1:15 p.m.
After coming out of the Wangfu Hotel, Xie Huilan asked Dong Xuebin to get in the car and drove the Audi out of the parking lot.
Dong Xuebin, who was in the passenger seat, sat stiffly and glanced at Xie Huilan quietly, his expression even more solemn. She had a beautiful face, the status of a central leader, and a background as big as the sky. Now that he saw her, Dong Xuebin couldn't even smile. I didn't dare to laugh. I was a little lucky and a little sad. Fortunately, I was able to save her life. What was sad was that I took someone else's silk stockings and did something shameful, and they found out about it.
Dong Xuebin’s current mood is simply too complicated
There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and Xie Huilan suddenly smiled, "Xiao Dong, what are your usual hobbies?"
Dong Xuebin coughed and said, "Well, I can't talk about hobbies. I just like to visit antique markets and watch antique collection programs." He said a more elegant one. He felt that those interests of playing computers, watching movies and chatting on QQ were a bit high. Of course I won’t say it if I don’t know how to do it.
"Oh, that's a coincidence. I also like to visit Liulichang when I have nothing to do."
"You also like collecting?"
"Well, I'm just messing around, I can't say I understand."
"You are so humble, and I know you are very knowledgeable just by looking at you."
"Is there something written on my forehead? How can it still be seen? Haha..." Xie Huilan held the steering wheel with an elegant gesture, thought for a while, and suddenly slowed down the car, "I also said that I would buy you two pieces of clothes later. As a thank you gift, since you also like antiques, let’s go shopping in Liulichang. This year, the snack street of the Changdian Temple Fair has also been moved to Taoranting. Liulichang should be open as usual. You choose an antique you like and I will give it to you. ,OK?"
Dong Xuebin refused hastily, "No, I really don't need it. Didn't you just invite me to dinner?"
"How can a meal be compared with a life?" Xie Huilan turned her head around forcefully and drove west without giving him a chance to choose. "Listen to me, will you do it?"
Dizzy, even if it doesn’t work, it will work. Dong Xuebin nodded with a wry smile.
In the past two years, there was a Changdian Temple Fair on South Xinhua Street before the Chinese New Year, and it was turned into a pedestrian street. Buses and motor vehicles had to detour. Of course, no one will care about you if you don't detour, as long as you can walk. Just move. To put it bluntly, the Changdian Temple Fair at that time was really crowded. There was no more than a hand slap between people in the front, left, and back. It was so crowded. However, the snack street has been moved in the past two years. In Taoranting Park, all that is left are some scattered stalls selling books. There are not too many people, and cars can drive in.
West Liulichang.
Seeing that the Audi car had stopped, Dong Xuebin, who had unbuckled his seat belt in advance, jumped out of the car and trotted to the other side to open the door for Xie Huilan. He also imitated the way Guo Panwei "protected" him that time, blocking the car with one hand. On the upper border, he protected Xie Huilan from getting out of the car.
Xie Huilan shook her head and smiled, "You."
After these two days of contact, Dong Xuebin found that Xie Huilan loved to smile. She smiled bitterly, smiled lightly, smiled, and sneered. It seemed that all her expressions were expressed with a smile. She looked very graceful, like a woman walking out of the door of an ancient mansion. Every smile brings out a different charm.
Walking into an antique store, Xie Huilan looked at him and said, "See if there is anything you like."
Dong Xuebin didn't want her to spend money for him at all, but he didn't want her to give him anything. Xie Huilan probably didn't agree, so Dong Xuebin walked around the store and stood on a wooden display rack. He stepped forward and pointed to a grasshopper gourd with a red sandalwood mouth inside. He knew that this thing should be the cheapest thing in the store. Other porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, even if they were fakes, would definitely be more expensive than it, "Sister Xie, this is not bad."
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "The season for raising grasshoppers is almost over. Can you choose a decent antique?"
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "I quite like this."
"...Okay." Xie Huilan found a price with the shopkeeper, and when she heard it was two thousand yuan, she didn't say anything else. She took out her wallet and paid, and then handed the grasshopper gourd to Dong Xuebin, " …Look at other things, this thank you gift is too thin.”
