The vice president of Guardian Auction Company was the first to be invited into the expert's office. All eleven of their ancient jades were authentic. After receiving the appraisal certificate, the vice president was still sighing. The matter he had been worried about for a long time was finally settled.
Yin. Although Li Yang is young, he represents He Lao, and no one dares to question the authenticity of these things because of He Lao's appraisal.
The heads of other auction companies all had the same expression when receiving the appraisal certificates. This made Li Yang understand even more why Mr. He was so worried that he would go astray in the first place. Just one Zhou Ye caused uproar all over the country.
, if a few more people like this come out, it will definitely be a disaster for ancient Chinese culture.
Compared with other auction companies, the person in charge of Blue Sky Auction is the most complicated. Of their two pieces of Okonama, they have been clearly informed that one is a fake and cannot be auctioned. Fortunately, there is another genuine one, which can be regarded as a consolation prize.
For the auction company, as long as the receipt of counterfeit goods is not made public, the impact will not be too great. The goods received by the auction company will not be handed over to the owner until after the auction. At most, the auction price is only paid before the auction.
Just a 30 advance payment.
Therefore, Blue Sky Company is more than disappointed. If it is found to be fake after the auction, even if no refund is given, the company's reputation will be greatly affected, and future business will definitely drop a lot.
It took more than an hour for all these appraisal certificates to be sent out. The person in charge of the auction company who received the appraisal certificates had joy on his face. He greeted Li Yang and others and left one after another. With these appraisal certificates, their
You don’t have to worry about antique jade auctions.
Tang Chunming walked in last, still holding a bag in his hand. Li Yang and the four others had already stood up and moved their bodies on the spot. They were really tired after sitting for a day, and even Li Yang felt a little overwhelmed.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xiang, and Mr. Li, this is your writing fee. Although it is not much, it is a little kindness from each of our companies. Please keep it!"
Li Yang looked at Tang Chunming in surprise. Tang Chunming actually took out four thick red envelopes from the bag and handed them to them one by one. They felt a bit heavy in his hand.
What Li Yang didn't expect was that Mr. Liu and the others just nodded and put it away without being polite at all.
"Mr. Li, you have worked hard all day. This is what you deserve. This is also a rule of the industry!" Tang Chunming saw Li Yang's doubts. Thinking of Li Yang's age, Tang Chunming hurriedly stepped forward and explained softly.
In fact, experts will charge some appraisal fees for appraisals. This appraisal fee is called a polishing fee, which is equivalent to a kind of hard work fee.
The amount of the retouching fee depends on the party being appraised. The ones Li Yang and the others appraised this time were all big auction companies, so the retouching fee was naturally very generous. Each company gave 20,000 yuan, and the total of the thirteen companies was ten thousand yuan.
Thirty thousand yuan, Li Yang and the four of them divided it into a total of 65,000 yuan each. The red envelope was full of cash, so no wonder it was a little heavy.
This phenomenon is indeed a tacitly accepted industry rule, so Mr. Liu and the others did not refuse, because they also have to bear the responsibility for these items that have been appraised. If there is a problem, people will not blame the auction company first, but scold them.
This is written by an expert who has appraised it.
However, in reality, some people do take advantage of this. Some unscrupulous experts and unscrupulous businessmen join forces to issue fake appraisal certificates for fakes to make huge profits. There are many such people, so that the current collectibles market is experiencing a lot of problems.
A big crisis of confidence.
After receiving the red envelopes, several experts also went back. For the three old experts, today's harvest was still very good. Every year they can get a certain amount of writing fees, but like this time, it is more than 60,000 yuan in one day.
The income is not much. Of course, if they are willing to issue appraisal certificates for fakes against their will, they will get this amount every day, but they never do such things.
After making an appointment with Zheng Kaida to meet in Panjiayuan tomorrow, Li Yang also left Liulichang. He had finished appraising the ancient jades in Beijing and would fly to Shanghai in two days to continue to replace He Lao in searching for any Zhou imitation ancient jades that had slipped into the market.
In the evening, Li Yang took the initiative to report everything that happened today to Mr. He, including the 65,000 retouching fees. Mr. He didn't say anything about it. There are rules in the industry, and fish cannot be raised in clear water. Experts
They are also human beings, and they cannot be allowed to work hard in vain without any reward. Even Mr. He himself has received a lot of writing fees.
He Laoze expressed concern about the newly emerged Zhou imitations of other ancient jades. He Lao was the one who minimized the impact of the Zhu Fang Rebellion back then by running around, and He Lao was the most aware of its harm. Now there is another Zhou imitation,
It's a pity that he is old and can't run away like before, and there are other reasons that make him unable to leave Beijing now.
Fortunately, there is still Li Yang. This is what makes Mr. He most gratified. Moreover, Mr. He also believes that evil has prevailed over good since ancient times, and Zhou Fang will definitely be suppressed as thoroughly as Zhu Fang did.
