Chapter 114
The two of them passed the port smoothly and took the bus together. When they were transferring for the second time, Xia Yu took action alone, saying that they were going to get the things they brought with them.
Of course this is just an excuse, anyway, he can just open his mouth to say it.
When he arrived in Port City, he would basically be fine no matter how he did it.
He had already agreed to Bai Yujiao about this, so she took her own luggage and got in the car to the old man's antique store "Izumo Xuan".
Xia Yu said he would arrive in at most half an hour.
He actually took a bus in the back. When he arrived in Central, he found a place to take out the things and just hit the antique shop.
When he arrived at the gate of Izumoxuan, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
Originally, Izumo Xuan was about to close at this time, but this was actually just right. Even if an old customer knew the closing time, he would not come at this time.
The things he took out this time were similar to those before. The porcelain was packaged in cartons and bubble paper, and the same was true for gold ingots.
Bai Gaoze and Lin Xiangyang met last time. After saying hello, they moved the cardboard box into the store.
Antique shops often come and go, and taxi drivers are not surprised. Now there are actually a lot less. When the antique business was booming, it was just lively here.
Xia Yu brought a total of four cartons, three large ones and one small ones.
The larger cartons contain porcelain, while the smaller ones contain gold ingots.
The two of them had communicated with Bai Gaoze before, so they took the porcelain to test the waters, sent it back through the customs, and made it into a "cultural relics return".
Although such gold ingots are considered cultural relics, they cannot do so. The gold ingots still ask Bai Gaoze to take action in the port city.
If a piece of gold ingot is taken, it will cost more than 300,000 yuan. This time he brought a total of 40 gold ingots.
A piece of gold ingot is about 370 grams, and all of them are less than 30 kilograms, but the value is more than 12 million.
But it takes a certain amount of time to take action, and Xia Yu is not panicking now.
If the weight of gold is calculated only, the price will be reduced by half without the bonus of historical relics.
Izumo Xuan of Bai Gaoze, like Yu Xiangzhai, the Yuxiangzhai of Bai Yujiao's family, helps to take action and only get commissions. This will also reduce their own financial pressure. Not only those who do antique business cannot withdraw tens of millions of cash at any time, but those who do business are actually similar.
As for porcelain, it is still the same as Xia Yu brought it before. It is blue and white porcelain with particularly complete appearance, and its shapes and patterns are relatively traditional, not in the style of export porcelain.
It is also because of these porcelains that Xia Yu intends to make "cultural relics return", mainly to go to the customs to stamp a seal and prove his identity. Of course, he must pay a certain amount of taxes.
This tax is also the reason why many people are unwilling to follow this procedure. If it is difficult to take action in China, the losses will be huge.
Xia Yu originally had a "no business", so if he did this, he would have to increase the cost in the early stage.
But if you follow the procedure like this, Bai Yujiao and his family will be more at ease when they take advantage of this batch of porcelain.
As for how Xia Yu brought these things to Hong Kong City, Bai Gaoze didn't ask at all. Of course, Xia Yu wouldn't say anything after asking.
As far as Bai Gaoze knows, there are only a few ways.
As long as it is profitable, there is no way to think of. People can also find ways to bring out more and more precious cultural relics.
Some of them are brought directly in the car and have license plates for port cities. They often pass the test and will not be so strict. Not all inspectors have relevant appraisal knowledge, and even experts will be able to get a look!
When asked, it is said that it is a handicraft, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and it can basically pass.
You can also ask the vegetable farmers to bring them out from their backpacks.
This porcelain is actually not bad. It can be said to be a newly burnt work of art or even daily necessities. It is only possible to make something particularly obvious like gold ingots.
Bai Gaoze thought to himself that Xia Yu's way this time was probably brought through the so-called "cultural relics maker". There is indeed a group of people who specialize in this business, and as long as they pay, they can get anything out.
Bai Gaoze and his friends open antique shops to do business, and they have a lot of contact with these people.
The antique industry has been like this from ancient times to the present, and it has been wandering in a particularly complex gray area.
This girl Bai Yujiao grew up in such an environment since she was a child.
Then he hit it off with Xia Yu, a guy who doesn't have much moral integrity, and now he is even more a wife and wife.
And they took such a big risk to "return" these porcelains to the mainland. Although Bai Gaoze was not particularly understandable, he might have to help. Anyway, he did not lose much, and furthermore, this is considered doing good deeds.
After counting and sorting everything out, we also decided on the relevant processing methods.
Half of the gold ingots are placed in the safe in the antique shop, and the other half is twenty yuan. Bai Gaoze is planning to take it back to put it in the safe at home.
The porcelain must be issued customs declaration and sent back then, and it will be placed in the store.
Then he almost went home to have a meal order. Bai Gaoze said that he had asked his family to cook their meals and would stay at home tonight.
