After returning to Zhongdu from the Shaolin Temple, Chen Ran sent Cao Huiyao and her daughter back to the Cao family. When they arrived at the Cao family, they did not expect that Cao Guoxiong was also at home. Seeing Chen Ran, Cao Guoxiong was also very happy, so he left Chen Ran to eat
After dinner, I heard that Chen Ran took Cao Huiyao and his wife to the Shaolin Temple today. I was quite satisfied. He said that when Chen Ran has free time in the future, he will take the two of them out to relax. Obviously, this is the reason why Cao Huiyao and his wife seldom went out before.
, while eating, he talked about how the little girl asked Chen Ran to become a great monk in the Shaolin Temple, but she cried so much when she found out that he would no longer want her after becoming a great monk. This made everyone laugh, and the little girl was laughed at.
She was quite angry, pouted, stopped eating, and hid in the room, but Chen Ran coaxed her out.
When Chen Ran left Cao's house, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. When he returned to the apartment, he couldn't wait to take out all the flower cups in his hand, one by one, like a nouveau riche.
The ground is full.
Looking at the Flower God Cups one by one, Chen Ran also felt indescribable joy. Now, for me, collecting so many Flower God Cups is no longer simply about how much they are worth. The most important thing is one of my own.
All the hard work has finally paid off. This sense of accomplishment and pride is incomparable to any other feeling.
Chen Ran checked and found that he now had a total of seventy-six Flower God Cups in his hand. Adding the five from Mr. Bai's place, that's eighty-one.
Flower God Cups are rare. Although the Lotus Cups in June and the Rose Cups in November are more common, Chen Ran did not collect these two cups separately, so the eighty-one of them have not been repeated yet. In this case
, which means there are still three left. These three are a hibiscus cup, a narcissus cup, and a plum blossom cup.
After he felt confident, Chen Ran called Mr. Bai and asked him how the two broken osmanthus cups and pomegranate cups were repaired. It was just right. When he received his call, Mr. Bai said:
The last step of repair is being carried out, that is, the final cleaning is being carried out. Tomorrow he can see the complete porcelain after repair.
After receiving this answer, Chen Ran was naturally very happy. He did not hang up the phone and started discussing specific auction matters with the old man. After discussion, he finally decided to hand over the auction rights to Dingsheng Company. This matter of contacting the auction company was also
Handed it directly to Mr. Bai.
Although Chen Ran has a classmate in Dingsheng, if he wants to auction a complete set of Huashen Cups, he must directly contact the senior management of Dingsheng Company. Although Jiang Tao can also contact the senior management, his status is not that good. If he contacts him,
Invisibly, he is undoubtedly weaker. The results of contact with a heavyweight like Bai Lao are naturally different. As for Chen Ran, although he has some reputation, after all, he has never been in contact with him before. In terms of credibility, he is not as good as Bai Lao.
Figures of the older generation are also incomparable. Asking Mr. Bai to contact him now is equivalent to asking Mr. Bai to put pressure on him. It just so happens that Mr. Bai is also very enthusiastic about this matter.
After agreeing to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow, we hung up the phone.
"Chen Ran, why are you so slow? I've been waiting for you for half an hour?"
At almost nine o'clock the next morning, Chen Ran rushed to Bai Lao's Mingxiang Pavilion and saw Bai Lei waiting at the door. Bai Lei had obviously been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Chen Ran, he pulled him away.
If you live in Chen Ran, go inside.
"Why are you so anxious? It's not yet nine o'clock, isn't it?" Chen Ran threw away his hand angrily. He was looking at the time. The agreement with Mr. Bai was nine o'clock, but now it is still close to nine o'clock.
For half an hour.
"Halo, I'm not in a hurry. I'm not in a hurry. It's the old man who keeps urging me..." Bai Lei shook his head with a smile. Originally he was quite anxious, but when he saw that Chen Ran was not anxious at all, he
So he pretended not to be anxious at all. Chen Ran was not in a hurry. He seemed so anxious. Wouldn't it be embarrassing? But he still felt a little incomprehensible. It was already at this time, why was this guy not in a hurry?
