"Say it again?" I thought I heard it wrong.
Miss Ye looked at me and said: "My third sister said on the phone that she knows where there is a bird statue that can be sold. It seems to have been unearthed the year before last."
"impossible!"
I stood up and said excitedly: "The Northern School has never produced Bird Zun in the past two years! Just tell me who the seller is!"
"Mr. Lai, what is the Northern Sect?"
Realizing that I had leaked something, I quickly interrupted: "Anyway, fake bird statues are everywhere, and some of the ones on display in museums are also fake, and this thing has been imitated since the Ming Dynasty, and there are many old imitations! Over there in Nanyang There is a bronze village here that has made bird statues in batches."
Uncle Zheng said from the side: "Boss Ye, this is a very important matter. We must make sure that what we buy is genuine and we must not buy a fake."
After speaking, Uncle Zheng glanced at me secretly.
I knew he had misunderstood me. He might have thought I had this thing and wanted to sell it to Meili Ye at a high price! After all, I was the one who initiated the idea of using bird statues to control Feng Shui. The fact is, I don’t have this thing in hand.
Miss Ye thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Zheng is right, but my third sister said this matter has always been controversial."
I asked what exactly happened?
She explained: "This bird statue came out a few years ago. My third sister had some business dealings with the seller. She saw the real thing once, but she didn't dare to accept it that time. It is said that twenty experts looked at this thing, and the result was Seventeen experts said that the goods were not up to date, so my third sister did not dare to accept them."
"Do you have any photos of Bird Lord?" I asked with a frown.
She shook her head: "The seller does not allow taking photos, so the actual photos of the bird statue have not been leaked. Sir, can you still authenticate antiques?"
I said I know a little bit.
Just kidding, I have never convinced anyone about my eyesight. No matter which expert has evaluated it, I only trust my own eyes when I buy things. I even boast that I have developed a sharp eye.
The result of the final discussion was that she allowed me to stay here for a day and ask the seller to deliver the things in person tomorrow night. Her third sister would also come over then, and we would look at the real thing and study it.
I agreed to this.
The sun rises and sets, and in the blink of an eye it’s evening the next day.
I actually experienced the life of the upper class, where I could eat caviar, high-end red wine and so on.
At about 8:30 that night, Boss Ye's third sister Ye Xinyue came with the seller.
Along with Ye Xinyue was an old man who looked to be in his eighties. This old man had lost all his hair, his face was wrinkled, and his eyelids were always droopy.
Ye Xinyue is not as tall as Ye Manyue, but they are similar in appearance. The seller looks to be in his forties, his name is Wang Jianping, he looks average, and he seems to be a second-rate dealer from the south.
After chatting with each other for a few minutes, Wang Jianping placed a large wooden box on the table.
He looked at the group of us and said: "Guys, I didn't want to come originally, but recently I'm in urgent need of a lot of money. I know the source of this thing very well. It can't be fake, let alone an old imitation." ! Definitely from the Shang Dynasty!"
Third sister Ye Xinyue smiled and said: "Boss Wang, don't be angry. It is precisely because of the controversy that we should be more careful. This time, my little sister wants to buy this thing from you, so I asked a Forbidden City expert to help me take a look. .”
The third sister's implication was, "I don't want the things because there is a controversy about not opening the door. It was my sister who asked me to invite you here this time, and she also paid for it. I am just the middleman. The so-called expert from the Forbidden City is this 80-year-old man." "
Dealer Wang Jianping nodded: "Anyway, the thing is here, you can take a look."
There was a brocade box inside the wooden box, and newspapers were wrapped inside the brocade box. They were well protected layer by layer. When the other party took out the bronze and put it on the table, I was stunned.
How come this happened?
This bird statue is about 30 centimeters high and made of bronze. The bird's head is made into a cover that can be removed. The whole body is black, as if it has been burned by smoke and fire.
A serious bird statue should be made of gold and silver all over, with the bird's eyes inlaid with gems, but this one has empty eyes and a tail that seems to have been welded. All in all, it's in very poor condition! Moreover, there is not a trace of green rust unearthed from the ground all over the body. If it comes out of the soil, it is impossible not to have a little green rust. In short, it looks very awkward.
The old expert picked it up and looked at it for less than two minutes, then gently put it on the table.
Ye Xinyue immediately asked: "Teacher, what do you think?"
The old expert frowned and said: "The thing is already distorted and I dare not recognize it. I personally don't recommend buying it."
