuts, it revealed a little gold.

At first, Master Zhang Miantai was blowing his beard and staring at him with dissatisfaction, but when he saw the clay sculpture revealing a dark yellow metallic color, his spirit immediately perked up, and his expression turned a little focused and dignified, and he saw that Li Beichen's movements were still a little rude, so he snatched Li Beichen's knife and carefully sharpened the clay sculpture himself.

The onlookers were all watching the excitement at first, but at this time, they also saw it, and gradually put away the jokes, the scene was quiet, and everyone watched intently.

The clay sculpture continued to fall off with Master Zhang Miantai, and a small metal statue of a seated Buddha that was slightly larger than an adult's fist appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone was a little surprised, the fat man's face became red and white at this time, and it was estimated that the five flavors in his heart were intertwined, and he regretted it.

By now, anyone with a little common sense knows that he has lost.

The little golden Buddha is so hidden, it should be a great thing, ordinary things are not worth the trouble to hide, at least people who can know how to use the concealment method, themselves are not ordinary people, therefore, many people estimate that this little golden Buddha is not simple, at least it has to be an heirloom, the value is far from 10,000 yuan.

At this time, when Zhang Fatzi took advantage of the fact that other people's attention was all on the small metal Buddha statue, he squeezed out, wanting to sneak away.

But Li Beichen's feeling was still quite sensitive, and he noticed it immediately, and immediately shouted at him: "What, Zhang Fatzi, do you want to escape, I can't afford to lose that 10,000 yuan!"

Everyone in the audience immediately looked over.

Fat Zhang's face was flushed, and he said in a sneering voice: "Will my fat man be so useless? I just have some urgency to urinate and want to go to make it easier." ”

Li Beichen was not polite to him, walked over, and said, "Then give the money, after giving the money, you can go to the toilet there if you want." ”

Zhang Fatzi was blocked, everyone watched, and he couldn't lose this face, so he reluctantly took out his mobile phone, transferred 10,000 yuan to Li Beichen, and then squeezed out of the crowd and left alone.

Li Beichen received the money, returned to the table, and continued to watch Master Zhang Miantai's operation of the small metal Buddha statue.

The expression of Master Zhang Miantai is very solemn, carefully and meticulously arranging the small Buddha statue, after his professional washing, brushing, wiping, wiping, the small Buddha statue has a new look, revealing a golden color.

Master Zhang Miantai finally stopped working and looked at the small Buddha statue with satisfaction.

The bald man next to him couldn't help but asked, "Master Zhang, what age is this Buddha statue and how much is it worth?"

And all the people pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Zhang Miantai said with some certainty: "This small golden Buddha statue is the work of the Liang Dynasty in the north and south dynasties, about 1,500 years ago. ”

Most of the people were in an uproar, but the bald man was a little skeptical and said, "Originally, we should have believed in the master, but what basis does the master have, so what is the certainty?"

Master Zhang Miantai nodded and continued: "Yes, good question. When we do this, we must have a certain basis, be rigorous and serious, and be based on facts, not just imagination. ”

Speaking of this, he turned the small metal Buddha statue upside down, pointed to the base of the Buddha statue and said: "You see, the base is engraved: Datong was built in three years. Datong is the name of Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang in the Southern Dynasty, the third year of Datong should be 529 years, that year, Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, who was obsessed with Buddhism, became a monk by himself, at that time, it was so ridiculous that he asked the court minister to pay 100 million to redeem him, and he also called himself the emperor Bodhisattva. Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Wu reigned for 48 years, and he still had some achievements as an emperor in his early years, but in the later period, he indulged in Buddhism, and he became a monk on his own four times, and asked the court to redeem it several times. This small golden Buddha statue was built at that time. ”

Master Zhang Miantai pointed to the lotus petal base of the small golden Buddha statue and said: "You see, the lotus petals on these two pages appear to be smaller, and the curly shape is slightly different, which is unique to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but the lotus petals of Buddha statues in other eras are not like this. In addition, the eyes of the small Buddha statue are also a bit special, which is also a characteristic of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the eyes of the Buddha statues in other eras are also different. ”

The crowd looked closely, and it was true.

Treasure connoisseur Ma Heng and Zhang Yunjian, who came with Liu Wei, also watched it and agreed with Master Zhang Miantai's conclusion.

In the end, Master Zhang Miantai said to Li Beichen: "As for the valuation, I can estimate the acquisition of 5 million for Wenxuan Pavilion and exempt you from the appraisal fee, which may be slightly lower, but you should understand that because our boss is not here, I can only give such a reasonable price at a slightly lower point." ”

Li Beichen was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I can understand this, here, I am also very grateful to Senior Zhang for his selfless solution." ”

Liu Wei, the noble son next to him, bowed his head and discussed with Ma Heng and Zhang Yunjian at this time, and then he was willing to buy Li Beichen's small metal Buddha statue for 5.3 million yuan.

Li Beichen and Liu Wei bargained, and finally the two sides agreed to trade the small Buddha statue for 5.5 million yuan.

So, the two sides completed the deal on the spot in Wenxuan Pavilion.

Li Beichen withdrew 500,000 yuan from the money received to give Master Zhang Miantai as his remuneration and pay for Wenxuan Pavilion.

But Master Zhang Miantai said that he wanted to make friends with Li Beichen, and he was only willing to receive 200,000 yuan as the fee for Wenxuan Pavilion.

Among the onlookers, a black-bearded man asked Li Beichen: "Young man, why did you choose this clay Buddha statue?"

Li Beichen said with a smile: "I thought that the celadon open bottle next to it was so expensive, this Buddha statue is in a pile, and the value should be about the same, how can it be worth more than 300,000 yuan, I don't know if it really leaked!"

The bald man next to him listened, and his head was full of black lines.

When the others heard this, some laughed too, and they didn't know what kind of complaint they were feeling.

After the transaction ended, most of the onlookers gradually left with envy for Li Beichen, and those who had sneered at Li Beichen before had a more complicated mood, jealousy and hatred.

The bald man was one of them, and he secretly regretted: "Alas, why didn't I buy this clay Buddha statue just now? More than five million people, just in front of me." Alas, how did you let this kid pick up the leak, this kid really stepped on shit luck. ”

Li Beichen saw that everyone was almost gone, and he also said goodbye to Master Zhang Miantai, and the two made an appointment to get together again in a few days.