Chapter 239 Sell at Original Price
It was Hou Liang who opened the door. Li Xinghe had seen his photo when he was looking for information about Hou Liang.
He is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly fatter in stature, with a bright and rosy face, and he looks like he is having a prosperous career.
"Hello, Mr. Hou."
Hou Dingming nodded and said lukewarmly: "Are you Li Xinghe?"
"Yes."
"Quite young."
When the two entered the house, they didn't expect there were guests at home. When they saw the old man sitting in the living room drinking tea, Li Xinghe couldn't help but be startled.
"Mr. Elder?"
The old man turned around and looked surprised, "Mr. Li?
How could you..."
Seeing this, Hou Liang asked doubtfully: "Do you know each other?"
Li Xinghe smiled and explained: "Mr. Yuan and I met at an antique auction in Qingbei."
"Haha...yes! That antique auction was something I will never forget!"
Yuen Long stood up and walked towards Li Xinghe, held his hand and said excitedly: "I didn't expect that we would meet here."
"Yes! It seems that Mr. Elder and I are still destined."
Li Xinghe smiled.
"Senior, is this the antique auction you often tell me about?"
Hou Liang said in surprise.
"Yes! That was the most thrilling auction I have ever participated in in my life. I witnessed the birth of the Yongli Emperor's Seal with my own eyes. Unfortunately..."
Yuen Lang looked at Li Xinghe resentfully, then sighed and did not continue.
Li Xinghe smiled awkwardly, it seemed that the old man still held a grudge! At the original auction, Yuen Long wanted to buy this jade seal for 50 million, but Li Xinghe didn't agree, which made the old man very depressed.
"You mean..."
Hou Liang looked at Li Xinghe in disbelief, "The jade seal of Emperor Yongli is in his hand?"
"um, yes."
Yuen Long nodded.
Hou Liang, who was originally dismissive of Li Xinghe, suddenly changed his attitude and happily invited Li Xinghe to sit down.
"The teacher called me and said that Mr. Li is a rare and outstanding young man. When I met him today, he was indeed extraordinary."
Hou Liang said with a smile.
"Mr. Hou, thank you for the award."
After a few polite words, Hou Liang couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Li, I wonder if you can lend me the jade seal of Emperor Yongli?"
"sure."
Hou Liang was overjoyed and said anxiously: "I have time today, why don't we go now?"
"where to?"
"Let's go to your house to see this rare treasure."
Li Xinghe smiled, put his backpack on the table, and took out an exquisite black box from inside.
Seeing this box, Yuen Long couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
"The Jade Seal of Emperor Yongli!"
At the previous auction, this was the box that contained the jade seal when Yuen Long helped appraise it, so I was particularly impressed.
"Yes."
Li Xinghe smiled, opened the box and pushed it in front of the two of them, "I brought this jade seal."
Hou Liang was shocked, then excited. His whole face turned red due to the excitement, and he grabbed the box with slightly trembling hands.
"Senator, this...is this really the jade seal of Emperor Yongli?"
"I dare to guarantee with my personality that this is absolutely authentic."
Yuen Long said confidently.
Hou Liang put on his white gloves and carefully took out the jade seal for inspection.
This jade seal is made of high-quality Xinjiang Hetian jade, and is wrapped with a layer of gold. Because it was deliberately wrapped with imitation jade before, this jade seal is well preserved.
The sculpture of a dragon is lifelike, with its body coiled on the jade seal and its head standing proudly, as if a giant dragon is about to take off.
The four characters "Emperor Yongli" engraved on the jade seal made Hou Liang even more excited.
There were many emperors in the Dragon Kingdom, but only a few of them were handed down. They were either lost or snatched away by foreign invaders.
The emergence of this Yongli Emperor's Jade Seal, not to mention its own value, the significance it represents is extraordinary, and it can even be called a national treasure in the antique world.
Hou Liang couldn't put it down, which shows his love for antiques.
"Isn't it amazing?"
Yuen Long's eyes were shining. The only thing that could make this giant in the antique world so excited was probably such a world-shattering antique.
"Yeah! Amazing! So amazing!"
Hou Liang was filled with admiration. He was also a senior antiques enthusiast and could determine the authenticity at a glance. Coupled with Yuen Long's appraisal, he could confirm that this jade seal of Emperor Yongli was definitely authentic.
"Mr. Li, may I ask a question?"
"Well, Mr. Hou, please ask!"
"How did you get this unique treasure?"
Yuen Long was also very curious about this question, but this kind of thing was generally private, so he was not embarrassed to ask.
Hou Liang's question made Yuen Lang prick up his ears and listen.
"I paid 100,000 yuan to collect it."
This answer made the two people's eyes widen, and their expressions instantly froze.
Shocked! Extremely shocked!
This piece of jade seal is worth at least 50 million, and as time goes by, its value will only increase. After three to five years, it may even be pushed up to hundreds of millions.
And Li Xinghe actually bought it for only 100,000 yuan. Is the seller out of his mind?
Both of them looked in disbelief, especially Hou Liang. For such a treasure, let alone one hundred thousand, even if it was bought for one million, it would be the same as picking it up for free.
"This...how is this possible?"
Yuen Long sneered and said, "Mr. Li, are you kidding?"
"No, I still have the receipt."
Li Xinghe took out the receipt and Yuen Long confirmed it again and again before he believed it.
“Is this seller stupid?
How could you sell it for 100,000?"
Yuen Long couldn't figure it out.
"Because he also thinks it's fake, and selling it for 100,000 yuan is already considered a very high price."
Only then did Yuen Long realize, yes! He personally broke the jade seal into pieces and made it appear in the world. In other words, before this, the seller did not know that there was anything in the jade seal, except for Li Xinghe.
Yes! How did Li Xinghe know?
How did Li Xinghe learn about the secret that even the sellers didn’t know?
Could it be said that he also has a lot of research on antiques?
"Mr. Li also likes to study antiques?
I don’t know who I can learn from?”
"I'm not interested in antiques."
Yuen Long was stunned. Before this, the antique world had indeed never heard of Li Xinghe, and the special features of this jade seal were not something that even an expert with decades of experience could tell.
Is it true that Li Xinghe is an immortal master who can pinch and calculate as others say?
Looking at it now, it seems that this is the only explanation that can be explained.
Spending RMB 100,000 to buy a jade seal worth hundreds of millions, Li Xinghe is indeed a god.
"Tsk tsk...Mr. Li is so lucky."
Hou Liang didn't think much about it, he was just purely envious.
After playing with it for a long time, Hou Liang reluctantly put the jade seal back.
"At first I didn't want to sell the jade seal because I thought it could be passed down as a family heirloom, but now I've changed my mind. I think it would be better for this kind of unique treasure to be collected by someone who understands it."
Yuen Long's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Mr. Li, are you willing to give up your love?
I can offer 60 million!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Yuan, I want to sell this jade seal to Mr. Hou."
Yuen Long was disappointed and looked at Hou Liang with a jealous look on his face.
Hou Liang smiled and waved his hand, "I'm no better than the elders. I can't afford this jade seal."
"One hundred thousand!"
Chapter completed!