Shanghai sent a luxury bus, and together with the people from Shanghai who came to pick us up, there were only a dozen or so people in total. The seats on the luxury bus were more than comfortable.
Not long after getting on the bus, Wu Xiaoli got to know each other very well with Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou. They were very fond of Wu Xiaoli, a little antique-loving girl, and they were also impressed by Wu Xiaoli's knowledge at such a young age.
Surprised. Of course, they did not compare Wu Xiaoli with Li Yang. Li Yang was a freak. The two of them had already attributed Li Yang to the same level as themselves.
What Li Yang didn't expect was that Mr. Zhou and Mr. Liu both knew Wu Xiaoli's grandfather Liu Xuesong. When they were young, they went to the countryside together to collect things. This made the two old men and Wu Xiaoli even more attached to each other, and Li Yang was attracted by them along the way.
Put aside, only the person in charge carefully accompanied Li Yang and asked questions from time to time.
Shanghai is much more generous than Beijing. Li Yang and the others stayed in a famous five-star hotel in Xuhui District, and all three experts were given suites. No one from Shanghai bothered them all afternoon, leaving several experts to
I can have a good rest and prepare for the ancient jade appraisal tomorrow.
After flying all morning, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou were both a little tired. They had a simple lunch at the hotel and then went to rest. Li Yang was in better spirits than the two old men, but he was bored and went to sleep for a while. When he got up in the morning
It's too early, I'm really sleepy now.
It wasn't until about four o'clock in the afternoon that Mr. Liu sent someone to ask Li Yang if he wanted to go out for a walk with the two old guys.
Naturally, Li Yang would not refuse the invitation from the two old experts. Moreover, the two old men wanted to go to the famous Yunzhou Antique City in Shanghai, and Li Yang was also very curious about Shanghai's antique market. Shanghai is the largest city in China.
However, the cultural heritage is inferior to that of Beijing. I don’t know what the ancient culture market is like in this modern metropolis.
Yunzhou Antique City is also in Xuhui District, not far from the hotel. Mr. Liu and the others did not take a car, so they walked slowly towards Yunzhou Antique City. After walking for about 20 minutes, they arrived at their destination. This was the first time they met
Arriving at Shanghai's largest antique market, Li Yang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Unlike Liulichang and Panjiayuan in Beijing, Yunzhou Antique City is a nine-story building with all the shops inside. It is more like a large shopping mall. If it weren’t for the eye-catching signboard of the building outside, I’m afraid no one would have seen it.
I never thought this place would be related to antiques.
Outside the Antique City building, there are several small streets. These streets are very quiet during the day. In the evening, many people set up street stalls here and do not go back until very late. The street stalls around are not ghost markets. They are like Panjiayuan.
Like the street stalls nearby, they are small businesses run by people trying to make a living.
On weekends, the place will also be filled with street stalls during the day, forming a unique landscape.
"Xiao Li, do you want to go see it with us or alone?" Mr. Liu asked Li Yang with a smile as he walked to the gate of Yunzhou Antique City.
"I want to take a look alone first and come back to you two later!"
Li Yang thought for a moment and shook his head. He has a special ability and can distinguish the age and authenticity of antiques. However, after all, his knowledge of antiques is not much, and he cannot compare with these two real old experts. He follows these two old experts from time to time.
Being asked a few questions is better than going to see something by yourself.
"Okay, remember to contact us after you finish reading it!"
Mr. Liu chuckled lightly. He was not surprised that Li Yang wanted to separate. Young people are different from their elders. Young people are restless. He and Mr. Zhou have been here many times and only go to a few familiar old shops.
Sit down, in this case it is better to separate and let Li Yang do his own activities.
After separating from Mr. Liu and the others, Li Yang took Liu Gang and Wu Xiaoli into the antique city first.
The first floor of Yunzhou Antique City is filled with scattered stalls, just like Panjiayuan’s greenhouse market. The small stalls set up by counters are filled with various works of art.
These things on the first floor can only be called works of art. Li Yang knows that the real things inside are no more than 10 without special abilities. Li Yang is much better now than when he first went to Zhengzhou Antique City.
At that time, everything seemed real to Li Yang.
Speaking of which, this place is really similar to Zhengzhou Antique City, except that it is much larger than Zhengzhou Antique City. The first floor is not just a street stall, but a counter-style stall.
Most of the items placed in the middle of the stalls are bronze Buddha statues and sculptures. It is easiest to counterfeit such items. In addition, there are many handed down and many people like them, so they have become a best-seller in the antique city.
Seeing Li Yang dive into the vendors on the first floor, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou both chuckled and shook their heads. They took the elevator up to the seventh floor together. They basically didn't look at anything below the seventh floor.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. They are all blue and white items from the Ming and Qing dynasties. If you miss one, you can buy a house, a car, and a wife!"
After walking a few steps, a vendor's shout almost knocked Li Yang to the ground. This man really dared to shout, "They are all Ming and Qing blue and white wares. He thought he was Rong Baozhai, the Ming and Qing dynasty of Rong Baozhai."
Not all porcelain stores dare to say that they only sell high-quality porcelain.
