Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 46 Change of plan
Seeing Lin Yuan put down the Qing Yongzheng enameled rose and green bamboo poetic cup in his hand, he stopped moving. Zhou Zhiming asked, "Are the others not valuable?"

Lin Yuan: "The others are imitations from the Republic of China."

After that, Lin Yuan picked up another piece and said to everyone: "For example, this one has obvious marks of the Qing Dynasty official kiln, and its edges, bottom pattern, and rims are all painted with gold.

The gilding technique is a major feature of porcelain from the Republic of China, and gilding is mainly applied to the mouth of the vessel, the spout of the pot, the ears of the bottle, the porcelain arhat statues, and the bottom inscriptions.

Another thing is that its painting is more gaudy, giving people a floating feeling, because it uses chemical pigments. "

Everyone nodded, not quite understanding.

Even though they are from overseas, they don't know much about this kind of thing, and may even be considered unfamiliar with it.

"I said it's not right! Why is there simplified Chinese?" said one of the female students.

As you can see, there is a porcelain bowl inside with words written in simplified Chinese.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "That's not a problem. Simplified Chinese characters appeared a long time ago, not just in modern times."

He told everyone that the emergence of simplified Chinese characters can be traced back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and then gradually increased in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, becoming a commonly used font among the people.

After the Song Dynasty, with the invention of printing, simplified characters began to appear in woodblock printed books, further expanding their popularity and greatly increasing their number.

It is worth noting that simplified characters have been popular among the people for more than a thousand years, but they have no legal status. The feudal dynasties regarded the simplified characters among the people as "vulgar" and "broken", making them unacceptable for being accepted by the upper class.

Its standardization and normalization were only completed in modern times, that is, in 1956, when simplified Chinese characters began to be promoted in mainland China. This move made simplified Chinese characters officially recognized and promoted, becoming the official writing form.

"Has it existed before?" Li Qiu Shui was very surprised.

She also thought that simplified Chinese characters only came into being in modern times.

"Brother Lin, I know a place where you can find bargains. Do you want to go with me?" Li Qiu Shui continued.

"Oh? Where? Is it far?" My uncle was more concerned and responded immediately.

Li Qiushui: "Not far away, just inside my school. Those classmates put it up spontaneously. I passed by it several times and saw a lot of old things. I don't know whether they are real or fake."

"Was it set up by college students?" My uncle was tempted.

College students have clear eyes, so it’s easier for them to find bargains!

The other Liuzi was surprised: "There are stalls in your school?"

Lin Yuan: "Aren't you from the same school?"

They shook their heads. The other two were in the same school, while Li Qiu Shui and Zhou Zhiming were in two different schools. They got together through a hometown association and would get together whenever they had time to have a meal, go out and play, etc.

"Okay, then let's go to your school and have a look!"

The original plan had to be postponed for one day.

Seeing that Zhou Zhiming only took the Yongzheng enameled rose and green bamboo poetic cup and didn't seem to want the others, someone asked, "Don't you want these?"

As Lin Yuan said just now, although this is an imitation from the Republic of China period and is not very valuable, porcelain from the Republic of China still has some value and there is a lot of room for appreciation.

Zhou Zhiming: "No, whoever wants it can take it!"

Another male student named Qiao Yufan said with a smile: "Then I want this pot. I will go back and package it and give it to my instructor. I don't have enough credits for this school year."

Lin Yuan and others: "..."

Good boy! What kind of operation is this?
Bribing the tutor?

Lin Yuan: "Does foreign countries also use this approach?"

Qiao Yufan chuckled: "Tell me! This is what I did last year when I didn't have enough credits. However, you have to give Chinese things, like porcelain, tea, etc., in order for it to work." "Fuck! Why are you hiding such a good thing, Old Qiao? Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Zhou Zhiming glared at Qiao Yufan and scolded him for being so mean.

You know, he didn't have enough credits last year. In order to get credits, he sat in the library for many days. He didn't like studying and felt that the days were long.

Li Qiushui and another female classmate Huo Qingtong also immediately picked out something they thought was good and planned to give it to their tutor. They were all poor students, so they didn't blame each other.

Don't think that all the foreign students are top students, they are all admitted through exams, but they are not, and they basically go to fake universities. Of course, Zhou Zhiming is not like that, his family is rich and has the money to send him to a good university.

"Later, I'll make a more advanced box. It will be perfect." Li Qiu Shui said with a smile.

Uncle: "High-end box? You go first, I'll bring it to you later."

When it comes to high-end boxes, Uncle De’s antique shop has plenty of them. Some of them are antique boxes with Chinese characteristics, which foreigners should like.

When it comes to gift giving and packaging, the Chinese are the masters.

"Thank you very much, uncle." Li Qiu Shui and the others also called him uncle.

The group soon showed up at Li Qiushui's school, and it was easy to enter the campus without any inspections. No wonder there were always shootings on foreign campuses.

"There is a lake over there, and students usually set up stalls by the lake." Li Qiu Shui pointed to the back of a building.

Lin Yuan and the others followed and came to the lake.

Lin Yuan saw that many stalls had been set up along the lakeside.

There are all kinds of things on the stalls, and some stalls only sell one thing - puppets. The puppets come in different sizes, with the small ones being only the size of a thumb and the large ones being as tall as an adult.

Some of the stalls display plaster statues, and I don’t know whether they are hand-made or purchased.

The stalls were piled with books and study materials used by top students. There were many labels on the books and many notes were made with colored pens.

……

These college student stall owners will almost always shout and introduce their products enthusiastically when they see someone passing by their stall.

These had nothing to do with the treasure, so Lin Yuan naturally did not stop.

After walking past several stalls, Lin Yuan finally stopped.

It is not difficult to recognize this mixed-race person from the stall owner's appearance. He is not very tall, has a slightly flat nose, and has a face full of acne.

This somewhat overturned Lin Yuan's impression of mixed-race children. He thought that all mixed-race children were like what was described in the books, with straight noses, angular faces, a pair of black eyes like the deep night sky, full of mystery, etc.

William, the mixed-race stall owner, only has a few items on his stall.

"Can I take a look at this teapot?" Lin Yuan asked.

"What?" William was a little confused, not quite understanding.

He scratched his head and asked in broken Chinese: "What did you say?"

OK! You look like you have some Chinese ancestry, so I thought you could speak Chinese?

Lin Yuan switched to English mode, pointed at the teapot on the stall, and asked again: "Can I see this?"

Now, William understood, and he was delighted, and quickly said, "Of course!"

After saying that, he enthusiastically picked up the teapot and prepared to hand it to Lin Yuan.

(End of this chapter)