Li Mo and the others did not stay at the embassy for long before leaving. There were only six people following them this time, all wearing ordinary casual clothes.
"Mr. Li, where are we going?"
“Go straight to Battersea Antiques Market.”
Li Mo moved his buttocks and found the most comfortable position to lean on the back of the seat.
"We only visited less than a third of the antique market yesterday. Judging from the harvest, it is still worth it for you to continue shopping."
Juliet was still thinking about those Picasso sketches and more than one hundred and eighty ancient Roman and Egyptian coins. Others with money could not find them, but for him it was simply too simple, just a few words. Got it.
"I came to London with a team of experts a few years ago. At that time, I also studied the history of Eagle Country. I also visited many antique markets here. I have a good idea of what antiques I encounter. Besides, this is the world of the adjudication organization. I I also come here to let the other party know that since we cooperate, I will have absolute trust in them and I won’t worry about them secretly doing mischief behind their backs.”
Battersea Antique Market is open all year round and is also the earliest antique trading market opened. It is famous not only because it was opened the earliest, but also because many treasure hunters have found various antiques from the Queen Victoria period here. .
Li Mo and the others went to the antique market for a quick bite to eat. There were more people coming here to hunt for treasures than just for fun. Almost every stall and shop has people making selections, and all kinds of bargaining sounds can be heard.
A few people walked slowly. Li Mo squatted down from time to time to pick a few items to look at, but in the end he put them down and did not inquire.
"It seems that the probability of genuine antiques appearing here is not high. You didn't find any during our journey."
"There are still antiques, but the market value is not high, so there is little point in buying them. If your subordinates are willing, they can go back and buy them all. The unit price should not be less than two thousand euros. There is no problem in reselling them for ten times the profit."
Juliet was stunned for a moment. He had seen more than 20 items along the way. If he resold them, he could earn three to four hundred thousand euros. It was not something that could be discerned by her, but his subordinates could get them if they wanted to. A sum of tens of thousands of euros is a fortune from heaven to them.
"Forget it, they don't know anything about antiques. If there are any antiques you don't like, just buy them."
Li Mo hummed, then walked to a stall and stopped. Juliet and Madman were equally curious and squatted down one on the other. It seemed like there was something good in this stall.
There are two types of things on display at this stall, one is porcelain from China, and the other is raw stone. The boss is a bearded man in his fifties, with exposed arms covered with tattoos. He is fat and sitting on a stool, eating a hamburger, drinking Coke, and scrolling through his mobile phone.
Li Mo picked up a blue and white willow leaf vase. The mouth of the vase was slightly bumped, but overall it was in good condition. Looking at the bottom, there are four characters in blue and white seal script: Qianlong Year System.
After putting it down, he picked up three pieces of porcelain and looked at them one after another. After looking at them carefully, he pointed at one of the Jihong plum bottles and asked, "Boss, how much does this porcelain cost?"
In order to facilitate communication, Li Mo was specially equipped with a synchronous translator.
"Fifty thousand euros."
The bearded boss comes right back.
"Sell it for five hundred euros?"
The bearded boss looked at Li Mo, who was wearing a hat and wearing toad glasses, with an idiot's look.
"Boss, if this porcelain is truly an authentic antique from China, I'll give you ten thousand euros more. But don't you know whether this porcelain is real or fake? I bought it back for flower arrangements, and it's not like I'm locking it up in the insurance like a treasure. In the cabinet. If you think you're at a loss, I'll change it to porcelain. If you think it's okay to trade, I'll pay you in cash right away."
The bearded boss then put down the burger in his hand and said: "Five hundred yuan each, you must choose two."
"Uh, I can choose whatever I want? I only need one. I won't use it if I buy two."
"That's not for sale."
The bearded boss also had a lot of personality. He took a sip of Coke, wiped his mouth with his arm and waved to Li Mo: "If you can't afford it, get out of the way. Don't delay my business."
Li Mo was choked by him. He stood up and said angrily: "I can't afford it. Are you kidding me? I want these four porcelains."
He angrily took out two thousand euros from his backpack and threw it at the boss's feet: "Wrap all four of them and I'll take them away."
The bearded boss picked up the money and stuffed it into his pocket, then found four boxes to pack the porcelain.
"Boss, this is a stone, but you still want to sell it as a treasure?"
Juliet looked at the dozen stones of different sizes placed on the ground and asked curiously. She knew that Li Mo had succeeded, so she deliberately changed the subject to attract his attention.
"This is not an ordinary stone, but a raw jadeite from Myanmar. There is likely to be priceless jadeite in it. If you are interested, just pick one and give you the best price."
Li Mo lifted up the four porcelains and pouted and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. They are obviously stones, and they still say they are jadeite stones."
Juliet was quite obedient and stood up to leave.
The bearded boss was unhappy. He actually walked around the stall and stopped him. He pointed angrily at his chest and said loudly: "I am a serious businessman. You don't have to buy it yourself, but you must not frame my treasures. You can leave if you want." , you want to compensate me for the loss of my reputation."
The madman was about to take action immediately, but was stopped by Li Mo. He was a little unwilling to cause trouble and compromised and said: "Well, can I spend some money to pick out a piece of what you call jadeite and take it back?"
“Small rough stones cost 1,000 euros each, medium-sized stones cost 2,000 euros each, and large stones cost 3,000 euros each.”
"It's too expensive. You want to blackmail me? I'll pick two out of a thousand euros and take them away. If you don't sell them, get out of the way."
"Can."
Li Mo thought that the bearded boss would be tough, but he didn't expect that he would directly ask for money.
He handed him a thousand euros, and then ordered two rough stones at random: "Pack them all, I will take them away and throw them away."
After a while, Juliet and Madman each carried a stone weighing about ten kilograms and followed Li Mo. They came to a corner, and Li Mo threw the three porcelains he was holding into the corner of the wall.
"Mr. Li, which porcelain did you leave behind?"
"The first thing I looked at was an authentic porcelain blue and white willow leaf vase from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It can be bought for 50,000 to 60,000 euros. Come on, let's continue shopping."
"Okay." Juliet didn't throw the stone to the corner casually, her arms were sore after carrying such a heavy weight for a long time.
"Don't throw them away. These two stones are a wedding gift I plan to give to a madman. They can be sold to a jewelry company for a million euros."
Li Mo quickly picked up the raw jade stones on the ground. Are you kidding me? His initial target was these two raw stones. One was a glass-green jadeite, but the jadeite didn't have much flesh. He took out two pairs of bracelets and some carvings. There is no problem with the card and ring interface.
The other one is ice jade raw stone, the jade flesh is slightly larger. If placed in China, the starting bidding for these two rough stones with skylights would start at 5 million yuan, and the transaction price could be 10 to 20 million yuan.
He was not familiar with the jewelry market here, so what he said was a bit conservative.
Two gray stones were actually worth a million euros. Juliet and Madman looked at each other in disbelief.
"Okay, don't believe it. There happens to be a gold and silver shop that does handicrafts over there. Spend some money and let them polish it to know whether my words are true or false."
