The actions of Cao Shuyun and the other person made Qin Suyun, who had seen the regretful and painful expressions on their faces in her dream, feel no guilt at all. She argued with them for a while, bought the two items for 18,000 yuan, and stuffed the items into a plastic bag. Qin Suyun pretended to have a gloomy face and walked out of the antique shop, but in fact she had already been unable to suppress the joy in her heart.
Fortunately, fortunately! These two greedy people called her back, otherwise, wouldn’t she have missed out on this blue-glazed embossed hollow spring vase?
Qin Suyun just wanted to leave the antique street and go home quickly, but she didn't expect that some things would be so coincidental. As soon as she raised her front foot to go out, her back foot bumped into someone who turned the corner and walked in! The collision made Qin Suyun fall backwards and almost fell to the ground!
Fortunately, the other party was quick to pull Qin Suyun and said apologetically, "Miss, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Qin Suyun shook her head and almost broke out in a cold sweat!
If he falls, the blue-glazed embossed hollow spring vase in his hand will break into several pieces, right?
Qin Suyun instinctively opened the plastic bag and confirmed the safety of the blue-glazed spring vase. Only then did she slowly breathe a sigh of relief and look up at the man opposite her. However, the man's eyes were fixed on the plastic bag. It was not until Qin Suyun coughed twice that the man came back to his senses.
"Hello, young lady. My name is Qu Hongbo. I just bumped into you by mistake. Do you have time to apologize?" The man was elegant and handsome, wearing a well-made casual suit and a gentle smile. This refined demeanor was obviously very popular with many women. As he spoke, he pulled out a white business card with a gold border from his pocket and handed it to Qin Suyun.
Qin Suyun lowered her eyes and the big words "General Manager and Appraiser of Hanhai Auction House - Qu Hongbo" suddenly caught her eye.
Isn’t this the auction house that auctioned the blue-glazed embossed hollow spring vase in my dream?
"If you don't mind, let's go across the street and have a cup of tea and chat, as an apology. After all, this isn't the right place." Qu Hongbo smiled warmly, but his eyes fell suggestively on the plastic bag containing the blue-glazed spring vase. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident. "Besides, a verbal apology would be too insincere."
Hanhai Auction House wasn't located in Yunhai City, but in Linshi, Li'an City, the capital of J Province. Auctions held in such a first-tier city naturally commanded higher prices. For antiques like these worth millions, Hanhai Auction House was the perfect venue.
Having made up her mind, Qin Suyun followed Qu Hongbo and walked out of the antique shop owned by Cao Shuyun and her husband.
The Cao Shuyun couple, who thought it was a scene of a rich young man hooking up with a pretty young girl, did not notice the two people's actions at all. They were completely unaware that they had lost their treasure.
There are many teahouses and coffee shops outside the Antique Street. Qin Suyun followed Qu Hongbo to the largest teahouse. This teahouse is five stories high and is extremely tall compared to the short ancient buildings around the Antique Street.
The two of them asked for a partitioned private room. Qu Hongbo didn't say much. After having tea and snacks served and introducing each other, he directly told Qin Suyun that he wanted to see what she had in her hand.
Qin Suyun carefully took out the blue-glazed embossed hollow spring vase from the plastic bag and placed it on the table. However, she did not take out the other small red-glazed bowl with a gold rim.
Qu Hongbo's eyes were almost instantly glued to the blue-glazed embossed hollow spring vase! He looked at it over and over again. The delicate texture, soft touch, and elegant hollow relief were simply irresistible!
"Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue glaze relief hollow spring vase!" Qu Hongbo smiled, his peach blossom eyes completing the crescent shape. "It's a good thing. Miss Qin has a good taste."
Qin Suyun shook her head slightly, smiled without saying anything, and just raised her hand to take a sip of tea. She couldn't agree with the words "this thing was something she had seen in a dream, and she had a very good eye."
Gently placing the porcelain vase on the table, Qu Hongbo smiled as warmly as jade. A connoisseur can tell the quality of a piece with just one look. Just by looking at the person opposite him placing the blue-glazed spring vase, he knew this person must be a connoisseur. Qu Hongbo said without further ado, "I wonder if Miss Qin is willing to sell this collection? If not, consider it my apology today. If so, we can discuss other matters."
"Mr. Qu, what is your offer?" Even though she knew that the item was genuine, Qin Suyun couldn't hide her joy when she heard that Qu Hongbo wanted to accept it. However, she had to pretend to be calm on the surface so that no one could see any flaws.
"We at Hanhai Auction House generally have two ways of handling antiques like these. One is for the collector to sell the item directly to us. Our appraisers will then conduct an appraisal, which is usually slightly lower than the market price. After all, we also want to make a profit." Qu Hongbo continued to smile brightly. "The other is to take the item directly to an auction house for auction. However, if it passes the auction, we will charge a 10% auction fee."
"When will you have an auction? Starting with a fixed price, Qin Suyun prefers to participate in the auction directly.
"The price of this item is not low. You can't get a high price at ordinary auctions. It's best to participate in our annual auction, which will have to wait until March next year." Qu Hongbo explained carefully without showing any impatience.
"Then I'll sell it to you directly. What price do you plan to offer?" Qin Suyun narrowed her eyes slightly. She was probably unable to wait until March next year. Moreover, by that time, the prices of many things would soar, and money would become worthless.
"A few years ago, a Qing Dynasty Qianlong period powder green glaze embossed hollow long-necked gallbladder vase was auctioned at Sotheby's in Hong Kong. It was sold at a high price of 14.7 million yuan at that time." Qu Hongbo did not directly say how much he offered. Instead, he talked to Qin Suyun about an antique that was very similar to this porcelain.
"Celadon glaze is the best, and sky blue glaze is the most expensive. However, among the porcelains auctioned at Qin, the price is higher except for peacock blue. Compared with other blue glazes, green glaze is often more expensive. In addition, the long-necked vase is more exquisitely crafted and larger, and there is the recent financial crisis. Miss Qin, there is probably no way to sell this blue-glazed spring vase for 14.7 million yuan. Our auction house cannot offer such a high price."
"One price, 7.8 million. We at Hanhai Auction House will buy it." Qu Hongbo smiled very sincerely.
7.8 million?!
This is several times more than the 1.28 million she heard from the two old ladies before!
"I'll sell it to you for 8.8 million." Qin Suyun suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and spoke in a hoarse and low voice, but her invisible eyes were filled with excitement.
"Deal!" Qu Hongbo made the final decision.
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