"Don't sleep, don't sleep!"
"Yunfeng, wake up, get up and work!" I slept late last night, and I was woken up by Boss Sun's voice in the morning.
Seeing his happy face, I guessed that our truck was released from the dock.
When I asked, it turned out to be true. The minivan had just arrived downstairs at the B&B, and the boss asked me to get up and unload the truck.
Opening the back door of the van and removing the seafood that was used as a cover-up, two large wooden boxes were exposed from the innermost part. The nails we sealed on the wooden box are still intact.
The owner of the B&B is a lady in her fifties. Because she often receives tourists from the mainland, she can speak Mandarin fairly well. When the hotel lady saw us unloading the goods, she thought we had bought some furniture. She enthusiastically asked to help.
Just tell me I won't bother you, we can do it ourselves and we won't scratch your wooden floor. The eldest sister then left awkwardly.
Move the two large wooden boxes to the front room.
We closed the door, locked the windows, turned up the TV volume in the room to the maximum, and then we started to open the wooden box with a hammer.
After opening the box and seeing the contents inside, the rest of us breathed a sigh of relief.
The copper goods were neatly stacked, bubble wrap and newspapers were also there, and nothing was missing.
This batch of goods includes juebei, dowry, zun, tripod, beans, grains, dendrobium, small chariot and horse parts, etc. It can be said that there is a rich variety. The most important thing is the three bronzes with ancient Yue worship totems. I still don’t know the exact scientific name of these things. Not only me, but also the well-informed Boutou and Yao Wenzhong don’t know. They said This is the first time we have seen this type of vessel pattern. We did not find it in the auction albums or unearthed bronze records.
Although these three items do not have scientific names, it does not prevent them from being valuable. They may all be unique. Just like the golden mask of the Sanxingdui civilization of ancient Shu, it is something from the ancient Yue Kingdom.
In the afternoon, I notified three Moro Street brokers to come to the hotel to look at the goods. These three people were all locals and spoke fluent Hong Kong. As they watched, they exclaimed from time to time: "Monkeys are like thunder, monkeys are like thunder." (Good. It means awesome.)
While looking at the goods, they took pictures with their cameras and sent them to their bosses.
These people mainly want to get commissions. They keep bragging to their bosses about how good our batch of goods is, and they all hope that their sponsors can win it, so that they can get high commissions afterwards.
They ask the boss if he has a psychological price and how much is the lowest price, so that they can quote the price to the boss. If the boss thinks the price is negotiable, he will come to see the goods in person and sign the contract.
Tou Tou deliberately said something harsh: "Let's go together, not just out alone, but up to five hundred. If anything less, we won't talk."
"Five hundred..." Several brokers took a breath, this is a lot of money. A piece of Qianlong official kiln porcelain costs just over RMB 100,000. The price of this batch of goods is equivalent to fifty pieces of official kiln porcelain combined.
Then one of the brokers went out to answer the call with a flip phone.
Not long after, he hurried in holding the phone.
"It's settled, my boss wants to let it go."
So fast... I was shocked. For a price of several million, you can decide by looking at a picture in an MMS message and making a phone call? Who is the buyer? So rich, is he the richest man in Hong Kong?
The boss was a little surprised. He quoted a price of RMB 500, expecting it to be lowered. Looking at the current situation, was he underquoting?
The broker said that the big boss will be here in two hours. As long as the items are the same as the photos, the price will definitely go up to 500!
Feeling happy, he asked the boss to prepare a banquet and wait for the boss to arrive.
The other party was very punctual, and the big boss’s car was a new black extended-length Alfa. After arriving, the driver opened the door and a white-haired man in his sixties got out of the Alpha.
"Come on, hurry up and take a seat," the head smiled and called people in.
The white-haired old man had a ruddy face and looked rich. He waved his hand and said that there was no need to eat. He wanted to take a look at the three pieces of dragon meat first.
He nodded in agreement, clapped his hands, and Boss Sun turned around and left the room.
After a few minutes, the boss brought in a ball of yellow cloth. Wrapped in the yellow cloth was one of the three bronze vessels, the bronze vessel from the ancient Yue Kingdom engraved with eight hand totems inlaid with gold and silver.
The old man took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on. He also put on white gloves very carefully.
After carefully looking at the bronze vessel, the old man took a deep breath and said, "There is really nothing wrong with this thing. Do you know what this is?"
The leader said: "This should be a sacrificial bronze from Ancient Yue. Seeing that the boss is also an expert, I won't hide it from you. This thing comes from the deep pit of the Western Zhou Dynasty."
The old man's eyes lit up and he asked, "Who is the owner of the tomb?"
He didn't hide his head and said truthfully: "A vassal king in the southern fiefdom, Jihou Daizi."
The old man nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that my guess is correct. I have been looking for things from Ancient Yue for decades. The objects handed down from Ancient Yue are not lower than Sanxingdui. This kind of bronze is called Wuzu (iia), which is for Ancient Yue." It was specially made for the black wizard sacrifice. There is a small fragment in the Baoji Museum. No one has ever seen the real thing, but I didn't expect it to be touched by me.
"Can you bring the other two pieces for me to see?"
He nodded and said of course, and ordered the boss to bring the other two pieces.
The white-haired old man was fascinated by it. He watched it for more than ten minutes without saying a word.
After coughing on his head, the old man regained consciousness.
The old man said: "Including these three items, all the rest are packed, 500?"
He looked embarrassed and said, "Boss, look, I don't have much of this stuff. I haven't heard anyone else's quotation yet. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to make such a hasty move."
The old man smiled and said, "Oh? I understand. Do you think that I have made a loss because I agreed quickly? If it is because of money, everything is easy. I can give you 550."
"But..." the old man continued: "Many people don't recognize the things of Guyue. If the people don't recognize it, it means it is unpopular. You can ask about the price I give you. This is already a high price.
"If you sell it, we can sign the contract now, and I can give you the money today."
"What do you think? In one sentence, whether you want to sell it or not, just be happy."
He put his head in thought for a moment and said, "How do I pay for 550? I want it to be paid in one lump sum."
"You name it, cash transfer or check is fine."
"Then write a check." He made up his mind to package all these things and sell them to the white-haired old man.
"Okay," the old man nodded and said, "The official seal of the check is locked in the drawer of my office. You can send someone back to the company with me."
"There is another thing. After you get the payment, you must keep it secret from the outside world. You met me in XX company. Likewise, once this batch of goods is in my hands, you will not be traced afterwards."
The old man stood up directly and talked as he walked.
"Someone, come and get some money from me."
