Urban Cultivation I am a legend

Chapter 37
Lin Fei took a closer look, and it turned out to be a jade statue of Zhong Kui, surrounded by a group of people, some of them picked up the jade statue and looked at it carefully.The jade statue of Zhong Kui is about [-] centimeters high, with a leopard head around the eyes, iron face and curly temples, holding a sword in both hands, standing on a rock.

The base of the jade statue is made of gilt sandalwood. Many people around looked at it, and most of them shook their heads, thinking it was a fake.

The one in front who was arguing with the plaid shirt was a short, thin man in his forties, with a dark face but energetic eyes.

Standing next to the short and thin man was an old man in his sixties, with half-white hair, wearing a Tang suit, with a flushed face and an extraordinary bearing.It was obvious that the old man in the Tang suit was with the short and thin man.

Many people at the scene knew the short and thin man. He was the owner of Dingxin Trading Company in Xinyuan City, He Guangli, and someone was greeting him.

"Boss He, what happened just now? Did you buy a fake?"

"That's not true. The friend just said that his Zhong Kui Jade looks like it was in the Northern Song Dynasty. I don't think it looks like it. I asked my friend who is an expert from Guanghai City to look at it, and he said no. That's why I have a relationship with him." disputed."

"It turns out that this master is a master who came from Guanghai City. No wonder he looks so unfamiliar and disrespectful."

The old man in Tang suit smiled and said:

"Actually, this piece of Zhong Kui can't be said to be a fake. In terms of production technology, carving techniques and coating, it can be regarded as a cultural relic, but it is not from the Northern Song Dynasty. I judge it should be an object from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China."

Hearing this, the few people next to him who were still ready to pick up the leak obviously didn't look at the jade statue as enthusiastically as they did at first.

We must know that the most important value of cultural relics is age, fineness and craftsmanship. The older the age, the more valuable it is. There are more cultural relics in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, so the price cannot be raised.

The owner of this jade statue, the fat man in a plaid shirt, heard the old man in Tang suit from Guanghai say this, and his heart became angry.

"Would you like to buy it or not? I bought this statue of Zhong Kui from a friend for 50 yuan. Today it costs 80 yuan. Even if it wasn't from the Northern Song Dynasty, I think it is worth the price." The fat man was a little angry .

The short, thin man and the old man in Tang suit exchanged glances, and put the jade statue back into the fat man's hand.

"Brother, your price of 80 is really high. For the objects in the early Republic of China, I can offer up to 20. What do you think? Who doesn't have the time to miss the antiques? I bought it for 20, and you won't smash it." It's in my hand." The short and thin man said.

The few onlookers felt that the short and thin man's bid was more generous. From the perspective of market conditions, this object was worth this price at most.

The fat man in the plaid shirt obviously didn't look right with this short and thin man. I was full of expectations for this jade statue, and wanted to take advantage of this exhibition to sell it for a good price, but who knew that it was dismantled by this guy as soon as it was brought out, and now I'm selling it again Can't afford it either.

"Sell it or sell it, 20? I might as well keep it for myself." The fat man became impatient, waved at the short and thin man, and put the jade statue into a box he brought.

"That's 25, it's not worth it any higher."

"Don't sell, don't sell, don't sell below 80."

The fat man hated this short and thin man to death, and insisted on 80 yuan and would not let go.

The short and thin man made a helpless expression at the old man in Tang suit, then turned and left.When the onlookers saw that the fat man had put away all their things, they dispersed one after another.

Lin Fei stood by the side and kept watching, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, the jade statue just now was indeed not an ancient relic, as the old man in Tang suit said, it was just a modern thing, but he clearly felt that there was a faint aura in the jade statue out.

The material used for the jade statue is not fine jade, where does the aura come from?Is there any mystery in it?Lin Fei thought for a while and suddenly realized that there must be something hidden inside the jade statue, because gold and jade have a certain sealing effect on the spiritual energy.

The jade statue and the gold-plated sandalwood base must be a means of sealing something, but due to the continuous changing of hands and moving over the past hundred years, there have been slight gaps between the jade Buddha and the gold-plated base, allowing the spiritual energy to escape .

After thinking about this level, Lin Fei had some calculations in his heart.Seeing that the fat man was about to leave, Lin Fei walked over to block him.

"Boss, I'm interested in your Zhong Kui jade statue, why don't you sell it to me."

The fat man squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Fei. He felt that this young man didn't seem to be here to amuse him. Could it be that some rich second generation wants to enter this business and buy something for fun?Or if there are elders in the family who believe in some religion, buy it back to ward off evil spirits?
"Do you really want it? Then how much do you plan to pay?" the fat man asked.

"The person in front offered 25, and I offered 30. This should be the real price."

"Little brother, you heard it just now. I spent 50 on this back then. Your 30 is a bit low. I don't have enough. You can add more."

In fact, he was a little regretful that he bought this jade statue by mistake. He originally thought that he would make a lot of money in this exhibition, but he didn't expect that the two people would tear it down as soon as he took it out.

But he didn't buy it for 50 yuan, he only spent 50 yuan. In order to get a good price, he said it was [-] yuan.

Lin Fei himself didn't understand the market. When the short and skinny man in front offered a price of 20, the surrounding people thought that this price was very good, so he added some points based on this price.

"Then add another [-]. This is my final offer. If you don't sell it at this price, you will really lose it."

The fat man in the plaid shirt hesitated for a moment, and said, "Another fifty thousand, four hundred thousand."

Lin Fei's face darkened, thinking that this fat man really regarded himself as a winner. He didn't believe that this fat man would really spend 50 yuan to buy such a thing, unless he also saw the doorway inside, but if he really saw the inside How could he sell it for hundreds of thousands?

Seeing that Lin Fei's expression changed and he was about to turn around to leave, the fat man quickly grabbed him and said with a smile:

"Little brother, why are you so impatient? Is it a business? Of course, we talked about it slowly. That's it, 35. I sold it to you. I will make you my friend."

Seeing that the fat man agreed, Lin Fei went with him to the counter in the front hall of the exhibition to swipe the card to trade. Lin Fei took out the card that Wang Shanquan had given him and paid 35. Proof of collection.

Seeing that Lin Fei took out his card and swiped 35 yuan without hesitation, the fat man looked at Lin Fei differently. He didn't expect such a young man to have so much money, although this Zhong Kui jade statue didn't reach His ideal transaction price, but also a small profit.

He looked at Lin Fei and thought, this must be the rich second generation of some big family, and he might be able to find him to sell some of the things he collected in the future, so he asked Lin Fei for a phone number.

Lin Fei also wanted to ask him about the origin of this jade statue, so he pretended to ask casually, "Where did you buy this jade statue?"

"Little brother, to tell you the truth, this statue of Zhong Kui seems to be taken by me from a family in Funiu Mountain in southern Henan Province. It was also introduced by a friend of mine. I want to sell it, so I sold it to me."

The fat man laughed and said, he made a small fortune after a while, and he was in a good mood, so he told Lin Fei the truth.

Funiu Mountain, Lin Fei said twice in his heart, he said to the fat man:
"In the future, if you still have similar items, you can call me again. The price will definitely satisfy you."

"It's easy to say, easy to say, sure, sure." Fatty smiled and shook hands with Lin Fei, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)