Jianbao life

Chapter 630 Root Carving (continued)

Professor Zhu asked again: "Do beginners really have no chance to catch mistakes?"

"There must be!" Chu Chen said: "But for veteran players, the chance of picking up the leak is not high, and for beginners, the chance of picking up the leak is very slim. There is no one who does not lose money. As the old saying goes, you can’t even walk, but you just want to run, can you not stumble?”

Professor Zhu nodded: "That's right, there are no diamonds, and I don't do porcelain work. However, a friend of mine just retired and heard people say that antiques can make money, so he stepped into this business. A few days ago He also told me that he spent [-] yuan to buy a blue and white vat, which was appraised to be worth [-] yuan."

"He was very excited and told me that it was easy to make money with antiques. He also wanted to persuade me to buy antiques, saying that he would definitely make a lot of money. At that time, I felt a little skeptical, so I postponed it for two days. Dr. Chu, is there anything wrong with this? Maybe?"

After hearing Professor Zhu's narration, Chu Chen's first reaction was that Professor Zhu's friend must have been cheated by others, he shook his head and said, "It's true that newcomers may have picked up on the wrong things, but the reason is the same as I just said. As I said, if it is so easy to steal antiques and make a lot of money, how can there be street vendors! So I think your friend is very likely to be cheated by others."

"Cheated?" Professor Zhu asked in surprise.

Chu Chen nodded: "That's right, in the antique business, buying things all depends on one's own eyesight, even if the thing is fake, after you buy it, the seller doesn't have to return it."

"Ah! Then no one cares about it?" Professor Zhu's expression seemed a bit incredulous.

"How do you manage this matter?" Chu Chen said with a smile: "For example, let's take this statue as an example. When it was sold, I didn't say what year it was, only that it was an old thing. Wrong? You bought it and felt that your wish was not fulfilled, and you wanted to ask me to return it, but you couldn’t find any suitable reason.”

"Also, many sellers in our industry like to tell stories when they sell things. Let's take this statue as an example. I said that it was inherited from my family. It was used by someone before. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was finally restored. It has been preserved, anyway, it can be as vivid as it needs to be, but who knows if this story is true or not?"

"If someone believes it, buys something, and finds it is a fake when you go home, what reason do you have to return it? You said it was influenced by my story, and I just want to say, I didn't force you to buy it, it was you If I want to buy it, it has nothing to do with me being affected, what else can you say?"

"This..." Hearing this, Professor Zhu didn't know what to say.

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "So, if you want to enter our industry, you must learn first, and you will not be deceived unless you sharpen your eyes with knowledge. I think you should persuade your friend, It's best not to get too deep, if he needs anything, he can come to my shop, and we can help him identify the authenticity of things."

After speaking, he took out another business card of his own and handed it to Professor Zhu.

"Yes!" Professor Zhu nodded, and took Chu Chen's business card: "I will persuade him about this matter."

"Professor Zhu, I would like to ask, what do you plan to do with this bamboo statue?" Chu Chen asked.

"Of course it will be returned to the patient's family!" Professor Zhu said as a matter of course, "Why, do you have any ideas?"

"Yes!" Chu Chen nodded and said, "To tell you the truth, I'm going to Jinling to celebrate the birthday of an old senior in a few days, and I'm short of a birthday gift. I think this statue is quite suitable, so I want to Buy it."

"oh, I see!"

Professor Zhu thought for a while and said: "The most important thing about this matter is to see the other party's opinion. I will call the patient's family members over in a while, and then you can discuss it with them. Of course, I will also help you. "

"Then I thank you first!" Hearing what he said, Chu Chen immediately expressed his thanks with a smile.

Professor Zhu waved his hand with a smile: "What's the matter, I also want to thank you for helping me identify it! By the way, I remember that there is a fee for identifying antiques..."

"What you said, I can do nothing more than lift a finger, how can I ask for your money!" Chu Chen shook his head hastily.

Professor Zhu laughed and said, "Since this is the case, it's time for lunch. I invite you to the cafeteria to have a meal. I'm also waiting for the patient's family members. Don't you mind?"

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Why would you mind..."

After the two had eaten, drank tea and chatted for a while, the family member of the patient that Professor Zhu mentioned rushed over.

This person’s surname is Niu. In fact, he didn’t want to come here at first. Didn’t it mean that he didn’t like the money of 40 or [-]? The main reason was that he thought this piece was too fake. How could the statue that he used to play with when he was young be worth so much money? ?Therefore, when he received the call, his first thought was not to believe it.

