Chapter 182 The Deal
"Sorry, it still doesn't work." Jiahao shook his head. Compared to buyers, of course the price is as low as possible, as little as possible.
"One million won't do it?! Then forget it! Sorry, I'm sorry!"
Mr. Xiao finally couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up abruptly and was about to leave with the piece of porcelain.
"Mr. Xiao, please wait a moment." Jiahao quickly stood up, grabbed Mr. Xiao, and said with a loud smile, "Are I kidding you?! One million, deal done!"
"The deal is done?" Mr. Xiao asked in surprise, "Then when will you get the money?"
He was a little impatient. The price must have made him annoyed, but he was also helpless because he knew very well that except for Jiahao, no one else would agree to buy it at this price.
Jiahao said: "I have already prepared the money. Here, this is a check for one million. You can cash it at the bank at any time."
As he spoke, he took out a cash check from his pocket, which was the appraisal fee that Boss Long had issued to him not long ago. He hadn't gone to the bank to cash it yet, so he was taking advantage of it now.
After Mr. Xiao got the check, he was suspicious of Jiahao, so he didn't let Jiahao and the others leave with the piece of porcelain until they went to the bank to cash the money.
"Brother Yao, did you really buy it?!"
After walking out of the bank, Lin Haitao was surprised.
Jiahao smiled and said: "Of course, I have paid the money, why don't you buy it?"
"But...you spent one million to buy such a fake porcelain?" Lin Haitao said angrily, "Brother Qing, you don't have to pay attention to that guy at all!"
He thought that Jiahao just wanted to settle the matter, so he would rather spend one million to lose his fortune.
But Jiahao said with a smile: "Haitao, let's go quickly, but don't let Mr. Xiao catch up! You will know what this is about when you go back!"
What he was holding in his hands at this moment was not a controversial piece of Bolingdi porcelain, but an unmistakable piece of Yuan blue and white from the official kiln.
A few years ago, Yuan blue and white flowers could be sold for two to three hundred million in the international auction market. Now, after so many years of speculation, they have become so popular that some are valued at one billion, or even priceless, because this thing is rare and rare.
Priceless!
After getting the big can from Mr. Xiao, Jiahao and Lin Haitao took a taxi and rushed to the hotel as soon as possible.
On the way, Jiahao suddenly received a call from Cai Weilan.
"Mr. Yao, where are you now? Are you okay?" Cai Weilan asked with concern on the phone.
Jiahao replied: "I'm on my way back to the hotel now. Miss Cai, you don't have to worry, it's okay. I have dismissed Mr. Xiao. He will never come to your newspaper office to make trouble in the future, let alone come to me."
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"Oh, really?" Hearing what Jiahao said, Cai Weilan was naturally surprised and happy, and said quickly, "That's good. I was worried that something would happen to you, but in this case, I'm relieved."
Jiahao said: "Well, it was fine in the first place. Haha, you are just worrying too much."
Cai Weilan smiled and said: "I understand. Mr. Yao, I will come back to you when I have time. You have helped me such a big favor today, and I have to thank you."
Jiahao said, "You're too polite. It's just a small matter. Don't take it to heart."
After the two chatted casually on the phone for a while, Jiahao said goodbye and hung up the phone. Later, the taxi they took drove to the big hotel where they were staying.
"Brother Yao, look!" But before the car stopped, Lin Haitao's exclamation was heard in his ears.
"What's wrong?" Jiahao asked in surprise, and then he looked intently in the direction Lin Haitao pointed. He saw at a glance that there were many people gathered at the door, and it seemed that there were security guards maintaining order.
"What on earth is going on? What happened?" Jiahao thought to himself.
Lin Haitao said in a low voice: "Brother Yao, I'm afraid those people are here to find you. Today, Miss Cai and their newspaper office have sent out the newspaper about you. In addition, yesterday you held a meeting at 'Rongbaozhai'
That appraisal meeting, now you have really become famous in the capital, and more and more people come here to ask you to appraise antiques!"
