After appraising Ogata Korin's painting, Xiao Ran did not roll it up, but said to David:
"David, take some high-definition photos of this painting and send them to Mami Zenitani, Hasegawa, and Xie Tian."
"Tell them that I discovered a handed down painting by the Japanese art master Ogata Korin, and I'm going to trade it!"
"If they are interested in acquiring this painting, they can exchange it for the top Chinese antique artworks in their museum collection."
"And it has to be fast and don't wait until it's late, otherwise I will send this painting to this year's New York spring auction."
Upon hearing this, David immediately smiled and nodded.
"Okay, Sean, I'll take pictures right away and contact some Japanese friends"
"I believe they never want to miss this painting and can only choose to trade with you."
With that said, the guy took out his phone and started taking pictures of the painting.
After taking the photo, he went outside to make a phone call.
Xiao Ran walked to the bookcase and began to study the two small safes hidden in the bookcase.
Fortunately, these two small safes use mechanical combination locks instead of fingerprint and digital combination locks!
For Xiao Ran, there is no difficulty in opening such a safe!
He pretended to observe carefully for a moment, then took the toolbox that had been prepared and was about to open the two small safes.
The auxiliary tool used to open the lock, or performance prop, is just a medical stethoscope.
When he took out a medical stethoscope, put it on, stuck the stethoscope probe on the door of a small safe, and skillfully began to crack the code.
Xu Lin and Wang Jue, who were standing aside, were completely dumbfounded and their eyes were full of disbelief.
"Using a stethoscope to open a safe? Is it true? Is it because I'm dazzled?"
Unlike them, David and Matthew's expressions remained unchanged, as if they were used to it!
In just a moment, Xiao Ran opened the sturdy alloy safe with a click.
Just as he was about to open the safe door, Xu Lin and Wang Jue on the side exclaimed in surprise.
"Is it now open? Brother Xiao Ran, aren't you doing magic? Or do you already know the password? It's incredible!"
“I’ve never heard of using a stethoscope to open a safe, and it’s so fast, it’s a miracle!”
While exclaiming, the two beauties looked at Xiao Ran with wide eyes, as if they were about to look at God.
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter, and Matthew and the others all laughed.
Xiao Ran turned to look at the two beauties, smiled and explained a few words.
"Of course I don't know the passwords to these two small safes, otherwise it would be so troublesome!"
"Using this stethoscope, I can hear the mechanical code of this safe"
"Next, it will be easy to open this safe!"
The two beauties were shocked again and let out another burst of exclamation.
"Very easy? Don't be ridiculous. You are probably the only one in the world who thinks this is easy."
"If it were anyone else, even if he could hear the password, he wouldn't be able to do it so quickly or with such exaggeration!"
Matthew and the others all agreed with their words.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then opened the door of the small safe.
The situation in this small safe was immediately revealed.
The interior of the small safe is divided into three layers. The space is not large, but there are a lot of things inside.
There are three exquisite red sandalwood boxes on the top floor. They are not large in size but very beautifully made.
There was a large amount of cash on the second floor, including Japanese yen, US dollars and euros. The US dollar cash alone exceeded 200,000!
On the bottom floor, there was a German-made USP pistol, a large number of bullets, and several pistol magazines.
Xiao Ran looked at the situation in the small safe and then said:
"This should be the small vault of Miyazawa Antique Shop. The cash in it is the antique shop's working capital!"
"Miyazawa Antique Shop has a gang background and sells smuggled antiques and cultural relics, so many transactions will be done in cash to avoid supervision!"
“In fact, many antique shops prefer cash transactions and only make large transactions via bank transfer.”
"These cash and pistols are of little value. I just don't know what treasures are contained in these three rosewood boxes?"
As he spoke, he reached out and took out one of the red sandalwood boxes and opened it gently.
What appeared next was a blood-red stone, only the size of an adult's fist, but so beautiful that it was breathtaking!
The color of this stone is as bright as frozen chicken blood, but its texture is as smooth and shiny as mutton-fat jade. Under the illumination of the light, it shines with light!
The red light reflected by it even made Xiao Ran's hands and face red.
"Wow! This stone is so beautiful, it's unparalleled!"
"Oh my god! There are actually gems like this in the world, as if they were soaked in blood!"
Xu Lin, Matthew, and the others all exclaimed, and they were all dazzled.
The next moment, Xiao Ran reached out and took out the blood-red stone from the box, held it in the palm of his hand and admired it.
While admiring it, he also began to introduce the stone.
"This is not an ordinary stone, but Changhua chicken blood stone, one of the three major seal stones in China, and it is the top frozen ground chicken blood stone."
