In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed. Zhou Zichen had received two items, but Cheng Ye still hadn't received one. He was inevitably a little unconvinced and lamented that Zhou Zichen was lucky. There were just as many people, but none of them was genuine.
, but Zhou Zichen already had two of them.
When Cheng Ye once again refused the porcelain sold by someone, Zhou Zichen called out to the middle-aged woman selling the porcelain: "Madam, can you show me the bowl in your hand?"
The middle-aged woman stopped, turned around and said a little suspiciously: "The master just now didn't see it correctly?"
Zhou Zichen said with a smile: "I'm a little unsure, so I want to take a closer look."
When the middle-aged woman saw that Cheng Ye didn't say anything, it seemed that Zhou Zichen was not an apprentice, so she came back and said, "Can the young master make the decision? If not, I might as well go to other homes and have a look."
Zhou Zichen knew that the middle-aged woman probably regarded him as an apprentice and used her things as teaching materials. In the end, he came to the conclusion that no matter what, he could not make the decision.
Zhou Zichen nodded: "Okay, this is our boss. I receive the goods from the boss here. If the boss doesn't want it, I'm sure and I can buy it myself."
The middle-aged woman glanced at Zhou Zichen in surprise. She didn't expect that Zhou Zichen could play with antiques at such a young age. Moreover, looking at Zhou Zichen's clothes, he didn't look like a wealthy person.
"Okay, little master, give me some help." The middle-aged woman put the box she was holding on the table.
The box is made of golden nanmu. In ancient times, it was a wood used exclusively by the royal family. However, this box is newly made and its value is not low. This box alone can be worth several thousand yuan.
Cheng Ye has been watching from the side. He has already concluded that the porcelain in the box is a fake!
Zhou Zichen gently opened the box, carefully took out the colorful blue and white plate inside, placed it firmly on the table, took out a magnifying glass, and carefully observed the plate.
After looking at it for more than ten minutes, Zhou Zichen gently picked up the plate and carefully looked at the bottom of the plate for a long time.
Cheng Ye and the middle-aged woman sat next to each other. The tea was changed twice, but neither of them made a sound to disturb Zhou Zichen.
Zhou Zichen had already used his eyesight to see that the colorful blue and white plate was real when Cheng Ye looked at it, but it had been tampered with.
Zhou Zichen finally put down the colorful blue and white plate in his hand and looked at the middle-aged woman: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting. How much do you plan to spend?"
The middle-aged woman knew very well that she had asked all the way, and there were at least ten stores. Only one offered her a price of 150,000, and the others were all uncertain. There was probably something fishy about this plate, and it was definitely a fake.
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The middle-aged woman gently picked up the teacup: "How much can the young master produce?"
After saying that, the middle-aged woman took a sip of tea, but she was thinking about how much she could pay for this plate. She would definitely not pay 150,000 yuan, otherwise she would have paid it long ago.
Zhou Zichen shook his head slightly: "Not many people dare to accept this plate. It is risky. Three hundred thousand, do you think it is okay?"
When Cheng Ye heard the 300,000 yuan, he almost jumped up. There were 150,000 yuan that his family had to pay for.
This was obviously a fake. Zhou Zichen still offered 300,000 yuan. The more Cheng Zichen thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, but he still knew the rules and did not interrupt Zhou Zichen. He just patted Zhou Zichen gently under the table.
Chen's knees signaled that there was something wrong with the plate.
Zhou Zichen nodded slightly to Cheng Ye, indicating that he understood.
Judging from the dress, the middle-aged woman belongs to a wealthy family. The cheongsam she wears and the shawl she wears are both made of silk. The table she wears is also ice-type yellow jade. The diamond ring on her ring finger is at least three carats. The diamond is shiny and pure.
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"Young Master, to tell you the truth, the reserve price is 500,000 yuan. Something happened to my family and it is useless for less than 500,000 yuan. It is better not to sell it. If it is not an emergency, I will not take action without 800,000 yuan."
Zhou Zichen knew that he had met a master, and this middle-aged woman was telling the truth. Just her outfit could sell for millions.
"Three hundred and eighty thousand, if you are willing to take action, you can come to me at any time. If I am not here, you can find the owner of this store." Zhou Zichen said as he put the colorful blue and white plate into the box, covered and buckled the box.
: "If you are willing to take action, we can trade immediately."
The middle-aged woman nodded politely: "Sorry!"
After the middle-aged woman went out with the box, Cheng Ye immediately said to Zhou Zichen: "Didn't you see that plate? Only one-third of what you took was real."
But Zhou Zichen shook his head slightly: "It's true. Someone has tampered with that plate. Someone put a layer of soil on the plate, making it look particularly beautiful and forming a faint line. If you don't look carefully,
, I thought it was a crack after splicing, but in fact it was not a crack, but a line that appeared after the soil layer was applied."
Cheng Ye was stunned and jumped up quickly: "Really? Then why don't you buy it? At least it is an official kiln from the Kangxi period, with colorful blue and white flowers. You can't sell it for 1.5 million."
Zhou Zichen looked at Cheng Ye and said with a smile: "Most people can't tell what can't be sold. The eldest sister is short of money now, but it's not particularly short. If she was really anxious for money, she would have more than five bracelets and rings on her wrist.
One hundred thousand, I guess she needs the money for other purposes, and it’s not because something happened at home, so she won’t care about the lack of one hundred and twenty thousand."
