Five hundred kilograms of gold, according to the price of gold at that time, was around 30 million. It sounds astronomical to ordinary people, but in my opinion, it is really not much, or even less. Maybe the ultimate purpose of Brother Tian's trip to Shanxi is Not to get money.
Two years before this incident happened, that is, in 2005, everyone who has been in contact with the cultural relics circle has heard that the Yuan blue and white jar sold for more than 200 million. If it were sold now, I think it would cost tens of millions. , but when converted into gold at that time, it was about more than two tons of gold. After such a comparison, do you still think it is a lot?
Taking such high risks, planning secretly, going to war, mobilizing personnel, and traveling across two provinces, the money gained in the end could not even buy half a jar.
Some people will definitely say that the jar is a national treasure and cannot be converted in this way, but in my opinion, it is not a national treasure, it is just a big jar.
The so-called national treasure means that something behind it represents a certain culture or a certain period of history. As for the Yuan blue and white, I don’t even think it is a product of local culture. It is an imported product. The art people put on a layer of disguise and added " The word "Yuan". I still have the same two opinions. One is that there is a cultural gap in this thing. The Song Dynasty blue and white flowers before the Yuan Dynasty were too ugly to look at, but after the Yuan Dynasty, they became exquisite and exquisite. There is no transitional object found in the middle. Now, the number of Yuan blue and white flowers in China is very small, but in fact there are quite a few abroad. They are measured in hundreds of pieces. If it is something from local culture, it is unlikely that this phenomenon will occur. Finally, there is another piece of evidence. This thing It is basically not found in Yuan tombs, and it is not found in high-level Yuan tombs. The only way it can appear is in cellars. This also explains why this jar sold for 200 million back then, but now the price has plummeted, because people who play with these things Our understanding is improving over time, and looking back, the future trends of those strange cultural relics and ancient tombs I described before will definitely be like this.
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"Why don't you just follow the big group? We still have something to do?"
After coming out of the boiler room, Qin Xida drove Tian Ge's jeep instead of following the large army. Instead, he circled along Shenghui Road, not knowing what he was looking for.
It was already midnight, all the shops along the street were closed, and everything was dark. Qin Xida turned on the music. He put his left hand on the window and his right hand on the steering wheel, looking relaxed.
"There is indeed something going on. I want to go back to the mine and explain it to Ah Xing and the others face to face."
"Then let's go! There's still a long way to go!" I reminded loudly.
He yawned and said, "You haven't eaten for a day. Aren't you hungry? I said this place is in the city after all. How come I don't even see a restaurant with lights on?"
"Why are we thinking about eating at this juncture! We should hurry up to Queshan! If the people from the Wolf Gang know that we are alone, they might send someone to kill us!"
He smiled and said: "Boss Tian is eager for them to come. Don't worry, they don't dare."
Suddenly his eyes lit up and he motioned to me: "Look over there, there is a shop that is still open, go and have something to eat."
I haven't eaten much all day, so it's okay if it doesn't mention it. When it mentions that I'm hungry, I'm still relatively cautious, so I suggested that I pack two meals and eat them in the car, so that we can always be there if anything happens. run.
Qin Xida disagreed. He said he didn't dare to dirty the Jeep, so he parked directly on the side of the road, led me in and sat down.
There were no customers in the small restaurant, so we ordered two hot dishes and one cold dish, plus two large bowls of rice and a bottle of Fenjiu. The food was OK, but the wine was not good. I thought it might have been mixed with fake wine.
A cigarette after a meal is better than a living god.
After drinking and eating, I briefly let go of my guard against the surroundings and started chatting with him.
He leaned on the chair and said, "Do you still remember that I asked you to introduce me to the Song brothers? Later, I only found out through inquiring that you were just bragging, brother."
I immediately said: "You are with Brother Tian now, why are you still thinking about the Song brothers?