"Goodbye, goodbye." Dong Xuebin held the grasshopper jar, "This is great, Sister Xie, thank you."
With a helpless smile, Xie Huilan shook her head, "I know you won't be able to choose anything if I ask you to choose. Well, let's go and look around to see if there is anything decent." Seeing what Dong Xuebin wanted to say, Xie Huilan said Waving his hand, "Is it okay if I don't buy it for you? I'll see for myself, and you can help me with my advice."
Dong Xuebin said: "Okay, but I don't understand it as you do."
"Haha, please stop flattering me and leave."
Many shops in West Liulichang were closed. After walking around for a while, Xie Huilan didn't see anything she liked. Then the two of them arrived at East Liulichang. It was okay here, but Xie Huilan was confused as soon as she entered the first store. She fell in love with Fangtian Huangshi's seal, but when asked about the price, it was more than one million. Xie Huilan shook her head. Of course she wouldn't buy it. It wasn't that she didn't want to buy it, but she didn't have that much spare money at all. How much is the monthly salary of a deputy bureau level
An hour later, the two of them stood at the intersection between East and West Liulichang.
Xie Huilan looked at her watch and said, "... Stop looking. Let's go. I'll take you back."
"I don't dare. You picked me up at home already... If you have anything to do, just be busy. I'll take a taxi home myself."
"How can that work? Huh..." Xie Huilan's eyes suddenly fell on a few stalls at the roadside temple fair. There were several sellers of balloons and marshmallows there, and there was also a stall filled with bottles and jars of porcelain. What about Kangxi blue and white, what about small bowls from folk kilns? Xie Huilan was somewhat interested and said: "Xiao Dong, come with me to take a look there again."
"Oh, okay." Dong Xuebin followed.
The stall owner is a thirty-year-old young man. As soon as they saw Xie Huilan's graceful appearance, their eyes immediately became a little straight, "What do you two want to see?"
Xie Huilan's eyes glanced left and right, and soon her eyes fell on a small blue bowl. The body of the bowl was painted with a circle of Ruyi clouds, and the belly of the bowl was painted with a golden dragon. It was quite impressive. Xie Huilan took it in her hand and looked at it again. Look at the bottom of the bowl. It has the words "Made in the Qianlong Year" engraved on it. It is still an official kiln. You usually see this kind of official kiln porcelain at ordinary stalls. Needless to say, it must be a fake. This kind of stuff is rarely even seen at auctions. How can you just see it on the street? But there are exceptions to everything, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many missing stories.
The stall owner looked at Xie Huilan and said, "This bowl was just returned from my hometown. It is an old item from the official kiln."
Xie Huilan played with it for a moment, then turned around and said with a smile: "Xiao Dong, take a look at it too, how does it look like?"
Dong Xuebin really knows this bowl, which is called Qianlong blue bowl with gold dragon pattern. The reason why he knows so clearly is because there happened to be a porcelain piece of this bowl in an antique shop where he worked in Panjiayuan two years ago. The porcelain piece was a real thing. Although it was not worth much, Dong Xuebin studied it several times at that time. Seeing the central leader speaking, Dong Xuebin was a little eager to show off, so he took the bowl with both hands and looked up and down.
Well, this bowl seems to be similar to the porcelain fragment I saw, but it seems to be much different.
In terms of color, this bowl seems a little brighter, and the glaze is a little brighter. But in terms of texture, it seems to be very similar to that piece of porcelain. The golden dragon feels very delicate and vivid.
Xie Huilan said: "How is it?"
Dong Xuebin sweated, "Ahem, it seems to have a bit of smell, but also seems to have no smell. I can't say for sure."
Xie Huilan tilted her head and asked, "What's the price of this bowl?"
The stall owner said: "Fifty thousand."
Xie Huilan shook her head slightly and smiled, "If it were really an official kiln, I believe you wouldn't sell it for 50,000 yuan. Just make it cheaper."
