Chapter 2: I missed it
"Why don't you want it? Just..." Dong Tianyue said nervously, afraid that the boss's wife would regret it and not sell it to it, but she couldn't show it too urgently.
Just now, with the help of the perspective eyes, Dong Tianyue clearly saw the meridians, textures and water colors in the seal "meat", exactly the same as described in the "Seal Record" given by his grandfather. In this way, the eight layers would be the green of mugwort!
Dong Tianyue's heart was pounding and he had picked up a bargain! But he had to cover it up and not let the boss's wife notice it. Once it was noticed, picking up a bargain would fail!
"Xiao Dong, what's wrong? I think it's too expensive, why don't you give me 100?" The boss's wife saw Dong Tianyue hesitantly and knew that he probably wanted to cut the price, so she asked tentatively.
"This is what you said. 800 is 800, I want this seal!" Dong Tianyue said. He was waiting for this sentence. If this seal is really green with mugwort, it is worth at least 1,000 yuan. If it were Dong Xun's works, it would be even more.
However, the business of antiques cannot be straightforward. Even if you know you want to find a bargain or check for a big leak, don’t act too urgently, as if you are anxious, it will reveal flaws. At this time, you need to be calm the most. If a buyer with a poor psychological quality cannot help but tremble excitedly, you will be exposed when you meet a smart seller. You’d better pretend to behave and cut the price. Of course, it’s not true or false, otherwise the boss will be nervous and you will cry to death!
The boss's wife took the initiative to give 100 yuan, so Dong Tianyue naturally accepted it happily. If he pretended to be generous and felt that he had made a bargain and no longer had to care about the small amount of 100 yuan, it would probably arouse the boss's wife's suspicion. If the boss's wife suddenly thought of something and regretted it and refused to sell it, Dong Tianyue would cry!
Fortunately, the boss's wife smiled and gave him a small wooden box for seals. It was made of ebony. Although her appearance was not good, it was worth dozens of dollars.
Looking at Dong Tianyue's departure, the boss's wife breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh my god, I didn't expect this little Dong to be sick? If I died suddenly in my store, it would be unlucky. Maybe I would have to sue him! Haha, a broken seal collected from 300 yuan finally sent her away! I'm so lucky today!"
Dong Tianyue did not go back to school immediately, but found a place to rest on the side of a road. This is near the square, with green trees on the side of the road, and there is a long wooden chair for the people to rest every few meters under the trees.
After a while, an old man who was strolling down came next to him. He was about sixty years old, with kind eyes and a white Tang suit, which made him look very energetic. He was holding a bird cage in one hand and playing with a pair of shiny walnuts in the other hand, looking like he was walking a bird from the park and taking a break.
Dong Tianyue glanced at the old man and his eyes stopped on the bird. Oh, what a good parrot, blue eyes, it should be blue eyes. The pair of birds looked about two or three years old. Look at the bird cage and shout, "What a guy, the cloisonné bird cage of the Qing Dynasty! This old man is not simple!"
The old man also noticed Dong Tianyue. At first glance, he felt that Dong Tianyue looked a little intimate. He seemed to have seen it somewhere? Then he saw the green seal in his hand. He was stunned at first, and then smiled and said, "Young man, what a seal, can I get started with the old man?"
Seeing that the old man didn't look like a bad guy, Dong Tianyue put the seal on the chair between the two and smiled and said, "Yes. It seems that the old man is a person in the circle. You always get started with this Qing Dynasty mugwort green seal to see if it is the original work of Dong Xun?"
The old man was shocked. Unexpectedly, Dong Tianyue had done some homework on his own things.
"Well, I will only know if I have seen the original one." The old man smiled.
The old man put away the walnuts, placed the bird cage under his feet, picked up the green seal and looked at it. The more he looked, the more he looked, the more he looked, and said, "Young man, good thing!"
"You always tell me." Dong Tianyue said.
