After sorting out the rewards he had received, Zhou Chen exited the system panel.
At this time, there were already twenty or thirty people in the lobby of the villa, and he also found several people in Tang suits, some older and some middle-aged.
Zhou Chen looked at the people in the villa and found that most of them knew each other.
But this is normal. After all, most of them are from the Jinling circle, and each of them has a lot of money. They meet each other without looking up. Even if they are not familiar with each other, it is still no problem to sit together, drink tea and chat all day long.
Especially the people who come here are all antique players, so naturally they have more topics to talk about.
Li Ruiyang has good communication skills. Zhou Chen saw him greeting many people with a smile, and everyone was also very polite to him.
He had heard Li Luo talk about their family before. Although he only mentioned it briefly, he also knew that the Li family's energy should be quite high, at least in Jinling, it should be pretty good.
The people coming and going were mostly middle-aged and elderly people, so someone of Zhou Chen's age seemed a bit out of place. Many people looked at Zhou Chen with slight surprise.
In the eyes of ordinary people, antique players are somewhat similar to traditional Chinese medicine doctors. They will choose to believe in older people. After all, this is all based on accumulation of experience. In ordinary people's thinking, of course, the older you are, the more experience you have.
Also, today’s young people are a bit impetuous and fast-paced, and the most taboo thing in the antique industry is impetuousness, so now very few young people are involved in this industry.
Zhou Chen sighed. In novels, there always appear to be old people bringing their descendants to see the world, but why there are none today. Sure enough, novels are unreliable, alas.
It was already more than half an hour later when Li Ruiyang came around and sat down next to Zhou Chen.
"Xiao Zhou, how are you? Are you still used to it? Uncle will take you to meet the seniors?"
Zhou Chen waved his hand quickly: "No, uncle, really don't bother me. I'm just here to see the world today."
Li Ruiyang laughed dumbly: "That's right. According to you young people, this is called a generation gap."
He has now fully identified with Zhou Chen. Since his daughter met Zhou Chen, great changes have taken place. She has become much closer to the couple. In addition, he has been in contact with Zhou Chen several times, and he can feel Zhou Chen's affection.
The unusual thing is that he is a capable man, so he has already identified Zhou Chen as his future son-in-law.
Originally, he thought about getting Zhou Chen to know more people, which might help Zhou Chen's development in the future, but then he thought about it and realized there was no need to be so deliberate.
If his daughter and Zhou Chen get married in the future, wouldn't his connections also be those of his son-in-law?
"Uncle, there is no manual for this auction?"
"I'm not sure. I rarely participate in this type of auction. I don't know exactly what happened this time."
Zhou Chen nodded. He knew that people like Li Ruiyang were just fat sheep in the eyes of those who tinkered with antiques. It was much easier to make money from people like them than from those professionals.
After more than an hour of quarreling, the real owner finally arrived.
I saw a group of seven or eight people walking down the stairs of the villa. The few people behind were carrying suitcases or password boxes in their hands.
Zhou Chen had already heard that there was someone upstairs. He had guessed that the person upstairs was the owner of the auction, and sure enough, he was right.
"Pah, pah!"
"Dear bosses, please pay a visit. I am the organizer of this auction, Xu San. I believe many people know me and should know my reputation."
Xu San is a middle-aged man. He greets everyone in the hall with a smile on his face. It can be seen that he is still a celebrity. Many people nodded silently after hearing his words.
Li Ruiyang said in Zhou Chen's ear: "This Xu San is a relatively well-known insider. It is said that his ancestor was a native master. Don't underestimate him, he is a smiling tiger."
It was very straightforward, and Zhou Chen was quite surprised. His ancestors had been doing this for a long time, and it seemed that Xu San was quite capable, but he didn't know if he could still do it now.
Tufuzi has a special earthy smell, but Zhou Chen is a little far away from Xu San and doesn't smell much. I don't know if it's because he has never been a Tufuzi or because he is a little far away and can't smell it clearly.
Xu San continued: "There are not many collections in this auction, but they are all high-quality products, and they are also treasures left by our ancestors. Some of them were even brought back by me from abroad, so this can be regarded as my contribution to the country."
Already."
Xu San started to feel complacent as he spoke, but then his face straightened again.
"Everyone knows the rules. Once the transaction is completed, it won't matter if you walk out of this door."
