Li Yang got up very early the next day and was in very good spirits.
Li Yang did not expect to meet Wang Jiajia in Hong Kong, nor did he expect to meet two generous experts here. This was definitely an unexpected surprise for him, and the trip to Hong Kong became more interesting than just a simple trip.
Came here for the auction.
Before parting yesterday, Bai Ming sent an invitation to Li Yang and the others to go to Hong Kong Antique Street together today.
Hong Kong is known as the Port of Antiques. Compared with the mainland, the antique streets here do not have so many regulations. As long as the things bought here have a clear origin and are not stolen goods, they can be purchased.
Take it back inland.
We made an appointment with Wang Jiajia and Gu Yajing, had breakfast and then drove out. It is really convenient to have our own car.
Bai Ming and Mao Lao were already waiting for Li Yang and the others at the door of the hotel. Only Bai Ming, Mao Lao and Chen Wei were going to the antique street. The other staff of the TV station had a rare day off today, allowing them to go to the activities in full.
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Now that they have come to Hong Kong, it would be too unkind not to let them have some fun. Should we also have leisure time at work? This is also a Chinese characteristic.
"Xiao Li, this way!"
Before they got off the bus, Teacher Bai waved vigorously to them. Mr. Mao stood beside Teacher Bai wearing a pair of glasses, and Chen Wei, wearing a purple dress, stood on the other side of Teacher Bai.
"Teacher Bai, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"
Li Yang smiled apologetically. In fact, they were not late. It was not the agreed time yet. Teacher Bai and the others came out early.
"We just got off the bus, can't your car fit in?"
Teacher Bai laughed loudly and looked inside the car. This Volvo was not small, but it would seem very crowded if seven people were packed in it. Besides, this is Hong Kong, so if it is overloaded, it will probably be stopped by the Hong Kong police soon.
, let them enjoy the courtesy service of the Hong Kong police.
"Teacher Bai, you can't squeeze in even if it's too crowded. Didn't you already call a taxi?"
Chen Wei walked over, and Teacher Bai immediately laughed. Li Yang immediately understood that Teacher Bai had just deliberately teased him. Thinking about Teacher Bai's character, Li Yang shook his head helplessly.
"The car is here, let's go first!"
Mr. Mao walked over, and a taxi drove up in the distance and stopped beside them.
In fact, the TV station rented a business car in the hotel, but this car was given to other employees. They have more people, and it is more convenient to have a car when going out. Unlike Mr. Mao, they only go to a fixed place and take a taxi back and forth.
Same thing.
The two cars immediately drove towards Hollywood Boulevard.
The antique markets in Hong Kong are relatively concentrated, mainly on Hollywood Road and Moro Street. For many people who love antiques and antiques, Moro Street in Hong Kong is definitely a place they yearn for.
There are far fewer fake antiques here than in the mainland, and the prices are cheaper than in the mainland. There are also a lot of good things. People in the circle often hear that so and so went to Hong Kong and what kind of good treasures they brought back.
The hotel is not far from Moro Street. A few people arrived here more than half an hour later. After getting off the car, Li Yang's eyes immediately widened.
"Teacher Bai, is this Moro Street?"
Looking at the narrow street in front of him, Li Yang felt a little dull. The street in front of him could only accommodate three or four people entering and exiting at the same time. It was much smaller than the pedestrian street in his hometown in the county. The narrow street was more like the aisles in a vegetable market.
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"Yes, this is Moro Street. Didn't you see the things displayed there?"
Teacher Bai smiled. It was not his first time here, but people who came here for the first time would be somewhat surprised by this street. It was so different from what they imagined.
In the already narrow street, the shops on both sides stretched out a lot and were filled with all kinds of things, making the street even narrower.
"Yes, I saw it, but this..."
Li Yang shook his head repeatedly, and finally couldn't say anything. Li Yang had already seen antique markets in many places, including Liulichang and Panjiayuan in Beijing, Yunzhou Antique City in Shanghai, Guwan Night Market in Foshan, etc.
. But most of those places look generous and elegant, especially Liulichang. Although the street is not wide, at least a few cars can pass side by side without any problem. It is unlike here, which is a messy alley.
"Stop being so impatient, let's go in. Hong Kong is a place where land is at a premium. Don't look at this small place, but the rent is expensive!"
Teacher Bai pulled Li Yang and they walked inside together.
It feels narrow when you stand outside, and even narrower when you walk in. The seven people walking were actually divided into three groups.
