Fonda stared nervously at the Oxford cloth backpack in Karen's hand.

When she saw Karen taking out a porcelain that was tightly wrapped in an inflatable column, she couldn't help but breathe a little faster.

Soon Karen took out the porcelain bowl wrapped in plastic wrap and handed it to Fonda's hand.

Fangda didn't care about the rules and couldn't wait to take the bowl.

He tore off the plastic wrap and sat next to He Xiaohe.

When I saw such a large bowl with exquisite painting, beautiful glaze and a diameter of 20 centimeters, I couldn't help but marvel.

When Fangda first saw the bowl, he looked overjoyed.

But when he turned the bowl over, he saw that there was no bottom payment.

When I turned it over again and saw that the pattern on the bowl actually showed a willow tree, the expression on my face suddenly became more colorful.

"Brother, your bowl..."

"Haha, you want to say that I was cheated, right? But the truth is exactly the opposite."

Chen Rui deliberately pretended to be proud, and Fang Da also raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? Is there something weird about this bowl?"

"Hey, this bowl is indeed not an ancient porcelain from our Dragon Kingdom, but an imitation of our ancient porcelain by people from the Yin Kingdom."

"It's just that these guys don't know that what we draw on porcelain are pine trees, but they draw willow trees."

Fonda's eyebrows gradually stretched.

"Since you know this is an imitation, then why..."

"Haha, it seems, Brother Fang, you don't know much about the history of ancient Western porcelain?"

Chen Rui deliberately pretended to look proud.

At this time, Fang Da and He Xiaohe stretched their necks, and Chen Rui whetted their appetites.

He Xiaohe has only been in the industry for a short time and does not know much about Eastern and Western antiques.

Not to mention Fonda, he has only been abroad for a few years.

I have always been exposed to Longguo antiques before, and I can’t say that I know nothing about Western antiques.

But there are also ten orifices, seven of which are closed, which is not even half-knowledge.

So at this moment, he showed a teachable expression.

Chen Rui deliberately pretended to be a teacher.

"Boy, this piece of porcelain is the work of the Minton Porcelain Factory of the famous Yin Kingdom."

"Their colored porcelain, in the 19th century, and the colored porcelain produced by the Sèvres Porcelain Factory in France, were known as the two heroes of European porcelain."

"It is one of the few Western porcelains that can be compared with our Dragon Kingdom porcelain in terms of color and pattern."

"And the maker of this porcelain is not simple. Look at the inner circle of the bottom of this bowl. There is his signature there."

When Fangda heard this, he quickly turned the bowl over and took out a magnifying glass.

"William Rustin..."

Fonda read the name engraved on the inner circle.

"That's right, this was the chief engineer of the Minton Porcelain Factory at the time, and he was also a master of glaze research and development."

"It is precisely because of his existence that the colored porcelain of Minton Porcelain Factory is famous all over the world, and he can compete with Sèvres."

"It's a pity that this man was so narrow-minded that when he was dying, he destroyed all the glaze formulas he had developed throughout his life."

"This caused the Minton Porcelain Factory to be in a state of decline for a long time."

"No more colorful porcelain can be produced as brightly and colorfully as he did during his time. And the works left by this man have become extinct orphans."

"So the price of his posthumous works has remained high in the Western antique porcelain market..."

Chen Rui, who is now learning and selling, once again showed off the information he had found about William Rustin in the past few days.

While Fangda was listening carefully, He Xiaohe next to him also took out his mobile phone and started searching.

After a while, I found information about William and Minton Porcelain Factory.

Their numbers soon met, and the two of them looked at the bowl, their eyes couldn't help but shine again.

"By the way, Ricky, didn't I tell you before? I run an antique store."

"Xiao He, relying on his own technology, developed an online auction platform."

"Just in time, we will be holding an online auction in Los Angeles in a few days."

"Aimed at customers at home and abroad, from all over the world, I wonder if you are interested in participating?"

Fangda smiled and extended an invitation to Chen Rui. Chen Rui was startled at first.

"Mr. Fang, although it is true that I have some good things in my hands, these are all Western antiques."

"Can the bidders on our platform accept this?"

He tried, and Fangda laughed.

"Richie, you don't have to worry about this at all. Although our customers are mainly domestic customers."

"But most of our domestic customers are highly educated people, and they are very receptive to Western antiques."

"And you don't know that in recent years, domestic collectors' enthusiasm for Western antiques has been very high."

When Fangda said this, He Xiaohe, who was sitting next to him, also nodded.

"This is absolutely true. After all, in our country, most of the original antiques have been plundered by various collectors."

"There are very few good things circulating in the market. Collectors from all walks of life are in urgent need of all kinds of good treasures to fill their art shelves."

"So many people don't care whether you are a Western jewelry or an Eastern antique!"

"Anyway, as long as it has collection value, everyone will accept it."

"So Ricky, if you have any good stuff, you might as well give it away."

"This is our first cooperation, don't worry, I will definitely give you a discounted price."

"Our handling fee was three percent before, but I only charge you one percent."

"As for the previous appraisal and preview fees, they are all waived."

"So if you have any treasures, just bring them over..."

He Xiaohe tried his best to persuade Chen Rui, and it was obvious that they were in short supply of items.

It should be that their platform has only been established not long ago, so they urgently need various treasures to attract domestic collectors to participate in the bidding.

Chen Rui smiled and nodded: "Okay then, when will your auction start? What is the process like?"

When Fangda and He Xiaohe heard that he was relieved, they couldn't help but exchange joy in their eyes.

"Well, it's the day after tomorrow, which is Sunday. Is that the rule..."

He Xiaohe carefully introduced the rules and procedures of the auction to Chen Rui.

Unknowingly, the car drove into Los Angeles. When passing through the city center, Chen Rui dropped the two of them off.

The two of them said they had booked a hotel in Beverly and made an appointment with him to meet the day after tomorrow.

Looking at the two people's retreating figures, Chen Rui couldn't help but grit his teeth.

He resisted not attacking He Xiaohe all the way, partly because of the time when he rushed out of San Francisco.

There was a police helicopter above them, and he was afraid that the two men would be photographed getting into his car.

If the two of them disappeared, then the people behind He Xiaohe would definitely come looking for them.
Chapter completed!