Chapter 12 Visions on Antiques
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On the ancient streets of Jiangzhou, except for those old-fashioned stores, almost all are antique stores, which is also a place where Jiangzhou’s cultural characteristics gather.
Walking a hundred meters from Renhetang, all of them were antique shops, and the streets were stalls selling antiques. You can see the calligraphy, paintings, ancient coins, vases and bronzes, but you have to identify the authenticity by yourself. However, those vendors said that the brand new bronze wine glasses on the stalls were antiques of the Warring States Period, which were used by Qin Shihuang when he was young and worth tens of millions of dollars. I knew that these people would never believe a little.
Wang Cheng took his younger sister Wang Yuanyuan's hand and followed Li Zhengxiang and Mr. Li to look around. He rarely came here before. In the past two years, he would come here to stroll around and see the treasures of the shops in the store, because he has been particularly interested in ancient culture in recent years.
Li Zhengxiang was proudly telling Tang Lele about his experience and his knowledge in antiques. Although he is in the jewelry industry, he has almost no distinction between jewelry and antiques. However, the antique industry is more professional and has too high requirements for cultural heritage, so it is difficult to get started. However, antique dealers and antique experts are two types of people. As a businessman, you don’t need to know too much professional knowledge.
"Lele, you see, this Xuande furnace is obviously fake. The color is too new. It can deceive those new people by just a glance."
Li Zhengxiang hasn't seen Tang Lele for some years. When he was a child, he was very beautiful when he saw this girl. Now that he has grown up, he has become a big beauty. As a young man's instinctive impulse, he naturally wants to show off in front of the beauty. He walks all the way and sees things set up stalls on the side of the road, he will comment on it.
Seeing Tang Lele's interest expression, Li Zhengxiang felt a sense of guidance, and the beauties were all in his hands, but he didn't notice that most of Tang Lele's expressions were still paying attention to Wang Cheng next to him.
Mr. Li was walking along the way, looking at it calmly, and he couldn't say anything. He almost knew these people, all of them were acquaintances, and those antique shops were old neighbors for many years, so talking more would offend people.
"Brother, can you identify antiques?"
Wang Yuanyuan looked at Wang Cheng with her head raised and asked curiously.
Wang Cheng shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't read this book."
Li Zhengxiang turned around and smiled at Wang Cheng: "Xiao Cheng, you can work hard in this regard. If you don't get into college, come to me and accumulate some experience. In the future, you will become a master. Your income is not low. You can just help others see something, and it will be tens of thousands."
Tang Lele blinked at Wang Cheng, meaning: Are you happy to hear this?
Wang Cheng was really smiling and smiled at Li Zhengxiang, "Thank you, Brother Zhengxiang, but I never thought about doing this, and I will definitely get into college."
Li Zhengxiang nodded, his expression obviously disagreed. He heard from his grandfather, Mr. Li that Wang Cheng spent most of his time skipping classes and working short-term jobs everywhere to make money, and his academic performance was awful. It would be strange if he could get into college with such grades. His family also had no money to give him a diploma in pheasant university. Therefore, he felt that after Wang Cheng graduated from high school, he could only work and earn money to support her sister, but he was still sick and could not do some hard and tiring jobs.
Therefore, he felt that Wang Cheng's future life would be very difficult and hard.
Mr. Li didn't like Li Zhengxiang's words, and said, "Zhengxiang, Xiao Cheng's medical skills are very good. Even if he doesn't go to school in the future, he can easily find a job. I can't even hire him."
Li Zhengxiang's eyes flashed with an unnatural look and he smiled, "Oh? Then Xiao Cheng should ask my grandfather for more advice." He turned his head and saw a large store in front of him, which was the signboard on the ancient street and the most famous antique shop. Gu Yuexuan, an antique shop that existed during the Qianlong period.
"Grandpa, have you seen Gu Lao recently?"
Li Zhengxiang asked curiously.
Mr. Li shook his head: "The ancient man has been fiddling with his antiques all day long. I heard that he has been preparing an antique exchange meeting in Jiangzhou recently. He was so busy that he didn't have time to have tea and chat with me."
The owner of Gu Yuexuan's surname is Gu. This store has been passed down from generation to generation. It is also a family friend of Mr. Li's Renhetang. They are both on the same street and have known each other for generations.
"Then let's go and have a look. This time I'm going to visit Gu Lao specifically and ask him for advice. By the way, it would be better if I could borrow something."
