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Super Connoisseur - Chapter 2013

Published at 16th of February 2022 07:32:08 AM


Chapter 2013

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When the sun rose the next day, the alarm clock at Zhang Feng's bedside rang. The harsh bell was deafening, and Zhang Feng had to get up. He set the alarm clock to the maximum last night in order to get up early today. The auction starts at nine o'clock. He has to get ready.

After washing everything, Zhang Feng went directly to the jade Office of mingyuzhai. Today is a special day. The manager got up early. It was only bright at this time, but the office was busy. Countless people came in and out. The manager was surrounded by a group of people. He had to wait for his signature to take the jade to each auction venue.

"Let's go! Master Lei Liu is in the vault. Show him the manager's signature and he will give you the jade. Take it and go quickly. There are many people behind." a small attendant next to the manager shouted.

Zhang Feng nodded when he heard this. He thought the vault was not open, so he came to the manager. Now he knows that the vault has been opened. Wouldn't it be good for him to go directly? And the Lei Liu in the little attendant's mouth is not the man who opened the vault for him with the manager yesterday? Then he must recognize himself.

As for the signature confirmation? Doesn't he have a black card? So Zhang Feng took a look at the busy manager and turned to the direction of the vault.

Yesterday, I wanted to explore the market of jade in Jiangshi first, and then deal with those jade with the highest value, but the time was too short. Although she met Zheng Qing, she also told herself that she was always determined to be this person, but he was not in beautiful paradise.

Today is the auction. If you miss today and don't know when to sell the jade, of course, Zhang Feng can sell it on the black market, but there is more water in that place and there is a greater possibility of being cheated. After all, mingyuzhai is a legitimate way. Even if you cheat, you won't cheat too much, The key is that he can go to an auction to estimate the market of jade in Jiangshi.

In fact, the market of jade is different from every place. For example, when Zhang Feng was in China, the most expensive kind of jade was amber jade, because there was a lack of this kind of jade in that area of China. After all, rare things are more expensive. Moreover, there is a legend in China that amber jade is ancestral jade, which is the divine jade used by the ancestors who lived here thousands of years ago, which can ensure longevity and well-being, Therefore, amber jade in Huashi is better to be produced locally, and foreign ones are not worth money.

Besides Baotou, Zhang Feng and his friends opened two antique jade spots there before, so they also have a deep understanding of the jade species there. Baotou's main business is jadeite. Affected by customs, Baotou people think that jadeite color is the most valuable color. Take Baotou people's words, that is, "gold is not as valuable as jadeite."

Of course, this sentence is wrong. Gold is more expensive than jadeite at any time, but people in Baotou really love jadeite.

This is not superstitious. Generally speaking, whether people raise jade or jade raise people, aren't there some superstitious elements? After all, there are many legends about jade, so the jade market in different places is also very different. The jade you are proud of here may be worthless in another place.

So Zhang Feng wants to find a channel to get a good understanding of the jade in Jiangshi, which is also very necessary for the antique store he is about to open. If he doesn't even know the jade market, what antique store will he open?

Zhang Feng thought that he had come to the door of the vault. It was busy and chaotic, but people gathered at the door. No one entered the vault. Only a few strong men were busy counting jade.

"Three stores in the Eastern District, boss Qian, fifteen jade pieces, counting is completed." at the door stood an old man with a pair of old-fashioned round frame glasses, holding a large brush and the same thing as an account book. It should be the person in charge of the accounts in mingyuzhai.

A man in the crowd was named, immediately ran out excitedly, held his hands high to prove that the old man in charge of the accounts called himself, and then rushed into the vault with excitement on his face. The others heard that it was not themselves this time. They all booed and urged whether they could hurry up.

Zhang Feng came to the old accountant and said, "I want to go in and pick up a jade. You can arrange it for me." Zhang Feng said directly, but the people around him thought he was a fool. After all, there are so many people waiting here. If they can go in with a word, what are they waiting for here? They're not stupid!

The old accountant lowered his eyes and narrowed his eyes at Zhang Feng. The old accountant thought it must be a big man who dared to talk to him like this. Unexpectedly, after reading it for a long time, he found that he didn't know the man in front of him at all. He thought it must be the man who saved a stone here and took himself as an uncle. He saw many such people and didn't understand any rules.

The old accountant said, "do you have the signature of the manager to get the jade? If not, I can't let you in! There are rules here. You can't put any idle people in casually."

Although the old accountant was dissatisfied with Zhang Feng, he didn't speak unkindly. After all, this is mingyuzhai. He is the accountant of mingyuzhai, and Zhang Feng is a guest here. If he scolds casually, he will lose the face of mingyuzhai.

