The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

Shopkeeper Wu was startled secretly, and began to flip through the thick stack of contracts.

These contracts are placed on the table, with a thickness of more than ten centimeters, one can imagine how many there are.

In order to avoid disputes to the greatest extent, each contract will be accompanied by 3 high-resolution color photos of the consignment, usually the front and back sides of the item and the deposit part.

The photos are taken by the assistants in the store and printed on the spot. In addition, the name, category, age, estimated market price and selling price of the object must be filled in the contract.

After the two parties confirm that they are correct, they will sign for confirmation and affix the official seal of Zhenbao Pavilion, and the transaction will be considered complete.

He checked the age, price, etc. of several items against the photos, and found that the price fluctuations were all kept within 15%, and the purchase price fully complied with the rules set by Zhenbao Pavilion, so he was completely relieved.

Putting it down again, the number is quite a lot, and the types are complex and diverse, including porcelain, jade, ancient books, coins, miscellaneous items, etc.

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at the serial number from the last part, and his eyes almost popped out. There are actually more than 100 items, which is more than the items he received in the whole of last year!

Not only that, but there are many good things in it.

The ones he saw in front of him included: the gilded bronze Buddha statue of the Liao Dynasty, the ancient coins of Xuantong Tongbao·Tianxia Taiping, and the Qing Yongzheng Doucai Lingxian birthday plate, all three of which cost more than one million.

The shock in shopkeeper Wu's heart can no longer be described in words. For the first time, he knew that antique shops can still attract customers in this way, which is really an eye-opener.

But if you think about it carefully, this is indeed a good way.

For now, there are still twenty or thirty people lined up at the door.

Many people had more than one thing in their hands. When he came in, he glanced at it roughly, and there were basically three or more.Someone directly pulled a large suitcase over. It was estimated that there were more than a dozen items in it, and it might be a folk collector.

Even if counted on the basis of three items, there are sixty items that need to be identified today.

Among them, fakes must account for the majority. Assuming that the authenticity rate is 10%, then the number of genuine products can be more than six.

Perhaps two or three of the six pieces were more reasonably priced, and they were sold on the spot.

Calculated in this way, at least 100 or [-] pieces can be collected in a month, and it is reasonable to collect more than [-] pieces in two months.

Of course, the risk of doing so is not small.

In the antique business, even experts can make eye contact.

Once the eye is opened, the loss of money is one aspect, and what makes them more concerned is the loss of reputation.

Fame and fortune are double-edged swords, with fame you will be tied up.

A shopkeeper like Wu who has worked in Zhenbao Pavilion for decades, in addition to controlling risks, he also cherishes feathers, and will not help people identify large numbers of people like young people.

If the appraisal is wrong, the intractable diseases in the antiques are fine, but if there is a mistake due to carelessness, where will his old face be put?

Not to mention other people, I would not be able to get over that hurdle in my heart, and it might even damage the reputation of Zhenbao Pavilion.

It's like what a lot of people call 'idol baggage'.

The higher the status, the heavier the burden in the heart, which is inevitable.

After thinking about it, shopkeeper Wu could only sigh: Although the method is good, he can't do it.

Yun Zhou didn't care about it at all.

He is in the stage of accumulating experience. He will carefully identify and analyze those within his ability, and ask Mr. Du for the parts he doesn't understand.

Under such training, the youth made rapid progress.

Isn't that right? There are dozens of antiques that need to be appraised every day, and thousands of pieces a month. This is a quantity that many connoisseurs can't reach.

At the same time, he is also ready to apologize in time and compensate for the loss in case of a mistake in the appraisal.

However, with Xiao Yinlong's reminder of the aura and the assistance of Mr. Du, there has been no problem yet.

In the past two months, someone saw that Yunzhou was so young and ostentatious in making appraisals for others, and millions of items were collected as soon as he said they would be collected.

For a young man in his 20s, where can his eyesight be so strong?

Experts always punch holes, but I don't believe this young man won't fall for it.

So just last month, a man driving a Porsche and wearing a haute couture suit came to Jumbo Pavilion. He seemed to behave well and looked like a high-ranking person.

After the man sat down, he said politely to Yun Zhou: "My surname is Yin, from City C, and I was recommended by a friend.

Hearing that Zhenbaoge has a good reputation in S City, which is different from ordinary antique shops, I want to sell this pair of 'Qing Kangxi blue and white glazed red group pattern rattle statue'. "

After speaking, he carefully took out the pair of porcelain from the suitcase.