Li Zhengxiang smiled confidently and walked into Gu Yuexuan together.
Tang Lele said curiously: "Zhengxiang, do you want to borrow something from the ancients? Your company wants to show it?"
Li Zhengxiang nodded: "Well, our company will prepare for an auction in Donghai City at the beginning of next spring. It has been a month since we were preparing for it, and there is still half a year to borrow something to support the storefront. Lele will go to school in Donghai and come and support it at that time."
Tang Lele nodded immediately and smiled and said, "Okay, I will definitely go and support you when the time comes. I have not participated in such an auction yet. I must have many treasures, right?"
"Then we must have a piece of Yuan blue and white, a few Tang and Song dynasties, and now we only have a few high-end jade and other antiques. If we raise some fine exhibits for the rest, it will be enough to hold an auction."
Li Zhengxiang was confident and had a good plan.
The blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty and the goldware of the Tang and Song dynasties are both extremely valuable things, and they are often worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Li Zhengxiang is indeed proud to have these things to hold an auction. If the other auctions are not bad in such an auction, it will definitely shake the entire collection industry and gain a reputation for Li Zhengxiang's company.
Mr. Li said, "Zhengxiang, be more steadily in your work."
Li Zhengxiang smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I know, my dad is watching. You know that he will definitely not let me do anything wrong. If you borrow ancient things, you have to talk to me."
Old Li frowned slightly, and he didn't comment. The ancient man has been busy preparing for antique exchange meetings recently. Good things will definitely not be easily lent out. He also needs good things to support the venue. He walked into Gu Yuexuan gently with a step.
Wang Cheng and Wang Yuanyuan walked behind silently, and the little girl looked around curiously. Wang Cheng listened to Li Zhengxiang and Tang Lele's words and looked at Gu Yuexuan's plaque. He has been here. Gu Yuexuan is very famous in Jiangzhou, and two of them are very famous in the collection industry.
One of them is a practice painting by Tang Bohu, and the other is the Yuan blue and white porcelain mentioned by Li Zhengxiang. Although it is just a small bowl, it is also priceless. Both of them can be said to be antiques of national treasures.
Wang Cheng came to Gu Yuexuan before, and came here to see the paintings of Tang Yin and the small bowl of Yuan blue and white. A few years ago, the Yuan blue and white Guiguzi went down the mountain to create a record of more than 200 million yuan, which shocked the world. Blue and white porcelain has also been known to everyone since then, and ordinary people know it is a national treasure.
"Old Li is here."
When the shopkeeper Gu Yuexuan saw Mr. Li coming, he hurriedly came out to greet him. It was early in the morning and no one came. The shopkeeper was cleaning and wiping antiques, but the ones outside were all gadgets or handicrafts. The shopkeeper Gu Wensheng was sorting out the counter.
Mr. Li smiled and said, "Zhengxiang is back. He said he is here to go and I haven't seen your old man for a long time. So I come in and take a look. Wen Sheng, how is his business recently?"
Gu Wensheng smiled at Li Zhengxiang. The two of them had known each other for many years and said with a wry smile: "Zhengxiang is doing business in the south, but I don't know how difficult it is for our small shops. Mr. Li, your Renhetang is a golden signboard. With you here, you won't have to worry about anything. And everyone has a birth, old age, sickness and death, and you have to see it when you get sick."
"Not everyone needs our antiques, it depends on luck. If you are not lucky, you may lose all your efforts in a short while."
Li Zhengxiang and Tang Lele both smiled and said nothing, meaning they didn't want to expose the words of Gu Wensheng. In recent years, the antique industry has been bullish every year, which everyone can see. Many people in mainland China have money, so what do you do if you have money? You can make more money by pretending, buying land, and building a building.
So how do you spend money to show off?
Yes, buy antiques and luxury goods.
This is the main reason why the prices of antiques and jewelry and jade in mainland China have been increasing in recent years.
More than ten years ago, a pair of Tang Yin's calligraphy and paintings cost millions. Now, if you don't have tens of millions, you are embarrassed to call for a price. The pretending peers around you will despise you. Is there any embarrassing money to pretend?
Therefore, the antique industry is all about the rich business and the big ones. As long as you follow the steps, you will make sure to make a profit without losing money.
It has not opened for three years and has been open for three years. Gu Yuexuan has been open for two hundred years in Jiangzhou Ancient Street. It has a profound heritage in the collection industry and is at the forefront of the entire mainland. It is a joke to say that poverty is a joke.
