Because this street is relatively old, there is no parking lot, but there are parking lines painted on the outside, so Qiao Meng chose to park here.
"Is this the antique street you were talking about? It looks pretty good, similar to the one in S City." When Qiao Meng looked at it for the first time, he thought he was back to his original place.
"After all, they are all in one district, so they may have similar styles and so on. Moreover, S City used to be the provincial capital, but it slowly changed because of the main investment and development here." Lan Hai explained.
"So that's it, you know these historical stories quite well." Qiao Meng nodded in recognition of his knowledge.
"No, I just liked to hear my grandfather talk about it when I was young, but...hey"
Lan Hai said that he could see the feeling of longing in his eyes. Qiao Meng knew that this must be the scar in his heart, so he did not ask further.
The two of them started traveling from the first store.
First of all, most of the shops in the front sell porcelain, especially white porcelain. However, Qiao Meng looked around and found that there were too many fakes, and the quality was not very high. He was greatly disappointed, so he was not interested.
Go to the shops in the back.
In fact, the reason why he chose to listen to Lan Hai and come to Antique Street was not mainly to see if there were any treasures to buy here, but to see the scope of influence of the man behind the scenes and whether his sales of Transcendent A-level cultural relics had spread.
Come here so you can understand a lot of things.
However, he didn't expect that the items in front of him were all inferior imitations. He couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't expect that antique shops in the provincial capital were only of this level. However, he also knew that he couldn't draw any conclusions, but it really wasn't like that at the beginning.
good.
The two of them walked a little further inside and passed by those shops where you could tell at a glance that they were all porcelain. Qiao Meng didn't want to go in anymore because it didn't make any sense.
These are the kind of off-the-beaten-path stores with a lot of water but not high taste. Calculating, this should be the end of the whole street. Parking is not allowed at the real beginning, so the two of them started walking from this end.
To say that this rule is stipulated by the entire street, it is like this, so only the parking line planning is at the end of the street, just to leave the good products behind, otherwise customers will always think that there may be better ones behind.
Things began to improve around the middle. There was basically everything you could want, and various types of antiques were mixed in. Qiao Meng looked at an antique shop called Yuan in front of him, and walked in with Lan Hai.
"Hey, whatever the two customers are looking for, our Yuan family will definitely be of the highest quality." The clerk who was in charge of greeting them immediately came up to greet them as soon as they stepped into the door.
"Let's take a look first. If we are satisfied, we will definitely buy it." Lan Hai replied before Qiao Meng could speak.
"Okay, you two can take a look." The clerk said with a smile. Looking at the outfits of Qiao Meng and Lan Hai, he felt that they must be of some worth, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
Without saying anything else, Qiao Meng walked directly in. He caressed a sculpture on the shelf, feeling the touch of the treasure appreciating ability and the information that kept pouring into his mind.
This is indeed genuine, but it is just a modern masterpiece. In terms of value, it is still worth two or three hundred thousand, but it is not a Ming and Qing Dynasty work with a price tag of one million.
Seeing Qiao Meng pause for a moment on this carving, the treasure appraiser in the store immediately came up and wanted to introduce it, "Sir, you have a good eye. This is a new high-quality product in our store. At that time, the boss wanted to
It took a lot of effort to win it.”
Qiao Meng looked around bored and simply listened to what the treasure appraiser could boast about, "Then tell me why you spent so much time on it? If it's really worth it, I'll definitely buy it."
"Okay, please come in, these two gentlemen."
When the treasure appraiser saw Lan Hai behind Qiao Meng, he directly treated him as an assistant or subordinate and invited him into the inner hall, which was quite consistent with his current status.
The interior of this inner hall is much more impressive than the outside. Not only is the decoration design more elegant and stylish, but even the quality of the treasures looks better than the ones outside.
The three of them came to an elegant seating area and were immediately served with tea and snacks. I have to say that this kind of service is very considerate. Regardless of whether the customer buys something or not, as long as they think they are big customers who can develop, they will be given first-hand service.
Besides, this method is very commendable. Qiao Meng has learned a lot and plans to try this method again when he returns to S City, but it still needs to be expanded.
"You guys can't see much from the outside, but I didn't expect there to be a cave inside. It's not bad." Qiao Meng first praised it.
"Actually, this entire street is basically like this. Otherwise, how could it occupy such a large space? Of course, each store will have its own characteristics." The male treasure appraiser said modestly.
"Really? I thought that such a configuration could only be achieved in the middle stage." Qiao Meng said with a smile.
"Don't you want to talk about looking at this carving?" Lan Hai reminded him.
"Oh, yes, that's what happened. Our store manager went through a lot of hardships to get this treasure." The man began to brag again.
