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Chapter 954 Removing the Grinding and Killing the Donkey

However, this silver smoked ball from the Tang Dynasty also has a bad point, that is, its surface should have been specially cleaned by the original owner or Erdan to destroy some marks and patina on it.

You must know that the reason why antiques are valuable is not only the craftsmanship, but also the age, and the patina is the evidence that the object has aged after a long time, and the patina object looks more warm and restrained.

If the patina is washed, not to mention a pity, for some collectors, the attraction of the object will be much less, which will undoubtedly destroy the value of the object to some extent.

Of course, some people like to clean the surface and wash off the patina because of their personal hobbies, or because they like to buy old gold, silver and silver for wearing.For these people, the value of the silver smoked ball in front of them will not be affected much.

For Chu Chen, this kind of behavior is still a pity. Patching is the value of old gold and silverware. If you really mind wrapping, it is recommended not to buy old gold and silverware.After all, old gold and silver wares are second-hand, and they are not as bright as new ones.

Besides, things have been in your hands through several people or generations, and there are always one or two stories. Keep it in the cabinet, and occasionally take it out when you are free, rub it carefully, and taste it. It's not too beautiful.If you wash it, it won't have that smell.

In addition, in addition to the patina on the silver smoked ball, there may also be unearthed traces, and according to Hu Yong and his son's introduction to Erdan yesterday, Chu Chen felt that this possibility was undoubtedly greater.

But even if the silver smoked ball is an artifact unearthed not long ago, since the traces have been cleaned up, there is no evidence. This is how to prove that the cultural relics in the hands of collectors were obtained by illegal means, rather than purchased from the market. cultural relics, or family relics, or cultural relics obtained through other legal channels.

The Cultural Relics Law stipulates that the cultural relics dug by oneself or obtained by illegal means are owned by the state, but the cultural relics collected by the people, if they are "inherited or accepted as a gift according to law", "purchased from cultural relics stores", or "from auction companies operating cultural relics auctions" Legal channels such as "purchasing" are protected by law.

Let’s not discuss whether the relevant regulations in the Cultural Relics Law are unreasonable or not. The problem now is that some of the regulations may cause some people to say that an antique was passed down from the ancestors, some people said it was obtained by tomb robbers, and some people said it was a legal market. If you buy it, it is difficult for you to determine which one is true, so many gray areas are born.

If you say that you are not good at judging, then please ask experts to help you identify it, but the reality is that according to the current identification technology, it is easy to identify cultural relics that have not been unearthed for a long time.

For example, to identify whether an item is an unearthed cultural relic, relevant national experts will come forward to identify it for you in accordance with legal procedures when it involves legal issues, what kind of cultural relic it is, the value of the cultural relic, and so on.If administrative law enforcement is not involved, these people don't care.

Then invite relevant experts to conduct identification through archaeological research and antiquities research. Some of them can determine the place where these things were unearthed or the source of transmission, and some of them cannot be determined.

Therefore, under the background of the temptation of huge profits, some collectors took advantage of the current identification bottleneck, made up stories, described illegal cultural relics as family cultural relics, and took them for themselves, thus encouraging the arrogance of some criminals.

Closer to home, the silver smoked ball in Chu Chen's hands is likely to be a cultural relic that has just been unearthed. Because of fear of problems, the surface features were cleaned away. legal responsibility.

Of course, even if this smoked ball is made of silver, it doesn't matter to some people that the surface has been cleaned. If it is copper or porcelain, it will cost a lot of money if it is cleaned like this.

But even so, for Boss Xu, this was a good reason to bargain, so he directly cut off a quarter of the price.

This made Er Dan very heartbroken. He earns his income by commission. The higher the price of things, the more he earns. Part of the price cut by Boss Xu is his money. Do you think he can not feel heartbroken? !Fortunately, because Boss Xu was afraid of making Chu Chen cheaper, his subordinates also showed mercy, otherwise he would definitely be even more depressed.

Apart from this silver smoked ball, there are two other things left on the table, both of which are the Four Treasures of the Study, namely an inkstone and an ivory brush.These two items are from the late Qing Dynasty and are easy to identify. Boss Xu took them all without asking Chu Chen for help.

Boss Xu's behavior made Chu Chen feel a little uncomfortable. Why do you think this is?It turned out that this boss Xu acted too independently, and he bought the latter two items without being polite to Chu Chen.