The people around looked at Zhang Feng's behavior and laughed at and despised it one by one. Some even said that Zhang Feng was a real hick and didn't understand the rules when he came to the big city. But they were waiting here before dawn. Up to now, they can only wait dry. He's a fart. The shopkeepers and bosses of each mingyuzhai branch vented all their grievances this morning on Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng didn't care. He took out the black card from his pocket and put it in front of the old accountant. He said, "can this be regarded as the signature of the manager? If not, I'll go back to the manager and ask for a signature now."

Zhang Feng's meaning is very clear. If the old accountant sees his black card and doesn't let him in, he will turn back to the manager. Of course, Zhang summit basically concluded that the old accountant won't embarrass him when he sees this card. If you offend a black card VIP, the old accountant doesn't have to stay here.

Of course, Zhang Feng won't really go to the manager to sign. Just now he was going to go to the manager to get the jade, but when he heard that the door of the vault was opened, he crossed the manager's floor and came directly to see if he could bypass the manager's procedure. He didn't forget that the manager said last night that if Zhang Feng wants to take jade, he must inform him six hours in advance and help him prepare it later. But where does Zhang Feng have so much time to wait for him for six hours now, so if he can scare the old man in charge of accounts, he can get the jade immediately.

Zhang Feng was facing the old accountant, that is to say, he was facing the shopkeepers who were waiting to get the jade, so they didn't know what Zhang Feng was doing. They only saw that the impatient old accountant suddenly widened his eyes, looked at the things in Zhang Feng's hand, and then looked at Zhang Feng's face. The account book in his hand suddenly closed.

The old accountant suddenly looked at Zhang Feng with a respectful attitude, made a gesture of invitation to the vault and said, "please, sir, please, don't need the consent of the manager. When do you want to come and pick up the jade? That's the meaning of one sentence. How dare I stop you? I'll take you there myself."

Zhang Feng didn't respond to the old man's sudden change of face, but the shopkeepers simply couldn't believe it. Looking at the old man's attitude, they looked at each other. From the morning to now, they didn't seem to have seen the old man's smile so bright, although it was somewhat reluctant. Watching Zhang Feng and the old accountant disappear in the back of the vault, boring onlookers began to guess Zhang Feng's identity.

Zhang Feng followed the old accountant to go deep into the vault. He knew yesterday that the vault was not small and deep. When he left with the manager last night, he walked for about ten minutes. Zhang Feng also wanted to ask the old accountant about jade. After all, the old man is an accountant and can't even understand jade.

"If you want to auction jade later, I can recommend a very good auction house for you. It's a place where rich people go, so jade can usually be sold at a high price, but the quality of jade is also very high." the old man in charge of accounting walked all the way, probably to resolve the embarrassment and find a topic with Zhang Feng all the way.

Since the old accountant talked about jade, Zhang Feng was really interested. Zhang Feng asked, "Oh? How high are the requirements? The jade here is an absolute treasure identified by famous experts. I don't know if it can meet the requirements." Zhang Feng tried to talk about the value of jade.

After listening to Zhang Feng's words, the accounting old man looked at Zhang Feng suspiciously. When he first came here this morning, he heard a lot of noise. He said that the gambling quarry was driven away by the same person and saved four top-grade jade stones in the vault of mingyuzhai. Even the boss was shocked. The accounting old man thought, it shouldn't be this one!

The old accountant swallowed his saliva. Fortunately, he didn't say anything too much just now. Otherwise, he didn't know when to pack up and leave. The old accountant said, "whether the jade can meet the requirements can only be known after expert appraisal. However, the auction house in the east district is the most famous auction house in mingyuzhai. All the best auctions are gathered there every time. If you can be selected by that auction house, it must be good. Since Mr. has confidence in his own jade, you can try it."

Zhang Feng said, "really? In other words, there are so many shops in mingyuzhai, and the people there are the richest?" Zhang Feng listened and felt that if you go to that place and have a look, you can probably estimate the value of jade.

The old man in charge of the accounts said: "it can also be said that every time the tickets to the store are expensive, but they are sold in advance before they start to sell. It can be said that it is difficult to get a ticket. What can be bought are not simple characters. It is difficult for ordinary people to even take a look."

Zhang Feng is interested in seeing such a place. The world of the rich must be different from what the middle and lower class citizens see. It is even more important for jade antiques. The reason why the rich say they are rich is that they are not short of money. They only talk about the value of goods. Those with high value should get it no matter how much money they spend. After all, there is a possibility of appreciation in the future. So Zhang Feng thought that if he looked at the rich people's auction, he could probably know the jade market in Jiang city.




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