Chapter 492 Why Is This Pot Exactly the Same as the One I Have at Home?

Lord Baylor kept the atmosphere lively for a while with a smile, and then suddenly took out something and put it on the table, then pushed it to Pei Wencong.

"Although what happened this morning was a misunderstanding, since it has caused reputational damage to Mr. Pei, there must be an expression.

This set of Ming Dynasty official kiln colorful flower and bird kettles was originally found by Mr. Ai for a friend of Mr. Tong. Now I will give it to Mr. Pei as an apology. I hope Mr. Pei will not dislike it."

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Pei Wencong lowered his head and looked at the things on the table. It was a set of teapots with white background and colorful flowers. From what the other party meant, it was obviously an antique.

Pei Wencong raised his head and said with a faint smile: "Mr. Ming, I, Pei, am not a bully, so there is no need to apologize. Let's just act in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong Island, so as to avoid unnecessary complications and criticism from others."

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The smile on Mr. Beile's face did not change, but he turned to look at Ai Zhixin and Fu Guiyin.

Ai Zhixin smiled coquettishly, looking a little embarrassed, while Fu Guiyin stared and gritted his teeth, then lowered his head to hide his anger.

She thought she was sincere enough. She just said an unpleasant word, and then she was slapped by Fu Guiru. Now her whole left face still hurts like needles.

It was Fu Guiru's fault in the first place, so he couldn't let her go without paying her three to five million. Anyway, she even had a villa on the top of the mountain, so she could definitely get the three to five million.

As a result, Fu Guiyin never expected that after Pei Wencong appeared, everyone around her would persuade her to bow her head and give in.

How could he endure Fu Guiyin's temper? But after Mr. Tong took out a few old newspapers, Fu Guiyin became a little frightened.

Just two years ago, a group of racing boys had a traffic accident with Pei Wencong's sister. Then these racing boys were beaten by the passengers in Pei Wenhui's car and sent to the hospital. Their injuries were all serious.

And guess what?

Pei Wencong paid more than 300,000 US dollars in legal fees. He did not seek to benefit himself, but only wanted to hurt others. After a lawsuit, all the drag racing boys were imprisoned and had a criminal record, and there was no way to reconcile.

After looking at Fu Guiyin's case, the lawyer whom Mr. Tong helped find could only guarantee that she would not go to jail, but it was hard to say whether she would be compensated, how long the fight would last, and whether a settlement could be reached in the end.

Fu Guiyin was not a village woman who had never seen the world. As soon as she heard this, she knew that the legal fees would be at least indispensable, and she immediately felt sick.

Ever since Fu Guiyin could no longer get pocket money from Fu's company a year ago, she had fallen into a state of sitting idle and having nothing to do. She gradually became anxious and "picky".

Although she has a large amount of money in her hands, she is used to spending money lavishly. Can she not be anxious when she sees the number in her bank account decreasing at a rate of six figures per month?

At this time, she remembered how good Fu Guiru was in the past. At that time, she could get money from Fu's company every month, and someone would wipe her ass. She didn't have to think about what would happen tomorrow or next year.

But how kind Fu Guiru was to her before, now Fu Guiyin hates Fu Guiru so much.

[If my father hadn’t taken her in, she and her daughter would have starved to death. 】

But no matter how much Fu Guiyin hates her, the lawsuit must be fought and legal fees must be spent.

At this time, Ai Zhixin suddenly said that he was willing to take out an ancestral cultural relic to compensate Pei Wencong, and it would also help their "common business." Fu Guiyin suddenly burst into tears with excitement, and then came to the door with a stomach full of grievances. Apologize and seek peace.

It turned out to be good now. Pei Wencong refused to accept the gift and had to go through legal channels.

Do you have money to burn? Harming others but not benefiting oneself?

Just when the scene was a little awkward, Li Ye suddenly said: "Mr. Ai, can I see this set of teapots?"

Ai Zhixin was stunned for a moment, then said immediately: "Of course, you can look at it as you like."

Li Ye took the teapot in his hand doubtfully, and looked left and right carefully. The more he looked, the more doubtful he became.

Why does this pot look so familiar?

I have a similar set in the cabinet at my Zaojunmiao home.

No, not similar, almost exactly the same.

Li Ye's observation skills are extremely keen. He felt that the pattern on the set of pots in his hand was carved from the same mold as the pattern on the set of pots at home.

But Li Ye's set of teapots are Ming Dynasty official kiln colorful flower and bird teapots that Lao Song bought from Guan Ciying.

The official kilns of the Ming Dynasty were not mechanically manufactured in batches, so how could they be exactly the same?

[No, it’s different. 】

This set of pots looks similar in height to my own set from the front, but if you look at it from the side, the degree of color penetration is completely different.

If two sets of pots are placed together, it will be easier to tell them apart.

Ai Zhixin saw that Li Ye was looking so carefully, and felt that there was a way. Although he came to apologize to Pei Wencong today, Fu Guiru was also very involved, and Li Ye was standing with Fu Guiru this morning.

"This little brother, this set of official kiln pots is a first-class cultural relic and has great historical and artistic value, so we are very sincere."

"First-class cultural relic?"

Li Ye was startled, looked at Ai Zhixin and asked, "How did you transport the first-class cultural relics to Hong Kong Island?"

Ai Zhixin was stunned: "What is shipped to Hong Kong Island?"

