Chapter 434: The helplessness of the old collector
......... After Liu Dong raised the price of "Zhang Menglong Monument" to 90,000, Wen Li raised the price to 100,000 as expected!
He looked up and saw a middle-aged woman sitting on a solid wood armchair not far away with no expression on her face. Liu Dong frowned secretly. After thinking about it for a while, he said again: "One hundred thousand, one thousand!"
"Um?"
She was slightly startled. This obvious change immediately made Wen Li swallow the '120,000' that was already on her lips. She looked at the young man standing next to the desk in the center of the living room with a faint smile on his face in surprise.
People, there was a murmur in their hearts.
The purpose of Wen Li's quotation was not to buy this Wei stele rubbing for herself, but to give Liu Dong a hard blow so that he would be furious and at the same time draw more blood to relieve the anger in his heart.
However, now Liu Dong no longer adds ten thousand to ten thousand, but directly changes it to one thousand! Although this is just a simple change in number, does this mean that Liu Dong has understood what she is thinking?
Why don’t you give up on buying this Northern Wei Dynasty rubbing?
If that was the case, then he spent more than 120,000 yuan to buy it at a price that was nearly twice the market price. This rubbing of a Wei stele that she didn't want in the first place was ridiculed because she was Wenli.
"We can't take risks. Anyway, this little bastard has shed a lot of blood this time. There are still opportunities!" After thinking about this, Wen Li also made a decision in her heart. Then she looked up at Liu Dong and said sarcastically: "Congratulations, Mr. Liu.
I bought this Wei stele rubbing for 120,000 yuan! It’s really a great value!”
Liu Dong knew in his heart that there was almost no possibility of resolving the grudge between him, the Wen family, his daughter, and the entire Zhong family in this life. So at this moment, Liu Dong would not be polite when faced with the other party's mocking remarks.
“I can’t say it’s a great value, but from the 1990s to now, the entire antique market has been on an upward trend. I believe that in another five or six years, it will be difficult to buy a high-quality old antique sculpture like this from Wei Bei for 120,000 yuan.
!”
After a pause, Liu Dong glanced at Wen Li again and said mockingly: "Originally, I thought Ms. Wen would continue to compete with me. I didn't expect that I admired Ms. Wen's courage! ...Oh, it's just that.
That's all!" After saying that, Liu Dong shook his head disdainfully, as that would be as irritating as possible.
"you……!"
"Okay, stop arguing! Today is the third monthly collection exchange meeting of our Quancheng Collection Association. You are not here to quarrel! What do you think?" Mr. Dong said angrily after stopping Wenli.
"Xiaodong, since you have bought the things, why don't you come back quickly and sit down!"
"Yes, Mr. Dong!" Liu Dong is not stupid. Naturally, he can tell that Mr. Dong is really helping him. Moreover, it is okay to say a few words and complain occasionally. Liu Dong is not willing to keep talking to someone in full view of the public.
Women bickering.
Even if you win by then, it won't be considered a glorious thing.
Seeing Liu Dong, with the help of Ji Yun, put away the rubbings of the Wei stele and walked to Mr. Dong to do it, Wen Li felt a sullen feeling in her chest. But even if she was angry again, she would not dare to talk to the respected Dong Laojiang.
Mouth! Otherwise, she would not be able to stay in the Quancheng Collection Association.
Of course, Wen Li, as the CEO of a business group with a market value of over one billion, does not care about the membership of the Laoshizi Quancheng Antiques Association, but she does need the connections behind these old men.
So after hearing Mr. Dong’s scolding, Wen Li wisely shut her mouth!
"Okay, the old rule is, whoever joins the meeting first gets on first! Of course, if you don't plan to exchange the items, just say so so as not to waste everyone's time!"
After hearing what Mr. Dong said, everyone nodded.
Immediately, Mr. Wu, who was sitting next to Liu Dong, stood up. He is the vice president of the Quancheng Collection Association. His identity, status and ability are second only to Mr. Dong. Therefore, it is naturally his turn next.
"Greenland pastel eight-treasure porcelain pillow, Guangxu imitation of Qianlong's. If you are interested, please bid!" After saying that, Mr. Wu put the porcelain pillow on the table, turned around and sat down.
This porcelain pillow is nothing in Mr. Wu's collection, and this is the clubhouse of the Collection Association, so he is not afraid of any damage to his antiques!
Like before, interested people immediately gathered around.
But this time, Liu Dong did not move. He had just received the rubbings of the Wei stele transferred by Mr. Dong. Although the price was a bit high, it was still a gain. If he went up to compete with others this time, let alone Wenli.
I won't continue to cause trouble for him. I'm afraid that once I get the thing, it will attract criticism from everyone.
After all, when you first arrive in a strange environment, if you behave in a too domineering manner, you will easily become annoying.
In addition, the value of Guangxu official kiln wares has not been high in the market, and Guangxu is only a hundred years old, and there are many things that have been handed down, so Liu Dong is not too eager for this type of porcelain. If he wanted it
, which can be collected in large quantities from the market.
