Jianbao life

Chapter 47
"Hey, little brother, don't stand there, the door can't be opened for the time being."

Just as Chu Chen was standing in front of the door feeling a little annoyed, suddenly the owner of an antique shop next door waved at him.

The boss's words made Chu Chen feel very puzzled, what does it mean that it can't be opened temporarily? Could it be that Lao Zhou's shop closed down?Never heard of it before!So he walked into the antique shop next door, ready to ask about it.

"Boss, I don't know what your name is, but I have to ask, what do you mean by what you just said?"

"Hehe, my surname is Feng. You can also call me Lao Feng. Little brother, you are the young man who often comes to Lao Zhou to get goods. Haven't you heard that Lao Zhou jumped off the building the day before yesterday?" said After finishing, Boss Feng shook his head and sighed.

"Lao Zhou is dead? How do you say that? A few days ago, I heard from one of my elders that Lao Zhou was going to make a lot of money, how could he just leave?" Chu Chen was startled at first, and then felt To very surprised.

Boss Feng shook his head and sighed: "Hey, who said it wasn't, the problem lies in making a lot of money."

When Chu Chen heard this, he asked strangely: "What's going on, Boss Feng, if it's convenient, can you tell me?"

"Hehe, okay, anyway, it's a hot day, and there's not much business, so I'll tell you." After finishing speaking, Boss Feng enthusiastically poured a cup of tea for Chu Chen.

"Old Zhou, this time it was a ghost who was infatuated and stepped on a 'landmine'. He lost a full 60 yuan. You also know that Lao Zhou's family still has a prodigal son. The 60 yuan can be said to be his entire fortune. , Old Zhou couldn't think about it for a while, so he jumped off the stairs, and that was terrible!" Boss Feng sighed regretfully.

Old Zhou's real name is Zhou Xicai, he is nothing but greedy for money, he likes to take advantage of others, and he also has a very big problem, he likes to kill familiar people.

This point, no matter which industry he is in, is the most annoying, especially in the antique industry, which pays attention to reputation and credibility. If things go on like this, the business of his store can be imagined.

Originally, Lao Zhou's shop opened in Liulichang, and the business was pretty good, but because of his fault, the shop there couldn't continue to open, so he moved the shop to Baoguo Temple.When he got here, he finally learned some lessons and restrained himself a little. The business was so-so.

Uncle Wu and Lao Zhou are also old friends. They are friends who grew up together when they were young, so Lao Zhou has never been familiar with Uncle Wu.Besides, the paintings and calligraphy in his shop are really good, that's why Uncle Wu asked Chu Chen to come here to get the goods. Otherwise, with Chu Chen's personality, knowing that he likes to kill familiar people, he would definitely not come to him to get the goods.

As for how Lao Zhou stepped on the landmine, it was also very simple.On the evening of Tuesday this week, Lao Zhou closed the door a little later because he had something to do. At this time, a woman walked up to him with a boy and child.

Both of them are dressed as countrymen. The woman doesn't seem to be big, but her face is covered with wrinkles, and she looks very sad, while the little boy looks about five or six years old, with eyes It has been closed tightly, there should be a problem with the eyes.

The woman took out a piece of jade from a cloth bag beside her, and said to Lao Zhou timidly, "Old...boss, I...I have something here, do you want it?"

"Go...huh?"

After all, Lao Zhou has opened a store for more than ten years, and he is also an old Jianghu. Seeing this situation, he thought that he might encounter a "land mine", but when he looked up and saw the thing in the woman's hand, his heart couldn't help but pounding He shrank a few times, more than ten years of experience in antiques, let him know about other aspects besides calligraphy and painting.

At first glance, this thing looks like a jade animal ring from the Hongshan culture, which is what people often call a jade pig dragon. The more it looks like it, the more it looks like it, and Lao Zhou gets excited. If this is a real jade pig Long, that's not bad, at least a million.

The woman's behavior afterwards seemed to be an honest person. Seeing Lao Zhou's waving gesture, she put the Jade Pig Dragon back into her pocket, and silently prepared to turn around and leave.

"Hey, miss, wait a minute."

Since Lao Zhou had doubts about the piece of jade pig dragon in his heart, he would not let it go easily, so he stopped her. In fact, at this point, Lao Zhou had already fallen into it with his greed. up.

"Elder sister, you said that your stone is going to be sold?" Lao Zhoudao was also quite cunning. First of all, he didn't say that it was jade.

"It's not a stone, it's jade." The woman raised her voice when she answered, but her voice was still full of timidity.

Lao Zhou was also thick-skinned, and said with a smile, "Didn't you just take a look at this and didn't see it clearly? If you want to make a move, please let me do it."

After finishing speaking, seeing the woman looked confused, she explained, "Just show it to me."

