Among all the people present, Qin Haodong was the calmest. He looked at Zhang Wankui and saw that the old man's mouth was half open and his eyes were blank, like a fool.
After a long time, Zhang Wankui came to his senses, raised his hand and slapped his two big ears. He had been in the antique world for most of his life, how could he not know the value of the Xuande furnace, which he could never see even if he wanted to?
nice one.
But today, people came to the door with both hands, and the asking price was only 100,000 yuan, so he pushed it out without even thinking.
At this moment, he really wanted to die. Looking at the dazzling Xuande stove, he really wanted to grab it and hold it in his arms, making it his own.
Looking at the rude people around him, Qin Haodong came to Qian Duoduo and asked in a low voice with a slight embarrassment: "Brother, what is a Xuande stove?"
He does have more than 500 years of experience and has seen all kinds of treasures, but they are all from the world of cultivation. He doesn't know much about the cultural inheritance on earth, let alone what the Xuande furnace is.
"Let me tell you." After hearing Qin Haodong's question, Guo Feng stood up and said: "In order to make incense burners, Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty ordered the palace craftsmen to refer to the Chai Kiln, Ru Kiln, Guan Kiln, Ge Kiln, and Jun Kiln in the imperial palace.
kiln, the styles of famous porcelain of Ding kiln, and historical documents such as "Archaeological Map", and designed and supervised the production of a batch of incense burners.
In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, craftsmen selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and carefully cast them together with red copper more than ten times. The finished copper incense burner has a crystal-clear and warm color, making it a treasure among handicrafts.
For a long period of history, Xuande stove became the general name for copper incense stove."
However, Xuande only cast 3,000 incense burners in three years, and they were never produced again. They were all hidden deep in the forbidden palace, and ordinary people only knew their names but did not see their shapes. Now, after hundreds of years of ups and downs,
The genuine copper incense burner cast in the third year of Xuande is extremely rare."
He said with emotion, "I have seen countless antiques in my life, but I have never seen a real Xuande furnace. I am lucky enough to see it today and I have no regrets in my life. I have no regrets in this life!"
"Director Guo, how much is a Xuande stove worth?"
Someone asked his question, which is what Qin Haodong wanted to know.
Guo Feng said: "The Xuande stove can be said to be a priceless treasure, and the price is just a reference value. Last year, a Xuande stove was sold at an auction in Hong Kong, and the price at that time was 25 million."
"Oh my God, 25 million is enough for an ordinary person to live for several lifetimes..."
"I exchanged 180,000 for 25 million. This young man is really lucky..."
"I burn incense and worship Buddha at home every day, but why am I not as lucky as others..."
Everyone was talking about it, and then another person asked: "Director Guo, do you think this incense burner may be a fake?"
"It's possible!" As soon as Guo Feng finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed, but he continued: "In order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, antique dealers have never stopped imitating Xuande furnaces. Even
Just after Xuande furnaces stopped being manufactured, some officials who were responsible for casting copper incense burners summoned the original furnace casters to imitate the Xuande furnaces according to the drawings and process procedures of the Xuande furnaces.
These carefully cast imitations are comparable to the real ones, and even expert authorities cannot distinguish them. So far, of the many Xuande incense burners collected in major domestic museums, none of them can be recognized by many connoisseurs as the real Xuande incense burner. Identify the authenticity
The fake Xuande incense burner has become one of the unsolved cases in the domestic archaeological community."
Someone else asked: "Director Guo, is this true or false?"
Guo Feng looked at the incense burner and said, "In my opinion, it should be genuine. And authenticity is no longer important. Such a beautiful thing, even if it was not made by the emperor in the third year of Xuande, must have been imitated by the casting officials in the Ming Dynasty."
Yes, it’s so perfect!”
He turned to Qin Haodong and said: "Brother Qin, I really like this incense burner. If I am willing to part with you, I can offer you 30 million."
After saying that, he looked at Qin Haodong nervously. Although the price of 30 million was not low, if the other party was also an antique lover, he would definitely not sell it. The price of this thing would definitely rise a lot if it were kept for a few more years.
"30 million, my God, it's 5 million more expensive than the one at the Hong Kong auction."
"I'm so jealous, baby. I'll go find some iron incense burners and break them open later to see if there are any Xuande burners hidden inside."
"Okay, there's no point in keeping it. If Director Guo likes it, just take it."
Although the Xuande stove was expensive, Qin Haodong had seen many rare treasures in the world of cultivation. An incense burner without any function did not arouse his interest, so he might as well sell it for some money.
"Brother Qin, thank you so much! Brother, give me your account number and I will pay you now."
Guo Feng was overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure, and as if he was afraid that Qin Haodong would regret it, he picked up his phone and transferred the money.
Seeing that Qin Haodong had earned 30 million in such a short time, Zhang Wankui's face turned uglier than his dead father. This was 30 million. He had never earned so much money in his life. It was obviously sent to him, but he gave it to someone else.
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Seeing that Xuande Lu has become famous and has an owner, someone in the crowd shouted: "Old man Zhang, my little brother has found the treasure. Isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise? You can't keep your word, right?"
