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    Chapter 133: Fighting

    Xu Yaohui understood deeply. He felt that there was no need to look at this blue and white porcelain.

    He asked Zhou Xia and Liu Yuqing to do the appraisal first, while he continued to fight with Yang Tianhong and Xu Songmin.

    Xu Songmin and the others also expected that Zhou Xia and Liu Yuqing came with them, and they were definitely not here for fun.  As for the younger generation, it¡¯s always good to look at things, learn more, and gain more knowledge.

    ¡° Moreover, Xu Songmin also knew Liu Yuqing. They were both from the Donghai circle and she was a well-known beauty. Even if Liu Yuqing didn¡¯t remember him, he still remembered that Liu Yuanshan had such an outstanding granddaughter who could stand alone at a young age.

    Zhou Xia and Liu Yuqing had no intention of listening to what they said, let alone getting involved.

    Zhou Xia thought that if he could get this precious cultural relic, the price should not be too high. In essence, he was still poorer than Si Si and could not afford a high price.

    As for Liu Yuqing, her purpose of coming here is, on the one hand, to examine Zhou Xia's performance and to experience firsthand how he obtained his extraordinary record.  Come on second!  She has never given up studying. Instead of waiting for food in a restaurant, she might as well go out and see more things and gain more experience.  The education provided by the Liu family is quite successful. Liu Yuqing knows deeply that doing this business requires continuous accumulation, and the accumulated experience and abilities are her own, and others cannot take them away even if they want to.

    No, even Zhou Xia is not complacent about his previous achievements. He is still constantly looking for opportunities to improve himself. Liu Yuqing is very pleased with this and has given him a lot of encouragement and support.  At the same time, this is not a spur to her.  She is always a competitive person. Although she may not be as talented as Zhou Xia, it will be very embarrassing if she is pulled too far.

    Let¡¯s not talk about the performance of this Hongwu blue and white porcelain.

    Just from Xu Songmin¡¯s confident and comfortable attitude, it can be seen that he has full confidence in this thing.

    Liu Yuqing is a good expert in appraisal, and she has her own unique experience in the world of people, especially in looking at people.  Otherwise, she would not have been able to discover a talent like Zhou Xia.

    Putting these aside, just looking at the performance of this blue and white porcelain moon vase, it does live up to everyone's expectations for it.

    Let¡¯s talk about the shape first.

    Hold the moon bottle.

    It has a small mouth, a straight neck, and two ears on the side of the neck. It is named because the belly of the bottle resembles a full moon, and is also called "Baoyue Vase".

    It is a relatively common shape in the porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, the most famous one was the blue and white moon-holding vase from Yongle and Xuande.

    "However, the shape of the moon-holding vase in front of me is similar to the blue and white moon-holding vase from Xuande in Yongle, but there are still considerable differences in specific performance.

    First of all, it¡¯s the hair color of this blue and white flower.

    Compared with Yongxuan blue and white, it is much dimmer, and it is considered a unique gray-blue color of Hongwu.

    Anyone who plays porcelain knows that Ming Taizu Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang liked underglaze red. During the Hongwu period, the most famous porcelain was also underglaze red.  During his reign, underglaze red porcelain was mainly fired, while blue and white porcelain was fired relatively rarely.

    It was the later King of Yan, Zhu Di, who caused his nephew Emperor Jianwen to rebel and came to power. In the firing of porcelain, he showed a completely different side of his bloodthirsty and violent character.  The blue and white porcelain of the Yongle period is so dignified, beautiful, elegant and exquisite that it is really surprising and fully illustrates the versatility of people.

    Not only Liu Yuqing, but also Zhou Xia, when she learned about this period of history, even wondered whether Zhu Di might have deliberately opposed his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, which was clearly shown on the porcelain.

    Zhu Yuanzhang liked the bright and majestic underglaze red.  Zhu Di felt that it would be meaningless to follow the same old path as him, and it would not reflect his own personality. He had to make blue and white porcelain that was different from Zhu Yuanzhang's and better than the previous emperor.

    Otherwise, how can we explain that this Yongle blue and white porcelain has surpassed the classic Yuan blue and white porcelain in one fell swoop, setting a precedent for a generation, and is more than one step ahead of the Hongwu blue and white porcelain.

    Ignore these random guesses, the two of them are just looking at the performance of the blue and white porcelain.

