1:15 p. m.
Coming out of Wangfu Restaurant, Xie Huilan greeted Dong Xuebin to get in the car and drove the Audi out of the parking lot.
Dong Xuebin in the passenger seat sat stiffly and glanced at Xie Huilan quietly. His expression was even more solemn. National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance's face and Central Leaders's identity were as big as the sky. In the background above, when I saw her now, Dong Xuebin didn't even dare to smile. I was a little lucky and a little sad. Fortunately, I had the grace to save her life. What was sad was that I took someone else's silk stockings and did something shameful, and others found out about it.
Dong Xuebin's current mood is simply too complicated
There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and Xie Huilan suddenly smiled, "Little Dong, what are your usual hobbies?" The Power of Time and Wealth 143
Dong Xuebin coughed and said, "Well, I can't talk about hobbies. I just like to visit Antique Market and watch antique collection programs." He said a more elegant one. He felt that those interests such as playing computers, watching movies and chatting on QQ were a bit off the table, so of course he wouldn't talk about it.
"Oh, that's a coincidence. I also like to play around with Liulichang when I have nothing to do."
"You also like collecting?"
"Well, I'm just messing around, I can't say I understand."
"You are so humble. You look very knowledgeable."
"Is there something written on my forehead? How can it still be seen? Haha..." Xie Huilan held the steering wheel in an elegant manner, thought for a while, and suddenly slowed down the car, "I also said that I would buy you two pieces of clothing as a thank you gift later. If you also like antiques, let's go shopping at Liulichang. This year, Snack Street of Changdian Temple Fair has also moved to Taoranting. Liulichang should be open as usual. You can choose an antique you like and I will give it to you, okay?"
Dong Xuebin hurriedly refused, "No, I really don't need it. Didn't you just invite me to dinner?"
"How can a meal be compared with a life?" Xie Huilan turned around forcefully and drove west without giving him a chance to choose. "Do you want to listen to me?"
Wow, it will work even if it doesn't work, Dong Chapter 143 [Two million!] Xuebin smiled bitterly and nodded.
In the past two years, there was a Changdian Temple Fair on South Xinhua Street before the Chinese New Year, and it was turned into a pedestrian street. Buses and motor vehicles had to detour. Of course, no one would care about you if you didn't detour, as long as you could walk. To be unambiguous, the Changdian Temple at that time It will really be a sea of people. There will be no more than a palm's distance between people in front, left and behind. It is so crowded. However, in the past two years, the snack street has been moved to Taoranting Park, leaving only some scattered stalls selling books. There are not too many people, and cars can drive in.
West Liulichang.
Seeing that the Audi car had stopped, Dong Xuebin, who had unbuckled his seat belt in advance, jumped out of the car and trotted to the other side to open the door for Xie Huilan. He also imitated the way Guo Panwei "escorted" himself that time, blocking the upper frame with one hand to protect Xie Huilan from getting out of the car.
Xie Huilan shook his head and smiled, "You."
After these two days of contact, Dong Xuebin discovered that Xie Huilan loves to smile. He smiles bitterly, lightly smiles, smiles, and sneers. All expressions seem to be expressed with smiles. He looks very graceful, like a woman walking out of an ancient mansion. Every smile brings out a different charm.
Walking into an antique store, Xie Huilan looked at him and said, "See if there is anything you like."
Dong Xuebin didn't want her to spend money on him at all, but he didn't want her to give him anything. Xie Huilan probably didn't agree, so after walking around the store, Dong Xuebin stood in front of a wooden display rack., pointing to a grasshopper gourd with a red sandalwood mouth inside. He knew that this thing should be the cheapest thing in the store. Other porcelain, calligraphy and painting, etc., even if they are fakes, are definitely more expensive than it, "Sister Xie, this is good."
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "The season for raising grasshoppers is almost over. Can you choose a decent antique?"
Dong Xuebin said with a smile, "I quite like this."
