Ye Zhiqiu's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm.
He turned around and glanced quietly at the Xuande stove, which was missing a foot and an ear.
[Name: Replica of Xuande Furnace. 】
[Era: Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. 】
[Market value: five million. 】
Ye Zhiqiu looked at the other items in the warehouse again, only to see clouds of gray mist floating in front of his eyes, and there was no genuine item left.
He smiled secretly in his heart, no wonder Boss Li would pay so much. With his eyesight, if he wanted to pick up the slack, he would have to have bad luck.
"This warehouse is just right! You can stack some things!"
Ye Zhiqiu said casually and asked Boss Li to close the door, and the two returned to the front yard.
"Boss Li, do you want to take these things away or keep them?"
When Boss Li heard that Ye Zhiqiu was interested in renting it, his face suddenly became happy and he was even more attentive: "I don't want it anymore, and I'm not going to open a store anymore! Everything depends on what you want. If you want to stay, then stay!"
"If you don't want it, I can find someone to clean it up, or you can find someone to deal with it yourself!"
Ye Zhiqiu was afraid that asking Boss Li to clean up and keep the two genuine items and throw away the rest would arouse his suspicion, so he smiled and said: "In that case, let me find someone to clean it up!"
"Let's sign the contract!"
Boss Li immediately beamed, hurriedly flipped through the rental contract, and drew up a sublease contract. Ye Zhiqiu checked it over and found nothing wrong. He signed the contract, and half a year's rent was immediately transferred to him.
Boss Li took the money and left happily.
Ye Zhiqiu found a few people to clean out all the antiques in the entire store, leaving only the raw chicken blood stone and the Xuande stove. He ordered the cleaners to clean the entire store before letting everyone leave.
Ye Zhiqiu held his chin, looked at the store carefully, and contacted people to make a new plaque and call it "Zhiqiu Hall."
He would have to recruit a skilled appraiser and at least hire a female clerk.
He knew in his heart that it would definitely be boring if he had to guard the store all day long.
How happy would my mother and little sister be if they knew they had opened a store?
Ye Zhiqiu was thinking in his heart. He walked into the warehouse again and looked at the raw chicken blood stone and the Xuande stove next to it again, his eyes sparkling.
He wrapped up the Xuande stove, took a taxi and went straight to Qingya Zhai in Beicheng District.
As soon as he walked into the store, Shen Yue came up to him and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, what good things have you brought today?" She said, looking at the leather bag in his hand.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Is Master Gao here?"
Before Shen Yue could answer, she heard the sound of footsteps and Gao Yuanshan had already walked downstairs. Seeing the leather bag in his hand, she smiled and said, "Zhiqiu, did you find something good again?"
"I'm not sure either, I want you to grow eyes!"
Ye Zhiqiu said, putting the leather bag on the counter.
When Gao Yuanshan heard this, he glanced at him angrily: "If I didn't know who you are, would I think you were making fun of me?"
"You are more capable than me, and you still use my palms and eyes?"
Although Gao Yuanshan said this, he was not angry at all. He took the bag and opened it slowly. He was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his eyes twitched: "Xuande furnace?"
He put on his gloves, grabbed the Xuande stove, and looked at it over and over.
Shen Yue and several shop assistants also gathered around and looked at it curiously.
Gao Yuanshan carefully examined it with a strong flashlight and a magnifying glass for a while, still looking puzzled.
"Zhiqiu, Xuande furnaces now have a bad reputation in the market. All experts and appraisers in the country are not sure whether any Xuande furnace collected in major museums is authentic!"
"From Emperor Xuande to now, those counterfeiters are so crazy! All the experts can't identify it! Therefore, they don't dare to express their opinions easily!"
"This has also resulted in the Xuande Furnace's transaction price in the international market being much lower than other antiques! This situation is so rare!"
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming from behind, and a person walked in. It was Qin Ruosong, the deputy director of the museum.
"The Xuande Furnace of the Ming Dynasty?" Qin Ruosong's eyes lit up.
"Director Qin, you came just in time to see if this is a Xuande furnace. Is it true or false?"
Gao Yuanshan looked at Qin Ruosong with a wry smile. Curator Qin checked out more than a dozen fakes for him a while ago. He suddenly became frightened and a little timid.
Qin Ruosong took the Xuande stove and turned it over and over to check it, frowning slightly.
"Based on my experience, it should be an imitation from the Zhengde period! Although it is an imitation, the raw materials are of high quality and the craftsmanship is exquisite. It should be a palace item! It has a certain collection value!"
"But the damage is serious, and the market price is estimated to be around five million!"
"Lao Gao, if you don't want it, I will collect it in my own name!"
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Qin Ruosong in surprise, not expecting that his treasure appraisal skills were so much better than Gao Yuanshan's.
Gao Yuanshan grinned and looked at Ye Zhiqiu with some embarrassment. Just now he was not sure whether it was true or false, so he was already politely refusing. Now hearing Qin Ruosong's assertion that it was an imitation made during the Zhengde period, he felt a little confused.
"Since Director Qin likes it, then I, Gao, won't rob it!"
"Zhiqiu, if you have something good next time, you must come to me as soon as possible!"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and smiled: "Definitely! Definitely!"
"Zhiqiu, I'll transfer the money to you!" Qin Ruosong transferred the money to Ye Zhiqiu.
After hearing the sound of the payment being received, Ye Zhiqiu said: "Director Qin, Master Gao, I have placed an order for an antique store. Do you have any knowledgeable appraisers? Please introduce one to me!"
Qin Ruosong and Gao Yuanshan's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Zhiqiu, you also opened a store?"
"Yes. On Zhengyang Road, Dongcheng District."
Qin Ruosong grabbed Ye Zhiqiu's shoulder with his left hand and laughed: "Zhiqiu, okay, you have only been in the industry for only a week, and you have already opened an antique store! It seems that you are really a genius at appraising treasures!"
Ye Zhiqiu said modestly: "Lucky! Lucky!"
Qin Ruosong said excitedly: "You want to recruit a chief appraiser? This is great!"
"I have a good friend, Bai Haotian, who used to be the chief appraiser of an antique store in Beijing. He has resigned and has come back. He is looking for jobs everywhere these days. He is applying to be an appraiser! May I introduce him to you?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said: "That would be too troublesome for Director Qin!"
At that moment, he and Qin Ruosong separated from Master Gao, Shen Yue and others, left Qingya Zhai, took a taxi, and hurried back to "Zhiqiu Hall."
Ye Zhiqiu secretly sighed that he had to buy a car to travel. It was too inconvenient to travel.
As soon as the two got off the car, Qin Ruosong called his classmate. After hanging up the phone, the two walked up the steps. Qin Ruosong looked at the bare shop and smiled: "You haven't made a plaque yet?"
"I just ordered someone to do it. I can hang it up tomorrow!"
