The Charming Life of Rebirth

He Ran ignored He Bin, got up and walked towards the gate.

Seeing that He Ran's second brother immediately got up and walked out, Xiao Lin knew that the object he was talking about must be unusual.

He Bin's inquiry was unsuccessful, and he whispered to Xiao Lin: "Linlin, 1000 million antiques, what does that look like?"

Xiao Lin also lowered his voice: "An antique worth 1000 million RMB is nothing, but Picasso's famous painting "Woman with Arms Folding Her Breast" was sold for 5560 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 4 million RMB."

"[-] million?" He Bin exclaimed, "It's just a painting? Then Linlin, is your painting also very valuable?"

Xiao Lin smiled wryly and shook his head, "Second brother, the value of artworks is not judged in this way. The key is to see if there are people chasing after them. Just like Van Gogh's paintings, when he was alive, those paintings were regarded as rubbish , no one cares about it, but after his death, his paintings were sought after by countless people. His "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" was sold for 1990 million US dollars in 8250. Compared with Picasso's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" "A Woman With Arms Folded" is worth more."

"More than 8000 million U.S. dollars? More than 6 million yuan?" He Bin felt that he had really learned a lot today.

He has always simply liked to collect ancient porcelain and jade, and he likes to pick up leaks.On the contrary, I didn't pay much attention to the paintings of the predecessors. I didn't expect this kind of thing to be truly priceless.

"Linlin, what you just said are all foreign painters and paintings, are our Chinese paintings valuable?"

Xiao Lin is helpless, why does the second brother He Bin use money to measure all the antiques?

In desperation, Xiao Lin had no choice but to continue: "Of course it is valuable, not to mention the ancients, even the modern masters of painting such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong. It is not surprising that their paintings have exceeded [-] million yuan at auction."

"Then are there any other antiques that are valuable?" He Bin felt that what the second brother was talking about was definitely not a painting.The second elder brother didn't have much research on ancient paintings, so if he asked for 1000 million yuan, he would definitely refuse it without even thinking about it.The antique that can make the second brother so impatient must be of considerable value in itself.

Xiao Lin thought for a while and said, "In addition to paintings by celebrities, porcelain is also very valuable. Ming Jiajing's five-color fish and algae-patterned jars also fetched a high price of more than 4000 million."

"U.S. dollars?" He Bin confirmed.

Xiao Lin said angrily: "RMB, how can there be so many antiques worth over [-] million, over [-] million is not bad."

"Is there any more?" He Bin asked again.

"The Ruyi ear statue with pastel flowers and butterflies in the Qianlong period also sold for more than 3000 million yuan."

"Porcelain can be auctioned for more than ten million?" He Bin asked.

Xiao Lin was speechless, why does his second brother only think about money? "Of course not. The key is to look at the production process and whether it is produced by official kilns. If it can be related to celebrities, it will be more valuable."

At this time, He Bin had some understanding of the value of things like antiques.Thinking of Xiao Lin's full collection, he said dazedly: "Linlin, those things in your collection are probably worth hundreds of millions."

Xiao Lin smiled, but said nothing.Many of his collections are exquisite.In a few years, I am afraid that even one billion will not be able to beat it.

He Bin didn't really want to know, but just sighed.Then he said: "Linlin, you said that the 1000 million antiques that the second brother mentioned are also porcelain."

Xiao Lin really had no idea about this.It's only the year 2000, and there aren't too many antiques worth over ten million.

Porcelain is very valuable, but what makes He Ran's second brother so impatient is probably not paintings and porcelain.These two things are not easy to distinguish between true and false. True is worth a lot, but false is worthless.

If it's these two things, the second brother who doesn't know much about antiques will definitely not be in such a hurry.

But Xiao Lin really couldn't think of other antiques.Could it be emerald?It is also possible if it is glass-type jadeite, or a large piece of high-ice carving.

Emerald focuses on the type and color. If it is really glass-type jade, even if it is not an antique, it is definitely worth a lot of money.

"What are you two dawdling about? Hurry up and get in the car." He Ran urged.

Xiao Lin and He Bin looked at each other, it must be a good baby, that's why the second brother is so impatient.

After getting into the car, He Bin couldn't help but asked again: "Second Brother, what exactly is this 1000 million antique you are talking about?"

Xiao Lin also looked at He Ran with wide eyes.It's an uncomfortable feeling to be whetted.

Seeing that both of them looked anxious, He Ran said, "That's a chime bell."

"Self-ringing bell?" He Bin frowned slightly, turned around and asked, "Linlin, can a bell be worth 1000 million?"

Xiao Lin didn't see the real thing, so he didn't dare to make a conclusion easily, he just said on the facts: "Third brother, a self-ringing clock is a kind of clock that can strike itself on time to tell the time.

