Two American experts were appraising and communicating. At this time, one of them said a few words to the gentleman-looking blond man next to him, who was in his thirties. When he nodded, he discussed the price with the owner of the antique shop.
Li Mo stood aside and listened, and Wuyue translated in a low voice.
The boss offered $80,000, but the appraisal expert shook his head and bargained down to $8,000. Probably because he was used to such bargaining, the boss didn't have any angry expression on his face. He just shook his head slightly and said that they didn't sincerely want to buy. If the price is reduced like this, there is no need to continue communicating.
As expected, they were all old people, and the appraisal experts were not in a hurry, they just smiled and talked a lot.
"The best among fakes?"
Li Mo heard May's translation and was a little interested in this novel statement. In China, we generally talk about high imitation products, but this concept is not very clear. Today I learned a little different knowledge. This expression is very clear. It is clearly said that yours is a fake, that is, a fake, but it is also the best among fakes.
No matter how good it is, it is still a fake and will never sell for the same price as the real thing.
The shop owner couldn't explain why. If you were selling it as a genuine product, then at least you would have a convincing argument. But you couldn't explain it. Isn't this a clear attempt to deceive people?
The appraisal expert only added a thousand dollars, but the owner of the antique store thought for a while but didn't agree.
This group of people could only leave with regret, and their business was ruined.
"Mr. Qin, what type of porcelain is it?"
"The pile that sits under your butt."
The Qing Guangxu pastel embroidery embroidery was put back on the shelf. As soon as the boss turned around, he saw Li Mo pointing at the embroidery embroidery and asked: "How much can I sell it for?"
"You want to buy?"
"The style is relatively rare, and I am very interested. Of course, if you insist on tens of thousands of dollars before you are willing to sell it, then I will forget it. The few people just now are obviously professional Taobao people, and the two appraisal experts said it is the best among fakes. I think No matter how expensive it is, it can't be more than $10,000. If it is genuine, they will never miss it. After all, countless treasure hunters will flock to Seattle during this period."
Li Mo expressed his opinion calmly.
"I don't want to take a look at that porcelain. You offer me a real price. If I can accept it, I will take it away."
At this time, the owner of the antique shop looked him up and down and decided to buy it if he didn't want to get it. This young Chinese man seemed to have some financial strength.
"For the sake of your sincere love, I will give you a real price, and you can take away twenty thousand dollars."
Twenty thousand dollars? Li Mo murmured a few times, but did not bargain with him. Instead, he said: "The price you offered is twice as high as what I thought it would be, but who makes me like it? Okay, I'll give you a price." A compromise proposal, I can buy it for $20,000, but you have to give me five extra pieces of china on the shelf.”
The boss looked back at the porcelain on the shelf: "Can I randomly pick five pieces for you?"
"Of course I picked out five pieces that I liked at random, and I didn't take advantage of you or your time. I picked them one by one. If you agree, how about I just stand here and pick out five pieces of porcelain at random?"
Yu Yue was very good this time, she figured out Li Mo's Tao to some extent. Once he said this, there must be genuine porcelain on the shelf. So it is very appropriate to take out the card and put it on the counter, with the attitude of making a transaction immediately if you agree.
Li Mo's careless and casual operation reassured his boss.
"You take your pick."
Li Mo nodded, without any hesitation, stretched out his fingers and picked out five pieces of porcelain one by one.
"Pack it all up and pay for it."
Good guy, he is indeed too casual and doesn't even look at him.
The boss did the settlement himself and called two clerks to carefully pack the six pieces of porcelain.
"Let people from outside take them back to the shop and put them in the warehouse."
Thorny nodded and went out, and soon three security guards walked in, each carrying two pieces of porcelain and leaving.
Probably because he had done a good business, the boss's attitude became obviously enthusiastic, and other customers were naturally greeted by the clerk.
"Sir, we also have a lot of good porcelain and jade here. They are all antiques from China. What else do you like?"
There was a lot of porcelain, but there were only a few genuine pieces, and they were all picked out by me. The porcelain in the hands of other customers can only be said to be the finest fakes, and they are two different things from the genuine ones. As for jade, he is still interested.
But the jade items displayed on the counter were all inferior goods. Some of them looked good, but there was little point in buying them back. Li Mo walked a dozen steps and suddenly his eyes fell on a jade object. To be precise, this is a jade carving using the round carving technique, with a person sitting on a horse.
The jade is the finest Hetian jade, which is warm, white and flawless. But the shape of the man on horseback is a bit strange. He is holding Ganoderma lucidum, flying feathers on his back, and pulling the horse's reins with both hands.
Generally speaking, the shape of a character can reflect the characteristics of an era. The shape of the man on horseback is closely related to Taoist culture.
Li Mo recalled the relevant information in his mind. He remembered that there was a set of jade articles on display in a domestic museum. The earliest jade article to ward off evil spirits in the Han Dynasty was unearthed from an emperor's tomb in the Western Han Dynasty. The domestic jade article was The 'Immortal Guiding the Way' jade carving is similar to the 'Immortal Riding a Horse' jade carving in front of me.
Regardless of whether it is from the Han Dynasty or not, this piece of top-quality Hetian mutton-fat jade is worth a lot of money. Li Mo still used Yitong to see that the light golden halo was transmitted, and this was indeed a round wither from the Han Dynasty.
In addition to this "Immortal and Horse" jade carving, there are also some other lovely jade carvings placed next to it, such as jade bears, jade eagles, crouching dragons, and Pixiu. The shapes are lively and lively, either standing or lying down, and are full of charm. .
"I don't know if this was stolen from the Han Dynasty emperor's curtain?"
Li Mo called the boss, pointed to the Wolong piece and said, "How much does this piece cost?"
"Shall I give it to you?"
"No need, I think the carving is very delicate, vivid and beautiful, so I want to buy it."
"In this case, let me tell you frankly, not only this Wolong jade carving, but also these several pieces have been appraised by others. The quality of each piece of jade is very good. It can also be said that it is the treasure of our store. The treasure of the store. If you really like it, I will give you a real price. Don’t bargain with me. You can give me 20,000 US dollars for this Wolong."
Li Mo smacked his lips as he listened to May's translation. He didn't think the price was high, but he just subconsciously wanted to bargain. This Han Dynasty sculpture is made of Hetian jade, or an evil-proofing jade from the emperor's tomb. If it were to go to auction, it would be impossible to get it without two or three hundred thousand dollars.
And the 'Immortal Royal Horse' jade carving made from the finest Hetian mutton-fat jade is worth at least five million US dollars, or even more.
"Let's quote a price for these five pieces of jade together."
"This horse-riding jade carving is a bit more expensive, priced at US$50,000, and the others are US$20,000 each, for a total of US$130,000."
"At least we have cooperated once, so I won't let you bleed. I'm too lazy to think about these five pieces of jade one by one. The total bid is one hundred thousand US dollars. Okay, settle the matter immediately."
He had to bid $100,000 just to look at it. The owner of the antique shop thought he was too wealthy. In China, he must be one of those rich second-generation dudes who have too much money to spend. As long as you see something you like, you don’t even need to ask what it is, just take action if you like it.
"One hundred thousand dollars is my bottom line. If you don't want to, then we'll leave." Li Mo didn't give him time to think about it, turned around and left.
"Okay, deal for $100,000."
