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    After having enough wine and food, I asked the waiter to clear the table. After serving tea, Director Nian brought the box over.  After opening the lid of the box and pushing it in front of Chu Chen, Director Nian smiled and said, "Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to trouble you!" Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then looked at the contents of the box.  It turned out to be three pieces of armor.  This armor is actually a finger guard, which is the kind of nail guard worn on the fingers of the empresses and concubines in the well-known Qing Dynasty harem TV series.  In fact, armor is not unique to the Qing Dynasty. You must know that the practice of armor accumulation in our country has a long history.  According to the book "Han Feizi", during the Warring States Period, the courtiers around Han Zhaohou, the Korean king, all wore long armor.  Chu Chen had encountered an armor made of sapphire from the Han Dynasty before, but he couldn't afford it at that time, so he could only miss it with regret.  In fact, not to mention the Han Dynasty, armor was very common in the Ming Dynasty.  It was only in the Qing Dynasty that because Manchu women liked to have long nails, the custom of dyeing their nails with impatiens or henna had been around for a long time. Therefore, gold and silver were used to make nail covers for protection.  Among them, the most representative manicure figure is the Empress Dowager Cixi who listens behind the curtain. She puts decorative metal or cloisonn¨¦ fake nails on her little finger and ring finger to increase the length of her nails and show her noble status.  In addition, there are now many Qing palace dramas, which makes armor a representative object of the Qing Dynasty.  Generally speaking, the common types of armor often have many patterns and are beautifully made, but they are just horn-like covers with thin materials, simple styles, and relatively large quantities. Women from wealthy families who were more sophisticated in the past would have them.  But the three pieces in front of you are really different. They are made of thick materials, bright texture and sparkling gold.  It is extremely large, at least two centimeters longer than common armor.  ¡° Moreover, the three pieces of armor have exquisite workmanship, and the slow arc curves are smooth and perfect, with no shortage of strength. They can be called a model of curve art. This alone shows that they have an unusual origin.  And it has two notable features.  First of all, the armor is made of gold sheets that are beaten and rolled.  The surface is decorated with multi-shaped bats, and the lower part is decorated with a formula pattern, which means "the two work together and are connected to each other". The shape is round and vivid, and the craftsmanship is exquisite.  It is definitely not something ordinary craftsmen can do.  Although it seems like there are just a few more bats, it requires many more layers of craftsmanship, such as molding, carving, casting, shaping, polishing and other processes. No expense was spared at all, and it should be an old item from the palace.  In addition, all three nail sets are set with a gemstone.  There are two sapphires and one emerald. The gemstones are warm and dazzling.  Such a thing can be said to be quite extraordinary just in terms of materials, not to mention the exquisiteness of its shape and craftsmanship.  And judging from the production style, it should have been carefully crafted by the palace building office in the mid-Qing Dynasty.  Quite rare.  Chu Chen put the armor back into the box, and then asked: "Director Nian, how did you think of buying the armor?" Director Nian smiled sheepishly: "I went to Lingnan with my wife.  She was also interested in the armor, but after she came back, she lost interest after playing with it for a few days, so she put it away. It was a waste of more than five thousand yuan! " "Oh, Director Nian, what do you mean, these three pieces?  Did you spend more than five thousand yuan to buy your armor?" Chu Chen asked.  Director Nian said with a smile: "Yes. I spent 5,180 yuan at that time, and the person who sold me said that the gems on it are all real. If they are all real, then why did he sell me?  "It's not like there's something wrong with your brain!" Chu Chen smiled and said, "Don't tell me, these three gems are really real." Director Nian was shocked when he heard this.  , with a look of disbelief on his face, but what made Chu Chen secretly laugh was that although Director Nian's acting skills were already good, they still seemed a little exaggerated and not so real.  After a while, perhaps realizing that his expression was too exaggerated, Director Nian asked: "Master Chu, how much are these three things worth?" Chu Chen said: "With their craftsmanship and  In terms of material, I think it should be worth about 350,000 yuan!¡± When Director Nian heard the price given by Chu Chen, he was surprised and couldn¡¯t help but cursed in his heart, profiteer!  Of course, Director Nian was not scolding Chu Chen. These three armors were indeed what he said. He and his wife spent more than 5,000 to buy them when they were in Lingnan together. Moreover, they had been shelved for a long time.  When I heard that Chu Chen was engaged in the antique business, I remembered that I still had such a set of things at home.  It¡¯s just that yesterday, Director Nian asked his friend to introduce him to a master with a good eye. He had already checked and appraised it for him. It was indeed genuine. The price given by the master at that time was 250,000.  I heard that IHe made more than 240,000 yuan, and he was very excited at the time.  