Unparalleled Treasures

Chapter 11 The Underground Black Market

After waiting for less than 10 minutes on the side of the road, Lao Zhu's white BMW [-] appeared. As soon as he stopped at the intersection, Lao Zhu stretched out his fat hand from the car window and waved to Zhang Can: "Come on!" car!"

Zhang Can quickly opened the rear door and got into the car. After getting into the car, he found that Lao Su was also in the car, and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Xiao Zhang!"

But Zhang Can can feel that Lao Su's smile is very hypocritical, and even has the meaning of a forced smile. Of course, Zhang Can feels that there is a knife hidden in the smile, and Lao Su's smile hides the edge!

"Where is this going?"

Lao Zhu was not driving in the direction of his old Shizhai, Zhang Can asked a little strangely.

"Xiao Zhang, don't talk so much, come with me first, I, Lao Zhu, won't sell you, anyway, it's a good thing!" Lao Zhu replied with a smile, forming a strong contrast with Lao Su's expression. One is true, one is false, one is showing favor, and the other is malicious!

Zhang Can pretended to be the same as before, and was defenseless against Lao Su. He chatted with him about antiques with a smile, and Lao Su also answered in detail. No one could see the relationship between the two of them. There are contradictions.

Zhang Can is quite familiar with Jincheng, but Lao Zhu drove around a few turns and arrived at an unfamiliar area that he had never been to before. It's the suburbs, and the place where the cars behind are driving is getting more and more remote, and then it's completely wasteland, and both sides of the road are full of weeds that are as deep as people.

At the end of the small road is a Jigen road up the mountain. It is only about four meters wide and the road is bad and full of potholes. Fortunately, Lao Su's car is okay and the chassis is high, otherwise it would not be able to support it.

Circling back and forth on the mountain road, up to the top of the mountain, and then over another hill, Lao Zhu turned the car to the right, got off Jigen Road, and turned into a large flat.

Zhang Can can see from the car window that there are several big tents propped up in the Daping, and seven or eight cars parked around, all of which are powerful off-road vehicles, Hummer h3, Wrangler, Grand Cherokee, and look at Lao Zhu's BMW V, running such a mountain road is a bit dwarfed by comparison.

Lao Zhu stopped the car, got out of the car first, and said, "Xiao Zhang, Lao Su, we're here!"

Old Su's face was a little gloomy. He felt that every word Zhu Senlin said was a thorn. Why did he say "Xiao Zhang" first and then mention his name?Does it mean that in Zhu Senlin's heart, Zhang Can's position is higher than his?

If it doesn't matter usually, but Zhang Can made him make a fool of himself yesterday. In the antique business, the most fearful thing is that others will compare his technical appraisal eyesight. He fell in front of him, but it was in front of his boss Zhu Senlin, and Zhu Senlin seemed to treat Zhang Can differently again, so Old Su was very sensitive.

There are five or six men grilling in the wild ground. The smell of meat skewers is very strong, and you want to eat it when you smell it.

Lao Zhu waved and led Zhang Can and Lao Su into the big tent.

There were seven or eight people in the tent. There was a big round table, but it was folded. Four people sat on one side of the table, and one person stood behind each of the four people.

With a smile all over his face, Zhu Shulin cupped his hands to the four sitting people one by one and said, "Lao Ma, Lao Chen, and Sun Lao San..." Finally he said to the most imposing fat man, "Mr. Wang, have you arrived yet?"

Fat Mr. Wang is actually not very fat, but he looks very rich. Of course, women mean rich, and men usually call it rich.

Mr. Wang nodded, glanced at Zhang Can, and said in surprise: "Boss Zhu, you used to take Master Su with you? Why did you bring more people today?"

When they said this, the eyes of several other people were also cast on Zhang Can. Zhang Can was very unfamiliar to them, so their eyes were full of doubts, but they were very familiar with Zhu Senlin. You won't bring plain clothes?

Zhu Senlin hurriedly laughed and said: "Mr. Wang, and everyone, hehehe, don't worry, this little brother is called Zhang Can, he is my friend, don't worry, everyone, I have been working in Jincheng for several years, don't worry." You look young, but your eyesight is this..." He said and gave a thumbs up.

Zhu Senlin sat down at the round table, and Lao Su was standing behind him. Judging from this posture, Zhang Can knew that the other people standing behind were probably sitting like Lao Su. The appraisal masters of the four people, the four sitting people, except Mr. Wang who may have the highest status, do not know each other, but the other three people know each other.

The old horse is called Ma Dong, the old Chen is called Chen Xingguo, and the third son is called Sun Tianzhi. They are all the owners of the Jincheng antique shop, and their background is stronger than that of Zhu Senlin. Zhang Can knows all these people, but he is not famous. In the antique market, they rely on picking up business and soliciting customers to earn some living expenses. Naturally, these few bosses don't know each other and have no impression.