"... Okay." Xie Huilan found a price with the shopkeeper, and when she heard it was two thousand yuan, she didn't say anything else. She took out her wallet and paid, then handed the grasshopper gourd to Dong Xuebin, "... Let's look at other things, this thank you gift is too thin." The Power of Time and Wealth 143
"Goodbye, goodbye." Dong Xuebin held the grasshopper jar, "This is great, Sister Xie, thank you."
With a helpless smile, Xie Huilan shook his head, "I know you won't be able to choose anything if I ask you to choose. Well, let's go and look around to see if there is anything decent." Seeing what Dong Xuebin wanted to say, Xie Huilan waved his hand, "Isn't it okay if I don't buy it for you? I'll see for myself, and you can give me some advice."
Dong Xuebin said, "Okay, but I don't understand it as you do."
"Haha, please stop flattering me and leave."
Many of West Liulichang's stores were closed. After walking for a while, Xie Huilan didn't see anything she liked. Then the two of them arrived at East Liulichang. It was okay here. As soon as Xie Huilan entered the first store, she saw Yifang Tianhuang Stone's seal. But when she asked about the price, it was more than one million. Xie Huilan shook her head. Of course she wouldn't buy it. It wasn't that she didn't want to buy it, but she didn't have that much spare money at all. How much is a monthly salary at the deputy bureau level?
An hour later, the two of them stood at the intersection of East West Liulichang.
Xie Huilan looked at his watch and said, "... Don't look at it anymore. Let's go. I'll take you back."
"I don't dare anymore. You have already picked me up at home... Just be busy if you have something to do. I will take a taxi home myself."
"How can that be done, eh..." Xie Huilan's eyes suddenly fell on several stalls at the roadside temple fair. There were a few selling balloons and cotton candy, and there was also a stall filled with bottles and jars of porcelain, such as Kangxi blue and white, and small bowls from folk kilns. Xie Huilan was somewhat interested and said, "Little Dong, come with me to take a look there again."
"Oh, okay." Dong Xuebin followed.
The stall owner is a thirty-year-old young man. As soon as they saw Xie Huilan's graceful appearance, their eyes immediately went straight, "What do you two want to see?"
Xie Huilan glanced left and right, and soon his eyes fell on a small blue bowl. The body of the bowl was painted with a circle of Ruyi clouds, and the belly of the bowl was painted with a golden dragon. It was quite impressive. Xie Huilan took it in his hand and looked at it, and then looked at the bottom of the bowl. It was engraved with the words "Made in the Qianlong Year" and it was an official kiln. You usually see this kind of official kiln porcelain at ordinary stalls. Needless to say, it must be a fake. This kind of stuff is rarely seen even at auctions. How can you just see it on the street? But there are exceptions to everything, otherwise there wouldn't be so many missing stories.
The stall owner took one look at Xie Huilan and said, "This bowl was just returned from my hometown. It is an old item from the official kiln."
Xie Huilan played with it in his hand for a moment, then turned around and said with a smile, "Little Dong, take a look at it too, how does it look like?"
Dong Xuebin actually knew this bowl, it was called Qing Qianlong Blue Glazed Gilt Dragon Bowl. The reason why he knew it so clearly was because there happened to be a porcelain piece of this kind of bowl in an antique shop where Panjiayuan worked two years ago. The porcelain piece was a real thing. Although it was not worth much, Dong Xuebin had studied it several times at the time. Seeing Central Leaders speak, Dong Xuebin was a little eager to show off, so he took the bowl with both hands and looked up and down.
Well, this bowl seems to be similar to the porcelain fragment I saw, but it seems to be much different.
In terms of color, this bowl seems a little brighter, and the glaze is a little brighter. But in terms of texture, it seems to be very similar to that piece of porcelain. The golden dragon feels very delicate and vivid.
Xie Huilan said, "How is it?"
Dong Xuebin sweated a little, "Ahem, it seems to have a bit of smell, but also seems to have no smell. I can't say for sure."
Xie Huilan tilted his head, "What's the price of this bowl?"
The stall owner said, "Fifty thousand."
