After driving for about an hour, several cars turned into a large walled yard. Li Mo got out of the car and took a look. There were many luxury cars parked here. Before they had walked a few steps, they saw another luxury car driving in.
What greeted them was a blonde with a very hot figure. Franke was very familiar with this place. He skillfully took out a hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and stuffed it into the girl's chest. His fingers took the opportunity to touch the bulging meat. I scratched it.
The blonde didn't show any anger at all. She gave him a smile and respectfully led them towards the two huge copper doors.
There were a dozen tall and burly security guards at the door. They all had guns hanging on their bodies and their eyes were scanning Li Mo. After all, among this group of people, Li Mo was surrounded by four people. It was obvious that he was the core figure.
When he arrived at the door, Franke took out a card. The hot blonde took it and swiped it on a security guard. After verifying that his identity was correct, two strong men pushed open the heavy copper door to reveal a passage for people to enter and exit. gap.
"Mr. Qin, please."
Just now, it looked like a large warehouse from the outside, a bit dilapidated, but when you walk through the door, it's a completely different world. The inside is like a small antique market, with stalls arranged neatly, with a total of eight rows as far as the eye can see.
Being in it, Li Mo suddenly felt a bit like entering Panjiayuan. The only difference is that most of the stall owners are foreigners, and we also see many Asian faces.
There are also many people who look like they are rich or noble, and they are browsing the stalls accompanied by bodyguards or beautiful women.
"Are there not many people?"
"There are only two days every half month that are not open to the public. The rest of the time is similar to those in open-air markets, with crowds of people coming to search for treasures. Underground forces provide venues to ensure safety, and also charge corresponding service fees to complete transactions. There will also be another commission charged for payment. Coincidentally, today and tomorrow are not open to the public, only for reservation customers."
Franke introduced from the side.
"You can browse the stalls here casually, and you can negotiate the transaction price yourself, but the probability of genuine products is not high. There is a separate hall for VIPs, where there are many genuine products, and each item is marked with a price. If you like it, you can pay directly. , do not accept bargaining.”
"There is also a super VIP room. Every antique that comes out there is a high-quality product. It will be auctioned at that time, and the one with the highest price will get it. Many super rich people like to bring their own appraisal experts to participate in such auctions, because the transactions are completed here. No more auction commissions.”
It seems that different worlds have their own means of survival. Now that they are here, prepare to start work.
Li Mo walked to a stall. The stall owner was a dark and skinny little man. There were many things in front of him. There were not only porcelain, coins, and seals from China, but also strange and weird items from other countries. thing.
He squatted down and picked up a square seal from the stall, a tiger head button seal, made of Lantian jade, which was of inferior quality. Turn over and look at the engraved words: If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever.
What could be a little more fake? The eight characters are actually in block letters. Li Mo put this magical 'Jade Seal of the Nation' back to its original position.
The foreign boy scanned the stalls, then silently stood up and walked to the second stall. Li Mo visited more than ten stalls in a row but found nothing to see. Some things can be known from just a glance. Most of the fake antiques come from Shipped from within the country.
Several people came to the last stall in the first row. The stall owner was a fat man wearing glasses. He sat on a small stool and was minding his own business, eating hamburgers and drinking Coke.
The items placed on the stall include Buddha statues, Guanyin, stone carvings, wood carvings, and
Li Mo squatted down and lifted a stone carving with great interest. The carving was a Bodhisattva, and it had obvious corrosion damage.
"Mr. Qin, this stone carving looks to be quite old." Franke also studied Chinese antiques. He also knelt down and took a closer look. "From the style, it looks a bit like the Wu Zhou period."
Li Mo put down the stone carving, and then glanced at the golden-looking Buddha statues. He thought there were nothing good in this stall, but unexpectedly, a faint orange halo appeared on one of the Buddhas, forming a halo of light. It shrouds the whole body like Buddha's light, making it look a bit more mysterious.
Li Mo had never found a Buddha statue before, let alone a top-notch one like the one in front of him. Based on the color of the halo, we can probably infer that it was in the late Song Dynasty, or the Song and Liao dynasties.
