gifted collector

Chapter 1326 What is pictured is not only a tripod
Antiques are actually a very risky industry, not only because there is a great chance of drilling, but once such a situation occurs, all the money will be wasted. Therefore, there will be bankruptcy from time to time in this industry, but People pay more attention to the people who pick up leaks, and just forget about drilling holes intentionally or unintentionally. Much bigger.

Another reason for the great risk is that it is impossible to find antiques by yourself, you have to go out to find them yourself, especially in the age of antiques for all people, this situation is even more serious. If you want to find antiques in big cities A good antique is very difficult and often comes at an astonishingly high price.In order to avoid such a situation, it is often necessary to go to remote places, where you have to bring cash, and it is easy to become the target of others.

After experiencing many such things, Fang Ming felt that the environment that Zheng Hui brought him to now was quite normal.

Of course, even if Zheng Hui really wanted to deal with him, Fang Ming wasn't worried, because Zhao Zhuzi was by his side, and at the same time, he knew that there were more people arranged by Zhao Zhuzi outside. You can rush in right away—the people under Zhao Zhuzi are definitely the best of the best.

After going up the stairs, I pushed open the door. It turned out to be a small room, about ten square meters in size, and the furnishings were very simple. Except for the door side, the other three sides were furnished with sofas, and in the middle was a sofa. A table, and in one corner is a small wine cabinet.

"sit down."

Fang Ming nodded, and sat down. Wang Tian and the others were all centered on him, so naturally they all sat down when they saw him sit down.

Zheng Hui pointed to the wine cabinet and said, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Hehehe."

Fang Ming shook his head and said, "No need, the main purpose of our coming here today is to see things."

Zheng Hui didn't insist either. In fact, he was just being polite. It was impossible for Fang Ming to drink his own things—not to mention wine, Fang Ming and the others wouldn't drink even a drop of water.

Of course, this is for safety. This is the case in antique trading. If you go to a strange place and deal with strange people, you will definitely not eat or drink anything.

"Okay, wait a minute."

Zheng Hui turned around and took out a box from a corner. It was not too big but not too small. It was as high as someone's calf, but the surface was a little damaged. It looked quite old.

"It's in here, let me show you."

Now that Zheng Hui knew that Fang Ming was a veteran, of course he would not make any mistakes in such small details, so he opened the box and took out a bronze vessel from inside.

Fang Ming narrowed his eyes. He never thought that what Zheng Hui would bring out would be a piece of bronze. In his original thinking, what the other party would most likely bring out should be a piece of porcelain.

Porcelain is a big item in the collection, and it is also the item that is most likely to be expensive. Now Zheng Hui is obviously short of money. It is not possible to sell a few million pieces of good porcelain. question.

This was one of the reasons why Fang Ming was surprised, but it wasn't the most surprising thing. What really surprised him was that the bronze vessel that Zheng Hui took out was a tripod!

Among the bronze wares, the tripod is a very common utensil, but this does not mean that it is very common.

Ding, the first thing to look at is the size. This is mainly because in ancient times, due to the lack of superb craftsmanship, it was actually very difficult to cast a tall tripod. In terms of dynasties, then this thing is not that simple.

The Simuwu Dafang Ding is the largest bronze tripod in the world. It was made during the Shang and Zhou dynasties and is now stored in the National Museum. This tripod is 133 centimeters long, 112 centimeters long and 79 centimeters wide, and weighs 2 centimeters. Kilogram.With the current technology, it is not difficult to complete such a tripod, but in that distant era, it is estimated that more than 832 kilograms of copper raw materials were used to complete such a tripod, and at the same time, nearly 84 kilograms were needed to complete such a tripod. Famous craftsmen work closely together.

Among other things, it is not easy to smelt so much bronze.

Because of course the tripod in front of me was not as tall as the Simuwu Dafang tripod, but it was as tall as a calf, definitely not less than fifty centimeters high, which was already very extraordinary.

"This is a good thing."

Fang Ming looked at it for a while, especially after getting started, he knew that the tripod that Zheng Hui took out was indeed a good thing, not only in terms of age, but also in terms of quality, etc., it was very good. Auction, 1000 million, that's a no-brainer.

