Chapter Twenty-Eight: Black Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant
"Gong Xu, you're really unkind!"
"Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you."
"Tossing and turning, who are you going around!"
Accompanied by the sound of squirming footsteps outside the door, Mo Shengguang's shouting and scolding were endless.
Gong Xu didn't pay attention to it, as if the world outside the door had nothing to do with him.
"Let's get started."
Gong Xu opened his mouth and said, putting his hands on the coiling dragon cane, looking like he was waiting.
Gao Fan nodded, without hesitation, five of them had been identified before, so now he only needs to identify the remaining seven.
Intentionally or unintentionally, his gaze swept over the black mandarin duck jade pendant, Gao Fan unhurriedly put on white gloves, and picked up a broken jade bi on his left hand, the carved pattern on it seemed to be a human face, but now only half of it was left.
"Warring States Hetian seed material blue and white human face jade. Because of the mutilation, 500,000"
"During the Warring States Period, there should have been a pair of bronze and silver beast wine vessels, but there was only one, one million."
"Warring States bronze full of silver peacock pattern lamps. The finch head is lost, two million. ”
Gao Fan spoke eloquently, and Gong Xu couldn't stop nodding when he heard it.
In the end, when only the black mandarin duck jade pendant and the bottle of white jade tripod remained, Gao Fan paused. deliberately stayed on the white jade tripod for a while.
"What's wrong?"
Gong Xu was puzzled.
Gao Fan took a deep breath and sighed lightly.
"Warring States amphora three-legged beast pattern white jade tripod."
Then, there was a deep groan.
"Conservative estimates, 70 million."
"What!"
Gong Xu's originally calm face suddenly turned red because he heard Gao Fan's valuation, and he suddenly got up with his hands on crutches, his eyes staring at Gao Fan.
"Boy, do you say it again?"
"Warring States two-eared three-legged beast pattern white jade tripod. Seventy million. ”
"Shhhh
Gong Xu gasped, his psychological estimate for this batch of goods was no more than 30 million at most. I didn't expect this white jade tripod to be ten at a top. Even a character like him was frightened by the price Gao Fan gave.
"Seventy million?"
Gong Xu confirmed again.
Gao Fan nodded firmly.
"Are you sure?"
Gong Xu's eyes were still shocked and suspicious.
Gao Fan nodded again, undoubtedly.
Even after getting Gao Fan's affirmative answer, Gong Xu still looked incredulous, and after a while, his expression returned to normal.
"Really?"
Gong Xu froze down, seemed to have cleaned up his mood, and looked at Gao Fan again.
Gao Fan could understand Gong Xu's mood, even if he confirmed it again and again, he was not angry. After all, he still has something to say.
"It's just a conservative estimate."
"I can't give you an exact number, old man."
Gong Xu realized that he was indeed a little out of shape, and after such a while, he felt a little dry mouth. After taking a sip of tea and moistening his throat, he sat back in his seat, carefully considering Gao Fan's words.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, the value of this tripod is immeasurable."
"Compared to the one that was auctioned at the Linhao auction that day, it is even better."
Gao Fan said slowly, silently watching the change in Gong Xu's expression.
This time, probably with some mental preparation, Gong Xu's eyes surged with excitement, but it quickly turned flat.
"Good boy."
Gong Xu had a satisfied smile on his Gujing-like face, mixed with a little appreciation and incredulity.
"And what about the last one."
"Black mandarin duck jade pendant."
Gao Fan's gaze returned to the jade pendant again with Gong Xu's words.
It just lay quietly in the box, refracting a rustic luster in the light, the jade was crystal clear, but the color was as rich and thick as black ink.
The shape of the mandarin duck is exquisite, the carving is as smooth as flowing water, and the lifelike appearance seems to be about to turn the virtual into reality in the next second, and both of them will fly away.
It is like a fairy artifact, hidden in the mortal dust.
It's hard to imagine what kind of master can carve such a perfect work.
Gao Fan stared at the black mandarin duck jade pendant for a long time, his eyes wandering.
After a while, he was surprised to find that the jade pendant seemed to be shrouded in a thick protective film, no matter how he wanted to snoop, he was indifferent, and for a while, it was as ordinary as a stone.
