Chapter 94: The case of a single-minded leader
When Lin Yuan and the others were not paying attention, the fat man cut off someone else's container again, making Jim very angry.
What surprised Lin Yuan was that there was indeed a treasure in the container, and it was quite valuable. The treasure hunter showed a rare red light.
In other words, there is more than a million dollars worth of treasure inside the container.
Just as Lin Yuan was thinking about how to get the container, Boss Lei's phone rang. He said sorry and went to a less noisy place to answer the phone.
"He won't make a fortune this time, right?" Henry worried.
Yes! They don't want that guy to get rich, it's better to lose everything and take off his pants.
"The safe doesn't necessarily contain good stuff, right?" Paul said.
That's what he said, but he knew in his heart that the possibility was relatively small. One look at the safe showed that it was used, and it didn't look high-end.
Why would you check in an empty safe? It doesn’t cost much to just buy a new one locally, right?
Therefore, there is a high probability that there are some important things in the safe.
The fat black man began to rummage through the boxes.
He had a hunch that the container he intercepted this time would allow him to repay the money he had defrauded earlier, and he might even make some money.
Just because there is a safe inside the container.
The fat black man first asked someone to move the safe out.
There are special "casual labor" workers on site. They charge $100 a time. Whether it's helping move things or cleaning up garbage, they do everything.
The safe was still a bit heavy, so three people had to barely get it out.
Just when the fat man was about to hire someone to violently dismantle the safe, the door of the safe opened by itself.
The onlookers looked at each other in shock.
The fat black man himself was stunned for a few seconds, feeling a bad feeling in his heart.
The safe has no lock, is there anything valuable inside?
"Hehe! I'll just say it!" Paul said with a gloating smile.
However, I'm sorry to laugh too loudly, lest people think you're looking for trouble.
The fat black man quickly reached into the safe and took out stacks of account books and the like. There was a hint of paleness on the pitch-black face.
It's over.
This thing may be important to the original owner of the account book, but to outsiders, it is garbage. It is too slippery and hard to wipe clean.
With this result, everyone at the scene was very satisfied, except Fatty Hei himself.
Especially Jim, who almost got the shot, breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Fortunately, fortunately, someone stepped on the thunder for him.
The fat black man wondered if he had stepped on dog poop today and was so unlucky.
He stopped flipping the latter ones, trying to get some blood back to himself by changing hands a second time. If you continue to turn over, there really will be no one to take over.
Now, there are still people who are interested.
"Friends, who wants this container worth 10,000 US dollars?" the fat black man began to yell.
He bought it for $16,000, and now it’s $6,000 cheaper.
Someone ridiculed: "The most valuable thing about your container is the safe. Now that you have opened the safe, you still want $10,000. Who gave you the courage?"
"That's right! We don't want the $6,000."
"If it's three digits, it's not impossible to consider it."
……
If it was only a few hundred dollars, everyone would still be interested. Even if you lose money, it’s not a big problem, it’s just a small gamble!
"$9,000!"
"Do you want 8000?"
"The lowest price is 7,000 US dollars."
……
Fatty Black lowers the price little by little.
"1,500 US dollars, if it's lower, I'll keep flipping it myself." The fat man finally revealed his bottom line.
A few hundred dollars is impossible. Since I have lost so much anyway, I don’t care about a few hundred dollars.
While others were still silent, Lin Yuan said: "Okay, I'll buy it for fun."
After saying that, he immediately paid 1,500 US dollars to Fatty Hei and took over the container.
Seeing Lin Yuan take over, some people felt a little regretful in their hearts, feeling that there was still a chance of improvement. The main reason is that one or two thousand dollars is not expensive. If you really lose it, no one will laugh at Lin Yuan.
"We'll see if he can still laugh later." Henry saw the fat black man laughing and couldn't help but complain.
Others don't understand Lin Yuan, how can they still understand him?
Since Lin Yuan took action, it means that there are treasures in the remaining things, which is not simple.
You are smiling now, but you won’t be smiling later.
In the live broadcast room, some people began to bet on how much Lin Yuan could earn this time.
It seems that everyone agrees that Lin Yuan makes money, but he just doesn't know how much he can make.
Qiao Yufan and the others began to search inside. At first, they were all worthless junk, and the smile on the fat black man’s face grew stronger and stronger.
Just when everyone thought Lin Yuan was about to overturn, the old uncle said in surprise: "There is an old piece of furniture."
Two men, Qiao Yufan and Liu Xin, rushed to help.