"This is really an old thing. The ancestors of that person in my hometown were with Jingli..."
Xie Huilan waved her hand forcefully and interrupted him, "Let's talk about the price, not the story, okay?"
The stall owner smiled bitterly and said: "I collected more than 40,000 yuan, but I really can't make much money. I can't make less than 50,000 yuan."
"forget about it."
If the bowl is real, it must be worth hundreds of thousands. If you buy it, you will miss it. If the other party only sells it for a few hundred or thousands, it is okay to take a gamble, but the other party's price is 50,000, and 50,000 is not a small amount. Buying a real folk kiln porcelain is enough, but the gamble is a bit too big. Besides, this bowl does look real and fake, and the fakes that usually attract the attention of collectors and even experts are all fake. It was fake. In total, there was a 70% to 80% chance that this blue bowl with gold dragon patterns was a fake, so Xie Huilan put the bowl back.
"Xiao Dong, let's go."
Dong Xuebin, who did not succeed in front of Xie Huilan, was very depressed. Antique collection is like this. Even if you have seen the real thing once, even if you know the thing very well, you will not be sure when the next same thing appears in front of you. It will make you blind. Dong Xuebin is in this situation now. Maybe because of the different preservation methods, maybe because it is a fake. He always feels that this bowl is slightly different from the porcelain pieces he has seen before, but this difference is not enough to judge its authenticity. Alas, alas, alas, it would be great if he could take a look at the cross-section of this bowl. He had seen the cross-section of a bowl with a golden dragon pattern. As long as he saw it again, he would definitely know the authenticity. After all, the counterfeiter only They will manipulate the appearance of the porcelain to make it infinitely close to the real thing, but the embryo inside... who will care about it? There are countless ways to identify the authenticity of porcelain, but no one in the world would break the porcelain and then do an appraisal. Even if the appraisal is true, what is the point? The porcelain has been broken, the value...
Eh
Thinking of this, Dong Xuebin was stunned.
I x How come there is no one in the world who uses the crazy method of breaking porcelain to verify its authenticity
You can do it yourself
Seeing that the woman left but the young man did not move, the stall owner said: "Little brother, look again, this bowl is really from the official kiln."
"Really?" Dong Xuebin took the bowl in his hand again, "Then let me take a look."
The stall owner smiled and said, "Look, just look at it."
Dong Xuebin hummed, raised his hand, and suddenly threw the bowl to the ground under the stunned gaze of the stall owner. With a click, the bowl shattered into pieces.
"What are you doing?" the stall owner immediately became angry.
Xie Huilan behind her was also stunned for a moment, "...What does Xiaodong mean?"
Dong Xuebin replied calmly: "Let me check the fetus."
The stall owner pointed at his nose and yelled: "Everyone has seen it. I'm going to pay you 50,000 yuan, please pay me now."
Ignoring the yelling of the stall owner and the astonishment of the onlookers, Dong Xuebin bent down and quickly picked up a piece of porcelain, being careful not to let it prick his hand, and then gently touched its broken surface and felt it. Then take a closer look at the thickness of the glaze and the fineness of the tire.
After a moment, Dong Xuebin looked surprised, yes, everything was right.
The thickness of the glaze is just right, and the texture of the tire is white and delicate. It is not the thick tire commonly used in modern counterfeiting, and the feeling of the tread is exactly the same as the piece of porcelain I saw before.
it is true
It turns out that he is actually an official kiln
Rely on BACK
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The newly accumulated BACK today was used by Dong Xuebin
The screen flashed back to the time when Xie Huilan was discussing the price with the stall owner.
"This is really an old thing. The ancestors of that person in my hometown were with Jingli..."
"Let's talk about the price, not the story, okay?"
"I collected more than 40,000 yuan, but I really can't make much money. I can't make less than 50,000 yuan."
"Forget it." Xie Huilan gently put down the bowl, "... Xiaodong, let's go."