Li Ye said in surprise: "Didn't you say it is a first-class cultural relic? Only the mainland has the classification of first-, second- and third-class cultural relics, but first-class cultural relics are not allowed to leave the mainland. How did you transport it here?"

"The business you want to discuss with Mr. Tong won't be about smuggling cultural relics, right?"

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Ai Zhixin was speechless for a moment, and the people around him were looking at him, making him very nervous.

"Cough~"

Lord Belle coughed lightly and said: "I have seen many of our works of art in the art gallery of the Lighthouse Kingdom. I am very sad and hate that I am incompetent and have allowed the things of my ancestors to fall into the hands of foreigners."

"This Ming Dynasty official kiln colorful flower and bird pot is indeed a cultural relic from the mainland, but it was actually bought by Japanese people two years ago. This time I spent a lot of money to buy it from Japanese people."

"In fact, the so-called ban on the outflow of cultural relics from the mainland is now in name only. The reason is foreign exchange,"

"You should also know that the mainland is in urgent need of foreign exchange. As flower growers, we have the responsibility to fully support it.

However, we are not as wealthy as Mr. Huo and Mr. Pei, so we are unable to make free donations.

So I thought of starting a small business and spending real money in exchange for things that even mainlanders would look down upon."

"Of course, only Hong Kong Island, which has the same origin, and only relatively wealthy people like Mr. Huo, Mr. Ai, and Mr. Pei who care about the motherland can ensure that these things are only circulated in our Chinese circles.

In this case, the things belonging to our ancestors are still in the hands of us flower growers, right? "

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It has to be said that Mr. Baylor, whose pseudonym is "Mr. Ming", has a good mouth and turned an unusual antique transaction into a great good deed that is patriotic and caring for the people.

But who is Mr. Huo? What business has he done before? Can you hear it?

So his face gradually cooled down, and then he glanced at Mr. Tong.

Mr. Tong swallowed, lowered his head and said: "Actually, Mr. Pei seems to have done a similar business. That day I invited a townhouse armor home. It was shipped from Chang'an in the mainland. It seems to be yours, Mr. Pei. Business, right?”

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Pei Wencong was stunned, but he didn't expect that it would come around him.

He does have such a business. It is a handicraft factory contacted by Lao Xiong from Chang'an Film Factory to make simulated armor.

At that time, Li Ye's positioning for them was that "what they sell is not handicrafts, but history," so they were a hit once they were launched.

But it is a real handicraft! It's nothing like antiques.

But if Pei Wencong says that it is a modern handicraft, let me go, can it still control the house? Is that still history?

Seeing Mr. Huo looking over in confusion, Pei Wencong had to say: "That's what happened, but we followed the formal procedures and came through the customs."

In the 1980s, cultural relics in the Mainland were divided into grades: first, second and third. General cultural relics could be exported with the approval of the Mainland Cultural Relics Bureau.

Imitations and replicas of cultural relics made after the founding of the People's Republic of China do not belong to the scope of cultural relics and can be managed as general items. The small armor business that Pei Wencong started casually falls into the category of imitations and replicas.

But what Pei Wencong means by this is that when you resell antiques, do you come from the customs? Or coming by water?

If it comes through customs, it is legal. If not, don't compare with me or throw dirty water on me.

And by now Pei Wencong could see that Mr. Ming seemed to be bringing Ai Zhixin and Fu Guiyin to apologize, but in fact he was trying to kill two birds with one stone.

He wanted to take this opportunity to start an antique business among the wealthy circles of Hong Kong Island.

There are many rich people in Hong Kong Island, and many collectors have the hobby of collecting antiques. If there are good things of high quality and low price, then this business will not make a fortune.

But first you have to be able to enter this circle.

Mr. Huo is decades older than Pei Wencong, and of course he can tell. He said calmly: "We are here today! The main purpose is to resolve the dispute between you and Mr. Pei. What does it have to do with this kind of business matter? ?”

Mr. Tong swallowed and gave Lord Beile a helpless look.

Lord Baylor, however, looked as usual and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, today we mainly come to apologize. We hope that Mr. Pei will come in large numbers to turn conflicts into friendship. This business is also part of the apology.

I recently heard that a girl came to the capital, specializing in the mahogany furniture business, and her partners on Hong Kong Island have gained a lot of profits."

Pei Wencong frowned. He felt that Mr. Baylor was a little ignorant. How much money did he make by reselling antiques in the 1980s? Can it be compared with the "several billions" promised by Li Ye?

But Li Ye said again: "Are you talking about Ms. Chen? Did she sell all the mahogany furniture to Hong Kong Island?"

Master Beile turned to Li Ye and smiled: "Yes, little brother, do you know Ms. Chen?"

"I've heard a little bit about it," Li Ye smiled and said, "I heard that they are descendants of Zhenghongqi or Zhenghuangqi. I don't know if it's true or not.

However, she did spend some money in the past few years to buy two warehouses of mahogany furniture, which she hauled with a truck for several days. Many of them were hundreds of years old. It would definitely be different to resell them. price. "

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Pei Wencong looked at Li Ye strangely, wondering why he had heated up this topic again.

But when Li Ye spoke, he had to praise him: "Two warehouses? How come there are so many red sandalwood furniture?"

Li Ye said calmly: "It's just the people who have been sealed up! The Eight Banners disciples can't do anything else, but they still have some skills in tinkering with those things."