Chapter 248
"What on earth is it?"
Chu Yang hated those who only said half of what they said, but now he really had to be patient, after all, he was a professional in this area.
If he pushed too hard and made a mistake in the appraisal, he would still be the one who suffered the loss.
Chu Yang was anxious, and there were people who were more anxious than him.
The man with glasses stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck forward, staring at Zhai Jianming's face.
He looked as if he wanted to sew his mouth shut.
Why couldn't he hear a good word from him? The box brocade and the red coral beads, this was so worthless.
Can't you tell him that these were all fakes?
Of course his wish could not come true, because these were authentic treasures.
After looking at them over and over for almost 10 minutes, Zhai Jianming put the three treasures back in place, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
"Excuse me, who is Mr. Chu Yang?"
He turned around and asked.
Chu Yang took a step forward and walked in front of him.
"Are you Chu Yang?"
Zhai Jianming was shocked to see that the owner of the treasure mentioned by Xia Tian turned out to be a young man in his twenties. Then he shook his head and asked:
"You are indeed young and promising. I just don't know how you found the family letter and top beads of Wenxianggong hidden under the jar. Can you help me solve the puzzle?"
"How do you find it? I don't have a perspective eye. How can I find a hammer?" Chu Yang complained in his heart.
Of course, this can't be said in person.
"Ahem~ I'm lucky too, good luck!" Chu Yang replied casually.
Zhai Jianming knew that he was just dealing with it, but he didn't continue to ask.
After all, this is someone else's secret. It's a favor to tell him, and it's also a duty not to tell him.
"Mr. Zhai, what are these three treasures?" Someone asked impatiently.
"Yes, yes, tell us quickly, we are all anxious." The person next to him echoed.
This is already three chapters of nonsense. If Zhai Jianming dares to complain again, he will definitely take the broken porcelain pieces on the ground and send them to the dog author as souvenirs.
Zhai Jianming understands everyone's feelings very well. He quickly pressed his hands and smiled, "Okay, okay, then I will tell you."
"Based on the time and events in the family letter, as well as the fabric of the cloth bag and the material of the top bead, my appraisal result is:"
"This top bead is a second-grade red coral top bead of the Qing Dynasty. Its owner is Zuo Zongtang, the Duke of Wenxiang. The top bead was worn when he served as the Governor-General of Shaanxi and Gansu (second-grade), and this letter was written by him to his sons Xiaowei and Xiaokuan."
"Oh my god, this is a bit awesome!"
Chu Yang never expected that Tongzi would brush out such an awesome thing for him.
Who is Zuo Zongtang? I'm afraid anyone who has studied a little history knows it.
One of the four famous ministers of the Restoration of the Qing Dynasty, a representative of the Westernization Movement, and most importantly, he was a national hero who recovered the Western Regions.
Just based on this last point, no one can criticize him!
Zuo Zongtang's red coral top bead, or the top bead when he was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, must have extraordinary significance.
You should know that the time period when Zuo Zongtang recovered the Western Regions was when he was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.
"Anyway, this thing is just a red coral bead, right? It is definitely not worth 500,000!"
The man with glasses was completely anxious and couldn't help but jump out and shout.
Zhai Jianming glanced at him with an unhappy expression.
They, antique collectors, hate people who judge by price the most, making such an elegant thing look like a business full of money.
Although this is the fact, you can't just say it directly.
It lowers everyone's taste together.
Zhai Jianming snorted coldly and continued:
"From the material point of view, it is true, but the value of antiques is never determined by only the material."
Chu Yang agreed with this point very much. Many successful marketing cases in later generations have proved that the added value given by the story content is more important than the quality.
Not to mention those luxury brands abroad, just in China, there are so many marketing brands such as Brain Black Gold, Farmer Three Punches, Ruixing Coffee, and Jiangxiang Latte.
Not to mention the historical value of Zuo Zongtang's top bead.
In order to make his attitude more clear, Zhai Jianming continued to speak:
"If Mr. Chu is willing, I can immediately buy this top bead for 1 million."
Facts have proved that most people who collect antiques are really businessmen with a strong smell of money.
Zhai Jianming just talked for a long time, and everyone didn't have a deep impression of this bead.
But when he made a real price, the crowd was immediately shocked.
"Hiss~"
Everyone took a deep breath.
1 million is the second highest price in this auction after the two highest bids.
Although many people can afford 1 million, but this thing was sold by Chu Yang in public.
The transaction price of 74,000 yuan was 13 times higher after it was resold.
What is a bargain? This is a real bargain!
Is there any business in the world that makes money faster than this?
Chu Yang, on the other hand, was not moved by the price at all.
If it was before the auction, he might have hesitated.
But now, with more than 4 million yuan in auction money about to be received, and 500,000 yuan won in the bet, and 1 million yuan for the cricket, he can no longer be moved.
The treasures left by the national hero must be brought back to China.
He is not so conscious of donating it to the museum, but it is okay to collect it and take it out occasionally to show off.
Chu Yang also thought that when he had enough fun in the future, he would use it to propose marriage and please his father-in-law.
Anyway, Cai You will bring it back in the end, so it is no problem for him to satisfy his desire.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhai, I plan to keep this thing myself." Chu Yang declined.
Zhai Jianming thought that he had offered too low a price, and said repeatedly: "Mr. Chu, how about 1.5 million? I guarantee that this price is absolutely sincere. Even if this bead is auctioned at Sotheby's next month, the transaction price will not exceed 1.5 million."
"I think it is of extraordinary significance, and I am excited to see it, so I want to collect it!"
There was another sound of gasps at the scene.
1.5 million!
20 times!
It's not that fast to rob a bank!
Chu Yang smiled faintly, "This happens to be the reason why I rejected you, Mr. Zhai. I hope you can understand."
Seeing that the other party was firm and didn't seem to be pretending, Zhai Jianming could only smile bitterly.
"Well, congratulations to you, Mr. Chu. You have such a meaningful collection at such a young age. Your future is limitless."
Don't hit a smiling person. Zhai Jianming praised himself so much, Chu Yang naturally followed up and responded:
"No, no, Mr. Zhai is a senior in the collection industry with both virtue and art. I will learn from you!"
The two of them praised each other for a while and exchanged contact information.
Zhai Jianming hoped that Chu Yang would consider him if he wanted to sell this top bead one day.
Chu Yang was also happy to make friends with such a big collector. If there were things that were not convenient to auction in the future, he could sell them directly to him.
There was a lot of fun here, but on the other side, the atmosphere was quite quiet.
Sensing the teasing eyes around him, the man with glasses was about to cry.
500,000, how many customers would he have to receive to earn this money to return to Miss Jiang.
Even if he could afford the loss, would that thing still be usable?
Thinking of Miss Jiang's cold words just now, "If you lose, I will sell you to Thailand to be a transvestite to pay off your debts."
He suddenly wanted to slap himself twice.
Damn it, why did you provoke him!