The Book of Appreciation

Hearing what Zhou Jianxiong said, how could everyone agree?Your old Zhou is a full man who doesn’t know how hungry a hungry man is. He doesn’t even know where our store is, so he’ll go to hell later!

Wu Di received more than a dozen business cards in a short while, and looked at the enthusiastic and eager faces, he frowned secretly.It would be unbearable if all these dozen or so bosses asked him to appraise them. Not only can they not pick up the leaks, but they also need to help them make up for the leaks!If you come across something like a masterpiece, wouldn't it be a big loss?This kind of loss-making business is too much to do once, how can you do more?

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Let's see it this way. After dinner later, I have to buy some things in Boss Zhou's shop. If you want to invite me to look at things, you might as well bring them to Boss Zhou. If you want to invite me over Sit down, then I can only say sorry, I may not have enough time today, and I will definitely visit when I come next time."

Everyone looks at me and I look at you, and there is no good way. After all, what Wu Di said is reasonable, and you are asking others to do things, so naturally it is not good to be too strong.So everyone said a few words to each other, and then dispersed.

Zhou Jianxiong took Wu Di and civet cat to eat a few famous snacks in Hong Kong. Around four o'clock, he wandered back to the store. He didn't receive any calls. It seemed that no one came to see things. This made him quietly relieved.

When I got back to the store, I didn't see any customers. The young man came up to me and said:

"Boss, you are back. Mr. Song and shopkeeper Liu have been waiting for more than an hour. I told them to go to the VIP room."

Zhou Jianxiong glanced at Wu Di with a wry smile, and Wu Di said with a nonchalant smile:

"Originally, I came back here to see if anyone came over. Fortunately, there are two more, otherwise I would have run away for nothing? Let's go and have a look."

The two went upstairs one after another and came to the VIP room. Wu Di saw the three pieces of porcelain on the coffee table at a glance, and then he noticed Mr. Song and shopkeeper Liu who stood up to greet them.

Several people exchanged pleasantries, Wu Di sat down, moved the most colorful three-legged incense burner, and looked at it.Shopkeeper Liu couldn't help being a little nervous when he saw the first thing he looked at himself.

This three-legged incense burner with cloisonné enamel hollowed out and elephant pattern made by the Emperor Qianlong was just received by him from a businessman who was said to have failed in business, and it cost him a full 890 million Hong Kong dollars!The composition of this incense burner is vivid, the colors are lifelike and gorgeous, and the style is clear, but when he got it and looked at it carefully, he always felt uneasy. This time it happened to be Wu Di's arrival, so he hurriedly hugged it.

Cloisonné enamel is one of the varieties of enamelware, generally referring to copper body cloisonné enamel, also known as "cloisonné".This three-legged incense burner with hollow elephant pattern is dignified and gorgeous in shape, rich in decorations, neat and tight filigree, devitrified enamel, warm and moist like jade, elegant in tone and rich in luster, which is a typical style of court filigree enamel in the Qing Dynasty.

Wu Di looked carefully for a while, and rubbed the surface lightly with his hand, then put it aside without saying a word, and took a white porcelain baby pillow next to him to look at it.

Seeing Wu Di's expressionless face, Boss Liu felt a little anxious, and was about to speak, when Zhou Jianxiong tugged on his sleeve, signaling him to be calm.

As soon as he got his hands on the baby pillow, Wu Di was shocked. This piece turned out to be a white porcelain baby pillow from Ding Kiln in the Song Dynasty!

This baby pillow is molded into the shape of a prone baby.The fat boy lies prone on the couch with his arms crossed, his head resting on his left arm, his right hand holds a knotted hydrangea ball, his forehead is wide open, and his expression is peaceful.Dressing, texture, and craftsmanship all conform to the characteristics of Ding kiln white porcelain.

The base adopts the most exquisite printing process in white porcelain. The layout of the big leaf lotus pattern is rigorous, the layers are distinct, the lines are clear, neat and elegant, dense but not messy, it is definitely a fine product.

If Eskenac was present at this time, he would have recognized this as the baby pillow he wanted to buy when he came to Hong Kong last time.However, because of the sky-high auction price of the Junyao narcissus flower pot, the owner of this baby pillow also took the opportunity to raise the price. In the end, the business failed, so Wu Di saw this thing.

Wu Di played with it again, then carefully put this precious treasure aside, and picked up the last piece of porcelain, which turned out to be an Arhat bowl.

This bowl has a thick and loose tire, grayish white and slightly yellowish.The glaze color is azure, but not quite standard, a little whitish.The glaze is thin, the orange peel pattern on the glaze surface is obvious, the bubbles in the glaze are large and sparse, and the traces of glaze water flow can be seen with the naked eye.The red spots of the kiln-changed glaze are slightly floating, and the colors are bright. The red and blue colors hardly blend together. It looks mechanically dull, as if it was made by artificial stickers.The ring foot is wide and thick, and the inside and outside are not glazed, and there are sharp marks on the inner tread of the foot.No money.

These are the characteristics of Jun kiln porcelain in Yuan Dynasty. Although this bowl is not beautiful, it is an extremely valuable and rare collection.