Mr. Wang nodded, tapped his finger on the table lightly and said: "Okay, since you are Boss Zhu's person, let's not mention it, we are here, let's start, the rules remain the same, all cash transactions, everyone Light it up!"

The person behind Mr. Wang immediately lifted a box onto the table and opened it first. Inside the box were bundles of banknotes that had not even been removed from the bank seal. Two-thirds were RMB, one-third were US dollars, and He happened to see the head of the old man Franklin on his face.

Mr. Wang spread his hands and said: "100 million RMB, 100 million US dollars, according to the old rules, the minimum figure is 500 million RMB, and the excess will be transferred immediately!"

Then Ma Dong, Chen Xingguo, and Sun Tianzhi showed their cash in turn, all with the same number. When it was Zhu Senlin's turn, Lao Zhu smiled awkwardly, lifted the box on the table and opened it, saying: "I don't know Bo, he only brought 70 U.S. dollars and 100 million RMB!"

Mr. Wang waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and turned his head to Sun Tianzhi and said, "Boss Sun, let's start, you have the goods."

Sun Tianzhi was also not polite, and hooked his fingers to the subordinate standing behind him, who bent down to open the box, took an item, and carefully put it on the table.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on this item. It was a small, off-white piece, shaped like a puppy. It was only six or seven centimeters long, three or four centimeters high, and only half a centimeter thick. It is a piece of jade.

Sun Tianzhi pointed at this small jade artifact and said with a smile: "Everyone, this jade dog was obtained from a channel in Henan. It is said to be something from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Let's take a look!"

What Sun Tianzhi said was not "certain", but "it is said". This is learned. If he buys and sells things, it depends on his eyesight. Cash transactions, making profits and losing money, are all behind closed doors. Everyone in this industry knows that the most taboo thing in this industry is to be fooled and lose money, tossing around, playing with antiques, talking about one's eyesight, and playing with one's heartbeat.

In the market, everyone knows that there are very few really good things. Objects in antiques have a certain level, which is prohibited by the state. Only those who play with jade and jade are more. Of course, this does not mean that all jadeites are genuine, and there are more fake jade pieces, but there is no express restriction in this law. If they are sold in gold stores and jade stores, as long as they are marked with A or B The logo of the goods can be officially put on the shelves for sale, and the means of counterfeiting jade are getting more and more sophisticated. If you pick up a piece on the street stall, the color and luster can be compared with the color of the best jade, but it is certain that a thousand Among the cases, 99 are fake.

Besides, the business they are doing now is shady. If it is as Sun Tianzhi said, then the origin of these things must be shady. This business is a gamble of eyesight. Of course, for Ma Dong, Chen Xingguo, Sun Tianzhi From a human point of view, a few million is not enough to hurt one's muscles and bones, but who wants to pay for it in business?

Several masters came to the front of the stage, each holding a magnifying glass and other tools to inspect the jade dog.

The fineness of this jade dog does look very old on the surface, but these people are veterans, so it is not difficult to make a false appearance like this.

Lao Su, Ma Dong, Chen Xingguo and Mr. Wang's appraiser also knew each other, and it was not the first time they met, so when they gathered around the table to appraise the jade dog, they nodded and greeted each other.

Zhu Senlin glanced at Zhang Can, as if to show him why he didn't come forward for the appraisal.

Zhang Can saw that everyone's attention was focused on the jade dog at this time, and no one paid attention to him, so he leaned into Zhu Senlin's ear and whispered: "Old Zhu, the jade dog is real, but don't take it. The quality of the jade is not particularly good, and the price is probably not worth that much, if you want to buy it now, you may have to spend a lot of money, it is not worth it, wait and see for the next one!"

Zhang Can just looked through it with his black and white eyes. The jade dog is indeed old, and it is undoubtedly an antique, but under the vicissitudes of life, the quality of the jade is not particularly good, and it cannot be regarded as first-class.

This jade dog is made of Nanyang jade. Nanyang jade is produced in Dushan, Nanyang, Henan. It is commonly known as Nanyang jade, and it is also called "Duyu". It is one of the four famous jades in China.

The reason why Nanyang jade is called Duyu is that it is different from jadeite and nephrite, which are composed of only one mineral element. The material composition of Nanyang jade contains a variety of minerals, with outstanding characteristics. Its hardness is Mohs six. To [-], second only to jadeite, harder than other types of jade.

Jade is called stone because jade grows from stone. Jadeite is the hardest jadeite. It is only produced in Myanmar. Nephrite is produced in many places around the world, but China It is the area with the largest output and variety. The reason why nephrite is called "soft" does not mean that its texture is soft. It is a classification in jade, which is softer than jadeite. They are all very high. Usually, the easiest way to identify jade is to swipe the jade piece hard on the glass, and the real jade will be intact, while the fake jade will be broken.

However, 90.00% of those consumers don’t understand. Besides, no matter it is real or fake, if the customer breaks it, even if you don’t buy it, you will have to pay for it. Even if you don’t pay, it will cause trouble Trouble, knowledgeable people naturally have other verification methods.

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