Chapter 20: High Price
Lu Taiping began to dislike Yan Ziqing.
He started to keep an eye on Yan Ziqing because he really lacked someone knowledgeable about the business, and Yan Ziqing was the best choice he could find.
I didn't learn about the relationship between the two families from Old Lady Lu, but saw it from a photo when I was a child. Grandpa Yan's name was written on the back.
Later, when he did this business, although he made some money, he could only purchase jade from others and then process it himself. The profit was not very high, not to mention that not many people could afford it, so he could not make much money.
This year, he heard about the money made by reselling cultural relics, one of which was the profit from selling several pieces of jade.
This made him think about entering the circle of cultural relics, but the circle of cultural relics places more emphasis on vision and knowledge. As a newcomer, he is only a half-baked person, so he must have an old expert to do things for him.
After asking around in this circle, he unexpectedly found out about Master Yan. The similar name made him suspicious.
Lu Taiping was more thoughtful and deliberately approached Old Master Yan, only then was he able to recognize him as his relative.
For the sake of interests, Lu Taiping was naturally very close to the Yan family, and Yan Ziqing had almost taken over Yazhenzhai now. He was young and promising, and could be called a descendant of the Yan family.
He wanted to get close to the man, and when he heard that the man had just returned from work, he immediately followed him to Sijiu City.
But he didn't expect that during this period of time, Yan Ziqing's temper became very strange, and he didn't even treat him as an elder at all.
Now, he has been slapped in the face directly in front of the Lu family, making it impossible for him to get off the stage.
How could Lu Taiping have any good impression of him?
If he hadn't been concerned that he would have to rely on him to make money in the future, Lu Taiping would definitely not be polite when he spoke at this moment.
Lu Taiping suppressed his displeasure and said with a smile, "But even if it is Qianlong's seal, it is worth only two hundred yuan at most. After all, Qianlong has more than a thousand seals. Rare things are valuable, not to mention that this seal is so small, it can't be said to be a bargain."
This is an attempt to regain ground.
Zhu Suisui didn't say a word the whole time, just watched Lu Taiping and Yan Ziqing talking.
She shook her head in her heart, thinking that her uncle was not stable enough after all. He was able to make some money before only because he was lucky, and with the protection of the Lu family. There are not many people working in the jade industry now, so there is less competition and he gets more money.
But to be the best among them is impossible.
A person's character determines his future path.
It was originally just a small matter, but he had to compete with others for face, which was really unmannerly.
Yan Ziqing didn't care. He was a man who focused on studying and didn't understand the ways of the world. Even when someone spoke to him like that, he couldn't realize the other person's ill intentions.
He explained: "You have a point, but this seal is different. It is one of Qianlong's favorite seals."
Lu Taiping was determined to find the seal and asked with a fake smile: "How can you be sure that this is one of Qianlong's favorite seals? If I remember correctly, Qianlong's favorite seal was the Tianhuang Triple Seal, which has been collected by the museum. How come this random seal has become Qianlong's favorite now?"
The other members of the Lu family were also curious.
I don’t know how Yan Ziqing made this judgment.
At this moment, Yan Ziqing showed the bottom of the seal to everyone with an expressionless face, and then said: "Look, it is engraved with the words 'Congyun'. I have seen these two words on the Lanting Preface by Wang Xizhi in the museum. From this, we can conclude that this is Qianlong's seal.
Although Qianlong had many seals, he would also stamp his favorite seal on the painting according to how precious it was, so I concluded that this was one of his favorite seals.
The seal is made of red silk and is exquisitely carved. Emperor Qianlong deliberately made the seal delicate and small so that he could use it at any time.
Although Yan Ziqing was speechless about what Qianlong did.
To casually stamp those famous paintings is simply a waste of natural resources. It is no different from carving "I was here" on the Great Wall.
However, it was from these clues that the origin of this seal was verified.
Zhu Suisui was taught a lesson. When she saw Yan Ziqing talking about these things, he spoke eloquently and it was obvious that he had a wealth of knowledge. If she hadn't taken the opportunity to pick up some information, the seal would probably have been taken by him.
Regarding this.
I wish Suisui doesn't feel the slightest bit of guilt.
She was sure of one thing: the blue mist was definitely above the red mist, which would make it easier for her to distinguish it when picking up leaks in the future.
However, Zhu Suisui also had a new idea.
Although I can pick up bargains, I lack formal learning experience. So even if I want to sell it, I have to find someone willing to take it over.
Why is the Yan family so famous? Yan Ziqing can determine the value of something with just a few sentences.
All of this needs to be recognized by this circle.
For example, the reason why Yan Ziqing is recognized now is because his grandfather Yan was once an antique expert. He inherited the family tradition, and the Yan family's reputation is enough for Yan Ziqing.
And what about myself?
Even if she told the world that the seal was worth a lot of money, no one would listen to her.
If you want to sell at a high price, you have to improve your reputation and professional level so that others will recognize you and be convinced by you. Otherwise, you are just entertaining yourself.
After all, she is the only one who can see the mist, and no one else can.
Zhu Suisui was thinking about this while Lu Qingying beside him had already heard it with her eyes shining and couldn't help but ask.
"Then how much is this seal worth? It should be more than two hundred yuan."
It sounds so amazing, I guess it can be sold at a very high price.
This is the most important thing.
Zhu Suisui was also very curious, so he looked at Yan Ziqing.
I think the value should be no less than one thousand yuan.
After all, Yan Ziqing had raised the price to one thousand yuan before.
Yan Ziqing glanced at Zhu Suisui, and felt a little unwilling when he thought about the seal that he had missed out on.
He said, "If you are willing to sell it to me, I can offer you 1,200 yuan."
One thousand and two.
This price may not sound high, but compared to the 1980s, when it was still a small circle of cultural relics, it was already a very high price.
This is equivalent to the total salary of an ordinary family without eating or drinking.
No wonder people say that if you can find a bargain in the antique circle, you can rest easy for several years if you are lucky.
Lu Xueke, who didn't say a word the entire time, was completely heartbroken.
Her face turned extremely pale. She had not expected that Zhu Suisui would actually pick it up and let it leak. Didn't she have to apologize to her?
Not only that, what she did today made her look like a complete fool.
This is so embarrassing!
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