gifted collector

Chapter 19 Difficulties
"This one……"

Fang Ming suddenly discovered a very serious problem, that is, Zhang Chengdong didn't understand antiques at all, and he didn't know whether the plate was worth money, especially in the current situation, he would never believe what he said.

Seeing Fang Ming like this, Cheng Wu immediately became more proud, and said, "Hey, I have more than a dozen of these broken plates in my house. Are they all antiques?"

Fang Ming ignored Cheng Wu, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I don't think it's better than this. I'll take this plate back to Ningdong City and ask an expert to appraise it and sell it. At that time, I will know whether Zhao Huo is really rich."

In Fang Ming's opinion, this may be the only way.

Zhang Wu became even more energetic, and said loudly: Uncle Zhang, you can't trust them. It takes a lot of time to go to Ningdong City to sell antiques. This kid took the opportunity to borrow money, so we probably don't know about it. "

Zhang Chengdong thought about it for a while, and felt that what Cheng Wu said was correct, so the possibility does exist. In fact, the most important reason is that he didn't think Zhao Huo could get 10 yuan at all. Zhao Huo gathered together to prepare 10 yuan, but he didn't know it.

"That's not okay. The money must be taken out today. If he really has money, whether it's in a passbook or in cash, take it out now."

Frowning, Fang Ming knew what Zhang Chengdong was thinking, but he had no choice but to do so.

"Don't bother, let me take a look."

The old man standing beside Zhang Chengdong who had been silent for a while suddenly stepped forward and picked up the plate and looked at it carefully. The plate had just been loaded with vegetables, and there was even juice left on it, but he didn't seem to notice it at all.

"Who is this person?"

Fang Ming asked Zhang Jiafang who was standing next to him and Zhao Huo in a low voice, that old man came with Zhang Chengdong, and she should know his identity.

"My dad invited a Feng Shui master, who seems to be named Liu Yangping, that's all I know."

Zhang Jiafang shook her head lightly, because her father invited her back because the family was preparing to build a house.

Fang Ming heaved a sigh of relief, it seemed that Liu Yangping, who looked very carefully, should know about antiques.

Zhang Chengdong was taken aback, Liu Yangping was a Feng Shui master whom he had managed to invite back through many connections, but he never thought that he would still have antiques.

"This...Master Liu, you also like antiques?"

Liu Yangping didn't hear Zhang Chengdong's words at all, and he still focused on the plate in his hand.After half an hour, he nodded and put the plate back on the table.

"How much is this plate?"

"This one……"

Fang Ming found that he encountered another difficulty. Paixiu could tell him whether it was an antique or not, but he couldn’t tell how much it was worth. He had been in the industry for too short a time, and he knew very little about the market. In fact, let alone how much it was worth. Oh, he doesn't know which dynasty the plate in front of him is an antique from!

Fang Ming looked at the Pixiu floating on the back of his hand and became fascinated. At this time, he was quite a headache.Before Zhou Yafang was present, he didn't have to worry about the price at all, but now it's different, he is alone in his hometown, so why not call Zhou Yafang?Pricing is a bit too difficult for a person who is just entering the field of antique collecting.

Even if you make a phone call, so what?
After all, she was not at the scene, so it was not so easy to make an accurate judgment.

Seeing that Fang Ming hadn't spoken for a long time, Liu Yangping frowned and said, "How much is it?"

The plate in front of me is a good thing, it is a "blue and white plate with twining lotus patterns" from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.In terms of decoration, it completely inherits the tradition of blue and white flowers in Yuan Dynasty.This method is a new method created on the basis of inheriting traditional calligraphy and painting. In terms of effect, it is more concise and skillful than traditional painting and calligraphy on porcelain. It is mainly used to describe nature and simplicity. The absence of flowers is an important feature of folk kilns in the early Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the lower part of the outer wall of the plate is painted with a swirl pattern, which is simplified from the most common wave pattern in the border decoration without blue and white. Therefore, the color is grayish, and the glaze color also appears grayish-green. The inner wall of the circle feet is inclined outward, the sand bottom has no glaze, and there are milk spots on the bottom center. The tire color paste is slightly white and exudes a natural light There is sand on the edge of the feet, and there are even black rice paste marks, all of which can only appear on the fine products of folk kilns in the early Ming Dynasty.

In particular, the shape of the plate in front of me is quite correct, and the decoration is intact, which is quite rare for folk kilns, and it is the best of the best.

In addition to being a Feng Shui master, Liu Yangping also has a hobby of collecting antiques. This time he came to show Zhang Zhangdong Feng Shui and never expected to encounter such a good thing. How could he let it go?

As for Fang Ming's silence for a long time, in his eyes, he naturally wanted to raise the price - how could he have thought that Fang Ming was not like this, but simply didn't know how to ask a price.

Fang Ming was startled, and then he came back to his senses, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "I...how much are you willing to pay for this thing?"

This is a last resort - since I don't know how much the plate is worth, I can only let the other party make an offer first.

Liu Yangping was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that Fang Ming would let him bid first.He was an old man, so he immediately realized that the other party was probably a novice. Although he knew that the plate was an antique, he didn't know how much it was worth.Laughing secretly in his heart, Liu Yangping firmly pointed his finger and said, "This plate is okay, I'll offer 2000 yuan."

"2000 yuan? This broken plate is worth 2000 yuan?"

Cheng Wu called out, "You can buy three of these for 10 yuan, and they are everywhere on the street."

In Cheng Wu's view, isn't the plate in front of him just a little whiter?Flowers are drawn on it?I saw exactly the same one when I was shopping in the market two days ago!

Fang Ming frowned. Cheng Wu's words can be ignored. The problem is that Liu Yangping's price is far from what he expected.

He wanted to refuse it, but because he didn't know its true price, he fell silent for a while.

Hearing Liu Yangping's bid of 2000, Zhao Huo whispered to Fang Ming:
"Fang Ming, I usually use this plate for eating and drinking. 2000 yuan is already a lot, let's sell it."

Zhao Huo is indeed quite satisfied. After all, he can't earn 2000 after working hard for a year. Now he just sells a broken plate at home. How could he not want to?
Fang Ming shook his head and didn't speak, his brows became more and more wrinkled. How could this plate be worth only 2000 yuan if it could arouse the reaction of his right hand Pixiu?
For 2000 yuan, it is better not to sell it, but to give Zhao Huo 2000 yuan.

Of course, he also understood that if he really did this, Zhao Huo would definitely not ask for his money.

(End of this chapter)