This is the third Zigang brand made of mutton-fat white jade that Shen Yu has encountered in recent times.
The first time was a small treasure appraisal meeting at Zuixianju, which was brought by Mr. Li Hanlin.
The second time was the thank you gift given by Shen Shanru at the Ershi Shop.
The Zigang tablet owned by Mr. Xu is several times more exquisite in carving than the previous two. From this, it seems very likely that it is a "Zigang tablet" truly made by Lu Zigang.
Why did Shen Yu only say it was possible? This is because some of the so-called Lu Zigang jade carvings and Zigang tablets handed down from ancient times are not actually of the highest quality.
At least the carving work of the Zigang brand that Shen Yu had seen in the hands of some collectors was only average to above average.
Some of them are not even comparable to the skills of some old modern jade carvers.
For example, last time I was in a jade shop in Dongjiang, the old shop owner’s jade carving skills were already three points better than some so-called Zigang jade on the market.
In other words, some of the jades and Zigang tiles handed down from Lu Zigang are far from as good or powerful as the ancient books say, so whether this Zigang tile belongs to Lu Zigang still needs to be studied.
Without it, the carving is so good and the material is so good.
Most of the Zigang tablets of the Ming Dynasty were made of sapphire or green-white jade, and there were basically no mutton-fat white jade.
If this Zigang tile was really made by Lu Zigang, it would prove that all the Zigang jade Shen Yu had seen before were fakes.
"Mr. Xu, I'm really not short of money now. Besides, your Zigang card is too expensive..."
Before Shen Yu could finish what he said, Mr. Xu waved his hand away, "We three old guys still need to discuss how to make the best use of this piece of material by removing the bracelet. We are old than Jie Shi, but we need to When it comes to studying how to cut jade, it will take decades for you to catch up with us.
"It's almost 12:00 now, it's time for lunch. You go to the restaurant to eat."
After Mr. Xu finished speaking, he waved his hands to Xu Duofu and Shen Yu again, which meant don't disturb us, and you can go and do what you are supposed to do.
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"I'm sorry, Sister Qin, I'm late."
In a luxurious private room at the "Morning Star Western Restaurant" in Chuzhou, Shen Yu gave Pei Yuqin a very apologetic smile.
Time goes back to an hour ago.
Shen Yu and Xu Duofu returned to the lobby on the first floor of Xuji Antiques and prepared to go to the restaurant for dinner. Shen Yu subconsciously took out his mobile phone to see if there were any missed calls.
It doesn't matter at this point. There are a total of nine missed calls. Except for two calls from Lan Ya, the rest are from Pei Yuqin.
This shocked Shen Yu. Nothing would happen to his sister Qin, right?
Ever since the last incident between Gu Qingqing and Shen Xueqing, Shen Yu had been feeling something in his heart. After much deliberation, he felt that the so-called Feng Ye and his gang of thugs would not let him go so easily. Therefore, Shen Yu felt that his friends and relatives around him I am more or less worried.
As soon as the bad thoughts passed through his mind, Shen Yu quickly punched them back.
After the call was connected, Shen Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was nothing serious, but Pei Yuqin wanted to ask him to eat Western food.
Shen Yu was a little bit in trouble, because Xu Duofu was looking at him with a stern look on his face, and he looked so mean. You guys wouldn't leave your buddy to go to a beautiful woman's banquet, would you?
However, Shen Yu's shame had been tempered for a long time, and he calmly told the reason why Pei Yuqin had something urgent to do with him, and turned around and left without saying a word.
Xu Duofu was so angry that he jumped to his feet behind him, shouting that he is more serious than his friends.
Let's just say it. Anyway, Shen Yu asked himself that Xu Duofu couldn't beat him.
Morning Star Western Restaurant is the oldest affordable Western restaurant in Chuzhou. It is famous throughout Jiangnan Province for its considerate service, delicious dishes and affordable prices.
It has been in business for nearly 30 years since it started operating in the 1980s, and it has basically zero negative reviews.
The restaurant is located at No. 32 Xingfu Street. It is a four-story independent building with a large business area. The four floors add up to more than 2,000 square meters. This also allows the restaurant to provide customers with nearly 30 private rooms. .
In the lobby on the first floor, a waiter wearing black trousers, white shirt and bow tie took the initiative to help Shen Yu open the glass door, "Sir, welcome to Morning Star. Do you have an appointment?"
The waiter is young, but his service attitude is outstanding. He is polite and makes people feel like spring breeze.
Shen Yu responded with a polite smile, "Yes, private room No. 16 on the third floor."
"Okay, please come with me."
Morning Star's private rooms with a "6" are all luxurious private rooms, no less than 80 square meters. In addition to the restaurant where people can eat, there is no shortage of bathrooms, lounges, and reception rooms.
After giving the waiter a hundred yuan tip, Shen Yu knocked on the door and walked in.
There was a traffic jam on the road and she was more than half an hour late. Shen Yu didn't know if Pei Yuqin would be angry.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yuqin responded with a charming smile: "It's okay, I just arrived. I'll wash my hands and drink a cup of coffee first. I've already mixed it for you. The temperature is just right."
Shen Yu hung his windbreaker on the hanger and asked: "When I entered the private room, I realized that there were not many customers in the restaurant today. Sister Qin, why didn't you order?"
"It's not just to wait for you."
Pei Yuqin slowly stirred the coffee with a silver coffee spoon, and the private room was filled with the aroma of coffee.
Shen Yuqi asked: "What are you waiting for me to do? We have similar tastes. I can definitely eat whatever you like, such as fried foie gras, fried steak, grilled lamb chops, mushroom soup, tomato beef soup, etc. Just order what you like."
Pei Yuqin put away her smile and shook her head slightly, "It's different."
"Why is it different?" Seeing Pei Yuqin's serious look, Shen Yu asked in surprise.
"Puch!"
Pei Yuqin couldn't help covering her mouth anymore and smiled sweetly, "Idiot, whoever orders the food will pay the bill."
Shen Yu also laughed immediately: "Okay, in order to celebrate the auction record for the turnover of this Gaogu autumn auction, and also because Sister Qin, the beautiful Gaogu CEO, personally invited me to dinner, I will bleed this time.
"Well, Sister Qin, I've bought the cup of coffee you're drinking, but we have to agree on the desserts and various feasts that follow, and they must be made from AA."
Pei Yuqin rolled her eyes at Shen Yu, "You can be so talkative, but the turnover of this autumn auction really made the shareholders very happy. The turnover of 1.1 billion can make me stand tall at the shareholders' meeting at the end of the year. I also I can responsibly say that Mr. Qin’s choice was not wrong.”
After saying that, Pei Yuqin looked directly at Shen Yu with deep affection, "The most important thing is to thank you, Qinan. If you hadn't helped me collect several ancient paintings and official kiln porcelain in the end, this Gaogu autumn auction would have said Maybe I'll mess it up."
Pei Yuqin is right. The turnover of the ancient porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and miscellaneous special auction held by Gaogu Auction House this time reached an astonishing 1.132 billion yuan.
This transaction amount directly set the Jiangnan Province antique auction record, and also brought the commission collected by Gaogu Auction House to 80 million yuan, which can be said to be a huge profit.
