chapter 6 Azure flask

Arriving at the gate of the community where Grandpa Diana Neil was, Wu Dong saw Diana Neil standing on the side of the gate from a distance, waving in his direction.

He walked up in three steps and asked nervously: "Diana Neil, is it true?"

Diana Neil smiled and nodded: "It's almost as if my grandfather's eyesight is much better than mine. Let's go, my grandfather is waiting for you."

Entering the community, Apep Marks felt uneasy and couldn't help but start imagining how to spend this huge sum of money after earning two million.

With their thoughts racing, they walked into a small single building. In the provincial capital, such a building is worth at least 30 million. It seems that Diana Neil's family is very rich!

When I came to the lobby on the first floor, I saw an old man sitting on the sofa. He was observing the silver coin with a magnifying glass. Hearing the sound, he turned around and looked at Apep Marks.

The old man looked to be in his sixties. Although his hair was half white, he was in great spirits. He let out a hearty laugh and said, "Young man, are you Apep Marks? Sit down quickly."

Apep Marks bowed and saluted: "Hello, Grandpa Neil, I am Apep Marks. I have caused you trouble."

"It doesn't matter, I just love this business." The old man put down the silver coin and said with a smile, "You have good eyesight and can actually pick out a treasure from a pile of rags. I have already seen it. This Xuantong three-year coin is worth 100 yuan." Ninety percent of the time it’s probably true.”

Apep Marks smiled and said: "Grandpa Neil said it is true, then it must be true!"

The old man smiled and said: "It's hard to say. This kind of silver coin from the Qing Dynasty is one yuan for three years after Xuantong. Only a very small amount of it exists in the world, but there are so many imitations on the market that even the masters can spot it. If you don't mind, I would like to study a few more. God, let’s meet some real experts.”

Apep Marks said quickly: "Of course."

The old man was very happy. He pointed to a scroll of paintings on the table and said with a smile: "As for the painting you brought, just keep it for appreciation for now."

This painting was originally given to Diana Neil along with the silver coins. Now hearing him say this is tantamount to giving the painting a death sentence. He didn't worry about it. It was just something he bought for a few hundred yuan, so even if it wasn't real, it wouldn't be a loss.

After chatting for a while, Diana Neil took Apep Marks to visit the old man's collection. The things that the old man collects the most are seals and letters, as well as calligraphy and paintings of famous people.

A space of more than 100 square meters is filled with glass cabinets, and each grid inside is filled with seals.

These seals are made of Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone, Balin stone, Chang stone, bronze seals, gold seals, etc. There are many types, and many of them are made by famous artists.

Apep Marks didn't understand impressions very well, but some of the stones aroused his interest.

On the grid directly opposite, there is a smooth and pale white square seal. The texture is slightly yellow, pure and delicate, warm and soft, and translucent. It shines like a lamp under the light, and it is very comfortable to look at.

Apep Marks fell in love with it after just one glance, and quickly asked: "Diana Neil, what kind of stone is this?"

Diana Neil smiled slightly and told him that this was one of the four seal stones, the best of the Qingtian stones, called Ding Deng Dong, also known as Deng Ming Stone.

Light jelly is the best quality Qingtian stone. The output is very small, and it is rare to find a generous one. Therefore, the price is much higher than that of gold.

Apep Marks's sight penetrated the light jelly and looked at its internal structure. After observing for a while, he suddenly asked: "Diana Neil, can we go to the production area of ​​​​Deng Deng Dong to mine?"

Diana Neil looked at him with a strange look on his face and said: "Please, the place of origin has been dug up and riddled with holes. How many more of these top-quality stones do you think you can find? Besides, the mining rights over there are all contracted. Yes, it costs tens of thousands to open a hole."

Apep Marks smiled, winked and said, "If we have time, let's go to Qingtian for a walk. Maybe we can learn something."

Diana Neil nodded: "Okay, let's just treat it as a trip."

After that, he looked at Tianhuang Stone, Chicken Blood Stone, and Hibiscus Stone. These three stones are called the Three Treasures of Seal Stones, and the best among them are extremely valuable.

Take Tianhuang stone as an example. Among them, the top-grade Tianhuang frozen stone is worth more than 100,000 per gram, which is hundreds of times the value of gold!

Until lunch time, Apep Marks was studying various seals here. When it was time to eat, Grandpa Diana Neil Xi left him to eat. He said he had something to do and left.

Diana Neil walked him out of the small building and asked with a half-smile: "Apep Marks, what do you want to do with that silver coin?"

"Sell it."Apep Marks said firmly. He already vaguely knew what to do next.

After two years of hard work in society, he knows the importance of money. With his ability to identify treasures, it is not difficult to make money, but he must first have capital.

This silver coin from the third year of Xuantong was the first pot of gold he earned!

Diana Neil thought for a while and said, "If you want to sell that silver coin, I can help you. The company I work for is a collectibles investment company, and the market price of this silver coin is between 2 million and 2.3 million." between."

Apep Marks trusted Diana Neil very much, otherwise he would not have handed the silver coins to her for appraisal. He said, "Okay, please help me handle the silver coins."

"You're welcome."Diana Neil smiled, "Let's do it this way. I'll be the host tonight and we'll discuss it in detail then."

After breaking up with Diana Neil, Apep Marks returned to the hotel.

The silver coin matter came to an end, and he began to focus on those porcelain pieces. Last night, he checked online and found that these porcelain pieces should belong to the Rujiao category, and Rujiao ranked first among the five famous cellars.

There are only eighty or ninety pieces of Rujiao cultural relics that have been handed down from generation to generation and are generally recognized. Most of them are hidden overseas, and there are very few in the country. Of course, the prices for Rujiao's works are also extremely high.

Last year, a Rujiao azure glaze was sold for a sky-high price of HK$300 million!

He was still unable to judge whether the porcelain pieces in his hand were really produced in Rujiao, so he temporarily put together all the porcelain pieces that could be pieced together.

He bought glue and adhered the porcelain pieces one by one according to the visual memory in his mind. When the last piece, the eighty-fifth porcelain piece, was put on, a beautiful azure flask appeared in front of him, relatively complete.

"It's so beautiful!" he murmured. "It's a pity that it's missing a few small pieces and can't be completely restored."

He put the assembled flask on the table and searched online for posts about antiques.

In the evening, Diana Neil called and said she wanted to treat him to dinner.

The restaurant is near the hotel. When Apep Marks arrived, Diana Neil was already waiting for him in the lobby.

When she saw Apep Marks coming over with a cloth bag in his arms, looking cautious, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "What is it? It's so precious."

Apep Marks smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know in a minute."

The two found a seat by the window, ordered a few local specialties, and chatted casually.

Diana Neil pointed at the bag and said, "Stop being so pretentious, did you find another treasure?"

Apep Marks smiled "hehe" and took away the bag, revealing a sky-blue flask with graceful curves and bright glaze. It’s just that there are many cracks on it, and it’s actually made of fragments!

Diana Neil eyes widened. She carefully brought the bottle to her face and observed it carefully. The more she looked, the more surprised she looked, and in the end it turned into shock.