"What, what did you say?
Ma Jing was trembling with anger. "You are the first person who dares to speak to my father in such a tone! What right do you have to look down on a billionaire like my father? "
Ah Zi also poked Jiang Chen and whispered, "Hey! Little errand boy! I think you've gone too far this time. Boss Ma is not an ordinary person. How dare you look down on him like this? "
Even Ah Zi, who was not afraid of anything, felt that Jiang Chen was too careless to look down on Ma Guowei.
Jiang Chen shrugged.
Careless?
No, I'm not.
This is the tone I usually use when talking to people of his level.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "Although you spend a lot of money and have received more than 3 billion worth of things in this house, they are not first-class treasures. They are the typical example of a fool with too much money. "
Even though Ma Guowei was well-mannered, he was still fuming with anger by Jiang Chen's words.
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"Then tell me, how am I a fool with too much money?"
Ma Guowei said in a low voice, "If you don't give me a reason today, don't even think about leaving."
Jiang Chen smiled. "Take this bottle for example."
He pointed at the Qing Dynasty bottle with a price of 160 million and said faintly, "You said this is the Qianlong Nine Dragon Bottle?"
"Yes."
Ma Guowei sneered, "Don't tell me that what I bought is a fake? There is a certificate from Sotheby's auction house in the cabinet, which proves that this bottle is indeed a tribute from the imperial kiln of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty! Are you saying that your eyes are better than the experts? "
"I didn't say that my eyes are better than the experts. But … "
Jiang Chen smiled. "You only know one thing, but not the other."
"What?"
Ma Guowei was not calm. He said in a low voice, "What are you trying to say?
Jiang Chen said faintly, "Indeed, the Qianlong Emperor did order people to make a pair of Qianlong Nine Dragon Bottles of this size from the imperial kiln in Jingdezhen! The reason why it was called this name was that the Qianlong Emperor liked this kind of bottle very much. He especially liked to burn nine dragon patterns on it. In ancient times, nine was the number of supreme beings! The most obvious feature of this bottle is that there are nine coiling dragons! "
"The most amazing thing is that each of these nine dragons has a different color! They were divided into red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white! This is an extremely difficult test for the craftsmen! "
Jiang Chen looked up at the sky and said indifferently, "After the research of later generations, in order to make this beautiful porcelain with nine different colors, it must be fired nine times! Only by precisely controlling the furnace temperature each time can we produce a different color. "
"Therefore, this Qianlong bottle is called the Nine Dragons Nine Revolutions Vase!"
Jiang Chen pointed at the bottle in the glass cabinet that was as tall as a person.
"Hehe, your recitation is not bad."
Ma Guowei gently clapped for Jiang Chen and sneered, "But I still don't understand what you mean. What's the point of you being so familiar with the origin of this item? Isn't this bottle of mine the Nine Dragons Rotations? "
Jiang Chen smiled. "Although this thing of yours also has nine dragons and nine colors, take a closer look at it!"
Jiang Chen pointed at the claw of one of the dragons, "Look here!"
Ma Guowei's expression changed. He leaned over and stared at the black dragon's first claw for a long time, "What's the problem?"
Jiang Chen sighed, "Haven't you noticed that there's something wrong with the color of the first dragon's claw? Originally, this dragon should be completely black, symbolizing the majesty and sternness of the imperial power. But on the second dragon's claw, there's a thumb-sized flaw! It's been burned yellow! Did you notice it? "
After Jiang Chen's reminder, Ma Guowei and Ma Jing leaned close to the glass cabinet and looked at it for a long time. Finally, they saw the big yellow spot.
"So what?"
Ma Jing was unconvinced, "This bottle is as tall as a person and more than two meters tall. What's the big deal about such a small flaw? Why are you so sure that it's not the real Qianlong bottle? "
"I didn't say that it's not a bottle from the Qianlong period."
Jiang Chen smiled, "I just said that it's not one of the two bottles that were offered as a tribute to the Qianlong Emperor! Because the imperial rules of the Qing Dynasty were very strict, which is not something that modern people today can think of! The black dragon's claw was burned into such a big yellow spot, which is enough to make the head of the Weaving Bureau responsible for the burning beheaded! I don't believe that the officials of the Qing Dynasty dared to offer such a big bottle with obvious flaws to Qianlong! Anyone who is slightly familiar with antiques can tell that it's not a tribute! "
"What?"
Ma Guowei was shocked.
He had never thought that this seemingly ordinary young man would actually be able to speak so clearly and logically, and speak so many profound principles!
He also never expected that the Qianlong Emperor's Imperial Vase that he bought at Sotheby's auction for 160 million was a fake!
"How, how is this possible? The bottle was signed by three of the most authoritative antique experts and they were the ones who vouched for it. If the bottle I bought is fake, they will have to compensate me! "
Ma Guowei was shocked and angry.
Jiang Chen said lightly, "Did you notice? The guarantee says that it's from the Qianlong period and was offered to the Imperial Vase of the Inner Palace! It doesn't say that it's from the Qianlong Emperor's collection. There's a big gap between the two. They only guarantee that this bottle is from the Qianlong period and that it was made in the official kiln to be offered as a tribute to the Imperial Vase. But it's not certain whether it was kept by the Qianlong Emperor. It's also not certain whether it was successfully entered into the Imperial Vase. There are a lot of loopholes in this guarantee! "
"What?"
Ma Guowei's eyes were as big as copper bells! They stared at each other!
He was completely dumbfounded.
160 million to buy a bottle that might not have been used by the Qianlong Emperor?
That would be like what Jiang Chen said, "Too much money makes people stupid".
"How, how is this possible?"
Ma Jing was anxious, "Since it was made in the imperial kiln, how could it not be offered as a tribute to the Emperor?"
Jiang Chen said impatiently, "Didn't I say it already? It's true that it was made in the imperial kiln, but the technical requirements for the Nine Dragons Nine Revolutions Vase are too high. The success rate of making it is also very low. Usually, dozens or hundreds of vases have to be made before a perfect one can be offered as a tribute. As for this bottle, I guess it's one of the defective ones and was abandoned. It's not qualified to be offered as a tribute. Maybe the official in charge of making it felt that it's a pity and it's very valuable. So, he took the risk of being executed and secretly kept it. A few hundred years later, it was bought by your family for 160 million! "
"You, you guessed it!"
Ma Jing said angrily, "What evidence do you have to prove that this is not the Qianlong Emperor's vase?"
Jiang Chen sighed and didn't say anything else. He took out his phone and showed a photo to Ma Guowei!
"See for yourself."
Ma Guowei looked at Jiang Chen's phone carefully.
It was a photo of a pair of Qianlong Nine Dragons Nine Revolutions Vases!
It's a pair!
The Nine Revolutions Nine Dragons Nine Revolutions Vase in the photo was exactly the same as his!
The only difference was that the black dragon's claws that were overturning rivers and seas were completely black!
Perfect!
Not a single flaw!
Just this point alone made Jiang Chen's set of Nine Circles Nine Dragons Vase look extraordinarily precious and full of dragon aura. It was even more noble and extraordinary than his set!
After all, Ma Guowei had 30 years of experience in antiques. After a quick glance, he confirmed a tragic fact — Jiang Chen's antique was probably real.
"You, where did you take this?"
Ma Jing's face was filled with disbelief.
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