Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 255 What tricks are playing

Thin clouds, light wind, drizzle.

Bitang, weeping willows, frogs croaking.

Lotus leaves cover the water, the lotus stalks stand gracefully, and the delicate pink flower buds sway in the wind.

There is a frog sitting on the cattail leaves, with a straight posture.From time to time, he shouted at Li Ding'an, as if he was laughing at him: Have you made enough money to hang out here so early in the morning?
It's quite strange to see this thing in the city.

Li Ding'an squatted next to him with interest and looked at it for a few times. The frog's eyes bulged and he screamed more happily.

After waiting for a while, the clouds became lighter and it seemed that there was no more rain. He stood up.

After taking two steps, Li Dingan thought for a moment, turned around again, and kicked his foot up.

"laugh……"

A pebble fell into the pool. The frog was frightened and jumped into the water with a "pop".

"Let you be so free..."

……

The clouds slowly dispersed and the sky became brighter.

It had just arrived at eight o'clock, it was the morning rush hour, and the streets were blocked as if they had an intestinal obstruction.Li Ding'an took a look and got off the subway station directly.

Take Line 14 first, then take Line [-], which is just about an hour.If you had taken a taxi, you would probably be halfway there by now.

Lei Mingzhen talked for several days and asked Li Ding'an to help his friend look at something, which was in Panjiayuan.But Li Ding'an has been busy, so he put it off again and again, until the weekend.

We made an appointment at ten o'clock, and I thought I had to make a trip anyway, so I decided to come early and take a look around.

It's a pity that because of the cultural fair, the ghost market has been closed for a long time, otherwise we could have come earlier.

The vacated space was not idle, and a special area was set up called the "Tibetan Friends Exchange Area."

What do you mean?
It is specially used to set up stalls for players and treasure friends. Buyers and players can trade freely here without going through the organizer's sales system.

Of course, you need to apply in advance, and things need to be appraised by experts before they can be admitted. If approved, the seller only has two days.Even if it’s not sold, space will have to be made when the time comes.

It is a major feature of the cultural fair. There are many people applying for booths, but there are very few Tibetan friends who come here to visit, and even fewer transactions are made.

The reason is simple: no after-sales service.Once you buy it, it's yours, there's no way to return it, and nine times out of ten, the seller will be gone as soon as you turn around after paying the money.

Compared with the stalls and shops in the market across the wall, it still seems unprecedented and dishonest, because at least the authenticity is guaranteed.But compared to the exhibition upstairs: There is a pit in my mind. I don’t buy anything that has after-sales service. Why am I going here to get scammed?

So it seemed very deserted, but Li Ding'an thought it was pretty good, not noisy, not noisy, quiet, not to mention sweating all over.

He came here specially today.

The venue had just opened, and there were already huge crowds of people lined up outside.Bypassing the crowd, you will find the former ghost market: there are still shops on both sides, the middle is sealed with colored steel, and the stalls are set up underneath.

Li Ding'an walked forward unhurriedly, and when he was about to turn the corner, he heard several people muttering:
"Professor Zhou, we had a good discussion yesterday, why did you back out again today?"

"If you don't want to do it, that's fine... Did you see it, 60, signed by Brother Zhou, and his fingerprints... You take the money now, and I'll leave now."

"Uncle Zhou, you have to think about Director Zhou, right? If his company finds out about his gambling and promiscuous prostitution, do you still have a future?"

"Besides, there's no loss to you at all?"

"Don't worry, just this time, no matter whether you make money or lose money, we will write it off..."

What's going on? Someone was tricked?
Suspiciously, he turned the corner: standing under a pillar not far away was an old man. He was not young, he must have been over 60, but he was full of bookishness.At this moment, he stared at a man in his early forties with his eyes wide open and his teeth gritted.

He was also well-dressed and wore a pair of glasses, but his head was drooped and he had no energy at all.

If you take a closer look, you can see that the two of them are very similar, and they are the two of them.

Looking to both sides, five or six people were gathered in a circle, including men and women, all with similar expressions: staring with eagerness and anger.

I understand, the guy with the glasses is a bad gambler. He is most likely a civil servant, maybe with some rank.Those five or six were creditors, forcing the old man to wipe his son's butt.

It is natural to pay back debts, but the way of asking for debts is a bit confusing. I don’t know what they want this old man to do.

When I looked again, I saw that there was a notebook in each hand, with a lot of words written on it.

I was somewhat curious, so I took a few more glances as I passed by.He was probably angry and had no place to express his anger. A younger man suddenly widened his eyes and said, "What the hell are you looking at?"

Is there something wrong with you, in this public place?
Guys from the Northeast should at least ask "What are you looking at" first? Why don't you use dirty words when talking about it?

Lei Lei Mingzhen, slapped him twice...

Li Ding'an didn't say anything. He smiled, nodded, and then walked straight past.

Perhaps seeing that he had a good attitude, the man snorted and turned his head away. The woman next to him pointed her finger: "Idiot, he scolded you!"

You didn't open your mouth, why did you curse?