Early the next morning, Li Yang took Liu Gang and left the 'community'. Li Yang basically didn't talk to the driver now, as he already knew his temper.
As soon as he went out, Zheng Kaida called. Qin Yong and Zhao Min were actually still with him. Now the three of them were waiting for Li Yang outside Panjiayuan Market.
Panjiayuan Market is actually a second-hand market. In old Beijing, it was a nationally famous ghost market. However, unlike other ghost markets, Panjiayuan Market has now changed from a dark place to an open place, and it has become a serious antique market.
Big market.
Moreover, there are more antique shops in the market than Liulichang, and these antique shops are open every day, 365 days a year.
In addition to antique shops, Panjiayuan also has a unique greenhouse market and street stall market. On weekends, not only is Panjiayuan filled with street stalls, but even the walls outside the market are full of vendors selling antiques.
In addition, Panjiayuan is also the most popular place for foreign businessmen. Almost ten to twenty thousand foreigners gather here every weekend. Many foreigners will stay here to enjoy their favorite cultural products, which can be regarded as a source of Chinese and Western culture.
Communication has made a great contribution.
Today happened to be the weekend. Before Li Yang arrived at the market, he found that a lot of people had gathered outside, including many foreign friends with black and white skin.
When there are more people, there are more cars. Fortunately, Li Yang and the others arrived earlier, so it didn't take much effort to find a parking space.
However, it was much more troublesome to find people. It took Li Yang more than 20 minutes to find Zheng Kaida and the others. It was only half past eight in the morning, and the market was already almost full of people. It was more crowded and lively than the Nanyang Market.
It's even better on the market.
Li Yang also sighed at such a lively scene. This is just an ordinary weekend. During the Golden Week and tourist season, the number of people here will probably change even more.
"Brother Li, I finally found you!"
Zheng Kaida squeezed in from the other side, his head covered with sweat. Qin Yong and Zhao Min who followed him were not much better, with white gas still coming from their foreheads.
"There are too many people in Panjiayuan. Are there so many antiques for sale?"
Li Yang smiled bitterly. He had never seen such a terrifying scene when he went to Liulichang two days ago. There were hundreds of antique stalls alone. There must be thousands of such stalls in the entire market. Think about it.
This number is very scary.
"Actually, they are all fake, and some are just to fool people. They are not even considered works of art. It is not like in the past when you could still pick something up on a street stall. Today, it is harder to pick something up on a street stall than winning the lottery!"
Zheng Kaida shook his head. Normally, he would not come here on weekends. His interest in picking things up at street stalls had long since disappeared. When he came to Panjiayuan, he mainly searched for treasures in antique shops.
Qin Yong and Zhao Min nodded together. Zheng Kaida was telling the truth. If he wanted to pick up leaks at Panjiayuan street stalls, why not go to the countryside to try his luck?
"Hey, they say collecting is a grand event, and it is a grand event now, but fakes have become rampant. Many people think that the treasures they collect are probably fakes!"
Li Yang smiled bitterly again. Now that there are more people collecting, it has provided a market for counterfeiters and provided opportunities for those black-hearted profiteers.
"You're right. When I discovered the first fake in the collection, I was so angry that I almost vomited blood!"
Zheng Kaida agrees very much with Li Yang's words. Zheng Kaida has been collecting for many years, and he has been harmed by fakes many times. Fortunately, his family has a big business, and he never plays with things beyond his ability. Although he has suffered a lot, he has suffered a lot.
It’s a lot of tuition, but at least you can get some results.
"Let's go, let's go in and experience the fun of national collection!" Li Yang chuckled and shook his head, and he and Zheng Kaida plunged into the boiling Panjiayuan Market.
There were indeed a lot of people. As he walked on the road, he could hear the sounds of bargaining everywhere. Some were asking for 300 to 500 yuan, while others were counter-offering for 300 to 500 yuan, or even 35 yuan. Li Yang saw a man holding a bag on the road.
After haggling over the price of the purple clay pot with the vendor for five to ten yuan, Li Yang, who was curious, used his special ability to look at the purple clay pot, then turned around and left.
Even if it is a modern imitation, if you use purple mud to make a purple clay pot, it is still a real purple clay pot, which can be said to be a work of art. If you can burn it out of mud and paint it with chemical paint, can it still be called a purple clay pot?
?The wholesale price of such fake things is probably only one or two yuan each. The buyer doesn’t understand and thinks he’s getting a bargain. He happily pays thirty-five yuan and leaves.
Sure enough, as soon as the buyer left, the seller showed a proud smile and continued to sell his pile of purple clay pots.
Li Yang shook his head and continued walking forward. Not far ahead, he reached the greenhouse area. After passing the greenhouse, he actually arrived at the market. There were many antique shops there. Although there were many fake things in the shops, they were always
Much better than the stalls outside.
After taking just two steps, Li Yang suddenly stopped and grabbed a person who just passed by. Zheng Kaida and Qin Yong both looked at Li Yang in surprise. The person caught by Li Yang was even more surprised.
