......... Mr. Wu took Hongren's "Dead Wood, Bamboo and Stone" in his hand, and after admiring it for a long time, he gave it back to Liu Dong. Then the two ordered a pot of Biluochun and some dried fruits, and ate while doing so.
Let’s chat.
"Liu Dong, I heard that you inherited Mr. Li's Agarwood Pavilion?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong paused while holding the tea cup. After putting it down, he couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Mr. Li just transferred Chenxiang Pavilion to me for a week, so you already know that?"
"Of course!" The old man nodded.
"Brother Li's Agarwood Pavilion is a time-honored brand in our Quancheng Antique Street. It has been in business for decades. No one in the Quancheng antique shop knows this. Moreover, Brother Li's porcelain appraisal is excellent and admirable. And he is one of us.
The honorary president of the Quancheng Antiques Association, can I not know what you said about him?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong remembered that the person in front of him seemed to be the vice president of the Quancheng Antiques Association.
After finishing speaking, Mr. Wu glanced at Liu Dong and drank the tea in his cup. Then when he saw that Liu Dong's cup was still full, he poured himself another cup.
"Liu Dong, have you ever considered joining our Antiques Association?"
"Antique Association?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"What? You don't want to?"
"No, you have always misunderstood! I am naturally willing to join the Antiques Association and communicate with various collectors. However, I am so young and have just entered the industry. Do I have the conditions to join the association?" Although Liu Dong knew that he had the relic Yuanguang.
Help, antique appraisal is unparalleled in the world, and now it has collected hundreds of valuable antiques. Many of them are national treasures.
But even so, Liu Dong also understands his current status. He is still just an outsider in the antiques industry, and has not been accepted by mainstream collectors.
Just like now, he is at a loss about the entire Quancheng antique collecting circle. He has no idea who the collector is and who has any difficult antiques in his hands.
Of course, Liu Dong has also thought about joining the Antiques Association, but he is too young now and does not have any outstanding achievements. He may not be accepted by others if he joins. And does Liu Dong have the habit of using his warm face to stick to others' cold buttocks?
So the matter was delayed.
"Haha. Although you are young, your eyesight is not bad. The original painting of Hongren, one of the four monks, "Withered Wood, Bamboo and Stone" is the best proof. And I believe that a rigorous person like Mr. Li will not
I would casually hand over the century-old store 'Agarwood Pavilion' to a person who knows nothing about antique appraisal!"
Speaking of this, Mr. Wu glanced at Liu Dong and continued: "When the time comes, I, together with Lao Zhang and Lao Qin who you have met before in Zhenbao Pavilion, will be your introducers. I believe I will introduce you to the
It’s not too difficult for the Quancheng Antiques Association.”
"Then let me first thank you, Mr. Zhang, and seniors Qin!" Liu Dong cupped his fists and smiled.
"Haha. If you're being polite, don't rush to say it yet! I have one more thing to ask you!" Mr. Wu waved his hand and continued.
"Please tell me, I'm all ears."
"Well! Now there are two ways to join our Quancheng Antiques Association. The first is to pay money, and the second is to rely on your ability!" Mr. Wu raised the index and middle fingers of his right hand high.
"Is there any difference?" Liu Dong asked.
"Of course it's different! Those who pay money to join the membership are mostly rich people who like to be arty. These people are not good at appraising antiques, so they can only join the membership by paying a membership fee every year. These people join the membership just for a status, and then buy antiques
When the time comes, I also look for an appraiser from the association.”
"As for the second type, they are those who join the association based on their true abilities. These people have extraordinary appraisal skills. Not only do they not have to pay to join the association, but they can also enjoy benefits!"
"Welfare benefits? Do members of the association still get paid?" Liu Dong asked in surprise.
Hearing this, Mr. Wu said angrily: "Do you think this is a factory company? They will pay you a salary after you join the company? The benefits we are talking about are two tours organized by the club every year, one at home and one abroad!
Each trip lasts for seven days, and all food and lodging will be provided by the meeting."
"Of course, the main purpose of traveling is to let everyone relax and visit major museums at home and abroad, broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge, and improve their identification knowledge! Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!" Liu Dong nodded quickly.
"I didn't expect that joining the Quancheng Antiques Association would have such benefits. I can travel twice a year, just domestically, but I can actually go abroad! It's quite exciting." Liu Dong thought to himself.
"Now that I've made it clear to you, which one are you going to choose?" the old man said seriously.
"Of course it's the second one!" Liu Dongxin said. Although he has a lot of money now, since he can save a little, there is no reason to spend more, and it is obvious that the second way of joining the club is more respectable.
Moreover, he has the relic Yuan Guang to protect him, so there is no possibility of failure at all.