He put down the Arhat bowl, looked at the people in front of him, and hesitated to speak.Zhou Jianxiong guessed what he meant, and said with a smile:

"This cloisonne is in the collection of Brother Liu, and the other two are in the collection of Mr. Song. This baby pillow and the Jun kiln Luohan bowl, I met with my father once when I was young. In the light of the master..."

Wu Di smiled, but said nothing, Zhou Jianxiong frowned, thinking of a possibility, he couldn't help taking a deep breath, and said to Mr. Song and Shopkeeper Liu:

"In this way, the master has already finished reading, and we may have to think about it. There are too many people here, which will somewhat affect the judgment of the master. Mr. Song, why don't you go to the office next door and try the Tieguanyin I just got?"

Mr. Song has worked hard in this industry all his life, how could he not know the secrets?He has acquired these two things for a long time, and he has researched them thoroughly, and they are [-]% no problem. The main reason for taking them this time is to save the idea of ​​making a move.His second child wanted to buy a house and get married, so it was up to him to ask.Judging by Wu Di's expression, it is likely that there is something wrong with the cloisonné that old Liu Gang collected.

He shook his head secretly, got up and went to drink tea with Zhou Jianxiong, leaving shopkeeper Liu and Wu Di, who were restless, sitting face to face in the VIP room.

"Grandmaster……"

As soon as the door of the VIP room was closed, shopkeeper Liu couldn't help standing up,

"Sit down, where did Boss Liu get this smoker? What's the price?"

Seeing Wu Di's calmness, shopkeeper Liu was a little undecided, so he decided to give up. Anyway, it's already like this, so just say what you have.

"I received this cloisonne from a mainland businessman who was said to have failed in business some time ago. It cost a total of 200 million at that time."

Mainland businessman?Wu Di frowned and asked:

"Is Boss Liu still able to find that person?"

Shopkeeper Liu couldn't take it anymore and asked:

"Master, is there something wrong with my smoker? Please tell me straight up, I can bear it."

Wu Di glanced at him, only to see that his face was blue and his lips were trembling slightly. How could he look like he could bear it?

"This cloisonné has no problems with its filigree, coloring, craftsmanship, and inscription, but there is one biggest flaw, which is the copper tire! Although the Qianlong Dynasty was known as fine copper, how can the craftsmanship at that time be compared with today's? Although this smoker strives to be imitated, once you get your hands on it, you can tell the slight difference in weight!"

Shopkeeper Liu suddenly realized, no wonder this item looked real at first glance, but it gave him a feeling that something was wrong, it turned out to be the weight!Presumably, the density of fine copper in Qianlong period is quite different from modern ones...

its not right?He immediately thought, even if there is a slight difference in weight, it cannot be concluded that this is a fake?Besides, is your hand, Wu Di, more accurate than a scale?I spent nearly 900 million to buy this, and I firmly cannot admit it.He was about to speak when he heard Wu Di say again:

"In fact, this is not enough to determine that this is a fake. If Boss Liu wants to be sure, I suggest you to test the composition of the copper tire. It may be more scientific to compare it with the refined copper in the Qianlong period. But this is the certificate , I can’t leave today, sorry.”

Wu Di has already decided in his heart that this piece is a fake, but he can't say the specific reason, he can only find a plausible and far-fetched reason, and he must hold down Boss Liu before slowly launching an investigation.Because, he felt the familiar smell from the top of this cloisonné, which was exactly the same as the two pieces of porcelain at the Dou Bao Hui!

Another piece, another variety!What high imitation will come out next?Who is this?It turned out to be so powerful!

Boss Liu left a red envelope on the table, and went out full of thoughts while holding his cloisonné.Wu Di heard a movement at the door, and then Zhou Jianxiong and Song Lao walked in.

"Hehe, master, should you tell me about these two things?"

Elder Song smiled kindly, he would definitely have no problems with these two things.

"Elder Song, these two are both high-quality products. I wonder if you have any intention to make a move?"

Wu Di knew that he must have an intention to bring these two obviously good things here. After thinking about it for a while, he understood that he wanted to sell. If the price is right for such a precious thing, he can consider it.

"This, if the master wants it, of course you can consider it. If it's someone else, you can ask Xiao Zhou. No matter how many people come to ask for it, you can't ask for it!"

Wu Di smiled, listening to what he said, I'm afraid the price will not be low, forget it, let's hear how he asks for the price.

"I originally thought that this baby pillow from Ding Kiln was only worth 6000 to 1000 million yuan, but I didn't expect that at an auction just held last month, a flower pot from Jun Kiln was auctioned for a sky-high price of more than 600 million yuan! Then this piece of Ding kiln porcelain, the asking price of [-] million and [-] million is not expensive, right? Although this Yuan Jun kiln Arhat bowl is far inferior to the Song Jun kiln, [-] million should be a relatively reasonable price. "

What Wu Di was looking for was the Dingyao child pillow. If he got it, he would have all the five famous porcelains of the Song Dynasty, and he had more than others, such as chai kiln plum vases!However, the price of 1000 million yuan is really outrageous.The price of children's pillows is already slightly lower than the price of ordinary porcelain. The reference price for this item may not exceed 3000 million. If it is put on the auction, it will be very sad if there are several companies competing for it. , This opening is more than 4000 million, which makes him not even interested in bargaining. (To be continued.)