"Boss, what's the origin of this?"
Li Mo put down the stove and asked.
The man did not answer, but the Chinese woman beside him answered, "This is a gift my husband bought for me when he proposed. Because I am a Pisces, there are two goldfish on this stove, so he bought it." It was given to me. It really cost 500,000 yuan at that time. If we weren’t in urgent need of cash, we wouldn’t have changed hands with 500,000 yuan at an even price.”
Li Mo stood up and said with a smile: "If you really want to sell it for a high price of 500,000 yuan, I suggest you talk to the owner of the time-honored antique shop in Liulichang. If they can identify it clearly, the payment will be very convenient. We are all Those who go out to hang out will carry half a million yuan with them wherever they go."
"I asked several bosses, but they all said they couldn't be sure, so we had no choice but to come and set up a stall during the antique festival."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the surrounding tourists all started talking about it.
"Every antique shop owner here is a master in appraisal, and his level is no worse than those of the experts. It is normal for a boss to be uncertain. If all the bosses say they are unsure, then this matter is actually concluded."
"If you are not sure about something, you are doubtful. Once there are unexplainable factors in an antique, you must not touch it. Not to mention five hundred thousand, even five thousand may not be worth it."
“The current stall owners are all foreigners, so this routine is perfect.
"The female boss teamed up with foreigners to deceive us. This person has a problem with his character."
There were all kinds of nonsense, the two bosses looked a bit ugly, and everyone had too many opinions on them.
"Boss, how much cheaper can half a million be?"
Li Mo suddenly asked.
"You want to buy?"
The female boss looked at Li Mo with disbelief. She wore big sunglasses on her face and a faint scar extended from her ear.
"I don't have half a million, but if you are willing to spend two hundred thousand, I can consider buying it."
The couple looked at each other, and the woman shook her head and said, "My husband bought it for 500,000 yuan back then, saying it was an incense burner for worshiping the Buddha. The two goldfish on the incense burner represent Pisces. I like it very much and can't bear to part with it at all." Transfer. Isn’t there no way around it? I’m desperate, otherwise who would give up their favorite engagement gift and transfer it.”
Li Mo could only sigh and said, "Unfortunately, I don't have that much money."
Seeing that he was about to turn around and leave, the woman immediately shouted: "Sir, please wait a moment. If you are really interested in this incense burner, you can make a small cut of it for 200,000 yuan instead of 500,000 yuan." It’s just too low.”
"Then I won't bargain. You give me the lowest price. If I think it's acceptable, then we can happily reach an agreement. You and your wife should stop thinking about it."
Sure enough, the couple started communicating in English again in a low voice. Thirty or forty seconds later, the woman coughed twice and said, "Sir, we will never sell the five hundred thousand yuan."
The two of them were quite strong, and finally someone inquired about the price. As a result, they agreed to a fixed price, and they were determined not to sell.
Li Mo silently took out his mobile phone, looked at the woman and said, "How can I pay you?"
The woman was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Sir, are you really willing to spend five hundred thousand to buy my incense burner?"
she asked, taking out her cell phone.
"This incense burner looks like an old item. You must be waiting for money to use it before transferring it."
When I saw Li Mo buying it, the surrounding area immediately felt like a frying pan. Five hundred thousand, not five hundred, five thousand. He looked through it a few times and was actually willing to buy it for half a million.
The money was transferred quickly, and the couple verified it several times before they truly believed that the proposal gift that year had been bought with real money.
"Sir, I can see that you are an expert. Our transaction has been completed, but I would like to ask you, what exactly is this Pisces Incense Burner?"
The woman asked in a very sincere tone.
"Then let me tell you." Li Mo picked up the incense burner from the stall, "First of all, look at the decoration on this incense burner. The carvings are more powerful and the gold is thick and thick. Look at these two fishes. You just said they were Pisces. , In fact, it is not the case. This is the Eight Treasures pattern in Buddhism in the snow area. Look at the bottom and there is a seal script called 'Yunjian Hu Wenming Zhi'."
"Yunjian is the current magic city of Songjiang. This Hu Wenming is a figure from the Ming Dynasty. He is a master of furnace making. He is quite famous in the local area and has many imitations. Hu Wenming makes furnaces and he likes to imitate the most. The shape of Shang and Zhou bronzes.”
"This thing is a double-eared furnace. When making the two ears of the furnace, he likes to use the inlay technique. This furnace is not molded and cast in one go. The furnace body is cast first, and the two ears are inlaid in the back. Judging from these characteristics, there is a 70% probability that it is the genuine product of Hu Wenming."
People around were whispering.
Li Mo turned the two-ear stove over again so that the woman could see the bottom model clearly, and continued: "Let's look at the bottom model again. His style has the essence of the Han seal. Generally, it is difficult for others to compare with his style. Judging from this designation and its gilded gold color, it should be a fine product of his own."
"This person is amazing. He actually explained the origin of this stove clearly."
"No matter how well he speaks, he just said that there is a 70% chance that it is genuine, and later he said that it should be his own masterpiece. Even he himself is not sure, but I still think it is too mysterious, and 80% of it is fake."
"Whether it's true or not, I think half a million is too expensive. Even if it's genuine, the price might not be that high."
"Maybe he is the one who is not short of money."
While everyone was talking about it, Li Mo was about to leave holding the double-ear stove.
"Sir, if this stove is genuine, what is its approximate market price?"
When the woman heard the discussion around her, she quickly called out to Li Mo and asked.
"If it's true, you'll definitely lose money. But if it's false, you'll make a lot of money. So you'd better not ask any more questions about whether this stove is true or false. You might not even think about it after you find out."
Li Mo said jokingly, and then motioned to Zhu Caicai to leave quickly.
Instead of continuing forward, they went back the way they came.
"Brother, why don't we go shopping for a while?"
"You carry one thing and I hold another. There are so many tourists here that we can't continue shopping. It's almost noon, so let's eat our fill and continue our tour in the afternoon."
Niu Sanpang and Xu Jiaxin were drinking tea leisurely in the backyard. When they were discussing where to eat at noon, they saw Li Mo returning with a stove in his arms.
"Brother, you found another good thing so quickly? What's going on with this stove? It looks quite domineering."
Li Mo enlarged the stove onto the stone table and said: "This is a work of Hu Wenming, the master of stove making in the Ming Dynasty. It cost 500,000 yuan to buy."
“Is the true market value of this stove expensive?”
Niu Sanpang subconsciously thought that Li Mo was willing to spend 500,000 yuan to buy a Ming Dynasty stove, and the price might exceed 10 million yuan.
"There is no way, the stall owner is determined not to lower the price. But I won't lose money if I spend half a million. If it goes to auction, it will probably exceed two million. The main reason is that my museum lacks this type of antiques, so after buying it back Find a place to display it for public display. By the way, Cai Cai, show the bowl in your hand to Fatty Three so that he can enjoy it too."