"It would be great if it was the third generation of the Qing Dynasty!" Liu Dong thought to himself.
There are many people here who have the same idea as Liu Dong! After all, those who can join the collection association are not simple people. Those who specialize in ceramic appraisal naturally have Guangxu official kiln wares in their hands. However, there are not many precious porcelains from the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, if it were really a rare porcelain from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty, I would probably have kept it in my hands and treated it as something at the bottom of the box. If it wasn’t an emergency, who would be willing to take it out!
Therefore, the last few bidders for Mr. Wu's Guangxu imitation Qianlong porcelain pillow were all young and middle-aged collectors from the collection association, collectors with limited collections, and older ones, and none of them spoke.
However, the final price of 20,000 yuan was higher than the market price of this ‘Guangxu Official Kiln Green Land Pastel Eight Treasure Porcelain Pillow’!
Starting from Mr. Wu, the nearly thirty members of the collection association who were present today took out the things in their hands one by one and conducted internal bidding. There were many good things among them. Although nothing exceeded one million, the price was
There are several pieces worth more than 100,000, including the 'Qing Jiaqing Sanskrit Cup with Colored Lotuses and Lotuses', 'Yu Duo's Calligraphy Standing Scroll', 'Spring Ribbon Colored Jade Shanzi' and the 'Warring States Period Bronze Tripod with Kui Dragon Pattern'.
Of course, faced with so many good things, Liu Dong naturally made a lot of moves, but in the end, except for the 'Warring States Period Bronze Tripod with Kui Dragon Pattern', there was nothing else in his hands.
In the meantime, except for Liu Dong's initiative to give in, 80% of the bidding was messed up by Wen Li. If Liu Dong didn't have a special preference for bronzes and played a little trick
, I am afraid that this bronze tripod from the Warring States Period will not fall into his hands. However, despite this, this bronze tripod still cost him 350,000 yuan, more than double the market price.
Fortunately, Liu Dong is now rich and doesn't care too much about the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars! However, Liu Dong, who was the only one who took advantage of others, suffered a loss at the hands of a woman for the first time, which still made him deeply sad.
Feeling frustrated.
"Old Ji, do you really want to sell this painting? This is your lifeblood?" Just when Liu Dong felt unhappy, Mr. Wu beside him suddenly said.
Hearing this, when Liu Dong came to his senses and quickly looked at the table in the center of the living room, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the half-opened silk scroll in the hands of the old man surnamed Ji. The painting was old-fashioned but neatly framed.
Up to now, Liu Dong has seen quite a few authentic works by famous artists from all over the dynasties. Although his level is not that of a master of calligraphy and painting appraisal, he can still determine the authenticity of a painting based on his naked eyes alone.
Watch closely.
What's more, the painting in Ji Lao's hand is just a piece of work. Whether it is the material of the painting center, the degree of natural aging of the surface, or the damage on it, they are not artificially made, but are the expressions that have truly been washed away by the long river of time.
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Seeing this, Liu Dong couldn't help but strode over ahead of everyone else.
When they got closer, the painting in the hands of the old man surnamed Ji had been fully unfolded. The length of one piece was about 180 centimeters and the width was 40 centimeters. The center of the painting was old and yellow, and the lower right corner was moth-eaten, water-stained, and discolored. There was also a stain on the left side.
A large vertical scroll landscape painting with ink stains is presented to everyone.
Perhaps due to the long time and improper preservation, the signature of this painting has become a bit blurry, but Liu Dong still learned its name from it: "Dwelling in the Wangchuan Mountains"!
"Lao Ji, you have thought carefully. If you really sell this painting, I'm afraid you will never get it back again!" At this time, since the beginning of the collection exchange meeting, he had been sitting in the main seat.
Mr. Dong, who was moving, actually walked over with a cane for the first time.
"Brother Dong, Brother Wu, this "Dwelling in the Wangchuan Mountains" by Guo Zhongshu is the most valuable of all my collections and the most cherished collection in my life. It is just like my own son. How can I
Are you willing to sell it?"
"Then how did you...?"
Seeing the surprise on Mr. Wu's face, Mr. Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I can't help it! My wife is in poor health and has to go to the hospital every month, as you all know. Now my son is laid off and can't find a job.
It's not a problem to stay at home every day. So, I thought about opening up a small presence for him and starting a small business, otherwise the couple would not be able to survive. And my two grandsons are now getting married.
, their parents don’t have the money to buy them a house, get married, or get a wife. When they arrive, they have to rely on me, an old man, to help them... Sigh! If you add up all the miscellaneous money, there is not even one or two hundred.
Ten thousand is definitely not enough, but apart from this painting, what other valuable things can I exchange for so much money?"
After a pause, Ji Lao shook his head and continued: "Anyway, in our family, except for me, the next generation, and even the next generation, no one likes collecting this business. Instead of letting them put these things away after my death,
My hard work has been sold at a low price, so I might as well take care of it myself while I’m still alive and exchange some money. At least I don’t have to look at my daughter-in-law’s face in the days to come, and I can live a more comfortable life!” (To be continued, please do so!)
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