Chapter 194 Let’s Have some Hard Food (Two Chapters in One)

"Are there any more labels like this?" Zhang Yang's tone gradually became excited.

If the cultural relics on display were stolen, it would be a lot of fun.

"If there are none, just give me two and let me choose one."

"But I think if I'm more straightforward and buy both of them, the other party will show me more goods in his hands."

Chen Yanguang's thinking is indeed different from that of ordinary people. Zhang Yang is still analyzing whether the things are real or fake, while the other party is already thinking about what to do after buying the first batch.

This degree of thinking jumps, worthy of being a natural leek.

"If the price is right, you can pay a deposit first to see the real thing. This label looks real at the moment." Zhang Yang suggested rationally.

The authentic Yongle blue and white moon-embracing vase is worth millions of dollars, so it's better to be safe.

If foreigners use Chinese cultural relics to cut leeks, Zhang Yang is afraid that Chen Yanguang will not be able to hold back.

"Okay, then you wait for me for at most thirty seconds."

Chen Yanguang made an OK gesture to the camera.

"Is it so efficient?" Zhang Yang looked at the other party in surprise.

It was 2:30 in the afternoon in Linhai, isn't it early morning in London?

Getting up so early to trade PY, the antiquities dealers are too dedicated.

But the actual situation seems to be true.

On the other side of the video, Chen Yanguang raised his eyebrows, turned his head and said two words to the person next to him who was not on camera:

"Money."

Zhang Yang could see clearly that they seemed to be in a very modern conference room.

It looked very much like the environment of the Linhai Auction House.

In the video, a foreigner said in authentic London English:

"You are so generous, Mr. Chen."

[Oh my! Live broadcast of antiquities trading? ]

[Too fierce, talking about business while asking for reinforcements]

[I guess the foreigner thought that the leeks were contacting the consultant at home]

[The time of this transaction is very consistent with my imagination of criminals]

"Let's appreciate this porcelain together first."

After the foreigner finished speaking, there was a sound of unzipping the suitcase, and at the same time Chen Yanguang controlled the camera to flip, and the video perspective changed to a round table.

The real thing is here.

Zhang Yang put his face close to the screen, staring at the Ruyi Moon Bottle in the video, which is said to be the blue and white porcelain of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

The Moon Bottle, also known as the Baoyue Bottle, is named because the bottle body looks like a full moon.

The word "Ruyi" in the name refers to the "ears" on both sides of the bottle mouth, which are in the shape of Ruyi.

The bottle body is painted with a fruitful lychee tree, a typical "broken branch fruit pattern".

"Name: Ruyi Moon Bottle"

"Material: Kaolin, Sumaliqing"

"Production time: 1420"

"Detailed information: The blue and white porcelain produced during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty has an elegant shape, beautiful patterns, and rich blue and white colors, showing the first peak of blue and white porcelain in the Ming Dynasty. This artifact is suspected to be a cultural relic in the British Museum and has a very high collection value."

After Zhang Yang looked at the patterns of the Moon Bottle itself, combined with the information of the item, the first thought that came to his mind was:

It's not suspected, it must be!

The year is correct;

The patterns are exactly the same, Zhang Yang has searched for pictures of the museum collection online for comparison;

There is even a label of the museum collection;

This is the real thing!

It makes sense that the seller sells it with a label, because without the label as evidence, this thing will definitely be regarded as a high imitation.

It's just like the National Treasure Gang saying "My piece is real, the one in the National Museum is fake."

In fact, it is using the label as evidence of "orderly inheritance."

Chen Yanguang originally wanted to take a look, but when he stretched out his hand halfway, he suddenly stopped and asked Zhang Yang:

"Is there any obvious problem?"

"There is no problem with the thing, but be careful of the other party setting a trap."

Zhang Yang simply reminded Chen Yanguang.

Last time, he was also set up by someone with a real thing. (Related plot of Chapter 40 Cultural Relics Theft)

Even the reason why the things were leaked is the same: they are stolen cultural relics from the museum.

"I know that. They can collect the money and then call the police to arrest me, just like the fishing enforcement in China."

Chen Yanguang knew what was going on. He didn't continue talking about the transaction. After all, Zhang Yang was live streaming.

He said he wanted to see the bronze mirror.

"Sorry, Mr. Chen, I didn't bring the bronze mirror with me."

"But we can show you the photos to prove that such a thing really exists."

As soon as the foreigner finished speaking, Chen Yanguang whispered into the microphone:

"This guy thinks I'm stupid. He said it was a stolen cultural relic from the museum. What can the things in the photos really mean?"

"What if he took it when he visited the museum?"