This pair of rattles is about 22 centimeters high, about 4 centimeters in diameter, with a small mouth and long neck, and plump shoulders and abdomen. It is named for its overall shape resembling a bell.

The fetus is white and flawless, and the enamel is warm and moist like jade. The abdomen is painted with underglaze red in four groups of swirl-shaped flowers scattered around;

The decoration of the whole vessel is drawn from ancient bronze wares, and the layout is sparse and clear. Except for the tuanhua and triangular cicada patterns, all of them are covered with white glaze.The bottom of the bottle is written in blue and white in regular script with six characters and three lines of "Made in Kangxi Years of the Qing Dynasty". The font is correct and elegant, and the workmanship is excellent.

Boss Yin: "I bought this pair of rattle statues at the Golden Harvest Spring Auction three years ago. The auction price at that time was more than 1500 million. I personally like it very much. Unfortunately, the business has encountered a little difficulty now and urgently needs capital turnover. .”

When Yunzhou was appreciating porcelain, he took out the transaction confirmation letter, invoice and the appraisal certificates of the two experts from his suitcase.

"This is the transaction document at that time. I kept it intact. Because the auction house was not authentic, I asked an expert to appraise it. Fortunately, it is true."

Yun Zhou took it over and flipped through it for a while, then asked without any trace, "How much do you want to sell?"

Boss Yin smiled wryly: "I know that the market price is not as good as the price of the auction house. My minimum requirement is 900 million, which is lower than this price... Then I can only look elsewhere."

Ordinary people might really be fooled by these methods.

These documents are made very realistically, basically the same as those of the auction house, and they can almost be faked.

The experts are well-known people in the industry, and the certificates issued are in full compliance with the specifications; this pair of porcelain was indeed photographed at the Jiahechun auction three years ago, and you can check it on the official website.

Moreover, the blue-and-white glazed red rattle statue brought by the middle-aged man is a high-quality imitation porcelain, and it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference from the real one.

Coupled with the temptation of earning 500 million yuan just by changing hands, he fell into the trap if he didn't pay attention.

However, Yunzhou is not an ordinary connoisseur. His contact and research on porcelain surpassed many connoisseurs, so this time the other party was wasting his time.

After observing carefully for 10 minutes, the young man discovered the problem of the imitation product, and retorted clearly:

"First, the genuine Kangxi blue-and-white underglaze red was fired in the Lang kiln in the 44th year of Kangxi. The underglaze red hair color is deep and bright, and the color of the imitation is a little lighter.

Second, four swirl-shaped flowers are drawn on the abdomen, with complex decorations, extremely detailed brushstrokes, and different depths. The fineness of your pair cannot be achieved, and the depths are too deliberate.

Third, the blue and white string pattern at the bottom should be faintly visible in the red, with a touch of emptiness and reality. Unfortunately, the writing on this piece is too detailed, and I guess it was painted later. "

The reason why blue and white underglaze red is so rare is that the two glaze colors of blue and white and underglaze red are fired at the same temperature and under the same conditions.

However, the glaze colors used in the two, one is cobalt material, the other is copper as the colorant, and the firing temperature is very different. To meet the production conditions of the two colors at the same time, it requires extremely precise control.

What's more, copper oxide is easy to volatilize at high temperature, and if you don't pay attention to the underglaze red, it will burn away. The difficulty of fineness is beyond imagination.

It is not easy to burn red in blue and white glaze, and it is also difficult to imitate. It is really not easy to imitate it like this.

Unfortunately, Yunzhou is extremely sensitive to color, especially to the glazes that he prepared all day long. The difference between painting with paint and firing can be seen at a glance.

"Look carefully, I have the appraisal certificates of two well-known experts here, it is definitely not a fake."

The man frowned, and still put on the look of you being wrong, which made Yun Zhou look a little different, he has such a thick skin, he even said it so clearly.

At this time, Mr. Du sneered, "I know the two experts you mentioned, should I contact them now?

Lao Ge has been in poor health for the past few years, and has been recuperating in a nursing home, so how can he have the time to give you an appraisal—"

The middle-aged man was speechless, and left with a livid face under the eyes of everyone watching the show.

He never expected that this young man's eyesight would be so poisonous, he could tell at a glance, and the background was deep enough.

They have made so many preparations, but they have no effect at all, wasting time and energy in vain.

From that day on, Yunzhou's reputation as an appraiser went up to a higher level.

Shopkeeper Wu walked up to the young man and heard him patiently explaining to a middle-aged woman, "Your pair of hairpins are made of gold and silk flower hairpins, and they dated to the late Qing Dynasty.

