Therefore, Liu Guangqi could only select some less precious things from his collection and exchange them for money.
Among Liu Guangqi's many treasures, the least precious ones are probably the two large blue and white Ming Wanli jars for pickling that he found in the kitchen.
There were a lot of these things, not even a pair, and it was from a private kiln. It was enough to keep one for fun. It would not hurt to sell it, so Liu Guangqi took it to Liulichang.
"Wait a minute, have a sip of tea, and I'll take a look first."
Shopkeeper Liu made tea for Liu Guangqi, took out a magnifying glass and looked at the blue and white jar carefully.
Liu Guangqi didn't laugh at him. He felt that his eyesight was so poor that he couldn't even see a big can. Being able to build a store in Liulichang and still not fail after working for so many years is impossible without some real ability. On the contrary, it shows that the other party's vision and management level are very high.
What is important in the antique business is to be cautious and meticulous. There are too many experts who fell down because of being too conceited, such as Lan Yigui who was tricked by Tong Fengquan, or Shen Songshan from Yanju Pavilion. They all fell down. Because of his carelessness, he fell into a big mess, and Shen Songshan was directly ruined and hanged himself. Lan Yigui was better and had a strong foundation to carry it out.
"There's nothing wrong with the thing. It's a good thing with a big door. Doctor Liu, how much are you going to sell it for?"
Shopkeeper Liu carefully looked at the big blue and white jar to make sure there was nothing wrong, then he looked up at Liu Guangqi and asked.
"Ten million."
The price is high and the money is paid back on the ground. In order to maximize profits, Liu Guangqi will definitely not offer a low price.
"If it's ten million, you'd better take it back and play with it yourself, or go and ask elsewhere. You also know that the world is not as good as before. Ten million might be worth the money in the Republic of China, but it's not possible now. ”
Shopkeeper Liu smiled and pushed the things in front of Liu Guangqi.
"Don't worry, you should pay the price."
Liu Guangqi had no intention of closing the deal at a fixed price. Continue to ask.
“Really want to sell”
Shopkeeper Liu pondered for a moment and asked.
"I am very sure of that."
Liu Guangqi nodded.
"Five million, that's the only price I can give you. No matter how high it is, I won't give you a single copper. You are also someone who knows the market. You have an idea of how much this thing is worth."
"Sure, it's five million."
Liu Guangqi didn't bother to talk to the other party and agreed directly. The price was not low anyway.
"Then just wait, I'll get you the money right now."
Hearing Liu Guangqi agree so readily, shopkeeper Liu's expression on the opposite side didn't even change. He stood up to get money for Liu Guangqi. If he had a poor psychological quality, he would definitely feel that the price he gave was too high.
"Doctor Liu, please ask. You have a good relationship with Shopkeeper Lan of Tianhexuan. Why don't you find him?"
After handing the money to Liu Guangqi, shopkeeper Liu asked curiously.
"It's nothing. In a word, it's not easy to bargain. How much do you think I should offer in the past? If it's too much, I'll hurt my feelings. If it's too little, I'll suffer a loss."
Liu Guangqi said with a smile.
"I understand, please walk slowly and come back next time."
…
After coming out of Shopkeeper Liu's shop, Liu Guangqi wanted to go back to find Bai Mei and the others, but now that he was here, he couldn't go back empty-handed.
So Liu Guangqi stared around in Liulichang with his big eyes.
"nice one"
After turning around, Liu Guangqi spotted a good thing at a stall, an exquisite blue and white pen holder. Without saying a word, Liu Guangqi walked towards the stall, but just as he was about to reach out, the person next to him grabbed him first.
"Man, I touched it first this time."
When Liu Guangqi heard this voice, he turned around and saw that this was not the third uncle, no, the shabby man. The third uncle claimed to be a scholar and a scholar, so he would definitely not come out wearing a shabby vest and a tattered straw hat.
"You still remember me. You have such a good memory."
"That's for sure. I was a step too late for you with the pipe last time, but I'm not too late this time."
Shapoh said proudly while holding the blue and white pen holder in his hand.
