"Fake?" Ye Zhiqiu frowned and his face darkened. Master Ding was obviously perfunctory.
"Master Ding, are you really sure this snuff bottle is fake?"
"Let me take another look!" Master Ding saw Ye Zhiqiu's unhappy expression, lowered his head, and pretended to be serious about appraising the snuff bottle.
"Oh, it's still authentic! It was used by Emperor Qianlong!"
Master Ding looked like he suddenly realized something.
"However, although it belongs to Emperor Qianlong, it is too shabby and worthless. For 50,000 yuan, we will accept it!"
"Forget it! I'll look at other places!" Ye Zhiqiu took back the snuff bottle from Master Ding and started to walk out.
Master Ding was clearly deliberately making things difficult for him. Could it be that he held a grudge because Gao Yuanshan bought the three Ru porcelain fragments he had yesterday?
Ye Zhiqiu knew that wherever there were people, there would be competition.
Although Gao Yuanshan and Master Ding are both employees of Qingya Zhai, they secretly compete with each other. The more treasures they appraise and trade, the higher the value of the antiques they appraise. Not only will they earn more corresponding commissions, but they will also be able to increase their income. One's own identity in the appraisal circle.
There are only a few fragments of Ru porcelain in the antique world across the country. This unique treasure was actually collected by Gao Yuanshan, which invisibly increased his status and worth.
Master Ding must have hated himself because of this incident.
"Mr. Ye, can I take a look?" Xiaoyue suddenly stood in front of Ye Zhiqiu.
Master Ding stared at Xiaoyue with an extremely angry expression.
Xiaoyue seemed as if she hadn't seen him before and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye, I am Master Gao's apprentice and have been studying with him for two years! If you can trust me, let me hold your eye for you and see how much it is worth. ?”
Ye Zhiqiu knew very well that there was competition among these apprentices.
Master Ding and two handsome young apprentices looked at Xiaoyue with gloomy expressions.
"Xiaoyue, have you finished your work?" Master Ding shouted in a low voice.
Xiaoyue turned around and said: "Master Ding, the counter I'm responsible for has already been checked, and now there are no customers! I'll help Mr. Ye take a look now. What's wrong?"
Master Ding snorted from his nostrils and said no more.
"That's fine." Ye Zhiqiu handed the snuff bottle to Xiaoyue.
Xiaoyue reached out and took it, looked at it carefully, and said: "It is indeed the item of Emperor Qianlong!"
"Although it is relatively dilapidated, according to the current market price, it should be worth about half a million!"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Xiaoyue in surprise. The price she gave was almost the same as what the clairvoyant eye suggested.
He really didn't expect that Xiaoyue's treasure appraisal skills would be so superb at such a young age.
The faces of Master Ding and a tall and thin man turned dark instantly.
"Xiaoyue, what nonsense are you talking about? How can this broken snuff bottle be worth half a million? If you make a loss on the purchase, can you plug this hole?"
Master Ding was arrogant and acted like he was relying on his elders.
Xiaoyue was not afraid at all, and said calmly: "Master Ding, five days ago, we collected a snuff bottle, which was also from the Qianlong period. The damage was similar to this one, and it was also taken for 500,000 yuan!"
"The materials they use are almost the same, so they must be the same price!"
Master Ding's face turned red and he stared at Xiaoyue fiercely, speechless.
"Mr. Ye, I can accept it and give you five hundred thousand!"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded: "Then I'll trouble Miss Xiaoyue!"
Xiaoyue said with a smile: "My name is Shen Ruyue, and it is my job to collect as many antiques as possible for Qingya Zhai! Mr. Ye, you can add me on WeChat. If my master is not here, you can tell me about antique trading. Find me anytime!”
Ye Zhiqiu and Shen Ruyue left each other's phone numbers and added WeChat messages.
Master Ding's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot: "Xiaoyue, if something happens, are you responsible?"
Shen Ruyue hummed: "Master Ding, when my master comes back, I will let him control the eyes again! If I really make a mistake, I will bear all the losses!"
She issued an invoice to Ye Zhiqiu and transferred the account.
Ye Zhiqiu chatted with her for a few more words and was about to leave.
Suddenly, a man in black clothes in his thirties walked in. He had a thin face and ordinary clothes. He seemed to be a farmer. He held a black leather bag under his arm, looked a little nervous, and cautiously walked to the counter.
"Excuse me, do you want antiques here?"
Shen Ruyue was about to step forward when the tall, thin man in a sky blue suit beside Master Ding quickly stepped forward to greet her.
"Of course I'll accept it, big brother, do you have any treasures to sell?"
Shen Ruyue curled her lips and stepped aside.
The thin man looked around, opened the black leather bag, took out a newspaper, opened the newspaper layer by layer, and finally saw a dark green jade.
The red jade jue has a special shape, somewhat like a pig's head, and somewhat like a dragon.
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes couldn't help but light up: Jade Pig Dragon!
Master Ding and the young man Sun Xiaochuan's eyes were shining with excitement: "Jade Pig Dragon?"
Sun Xiaochuan hurriedly took it with both hands, looked left and right, turned around, and held it in front of Master Ding.
"Master, I think this jade pig dragon is genuine! What do you think?"
Master Ding reached out and took the Jade Pig Dragon, took a look at it, and nodded excitedly: "It is indeed the Hongshan Jade Pig Dragon! It is guaranteed to be the real thing!"
He looked proud. Although he didn't find priceless treasures like Ru porcelain fragments, buying the Hongshan Jade Pig Dragon was a win.
Shen Ruyue looked at the jade pig dragon with envy on her face.
As an antique appraiser, if you can find an authentic item worth tens of millions, it will be of great help to your reputation and performance.
But master and apprentice Sun Xiaochuan had already taken over, and she couldn't just grab it.
"Is this a real Jade Pig Dragon? How much do you want?" Master Ding raised his head and looked at the man in black.
The man held out two fingers: "Twenty million!"
Master Ding was startled, shook his head and said, "Twenty million? Why don't you go and grab it?"
The man in black snorted coldly: "Don't think that just because I'm a farmer, I don't understand anything! I also often watch treasure appraisal programs!"
"Last year, at the Beijing auction, a Hongshan Jade Pig Dragon was sold for a sky-high price of 16 million! It's been a year, and the tide has lifted all boats. This year, it reached 20 million. Isn't it too much?"
Master Ding couldn't help but was speechless. He originally thought that this was a farmer who could be easily deceived. Unexpectedly, he came prepared.
He was stunned for a long time and said: "Brother, the Hongshan Jade Pig Dragon that was auctioned last year was larger than yours, and it was more completely preserved than yours. Yours has some scratches on its appearance. "
"It's not worth the price at all. Eight million, we'll take it!"