However, what Fang Ming really cares about is not this. What he cares about is that in the history of China, the tripod is mostly used as a ritual vessel, especially such an ancient tripod. It is definitely not hidden among the people or ordinary people can It is used by the emperor, and it is used for sacrifices. It is a symbol of a country's power, which means that there is a saying that there will be a world.

Zheng Hui had such a thing in his hand, and considering that he was from a family of tomb robbers, where did such a thing come from?In fact, it is very simple. It should come from the emperor's tomb. In the collection of antiques, bronze tripods are not rare, but such a large and exquisite one is actually very rare. It is rare, because it is not collected in the folk!
"Ah!"

Zheng Hui didn't know Fang Ming's intentions at this time, so he gave Fang Ming a thumbs up and said, "Boss Fang, to be honest, don't mind, you really understand the goods, and you are A real person, an ordinary person, no matter how much he wants to get it when he sees this tripod, the first thing he says is that this thing is not good. What is it for, isn’t it just to lower the price? You’re right!”

Fang Ming smiled. How could he not understand what Zheng Hui meant?On the surface, although this is to say that he is praising himself, but in fact it is a small thought, isn't it because he is worried that he will lower the price?This is because I am worried that I will not use various reasons to lower the price.

Regarding this point, Fang Ming has nothing to be angry about. There are too many things like this in this antique industry. If he is even angry about this, then he should simply stop collecting antiques.

"Boss Zheng, we are all smart people. Smart people don't do such things. There are really not many such things now. If I give you too much price, you won't want it. Hurt feelings, why bother? I have a characteristic of this person, that is, if things are good, money is not a problem. Moreover, I still think that I can buy more good things from you, Boss Zheng, in the future. This is our The first business, there is no reason not to take it seriously, don't you think?"

Zheng Hui's heart moved, Fang Ming's meaning was very clear, that is, the antique in front of him would not deliberately lower the price, and the reason was that the other party hoped to establish a long-term cooperative relationship. If you have something good, you can actually contact it directly, that is to say, the other party has taken a fancy to what you have.

"Hehehe."

Zheng Hui smiled a little forcedly this time, and said, "Boss Fang, I understand what you mean, but I don't have many good things in my hand, as you know, there are very few really good things. There is only such a thing in my hand, if it is not because I am really short of money, I really don’t want to sell this thing.”

Zheng Hui is telling the truth. There are really not many good bronze wares, but he has nothing to do, because he is really short of money. After picking and choosing among the antiques in his collection, he finally chose such an antique. Yes, my heart was really distressed for a while.

Fang Ming looked at Zheng Hui, and then said: "Boss Zheng, as I said just now, we are all smart people, so many things need not be said. I think it is the same with this matter. Anyway, I said However, as long as the thing is good, the price is not a problem. It is not a good thing to keep too many antiques in your hands. After all, it is not money, you can only look at it, and it costs money to maintain it every year. A lot of time, energy and money, I think you are very aware of this."

"I think, if you don't like it very much, then there is no need to keep it in your own hands. You can spend it in exchange for money. Moreover, the important thing is that things should be sold to people who know the goods. Those who have money but People who don’t know the goods, or those who know the goods but have no money, can’t sell them at a good price, but I am different from ordinary people, I am a person who knows the goods and has money.”

"At the same time, there is another question. Even if you don't have any good things, Boss Zheng, then I think you must have some friends who have good things. You can introduce them, or say, you put the things Bring it, let me see, if it is suitable, that is also a very good thing."

"Oh, let's talk about this later."

Zheng Hui pointed at the tripod and said, "Boss Fang, how much do you think this tripod is worth?"

"Antiques are priceless things. They are worth different prices in the eyes of different people. How about this, Boss Zheng, please set a price first."

Fang Ming smiled and kicked the ball back, "As I said, as long as the item is good and the price is easy to talk about, you can feel free to ask for a price."

Zheng Hui looked at Fang Ming, thought for a while, then hesitated, and finally said: "Well, this tripod is indeed a good thing, I think, 900 million, of course, I'm talking about RMB, if It’s US dollars, let’s say 150 million.”

(End of this chapter)