This piece of jade is Ruyi, with fine texture and warm luster.
The size is medium, about 25 centimeters in length and a little over 7 centimeters in width.
Shen Yu picked it up and weighed it. There was nothing wrong with the weight.
For him, no matter how big or small the jade is, it weighs almost the same, and he keeps it in his heart.
If the weight of gold, silver, and jade antiques is right, it means that they are not fake to a certain extent.
In other words, no other jade was used to replace the peach jade.
Of course, this is not absolute. In order to increase the weight of gold, silver and jade, some unscrupulous antique dealers will use lead filling and core sandwiching methods to increase the weight.
They will even splice other jade stones together to conceal the truth.
It’s very easy to get blinded if you don’t observe carefully.
But against experienced veterans, it’s impossible to muddle through.
This is also the reason why many wealthy businessmen spend a lot of money to hire a palm-eye master to follow them when they buy antiques.
"Shen Yu, what do you think of the carving of this jade Ruyi?" Xu Duofu began to ask Shen Yu for his opinion.
Shen Yu thought for a while, "In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with the carving. Although it cannot be said to be the best, it can be said to be excellent."
"Okay."
Xu Duofu nodded, and then shouted to Li Haiyang: "Old Li, I want you to turn on the light."
This depends on Xu Duofu’s polishing technique of jade Ruyi.
The moment the high-wattage incandescent lamp on the top of the viewing platform is turned on, the luster of the jade Ruyi changes from the gentle and restrained luster to a dazzling one.
"White Jade Baoguang, this technique is amazing."
The more Xu Duofu looks at it, the happier he becomes. If he takes this treasure out at his future father-in-law’s birthday party, it will be a perfect birthday gift.
Thinking of this, he glanced at everyone in the room, meaning don't grab it from me, my friend has reserved this thing.
Shen Yu also nodded secretly beside him. The quality of this jade Ruyi is really beyond words.
It’s just that Li Haiyang obviously told lies.
The Ruyi in front of you is not an ancient jade from the Ming Dynasty, but a modern one.
The first two lines of birthday poems are superfluous.
These two sentences, "Blessings are as good as the East China Sea, and life is as long as the Nanshan Mountains" were written in the Ming Dynasty.
It is from "Qingping Shantang Huaben" written by Hong Zimei, a writer and great bibliophile in the Ming Dynasty.
However, these two lines of poetry, "Blessings are as long as the flowing water of the East China Sea, and longevity is as long as the everlasting pines in the Southern Mountains." were definitely not found in the Ming Dynasty.
Also, there is no patina on the surface of this jade Ruyi.
If jade is handed down from ancient times, it will definitely have patina.
If it is buried underground, it will have a clear color.
There is neither patina nor color, so it can only be modern.
But it doesn’t matter if the Ming Dynasty is unknown.
Jade mainly depends on the material, and then on the carving. Not to mention the jade from the Ming Dynasty, even the jade from the Song Dynasty, as long as the jade quality is poor, it will not have much collection value for ordinary people.
Since the material is good, the carving is excellent, and the ingot at the end is 100% mutton-fat white jade, it is enough as a birthday gift.
Shen Yu calculated it and found that the minimum selling price of this Ruyi would be at least four million yuan.
If you can buy it for five million, it’s considered a profit.
Li Haiyang, who had been sipping tea, frowned slightly when he saw that only Xu Duofu and Shen Yu were watching his jade Ruyi.
He knew that Xu Duofu would definitely buy it this time.
But if you buy it, if no one bids with him, the final transaction price will definitely not be too high.
After thinking about his words, he stood up and said, "Everyone, my jade Ruyi is made of extremely rare materials. I am not boasting. Such good materials are rare even in jade auctions.
"Furthermore, the exquisite craftsmanship of Ruyi's carvings and the beauty of the decorative patterns are definitely only possessed by ancient royal craftsmen.
"Chinese people's love for jade is deep in their bones. Gold is valuable and jade is priceless. This can be seen from the jade seals of ancient emperors, which are all made of jade.
