Chapter 0696 – Speculation

Jiang Hao mobilized manpower to monitor up the antique market, Zhuang Rui naturally didn’t know about it, and Jiang Hao didn’t tell him, and in noiselessness, the antique city as well as the surroundings were put under control.

According to the analysis of Jiang Hao and others, with the heavy suspicion of Yu Zhenping, after knowing that Zhuang Rui is in the antique city, he will definitely come to check it out, maybe they can get the trace of Yu Zhenping here, and follow him to the hiding place, so that they don’t have to bother Zhuang Rui.

Of course, the conditions previously negotiated with Zhuang Rui, naturally, can not be accurate.

Zhuang Rui’s mind is not on Yu Zhenping’s body, he is still thinking about, how to get this “Mountain Dwelling”, give speculation it!

Antique price speculation and commercial mode of operation, in fact, the difference is not big, 82 years of Maotai why can be sold to tens of thousands of dollars a bottle, and 82 years of Erguotou, at most, can only be sold to one hundred? Is not the effect of speculation out of it?

In accordance with the laws of the market, there is speculation, there is bound to be cold, in Zhuang Rui view, the market for Xiao Junxian’s works, is subject to cold, and is cold.

As if this painting itself is the quality of Maotai wine, but in the market is sold at the price of two pots of rice, the potential for appreciation is very large, which is also Zhuang Rui willing to pay more than the market price, will take it down one of the main reasons.

Furthermore now for Zhuang Rui, money is not the most important, if there is no natural or man-made disasters, his money will only get more and more, so as long as you can trade for something, Zhuang Rui spend more money is okay.

Anyway, his museum, and not only open a year or two on the closure, the true meaning of antiques, lies in a “ancient” word, even if they do not speculate, after three or five or eight years, now high prices received objects, then may be doubled in value.

Some friends do not understand, know that this thing will rise in price, how now will sell it? These business people are not stupid.

The reason is very simple, they need money to buy things, the hand of the backlog of objects more, there must be no funds to get their favorite things.

To put it bluntly, this thing is like speculation in stocks, buy stocks up, have to sell, go to the other and then choose a potential stock, or else each individual has bought something clutched in the hand, the antique market has long been no circulation of goods.

And the old Qi talk about the price, Zhuang Rui let Peng Fei take the old Qi to the bank, and instructed Peng Fei more money over, today is also a rare opportunity, if these antique bosses, can really come up with some good objects, Zhuang Rui absolutely can be loaded return.

“Mr. Zhuang, how about you look at this object of mine?”

Old Qi’s side of things finished, the back of a person immediately took the thing over, placed on the table in front of Zhuang Rui.

“This thing, it’s a bit odd.”

Looking at this bronze artifact in front of him, Zhuang Rui’s eyes lit up, but after seeping inside the artifact with his spiritual qi, his brows immediately wrinkled.

This bronze artifact was not big, about 10 centimeters high, about seven or eight centimeters in diameter, the three legs below it were in the shape of a tripod, the body of the artifact was round and covered with patina, it hadn’t gone through any man-made treatment, and at first glance it looked like it should be an open door object.

However, Zhuang Rui through the aura to see, this bronze body is filled with purple aura, but it is obvious to feel that these purple gas is in the process of loss.

And the bronze below the three feet, but empty, not the slightest aura exists, Zhuang Rui took a magnifying glass, carefully looked at a moment later, eyes showed a look of realization.

From the magnifying glass can be found, the three feet of this bronze, color and body slightly different, should be made up, see here, Zhuang Rui heart feel a little pity, if the three feet are not mutilated, this bronze can be listed as a national cultural relics.

Don’t look at this thing is not big, but he is a bronze dun Ding type, non-dun non-ding and like dun like ding, three feet like ding, round belly like dun, but there is no straight ear on the body, does not conform to the shape of the tripod, which in ancient times should be a ceremonial weapon for heaven.

See here, Zhuang Rui can not help but sigh in his heart, Henan is worthy of the Central Plains, a long history, the first fish dragon jade, and then this bronze dun Ding, these unproven contraptions, but also everywhere.

See Zhuang Rui silent, the owner of this object is a little anxious, spoke out and asked: “Mr. Zhuang, you see this thing, should be a what age? Do you accept it?”

“I’m sorry, this thing of yours, the type of vessel is very rare, but there is one thing, it is crippled, these three feet, are made up later.”

Zhuang Rui shook his head, the representative of the tripod is the bottom foot and straight ears, these two features are gone, then what do you want to come? When the rags to sell this thing is not pure copper yet!

“Impossible ah? Mr. Zhuang, could you be wrong?”

This is a person, can not accept others say that his things are not good, just now the person is still praising Zhuang Rui, immediately became a face of indignation, almost did not roll up his sleeves to do it.