Seeing that they didn't want to buy it, the stall owner didn't bother to stop him. This bowl was indeed collected by him and his hometown, but the ancestors of that family were not powerful people in Beijing at all, but collected waste from the county. I didn't know where I got this bowl from somewhere a while ago. Seeing that it was very realistic, he bought it for 2,200 yuan. Their hometown was the birthplace of counterfeiting, with many workshops, so he didn't think this thing was real at all, so he just wanted to offer Jingli a price of 50,000 yuan to see if he could fool him out.
"Sister Xie, wait a moment." Dong Xuebin stopped Xie Huilan.
"Huh?" Xie Huilan turned around.
Dong Xuebin whispered to her: "This bowl is real. Buy it quickly. You can't go wrong."
Xie Huilan was slightly startled and said with a smile: "Weren't you still unsure? It doesn't look like the real thing to me, the glaze is too bright."
"Sister Xie, just buy it. I won't dare to lie to anyone."
"Haha, forget it, Xiaodong, fifty thousand is too expensive."
Dong Xuebin originally wanted to sell Xie Huilan a favor in order to dispel some of the embarrassment caused by the stockings incident. It was obvious that Xie Huilan refused to listen. Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly, knowing that Xie Huilan was a strong woman with strong opinions and independent ideas at heart. She The first decision you make will usually be stick to it. Nothing others say will work, so Dong Xuebin simply stopped trying, "...If you don't want it, then I'll pass it on."
Xie Huilan looked at him and said, "So sure?"
"Very sure."
Xie Huilan said nothing more, narrowed her eyes and nodded.
Dong Xuebin believes in his own judgment, unless the counterfeiter imitates the genuine product perfectly and intact, but this is almost impossible, and no one has the time. He turned around and returned to the stall, pointing to the Qianlong blue bowl with gold dragon pattern at the stall owner, "If you really want to sell it, the price is 40,000 yuan. I will take 40,000 yuan, any more." I can’t give it to you even if I want to, I don’t have that much money anymore.”
When the stall owner heard this, he was very happy and said, "Oh, forty thousand is too little, no, no, just fifty thousand."
Dong Xuebin said: "I said I don't have that much money. If it doesn't work, I will leave."
The stall owner quickly tried to persuade him: "Forty-five thousand, how about forty-five thousand?" Seeing that he had turned around, the stall owner simply said: "Forty-two thousand can never be lower than that."
Dong Xuebin hesitated and said, "Okay, wait until I get the money for you."
There is an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China right next to it. No need to make an appointment for 40,000 yuan. I came back very quickly with cash, handing over the money and delivering the goods.
Counting the money happily, the stall owner went crazy with joy and carefully gave the bowl to Dong Xuebin, "You can keep this with your family. It will definitely increase in value in a few years." Of course, the stall owner didn't think so. Counterfeit antique porcelain from around the world is usually wholesaled in large quantities to the capital. Why? People in the capital are so fooled, hey, look at this kid, he thought he picked it up, but he didn't even think about it, is this leak so easy to pick up
Holding the small official kiln bowl, Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan left here together.
"...Xiao Dong, can you find a place to have it appraised?" ”
Dong Xuebin hesitated and said: "This..." He was afraid that if the thing was real, Xie Huilan's face would not look good, so he didn't want to authenticate it in front of the leader.
But Xie Huilan obviously didn't give him a chance to refuse, "Let's go to Rongbaozhai, a big place with a good reputation, okay?"
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly and said: "I listen to you."
In Rongbaozhai, business is not very good today, probably because of the Spring Festival, and there is almost no one in the lobby on the first floor. Dong Xuebin looked around and saw a person who looked like an expert, so he went over and asked: "Do you have Qing Qianlong blue bowls with gold dragon patterns here?" Xie Huilan squinted and listened quietly.
The little old man looked over and said, "I need to see something. Have you brought it?"
Dong Xuebin gently put the small bowl on the table. In the jargon, it is called porcelain but not enough.
The little old man looked up with his slender eyes and was stunned. Then he took the small bowl in his hand and tasted it over and over. "Young man, are you not in a hurry? I have to take a look at this."
Dong Xuebin looked at Xie Huilan with questioning eyes.