"Okay, Xu San, don't say any more unnecessary words. Just take out the things quickly. How can you bid if you don't have any hands or eyes?"
A middle-aged man sitting in the front row shouted impatiently.
Xu San replied with a smile: "Brother Zhao is still impatient. Okay, I won't say more. The auction items are all here. Each person has a maximum of five minutes."
As he spoke, he asked the people behind him to open the suitcase and password box. Suddenly, objects with different shapes revealed their true colors.
The treasure showed its true face, and all the people participating in the auction were attracted to it, and some people even stood up impatiently.
"hiss!"
"This is bronze? It's a good thing."
“It’s a surprise that there are still calligraphy and paintings.”
…………
"There are twelve pieces in total. Each person has five minutes of eye contact time. These treasures are very precious. Please handle them with care, bosses."
Xu San spoke again. When he saw everyone's expressions, he was also very satisfied. He had spent a lot of effort to obtain these twelve treasures, but they were obtained unofficially and there would be no identification certificate or certificate.
It's hard to get your hands on.
Of course, compared to regular auction houses, he prefers this kind of private small-scale auction, where the money and goods are cleared and the return is very fast;
Although he takes some risks, which industry makes money nowadays without taking risks? If he is really afraid of risks, he will not do this industry.
Starting from the guests in the first row, for five minutes at a time, only two people at most can take turns to check out the auction items.
Many people couldn't sit still after seeing the good things, and couldn't wait to go and watch them. However, seeing that other people were very well-behaved, they had no choice but to be patient.
Zhou Chen and Li Ruiyang sat closer to the rear edge, more than ten meters away from the auction items. If their eyesight was not good, they could only take a rough look.
At this time, Li Ruiyang took out his reading glasses, stretched his neck, and looked at those objects.
After looking at it for a while, he took off his eyes, wiped them and lowered his voice.
"Xiao Zhou, how do you feel?"
Zhou Chen replied with a serious face: "It's too far away and I haven't gotten started, so it's hard to say, but this Xu San is not simple. Although there are only twelve objects, there are bronzes, Song kiln porcelain, and the bracelet.
It looks like agarwood, if it is all genuine, it would be really amazing."
They are all genuine, which shows that Xu San is really capable. After all, it is not twenty or thirty years ago, and there are very few good things still circulating in the market.
He has good eyesight and can see clearly, but the specific authenticity cannot be determined until he gets close and hands-on.
He does have the Eye of Appraisal, which can easily determine the information of an item, but there is no rush now, it will not be too late to decide after he gets the hang of it.
Li Ruiyang said with great interest: "I think that bracelet is good. If it is really made of agarwood, I can take a photo of it and give it to Xiao Luo later. I just don't know if she, a girl, will like this thing."
At first glance, he is also a daughter slave, which is something he likes, but the first thing he thinks of is his own daughter.
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "It's hard to say, this agarwood bracelet is not small. We guys may like it, but girls may not necessarily like it."
"That's true. Just like your aunt, she is not young anymore, but she still likes those jade jewelry."
Li Ruiyang rarely complained in front of Zhou Chen, but his face was full of smiles. It could be seen that despite his words, he was still very doting on his wife.
People who come here are either antique speculators, people who really like antiques, or collectors.
But no matter what kind of person they are, they will observe them carefully after they pass by. Everyone wants to stay there. Xu San reminds them every time that they have to leave.
When it was Zhou Chen's turn, it was already an hour and a half later. Li Ruiyang was with Zhou Chen. He pulled Zhou Chen and walked over happily.
Xu San has been observing the people here. After so many years in this business, he can still distinguish who is the real big customer and who has the ability to become his customer.
Seeing that Zhou Chen was young, he didn't feel surprised at all. He just thought that Zhou Chen was following Li Ruiyang to gain experience.
However, when he saw Zhou Chen's professional handling and observation methods, his expression was slightly surprised. This young man was much more professional in emotions than Li Ruiyang.
The first thing Zhou Chen picked up was a bunch of copper coins, there were dozens of them. When he took a closer look, he found that these coins were very good, they could form the Five Emperors' coins, and they were in good condition.
He put down the coins calmly and looked at the next object...
The five minutes came quickly, and Li Ruiyang followed Zhou Chen back to his seat with a look of reluctance.
"Xiao Zhou, no matter what you look at, are they all good things?"
