"Yunfeng, wake up, get up and get to work!" I slept late last night, and I was woken up by Boss Sun's voice in the morning.
Seeing his happy face, I guessed that our truck was released from the dock.
When I asked, it turned out to be true. The minivan had just arrived downstairs at the B&B, and the boss asked me to get up and unload the truck.
Opening the back door of the van and removing the seafood that was used as a cover-up, two large wooden boxes were exposed from the inside. The nails we sealed on the wooden boxes were still intact.
The owner of the B&B is a lady in her fifties. Because she often receives tourists from the mainland, she can speak Mandarin quite well. When the lady from the hotel saw us unloading the goods, she thought we had bought some furniture, so she enthusiastically asked to help.
I told you not to bother you, we can do it ourselves and we won't scratch your wooden floor. Then the eldest sister left calmly.
Move the two large wooden boxes to the front room.
We closed the door, locked the windows, turned up the TV volume in the room to the maximum, and then we started to open the wooden box with a hammer.
After opening the box and seeing the contents inside, the rest of us breathed a sigh of relief.
The copper goods were neatly stacked, bubble wrap and newspapers were also there, and nothing was missing.
This batch of goods includes jue cups, domes, statues, tripods, beans, grains, dendrobium, small chariots and horse parts, etc. It is a rich variety. The most important thing is the three bronzes with ancient Yue worship totems.
We still don’t know the exact scientific name of this thing. Not only me, but also the well-informed Boutou and Yao Zhong don’t know. They said it was the first time they saw this type of vessel pattern. We learned from the auction album and the unearthed bronze
It was not found in the records.
Although these three things do not have scientific names, it does not prevent these three things from being valuable. They may all be unique and orphaned. Just like the golden mask of Sanxingdui Ming in ancient Shu, it is something from the ancient Yue Kingdom.
In the afternoon, I notified three brokers from Moro Street to come to the hotel to look at the goods. These three people were all locals and spoke fluent Hong Kong. As they watched, they often exclaimed: "Monkeys are like thunder, monkeys are like thunder." (Good.)
It means awesome.)
While looking at the goods, they took pictures with their cameras and sent them to their bosses.
These people mainly want to get commissions. They keep bragging to their bosses about how good our batch of goods is, and they all hope that their sponsors can win it, so that they can get high commissions afterwards.
They ask the boss if he has a psychological price and how much is the lowest price, so that they can quote the price to the boss. If the boss thinks the price is negotiable, he will come to see the goods in person and sign a contract.
Tou Tou deliberately said something harsh: "Let's go together, not just alone, but up to five hundred, and we won't talk about anything less."
"Five hundred..." Several brokers took a breath. This is a lot of money. It only costs more than 100,000 to buy a piece of Qianlong official kiln porcelain. The price of this batch of goods is equivalent to fifty pieces of official kiln porcelain.
Porcelain adds up.
At this time, one of his brokers went out to answer the call with a flip phone.
Not long after, he hurried in holding the phone.
"It's settled, my boss wants to let it go."
So fast...I was stunned. The price was several million, and I could make the decision just by looking at the MMS photo and making a phone call? Who is the buyer? He is so rich, is he the richest man in Hong Kong?
The boss was a little surprised. He quoted a price of RMB 500, expecting it to be lowered. Looking at the current situation, was he underquoting?
The broker said that the big boss will arrive in two hours. As long as the item is the same as the photo, the price will definitely be 500 or more!
Feeling happy, he asked the boss to prepare a banquet and wait for the boss to arrive.
The other party was very punctual. The big boss' car was a new black extended-length Alfa. When he arrived, the driver opened the door and an old man with white hair in his teens got out of the Alfa.
"Come on, hurry up and take a seat," he said with a smile, calling people in.
The white-haired old man had a ruddy face and looked rich. He waved his hand and said that there was no need to eat. He wanted to take a look at the three pieces of dragon meat first.
Boss Sun nodded his head in agreement, clapped his hands, and turned around and left the room.
After a few minutes, the boss brought in a ball of yellow cloth. Wrapped in the yellow cloth was one of the three bronze vessels, which was an ancient Yue bronze vessel embellished with gold and silver and engraved with a hand totem.
The old man took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on. He also put on white gloves very carefully.
After carefully looking at the bronze vessel, the old man took a deep breath and said, "There is really nothing wrong with this thing. Do you know what this is?"
The leader said: "This should be a sacrificial bronze from Ancient Yue. Seeing that the boss is also an expert, I won't hide it from you. This thing comes from the deep pit of the Western Zhou Dynasty."
The old man's eyes lit up and he asked: "Who is the owner of the tomb?"
He didn't hide his head and said truthfully: "A vassal king from the southern fiefdom, Jihoudaizi."
The old man nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that my guess is correct. I have been looking for things from Guyue for decades. The objects handed down from Guyue are no lower than Sanxingdui. This kind of bronze is called jia, which is for Guyue."
It was specially made for black wizard sacrifices. There is a small fragment in the Baoji Museum. No one has ever seen the real thing, but I didn't expect it to be touched by me.
"Can you bring the other two pieces for me to see?"
He nodded and said of course, and ordered the boss to bring the other two items.
The white-haired old man was fascinated by it. He watched it for more than ten minutes without saying a word.
After coughing on his head, the old man regained consciousness.
The old man said: "Including these three items, all the rest are packed, 500?"
He looked embarrassed and said, "Boss, look, I don't have much of this stuff. I haven't heard anyone else's quotation yet. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to make such a hasty move."
The old man smiled and said: "Oh? I understand. Do you think that I have made a loss because I agreed quickly? If it is because of money, everything is easy to talk about. I can give you 550."
"But..." the old man continued: "Many people don't recognize the things of Ancient Yue. If the people don't recognize it, it means it is unpopular. You can ask about the price I give you. This is already a high price.
"If you sell it, we can sign the contract now and I can give you the money today."
"What do you think? In one sentence, whether you want to sell it or not, just be happy."
He put his head in thought for a moment and said: "How do I pay for 550? I want to pay it in one lump sum."
"You name it, cash transfer and check are all fine."
"Then write a check." He made up his mind to package all these things and sell them to the white-haired old man.
"Okay," the old man nodded and said, "The official seal of the check is locked in the drawer of my office. You can send someone back to the company with me."
"There's another thing. After you get the payment, you must keep it secret. You met me in xx company. Likewise, once this batch of goods is in my hands, you won't be able to trace it afterwards."
The old man stood up directly and talked as he walked.
