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043: Douqi Antique Street.

Lin Li didn't greet Bi Han this time, and after taking Xiao Jin, who was not at ease, into the pet space, he went to the Antique Street alone.

However, Lin Li didn't go directly to buy rice paper, nor did he go to the stores that sell various types of wood. The first reason was that he hadn't been here for a long time and didn't want to add too much burden to himself; It is for the sale of precious wood, those cheap woods will not appear here at all.

"Sure enough, it's more lively than before."

Lin Li was wandering around, and found that the antique street was getting more and more prosperous, and some lively places could even be described as "crowded".

"Hey, someone actually sells wood carvings..."

Lin Li was walking and suddenly found an uncle selling wood carvings.It's just that the stall was very deserted, and no one took care of his business. As a result, the uncle who sold the wood could only squat under the big tree on the side of the road to enjoy the cool, and hone his carving skills by the way.

As a colleague, Lin Li naturally wanted to take a look.

"This is a root carving!"

Lin Li took a closer look and found that the root carvings were the main ones.

Root carving is also known as "root art" or "root art". It takes the natural form and distorted form of tree roots as the object of artistic creation, and creates artistic figures, animals, utensils, etc. through conception, artistic processing and technological processing. Image works.On the contrary, it is of the same family and art as woodcarving, and there is almost no boundary. Lin Li has also played with root carving a few times before, but it was not very successful.

"They are all good materials. It seems that the author is a master."

Lin Li glanced at it and began to admire the maturity of the creator.

Material selection is the first step and a prerequisite for root carving production, and no mistakes can be made.

Root carving materials must be selected from tree species that are hard, fine wood, stable wood, not easy to crack and deform, and can be preserved for a long time, such as boxwood, sandalwood, beech, cypress, elm, etc. The best material varieties.The dead roots submerged in water and silt or buried deep in the soil, the ancient dark root wood formed by carbonization for hundreds of years, its quality is almost close to that of fossils, and it is a good material for root art.

As for the root carvings in front of Lin Li, most of them are boxwood and cypress. Although they are not very valuable, they are all good root carving materials.

Lin Li saw a root carving with a unique shape, which looked like a buffalo resting on its knees, and asked, "Boss, how do you sell this work?"

Works, not goods, are appreciation for creators.

The uncle thought that a student like Lin Li who was still carrying a big schoolbag was just passing by to look at it curiously, but he didn't want to actually want to buy it, so he quickly put down his work and walked over.

When the uncle approached, Lin Li realized that the uncle was also good-looking. The thick glasses added a little elegance to him. If it wasn't for the old-fashioned clothes and a little grooming, he must be a mature man with quite a temperament.

The uncle thought about it for a while and pointed out with three fingers.

"300 yuan, not very expensive!"

Having been here for a long time, and he is also in the same industry, Lin Li naturally knows the artistic value of this lying ox root carving.It's just that Lin Li only has a pitiful 260 yuan on hand now, and it's the living expenses for the next few days, so he can't spend it at will.

Seeing Lin Li's hesitation, the uncle quickly stepped up his persuasive efforts: "The root carving is about three parts man-made and seven parts natural. Although the material of this root carving is not a precious species, its shape resembles that of an old man who has just plowed the land and is resting on his knees. The buffalo, this sculpture contains movement in stillness, expressing spiritual meaning, it is definitely a rare thing here, whether it is used for collection or showing off, it is a good choice."

And when the uncle finished talking about this, he just realized his stupidity.Lin Li is a student no matter what, with the current impetuous college atmosphere, how could he know how to appreciate these things.

Lin Li didn't want to, but nodded his head and replied: "Uncle, this work protects the shape of nature to the greatest extent, overflowing with the beauty of nature, and the traces of artificial artistic creation are hidden in the work, hidden but not exposed. Such carving skills are no longer ordinary sculptures. 300 yuan is indeed very affordable, but it’s a pity that I don’t have a lot of money with me.”

The uncle was overjoyed at first, and then deeply disappointed.

As the saying goes, as soon as an expert exports it, he will know whether it is there or not.Lin Li's evaluation is very professional, even he himself may not be able to explain it in a book. Involuntarily, the uncle regards Lin Li as a talented artist, but just when he thought that this time the transaction was about to be completed, something happened. The transformation of the roller coaster made him both angry and regretful, which was difficult to express.

Lin Li couldn't help thinking of his previous encounters, feeling emotional, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Uncle, if you can, please keep this artwork for me. I came here this time to sell something, and I will have money later. .”

Yes, Lin Li not only wanted to shop for treasures, but also wanted to sell jadeite.

Although his father left college fees for himself, the high surgical fees are not what the current Lin family can support.However, it would be too unrealistic to pin all his hopes on identification skills and luck, so Lin Li resolutely took out the most precious treasure in his family-the ice green onion-core green jadeite, and planned to sell it to someone before Mr. Xie, the fine art building of the transaction.

The uncle was taken aback for a moment, and then replied excitedly: "Okay, no problem."