    Liu Yuqing has seen only a few pieces of Hongwu blue and white porcelain, but this does not hinder her understanding of this blue and white porcelain. Only in the Hongwu period, blue and white porcelain can perform like this.

    This is also because of the materials used. Only the domestic Leping material can show this typical gray-blue blue and white. The color of this blue and white is much darker than the Yongxuan blue and white, and even Yuan blue and white.

    This was also the Hongwu period, and they preferred underglaze red and were not very fond of blue and white.Due to the lack of sight.

    After Zhou Xia got his hands on the genuine product, he was wondering why the system recognized it as a precious cultural relic. He felt that there was nothing particularly outstanding about this thing among the blue and white porcelain.

    It is incomparable to other Yongxuan blue and white pieces. Compared to the Hongwu period jade pot spring vase, which sold for more than 20 million yuan and had a stable color, there is a huge difference.

    If you want to find faults, Zhou Xia can pick out a lot, not to mention Chong and Xiaoque, the blue and white hair color, the craftsmanship of tire repair, and even the porcelain tire, because it is Raozhou jade soil, the performance is not  The kaolin of Yongxuan blue and white performs well. It is refined and refined, with pure texture and relatively few impurities. This moon bottle is relatively rough.

    Zhou Xia thought about it and could only think of one reason. Could it be because this blue and white porcelain is relatively rare.

    Or, this was not fired during the reign of Hongwu and Zhu Yuanzhang at all.

    Rather, it was a work produced during the reign of Emperor Jianwen?

    This is quite possible.

    Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen only reigned for four years before he was ousted by his uncle Zhu Di and disappeared.  In order to show his legitimacy as emperor, Zhu Di removed the reign name of Emperor Jianwen. He changed the fourth year of Jianwen to the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu, and Hongwu was born four years longer.

    It is said that history is written by the victors, but Zhu Di did not mention the change of the reign name. After becoming emperor, he wanted to erase all evidence of Emperor Jianwen's reign.  The history books suffered, and along with it, the items and porcelain fired during the reign of Emperor Jianwen also suffered.

    Because Emperor Jianwen was nowhere to be found, he sent people to search everywhere, but unfortunately they failed to do so and became one of the most bizarre cases in history.

    Zhou Xia pondered this. If this blue and white porcelain was fired during the reign of Emperor Jianwen, it might become the basis for systematic identification of precious cultural relics.

    The rarer things are more valuable!

    Of course, in modern times, when people identify porcelain, they still habitually refer to the porcelain fired in the Jianwen and Hongwu periods as Hongwu porcelain.  The porcelain of the Jianwen period is not divided separately.

    On the one hand, go with the flow.

    On the other hand, it is not easy to be prepared to identify the age of porcelain.

    Even if there are age-detection instruments such as thermoluminescence, it is still very difficult to be accurate to the year.

    From this, Zhou Xia became more aware of how powerful his archaeological identification system was.

    If this were to spread, a lot of experts and scholars would ask him to come over for appraisal.  As long as we know the approximate age of some porcelains that cannot be dated, as well as uncertain calligraphy and painting works, we can make a qualitative leap in our research work.

    Not to mention that the system is accurate to the specific year.

    After that, Zhou Xia let the system do the appraisal.

    The final conclusion was, ¡°The object was created in 1402 AD.¡±

    Now Zhou Xia fully understood that this piece of porcelain might be the last batch of porcelain fired during the reign of the gentle and cowardly Emperor Jianwen.  It is not easy for such a piece of porcelain to be handed down intact without being broken into several parts.

    And the blue and white porcelain after that will belong to Yongle blue and white porcelain.

    After figuring this out, Zhou Xia started thinking about how to get this thing at the lowest cost.

    He also took the time to look at Yang Tianhong's performance. He seemed to like this thing more. Once competition starts, the price will go up.  Zhou Xia is still a little unsure about the balance.

    But he must take this thing down. In this way, he will have four precious cultural relics in his collection!  Although he was far away from the goal of 100 pieces, he felt that it was achievable. Only in this way could he be motivated. If he really set an unattainable goal, Zhou Xia would not have the confidence to pursue it.

    "Zhou Xia, what do you think of this thing?" Liu Yuqing asked Zhou Xia after seeing it. She wanted to hear his opinion.

    "Very good, the blue and white porcelain of the early Ming Dynasty is correct, but it is definitely not the Yongxuan blue and white porcelain." Zhou Xia answered skillfully.

