Chapter 164: The No. 1 Magic Tool in the World (4)
Chapter 164 The No. 1 Magical Weapon in the World (4)
Chapter 164 The No. 1 Magical Weapon in the World (4)
"Boss Duan, welcome.////.."
He Qingzheng was in shock when he heard a "cadence" greeting in his ears. He immediately calmed down and turned his head to look around. What caught his eye was a burly, blond and blue-eyed young white man with a smile on his face.
He looked at him and Lao Duan, his eyes looking particularly friendly.
He Qing had never interacted with foreigners before, but he liked watching European and American movies. Now that he saw Mr. Smith, he felt that foreigners were not as difficult to get along with as he thought.
"Boss Duan, who is this friend?" Mr. Smith looked at He Qing and said.
Lao Duan quickly replied: "Mr. Smith, let me introduce you first. This is Brother He. He also opened a store in the center of Antique Street called 'Yi Guxuan'."
"Oh, it turns out he's the boss of 'Yi Guxuan'!" Smith said in surprise, "I've admired his name for a long time, I'm glad to meet him!"
He immediately stretched out his hand and shook hands with He Qing very warmly. He Qing also said humbly and politely: "I am also very happy to meet you."
He originally thought that Mr. Smith didn't know Chinese very well, and he was afraid that he couldn't express a lot of words or understand them. If that were the case, the two parties would be talking about the same thing, and there would definitely be many obstacles to communication. Unexpectedly, although the other party spoke a lot of words,
The foreigner's accent is not pure in Mandarin, but he is very fluent, and talking to him is not difficult at all.
"Boss Duan, brother He, what are you doing for visiting our store?" After getting to know each other, Smith asked with a smile. He even used Chinese proverbs. You can imagine how deeply he has learned Chinese.
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Old Duan looked at He Qing, and then said directly to Smith: "Mr. Smith, didn't you give me a piece of bone china yesterday? I just want to ask, do you still have that kind of bone china on your hands?"
He Qing interjected casually: "Modern handicrafts are also acceptable, as long as they are well-made and beautiful enough!"
"Bone china?" Smith nodded and said, "You came at the right time. We have just received a batch of bone china from a friend, some of which are very old antiques."
"Oh, really?" Lao Duan said in surprise and joy, "Where is it? Let us take a look first."
Originally, he had no hope for this trip, because he had already had in-depth contact with Smith yesterday, and the other person seemed to have only an old piece of bone china, and the rest were worthless new imitations.
Considering that the other party has just received another batch of goods, this is really a coincidence.
"Here, right there!" Smith pointed to a pile of porcelain placed unevenly in the corner. There were all kinds of porcelain, including cups, plates, dishes, bottles and jars. It can be said that there were all types of porcelain. The porcelain was all white and delicate, and it was obviously unique.
Characteristics of bone china.
"Well, not bad, let's take a look first." Lao Duan nodded.
"Excuse me." Smith made a polite gesture of invitation, and then led He Qing and Lao Duan towards the pair of bone china.
In fact, as soon as he entered the store, He Qing focused all his attention on the pile of porcelain. One of the porcelain made him immediately energetic.
Because that piece of porcelain exudes a thick "treasure light", it means that the thing has an extraordinary origin and may be a good treasure. Just as he thought before, since bone china was produced in the 18th and 19th centuries, it should be
There are antique-level porcelains, and ancient porcelain is naturally more collectible than new porcelain.
When he thought of this, He Qing couldn't help but feel excited, as if he was about to pick up another treasure. However, before confirming, he had to carefully examine the ins and outs of the thing. Not all of them exuded a strong red color.
Guang's antiques are all valuable and valuable, and some are just things left by an ancient person. To him, they are treasures, but in the eyes of others, they are worthless.
So when he approached the pair of porcelain and took a closer look at the milky white vial, He Qing looked at it with all his concentration. Soon, the red light emitting from the porcelain bottle gathered in front of his eyes, and a trace of light quickly came out.
Shoot into his eyes.
Within a short while, He Qing saw the recorded images, all related to that vial.
"Ah?! So that's it?! This... this piece of ancient porcelain is a bit too wonderful, isn't it?!"
After reading the origin of the piece of porcelain, He Qing was secretly shocked. This was something he never expected. The piece of porcelain was really extraordinary and not an ordinary thing.
