The man was about to put away his paintings and leave when he suddenly heard Xue Chen calling him, frowning and asking: "Is there anything else?"
Xue Chen sat down on the chair, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "Friend, although I said there was something wrong with this painting, I never said I wouldn't accept it."
The man selling the painting looked at Xue Chen in surprise, as if he didn't understand what Xue Chen meant. He already thought there was something wrong with the painting, so why would he accept it?
Xue Chen continued unhurriedly: "Friend, if you want to sell this painting to an antique shop or a pawn shop, I'm afraid it will be difficult, because anyone who knows Jin Nong's paintings can see the problem. I
I think you should also understand this truth, but I just tried it out of luck."
The man selling the painting moved his eyes and his face was expressionless, but he did not deny it.
"But our antique shop has a large number of customers. It is much easier to sell it as a painting by Jin Nong. I think you should understand what I mean." Xue Chen narrowed his eyes and said.
After hearing Xue Chen's words, the painting seller understood Xue Chen's plan, which was to buy the fakes in his hands and then resell them to other customers at a high price to earn the price difference.
Thinking of this, the man began to think about it. Naturally, he knew that there was something wrong with the painting in his hand. It was the tuition money he paid for sex many years ago. It was always at home, which made him feel very annoying.
He was originally from Sunan City, and he came to Haicheng to sell it because many people in the antique circle in southern Sunan knew that he had such a fake in his hands and it would be difficult to sell it. Now that he saw Xue Chen willing to take over, he felt a little bit
My heart is moved.
"One hundred thousand!"
The man suddenly spoke.
A glint flashed in Xue Chen's eyes, and he paid a price: "I will keep fifty thousand. If my friend is not willing, then please do it."
The man selling the painting hesitated for a long time and wanted to leave, but the price Xue Chen gave made him a little tempted. If he left here, it might be difficult to sell it as a genuine product.
"Seventy thousand!" The man looked at Xue Chen; "Although this painting does not belong to Jin Nong, it can still be considered a fine work. The price of 70,000 is not expensive."
Seeing that the man had lowered the price to 70,000, Xue Chen stood up and stepped forward to shake hands: "Okay, then 70,000, deal is done."
One hand paid the money and the other hand delivered the goods. When the man selling the painting received the money, he smiled and said to Xue Chen: "Friend, I hope you can make a fortune soon."
Xue Chen watched the man selling paintings leave, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised.
When the people upstairs heard that Xue Chen had sold a painting, they all came downstairs and gathered around the table to watch it. There were also some with some discernment among them who saw the problem with the painting and said, "No, although
The money and seal seem to be correct, but the painting is wrong and definitely not Jinnong’s handiwork.”
"Yes, I have also seen Jin Nong's style. It is very different from this style." Zhao Tian also said with certainty, then looked at Xue Chen and said with some surprise, "Boss Xue, are you..."
Wang Dong interrupted Zhao Tian: "Impossible, Lao Xue can still poke his eyes out? What a joke! Even if a sow climbs a tree, Lao Xue won't miss it."
Others didn't know Xue Chen's ability, but Wang Dong knew it very well. He had long been impressed by Xue Chen's ability in appreciating antiques, without any doubts.
"You are right, this painting is indeed not painted by Jin Nong." Xue Chen nodded truthfully, and when everyone looked at him, he continued, "However, this painting was painted by Jin Nong during the same period
Yes, if I’m not mistaken, it should have been written by Jin Nong’s friend Quan Zuwang! And the inscription and seal are both Jin Nong’s own.”
Hearing Xue Chen's explanation, the first reaction of everyone in the room was surprise, and then they all denied Xue Chen's statement and thought it was impossible.
"There's no reason to do this, it doesn't make sense!"
"Boss Xue, everyone is not an outsider..."
"Your argument is untenable. I don't think it can be the case."
Xue Chen had already expected the reaction of these people, and continued: "It's normal for you not to believe it, because such things are rare. One person paints and the other inscribes, but who is Jinnong? The head of the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou, he was once
His friends said he was 'deviant', which shows how strange this person is, so nothing he does is surprising."
After saying this, the shop owners present all looked thoughtful.
"Furthermore, as long as an appraiser who knows Jin Nong carefully performs the appraisal, he can conclude that the inscription above is indeed left by Jin Nong. It is thick ink like lacquer, also called lacquer body. It will definitely not be fake. If
If it wasn’t for this reason, how could I keep this painting?”
When Xue Chen saw this painting without the use of ancient jade, he almost thought it was a relatively common fake. However, after looking at it more carefully, coupled with the ability of ancient jade, he knew the origin of this painting.
origin.
What he said to the man selling the painting was naturally all nonsense. He was just trying to get the painting smoothly. This was not considered cheating. After all, the antique business relied on his eyesight. All he could say was that
The man selling paintings does not have this ability.