"Gao Fan?"
Gong Xu saw that Gao Fan didn't reply for a long time, and he was a little puzzled. In his opinion, although this jade pendant is exquisitely carved, it looks "new", and I don't know why Gao Fan has not yet given the identification results. Is there another mystery?
Gao Fan saw Gong Xu calling himself, and when he came back to his senses, his heart was already full of question marks.
Obviously, the jade pendant feels very familiar to itself, but why does it feel very strange to people whenever he wants to approach it, and he rejects himself.
I don't know the details of the jade pendant, so Gao Fan has no bottom in his heart.
"You haven't replied for so long, is this jade pendant still stumped you?"
When Gao Fan heard Gong Xu say this, he looked at him suspiciously, how could the old man in front of him look very understanding?
"What do you say?"
Gong Xu chuckled proudly, twisting his beard with a mysterious look.
"In my opinion, this jade pendant has good craftsmanship."
"But the artificial traces are not obvious......"
"His body is as clean as water, and the material should be of the finest ......"
Gao Fan listened to the analysis of the Tao one after another, nodding in agreement on the surface, but his heart was already turbulent. What Gong Xu said is not unreasonable, and even some of it is to the point.
However, Gong Xu's next words almost didn't make Gao Fan spit out a mouthful of old blood.
"I think it's new."
"I guess someone accidentally left it behind."
"Net worth should not be a small amount."
Gong Xu looked serious, and it didn't look like he was joking.
In fact, what he said does make sense, the jade pendant is very valuable, and it looks very new, it should be a character like a big boss who accidentally left it behind while climbing the mountain. Then he was picked up by the people he sent to hunt for treasure. What a perfect inference.
Gao Fan couldn't help but nodded. Originally, I was still worried about how to compile the origin of a jade pendant, so that the purpose of getting it in the future was not so obvious, but I didn't expect that the old man in front of me still had his own unique opinions, which really helped me a lot.
"Old man Gong is right."
Gao Fan couldn't help but applaud, almost couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, if he could, he really wanted to pick up the jade pendant and leave now. But in the end, it was reason that prevailed.
"This jade pendant is indeed very new."
"That's why I've been hesitating just now, whether to say it or not."
"I didn't expect Old Man Gong to already know about it. It's a good eyesight. ”
Hearing Gao Fan say this, the smile on Gong Xu's face deepened.
"But...... Although the jade pendant is new, it still has value. ”
Gong Xu nodded approvingly, then waved his hand again.
"I don't care so much about this new thing."
Gao Fan originally wanted to say that this jade pendant also had a price of almost six figures, but Gong Xu's words directly cut off his thoughts. The old man doesn't seem to be interested in anything new? Isn't that just the fulfillment of yourself?
"Knock knock!"
As he was thinking, he suddenly remembered a knock on the door.
After getting Gong Xu's permission, Qi Yulin pushed the door in.
"Old man, Mo Shengguang is already making a fuss about going down the mountain."
Gong Xu frowned, he didn't expect Mo Shengguang to be arrogant, he had tried his best to treat each other politely, and he even toasted and didn't eat and drink.
"You tell him not to play tricks again."
"Otherwise, he won't be able to go down the mountain."
Gong Xu said coldly, waved Qi Yulin out, and when he turned his eyes to look at Gao Fan, he was kind again.
"Gao Fan, you can fulfill the conditions I promised you.
"The remaining eleven pieces, you can pick whatever you want."
Thinking of Gao Fan's request before, Gong Xu's heart became relaxed and comfortable. After all, Bai Yuding, who has the highest price, wants to leave or not, although the rest of the things are also of good value, but he doesn't care anymore.
"Thank you, old man!"
After Gao Fan clenched his fists with both hands, he began to pretend to be difficult again. kept pacing around the table, with a tangled look, and Gong Xu was also a little anxious for him.
It was almost noon, and the midday sun shone in, and the antiquities on the table began to be covered with a faint layer of gold.
When Gao Fan's gaze fell on the black jade pendant, a feeling of uncontrollable attraction began to come to his heart.