The overall preservation is relatively good, and it is a practical hairpin with relatively simple decoration, so it is not as valuable as a decorative hairpin. "

The middle-aged woman had never touched antiques before, so she asked ignorantly, "What is Leisi? Is this hairpin valuable?"

Yun Zhou patiently explained, "Laying silk is a craft that draws gold and silver into very thin threads, then weaves them into various mesh patterns, and then welds them on the utensils.①

The hairpin depends on the workmanship and weight, because gold and silver are inherently valuable. "

He put the pair of gold hairpins on the weighing instrument, "The weight of this piece is relatively light, only 15 grams, and the refining process at that time was not pure, and it could not reach the purity of a thousand pure gold, which is only 80% normally.

On the whole, the price of this pair of hairpins is around [-]. "

The middle-aged woman was a little dissatisfied after hearing the price, "Can it appreciate in value after that?"

Yun Zhou: "The room for appreciation is relatively limited."

The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth: "In that case, let's sell it today."

Yun Zhou put away the hairpin: "Okay. Zhenbao Pavilion will buy it at a 2% discount, which is [-] yuan.

If you change your mind within two days or other stores bid higher, you can redeem it at any time. "

The middle-aged woman shook her head: "No need, I trust Teacher Xiaozhou's eyesight."

Yun Zhou's eyes curved into beautiful arcs, "Thank you very much for your approval, I hope to help promote it when I go back."

Then he quickly took out the contract, and the assistant took pictures beside him. The whole process was smooth and efficient.

The middle-aged woman blushed from his smile, and hurriedly said, "That's it. I'll tell my relatives and friends when I get back. They're all waiting for my good news."

Shopkeeper Wu stood aside in admiration.

In fact, these things are all written in the contract, but ordinary people have only a half-knowledge of the contract, and Yunzhou said so, the credibility has been raised several levels.

He suddenly felt that he still had a lot to learn.

After decades of step-by-step shop inspection and appraisal, sometimes I really have to learn more from young people.

At noon, there were still more than a dozen items that had not been appraised, so Yunzhou thoughtfully ordered a lunch box for them, and it also came with a serving of hot seaweed and egg drop soup.

Shopkeeper Wu found that he had learned another trick.

A lunch box costs ten yuan, and more than 100 yuan is nothing compared to these precious antiques, but it has won the favor and trust of these people.

Cannibals are soft-spoken and short-handed. It is conceivable that these people will definitely work hard to promote them when they go back.

Great, he never thought of that.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yunzhou finally finished appraising all the objects.

He rubbed his sore neck, stood up and moved around.

Such non-stop identification, maintaining high energy and concentration, is actually very tiring.

Some people come at 6 o'clock in order to get in line earlier, but the young people are embarrassed to keep them waiting, and they usually come before 7 o'clock.

From 7:4 to 9:[-] p.m., [-] hours, excluding half an hour for lunch, the rest of the time is being identified.

If it weren't for him being young and energetic now, it would be a bit overwhelming.

After the young man finished his work, shopkeeper Wu could talk to the other party, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zhou."

Yun Zhou smiled: "It's not hard work, it's also training your eyesight."

His current identification speed is much faster than in the first few days, and he also knows how to explain with emphasis, without redundancy.

"By the way, Uncle Wu, I'll sell some of the items received here if the price is right." Yun Zhou took out another stack of contracts from the cabinet, "That's it."

Shopkeeper Wu looked through it from beginning to end, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

The selling price inside basically exceeded the estimated price, and I have earned more than 100 million in the past two months!

It is said that the antique shop "doesn't open for three years, but only after opening for three years". Usually, the business in the store is small, relying on regular customers to maintain business.

But these customer resources are in his hands, where did Yunzhou find so many buyers?

Just when he was puzzled, from the corner of his eye, he saw two big bosses approaching the door, and immediately greeted them.

"Boss He, Boss Guan, why didn't you let me know in advance when you came here—" Shopkeeper Wu smiled all over his face, but actually he was muttering in his heart.

He always takes the initiative to contact such big customers. He is usually very busy, how can he have time to come over?

"Oh, shopkeeper Wu is back."

Boss He greeted him casually, cast his eyes on Yunzhou, and said earnestly: "Master, how is your restoration of my colorful peony bowl from Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty?"

Yun Zhou thought for a while: "It's almost repaired, come and pick it up next Monday."

Boss He hurriedly said: "Okay, I will come over at this time next Monday, so I won't disturb your appraisal."

Boss Guan looked back and forth on the antique rack, and said excitedly, "I haven't been here for a month, and there are a lot of good things here, let me take a closer look.