Bai Yujiao and Xia Yu did not refuse this time. Of course, they both thanked grandpa very politely.
Regarding the two of them coming here, Bai Gaoze drove over to the store today.
This is also just right, along with their luggage, you can take it back directly.
So I drove by Bai Gaoze's apprentice Lin Xiangyang and went directly to Bai Gaoze's home in Shenwan, which is the so-called residential area of the rich man in the port city.
Their family is also a villa, but it is not as grand as the super rich man in Port City, and the area is not that big.
Bai Yujiao has been here many times, but she didn't feel surprised. Bai Gaoze's family has come to Hong Kong City to operate for decades.
Xia Yu was always calm. If he was willing to open up his energy and earn money with all his heart, it would be fine to come here to buy such a villa.
Bai Gaoze's family has a lot of people, unlike Bai Yujiao's family.
But now only his younger son Bai Hanfei and his family live with Bai Gaoze. The eldest son Bai Hanwen and his family move out. The second daughter Bai Hanhui doesn’t come often to get married.
Bai Hanfei and his wife run a jewelry company. Their son Bai Haoxuan is also helping with the jewelry company. The daughter Bai Jinghan is studying in the UK and studying fashion design.
Bai Hanwen's family is engaged in finance. In short, no one in the family wants to follow Bai Gaoze to do antique business, and they all feel it is hard. In addition, the old man is very stubborn, and the family must start with apprentices step by step in this industry.
His current apprentice Lin Xiangyang is particularly hard-working and has been made by his apprentice. When an apprentice does the first thing he does is to clean antiques, which is a hard work, and then to provide various maintenance for antique cultural relics. He also has to play from time to time. Only after testing your mind and willpower will the master slowly teach you the knowledge in the industry.
On this night, Bai Haoxuan often roams outside and it is common for him to not come back for dinner. It will be a surprise when he goes home for dinner. He is twenty-eight years old, and his girlfriend has had a lot of talks, but even if he has no plans to get married, the family can't urge him at all.
Bai Hanfei and his wife also had no return for dinner when they socialized, so they kept Lin Xiangyang at home to accompany their master's wife, and Bai Yujiao and Xia Yu who had just arrived today.
Bai Gaoze also insists on doing antique business. In addition to being unable to let go of this career, he just wants to find something for himself. Otherwise, he will stay at home like this and be an empty-nest elderly person doing nothing. He is really not used to it.
Bai Gaorui's wife also came from the mainland. There were not many locals living in Hong Kong City, but most of them came from all over the world for various reasons.
Grandma has kind eyes, very enthusiastic and kind. Tonight she cooked a table of food to entertain Bai Yujiao and the others.
Grandma also talked about the last time the two of them came to Hong Kong City, but they didn't come to visit her at home.
Bai Yujiao is very good at talking and talks about the last trip to Hong Kong and Macau. The schedule was very tight, so she didn't think about bothering her grandma, "Aren't we here come to see her grandma? Also, Ayu has also gone to our house and has met my parents."
Grandma smiled and nodded to express her understanding. It was probably because the relationship between the two young people was not so stable before. After taking him back to see the elders and getting recognized, she would come to their side to meet relatives.
Then, grandma also talked about his grandson Bai Haoxuan, who never brought her girlfriend home, and her dream of holding her great-grandson was shattered.
As for her granddaughter, her relationship with studying abroad is also very unstable, and she doesn’t know what’s wrong with these young people!
People like Bai Yujiao are like an anomaly.
Of course, her relationship is strong and she is particularly popular with her elders.
If Xia Yu was recognized by Bai Gaorui and others, his character must be somewhat guaranteed.
And the most important thing is that both grandfather Bai Gaoze and grandma can see that the relationship between the two is quite good.
After dinner, I would talk about homework. I didn’t have any questions, how are my grandparents in Bai Yujiao’s family doing, what does Xia Yu’s family do, etc.
Lin Xiangyang stayed for a while after having supper and then went back first. He also had his own family.
Xia Yu and Bai Yujiao didn't plan to go out to play, so they accompanied Bai Gaoze and his wife at home.
Grandma placed the two of them in the guest room. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Bai Hanfei and his wife came back.
At this moment, Xia Yu and Bai Yujiao had already taken a bath, but they didn't rush to rest and drank tea and chatted in the living room.
Under Bai Yujiao's introduction, Xia Yu also greeted them and greeted them for a while.
Bai Gaoze also led the topic and talked about the current Hong Kongcheng jewelry market. In fact, it is not easy to make. The key is that there are too many jewelry making, and the competition is particularly fierce.
Of course, jewelry and antiques also have a lot in common.
For example, jade is both jewelry and passed down, but it has become antiques. Identification of ancient jade is also a very popular project.
Chapter completed!