[Hahaha, turns out that stall owner was a complete newbie; he got totally confused by our streamer's smooth talk! It's hilarious!]
[But thinking about it carefully, it's true. Who would dare sell bronze artifacts? Given the era in which they were made, fakes were worthless, and genuine ones would have to be handed over. It's laughable!]
It seems that collecting antiques isn't something just anyone can do, whether you're a buyer or a seller...
[However, our anchor keeps mentioning "drinking tea," this guy must have gotten addicted to drinking tea at the police station, haha.]
[Hey, the streamer's stopped again. I wonder what he's got his eye on this time. It all looks like porcelain!]
...
The viewers in the live stream also saw Xu Lu stop, and they saw a large number of porcelain pieces of various types displayed on the stall.
Unlike the deserted stall of the middle-aged man selling bronzes, this porcelain stall actually had two other people squatting there looking at it.
I don't know if they're real customers or shills hired by the seller.
After all, there are too many shady dealings in this industry. Sometimes, even though it looks like there's a lot of activity and a large crowd gathered, in the end, there might only be one real buyer.
As for the others around them, they are likely all shills with clearly defined roles, which is not surprising!
Xu Lu's acquired 'antique expertise' skills include not only how to identify antique treasures from various dynasties, but also his knowledge of these trades.
That's why he said that the skill of 'antique expertise' can be used as multiple skills.
"Look around yourself, and let me know if you see anything you like!"
The stall owner this time was an old man in his fifties, wearing reading glasses, and he looked quite shrewd.
After seeing Xu Lu stop, the other person simply greeted him in a flat tone and then started scrolling through his phone.
"Boss, how much is this bowl? I like it. If the price is right, I'll take it!"
After a while, a voice rang out from the stall.
However, the person who spoke at this moment was not Xu Lu, but a middle-aged man who had arrived first.
The other person was holding a small bowl and asked the stall owner a question.
The stall owner adjusted his reading glasses and said slowly and deliberately:
"If you like it, I'll give you 50,000. This is an old item, and it's rare to find one that's in such good condition."
"Fifty thousand is too much. It's just a small bowl, and it's a single one. Three thousand? I'll take it if I can!"
The middle-aged man raised an eyebrow and then gave another number.
The stall owner shook his head directly, paused for a moment, and then said:
"No way, only three thousand? I get these for more than that. If you really want them, it'll be forty-nine thousand. Let's be friends!"
"Boss, this is so insincere! This little bowl is definitely not worth that much. I won't even consider it if it's over ten thousand..."
The middle-aged man looked at the small bowl again and again, and then spoke.
Seeing the two haggling over the price, Xu Lu and another customer at the stall became onlookers.
Meanwhile, his viewers in the live stream were discussing whether the deal would ultimately go through.
[For just a small bowl, that old man dared to ask for 50,000! He's really asking for three years without a sale, but then he makes enough to live on for three!]
To be honest, that little bowl looks really nice. If it were a few hundred yuan, I'd grit my teeth and buy it...
[Foolish child, foolish child, you should never play this game with a mindset like yours. With today's technology, making beautiful porcelain is incredibly easy.]
...
The middle-aged man was quite the bargainer; when the other party offered 50,000, he immediately reduced the price to 3,000.
If he were buying clothes and the shopkeeper quoted 500, wouldn't he be able to bargain down to 30? Hahaha!
Thirty? The clothing store owner must be going crazy!
【You don't understand, do you? Even if they sell it to you for thirty, the owner still makes a 50% profit. The profit margin on clothes is huge.】
...
"Nine thousand, that's the most I can give. If that's not enough, I'm leaving. I don't care about the other items!"
The middle-aged man gave his price range, put down the bowl, and stood up.
Unexpectedly, the stall owner remained completely calm, waved his hand, and said:
"Goodbye and don't come back!"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man seemed to be angered, flung his hand, and then actually turned and left without looking back.
It seems this person was a genuine customer, but unfortunately the deal didn't go through.
Perhaps influenced by the middle-aged man, the other person present also chose to leave after squatting for a while.
Only Xu Lu was still there picking and choosing, looking like she liked everything but couldn't make up her mind.
Whether it's the stall owner who glances at him intentionally or unintentionally, or the viewers in the live stream.
At this moment, probably no one knows what Xu Lu is thinking.
It's actually quite a coincidence.
Xu Lu stopped at this stall because he had his eye on the small bowl that the middle-aged man had been holding.
Oh no.
In fact, Xu Lu had already learned through his 'Antique Expertise' skill that it wasn't a small bowl at all, but a porcelain cup.
When Xu Lu saw the middle-aged man haggling with the stall owner, he was actually a little nervous.
Fortunately, the deal did not go through.
No wonder Xu Lu used the Qiankun Observation Technique to see that the white aura on the middle-aged man's body was only at a normal level, clearly not the kind of aura that indicated great wealth.
"It's so hard to choose! Every single one looks pretty good, but every single one looks like a fake. Fake goods aren't worth much..."
Finally, Xu Lu whispered something in a voice that he and the stall owner could both hear.
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