Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 365 The So-called Surprise
"Is this the chicken head among the animal heads of the Chinese zodiac?"

Lin Baicheng picked up the bronze chicken head, which was not light.

Lin Baicheng knew nothing about antiques except for the very famous ones, but he still knew about the famous bronze statues of animal heads of the twelve zodiac signs in Yuanmingyuan.

The bronze statues of the animal heads of the twelve zodiac animals in Yuanmingyuan are Zimo, Yinhu, Chenlong, Wuma, Shenmon, Xugou, Chouox, Maorabbit, Sisnake, Weiyang, Yourooster, and Haipig, corresponding to people's zodiac signs. , a total of twelve animal heads.

Lin Baicheng is holding the rooster head, although he is not sure if it is the unitary rooster animal head among the animal heads of the twelve zodiac signs, but he thinks it is very likely that it is the unitary rooster animal head.

Seeing this, Phil Smith said: "I had someone identify it, and they said it was the rooster animal head among the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Yuanmingyuan. There are twelve in total, but I only found one. I will let people continue to look for it." Yes, try to help Alan get it together."

"Then I'll thank Smith first here."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and put the chicken head back.He doesn't know how to appreciate antiques, and he doesn't have the ability to appreciate them. It doesn't make sense to look at them for a long time now, and he can't tell the real from the fake.

Lin Baicheng walked to the side and picked up the seal.

Upon seeing this, Phil Smith said: "This is the jade seal of an emperor during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It is said that the jade seal is the most precious treasure of the emperor, and its value is the highest among these few antiques."

Lin Baicheng nodded after hearing this, but felt a little funny in his heart.From the perspective of antiques alone, unless it is a traditional jade seal made of Heshibi, the jade seals used by ordinary emperors are actually not very valuable from the perspective of antiques.

If it is a jade seal used by a well-known emperor, forget it. The emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period were so-so. The emperors of that period were not very famous at all.

Putting down the jade seal, Lin Baicheng went to spread out the scroll.

Phil Smith said: "This is a landscape painting by a painter named Tang Yin, one of the four great talents in a certain period of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that his calligraphy and painting are very famous."

This is a landscape painting with a poem inscribed beside it, and Tang Yin's signature and seal are left behind.

Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings are of course extremely famous, no matter which dynasty they are in, they are very valuable. Although Lin Baicheng doesn't know how to appreciate them, it can be seen from the or seals left on the calligraphy and painting that this is definitely a well-known landscape painting. Tang Bohu's many fine works of calligraphy and painting.

The ancients had a habit of appreciating calligraphy and painting, that is, to leave their own seals, indicating that they have verified that it is genuine and that they have collected this work.Therefore, the preciousness of a calligraphy and painting can be judged from the number of seals left on a calligraphy and painting.

"Alan! Smith!"

Just as Lin Baicheng rolled up the calligraphy and painting, Wade Thomas walked in: "Logan, I didn't expect you to come too."

"Mr. Thomas, long time no see."

Logan Rockefeller said hello, and it was obvious that they knew each other.

"Who is this?"

Wade Thomas looked at Demi Moore suspiciously, he naturally didn't know Demi Moore.

Phil Smith said: "This is the model I found to accompany Ellen, a girl who has just entered the industry."

Wade Thomas nodded and said nothing. A role like a hostess is not worthy of his attention.

"Speaking of which, what are you doing here in the study?"

Phil Smith said: "Alan likes antiques from their country, and I found a few for him."

"So Alan, you still have a hobby of collecting antiques."

Wade Thomas was a little surprised. Generally speaking, the hobby of collecting antiques is only for the elderly, and young people rarely have this hobby.

Lin Baicheng smiled: "Well, it's a personal hobby."

Wade Thomas didn't know anything about Huaguo's antiques, so he didn't express any opinions.If it's antiques from Europe and China, although he doesn't know much about them, it's okay to chat a few words.

According to Phil Smith, the remaining porcelain brush washers and golden Buddha statues are Song porcelain, and the golden Buddha statues are from the Northern and Southern Dynasties, both of which are ancient objects.

Lin Baicheng is not an expert in antique appraisal, so he can't tell whether it is true or false, good or bad, but the things look pretty and delicate, so the possibility of them being imitations is low, as long as they are genuine.As for the value, he doesn't care about it at all now, because he can't sell the price at all in this era, and it will be worth it after the 21st century.

"Smith, thank you for your gift, I like it very much."

After looking at the five antiques, Lin Baicheng said to Phil Smith: "Tomorrow, I will ask Bella to come over with the contract. Then you make a price, and I will take these."

Phil Smith said unhappily when he heard the words: "Alan, what are you talking about? I said it was a surprise for you. Of course it was for you. What money are you talking about?"

"Smith, I will take your wish, but I still have to give the money. I am going to take the things back to Xiangjiang. I don't want to cause trouble, so let's trade normally."

Lin Baicheng shook his head. These things are worthless now, but they will be different after more than 20 years. Now they can be taken away as gifts, but they are prone to hidden dangers, so it is safest to bring them back through normal transactions.

Phil Smith was a little puzzled: "What kind of trouble can this be?"

Logan Rockefeller patted Phil Smith on the shoulder: "Smith, since Mr. Allen said to trade normally, let's trade normally. Anyway, these things should not be worth much. The main thing is your heart, your heart Mr. Allen has seen it."

Wade Thomas also said: "Just calculate the cost price."

"OK then."

Seeing that both of them said the same thing, Phil Smith did not insist, and said to Lin Baicheng after agreeing: "Since Alan, you want to trade normally, then trade normally, and I will calculate the cost price for you. Well, since you If I like such antiques, then I will let people collect some more, and then sell them to you at cost price, which is my wish."

"If you can help me charge more, that would be the best thanks to me."

Lin Baicheng smiled and put his hands on Phil Smith's shoulders. He bought a large number of antiques from the United States, and brought these cultural relics back to China, which can also be said to be his own contribution.

Of course, Lin Baicheng will not donate all the antiques to the country for the sake of fame, but he will donate some of them, and the rest will be built into a museum, or collected and auctioned off in the 21st century.

Fame and fortune, fame and fortune, Lin Baicheng must double income.There is no way, Lin Baicheng is such an ordinary person, at least he thinks so now, as for whether he will change his mind after twenty years or so, I don't know.

(End of this chapter)