Now, after several experts from the Palace Museum entered the Lin family, they all acted like crazy, running over here, crying and laughing in front of an antique.
Wang Wenjuan and the other women in the adjacent living room looked at each other in bewilderment:
"Sister-in-law Jiu, these experts are not scammers, right?"
"That's right, it's just a few vases, why get so excited?"
"Yes, Aunt Jiu, you have to keep a close eye on them. Be careful that these people don't take some away secretly."
Only Yin Lianyi knew that these so-called ordinary decorations were all worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.
As for the antiques and curios in the hands of the Lin family, the quantity and quality of their collections are probably second only to the Palace Museum in China. Priceless is not just an adjective.
After a long time, several talents from the Palace Museum sat down with emotion, their eyes showing reluctance to leave the room full of antiques and cultural relics.
Lin Sanqi brewed a pot of tea himself, and then he realized:
"Mr. Feng, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, please have some tea. It's just a few bottles and jars, some tattered calligraphy and paintings. If you want to look at them, you can come back later."
Lin Sanqi would never say that you can take everything you want.
Feng Xingxian sighed deeply:
"Treasures, they are all treasures, and they all have names and are traditional and orderly treasures. It turns out that they were not destroyed during those years. It is such a blessing... Oh, no, Mr. Lin, your teacup..."
Feng Xingxian just took a sip of water and almost choked to death:
"Is this a Song Dynasty Yaobian Tenmoku teacup? A genuine one? Oh my god, aren't there only three and a half of them in existence? Three are in Japan, and half is in China. You, you have a whole set of six here?"
The firing technology of the Yaobian Tenmoku bowl is highly accidental. The entire black glaze is fired at high temperature once. The underglaze pattern presents a colorful halo as the temperature and light change. It is known as the "universe in a bowl".
This technique is unique among the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, and only three complete pieces are recognized to exist.
Among them, the Seikado collection was purchased for 70,000 yen in 1924, equivalent to the value of 125 kilograms of gold at the time. It was auctioned for 167,000 yen in 1926, which is enough to buy 1,500 villas in Japan.
Because the glaze of the Yaobian Tenmoku teacup presents a cosmic landscape interwoven with silver patterns and colorful halos, showing different colors as the viewing angle changes, it is both mysterious and gorgeous. This aesthetic feature is shamelessly called a national treasure of Japan by the Japanese.
Some institutions speculate that the value of a Yohen Tenmoku-zhan could reach 1 billion euros.
Although this may seem like self-promotion on the part of the Japanese, it is certain that the cups held by Feng Xingxian and his companions are each worth hundreds of millions.
When the other experts from the Palace Museum heard this, they were so frightened that they quickly put the Yaobian Tianmu cups in their hands back on the table and would never dare to touch them again.
Feng Xingxian rolled his eyes for a long time and asked uncertainly:
"Director Lin, have you ever thought about donating these national treasures to a museum so that more people can experience the charm of traditional culture?"
Lin Sanqi answered very clearly:
"In no mood."
"Well……"
Lin Sanqi was prepared and gestured to Yin Lianyi: "Wife, please help me get those invoices."
The "key" to the underground vault was in the hands of three people. Yin Lianyi had just obtained the authority last night, so she quickly pulled it over onto a small cart.
There are lots of notebooks in the car.
Lin Sanqi nodded before speaking:
"Most of the cultural relics I have were purchased from cultural relic shops by my grandfather and great-grandfather when they were doing business in Hong Kong. They used precious foreign currency to buy them. These are the purchase invoices, exit certificates, etc.
So I own all the cultural relics legally and legally. They're stamped with the red official seal, so I don't think the government would deny it, right? They can't say they were the ones who advocated selling them back then, and now they're flatly denying it, right?
Feng Xingxian listened without blushing or beating his heart, and then he continued to speak:
"That's right, these cultural relics are priceless, it's normal for Director Lin to be reluctant to part with them.
But Mr. Lin, that Longyu Wangong sedan chair is a disposable item. Do you think you can donate it to our Palace Museum?
You see, there are currently two Wangong sedan chairs in stock in the country, and the only queen's Wangong sedan chair is the one in your hand, Mr. Lin.
From the first emperor to the last emperor in ancient feudal dynasties, there were 83 dynasties, more than 500 emperors, and 2,000 enthroned empresses.
Therefore, this is the only surviving sedan chair for the queen, and it has extremely high cultural and research value. It is a rare national treasure. It is a pity that it was left in a warehouse to gather dust after the wedding.
