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Chapter 220 Guan Gong Statue

Chapter 220. Statue of Guan Gong

In the confusion, Qi Wulei didn't answer, and handed over the medal together with the wooden box.

After taking it, Ren Ping only glanced at it lightly, and smiled:
"This is indeed the Jade Picking Medal, but it has nothing to do with the Grand Medal. It is the fifth in the ordinary ranks, and the price is around 1."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Wulei's face changed slightly, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

The rest of the people were full of disbelief. Seeing that he just took a casual glance and came to a conclusion without even taking a closer look, they couldn't help but questioned:

"1? You can buy a Jade Picking Medal at this price now, are you kidding? It was about the same five years ago."

"That is, the price of this kind of medal has been sold for more than 10 a few years ago, and it is still the lowest ninth class. As you said, if this thing is really the fifth class, how can it be discounted?"

"How do you know it's not the Jade Picking Medal? What's the basis? If it's worth around [-] to [-] yuan, Brother Qi probably wouldn't be interested in selling it, right?"

Everyone thought they found a loophole in Ren Ping's words, and they sneered.

Ren Ping felt a little chilled when he heard that, thinking that what Su Rui said was right, except for the brothers and sisters of the Qi family, the rest of the children of the Nine Great Families could be called dandies, and on the surface they were well-versed in the profession, but in fact they just learned a little bit.

According to this level, not to mention inheriting the family business of the nine families, even if they walk around the ordinary antique street, they will still be taken for a ride.

He remained calm at the moment, still looking at Qi Wulei: "What did Senior Brother Qi say?"

The latter took a deep breath and paused:

"What is the basis for what Mr. Ren just said? I also want to hear it."

"Okay, then I'll tell you, if there's anything wrong, please ask Brother Qi for advice,"

Ren Ping took the medal out of the wooden box, hooked it on the little finger of his right hand, and said lightly:
"This pentagonal star silver inlaid gold agate medal originated in the Gregorian calendar in 1933 during the Republic of China. It was established in the "Regulations on Awarding Medals" promulgated by the Nanjing National Government. It is called the Jade Medal,"

"There are two categories, three grades and nine grades. The two categories refer to the ordinary Jade Picking Medal and the special Jade Picking Grand Medal. The difference from the former is that the latter is specifically awarded to the heads of state or friendly countries,"

"The middle is not ordinary agate, but jade. Since the establishment of this kind of medal, it has only been awarded to two people. One is Chiang Kai-shek, and the other is Lin Sen, the former chairman of the National Government. Apart from this, there is no third party,"

Having said that, Ren Ping deliberately paused and glanced at everyone.

Although everyone didn't listen to his blunt words, they also understood the meaning of his words. The Great Jade Medal has only appeared twice in history, and it is definitely not the one in front of us.

Conversely, if the one in front of me is real, it is absolutely impossible for Qi Wulei to easily photograph it in a small shop.

It's ridiculous to think that someone asked Ren Ping to explain the evidence just now.

Just let Ren Ping continue: "The so-called third grade and ninth grade refer to ordinary jade mining medals. According to the "Regulations on Awarding Medals", the first grades of first to third grades are inlaid with red agate in the middle."

"The second ranks of fourth to sixth ranks are inlaid with blue agate, and the third ranks of seventh to ninth ranks are inlaid with white agate. The third ranks of medals have distinctive features and can be seen at a glance."

"Then how are you sure it's the fifth class? Is there a difference between the third class in the same class?"

Everyone saw that the agate inlaid in the middle of the medal was indeed blue, but they couldn't help but wonder.

"I don't know that either, I just guessed."

"What? Guess?" Everyone was stunned.

"According to the historical records in the period of the Republic of China, more than 600 ordinary jade-picking medals were awarded, ranging from first to ninth grades, and the most of them is the fifth grade, so I guess this medal is most likely to be the fifth grade,"

"As for whether it is true or not, we have to see whether there are other witnesses when Senior Brother Qi took the photo?"

