As the saying goes, people who work in the same industry are enemies. Although the stall owners in this antique city usually laugh and laugh when they meet, they all want to look at each other and suffer a loss to pay for tuition. Therefore, Lao Li's incident spread throughout the entire antique market in just one night.
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At this very moment, there were many antique bosses who were usually at odds with Lao Li, and they were preaching about Lao Li's "collecting jade".
Originally, Lao Li planned to sell those jade stones as handicrafts. Even if they cost a few yuan each, they can still be sold for three to five hundred yuan. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. However, when everyone was excited, Lao Li was so angry.
Shang Yong did another embarrassing thing.
"Boss Li, we are all regular customers, you are a bit careless..." The person who said this was a local who often visited the antique market.
"Yeah, it's not authentic for you to sell something that's not even worth five yuan for fifty yuan..."
"Don't say that either. Boss Li paid the tuition fee in vain. He just wants to make up for it..."
"Shit, aren't you just greedy? You were deceived and then came back to deceive us?"
Everyone knows that most of his "ancient jades" are made of glass and plastic. Lao Li also shouted out the price of fifty yuan each, which made the tourists who were watching them curse Lao Li as a black heart.
"Brother Zhuang, aren't you leaving? Why are you still here?"
Peng Fei just heard Zhuang Rui say he wanted to go to the second floor, so he squeezed out of the crowd. However, when he looked back, he saw no sign of Zhuang Rui, so he probably squeezed back in again.
"Don't worry, let's take a look..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and waved his hand, but his eyes were fixed on the counter filled with "ancient jades" of various colors.
"You... don't let it go, I'll sell fifty-one, whether you like it or not, I won't sell it yet..."
Lao Li was first crowded around by his peers, and then cursed by the onlookers. The veins on his forehead were suddenly exposed, and his eyes were bloodshot. Do you bird people have any sympathy? Brother, I am a victim!
"Only a ghost would buy it. Is there such jade?"
"Yeah, put it away quickly, don't be embarrassed..."
"Lao Li, forget it, isn't it just 20,000 yuan? Next time I go to the countryside, I can make money by looking for good items..."
The counter here was surrounded by people, which also delayed other people's business. Some counter owners tried to persuade Lao Li. Who among the people hanging out in the antique city dared to say that they had never had an eye shot or paid tuition?
It's really not a big deal.
"Boss Li, right? This thing really costs fifty yuan each? Let me buy two for fun..."
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the crowd, and the eyes of many watching the excitement immediately focused on Zhuang Rui. Is there something wrong with this young man? He was told that it was a fake item, but he was still willing to spend money to buy it? Glass products like these
, five yuan each, all over the street.
Lao Li was also angered by the scolding. Without even raising his head, he opened his mouth and said: "50 yuan a piece, I won't sell it for even one cent less?"
Lao Li couldn't get down the steps and was holding on for dear life. He thought the voice asking to buy jade was just a joke.
"Okay, here's 100 yuan, I'll buy two..."
A pink old man's head appeared on the counter in front of Lao Li. The crisp sound of the money hitting the counter made everyone realize that this was not a joke.
"Are you...why do you look familiar to me?"
Lao Li raised his head and glanced at Zhuang Rui, but for a while, he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
Zhuang Rui glanced at the jade stones on the counter and said, "Boss Li, this thing?"
"Pick whatever you want, you can pick whatever you want. What I, Lao Li, say has never been ignored..."
When Zhuang Rui mentioned these "ancient jade", Lao Li became very angry. He was already prepared to throw these junk things into the moat.
Zhuang Rui was not polite when he heard this. He took a step forward, pushed aside the cleaned glass and plastic, and rummaged through other piles of "jades" that looked like lumps of earth, wiping them with his hands from time to time.
"This young man actually came here to pick up leaks..."
"At first glance, these soils are made of mud mixed together and then dried in the sun. What's so interesting about it?"
"Yes, these 100 yuan are wasted..."
The onlookers all around shook their heads. It was true that they wanted to take advantage, but I had never heard of anyone who could take advantage in a place like this, in full view of the public.
"This is what I need..."
After picking for a while, Zhuang Rui picked up a piece of jade that was about three or four centimeters thick and eight or nine centimeters long. However, the jade was covered with mud, so it was hard to tell what shape it was, but it was quite big.
"This little brother, you took 100 yuan, can you choose another one..."
Lao Li's seemingly kind words aroused boos from around him. Even if he gave them all 100 yuan for these gadgets, no one would buy them.
"No, I just bought two. Everyone, let me go out..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and shook his head, said hello to Peng Fei, and went out of the crowd.
