The tea room is a complete set of wooden furniture, which is antique and in line with the temperament of an antique shop.
As soon as Lin Wanwan entered, she saw an old man in his fifties or sixties wearing a modified Tang suit, and a handsome young man in a T-shirt who looked quite young. Both of them smiled at her, and neither of them wore masks.
Lin Wanwan touched her mask and took it off. A flash of surprise immediately flashed in the young man's eyes.
The girl in costume introduced Lin Wanwan. The old man was Professor Cao Yong from the History Department of Yongcheng University. He was also a contract expert of the Yongcheng Museum and a well-known treasure appraiser in China.
The young man is Lu Shouyue, the owner of this antique shop. He studied archeology and anthropology at Harvard University Graduate School. After returning to China, he worked as a visiting professor in the Department of History and Archeology in Yongcheng.
Has its own archaeological team.
In short, they are all great people.
Since she is a professor, Lin Wanwan is always called teacher.
Professor Cao Yong looked very kind, with a scholarly air about him, and said politely: "Take out the six pieces of Tang Dynasty celadon and put them on the table. I watched the video and it looks like the real thing, but it still needs to be authenticated."
Lin Wanwan was naturally confident in identifying authenticity. These items came to modern times through the gate of time and space. Although there were some minor changes, they were indeed authentic. They could no longer be authentic. Lin Wanwan personally bought them from the Tang Dynasty.
Well, how can it be false? If it is false, then there is something wrong with the vision of the two people in front of me.
So, Lin Wanwan proudly took it out of the suitcase and opened it in a row on the coffee table. The rules in the antique business are that things are not passed between hands. They are placed on the table and the next person picks them up.
Cao Yong and Lu Shouyue both put on special non-slip white gloves. They stepped forward and each picked up a bottle. They first observed the seal on the bottom of the bottle with their naked eyes, then looked at the entire bottle, and then took it and shined it under an unknown lamp.
After meeting the six celadons, they looked at each other and nodded secretly.
This time, it was Lu Shouyue who spoke: "The genuine Yue kiln of the Tang Dynasty has a simple and elegant shape, the sidewall is very thin, and it exudes lightness. This is difficult for ordinary craftsmen to achieve. The genuine Yue kiln is fired in the Long Kiln, which shows the real
Wood fired tears and natural accumulated glaze.
The verdant appearance of the genuine product has the texture of jade. It is said that the wind and dew in the Nine Autumn Period bloom over the kiln and capture the green color of thousands of peaks. From these points, I identify these items as genuine."
Cao Yong smiled and agreed: "Xiao Lu is right. I can see that it is also an authentic product, and it is also a very well-preserved authentic product."
Lin Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The only thing she was worried about was that the six types of celadon were too new. Although there were some changes after passing through the gate of time and space, these changes were too insignificant compared to a thousand years of time.
After Lu Shouyue put down the porcelain, he said casually: "The items are genuine and in good condition. Can I set a price for you and sell them to our store?"
Lin Wanwan naturally wanted it, and immediately said: "Okay, I can appraise a treasure and learn some knowledge along the way. I am very happy. As long as your store is sincere in its price, of course I am willing, and the deal can be completed today."
Lu Shouyue laughed when he heard this, showing his standard eight big white teeth. Lin Wanwan secretly commented in her heart that this person's smile seemed to have been practiced, and it was exactly the same as her smile during etiquette.
"As for celadon from the early Tang Dynasty, its value is not very high due to its longevity and craftsmanship. However, if you make a pair of vases with peony patterns with slender necks and entwined branches, the value can be higher. In this way, our store will offer 6.5 million.
, bought these six pieces.
Of course, if Miss Lin wants to go directly to our auction house, we can also do it, but it will take a little longer, what do you think, Miss Lin?"
6.5 million was lower than Lin Wanwan expected, but it was within an acceptable range. After paying the personal income tax, it was enough to buy the small villa left by her grandparents. Besides, the information she checked on Baidu was not necessarily reliable. They were all auction prices, which were not the same in the first place.
It's easy to say that only when someone wants it will it be valuable. That's the case with antiques.
If she had time, of course she could find a few more antique shops to compare prices, or even exchange money through auctions like Lu Shouyue said. But the auction had to build momentum and spread the word, so it couldn't be done in a short time.
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For Lin Wanwan now, time is too precious.
One day later, the house left by her grandparents may be sold by her uncle and aunt who are eager to return to the United States. By then, Lin Wanwan will regret it too much.
After thinking, Lin Wanwan raised her eyes and looked at the other party, showing a faint smile: "Okay, Teacher Lu, it's a deal."
Lu Shouyue smiled: "Ms. Lin is very refreshing and happy to work with you!"
Then the two parties signed the contract, pressed their fingerprints, and Lin Wanwan also signed a commitment letter promising that everything came from the right source.
Paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other. Lu Shouyue asked the costume lady to go to the accountant to go through the formalities. Lin Wanwan sat in the tea room above and waited.
I had nothing to do, so I simply learned about antiques from two experts in archeology.
As they chatted, Lin Wanwan realized that the furniture used to entertain guests in this small tea room was actually an antique from the Qing Dynasty! A chair costs hundreds of thousands!
Lu Shouyue accepted the six pieces of Tang Dynasty celadon from Lin Wanwan, and he casually placed the pair of slender-necked vases with peony patterns on the display shelf.
Lin Wanwan asked curiously: "Teacher Lu, aren't the porcelains on this display rack all antiques?"
Lu Shouyue said casually: "Yes, I basically collected them. Miss Lin can look at them as she likes."
Lin Wanwan smiled faintly and stepped forward to admire it, but she still kept a safe distance. It would be embarrassing if she bumped into this antique. As someone who could travel through time and space, she was not afraid that she would not be able to afford the compensation, but the key was to lose face.
It's still wasting time.
Lu Shou saw that she was interested, so he picked up the porcelain on it and started to explain it to Lin Wanwan. Lin Wanwan's horizons were opened and she learned a lot.
Soon, the payment process was completed. Lin Wanwan's phone vibrated and she smiled slightly when she saw the payment information sent by the bank.
After receiving the money and goods, Lin Wanwan left immediately.
"Ms. Lin, please leave your contact information. If there are good things in the future, I hope you can consider our store again." Lu Shouyue proposed to add WeChat friends, and Lin Wanwan readily accepted.
She will indeed have good things in the future, and she will definitely have to deal with this little owner of the antique shop. Moreover, Lu Shouyue has clear eyes, funny conversation, tall and handsome, and Lin Wanwan is also willing to trade with him. If you can choose, who wouldn't want a partner who is pleasing to the eye?
Some.
After putting on a mask and coming out, Lin Wanwan took out her cell phone and called her uncle, but she couldn't get through. Could it be that she had been blocked? She called the real estate agent again and was told that it had been sold.
sold?
Lin Wanwan's brain was suddenly congested. How could it be possible so quickly? It was less than two months.
No, I won’t give in!
Lin Wanwan put away her mobile phone and went straight to the Oriental real estate agency where the house was listed.