Xie Huilan shook his head slightly and smiled, "If it were really an official kiln, I believe you wouldn't sell it for 50,000 yuan. It should be cheaper." The Power of Time and Wealth 143
"This is really an old thing. The ancestors of that person in my hometown were with Jingli..."
Xie Huilan interrupted him with a strong wave of his hand, "Let's talk about the price, not the story, okay?"
The stall owner smiled bitterly and said, "I collected more than 40,000 yuan, but I really can't make much money. I can't make less than 50,000 yuan."
"Forget it then."
If the bowl is real, it must be worth hundreds of thousands. If you buy it, you will miss it. If the other party only sells it for a few hundred or thousands, it is okay to take a gamble, but the other party's asking price is 50,000, and 50,000 is not a small amount. It is enough to buy a real folk kiln porcelain. The gamble is too great. Moreover, this bowl does look real and fake, and the fakes that attract the attention of collectors and even experts are all fake. In total, there is a 70% to 80% chance that this blue bowl with gold dragon patterns is a fake, so Xie Huilan put the bowl back.
"Little Dong, let's go."
Dong Xuebin, who did not succeed in front of Xie Huilan, is very depressed. Antique collection is like this. Even if you have seen the real thing once, even if you know the thing very well, you may be blinded when the next same thing appears in front of you. This is the case with Dong Xuebin now, maybe because of the different preservation methods, maybe because it is It was a fake. He always felt that this bowl was slightly different from the porcelain pieces he had seen before, but this difference was not enough to judge its authenticity. Alas, alas, alas, it would be great if he could take a look at the cross-section of this bowl. He had seen the cross-section of the bowl porcelain with a gold dragon pattern. As long as he saw it again, he would definitely know the authenticity. After all, the counterfeiters would only manipulate the appearance of the porcelain to make it infinitely close to the real thing, but the embryo inside... who would care about it? There are thousands of ways to identify the authenticity of porcelain, but no one in the world would break the porcelain and then do an appraisal. Even if the appraisal is true, what's the point? The porcelain has been broken, the value...
Eh?
Thinking of this, Dong Xuebin was stunned.
I x How come there is no one in the world who uses the crazy method of breaking porcelain to verify its authenticity?
You can do it yourself
Seeing that the woman left but the young man did not move, the stall owner said, "Little brother, look again, this bowl is really from the official kiln."
"Really?" Dong Xuebin took the bowl in his hand again, "Then let me take a look."
The stall owner smiled and said, "Look, you can look at it as you like."
Dong Xuebin hummed, raised his hand, and suddenly threw the bowl to the ground under the stunned gaze of the stall owner. With a click, the bowl shattered into pieces.
"What are you doing?" the stall owner immediately became angry.
Xie Huilan behind him was also stunned for a moment, "... What does Little Dong mean?"
Dong Xuebin replied calmly, "Let me check the tires."
The stall owner pointed at his nose and yelled, "Everyone saw it. I'm going to pay you 50,000 yuan. Please pay me quickly."
Ignoring the yelling of the stall owner and the astonishment of the onlookers, Dong Xuebin bent down and quickly picked up a piece of porcelain, being careful not to prick his hand with it, then gently touched its cross section, felt it, and then took a closer look at the thickness of the glaze and the fineness of the cross section.
After a moment, Dong Xuebin looked shocked, yes, everything was right.
The thickness of the glaze is just right, and the texture of the tire is white and delicate. It is not the thick tire commonly used in modern counterfeiting, and the tread feels exactly the same as the piece of porcelain I saw before.
is true
It turns out that he is actually an official kiln
Lean back
The newly accumulated back today was used by Dong Xuebin
The screen flashed back to the time when Xie Huilan was discussing the price with the stall owner.
"This is really an old thing. The ancestors of that person in my hometown were with Jingli..."
"Let's talk about the price, not the story, okay?"
"I collected more than 40,000 yuan, but I really can't make much money. I can't make less than 50,000 yuan."
"Then forget it." Xie Huilan put down the bowl gently, "...Little Dong, let's go."