"It's not too late. You choose first. There are a lot of fun things in this stall. I'll look at the others first."
Seeing the disobedient look on his face, Liu Guangqi smiled and moved to the side.
"Boss, how much does this Bodhisattva cost?"
"You have really good eyesight. This is a thing from the Kangxi period. If you want it, just give me one million."
"Screw you, you think this thing is made of gold, even Kangxi, it looks like it's from Jiaqing to me, give me an honest price. If it suits you, I'll make an appointment for you."
"That's not the lowest..."
Listening to Bao Pohou's bargaining with the stall owner, and looking at Bao Pohou's determined attitude, Liu Guangqi knew that there was no hope for this pen holder. I just sold a large Wanli jar, and I originally thought about collecting a Jiajing pen holder for replacement, but now I have no chance.
However, this rag is also very dark-hearted. It is obviously a thing from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, but he was forced to say that it was from the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, and he was allowed to eat it for three hundred years just by talking about it.
Since there was no hope, there was no need for Liu Guangqi to focus on the pen holder anymore. He got up and went to another stall because he saw another interesting thing.
The stall owner originally wanted to use Liu Guangqi to raise the price, but after seeing Liu Guangqi leave, he could only give up the idea.
"Boss, why is there a box on your stall? Why don't you buy antiques instead of buying a box?"
Liu Guangqi often visits Liulichang and the stall owner in front of him is considered an acquaintance, so he joked.
"Hey, how can you make money by selling boxes instead of buying antiques? I just received this box yesterday. I wanted to open it to see what's inside, but it turned out that the box was a combination lock. I tinkered with it all night and couldn't open it, so I just thought I’ll put it on the stall here to see if anyone wants it. If it doesn’t sell, I’ll go back and smash it open to see what’s inside.”
"Isn't this just a blind box? You are pretty good at business."
Although he didn't understand what Liu Guangqi was talking about, the stall owner still smiled.
"This box looks good, yo, it's quite heavy."
Liu Guangqi took the box over. As soon as he took it, he felt something shaking. Although Liu Guangqi didn't have clairvoyance and couldn't see clearly what was in the box, Liu Guangqi's intuition told him that there must be something good in this box.
"How much does this box cost?"
After checking the appearance of the box to make sure there was no damage and it didn't look like it had been pried open, Liu Guangqi asked about the price.
"If you want it, I won't ask you for more, how about 400,000."
The stall owner smiled so much that he offered a sky-high price.
"You didn't drink too much. You asked me for 400,000 for a second-hand broken box. Even a new one isn't worth that much."
Liu Guangqi's face darkened when he heard the price offered by the stall owner. This guy was treating him like a traitor and slaughtering him.
"Don't be angry. You are an imported box. Look at the foreign codes on it. I calculated that there are more than 200,000 combinations of the combination lock. This is a real good thing. There are also things inside, if you find a few gold bars inside, you will make a lot of money, 400,000 yuan is really not expensive at all."
"You go and cool off. If you really have gold bars, you will be cheaper for me. If you want me to have 400,000 yuan, then it will definitely be cheaper when you accept it. Give me an honest price, and if it is suitable, I will accept it. It's all mine. I’ll take care of your business and open it for you.”
"Hey, what did you say? Let's do it like this, 380,000, you see how it goes."
"Since I've been so useless for so long, I'll give you 20,000 yuan for it. Just wait until you come back to the hospital next time, and I'll pick out the painful spots for you to prick."
Liu Guangqi saw the stall owner's refusal to buy food and salt, and threatened him directly.
"Don't bother me. You have to treat my cold legs. How about thirty-five? It's not expensive at all to buy an imported box for three hundred thousand yuan. This box is still fine. You can go back and tinker with it slowly. Once you open it, it can be used as a new box."
When it comes to Liu Guangqi, the stall owner is really at his wits end. As long as it drops to 30,000 again.
"Okay, it's only three hundred and fifty thousand. I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you."
After bargaining to this point, Liu Guangqi knew that the negotiation could not go on any further. Buying a box for 350,000 yuan was indeed not expensive, so he took out the money from his pocket and handed it to the stall owner.