According to the image records left on the "white jade bottle", He Qing learned that animal bones were indeed mixed into the manufacturing process of that thing, but it was not the bones of ordinary animals, but the bones of higher animals.
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Yes, that piece of porcelain was made from human bones, and it used the ashes of an eminent monk. After the eminent monk was cremated, his bone charcoal was used to make porcelain. There were skilled craftsmen who made such a beautiful vase.
, and the porcelain maker was also a monk. He always carried the porcelain with him, as if he had found a treasure. However, after he passed away on an ascetic road, the thing was taken away by others. Later, it flowed into the market and was secretly used.
It got into the hands of Mr. Smith by mistake.
That small porcelain bottle has experienced more than two or three hundred years. As far as He Qing knew, the eminent monk was from the Ming Dynasty, long before the end of the Qing Dynasty.
"What a good thing!" He Qing secretly admired it. He imagined that Mr. Smith and the others had no idea of the origin of that thing. They subconsciously thought that the thing looked similar to bone china, so they treated it as bone china.
In fact, even if it can be said to be bone china, it is no ordinary bone china. It is an ancient bottle with a great background.
"Boss Duan, Brother He, how are you doing?"
After a while, I heard Smith ask from the side.
He Qing came to his senses, raised his head and said, "Not bad. Mr. Smith, I would like to buy a few more pieces of bone china at one time. Are there any discounts?"
He spoke seriously, not mentioning the extraordinary little porcelain vase at first. At this moment, he looked calm and as if nothing had happened, and others would never notice anything unusual.
"Of course!" Smith said with a generous smile, "You are a friend brought by Boss Duan, an old customer of our store, so there will naturally be a discount. Brother He, how much do you want to buy and which pieces do you like? Tell me
Let me take a good look."
He Qing smiled slightly and said: "These items. This, this, and this..."
He pointed at several items in succession, and the "white jade bottle" was naturally among them. In fact, he was talking about that piece of porcelain, but it wouldn't be a bad thing to prepare a few more pieces of ancient porcelain. Their store really needs this kind of porcelain.
Exquisite-looking porcelain fills the facade.
"Okay." Smith nodded without hesitation and said, "There are five pieces in total, right? Brother He, you have such good taste, you picked out some of the best ancient porcelain from me!"
He Qing smiled and said: "The things you have here are pretty good. I'll buy them again if I need them in the future."
Except for the small bottle, he didn't even take a second look at the rest of the items, not to mention careful selection. Smith's words were just flattery. He Qing got five antiques as soon as he got his hands on them. As a boss, he was naturally happy, and he couldn't say anything nice.
Within reason.
"Mr. Smith, how much do these pieces of porcelain cost in total?" He Qing then asked the price bluntly.
Smith replied: "Let me see..."
After a while, he said again: "Brother He, how about this? These four pieces of porcelain are of similar quality, so I'll charge you 20,000 yuan for each piece. As for the other small porcelain vase, I don't need your money, so it's all for nothing."
Yes, what do you think?"
"Then the total is 80,000?" He Qing asked solemnly.
"Yes, 80,000 yuan together!" Smith said in a very negotiable manner, "Brother He, seeing that you are a friend introduced by an acquaintance, I don't make much money from you, so I won't give you a second price."
He Qing pondered for a moment and then said: "Eighty thousand, just eighty thousand! Just think of it as making a friend!"
Although he knew almost nothing about the price of bone china, he didn't need to think too much about the price Smith offered. No matter what, he made money, and he made a lot of money.
After all, one of those five pieces of porcelain is very likely to be a treasure, and its potential huge value cannot be measured by tens of thousands of dollars. What is funny is that Smith and others do not know the goods and treat a treasure with such a magical history as an ordinary antique.
If you treat porcelain like this, it will be given away for free and you won’t receive a penny. Isn’t this a waste of natural resources?
"Brother He, you are such a cheerful person!" Seeing He Qing's generous promise, Smith was surprised and happy, and almost thanked him on the spot.
After negotiating the business with Smith, He Qing quickly paid the money. He still had tens of thousands of cash prepared. For a person in the ** industry, how can he not carry some cash with him? See
You have to get good things quickly and accurately, otherwise you may regret it for the rest of your life if you miss it.