Xie Huilan smiled and said, "There's no rush."
Dong Xuebin was afraid that she would be tired, so he moved a chair to her from the side, "Sit down and I'll buy you a bottle of water?"
"No need." Xie Huilan was not polite. After sitting down, she smiled and said: "You can also move a chair and sit down. Don't just stand there."
Over there, the little old man took out a magnifying glass and other tools from behind, and studied it over and over again. Five minutes passed. He took off his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes. Then he called a middle-aged man from upstairs to come down, and then the two of them We discussed and studied together for another ten minutes.
Dong Xuebin could afford to wait, but the time of central leaders was precious, so he urged: "It's not ready yet?"
The little old man and the middle-aged man looked at each other, and the little old man said, "How much do you want to sell this thing for?"
Dong Xuebin pondered, "... one million."
The middle-aged man shook his head, "This price is too crooked, and it won't be sold at the auction."
The little old man looked at Dong Xuebin, "... the things are good and well-preserved, but one million will definitely not reach you. I can only give you 600,000."
Upon hearing this, Xie Huilan narrowed her eyes and looked at Dong Xuebin with her eyelids covered.
Dong Xuebin was also suddenly overjoyed, haha, he didn't miss it, it was really an official kiln.
The one million just now was purely because of the lion's mouth. Dong Xuebin didn't expect it to sell for so much. Now that he knew it, he started to bargain with them, and finally reached a price of 700,000. Dong Xuebin did not want to bid with BACK at the auction again this time. After all, the auction regulations did not allow sellers to bid maliciously. It was a coincidence that the last time the pearl necklace was auctioned, it happened that Teacher Sun used his ID card to Dong Xuebin. The registered auction sign even complained about Dong Xuebin after the auction, so it will definitely not be that easy next time. It is better to sell it directly now.
"Young man, how do you pay?"
"...a check, right?"
"Okay, just wait a moment."
After leaving Rongbaozhai with the check, Dong Xuebin was in a good mood, but when he thought that Xie Huilan was still there, he quickly put away his joy and said, "Sister Xie, let's take half of the money each. If you hadn't discovered that thing, I would have If you can't pick it up, it's all because of you." Even if he was polite, he knew Xie Huilan wouldn't want it.
Xie Huilan smiled, "Xiao Dong, Xiao Dong, I didn't expect you to have this ability? Huh? How many years have you been collecting?"
"Hey, I just lucked out and caught up. In fact, I'm not as knowledgeable as you."
"Haha, don't flatter me. If you could spend more than 40,000 yuan to buy that bowl without any hesitation, you must know that it is genuine. I can't compare with your eyesight." Xie Huilan couldn't help but look at Dong Xuebin again, her lips A smile appeared on Jiao's face, "... If I go to an antique store again in the future, it seems I have to take you with me."
Dong Xuebin said in his heart that as long as you don't pursue the stockings matter, I will go wherever you ask me to go with you.
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At four o'clock in the afternoon, Dong Xuebin deposited the check of 700,000 in the bank, and then he was shocked by his total assets - two million, a full two million.
After wiping his sweat, he immediately called Qu Yunxuan, "Aunt Xuan, I just missed another piece of porcelain."
Qu Yunxuan on the other end of the phone was stunned: "...What? I missed it again? How come you always miss it?"
Dong Xuebin: "Hey, I made 700,000 this time. The two of us now have two million."
Qu Yunxuan: "..."
"I thought about it, but it's still not easy to put so much money in my account. If someone from my work unit investigates... Well, it's better to give it to you. I will transfer all the money to your account later. I will also make it in the future. I'll leave the money with you. We'll let you manage and keep the money. You can open any company you want. Let's try to make more and more, okay?" After saying this last sentence, Dong Xuebin sweated. Xie Huilan's tone was imitated.
"...really made another 700,000?"
"Haha, you will find out after checking your account later."
"...You stinky thing, you are really good. Auntie will go back tomorrow and give you a good celebration."
"Uh, why don't you celebrate like in the movie theater?"
"go to hell"
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