Antique Dealer

Chapter 256 Dreaming
"Okay, please come with me."

Fang Hao took Pang Linwei to the workbench and asked Pang Linwei to take out the porcelain.

Pang Linwei put both suitcases on the table. After opening them, he saw that the insides were filled with shatterproof materials. After taking them out, the porcelain underneath was exposed.

Fang Hao was speechless when he saw it. He saw that there were as many as ten or twenty pieces of porcelain in the two suitcases.

Speaking of which, when Fang Hao formulated this event, he had also considered this aspect, so it was stipulated that each person can appraise up to two pieces for free, otherwise, if one person brings hundreds of pieces, would it be possible to have them all appraised?
The reason why Fang Hao didn't remind Pang Linwei was mainly because after completing the task, he immediately accepted another identification task, and Pang Linwei was the target, so he ignored it just now.

"Mr. Pang, to be honest, there are actually regulations for the activities of our store. Each person can appraise up to two antiques for free. Otherwise, everyone will bring dozens of antiques over, and we will die of exhaustion."

Pang Linwei was a little embarrassed at once, and Fang Hao changed the subject: "Of course, I didn't explain this to you just now, so the responsibility lies with me. I will help you identify these porcelains. I just hope that when you mention it to others, you must say Clear, so as not to cause misunderstanding."

Pang Linwei became happy and nodded repeatedly to show that he understood.

Fang Hao appraised the porcelain in the box, and the inside is full of beautiful things, such as Qing Dynasty Qianlong foreign color baroque vine chrysanthemum flower bowl, Ru kiln moon white glaze chrysanthemum petal pattern dish, Yuan blue and white dragon pattern stacked plastic vase, Qing Yongzheng furnace Jun glaze Ruyi Ear flat bottles and so on are all famous products of various dynasties.

This made Fang Hao extremely speechless. None of these things are worth less than tens of millions, so there is no need to get started. If it is true, it is impossible for just one of them to be placed in such a casually. In the suitcase, otherwise, how big would Pang Linwei's heart be?
At this time, Tang Mingshan and Hu Jue also came over, and they were also dumbfounded when they saw the things in the suitcase.

Tang Mingshan said bluntly: "Brother, didn't you take them to Sotheby's or Christie's to see?"

Of course Pang Linwei could understand what Tang Mingshan meant, and he chuckled: "Don't get me wrong, I also know that most of them are just replicas, but maybe some of them are genuine?"

Tang Mingshan gave Pang Linwei a thumbs up, but didn't say a word in his heart: "I'm good at dreaming!"

Fang Hao looked at the imitation porcelain in the box and wondered if Pang Linwei came here to find fault, but considering the mission, Pang Linwei was probably just dreaming of picking up big leaks.

In any case, Fang Hao can only make an appraisal now, hoping that the result will satisfy Pang Linwei and allow him to complete the task smoothly.If he is dissatisfied with him because he didn't pick up the leak, he would rather fail the mission.

Even if they are all fakes, at least from outsiders' perspective, Fang Hao carefully identified them one by one.

Tang Mingshan felt that if it were him, he would definitely not have such patience. At the same time, Pang Linwei was also very satisfied with Fang Hao's attitude, and his service attitude could at least give him one more star.

After a while, Fang Hao raised his head and disinfected his hands with a hand sanitizer: "Mr. Pang, let me tell you next."

"Okay, sorry to bother you."

Pang Linwei's expression became expectant, but as Fang Hao pointed out the problems on each piece of porcelain one by one, he couldn't calm down.

When Fang Hao talked about the last second Wanli five-color consecrated character pen holder, Pang Linwei finally couldn't help it: "No, there is a problem with this too?"

"Yes."

Fang Hao explained: "Authentic Wanli five colors often have strong color contrasts, bright red and green, rich and dignified; underglaze blue and white are often used as partial patterns and outlines, and the colors often overflow the lines, making the decorations appear blurred.

In addition, the decoration techniques are mainly hollowing out and sculpture.The body of the vessel mostly uses consecrated patterns and hollow-out techniques to highlight the theme.The painting techniques are not mature enough, the patterns are not neat enough, the proportions of the characters are out of balance, and the lines are thin and dense.However, the characters on this pen holder do not reflect the characteristics of the Wanli period at all. "

There is a saying that Fang Hao did not say, this is an imitation product that anyone who has studied Wanli colorful colors can see the problem. What kind of confidence does Pang Linwei have in thinking that there is no problem with it?
Fang Hao's explanation, and then he pointed out the problem on the last piece of porcelain, made Pang Linwei completely silent, and his two eyebrows seemed to be twisted together.