Teacher Bai pulled Li Yang and walked in the front, and Liu Gang followed beside him. The three of them almost occupied the road. When they encountered people coming from the opposite direction, they had to give way, otherwise everyone would just squeeze in here.
Wang Jiajia and Gu Yajing were walking together in the middle, looking around curiously.
Mr. Mao and Chen Wei walked at the back. Mr. Mao was a bit fat. He wanted to join Bai Ming and Li Yang, but unfortunately he couldn't squeeze through.
After walking in, the feeling was different from the outside. The biggest impression for Li Yang was that there were so many things here, and almost every shop was full.
After looking at several stores, Li Yang couldn't help but shake his head. There were also a lot of handicrafts here, at least Li Yang hadn't seen the really good ones yet.
Li Yang's expression couldn't be hidden from Bai Ming. Bai Ming chuckled and asked Li Yang: "Xiao Li, do you feel disappointed?"
"A bit!" Li Yang nodded. There was almost no difference between this place and the outside of Panjiayuan and the first floor of Yunzhou Antique City.
"Haha, people in the industry are almost the same as you for the first time, and they will never have such thoughts again!"
Bai Ming laughed loudly and continued: "Antique markets across the country are actually similar. Here, if they sell porcelain, there are generally three types of shops. The first is handicrafts, pure handicrafts. Most of these shops sell
The real price is a bit expensive, but I’m not kidding you, it’s still worth the money!”
Li Yang's heart moved, Bai Ming dodged to let someone pass, and said: "The second one is the shop that sells porcelain. His shop is all about porcelain. As for what period of time you sell it, it depends on the shopkeeper's opinion.
Strong!"
Li Yang nodded silently and suddenly said: "The third one is the real antique shop. Only there can you find real good things?"
"Yes, the third one is the real antique shop, but not everything in the antique shop is definitely authentic. In recent years, the level of counterfeiting has been getting higher and higher. In addition, there have been a lot of unscrupulous people. The antique shops here are also
There will be some fakes, but the number of fakes is much greater than those inland antique shops that try to sell dogs over others!"
Bai Ming smiled and nodded. Li Yang understood this explanation immediately.
When we say that there are few fakes in Hong Kong, we don't just refer to the places they passed by just now, but to the real antique shops. Think about it, there are thousands of shops in the three streets of the Hong Kong Antique Market. If every one of them is genuine, how can there be such a thing?
What a real thing to offer them.
At this time, Li Yang also understood why Bai Ming kept leading them forward without stopping at all. This place could not be said to be their destination.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Bai Ming suddenly led them into a shop.
This shop is not small, at least two hundred square meters. Compared to the small shops of twenty or thirty square meters outside, it is considered a giant.
When he came in, Li Yang looked up and saw a large black wooden signboard at the entrance of the store, with three simple characters written on it - Mengdiexuan.
The name of this shop is very elegant, and the inside is not bad. There are still about twenty customers in the shop at this time. As soon as a few people came in, a middle-aged man in a white shirt came over and slapped Bai Ming with his fists.
call.
"Teacher Bai, what kind of wind has brought you here?"
"The hurricane, the super hurricane, blew me from *** to here. Now I am penniless. Manager Zhao, what do you think you should do?"
Bai Ming laughed and said, and Li Yang was slightly startled. Bai Ming's character is really rare. He can make jokes with everyone he meets.
"No problem. Since you are penniless, just stay here. It will be a good opportunity for us to appraise a few more good treasures for our Mengdie Xuan!"
Manager Zhao didn't pay attention at all and continued to talk with a smile. After that, he said hello to Li Yang and the others. His attitude was still very kind and he did not look down upon Li Yang and the others because they were young.
He was very good at this, even better than *** Rong Baozhai. When he first arrived at Rong Baozhai, Li Yang was regarded as Zheng Kaida's driver.
"Mr. Mao, I didn't expect you to come too. Your arrival has really made our Mengdiexuan Pengpi shine!"
Manager Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up and he hurriedly walked out. He stretched out his hands and took the initiative to hold Mao Lao's hand. Seeing that they knew each other, Mao Lao and Bai Ming should be familiar with this place.
Li Yang looked around. Although this store was big, it was only compared to the surrounding stores. Compared with Rongbaozhai, it was dwarfed. The scale of Rongbaozhai's three-story exhibition hall was larger than any store here.
Impossible to have.