"Okay. Let's talk about the material first. The stone is as dark green as mugwort leaves, as transparent as jasper, and you can also see the scale-like structure. This is a typical mugwort leaves green Shoushan stone. This thing was almost completely produced since the Qing Dynasty. It is a rare good thing!" The old man said while playing with it.
"Old man is very good!" Dong Tianyue gave the old man a thumbs up. Not to mention that, he met an antique master early in the morning.
"There is no high opinion. Over the years, people have different opinions on the recognition of wormwood and green, and there has been no unified statement. Old man, I agree with what Mr. Han Tianheng said in "Reading Inkstone Seals" by the seal carving master." The old man said humbly.
Teacher Han Tianheng Dong Tianyue knew about it, and his old man also often mentioned it. This person is a master of painting and seal painting and seal painting, especially in seal carving and identification.
"Well, you and the boy have a similar view. You always continue." Dong Tianyue said with a smile.
"Well, since you want to hear it, I'll say a few more words." The old man laughed and pointed to the edge and seal on the seal. The seal is six words "Be careful of your words and eat" and the edge is "March of Jiwei and Zhou Shi in Wumen, Xiaochi". The seal is the seal character "Su Guisheng".
"Dong Xun's seal carving works are specialized in the Qin and Han dynasties, and absorbed the nutrition of Wen Peng and He Zhen, the running script's edge style, and the engraving style of the seal and edge style are correct. In particular, the two characters "Xiaochi" are elegant and free, which is consistent with the original works. At the same time, the siding cow shape of the seal crest was also a common posture in the mid-Qing Dynasty.
‘Be careful with your words and eat’, the six-character pen is vigorous and seems to contain some emotion. Did he scold the younger generation as an elder? Or did his friend ask for a lot of money to carve? I personally guess it is the latter. For example, this businessman named Su Guisheng took precious stones and asked Mr. Dong Xun, who is already famous, to carve seals and give it a lot of money. Dong Xun also needs this income to make a living. Haha, it is purely a personal speculation, and I laughed at it."
Dong Tianyue became happier the more he listened. This seal is not only a green old seal of Ai Ye, but also a work of Dong Xun. I really got a bargain! At the same time, he also admired this old man a little. He is really a master who can tell the truth at a glance!
"Thank you, my master, for giving me a look!" Dong Tianyue said with a smile.
"You're welcome, meeting is fate. Young man, are you keeping this green seal of mugwort for yourself, or are you planning to take action?" the old man asked.
Dong Tianyue thought for a while and said, "What should I say when I keep it and what should I say when I take action?"
"If you keep it for fun, you have to take good care of it. This thing has a lot of room for appreciation; if you want to sell it, I will accept it." The old man said readily.
"Oh, you always want it? Then how much money are you willing to pay?" Dong Tianyue asked.
The old man stretched out a finger.
"1000?" Dong Tianyue asked with a smile, and the old man shook his head.
"10,000?" Dong Tianyue asked again, and the old man shook his head again.
"Is it 100,000?" Dong Tianyue asked in surprise, and the old man nodded.
It is said that "one liang of field yellow and one liang of gold". Dong Tianyue thought that even if the seal is green in moxa leaves, it would not be more expensive than the field yellow. Could it be because it is Dong Xun's work?
"Young man, this mugwort green material is an old pit. The price of 100,000 is not high or low. If it were the same seal, if it were a yellow stone in Laokengtian, it would have to be at least 1 million!" The old man said: "As for the mugwort green, it depends on the collector's personal preference. If he likes mugwort green very much and likes Dong Xun, even if you pay 1 million, he may buy it!"
Dong Tianyue was a little excited, but also very moved. Generally speaking, buyers often pick on things they want to buy, while the old man specializes in the advantages of seals, and his character is admirable.
"Oh, that's right, let me think about it." Dong Tianyue said. This old man is a good person! But Dong Tianyue felt that he could not sell the seal so hasty. This is the biggest leak he has picked up this year, so he has to ask grandpa before talking about it.