    Liu Yuqing smiled, and she had the same idea, "Why don't you ask Uncle Xu to see if he has the intention to buy it. I think Boss Xu also knows very well that this porcelain is genuine, and it is difficult to lower the price.  Come down."

    "I would like to collect this piece of porcelain! Please help me think of a way." Zhou Xia expressed his own thoughts.

    When he said this, Liu Yuqing felt a little surprised, "Hey, this blue and white porcelain, IYour performance is not particularly good. Why do you suddenly want to collect it?  "

    Zhou Xia also replied, "We are collecting things! We always have to collect some things for ourselves, and there is no point in exchanging them all. And we have also discussed before, the price of this Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain  It will definitely not fall, even if it is a long-term investment! It¡¯s just that I am not strong enough now. I can¡¯t afford to collect Yuan blue and white and Yongxuan blue and white porcelain. The price of this Hongwu blue and white porcelain is not high. If the price is right, I still have a chance to try it.  Just for a moment. Otherwise, when I go out in the future, I will be embarrassed to say that I am a collector."

    Liu Yuqing smiled and said, "That's the same thing. We can't forget the true meaning of our collection. Then we have to discuss it with Uncle Xu later. I think Boss Yang is also quite interested in this thing."

    ¡°Just try to get it at the lowest price, but you can¡¯t make it cheaper for Boss Xu.¡± This is Zhou Xia¡¯s bottom line.

    Liu Yuqing made it clear, and she also suggested that it would be better for Zhou Xia to propose it herself.

    Xu Yaohui, if Zhou Xia wants to collect it, he will definitely not compete with him, nor will he shamelessly say that they will collect it in partnership.

    Xu Songmin knew Liu Yuqing. Relatively speaking, Zhou Xia was a strange face. Neither Yang Tianhong nor Xu Songmin knew his details, so there was a lot of room for improvement.

    Zhou Xia thought about it, and it was not like he had never done it shirtless before.

    That¡¯s it!

    The two of them had reached a consensus over here, and Xu Yaohui and the others were also fighting fiercely over there.

    In fact, at this time, Xu Yaohui had completely given up thinking about this blue and white porcelain. When he was in the antique business, he always bought low and sold high. If there was no profit, no matter how good it was, he would not touch it.  Unless it's something he's really passionate about and wants to collect.

    At this moment, he didn¡¯t really want to fulfill Xu Songmin¡¯s wish and compete with Yang Tianhong for such a piece of porcelain.

    Xu Songmin has eyes and ears in all directions, and naturally he has not forgotten to take care of the two young people brought by Xu Yaohui, especially Liu Yuqing, who he cannot ignore.  After watching the two people appraise the porcelain, Xu Songmin asked them with a confident face how the porcelain performed and whether they liked it or not.

    Zhou Xia also replied, "Boss Xu's piece of Hongwu blue and white porcelain has many minor flaws, but considering that it is indeed a genuine Hongwu product from tomorrow morning, it is still acceptable and there is no harm in collecting it. Of course, the price cannot be too high.  Outrageous.¡±

    After hearing Zhou Xia say that he wanted to collect this piece of porcelain, Xu Yaohui suddenly felt that this matter was not easy to handle.

    "Well, the benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom! As long as everyone competes fairly." Xu Songmin was beaming with joy. He was afraid that the old fox Xu Yaohui would see through his intentions and deliberately not compete with Yang Tianhong.

    It¡¯s good now, Zhou Xia, a stupid young man, jumped out. No matter what, Xu Songmin can reap the maximum benefits.

    ¡°Maybe, because of this piece of porcelain, Xu Yaohui and Yang Tianhong could become enemies. This was the scene he wanted to see the most.

    In fact, as long as Zhou Xia shows a little bit of interest, Xu Songmin can climb up.  What's more, judging from Zhou Xia's intention, he still really wants to collect it.

    Yang Tianhong felt a little stunned after listening to Zhou Xia's words. If Xu Yaohui was fighting with him, he would think it was nothing. Knowing Xu Yaohui's identity as an antique merchant, it would be absolutely unprofitable and both sides would be very restrained.

    But the young man he brought here is hard to say.

    There are so many young people nowadays who don¡¯t take money seriously.

    For them, it is quite satisfying to pay money to step on people, especially those who are more famous, which is what they like to do the most.