"Dad, you are my biological father." Zhang Wankui suddenly changed into a different person and rushed to Qin Haodong with a flattering look on his face, "Little dad, how did you tell that there was a treasure in the iron incense burner? Can you teach me?
, as long as you can teach me, I will call you dad every day, and I will care for you until you die..."
The black line on Qin Haodong's end, this old guy has changed too quickly, isn't this a curse for me to die early if you still want to support me until the end of your life? How many more years can you live?
But it’s normal to think about it. Black-hearted businessmen like this who only care about money will take it for granted and not hesitate to call them dad, grandpa or ancestor as long as they can make a profit.
For this kind of person, he was too lazy to respond and said: "Boss Zhang, you just said that as long as I win this bet, I can take whatever I want in the store, right?"
"Yes! Yes! I keep my word, you can pick and take whatever you want!"
Zhang Wankui said with a smile on his face.
There was a reason why he was so cheerful. Firstly, the notary of the gambling game was Guo Feng, the director of the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center, and he couldn't afford to offend him. Secondly, he didn't have anything valuable in the store, and he hid a few goodies.
You have to be very secretive and not afraid of being found out.
Qin Haodong ignored Zhang Wankui and walked into the antique store. He looked around and found that the items in the store were all fakes and there were no valuable items at all.
With his powerful telepathy, he found that there was faint spiritual energy coming from behind the wall, but it was very weak. It was probably an antique of some age, but it was still beyond his discernment.
What should I get? Qin Haodong turned around and suddenly found that there was spiritual energy overflowing from a corner of the wall. The concentration of this spiritual energy was not lower than that of the Xuande furnace.
He strode over and found a wooden box in the corner, filled with tattered bottles and cans, some of which were incomplete.
He searched downwards for the source of the spiritual energy and found a small iron piece the size of an egg at the bottom of the box. The spiritual energy emanated from this thing.
"What a good thing!" Qin Haodong held the small iron piece in his hand and was overjoyed. He was ten times happier than he had just gotten the Xuande furnace.
Others may not know what it is, but he recognizes it at a glance. It is a magic weapon for self-protection. Having a magic weapon for protection is equal to an extra life, which no amount of money can buy.
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He sensed it with his soul and found that the level of this magic weapon was pretty good, enough to withstand three attacks from Golden Core Stage monks. It was definitely a life-saving treasure for him now.
It seems that I came to the antique street today. First I sold a 30 million Xuande stove, and now I found a good treasure for protecting myself. The only regret is that I didn't find a suitable magic weapon.
Zhang Wankui had been following Qin Haodong. When he saw him finding a piece of black iron from the box where he threw away trash, he was extremely confused. Could this be a good thing?
But he had indeed seen this thing. It was not an antique at all, and he didn't understand what Qin Haodong was doing with it.
"Boss Zhang, I want him!"
Qin Haodong shook the small piece of iron at Zhang Wankui, then put it in his pocket and walked out of the antique store.
After leaving the store, he said hello to Qian Duoduo and Guo Feng, then left and continued looking for the magic weapon.
After checking a dozen stores in succession, he still couldn't find what he wanted. At this moment, he suddenly heard a scream coming from behind him.
The scream was so pitiful that many people looked towards the source of the sound. Qin Haodong also looked back, but saw nothing.
Just when he looked back, he suddenly bumped into something. He turned around quickly and saw a young man with a flat head knocked back three or four steps, and an ancient mirror fell to the ground.
This flat-headed man was the third child that Fatty Wang and the others had found. He had been standing guard outside the crowd for a long time. When he saw Qin Haodong making 30 million in a blink of an eye, he was jealous to death and secretly vowed to kill him severely.
After Qin Haodong left, the third child kept following him. The one who screamed was also his accomplice. The third child took advantage of this opportunity to start a fight and collided with Qin Haodong.
"My mirror, my precious mirror."
The third child's acting skills were not bad at all. He squatted on the ground, picked up the mirror, and burst into tears.
Qin Haodong had already figured out that this was a scammer, and thought that there were so many tricks in this antique street. After walking around in such a circle, he unexpectedly encountered two groups of scammers.
But he wasn't angry either, and just watched the third child's performance quietly. Not only him, but also the people wandering around immediately gathered around to see what was going on.
The third child cried for a long time. When Qin Haodong didn't speak, he immediately stood up and shouted fiercely: "Boy, you broke my mirror, you must pay for it!"
Qin Haodong said very cooperatively: "Oh, how much do you want?"
The third child shouted: "30 million, not even one cent less."
Qin Haodong was amused by him. This kid must have just seen that he sold the Xuande furnace and knew exactly how much money he had.
He smiled and said: "Is your mirror gold? Even if it is gold, it is not worth 30 million?"
The third child held the mirror in his hand and shouted confidently: "This is the mirror that Su Daji used back then. It is much more valuable than gold. I originally wanted to sell it, but you broke it."
Qin Haodong smiled and said: "You are really good at blackmailing people. Did Su Daji use it? Why didn't you say it was used by the Queen Mother?"