"Sir, my pot of red coral doesn't cost 4 million, it only costs 4,000 US dollars."
"My pot is cheaper, only four hundred dollars."
"Hematemesis sale, mine only costs forty dollars."
The bosses around him were chattering away, immediately livening up the atmosphere here, but Old John's face turned the color of pig liver with anger.
Han Kongque shook his head and looked at other stalls. He said directly: "I need a lot of coral bonsai. I mainly want to decorate a themed room about corals, but I don't have a big budget, so the price is too high. I don't need it."
, for example, this pot is very suitable, but it costs forty dollars at most."
Han Peacock came to a stall next to it. The red coral in this stall was also very good, but it was a fake red coral, but it was fake and looked like the real one, but the price of four hundred dollars was too expensive.
Of course, compared to real red coral, the price of this kind of fake is just cabbage.
The price of red coral varies greatly depending on its color, origin, size, newness and old age. Generally, the price of 3mm color touch is 80 per gram, the price of 6-7mm touch color is 140-200 per gram, and the price of 8-9mm touch color is 140-200 per gram.
380 per gram.
However, there are many fake corals. The identification method is actually very simple. Firstly, if the price is ridiculously cheap, it must be fake. Secondly, look at the texture. Corals are the same as trees. The sound field takes a long time, so use a high-power magnifying glass to observe the coral branches.
There will be growth lines like annual rings in the cross section, and the growth lines on the surface of the coral branches are parallel.
There are many imitations of sea bamboo and sea willow on the market, and the growth lines can be seen with the naked eye.
There are also some real corals, which have been colored or filled. You can breathe through your mouth. If the surface of the coral is misty, it is unfilled coral. If it is still bright and bright, it has been filled with wax. This kind of coral is usually more than half a year old.
After that, Kong Kong was clearly revealed.
This time Han Peacock did it more professionally and seriously. He was really afraid that among these low-priced corals, there might be an authentic one, but this time he was disappointed.
For example, this pot of deep red coral priced at US$400 is a fake that looks real, and it is also the easiest coral to look like real. This kind of fake coral is called beauty coral.
Beauty coral is made of low-quality coral or white coral as the core, wrapped layer by layer with special paint and coral powder, and red coral is copied one by one from defects such as small white dots and small black dots to become the most precious deep red coral and pink coral.
coral.
As long as the production is good and the craftsmanship is passable, it can sometimes look like the real thing, making it difficult for ordinary consumers to tell the difference.
The finished product is always different from the raw materials, so Han Kongque is still willing to buy this beauty coral for forty dollars.
"Forty dollars is too low." The stall owner was not happy.
Han Kongque pointed at the pot next to him, and the boss offered him forty dollars.
The boss smiled bitterly and said: "His one is just shoddy, it's different from mine."
Han Kongque said with a smile: "It's all the same. If you agree, I will buy as many as you want at a price of forty dollars a piece."
Han Peacock looked at the surrounding stalls. There were not many selling red coral products, and there were even fewer coral tree bonsais. In total, there were no more than ten pots.
So Han Kongque frowned and said: "The number is a bit small. I wonder if you know where there are such bonsais. I need at least a hundred pots."
When Han Kongque said this, the boss's eyes immediately lit up and he said: "This is not difficult. I have the channels. I want a hundred pots, right? If you pay a deposit, forty US dollars is enough."
This boss is not stupid either. The counterfeiting of his pot is more troublesome, so the cost is not low, but it will not exceed thirty US dollars. Moreover, the cost price of other fake corals does not exceed ten US dollars. Han Peacock did not say that.
Requires him to be like this.
Based on this calculation, one hundred pots can earn three thousand US dollars, which is considered a big business.
After paying a thousand U.S. dollars as a deposit and settling the deal, Han Kongque finally said, "I need ten pots now, so you can collect them for me first."
The boss happily agreed, but within a short time, the stall owners around him all brought over the coral bonsai from their stalls.
Han Peacock paid another four hundred dollars. At this time, only the coral bonsai of the previous boss was left.
"This pot of yours is relatively large. If I pay you sixty dollars, will you sell it?" Han Peacock turned back and asked.
"Not for sale." The boss said angrily.
Han Kongque shook his head and said: "Actually, I was just joking. We all know that the price of natural coral is not expensive. The international price of the highest-grade natural red coral is around US$70/gram, and the price of lower-grade coral is around US$70/g.
Also at $50/gram.
In our Chinese market, the price is relatively lower. What we usually play with are basically sea corals. The price is between US$20/g to US$30/g, and at this price, you can get relatively good quality corals.
.
