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Text Chapter 7 Shopping in the Antique Street

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    Although they lost Hongwu Underglaze Red, but with Chenghua Doucai, this autumn auction would at least not be too ugly. Zhou Xia didn't want to hear more about their family's inside story, so she said goodbye to the two of them and left.

    Liu Yuqing asked him to rest and not work overtime. He was still injured.

    Zhou Xia nodded and thanked her. It was a long day for him.

    Now everyone in the auction company is preparing for the most grand autumn auction of the year. After Zhou Xia left Liu Yuqing's office, she helped Wang Chao and the others receive customers who brought collections to the company.

    Wang Chao came over to join in the fun and said to him with a smile, "Zhou Xia, you did a pretty good job. You got another treasure back."

    "It's Mr. Wang who is generous and doesn't care about a little shrimp like me. Of course, this is also the result of Manager Liu treating people with integrity, and others treat him with integrity. He has nothing to do with me, and I still owe the company a lot of debt!"

    "It's just a few hundred thousand, it's a small thing. I don't ask you to pay back the debt. You just need to follow Manager Liu's pace and stay in the company to work peacefully." Wang Chao said with some envy in his words.

    They had already had a heated discussion about the Hongwu underglaze red piece before, and they all felt that even if it was a replica, it was worth hundreds of thousands, but compared to the previous five million, it was on the ground and in the sky.  Hundreds of thousands are nothing to Liu Yuqing and the others. On the contrary, Zhou Xia still has the opportunity to look at Liu Yuqing in a new light and even get close to her.

    Everyone nodded unanimously, whoever is in debt these days is the boss.

    Zhou Xia shook her head repeatedly, "How can that be done? It is natural to pay back debts. I will find a way to return the 450,000 to the company."

    Wang Chao immediately said, "Zhou Xia, you are stupid!"

    "This is a matter of my principles as a human being." Zhou Xia said categorically.

    "What you say is better than what you sing. What do you want in return? Are you going to the antique market to pick up missing pieces?" Zhang Jie sneered, because Zhou Xia is so hypocritical and pretentious this time!  With his small salary, it would take at least ten years to repay these hundreds of thousands, but why did he say it so righteously?  No wonder he would be angry. Zhou Xia made a mistake and broke the porcelain, and owed hundreds of thousands. Instead of being fired, he would be treated like an uncle, which was unworthy of someone like him who worked diligently for the company.

    "Everyone was used to Zhang Jie's temper and didn't bother to pay attention to him. Wang Chao thought about it and said, "It's a good idea to pick up leaks. This is the fastest way to make money."

    Wang Yanli also said, "Indeed, it is simply unrealistic to want to make a fortune with this dead salary."

    Wang Chao said to Zhou Xia, "Zhou Xia, how about we go to the antique market together after get off work. Maybe it will be transferred and picked up!"

    "That's so embarrassing, you all have your own things to do." Zhou Xia actually just wanted to make a fortune quietly.

    Wang Chao said carelessly, "It's okay, let's just go together and have a long experience. If you want to go, sign up now."

    Wang Yanli nodded in agreement, and several colleagues who usually had good relations with Zhou Xia also agreed to go with them, just to relax.  There are several places to sell antiques and collectibles in Donghai. The one closest to the company is the Old Town God's Temple, which has an antique street of about 100 meters.

    Zhou Xia was a little touched. These friends around him really had nothing to say, they were upright and upright, and they didn't have much scheming. He couldn't bear to refuse their kindness.

    When she got off work, Liu Yuqing came out, saw a group of people hanging around, and asked them pleasantly where they planned to go.

    Zhang Jie immediately came out and said with a smile, "They are planning to go to the antique market to pick up missing pieces!"

    Liu Yuqing glanced at Zhou Xia in the crowd, smiled and said, "It's better to look more and buy less. Today's merchants are better than each other, so it's not easy to pick up the slack."

    Wang Chao smiled and said, "We don't have much money, so it's difficult to deceive us. We just go shopping for fun and gain experience."

    "That's fine, everyone, have fun!" Liu Yuqing smiled and didn't say much. She couldn't control what the company employees did after get off work. It would be good for their work if they went to the antique market to learn more. Naturally, she didn't will object.

    She walked away lightly, leaving only her graceful figure for everyone to admire. Wang Chao sighed softly, "Whoever is lucky enough to marry her will have to work hard for at least twenty years. Come on Zhou Xia!"

    In their opinion, the most interesting person is Zhou Xia.

    At this point, Zhang Jie became more and more dissatisfied and muttered, "The toad still wants to eat swan meat and marry Manager Liu. It's just a daydream."

    No one paid any attention to him, so Zhou Xia and the others quickly packed up and left work, then walked to the antique street of the Old Town God's Temple, which only took more than ten minutes to walk.  This is the rush hour after get off work, so taking the bus will take more time.

      Along the way, everyone was talking about the Hongwu underglaze red piece from before. They also admired the master who made it. It can make an old expert like Xu Zhendong stand out. Even if it is a replica, its value is very high.  of.

    The attentive Wang Yanli also comforted Zhou Xia and said, "Everyone says everything will turn out well, Zhou Xia, don't be depressed, maybe it will be a blessing in disguise!"

