Chapter 322 Earning more than a thousand times! (Part 2)
Chapter 322 Earned more than a thousand times! (Part 2)
"Mr. He, how about this kettle?"
After He Qing looked at it seriously for a while, Awen asked.
He Qing replied solemnly: "The stuff is very good, it's a first-rate product, and it's very open."
"Oh, really?" Hearing He Qing's praise as soon as he opened his mouth, Awen immediately beamed with joy and said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, this kettle was not collected by me, but by my neighbor, Mr. Huang.
They bought it from a farmer's house during a business trip to Shaanxi and Xi'an more than ten years ago. They have been collecting it and never thought about selling it. Their family was not short of money before, but now they are facing difficulties and urgently need to raise money.
."
"Why?" He Qing asked casually.
Awen sighed and said: "Old Uncle Huang is seriously ill. It's liver cancer. Fortunately, it's in the early stage and surgery can be performed. However, their family has always been very poor. They have to send their two children to college. The burden is very heavy. Where can we go in such a short time?"
How can you scrape together so much money for the operation? But this operation is of vital importance, and may even be a matter of life or death for Mr. Huang, so naturally the sooner it is done, the better."
"That's really urgent." After hearing this, He Qing nodded.
Awen continued: "Their family is selling iron to raise money. His wife knows that I also play with antiques, so she asked me to take this kettle out for appraisal and sell it at a better price. How much money can be raised is up to me.
I asked some familiar friends to look at it before, but they were not optimistic about it. They said it was a teapot, a very ordinary folk kiln porcelain, which could not be sold for much money. A few people made bids. But the maximum price was 3,000 yuan.
Yuan, and Aunt Zhang repeatedly told us not to sell it cheaply. She said the thing was a national treasure and her husband liked it very much! So I didn’t sell it for them. Thanks to Sister Lan for introducing you, a great appraiser, to us.
I’ll ask you to help me identify it if I have the chance.”
"You're too polite, we're just learning from each other." He Qing shook his head humbly and said.
"Mr. He, just now you said that this kettle is very open, do you mean that my more layman friends have misjudged it? In fact, the price is not more than that, right?" Awen then asked again.
"Yes. It's very open!" He Qing nodded. "This thing is very old, with a history of thousands of years. Your friends must have underestimated its collection value. How could it be worth only three thousand yuan? It's so old.
It’s an antique, it has to be sold for tens of thousands, right?!”
"It can sell for more than 10,000?! That's great!" Awen said with a smile on his face.
"I made an estimate. I don't know exactly how much it's worth because it's rare to see this kind of thing." He Qing said calmly. Although he knew that the kettle-shaped porcelain was old, his knowledge of porcelain was limited after all.
He didn't know much about it. He really didn't know how much the kettle in front of him was worth and needed to study it.
"Mr. He, what is the origin of this piece of porcelain? What kind of porcelain does it belong to? Which kiln did it come from?" Awen asked repeatedly.
"It should be something from Yaozhou kiln, right?" At this moment, Lin Haitao, who was sitting quietly aside and carefully inspecting the kettle, answered first, "This is Yaozhou celadon. It is well made and very exquisite. I guess the price is more than
Ten thousand."
When He Qing heard Lin Haitao's answer, He Qing seemed to have figured out something, and his face suddenly became enlightened.
He knew that Yaozhou kiln was one of the famous kilns in the Song Dynasty. It was a famous producing area for Chinese ceramics in the Tang Dynasty. It reached its peak in the Song Dynasty and became the largest kiln system among the "six major kiln systems" in my country. Representative of celadon.
The kiln site where Yaozhou porcelain was fired is located in Shaanxi Province, and this porcelain was found somewhere in Shaanxi Province, so it is very consistent.
If Lin Haitao hadn't mentioned it, He Qing wouldn't have thought of it at the moment, because there are so many varieties of ancient porcelain, so diverse that it would be difficult to tell them apart without careful research.
Because many different types of porcelain have many similarities in glaze color and shape, laymen are often not sure about this aspect.
"Haitao is right, this is Yaozhou porcelain, probably from the Northern Song Dynasty." He Qing then added, "It is indeed very beautifully made, and let me tell you, this is not a teapot, nor an ordinary kettle, but
It is an ornamental object, equivalent to a toy today, and it had the nature of a toy at that time.”
"Is that so? Isn't that more precious?" Awen became happier and happier as he listened, and said with joy, "Mr. He, can you help set a price? Uncle Huang's family really needs money now to support him.
Expensive medical bills.”
He Qing pondered for a moment and then said: "About thirty or forty thousand."
His price was indeed an estimate, and he had no intention of hiding it at all, because he really didn't know the market price of this relatively magical kettle. 30,000 might be too high, or it might be too low.
"Well, it's about the same price." Lin Haitao also said, "After all, porcelain of this shape is relatively common. Many people have it but can't sell it, or they can't sell it for a good price. It's probably an unpopular collection of porcelain.
Isn’t it rare to see porcelain such as kettles appearing in large auctions? Most of them are jars, bottles, plates, etc.”
"Thirty thousand or forty thousand is almost enough!" Awen said happily, "If we can sell it at this price, Aunt Zhang will be satisfied, right? But I still can't find a buyer. Mr. He, can you help me?"
After all? You know so many friends in the collecting industry, and everyone trusts you. If you recommend this kettle to me, someone will definitely like it."
He looked at He Qing imploringly, full of expectation.
"That's not a problem." He Qing nodded and agreed without hesitation.
What Awen said is absolutely correct. With his current connections and reputation, it would be easy to recommend a piece of porcelain.