    Yang Tianhong doesn¡¯t want to be the target of being stepped on. Of course, he will be more rational. It depends on Zhou Xia¡¯s performance.  Judging from the current situation, Zhou Xia doesn't want to fight with him yet, and he also shows kindness in his words.

    ¡°But this thing is what Yang Tianhong likes, so naturally he won¡¯t let it go so easily.

    Since it has become a competitive situation, it is meaningless to say that it is useless. It depends on the bids of the two people.

    Xu Songmin was also very good at grasping the atmosphere and said, "We are all friends, and I don't want to see everyone get hurt because of this. Otherwise, how about each of you writing a price on a piece of paper and giving it to me. The one with the highest price will get it."  ?¡±

    Such a situation is naturally unfavorable to Zhou Xia. If he was too low, it would be a huge regret to let Yang Tianhong snatch it away.  If the offer was too high, it would be possible to get it, but for a profiteer like Xu Songmin, it would be too cheap.

    At the moment, Zhou XiaHe shook his head and said, "Isn't this good? Boss Xu, why don't you give me a price? Mr. Yang and I will bid in person. How about we give it to the one who gives the highest price?"

    Yang Tianhong first shook his head to express his opposition to Xu Songmin's method of concealing the mark, and then nodded to express his agreement with Zhou Xia's opinion, "I think it's okay. Everyone on the left and right is a sensible person. It's not good to be so secretive. Young man, there's a problem  Collecting is a good thing, isn¡¯t that how we came here in the first place?¡±

    Xu Yaohui also hurriedly tried to smooth things over. He had already seen that Zhou Xia was very determined, but he was unwilling to take advantage of Xu Songmin. At this time, he naturally had to make some efforts.  On the one hand, it is best to maintain a good image and build a good relationship with Yang Tianhong and turn him into a customer.  On the other hand, Zhou Xia is now his pillar of support. Since he wants to collect this thing, he naturally has his own ideas. He just needs to fully support him.

    Faced with the unanimous demands of several people, Xu Songmin had no choice but to give up his previous idea, and then he offered the car a million yuan.

    This time, Zhou Xia and Yang Tianhong shook their heads together. Yang Tianhong also said, "Boss Xu, your blue and white moon bottle has so many small problems. Let alone one million, two hundred thousand is not worth it. I  The maximum I can give is 180,000."

    Zhou Xia also said that this thing is not worth one million. He also said, "This kind of Hongwu blue and white porcelain has a dull color. Even if it is completely intact, I think it is only worth about two hundred thousand."

    Xu Songmin thought Zhou Xia was a fool before, but now, he has completely regarded him as a little fox.  The two of them bargained too hard. Of course, it was true that he himself had made the price exaggerated.

    Xu Songmin thought for a while, made a decision quickly, and reported his psychological price very readily, "Everyone here is also a knowledgeable person, so we won't talk about the false ones, and I won't mention the one million.  As for the price, I¡¯ll just tell you, I will never sell it for less than 300,000, and the rest is up to you two.¡±

    Zhou Xia and Yang Tianhong looked at each other. They had been a bit harsh in their counteroffer before, and they both knew that now the three hundred thousand was already the bottom line of Xu Songmin's price.

    Although the Hongwu blue and white porcelain of the Ming Dynasty has some problems such as poor color development, it is genuine. The price of 300,000 yuan is not high nor low.

    "I'll add a thousand yuan!" Yang Tianhong said first. He also wanted to test Zhou Xia's bottom line.

    "I'll add five thousand yuan." Zhou Xia immediately stated his position.

    Yang Tianhong felt a little nervous in his heart, but he was not to be outdone, "Then I will pay 310,000."

    "Three hundred and fifteen thousand!" Zhou Xia kept moving forward at a constant speed.

    "Three hundred and twenty thousand!" Yang Tianhong was also very cautious, obviously not wanting to take advantage of Xu Songmin.

    Zhou Xia also continued to add 5,000, and Yang Tianhong followed suit, reaching 350,000.

    Zhou Xia still firmly expressed that he would continue. For him, even if it really costs one million, he still has to get it.

    But Yang Tianhong calculated it in his heart and felt that if it were more, the investment would be obviously not worthwhile and it would exceed his expectations.  Although Ming blue and white porcelain has maintained an overall growth rate, the price increase has not been much, so there is no need to spend money on it.  (To be continued.
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