"Brother Feng, are you going to give this thing back to him?"
Xie Xuan tinkered under the counter for a while, opened the safe he bought for more than 4,000 yuan, carefully took out the gilt Buddha statue, and placed it on the coffee table in the back room.
This gilt bronze Buddha statue is a Buddha statue, not more than 20 centimeters tall, with a lotus crown on its head, a round face, fat cheeks, a high bun, wearing a monk's robe, a cassock, and a pleated skirt under the loose robe.
The feet are typical of the Sui and Tang Dynasty bronze Buddha shapes.
However, Leng Xiongfei obviously does not know how to preserve cultural relics. This Buddha statue was originally supposed to be a fully gilded bronze Buddha, but it is now weathered quite badly, and the gilding on the shoulders is no longer visible.
"Brother Qin, do you still accept this...this thing?"
Looking at this gilded Buddha statue that he had worked so hard to obtain, Leng Xiongfei rubbed his hands and didn't know what to do with it.
After experiencing Xie Xuan's gangster incident, Leng Xiongfei has developed serious doubts about the so-called "jianghu experience" left by his grandfather. If he is hacked again, he is afraid that he will have to move to the construction site again.
Brick.
Compared with other merchants, Qin Feng was considered to be a member of the "comrades", so after Leng Xiongfei paid a lot of money, he decided to sell the gilt Buddha statue to "Wenbaozhai".
"receive!"
Qin Feng nodded and said simply: "Brother Leng, I don't know what price you want to offer. I'll take it if it suits you!"
There are reasons why Qin Feng kept this gilt Buddha statue in his hands and did not sell it. First, it is easy to see that this Buddha statue is from unearthed cultural relics, and the state's crackdown on the sale of unearthed cultural relics is very strong.
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Therefore, Qin Feng had to leave the Buddha statue for a period of time, repair the weathered areas, and turn it into a Buddha statue with an orderly inheritance, and then find a way to take action.
Another point is that "Wenbaozhai" used to operate the Four Treasures of the Study, and Qin Feng also lacked channels for selling antiques and cultural relics.
These days, the little fat boy Xie Xuan has been paying attention to who can become the target of antique trading. He even went to other people's stores to chat and talk nonsense, just to find customers.
However, high-end antique customers like that are always very popular in each store. When there is a transaction, most of them close the door and thank customers. Some people don't even trade in the store at all, but go to their homes or teahouses and other places.
"This thing is gilded with gold, and it was taken out of a tomb..." Leng Xiongfei hesitated for a moment and said tentatively: "You can say it is worth ten thousand or eight thousand, right?"
Although he heard his grandfather talk about his glorious deeds in wealthy mansions before liberation, Leng Xiongfei has been accustomed to living in poverty since he was a child. He has never carried more than one thousand yuan on his body. In his mind, a thousand yuan is worth eight thousand yuan.
It's a very large number.
"Wan'er 8,000. Brother Leng, are you sure?" Qin Feng smiled, looked at Leng Xiongfei, and said, "We do business clearly, buy and sell, don't regret it if you sell!"
Buddhism is one of the three religions with the largest number of believers in the world. As the main body of Buddhist worship, Buddha statues have always been sought after by Buddhists all over the world. Among these Buddhists, there are many business leaders with strong financial resources.
As early as the 1980s, gilt Buddha statues attracted the attention of international collectors, which in turn led to the rise of domestic collection craze.
In November 1989, at a Sotheby's auction in New York, a gilt Maitreya Buddha statue from the Ming Dynasty was sold for more than US$210,000, attracting the attention of the international collection market.
After the 1990s, major overseas auction companies began to increase the number and proportion of gilt Buddha statues auctioned year by year.
At last year's Sotheby's auction, a gilt-bronze Guanyin from the Ming Dynasty was sold for HK$1.32 million. At the Christie's auction not long ago, a gilt-bronze Buddha statue from the Ming Dynasty was sold for HK$2.2 million.
The gilt Buddha statues of the Sui and Tang Dynasties are slightly inferior to those of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in terms of shape and craftsmanship. However, as the two dynasties with the most developed Buddhist culture, they have their own unique representativeness.
According to Qin Feng's understanding of the current Buddha statue market, although this gilt Buddha statue has slight flaws, it is still in relatively complete condition. If he can find a suitable buyer, five hundred thousand will definitely be no problem.
So after hearing what Leng Xiongfei said, Qin Feng was also a little shocked. He really didn't expect that Leng Xiongfei came out to sell Buddha statues, but he didn't even inquire about the market price clearly, and opened his mouth to give a cabbage price.
To be honest, Leng Xiongfei has a good temper towards Qin Feng.
Kong has a lot of experience in the world of martial arts, but Leng Xiongfei doesn't know how to use it. He actually ends up working as a laborer at a construction site. This also shows that Leng Xiongfei is a relatively upright person and does not do anything for money like some scum in the martial arts world.
If you want wealth and harm your life, you will do whatever you can to do it.
"Brother Qin, please don't tease me. I really don't know the price."