However, on the phone, Professor Zhu made a strong promise, and he must come here, so he had no choice but to run over. When he came, he kept muttering in his heart, thinking that Professor Zhu was too rigid. Why not accept it?
Of course, this Mr. Niu only dared to murmur in his heart. When he saw Professor Zhu himself, he was so enthusiastic.

After the two sides introduced each other, Chu Chen got straight to the point: "Mr. Niu, is this statue yours?"

"Originally it was mine. I gave it to Professor Zhu a few days ago." Mr. Niu said with a smile.

Professor Zhu waved his hand directly and said: "If I accept such a valuable thing, it will make me make a mistake. I dare not accept it!"

Mr. Niu shook his head: "Hey! Although this thing is passed down from my ancestors, it is just a thing made of bamboo. What is it worth?"

"Mr. Niu, you are really wrong. This bamboo statue is really worth a lot."

Chu Chen said, "Now I just want to ask you, do you sell this bamboo statue?"

"Ah, do you really want to buy it?" Mr. Niu was surprised when he heard Chu Chen say this. Yes, it might be true, which made his mind suddenly confused.

"Mr. Niu, how could I lie to you about this?" Chu Chen said in a confident tone.

Mr. Niu came back to his senses, and asked in disbelief: "This thing is really like what Professor Zhu said on the phone, can it be worth 40 to [-]?"

Chu Chen said: "Yes! To be precise, the market value should be between 35 and 40. I wonder if you will sell it?"

"This..." Mr. Niu hesitated immediately. Now that he knew that this unremarkable thing was really valuable, as a small citizen, he also had a small calculation in his heart. He first had a thought, whether the value of this thing was real? Like what Chu Chen said?Will it be more expensive?
Seeing Mr. Niu's hesitation, Professor Zhu reminded: "Mr. Niu, Dr. Chu not only has great medical skills, but he is also a disciple of Liu Zhi and Mr. Liu. He was the one who appraised this statue before."

Hearing what Professor Zhu said, Mr. Niu immediately realized that he was able to earn so much money, which was already a surprise. Speaking of which, if it weren't for Professor Zhu's high integrity, he would never have this unexpected income. How dare you be greedy again?

Thinking of this, Mr. Niu quickly said, "I'm selling this thing! As for the price, Dr. Chu can give you as much as you want!"

"Then 40 yuan!" Chu Chen said directly. After all, he was asking for this statue. If he bought it, it would definitely be less.

"You said that, didn't you slap me in the face? If it wasn't for you, Dr. Chu, I wouldn't have this windfall income, so let's count it as 35 yuan!"

Mr. Niu is not a fool. If he really got 40 yuan, it will definitely give people the impression that he loves money. It doesn't matter if he is in front of other people, but the key is that there is Professor Zhu present, and Professor Zhu is famous all over the country. If he left a bad impression and asked him for something in the future, would others help you?

"Don't, I'm taking advantage of you too much. Let's do this. I bought this thing as a gift. Let's say it's 39 yuan. I'll take advantage of you. What do you think?"

In fact, to be honest, under such circumstances, Chu Chen really wanted to buy it directly for 40 yuan. If it was cheap, it was also a favor.

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Mr. Niu also breathed a sigh of relief. You know, [-] yuan is still a lot of money to him, but he still worked hard and declined a lot before finally agreeing. .

There are many banks at the entrance of the hospital. After the two signed the agreement and said goodbye to Professor Zhu, they went to the bank to transfer the money to complete the transaction. Afterwards, Chu Chen handed his business card to Mr. Niu and told him that there was something about antiques. , you can go to the store to find him, and then the two separated.

Coming out of the bank, Chu Chen was driving to go home, and just as he opened the car door, he received a call from Duan Kun.

"Brother Chen, Zhenzhen and I are already at XX Hotel, if you have time, come here!"

"Why did you come here?" Chu Chen asked.

"At noon, we didn't call to tell you because we were afraid of delaying your meal." Duan Kun said with a chuckle.

"You guys, what's the inconvenience? You call me earlier and tell me that I won't pick you up at the airport! Well, you can wait for me at the hotel. I also have my silver needle with me. By the way, do acupuncture for Zhenzhen."

"Hey, okay, Brother Chen, I'll leave our itinerary for these few days to you..."

After hanging up the phone, Chu Chen shook his head with a smile, and then drove to the hotel Duan Kun mentioned.

Speaking of which, Duan Kun and Zhenzhen had already visited the capital the year before last, but it happened to be Chinese New Year, and Chu Chen wanted to carve jade again, so after the treatment, he didn't have time to accompany them. Fill.

(End of this chapter)