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He picked his teeth with a toothpick and said: "This is called fate by chance. In fact, at that time, I really wanted to get to know the Song brothers, not to mention following them, at least to become familiar with them, because I like Henan.
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"What's the reason?" I asked.
"There are many antiques there. I would say the Song brothers are number one in the country in terms of black antiques. Do you have any objections?"
"No objection."
"Before me, I started the soul bottle export business, which is also consistent with the path of the Song brothers."
I frowned and said, 'Actually, I've never quite understood it. I didn't want to take the soul bottle when I saw it in a tomb. It's not popular on the market. If it can't be sold for a lot of money, it doesn't have much value. Also, there are so many cultural relics in Henan.
But Shanxi, Shaanxi and Hebei are not bad either.'
He asked me back: "Then how much do you think a complete Northern Wei black pottery soul bottle is worth?"
"Do you want it to be engraved?"
"If you don't bring it, it's just ordinary."
"Then...two hundred yuan? Maybe no one will want it yet," I said.
He banged the table! Pointing to the plates on the table, he said loudly: "This better dish costs dozens of yuan. It has been more than 1,400 years since the Northern Wei Dynasty! A complete soul bottle
It’s only worth two fucking hundred dollars! Do you think it’s reasonable? Is the current value underestimated? So if I save 10,000 yuan! It will rise to 2,000 yuan in ten years! Will my assets double?
Ten times more! The key is that this thing is easy to buy! I used to buy five and get two free!"
I took a sip of hot water and said, "If you put it this way, I can understand. Do you think the price of this thing is low now, but it will definitely rise sharply in the future? In other words, if you save 10 million yuan, it will be worth at least 100 million yuan in the future.
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Seeing him nodding, I shook my head: "I have the opposite view than you. I think this thing will not rise in the future. If you take 10 million to save this thing, you might as well put it in the bank and earn interest."
I continued: "Not all antiques that are old are valuable. It's like a tomb brick from the Han Dynasty. Even if you give me a hundred yuan, I don't want it. That thing is worthless."
"That's different! After all, the bricks of the Han Dynasty were still bricks! And the soul bottle was also a handicraft at that time! Can it have the same properties as bricks?"
"Brother, this stuff has been around in almost all dynasties. At first, I collected it for investment and reselling. You have also seen it where I live. Don't you feel shocked?"
I recalled the scene when I first met him and nodded: "I admit it, it was indeed quite shocking."
He took a deep breath, lowered his voice by two points, and said to me: "When I first filled the shelves and faced these bottles alone at night, guess what I felt in my heart?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know.
"It's life, the art of life..."
"It's like you are reading a book written by someone else. When I look at a bottle, it's like reading a book. An ancient person went through birth and growth, went to school and did business, married a wife and had children, and finally filled a coffin and filled a tomb. In this small bottle, if this bottle had not been preserved after thousands of years, it would be as if this ancient man had never existed. On the other hand, when you buy this soul bottle, it is like discovering something that did not exist. Man! I can even name it and go visit it to research its life. Isn’t the meaning behind this worth a mere two hundred dollars?"
"Of course, the prerequisite for all this is original goods, so what I collect are all original goods!"
I put down the water glass, meditated, thought about what he said, and finally came to a conclusion.
It's very possible that he has some mental problem.
If I were to face a wall of "original" soul bottles without turning on the light at night, I would be afraid. If one of the bottles suddenly moved on its own, or if I heard some strange noise, I would run away immediately. It’s the feeling and thinking of normal people!
I pretended to pick up a piece of food with chopsticks and asked him: "Brother Qin, have you always been like this since you were a child?"
"What do you mean? What happened to me growing up?"
"I mean, from when you can remember until now, have you ever felt scared or frightened?"
He thought for a while, then finally frowned and shook his head and said, "Probably not."
This was such a mysterious man. I put down my chopsticks and recalled a series of things he had done.
I think there is a high probability that he did not run away, and he is basically diagnosed.