Cheng Ye actually wanted to chase him out, but seeing how calm Zhou Zichen was, Zhou Zichen had noticed the colorful blue and white plate, so he was too embarrassed to chase it.
"What if she doesn't come? Even if I buy it for 500,000, I can make at least 1 million."
Zhou Zichen looked at Cheng Ye and said, "If I ask for 300,000 yuan, and he says 500,000 yuan, I will accept 500,000 yuan. That means my price is much lower than the real price. Do you think she will regret it?"
?Even if she doesn’t regret it, why should I spend an extra 120,000?"
"Are you so sure she will come back?"
Zhou Zichen showed a smile: "No one can see it accurately."
Zhou Zichen was very confident. If he hadn't used his mutated eyes, he wouldn't have been able to see it accurately. He looked at it with a magnifying glass for a long time even though he knew there was a coating on it, but he still couldn't see any flaws. How could ordinary people see it accurately?
After working for a long time, Zhou Zichen had received six items, two of which were picked up from people Cheng Ye had seen, but Cheng Ye only received two.
"I lost!" Cheng Ye was still upset that Zhou Zichen didn't buy the colorful blue and white plate, feeling that Zhou Zichen was too conceited.
After Cheng Ye finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to pack up the shop and close it and go home.
Cheng Ye was about to close the door when he saw the middle-aged woman appear. She walked in and said, "Young master, I'll pay the price you said."
"Okay, you give me an account number and I will transfer the money to you!" Zhou Zichen said calmly.
Cheng Ye was almost jumping up and down as he watched. Although the antique business is hugely profitable, the net profit of a small shop in a year is less than a million, and more than three to five million. Most of them are tens of thousands or tens of millions.
, such treasures, which cost millions, are rarely sold, and sometimes they may not be encountered only once a year.
Regular customers don't count, because the profits from regular customers are not that high. This plate can't be won without 1.3 million yuan.
Zhou Zichen transferred money to the middle-aged woman and handed the colorful blue and white plate to Cheng Ye: "Brother Cheng, you owe me a meal."
Cheng Ye was completely convinced at this time. To receive this treasure for 350,000 yuan, it is probably the biggest business for their store this year. Calligraphy, painting and porcelain are selling well these days, so it is easy to sell, but I don't know what the coating Zhou Zichen said is going on.
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Cheng Ye had an upright temper and put everything on his face. He smiled and said, "No problem, we'll go there when we have time. By the way, what's going on with that coating you mentioned?"
"It seems to be glaze on top, but there is a layer of something underneath the glaze. I don't know how to wash it off. If I don't wash it off, I won't be able to sell it."
"What are you talking about? Did you receive something good?" Mr. Cheng walked in from outside at this time.
Cheng Ye quickly told what happened today, causing Mr. Cheng to glare at him.
Mr. Cheng looked at the porcelain and said, "I'm not sure. I'll try washing it when I go back today. If I use new oil below, it should be able to wash it off."
"What is new oil?" Zhou Zichen asked curiously. He had never heard of this thing.
Cheng Lao explained with a smile: "After the glaze is applied, it is difficult to remove it by high-temperature baking. Even if it is wiped off forcibly, it will damage the antique. Someone has made an oil that can be repainted after being applied to the porcelain.
Paint the pattern and then continue to glaze it until it looks like new porcelain. This is called making old porcelain new, but as long as it is soaked in water for half an hour, the outer layer of glaze will fall off."
Cheng Ye couldn't help but muttered: "I've heard of people trying to trick people into making new porcelain, but I've never seen someone make old porcelain into new porcelain so that others can't tell."
Mr. Cheng glared at Cheng Ye: "I usually tell you that you don't study hard. Forget it, you can learn from Xiao Zhou in the future. You are older than him and have half of his abilities. I will die in peace."
Cheng Ye rarely refuted. If it weren't for Zhou Zichen, this colorful blue and white plate would have slipped away from his hands. Moreover, Zhou Zichen calculated that the woman would come back, and she did come back in the end. Cheng Ye couldn't help but be convinced.
In the past, Cheng Ye thought that Zhou Zichen might take advantage of his family, but now that Zhou Zichen is willing to come to the store, he might be taking advantage of him.
Mr. Cheng went back early to study how to remove the glaze on the multicolored blue and white plate, leaving Cheng Ye and Zhou Zichen behind to finish the work.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of roars of sports cars came from far and near, followed by a harsh sound of brakes.
Zhou Zichen and Cheng Ye both looked outside the store and saw a white Audi R8 and a blue Porsche 911 parked at the door. There was also the roar of cars behind them, and there were probably other cars lined up behind them.
The window of the Audi R8 was rolled down, and a man wearing sunglasses stretched out his head and shouted towards the store: "Cheng Ye, Brother 1 got a new car and asked us to go and have fun, let's meet at the dynasty."
"Okay, I'll go there!" Cheng Ye responded excitedly.
The owner of the Audi R8 made an OK gesture, lowered the window, turned, and led the convoy away with a roar.
When Zhou Zichen heard about Dynasty, he frowned slightly.
Cheng Ye ran towards the outside of the store: "I'll leave first if I have something else to do. Please help close the door."
Zhou Zichen grabbed Cheng Ye and said, "The first brother is Li Jiangyi?"
Cheng Ye broke away from Zhou Zichen's hand: "How do you know? Let's talk about it later!"