The man was a little flustered. He put his hands in front of him and pinched his fingers unnaturally. His face was a little red and he was a little excited.
Boss Liu looked at him in surprise. His name was Xia Jihai. He was forty-six years old. He was not very young, but he was a senior appraiser in the antique city. He had a good relationship with him and often helped him appraise treasures.
He had many items that he was unsure of, and he looked for them all from Xia Jihai.
However, this was the first time he had seen him look like this at a loss. Xia Jihai was usually very generous, and you could tell it from the moment he entered the door.
"Lao Xia, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Jihai was still in a daze. Boss Liu had no choice but to call him. This Xia Jihai made him feel even weirder than the gourd bottle.
Xia Jihai woke up suddenly, shook his head, and said respectfully to Li Yang: "Mr. Li, when did you get here?"
"Do you know me?" Li Yang was slightly surprised. The person in front of him was very unfamiliar to him.
Xia Jihai nodded and said, "I met you once when you were here to appraise ancient jade last time!"
The last time the ancient jade was appraised, there were many people present. With so many people present, and Li Yang's attention being on the ancient jade, he probably couldn't figure out how many people there were, let alone remember them.
It is really possible to say that this person has met him.
"Lao Xia, what's going on? Why am I getting more and more confused?"
Boss Liu shouted again, this time his voice was not quiet. He was really confused. In his eyes, Li Yang was just a rich young man, but when Xia Jihai saw Li Yang, his attitude was as if he was treating someone else.
Like a senior, he couldn't figure it out.
Xia Jihai finally came to his senses and remembered Boss Liu's question again. He looked at him strangely and asked softly: "Boss Liu, you, you don't know who Mr. Li is?"
"Boss Li is from the north, and he also runs an antique business, right?"
Boss Liu pondered for a moment and said softly. No matter how stupid he was at this time, he understood that the young man in front of him was not simple, but he still didn't know what was going on. He only knew Li Yang's surname, but he didn't know Li Yang's
name.
"Running an antique business?"
Xia Jihai was stunned for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and continued: "Mr. Li is not just a simple antique business, he is a genius that is rare in our collecting world for a thousand years. He has the Imperial Jade Seal, the Zhanlu Divine Sword, etc.
The artifact brought a lot of face to our people at the Canadian International Treasure Appraisal Conference!"
The Imperial Seal and the Zhanlu Divine Sword?
Upon hearing these two terms, Boss Liu was stunned, and what he said next was not important to him.
There are almost no people in the collecting world who don’t know about the Toronto Treasure Appraisal Conference, which is a major event in the antique collecting world. Naturally, they are all aware of Li Yang, who became famous around the world at the Treasure Appraisal Conference.
The Imperial Seal, the Zhanlu Sword, and the magical Immortality Bowl are now Li Yang's signatures.
"You, are you Li Yang?"
Boss Liu stuttered a little and asked something incomprehensible. After asking, he regretted it. It was such a stupid question.
Li Yang nodded slightly, there was no need to hide his identity.
"It's really you, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Boss Liu stood up suddenly, even more excited than Xia Jihai just now. Li Yang has become more and more famous in the past year. Although he is young, he is no less than those experts who have been famous for a long time.
Especially this International Treasure Appraisal Conference has made more people remember him.
"Old Liu, what's wrong with your bottle?"
Xia Jihai on the side finally remembered the purpose of his visit. After sitting down, he pointed at the bottle and asked Boss Liu again.
"This bottle!"
Boss Liu was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed: "I believe it now, this bottle must be from Daoguang Guanyao. Mr. Li, I want this bottle, 200,000 yuan and the goods, I will give it to you right away!"
Boss Liu himself also realized that he was a smart man. After knowing Li Yang's identity, he no longer had any doubts about the bottle.
Others may be Li Yang's trustees, but Xia Jihai is absolutely impossible. This is his good friend. Not to mention bottles like this, even treasures worth millions have been appraised for him and there have never been any problems.
He also knew that Li Yang had visited Yunzhou Antique City. Xia Jihai was an appraisal expert at Yunzhou Antique City and had indeed seen Li Yang with his own eyes.
Anyone who has met Li Yang will probably have a deep impression on him. He is the only one in the country who is so young and has such a high level of skills.
Boss Liu was satisfied, but Xia Jihai was still confused.
Under Xia Jihai's questioning, Boss Liu finally explained the whole thing.
Holding the gourd bottle and looking at the porcelain without any trace of imitation from the Republic of China, Xia Jihai's eyes widened. He looked at Li Yang suspiciously. He was wondering whether Li Yang could use magic to turn a piece of porcelain on.
The porcelain of the Republic of China became the Daoguang official kiln.
"By the way, Mr. Li, what's going on? You just did it so casually. How did a piece of porcelain imitated by the Republic of China become a Daoguang official kiln?"
