pappabearbooks Chapter 2733: The visit is over and the auction begins
Chapter 2733: The visit is over and the auction begins
"Qu Hang, if you have any problem, just come to me. After the auction is over, I will discuss it with you."
"But don't cause trouble for me now, my godfather is busy with business."
Yang Jianlong thought clearly, Qu Hang actually had no grudge against Lin Ran at all, it was all about him.
And he is a supporting role in this auction, and it doesn't matter even if he doesn't come in.
The best thing that could be done to help Lin Ran was to lure Qu Hang away.
"Haha, are you worthy of me dealing with you?" Qu Hang looked at Yang Jianlong jokingly as if he had heard a joke.
The conflict between the two people is about to escalate.
Jiang Hua laughed and interrupted them: "It turns out they are descendants of the Qu family."
"Speaking of which, since the Qu family disappeared more than ten years ago, the Wenqu Pavilion sign has never been seen in the capital again."
"Little friend Qu Hang, may I ask what is the relationship between Qu Bin and you?"
Hearing Qu Bin's name, Qu Hang mocked him and became serious.
"It's my father."
"It turns out he's Brother Qu's son! Nice to meet you!" Jiang Hua stretched out a hand towards him, still with a smile on his face, "Brother Qu, how is he doing now?"
Qu Hang coldly slapped Jiang Hua's hand away.
"Young cats cry out to mice for pretending to be compassionate."
Qu Hang suddenly lost the idea of mocking them, turned around coldly, and left with his men.
Yang Jianlong was very angry at his unreasonableness and wanted to stop him, but was naturally stopped by Jiang Hua and Lin Ran.
"Don't be angry, our goal is the auction." Lin Ran persuaded.
He felt that Yang Jianlong was a little too loyal. In fact, Lin Ran could understand what Yang Jianlong had just done.
It was nothing more than trying to attract Qu Hang's resentment to himself.
In fact, there is no need for it. Lin Ran and Jiang Hua are both people who have seen the world and will not get sulky because of young people's rude remarks.
"Brother Lin, let's take a look at some of the auction items that we are more interested in." Jiang Hua suggested.
"Please." Lin Ran had this intention.
In fact, when he was visiting the exhibition just now, Lin Ran had been paying attention to an auction item.
It was the jade seal that Ke Hui specially reminded him of.
As a result, he had already finished shopping and he hadn't seen Yuxi yet. Could it be that Ke Hui's information was wrong?
But even if they knew this, it didn't matter to them.
If you want to participate in the auction, you still need to look at the things again.
Because even if you know it is valuable, there is no way to directly determine whether it is genuine.
"Brother Lin, do you think this is authentic?" Jiang Hua pointed at a ceramic jar and said.
Lin Ran looked at it through the glass for a while, but didn't see any problems, so he said truthfully: "I think it should be the genuine article."
"Haha, the current level of counterfeiting is really not low." Jiang Hua said.
"Brother Jiang, what do you think?" Lin Ran looked at the ceramic bottle in front of him. If he didn't use the secret technique of treasure appraisal, in fact, from Lin Ran's point of view, it was genuine.
However, he really didn't understand why Jiang Hua would say such things.
Jiang Hua just smiled and shook his head and said, "Brother Lin, you don't know something. The level of counterfeit production has improved in the past two years."
"And incidents of civet cats replacing princes have already occurred in many cities outside the capital."
"Some people will replace the genuine items in antique shops with counterfeit items to make a profit."
"Someone has already reported this matter to the police, reminding everyone to pay attention to the treasure of the store."
In the auction, most of the items auctioned are of this level.
Lin Ran was greatly surprised and said, "Brother Jiang, isn't this rumor a bit exaggerated?"
Those who can open an antique store cannot make it big without some discernment.
The reason why fakes are fakes is because they have flaws that are easily visible to others.
The number of fakes that are difficult to tell is actually very small.
Moreover, in this auction, three major families are holding it at the same time, so it is not unusually difficult to mix fakes into it.
Jiang Hua smiled and explained: "Brother Lin, I am not actually referring to this auction."
"This auction was held by the families in the capital at the same time. They have been planning for this auction for a long time."
"The 600 exhibits in this hall alone are enough to keep antique experts busy for a while."
Lin Ran's eyes widened when he heard Jiang Hua's words.
How did Jiang Hua get such internal information?
He didn't even count how many cultural relics there were along the way. Unexpectedly, Jiang Hua already knew the answer.
Although the capital is a very famous place for collecting, compared to the whole country, it is just a city after all.
In cities outside the capital, in addition to affluent places like Yunhai City, there are also many small cities that also have collectors.
This trade fair is not like other trade fairs held by children of aristocratic families. Only big families from big cities will be invited to participate.
In addition to the big families, there are also many antique dealers.
They may not be a noble family, but the treasures they possess may not be less than those of a big family.
This conference completely concentrated the resources of the whole country.
It's not that difficult to put fakes in this kind of auction.
Because he has to face not only the treasure appraisers of the organizer, but also antique lovers from all over the country.
Among these enthusiasts, there are many experts, and the most junior ones are at the level of senior treasure appraisers.
Jiang Hua counted all his family treasures, and Lin Ran nodded repeatedly.
He could see that Jiang Hua was not deliberately showing off his connections, but was instead spreading common sense to him about high-end antiques fairs.
Now that Lin Ran is also an antique dealer in the capital, he should naturally understand the unspoken rules of the antique circle.
There are many antique enthusiasts across the country, and this fair is the time to officially show their strength.
Yang Jianlong listened behind them in confusion, not understanding the significance of holding this exhibition, but he could tell that the power behind holding such a grand event was extraordinary.
The Qu family seems to be getting mixed up again.
Just as they were about to continue visiting the exhibition, Qu Lin's voice sounded from the speakers in the venue.
"Thank you for coming all the way. The visiting time is over."
"I won't say any more nonsense. Let's start today's auction directly."
Everyone turned their attention back to the stage. The elderly Qu Lin simply said a few words and then handed the microphone to the emcee at the center of the stage.
I saw that the emcee was wearing a hot cheongsam, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe her as magnificent.
She smiled and said: "Please find a seat, our auction is about to begin!"
“I wish you all can buy the exhibits you like!”
Jiang Hua and Lin Ran followed everyone back to the seating area and found a seat to sit down.
The auction has officially begun.