GBP Chapter 165 Antique Market
Chapter 165 Antique Market
Chapter 165 Antique Market
The next morning, Lin Fan found a tattered piece of clothing to wear.
After breakfast, urged by Shen Yunlan, Lin Fan drove Su Ruowei and Su Zhengwu toward Jubaozhai.
Shen Yunlan actually made Su Zhengwu keep the video on for her the whole time, in order to prevent him from faking it.
Shen Yunlan knew that Lin Fan would likely give Su Zhengwu 10 yuan to settle the matter peacefully.
But she had to get the money back, otherwise she felt she had been cheated and would feel terrible.
Moreover, Shen Yunlan believed that with Lin Fan's connection to Gao Xuan, it would be easy to get back the mere 10 yuan.
If you have connections, you might as well use them.
"Our mom is really ruthless. How did she come up with such a brilliant idea as video calling?"
Su Ruowei sat in the passenger seat, looking at Lin Fan with a lifeless expression.
Lin Fan shrugged as he drove.
Su Zhengwu patted the back of Su Ruowei's seat, signaling her to keep her voice down, as Shen Yunlan could hear her with the video call on.
Su Ruowei turned around and gave an OK sign, then looked out the window with a look of utter despair.
Upon arriving at Jubaozhai Antique City, the three reluctantly went inside.
Jubaozhai Antique City is very famous in Shancheng City. The entire antique city is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower.
The first layer contains the Four Treasures of the Study (writing brush, ink stick, inkstone, and paper), both new and old calligraphy
The second floor contains ceramics, bronzes, antiques, and decorative items.
The third floor features jade carvings and raw jade stones of all kinds.
The Jubaozhai Antique Market was bustling with activity; even in the early morning, a large number of antique enthusiasts had already gathered there.
There are experts, and there are also novices.
"A fool" is a term used by antique experts to refer to collectors who consider themselves "experts" but whose appraisal skills are mediocre yet who are confidently trying to find bargains.
Su Zhengwu was clearly one of the 'idiots'.
Upon arriving on the second floor, one sees a corridor that stretches for hundreds of meters.
Hundreds of shops are arranged in a neat and orderly fashion on both sides of the passageway, and there are more or less collectors in front of each shop.
Only one shop not far from the entrance was deserted.
Su Zhengwu stood at a distance, pointing to the deserted shop:
"That's the place. You two go there. It's not convenient for me to show my face."
"Turn on the front-facing camera!" Shen Yunlan's voice came from the phone.
Su Zhengwu reluctantly switched to the front-facing camera and pointed it towards the store.
Lin Fan and his wife walked towards the deserted shop.
Walking down the street, Su Ruowei asked, "Once the bet is placed, it's over. Wouldn't it break the rules if we went to collect the debt?"
Lin Fan smiled slightly: "I know the rules."
Seeing Lin Fan's confident demeanor, Su Ruowei stopped asking questions.
The deserted shop is estimated to be about 60 square meters, with several glass display cases inside, displaying various small ornaments, both real and fake.
A red cloth was laid on the ground in front of the door, and various antiques were displayed on it.
Lin Fan hadn't walked far when a middle-aged man with a receding hairline squeezed past him and rushed to the front of the store.
"After browsing through the entire Jubaozhai, I've finally found something good!" Mediterranean muttered as he squatted down on the ground.
The man then picked up a blue-and-white porcelain teapot and examined it with great seriousness.
"You've arrived!" The shop owner came out and said to the man with the Mediterranean hairline:
"I just dug this thing out of the ground. If you weren't an expert, I wouldn't even take it out!"
After the boss finished speaking, he looked around as if afraid that others would hear him, but he seemed to treat Lin Fan and Su Ruowei as if they were invisible.
"This is good stuff," Mediterranean exclaimed with a grin, holding the porcelain pot.
"Of course, this is a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain ewer with a phoenix and peony design," the shopkeeper whispered.
The man with the Mediterranean-shaped hairline frowned, glanced at the shop manager with shifty eyes, and lowered his voice to ask, "How much?"
