Su Tong was caught off guard. She couldn't help but let out a soft " eh " sound. She stared at the porcelain plate in a daze as if her acupoints had been struck.
The uncle behind the counter heard the commotion and looked up at him." What's wrong?”
"It's fine, it's fine!" She tightened her grip on the porcelain plate, afraid that she would accidentally drop it. The middle-aged man glanced at the porcelain plate in his hand and his absent-mindedness, and his eyes flashed indiscernibly." I've seen all four of them. Any conclusions?"”
Su Tong came back to her senses and tentatively put down the last porcelain plate. As expected, the moment her finger left the porcelain plate, the luster disappeared and it became the ordinary porcelain plate in Su Tong's eyes. Su Tong felt that things were getting serious. It was most likely related to the portrait of Bian Que yesterday, and it seemed to be a great thing, because Su Tong had some speculations in her heart.
It was not the time to think about this. The uncle behind the counter was looking at him with a scrutinizing gaze, waiting for an answer.
As a precaution, Su Tong picked up the four blue and white porcelain plates one by one and put them down. As expected, only the last one glowed when her fingers touched it. It was it!
"I think this one is the best."
The young man was about to make a sound of surprise when Uncle Wang stopped him." Don't cause trouble, kid."”Then, he smiled and said,"Can you give me a reason?"
Su Tong was stumped. What reason could there be? These four porcelain plates were clearly the same in his eyes. In a moment of desperation, he brushed the edge."Only this one has a layer of jewels on it.”
These words were not a lie, but when the uncle heard it, there was another explanation. When he saw Su Tong looking at the first three dishes, he was clearly a young and inexperienced boy. He thought that Old Gu had made a mistake and recommended the wrong person. However, when he saw Su Tong holding the fourth porcelain plate in a daze and excited manner, it was obvious that he had seen something good.
As expected, Old Gu's eyes were sharp. This young man looked to be in his early twenties. The younger generation was formidable.
"You have good taste!" The middle-aged man gladly accepted his explanation, and his smile became more intimate." These blue and white porcelain plates, except for the last one, are indeed imitations…"
Without waiting for Uncle Wang to finish, the young man couldn't hold it in any longer and continued,""But whether it's the glaze, the colors, the patterns, or the weight, they're all the same. The only difference is the degree of refraction of the glaze, which is what you call the pearl aura.”
After saying that, he even grinned at Uncle Wang smugly, looking like he was asking for praise. Then, he turned his head to Su Tong and asked suspiciously,"Looking at your posture, you must have guessed it, right?"
After Su Tong heard this, she felt that she had benefited a lot. She was a little afraid and quickly said,"I just felt it."
Uncle Wang had clearly seen his reaction when he saw the real thing. Even if it was just a feeling, he must have seen some clues between the real and the fake. At this moment, he only felt that he was being modest. This was really a beautiful misunderstanding.
"Xiao Xiazi, don't mess around!" Uncle Wang smiled and patted the young man, causing the young man to cry out,"Uncle Wang, how many times have I told you? Don't call me Little Xiazi.”
Uncle Wang ignored him and reached out his hand to Su Tong."Let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Taichu, the person in charge of this Bao Yuan House.”
Su Tong was overjoyed and quickly extended her hand respectfully."Hello, Shopkeeper Wang. My name is Su Tong. Please take care of me in the future.”
"Sure." Wang Taichu chuckled and pointed at the young man beside him." I think you're about the same age as this kid. You can call me Uncle Wang from now on."”
"My name is Xia Mo, Mo as in Mo Bao." The young man stretched out his hand and pulled Su Tong's hand forward. He leaned close to Su Tong's ear and said," Tell me quietly, did you just guess?”
Su Tong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Uncle Wang smiled and pulled Xia Mo away." His grandfather and Old Gu are old friends. He's interested in antiques and comes often. We'll see each other more often in the future."”
Then, he told Su Tong about the treatment." You're not familiar with it yet. You have to learn more first. You'll be in charge of receiving customers and taking care of the shop. Your monthly salary will be 5,000 yuan. You'll take care of your own food and accommodation. When he gained experience, he would be able to help collect things. Our shop isn't big, but we do things according to the rules. Don't worry about the five insurance and one gold.”
"It's not just not big. Uncle Wang, you're too humble.”Xia Mo couldn't help but say," Su Tong, not long ago, the shop sold a big bowl of colorful baby pictures with coral and gold decorations. It costs 1.3 million yuan, and the commission is enough for half a year's salary."”
Su Tong wasn't surprised by this. After all, he had paid a lot of attention to antiques. According to what he knew, a Southern Song Dynasty's Jianyao Diyou Tianmu Tea was sold at a sky-high price at Christie's. Su Tong wasn't ignorant of the commission that Xia Mo mentioned. The appraisal fee could be traced back to the Northern Zhou Dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Zheng Yi and Yang Jian were classmates and good friends. He helped Yang Jian usurp the Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, but he was impeached for corruption and was demoted to the governor of Longzhou.
Later, he returned to Beijing to treat his illness. Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, issued an edict to restore Zheng Yipei's title and the official position of Shangzhu State. On the spot, he ordered Li Delin to draft an edict.
At this moment, Gao Wei joked to Zheng Yi,""The pen is dry."
Zheng Yi smiled." I went out to be a provincial governor and came back with a walking stick. I didn't get any money. How can I help you moisten your pen?"
This was where the money to moisten the brush came from. In every dynasty and every generation, there would be some very famous heroes who were deeply respected by the world. Rich merchants would come to ask for the calligraphy.
Rich people often spent a lot of money just to get a piece of calligraphy or a painting. Over time, it became a custom to pay for the pen.
The appraisal fee was actually the same as the pen polishing fee. Rich people didn't have to worry about not having enough money to buy it. They were afraid that they would spend money and buy a fake one. Therefore, the appraisal fee naturally came into being. Usually, the seller would pay 3% and the buyer would pay 2%. This was also commonly known as "breaking two out of three".
Hearing that she would have the chance to earn the legendary appraisal fee in the future, Su Tong was still in a daze and felt that it was unreal. However, her attention was more focused on the phenomenon just now. She was very eager to find out what was going on.
It was close to 10:30 pm. Uncle Wang and Xia Mo seemed to have something to do, so they instructed Su Tong to come to work at 9 am sharp the next morning and prepare to close the door at noon. Su Tong couldn't wait to say yes and quickly left the shop.
The two of them were in Xia Mo's sports car. Xia Mo rolled down the window and stuck his head out."See you later!"
With that, he started the engine and sped away.
Su Tong couldn't hold it in any longer. She quickly headed to the nearby antique city to verify her thoughts and abilities.
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