Li Mo wanted to talk to Qin Sirui after breakfast, but she was still sleeping soundly, so he didn't disturb her. I just told my grandpa that I had to go out to do some errands and might not be back for lunch at noon.
At about 8:50 in the morning, the Rolls-Royce stopped at the intersection of an old street. The fox pointed to an antique shop not far away and said, "Boss, they just entered."
"Jinlinlou Antique Shop."
Li Mo looked at the sign at the door. There were two big men in the same clothes standing at the door, looking very majestic. There were three luxury cars parked on the roadside in front of the antique shop. One of them was an imported Maybach, and the remaining two were big Gs. It seemed that the woman was not very strong.
"I'll go in and take a look. You guys stay and wait for my news."
"Okay boss."
The weather in Kyoto has turned warm in late March. Li Mo was wearing casual clothes, sneakers, and a small bag slung across his body. The two big men at the door just glanced at Li Mo and did not stop him from entering.
This antique shop sells a wide variety of items, including porcelain, jade, and jewelry, as well as the Four Treasures of the Study, calligraphy and paintings. There were no other customers in the store, only the middle-aged woman named Sui Yunxin was looking at a painting seriously. There was also a woman in her thirties and an old man over sixty years old standing beside her.
"Hello sir, do you want to buy something? Let me introduce you."
A female clerk in her thirties or forties came over and asked with a smile.
"I want to buy an old painting as a gift to an elder. I'll take a look at it first. If I like it, I'll consult you."
"Okay." Probably seeing that Li Mo was too young, the clerk just responded casually. He is probably the kind of person who wants to find treasures and try his luck. She has seen too many people like this. Although this old street is not as big as Liulichang and Panjiayuan, it has been around for a long time and can be regarded as a relatively well-known old street.
Li Mo looked around and saw that the paintings hanging on the walls were all ordinary. It was probably that all the real old paintings and valuable old paintings had been collected, or there were simply no ancient paintings worth seeing here. The purpose of his visit today was to see up close what kind of person Liu Hongqing's first love was, so after reading the calligraphy and paintings, he started to look at the porcelain on the ancient shelves.
The workmanship is quite exquisite, but they are all modern handicrafts. They are worth a few hundred yuan at most, and a better one or two thousand yuan. Li Mo looked at the porcelain from beginning to end but didn't like it. He was going to go to the counter to look at the gold, silver and jade.
When he walked to the counter, his eyes were attracted by a large plate with colorful branches and branches on the counter. The colorful plate is about forty-seven centimeters in diameter. Both the inside and outside are painted with intertwining branches and stripes, and each flower is glazed in five colors, making it very full and thick.
This large colorful plate is placed on the countertop, with mint candies and some small packaged nuts in it. Li Mo got closer and took a closer look. It was not convenient for him to do it directly, so when he looked at it with different eyes, the colorful disk suddenly transmitted a dark gray halo, and then formed a circle of light and spread out.
It is truly an authentic porcelain from the early Qing Dynasty. Judging from the glaze color and craftsmanship, it was definitely fired in an official kiln. How could porcelain with such a large door be used as a tray? Is the boss also a half-hearted person?
He looked carefully again, and then he knew where the reason was. It turned out that the circle of the colorful market had been tampered with. For some unknown reason, someone used a special craftsmanship to make a layer of fake porcelain on the bottom to cover the surface, covering up the original markings. At the bottom of the layer that was covered later, there were four small blue and white characters 'made by jdz'. Because it is covered with one layer, the bottom of the colorful market is basically flat.
Probably because the method of fraud is too sophisticated, it is difficult to tell with the naked eye that there is something wrong with the ring.
During the Kangxi and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty, most of the tangled branches were made of blue and white. There were relatively few such colorful tangled branches. There are some treasures in museums, and a few have appeared in some high-end auctions. The price of authentic products with colorful branches and patterns basically exceeds one million.
Generally speaking, fraud is done by confusing the truth with the truth. This is the first time I encountered the situation of confusing the truth with the truth.
"Hello, this way."
The female clerk saw that Li Mo had been looking at her for a long time before calling her. She hurriedly smiled and came over and asked, "Sir, do you like anything?"
"Do you want to sell this big plate? It's such a big size and it fits right on the coffee table at home. I think the pattern is pretty. If you want to sell it, please give me a price."
"Do you want to buy this?" The female clerk thought she heard wrongly. Their boss bought this from a street stall a few years ago. At that time, she thought the plate was large enough to hold a lot of food. The surface has a beautiful pattern and can be placed on the counter as a decoration.
"Don't want to sell it? Then forget it."
Li Mo didn't show any strong desire to buy.
"It's for sale. The boss originally bought this colorful lotus plate for four thousand yuan. If you like it, just add a few hundred yuan for hard work."