“You look at the difference between the body and the three feet, the color and rust are not right, this object although it is a post-fix, but it is not a forgery, stay and play or good.”

Experienced Jinan and CCTV treasure appreciation, for such people, Zhuang Rui is also considered to have seen a lot of people, and at that moment did not say much, directly in the hands of the magnifying glass handed over.

Speak more words, there is no fact can explain the problem, that person in a careful look after, the face becomes extremely ugly, pick up that bronze dun Ding, head also do not return out of the crowd.

Look at that person left, Zhuang Rui shook his head, said: “Gentlemen, antiques these objects, are our ancestors passed down, but after so many years, some of the mutilations are very normal, and generations are forged things, we do not be too obsessed with the authenticity of the object, now this thing is fake, and then after a few hundred years, do not also become an antique? ”

“Yes, Mr. Zhuang is right, we have to set the right mindset ah!”

“That’s right, everyone wants their own things to be good, but how can there be so many good things ah!”

“Mr. Zhuang, it’s my turn, come take a look for me!”

Zhuang Rui’s words caused a laughter in the field, the original somewhat tense atmosphere, also became relaxed.

Next Zhuang Rui appraisal of a few objects, are modern handicrafts, but the craft of forgery, than those things in Panjiayuan much more masterful, said that fake antiques more from Henan, which also let Zhuang Rui eye-opening.

After about half an hour or so, Peng Fei and the old Qi back, but behind Peng Fei, more than a bulging backpack, he was in accordance with Zhuang Rui’s instructions, enough to take eight hundred thousand in cash.

Ceramics Zhuang Rui is now the only lack of Han and Tang, bronze is missing, but he did not dare to blatantly buy here, so Zhuang Rui’s purpose is to get some miscellaneous objects, fill their own jade and stone miscellaneous museum.

But the back to identify things, let Zhuang Rui feel some disappointment, basically are modern imitations, even if there are one or two real things, is not high value, not worth their own hand.

In the blink of an eye the time has come to noon, Zhang manager has been in the antique city next to book a good banquet, this expert fee is saved, please expert to eat a meal, but it is a must. To know, according to Zhuang Rui now in the antique world status, attend such a treasure appreciation activities, how to give a hundred thousand eighty thousand hard fee it!

Accompanied by a few leaders of the local antique association, and those who wait for Zhuang Rui appraisal, there is no such treatment, have flocked out of the antique city, to find a place to deal with a couple of mouths, and then come back to line up.

They also see out, on Zhuang Rui one person, today how can not put all the people present in the object appraiser, only in front of the queue, to have the opportunity.

“Hm? How does that person look a little familiar?”

Zhuang Rui just walked out of the antique city, saw an elementary school student walked past from his own side, hot day neck also wore a red scarf, could not help but froze for a moment.

But in the Zhang Li and other people’s crowd, Zhuang Rui did not think too much, along with the crowd across the road, came to the hotel.

Just as Zhuang Rui entered the hotel, the figure that had just walked past him, looked back at Zhuang Rui before disappearing into the intersection.

This person was none other than Yu Zhenping, but out of Jiang Hao and the others’ expectation, he didn’t enter the antique city, which also made all of Team Leader Jiang’s various arrangements, all of which fell through, and had to withdraw the personnel after a hard day of guarding.

“Manager Zhang, let’s continue?”

After eating back to the antique city, Zhuang Rui slightly sat down and drank a cup of water, see the long line outside, can not help but laugh bitterly, he now understands, that the expert why a please is a few, dare to say that the workload is not small ah!

“Peng Fei, sixty thousand, pay.”

Zhuang Rui handed Peng Fei a mid-Qing jade ruyi that he was playing with in his hands, and stood up to stretch his waist.

From the end of the meal has been sitting, looking at about fifty to sixty antiques, although which a lot of genuine, but can let Zhuang Rui fancy, only six or seven, a total of spend out of about more than four hundred thousand.

During this time Jiang Hao made several phone calls in, asking Yu Zhenping if he had contacted him, it seems that the buddy is also anxious, the initiative is not in the hand, do things naturally tied up.

“Next ……”

Standing in the doorway shouting manager Zhang, in the middle of the air shouted at the door, he today is considered to have opened his eyes, really see what is called an expert.

Regardless of the category of antiques, as long as the hands of Zhuang Rui, can identify the authenticity, say the basis, Zhuang Rui the whole of an antique a hundred things, art has specialized in this sentence, really does not apply to Zhuang Rui, so far, there is no object can be difficult to live with him.

“Hey, this object is good.”

With the shout of tension, an old man in his sixties entered the room, after Zhuang Rui saw the object he was holding in his arms, he immediately brightened up.