    Zhou Xia chuckled and said, "Thanks, I hope so too!"

    Wang Chao said optimistically, "Yes, maybe we will catch a big mistake later, pay off the debt in one go, and win the favor of the goddess."

    Everyone was amused by him, and Zhou Xia also said, "Wang Chao, you think this is a TV series!"

    Wang Chao was also happy, "That's not necessarily the case."

    Talking and laughing along the way, we soon arrived at the antique street. With the rise of national collection craze, Donghai, which has always been at the forefront of fashion and has a profound cultural heritage, is no exception. The antique collection market is extremely hot.  This antique street near the Old Town God's Temple has gathered considerable popularity. Many tourists coming to Donghai come to the antique street to join in the onlookers and spend hundreds of dollars to buy back as souvenirs.

    Of course, antique streets are also very particular. Generally speaking, the prices of collections at street stalls outside are much cheaper, while the prices in formal stores are much more expensive.  As for whether there is any genuine product among them, you have to rely on your own eyes to identify it.

    It would not be an exaggeration to say that 99% of the things on this street stall are not genuine.  Of course, there are occasionally genuine products, but even the seller himself doesn't know whether they are genuine, otherwise he would definitely find a channel to sell them at a high price.  Today's businessmen are very shrewd, and it is not easy to take advantage of them.

    What Zhou Xia and the others want to visit is the antique collection market that is set up like a street stall outside.

    The price is not expensive, and the possibility of picking up leaks is much higher than in a regular store. It is suitable for Zhou Xia and other people who are cash-strapped.

    He also kept in mind the principle Liu Yuqing told him. No matter what, when buying things in such an antique collection market, don¡¯t buy them as genuine.  As for the antique dealers, they must be selling them as genuine products, and they will be counted as one.

    Although it was already afternoon, this antique street was still very popular. Wang Chao and others were in high spirits, gearing up to get ready for a big fight.

    Infected by the atmosphere, Zhou Xia also joined in to see if it was really possible to pick up something.

    Among the group, Zhou Xia is the only one who has a better vision now. He has rich theoretical knowledge and often goes out with Liu Yuqing and has learned a lot. Wang Yanli and the others are all halfway monks and have not studied systematically, so they are poor in theory and practice.  So they all follow his lead.  Once he discovers something, bring it to his attention. If he doesn't nod, no one will buy it.

    But no matter what Zhou Xia saw, or what Wang Chao and the others picked through, they found nothing that made his eyes shine.  Most of the things in this market are fakes, and many of them are the kind of bad fakes that even beginners can't deceive, and now they are all openly displayed.

    Zhou Xia shook his head when he saw it. Wang Chao, who was walking in front, turned around and asked them all to watch the fun.

    It turned out that a tourist couple in their forties were quarreling. The husband liked a porcelain bowl stamped with the Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty and wanted to buy it. The wife firmly refused to allow him to buy it, saying it was a waste of money. She also asked him, "Kangxi porcelain."  Can you buy it for a few hundred yuan?¡±

    The husband thought he had picked it up and missed it, so he murmured in a low voice, "This is from a folk kiln. Although it is not worth much now, it will definitely increase in value in the future. Even if it is true or false, you can just buy it and take it home to serve as a meal."

    But the wife sneered at this, "It's nice to buy it and take it home to eat. Do you dare to eat with this bowl? There are no bowls in the supermarket. They only cost a few yuan each. With your hundreds of yuan, I can buy a bunch of brand new ones."  of porcelain.¡±

    The vendor couldn¡¯t help but interjected, ¡°This is a collection of antiques, and it¡¯s not the same concept as the dishes in the supermarket.¡±

    The wife glared angrily, "I think the quality of your porcelain is worse than that of the supermarket. You dare to use it to deceive people and sell it for such a high price. Be careful, I will report you to the public security bureau."

    "Sister, if you don't bring this kind of porcelain, I won't sell this porcelain in the main store!" The vendor was speechless when he encountered such a customer. Although this is a fact, it's better not to say anything. The entire antique collection shop is like this.

    "How can that be done? We have agreed." The husband still wanted to make a final struggle.

    "You know the truth, otherwise you, a liar, would have a hard time." The wife, who did not forget to warn the street vendor, dragged her husband away, telling him how he had ruined his family's fortune.

    After Zhou Xia and the others watched it lively, they also discussed that although her words were very arrogant, they actually meant exactly the same thing.  Once collected with antiquesIf you take advantage of it, the price of ordinary things will be many times more expensive. No wonder so many people are openly engaged in this largest legal counterfeiting industry in history.

    The porcelain bowl that her husband wanted to buy, Zhou Xia only glanced at it briefly and concluded that it was definitely a fake from Xinfang, and the quality was very poor.  He has seen too much, and he must not listen to these vendors telling them that it is from a folk kiln, or think that they have picked it up and missed it.  Over there in Jingdezhen, there is mass production, and it is estimated that it only costs two or three yuan a piece, so this cost is almost negligible.  But when you get to the vendors, you can become a Kangxi folk kiln with a few words, and the price can easily be hundreds or thousands of dollars. The profits are indeed very high, but everyone enjoys shopping.

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