"What's yours is yours. If it's not yours, it's not yours. Try your best to get it, but don't force it."
With this explanation from Mr. Bai, Chen Ran left Mr. Bai's Mingxiang Pavilion. Of course, this was already half an hour later.
Mr. Bai's support for Chen Ran was nothing to say. Not only did he tell Chen Ran the whereabouts of the other cups he knew about, but he also verbally agreed to transfer the three Flower God Cups in his collection to Chen Ran.
However, it was just that he kept the three of them at home, and Chen Ran was not allowed to take them away for the time being. After the broken osmanthus cup was repaired, he would take them away together.
The three Flower God Cups collected by Mr. Bai are the Narcissus Cup in January, the Peach Blossom Cup in March, and the Lotus Cup in June. The Narcissus Cup in January is worth between 600,000 and 700,000, and the Peach Blossom Cup in March.
The cup costs between 300,000 and 400,000, and the lotus cup in June costs around 250,000.
Because Mr. Bai knew that Chen Ran had a lotus cup from June in his collection, he just transferred the narcissus cup from January and the peach blossom cup from March to Chen Ran. The two together amounted to 950,000.
Chen Ran is still hiding from Mr. Bai that he has seven sweet-scented osmanthus cups, so he doesn't talk about the lotus cups. Anyway, we can just wait until he comes to pick them up.
In the antique circle, no matter how good the relationship is, when it comes to money, the distinction is very clear. When the distinction is clear, buyers and sellers can rest assured. Chen Ran asked Mr. Bai to set a price, and Mr. Bai was not polite and directly based on the price.
According to the auction record of the auction house, Mr. Bai didn't care about the capital of 1.8 million. There was nothing wrong with giving the cup to Chen Ran directly. However, he gave the cup to Chen Ran and waited until Chen Ran collected a complete set.
What should I say about the colorful December Flower God Cup of the Kangxi Dynasty? He directly set the price. When Chen Ran came to pick it up, the money and goods would be cleared, which would undoubtedly reassure Chen Ran. Of course, it was still a verbal agreement for the time being. When Chen Ran came to pick it up,
Just pay when you pick up the cup.
In addition to transferring the Flower God Cup from his collection to Chen Ran, Mr. Bai also gave Chen Ran a good lesson. He explained to Chen Ran in great detail how to identify the authenticity of the Flower God Cup and how to tell the difference between Kangxi and Kangxi.
Chen Ran benefited a lot from hearing the difference between the Five-Colored Flower God Cup from the Chao Dynasty and other Flower God Cups from the Republic of China period.
Although he has an energy aura, the more he knows about the Flower God Cup, the more beneficial it will be to him.
Because the blue and white December Flower God Cup of the Kangxi Dynasty was a famous official kiln product, there were many imitations from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, among which the imitations made in the Republic of China were the best.
Although the production skills of the imitation cups of the Republic of China are good, they still have many subtle differences compared with the Kangxi cups. These differences can be carefully observed in terms of texture, glaze, shape, structure, ring foot, style, and painting skills.
All can be observed.
Mr. Bai spoke in great detail, even explaining the differences between each type of rose cup during the Kangxi and Republic of China periods one by one.
The knowledge about how to identify the Goddess of Flowers taught by Mr. Bai was undoubtedly very important to Chen Ran, so even though he might not be able to fully grasp it at the moment, he still remembered it word for word in his mind.
After leaving Mingxiang Pavilion, Chen Ran drove to a restaurant and ordered a few home-cooked dishes. While waiting for the dishes, he brought his leather bag and took out a notebook.
The addresses and even contact information of the owners of the Flower God Cup that Mr. Bai confessed were recorded in this notebook. Some only had a city name and a name, and some only had contact information but no name or address.
, and some have only one name, no address and no contact information... However, they can basically be contacted through roundabout relationships. After all, these collectors are just collectors of Mr. Bai, and collectors generally do not ask about their origins and
Coming from a family background, it is normal for Mr. Bai not to know the specific address and contact information.
Naturally, these Tibetan owners cannot all be from the Central Plains Province. They are all over the country. In addition to Mr. Bai, there are four other Tibetan owners from the Central Plains Province.
Needless to say, Chen Ran would definitely run to the nearest ones first and then to the far ones. He would first collect all the cups from the Central Plains Province before going to other places.
These four people from the Central Plains Province include some with great backgrounds, some from ordinary families, and some with unknown background. People with great backgrounds are not short of money, so it is naturally difficult to collect them, especially the one with the greatest background, who can
Not being able to see people in person is probably a problem.
In fact, there was no need to choose at all, Chen Ran had his first target, because this target was an acquaintance, none other than Mr. Jiang, the one who once stopped him from selling official kiln plum vases in the antique city. Good and evil
He is clearly a decent and even somewhat old-fashioned old man.
According to Mr. Bai, Mr. Jiang should have four Flower God Cups in his hands. When Mr. Bai talked about the Flower God Cups collected by Mr. Jiang, he also told a story between him and Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Bai comes from a porcelain family, and he was also a swinger when he was young. Mr. Jiang also comes from a porcelain family, but Mr. Jiang is a decent man at best, and a bit old-fashioned at worst. He behaves like this to Mr. Bai.
The swinger brother couldn't be displeased no matter how he looked at him. In addition, they both came from a ceramics family and neither of them accepted the other. It could be said that there were constant conflicts. Later, Mr. Bai fell in love with his fiancée who had been engaged to Mr. Jiang since he was a child. Bai
The old man used provocation to force Mr. Jiang to make a bet with him, and whoever wins will get the beauty in his arms.