Boss Liu stared wide-eyed and asked again. This was the question he wanted to ask just now, but Xia Jihai came in and prevented him from asking.
Li Yang smiled and said slowly: "I just said that this piece of porcelain has been tampered with!"
After a pause, Li Yang continued: "In the early 1990s, there was an antique dealer named Huang Sihai in Pingdingshan, Henan. He often went to the countryside to collect old objects. However, at that time, his business was small in scale and had little capital.
It’s very distressing to see something you like but can’t pick it up!”
Boss Liu and Xia Jihai's eyes slowly widened, and neither of them spoke. They both understood that the story Li Yang told must be related to the gourd bottle in front of them.
Looking at the two of them, Li Yang smiled again and continued: "Huang Sihai is a very smart person. His favorite thing when he was in school was chemistry, so he thought of a way!"
"What can I do?" Boss Liu couldn't help but ask, and after asking, he lowered his head.
When others were speaking, it was very taboo to interrupt indiscriminately. He was so entranced that he couldn't help but ask questions. After asking, he regretted it.
Li Yang didn't pay attention and said with a smile: "He prepared a formula and made a printing plate, which can print the same words as the bottom on the porcelain. He also prepared a paste glue that can be applied on the porcelain.
The porcelain body made the porcelain body rough and ugly. With the help of these two things, when he was shoveling the land, he came across the porcelain that he liked, but he couldn't buy it for the time being, so he secretly made some tricks and waited to buy it later!
"
After Li Yang finished speaking, he looked at Boss Liu and Xia Jihai in front of him with a smile.
Boss Liu showed a look of surprise and immediately said: "I understand. He changed the base price and the exposed porcelain, which will make everyone mistakenly think it is a replica. In this way, even if other people come to see it, they will
We won’t accept such porcelain!”
Li Yang chuckled lightly and said: "Yes, that was his purpose. After he left, other land shovelers came to collect the treasures, but when they saw the appearance of the things, no matter how beautifully made, they gave up.
!”
In the early 1990s, collecting was just beginning. At that time, it was not like now when objects of a certain age were collected. At that time, only high-quality items were collected.
Not to mention that these things are imitations from the Republic of China, even if they are imitations from the late Qing Dynasty, few people buy them.
At that time, the so-called imitations of the Republic of China were no better than the new gadgets coming out of Jingdezhen now. For collectors at that time, the value of things from the Republic of China and now was about the same.
"Profiteer, what a profiteer!"
Xia Jihai couldn't help but sigh, saying that it was a terrible idea to make good things look like imitations from the Republic of China and cut off other people's acquisition methods. When he came to collect them again, because many people didn't want them, the price would be cheaper.
Already.
But it's not easy to do this. Just those two recipes are not easy, let alone doing it under the owner's nose.
Those two changes do have disadvantages, that is, it takes time. After all, the printed things are printed and cannot be the same as the real ones. They need at least one day to dry. After Huang Sihai had done anything at that time, he would
Tell the owner a high price, wait two days to collect it, and ask them to keep it carefully.
Because he knew the items were valuable, the owner would lock them up, which just gave him time.
There are also many people who don't pay much attention to their babies and don't pay attention to them at all. Even if they see them, they don't know that their babies have changed.
As for Huang Sihai, he will definitely not show up in two days. He is waiting, and will go back to collect them when it is almost done. At that time, he can receive these good treasures at a very low price, and each one will be leak-proofed.
Using this method, he really received a lot of good items cheaply. Unfortunately, Huang Sihai couldn't hide it, and his trick was eventually discovered.
The person who discovered these methods of his was Mr. He. Mr. He gave Huang Sihai a lesson. After that, Huang Sihai never dared to do this again, and the two formulas were also destroyed by him.
However, he has been using this method for several years, and there have been too many things that he has tampered with over this period of time. Some things were not acquired back, or the original owners moved, etc., and they gradually became passed down.
As imitation porcelain gradually became popular in the Republic of China, these things began to flow into the market again. Mr. He had seen one a few years ago and told it to Li Yang as a story, so Li Yang knew about it.
Today, Li Yang also encountered such porcelain, which was exactly the same as what the old man said.
The things Huang Sihai makes are really good. It has been twenty years, and the inscriptions printed on them have not changed at all. No alcohol is needed, and it cannot be washed away with just water. As for the paste, it is the same as the porcelain of the Republic of China.
It is precisely because of these two points that many experts are able to identify this porcelain as an imitation of the Republic of China.
After all, appraisers always look for stability when looking at things. If there is something wrong, they will not regard it as genuine, not to mention that this piece of porcelain has two typical characteristics of the Republic of China.
"There are many wonders in the world!"
