Eyes open to the money in the city

Chapter 74 Ghost!

It was almost ten o'clock when the two came out of the night market.

There is an advantage at this time, that is, there is no traffic jam. Hu Yang drove the car all the way back to Tianhai's home smoothly.

After arriving home, Hu Yang simply cleaned up the five holy treasures of the Heavenly Kingdom of Heaven that he bought at the street stall, trying to remove the copper rust on them as much as possible without damaging the copper coins themselves.

"Old Hu, where did you go this late at night?"

While Hu Yang was sitting on the sofa cleaning up the coins, Zhao Peng walked out of the bedroom, rubbing his eyes.

"Go to Jiangda Night Market."

"Damn, why don't you call me, yesterday I was still missing the big chicken chops at Jiangda Night Market." Zhao Peng licked his lips.

"I have a social event after get off work, and it happens to be not far from Jiangda Night Market, so I went directly to it." Hu Yang replied casually.

"Did you buy these copper coins at the night market?" Zhao Peng's eyes fell on the copper coins on the coffee table, he reached out and picked up one, and then exclaimed: "Damn it, the Holy Treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

"Can this thing be bought at the night market?"

"It's just good luck." Hu Yang smiled.

"In my impression, this thing is quite expensive, right?" Zhao Peng was also from the history department after all, so he knew a little bit about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's holy treasure.

"Five pieces, one hundred." Hu Yang said.

"Fuck!"

"What kind of character are you!!" Zhao Peng cast an envious look at Hu Yang, and muttered: "I found that you have been hanging out recently, kid."

"You're really right, my buddy is just hanging out!" Hu Yang didn't deny it, and said with a smile.

"Depend on!"

"You said you were fat and you were panting!"

Zhao Peng curled his lips: "Go pee, and go to bed after that!"

With that said, Zhao Peng put the Holy Treasure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back on the coffee table and walked towards the bathroom.

Hu Yang continued to wipe these copper coins. He suddenly found that he seemed to have an unprecedented interest in collecting. Take these copper coins as an example. Although they are rusty, they have witnessed a magnificent history.

Looking at these copper coins, Hu Yang seemed to have seen the scene of the Taiping army fighting with the Qing army...

At this time, Hu Yang also realized that his choice of history was not accidental, but he liked it in his bones. He was naturally very interested in antiques. Before, he could not even solve the problem of food and clothing. What kind of collection is he doing? However, the situation is completely different now. Not only does he have a certain economic foundation, but his work is also closely related to antiques.

Therefore, his inner love for antiques seemed to be fully stimulated, especially when he was wiping these copper coins.

……

A few working days flew by.

The weekend is coming.

Early on Saturday morning, Hu Yang drove to the "Jiangshan Villa" in the suburbs of Jiangcheng, where Qian Zonglai lived. This time, Hu Yang was also invited.

Jiangshan Villa is indeed a well-known wealthy area in Jiangcheng. The huge park is like a paradise, with green trees and gurgling streams. The air here seems to be much better than in Jiangcheng.

Hu Yang followed the road signs and drove to Villa No. [-] where Qian Zonglai lived.

At this time, it was a three-storey independent building with several hundred square meters of private courtyards in front of and behind the house.

Hu Yang drove the car directly into the yard, and Qian Zonglai, who had received the news in advance, was already standing in the yard waiting.

"Brother Hu, it's really hard work, and I asked you to make a trip deliberately."

Qian Zonglai said with a smile on his face.

"It is my honor to visit Mr. Qian's collection." Hu Yang replied with a smile.

"Brother Hu is really polite, please come inside..."

Qian Zonglai let Populus euphratica into the room. At this moment, there was still a middle-aged man with gentle appearance sitting in the living room, and he was drinking tea leisurely.

"Yaozong, he is the brother Hu Yang I told you about."

"Brother Hu, this is my friend Wu Yaozong. He is also a collector."

Qian Zonglai introduced them respectively.

Hu Yang greeted the other party politely.

"I heard that brother Hu helped President Qin of Tianhai Group win a piece of Fu Lu Shou Jade at the Basha Charity Dinner. His eyesight is amazing!"

Wu Yaozong sighed with a smile all over his face.

"It's just luck." Hu Yang shrugged.

"In our business, luck is also a part of strength." Wu Yaozong smiled.

"Let's stop talking here, go down and talk..."

At this time, Qian Zonglai waved at the two of them.

"Well, let's talk while watching." Wu Yaozong nodded.

Hu Yang naturally followed the arrangement, so he followed Qian Zong to his private "storage room".

This storage room is located on the basement floor of the villa, covering an area of ​​more than 100 square meters. There are various collections in it, which is comparable to a small museum.

However, when Populus euphratica glanced at the collections in the room, he frowned involuntarily, because among the dazzling collections in the room, there were very few genuine ones, and seventy to eighty percent of them were worthless fakes.

In fact, this situation is quite normal. After all, today’s antique market is mixed with fish and dragons, and the craftsmanship of counterfeiting is getting higher and higher. Many so-called masters have made holes in their eyes. Some auction houses may sell fakes. Yes, it can be seen how chaotic the antique market is today.

Not long ago, an authoritative master in the domestic antique industry also said in an interview program that a rich man invited him to his home to appreciate the antiques he said he had collected. As a result, after he went, he found that the house was full of All the antiques in the house are fakes, not a single genuine one.

