When it comes to gift-giving, gift-giving is very particular.

Gifts can't be given in vain, of course, you want to get things done, so you have to send gifts to the idea, so that things can be done.

Bosses or leaders are probably not short of money, and gifts generally do not accept real money, let alone brain platinum.

Because the risk of collecting money is too great, once someone reports it, it will be arrested for review and suffer a big lawsuit.

Then only the art is accepted, the value of the artwork is very high, and it is also a very elegant thing, even if it is found out, it is not so obvious.

What's more, the boss also likes the art of calligraphy, so the gift is sent to the heart, and the giver is obviously smart enough.

I've been running an antique shop for a few years now, so I'm familiar with the doorway.

After listening to Dong Dequan's words, I began to feel a burst of excitement in my heart, and I also had some snickering, perhaps, the time to make a lot of money has finally come.

I have always believed that the so-called collection of antiques, the words "collect" and "hide" are both verbs, because no one can quietly "hide" a treasure for a lifetime.

Even if it is hidden for a lifetime, after all, people's lifespan is limited, and sooner or later, things will change hands to others.

Since there is no such thing as a permanent thing, why not sell it to someone else at the right price, isn't that also a good way to make money?

Only when the collection and money are fully operated in the hands can you make more money and then collect more good objects.

As an antique shop, I certainly know this.

Besides, this couplet by Liu Yong is indeed a very good collection.

If you continue to hide it in your hands, there is still a lot of room for appreciation, but no matter how good things are, they are not as easy to circulate as currency.

The businessman Dong Dequan said, if the price is reasonable, it is better to sell the couplet and make a lot of money.

"Hey...... Hey, hey......" Dong Dequan didn't hear me, thinking that the connection was broken, "These are the two ways, do you understand, do you have any opinions?" ”

I immediately said: "Well, Mr. Dong, you have also seen this couplet of Liu Yong, the condition is very good, and the price cannot be too low, because after all, it is the work of Liu Yong, a university scholar, and the image of Liu Luoguo in the hearts of the people is still so good and famous, in short, this couplet is definitely a collection worth collecting......"

"Oh, I understand," Dong Dequan was not good at talking about business after all, he thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, you can just quote a price, right?" ”

To say that this couplet, if it is a formal auction, the starting price must be at least 100,000 yuan, and it must be the finale of the big lot, conservative estimates, the transaction price is about 150,000 yuan, there should be no suspense, but more than 200,000, it may be a little difficult.

Dong Dequan said that the person who wanted to buy this couplet was for gifts, and this kind of thing didn't feel very sunny.

I think that since it is a gift, you can't offer it too low, so wouldn't it be cheaper for these people who are corrupt and take bribes.

So I gritted my teeth and directly quoted the price of 150,000.

When Dong Dequan heard my offer, he was also silent for a moment, as if he felt that the price was too high.

"Teacher Dong, this calligraphy, this price is more appropriate, I have been doing this line for a long time, 150,000, I can't say it's cheap, but it's definitely not expensive, you discuss it with that person, less than 150,000, I can't make a move, if he is too expensive, then forget it......"

"Okay, I see, I'll contact the businessman and ask him if the price is appropriate, if he thinks it's appropriate, I'm afraid, you'll have to bring the collection over for him to see for himself, okay?"

"That's fine."

The next morning, Dong Dequan called, obviously, the businessman was probably in a hurry to give gifts.

Celebrity calligraphy, and calligraphy written by such famous people, is indeed very difficult to come across in the market.

Dong Dequan told me that the other party agreed to the price of 150,000 yuan, but he could only pay after appraisal, so Dong Dequan asked me to bring the collection to the antique research institute again.

This time, I didn't go alone, but called Lao Cui to go with me.

As for why they didn't call Feng Qingyang together, it was because, personally, I think that on this occasion, Lao Cui is more suitable than the out-of-tune Feng Qingyang.

Although Lao Cui is not as good at calligraphy and painting as I am, he is old and a bit of an elder.

Lao Cui and I went to the beef noodle restaurant and went up to the second floor, which is the office of the Antique Research Institute.

There were already several people waiting upstairs, and one of them was a middle-aged man in his fifties who looked like a boss, dressed neatly and with clean hair.

Seeing me and Lao Cui, we shook hands separately, Dong Dequan did not introduce each other, and several people entered a small room together.

The middle-aged man who looked like a boss had already invited two experts, both of whom put on white gloves, opened the couplet, and began to carefully identify them.

When it comes to identification, for professionals, there is no need to look very carefully.

Genuine and fake, in fact, can only fool the layman, if the level of the fake can reach the level of the original, then the person who wrote the fake has long been famous, why bother to fake?

The so-called counterfeiting, is shoddy, in order to make money, if the counterfeit is more delicate than the real thing, the materials are also exquisite, then how can there be profit margins?

At the end of the day, the real thing and the fake are all right at a glance.

My eyesight, I'm still pretty sure of myself.

Soon, the two experts nodded to the middle-aged man and said that this Liu Yong's calligraphy was fine.

Affirmed by the experts, this boss was still very careful, and he asked the person next to him to take out another big box.

When you open it, you will see that it contains a device that looks like a UV lamp, but it is much more specialized and complicated than the UV lamp used for disinfection.

It is not difficult to guess that this instrument can probably detect the degree of aging of the paper, and determine from a physical and chemical point of view whether the paper used for this calligraphy belongs to the Qing Dynasty.

In short, it took another half a day, whether it was calligraphy and painting appraisal experts or computer instruments, there was no doubt about the answer given, and there was no problem with the calligraphy couplet of this scholar Liu Luoguo.

The boss-looking man was delighted, put the couplet away, and he led me to another small room where an open laptop was on the table.

Soon, the middle-aged man transferred 150,000 yuan to my bank card online.

The middle-aged man didn't talk much, and when he was done, he just shook my hand and smiled.

I took a look at this man's face, and from the physiognomy, it didn't match my impression of the face of the profiteer, and he looked quite cultured, probably a Confucian businessman.