As Mr. Li spoke, he took out a fist-sized stone from a bag next to him. The shape was very strange, somewhat like a large snail, but the surface was covered with various winding lines, like the tendons of the human body.
The whole stone is green, orange, and light yellow, each accounting for almost one-third. When viewed from another angle, light blue bursts out.
Ye Zhiqiu stared carefully. This was the first time he had seen such a strange stone.
"Is this a vein stone?" Ye Zhiqiu suddenly thought of a name.
Mr. Li was a little surprised: "Xiao Qiu is indeed well-informed, he can even tell the veins and stones at a glance!"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled sheepishly: "I happened to see a sinew stone on a treasure appraisal program. It's so expensive!"
The vein stone collection is a hurricane that has blown up in the antique world in recent years. It was not well known before. However, in recent years, it has entered the field of vision of more and more people, and it has become more popular among players who like to collect strange stones, and the price has also increased year by year.
Vein stone is also called natural Gobi stone. It is mainly produced in the Gobi desert. Inner Mongolia Alxa, Outer Mongolia, Xinjiang and other Gobi deserts occupy most of it. It has occasionally appeared in other areas.
"Mr. Li, tendon stones are a niche among niche collections. Do you like collecting these extremely strange things?" Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile.
"The antique market is not very mature now! Prices are almost random, as long as the buyer and seller reach an agreement! There is no reference at all! It is easy to be deceived!"
When Li Laoyi heard this, he couldn't help but blush: "Yes, I have already seen many treasures, and I am not tempted at all! The more unique something is, the more I like it!"
"You are right, I was indeed deceived by that guy!"
Qin Ruosong interrupted: "Zhiqiu, can you tell what's wrong with this agate statue?"
Ye Zhiqiu turned to look at the statue of Guan Gong, and saw that the entire piece of agate was delicate, oily, and almost transparent. The craftsman's skills were so skillful that no flaws could be seen at all.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly: "So far, I haven't found anything wrong!"
Although his treasure appraisal technology has greatly improved now, many of his counterfeiting techniques have reached their peak. Sometimes even machines cannot identify them. Qin Ruosong and Mr. Li can be deceived, not to mention him, a newcomer who has only been in the industry for a short time?
Qin Ruosong smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, even you and I can't tell the difference easily. It can be imagined that Mr. Li and I were deceived together, which is really excusable! Haha!"
He smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Mr. Li and I didn't notice at first that the objects we selected were all fakes! After we came back, the more we thought about it, the more something was wrong. We studied it carefully and discovered the flaw!"
"It's a pity that I already bought it and it's too late!"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "I'll take a closer look! I don't believe it, I really can't tell the difference!"
He quietly used his clairvoyant eyes to scan the southern red agate statue.
[Agate Guan Gong statue. 】
[Year: half a year ago. 】
[Market value: five hundred thousand. 】
In addition to these lines of large red characters, there are densely packed small characters below, which are clearly introduced.
Ye Zhiqiu took a deep breath and suddenly realized.
"Director Qin, how much did you spend on this kind of agate statue?"
Qin Ruosong's old face flushed with shame: "Fifty million!"
"Fifty million?"
Ye Zhiqiu's heart was shaken and he sighed helplessly.
"If this were real southern red agate, 50 million would indeed be worth it! However, if it is just an ordinary agate that has been aged, pretending to be southern red agate, its real value is only a few hundred thousand!"
Qin Ruosong and Mr. Li looked at Ye Zhiqiu in shock and inexplicable: "You can tell in just ten seconds that it is an ordinary agate? Oh, if I had known to ask you before picking up the leak, I would never have been deceived! "
Ye Zhiqiu secretly laughed in his heart. If he didn't have clairvoyant eyes, he would never be able to tell the difference.
"Director Qin, you praise me too much! I have just discovered the flaw. If I had been there, I might have had a hothead and encouraged you to buy it!"
Ye Zhiqiu gritted his teeth: "These counterfeiters are really hateful. Even if they don't use brocade red materials, they can just use red and white materials! They actually use the lowest currency!"
South red agate is distinguished by color. Jinhong is the most precious, as red as brocade. Many colors such as pure red, bright red, persimmon red, etc. are all of this grade.
Next is rose red, which is purple.
The third one is cinnabar red. From the appearance of agate, you can clearly see that the cinnabar points gather together and even form flame patterns, which is beautiful.
Then there are red and white materials, red and white, which are also very rare.
The textures of subsequent ony red, cherry red, black red, and pure white materials are very poor. It is almost the same as ordinary agate.
"If it were made of red and white materials, it would be worth at least five million!" Ye Zhiqiu smiled slightly.
Qin Ruosong looked frustrated, "If he really used red and white materials, I would feel better mentally! However, the counterfeiter actually used ordinary agate to fake the real one, pretending to be top-notch Nanhong. This method is simply the best!"
"I have been a hawk all my life, but today my eye was pecked by an eagle! It's really embarrassing. If this gets out, my reputation as the deputy director will be completely ruined!"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "As long as the three of us tell it, outsiders will never know!"
Mr. Li also echoed: "Yes! Only a few of us know about this matter. If no one says anything, it will be fine!"
He stretched out his hand to hold the statue of Guan Gong, tilted it slightly, and said: "Director Qin, look, from another angle, Guan Gong's left shoulder is not completely transparent. There is a gray feeling inside. This can be concluded that it is absolutely It’s not the real Nanhong!”
"This is because the faker was careless while burning sex!"
Qin Ruosong sighed: "I was a little too anxious at the time and didn't look carefully. If I had calmed down, I might have discovered the flaw!"
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "Director Qin, it's no big deal! Even the top appraisal masters must make mistakes sometimes!"
Qin Ruosong smiled awkwardly. Money was a trivial matter, but he was mainly worried about losing his reputation.
"Zhiqiu, what do you think of my vein stone?" Mr. Li chuckled.
Ye Zhiqiu gently held up the vein stone with his right hand, "Mr. Li, how much does this stone weigh?"
Mr. Li sighed and said, "No! I weighed it when I bought it and weighed it again when I came back. It's more than 920 grams!"
Ye Zhiqiu secretly thought about it. He had seen several reports on the Internet a few days ago. Several people in Fujian and Hunan discovered vein stones. They only weighed 500 or 600 grams, but they were worth 20 to 30 million.
"Mr. Li, this vein stone costs 50 to 60 million, right?"
Mr. Li's face turned red and he whispered: "Seventy-five million! It's completely wasted!"