It can be seen how powerful these counterfeiters are now.

In such a comparison, Qian Zong's situation here is pretty good.

"Brother Hu, sit down."

In the middle of the storage room is a set of mahogany sofas and coffee tables, and there is also a delicate tea table on the coffee table.

The three sat down, Qian Zonglai picked up the intercom phone that was placed on the coffee table and called the nanny Zhao Ma. After a while, Zhao Ma came to the storage room, skillfully washing and making tea...

The level of professionalism is no less than that of waiters in teahouses.

"Brother Hu, it's like this. At the beginning of the month, I received a batch of items through a friend, a total of [-] items. I invite you to come here today to hope that you can help me grasp the eyes."

Qian Zonglai said.

"Well, just take out the money." Hu Yang nodded.

"OK, wait."

After saying that, Qian Zonglai got up and walked to one of the display racks, and then came back with a big wooden box in his arms.

When he opened the box, he found that most of them were copperware, which were all rusty. However, there were also two pieces of jade, a jade Ruyi and a jade bracelet. In addition, there was a luminous pearl.

Taking a quick glance at the contents of the wooden box, Hu Yang immediately frowned, because the items in this box seemed to be fakes.

Of course, those two pieces of jade and the luminous pearl were real goods at a fair price, but although the materials were fine, one could tell with his toes that Qian Zonglai's collection of these things would definitely not be at the price of contemporary handicrafts.

"Mr. Qian, this box of yours is full of ghosts!"

Hu Yang asked.

As soon as he said this, Qian Zonglai and Wu Yaozong were shocked.

The so-called "ghost goods" are ancient cultural relics obtained by tomb robbers digging and stealing ancient tombs. Because tomb robbery is illegal, such goods generally do not flow directly into the market, and most of them are bought and sold through reliable middlemen.

Some rich men who like to collect even directly support the tomb robbery team behind their backs. Once they dig up good things, they will buy them at market prices.

But this kind of tomb robbing is illegal after all, and it is impossible to inform people who are not particularly familiar with it.

At this moment, Qian Zonglai bought these things from a group of "tomb robbers" through a middleman. Originally, he asked Hu Yang to help him take a look, but he didn't expect the other party to see it at a glance. These things are all "ghost goods", so I am naturally very surprised.

However, this made Qian Zonglai believe in Populus euphratica even more. At a glance, he can see that these things are "ghost goods", which is also a great skill.

"Brother Hu, since you've seen it, I won't hide it anymore. That's right, I bought these things from a group of tomb robbers..."

Qian Zonglai no longer concealed it and admitted it directly.

However, Hu Yang shook his head lightly: "May I ask Mr. Qian, who did you buy these things through?"

"Is the other party very reliable??"

"this?"

Seeing Hu Yang's question, Qian Zonglai suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and immediately replied truthfully: "The middleman and I have been friends for many years, so it should be reliable."

"Brother Hu, do you think there is something wrong with these objects?" Wu Yaozong at the side also noticed the abnormality of Populus euphratica, and asked with a frown.

"It's all new!"

Populus euphratica shrugged, "Xinhuo" is also a lingo in the antique industry, meaning fake antiques, modern handicrafts.

"what?"

"It's all new??"

Upon hearing this, Qian Zonglai and Wu Yaozong were stunned.

"impossible?"

"This Yu Ruyi and the bracelet are also fake?" Qian Zonglai's eyes were full of disbelief.

"The materials are real, but they are all modern handicrafts, but Mr. Qian can't buy them at the price of modern handicrafts." Hu Yang spread his hands.

"Brother Hu, are you so sure? It seems that you didn't look carefully." Wu Yaozong frowned and questioned. In fact, he accompanied Qian Zonglai to buy these items, but Qian Zonglai wanted them. I also discussed it with him when I made the move.

Wu Yaozong also felt that there was no problem, and Qian Zonglai only bought it. He spent more than 700 million on these things!

"Some things are actually obvious at a glance."

Populus euphratica took out an incense burner from the wooden box and said: "The copper rust of this incense burner mountain is man-made fake rust. If it has been naturally rusted for many years, it is generally divided into three layers from the inside to the outside. The time is short, usually only one layer of floating rust appears turquoise, the color is single and thin, and the adhesion is poor. If the floating rust is removed, the fresh copper body will be directly exposed."

"Another point is that in addition to the damage and erosion suffered during use, ancient bronzes also have atmospheric corrosion, soil corrosion, water vapor, etc., which present a natural and harmonious style. The imitation products often use chemicals to corrode the copper, or Put the newly imitated bronze ware in the damp ground for several years, and fake it through artificial processing, but it will not show the harmonious and natural texture..."

"Look at this incense burner..."

As Hu Yang said, he picked up another bronze wine bottle and rubbed it against the incense burner vigorously. The copper rust on the contact part of the two objects slowly fell off, revealing a brand new copper body.

"Well, that's it."

Hu Yang sighed: "These scammers are also impatient. They should not have buried these bronze wares in the ground for more than three years. Otherwise, the effect should be better."

Seeing this kind of result, Qian Zonglai and Wu Yaozong couldn't believe it. Just as Hu Yang said, it is absolutely impossible for copperware that has really experienced years of corrosion to show such a result!
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(End of this chapter)