Boss Liu sighed again. At this time, he no longer had any doubts about the origin of this gourd bottle.
It's just a good treasure. He sold it and then spent a lot of money to buy it back. He felt a little unbalanced in his heart. But when he remembered that Li Yang found this treasure here, he felt unbalanced.
Just disappeared.
Li Yang is a living advertisement. Promoting this bottle and that story will definitely help his business a lot.
Xia Jihai on the side looked at Boss Liu with some envy.
The porcelain market of Shendetang has received very good response. Among the porcelains of Shendetang, the most valuable and rarest ones are the bottles. This gourd bottle is so big, it is definitely a rare high-quality product.
The price of 600,000 yuan is not high, not to mention that the 600,000 yuan was not paid in cash by Boss Liu. 400,000 yuan was exchanged for items. The cost of the 400,000 yuan items when Boss Liu bought them was only more than 200,000 yuan.
, calculated this way, it means that he bought this bottle for more than 400,000 yuan.
The reason why Xia Jihai knew so clearly was because he was present when he bought these things and was dragged to help by Boss Liu.
However, in his subconscious mind, he did not think about Li Yang's mistakes. In his opinion, this is Li Yang's ability and ability. In their industry, they rely on their eyesight to make a living.
Holding the gourd bottle, Boss Liu laughed again.
He was also secretly laughing at himself. Recently, he had been wanting to add more high-value treasures to the store to anchor the store, but he had never been able to find the right one. Little did he know that good treasures had always been in the store, but it was a pity that he
I have no eyesight and cannot recognize treasures. It was not until Li Yang's arrival today that this treasure did not continue to gather dust.
After resting for a while, news came from Jingtangzhai that Li Jianyi's treasures had been packed away.
Li Yang rejected Boss Liu's enthusiasm and returned to the hotel with these things without staying for dinner.
The two guys who were helping deliver the things stuck out their tongues when they saw Li Yang's Cayenne. They had misunderstood Li Yang before. He was not only a young and wealthy man, but also a man of real ability.
Li Xiaosong remained silent, but his admiration for Li Yang gradually turned into worship.
Xiao Song used to go out with his grandfather to collect things, but every time he only saw his grandfather spending money and never saw him making money. Li Yang also went out to collect things today, but not only did he not spend a penny, he also made hundreds of thousands.
, this is the difference.
Xiaosong is not young anymore. After experiencing this incident, his mind is gradually maturing. In his heart, he secretly regards Li Yang as his role model. In the future, he must be a person like Li Yang.
Ninety-seven items were collected and temporarily placed in the hotel. After having a quick bite at noon, Li Yang started running around again in the afternoon.
There are more than 300 pieces in Li Jianyi's collection, and this is only a small part of them. There are still more than 200 pieces that need to be recovered. Li Yang's time in Shanghai is limited and cannot be wasted.
Most of the remaining two hundred items were scattered. Li Yang sent Zhao Kui and Haidong out, and also called Su Youpeng, asking for his help to cast a wide net and recover these items as soon as possible.
In one afternoon, Li Yang recovered more than 50 pieces, but the money spent was quite large. Li Yang would put aside the money for the time being, and would settle the general ledger with Xiao Song and his aunt later.
Half of these treasures were bought back at double the price. They were originally auctioned, and the double price can definitely be said to be a very high price.
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"Youpeng, thank you very much for today!"
On the Hummer, Li Yang held a wine glass and said to Su Youpeng with a smile. Today, Su Youpeng mobilized his subordinates to help. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Yang and the others to recover so much.
"Li Yang, you are still polite to me. If you are really polite, go back and help me get some Ouchi wine. My old man is full of praise for that wine!"
Su Youpeng chuckled. He is not very old, but he likes wine tasting. He likes all kinds of wine. He also spent half a million euros to buy a winery in France. The wine Mr. He brought out on his birthday was brought back by Su Yang.
I really mentioned it frequently, and it already made him feel itchy.
"no problem!"
Li Yang agreed readily, Su Youpeng was stunned again, and couldn't help feeling a little envious of Li Yang.
Mr. He was really very kind to him, and Li Yang could have this rare Ouchi fine wine if he asked for it, which is enough to show his doting.
Until now, Su Yang and many experts thought that the wine he drank that day was specially supplied to Ouchi. Su Youpeng also believed that they had no idea that the big guys in Ouchi had to ask Li Yang if they wanted to drink such wine.
, this wine in the world can only be made by Li Yang’s luminous cup.
"arrive!"
Su Youpeng suddenly said that they were together to attend the charity reception in the evening, and there were five things that Li Yang wanted to buy back.
“There are so many luxury cars!”
Wang Jiajia pouted. The parking lot where they parked was surrounded by all kinds of famous cars. There were about seven or eight Lamborghinis. There were basically no cars worth less than one million yuan here.
