Chapter 153: Ensure smooth procedures
“Congratulations to buyer No. 16!”
The auctioneer on the stage had a gentle and generous smile. The foreign businessman who missed the mural due to a second of hesitation clenched his fists and sighed in annoyance.
"How do I store this thing? Stick it to the wall?"
Gu Shaoyu has seen many collectibles of furniture, porcelain, etc., but this kind of mural is the first time he has seen it. Wouldn’t it be scary to put it in your home like this?
I heard that the characters on this kind of murals are all painted according to the donors.
Chen You answered this question, "Then the original owners of ancient things are gone, so you won't be afraid of this if you collect antiques. Besides, I don't plan to collect them myself. I can't repair them, and they are not easy to preserve."
After the auction, collectors were still chatting with each other in the public rest area outside.
Seeing Chen You coming out, he pulled her aside and talked to her for a few words.
"The bidding price was $20,000 at a time, and Miss Shen directly raised the price to $100,000. She is very courageous."
"It's just that the mural is so badly damaged. Are you paying for your favorite thing?"
Shen You smiled and shook her head.
"Although the painting is incomplete, from the recognizable parts, the ceremonial staff carried by the figure and the pattern on a corner of his clothes, it should be a great figure in the history books of the Tang Dynasty. It is quite worth studying."
What she meant by this was that she wanted to bring the murals back to the country and give them to the museum.
Several collectors stood in awe. The painting would not fetch a high price in the market in its current state, but in some ways, it was of great significance.
People who deal in cultural relics will not look at the tattered bamboo slips and broken porcelain plates, but some people will spend several years to repair them.
"I originally thought that Miss Shen would compete with me for the Song Dynasty jade bowl, but in the end she only bid for the Qing Dynasty Jiqing bowl." The collector spoke with a little confusion.
Porcelain is different from murals.
Everyone knows that she is an antique dealer. Unless the value of the celadon glaze suddenly increases in the future, there is no room for the price to increase.
Song Dynasty jade bowls are different and have high collection value today.
Could it be that she was mistaken?
"I haven't collected any porcelain with green glaze yet, but this one looks pretty good." Chen You said politely.
We can’t just say it’s from the Yongzheng period. It’s a steal to be able to buy it for more than 2 million.
Doesn't this mean that others have no vision and want to offend people?
The collector understood and said a few polite words to Chen You. Fortunately, Chen You did not compete with him for the Song Dynasty jade bowl, otherwise he would have to spend a lot more money.
When they walked out, Mr. Feng brought Qin Ping over and asked quietly, "Could the green glaze be from the Yongzheng period?"
"I'm not sure either. I'll have to go back and ask someone to take a look." This is what Chen You said.
The auction ended and the cruise was about to return.
When passing the Faroe Islands, the tall, straight sea pillars standing in the deep blue water make you feel like you have entered a world in a game.
The climate in this place does not allow trees to grow, only grass. It is a paradise for people, open and facing the sea.
The cruise ship does not stay here for long, and after completing the formalities, you can only stay on the island for one night or two days.
It is windy at high altitudes on the island during this season, and most check-in attractions require hiking. Since I am here, I must go up and take some photos.
Then Chen You and Gu Shaoyu, who were wearing hot packs and hoods from their down jackets, started to drizzle halfway through the journey and were so blown that they doubted their lives.
Chen You originally wore a mask to protect against the wind, but after less than two minutes, the mask was blown crooked.
As they stood on the cliff, their legs were shaking.
There are no guardrails at foreign tourist attractions. If you fall down, the whole village will be in trouble.
Gu Shaoyu held Chen You's arm in a girl's pose and shouted in the wind, "Oh my god! This is the perspective of How to Train Your Dragon!"
After shouting, his camera almost fell down.
The scenery is beautiful, but the weather is a bit tiring.
Wen Zhi, who was also wearing outdoor equipment, took a look at Gu Shaoyu's hand that was pulling at Shen You's sleeve, and handed over the trekking pole with disgust.
They ended up hiking this far, it was too difficult, Chen You waved her hand to indicate that she wanted to go back to the boat as she couldn't walk anymore.
"You've just lived here for a year?" Chen You looked at Wen Zhi.
"Well, it's quite quiet here, and there are not many people. Sometimes I don't come back for ten days or half a month, and no one will notice."
And at that time, he also wanted to see the world.
"If you want to live here for a long time, it's really not very convenient here. It's hard to transport supplies. Small towns in Switzerland and Norway are more suitable."
After the trip, the cruise ship returned to the British port.
Chen You had already paid the money, completed the auction procedures, and received the items. Only at home could she truly appreciate the two items she had bought.
The mural was difficult to transport, and it cost a lot of money to get it back intact.
After packing up and changing into comfortable home clothes, she sat on the sofa and sent the photo of the mural to Professor Li.
"Teacher, let me show you something good!"
There was a 7-hour time difference, and it was dinner time in China. Professor Li replied immediately after seeing it, "Did you buy it?! This is a Tang Dynasty mural!"
"Yes, I have something I want to give to the museum. Can you arrange the formalities?"
Professor Li: "I will call the curator right now. If anyone fails to complete the customs procedures for you, we old people will be angry with him!"
She brought the Tang Dynasty murals home, so she had to ensure they passed through customs smoothly!
Professor Li quickly communicated with the curator and replied to Chen You, saying that it was no problem and the museum would coordinate with the customs.
The celadon bowl is easy to deal with, but the murals and ghost balls are more complicated to go through customs procedures. It will be much simpler if you hand them over directly to the museum.
The next thing to do is to make a clear path for the ghost ball to pass through, and the operation in the middle will be handled by Shang Pei.
In modern times, many things have been lost overseas and many of them have disappeared. She took them back not for illegal trading but to donate them, so of course there was no problem.
Gu Shaoyu didn't know about the ghost ball yet, and he happened to be going to see a jewelry exhibition. Chen You just said that they also had to pick up a collection, and the two sides went their separate ways.
Chen You and Wen Zhi went to a market that specialized in selling second-hand antiques.
After walking around for two hours, I met two fellow villagers who were complaining. One of them had already paid and couldn't do anything about it, while the other one, Chen You, secretly reminded him.
They thought that the white seller had fallen on hard times and was selling off his collection of oriental antiques.
In fact, it was once something exported domestically and internationally. The workmanship was perfunctory and it was not expensive to buy. Now it is sold as an antique to people who want to find a bargain. Two plates cost more than 10,000 yuan.
At this price, you can go to a domestic porcelain town and buy a good quality one, or one that is new, which will be very fragrant.
"Really?" Qingche Liuzi blinked and pulled Chenyou aside.
This kind of thing is not allowed in the antique business. Chen You saw that the other party was from the same hometown before speaking.
"Look at the blue and white porcelain. The blue used in the early Ming Dynasty was Sumaliqing. This is obviously not it. And there is also the painter's skill."
Liuzi, who was almost tricked, nodded and said, "Miss, you know these things, why don't you help me check the authenticity?"
"I can't see it. If it's a genuine product and I can get a bargain, I'll buy it myself." Chen You told the truth.
Isn't that what she is here for? How could she help others choose?
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