Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

If it were a step too late, the old man would probably have paid more to buy the paperweight.

Lin Ran secretly laughed and said, whether in the capital or out of town, the ghost market transactions are like this.

It's normal for this to happen. If you like it, others will also like it.

So generally speaking, if you have confidence in your vision, you must start quickly.

Otherwise, it will be bought soon.

Of course, the premise is that you accept the price. If you don’t have money, it’s another matter.

In any case, the jade paperweight ended up in Lin Ran's pocket.

He planned to take it back and study it carefully.

He also wanted to guess the age of the paperweight and conduct research based on literature.

There are often treasures floating around in the market, and I don’t know who they belong to. After all, they are all ghost markets. Many of them are sold by people who are really desperate. At that time, there is no way to show the source of the thought, and it can be exchanged for food and medical expenses. enough.

Combining cultural relics and studying the literati at that time, the literature may have corresponding information.

You can also refer to some local anthologies of miscellany, and maybe you can find the real owner in unofficial histories.

Once the leak is successfully picked up, it can be sold at a very high price.

Lin Ran shook his head, feeling that he had thought too much.

With the time he spent in this business, he could probably feel that this paperweight was more valuable than imagined.

But for him, the collection value is much higher than the sale price.

"Godfather, if that old man came to you through the stall owner, would you sell him the paperweight?" Yang Jianlong asked.

"Is there such a rule?" Lin Ran smiled.

He would definitely not sell the treasures he bought to others at a higher price, let alone the original price.

Picking up leaks is a business, and it is normal to have losses and profits.

Lin Ran never thought that he was a saint. When he was anxious for money, he did not sell the calligraphy and paintings he collected.

Now, the market price must have risen to tens of thousands.

Lin Ran planned to continue to collect it in his hands. Even if he didn't sell it for money, he could still keep it as his own collection.

As for some cultural relics, Lin Ran will donate them to the museum, which is true.

Donating cultural relics is actually a good deed, and you will gain a good mood.

Lin Ran never thought about becoming the richest man in the world through picking up leaks. Picking up leaks mainly depends on his mood.

As the saying goes, contentment always leads to happiness. Lin Ran usually went to the ghost market with a casual attitude. What he could gain from this trip was beyond his surprise.

Lin Ran was completely relaxed. Now that there was no performance pressure, he could just take a stroll.

Together with Yang Jianlong, we strolled from the street to the end of the street.

I wandered around some stalls for a while.

The identification of most cultural relics was not stressful for Lin Ran.

Yang Jianlong listened with a learning attitude.

"This porcelain is from the wrong age and is not authentic." Lin Ran explained to Yang Jianlong in a low voice and put down the porcelain basin in his hand.

He also happened to take this opportunity to explain some details of cultural relic appreciation to Yang Jianlong.

After all, Yang Jianlong had called him godfather for so long, and apart from introducing him to reading at the beginning, he never handed him anything.

So far, not a single piece has been authenticated.

The reason is very simple, because there are too many fakes and imitations on the stalls in this antique market.

Forget about fakes, there are still many fakes.

An object with no provenance and mediocre craftsmanship was packaged in the mouth of the stall owner and turned into a down-and-out scholar. Later, he lost his reputation and became a local minor court official.

There are too many unofficial histories of this type.

Lin Ran found it funny when he heard the stall owner say such things.

However, he did not take the initiative to expose it. After all, this is also the unspoken rule of the industry.

As long as you can identify the authenticity yourself.

"There are so many fakes in the antique street, why are there so many customers?" Yang Jianlong was a little puzzled. Could it be that the collectors in Qi Province have such poor taste that they can't even identify the authenticity?

Lin Ran smiled: "Actually, it is because there are so many fakes that the customer base will increase."

This sentence made Yang Jianlong even more confused.

It turns out that according to Lin Ran's market analysis theory, most collectors can actually tell the authenticity of artifacts.

Because there are so many fakes, the prices of most items on this antique street are far lower than those in other antique stores.

In such an environment, even if the stall owner talks nonsense, he has no way to prove that the product in his hand is genuine.

It is indeed not easy to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products.

Therefore, Lin Ran judged that the best-selling products in this market were high imitations.

Collectors often have a certain degree of discernment and knowledge, and they can tell fakes at a glance.

But it is not that easy to identify the authenticity of cultural relics.

As Lin Ran walked, he analyzed the buyer's psychology with Yang Jianlong.

Yang Jianlong felt that he had benefited a lot. Unexpectedly, Lin Ran not only had great research on treasure appraisal, but also had considerable insights into market psychology. He listened and secretly wrote down Lin Ran's words.

We are almost at the end of the street.

In front of them, there were probably three or four stalls that had not been visited.

"That's about it for today." Lin Ran was about to say that compared to Panjiayuan and Liulichang, this place is smaller than 01:30.

But if you think about it carefully, the permanent population here is not as large as that of the capital city. It is extremely rare to have such a large antique market.

It is very worthwhile to open a handicraft store here.

Lin Ran walked to a stall and planned to take a look. After all, he didn't see anything valuable all day long, and the jade paperweight in his hand was already considered the best.

But just when he was about to take a casual look, a rough hand slapped Lin Ran's hand away and took a small cup from under his hand.

Yang Jianlong was furious and dared to reprimand him.

But it turned out to be the old man from before.

"Old man, don't go too far." Yang Jianlong originally wanted to swear, but seeing that the other party was older, he suppressed the swearing.

If the old man is angry to death here, he cannot bear the responsibility.

The old man ignored Lin Ran and picked up the object he wanted from the stall.

Lin Ran frowned, feeling that the old man was too rude and did not have the poise he should have at this age.

What he held in his hand was a small, exquisitely crafted red cup.

The old man didn't feel any apology at all. Instead, he picked up the cup and looked at it carefully.

He also took out a strong flashlight from his pocket and shined it on the cup.

Lin Ran also quietly observed the porcelain and the old man in front of him. It turned out that he was no amateur. Judging from his skillful movements, he was obviously a professional.

Lin Ran was not in the mood to observe other items and stared at the cup in the old man's hand.

I saw that this cup was decorated with red glaze both inside and outside. The color looked extremely pure and rich red.