Everyone had black lines on their faces when they heard it, and thought to themselves, what's going on with your random guessing, can it be said that the fifth class can be judged by the most awarded it?This is too childish.

"I remember that in the past few years, there were indeed ninth-class jade-picking medals that were photographed for more than 10. How could the fifth-class one be only 1? Could it be...just because there are too many?"

"That's right. Rare things are more expensive. This is an eternal iron law in the collection circle. Do you know how many ninth-class jade picking medals have been awarded?"

"do not know."

"There are only 14 pieces, which is one of the least awarded in the ninth class."

"What about the fifth class?"

"149 pieces, about a quarter of the total issued."

After Ren Ping said this number, he gave Qi Wulei a faint look.

Everyone also looked over and saw Qi Wulei's face was gloomy. Although he didn't say anything, looking at his expression, it was clear that Ren Ping was right. This fifth-class jade medal was indeed bought for 1 yuan!
At this time, the shock in Qi Wulei's heart was far beyond everyone's imagination. In fact, he didn't buy this Jade Picking Medal from the auction, but picked it up in the antique market.

Although the things are not expensive, it is not easy to distinguish them. He spent half a day thinking about them and found a medal box that can be used as a testimony before he started.

Therefore, he also took this thing as a proof of his good eyesight, and he brought it specially in order to show off in front of the elders of the Nine Families.

But who would have thought that this Ren Ping just casually took a glance at it, and said that the history, order, and price are exactly the same. Compared with it, his own eyesight is simply a joke.

Even though Ren Ping's answers to these two questions just now were full of tricks and could not be regarded as true treasures, but the two setbacks have already cast a shadow in Qi Wulei's heart.

Everyone also suddenly realized that this Ren Ping was not as simple as imagined.

Only Su Rui sneered secretly, thinking to himself, what is this? This kid even calls his grandfather and Uncle Rong respectful as a teacher. In his opinion, this little trick of yours is not like playing tricks?

"Mr. Ren has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge, and I admire him. The next thing is the third thing."

When opening the last wooden box, Qi Wulei's palms were slightly slippery. Anyone could see that he lacked confidence, but he finally collected himself and took out the things.

When everyone looked at it together, they were puzzled again.

It turns out that this kind of thing is easier to distinguish than the Jade Picking Medal just now. It is a statue of Guan Gong, which is small and only less than [-] centimeters. The only thing that is special is that it is a wood carving work, and the workmanship is quite exquisite.

Apart from that, if there is anything that can get people admitted, I'm afraid the only way is to inquire about their origins and price.

Sure enough, after taking the thing out, Qi Wulei stopped talking nonsense, and directly said that it was a wood carving of Guan Gong, a modern master sculptor, Zhu Ming, and asked Ren Ping to guess the price he actually got.

Ren Ping was stunned, as if he didn't expect the third item to be this item, but he also liked it quite a bit. He held it in his hand and played with it for a while, when he was about to speak, suddenly:

"Wait, I also have a question here, why don't we take it together?"

The voice came from behind, and the speaker should come from the courtyard of the villa.

Everyone turned around when they heard the words, and saw a young man with a gentle expression and a smile approaching slowly. Unlike the others present, he was casually wearing a casual sweater, which looked like a brand name.

He didn't have any pretensions either, and walked casually with his hands behind his back, as if he was shopping.

Ren Ping was thinking that there were such characters among the disciples of the Nine Great Families, when he saw everyone's expressions turned serious, and they said in unison: "Senior Brother Rong!"

This is naturally the title for that person. He was slightly taken aback, and then thought of what Su Rui said just now:

"This man's name is Rong Yi, and he's Uncle Rong's only son. It stands to reason that his professional level is enough, but if he wants to inherit the family business... let's count him as half of him."

It seems that this is Rong Qiancheng's "half heir" that Su Rui said, but how do you count as half?
Could it be that he is a glass?
(End of this chapter)