"Oh, OK. If you want to change hands, you can contact me." The old man handed Dong Tianyue a business card.
"Okay, if I want to take action, I will be the first to think of you. Good things will be sold to the consignee!" Dong Tianyue said with a smile.
"Haha, you kid is quite fond of me. It seems that you kid has been involved in the antique industry for a while?" asked the old man.
"Yes. Yes." Dong Tianyue replied.
"Then do you recognize my bird cage and walnuts?" the old man asked, then took out a pair of smooth and round walnuts and placed them on the chair.
Dong Tianyue glanced at the maroon patina of the walnut and said, "What a pair of stars, the best!" He then pointed to the bird cage and said, "The bird cage is the Qing cloisonné blue bird cage, and the parrot is the blue eyed balancing."
The old man was slightly surprised and said, "Oh, it's rare. I didn't expect that you have good eyesight at a young age. Are you very proficient in miscellaneous items? Can you tell the price of them?" The old man asked excitedly. Young people can recognize goods and their goods. The old man is usually a little happy.
"That pair of walnuts is the best among the stars, about 100,000 yuan. The Qing Dynasty Cloisonne Blue Bird Cage should be worth about 800,000 yuan, and that pair of parrots is also the best of Blue Eye Pills. A pair of pairs can even cost 50,000 or 60,000 yuan!" Dong Tianyue said.
In fact, antiques and miscellaneous items are all-encompassing, so how dare Dong Tianyue say that he is proficient in everything. It’s a coincidence that Dong Tianyue is familiar with the three things that the old man asked. His grandfather also likes to walk birds and play with walnuts, so he is quite good at these antiques and miscellaneous items that the old man likes.
"Well, my little brother has good eyesight, where is it better now?" the old man asked.
"Are you still going to school?" Dong Tianyue replied.
"Oh, then if you want to work and study, you can call me." The old man said with an unfathomable smile.
Dong Tianyue was a little confused and thought to himself that we were not very familiar with each other, so he asked me what I did at work?
"I'm very happy to know you, I'm leaving." The old man picked up the bird cage and left.
When the old man left, Dong Tianyue was a little curious about the identity of the old man, so he looked at the business card left by the old man: Gao Yide: Chairman of Yide Auction Company!
"Oh, I didn't expect that this old man was the chairman of Yiyi. No wonder he had such high eyesight!" Dong Tianyue exclaimed at the old man's black dots leaving. Then he thought, the old man asked me if I was working part-time, I could call him? Could I introduce me to the Yiyi Auction House to work? But I haven't gotten the appraiser qualification certificate yet?
"Well, you can consider it. If you can go to school and work," Dong Tianyue thought.
In the past two years, Dong Tianyue has been using the storage to keep the storage. The so-called using the storage to keep the storage means hiding what he likes, buying and selling what he doesn’t like, and leaving behind what he thinks is more valuable. Except for those rich and big collectors, they only enter but not go out, and most of them are used to keep the storage.
With his amazing eyesight and carving skills, Dong Tianyue has indeed made a lot of money in the past two years. However, he also spent a lot of money. He bought a 50-square-meter single apartment and spent more than 500,000 yuan with decoration. He bought a Chery Flag Cloud Car, spent more than 70,000 yuan, and bought furniture and other things, spending nearly 600,000 yuan in total! The 600,000 yuan was earned by him through storing, and the other 300,000 yuan was the red envelope money given by his parents and grandfather on his 20th birthday.
In his freshman year and sophomore year, Dong Tianyue could sell antiques that he had picked up to make some money, but this year it would not work. Because the year-end assessment is to collect antiques. If you want to surpass your cousin, you should keep more and sell less. In this case, if Dong Tianyue wants to make money, he can only work part-time except carving more seals and selling works. If he works, going to an auction house is the first choice. He can make money and learn skills, killing two birds with one stone.
Chapter completed!