Jianbao life

Chapter 996 Clues on the Black Market

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It's a pity that Chu Chen found out about that person later, otherwise he would have reminded Qiao Qingtai just now.But now that things have come to an end, he can only remind Qiao Qingtai, of course, the time must be postponed, for now, let Qiao Qingtai be happy for the time being, so as not to spoil the fun.

The collection after this fan has no special features, and some fakes are mixed in it. This is also a common method used in black market auctions to fish in troubled waters.However, these fakes are relatively realistic, and most of them were taken away by people, but the prices are not high.
It may be because the turnover is not high, the auctioneer is not very energetic in introducing things, and the quality of the lots is not too high, so he introduces them very quickly.

"...This famille rose character Guanyin vase has a starting price of 1000 yuan. If you like it, please bid!"

After finishing speaking, the auctioneer looked around for a week and found that no one was interested in bidding. In addition, some buyers were impatient and asked the auctioneer to finish quickly, so the auctioneer was ready to drop the hammer to fail the auction.

But at this moment, the auctioneer's eyes lit up, and he immediately showed a bright smile. The speed of changing his expression must be the famous face-changing stunt, nothing more.And all of this was because Chu Chen raised his placard and bid.

The buyers at the scene looked at Chu Chen strangely, and Qiao Qingtai also couldn't understand why Chu Chen was suddenly interested in such things.But no matter what, besides Chu Chen, there was no one else bidding.

After Zuo Shan paid the money and brought back the purchased lot, Qiao Qingtai couldn't wait to look at it.

The shape of the Guanyin bottle is handsome, the white glaze is pure and moist, and the pastels are rich in colors. The body of the bottle is painted with three boys holding lanterns. work.

Seeing the end, Qiao Qingtai nodded with a smile, and said, "This Guanyin vase is really good. Although it costs a little more, it's worth the money. Keep it well, and it won't be long before it will appreciate in value."

Some friends may find it strange, since Qiao Qingtai thinks this item is good, and Chu Chen only spent 1000 yuan, why does Qiao Qingtai still say that Chu Chen spent too much money?
In fact, the reason is very simple, because this bottle is a new famille rose porcelain from the Republic of China period.

The history of ceramics entered the period of the Republic of China. Due to the significant changes in the social aesthetic concept, the light crimson color in the late Qing Dynasty was no longer paid attention to, and the defects in the craftsmanship were increasingly revealed, which led to the rapid decline of the light crimson color, while the pastel rose at an astonishing speed. Return quickly.

The early creators were all artists of light crimson color. When the light crimson color declined, they returned to the pastel color craft again. They used the method of light crimson color painting porcelain and used pastel color as color material to paint colored porcelain. According to the distinction between ancient pastels, we call this kind of porcelain new pastels.

New famille rose porcelain paintings, with clear and elegant colors, vigorous and vigorous, and gorgeous colors.The works of many famous artists generally show their skills, and their painting skills are also extraordinary.

However, in the history of Chinese ceramics, the porcelain of the Republic of my country has not yet been included in it, and there are very few catalogs of ceramic books published on the market that describe the porcelain of the Republic of China as a special category.

The reason for this is that the concept of "Republic of China" is not easy to grasp; the second is that the cultural relics and collectors do not pay much attention to the porcelain of the Republic of China, which is far less than their pursuit of porcelain works from other periods.

However, because the porcelain of the Republic of China was of high quality, its artistic expression was not inferior to that of the previous dynasty.Therefore, many people of insight have quietly put the Republic of China porcelain that ordinary people regard as miscellaneous goods into their bosoms and collected them quietly. Coupled with the current collection craze, the high-quality products of the Republic of China porcelain have been quietly heating up in recent years. .

But in any case, the price of porcelain in the Republic of China is still relatively low.For example, in 2002, a pair of new famille rose porcelain plates from the Republic of China period were auctioned at the Guardian Auction. The estimated price was 800 to 1200 yuan, and the transaction price was 5500 yuan.

This is still in an international auction, and the pair of porcelain plates have a special commemorative significance. This kind of new pastel porcelain is only sold at such a price. It costs 1000 yuan to buy a new pastel on the black market. Porcelain made Qiao Qingtai feel expensive, and other buyers felt strange, which is also a perfectly normal phenomenon.

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and did not explain why he bought this piece of porcelain. Of course, the main reason is that this item is related to an important clue. The age of the bottle should be guessed.right!It is the clue related to Zhang Huoni treasure.

In fact, at the beginning, like everyone else, Chu Chen was not very interested in this Guanyin bottle, but when he saw the painting style of the Guanyin bottle from a distance, he felt a familiar feeling in his heart.

