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

Chapter 81: Ming Dynasty Kangxi Period System (Please collect and read)

Lin Yuan reached out for a porcelain bowl.

He picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds, almost thinking he was seeing things.

The inscription actually reads "Made in the Kangxi Period of the Ming Dynasty".

However, the treasure hunting device showed that this was a treasure and the most valuable item in the pile. Although it was yellow, the color was very strong, indicating that its value was close to a million dollars.

"There should be no doubt that this is fake, right? It's so obvious." Qiao Yufan came over and took a look.

Although my knowledge of history is average, I know that Kangxi was from the Qing Dynasty!

It is obvious that the person who fired this porcelain made a very low-level mistake, which was very wrong.

Liu Xin blushed and quickly explained: "Someone else fought for this bowl at the time, and I didn't look at it carefully before buying it. I only discovered the problem when I got it home."

At that time, he was so angry that he was in a bad mood for three days.

This time I was in a hurry to go out, so I didn't think much and just put everything in the car and drove it over, which made people laugh.

The uncle laughed and said, "It's hard to say, the competitors are all hired by the stall owner."

This kind of trick is not uncommon in the antique world, and it is deliberately used to lure people in. My uncle has played this trick before, so he knows it very well.

Liu Xin smiled bitterly: "I thought of this possibility after I went home."

But it's too late.

Lin Yuan asked: "How much did you pay for it?"

Liu Xin answered truthfully: "800 US dollars."

"Then I'll give you $8000, will you sell it?"

Ok?
This……

Everyone looked at Lin Yuan in disbelief, with question marks all over their faces, not knowing what Lin Yuan was up to. They knew it was fake, but they still bought it.

Do you sympathize and feel pity for Liu Xin?

"Brother Lin, what's there to talk about money? Just take it if you want it!" Liu Xin shook his head.

Wouldn't it be good to buy a favor from Lin Yuan with those thousands of dollars? Anyway, you can't get rich with thousands of dollars.

After these words were spoken, Lin Yuan felt embarrassed for having taken advantage of the opportunity.

He handed the bowl back to Liu Xin and told him, "This is the most valuable of all your stuff. It's worth more than 800,000 or 900,000 US dollars."

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, thinking that there was something wrong with their ears.

Including the audience in the live broadcast room.

That’s right! The inscription on the bowl is “Made in the Kangxi Period of the Ming Dynasty”. You read it right.

"Brother Lin, this was made during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Ming Dynasty!" Qiao Yufan reminded.

Lin Yuan was just thinking about how to explain it when he saw an expert in the live broadcast room giving the answer.

The expert said that this kind of inscription is very rare, but it does exist and the item is real. In the museum in Jinling, there is a cup that was also made in the Kangxi period of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not an isolated case.

As a national museum with a profound heritage, Jinling Museum has done a lot of research on dating the artifact, including inviting porcelain experts and collectors from all walks of life to "group treasure appraisal" and comprehensively studying the artifact's patterns, body shape, glaze color and other craftsmanship.

Therefore, there should be no mistakes.

There are only two reasons for this situation: one is "intentional" and the other is "unintentional mistake".

Some scholars believe that in the early Qing Dynasty, the imperial court had not yet completely controlled some areas in the south, and the craftsmen at that time continued to use the name of the previous dynasty - Ming, so there was the "Made in the Kangxi Period of the Ming Dynasty".

In addition, in the early years of Kangxi, it was forbidden to write the reign title of the dynasty on porcelain.

For example, the Chronicles of Fuliang County during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty recorded: "In the 16th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the county magistrate Zhang Qizhong, a native of Yangcheng, prohibited the town's households from writing the reign title and the writings of saints and sages on porcelain to prevent it from being damaged."

The simple meaning is that in the 16th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Jingdezhen craftsmen prohibited kiln workers from writing the emperor's reign title when firing porcelain. The purpose was also simple - to prevent it from breaking. As we all know, porcelain is easy to break. If porcelain with the reign title of Emperor Kangxi breaks, it is obviously unlucky, so it is simply forbidden to write the reign title of the current dynasty.

As for the case of "unintentional writing error", it is easier to understand.

Even the current paper money, which is printed by machines, will have errors. Can you say it is fake? It can still be circulated.

In fact, most of the porcelain craftsmen at that time were ordinary people who did not have much cultural knowledge, and many of them could not even read a few words.

Therefore, signing on porcelain is largely a matter of copying. When the craftsmen were writing, they might have mistakenly written the word "Qing" as "Ming".

It's not impossible.

After seeing the master's explanation, Lin Yuan calmed down.

There was no need for him to explain, Qiao Yufan and the others understood it on their own, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"So, this could be a misprinted porcelain from the Qing Dynasty?" Qiao Yufan.

Liu Xin was surprised and delighted, and nodded repeatedly: "You can understand it that way."

This is definitely more valuable! After all, it is rare, just like the wrong version of RMB.

He was very glad that he didn't drop it or lose it in anger.

More than 800,000, or 900,000 U.S. dollars, is a lot of money for him.

Although he studied at a prestigious American university, it should not be too difficult for him to find a job after returning to China, and his salary would not be too low, but eight or nine hundred thousand dollars is still a huge sum of money.

"Thank you, Brother Lin!" He thanked him repeatedly.

Lin Yuan waved his hand: "It's your own luck, why thank me? I'll treat you at noon!"

"Of course, everyone has to give us the honor." Liu Xin said immediately.

How much can several people eat?

Lin Yuan continued to look at the others, sifting through them for a while, and shook his head slightly: "These are not worth much."

After saying that, he separated out three items: a jade artifact, a bronze artifact, and an ancient book.

"These three pieces are probably worth about 10,000 or so dollars!"

Well! Liu Xin doesn't care anymore.

"Senior Brother Liu, is there any place to find bargains here?" Qiao Yufan asked.

After all, Liu Xin has been in this city for more than three years, so she should be familiar with it.

"It depends on whether you want to go to an antique shop or a flea market. Are you interested in a container auction?" Liu Xin asked.

He knew that there was a container auction at the port, which was quite popular online, attracting many people who wanted to get rich every day. Of course, it was not much different from gambling, and many people still lost money.

Think about it, the port is not stupid, if they can make a lot of money, why don't they just run it themselves? Why should they let others make all the money? They are not doing charity.

"Container auction?" Qiao Yufan and others were quite interested.

"Then let's go and have some fun!" said my uncle.

Liu Xin nodded: "Then follow me!"

So, Lin Yuan and his group set off towards the port.

On the way, Lin Yuan did not forget to advertise yesterday's domestic toothpaste brand in the live broadcast room. If you take other people's money, you have to do your job. He still abides by this professional ethics.

As for the 20 yuan in advertising fees, Lin Yuan also asked for everyone's opinions on how to spend it best.

Donate to the domestic cross?

Forget it, I won’t feed them even if I feed the dogs.

(End of this chapter)