Lin Sanqi didn't know much about antiques, but he knew that those with dragon and phoenix patterns must belong to the royal family, and royal things were extremely expensive.

Manager Guan was still smiling as he introduced:

"President Lin, look at this plum vase. It's exquisitely crafted, with a fine, solid body and a glossy, translucent white glaze. The painting technique, with its use of a single stroke and skillful white space, makes the patterns vivid and lifelike."

This is a rare and exquisite piece from the Yuan Dynasty. If it weren't for the four-clawed dragon, it wouldn't even be in our antique shop. Just this plum vase, $1,000, isn't expensive at all; it's quite a bargain."

Lin Sanqi's interest instantly disappeared. After all this time, he only got four claws?

"Alas, it would be better if it had five claws. If it were missing one claw, it would lack that royal majesty."

"President Lin, you're joking. If it's a plum vase with a five-clawed dragon pattern, it should definitely be in a museum. There's no way it's going to be sold."

Lin Sanqi thought so too. Even if these experts were as stupid as pigs, they would know the preciousness of the five-clawed dragon. But it was hard to say. Wasn't there a five-clawed dragon pattern on the rosewood wardrobe on the first floor?

"1,000 dollars, right? Okay, wrap it up!"

Manager Guan was overjoyed, knowing that the second floor was also likely to be cleared out, so he quickly and enthusiastically introduced it:

"Dean Lin, this is a large Yuan Dynasty blue and white jar with a peacock pattern. It's 30cm high, 33cm in diameter, and weighs 7.5kg. Usually, the lids of large jars like this are lost, but look, ours is perfectly preserved and comes with a matching lid."

Lin Sanqi actually didn't like this jar. He really didn't understand what was so beautiful about this porcelain jar. Instead, he thought it looked like an urn...

But there are only more than 300 pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain in the world, and this cultural relics store now has 28 pieces, which is almost one-tenth of the total, and those are all small receipts.

For the sake of money, he wanted not only the urn but also the coffin of Emperor Wanli.

"Okay, Manager Guan, how much is this bone...oh no, this jar?"

“$800!”

"wrap up……"

"Dean Lin, this is incredible! Its full name is the Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Phoenix, Kylin, and Peony Vase. The height alone is 55cm. There aren't many jars as large as this in China right now."

"Uh, how much?"

"$1,500, wrapped up."

When Lin Sanqi said this, he looked up at the Yuan blue and white porcelain in the cabinets and asked Old Man Tang quietly:

"Lao Tang, how's the food? Can you open the door?"

Old Man Tang nodded repeatedly:

"As expected of a state-owned cultural relics store, I haven't found a single fake so far, which proves that Manager Guan and his colleagues are indeed more skilled than the experts at the Palace Museum. It's just that the price is a bit high."

The quoted prices are indeed a bit expensive. For example, the original price of the plum vase with four-claw dragon pattern was US$500, and then the prices have all doubled.

Of course, Lin Sanqi also knew the tricks involved, but he didn't care. He couldn't keep the 10 million US dollars anyway. If he bought 100 cultural relics today, it would be 10 million US dollars. If he bought 10,000 cultural relics, it would also be 10 million US dollars.

This is the reason why he is ready to pack up and take away the benefits for himself as much as possible.

"Manager Guan, no need to introduce them. I've bought all the Yuan blue and white porcelain and packed them up."

Minister Tian came up and said to Manager Guan:

"Xiao Guan, you introduce the products to Dean Lin, and I'll do the packing. If we work together, sooner or later Dean Lin will buy more cultural relics that he likes."

Lin Sanqi quickly reminded him, "Minister Tian, ​​don't forget to bring the invoice and collection certificate with every cultural relic."

Minister Tian waved his hand:

"Comrade Sanqi is one of us. I'll give you a few blank, stamped invoices and certification documents. You can fill them out when you get home. Is that okay?"

Minister Tian wanted to save time. After all, writing these invoices and certificates is rather complicated and there are too many things to do.

But Lin Sanqi was overjoyed when he heard this. This was like locking the mice in the granary.

There are so many antiques and cultural relics in his space. With these blank invoices and certification documents, can't he fill them out however he wants?

"Okay, Minister Tian is straightforward, so I, Lin, am also straightforward. So, I will buy all the antiques on sale in this antique shop today. Manager Guan, just tell me the number, and I won't have to visit them one by one."

Manager Guan and the staff of the antique shop all gasped.

Minister Tian was a seasoned man after all, and he immediately understood what was going on, then gave Manager Guan a firm push.

"Xiao Guan, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and count the items. And you, go count the items in the warehouse. You, quickly call all the staff over and pack them together. Everyone, hurry up, hurry up!"

Lin Sanqi also shouted loudly: "Everyone, please be gentle when packing. Don't damage my treasures."

After Minister Tian yelled like this, the entire cultural relics store was in complete chaos, and even the staff who had already left work were called back to pack up.

When Lin Sanqi came out of "Baoxinglong", there was a brocade box in his hand, which he held like a treasure.