"Let's talk about the key points." Qiao Meng waved his hand.
"Okay, it is said that this treasure was a collection in the imperial palace during the Yongzheng period. Later, it was dispersed after the Eight-Power Allied Forces. As a result, a descendant of a palace official found it but she was unwilling to take it back to the country. It happened to be known to our store manager
I thought this was a national treasure, how could it be living abroad, so I kept pursuing the process of acquiring it back...and so on and so on."
The man's mouth was like a machine gun and he was talking wildly. Qiao Meng and Lan Hai might have been deceived if they hadn't seen through everything.
He also said that in order to recover the carvings, the shop owner even wanted to be adopted as a foster mother and sacrificed her life to save the treasure. Only a fool would believe such nonsense.
Naturally, such a storyline can only be heard as a joke. If the sculpture marked above belongs to the Tang Dynasty, the Qin Dynasty or even the Warring States Period, I guess this person can make up a crazy story for them.
"How is it? Sir, do you think this carving is hard-won and of great significance? Such a treasure..."
"Why are you selling such a treasure?" Qiao Meng asked before the man finished speaking.
"Well... because my shop owner is a thoughtful person, so he will always have many different thoughts. If we can't find a truly suitable owner for this treasure, it will definitely not work, so we have to transfer it.
Take it out and clearly mark the price, and give it to whoever is destined." The man continued to make up the story even in the face of danger.
"I see, then your store owner must be very sad, otherwise I won't buy it. You are the most satisfied store clerk I have ever seen. Your store owner is really discerning." Qiao Meng said with a half-smile.
Lan Hai, who was beside him, couldn't hold back his laughter and wanted to laugh, but knowing that the occasion was inappropriate, he had to make fists to cover up.
The two stood up and were about to leave, but the man disagreed, "Guest, what do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. We looked and listened, but in the end we were not satisfied with the object. Can't we just leave?" Qiao Meng spread his hands helplessly.
"I think you two came to our store on purpose to cheat on food and drink. It's not that easy to leave!" the man said very dissatisfied.
Qiao Meng didn't care about that and turned around to leave, followed closely by Lan Hai. As soon as he walked out of the inner room door and came out of the hall, he heard a man chasing after him and yelling: "Help catch these two people.
They lied about food and drink, and even said they were buying treasures, which is a joke!"
"We didn't say we wanted to buy it, you pulled us in and told the story yourself." Qiao Meng was helpless.
"Everyone has heard it, we run an antique store, why don't we turn it into a library? Don't let these two liars leave!" The man continued to encourage the customers in the store, and even the people passing by outside.
Came over to see what was going on.
Originally, he just wanted to see what was special about the store here, but he didn't expect it would cause trouble. After all, he was a fellow traveler and he didn't want to do anything too special.
"Don't go too far. I am also a treasure appraiser, and we all work together. If I tell the truth, no one will have a hard time." Qiao Meng persuaded.
"I still want to lie to people. If you are a treasure appraiser, I will eat this table and show it to you!"
The man didn't believe Qiao Meng's words at all. He thought that if he were a treasure appraiser, how could he not be able to tell whether the carving was authentic or fake?
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"Brother, you don't have to be so cruel, your stomach can't stand it." Qiao Meng still didn't want to destroy other people's signs. Originally, antique trading was about you buying and selling, whether it was true or false, I could only say who was smarter.
"Don't worry about it. If you have the ability, prove that you are a treasure appraiser. Otherwise, don't blame us for not letting him go." The man said very arrogantly, which was in stark contrast to his previous politeness.
Now that the shop owner is away, he is the head treasure appraiser in the shop, so naturally he wants to show off his power.
"If you really insist on doing this, don't regret it." Lan Hai looked at the man with some pity, as if he were looking at a hot chick who was about to kneel down and cry for his father and mother to be let go.
"You must be the ones regretting it. You dressed in a decent way, but ended up with nothing."
The man still didn't realize what kind of role he had provoked. After saying this, he looked around, as if he was enjoying the feeling that the shop assistants all admired him.
He shook his head. Qiao Meng was really helpless. They said he was unintentional. He came today without intending to cause trouble. Seeing that more and more people were watching, he might really leave if he didn't give an explanation.
If you don't go out, you are now on someone else's territory. It won't work without a hard truth.
There was really no other way, so Qiao Meng had no choice but to say: "Okay, then I can give an explanation to everyone here. I want to prove that I am a treasure appraiser, and I will also tell you why I didn't buy that carving."
Although the man's heart skipped a beat when he heard Qiao Meng's words, if he gave up easily at this point, he would definitely lose his head in the store, so he bit the bullet and said, "Okay, I'll give you a chance to prove it."