If you want to say that things are very precious, or that you have no friendship with Chu Chen, it's okay to do so.But these two things are ordinary goods, and the sum is only [-].What's more, Chu Chen also helped to identify the silver smoked ball just now, and the two parties have some friendship.

In this case, what if Boss Xu asked Chu Chen before buying?Even if Chu Chen likes it, the combined benefits of the two things are just a small amount of money to Boss Xu. It's okay to be a favor, and it can make Chu Chen feel that he is arrogant, so why not do it?
What's more, after the identification of the silver smoked ball just now, the boss Xu didn't even express it. It seemed that it was only natural for Chu Chen to help him identify it, which was completely different from the enthusiasm just now.Do you think Chu Chen will feel comfortable?
Maybe some friends will say, since Chu Chen is now in a competitive relationship with Boss Xu, why did he help with the identification just now?
The reason is also simple, regardless of how enthusiastic Boss Xu was just now, Chu Chen never thought that the other party would kill the donkey so quickly.And even if Chu Chen didn't help, Boss Xu would probably buy the things.In this case, Chu Chen was looking at it as a specimen, so he agreed without thinking too much at the time.

Now that Boss Xu has such a personality, Chu Chen feels like eating a fly.

After negotiating the price, Boss Xu was in a good mood, but he was not satisfied. He smiled and said to Er Dan: "Brother Hu, Boss Cao said before you came here that you have seventeen or eight good things here. Why? Take out these ordinary things now?"

Er Dan said with a smile on his face, "Boss Xu, what you said is too exaggerated. If there were seventeen or eight good things, I would have sold them and bought a house in the city. How could I keep them until now?"

Boss Xu chuckled and said, "Just kidding, but you can't just have these three things, right?"

Erdan smiled and said, "Okay, since Teacher Chu is here, I'll bring out a few more things..."

After speaking, he turned and walked into the back room.

At this time, Boss Xu said with a pleasant smile: "Mr. Chu, I have just stepped into this business not long ago, and I don't have many good things in my hand. Can you let me have a moment?"

Chu Chen couldn't laugh or cry when he heard the words. Boss Xu's self-esteem is too good. We just met each other. Why should he ask for such a thing? And if you ask for it, then you should give some compensation in other ways. If you have nothing, you just want others to act according to your ideas, is it possible?

Not to mention that Chu Chen was upset, even Master Yuan frowned, thinking that Boss Xu was too incapable of being a human being.

Chu Chen said with a faint smile: "Boss Xu, you also know that I came from the capital, and it took me a long time to come here. You can't let me go home empty-handed, right?"

Boss Xu frowned when he heard the words, and said with a chuckle: "Mr. Chu, please be flexible. For an expert like you, a few good things are still within reach."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "There are indeed many high-quality antiques, but these high-quality goods have unique and rare characteristics. Like the incense ball you bought just now, if you miss it, it is unlikely that you will encounter exactly the same thing in the future. gone."

Although Chu Chen's words were euphemistic, Boss Xu could of course understand the meaning behind them. A trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he said with a nonchalant smile: "Mr. It's up to you, what do you think?"

"Yes." Boss Xu meant nothing more than that the highest bidder gets it. Chu Chen is not afraid of spending money, and he can trick this Boss Xu when he has a chance. It can be said that Boss Xu's proposal is just what he wants, and it is also in line with it. The seller's mind.

Therefore, Cao Xiaoliu, who was standing by the side, saw that things turned out like this, and he was really happy in his heart. If Er Dan knew, he would cheer for joy, and he would definitely not regret bringing Chu Chen in again.

After a while, Er Dan came out of the back room with two boxes in his hands. Since Chu Chen was there, Er Dan wanted to send Chu Chen away early, lest Chu Chen see anything.

But what surprised Erdan was that when he opened the box and asked Chu Chen and the others to appraise it, he saw Cao Xiaoliu secretly winking at him and asked him to take out more pieces, which made him somewhat puzzled .But if he couldn't figure it out, he couldn't figure it out. He didn't dare to disobey Cao Xiaoliu's order, so he could only suppress the doubts in his heart, and after saying hello, he went back to the back room.

As mentioned earlier, Erdan has a more flexible mind. After entering the room, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.So he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Cao Xiaoliu, everyone will pay attention to the call, send a text message to ask, then it will be gone.

"Take a few more pieces, they won't deal with it."

Soon, Cao Xiaoliu sent a short message. Erdan saw it and felt even more strange in his heart. They were doing well just now, and Boss Xu was still so enthusiastic. relationship became like this?
(End of this chapter)