The Golden Eyes (Huáng Jīn Tóng / 黄金瞳官微)

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Buying and selling rare goods.

Have a look.

What are you looking at?

This plate looks good.

Boss, are you selling this plate?

This plate?

No, this one.

Little Brother, your eyesight is not bad at all.

This is the most treasured item of my stall.

Five great folk kilns of the Song Dynasty,

one of the five great folk kilns, a plate from Ge Kiln (a famous Song porcelain kiln).

Ge Kiln?!

How much is it?

Look at the two of you. Do you have ¥800,000?

¥800,000?!

Are you joking? Too expensive. Too expensive.

We don't want it.

This plate has golden crack lines on it.

It's not cracked-ice pattern. It's not a top quality product even if it's from the Ge Kiln.

How about this? ¥500,000. Is that okay?

No.

Little Brother has knowledge of the trade.

Since you know the trade, you should know this too.

Even though this porcelain plate is not a top grade product from Ge Kiln,

it is the most treasured piece in my stall. It is actually not for sale.

Had I not seen that you share certain fate with this plate,

I won't even show it to you.

Forget it!

Let's go.

¥550,000.

You really want to buy it? Can you add a little bit more?

Fifty-nine. Make it a lucky number. I'm 59 years old this year.

Is this reliable?

I've checked it on the internet.

The normal auction price for items from Ge Kiln is between ¥700,000 and ¥4,000,000

- If this good is correct, we'll be making a large profit. - ¥700,000 to ¥4,000,000...

We'll buy it!

- Buy it? - We'll buy it.

Take it away!

What are your thoughts on this?

We bought this plate for ¥590,000.

We are not greedy. We'll be satisfied if it can be sold for ¥700,000 to ¥800,000.

This ...

- how did you manage to discover it? Is it based on feelings again? - Yes.

Zhuang Rui, to think that you studied history for four years in Beijing University,

and worked in Ling He Pawnshop for one year.

How could you made a mistake that you shouldn't have made?

Isn't this an item with history behind it?

There's history behind it. It's history is fluid.

What do I mean? Look closely over here.

It is an authentic item from the Ge Kiln of the Song Dynasty. This is very obvious. There's no problem here.

The side should be from the Sui Dynasty.

Sui Dynasty?!

"Sui Bian" Dynasty (whichever one dynasty)!

Do you mean to say that this is a pieced together item?

In the antique trade, we often see such items.

They look for parts that are real, and parts that are fake,

and piece them together slowly.

Human beings can be really patient. Ordinary people will not be able to discover the difference.

It is used specially to trick people like you, who have only half the knowledge,

but believe yourself to be infallible. What can we do about it?

No, quickly look for that man and return the good to him.

That day, when you were selling the bottle gourd, I already told you about the rules of the antique trade.

The goods are delivered and the bill is cleared. If you favored wrongly, you mustn't dwell on it.

If you don't have good eyesight yourself,

and misjudged something, you have to admit defeat.

Consider this as buying a lesson.

Isn't this lesson too expensive?

If the lesson is not expensive, you won't remember it.

That's right too.

Don't blame anybody this time round.

If anyone is to be blamed, it should be me. I didn't learn my trade well.

But, it's all right. When I've read through this book,

finish reading it, we'll battle Panjiayuan again.

Excellent!

Then, please study well.

That...

Eat more. Don't overtired yourself.

Say,

we agreed not to eat instant noodles anymore.

I never imagined that we'll be back to our original form so quickly.

Uncle De.

Uncle De.

Tonight,

there is a small-scale private auction at Panjiayuan.

Auction?

You can go there and train your judgement.

This kind of activity is held on a weekly basis.

This is the best opportunity to combine theory with practice.

But, remember one point.

Listen and look more. Speak less and don't buy.

Okay, Uncle De.

Auction!

Didn't I say that the Heaven will never bar our way (there's always a way out)?

Isn't it so? The opportunity is here.

Why are you still eating the instant noodles? Let's go!

Where are we going?

Go and make a fortune.

Let's go. Let's go.

Everyone has seen all the items just now.

Without more ado, we'll start the auction now.

Tiger-shaped jade inlaid with gold.

Starting from ¥280,000.

I would like to invite all the friends here to start bidding.

