Chapter 109: Solving the Mystery of the Copper Cauldron (1)
Chapter 109: Solving the Mystery of the Bronze Cauldron (1)
He Qing successfully took the photo of the mysterious bronze. Before that, he was a little worried, fearing that Qi Sanye and his group would come to cause trouble and deliberately raise the price. Unexpectedly, there was no movement from the other party, and it seemed that all of a sudden
The confidence between them was completely lost.
"Third Master, that thing was indeed photographed by that kid!" Secretly, the dejected fat man whispered, "It's not like he was pretending. Third Master, could that bronze tripod be a good thing? Listen to me.
Said, that boy was so secretive that even 'Zhu Fang' could see it. Since his eyesight is so good, he shouldn't have seen it wrong, right? Hey, we should have chased the price just now, at least let him spend a few more
money."
"It's just a piece of bronze from the Han Dynasty, how can it be such a good thing?" Mr. Qi said disapprovingly, "I don't believe that young boy has such good eyesight. A kid in his early twenties,
How capable can you be?!"
"Third Master, you are right!" The fat man nodded hurriedly in agreement.
Although they expressed disdain for He Qing, at this moment both of their eyes were fixed on He Qing, their eyes full of doubts and even a hint of fear.
"Brother Qing, congratulations!"
On this side, Lin Haitao happily held He Qing's hand and expressed congratulations. He was in a very enthusiastic mood now, as if he had completely forgotten the unpleasant thing just now.
"Thank you. I didn't expect that the deal was concluded in a haphazard manner!" He Qing said with a smile.
He Qing was very happy to see that Lin Haitao was not depressed because he missed the collection he liked. He just thought that the other party might have figured it out and knew that there was no need to fight with Mr. Qi and the others for a relatively ordinary collection.
Go ahead, you can probably buy any good jade with six million. If you only buy that piece of old jadeite, it's definitely not worth it. Whoever buys it will suffer, and they will only regret it after the deal is made.
"Brother Qing, do you want to take pictures?" Lin Haitao asked later.
He Qing shook his head and replied: "No more shooting. Haitao, what's the matter?"
He was interested in the bronze. Apart from that, he was not very interested in other collections. To be precise, even if he wanted to collect them, he probably wouldn't have the capital. After all, the final transaction price of the items in them could easily be millions or thousands.
There are definitely many people with thousands of dollars, so it is overwhelming for him who is still very shy about his pocket.
"Then let's go out now." Lin Haitao said sternly, "My chest is a little tight and I can hardly breathe."
"Yeah, okay." He Qing nodded and agreed without hesitation. It seemed that Lin Haitao hadn't gotten over the loss yet. He felt bad, but he could only hold it in in front of his elders and friends.
So He Qing and Lin Haitao said hello to Mr. Zheng and the others. Mr. Zheng nodded to them knowingly and said, "Xiao He, Haitao, you go out and play. The auction in the morning will be over soon."
After a while, He Qing and Lin Haitao walked out of the auction hall. They went to the restaurant and ordered wine and food.
"Haitao, come on, let's have a drink first!" He Qing raised a glass full of beer to toast Lin Haitao.
"Well, cheers." Lin Haitao clinked glasses with him, and then they both raised their heads and drank the whole drink.
After drinking one drink, the two drank several more drinks.
"Haitao, are you okay?" He Qing gently patted Lin Haitao's shoulder and comforted, "I know you feel uncomfortable, but it is not you who suffer, but Mr. Qi and the others - I didn't expect them
Such a scumbag, I want to trick you, but unfortunately I shot myself in the foot. In the blink of an eye, they lost more than 4 million in vain - Haitao, you are the winner, you should celebrate!
"
"No." Lin Haitao shook his head vigorously and said solemnly, "Brother Qing, it's not about money. I know that old jade is not worth so much money, but they took it away. In front of such
In front of many people, they keep the price down on me, so they always win. Their faces are bright and enviable, but I am just a loser in everyone's eyes! The auction house is a battlefield, and the battle is hard.
It’s all about courage and strength!”
"Hey, how could that be possible?!" He Qing shook his head and said, "You said some people envy them, but why do I think most people regard them as a joke? It's obvious to all that those things are worth buying at such a high price, right?