"Changhua Chicken Blood Stone is named for its bright color like chicken blood. It has been one of the favorite seal stones of Chinese literati and royal nobles since ancient times."
"In Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, Changhua Soapstone is also loved and sought after by countless people. A good Soapstone is more expensive than in China."
"The discovery of this top-quality Changhua chicken blood stone is really beyond my expectation. I didn't expect that Miyazawa actually has such a treasure in his collection. I have to thank him for this."
Hearing this, Matthew and Xu Lin both laughed.
When the laughter subsided, Wang Jue suddenly asked curiously:
"Brother Xiao Ran, I have heard of the chicken-blood stone seal before. A high-quality chicken-blood stone seal seems to be very expensive."
"The Changhua chicken blood stone in your hand has such a bright color and is of the highest quality. Isn't it very valuable?"
Xiao Ran looked at the girl and then nodded.
"That's right, a high-quality Changhua chicken-blood stone seal can easily be worth millions, not to mention this is the top-grade Changhua chicken-blood stone."
"And this is a rough stone with unlimited possibilities. According to market conditions, the value of this chicken blood stone should be more than 50 million yuan."
Not surprisingly, this valuation shocked everyone present.
The next moment, Xu Lin was amazed.
"A stone is worth more than 50 million. This world is so crazy!"
Xiao Ran looked at the girl, then smiled and said:
“Among Chinese antiques, cultural relics and works of art, the antiques in the study room are often the most expensive.”
"As far as seal stones are concerned, the value of the other two top seal stones is no less than that of Changhua Chicken Blood Stone."
"Since this red sandalwood box contains a top-grade Changhua chicken blood stone, are the ones in the other two red sandalwood boxes the top-grade Tianhuang stone and Qingtian stone? I am very much looking forward to it."
With that said, he put the Changhua Soapstone back into the box, then closed the box and put it aside.
Then he was ready to take out another rosewood box and see what treasures were inside.
At this time, David had finished the phone call and returned to the office.
After coming in, this guy immediately said:
"Sean, I told Sentani Mami and Hasegawa about your discovery of Ogata Korin's painting, and also told me that you were going to trade this painting."
"As you expected, after hearing the news, Qian Guzhenmei and others were very excited, and expressed their willingness to trade with you in exchange for the collection of Chinese antiques and art."
There is no doubt that this is the result that Xiao Ran wants to hear most.
He smiled and nodded, then said:
"As long as Qiangu Zhenmei and the others are willing to trade, that's fine. After cleaning up this antique store, I will give them specific trading conditions."
"In the previous transactions, I did not exchange some top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks. I must not miss it again this time."
"Judging from the current situation, I should find some good Japanese antiques next, which can be traded together."
Hearing this, David and the others all laughed.
After saying this, Xiao Ran took out the second red sandalwood box and opened it gently.
Things were just as he expected.
Contained in this rosewood box is a top-quality Qingtian stone, which is also one of the three major seal stones in China.
Moreover, this piece of Qingtian stone is larger and can cut more top-quality Qingtian stone seals.
Looking at this top-grade Qingtian stone, the smile on Xiao Ran's face suddenly became brighter.
He was not in a hurry to take out the Qingtian stone to appreciate it, but took out the last red sandalwood box placed in the safe.
When he opened the last rosewood box, a pair of Tianhuang, the king of stones with pearly luster and transparent texture, appeared in front of him as promised.
The reason why it is said to be a pair is because it is a pair of small and exquisite Tianhuang seals, not a piece of Tianhuang rough stone.
This pair of Tianhuang seals is carved from the finest Tianhuang frozen stone.
Moreover, the two seals came from the same piece of field yellow, which was cut from it and carved into two seals.
The two seals have exactly the same color and are completely transparent, like two pieces of solidified honey, extremely moist.
On the surface of the two seals, there is a thick patina formed over a long period of time, which is naturally shiny and radiant.
Not only that, there are dragon and phoenix patterns carved on the surfaces of these two Tianhuang seals, which look like the seals of a couple.
In addition to the exquisite decorative patterns, a meaningful poem is engraved on each of the facades cut from the two seals.
Seeing these two Tianhuang seals, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly became brighter, like two searchlights.
He first admired it from a distance, then reached out and took out one of the Tianhuang seals, playing with it carefully and admiring it.
When he saw the Fangtian yellow seal, he suddenly said with surprise:
"I'll go! This is actually Prince Gong's Tianhuang seal, and it's a pair. It's so precious!"
Prince Gong Tian Huang Seal
