MTL - Treasure Hunt America-Chapter 44 driven to distraction
Ask for collection, ask for recommendation!
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"Quick, take out those three lamps and show me?"
After welcoming Jin Muchen into the store, Old Rick was not polite to him. After dealing with him last time, the two were already quite familiar with each other.
Jin Muchen was holding a cardboard box in his hand, which contained the three brand-new lamps. He put the cardboard box at the back of the store, on Old Rick's desk, just as he was about to open it, suddenly the doorbell at the door of the store rang, and someone pushed The door came in.
Rick and Jin Muchen looked up and saw that Rick's face was a little unpleasant, but he quickly adjusted.
And when Jin Muchen saw the guy who came in, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. It's really a narrow road for the enemy, why is this guy again?
It turned out that the person who came in at this time happened to be the Dujohnny I met at the Bentley's house the day before yesterday, but this time, the guy looked far less impressive than the previous time.
A panda eye, with plaster still attached to the bridge of the nose, a bruise on his face, and a limp when walking. Jin Muchen only gave him two light strokes that day, but to him, it was definitely a serious injury. .
"why is it you again?"
When Jin Muchen saw the person coming, this guy also saw Jin Muchen standing next to Old Rick, and couldn't help but shouted.
But this mouth is funny, the two front teeth are all gone, the upper gums are dark, and there is some air leakage when speaking.
"You know each other?"
Seeing such a scene, old Rick couldn't help but turn his head and ask Jin Muchen to arrive.
"Haha, I saw each other two days ago, so I don't know you very well!"
Jin Muchen replied lightly, and Old Rick turned his head to look at Du Qianni again, and finally suppressed the doubts in his heart, and then went up to meet him.
"Hey! Johnny, you're a busy man, why are you free to come to me today?"
It seems that Rick has known this Dujohnny before, and he is not generally familiar with it.
Du Qiangni tried hard to put a smile on his face, but he was unsuccessful. Now his whole face is stiff, and he dare not move easily, because any movement will affect the wound on his face, which will make him even worse. pain.
These are all thanks to the guy in front of him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but give Jin Muchen a vicious look, but when he saw Jin Muchen smiling coldly at him, showing his white teeth, he immediately glared at him. Feeling a sudden chill in the body, the boy's icy eyes were like a ferocious beast.
If he went to **** him off again, he would probably break his neck, and Dujani absolutely believed that guy could do it.
So he hurriedly lowered his head, he came to do business today, not to get angry with this guy.
Mad, I managed to photograph a bowl that day, but today I have to shoot that bowl. The last time I called a trailer from Long Island, those guys are really good at killing people.
It's just to tow the car from Long Island to Manhattan's Chinatown, and he actually asked himself $500, and that's not counting repairs, so now he has to sell the good things in his hand to exchange some money and smooth it out. deficit.
"I just picked up an item two days ago. I think it's good, so I'll show it to you? The seller said that it was a best-selling china in Europe in the 18th century, or it was used by European nobles. After I went back and studied it, I think it should be, so I will send it to you, and see what price you can give?"
Johnny said to Rick, who was approaching, Rick took him to the reception area, and then Johnny didn't have any ink, he took out a large pizza box from the large backpack beside him, and opened it. , which contained the same pastel china plate taken from the Bentleys that day.
Rick doesn't know much about pure Chinese-style porcelain, but he knows a lot about this kind of export porcelain, which is specifically aimed at Chinese porcelain in the Western market. It can even be said that the theoretical knowledge is very rich.
As soon as he started to use the plate, he felt that it was not quite right.
However, there are some problems with the glossy color of this plate. Those old export porcelains are generally warm and pure in color. After all, they were all made of charcoal fired kilns at that time.
However, in the case of modern handicraft porcelain, due to the improvement of the craftsmanship, the kiln has not been used for a long time, and because the price is cheap, many of them are shoddy, and there are many shortcomings in the craftsmanship.
Although the color of this porcelain plate is very beautiful and the picture is very beautiful, but looking at the degree of moisturization, it is not the kind of old pit charcoal fire, it is definitely a product of modern craftsmanship.
Looking at the picture in the middle of the plate, it is full of loopholes. In the picture of the farmer picking fruit, the clothes on the farmer's body are not right, so it is not the clothes worn by European farmers at all. The style of the clothes is actually Chinese. Ancient farmer's clothes.
When you think about the Ming and Qing Dynasties, those export porcelains that strived for perfection would make such low-level mistakes?