[Strange! So strange! ]

[You are a rich second generation, you don't need such a high IQ]

[Throw away your brain, please]

[Just arrived, can the leeks still lose money today?]

Chen Yanguang told the seller in broken English that he was not interested in the photos.

The foreigner apologized repeatedly and then took out a black handbag from his side.

In addition to the porcelain, he also brought a painting and vowed that Chen Yanguang would definitely be interested.

As the scroll slowly unfolded, a well-framed flower and bird painting was displayed in front of the camera.

Zhang Yang saw the big red seal on the top at first glance:

[Treasure of the Empress Dowager Cixi]

"This was painted by the old witch Cixi?" Chen Yanguang also noticed the seal.

Although he doesn't know how to draw, he can still see a little bit of it. This painting is indeed beautiful.

Whether it is a peony or a skylark, they are all painted vividly and have a unique mood.

"Don't mislead the audience, Cixi just stamped it."

Zhang Yang heard Chen Yanguang's words and quickly refuted the rumors:

"There is a high probability that Miao Jiahui (the palace painter) made the sword for Cixi. Even the date on it is not Cixi's name."

"You can search on the Internet for Cixi's own handwriting, which is a serious dog-crawling calligraphy."

Zhang Yang actually doesn't know much about painting, but the year of the painting, 1902, is correct with the "Guangxu Renyin" marked on it.

This year also happened to be a highly productive year for Cixi’s imperial paintings.

Between 1900 and 1908, there were thousands of paintings stamped by Cixi, and the Palace Museum alone has more than 700 in its collection.

The things are genuine and worth around 100,000.

It would be okay if it was picked up in an antique market, but as a stolen item, its value is not high.

It would be a bit embarrassing for a cultural relic thief to just steal this thing.

[Don’t buy this thing, it’s bad luck]

[I remember Cixi’s paintings, the starting price was also six figures]

[After all, it was painted by a palace painter, so the quality is pretty good]

[Does this British guy think that we all like Cixi?]

[Perhaps in the eyes of the British, Cixi is their queen? 】

"Do you want to buy it or not?" Chen Yanguang hesitated when he saw a real antique for the first time.

The main reason is that the nominal owner of the painting has such a bad reputation.

He was asking this question both himself and Zhang Yang.

"It's okay, but it's not necessary." Zhang Yang gave his own opinion: "This kind of painting was specially painted by Cixi and given as a gift to the officials of the Western powers at that time."

"Measure China's material resources and bring joy to the country. Cixi has indeed achieved the unity of knowledge and action."

"People give it away, you spend money to buy it back..."

Before Zhang Yang finished speaking, Chen Yanguang completed this sentence himself:

"Then I'm too cheap."

After speaking, he turned around and said to the people around him:

"Honey, help me tell this British guy not to waste time with this kind of rubbish."

"We need hard food."

Chen Yanguang's wife served as a temporary translator. She was afraid that the word "hard food" would not be understood by foreigners, so she replaced it with "the important weapon of the country".

After hearing this, the British man let out a "hiss~" sound and replied, let him think of a solution.

…

Can even the most important weapon of the country think of a way?

Zhang Yang suspected that the foreigner didn't understand what he meant.

If an identifiable cultural relic like a bronze tripod could be stolen from a museum, then the security department of the British Museum could be disbanded.

But the moon-holding bottle just now seems to be hinting at Zhang Yang:

Maybe there is no security department at all?

Or, does this seller have special channels?

Zhang Yang quietly waited for the British guy's next words, but what he didn't expect was Chen Yanguang's big face.

He turned the camera over and told everyone in the live broadcast room:

"This foreigner said he would go back and think of a way to see if there were any cultural relics that would be more popular with Chinese people."

"I suggest that when you travel abroad in the future, if you see anything about Cixi, don't crowd around it like flies."

"Others really think we love Cixi like a queen."

[Old Chen is right! 】

[Didn’t I have a treasure friend last time who bought a dragon robe and imagined that he was an emperor?]

[This is a cultural difference, there is nothing we can do about it]

[Anyway, I’m not interested in the daily necessities of the royal family]

[Last time I saw Cixi’s clothes being auctioned, maybe Zhengbaiqi bought them back as offerings]

[Mainly because there are so many cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty, but those from the Ming Dynasty are so rare]

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Zhang Yang finally gave Chen Yanguang a little tip:

"That moon-hugging bottle, you'd better not trade directly with this foreigner."

"It could be stolen property and it's illegal."

"I suggest you consult a lawyer before making any plans."

"Got it!" Chen Yanguang snapped his fingers in front of the camera.

In the eyes of Zhang Yang and others, consulting a lawyer is equivalent to directly consulting lawyer Fang for advice.