"It should be." Hearing this, Jiahao couldn't help but take a breath and said in a deep voice, "Then let's not go back to the guest room for the time being."
"Then what should we do now? Where should we go?" Lin Haitao asked.
Jiahao replied: "Where else can we go? We can only find another hotel. We will come back to pick up our things in the evening."
"Yes, yes." Lin Haitao nodded and agreed without hesitation.
So Jiahao asked the master to turn around and drive to another big hotel. Fortunately, there were many hotels in Beijing, so it didn't matter if he stayed in another hotel.
Jiahao doesn't want to be disturbed now. He needs some peace and quiet. After all, he is holding a "peerless porcelain" in his hand. Uncovering the huge mystery behind it is the top priority.
After arriving at the new hotel and checking in, Jiahao first made a call to Mr. Zheng. At this time, Mr. Zheng was working outside. Jiahao told Mr. Zheng that he and Lin Haitao had temporarily changed a hotel and asked him to come directly to the new hotel if he had something to do.
Find them at the hotel.
"Brother Yao, you haven't told me yet why you had to buy this piece of porcelain from the guy named Xiao."
After An Xin moved in, Lin Haitao couldn't help but said that he had never figured this out. It would be fine if he only spent a little money, but now this Bolingdi blue and white porcelain rich man spent a full million.
Although one million is nothing to him, just a drop in the bucket, but to ordinary people it is a ridiculous number. One million can buy a very good ancient porcelain, why only exchange it for an ordinary one?
porcelain, especially if it is used to buy a fake porcelain, it is even more worthless.
"Because it's value for money, to be precise, it's value for money!" Jiahao said with a smile, "Haitao, do you think I'm stupid enough to use money to please Mr. Xiao? I don't have any business with him.
That set! I am interested in this piece of porcelain, not for other things. This blue and white porcelain is really a good thing, it is definitely a great treasure!"
He was smiling happily and proudly.
"Really?!" Seeing him looking so confident, Lin Haitao also laughed. He had no reason not to believe what the other party said, because he knew very well that Jiahao had extraordinary eyesight, and the things he was optimistic about were definitely not ordinary.
The thing must be some kind of treasure. Maybe he picked up another big thing, but he just hasn't noticed the extraordinary thing about it yet.
"Brother Yao, what do you mean, this piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain is genuine Bolingdi porcelain? Are the rumors about Bolingdi true?" Lin Haitao then asked.
However, Jiahao shook his head vigorously and smiled meaningfully: "No. Although I am not sure that all Bolingdi are fakes, I have never seen the real thing."
"Then...then what's different about this piece of porcelain?" Lin Haitao said in bewilderment, "Look at the bottom, it clearly bears the Bolingdi mark! This is obviously a piece of porcelain.
Lingdi porcelain, but you said you have never seen the real thing, so what is going on?!"
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He didn't know what kind of medicine was being auctioned in Jiahao's gourd, and why it was so mysterious.
Jiahao said: "Haitao, haven't you ever thought that this large blue and white vase with the picture of 'Zhaojun leaving the fortress' is the real Yuan blue and white?!"
"But it's a Bolingdi model? Don't you still admit the authenticity of this kind of porcelain?" Lin Haitao asked rhetorically.
Jiahao shook his head and said: "I don't mean that, I mean, have you ever thought that this big jar has the same existence as the Guiguzi Descending Mountain Picture Jar? They are both exquisite porcelain from the official kilns of the Yuan Dynasty!"
"Official kiln porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty?! No way?!" Lin Haitao shook his head in disbelief, "How is that possible?! The blue and white official kiln porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is another large jar that is so completely preserved.
It is said to be a private collection, but there are not many authentic pieces in official museums. I remember that there is a porcelain similar to this one in the Capital Museum. The surface pattern is also painted with the picture of "Zhaojun leaving the fortress", but that porcelain was unanimously recognized as a fake by experts. It is said that
Most of the authentic "Eight Large Jars of the Yuan Dynasty" are distributed in foreign collections or in private hands. There is no one in the Palace Museum. If the one you received from Mr. Xiao is authentic, it is one of the eight large blue and white jars of the Yuan Dynasty.
