"Mr. Liu, please take a look!" Yang Baoyun handed the scroll to Liu Dong's hand.
Liu Dong, who nodded and took the scroll, couldn't restrain his curiosity. He gently placed the scroll on the table next to him and slowly opened it. Soon, a green landscape painting with beautiful handwriting and smooth lines appeared in Liu Dong's eyes.
in front of my eyes.
Liu Dong had seen Qiu Ying's paintings once or twice. Even without the help of the relic Yuan Guang, Liu Dong could tell the authenticity from the fake with just these two eyes!
"Qiu Ying's "Picture of Fishing in Lianxi"?"
"Haha, Mr. Liu really has a good eye. This is indeed Qiu Ying's "Picture of Fishing in Lianxi River"! I spent a lot of money to get this painting!" Yang Baoyun said quickly.
Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled slightly, and he could naturally hear Yang Baoyun's subtext.
After looking at the famous handwriting in his hand again, Liu Dong rolled it up and put it aside.
Then, he looked up at Yang Baoyun who looked slightly shocked and said with a smile: "Boss Yang, can you give me a price?"
"Mr. Liu, won't you take another look?"
Liu Dong's speed in appraising paintings seemed to Yang Baoyun to be a bit fast. When he watched Liu Dong reroll the paintings just now, he thought he had given up!
"No, I've already taken a look at this painting!"
Seeing what Liu Dong said, Yang Baoyun had some doubts in his heart, but since the transaction was completed, there was no need to pursue anything else!
"Haha, since Mr. Liu is so happy, I won't say anything more! What do you think of this number?"
Looking at Yang Baoyun's five raised fingers, a look of thought appeared on Liu Dong's face.
Liu Dong is also a veteran in the antique industry, so he naturally knows the price of Qiu Ying's authentic works, and also understands the meaning of Yang Baoyun's five fingers!
"Five million? Boss Yang, isn't this price a bit high? The current market price for Qiu Ying's authentic works is not that high!" Liu Dong said.
"Mr. Liu is wrong! You are also a well-known person in the industry. You should know that the price of high-quality antiques such as Qiu Ying's original works is one a day! And it only goes up, not down! In addition, such good things are not
Worry that no one wants it. The price is naturally higher! Also, if you buy a painting from me, you don’t have to pay tax, and the commission is less than at a trade fair. After all, the price is not high!
Yang Baoyun said.
Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled. Although Yang Baoyun said it was ridiculous, considering the size of Qiu Ying's "Lianxi Fishing Hidden Picture", the price of 5 million is definitely more expensive than the market price!
However, one thing the other party said is true: fine antiques are always priceless!
"Well, since Boss Yang said so, I won't say anything more! 5 million, I want this painting!" Liu Dong said.
With his current net worth, he doesn't bother to worry about hundreds of thousands. As long as it's good, it doesn't matter if it's more expensive!
"Haha, Mr. Liu is really grand!" Yang Baoyun, who was overjoyed, immediately gave Liu Dong a thumbs up.
However, Liu Dong has long since lost interest in such compliments!
He took out the checkbook from his pocket. After writing and signing his name, he handed it to Yang Baoyun!
"I think Boss Yang is familiar with cash checks like this, right?"
"Not strange, not strange!"
Yang Baoyun, with a happy face, quickly took the check. He never expected that Liu Dong could buy things so easily! So, now, he is particularly surprised.
"Then it's time for us to sign the contract!"
"certainly!"
But just when the two of them signed the transaction contract, Yang Baoyun's expression changed, and then he said to Liu Dong again with a somewhat flattering smile: "Mr. Liu, I actually have a nice antique here, do you want it?
"
"Boss Yang, are there any good things here?" Liu Dong asked curiously.
"Of course, Mr. Liu, please take a look!"
As he spoke, Yang Baoyun took out a black lacquered wooden box from his coat pocket, not much larger than an ordinary jewelry box!
When the other party carefully opened the wooden box in front of Liu Dong, a jade cicada with the color of blood appeared in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
Jade cicada is also called mouth-holding. Since the Han Dynasty, the emergence of cicada has been used as a metaphor for people's rebirth. Putting jade cicada in the mouth of the deceased is called holding cicada, which means that the spirit is immortal and resurrected. Wearing cicada on the body symbolizes nobility.
Therefore, the jade cicada is not only an ornament for the living, but also a burial jade for the dead.
"Mr. Liu, this is the Han Dynasty jade cicada of the Han Eight Swordsman. You can see that the sword technique is simple, rough and powerful, and the blade is sharp. You can't go wrong! Moreover, it is the most precious blood jade cicada among the Han Dynasty jade cicadas. Although
It’s not full health, but it’s close to 70%, which is particularly rare! If I hadn’t happened to meet you today and felt that I was very close to you, I would never have sold this treasure!”
After glancing at Yang Baoyun who was swearing, Liu Dong didn't say anything, but reached out and picked up the jade cicada in the box.
