Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 366: Porcelain from the Great Ming Kangxi Era
"Although we’ve almost finished talking with the Ugly Group, since Ali joined in, let’s discuss it further."
Seeing that his management team didn’t want to sell the company, Chen Yiyang didn’t say anything and decided to let them wait a bit longer.
Today’s intel, a misprinted porcelain: Someone is selling a Qing Dynasty porcelain bowl on Lin’an Antique Street. Buying this bowl means a successful bargain.
The locations and item pictures are attached on the second page.
Waking up in the morning without receiving the call he was waiting for, Chen Yiyang opened his phone.
He found that today’s bargain intel had pushed him some antique information.
Having not gone out much these days, after breakfast, Chen Yiyang leisurely rode his bike over.
He hadn’t visited Antique Street in a while, and it was as bustling as ever.
Looking around, Chen Yiyang bought two commemorative badges, not sure if they were real, but they were cheap enough.
Only then did he arrive at the stall mentioned in the bargain intel.
"Everyone come look, this stall owner is blatantly deceiving us, treating us like fools."
When Chen Yiyang walked over, a man was shouting loudly.
A crowd had already gathered around.
Chen Yiyang curiously poked his head over.
"Look at this, does it make sense?! Selling such obviously fake items as real ones, don’t you feel ashamed deceiving us?"
"But this really is a family heirloom," the young stall owner said with an aggrieved expression. "My grandfather told me, this porcelain bowl was left by his grandfather, it’s definitely an old item."
"Old item, my foot," the man directly spat at the young stall owner.
"What’s going on?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously.
He noticed the young stall owner’s stall only had a single porcelain bowl displayed.
This should be the item mentioned in the bargain intel.
"This young guy doesn’t know the rules here, just occupied a spot to set up a stall, and is selling fake antiques." Seeing someone asking, the man immediately explained his reason for cursing.
Having dealt with clever people for a long time, Chen Yiyang could easily pinpoint the key points in people’s words.
Clearly, the man wasn’t really mad about selling fake antiques.
After all, even though it’s called Antique Street, barely ten real antiques might be found along this whole street.
The man’s real reason seemed to be that the young guy didn’t understand the rules and took someone’s spot or didn’t offer a kickback.
So the man was here to cause trouble.
However, the reason for calling out fake goods was quite novel.
"This is truly a family heirloom," the young stall owner tried to argue.
But the man pointed directly at the porcelain bowl and said, "Do you dare to turn it over and let everyone see it?"
Under everyone’s gaze, the young stall owner turned over the porcelain bowl on his stall.
Hmm.
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
Because on the back of the porcelain bowl were inscribed six large characters.
Made in the Kangxi Era of the Great Ming.
"Young man, you’re ignorant!"
Previously, a few people who couldn’t stand the man’s cursing also couldn’t defend the young guy now.
Those who sell antiques here might not all be experts, but they surely have basic historical knowledge.
How could the Kangxi Era have anything to do with the Great Ming?
Who in their right mind would mark porcelain made in the Kangxi Era of the Great Qing with the Great Ming?
Bored of life?
And even if someone dared, would this porcelain bowl still be around today?
After all, such a bowl would have been used daily back then.
"Was your ancestor a member of the Heaven and Earth Society aiming to restore the Ming using this mark?!" The man, seeing the young stall owner obediently turn over the bowl, spoke even more arrogantly. "Do you know what year the Kangxi Era was? Which dynasty? Yet you say Great Ming Kangxi Era!"
Chen Yiyang also couldn’t understand this Great Ming Kangxi Era marking.
But, the bargain intel mentioned buying this porcelain bowl meant a profitable venture.
Could it be there’s some rare treasure hidden inside the bowl?
That seems impossible, could ancient people hide things inside porcelain?
Nevertheless, trusting the bargain intel, Chen Yiyang decided to buy the porcelain bowl.
So he asked the stall owner, "How much are you planning to sell this for?"
"Two hundred thousand," the young man cautiously replied.
"Young and already crazy?"
As soon as the stall owner mentioned this price, the crowd dispersed in laughter.
They initially thought the young man was mistakenly selling a modern crafted item as an antique.
But after hearing the two hundred thousand price, they assumed the young man was mad.
If something from the Great Ming Kangxi Era could sell for two hundred thousand.
Then their bronze pieces from last week could fetch millions.
"You kid really dare to ask," the man who cursed before wasn’t about to let the young man off, saying directly, "Let it be today, but if you dare come here and occupy a spot again, I’ll throw both you and your bowl out!"
Two hundred thousand.
Chen Yiyang looked at the porcelain bowl, then at the young man.
Two hundred thousand was quite a high price indeed.
But the bargain intel didn’t specify a price range for it to be a profitable deal.
That leaves only one possibility.
This is a priceless item, any amount spent on it would be a steal.
Of course, if Chen Yiyang really transferred two hundred thousand on the spot to buy the bowl, he might be taken for a fake buyer hired by the stall owner.
After some thought, Chen Yiyang asked the young man, "Have you had lunch, want to grab something to eat at the nearby restaurant?"
"Okay." The young man seemed hungry, plus after being humiliated by the crowd, he knew his item wouldn’t sell, so he took the bowl, packed up, and followed Chen Yiyang to eat.
"Be careful he doesn’t scam you."
Seeing Chen Yiyang take the stall owner away, the man from before kindly warned him.
"I’m Chen, you can call me Brother Chen."
"I’m Yu Dong," the young man introduced himself.
Chen Yiyang simply ordered a couple of small dishes and continued chatting with the young man.
"Are you still studying?"
"No, I’m graduated, applying for jobs."
"Ran out of money for food and rent, so you’re trying to sell things?" Chen Yiyang asked.
"This porcelain bowl really was left to me by my grandfather," Yu Dong hesitated before speaking honestly, "I’m selling it because a family member is sick and needs money urgently. I’m not lying."
"Hmm." Chen Yiyang nodded.
Seeing Chen Yiyang’s lack of reaction, Yu Dong visibly became more dejected.
Though not from a prestigious school, he was educated.
He knew how ludicrous the inscription ’’Made in the Kangxi Era of the Great Ming’’ was on an antique.