Seeing that the task was not completed, Fang Hao sighed in his heart. It seemed that the task was unlikely to be completed, but he immediately noticed that although the task was not completed, it did not indicate a failure. Could it be possible to save it?
Thinking of this, Fang Hao saw Pang Linwei who was dejected and distraught, and thought of a question: "Mr. Pang, I would like to ask a question, why did you buy these porcelains?"

"This..." Pang Linwei opened his mouth to speak.

"It's okay if it's not convenient for you to say it." Since the other party didn't want to say it, Fang Hao wouldn't force it either.

Pang Linwei gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, these porcelains were collected by the father of a friend of mine. His father passed away for more than a year, and he wanted to dispose of all these porcelains, so I bought them."

Fang Hao thought that what he said missed the key point. The reason why Pang Linwei bought these porcelains was probably because he wanted to catch the leak, right?
"Actually, I did miss it!" Pang Linwei saw Fang Hao's thoughts, and his expression looked a little smug: "These porcelain can only be counted as accessories, I just want to see if there are any good things in it, but look Come on, I'm being selfish."

Tang Mingshan twitched his lips secretly, and he was also quick-spoken: "I have a suggestion, why don't you take the things you think are missing?"

When Pang Linwei heard this, he immediately became anxious: "What do you mean!"

Tang Mingshan didn't expect that the other party would be anxious because of his words: "Don't worry, I also mean well."

"What a good intention! Don't you just think that I can't pick up the leak!" Pang Linwei was upset because of Fang Hao's appraisal result, so he just took his anger out on Tang Mingshan.

Fang Hao said quickly: "Mr. Pang, my friend is not very good at talking, he just has good intentions, please don't mind."

Pang Linwei folded his arms and said with a sneer, "Tell me, I want to hear what kindness it is!"

Fang Hao smiled: "You may not know that we just held a trade fair here in the morning. Due to the large number of guests, many of them didn't enjoy themselves. Some guests entrusted me to contact him as soon as possible if they have high-quality porcelain. You The missing ones must be high-quality porcelain, if you want to transfer it, you can take this opportunity, let me introduce it to you, and you will definitely get a good price."

"Really?" Pang Linwei was dubious.

Fang Hao smiled and said, "It's absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can go and look at the flower baskets outside. They are all sent by the guests who came today. Maybe you know one of them."

Before Pang Linwei came in, he noticed that there were indeed several familiar names on the flower blue at the door, which was one of the reasons why he was willing to believe in the strength of this store.

In fact, Pang Linwei just wanted to have a step down: "If you introduce me, do you still need to charge any fees?"

Fang Hao saw Pang Linwei's excited appearance, knew that the matter was over, and said: "In business, there will definitely be a certain information fee, but there is also a discount in this regard for the opening ceremony, only 3% of the total price of the item. "

Pang Linwei frowned slightly: "Is it so expensive?"

"If you go to the auction, the commission will be at least 15%. Do you think 3% is still expensive?"

In fact, people are like this. They definitely don’t want their own interests to be damaged, but as the saying goes, if you only consider your own interests, you will definitely not be able to do business for a long time.

"Can't it be cheaper?"

Fang Hao refused. He knew people like Pang Linwei too well. After taking advantage of it, he would definitely think about it again: "Think about it and make a decision as soon as possible. After three days, the commission will return to at least 8% .”

This time Pang Linwei didn't hesitate any longer: "When will your side close?"

"The door usually closes at five o'clock, but today I can wait for you until six o'clock." Fang Hao's side is from nine to five.

Pang Linwei looked at the time: "I will definitely be there before five o'clock."

"I'm waiting for you."

After Pang Linwei left, Tang Mingshan began to complain: "Who is it? I didn't say anything too much, but I got angry at me. It's really inexplicable!"

Zhao Xiaorui gave him a sideways glance: "Whoever told you to keep your mouth open, you deserve to be scolded!"

Tang Mingshan murmured, "I also mean well."

Fang Hao came over: "I'll just ask you, do you have any idea of ​​watching the fun?"

Tang Mingshan scratched his head and said convincingly: "I don't just want to watch the excitement, but I just want him to see the reality clearly. The loopholes in the antique industry are not so easy to pick up."

