Jianbao life

Chapter 651 Furniture

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Ma, let's go and see the pair of cabinets you mentioned now!"
"OK……"

To be honest, Ma Laocai really doesn't want to sell things to the knowledgeable Chu Chen now, but Ming Mazi stepped forward. If he says not to sell to Chu Chen now, then his family will probably never have peace in the future. No, he didn't want to provoke Ming Mazi.

"Hey! It's not for sale to anyone. There are not many people who are capable of buying such a big item. Forget it, let's sell it to him, but at this price..."

While Ma Laocai was thinking, he led Chu Chen and others to the innermost part of the room, and Chu Chen saw a thing covered with coarse cloth in front of him. It looked like the cabinet that Ma Laocai mentioned.

Ma Xiaoqiang lifted the cloth, and the cabinet below caught everyone's eyes. The exquisite carving made even Director Jin and Ming Mazi, who didn't know much about it, couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Ma Laocai was very satisfied, but then he felt a little bit reluctant. If it weren't for the family's disaster this time, he would never want to sell the pair of cabinets. Judging from the current market situation, The value of this cabinet will definitely be higher in a few years.

From this, it can also be seen that Ma Laocai's vision is actually quite good, but his personality is too bad, if he can be less selfish, he will not be as he is now.

"Young Master Chu, take a look first!"

Chu Chen nodded, then picked up the tools and began to observe carefully.

This pair of large cabinets is actually a top chest cabinet, with a huge shape and carved phoenix patterns on the front.

Paired top cabinets can be divided into four parts, also known as four-piece cabinets.This kind of furniture appeared late in Ming-style furniture and developed rapidly after entering the Qing Dynasty.The top box cabinet is composed of two parts, the top cabinet and the bottom cabinet, which can be arranged in a pair, or can be split into one on the left and one on the left.The four-piece cabinet is square and dignified and can decorate a wall.

The relief of this cabinet is high, and each core board is decorated in the form of a pair of phoenixes, a total of [-] phoenixes.This kind of decoration is extremely rare on furniture in the early Qing Dynasty. The carving is skillful, the ground is extremely flat, and the flowers and phoenix are vividly displayed.The pattern is symmetrical, which is a typical ornamentation in the early Qing Dynasty.

This cabinet has a huge amount of construction, and no expense was spared.Due to the huge shape of the cabinet, it is laborious to move, so the internal partitions, doors and back panels of the cabinet are all in the form of live inserts, which is very easy to disassemble.The two sides of the large cabinet adopt the method of stepping on the drum with the chest, which echoes the front.

The most commendable thing is that the materials of this pair of top chests are all made of huanghuali. The materials are selected carefully, and no expense is spared on the workmanship. Besides the skilled and exquisite carving work, Chu Chen can be sure that this is something used by the court in the early Qing Dynasty. It is said that it is rare in the world.

Putting away the tools, Chu Chen asked, "Mr. Ma, what about the price?"

"500 million!" Ma Laocai stretched out his right hand.

It is also the most popular large piece of huanghuali in the market, and it was used by the court in the early Qing Dynasty. The price is definitely not cheap, but Ma Laocai's asking price of 500 million is too high.

Chu Chen chuckled: "Ming people don't talk dark words. I have photographed a pair of similar cabinets before, but they failed. I don't think your pair of cabinets are better than that pair. 500 million is too high. 200 million I think it's about the same."

Ma Laocai also said with a smile: "Young Master Chu, you can't say that. The market for antiques is not what it used to be. After a few years, it's not uncommon for some good things to increase by two or three times. I don't think 500 million Gui, of course, we are also first-time students and second-time acquaintances, how about this, I will let you 50, what do you think?"

What Ma Laocai said is actually reasonable. Speaking of it, the price of furniture such as huanghuali began to rise only after 2000. In the past, unless it was a particularly good thing, it would not be as expensive as the current price. There is really nothing comparable.

Some families have huanghuali furniture, but they don’t know how to do it. When moving, they find it troublesome and throw it away.In terms of current market conditions, this is all money thrown away.

Although the current market conditions are good, Chu Chen will definitely not agree to 500 million. His psychological price should be between 320 million and [-] million.

Chu Chen shook his head: "Too high, 240 million!"

"420 million!"

"..."

"The lowest, I'll give you 330 million, and I won't sell it any lower!" Ma Laocai said firmly.

Chu Chen pondered for a while, and then said: "300 million, if you agree, I will take it, if there is more, forget it!"

To be honest, if such a cabinet goes to an auction, the current price is likely to exceed 300 million, but of course ordinary transactions cannot match the auction price, so 300 million is still very reasonable.

Of course, Ma Laocai also knew that he had made a fortune with 300 million yuan, but he still asked Chu Chen to add tens of thousands more with a bitter face. Seeing that Chu Chen refused, he agreed with some unwillingness.

