The aroma of tea overflows in the VIP room on the first floor of Xuji Antiques.
Shen Yu looked at the two application forms for membership of the Antique Collecting Association and was still a little disbelieving.
In just half a day, he not only became a member of Chuzhou Collection Association, but also became a member of Dongjiang Collection Association in the provincial capital.
Although there are only two applications, Xiao Zhongying and Wu Ben have already signed their approvals. The rest is just to go to the association and go through the process.
In other words, from now on, Shen Yu is already a member of the two major city collection associations, Chuzhou and Dongjiang.
Some people may ask, although Wu Ben is the vice president of the Dongjiang Collection Association, how could he alone decide for Shen Yu to join the Collection Association?
Don’t forget that Shen Yu was born and raised in Dongjiang.
In Dongjiang, Shen Yu himself is a leader among the younger generation of antique traders.
Zhonglou is the lifelong honorary president of the Dongjiang Collection Association, so there is nothing unjustifiable about Shen Yu joining the Dongjiang Collection Association.
According to the life arranged for Shen Yu by Zhongzhonglou, Shen Yu first entered Baoyu Xuan as an appraiser and became the youngest chief appraiser of Baoyu Xuan in three to five years.
Then use this identity to naturally join the Dongjiang Collection Association before the age of thirty.
Shen Yu's entry into the Collection Association this time was not in vain, but he needed to do something for Mr. Wu.
To be precise, it is to earn face for the entire Dongjiang Collection Association.
The Dongjiang Collection Association has a gentleman's agreement with the Binhai Collection Association in neighboring provinces to hold a treasure appraisal exchange meeting every two years.
It is said that it is treasure appraisal and exchange, but it is actually a treasure battle. The big bosses of these collection associations come together to take out their cherished collections, and then show them off to each other.
If you think it's good and of similar value, you can still exchange it.
Isn’t there a saying that wealth and honor do not return home like a brocade dress walking at night?
Collecting requires communication with each other. All the treasures are hidden at home and no one comes to praise them. It gets boring after a long time.
Is the Yongxuan blue and white good? Is the Yuan blue and white good? Is the doucai chicken cup good? Is the original work of the Yuan Sijia good?
All good!
But I’m tired of watching this all by myself.
Therefore, many people put their collections up for auction, and after selling them, they buy what they don’t have or what they didn’t get.
In this way, the antiques in the collection circle can be considered to be flowing, otherwise they will be "a pool of stagnant water".
However, since the last time, that is, two years ago, the two major collection associations have formed a bit of a "difference".
Because the Binhai Collection Association has a young man with amazing talent and beauty. He is only twenty-eight years old but has extremely strong eyesight. He picked out four or five fakes from the collections of several Dongjiang Collection Association bosses.
In fact, no matter how powerful a collector is, there will always be times when he or she is eye-catching. As long as the collection is not a fake at first glance, generally speaking, everyone will see through it without saying anything. After all, it is just for viewing and not paying for it, so why bother to make it difficult for everyone to come to the stage? Isn't it better for everyone to sit together, drink tea, talk about the world, and expand your network than fighting spirit?
But Bin Hai, a young man, was a little uninformed and went straight to the real thing. After picking out the fakes, the big guys in the collecting industry like Dongjiang were very embarrassed.
Among them is Mr. Wu.
In Mr. Wu's words, it was so embarrassing at the time, it was like being slapped in the face.
But I still have to bear the slap in the face because I can't find anything wrong with the collection the other person brought.
So from that day on, the two sides made an agreement, that is, during the next treasure appraisal exchange, a young man from Dongjiang will compete with the one from Binhai, and then the bosses from both sides will win. No matter which side wins, they will get all the rewards.
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Mr. Wu did not elaborate on what the reward was.
But what he threw out was an authentic "Orchid and Bamboo" painting by Shi Tao, one of the four monks in the early Qing Dynasty, worth about eight million. This shows that Mr. Wu and the Dongjiang Collection Association are also really angry.
After being slapped in the face this time, several big guys from the Dongjiang Collection Association were surprisingly united.
They all held their breath to find a young man with good eyesight in the Dongjiang antique collecting world. Unfortunately, they were disappointed. No one could beat him, or in other words, no one could compete with the young man from Binhai. p>
But there is only one month left before the next treasure appraisal exchange, which makes several big bosses completely unable to sit still.
If it doesn’t work in Dongjiang, then look for it in the whole province!
Some went to Jiangzhou, some to Hongzhou, and some to Yunzhou to recruit young talents, while Mr. Wu came to Chuzhou.
Chuzhou has so many treasures and so many outstanding people that I can’t believe that I can’t find anyone who can beat them.
The so-called "fake" that Mr. Wu brought Tang Yin this time was just to see if there were any young people with great vision in Chuzhou.
He came secretly for three days without telling anyone, but he was also disappointed.
He went to the flea market and several famous antique shops in the Antique City, and specified that young appraisers do the appraisal. Several old palm-eye masters were so angry that they wanted to roll up their sleeves and beat him.
But the young appraiser simply couldn't see the true face of this "covered painting".
However, Huangtian paid off, and he finally "picked up" Shen Yu today.
"Huh, Lao Xu, I came all the way to Chuzhou to appraise jadeite wool for you, and you still want to beat me up? I won't watch, I won't watch anymore." Mr. Wu's face was full of anger, as if he had been greatly shocked.
The grievance is ordinary.
Mr. Xu had a flattering expression on his face, and poured him a cup of hot tea himself, "Sanniu, my old classmate, why are you so petty? I'll beat you when I say I'll beat you? Besides, I'm so weak
I can't beat you. Look, I just had heart surgery and I still have high blood pressure and high blood lipids.
"What about you? You're in good health and don't have any illnesses. Why can't you just let me order it?"
The unhappiness on Mr. Wu's face immediately disappeared after being complimented by Mr. Xu. He took a sip of hot tea happily and said, "My old brother, you shouldn't stay in the store anymore with your body and bones. You have a huge fortune." You can’t take a penny with you, so you should take a break.”
Shen Yu curiously asked Xu Duofu, "Fat man, what's going on? Mr. Xu seems to be asking for help from Mr. Wu?"
Xu Duofu sighed and explained: "As you know, the jade market is very hot now, and everyone is short of raw materials, so high-end jade raw materials are already at sky-high prices. After purchasing, you can't make much money at all. It's just a profit." Just the labor fee.
"So grandpa used his connections to purchase a batch of jade wool from a wool merchant in eastern Guangdong.
"This batch of wool was mined and transported directly from Myanmar. It did not go through other jade dealers, such as Dongjiang Linjiabaoheng Company.
"One of the pieces of jadeite cost a total of 30 million, but the question arose, should I cut it myself or resell it to make a profit? The old man couldn't decide for a while, so he invited Grandpa Wu over and prepared to let Grandpa Wu give it to him. Please give me some advice."
Shen Yu suddenly realized, "That's it."
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One floor below.
Xuji Antiques Vault.
Now Shen Yu, Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu Duofu, Mr. Wu, and Xiao Zhongying are standing in front of a three-meter-high steel gate.
At this time, the door was open. Shen Yu took a look and saw that the steel plate of the door was an astonishing six centimeters thick.
When we opened this door just now, four grown men pushed it open, and it was very difficult.
In Mr. Xu's words, this level of protective door means that you can drill it with an electric drill for a month without trying to force it open. Even if it is broken open, no one can get in because one person cannot push it open at all.
Other than that, this is a world of reinforced concrete.
Apart from the vent, the entire basement-level vault has only one entrance. It can be said that one man can block it, and no one can open it.