"Should he still thank you?" Fang Hao returned to his seat with a smile.

Tang Mingshan chuckled: "Thank you so much, it's fine as long as he remembers me well."

Zhao Xiaorui stabbed him: "It's good that I didn't want to beat you up, and I still miss you."

"Do you all think that person was cheated?" Tang Wei couldn't help but ask.

Fang Hao did not answer directly, but gave an example: "If there are more than 20 antiques, and one or two of them look like real ones, but the sellers sell them as imitations, and at the same time, they are more expensive than the market price, what do you think? How many people do you think will buy it?"

Tang Wei understood Fang Hao's meaning: "A greedy person might buy it. Is that the case for that person?"

Fang Hao said: "I don't know if it is, but it is very likely to be similar, and he can't even tell the so-so imitation, so the chance of being cheated is not small. There are many tricks in the antique market. If you don't have enough knowledge, And if you think about the pie in the sky, you will definitely lose your wallet."

Tang Mingshan took over the words: "Yeah, back then, when I first entered the business, I was so confident. One day, I met a seller from out of town. I picked a jade piece and it cost 5800. After payment, the seller patted his chest to guarantee, If something is wrong, it can be returned tomorrow.

As a result, I went home with the jade and took a look, only to find that there was something wrong with it. In retrospect, the lighting at that time was not right, which led me to judge that there was a problem, so I immediately called the seller. We met at the restaurant, apologized, and invited me to dinner, but when I went to the restaurant tomorrow, I was nowhere to be seen. "

Others also talked about the losses they suffered from being cheated and eye-catching, which made Rosie and the others who didn't understand the antique industry start talking. At the same time, they also admired Fang Hao even more, for being able to make a fortune in the antique circle at such a young age.

Not long after 04:30 in the afternoon, Pang Linwei hurried over with two boxes in his hand.

Fang Hao went to appraise and saw that one of the boxes contained a piece of bionic porcelain.

Bionic porcelain refers to a type of porcelain that imitated birds, insects, animals, plants, etc. in the Qing Dynasty. Since the Qianlong Dynasty, the firing technology of all kinds of bionic porcelain in the court began to mature, ranging from birds and animals to melons and fruits. Pear jujubes are all made vividly.

The bionic porcelain in the box is a melon with natural concave and convex flesh. The top is molded with melon vines, branches and leaves, and tender melon. The color is divided into shades, and the meridians are carved naturally. It's very natural.

It's just that Fang Hao felt that something was wrong as soon as he got the item in his hands. It must be a fake.

Another piece of porcelain that Pang Linwei brought was the famous Lang Kiln Red Small Celestial Ball Bottle. Similarly, Fang Hao thought it was wrong when he got it in his hand, and it should be a fake if nothing else.

Fang Hao put down the porcelain in his hand, looked at Pang Linwei's uneasy eyes, and said nothing: "Mr. Pang, I wonder if you have heard a saying that porcelain is like melons and fruits, which can be divided into raw and ripe?"

"I haven't heard of it, can you explain it?" Pang Linwei shook his head, with a bad premonition in his heart.

"Actually, this statement is determined by the firing temperature of the porcelain."

Fang Hao explained: "Among them, the firing temperature is low, below 1150 degrees, and its sound is like a tile, and it is alive; the firing temperature is slightly higher, around 1200 degrees, its sound is like hardwood, which is half-grown; If the firing temperature is above 1260, the sound will be golden, with long echoes and a leisurely aftertaste, which means it is cooked."

As he said, he picked up the Langyao red celestial ball bottle and tapped his voice: "As we all know, Langyao red glaze uses copper as the colorant and is fired at a temperature above 1300-1320 degrees. What do you think it is?" sound?"

Later, he changed to bionic mango melon, which is a low-temperature glaze, that is, a glaze whose firing temperature is lower than 1120 degrees.Normally, its sound should be like knocking tiles, but now the sound of knocking it is also wrong.

The other is the weight. The more raw the porcelain, the lighter it feels and the easier it is to break. On the contrary, the more mature the porcelain, the heavier it feels.This is also the reason why Fang Hao felt something was wrong as soon as he got the porcelain.

Of course, if Fang Hao only talked about these two issues, Pang Linwei would definitely not agree with Fang Hao's judgment. After all, he thought he had picked up a big leak, and he couldn't accept such a result at all.

(End of this chapter)