Both of them come from ceramic families, so this bet is naturally related to ceramics.
At the same time, collect the blue and white colorful December Flower God Cups from the Kangxi period. The deadline is three years. When the deadline is up, the party with the most collection wins.
In the end, Mr. Bai didn't say who lost and who won. Chen Ran asked curiously, but Mr. Bai glared at him twice and ultimately did not answer his question.
Seeing the look of Mr. Bai, and the fact that Mr. Bai said that Mr. Jiang had four Flower God Cups in his collection, Chen Ran guessed that Mr. Jiang had won.
No wonder Mr. Bai was so angry when he saw Mr. Jiang last time. It turned out that there was such a thing, and Chen Ran felt a little funny.
Although Chen Ran and Mr. Jiang only have a one-time relationship, and this one-time relationship was lectured by Mr. Jiang, he still has a good impression of Mr. Jiang, and what impressed him the most about Mr. Jiang was the distinction between good and evil.
There were some misunderstandings, but they were explained clearly later, and they took good care of him. Although they never met in person, I heard that Mr. Jiang mentioned him many times in front of others, so the four cups collected by Mr. Jiang were Chen Ran’s
The certainty is quite high.
Mr. Bai does not have Mr. Jiang's contact information, but he does have the contact information of Mr. Jiang's son.
Chen Ran took out his cell phone and dialed Mr. Jiang's son's number that he had written down in his notebook. It rang for a long time before he was connected. After the call was connected, Chen Ran quickly introduced himself and said he wanted to visit Mr. Jiang.
"My dad went to Shanghai and won't be back for a few days. Please wait a few days before calling me." After Chen Ran explained his intention, the other party's attitude was very cold, even a little impatient. After saying a few words, he didn't wait.
As soon as Chen Ran spoke, he hung up the phone.
Chen Ran, who was holding the cell phone, frowned. He wanted to ask Mr. Jiang for his contact information, but the other party hung up the phone before he could ask.
Sensing the other party's attitude, Chen Ran wanted to contact Mr. Jiang directly, so he called again, but after ringing for a long time, no one answered.
Chen Ran was a little depressed. If he couldn't contact Mr. Jiang's son, he couldn't contact Mr. Jiang. He couldn't just come out from Mr. Bai's place and go to trouble Mr. Bai again.
Seeing the waiter bringing the dishes, Chen Ran stopped thinking about it. It was already almost two o'clock, so he had better solve the problem of food and clothing first.
After dinner, Chen Ran called Mr. Jiang's son again, but the other party still didn't answer.
Sighing softly, Chen Ran could only put aside Mr. Jiang's four cups. Since he couldn't escape anyway, he might as well wait until Mr. Jiang came back. Since Mr. Jiang was in Shanghai, the other party probably wouldn't lie to him.
Mr. Jiang was not in Zhongdu. Excluding Mr. Jiang, there were only three people left in the Central Plains Province. Chen Ran took a look at his notebook and decided to make a trip to the east capital.
After choosing the route, Chen Ran drove his car and refueled at a gas station before setting off. The distance between Dongdu and Zhongdu was very close, and he arrived at Dongdu in less than half an hour.
Chen Ran had never been to Dongdu. When he arrived in Dongdu, he didn't know how to get there. He simply parked his SUV in the parking lot of a hotel and hailed a taxi.
"Master, Songmen Village, Gulou District."
Getting into the taxi, Chen Ran told the driver the address he knew. He only knew this address, but his target was an old man named Lin. Old Lin was not a member of Mr. Bai's collecting circle.
Even Mr. Bai and Mr. Lin don't know each other, they just know that there is such a person.
According to Mr. Bai, Mr. Lin should have two Flower God Cups in his collection.
Chen Ran's goal is also these two Flower God Cups.
The taxi arrived at Songmen Village. Chen Ran paid the bill and got out of the car, and walked directly into Songmen Village.
"Boss, I want to ask you something. Do you know an uncle named Lin here?" After entering Songmen Village, Chen Ran went to a cigarette shop at the entrance of the village and bought a pack of cigarettes. After opening it, he handed it to
I gave one to the boss and asked about it.
"I don't know." The boss waved his hand and did not take the cigarette that Chen Ran handed over.
Chen Ran frowned and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Is the Songmen Mosque far from our place?"
Old man Lin's home is not far from the Songmen Mosque. It's not that far, but I don't know how far it is.
"It's still far away, just keep walking along this road." The boss stood at the door and pointed to Chen Ran.
After Chen Ran thanked him, he walked along this road towards the village. After walking for more than ten minutes, he saw the Songmen Mosque. The mosque is also a tourist attraction, but there are not many people.
"Aunt, let me ask you something. Do you know where Uncle Lin lives?" When he saw an old lady sitting and resting on the roadside with a child in her arms, she must be a local, Chen Ran left.
I went up and asked.
The old lady raised her head and glanced at Chen Ran before saying, "Which Uncle Lin are you talking about? Most of the people living here are named Lin. Who knows which one you are talking about?"
Chen Ran was startled, then thought for a moment: "Is there an Uncle Lin who likes to collect antiques?"
"You are talking about Mr. Lin. He is the only one who likes to tinker with those things. He lives in this building, on the second floor." The old lady patted the child in her arms and reached out to give it to her.
Chen Ran pointed.
Chen Ran glanced at it, thanked him, and quickly headed towards the building pointed out to him by the old lady.
[Qixi Festival, I came back late, you know, please forgive me... please give me a red ticket.]