No, Ya nodded... Didn’t I become a piece of shit?

"You stop for me?"

"What, no more debt?"

Li Ding'an really stopped and said with a smile, "If it doesn't work, call the police. The people's police are for the masses!"

"Hey, what are you doing?" "Business matters..."

The older one grabbed the young man who was stroking his sleeves, and nodded to Li Ding'an, "Don't make trouble for yourself, leave quickly!"

OK, let me go, the five good socialist youths, emphasizing civilization and quality!

But I don’t know if something is wrong...

Li Ding'an took a look at the small book in the young man's hand: Stall No. 7 in the exchange area, Xianfeng enamel four-flower bowl... Stall No. 16, Six Directions Incense Pot... Stall No. 41, Brother Glazed Blue and White Zun...

The communication area refers to here, so what is recorded in this book should be what he likes.

Li Ding'an took a few quick glances and remembered something as he passed by: Okay, you discuss it first, and I'll go over and help you take a look first.

Before leaving, he nodded again. The woman was still wondering: There must be something wrong with this man's brain. Why is he always nodding?
Li Ding'an was equally surprised: There were a lot of things in the notebook, and they were all porcelain. I wonder what this has to do with repaying debts?
……

"Boss, what a great thing. Do you want the dragon-patterned ancient jade?"

"What year?"

"Republic of China!"

"Too new!"

"As you say, if I have a Han Dynasty, can I still come here?"

"Look at mine, "Laizihou Fengtian Engraved Stone Rubbing". In 2016, Hong Kong sold it for 70 million yuan. That one was the first rubbing. Although mine is not two rubbings and three rubbings, it is at least within ten rubbings. !”

"When was it made?"

"2001."

"Then who are you trying to offend by leaving it here?"

"Look at this: engraved silver shoes, from the early morning period!"

"Who wore it?"

"How would I know?"

"Then what are you talking about?"

There are endless similar conversations, and it can be seen from this that the sellers here are much more honest than the stall owners outside. At least they don't brag and just do what they say.

Because he couldn't do it even if he wanted to: next to the thing was an appraisal certificate issued by an exhibition expert, with the item, use, age, valuation, etc. written clearly on it.

Accordingly, the asking price should not be too outrageous.For example, if an expert estimates something at 1, the seller will ask for at most [-] to [-], which is about twice as much.

Don't be surprised, there are only a few people coming to the exchange area, and they don't dare to ask for too much. There are many items in the venue that sell for ten times more than the estimated price.

Li Ding'an dressed up a bit: baseball cap, small sunglasses.But one look at the few hairs under his nose showed that he was young.They are not bad at seeing through them, and many of them greet them sincerely.

But he basically didn't stop and went straight to stall No. [-].

The seller is in his early thirties, fashionably dressed, and sitting on an antique pony with the words "International Cultural Expo" printed on it.There was a wooden box in front of him, with a bowl on top.

In addition to the bowl, there is also an appraisal certificate, which is very clear: Xianfeng official kiln painted enamel four-flower bowl, estimated at 54.

To be honest, this price is quite fair. If it is an exchange between Tibetan friends, the price will fluctuate by no more than 50%, which is roughly between 60 and [-].

If it goes to auction, it is estimated that it will be this much, but it is only an estimate, not an absolute.Because that place can "create miracles" at every turn, there shouldn't be too many antiques with transaction prices that are tens or dozens of times higher than the starting price.

Just like the "Stone Rubbings of Lai Zihou's Feng Tian Engraving" that someone called out before, it was carved very early, during the period of Wang Mang of the Western Han Dynasty, but there is no record of Lai Zihou in the history books. In other words: he is not a famous person.

The original stele was not unearthed until the late Qing Dynasty, but it is still well preserved. It means that you can expand it as you like, and the initial expansion is also unknown.

However, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Standing Committee Member Kang encountered some difficulties when studying this rubbing. He asked the great writer Guo for advice. The two wrote the words discussed at that time on the rubbing, which is equivalent to leaving an inscription and postscript.

Then, this thing sold for over 2000 million.

The key thing is that these two people have very high literary attainments and left a lot of calligraphy treasures... Isn't it amazing?
After thinking about it, he looked at it carefully again to make sure it was genuine.

"How did you sell it?"

"150 million!"

"How much is the minimum?"

“This is the lowest price!”

Look, it's nearly three times higher than the estimated value. It's definitely the kind of thing that anyone who buys it will get it.

This is a bit strange: Why did those people write down such things in their notebooks?

As he turned his thoughts around, he glanced unconsciously and saw that the man who had told him to "stop looking for trouble" had also arrived in the trading area.

Although his eyes were looking around and would pause from time to time, his purpose was very clear, and he came here.

"Then you keep it!"

Li Ding'an put down the bowl, moved to the back row, picked up a piece of lacquer engraving casually, and looked behind him out of the corner of his eye.

He just wanted to see what tricks these people were playing!
　My toothache lasted all day, and it only got better at night, so this chapter is a bit short, so I apologize.

　　Will make up for it later!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)