When they took out the "old furniture" that the old uncle called it, everyone found that it was a table.
"A case of being alone?" Boss Lei stood outside, dumbfounded as he stared at the table that his uncle and the others had moved out.
How long has it been since he left?
Not to mention missing 100 million, but indeed missing tens of millions of yuan.
This made him very uncomfortable. Why did he go so far to answer the phone? For a while, Boss Lei also complained a little about the guy who called him.
Sooner or later, he called later, but he called at such a critical time.
Doesn't this prevent him from getting rich?
"What is the Solo Table? Is it this table?" Qiao Yufan and others didn't understand either. But this kind of table looks a bit familiar, as if I've seen it in a costume TV series.
Boss Lei took a deep breath and explained to everyone that the Qiaotou desk is an ancient Chinese furniture with raised flying corners on both ends of the table, so it is called Qiaotou desk. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was mainly used as a display box. Bearing.
Most of the raised tables are equipped with baffles and are decorated with exquisite carvings. Because the baffles are made of thicker materials than other pieces of furniture and are often hollowed out, many of the carvings are excellent representatives of furniture wood carvings from the Ming Dynasty in China.
"A desk is a rectangular piece of support furniture with legs underneath. Some people often confuse a table with a desk. Let me emphasize here that generally speaking, the four legs of a table are at right angles to the four corners of the table top, while the four legs of a desk are not at the four corners. Instead, the two ends are retracted into the case," Boss Lei told everyone.
In addition, grooves are cut out on the inside of the legs to cover the teeth, and the manufacturing process of the teeth is quite unique. The front part of the tooth bars on the long side is a joint, and the rear part is a half-lap joint. The legs are carved with silver tenons to cover the lattice, and the entire tooth bar is wrapped around to form a frame that supports the entire table surface.
The upper part of the carving board has square lattice pieces connected with silver ingots and a second lattice frame.
Boss Lei stepped forward, touching the single board and looking at it while admiring it.
"The shape of this case is majestic and elegant, with both ends tilted upward, lifting the heavy case surface and making it majestic yet agile. The Ruyi moiré baffle is installed between the legs of the case, which is also made of aniseed. This decorative style Tiaoban can often be seen in Ming Dynasty prints
What a good thing, what a treasure!
Xiao Lin, do you want to take action? "Boss Lei asked without hesitation.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
It can be seen that he really likes this unique case.
At this time, the fat black man could no longer laugh. He looked as ugly as eating shit.
Many of the people watching did not know much about this kind of ancient Chinese furniture, so they kept asking others how much the table was worth and so on.
Lin Yuan did not answer Boss Lei immediately, but asked: "Is this made of huanghuali wood?"
Boss Lei didn't hide anything, and nodded: "That's right! It's huanghuali wood, a typical Ming-style furniture."
Lacquer furniture was popular in the court of the Ming Dynasty, and white wood furniture was widely used among the people in the Ming Dynasty. Only during the Ming Longqing period in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, after the maritime ban was lifted and a large amount of overseas rosewood and rosewood raw materials were imported, did the Ming Dynasty hardwood furniture designed by the Ming Dynasty literati, calligraphers and painters appear.
In the post-Ming Dynasty, the styles of hardwood furniture were copied in large numbers by craftsmen, and the concept of "Ming-style furniture" came into being and is still popular today.
Strictly speaking: Ming Dynasty huanghuali furniture with hard texture, fine wood grain, elegant color and clear patterns is the representative of Ming-style hardwood furniture and the essence of literati furniture in the late Ming Dynasty. It laid the tone for harmonious and symmetrical furniture display patterns. , which made the literati painters in the middle and late Ming Dynasty pursue the highest aesthetic realm in furniture appreciation.
"Is this Ming-style furniture? It looks very simple, revealing the word 'elegant'." Liu Xin said.
Although his appreciation was unprofessional, the feeling was not wrong.
Boss Lei said with a smile: "This is the characteristic of Ming-style furniture. From a scientific perspective, the structure of Ming-style furniture is the most reasonable. It emphasizes stability and ingenuity, simplicity and elegance, and the lines are round and smooth. The proportions are coordinated, practical and exquisite. , achieve unparalleled harmony ”
The shape should not be complicated, and should not be decorated excessively. Occasionally, carvings should be used, but only with lines as the main ones. Or small-area exquisite reliefs or hollow carvings, round carvings and line carvings can be used to increase its decorative nature.
Through natural textures, various foot lines of different widths, thicknesses, lengths, depths, concavities and planes, as well as clever combinations of lines and surfaces, highlight the solemnity, agility, comfort and solidity of the furniture.