It took less than half a year for the outstanding antique store to suddenly rise on this street. Everyone present also roughly knew what happened after Xue Chen became a shareholder, and they all knew that Xue Chen was very good at appreciating antiques, so
They almost all believed it at this moment.
Zhao Tian took a few glances at the painting and asked, "Then what is the real value of this painting?"
Not only him, but Wang Dong and several other people also wanted to know. After all, this painting was different from traditional paintings. There was something weird in it and it was not easy to value.
"The value of this work is not easy to estimate. If it were just Jin Nong's calligraphy, then it can be said that one word is worth as much as one hundred thousand, but there is an extra painting on it, so this painting must have affected its value.
Yes, as for whether it is high or low, this is a matter for benevolence and wisdom.”
Xue Chen looked at the painting in front of him and explained it step by step.
"Some people may think that this painting is useless and affects the value of Jin Nong's calligraphy, but I think that this painting is very interesting and has a story, which actually adds to the beauty. After all, it is an antique.
Isn’t it the story of every thing you play with? It’s also the greatest fun.”
"Old Xue, don't beat around the bush, give me a price, how much do you think this painting is worth!" Wang Dong is not particularly interested in the story of this painting, and is more concerned about how much money the store can make from this transaction.
money.
Xue Chen glanced at the eager Wang Dong and made an estimate in his mind: "There will definitely be a lot of people vying for one million dollars."
one million!
After listening to Xue Chen's valuation, Wang Dong's lips almost reached his ears, and his plump face turned red with excitement.
The owners of the surrounding shops showed more or less envious expressions. They made nearly a million from a simple transaction, which made them feel very embarrassed. They all secretly thought that it was such a huge profit.
Zhao Tian was also a little bit annoyed. Just now he was saying that an antique shop could not earn 1.8 million a month. Unexpectedly, he was slapped in the face within a few minutes, which made him feel a little unhappy, so he said: "It's a sum of money."
Good business, but Boss Xue, I’m afraid this kind of good thing doesn’t happen often.”
Xue Chen rolled up the scroll and replied: "Yes, I rarely encounter it, maybe not once a year." If he hadn't encountered this painting and wanted others to see the mystery in it, he might have figured it out.
How many people did it have to go through? It can be said that luck played a big part in this business today. Without leaving home, the "leakage" came to your door by itself.
"Let me just say, an antique store is a business that only lasts three years after opening." Zhao Tian said, comforting his somewhat jealous heart.
Xue Chen put away the painting and asked Wang Dong to put it in the safe. He glanced at Zhao Tian with a relaxed smile and said nothing.
After seeing the painting and hearing Xue Chen's appreciation of the painting, the group of people prepared to go back to the second floor to continue drinking tea and chatting.
But before I could go upstairs, another customer came to the door.
This made a group of people wonder if the business of Zhuo Zhuo Antique Store was too good.
In less than half an hour, the two clerks saw off the new customer and completed a transaction worth 5,000 yuan.
This group of shop owners from Sandao Street sat on the second floor drinking tea and chatting for more than two hours. Finally, they couldn't sit still. It wasn't because they stayed for too long. In the past, they could drink tea and drink all day.
The antique shop’s business is so booming that I can’t even sit still!
In less than three hours, the transaction for the first calligraphy and painting still made five transactions. The smallest transaction amount was 3,000 yuan, and the largest transaction was more than 40,000 yuan. In total, there were six or seven
Ten thousand.
The antique shop business is known to be hugely profitable, and even half of the profit is embarrassing. In other words, in less than a morning, ignoring the calligraphy and painting with a story, the normal transaction alone has already made a profit of 30,000!
After they have estimated this profit in their minds, how can they sit still? For such a small shop, the profit is higher than everyone present!
Wang Dong smiled crookedly. He didn't expect that today's business would be so good. It was far more than usual, at least twice as high as normal!
Similarly, he also realized in his heart that it was probably the Sanhetong Cai Feng Shui Bureau arranged by Xue Chen that played a role, otherwise this would be too abnormal, and there was only one explanation!
"Zhao Tian and everyone, now I believe that what Fatty Wang said is not bragging, you have seen it with your own eyes." Wang Dong puffed out his chest, crossed his legs, sipped tea, and said with a proud look on his face.
Those who had previously joked that Wang Dong was a braggart all laughed and lamented that the business of Zhuo Zhuo Antique Shop was really good.
Xue Chen glanced at Wang Dong and felt that he really had no way to deal with this face-loving fat man. He secretly thought that he didn't know how to keep his wealth secret, and he couldn't make a fortune in silence!
Of course, he was also very excited. On the one hand, he made money, but more importantly, he succeeded in setting up the Feng Shui bureau for the first time, and the effect seemed to be very good, so good that he was surprised! (To be continued)