He felt that he had no business anyway, so rather than offending others, he might as well sell them to save face.Even if Lin Li didn't come back by then, he had nothing to lose.

After the agreement was made, Lin Li quickly left.

The reason why Lin Li took so much trouble with the uncle was not only because his root carvings were very artistic, but also because he was a respectable person.

Just now, Lin Li secretly lost an identification technique to the uncle and the lying ox root carving. It was miraculously discovered that the uncle was actually a senior sculptor of the same level as Lin Tiancheng, and the lying ox root carving was also rated as a quasi-master by the system. It is recommended that Lin Li collect his works of art.

Using a deal to make friends with a high-level engraver, but also to be able to pick up leaks, such a deal can be done no matter what.

"welcome!"

As soon as Lin Li stepped into the Jingyi Building, a beautiful waiter came to greet him.

I have to say that the service attitude of Jingyilou is getting better and better.

"Ali!"

Bi Han stood at the door of the VIP room, looking at Lin Li in surprise.

Lin Li questioned, "Brother Bi Han, why are you here?"

But Bi Han replied: "I have to ask this question. If you don't take care of Uncle Lin, if you don't study, why do you have time to go here to shop for treasures?"

Lin Li rubbed his thumb and index finger a few times, the meaning was obvious. .

Only then did Bi Han remember the situation of the Lin family, and immediately dragged Lin Li into the VIP room excitedly.

"Boss Tu!"

Lin Li looked at President Tu in surprise.

Mr. Xie was even more surprised, and asked: "So you have known each other for a long time, and I want to introduce you."

Mr. Tu replied with a smile: "I have a business deal with brother Lin, and we share the same interests, so we have a very close relationship."

Lin Li only met Mr. Tu once, so he was not familiar with him.However, he would not be so stupid as to expose the enemy on the spot, and cooperated with Mr. Tu to pretend to be acquainted.

Mr. Xie was a little surprised, but he didn't care about it, and asked directly: "Mr. Lin, you go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. I don't know if you can help me this time?"

Lin Li was not too polite, and immediately took out the ice-seeded onion-core green jadeite.

"Ice green onion core!"

Mr. Tu stood up leisurely, looking at the jade on the table in surprise.

Strictly speaking, ice-cold green onion can only be regarded as a quasi-high-end product.After all, onion core green is not pure, and the bright green is not very good in terms of appearance. If the water head is not well matched, otherwise it will definitely not cause such a big reaction from Mr. Tu.

President Tu said: "I heard that Brother Lin gambled the rare ice green onion-core green jadeite, and I was still a little skeptical. Now it seems that all the rumors are true."

Mr. Xie asked excitedly: "Mr. Lin, are you going to sell this piece of ice-grown onion-core green jadeite?"

Lin Li nodded helplessly.

Bi Han was also very disappointed.The recent jadeite market is getting better and better. Holding such a good jadeite is definitely a profitable business. Lin Li is selling it, he is simply selling a hen that can lay golden eggs.

Mr. Tu didn't care that this was Mr. Xie's territory, and immediately offered a price: "Brother Lin, I will offer you 78 yuan to buy this piece of ice green onion-core green jadeite. I hope you will agree."

"78 million!"

Lin Li was slightly taken aback.

Wasn't it estimated at 60 before? Why did it rise so ridiculously in just over a month?

Mr. Xie retaliated dissatisfiedly at Mr. Tu: "Mr. Tu, he came here for the reputation of our Jingyi building. It's too uninteresting for you to cut me off now, isn't it?"

Mr. Tu replied: "Mr. Xie, you can't say that. I also have a deep friendship with brother Lin. It's not a problem to buy a friend's jade at a high price, right?"

Mr. Xie was instantly choked and speechless.

And Bi Han explained to Lin Li: "Ali, although the recent increase in jadeite is not small, it is only 78% at most, and it has not reached the exaggerated level of [-]. Mr. Tu's price is very high. The increase in the next three months will be counted."

"I'll pay 80 million!"

In order to express his dissatisfaction, the angry Mr. Xie even opened his mouth to compete.

By doing this, he was simply offending Mr. Tu, a big client. For a mere piece of jade, it was too uneconomical.

However, Lin Li and Bi Han think this way, but it does not represent Mr. Xie's position.Mr. Xie is also a proud person. In terms of wealth, he may be far inferior to Mr. Tu, the former coal boss, but in terms of self-feeling, Mr. Xie is definitely not inferior to the other party.

In Mr. Xie's eyes, he is an artist, a businessman with status and taste, not a nouveau riche like Mr. Tu who only knows how to be arty.If even a rich person could go to his store to do whatever he wants, then the Jingyi Building will definitely be looked down upon by others, and it will have no image.

Mr. Tu was a little angry, feeling that Mr. Xie was being too impulsive, and said to Lin Li with a serious face: "Brother Lin, I was short of your appraisal fee last time, let's settle it together this time. One-buy price, all 85 Wan, if possible, we will go to the bank to deliver immediately."

"so much!"

Lin Li's heart was moved. He didn't expect this little jadeite to be sold for such a high price. It was like a pie falling from the sky.