But it was only a mere thirty or forty thousand yuan, so he didn’t need to go through all the trouble, so he paused and said, “Awen, how about this? Since Old Man Huang is in such urgent need of money, I want this piece of porcelain and I’ll give it to him.
Fifty thousand, what do you think?"
He thought he was doing a good deed. As the saying goes, "it's better to save the poor than to save the poor." Awen's neighbors were in urgent need of funds for surgery. If you can, please support him.
Although he and Uncle Huang's family were strangers and had never met face to face, this matter was related to a human life. Saving a life was better than building a seven-level pagoda. Doing good deeds can always accumulate some merit.
Besides, that piece of Yaozhou kiln porcelain is indeed good and has a certain collection value.
In fact, He Qing was quite interested in the wonderful uses of that piece of porcelain from the beginning.
"Of course!" Awen said with surprise, "If you are willing to accept it, that would be great! Mr. He, you are such a good person. I don't know how to thank you! Mr. Huang's family fund
Once you get this money, you should be able to have the surgery, right?"
He Qing shook his head gently and said: "You're welcome, it's just a small matter."
Neither of them said anything at the moment, and the deal was settled smoothly.
So far, they had made three businesses in total. Later, He Qing handed over the check of 50,000 yuan to Awen. Awen was very grateful.
After completing the transaction, Xiaojing and Awen happily took the check, said goodbye and left the coffee shop.
"He Qing, you are so generous. I have never seen you consider the seller so much. Others try to keep the price down when buying things, but you raise the transaction price."
After Xiaojing and the others walked away, Cai Weilan said with a sweet smile.
He Qing said seriously: "The situation is just different. I just appraised things for them at first, so of course I have to tell the truth. As for Old Man Huang's kettle, his family is so anxious for money, what's the point of helping?"
"Well, it's nothing, but few people would consider it that way." Cai Weilan nodded.
At this moment, there was a strange look in her eyes as she stared at He Qing, as if she had a new understanding of the other person.
After sitting in the cafe for a while, He Qing left with Cai Weilan and Lin Haitao.
After that, they returned to the hotel with the few things they collected. After putting away the things, He Qing invited Cai Weilan to dinner because he promised to treat the other party's guests. This time he had such a big collection and got a piece from Mr. Fang's house.
A large amount of money is certainly worth celebrating.
He Qing and the others all had a good meal. After the meal, Cai Weilan chatted with He Qing and the others for a long time before driving back to the club.
After sending Cai Weilan away, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Deng came back from doing business outside.
"Master, Haitao and I just received a few more things. We are a little unsure. Can you help us take a look?" When he saw Mr. Zheng and the others, He Qing said solemnly.
It is true that he is not very sure about the two pieces of porcelain he just received and cannot judge their specific collection value. It is necessary to ask Mr. Zheng and others for advice.
Although he now has powerful powers and can perform specific dating of antiques, this is still far from enough for antique appraisal. If you want to become a true master, you must know every detail clearly and cannot be ignored.
Real appraisal knowledge, and he had just started with Mr. Zheng and the others, so he still had a lot to learn.
"What's not allowed?" Mr. Zheng said with a smile, "Xiao He, didn't you go to the Public Security Bureau to attend a press conference today? Why did you find something?"
He Qing replied: "I happened to meet a friend, and she introduced me to two buyers. Seeing that the items in their hands were not bad, I took them back, but I don't know if I missed them or made a mistake."
Mr. Zheng said hurriedly: "With your eyesight, it must have been missed."
"That would be the best, I hope it is something good." He Qing said, "Master, let's go to the room and have a look."
"Well, okay." Mr. Zheng nodded and agreed without thinking.
So the four of them hurried to the guest room where He Qing and the others were staying.
As soon as he entered the room, He Qing took out something and asked Mr. Zheng and others to identify it.
The first thing he took out for appraisal was the kettle produced by Yaozhou Kiln.
I don’t know why, but when they saw the kettle, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Deng’s expressions changed drastically.
"Xiao He, where did you get this thing from?!" Mr. Zheng said in shock, "This is Yaozhou porcelain. It is one of the backflow pots, the most famous type of porcelain! If this thing is of the right age, its value
Immeasurable! This kind of backflow pot is very rare. I used to go to Shaanxi and Xi'an to collect it, but I didn't receive it. All I saw were very rough fakes. The high-quality products from the Northern Song Dynasty have disappeared outside.
There is one in the Shaanxi and Western Museums. It is a national treasure! However, in 2007, Sotheby's auctioned a backflow pot from Yaozhou kiln for more than 660,000 US dollars. However, it was very rough and was much worse than this pot.
Far away. A pot sold for more than 600,000 US dollars. It’s very expensive, isn’t it?! I estimate that the exquisite backflow pot in the Shaanxi Museum cost several million US dollars. If converted into RMB, it would be tens of millions, right?! But then
It’s impossible to sell, you can only appreciate it!”
"Backflow kettle?!" He Qing was shocked to hear what Mr. Zheng said excitedly. He had never heard of this kind of kettle before, but he soon understood it and thought that this name was very consistent with the characteristics of porcelain.
What surprised him most was the price of this kind of backflow pot. A crudely made one could be sold for several million, and a high-quality one could be sold for tens of millions. However, when he received it from Awen, it only cost him
It was only 50,000 yuan, but in the blink of an eye, its price increased by more than a thousand times!
(Thank you to my old friend, the leader, for coming to see the reward of 100 starting coins, and Doudou for voting two valuable monthly votes.) (To be continued...)