Now that he heard the price given by Chu Chen, Director Nian felt that even if the market price in Wucheng was lower than that in Beijing, there would not be a difference of 100,000 yuan, which made him feel very angry.  However, now is not the time to be angry. Director Nian came to his senses, frowned and said, "I didn't expect this thing to be so expensive! Oh, it's really troublesome!" Chu Chen asked, "Why is it so expensive?  What you bought for more than 5,000 yuan is now worth 350,000 yuan. Even some people in the antique business may not have such luck!" Director Nian quickly explained: "Mr. Chu, you misunderstood what I said!  It¡¯s not that it¡¯s troublesome to make money, but the main reason is that my wife doesn¡¯t like these three things, and if she hears about the value of the things, she will definitely be eager to sell them. I don¡¯t know anyone in the antique business, so I risk it.  You'll be slaughtered anyway." Having said this, Director Nian seemed to have remembered that Chu Chen was in the antique business, and said quickly: "Mr. Chu, since you are in the antique business, why don't I use these things?  I'll sell it to you cheaper." Hearing this, Chu Chen secretly smiled and thought, it was exactly what he thought before, so he smiled and said: "Director Nian, if it's cheaper, you don't need it, you should sell it at the market price.  Give it to me!" "How is this possible?" Director Nian shook his head repeatedly. When he was about to say something, Chu Chen said with a smile: "Director Nian, making friends is not a temporary thing, and I don't like it either.  It¡¯s too utilitarian. Besides, these three armors of yours are quite rare and have high collection value. If I buy them and keep them for a while, I can make money. There¡¯s no need for you to feel embarrassed.¡± See what Chu Chen has said!  It's so straightforward. If Director Nian said that he would sell it cheaper to Chu Chen, he would be a bit disrespectful to Chu Chen. Of course he would not do such a stupid thing, so he laughed and said: "Okay, Mr. Chu, I will listen to you."  " "Okay, let's sign an agreement" After both parties signed the agreement, Chu Chen directly wrote a check to Director Nian, and then the two parties chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.  Chu Chen started the car. Less than ten minutes after driving out, his cell phone rang. When he took it out, he saw that it was Director Jin¡¯s phone number.  "Director Jin, what's the matter with you?" "Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to bother you. I know that there is a boss in the antique business who is in a hurry to prepare for shipment. I heard that he has some good items.  I wonder if you're interested? " "Okay, I don't know where you are, I'll pick you up!" "I'm at the XX Building now." "Okay, I'll be here soon" Director Jin is on.  He smiled and explained: "Mr. Chu, in fact, Director Nian only learned about the boss from his wife's phone call just now, but because the boss is from the same village as Director Nian and his wife, and the relationship between the two families  "It's not very good, so it's not convenient for him to take you there." "Oh!" Chu Chen nodded, and then asked: "Director Jin, do you know the reason why the boss is in a hurry to ship?"  I know a little bit about this." Director Jin said with a smile: "In the end, as the old saying goes, you will be punished if you do it yourself" Generally speaking, experienced players in the antique industry are more tactful and sophisticated, and there is nothing they can do about it.  , struggling with what is true and what is false all day long, falling a few times, imitating a few good ones, not being tactful and worldly, basically all the bones will be eaten by others.  Therefore, in the antique business, there are many smart people, especially antique dealers, and treacherous and cunning people are common. However, when it comes to real villains, there are not many.  The reason is actually simple. After all, this is business. If you are a real villain, who would want to do business with you?  But just because you can¡¯t find a few doesn¡¯t mean there aren¡¯t any. The boss Director Jin mentioned is one of them.  This man¡¯s name is Ma Laocai. It¡¯s not that he is really called Laocai, but it¡¯s a nickname given to him by others.  The reason why he is called "Lao Cai" actually means that he has an eye for money and likes to throw money at him when he sees anything that makes money. He is a complete miser. The name "Lao Cai" sounds nice, but in fact it is not ironic.  Ma Laocai used to work in a state-owned company, and he was still a moderately important but very important leader. He accidentally heard that antiques were very profitable, so he became interested in them. Later, with the convenience of his work, he really started to start from antiques.  After making a few fortunes and reaping the rewards, he stepped into this industry without hesitation while studying the knowledge involved.  However, at that time, Ma Laocai's monthly salary was less than 200 yuan. This money was invested in the antiques business, and there was no sound. So he started to think crookedly about the company, siphoned off a lot of oil from the company, and used  Come and buy antiques.    At that time, there were many poor people, and there were few powerful buyers in the industry. They almost always bought and resold immediately to make a little money. Ma Laocai became one of the few at that time because he took advantage of the company.  He is a powerful buyer, so many people do business with him.  However, Ma Laocai had not yet opened his own store at that time, and since all the funds were obtained from the company, no one was aware of his temperament
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