Seeing that they didn't want to buy it, the stall owner didn't bother to stop him. This bowl was indeed collected by him and his hometown, but the ancestors of that family were not powerful people in the capital at all, but were waste collectors in the county. He got this bowl from nowhere a while ago. He saw that it was very realistic, so he bought it for 2,200 yuan. Their hometown was the birthplace of counterfeiting, with many workshops, so he didn't think this thing was real at all, so he just wanted to offer Jingli a price of 50,000 yuan to see if he could fool him out.
"Sister Xie, wait a moment." Dong Xuebin called out to Xie Huilan.
"Huh?" Xie Huilan turned around.
Dong Xuebin whispered to her, "This bowl is real. Buy it quickly. You can't go wrong."
Xie Huilan was slightly startled and said with a smile, "Weren't you still unsure? It doesn't look like the real thing to me, the glaze color is too bright."
"Sister Xie, just buy it. I won't dare to lie to anyone."
"Haha, forget it Little Dong, fifty thousand is too expensive."
Dong Xuebin originally wanted to sell Xie Huilan a favor to relieve some of the embarrassment caused by the stockings incident. It can be seen that Xie Huilan refused to listen, so Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly, knowing that Xie Huilan is a strong woman with strong opinions and independent thoughts. The first decision she makes will usually stick to it. No matter what others say, it won't work. So Dong Xuebin simply stopped trying. "... If you don't want it, then I'll pass it on."
Xie Huilan looked at him, "So sure?"
"Most definitely."
Xie Huilan said nothing more, narrowed his eyes and nodded.
Dong Xuebin I believe in my own judgment, unless the counterfeiter perfectly imitates the genuine product, even the fetus, but this is almost impossible, and no one has the time. He turned around and returned to the stall, pointing at the Qing Qianlong Blue Glazed Gilt Dragon Bowl to the stall owner, "If you really want to sell it, the price is 40,000 yuan. I want 40,000 yuan. I can't give it to you no matter how much I want. I don't have that much money on me."
When the stall owner heard this, he was very happy and said, "Oh, forty thousand is too little, no, no, just fifty thousand."
Dong Xuebin said, "I said I don't have that much money. If it doesn't work, I will leave."
The stall owner quickly tried to persuade him, "Forty-five thousand, how about forty-five thousand?" Seeing that he had turned around, the stall owner simply said, "Forty-two thousand can never be lower."
Dong Xuebin hesitated and said, "Okay, wait until I get the money for you."
Next to it is Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. No need to make an appointment for 40,000 yuan. I came back quickly with cash, handing over the money and delivering the goods.
Counting the money happily, the stall owner went crazy with joy and carefully gave the bowl to Dong Xuebin, "You can keep this with your family. It will definitely increase in value in a few years." Of course, the stall owner didn't think so. The fake antique porcelain from his hometown is usually wholesaled in large quantities to Capital City. Why? Capital City people are so fooled, hey, look at this kid, he thought he picked it up, but he didn't even think about it, is this leak so easy to pick up?
Holding the small official kiln bowl, Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan left here together.
"...Little Dong, find a place to identify it?" Xie Huilan said with a smile, "Haha, to be honest, I really don't believe this is the official kiln of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. If it is true, it is only two or three points true."
Dong Xuebin hesitated and said, "This..." He was afraid that if the thing was real, Xie Huilan's face would not look good, so he didn't want to authenticate it in front of the leader.
But Xie Huilan obviously didn't give him a chance to refuse, "Let's go to Rongbaozhai. It's a big place with a good reputation, okay?"
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly and said, "I will listen to you."
Rongbaozhai, maybe because of the Spring Festival, business is not very good today, there is almost no one in the lobby on the first floor. Dong Xuebin looked around and saw a person who looked like an expert, so he went over and asked, "Do you accept Qing Qianlong Blue Glazed Gilt Dragon Bowl here?" Xie Huilan squinted and listened quietly.
The little old man looked over and said, "I need to see something. Have you brought it?"
Dong Xuebin gently put the small bowl on the table. In the jargon, this is called porcelain.
The little old man looked up with his slender eyes and was stunned. Then he took the small bowl in his hand and tasted it over and over. "Young man, are you not in a hurry? I have to take my time to take a look at this."