I think the price you paid for this coral bonsai was not high, right? If the price is ridiculously low, you should actually know that it cannot be genuine at all, so four million dollars is a joke."
Han Peacock said that Old John was speechless. There are many people in the world who like coral, because coral is the only living spiritual creature among jewelry that has existed for thousands of years.
People who like it think that coral is very charming, shiny, crystal clear, warm and pleasant.
Precious coral, pearls and amber are listed as the three major organic gemstones in the West, and are listed among the Seven Treasures in the Eastern Buddhist scriptures.
In ancient times, coral was regarded as an auspicious and happy thing, representing nobility and power. It is also called "Ruibao" and is a symbol of happiness and eternity.
Because it is so popular, the price of coral is not low. If anyone asks, they will probably be shocked.
Just like just now, Old John directly asked for four million. Although it was almost a joke in this market, it was because they didn't understand coral, so they were deceived by Han Peacock.
As for fooling foreigners, Han Peacock has no psychological burden at all. If this old John is not too cunning, Han Peacock can still offer a higher price, but now, he can only buy at cabbage price, because as long as he lets go,
The price immediately soared to over four million dollars.
Han Peacock didn't want to be taken advantage of, so he had to rely on deception. Who told them they didn't understand Coral!
Of course, the bigger the coral, the better. Nowadays, larger red coral artworks are very rare. Only in some large auctions, one or two expensive red coral artworks occasionally appear.
Everyone knows that red coral polyps grow very slowly and take 10-12 years to reproduce. Coral polyp groups generally grow no more than 1m per year. The trunk of a group that survives for more than 7 years is less than 1 cm thick, so it is known as the "Millennium Coral Ten Thousand Years".
There is a saying that every year is red, and ten thousand years of coral is as good as gold.
At present, corals on the market are sold by the gram. Depending on the size and quality, one gram ranges from tens to hundreds of yuan, and can reach several thousand yuan, that is, four hundred dollars per gram.
It's really no joke.
But who can tell these people don’t understand! So in the mouth of Korean peacocks, it has become a joke, and they are convinced that this is the terrible thing about being uneducated.
"You also said that the top-grade red coral costs 70 US dollars per gram. Mine weighs more than 2 kilograms, which is 140,000 US dollars." Old John is still not convinced. If this is genuine, it is really ten thousand years old.
Red, without tens of thousands of years, corals would never be able to grow so big.
Han Kongque smiled softly. Although he was dissatisfied, he was already frightened in his heart. Otherwise, he would not agree to Han Kongque's bid.
Seventy dollars per gram? If it was just the beginning, Han Peacock might still buy it at this price, but now, he won't buy it at seven dollars per gram.
Therefore, Han Kongque said with a calm smile: "You also said just now that this is Hawaiian ox blood red. Regardless of whether it is true or false, it is not from Wandao and Japan, right? It is not from Italy, right? As long as it is not produced in these three places
, are not considered the top, these are the three top red coral producing areas in the world, and only the red corals from these three places can reach the highest price."
After finishing his nonsense, Han Kongque stared at Old John closely, but there was no contempt in Old John's eyes, but deep annoyance. It seemed that he already regretted what he had just said.
This made Han Kongque relax. It seemed that this old John really didn't understand anything, and even his nonsense could affect him.
Among red corals, sea corals were first popular in Bendao. The reason is that deep-sea red corals are mainly distributed in three places in the world: one is the waters of Bendao, China, and the southern islands of Japan, including the Ryukyu Islands. This large sea area is
Belong to the same place of origin.
The second one is the Mediterranean coast, mainly the southern waters of the Italian Peninsula, and the third one is the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and the Midway Islands.
The reason why Han Peacock removed Hawaii just now was to test Old John. Unexpectedly, he really didn't know the international status of the red coral produced in Hawaii.
The above three areas are all areas with high incidence of volcanic and seismic activities in the world, including volcanic activity on the nearby seafloor.
The development of submarine volcanic activity provides a large amount of iron, manganese, magnesium and other macroelements to the seawater, which provides extremely important material conditions for the formation of red corals.
During the process of calcification and pressure, the coral polyp skeleton absorbs a large amount of red elements such as iron, manganese, and magnesium. Finally, after being baptized by nature, a very precious red coral is formed.
The coral reserves in China's Wandao waters account for 80% of the world's, but its mining capabilities are destructive, and mining has been banned in the past few years.
Therefore, the price of red coral can only rise now, and there is no possibility of falling. Otherwise, Han Peacock would not have spent so much money and tried every means to undermine Old John's self-confidence in order to obtain this large red coral bonsai. (