"If the price of this Ruyi is estimated to double in a few decades..."
Li Haiyang is very eloquent, and when he speaks, he is like the water of the Yellow River.
"Okay, Lao Li, don't brag about yourself, Lao Li. I want your Ruyi jade, let's negotiate a price." Xu Duofu interrupted Li Haiyang's words in a shocking manner.
Xu Duofu had a few words with Shen Yu just now. Although it is a modern jade carving product, it is not easy to come across such good materials.
And Shen Yu also supported him to buy it and simply negotiated the price directly.
Li Haiyang chuckled, "Okay, since Mr. Xu has spoken, and I used this jade to call you here, just give me 9.5 million."
Xu Duofu was stunned and asked uncertainly, "How much?"
"9.5 million."
"Old Li, you are too stupid. This jade Ruyi is no more than 20 centimeters long. You want 9.5 million from me? Why don't you go and grab it?" Xu Duofu was so angry that his nose was twisted.
The moment Li Haiyang said 9.5 million, both Chen Guangnan and the white-haired old man wearing reading glasses frowned.
Even the young man with a sallow face who had his eyes closed opened his eyes with an expression that looked like you, Lao Li, were just trying to deceive people.
Although they had no intention of buying this Ruyi jade, they had been concerned about the price Li Haiyang would give for the Ruyi jade.
Because the asking price of the first antique is considered a bellwether for the following auction prices.
The price is reasonable and everyone is happy.
If the asking price for the first antique is too high, then the following antiques will definitely not be cheap either.
Everyone is opposed to the excessively high asking price. It can be said that they "share the same hatred and hatred".
"Boss Li, the price is a bit high. As Brother Xu said, the quality of your Ruyi jade is very good, but the size is a bit small."
Chen Guangnan spoke. He and Xu Duofu were not very close and had only had meals together a few times.
It's just that in this situation, it's a courtesy to say a word to Xu Duofu.
Who is Xu Duofu?
Xu's Jewelry, the future heir of Xu Ji Antiques, will inherit tens of billions of assets in the future.
My aunt is the wife of the chairman of the Dongjiang Gu family, and occupies 30% of the shares of Taihe Group.
And what about Li Haiyang?
He's just an antique dealer selling his own land.
Even if Li Haiyang was unhappy, he would not dare to do anything to Chen Guangnan.
Sure enough, Li Haiyang was not angry at all, "Mr. Xu and Boss Chen are right. The disadvantage of my Ruyi jade is that it is smaller. If the length exceeds 30 centimeters, the price will be different.
"Let's do this. I'll erase 500,000, and Mr. Xu, just give me 9 million."
Xu Duofu shook his head. He was really angry now. You, Mr. Li, are so cruel. You called me in the middle of the night and begged me to come. I am here today. You want 9 million from me?
No matter how much money my family has, it is earned every penny, not blown by the strong wind.
He didn't have time to argue with Li Haiyang, so he directly stated his psychological price, "Four million."
Li Haiyang immediately showed a grimace and waved his hands, "Say Mr. Xu, I, Old Li, are not setting up a street stall. How can you bargain half of the price?
"If I go to an auction casually like Ruyi, it won't be less than six million, right?"
"4.5 million."
"You take 8 million."
"The maximum is 5 million. This is the maximum. Lao Li, if you ask for another 10,000, I will turn around and leave. Don't call me again when selling antiques."
"Okay, deal."
The money was quickly transferred from Xu's Jewelry's finance to Li Haiyang's personal account.
So Li Haiyang’s first item for sale went into Xu Duofu’s pocket.
Five million in cash was deposited into his account, and the smile on Li Haiyang's face became even brighter. "Today, I, Mr. Li, are selling not three collections, but five collections.
"The second antique is a string of 108 Zhengyang green jade beads from the Qing Dynasty."
"What? Zhengyang green beads, or 108 beads?"
The white-haired old man with Huajing, who had been drowsy, suddenly stood up.