This Qing Kangxi eggplant skin purple plate is not bad, the color is unusual—"

He looked along the Bogu shelf one by one, and then stopped suddenly: "Hiss, this is the Taibai altar with kiln-changing glaze? This gradual change of color is absolutely amazing! It is indeed the favorite of Lord Qianlong.

Teacher Xiaozhou, what is the price of this piece? "

Yun Zhou glanced at it: "260 million. I bought a similar one at the auction house before, and it was about 350 million."

"Okay, then I'll take this treasure today."

Boss Guan started to look at it for a while, and quickly sat down to sign the contract. While signing, he said with a smile: "Mr. Xiaozhou's vision, I can trust it."

The young man has appraised so many antiques in the past two months, if there are any fake ones, people would have already caused trouble.

It is true that someone came to make a fuss, and the next day after receiving the money, they clamored for a lower price, and the XX store gave a higher price.

Yun Zhou returned the goods decisively and at the same time the contract was voided. The man was dumbfounded and couldn't get off the horse.

In the end, the 5 yuan item in the man's hand was killed by another store to 2 yuan. There was no place to cry, and it was too late to regret it.

From then on, no one dared to give birth to messy thoughts.

Boss Guan, who is like a human being, has already made plans in his heart.

The antique market is mixed with fish and dragons, and it is not easy to find a genuine product. It is common to get eye-catching; however, at the auction, there are many bigwigs, and the competition is too fierce, resulting in prices that are more than 20% higher than usual, not including commissions.

What's more, the auction house is also not authentic, and there is still a chance to buy fakes.

In this comparison, a reputable antique shop is a good choice.

Not only are there professional appraisers, but the price is also cheap.

Usually, one or two treasures are not seen in the Treasure Pavilion, but there are indeed a lot of good things in the past two months, and some of them are worth collecting.

Shopkeeper Wu was stunned when he heard it, it was sold so easily?

Looking at the dazzling array of antiques on the antique rack, he couldn't help but sigh, if he was a collector, he would also want to come here to find treasures.

I'm really ashamed.

By the end of August, Yunzhou had stayed in Zhenbao Pavilion for half a year, and his reputation had completely spread, becoming a little famous in the antique circle of S city.

Many people know that there is a porcelain restorer who is comparable to Master Feng and has made great achievements in identification. It seems that they have never heard of drilling holes.

Combined with his age, it really caused a sensation.

At this time, many people have never even seen a few antiques, not to mention identification and restoration, and they are novices in the antique world!

To be able to achieve such results in his early 20s, the future is really limitless.

There is an endless stream of people who want to make friends with him, but Yunzhou has always been busy and has not taken care of this.

In the past six months, he has appreciated thousands of antiques, signed more than 400 sales contracts, and the total turnover exceeded 3000 million, which is enough to cover the income of Zhenbao Pavilion for four or five years.

Treasure Pavilion is well-known in S City, and collectors like to come here to search for treasures.

And the people looking for him to restore porcelain has been scheduled until next year, and the fee has started from [-] to [-] to [-] at the beginning, but even so, it can't conceal people's enthusiasm.

Millions of porcelains have been bought, do you still care about the tens of thousands?

The weather has been very hot recently, and fewer people come to antique shops.

Shopkeeper Wu was calculating the accounts for the past six months, grinning from ear to ear.

The net profit in the past six months has reached an astonishing 600 million, which is the best in decades since it opened, and it's only been half a year!

Hiss, he couldn't even think about it, could it be that this year's profit will exceed tens of millions? !

It's the off-season now, originally Yunzhou planned to continue repairing porcelain after his internship, but shopkeeper Wu refused to let anyone go, "Xiaozhou, let's wait until the end of the year at least, Mr. Du is quite lonely by himself."

"Okay." The young man thought for a while, but there was nothing else to do anyway, and he could stay until the end of the year.

The shopkeeper Wu did not treat him badly, and 50% of the profits belonged to him, as well as the cost of repairing the porcelain. The total net profit was more than 500 million.

Of course, the most important thing is to accumulate various experiences.

Now he is enough to be called a top porcelain restoration master and a professional appraiser. At the age of 22, no one can achieve such an achievement!

Two months later is the 75th birthday of Mr. Du, and it is also an exchange meeting for Tibetan friends. Yunzhou plans to make a seal for him, and I believe the other party will like it.

He also needs a unique appreciation medal, so he uses the finest Tianhuang steatite.

The author has something to say: Zhou Zhou: The internship is over.

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