Lin Sanqi laughed:
"How could it be gathering dust? Mr. Feng, you may not know this yet, but next week a CEO in the Special Administrative Region is getting his daughter married. He booked a sedan chair and a full set of ceremonial equipment with me long ago, and paid me 2 million for the rent alone.
We have a developed economy in Guangdong and Guangxi, with numerous private enterprises and many wealthy individuals. Yesterday, my wedding ceremony was broadcast live online and on TV. My bosses saw it all, so there must be a long line of people waiting to make reservations.
If I rent out my Queen's sedan like this, just like a luxury car for a wedding, I could probably earn over 100 million yuan in rental income a year. It's definitely a goose that lays golden eggs."
When Feng Xingxian heard this, he was speechless for a moment.
He had seen the pomp and show of the dog tycoons in Dongguan Province yesterday.
The complete set of Qing Dynasty royal ceremonial guards, including the Queen's sedan chair, had more than a thousand staff members, and including the security team, it was definitely more than two thousand.
Not to mention the tons of gold, boxes of banknotes, and jade Buddhas. For such a rich man, spending millions to hold a royal wedding is just a piece of cake.
So when Lin Sanqi said that he could earn over 100 million yuan a year by renting out sedan chairs and ceremonial guards, Feng Xingxian had no doubts at all.
But this goes against his mission in Huadu this time.
Thinking of this, Feng Xingxian said bitterly:
"Mr. Lin, please reconsider. We at the Palace Museum are very sincere. Besides, we are not taking this sedan chair home privately. Instead, we are placing it in the Palace Museum for people across the country to visit. This is a great thing."
The Palace Museum certainly thinks so.
As long as we can get this complete set of ceremonial objects and the sedan chair, we can hold a special exhibition for the royal wedding. Even if the ticket is only 20 yuan, with the visitor flow of the Forbidden City, we can make a fortune.
Suddenly, Lin Sanqi chuckled twice.
"Mr. Feng, it's not impossible for the Forbidden City to have my sedan chair, but I have one condition. You are responsible for helping me find a courtyard house. I will pay for the purchase myself, but I just want the qualification."
Feng Xingxian was delighted when he heard this:
"Siheyuan? Oh, that's a little difficult. There are less than 300 siheyuans for sale in the entire capital, and they're very valuable. But it's not impossible. We can always find a way."
The number of siheyuans that meet the transaction conditions within the second ring road of Beijing is very limited, mainly due to the nature of property rights and historical protection restrictions.
For example, public housing, slums and historical protected buildings cannot be traded directly.
The legal courtyard houses currently circulating on the market are mainly concentrated in the category of private property that can handle property transfer and have no property rights disputes. Such houses are usually more expensive and scarce.
The exact number of Siheyuan houses for sale is 297.
Even so, people may not be willing to sell it. After all, things change. The courtyard houses that everyone hated in the 1970s and 1980s are now very popular.
Of course, this courtyard house refers to one with independent entrances and clear property rights, not a large courtyard house like the one in "Qinman Siheyuan".
Lin Sanqi shook his head and said:
"Mr. Feng, if it was just an ordinary courtyard house, why would I ask the Palace Museum to intervene? Look at all these antiques in my room. Do you think I can't buy a small courtyard house?"
Feng was startled. He thought, "Are you talking about the lake west of the Forbidden City?" "If you want to die, don't come to me."
"Then... Mr. Lin, what you mean is..."
Lin Sanqi smiled and said:
"I've taken a fancy to the courtyards on the east and west sides of your Forbidden City, facing the Forbidden City across the river, such as Beichizi Street in the east and Beida Street in the west. I want the courtyards here."
Feng Xingxian almost vomited blood.
Are the courtyard houses on both sides of the Forbidden City's moat affordable for ordinary people? Look at the owners over there, Deng Wen-D and Li Huanggua, who are ordinary people?
If the head of the household secretly reveals the name of someone's father or grandfather, it can scare the person to death.
The key point is that there are only a few courtyard houses on both sides, which are definitely scarce resources among scarce resources. What should we do?
Lin Sanqi squinted his eyes and said nothing.
I want a courtyard house near the Forbidden City because it has the best location and is in the core area, very safe, and there will never be any serious security incidents.
In the future, whether it is your own residence in the capital or investment and business, it will be a sure profit.
However, there are restrictions on buying houses in Beijing. It is not a matter of money. Without powerful connections and relationships, you cannot buy a core courtyard house in this core location.
That's why Lin Sanqi wanted to use the Palace Museum to get a set.
Success would be the best, but if it doesn't, he can just get rid of those Palace Museum experts. No matter what happens, Lin Sanqi won't lose anything. (End of this chapter)
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