Who are you idiots? They are just disrupting the situation, driving up prices so that you suffer losses. I believe they will stop if you continue to follow, so their purpose is not to win you, but to harm you! Winning or losing is not important at all! Hai
Tao, don't worry about it, everyone doesn't know that you and Mr. Qi and the others are having trouble."
He Qing finally learned a lesson from Lin Haitao's stubbornness today. He was a competitive person who liked to act on his own initiative and could not tolerate others surpassing him in everything.
"Brother Qing, I understand." After listening to He Qing's words of persuasion, Lin Haitao finally nodded and said softly, "Actually, I really thanked you just now. If you hadn't stopped me in time, then I would have
I will regret it, it’s six million, I can’t afford that much money at the moment, and I will have to ask for it from my family, and my dad will definitely scold me again, calling me a prodigal!”
"Haha, that's it, isn't it?" He Qing chuckled and said, "Don't think about it too much. I guess Mr. Qi and the others are regretting it."
"Yes. Brother Qing, come on, let me toast you. You are truly my noble man!" The hearty smile on Lin Haitao's face finally bloomed again.
The two continued to toast and drink. After drinking for three rounds, He Qing suddenly lowered his voice and said: "But, Haitao, you have to be careful in the future. It can be seen that Mr. Qi and the others have a lot of hatred for you!"
"I've known this for a long time. Ever since the day I stepped into the Treasure Appraisal Studio, they have hated me so much that they wanted to eat me alive!" Lin Haitao curled his lips and sneered, "Brother Qing.
, but you don’t have to be afraid, as long as you don’t provoke them, they won’t dare to do anything to you!”
He Qing nodded calmly and said, "I know they are all insidious and cunning, but I will be careful to prevent them from taking advantage of them!"
The two sat in the restaurant for a while, then got up and left. When they returned to the guest room, it didn't take long for Mr. Zheng and the others to come back.
He Qing asked about the auction, and Mr. Zheng told him that they had just photographed a collection, which was a bronze belt hook inlaid with turquoise.
"...This belt hook is an unearthed cultural relic and has great archaeological significance!" Mr. Zheng sighed, "Now Boss Jin has unearthed cultural relics on his hands. This is not a good phenomenon. Fortunately, this auction is
Hold it here, not abroad, otherwise many precious cultural relics will fall into the hands of foreigners!"
Mr. Deng spoke up and said, "Old Zheng, just think about it. Isn't this kind of thing commonplace? We can't control that much even if we want to!"
"Yes, it's good if you can do your best." Mr. Zheng nodded, "I have to send this hook to Lao Pan's research institution. Last time he told me that they were doing archaeology last time.
He had a quarrel with local tomb robbers, and they were injured. The cultural relics they finally found were stolen, including a belt hook. He was very sorry. If I give this belt hook to
Their research, haha, is it a timely help, right? Xiaohe——"
With that said, Mr. Zheng turned around and looked at He Qing with a smile and said, "The bronze tripod you photographed is not a cultural relic, but an antique. I just didn't expect you to like collecting bronzes."
He Qing smiled and said: "That thing feels good. Oh, by the way, Mr. Zheng, let me ask, if you want to determine the specific age of a bronze, what kind of appraisal must be done?"
Mr. Zheng asked back: "What? You still need to have that thing appraised? It's from the Han Dynasty."
He Qing said seriously: "I feel that there is not much difference between the bronzes of the Han Dynasty and the bronzes of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Can they be accurately identified?"
Mr. Zheng said: "Yours is a gilt bronze ware. There are very few similar bronze wares from the Warring States Period. If it is a gilt bronze Yi Zun from the Warring States Period, then Boss Jin will not sell it for just that little money. The starting price may be several hundred.
More than 10,000."
"Oh, really?" Hearing what Mr. Zheng said, He Qing was secretly surprised and happy, and said quickly, "But I still want to do an appraisal. Mr. Zheng, is there any way?"
Except for himself, no one seems to suspect that the bronze is from the Warring States Period, so he has to find a way to determine the age of the thing so that others can believe it.
Just listen to Mr. Zheng's reply: "There is a way. Xiaohe, tomorrow you and I can go find Lao Pan. He is a very famous archaeologist. He has special research on the cultural relics of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The thing you have is from the Han Dynasty.
Is it from another period, he should have a way to identify it."
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