"More than four thousand?" Li Mo's eyes suddenly widened and his voice rose a bit, "I haven't bought a similar large plate, but the pattern on the surface is not so beautiful. In the past, I only spent less than two thousand at most, you The price has more than doubled, it’s too expensive.”
Probably because the voice was much louder, it attracted the attention of several people appraising the paintings over there. They all turned their heads to look at Li Mo, and then continued their appraisal, while whispering.
"Sir, I don't care how much you spent on it before, but in our store, we are honest and transparent, and the prices are transparent. If you really sincerely want to buy this big deal, I will apply to the boss to see if I can transfer it at the cost price. Giving it to you can be regarded as making a friend. If necessary, I can come to the store to take care of the business in the future."
The female shop assistant is quite talkative. If it were at a street stall outside, the bosses would definitely ask him to pay the price directly and seal the deal if it suits him. After all, it is a big store, and the merchant has enough confidence. If he doesn't bargain with you, he will either earn more or not do the business.
Li Mo stretched out his hand to touch the surface of the colorful plate, hesitated before nodding and said, "Okay, please ask the boss."
The female clerk's face was calm, but there was a hint of excitement in her eyes. She took out her mobile phone and made a call in front of Li Mo, explaining the situation at the scene. She also deliberately said good things for Li Mo, saying that this gentleman was special. I like the big deal and asked if it can be transferred.
The two talked a lot back and forth on the phone, and finally the female clerk said happily: "Then let me thank the boss on behalf of this gentleman."
"Done?"
Li Mo also secretly chuckled in his heart. He was tired of such little tricks, but he still asked her with great expectations.
"Sir, the boss agrees to the cost transfer, but you have to take more care of our small business in the future."
"Your boss is very cheerful, thank you very much."
Li Mo quickly paid the money, and the female clerk carefully packaged the large plate with colorful branches and patterns and handed it to him.
"I'll take a look at these jades and the like. If I like them, I'll call you."
She had just finished a business and made more than 3,000 yuan. The female clerk had already regarded Li Mo as one of those stupid people with too much money. She hurriedly said with a smile: "Please, sir."
The jade counter was next to Sui Yunxin and the others. Li Mo approached there, and the two bodyguards naturally staggered in front of him, signaling him not to get close.
"Is there something wrong with the jade?"
"Send this gentleman over."
Sui Yunxin's voice was very soft, but there was an undeniable momentum in her words.
The bodyguard quickly stepped aside, and Li Mo nodded at them and walked to the counter to look carefully. But the so-called jade is obviously ordinary goods, but the price is not low. They say that those who open an antique store either don’t open it, and they will definitely live a cool life for a long time if they open it.
Not seeing any good goods, Li Mo's eyes naturally fell on the banner on the counter.
Sui Yunxin and the old man were still discussing quietly.
"Teacher Wang, do you think this painting is real or fake?"
"If it were just Mr. Xu Beihong's personal painting, I can really give some reference advice, but this banner painting has five works and five people's signatures. Judging from just one of the works with Mr. Xu Beihong's signature, it really has his signature. Nine points of charm. Ms. Sui, I'm really sorry. I really can't give you a better reference for this horizontal painting. Besides, the price offered by the boss for this painting is 3.8 million. To be honest, it's risky to sell it. It’s still pretty big.”
Probably the old man named Wang has a certain reputation for appraising calligraphy and painting, so Ms. Sui Yunxin is also considering his suggestions.
"Ms. Sui, actually we can think about it from another angle. There are five works in this horizontal painting, which are independent of each other. If the chicken picture in it is really the original work of Mr. Xu Beihong, he can be cut out and framed separately. Judging from Mr. Xu's reputation and the popularity of the antique market, a painting would cost at least tens of millions. Think about it, many people should have come to appraise this horizontal painting, but none of them sold it, so it has already been sold. It explains some problems very much.”
The analysis of the old man named Wang was quite reasonable. Ms. Sui thought about it for a moment and then nodded and said, "Then let's go."
"Master Jiang, we can't see through this painting for the time being. We need to think about it again."
Every antique shop has a master. To put it bluntly, the shop will also buy some other people's calligraphy, paintings, jade, etc., so it will find a master to take charge. Master Jiang should be the master chef in the store. He was wiping a piece of porcelain not far away. When he heard this, he understood what they meant.
"Okay madam, if you want to see it again, you can contact our boss at any time." Master Jiang is not very old, forty years old at most. When he came here, he was about to roll up the horizontal painting, but unexpectedly he heard Someone asked: "How can I sell this painting?"
Ms. Sui and the old man, who were about to leave, looked at the young man next to them in surprise. His skin was a little darker, but his eyes were sharp. He had a handsome body and stylish facial features. He was a handsome boy.
"This gentleman wants to buy?"
Master Jiang looked at Li Mo, a little disbelieving.
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