Dong Xuebin looked at Xie Huilan with questioning eyes.
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "There's no rush."
Dong Xuebin was afraid that she would be tired, so he moved a chair to her from the side, "Sit down and I'll buy you a bottle of water?"
"No need." Xie Huilan was not polite. After sitting down, he smiled and said, "You can also move a chair and sit down. Don't just stand there."
Over there, the little old man took out a magnifying glass and other tools from behind, and began to study it over and over again. Five minutes passed. He took off his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes. Then he called a middle-aged man from upstairs to come down. Then the two of them discussed and studied together for another ten minutes.
Dong Xuebin can afford to wait, but Central Leaders's time is precious, so he urged, "It's not ready yet?"
The little old man and the middle-aged man looked at each other, and the little old man said, "How much do you want to sell this thing for?"
Dong Xuebin pondered, "... One million."
The middle-aged man shook his head, "This price is too crooked, and it won't be sold at the auction."
The little old man looked at Dong Xuebin, "... the things are good and well-preserved, but one million will definitely not reach you. I can only give you six hundred thousand."
Upon hearing this, Xie Huilan narrowed his eyes and looked at Dong Xuebin with half-closed eyelids.
Dong Xuebin was also suddenly overjoyed, haha, he didn't miss it, it was an official kiln.
The one million just mentioned was just a big deal. Dong Xuebin didn't expect it to sell for so much. Now that he knew it, he started bargaining with them and finally reached a price of 700,000. Dong Xuebin didn't want to bid with back at the auction again this time. After all, the auction regulations do not allow sellers to bid maliciously. It was a coincidence that the last time the pearl necklace was auctioned, Teacher Sun happened to register the auction plate for Dong Xuebin with his ID card. After the auction, he complained to Dong Xuebin, so it will definitely not be that easy next time. It is better to sell it directly now.
"Young man, how do you pay?"
"... a check, right?"
"Okay, just wait a moment."
Rongbaozhai took out the check. Dong Xuebin was in a good mood, but when he thought that Xie Huilan was still there, he quickly stopped his joy and said, "Sister Xie, let's take half of the money. If you hadn't discovered the thing, I wouldn't have been able to pick it up. It's all because of you." He was just being polite, but he also understood that Xie Huilan wouldn't want it.
Xie Huilan smiled, "Little Dong, Little Dong, I didn't expect you to have this ability? Huh? How many years have you been collecting?"
"Hey, I just lucked out and caught up. In fact, you are not as knowledgeable as you."
"Haha, don't flatter me. If you can buy that bowl without any hesitation and spend more than 40,000 yuan, you must know that it is genuine. I can't compare with your eyesight." Xie Huilan couldn't help but look at Dong Xuebin again, with a smile on his lips, "... If I visit an antique store again in the future, it seems I have to take you with me."
Dong Xuebin said to her heart that as long as you don't pursue the stockings issue, I will go wherever you want me to go with you.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Dong Xuebin deposited the 700,000 check in the bank, and then he was shocked by his total assets - two million, a full two million.
After wiping his sweat, he immediately called Qu Yunxuan, "Aunt Xuan, I just missed another piece of porcelain."
Qu Yunxuan on the other end of the phone was stunned. "... What? Missed it again? How come you always miss it?"
Dong Xuebin: "Hey, I made 700,000 this time. The two of us now have 2 million."
Qu Yunxuan: "..."
"I thought about it, but it's still not easy to put so much money in my account. If someone at work investigates... Well, it's better to give it to you. I'll transfer all the money to your account later. In the future, when I make money, I'll put it in your place. Both of our money will be given to you. Arrange and manage, you can open whatever company you want, and we will strive to make more and more, okay?" After saying this last sentence, Dong Xuebin sweated, and he copied Xie Huilan's tone.
"... really made another 700,000?"
"Haha, you will find out after checking your account later."
"... Smelly thing, you are really good. Auntie will go back tomorrow and give you a good celebration."
"Uh, why don't you celebrate like in the movie theater?"
"Go to hell"
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