Daomu Biji

Chapter 8: The Feast of the Collection World

Watching the tables and display stands being put on the stage below, I immediately knew that the auction I just saw on the notice below was about to begin. The sudden dark environment and the restless voices made me feel a little guilty. Looking at the old woman's shaky expression, I had a premonition that I might have done something stupid, and it must be related to the auction.

Lightning flashed in my mind, but for a while I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I just felt that the stool under my butt seemed to have thorns, and I started to feel uncomfortable.

My self-esteem made me pretend to be calm, but I believed that with my determination, it would be difficult to completely hide it in front of this old world. But if I didn’t hide it at this time, it would be better to stand up and surrender and leave. I was very conflicted. After thinking about it, I could only Bite the bullet and wait.

I looked at Fatty Zhuang Courage, and Fatty was also a little uneasy. This was not his place, and he seemed to have a guilty conscience. But then I thought about it, we have all come through mountains of swords and seas of fire, what can happen here? At the worst, if you are kicked out, you will never lose your head.

Thinking of this, I immediately relaxed, smiled at the old woman, and said to myself, "You underestimate me. I have been on the line between life and death several times, so this scene is nothing."

So I sat upright and focused on what was going on below.

The auction stage and display base were quickly set up on the stage. A staff member came on stage holding a microphone to adjust the lighting. There were also people adjusting the lighting. These people were all wearing waiter uniforms. It doesn't look like it was done by an auction company. It should be a private internal auction, just for everyone in the industry, as rumored.

The fat man told me while waiting just now that the most special thing about the auction here is that there are no experts or scholars, it is all about vision and connections, because most of the things auctioned here cannot be valued, or even have no value at all. People have seen it. You don’t have a benchmark for how much you want to bid. You think this thing can be sold for five million yuan, but the other party’s channels can find an owner willing to pay ten million yuan, and there is nothing you can do.

In other words, if you want to play here, you must first know what you are photographing, and then know how much it is worth before you can speak. This requires a reaction in a very short time, so you can say that this is Beijing. The most heart-pounding place for those who play antiques.

Moreover, the scariest thing is that you can also buy fakes here. You have to be a discerning person, because the fakes that can be found here may be beyond the scope of fakes. In popular terms, it is something called "original goods". This is still a concept on the Internet recently. It means that this batch of goods is genuine products produced by genuine factories, but they are not shipped, but the factory bypasses the brand owner itself. sell. As a result, the quality and details are exactly the same as the original product, but it is not the embarrassing thing of the original product.

Of course, the original goods in the collection world are not the last orders from ancient factories, but are now completely copied by counterfeiters using extremely sophisticated technology to be exactly the same as the original. This thing is definitely a fake, but you can’t find it through any identification. Show its flaws. Something like this already exists in today’s antique world. The cost of this kind of thing is also very staggering. If you make a thousand pieces, you can only make one, so you must find a way to maximize the profit of this top-notch product. Therefore, it will inevitably appear in the most high-end market.

It is almost impossible to distinguish such fakes. The only way is to rely on intuition. One is the intuition of the seller, whether there is something wrong with the person's demeanor and psychological details. The other is the sixth sense for this kind of antiques. In addition, there is A few people can judge by some artistic details. For example, if it is blue and white porcelain, the whole porcelain is perfect, but some artists can see the problem from the blue and white brushwork. After all, the ancient porcelain masters were very skilled in applying blue and white glaze, that kind of charm. It is something that current gongbi masters cannot imitate. However, this aspect is often difficult to prove, because the quality of works of art is a matter of opinion.

In short, the auction here can be said to be a top-notch feast for long-term experience.

Anything can happen, anything can appear, and this time Fatty saw several emperors in the collecting world, and Mrs. Huo was also here. It was obvious that the flies smelled the fishy smell, and there must be something here. Something extraordinary. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but get a little excited.

Soon, the noise below became louder and louder, and the equipment was adjusted. A female emcee wearing a cheongsam did a sound check and said to the surroundings: "The auction will start soon. Anyone waiting, please leave. We will be closing soon and the venue will be quiet so the attendants can start handing out auction lists and hand-printing.”

The female emcee has long hair shawl. It can be seen that her waist is very thin and her legs are very long. She looks like a lady in the Republic of China when she wears a cheongsam. A beauty of this quality is the emcee here, which makes me even more emotional. I remember my grandfather’s hometown. The two door knockers on the top are two gilt lion head door knockers from the Song Dynasty. These two door knockers are different from other door knockers. Their rings are made of ring-shaped ancient jade carved into a panchi, and they are double-layered, that is, openwork. There is a jade ring inside the hollow of the jade ring, and the jade ring inside is carved into a Qiu.

As soon as a knowledgeable person sees this door knocker, he will know that it is priceless, probably several times more expensive than the entire house. This is specially designed by grandpa to tell others about the power of this family: Look, for such an expensive thing, I will just make the door knocker. , are not afraid of others stealing or being broken, which means that the goods of this store must be much more expensive than this door knocker. Friends who want to come here to find bargains will not dare to enter after seeing this door knocker. When doing business in China, you still have to pay attention to appearance.

I was thinking that it was no wonder that my shop was so depressed. It had not been renovated for several years. Would you like Wang Meng to try wearing a cheongsam next time?

The noise downstairs was getting louder and louder, and I saw people leaving one after another. The second floor was a ring-shaped structure, with countless rooms similar to ours forming a ring facing the stage below the center. I saw people beside us. , many screens on the opposite side have been moved, and many people have moved from the dining table to the theater seats.

I looked carefully and saw Pink Shirt in a box on the left opposite us. He seemed to be the only one playing with his mobile phone. On the other side, the fat man pointed at me and asked me to look at the box opposite us that was as big as ours. Here, he whispered: "Liu Lisun."

That location was a little far away from us, and it was a bit difficult to see clearly. At this time, I discovered that all the other private rooms had similar furnishings, including a root-carved table and a few chairs. But no matter how many people there were, everyone was sitting on the chair on the left. Only the chair on the right, where I was sitting, was unoccupied, and I couldn't help but start to break out in a cold sweat.

Just when I was uneasy, someone helped us move the screen behind us, and a waiter came up with a tray lined with red cloth. In the tray, there was a hard-covered booklet. As soon as I saw it, I realized that he was the one who came to invite us. When he came to the old lady, he suddenly saw me. Then I saw that his face turned green and he was stunned.

It took him a long time to react, and he immediately asked: "Madam, is your friend sitting in the wrong seat?"

The old woman looked at him: "What? I haven't seen such a scene for a long time, and you don't believe that anyone dares to sit here? It's been more than ten years since Lao Changsheng sat here, and no one has dared to sit in this position for a long time. , but the things I took today can be considered a once-in-a-century event, and the appearance of a few desperate people is considered a good opportunity. You can add another roster to this young master of the Wu family and serve him well, so that you can grow your eyes."

"Come on!" The waiter gave me a frightened look and immediately turned around. Soon the same roster came into my hands, along with a pot of top-quality Biluochun and four plates of very exquisite snacks.

I remember that this pot of tea cost more than 7,000 yuan. I thought it was strange and asked him with my eyes. He said: "Boss, this is a gift from our foreman. Please use it with ease. If you have any orders, call us immediately." After that, he left immediately.

I looked at the fat man and felt that it was strange and very bad. The fat man winked at me and told me not to be afraid. He had already opened the roster and looked at it eagerly. He only turned two pages. I noticed that the corners of his mouth twitched.