Happy Tycoon

After seeing Yang Jing move the bronze statue out from the back seat, Cai Yi's eyes lit up immediately.

Regardless of the cold weather, Cai Yi directly took the bronze statue over.

Tsk tsk, good stuff! Good stuff! After staring at it for a long time, Cai Yi couldn't help expressing emotion.

I said you boy, why are you so lucky? This bronze statue is really enough to be listed as a national treasure in India. I said where did you get it?

The weight of the bronze statue is not light. Yang Jing didn't want to tire the old man in front of him, so he reached out and took the bronze statue with a smile and said, Uncle Cai, just like your old man said, it's just good luck. I sent my daughter-in-law the day before yesterday. My son got on the plane, and on the way back I was going to visit my second aunt’s place, so I didn’t take the airport expressway, but I came across a big market in a village. I thought to myself, it’s still early, so I went down for a stroll, and it turned out I accidentally bought this bronze statue. It cost me 800.

Eight, eight hundred? Cai Yi looked like he had seen a ghost, You are such a big miss, I don't even know what to say about you.

Yang Jing pretended to be a little embarrassed and said as he walked: Actually, it's not just this bronze statue. Along with this bronze statue, there are also a large number of manuscripts and documents from the Ming, Qing, and Republic of China periods. Oh, yes. , I also received a pair of Ru porcelain shards, and a Longquan Ge kiln flower mouth plate

Cai Yi staggered, almost hitting his head on the ground. After standing up straight, the old man stared wide-eyed at Yang Jing and asked, Where's that plate? Where are those pieces of Ru porcelain?

Sau Rui, Uncle Cai, I didn't bring those things with me today. But if you want to see it, I can take you to see it later. I rented a house, and all the things are stored there.

Then why are you hesitating? Let's go! Let's go! Hearing this, Lao Cai stopped looking at the bronze statue, and even planned to drag Yang Jing away.

What Yang Jing said was really shocking. It’s okay to talk about Ru porcelain fragments, the key is that the flower mouth plate from the Longquan Ge kiln is really too precious. Ge Kiln is currently the only kiln mouth that has not been confirmed among the five kilns of the Song Dynasty, and the Longquan Ge Kiln discovered now is extremely rare, so every time there is a suspected Longquan Ge Kiln porcelain, these people will be asked to do ancient porcelain research. Everyone was very excited, not to mention that the plate in Yang Jing's hand was still a complete set, it would be even more extraordinary.

In the eyes of these porcelain masters who specialize in ancient porcelain research, even the Longquan Ge Kiln has a research value far exceeding that of the other four famous kilns in the Song Dynasty.

Uncle Cai, why are you in a hurry? The things are at home, and they don't have long legs, so they can't run. If you want to see, I can take you to see it at any time. However, I am here today mainly I want to talk about this bronze statue. At the same time, when I sorted out those manuscripts and documents yesterday, I found many precious manuscripts that urgently need to be protected. Therefore, I would like to trouble you to find someone who specializes in rare ancient books when I come here this time. Bao’s experts followed the past to take a look, especially those precious manuscripts, which really need to be protected. Maybe you don’t know that there are six manuscripts written by Master Lu Xun in those manuscripts.”

Hearing this, Cai Yi's mouth opened even wider. Although he is specialized in ancient porcelain research, he also knows what Lu Xun's manuscripts represent.

After being stunned for a long time, Cai Yi gradually calmed down, and said with a smile on his forehead: You boy, I don't even know what to say about you! Come on, I'll find an expert for you. Let's go and have a look.

As he spoke, the old man shook his head again and muttered in a low voice: Others just find a piece of broken pages of Master Lu Xun's manuscript and wish they could just enshrine it directly, but you are lucky, you get six copies in one go! What kind of dog. Shit luck.

The two soon came to Cai Yi's office. At this time, Cai Yi was not so anxious, but looked again at the statue of the dancing king Shiva who took over the Ganges and descended from the mortal world that Yang Jing brought.

After looking at it for a long time, Cai Yi took out a lot of tools similar to instruments, tested them on the bronze statue one by one, and then took out a thick tome from the bookshelf After searching for a while, he nodded and said, That's right, this bronze statue is indeed from the Chola Dynasty in southern India in the ninth century. This bronze statue is full of charm no matter in terms of shape or patina. The most important thing is that on the utensil held by the left hand of this bronze statue, there are four characters 'Balandaga' carved in Dravidian language.