Liu Dong now collects more than one or two of the Jade Cicadas from the Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty! In addition, he was originally a jade carver, so the appreciation of jades, without the help of relics and Yuanguang, is a miscellaneous collection of bronzes, calligraphy and painting
The highest level in the industry!
Seeing Liu Dong playing with the jade cicada, Yang Baoyun's eyes revealed a trace of unnoticeable nervousness.
"Boss Yang?"
"Hey!" Faced with Liu Dong's eyes, Yang Baoyun immediately put on a flattering smile on his face.
"You didn't get this jade cicada for a long time, right?" Liu Dong shook the jade cicada in his hand and asked with a smile.
"Haha, it really hasn't been that long. It happened last month! But please rest assured, Mr. Liu, this jade cicada is definitely not a 'stupid trap'!"
"A living pit?"
Liu Dong chuckled and shook his head. Then he put the jade cicada back into Yang Baoyun's box again, "I'm sorry, Boss Yang. My jade appreciation level is limited. I can't see your blood jade cicada well, so this
I won’t buy it this time!”
After Liu Dong finished speaking, Yang Baoyun's smile immediately froze on his face!
'It's not good to see' is the most commonly used lingo in the antique industry, which means that this thing is a fake! With these lingo, it can also take care of the face of the buyer and the seller, so as not to disrupt the seller's business and both parties.
friendship.
I have to say that this is closely related to the traditional Chinese Confucian thought of ‘doctrine of the mean’.
"Well, Mr. Liu, why don't you take a closer look...?" Yang Baoyun, who looked embarrassed, was interrupted by Liu Dong before he could finish speaking!
"Don't look at it! I don't have much money, so I'm afraid it won't be enough to buy your jade cicada!" Liu Dong waved his hand directly.
A high-quality imitation stuffed into a dog's belly and left to suffocate for three months, even Liu Dong felt unlucky when he got it!
And he also guessed that Yang Baoyun must have been greedy because when he sold Qiu Ying's "Lianxi Fishing Hidden Picture" just now, the appraisal time was too short and he agreed too readily!
But Liu Dong doesn't care much about whether this is the case, since he doesn't intend to get the fake anyway, and even if he wants Liu Dong, he still wants the genuine article!
Thinking of this, he saw his right index finger lightly knocking on the table. After knocking three times, Chen Bao immediately emerged from the display rack with the jade dragon and Buddha statue in hand.
And his arrival also interrupted Yang Baoyun who was about to say something!
"Hey, Brother Dong! Have you bought something?"
"Yes!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Hey, that's just right! I also picked two items, look at it!" As he said that, Chen Bao put the two items on the table next to Liu Dong with a happy face.
At the same time, as the boss, Yang Baoyun naturally focused his attention on the two antiques selected by Chen Bao. But after taking a look, he immediately focused his attention on Liu Dong's face.
After the exchange with Liu Dong just now, it was obvious that this young man's appraisal level was not as superficial as he thought. Therefore, in order to avoid "losing treasure", Yang Baoyun must observe carefully.
However, what he was observing was not these two inconspicuous antiques, but Liu Dong.
"Xiaobao, do you really like these two things?" Liu Dong frowned after taking a look at the two antiques on the table.
"Yes, I like both of them very much. I think they are both antiques!" Chen Bao nodded with a happy face.
But after listening, Liu Dong still had a troubled look on his face.
"Xiaobao, otherwise we don't want these two things, and let's go look at other things!" Liu Dong advised.
"No, Brother Dong! I just like these two pieces! It's only about 18,000 yuan, so it's just what you spent!" Chen Bao said immediately.
"Okay! I'm really convinced by you!" After shaking his head helplessly, Liu Dong turned to Yang Baoyun and said, "Boss Yang, how much do these two things cost?"
"Haha, Mr. Liu, you're so polite! Since cousin Ling likes it, and he doesn't care about money, I'll just give it to you two! Even if it's to apologize to cousin Ling for what happened this afternoon!" Yang Baoyun said politely
.
There was already a big deal worth 5 million yuan, and he didn't see anything strange in Liu Dong's expression. Yang Baoyun was willing to take two antiques worth less than "a thousand or ten yuan" to deepen the relationship between the two parties.
As the owner of an antique shop, what he likes most is generous patrons like Liu Dong!
"How can you be so embarrassed!" Liu Dong said.
"Mr. Liu is too polite!"
At this time, both parties were smiling politely to each other, as if they were not affected at all by the fake jade cicada just now!
After Yang Baoyun took a few boxes and packed the things bought by Liu Dong and Chen Bao, Liu Dong left on the pretext of visiting the ghost market!
"Brother Dong, Brother Dong, how was my performance just now? Is it at the level of an Oscar winner?" After walking out of the gate of Yubao Pavilion, Chen Bao asked Liu Dong for credit with an excited look.
"It's okay! It's pretty good!"
"Hehe, of course! When I was in college, I was...!"
"But what?"
"Nothing?" Chen Bao, whose embarrassment flashed away, quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Brother Dong! What are these two things? Look at how precious you are!"
"It's not convenient here. I'll tell you when I get back!" Liu Dong said. (To be continued.)