"good."
"What do you mean okay?"
Zhou Chen whispered: "If Uncle Li is interested, you can try to buy the bracelets and porcelain tea sets."
Li Ruiyang was shocked: "Good thing?"
"The bracelet is indeed made of agarwood. It's of good quality and old. If the price is right, it's worth buying it. As for the tea set."
Having said this, he leaned into Li Ruiyang's ear and whispered: "From the official kiln."
Li Ruiyang's expression suddenly changed, and he almost screamed, but finally stopped his impulse.
"Sure?"
"Sure."
Zhou Chen is very confident about the porcelain. The tea set is indeed from the official kiln. Although it is not a particularly high-quality product, it is still valuable in this era.
Li Ruiyang looked excited. Porcelain from the official kiln was very rare, which made him very excited.
At this moment, an old man sitting in front of Zhou Chen and the others turned his head.
"Young man, you also like that tea set?"
The old man's sudden interruption made Li Ruiyang's expression change. He didn't know this old man, but he had just heard someone mention that this old man was an insider, but he was not from Jinling, but from the capital.
He still has great trust in Zhou Chen's treasure appraisal skills. Zhou Chen said that the porcelain is real, so there is a high probability that he is right, so he is determined to win it, and naturally he does not want anyone to compete with him.
Zhou Chen replied politely: "Hello, I just think the tea set looks good. It looks great when I buy it and put it away."
The old man looked at Zhou Chen, smiled, and just said, "Young man has good eyesight," and then turned away.
Zhou Chen knew that the old man was also interested in the porcelain tea set, but it was hard to tell whether it was authentic or not. He was clearly testing him just now.
In the antique business, don't expect to change your sincerity. Even if you are a master or apprentice, you will often keep something secret, let alone a stranger.
What is eyesight and experience? It is not only your own eyesight, but also the ability to see others. Distinguishing authenticity from others by observing others is also a kind of experience.
Li Ruiyang still wanted to speak, but Zhou Chen shook his head at him, then took out his cell phone and gestured.
Li Ruiyang immediately understood what Zhou Chen meant, and took out his mobile phone to edit what he wanted to say.
Eight of the twelve objects are genuine, which can be considered very conscientious in this small auction.
However, Zhou Chen was not very interested. It was not that he was not interested in these antiques, but that he was not interested in the auction.
With so many people here, there must be some capable people who can tell the difference between real and fake. With his current net worth, he can't compete with these people in the auction, so he has no intention of participating in the bidding.
Another point is that these objects are not the kind of good things that make him want to get them at all costs.
But when Li Ruiyang learned that there were so many good things, his eyes lit up, as if he wanted to take them back and collect them.
After everyone took notice, the auction began under the auspices of Xu San.
This was Zhou Chen's first time to participate in an auction in real life. In fact, the process was not complicated, and everyone reported directly.
Zhou Chen watched the whole process. There were no scenes of pretentiousness and slaps in the face, and there were no scenes of bloody fights. The most serious thing was that the two old men exchanged a few strange words at each other. Everyone was basically relatively calm.
peaceful.
This is a professional auction, not an auction suspected of money laundering. The possibility of missing something is too low.
Some people play antiques to get rich, some do it for the cultural history contained in antiques, and some people simply do it because they like it...
But no matter which one it is, I like to pick up leaks. Unfortunately, if I want to pick up leaks now, my hope is too slim.
Li Ruiyang participated in the bidding for each of the genuine items Zhou Chen mentioned, but unfortunately, nothing was obtained in the end.
It wasn't that he had no money, but Zhou Chen stopped him after the price reached a certain level. He didn't want Li Ruiyang to be taken advantage of.
Although Li Ruiyang felt regretful, he still followed Zhou Chen's judgment. When he finally left with Zhou Chen, he asked Zhou Chen to go shopping with him at the antique market tomorrow, maybe he could pick up something missing.
Zhou Chen naturally agreed wholeheartedly. He was also very interested in the antique market. He had never had the opportunity to interact with it in real life before. Now that he has time, money, and skills, he might go shopping in the antique market and he might be lucky enough to pick one up.
Big leak.
Li Ruiyang said hello to his friends and left with Zhou Chen. On this trip today, Zhou Chen just came to make some fun, but he also gained some knowledge in reality, so it was a worthwhile trip.