Apart from Zhuang Rui himself, Peng Fei is probably the only one among so many people who knows whether Zhuang Rui suffered a loss or took advantage. After following Zhuang Rui for so long, Peng Fei has never seen Zhuang Rui look past antiques.
"Hey, why does that young man look so familiar to me?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't be able to remember it even if you didn't tell me. It looks a bit familiar..."
"Is this Teacher Zhuang from the Spring Festival Treasure Appraisal? Looking at his age and appearance, he is almost the same..."
"Yes...yes, it's him, it must be him, he speaks with the same accent..."
"Hey, Teacher Zhuang, don't leave..."
"The guy from behind, stop him, stop him!"
Zhuang Rui was recognized before he could squeeze out of the crowd, and the antique city was in a state of shock.
Whether it is the owner of a stall in the antique city or Tibetan friends and tourists from all over the world, they have only seen experts on TV or in the news. There is such an expert right in front of you, and he just bought something. You can't help but
Make people curious.
This was a bit like those young people chasing stars. Zhuang Rui was immediately surrounded by enthusiastic crowds, and some were even pulling on Zhuang Rui's clothes. He didn't know if someone wanted to take advantage of the situation. Zhuang Rui felt that if he hadn't
He held it tightly, fearing that someone might snatch the jade in his hand.
"Everyone, please give way, don't let me call security anymore..."
Zhuang Rui shouted depressedly, "Damn it, I'm not a woman. Why did that man grab my brother's chest just now?"
"Let's go, let's go, let's talk about you..."
Fortunately, as soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, four or five antique city security guards rushed in with rubber sticks, and Zhuang Rui was finally rescued.
"Fuck, I guess seven or eight out of ten of those star-chasers want to eat tofu, right?"
After Zhuang Rui was surrounded by several security guards, he quickly checked the items on his body. Fortunately, there was not a single one missing. The keychain-like tracker given by Jiang Hao was still hanging on his jeans.
"Sir, you didn't lose anything, did you?"
The folk customs in Henan are fierce, and there are many people practicing martial arts. These security guards were so tall that no one dared to come up to them.
"No, no, thank you, thank you guys..."
Zhuang Rui winked at Peng Fei and wanted to walk out of the antique city under the protection of security guards.
"Teacher Zhuang, we haven't done anything to you, why are you leaving in such a hurry..."
"Yes, tell me, is the item you bought real or fake?"
Although he didn't dare to come forward, he still wanted to say something, and everyone started asking questions.
Now, if anyone said that Zhuang Rui had lost his mind and went to buy fake jade, few people present would probably believe it. In their minds, how could an expert make a mistake?
A boss who knew those security guards also said: "Captain Liu, we don't want to offend this guest. He is an expert in the antiques industry. We just want to ask a few questions..."
Seeing that he couldn't hide, Zhuang Rui simply left the security guard in front of him and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet. I am Zhuang Rui, but I am not an expert. You don't have to be like this. I am just like you, I am just very
I love collecting, and I am still learning and exploring on this road..."
"Did you see how humble Teacher Zhuang was when he spoke..."
"Yes, the more knowledgeable this person is, the more humble he speaks..."
"Lao Qi, stop bragging that you are a jade expert all day long. Compared with Teacher Zhuang, you are eight miles behind..."
"Hey, hey, let me tell you, why is it all on me? It's not me who called out this expert or not. That was identified by the appraisal of the object..."
This Lao Qi was an old man in his fifties, and he seemed to be an expert in the industry. When he was talking, he looked at the "ancient jade" in Zhuang Rui's hand intentionally or unintentionally, and he was obviously a little unconvinced.
There are all kinds of weird jokes in the antique shop, but I have never heard of finding treasures from the items sold by the counterfeit "Tao'erye", so Lao Qi doesn't believe it at all.
What Rui took was an ancient jade.
After hearing what Lao Qi said, everyone became quiet. That's the truth. Although Zhuang Rui on TV is an expert and you can see him appraising objects calmly and leisurely, it can also be faked. Who knows if it is true or not?
Was it recorded or rehearsed in advance?
When it comes to which trade has the most fraud, the antique trade is definitely second to none. Lao Qi's words also made everyone have doubts, and the eyes looking at Zhuang Rui were no longer so fanatical.
"Teacher Zhuang, can you tell us about the jade you bought? Let us also gain knowledge..."
"yes……"
"Yes, tell me..."
One of the people in the crowd raised a question, and someone immediately agreed. It was a mule or a horse, and it had to be pulled out for a run.
"This damn thing is going to come out to pick up leaks in the future. It looks like I have to learn makeup from Xu Qing first..."
Zhuang Rui was a little depressed, but he still raised the jade in his hand high and broke it from the middle. What was originally a lump-like object suddenly became two pieces.