Chen Ran smiled and shook his head. This guy called him several times yesterday, but he was still in the Shaolin Temple at the time, so he didn't have time to answer them.
"How many cups do you have in your hand now?"
After Bai Lei followed Chen Ran into the backyard of Mingxiang Pavilion, he pulled Chen Ran close to Chen Ran's ear and asked in a mysterious voice.
This question is undoubtedly what he wants to know most urgently at this time. Chen Ran has also made a lot of efforts in collecting the Flower God Cup. He naturally feels a sense of accomplishment, and he is the only one who knows that Chen Ran has not only collected a set of
Flower God Cup, but he didn’t know exactly how many Chen Ran had collected, but he knew there must be quite a few. Not to mention Chen Ran’s own collection, that’s all he had collected through his hands. Just think about it.
I couldn't help but be so excited.
"Why are you in such a hurry? You will know when the auction is held."
Chen Ran replied angrily, left him behind, and walked towards Bai Lao's box.
"Damn, I'll know by then. Why am I still asking you..."
Bai Lei rolled his eyes, wasn't he anxious? But Chen Ran didn't say anything, and he couldn't help it, so he chased after him with a grimace.
"Xiaoran, you're finally here, haha." As soon as the two of them walked into the corridor of Mingxiang Pavilion, Bai Lao's figure appeared at the door of the box.
"Lao Bai, please wait." Chen Ran smiled and said hello to Lao Bai.
Hearing Chen Ran's words, Mr. Bai laughed and said, "I'm not the only one waiting in a hurry." After saying that, he pulled Chen Ran into the box.
"This is Teacher Chen, right? Teacher Chen, I have long admired your name." As soon as he entered the box, a middle-aged fat man with a big belly greeted him enthusiastically.
Looking around, I saw that besides the fat man, there were two unfamiliar faces in the box. One of them was a pretty woman, who must be a secretary, and there was an old man in his fifties.
After a while of introductions, Chen Ran knew that the middle-aged fat man in front of him was the vice president of Dingsheng Auction House. His surname was Luo. Needless to say, the woman was also the secretary. The remaining old man was the appraisal expert brought by Vice President Luo.
Vice President Luo was called by Mr. Bai. He knew that Mr. Bai specialized in porcelain, so the experts he brought were also experts in porcelain.
"Okay, let's look at things first. I want to see what it is that Lao Bai said is so magical..."
Seeing Chen Ran, Vice President Luo invited Chen Ran to greet him enthusiastically. Although the young man in front of him was not old, he was quite famous. Not to mention the eight-sword carving method that had been lost for thousands of years, he was just the opponent's
A few pick-ups were enough to move him. Although he cannot yet compare with the famous older generation collectors, he is better because he is young. It is conceivable that in a few years, his reputation will definitely not be weaker than that of those older collectors.
Guys, now while the other party is still young, it is natural to win over each other. You must know that those who work in the auction house rely on well-known collectors to make a living, even though the things auctioned by the auction house these days are all sold by those
The wealthy businessmen took the auction, but most of the pictures taken by the wealthy businessmen were just arty. Since it is arty, it naturally depends on those well-known collectors, so generally auction houses will keep in touch with the well-known collectors in the industry.
Friendly relationship.
When Vice President Luo saw Chen Ran, he kept chatting with her, but this aroused the dissatisfaction of Master Peng, the expert brought by Vice President Luo.
Master Peng is also a famous porcelain player, and he is naturally familiar with Lao Bai. When Chen Ran didn't come, Lao Bai kept it secret from him. He just told him that when you see him, you will definitely be surprised and your eyes will pop out.
Master Peng naturally didn't believe what Mr. Bai said. As the chief expert of Dingsheng Auction House, he has handled a lot of good things. The most auctioned items at Dingsheng Auction House are porcelain. Which piece of porcelain has not been handled by him?
He had eaten pork but had never seen a pig run away. He thought he was well-informed. If it was going to be a surprise for him, he would still believe it. But what Mr. Bai said was so exaggerated, he didn't believe it that much.