"Brother, what do you think of this blue and white jar? The Wanli official kiln has a cheap price. You will definitely make a lot of money if you buy it!"
Seeing Li Yang stop to look at the things on the stall, the vendor immediately introduced it to Li Yang enthusiastically. Wu Xiaoli smiled bitterly and shook her head. There is such a top-notch product in the antique city.
"To be honest, if this thing of yours is really a Wanli official kiln, it is not an ordinary heavy weapon, it is definitely a national treasure!"
Li Yang sighed softly, pointed at his small jar that was bigger than a football and shook his head. The vendor's eyes lit up and he nodded hurriedly: "Brother, you are absolutely right. You have really good eyesight. I can tell you
He is a man who knows things well. There were originally two blue and white jars, but now there is only one, so the value has been greatly reduced. If there were two pairs here, it would really be a national treasure!"
Li Yang looked at this vendor strangely. This vendor was so good that he couldn't even hear the sarcastic words he said.
Wu Xiaoli on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so she took a step forward and said softly: "You don't understand what he means. What he means is that if there was such a blue and white flower during the Wanli period, it would be a real national treasure. Think about it,
Stained water is something that only existed in the 19th century. We have it in the 16th century. What is it if it is not a national treasure?"
The vendor's face suddenly froze while he was smiling. Calcium water is a chemical, an acidic mixture, and it is very toxic.
This chemical is usually used in welding, but in recent years, many counterfeiters have used molten water to imitate the coating on blue and white ware. This coating looks real to novices, but as long as it is real
Anyone who understands it can see the secret at a glance, and it is a relatively unsophisticated method of counterfeiting.
"Beauty, you're telling a joke!"
After a full minute, the vendor shook his head and said something, and then ignored Li Yang and the others. Li Yang and the others could tell that Lu Shui was a knowledgeable person and that this was not his target customer.
Li Yang quietly gave Wu Xiaoli a thumbs up. He no longer had any interest in this vendor. His so-called heavy weapons from the Ming and Qing Dynasties were all modern imitations, and they were all modern imitations of low quality.
After walking down the aisle and looking at the items on these stalls, Li Yang shook his head in disappointment. There were a few truly old items, but the value was not too high, and some even had no collection value at all.
"In fact, the most important thing in a place like this is to train your eyesight. When I was a child, my grandfather often took me to Zhengzhou to look at stalls one by one. If I saw too many fake ones, I would naturally recognize the real ones!"
Wu Xiaoli also shook her head and said softly while standing next to Li Yang. Seeing this bustling antique hall, she seemed to recall the experience of her grandfather taking her to hunt for treasures when she was a child.
Li Yang glanced at Wu Xiaoli in surprise and immediately nodded: "You are right. If you read too much, your eyesight will naturally improve. We are here to learn, not really to Taobao. Let's go and continue reading!"
What Li Yang needs most now is practice, whether it is true or not, he must practice. The things here are the best practice objects for Li Yang. Li Yang was a little disappointed just now, but Wu Xiaoli's words made him think about it. Since he is
If you are here to learn, then it doesn’t matter if it’s true or false.
After a few more turns, Li Yang stretched hard. These turns were not in vain, and they really made a small mistake. Wu Xiaoli was holding a seal in her hand, which she spent three hundred yuan on.
Bought with money, the actual value of this seal is about two thousand yuan, so Wu Xiaoli made a small profit.
"Let's go up to the second floor and have a look!"
Looking at the nearly half of the places he hadn't visited, Li Yang couldn't help but sigh. It's boring to see too many fake things, but it's enough to study.
Wu Xiaoli also had no objection. These things can indeed exercise the eyesight, but they also require a degree of caution. If they really finish reading the things in the lobby on the first floor, they should not think about looking at anything else today. They will probably all be dizzy.
The second floor is very similar to Zhengzhou Antique City. They are all separate compartment shops, but the decoration here is more luxurious, the shops are larger, and the doors here are all glass doors, so you can clearly see what is displayed inside from the outside.
thing.
There are a lot of people on the second floor. There are basically customers in each store, and there are also many customers walking around in the corridor. It can be seen that the number of domestic collectors has indeed increased a lot.
Li Yang suddenly turned around and entered a shop next to him, which was a shop specializing in ancient calligraphy and painting. Ancient calligraphy and painting have always been Li Yang's weakness. He Lao had talked about some artistic conceptions of calligraphy and painting, but this thing is not something you can listen to.
You can understand it, you have to go deep into it. If possible, Li Yang plans to buy some genuine products and go back to study them carefully.
"Two hundred thousand, not a penny less, if you don't want me to leave now!"
A young customer standing in the back suddenly shook his head and shouted, and took away a long scroll from the glass counter. The scroll was made of brown paper, much like an ancient painting.
"The 50,000 yuan we gave you is pretty good. It's an old painting. It's true, but it's not very well preserved. It's been affected by moisture and wear and tear. Besides, we still haven't found out whose painting it is. 20
You definitely can’t sell it!”
Inside the counter, a fat man in his fifties with glasses kept shaking his head. After speaking, he walked aside and ignored the young customer who was collecting the paintings.
