How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 179 The storm is raging, something happened to the cultural relics?

These two days, Liu Hanlin and Zhao Chen wandered around Panjiayuan every day.

There are also many powerful people here.

The price of things is getting higher and higher.

However, most people still focused on the two white jade pendants.

Unfinished jade billets feel very tasteless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard.

Collect it, it's just a semi-finished product, very responsive.Don't collect it, it is an ancient jade handed down from the Song Dynasty.

In the end, there was no major problem with this collection, and it was taken by Zhao Chen at a price of 800 million.

Transactions are private.

But the channel he went through was regular. Zhao Chen bought three cultural relics from Jiubaozhai, namely a calligraphy and painting, a jade pendant, and this semi-finished jade blank.

Eighteen million in total.

The first two items are of course high imitation fakes, and both parties know it well.

But that piece of jade is indeed a real treasure.

Zhao Chen confirmed that there was no problem with the goods, and successfully bought the semi-finished jade blank.

The transaction was legal and compliant, although Zhao Chen didn't know what method Jiubaozhai used to turn the semi-finished jade into a commodity that could be circulated in the market.

However, since Jiubaozhai has gone through the legal procedures, he can buy it.

Moreover, even if there is something wrong with this batch of cultural relics, the people who bought the cultural relics were not involved in crimes.

After all, buyers are going through formal channels, not private transactions.

As for the tricks behind the cultural relics store, that has nothing to do with the buyer.

Zhao Chen bought the semi-finished jade blank, and Liu Hanlin spent close to 6000 million to buy the white jade hollowed-out pair of cranes.

Another piece was bought by a collector in Kyoto.

So far, everything has settled.

Zhao Chen put away the things he bought, he doesn't plan to deal with the semi-finished jade blank yet.

After all, it is within the boundary of Kyoto, so it is better to keep a low profile.

Liu Hanlin was very happy to be able to buy an ancient jade pendant from the Song Dynasty, and he looked refreshed.

This collection is placed in his collection, and it is also a top-notch work.

Right now, the drama of Panjiayuan has just begun.

The few pieces of jade they looked at were just the first cultural relics to test the waters.

There are many cultural relics involved behind it.

Among them, the most interesting one is an ice-cracked peony plate from the official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The authentic ancient porcelain of the official kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty is a national cultural relic and is invaluable!
Compared with this peony plate, those two jade pendants are much inferior.

Of course, Zhao Chen's jade blank is different.The lying deer contained in the jade blank is no less valuable than official kiln porcelain.

He belongs to pick up a big leak.

There are many people staring at the peony plate, among them, Japanese collectors are even more eager to move.

Ryota Nagao has made several appearances at Panjiayuan in recent days. This person once appeared at the Porcelain Art Exchange Conference held in Hangzhou.

In fact, Nagao Ryo has been active in China for too long, just to find a way to transport Chinese cultural relics to Japan.

Zhao Chen and Liu Hanlin talked about this matter.

Zhao Chen said: "These people are too courageous. I remember that it is a felony to sell cultural relics prohibited by the state without permission. If it is sold to foreigners, the crime will be aggravated."

The jade that Zhao Chen bought, Jiubaozhai turned it into a qualified cultural relic, so Zhao Chen and Jiubaozhai will have no problem trading.

However, it is impossible for the antiques of Southern Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain to become tradable antiques.

In other words, the transaction method behind it will not take positive accounts like this transaction.

Hearing this, Liu Hanlin replied: "There are international organizations behind them, and they have great influence. They don't care about these things. Anyway, they didn't do it themselves, and even if they were discovered, someone would support them."

"Look, no matter what, nothing can fall into the hands of the Japanese."

"A lot of eyes are staring at it this time. I heard that Ryota Nagao has prepared [-] million Huaxia coins, and he is bound to get this item."

"If it is really taken down by him, it will be a slap in the face of us Chinese collectors."

Zhao Chen nodded.

However, this matter is still uncertain.

Nagao Ryota has the support of the Tokyo Museum behind him. This skill is really not comparable to collectors.

"The police have already intervened in this matter, but we have nothing to do with it. Our jade wares are all legal. The most important thing is how to confirm the location of this peony plate."

"Now I don't know which store is responsible for this matter."

Liu Hanlin said again.

At the same time, the store owners of Panjiayuan also noticed the clues.

Panjiayuan has a lot of guests coming and going every day, and the people here have sharp eyes.

Many bosses have discovered that the frequency of big shots has increased significantly recently.

The temperament of powerful people is completely different from that of ordinary people, and most of these people look very kind.

The bosses also discussed:

"What's the situation, today, why are there so many people here?"

"Which store has a baby, I haven't heard of it!"