"Oh, let me show you, it's no problem, but boss, don't call it a stone anymore."

After speaking, he took the Jade Pig Dragon out of the bag again, and handed it directly to Lao Zhou.

Looking at the woman's appearance, Old Zhou knew that this was not the way a person in the industry should behave. As I said before, if she was a person in the industry, she would definitely put the things aside first before letting him pick them up.But if he knew what happened to Chu Chen, he wouldn't think so.

Lao Zhou took the Jade Pig Dragon and looked at it carefully. The patina, workmanship, degree of corrosion, color, etc., the more you look at it, the more authentic it becomes. It’s a genuine product, and judging by its appearance, it can be sold for at least one million yuan, and if it goes to an auction company, it can easily reach 200 million.”

Thinking of this, his heart was full of fire, and he quickly asked the woman: "Eldest sister, how much do you have prepared for this thing, I want it."

The woman frowned and thought about it, then said in a low voice: "Boss, I don't know what the price is for this thing, why don't you give me eight thousand?"

"Eight thousand!"

Hearing the price, Lao Zhou was really shocked. God wants me to get rich. This is not picking up money, what is picking up money. At this moment, he is already fantasizing about a rich life in the future.

But this made the woman think that her asking price was too high, so she cried and said: "Boss, I really can't do anything about it. Look at my child, his eyes were broken after he got sick when he was young. In order to treat him, he My dad also had a car accident when he went out to work, and I was the only one supporting the whole family, and I didn’t have any money for my child’s medical treatment.”

"A while ago, a scholar in our village reminded me that if you have old things at home, you might be able to sell them for a good price in the capital. Then I remembered that our family has a piece of ancestral jade. I heard from the elders that this thing is quite It's precious, and I don't know if it's worth eight thousand, but for my child's sake, you can buy it."

Hearing this, the little boy also begged: "Uncle, please do me a favor and have pity on me. When I grow up, I will definitely repay you."

Looking at their appearance, Lao Zhou was even more sure that the jade pig dragon in his hand should be a genuine one. When he opened his mouth to agree, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"Sister, I want [-] yuan for this Jade Pig Dragon." Old Zhou Zhou heard that it was okay, and stared at the person who made the sound. It turned out to be a very well-dressed middle-aged man. stood beside them.

"Hey, let me tell you what's going on with you, you are going to block one!" There is a rule in the antique shop, if one party is looking at something or trading, the other party must wait by the side until the other party If you are not satisfied, that person can take over.

If you do not abide by the rules and set prices randomly, you will break the rules.And this kind of behavior of raising the price of the bidder to buy it first is called blocking one.

Of course, Lao Zhou couldn't bear the man's behavior that broke the rules. The key was that it also involved his chance to make a lot of money, so he was impatient at that time.

The middle-aged man didn't care either, and said with a faint smile: "Boss, haven't you bought it yet? I like this thing very much, so you can give it to me. And such a jade pig dragon, do you want 8000 yuan?" Don't you think it's a bit bullying when you buy it for Yuan?"

"Okay, you're ruthless, I'll offer [-]!" Lao Zhou gritted his teeth and bid again.

Everyone will know the price after this offer. Next, 15, 30, 55, and finally rose to [-] offered by the middle-aged man.

At this time, Lao Zhou was completely insane. After calculating his belongings, he became ruthless and shouted: "I will offer 60 yuan, ha, if you are capable of more than 60 yuan, I will not take it."

The middle-aged man let out a long sigh, turned around and left sadly, while the woman put on a dumbfounded expression at the right time. Seeing this, Lao Zhou proudly said to the woman:

"Come on, let's sign the agreement."

And then, there was the tragedy mentioned earlier.

Lao Zhou’s lesson actually tells people that if you want to enter the antique business, there are a few points to keep in mind, that is, "learn more, see more, buy less" and the most important point is "abstinence from greed" , and Lao Zhou can be said to have taken up all these items.

First of all, let me talk about learning a lot. Old Zhou is obviously specialized in painting and calligraphy. Although he knows a little about Hongshan jade, he is not good at all.In this way, he clearly knew that Hongshan Jade was rampant in counterfeiting, but he didn't consult other people's opinions, so he concluded that the Jade Pig Dragon was true or not, which is really a bit arrogant.

And if he could look carefully, it would not be difficult to see the flaws of this Jade Pig Dragon.First of all, the corrosion of this jade pig dragon is entirely by chemical means, and the pits and plaques are very uniform.However, if it is formed naturally, its corrosion degree will be light or heavy, and it can be divided into local and global.

Then there is perforation and polishing. The Hongshan culture is a primitive culture five to six thousand years ago. Therefore, the perforation at that time used animal bones, and the center was often misaligned, that is, there were so-called step marks. Moreover, the pores present a honeycomb shape with a large outside and a small inside.

(End of this chapter)