Leng Xiongfei laughed bitterly when he heard this. It is true that he knows Feng Shui, but he knows nothing about antique appraisal. This Buddha statue, which is worth thousands of gold in Qin Feng's eyes, is just a copper statue that can neither be eaten nor drunk.
Just a pimple.
The most important point is that Leng Xiongfei's object came from a shady source.
Not to mention 10,000, even 5,000 Leng Xiongfei is willing to take action. In these days, although tomb robbing has developed into an industry, tomb robbing gangs are still rare in production and sales.
Qin Feng's store has shown its advantages at this time. Although it sells the Four Treasures of the Study, its contacts are all literati, and there are also some bosses who are interested in collecting. Qin Feng sells these "shady" objects.
The channels are naturally far beyond what Leng Xiongfei can match.
"Brother Qin, how about this? If you take something worth 10,000 yuan, no matter how much you earn, even someone named Leng won't be jealous. What do you think?"
Leng Xiongfei just lacks social experience, but it does not mean that he is stupid. As soon as Qin Feng said those few words, he immediately knew that his bid was low. However, he did not have direct contact with customers, so he knew that he had not communicated with Qin Feng.
Bargaining qualifications.
Qin Feng pondered for a moment and then said: "Ten thousand yuan is fine, but Brother Leng, you will suffer a big loss."
"Brother Feng, isn't ten thousand too expensive?"
After hearing what Qin Feng said, the little fat man glanced at him. Xie Xuan was responsible for the finance of this store. They had not made any money for several months. If they took out another 10,000 yuan, they would all drink the northwest wind.
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Leng Xiongfei was frightened by Xie Xuan and said weakly: "How about... eight thousand yuan will do..."
Qin Feng waved his hand and said: "In fact, you will suffer a big loss for ten thousand."
"Brother Feng, what's wrong with you today?"
Xie Xuan rolled his eyes when he heard this. He really couldn't figure it out. Boss Feng had to give money to this kid when he could have kept it without spending a penny. Isn't this inconsistent with Qin Feng's temperament of always plucking hair?
"Xuanzi, don't talk."
Qin Feng stopped the confused Xie Xuan from asking questions, turned to look at Leng Xiongfei, and said, "Brother Leng, I have a plan. I wonder if you can accept it?"
"Brother Qin, if you have anything to say, just say it. We are all on the right path. Even if you want this Buddha statue, I will give it to you!"
Who said Leng Xiongfei was careless? He said these words just because he was afraid that Qin Feng would take advantage of him, so he used words to convince the other party to make Qin Feng give up his thoughts.
Qin Feng shook his head, with a smile on his face, and said lightly: "Brother Leng, you underestimate me. Although this thing is worth hundreds of thousands, you haven't put it in my eyes yet."
This gilt Buddha statue will greatly promote the study of Buddhist culture in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. If it is put up for auction, the starting price of 3 to 50 million cannot be beaten. The final transaction price will probably be around 8
About 100,000.
The reason why Qin Feng offered a price of more than 100,000 was because he could not send this thing to the auction, and the sellers of privately traded things were just trying to get a bargain, so naturally they could not sell it at such a high price.
"More than a hundred thousand?"
Qin Feng's words made Leng Xiongfei take a breath. Even though he was brave, he only offered a price of 10,000. He never thought that the real value of this Buddha statue would be even ten times higher.
"Yes, I estimate it should be around 150,000..."
Qin Feng raised his hand to stop Xie Xuan who was eager to speak, and then said: "But this thing needs a buyer. It can't be sold in a day or two. It may take a month or two to keep it in hand."
Even a year or two..."
Leng Xiongfei took a deep breath and said: "I understand, Brother Qin, I still said what I just said, I will sell it to you for 10,000 yuan, I don't care how much I make."
"I haven't finished speaking yet, Brother Leng, didn't I just say I had a plan..."
Qin Feng changed the topic and said: "Brother Leng, you can put this thing in my store for consignment. After it is sold, I will take 40% of the money as the consignment fee, and the other 60% will be
It’s yours, Brother Leng.”
"Sixty percent, 150,000, then... wouldn't that be 90,000 yuan?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Leng Xiongfei was a little stupid and looked at Qin Feng's young face with disbelief. Doesn't this person seem to be mentally ill? Why has he always thought about the Buddha statue since he talked about it?
Want to give yourself money?
Not to mention Leng Xiongfei, even Xie Xuan couldn't figure it out. He was scratching his head anxiously on the side. He always defined himself as a profiteer. How could he see Qin Feng doing business like this?
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"Yes, it's 90,000 yuan." Qin Feng nodded.
"Brother Qin, I am a straight-tempered person. If you have any requests, please tell me."
Leng Xiongfei was silent for a long time and made it clear straight to the point. He had been working for several years after graduating from high school and knew that the pie in the sky would not be in vain.
"Okay, Brother Leng is so cool, I'll tell you straight now." Qin Feng clapped his hands, turned his face and said to Xie Xuan: "Xuanzi, close the door, we won't do business today, let's go back to Yuanzi to talk.
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"Hey, Brother Feng, that's good!"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, Xie Xuan's face suddenly lit up. Well, Brother Feng, who is shrewd to the core, is he the kind of person who does business at a loss?
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