When Matteo Ricci came to our country to preach, he presented many rare treasures, including the chiming bell.After entering the Qing Dynasty, from Shunzhi to Qianlong, although their attitudes towards Catholicism were different, each emperor showed great enthusiasm for the Western artifacts introduced to China, and he had a special liking for the chiming bells.In order to imitate the self-ringing bell, two special institutions were set up in the Qing Palace, one is the "self-ringing bell" and the other is "the bell making".It can be seen that they love the chime bell.

The fifth chapter of "A Dream of Red Mansions" said: "As I spoke, I only heard the chime bell on the outside room 'Dangdang' twice." It can be seen that there were chime bells in the homes of wealthy and nobles at that time.

If the self-ringing clock that the second brother mentioned is really a boutique of the year, it is no big deal if it is worth tens of millions. "

They talked and laughed along the way, and soon, He Ran drove the car to the Longteng villa area.Longteng Villa District is a very high-end community with strict property management.After He Ran called the people inside, the security guard let their car in.

The villas in this community are of different sizes and grades.But overall it's above average.

He Ran drove the car until he reached the third last villa.

A middle-aged man in his 40s was already standing outside the gate of the villa.

He Ran stopped the car, and the middle-aged man immediately greeted him.

"Young Master He, you are here, and you are so radiant!" The middle-aged man said with a laugh.

He Ran said straight to the point: "Boss Chen, we are here to see the chime clock in your house. If it looks good, I will take it."

"Okay, okay, Young Master He, please come inside." Boss Chen didn't say much, and directly invited the three people into the door.

Xiao Lin looked around and saw that this villa occupies a very large area, with a pond in front and a rockery in the middle of the pond.The gurgling water pours down along the rockery, adding a bit of comfort to the scorching summer.

Next to the three-story villa, many tall trees were planted, and some vines were wrapped around the trunks of the trees. Once you entered the yard, you felt like you had come to the outskirts.

Following Boss Chen into the villa, the entrance is the living room.The living room is furnished with fine mahogany furniture, and there are also some antiques on the shelf.

Boss Chen said with a smile: "My ancestors collected some old gadgets. Now that I want to settle abroad, I don't want to bring these things left by my ancestors to foreign devils, so I decided to sell them all."

I don't know if Boss Chen's words are true or not, but Xiao Lin finds it pleasant to hear.In Xiao Lin's heart, he has deep feelings for these antiques.Good things can be circulated in the country, but it’s fine if they go abroad.

"The collection room is here, Young Master He, please." Boss Chen led several people to a security door.

In fact, Boss Chen's chime clock has been sold for several months, but there are many people looking at it, but very few people really want to buy it.Today, Mr. He asked for it, and Boss Chen was overjoyed.

The anti-theft door was opened, and several people entered Boss Chen's collection room.

Xiao Lin found that Boss Chen's house really had a lot of good things in it. Apart from the most conspicuous chime clock, there were also some porcelain and stone carvings, all of which were very good.

"Linlin, how do you look at it?" He Ran didn't understand antiques, so he simply asked Xiao Lin to appreciate them.

Xiao Lin walked to the chime bell and looked at it carefully.

The chime clock that Boss Chen wants to sell is at least 1.7 meters high and is covered in golden colors.At the top is an octagonal pavilion, and two oil paintings are painted on both sides of the bell body.The Chaser pillars and flower decorations on it are very beautiful.

After the mainspring was wound up, all the characters on the clock started to move, the curtain for telling the time was opened, and an old western man appeared and began to tell the time.After reporting the time, the old Western man left, and the curtain closed again.In terms of craftsmanship alone, it is very exquisite.

"Linlin, what do you think?" Seeing that Xiao Lin seemed to have finished reading, He Bin couldn't help asking.

At the same time, I thought to myself: No wonder the second brother is in such a hurry, this chime clock is really beautiful, if it is real, it can definitely be called a treasure.

Xiao Lin smiled and said: "This is indeed a chiming clock, and the body of the clock is inlaid with decorative glass. Although these glasses are worthless to us now, they were not stingy with precious stones back then.

This self-ringing clock is complex in workmanship and exquisite in decoration. The output at that time must have been very small. It should be a cutting-edge product of the British Industrial Revolution, and it is something that only nobles can use.Brother, I think it's ok. "

As soon as Xiao Lin said the words, He Ran knew that Xiao Lin was optimistic about this thing.Turning around to Boss Chen, he said, "Boss Chen, your stuff is not cheap, why don't you give me some discount?"

He Ran is a businessman, so he naturally understands the principle of asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the spot.

Boss Chen had a bitter face, "Young Master He, things really can't be cheap. Otherwise, if you like something in this room, I'll give it to you?"

There are a lot of treasures in the collection room, but it's a pity that He Ran couldn't recognize them, so he taught Xiao Lin the right to choose.

Xiao Lin smiled, without any hesitation, he picked up a blue and white jar.