Mengdiexuan is not a store that specializes in antiques. It has porcelain, bronzes, the Four Treasures of the Study, some ancient jades, and some gold or gold-plated miscellaneous items. There are also some paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall on the other side.
This is what Bai Ming calls a real antique store. Many of the things inside do look much better than the miscellaneous gadgets outside.
Li Yang's attention was quickly attracted by several people in the corner of the hall, where four people were discussing around a large blue and white vat.
Seeing that Bai Ming and Mao Lao were reminiscing with Manager Zhao, Li Yang walked over there. The closer he walked, the clearer he could see the blue and white vat.
This tank is good, Li Yang nodded silently.
Li Yang squeezed next to four people. All four people looked up at him, and then continued to discuss there. Fortunately, these four people spoke Mandarin, and Li Yang could understand it.
After only listening for a while, Li Yang understood. The four people in front of him were having a heated debate about the age of the vat. Li Yang took a closer look at the blue and white vat. It was pleasing to the eye. It looked old, but it had something different about it.
It feels a bit awkward, hard to describe.
"Wanli!"
A tall and thin man in his forties called out. Li Yang took a closer look and nodded quietly. This porcelain indeed matched the characteristics of Wanli Dynasty porcelain. This man still had a certain degree of discernment.
Li Yang was praising secretly in his heart, but he retracted the adjective before he could think of it. The tall and thin middleman actually shouted: "Wanli? That's nonsense, how could it be from Wanli? Look at this vat, it has a dull shape.
, there is no sense of clumsiness at all, the blue and white hair is gray, the glaze color is not full enough, the painting is very rigid, it is all a failure!"
Li Yang glanced at him blankly, and his impression of him was instantly overturned by Li Yang.
This blue and white vat has elegant and natural patterns, and the painting is very exquisite. This tall and thin man actually commented that the painting was rigid and had many flaws. Did this person pay close attention to the painting?
Li Yang's evaluation of him was quite speechless, but it was true that he didn't have a lot of ancient clumsiness. He looked too new. This is where Li Yang felt a little awkward just now. There are other places, and Li Yang hasn't discovered it yet.
"Look at this tire again. It's not repaired properly and the tire quality is rough. It must be a modern imitation!"
Li Yang stretched out his head to take a closer look, and shook his head again. The quality of the fetus in this big tank was still good, but this tall and thin man actually called it "rough". I wonder if he had ever really seen the quality of the fetus.
Rough stuff.
What this person said was very professional, but Li Yang had already felt that he was just an amateur, and what he said was clear-cut but wrong. This large tank was definitely not as bad as he said.
Next to the tall and lanky man, there was a man in his thirties who looked very polite with gold-rimmed glasses. His eyes flashed with disdain, obviously he did not agree with the evaluation of the tall and lanky man.
He coughed lightly and said slowly through his gold-rimmed glasses: "The enamel of this vat is thick and thick, and the luster is still very strong. Although there are slight signs of wear, it is only half a week worn. It should be deliberately aged!"
The man with gold-rimmed glasses didn't say much. When he first spoke, Li Yang nodded silently, but the more he listened, the more awkward he felt. After he finished speaking, Li Yang finally understood. This guy would definitely say this again.
It's a fake.
I thought he was better than that thin and tall guy, but I didn’t expect that he was also a stickman who didn’t know how to pretend to understand. The thick glaze color and the shiny green glaze are typical characteristics of Wanli utensils. In this guy’s mouth, it actually turned into a thief. It’s really
I don't know where he saw the 'thief' coming.
Li Yang was completely disappointed by the two people's evaluations. Li Yang didn't use any special ability to observe this vat, and he didn't know whether it was genuine Wanli blue and white porcelain. However, the two people's inaccurate evaluations were definitely not true insiders.
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"I don't think it's new!"
Standing next to Li Yang, a man in his fifties, about 1.7 meters tall, and wearing a black shirt shook his head gently. Li Yang looked back at him, feeling a little relieved that there was finally someone in the industry.
“Look at the color of this paste, it doesn’t look like it’s been made in the past, but it doesn’t look like it’s hundreds of years old either. I feel like it was made during the Republic of China in imitation of Wanli, so it’s from the Republic of China!”
The man in the black shirt nodded as he spoke, as if he was sure that what he said was right. Li Yang almost fell over. Each of these people was more unreliable than the last. They were all imitations of the Republic of China. There is no characteristic of imitation of the Republic of China.