Of course, although he didn't believe it, he still had some expectations in his heart, and now he was naturally eager to see things. However, he was a little dissatisfied with Vice President Luo for dragging Chen Ran along to chat with him. This was not entirely the reason.
There was one reason, that was, seeing Vice President Luo being so enthusiastic about Chen Ran, he was a bit displeased. This was not because he was afraid that Chen Ran would steal his job, but mainly because Chen Ran was so famous at such a young age.
Head, he naturally felt a little unhappy.
Chen Ran was shot while lying down.
Although Vice President Luo was the vice president of the auction house, he had to respect experts like Master Peng. When Master Peng said this, he was not angry. He laughed and said yes, and let Chen Ran get out.
.
"Xiaoran, take out the things and let him see..."
Mr. Bai smiled and greeted Chen Ran. In fact, there was no need for him to greet him. As soon as Chen Ran put the box containing the box he brought on the table, Master Peng couldn't wait to pull the long box over.
"This...this is Kangxi's cup, so many!"
After opening the box, Master Peng, who was sitting on the purple trembling wooden chair, suddenly stood up and looked at the pile of cups in the box with some disbelief. Although he didn't quite believe what Mr. Bai said, since Mr. Bai
Having said that, he was still mentally prepared, but the result...
If he only saw one or two Flower God Cups, or even three or four, he wouldn't be so surprised, but so many of them surprised him.
You must know that Kangxi cups are rare. It often takes decades to collect Flower God Cups. And collecting such a long time, let alone the time it takes, the key is the emotion invested. I am afraid no one will put them up for auction.
Yes, unless you get one or two by chance, which is why there are only one or two Flower God Cups in the auction house every time.
In fact, there are not many Flower God Cups in front of me.
Of course, there are not many here, but that is relative. Compared to the cups collected by Chen Ran, they are not many. Chen Ran did not bring all the cups, but only eight.
Master Peng only saw eight, but eight were enough to move him. Master Peng himself did not collect Flower God Cups, so he was not a member of Bai Lao's circle. Naturally, he did not know that Master Yanwang of Shaolin Temple collected them.
There are eleven cups in the Goddess of Flowers.
There are ten collected in the National Palace Museum, but they are called national treasures. There are eight in private hands. Although there are two missing, he is still the first person to collect Flower God Cups. It has been passed down. This is also a kind of status.
It’s a symbol, and if you say it out loud, it will be a big deal.
Vice President Luo was also extremely surprised and said a little excitedly: "This is the first time I have seen so many Kangxi cups."
Dingsheng Auction House once auctioned a pair of cups from the Kangxi Dynasty. He clearly remembered the heated scene during the bidding. If the value of the cups hadn't been displayed here, it would have been possible to fetch a sky-high price. Now,
With so many cups put up for auction, he could already imagine the excitement of the scene.
"Lao Peng, are you surprised? Haha, look at these cups again..." When Master Peng was still surprised, Bai Lao winked at Bai Lei. Bai Lei smiled, turned around and took them too.
A box, Mr. Bai took it and put the box on the table with a laugh.
"There is actually one more!"
Seeing the four cups in the box that Mr. Bai opened, Master Peng suddenly became a little excited. This sudden surprise made him unable to turn his head. Although he saw so many cups, he didn't
Realize that these cups come in sets.
Of course, it wasn't all because he couldn't turn around. The main reason was that he didn't think about it at all. After all, as we all know, the Flower God Cup of the Kangxi Dynasty was impossible to make. In the past hundred years, so far, there has never been one.
A complete set appeared once.
Seeing that he didn't realize it, Mr. Bai pretended not to remind him.
Chen Ran and Bai Lei would not even remind them.
"Lao Bai, you really shocked me, but although I was surprised that you got so many Kangxi cups, it's not as exaggerated as you said, right?"
Although Master Peng was extremely surprised when he saw so many cups, he was not as exaggerated as Mr. Bai said. After all, he had also seen the ten Kangxi cups collected by the Palace Museum, so he couldn't help but ridicule him.
Bai Lao said, but before he finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Vice President Luo's surprised voice: "How come there are twelve cups in this cup?"
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