After a pause, Cai Yi explained: The Chola Dynasty is a continuous dynasty established by the Indian Tamils ​​from the 1st century AD to the 17th century AD. This dynasty has experienced prosperity and decline. It lasted for nearly 1,600 years. And this 'Balandaga' was a key figure in the re-emergence of the Chola Dynasty in the ninth century A.D., and was honored by the Indians as 'Balandaga I'.

Although the Balandaga I reigned for only five years, during these five years, Balandaga I led the Tamils ​​to conquer the north and south, and even annexed Pandya. It also successfully invaded Ceylon, laying a solid foundation for the re-emergence of the Chola Dynasty.

This bronze statue should have been cast during the reign of Balandaga I. After the 5th century, the Shiva sect and the Vishnu sect began to spread and became influential religions. The society enthusiastically worshiped Shiva. And Vishnu, the Tamil Nadu area was also deeply influenced. And in the ninth century when Balandaga I was in power, the Shiva sect reached its heyday, and it happened that Balandaga I was in the civil society The reputation enjoyed is also very high, so it is not impossible for some people to worship Balandaga I with the help of Lord Shiva. Of course, if I come to see it, I am more willing to believe in this statue The bronze statue was an elaborate work of the royal family of the Chola Dynasty during the reign of Balandaga I.

In the ninth century, the Indian folks probably didn't have such superb craftsmanship. It was only in the royal family that they were able to cast such an exquisite bronze statue of Shiva. And according to historical records, Balandaga I Although he is very capable, he is a person with a very high self-esteem. Moreover, winning consecutive battles may inflate this outstanding king's self-confidence, and even call himself a god.

Yang Jing smiled and said: So, this great and wise king ordered to cast a batch of such Shiva statues, and engraved his name on the utensils held by Shiva's left hand, in an attempt to Incarnate into a god like Shiva. But I am afraid that it is this king's way of angering the gods that made the king only sit on the throne for five years.

Cai Yi smiled and nodded.

In fact, it is not difficult to identify this bronze statue. After all, this is a bronze statue of Lord Shiva, which has a supreme status in India. Ordinary Indians dare not desecrate this supreme god at all, let alone make a fake of this supreme god.

Although there are countless statues of Lord Shiva in India, the bronze statues made in modern times are completely different from the bronze statues made more than a thousand years ago, so it is not difficult to judge the identity of this bronze statue.

Yang Zi, the identity of this bronze statue has been determined, so we have to talk about it. You didn't bring those precious manuscripts and the flower mouth plate of the Longquan brother kiln, but you only brought this Indian statue. Bronze statue, do you want to make a move?

Yang Jing nodded and said, Yes. Uncle Cai, I have no interest in Indian statues, and I am too lazy to collect such things, so I just want to find a way to sell them. Do you need such a bronze statue?

Cai Yi nodded with a smile and said: Of course it is necessary. Although this bronze statue is an Indian bronze statue, it is also a valuable treasure. Whether it is Poly or Guardian, they all need such a treasure. But Yang Zi, now This time is not very good, the spring shooting is still some time away from now. What do you mean

Yang Jing smiled and said, Uncle Cai, it's the same as the Qianlong blue and white five-bat holding longevity ear vase last time. You can ask and see how much you can accept. I can sell it to you directly.

Hearing what Yang Jing said happily, Cai Yi also simply said: Yang Zi, you should also know that two years ago, Christie's once held an auction in New York, and there was a statue like yours on it. Bronze statues like bronze statues.

Yang Jing nodded and said: I know that, it was an auction specially held by Christie's for Mr. An Siyuan's collection, and I also know that one of Mr. An Siyuan's collections was also cast by the Chola Dynasty in the ninth century. The dancing king Shiva took over the statue of the descending from the Ganges. However, Mr. An Siyuan's bronze statue is not as good as mine in terms of appearance or size.