The Cayenne that Zhao Kui and the others drove turned into an extremely ordinary vehicle. If it hadn't been for the invitations, their car wouldn't have been able to park here.
"There are quite a few people here today, either young gentlemen or famous ladies. Their cars are also a display of status!"
Su Youpeng shrugged. Wang Jiajia was actually not interested in these young men. She majored in journalism, and what she disliked the most was the fact that the wealthy families were so drunk and meaty that their bones were frozen to death, but the reality made her unable to do anything.
"Master Su, aren't you the same?"
Li Yang answered with a smile. Su Youpeng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly. His extended Hummer was worth a lot of money, but it was because of Li Yang that Su Yang allowed him to use this car all the time.
He won't say this, it's meaningless.
Su Youpeng didn't pay attention to Li Yang's teasing, but he was a little happy in his heart. Li Yang was willing to make such a joke with him, which proved that he didn't regard him as an outsider.
He is very aware of the huge energy behind Li Yang. Although he has a bohemian personality, he sometimes thinks more about his family. After all, Mr. He is old and can pull Li Yang's line, and
Building a solid relationship will only benefit them in the future.
Li Yang and the others arrived at a villa area, and the cocktail party was held in the largest villa here.
The entrance is very luxurious, with a long red carpet and a row of waiting waiters and two young men in formal wear standing at the entrance.
"Young Master Su, I'm so proud of you for coming so early this time?"
When one of them saw Su Youpeng, he immediately came over, laughed and was about to go up to hug Su Youpeng, but Su Youpeng directly stretched out his hand to block him.
"Master Hua, I'm not going to do Beibei Mountain. If you like, you'd better go find that boy named Niu!"
The young man's face tightened, and he leaned into Su Youpeng's ear and whispered: "Don't be disgusted by me, or I will announce your last embarrassing incident!"
Su Youpeng immediately waved his hand: "You kid, you know how to use this trick to intimidate me. Come on, let me introduce it to you!"
With that said, Su Youpeng pointed at Li Yang and said softly: "This is my brother Li and his younger siblings. They just arrived in Shanghai, so I brought them here to play!"
Su Youpeng pointed out the young man to Li Yang again: "The eldest son of the Hua Group, Hua Xiaotian, even though he looks like a dog, he is actually a playboy!"
Fortunately, Su Yang wasn't around when he introduced him. If Su Yang was here, he would definitely not dare to say that. Su Yang would be beaten all over the floor and the seniority would be messed up again.
"Hello, Mr. Li, you are Mr. Su's friend. He is like a dog but can't spit out ivory. If you need anything in Shanghai, just come to me!"
Hua Xiaotian greeted Li Yang with a smile. Su Youpeng did not introduce Li Yang's identity in detail. Hua Xiaotian only regarded them as wealthy children from other places.
Their circle is not small, and Hua Xiaotian may not recognize all those young masters in Shanghai, let alone those from other places. Li Yang and Wang Jiajia have extraordinary temperaments, especially Wang Jiajia, who has a kind of phoenix-like nobility. This kind of temperament is not
It can be cultivated by ordinary families.
"Thanks!"
Li Yang stretched out his hand and shook Hua Xiaotian's hand in a friendly manner. People flock together. Hua Xiaotian's personality is somewhat similar to Su Youpeng's. They are both very generous, and the relationship between the two seems to be very good.
"Okay, you go ahead and let's go in first!"
Su Youpeng waved his hand and led Li Yang and the others inside. When they passed the door, they threw the invitations on the table. In fact, if they didn't take out the invitations, no one would stop them.
This cocktail party was hosted by Hua Xiaotian, and the luxurious villa in front of him was the property of the Hua family.
The villa is very large. In terms of land area, it is similar to Li Yang's villa in Beijing. However, there is no golf course here, there is a large garden, and there are many buildings. The main villa building is much larger than Li Yang's.
There is an open-air swimming pool in front of the villa hall. Things have been placed around the pool for a long time. For this cocktail party, the indoor and outdoor decorations were arranged. The auction was held indoors, and the outdoor place was where everyone communicated.
Many people like the outdoor environment, which is open and natural, with a large garden next to it, where they can chat and do some unknown things.
Su Youpeng took Li Yang directly to a remote table and sat down, talking quietly.
It was very remote here, but no one disturbed them. The sky slowly turned dark, and more and more people came in. Before long, more than a hundred handsome men and women appeared in the yard.
Li Yangzheng and Su Youpeng were talking about some Hong Kong jokes. He glanced at the crowd from the corner of his eye. This glance made him slightly stunned. In the crowd, he discovered a familiar figure.
When Li Yang turned back, the beautiful figure suddenly turned around, staring straight at Li Yang with big eyes, as if he still couldn't believe it.
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