"Ha, you are smart, otherwise I won't be your introducer to join the club. It will save me and embarrass Brother Li." Although Mr. Wu was rude, he had a smile on his face. It was obvious that
Very satisfied with Liu Dong's choice.
"By the way, when is it convenient for you these days? I will personally conduct the entrance examination for you then!"
"What time is convenient!" Liu Dong muttered for a moment and thought to himself. He would go to Qingdao the day after tomorrow. In addition to receiving the raw jade stones, he also had to pay taxes and bills. It would definitely not be completed in a day or two. And obviously Wu
I can't always wait for him, so the best time is tomorrow.
Having made up his mind, Liu Dong raised his head and said, "Mr. Wu, do you think tomorrow will be okay? I have to go on a business trip the day after tomorrow to Qingdao. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a short time!"
"Tomorrow?" The old man thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay tomorrow!"
After hearing this, Liu Dong felt relieved.
"Since you chose tomorrow and also chose the second way to join the club, I will tell you the assessment method for joining the club tomorrow in advance so that you can be prepared."
"Okay, please tell me!"
"Well, there are three main levels in tomorrow's membership assessment! In the first level, within half a day, that is, within six hours, you must pick up three items from the antique street, and each item must be worth more than 20,000. The second level, by
Members provide three collections, some of which are real and some fake. You have to identify the authenticity and the basis. In the third level, there are still members who provide three collections. You have to give three collections based on past transaction records.
Reasonable price given!”
"Do you remember these three levels?"
"Well, I remember everything, Mr. Wu!" Liu Dong nodded with a slightly serious expression. He was not worried about the first and second levels, but the third level was a bit difficult for him. Chinese culture has a long history.
Thousands of years, if prehistoric cultures like the Neolithic period are included, it would probably be tens of thousands of years. During these tens of thousands of years, there are countless antiques that have been handed down. Liu Dong has only been in the industry for two months.
Even if he now has almost a photographic memory, it is impossible to give an accurate valuation to all the antiques.
"It seems that when I go back tonight, I will temporarily hold the Buddha's feet!" Liu Dong thought to himself.
"Remember, you have to be here on time at seven o'clock tomorrow morning!"
"Here?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Yes, this Shunfeng Teahouse is one of the clubs of our Quancheng Antiques Association on Antique Street! Your membership examination will be held here tomorrow! Don't forget, it's seven o'clock tomorrow morning!"
"Mr. Wu, I've written it down!"
"Well, let's go then. After I go back tonight, I will notify you one by one. There are still many troubles!" Mr. Wu stood up and said.
"Then I'm sorry to bother you!"
"I can't help it. I, an old man, can't help but look at you! Let's go!" After saying this with a smile, Mr. Wu reminded him not to forget to pick up the painting, and the two of them left one after the other.
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After seeing Mr. Wu off, Liu Dong did not go home. Instead, he went to the largest bookstore in Quancheng City and bought all the yearbooks there. He wanted to make a surprise for himself.
Because he wanted to read a book, he was afraid of disturbing Wang Qiang's rest at night, and he had to get up early in the morning, so after making a phone call to explain the situation, Liu Dong stayed in the small courtyard behind Mr. Li's Chenxiang Pavilion. In addition to sleeping for three hours at night, he recovered.
In addition to having enough energy, Liu Dong was reading until six o'clock in the morning.
After closing the book 'Christie's Today's Auction Records' in his hand, Liu Dong knocked his head tiredly. Now his mind was full of introductions to Chinese and foreign antiques and cultural relics, as well as the auction prices. In one night, like
At this moment, he had the equivalent of elementary school Chinese textbooks. He had read nearly thirty books on cultural relics transaction records and yearbooks. Fortunately, the effort of one night was not in vain. With what he had learned before, Liu Dong was confident that he could give antiques a
In terms of pricing, it is not inferior to those of appraisers from major auction houses.
"Ah!" Liu Dong stretched, put down his book, and went to the yard to do a set of boxing exercises. After stretching all the muscles and bones in his body, Liu Dong intuitively felt refreshed and the fatigue from a night of hard study disappeared.
"It's time to go, don't be late, otherwise Mr. Wu's face will not look good!" Liu Dong thought to himself after looking at his watch.
Then, after turning around and locking the door, Liu Dong took out the large backpack that he had purchased in Beijing and was still in the Jiezi space.
After exiting the courtyard gate, when Liu Dong walked to the door of Taiyi Pavilion, he turned right and walked towards the courtyard gate at the back. However, before Liu Dong entered the door, he heard a slightly heavy voice coming from behind.
Footsteps.
"Xiaodong? Why are you here so early?"
Turning around and looking at the big bag of fried dough sticks, soy milk, eggs and other breakfast items that Mu Gang was holding in his hand, Liu Dong's mouth began to secrete saliva rapidly. It was said that he hadn't even eaten breakfast! (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for more novel updates.