The store manager secretly made a "six" gesture from below, at a tricky angle, so that both Mediterranean and Lin Fan could see it.
"6000 million?" Mediterranean exclaimed in surprise.
The store manager shook his head, half-covering his mouth: "Six million!"
"My ten years of experience in authentication tells me that this is genuine!"
His Mediterranean eyes darted around, and he asked in a low voice, "You're only selling it for six million? Are you sure?"
The store manager also lowered his voice: "It's freshly unearthed, we're in a hurry to sell it."
"Okay! Wait for me for half an hour, I'll go get the money." After saying that, the Mediterranean man hurriedly left the store.
The store manager kept watching the Mediterranean man's retreating figure, muttering to himself, "He's a connoisseur."
He glanced at Lin Fan again, and then, just as if it had been rehearsed, he shuddered.
"When did you come here?"
The store manager asked in surprise, "You heard everything just now?"
"Don't even think about trying to steal my business, I'm an honest shopkeeper!"
Lin Fan grinned foolishly at the store manager and said, "I won't steal it from someone else, but that bottle is indeed worth six million."
The store manager's eyes lit up, and then he lowered his voice and said:
"I can tell you have a good eye for things. I'll give you seven million. It's an unearthed item anyway, so we can sell it for as much as possible."
Lin Fan gave the store manager a thumbs up: "Really! You're really giving it to me?"
Having said that, Lin Fan took out a small pot from his pocket, and then changed the subject:
"You're an expert, can you help me judge whether this pot is real or fake?"
Su Ruowei frowned slightly. How did she suddenly become someone who came to appraise treasures?
The shop manager was initially unimpressed, but after a quick glance, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes: "Brother, where did you get this pot?"
Lin Fan touched his neck and chuckled, "I dug it up from the ground a couple of days ago, I don't know if it's real or not."
The shop manager took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out two, and offered one to Lin Fan: "Brother, have one."
Lin Fan waved his hand: "I, I don't smoke."
"Tsk." The shop manager curled his lip, put a cigarette in his mouth, lit it, and took a deep drag in one smooth motion.
Suddenly, the air was filled with smoke, which choked Su Ruowei, causing her to take a few steps back.
"Sell me this pot, I'll give you 50," the shopkeeper said.
Lin Fan's mouth dropped open: "Is it that valuable?"
The store manager took another drag of his cigarette, frowned, and said:
"It's not really worth that price, but I see you're an expert, so I'll just consider it making friends."
"Thank you then."
Lin Fan stared at the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain pot on the ground again: "Can I trade my pot for yours?"
The store manager snorted and glanced at Su Ruowei.
I never expected this fool's wife to be so beautiful. It's amazing. Fools are lucky.
Then the shop manager sneered, looking at this fool dressed in rags.
That person probably wasn't her wife; she was likely a colleague trying to scam someone who was clueless.
"You're laughing at me? I'm not changing it anymore, I'm leaving!" Lin Fan pouted and stuffed the pot into his pocket.
Seeing this, the store manager threw the cigarette butt on the ground and raised his hand, shouting, "Don't do this, brother, let's talk this out, I'll trade with you."
Lin Fan took the pot out again and held it in his hands: "That won't do. Not only do you have to trade with me, you also have to give me an extra 20!"
"you--"
The shop manager gritted his teeth and let it go. Anyway, the Yuan blue and white porcelain was fake, so it was like buying a fool's genuine pot for 20 yuan.
That pot of his must cost at least 300 million; he can't possibly lose money.
"Alright, consider this a gesture of friendship! Here, take the Yuan blue and white porcelain, and I'll give you another 20!"
Lin Fan handed his teapot directly to the shopkeeper, bent down and picked up the shopkeeper's Yuan blue and white porcelain, saying excitedly, "Give me 20 quickly."
The store manager shook his head, walked directly into the store, took out 20 yuan in cash, and put it into his handbag.
After he came out, he handed the bag to Lin Fan: "20 yuan, check it out!"
Lin Fan took the bag and handed it to Su Ruowei.
"Snapped--"
Immediately afterwards, Lin Fan threw the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain he had obtained on the ground, shattering it into pieces.