Chapter 4: One tael of gold per page of the Song Dynasty edition
"What are you talking about? From the first glance, you two are from two species, and you are still close."
As soon as these words came out, the people in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.
Lin Yuan said slightly embarrassed: "He is really my uncle."
Boss Lei was stunned for a moment: "Okay! Where is the book? Let me take a look."
Lin Yuan handed over the "Collected Works of Wang Wen Gong".
""Collected Works of Wang Wen Gong"? Hey! It's still Longshu County, wait a minute!" Boss Lei immediately became serious when he saw it.
Chen Shiquan was very surprised to see Boss Lei's serious look. Looking at this posture, it seems like a rare ancient book, right?
"Is "Collected Works of Wang Wen Gong" very precious? What is Longshu County?" He was a little confused.
Seeing that Boss Lei was busy, Lin Yuan explained to his uncle: "The Collected Works of Wang Wengong is a collection of poems and essays created by Wang Anshi, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Longshu County should be a place in the past. ”
Boss Lei looked at Lin Yuan with some surprise. He didn't expect that this young man actually understood this.
It's not surprising to be able to name "Collected Works of Wang Wen Gong", but it's a bit extraordinary to know that Longshu is a place in ancient times.
"Are you really his nephew?"
Chen Shiquan was anxious.
"Guaranteed replacement if fake."
Boss Lei said while doing the appraisal: "Wang Anshi's poetry collection was first compiled by Xue Ang and others in the late Northern Song Dynasty, but it has been lost long ago.
There are two types handed down from generation to generation: one is the 100-volume "Collected Works of Mr. Linchuan" printed in the 25th and 39th years of Jiajing's reign in the Ming Dynasty. It originated from the edition of Zhan Dahe in the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is the so-called Linchuan edition.
The other is the Southern Song Dynasty Long Shu's edition of "Wang Wengong's Collected Works", which also has 100 volumes, but the chapter content and arrangement are different from the Linchuan edition, and there are only two fragments left. ”
At the end, he asked: "Do you know what the most expensive book in the world is?"
"Song version of the book?" Lin Yuan guessed.
Chen Shiquan: "What nonsense! Can it be made more expensive than gold?"
Boss Lei laughed: "Your nephew is right, the most expensive books in the world are not those printed with gold foil, silver foil, or even inlaid with jewelry, but the books printed in the Song Dynasty - Song edition books."
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He said that since ancient times, there has been a saying that "one page of Song Dynasty edition, one tael of gold".
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, literati were keen on collecting Song-printed books.
At that time, the price of Song edition books was calculated on a per-page basis, and the entire book was extremely valuable. Bibliophiles still flocked to it, so fascinated that they almost worshiped it.
For example, during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the famous bibliophile Mao Jin, in order to obtain the Song Dynasty edition of books, hung a call for books in front of his library "Ji Gu Pavilion":
"If someone comes with a copy of the Song Dynasty paper, the owner of the door will give out two hundred for each leaf (page); if someone comes with an old banknote copy, he will give forty for each leaf (page); and some with a current rare copy , The other family gave one thousand, and the master gave one thousand, two hundred.”
Suddenly, vendors came one after another to sell all kinds of books, almost breaking through the door of Mao's house.
The reason why Song-printed books are so popular is that, on the one hand, they are rare and valuable, and on the other hand, Song-printed books themselves have high artistic value and collection value.
After many years of wars between Song, Liao, Song, Jin, Song and Yuan, most of the Song editions were destroyed by the war, and the number handed down is extremely limited.
In addition, the Song version of the book is beautifully engraved, elegantly bound, lively and changeable in format, full of beauty, and has extremely high value for appreciation, research, and collection.
"The collection of Song edition books continues to this day, and the price is still based on the page. The lowest price for a page of Song edition is 10,000 yuan, and a book with dozens of pages will cost more than 1 million." Boss Lei said while saying As he looked, his expression changed a bit.
I saw that his movements in turning the pages of the book became much lighter and seemed cautious.
After a while, he wiped the sweat from his hands with a towel.
"So, this is the Song version of the book?" For a moment, Chen Shiquan became nervous, expectant, and excited. If this was a Song version of the book, wouldn't it make me rich?
"Probably." Boss Lei nodded.
Song edition books are already worth their weight in gold, and Long Shu's "Collected Works of Wang Wen Gong" is even more valuable.
If he remembers correctly, the 70-plus volumes of Song Longshu's "Collected Works of Wang Wengong" sold for 263 million yuan in the past two or three years, right? In one fell swoop, he won the title of the most expensive ancient book in the world.
Although there is only one four-volume book here, if calculated according to the previous auction price, it is worth at least more than 10 million yuan.
"Boss Lei, do you accept it?" Chen Shiquan asked quickly.
Boss Lei shook his head slightly: "I might not be able to eat it, so be it! I'll help you contact the buyer, and I'll take a 2% commission, is that acceptable?"
It's a bit like an intermediary.
In the antique shop, this is called "pulling fiber".
The person who contacts and negotiates between buyers and sellers is called "Laxianer". After the transaction is completed, the middleman will charge a commission, usually 3% from the buyer and 2% from the seller, commonly known as "make three and break two".
Even though he owns an antique shop, he really can't come up with so much working capital at once.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Chen Shiquan looked at Lin Yuan this time and did not make a decision for his nephew.
"Okay, then I'll bother Boss Lei." Lin Yuan didn't think too much.
If you don’t have channels yourself, it’s inevitable that others will eat you. They charge 2%, but Lin Yuan thinks it's not ugly and he can accept it.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll contact the buyer right away." After saying that, Boss Lei called in front of Lin Yuan and Chen Shiquan.
The audience in the live broadcast room is already excited.
This was not the plot they expected. Some people didn't believe it and started saying it was a script. No wonder they didn't believe that if Lin Yuan had this ability, he would have made a fortune long ago! Going abroad to join his uncle?
Chen Shiquan looked Lin Yuan up and down.
"What are you doing?" Lin Yuan was shocked by what he saw.
"How did you tell?"
Not to mention that Boss Lei doubted whether Lin Yuan was his nephew, he himself was a little doubtful.
Lin Yuan: "I'm not sure either."
"So, it's a guess?"
"It can't be said that it's all a guess! Didn't you tell me that you were doing antique business in Chinatown? I studied it carefully before coming here, and I thought I could help a little bit here. Who knows..." < br>
Chen Shiquan coughed quickly and interrupted his nephew's words.
"Ahem, cough! It seems that you are quite talented in this business, okay! From now on, you can hang out with my uncle and I will ensure that you have a good life."
He was surprised and happy in his heart. He never expected that his nephew had such ability. How many days had it taken him to learn? You can pick up the leaks.
Boss Lei, who had just hung up the phone, rolled his eyes when he heard these shameless words.
"Fucking with you? Are you hungry for nine meals in three days? I think it's better for you to hug your nephew's thigh tightly, so that you can still eat when you get old." Boss Lei is very familiar with Chen Shiquan, so he speaks more casually and directly.
Lin Yuan noticed that the reputation value in the lower right corner of the treasure hunting instrument screen was constantly increasing and had exceeded one thousand.
The reputation value is the same as the number of likes in the live broadcast room.
After figuring this out, Lin Yuan felt confident.
(End of chapter)