When you speak, you will feel bitter and miserable. This is also a common saying among businessmen. Just don’t believe it, but don’t expose it.
"Haha, Wen Sheng, I don't lend you money. Every time I see you, you will say this to me. I'm embarrassed."
Mr. Li was not embarrassed, so he spoke directly and exposed it, waved his hand and said, "Don't cry with me, poor, your Gu family went bankrupt, where is your old man?"
Gu Wensheng smiled bitterly again. Mr. Li always spoke straight, making them helpless by fooling people on the ancient street.
"The old man just got up and was having breakfast."
Gu Wensheng smiled and said, "How about you sit for a while, the old man will come out soon. I'll have someone to serve you tea."
Old Li nodded and several people sat down in the reception room next to him.
The reception room is not simple either. The tables and chairs are all mahogany. Nowadays, this kind of furniture is rare. If you don’t have a whole set, you can’t even think of it if you don’t have a million dollars. Gu Yuexuan’s set of furniture is obviously from last year. It may be something that opens the door, and it’s probably impossible to fight a million dollars.
Wang Cheng sat down, reached out and touched the chair. A cool breath flowed into his palms and entered his bloodline, making Wang Cheng stunned again.
What is this?
Wang Cheng stared at his eyes and suddenly saw a slight yellow aura in the chair under his butt. At this time, the yellow aura had flowed into his body, and he felt a little cool all over his body, similar to when he was holding the jade bracelet in Li's hometown.
However, the aura inside the jade bracelet was green, while the aura on the chair was yellow.
What exactly is this?
Wang Cheng looked carefully at other things around him, but he couldn't see anything. He reached out and touched the chair where Wang Yuanyuan was sitting next to him, and instantly saw a small yellow aura of about the same size in the chair. At this time, the yellow aura also flowed into Wang Cheng's body along his palm, making his body feel cool again, and the eyes were a little clear.
Wang Cheng was surprised. He was really sure that this was not an illusion.
"Look, look at this vase. The color and pattern should be a work of the official kiln from the Qianlong period."
Li Zhengxiang looked at a vase on the coffee table and said to Tang Lele.
Tang Lele said curiously: "So how much is this worth?"
"It's hard to say, it depends on the operation, but the market price is at least 500,000."
Li Zhengxiang said affirmatively.
Wang Cheng was slightly curious and reached out to grab the vase in his hand.
"Don't take it!"
Li Zhengxiang shouted hurriedly, but it was too late. Wang Cheng, who had practiced martial arts, seemed slow, but in fact he was relatively quick. As soon as he reached out, he held the vase in his hand.
Hearing Li Zhengxiang's stop, Wang Cheng stared at the vase with a yellow air ball that was a little bigger than the yellow aura on the mahogany chair. After verifying his guess, he looked at Li Zhengxiang: "Brother Zhengxiang, what's wrong?"
Mr. Li waved to the serious Li Zhengxiang and smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiao Cheng is not an outsider, nor is he a fool. It's okay for him to take it."
"Haha, Xiao Cheng, you can't take this antique at will. If it breaks accidentally, or if something goes wrong after you touch it, the owner will find you, and it will be difficult to explain it. Both parties are present, and it is better to get the owner's consent before getting started."
Tang Lele smiled and said to Wang Cheng that she liked to see Wang Cheng make a fool of himself. Wang Cheng is usually very calm, like her father, which makes her want to see Wang Cheng make mistakes and expect them. At this time, her purpose was achieved, and she was in a good mood and laughed happily.
Wang Cheng didn't care about Tang Lele's smug smile. He had heard this rule, but he was just eager to verify his thoughts, so he didn't care. At this time, he imagined that it was indeed the case. He gently placed the vase in his hand on the table and smiled: "I heard Brother Zhengxiang say that this is very valuable, so I wanted to see it. Haha, it's quite heavy."
A few people present laughed, and the more serious atmosphere just now disappeared.
When Wang Yuanyuan saw Li Zhengxiang and Tang Lele making fun of her brother, she immediately curled her lips and felt a little unhappy, but she also knew that she could not talk nonsense in this situation. She just sat quietly and glared at Li Zhengxiang and Tang Lele from time to time, not knowing what she was saying in her heart.
Footsteps sounded, and Gu Wensheng came over with Gu Lao.
Chapter completed!