After all, the other party is professional and free of charge.

Of course, Chen Yanguang had no reason to refuse such mature and prudent advice.

Zhang Yang later learned that buying and selling items even though he knew they were stolen goods violated domestic laws and would generally result in a prison sentence of less than three years.

Crimes committed abroad also apply to our country’s criminal law.

But there is another provision in the law: if a citizen commits a crime outside the territory of China and the sentence is less than three years, he will not be prosecuted domestically.

Lawyer Fang said that this could be a BUG.

Of course you can buy the moon bottle, even if it may be stolen.

But you must buy it from the Cheng family’s channel dealer, and buy two more hands.

It doesn't matter if the middlemen make some money, because the more they pour, the safer they are.

…

"Teacher, a friend of mine owes me 20,000 yuan. He really has no money to pay back, so he gave me two bottles to offset the debt."

“Can you help see if the price is right?”

"Are the two bottles the same?" Zhang Yang asked, looking at the baby in the video.

Baoyou took out the things and opened the door at a glance.

Soul bottles specially used for burials.

The thing itself is about the same height as the liner of a water bottle, a little thinner, like a vase after losing weight.

There is a step in the middle of the bottle, with many little figures with vague features carved on it.

Further up, at the neck of the bottle, there is a coiled snake carved on it.

It is said that the higher the status of the tomb owner, the richer the figures and animals carved on the soul bottle.

Some museum-grade soul bottles have several layers of figures and palaces on them.

It is similar to the meaning of burning paper houses in folk funeral customs. The more luxurious the things are, the better the deceased lives in the other world.

"The two pieces are exactly the same." Baoyou replied: "I just happen to have two bedside tables, one on each side."

"Really? Are you so lucky?" Zhang Yang was a little surprised.

It's nothing strange to receive a soul bottle.

People who don't understand antiques think it's a valuable thing when they hear that it came out of a tomb, and collect it. This is normal.

But it's rare to put it in the bedroom.

Antiques are mostly burial objects, not tomb-scholars. Who wants their bedroom to be configured the same as the tomb?

"I lack earth in my destiny, and this thing is yellowish brown. It's quite auspicious to put it in the bedroom."

"That's fine." Zhang Yang nodded: "I have always supported your behavior of breaking feudal superstition."

"This is a pair of soul bottles from the late Song Dynasty, folk kilns, and funerary objects."

"This kind of thing was originally a granary for storing grain. In the Song Dynasty, it became a legendary object for collecting the souls of the dead."

"These two items have been around for so many years, they should have been fully collected."

"Of course, this is a superstitious statement. In fact, they are funerary objects. , just like the Terracotta Warriors."

"Really?" Baoyou swallowed his saliva obviously: "I feel very listless recently, could this be the reason?"

"There should be no direct relationship, you may just have kidney deficiency."

[As long as the soul bottle is not full, it will continue to work]

[You have already felt it, what else is there to ask]

[To be honest, the brother who owes Baoyou money is really cruel]

"Teacher, is this thing valuable? I'd better sell it!"

"If you sell it, your spirit will be worse." Zhang Yang shook his head.

"Why? Is it because my soul is already in the bottle?"

"Baoyou, with your level of superstition, it's a pity not to dance the shaman." Zhang Yang said with a smile: "This is a cultural relic, 100% unearthed cultural relic, and it's from the Song Dynasty."

"Sell? What are you thinking?"

"The police arrest you and question you every day, do you think your spirit will get worse?"

Baoyou was silent.

He took the soul bottle in his hand and turned it around, sighing:

"This is from the Song Dynasty after all."

Seeing Baoyou's entangled look, Zhang Yang told him straight to the point:

"Even if this thing can be traded, it is only worth a few hundred yuan, not 20,000 yuan."

"If you don't hand it in, I guess the museum won't bother to come to you, they don't like to collect this thing."

"Even if it's the police, they will only ask you about the information related to the tomb behind you."

"By the way, which tomb was this dug out from?" Zhang Yang asked, changing the subject.

"It seems to have been dug out when a house was being built in the countryside before." Baoyou answered vaguely.

However, Zhang Yang didn't intend to ask further questions, because the other party's IP address was shown in Linhai.

For such a person, Captain Liu and his team probably waited for a long time.

[Playing with a soul bottle is considered a tough life? I use relics to string them together]

[I use ashes to make rice]

[When I was a child, my family was poor and the bed board was nailed with coffin boards]

[Everyone is so cruel, I can only scoop a spoonful of mummy powder to fill my stomach]

[Teacher, look at the configuration of my bedroom, it is definitely a fortune-telling hard one]

I am on a business trip today, one update, and make up for it on the weekend