"You guys haven't been in business for long. How many times has this happened in Panjiayuan? It has nothing to do with us. What should we do?"

"Yeah, there must be a big deal!"

Zhao Chen also paid close attention to the situation of Panjiayuan in real time.

He didn't have much thought about the ice-cracked peony plate. Although this peony plate came from the Xiunei official kiln, it is now a national treasure in China, and it is very difficult for private individuals to collect it.

But what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

In the afternoon of that day, five police cars suddenly drove to Panjiayuan. Immediately, more than 20 policemen came down and rushed straight to a shop in Panjiayuan.

At this time, Zhao Chen, Sun Yue, and Daneng were looking at purple clay pots in a purple clay pot shop.

Sun Yue and Daneng like to drink tea, so they are very particular about the purple clay teapot.

Zhao Chen also plans to buy a set to keep at home, even if he doesn't drink tea, it's not bad as a decoration on the table.

At this time, there was a burst of exclamation outside.

"what happened?"

"There are cops, lots of cops!"

"So we're back at Panjiayuan!"

Inside the store, tourists screamed incessantly.

Zhao Chen also became interested, and came to the door of the shop to watch the scene outside.

This scene is lively!

The police rushed straight into the shop.

According to the information provided by the insider, they learned that the ice-cracked peony plate was in this shop.

Tourists around took pictures with their mobile phones.

A tourist behind Zhao Chen took out his mobile phone to record a video. During the recording, he also captured the back of Zhao Chen's head.

The video went viral after it was posted online.

Originally, the arrest of people by the police in Panjiayuan was big news, and many people paid attention.

Many netizens recognized the back of the head at a glance.

"Why do I think that person eating melons in the front row looks like Brother Chen!"

"Good guy, it's definitely him! Isn't that next to Sun Yue?"

"Master didn't broadcast live and went to Panjiayuan to watch the arrest scene!"

"Let this video host ask him when it will start broadcasting for us!"

"Sure enough, the master can be seen everywhere, except in his live broadcast room."

On the Internet, things are buzzing.

Not long after, the public security issued a notice, saying that there was a shop here involved in illegal cultural relics transactions, so it was arrested.

Zhao Chen inquired about the news inside Panjiayuan.

It turned out that there was a person here who was the eyeliner of the police, who had been lurking for a long time, just to track down the stolen national treasure, the Frozen Peony Plate.

As soon as there was news today, this person notified the police.

However, things did not go as smoothly as expected.

Many illegal antique relics were found in the shop, but the ice-cracked peony plate was not found.

Later, after questioning by the police, it was verified from the store that the ice-cracked peony plate was bought by a Japanese buyer.

Things got serious all of a sudden.

I don't know how this news got out, and the Huaxia collector was immediately filled with righteous indignation.

Liu Hanlin cursed angrily, even Sun Yue and Da Neng were full of resentment.

Many people speculated that Ryota Nagao bought it, but Ryota Nagao showed up generously in the past two days, and welcomed Chinese Tibetan friends to search the villa where he lived.

Nagao Ryota still kept a smile on his face, a kind of smile that looked very humble, but actually had a belly full of water.

In order to protect the national treasure, the police began to hunt on a large scale, and the customs became stricter.

The inspection level at Kyoto Airport has been raised to a higher level.

Many people know that it is very difficult to get something back when it is in the hands of others.

After Zhao Chen knew about this, he was also very upset.

Immediately, he seemed to realize something.

Zhao Chen called Liu Hanlin.

"Zhao Chen, what's the matter?" Liu Hanlin was depressed and asked after answering the phone.

"Master Liu, I seem to have guessed where the ice-cracked peony is." Zhao Chen said directly on the phone.

"What? Tell me." Liu Hanlin didn't expect Zhao Chen to say this, and he was a little excited.

"If I remember correctly, a Japanese mission visited China five days ago, and they came here by special plane."

"According to the schedule of their visit to China, they will leave at seven o'clock tomorrow night."

"If there is really a shadow of Japan behind it, then Ryota Nagao is probably just a pawn to buy cultural relics, and this mission is behind it."

"It's not that difficult to pass the inspection when the cultural relics go back by special plane."

Zhao Chen's words made Liu Hanlin's eyes brighten.

This event is very possible!

Now the police are investigating the bank flow of the store. If it is an overseas transaction, it is impossible to trace the money directly from the Japanese account to the international organization.

Since Nagao Ryota didn't pay, it was the Japanese government behind it that paid.

Japanese people don't trust others easily, so the greatest possibility of the ice-cracked peony plate is among the Japanese missions to China!

Thinking of this, Liu Hanlin immediately called the police.

(End of this chapter)