The can of "Zhaojun is out of plug", but how is this possible? The authentic piece is clearly in an art collection in Tokyo, Japan, how could it have ended up in the hands of Mr. Xiao?! Could it be that the Japanese piece is a fake, and
Is this the real thing you got?!"
Jiahao smiled nonchalantly and said: "I have never seen the original one, but the one I just got is indeed authentic. I am basically sure of this. Of course, I still need to find the master to make the final confirmation.
Maybe the Zhaojun Chusei Tu jar is not an isolated one, and it is not surprising that there are a pair of them."
Lin Haitao said: "Even if that is possible, how can we explain the Bolingdi model? The Bolingdi was dug out from the cellar. Even if there was such a thing in the Yuan Dynasty, it would only be a private kiln, not an official kiln.
There is a big difference, and the collection value is naturally not at the same level. Of course, no matter what, Yuan blue and white are rare. If they are done well, whether it is an official kiln or a private kiln, they are very valuable!"
Jiahao said calmly: "This is easy to explain. Haitao, go and get me a basin of water."
"What are you doing to fetch water?" Lin Haitao asked doubtfully.
Although he was confused, he still went to the bathroom and fetched a full basin of water.
At this time, Jiahao was also ready. He took out the paint stripper he bought at a roadside shop just before entering the hotel.
Lin Haitao had been very curious before, but when he saw the other party taking out the paint remover, he knew that he had bought that thing in preparation for the mysterious aura of porcelain in front of him.
"Brother Yao, what are you using paint stripper for? This piece of porcelain is very clean. Doesn't it need to be cleaned of oil stains or something?" Lin Haitao asked.
Jiahao said: "You will know later."
As he spoke, he carefully wiped the bottom of the turned-up porcelain with a damp cloth soaked in water. The area he wiped was exactly where the Bollinger inscription was printed.
Seeing this, Lin Haitao's eyes widened, and there was doubt on his face. How could he know what Jiahao was doing, as if he wanted to erase the Bolingdi reminder card.
After wiping carefully for a while, he poured paint stripper on the wet cloth, and then wiped it off again, also wiping the parts with the Bollinger logo.
I don't know why, but as he wiped it, that place seemed to react.
"Haitao, did you see it? There are signs of falling off." After working for a while, Jiahao turned around and said with a smile.
"What?" At that moment, Lin Haitao didn't react, but he soon saw it, and surprisingly he saw a green substance left on the rag, which was similar to the little blue and white green on Bolingdi.
Jiahao solemnly said: "It's just a little paint mark on it, which means it's not old, it's new. The counterfeiters did it deliberately to create an illusion that it looks like real Bolingdi porcelain. But this
It's not important. The key point is here, which is the slightly convex Bollingdi brand. You also know that this kind of paint remover is relatively acidic and can easily corrode some liquids. This is the case with some adhesives. Hey
, this sign is moving!”
"Oah?! Really oah?!" Seeing this, Lin Haitao's eyes widened suddenly, and he became more and more surprised.
Just as Jiahao said, the Bolingdi Remember small plate really moved, as if it was not integrated with the whole piece of porcelain, but glued to it.
Jiahao continued to wipe, and after a while, the small plate had completely fallen off from the top, and the part was intact, indicating that the appearance of the entire piece of porcelain was not affected after the small plate was removed, and the things were still intact.
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At that moment, Lin Haitao was stunned. He finally understood what was going on. It turned out that someone had done something to this Yuan blue and white porcelain and installed a Bolingdi three-dimensional symbol on it. In fact, the whole piece
Porcelain has nothing to do with that thing.
This means that the porcelain that Jiahao received from Mr. Xiao was not Bolingdi porcelain, but had another origin.
Chapter completed!