Just seeing this, Rick didn't want to watch any more, he just smiled at this Dujani, and pushed the plate back to him.
"Johnny, there's something wrong with your plate, so I can't have it?"
"what?"
When he heard this, Du Qianni felt like a five thunderbolt hit the top? how can that be? At the auction that day, there were many antique experts snapping it up. Why wasn't this plate right?
"You see the color of your plate is wrong in the first place, and the dress the farmer is wearing on this pastel drawing..."
Rick pointed out the wrong places on the plate one by one to Dujohnny, who was already stunned at this time.
He is really a two-knife in the business of antiques. In the beginning, it was because of an accident that he picked up a big bargain, and it was precisely because of this experience that he entered the business.
Although I have also made up for a piece of knowledge about antiques, in the final analysis, it is only half a bucket of water, so it is not surprising that I have been pitted like this this time.
"Rick, even if it's fake, it must be worth a lot of money, right? You're taking a good look at how finely crafted this china plate is and how perfect the painting is? It's worth thousands of dollars, right?"
At this time, Du Qiangni was completely in a mess. He couldn't believe that he had gone wrong. At this time, he was like a drowning person who wanted to catch a life-saving straw.
Rick smiled bitterly at this time: "Johnny, you are also my old customer, I will definitely not lie to you, the porcelain plate you brought, according to my estimation, is from China in the 1990s. In the mainland, handicrafts are circulated. The current market price is about 50 yuan, which is quite expensive. If you don't believe it, you can go to a few handicraft stores around here to see, they have similar handicrafts there. If you don't believe my judgment, you can take this porcelain plate and go to another place to sell it and see if they will accept it!"
Rick's words completely shocked Du Qiangni, so the 9,110 yuan was lost? Thinking about the car that was smashed and the punctured tires, what a huge loss this trip!
"I told you a long time ago that you don't understand shit, so just go back and pretend to be a nouveau riche and learn to play antiques with others? Do you understand such an elegant art? It's alright now, I lost all my losing pants. , can't even pretend to be a nouveau riche? Why don't you hurry back to Chinatown and fry your hor fun, uncle? Is such an elegant antique art really not something you can play?"
Looking at Du Qiangni, who was in a daze, although he was miserable, Jin Muchen couldn't help but come over and step on him.
Jin Muchen doesn't have the slightest affection for such a person who has abandoned his ancestors and only likes to kneel and lick foreigners' garbage. He has gotten to the point where he deserves it, and Jin Muchen won't pity him at all.
Looking at the contemptuous smile on Jin Muchen's face who was standing next to him, Du Qiangni only felt a pot of cold water pouring down his head, which made him feel completely cold, and then thought about the scene when he bid for this porcelain plate that day, Immediately understood.
"Bastard, are you cheating on me?"
He stood up and roared at Jin Muchen. Jin Muchen didn't mean to get used to him at all. His face suddenly turned to one side, and he stared at this guy coldly: "Do you have the guts to say it again?"
Jin Muchen took a sharp look, like a blade, and swept across Du Qiangni's face, shaving his face painfully, his nerves were tense, and the muscles on his face twitched, and his face was immediately involved. A sharp pain pierced his mind from the wound on the top of his head, and the painful memory of being beaten by this guy that day suddenly flashed through his mind.
Although it was just a punch and a kick, it still hurts to this day. Du Qiang suddenly felt his crotch was wet and his legs were a little weak.
"You're blind, don't blame others for your poor level. You've lost your pants, so why don't you go back and make money by frying rice noodles? What upstarts are you pretending to be here?"
Jin Muchen's words can be said to be heart-wrenching. Du Qiang, who was opposite him, blushed like a crab because of his irony, but he didn't dare to turn against him face-to-face.
"Don't hurry up and get out of here, don't you want to be embarrassed here? Hurry up, get out, Rick and I, we still have business to discuss!"
Jin Muchen continued to scold this Du Qianni and said, this guy is now as virtuous as a bereaved dog, and I really don't want him to dangle in front of him again, making it annoying.
"Humph! Do you think this is your home? Why don't I leave? This is Rick's shop, you have no right to drive me away! I have bad eyesight, I admit it, but I want to see you. What good things can a paper man have? Don't just collect some garbage from others, come here to cheat, right?"
Being scolded by Jin Muchen for a while, this Du Qiangni is also on fire. When did such a Yankee dare to show off his power in front of him?