When he thought about where this familiar feeling came from, he immediately felt that the three boys drawing on the bottle raised their heads and smiled in different directions, which seemed to be related to the bottle he had studied for three days.At this time, the auctioneer was already ready to drop the hammer, so he was so frightened that he immediately raised his placard to quote the price.

The bottle was in his hands. After careful observation, Chu Chen found that it was indeed the most important clue to the treasure. This made him feel terrified and almost broke out in a cold sweat.If he had reacted a little slower just now, the clay treasure might have missed him.

Fortunately, Chu Chen felt fortunate that none of this happened, and with his photographic memory, he had found the exact location of the treasure through the clues on the bottle.He was so excited when he thought that the long-lost Jade Seal of Chuan Kingdom would be rediscovered, he didn't even pay attention to the end of the auction.

"Xiao Chu, let's go!"

Qiao Qingtai stood up, patted Chu Chen on the shoulder, and said: "I don't know how the organizer will arrange it next, if we have to go to the next place by ourselves, then we have to find a place to fill our stomachs. "

When Chu Chen came back to his senses, he realized that many buyers in the room had already gone out, and even staff members were already disassembling tools.

Seeing this situation, he quickly stood up and said: "It seems that we should go by ourselves, otherwise why no one notified?"

"That's not necessarily true." Qiao Qingtai said as he walked, "How about the details? Let's go out and have a look first. By the way, Xiao Zuo, do you still have the receipt that the other party gave you during the transaction?"

Zuo Shan said: "They are all here, do you want to use them later?"

"Of course we have to use it. This is the basis for our transaction." Qiao Qingtai said in a low voice, "Give the receipt to Xiao Chu, and when you return the small round card later, give it to him together, and he will give you a note with the following information on it." The address of the auction."

"Oh."

Zuo Shan nodded, just now he wondered why there were receipts for black market transactions, so it was for this purpose.

At this moment, the three of them saw a middle-aged man running to the seat in a panic, took out a piece of red paper from an ashtray, and let out a long sigh of relief.This made the people around couldn't help laughing. Needless to say, this person should have participated in the black market here for the first time, and he didn't know the rules here.

When he came to the door, Chu Chen handed the round card and the receipt to the guard just as Qiao Qingtai had told him.Probably because the transaction amount was relatively large, Chu Chen felt that when the guard handed him a note, his smile was brighter than when he entered before.

And the young man who picked them up had even more joy on his face.People like him are informants at the outermost edge of the black market. They are mainly responsible for finding suitable buyers, and their income is related to the buyer's transaction price on the black market. The higher the price, the more they get.

With such a high turnover like Chu Chen's, the young man's commission alone is as much as his usual income in a few months. It's no wonder that he is so happy, and his attitude towards the three of them is more enthusiastic than before. up.

The young man drove the car for a certain distance and asked, "Several bosses, where are you going to go in a while?"

Qiao Qingtai replied, "Does that need to be said?"

Seeing what Qiao Qingtai said, the young man took out a large bag of bread from the side, handed it to Chu Chen and the others, and said apologetically, "Then we won't go back, just go to the next place. If you feel hungry, you can Eat some bread to fill your stomach first."

Chu Chen frowned when he heard the words, and his expression was very dissatisfied: "Your boss is too anxious, you don't even let people eat."

The young man smiled: "I'm really sorry, but the rumors are a little tight these days, and our boss was forced to do this. I hope you can forgive me."

Hearing what the young man said, Qiao Qingtai's heart tightened. The news about dealing with the black market boss was only spread within a limited range, but he had already got the news. It seems that this person is really very powerful.

However, for Qiao Qingtai, his task is to buy the real national treasure. As for the news, he just needs to tell the case investigators and let them have a headache.

After hearing what the young man said, Chu Chen suddenly thought of one thing. Since the boss of the black market is so careful, the auction just now should be just a bait. The mistake was discovered, and at most there were only a few bronzes that had problems.

What's more, those bronze wares were actually bait arranged by the boss of the black market. After all, although bronze wares in China cannot be auctioned, not all bronze wares are obtained from tomb robbery, so even if they do not meet the regulations, they really need to be investigated. The boss will not have much influence.

"Maybe I was thinking too much. That person may have really just checked the price yesterday."

Chu Chen thought so in his heart, but his sixth sense still felt that there was a high possibility that there was something wrong with that person, but it had nothing to do with him, so he didn't think about it anymore.As for the possible source of Wang Chong's fan, he still wanted to remind Qiao Qingtai, so that he wouldn't be too late to respond if there were any real problems. (The novel "Jianbao Life" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend" to search the public Number "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)
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