Chapter 162 Baogu Zhai

Half an hour later, the red Ferrari swept in like a strong wind and stopped steadily in front of an antique shop called Bao Gu Zhai.

The passenger door opened, Zheng Yingbo's face turned pale, his legs were weak and he walked out, wiping away cold sweat.

Just now, Li Tianchen drove a red Ferrari through the traffic with ease and speed. However, Zheng Yingbo, who always liked excitement, was frightened and turned pale.

"Damn, it feels so damn good. It's more enjoyable than racing or Need for Speed, but...it's a little scary."

Zheng Yingbo murmured, "It was full of dangers just now. If Li Tianchen made any mistakes in operation, the result would be a car crash and death."

Li Tianchen got out of the car with a smile on his face. He just drove the car up deliberately to scare Zheng Yingbo. He didn't dare to tell him not to race in the future, but at least he would give him a taste of the pain. Will be more cautious.

After all, Zheng Yingbo is Zheng Yingying's second brother. If something happens, Zheng Yingying will be sad.

"Tsk tsk, Zheng Yingbo, why did you come to me in broad daylight? The sun comes out from the west?"

A young man walked out of Baoguzhai. He was slightly chubby, fair-skinned, wearing glasses, and said to Zheng Yingbo with a smirk on his face.

Zheng Yingbo gave him the middle finger unceremoniously and said seriously: "I'm here for a serious business. My sister... my sister's classmate plans to buy some antiques from you."

The young man had long noticed Li Tianchen. Those who could drive Ferraris were all rich and noble people in Hong Kong. Naturally, he did not dare to neglect him. He smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, my name is Guan Guoan."

"Hello, Li Tianchen." Li Tianchen smiled and shook hands with him.

Guan Guo'an secretly marveled that Li Tianchen and Zheng Yingying were classmates and would be interested in antiques. He said: "It just so happened that several famous figures in the antique world came here today and brought some new gadgets."

The two of them were then invited into Baogu Zhai by Guan Guoan and came to the back room.

I saw several old men sitting in the room, with several objects placed on the central table, and they were whispering.

Seeing them coming in, these old men glanced at them and didn't pay attention. They were talking quietly to themselves, commenting on the objects and expressing their opinions.

Guan Guoan asked the two of them to sit aside, and then said respectfully to one of the old men: "Mr. Ji, do you think these three things are genuine?"

The old man had a gray beard and was wearing an ancient cloth robe. He had a somewhat fairy-like demeanor. He said slowly: "This Ming Dynasty patterned four-legged incense burner is attached with ivory fire chopsticks. It should be genuine, and it is worth two yuan." Three million. The remaining two pieces, one is a bronze mirror of sea beasts and grapes, and the other is a bronze statue of Li Bai drunkenly. Although there is no mark, they are both antiquities from the mid-Ming Dynasty. They are not worth much. They can be sold for one million yuan. That’s pretty good.”

Several other old men nodded their heads after hearing this, obviously agreeing with Mr. Ji's judgment.

Guan Guoan looked disappointed, "So the total of these three items is only three to four million? I thought I received a great treasure, but it seems that I am blind."

"Haha, the antique business relies on eyesight and experience." Ji Lao said with a smile: "You are still young, it doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss. If you are willing, how about you transfer these three objects to me? I happen to be short of them. Count these three similar objects."

Guan Guoan said: "What about your bid?"

"Haha, let's do this. If we add up the three items, how about I give you three million?" Ji Lao said with a smile.

Guan Guoan frowned and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Ji, when I bought these three items, I spent 3.5 million."

"Then you don't plan to sell it?" Ji Lao said.

Guan Guoan hesitated. Mr. Ji was one of the few old men in the antique industry in Hong Kong. He was highly respected and had a close relationship with Baogu Zhai. This was his first time doing something on his own, so he specially invited several old men, including Mr. Ji, to come and take a look. Look, appreciate it.

There was some intention to show off, but I didn't expect that he would actually hit me in the eyes and pay half a million for it.

Li Tianchen suddenly said: "It is true that the incense burner and the bronze mirror of sea beasts and grapes are from the Qing Dynasty, but the bronze statue of Li Bai's drunkenness is not."

Li Tianchen and Zheng Yingbo were both young people. When Ji Lao and others came in, they thought they were Guan Guoan's friends and didn't take them to heart at all. Unexpectedly, he suddenly spoke and refuted Ji Lao's judgment.

Mr. Ji's brows suddenly wrinkled slightly, he glared at Li Tianchen with sharp eyes, and said slowly: "Guoan, what do you call this young man?"

Guan Guoan was also surprised. He originally thought that Li Tianchen, like Zheng Yingbo, was a rich second generation who just bought antiques for fun, but he never expected that he would speak in front of so many old people in the antique industry.

"These two are my friends. Come here to buy some antiques for fun."

Ji Lao hummed, glanced at Li Tianchen with disdain, shook his head and said with a smile: "A yellow-haired boy dares to talk nonsense in front of me."

The others laughed at each other, and were quite amused by Li Tianchen's ignorance.

Zheng Yingbo suddenly felt embarrassed.

Li Tianchen said calmly: "This bronze statue of Li Bai's drunkenness is indeed not from the Ming Dynasty. Everyone can recognize it as long as they look carefully."

Mr. Ji's face darkened and he said displeasedly: "Young man, if you want to buy some antiques for fun, you can go to the front hall. This is not the place for you." wavv

When Li Tianchen heard this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Mr. Ji. He was surprised and vaguely guessed something.

At first, he just thought that Mr. Ji had not seen the true origin of the drunken bronze statue of Li Bai, but now it seems that Mr. Ji may have done this on purpose to trick Guan Guoan.

"I, Mr. Ji, have been in the antique industry for decades and have failed no more than three times. This drunken bronze statue of Li Bai was made in the 26th year of Xuande in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It can be sold for up to one million on the market. Why do you think so?" Doubt my judgment?”

Ji Lao said with reason and certainty.

Li Tianchen shook his head and smiled, and said eloquently: "There are marks on the back of this drunken bronze statue of Li Bai. You can see the age. It does have the words Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, but judging from the slightly mottled color and exposed parts, This drunken bronze statue of Li Bai was built at the Tongling smelting site during the Tiannian period of the Tang Dynasty."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.

The old men all looked shocked, and their eyes instantly fell on the drunken bronze statue of Li Bai on the table, their expressions focused and extremely serious.

Guan Guoan was surprised and confused for a while.

You must know that there is a gap of nearly a thousand years between the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Although the bronzes from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty are more mature and outstanding in all aspects, in comparison, the prices of the older Tang Dynasty objects are naturally much higher. .

If the target is something from the Tiannian period of the Tang Dynasty, then it is far less than one million.