This is a set of 12 gold coins made by Emperor Qianlong for blessing.

Each gold coin is different, engraved with words such as peace, stability, harmony, happiness, prosperity, uprightness, blessing from heaven, long life and wealth, good fortune and well-being, purple air coming from the east and longevity.

It is impossible to verify how many sets of Emperor Qianlong's gold coins for blessing were produced, but Lin Sanqi knows that there is only one set of 12 gold coins in the world.

The auction price of this set is 41.975 million yuan...

When Lin Sanqi reached the door, Manager Guan had already finished calculating the accounts. He was nodding and bowing, with a big smile on his face:

"President Lin, the three of us just did several calculations and finally calculated that the value of all the cultural relics in our store is 1.84 million US dollars. Here is the list, President Lin, please review it."

Lin Sanqi still believed in the credit of the state-owned store, so he nodded and said:

"Okay, $1.84 million, I'll take it, but you'd better wait a little longer. I still need to go to Songzhuzhai next door to take a look. Then we can calculate the money together."

Leader Jing remained unfazed by the praise or criticism and simply offered a guarantee, "The money is fine, Manager Guan, don't worry."

"Don't worry, don't worry. Hehe, but Dean Lin, Songzhuzhai mainly deals in modern calligraphy and paintings. They may not have the antiques you want."

Lin Sanqi was not very clear about the classification of antiques, so he asked:

"Oh? What do modern and contemporary calligraphy and painting mean?"

Manager Guan quickly explained:

"Songzhuzhai used to mainly sell the four treasures of the study and ancient books. Later, it also helped private students to consign calligraphy and paintings. Now it has become a store selling modern and contemporary calligraphy and paintings.

For example, there are paintings and calligraphy by famous modern masters such as Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Xu Beihong, Liu Haisu, and Pan Tianshou, but they are all very cheap. Foreigners don't appreciate Chinese ink paintings, so not many people buy them."

Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He has quite a few calligraphy and paintings by Qi Baishi. Comrade Qi's calligraphy and paintings are valuable, but the calligraphy and paintings by Huang Binhong, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian and Pan Tianshou are also worth a lot of money.

For example, Mr. Huang Binhong's painting "Huangshan Tangkou" was sold for a record-breaking 345 million yuan.

345 million, just a painting, what else do you need a bicycle for?

"Okay, okay, modern and contemporary painters, right? As a Chinese, of course I have to support our own painters. Let's go and take a look."

Minister Tian grabbed a staff member from Songzhuzhai and said:

"Hurry back and tell your manager to prepare a good reception and prepare your store's inventory and total price in advance. Judging from Dean Lin's temper, he must be doing another clearance sale. Don't miss the opportunity."

The staff nodded and ran back to their house like a flash:

"Manager Tang, hurry up, Dean Lin will be here soon. Director Tian asked us to calculate the total cost first. I guess Dean Lin will just pack it up and take it away without even looking at it."

When Manager Tang heard this, he was stunned:

"The calligraphy and paintings in my shop are worth at least $600,000. They're so expensive, can Dean Lin afford them?"

At this time, Lin Sanqi came out of Baoxinglong with several invoices and collection certificates in his hand, and then quietly pulled Old Man Tang aside.

"Lao Tang, have you seen this invoice? Can you help me make it look old?"

The invoices from 1961 were printed simply, handwritten, and the paper quality was not very good, but they were stamped with the red seal of Baoxinglong Cultural Relics Store.

Old Man Tang touched the paper and replied, "Dean Lin, no problem. It will take as many years as you say."

Lin Sanqi counted on his fingers: "Fifty years, is there any difficulty?"

Old Man Tang smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Dean Lin, you are the one who treats the patients, and I am the one who forges the fraud. Leave it to me."

Lin Sanqi finally felt relieved. Finally, so many cultural relics in his "channel space" had a legitimate source.

Many antiques were considered ordinary cultural relics in 1961, such as these 28 pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain. Before capital intervention, the status of Yuan blue and white porcelain was not even comparable to the five famous kilns, let alone the flowered underpants of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.

However, after the appearance of the Guiguzi Descending the Mountain Vase and the Xiao He Chasing Han Xin Under the Moon Vase, and their auctions at sky-high prices, Yuan blue and white porcelain suddenly became a popular collectible.

The classification of cultural relics has also been adjusted from the original third and second levels to the first level, and some are even not allowed to be exhibited abroad.

If Lin Sanqi does not have the invoice, collection certificate, and exit certificate from the cultural relics store, it will be difficult for him to sell or auction the Yuan blue and white porcelain in his hands.

Because the precious cultural relics are being watched by the Cultural Relics Bureau, if Lin Sanqi cannot provide the supporting documents, not only will the cultural relics be confiscated, he will also have to work on the sewing machine.

Lin Sanqi cleared out the inventory of five antique stores and finally spent all the $10 million.

What are you going to do next? Of course, sell it in another era. (End of this chapter)