After getting those pieces of porcelain, He Qing said goodbye and left the "Century Pavilion". Old Duan also said goodbye and left halfway, but He Qing specifically said that he would invite the other party's guests later. If it weren't for the introduction by Old Duan, where would he be?
I was lucky enough to come across such a good thing, but I didn't expect that there would be a big treasure around me. It seems that I will have to visit the surrounding shops and antique stalls regularly in the future. The antiques on the market change every day, and there may be something good among them.
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"Brother Qing, are you back?!"
When He Qing walked back to "Yi Gu Xuan", a familiar shout suddenly came from the hall. The person greeting him was not Gu Qing, but Lin Haitao.
"Haitao, why are you here?" He Qing asked in surprise.
Lin Haitao came up to him, smiled and said: "Don't I really want to know how you opened the Bagua lock? You also said that there are many other solutions, so I really want to come over and study it with you."
"Oh, okay, just wait a moment." He Qing happily agreed.
"Brother Qing, where did you go just now? Did you get anything good back?" Immediately, Lin Haitao noticed a big bag in He Qing's hand. The bag was heavy and obviously contained something.
He Qing nodded and replied: "Yes, I received a few things. But they are not good things, just a few pieces of bone china."
"What ancient porcelain?" Lin Haitao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what he said.
He Qing said: "Bone china, Western porcelain. Take a look, help me take a look and see how these pieces of bone china look like."
After that, he walked to the table in the center of the hall and carefully took out the pieces of porcelain one by one and showed them to Lin Haitao.
"Are these just a few things?" Lin Haitao glanced at the table and said, "Brother Qing, do you like collecting bone china? Bone china is not a rare thing. Most of them are modern handicrafts, no matter how expensive they are.
Is it just that little money? Even bone china from the 20th century is not worth much. However, it is undeniable that bone china looks very exquisite and elegant. It is often used by foreign royal families and domestic state banquets.
Tableware, but in any case, the collection value of bone china is not very high, and it is simply not worth mentioning compared to some of the precious ceramics in China. Also, it is easy to make bone china old, after all, it has only been around for such a short period of time.
History is so realistic that it is basically difficult to judge, and scientific testing is useless."
"Well, you're right, I'm just playing around." He Qing nodded lightly and said, "But Gu Qing likes it. I saw that our store lacked this kind of porcelain, so I wanted to collect some. Although the things are valuable for collection
It’s not very high, but it’s beautiful. At least it can be placed at home as a decoration. Haitao, look at this piece of porcelain, is there something different about it?”
As he said that, he pointed to the small porcelain bottle that didn't look very impressive at first glance. Lin Haitao looked closely in the direction he pointed and quickly noticed the small bottle.
"It's really well done! But unfortunately it's plain glaze, and the bottle is too small, so it doesn't feel of much value." Lin Haitao said lightly.
He Qing said disapprovingly: "The bottle is indeed a little small, but it is very delicately made. Look at the surface, how white and pure it is. It reminds me of a magic weapon in a game I played before, called '
Jade Pure Bottle'."
"Jade purification bottle?" Lin Haitao chuckled, "It kind of means that, but no matter how well it is made, it is of little use. After all, it is not that old, and there is nothing special about it. It is just a small piece of bone china.
If it were really made of fine white jade, it would be completely different."
"Maybe." He Qing responded, but at this moment, there was a profound meaning in his eyes.
Then I heard him say: "Haitao, do you think it is possible that bone china appeared before the British invented it? For example, in the Ming Dynasty, or even earlier, someone made it, and it was not ordinary animal bone.
Rather, it is human ashes, such as a porcelain vase made from the ashes of an eminent monk."
"Isn't that a relic?!" Lin Haitao laughed and said, "Brother Qing, you have such a rich imagination! Why did you involve the ashes of monks? Let's say that bone china has appeared long ago in Chinese history.
Well, it wouldn't be the ashes of a human being, let alone the ashes of a so-called eminent monk. However, there is indeed a saying of 'relics', which are refined from the remains of his spark after the eminent monk passed away.
Yes, the relics are strangely shaped and colorful, and some even look like jewelry!”
"Relic?! Hey, why didn't I think of that?!"
After hearing Lin Haitao's explanation, He Qing suddenly realized.
(Special thanks to my old friend Feng Xue for his full support! This book will be well written and I hope my friends can give me some encouragement!) (To be continued.