It's good that you know. Cai Yi nodded and said, And you should also know that the bronze statue that Mr. An Siyuan once collected was sold at a high price of 2.85 million US dollars at that auction. In the past two years, India's The economy is rising rapidly, and the prices of precious cultural relics in India are increasing rapidly in the international auction market. As you just said, the bronze statue in your hand is better than An The bronze statue collected by Mr. Siyuan is better and bigger, so it is conservatively estimated that if your bronze statue is put up for auction, three million US dollars should be the minimum price.

After a pause, Cai Yi continued: Whether it is Poly or Guardian, they have been planning to enter the Indian market for the past two years, but to enter the Indian market smoothly, they need an auction with sufficient influence. But on this point, Guardian is slightly ahead of Poly. As far as I know, Guardian is preparing to plan a special auction in India, which should be after the spring auction next year, and Guardian has also collected a lot of Indian antiques. I think , if this bronze statue of yours is handed over to Jia De, it will definitely be designated as a blockbuster auction item, even if it is the finale auction item, it may not be impossible.

Yang Jing nodded, thought for a while and said, Uncle Cai, then I will hand over this bronze statue to you for three million dollars? As for whether you want to hand it over to Guardian or Poly, then you can make the decision.

Okay! I'll call them right now.

Because I have done a transaction before, this transaction is still very smooth. In the end, Cai Yi decided to hand over the bronze statue to Guardian.

It wasn't that Cai Yi didn't want to hand over the bronze statue to Poly, but it was because Guardian was one step faster in entering the Indian market. And if this Indian national treasure bronze statue wants to fetch a good price, it will naturally have to be handed over to Guardian, who is more prepared.

After learning that there was a bronze statue of Indian national treasure, and the seller was the same person who had just dealt with more than ten days ago, the senior management of Guardian immediately bid 3 million dollars without hesitation, and directly sold it This bronze statue is in the bag.

As Cai Yi said just now, China Guardian is planning to hold an auction in Mumbai, India after the spring auction next year. Now there is such a bronze statue of Indian national treasure, and the price is very reasonable. According to the appraiser's appraisal, if they don't buy this bronze statue, they will be called collective brain damage.

If next year's India auction is successful, this bronze statue alone will bring Guardian a net profit of at least two million dollars, or even more.

As for failing to shoot, this is almost impossible. If this bronze statue really appeared in the Indian special auction, it would definitely be snapped up by the local tyrants in India.

There is a huge gap in poverty in India. Poor people wish they could only sleep with a Band-Aid at night, but rich people are really rich and powerful. Take Mukesh, the richest man in India, for example, this guy was the richest man in the world ten years ago! As for the other rich men in India, such as India’s steel magnate Mittal, India’s drug magnate Dilip Shangvi, and India’s kicked tycoon Achim Premji

The 57 richest people in India control 70% of the wealth in India!

And the vast majority of these extremely rich and wealthy people believe in Shiva very much. If these rich men make a move, this bronze statue will definitely not worry about selling!

It is precisely because of these important reasons that the top management of Guardian bought this bronze statue without hesitation.

The transaction went very smoothly. After Cai Yi signed the relevant agreement with Yang Jing on behalf of Jiade, he directly credited Yang Jing's card with US dollars according to Yang Jing's request. Even the handling fee was covered by Guardian.

Last time through the transaction of the Qianlong blue and white five-bat holding longevity ear bottle, the senior leaders of Guardian also learned about the potential of Yang Jing, a young man, from Cai Yi. Those who run an auction house, of course, like to establish a good relationship with this kind of person with great potential, and the mere handling fee should be regarded as promoting the relationship between the two parties.

After finishing all this, Cai Yi said with a smile: Yang Zi, I have taken care of all your affairs for you. Next, should we talk about your Longquan kiln flower mouth plate and those manuscripts? gone?

Yang Jing said with a smile: I will stick to what I want, but I dare not ask for it.

Cai Yi clapped his hands and said, Okay, have a good time! I'll find you an expert who specializes in ancient books and rare texts. Let's go over and have a look at the treasures you bought.

Said, Cai Yi picked up the phone on the desk: Old Guo, I'm Lao Cai, do you have time now? Well, well, I'll wait for you in the office, hurry up, my junior I have six manuscripts by Master Lu Xun in my hand.”

Then Yang Jing vaguely heard the sound of tables and chairs falling down from the microphone.