"Ming-style furniture has the participation of literati. We do not need to question the aesthetics of ancient literati."
The more precious cultural relics passed down from ancient times are basically related to literati.
Boss Lei said that in the late Ming Dynasty, due to political corruption, the so-called literati class mostly lost confidence in politics and instead focused on the enjoyment of life, or the expansion of their own feelings.
On the other hand, the emergence of the commodity economy gave literati the opportunity to spend their efforts on the furniture they use daily, turning their aesthetic tastes into programs and conveying them to construction craftsmen. However, due to market competition and their own survival problems, craftsmen have more These views have been fully absorbed, which has led to the overall literati trend of Huanghuali furniture.
This tendency is reflected in furniture, which exhibits characteristics such as simple style, comfortable and practical functions, and elegant interest. These characteristics have been affirmed by art historians until now. This is the potential reason for the fanatical collection of furniture collectors.
"Ming-style furniture has been preserved to this day, and no matter what the material is, it is generally not cheap." Boss Lei told Lin Yuan.
In Ming Dynasty or Ming-style furniture collections, Ming-style hardwood furniture has been fetched to sky-high prices.
Of course, huanghuali wood is indeed more precious and even rare.
Huanghuali wood has a yellow color, fine texture, soft texture and a pleasant fragrance.
"This outstanding case also has a grimace." Lin Yuan added.
Boss Lei immediately smiled bitterly. Originally, he thought Lin Yuan didn't know about "Ghost Face", so he deliberately didn't say it. But now, since people mention it, it means they understand "Ghost Face".
The "ghost face" of huanghuali is known to everyone who loves huanghuali. It seems to have become the classic signature of Huanghuali.
In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, people had a certain understanding of the "grimace" of Hainan Huanghuali.
As for the grimace, the ancients once said: "A face full of gold", which shows the degree of its popularity. Throughout the ages, many literati and poets have spent thousands of gold and traveled thousands of miles in order to have a "face", which can be said to be a dream and a blessing.
The so-called "ghost face" is actually a special wood grain of huanghuali wood. It is a very unique and interesting natural art masterpiece drawn by nature in the grain of rosewood, full of mysterious charm.
To put it bluntly, when a branch on a huanghuali tree is reflected on the trunk, a boil will be formed. This boil is called a grimace. This cute grimace is a pursuit of literati, and it has influenced future generations for hundreds of years.
"How about 1.9 million US dollars?" Boss Lei still negotiated the price with Lin Yuan.
This price is not low.
Everyone around them opened their eyes wide after hearing this.
Another million-dollar treasure.
The fat black man couldn't bear the blow, so he rolled his eyes and fainted.
Lin Yuan: "Boss Lei, let's put it together! Two million dollars, okay?"
Boss Lei thought for a while and finally nodded in agreement.
He didn't expect that these treasures could also appear in containers. It seemed that he would have to pay attention to them in the future and come and take a look when he had time.
In this way, Lin Yuan and the others played for a whole day, and finally got a little tired of it.
In fact, the main reason was that Lin Yuan was a little bored. Others are okay, after all, this is making money for them, how can they be tired of it?
Boss Lei’s free time is also limited, so we will have a meal together later, then say goodbye to everyone and return to San Francisco.
Lin Yuan and the others spent two days in Los Angeles, during which they found some not-so-valuable treasures, which they shared equally with Li Qiu Shui. Lin Yuan looked down upon them.
In the past two days, they witnessed another shooting case, in which three people were killed. Although the scene was not comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster, it was exciting enough for someone like Lin Yuan who had just come out of the country.
After returning to San Francisco, Lin Yuan stopped for a few days.
Henry and the others were digesting the gains they had made previously.
Paul signed up for a Chinese class and went to learn Chinese.
As for his job, he has quit it and feels there is no need to hang around there. Hanging out with Lin Yuan, even just drinking soup, is many times better than being there.
Although learning Chinese was painful, Paul gritted his teeth and persevered.
Usually, I communicate with Henry more in Chinese and practice my listening and speaking.
"Let's go practice shooting today." The old uncle said to Lin Yuan.
In this country, what can you do if you don’t know how to shoot? Especially now that families have money and don’t have guns, they are easily bullied and are more dangerous.
Lin Yuan put down the book. These days, he has been supplementing his knowledge all the time.
Now, not to say that he is frighteningly strong, but he can basically intervene in common antique appraisals. With the golden finger, you can be considered a master!
(End of chapter)