Judging from the shape of the Buddha, it is a Vairochana Buddha. It wears an exquisite Buddha-transformation crown on its head. It has a long and plump face, eyebrows like the first moon, slightly closed eyes, a peaceful expression, and both hands performing the Zhi Fist Seal, indicating that it can Eliminate all worries.
Vairochana Buddha is sitting on a lotus platform in a knotted position. The lotus platform is in the lotus position with waist and waist, and the lotus petals are huge and full, stretching freely. The petals tilt outward, very vivid.
The overall height of this Vairocana Buddha is about 20 centimeters, and the base of the rosette is about 16 centimeters wide. It is made of gilded copper. The gilding has been rubbed off in some places, but it makes the gilded copper Buddha look more solemn and solemn.
Li Mo stepped forward and picked up the Vairocana Buddha, took a close look at it, and then turned it over to look at the base. There was actually a seven-character inscription engraved on the base: Zuo Xun Yuan Inspection Record Official Inspection.
This gilt bronze seated Buddha is actually an antique from the Liao Dynasty. Historically, during the Liao and Jin Dynasties, a strict ban on copper was implemented. Zuoxunyuan was the agency of the Liao Dynasty that monitored the implementation of the ban on copper.
In the Liao Kingdom, everyone from the emperor to the common people believed in Buddhism, Tantra was popular, and Vairocana Buddha was the most respected. The exquisite craftsmanship of this Buddha not only represents the highest level of gold and bronze sculptures in the Liao Dynasty, but also leaves a special cultural imprint of the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It is a well-deserved national treasure-level cultural relic.
Li Mo put down the Liao Dynasty gilt bronze seated Buddha and looked at other Buddha statues, Guanyin, and stone carvings. It took him about ten minutes to ask, "How much does this stone carving cost?"
Steven translated.
"Eight thousand dollars."
Li Mo replied: "One hundred dollars."
If you ask for a ridiculous price, I will cut it to the bottom.
The fat boss didn't react at all, as if he was used to this scene, but the faces of those who came with him changed slightly. It turns out that bargaining also requires courage.
"Add a hundred dollars."
"The price is eighty dollars." Li Mo stood up and was about to leave. Whether to sell or not is up to you.
"ok!"
Li Mo refused to leave and picked up another stone carving: "How much does it cost?"
The fat man looked at Li Mo and then at Steven.
"The price is eighty dollars."
Several people laughed. The fat man probably knew that the buyer was not easy to deal with, so he simply gave the actual price.
Li Mo finally pointed to the gilt bronze sitting Buddha from the Liao Dynasty and said, "How much is this?"
The fat man looked at it and thought for a moment before replying: "At least 2,000 US dollars."
Li Mo didn't change his expression, shook his head and said, "I won't consider it if it's more than 600 US dollars."
"ok, ok."
Seeing that Li Mo had no choice, May took out his card to pay for the transaction.
Steven helped pack the three things, and Li Mo personally carried the Vairocana Buddha and continued walking forward.
"Mr. Qin, there are many temporary safes over there. We can spend some money to temporarily store the antiques we found there. It is safe and saves worry and effort."
Franke gives advice
"good."
Li Mo also felt that it was always troublesome to carry it around and worry about it being unsafe to deliver it to the car. Fortunately, the after-sales service here is relatively complete, and it can also provide temporary storage services for wealthy people.
After spending a thousand dollars to open a safe with a larger space, Li Mo thought they were really dark, so he put the Liao Dynasty gilt bronze Buddha statue in and locked the door.
"Mr. Qin, where are these two?" Dashan asked, holding two boxes.
"Find a place to dispose of it casually after you get out."
Franke's eyes lit up, and it turned out that after going around in a circle, only the Buddha statue was an authentic antique. It's a pity that he only knows a little bit about these antiques, so it's not convenient to ask clearly here.
"Mr. Qin, should we continue shopping outside or enter the VIP room? After all, there are more genuine products there."
"No hurry, I'll just take a stroll."
You can only pick up antiques outside. As for the antiques in VIP rooms or super VIP rooms, Li Mo is not very interested.