Then, the two sides discussed the price of the pen holder just now. Although there have been more than 300 million transactions, Ma Laocai still insisted on the price. The pen holder with a market price of [-] yuan, he is only willing to pay a minimum of [-] yuan. Nine.

You must know that the market price of antiques can only be used as a reference. Generally, unless it is a particularly good item, there must be a discount.Twenty-nine thousand is actually the purchase price in an antique shop, but apart from anything else in an antique shop, the rent is always required. If the rent is not counted, it must not be so much.

It is also because Ma Laocai's things are expensive, so after a few months, they have only sold less than half of them.

Seeing that Ma Laocai set the price so hard, Chu Chen didn't want to buy it at first, but this pen holder is really good, and he also picked up a mistake at Ma Laocai's place today, so he finally agreed.

Seeing that the price had been negotiated, Ming Mazi hurriedly made a phone call, and then said, "Young Master Chu, I have already called someone, and they will come over in a while to help you move the box out."

Over there, Director Jin also finished his phone call, walked up to Chu Chen and said with a smile, "Young Master Chu, I have already contacted the car, and the things will be delivered to the capital to ensure safe and fast delivery."

"Okay, sorry to bother you." Chu Chen thanked with a smile.

"No trouble! No trouble..."

"Mr. Ma, let's sign an agreement now. Do you want a check or a transfer?" Chu Chen asked.

Ma Laocai replied: "How about going to the bank to transfer the money!"

Hearing this, Ming Mazi said bluntly: "You old man, are you still afraid that Young Master Chu will depend on your money?!"

"Ming Mazi, don't say that. After all, it's the first transaction. It's normal to be cautious." Chu Chen said with a smile.

Ma Laocai chuckled and thought, no matter the first time or the second or third time, if you want my things, you have to see the money in your pocket no matter what.

Thinking of this, Ma Laocai suddenly thought of what his son said to him just now, and hurriedly said: "Young Master Chu, although it is the first time we have met today, I feel that you are a good match when I see you, and you are also strong..."

Chu Chen interrupted: "Mr. Ma, if you have something to say, just say it."
Ma Laocai laughed and said: "That's right, I already look like this, and I can only wait at home to die in the future, but my son is not married yet, and now the prices are getting more expensive every day, more than 300 million seems like a lot , but I still have to pay off my debts, live in the future, and pay for my son’s marriage, so 300 million won’t be much.”

"So, after thinking about it, I'm going to transfer out a piece of Zhao Mengfu's regular script "Luo Shen Fu" that I have treasured for many years..."

At this point, Ma Laocai stopped, the meaning is self-evident.

Hearing that it was Zhao Mengfu's work, no matter how calm Chu Chen was, he couldn't help getting excited. You must know that this is Zhao Mengfu, who is known as one of the four masters of regular script!
In the history of Chinese culture, Zhao Mengfu is a versatile and talented figure.He was born in the royal family of Zhao and Song Dynasties. When the Southern Song Dynasty perished when he was young, he became an official in the Yuan Dynasty.But his whole life was spent in sarcasm, guilt and contradiction.

In terms of art, Zhao Mengfu is worthy of being a person who created a generation of fashion.

He is good at literature, fine rhythm, long poems and Fu, and understands Buddhism and elders, and his calligraphy and painting are especially unique and innovative, creating a generation of ethos.His paintings are all good at figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and animals; his books are "Zhuan, Li, Zhen, Xing, and Diancao are the first in the contemporary era, and Xiaokai is also the number one in Ziang's books." , the spirit is deified and unattainable."

At that time, he could be said to be the leader of the calligraphy and painting circles in the Yuan Dynasty, and his influence reached the four masters of the Yuan Dynasty and even some masters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy art achievement, which was later called "Zhao Ti" by the world, is exactly the result of his hard work and hard work.His calligraphy is exquisite in brushwork and rigorous in structure.The style of calligraphy in the later period is more sophisticated and free-spirited, with excellent chapters and styles, which makes people unable to control themselves after viewing.

Such a figure with great influence in the history of calligraphy and painting, who would not want to own his works?
However, after a while, Chu Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart, not because he didn't want it, but because the things belonged to Ma Laocai, who knows whether his things are real or not?Don't have a happy time again.

In addition, Ma Laocai is too greedy, if it is authentic, then he will show too much care, and it is inevitable that Ma Laocai will kill him.

"Mr. Ma, since that's the case, can you show me the work for me to admire?"

Ma Laocai originally thought that Chu Chen was very interested, but he didn't expect to see a flash of surprise and excitement in Chu Chen's eyes, and he calmed down again. This made him feel very strange, and secretly said:

"Don't tell me this kid doesn't want Zhao Mengfu's things? Or does he not have enough money?"

Although he didn't know exactly what Chu Chen was thinking, Ma Laocai said quickly, "That work is relatively long, let's go to the living room to see it, it's more spacious."

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, but let's talk about it after we sign the agreement first and move the things out, and it will save us coming in again, don't you think?"

(End of this chapter)