I want to bid ¥380,000.

This gentleman has offered ¥380,000.

- ¥450,000. - This gentleman has offered ¥450,000.

I'm bidding ¥500,000.

This gentleman has offered ¥500,000.

How is this item?

- It looks real. - ¥500,000 going once.

- But, it bears traces of restoration. - ¥500,000 going twice.

It is about this price.

¥500,000 going three times.

The deal is completed!

Congratulations to Boss Chen. This item is yours now.

Okay. I'm going to make a fortune after I bring this collector's item back home.

Not bad. You didn't waste your time reading that book.

Here, place it here.

"Li Duanduan Painting“ by Tang Bohu, famous artist from the Ming Dynasty.

Bid starts from ¥12,000.

Although this painting is not an authentic work of Tang Yin,

it is also an imitation from the Qing Dynasty.

The drawing skills is not bad. It is worth to be acquired as a collector's item.

[ In Shanhe Neighborhood, Li Duanduan believes she's great in singing "White Peony"; ('Shanhe" refers to places where scholars gather to share poems and lyrics, a.k.a. brothels; 'White Peony' means a simple yet refined, outstanding lady)

In a land paved with gold like Yangzhou, rouge prices (prostitutes) are actually so cheap. - Tang Yin's painting and poem ]

Say, Boss Liu, it's such a cold day. Don't delay everyone's time anymore.

Quickly bring in the next item.

- That's right. - That's right. - Bring in the next item.

Okay. Okay, since everyone is not interested,

then let's look at the next item. The next item is—

I want this painting.

Boss, are you interested in this?

Yes, but ¥12,000 is too expensive. Is ¥9000 okay?

Boss, I think I have never seen you before.

This is a private auction.

It is not like the stalls outside. There's no bargaining.

When you offer a price, it can only go up. There's no such thing as falling backwards.

If you really like it, please increase a little bit.

Didn't Uncle De already told us to not buy?

I...am only buying this one item.

How many do you want to buy? We have no money.

Boss, if this item becomes an aborted auction item, it will also be a loss to you.

Why don't you do this? Sell it to me at a lower price.

Didn't they say that it's not authentic? Why are you still buying? Have you thought carefully about it?

Boss, if you just want to buy some fun,

go out and turn right. There are a few stalls which might be suitable for you.

This painting is ¥12,000. One price.

If you really like it,

why don't you try and raise the money?

It's just ¥3,000 short...

Say, isn't that a bit too much?

This young man likes some of the the things that are left behind by our ancestors. This is a good thing.

That's right.

Young man, are you short by ¥3,000?

Yes.

Okay.

Look at this photo I just took of the artifice.

Thank you, Boss Ma. You are really kind.

What so kind about that? He's just adding trouble for us.

Little Zhuang, right? You can call me Brother Ma from now onward.

Say, I didn't see you making any move the whole night.

Why did you only just focus your attention on this painting?

It is basically impossible to buy an authentic painting of a famous artist for ¥12,000.

Furthermore, there's definitely not much chance of the value going up.

But, that's alright. You are new in the trade.

Count this as school fees. In any case, the painting skills is not bad.

Boss Ma, no, Brother Ma, do you have time?

What is it?

I want to bring you to visit my teacher's house.

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Uncle De, he insisted on buying it.

I blocked him, but I failed.

The painting skills of this painting is not bad.

Li Duanduan Painting.

The name written here is even that of Tang Yin, Tang Bohu.

The annotations and stamps are all done in the manner of Tang Bohu.

- Then— - The calligraphy, the painting, the stamps

all show knowledge of the fundamentals. Quite alright and acceptable.

Then, do you mean that...

This can't be authentic, can it?

There's a very big weakness in this painting.

This paper is not right.

This paper was made by Chengxin Hall during the time of Emperor Qianlong, imitating the fifth generation Southern Tang Dynasty.

It is made from leather material, and is thicker than normal.

During those years, mounting shops likes to use this kind of paper in their mounting work.

And this should be a three-meter long piece of paper cut into two, right?

Otherwise, on the corner in the back there will be something that was stamped

stating that it's made by Chengxian Hall during the time of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty.

A piece of paper from the time of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty would at least be a few hundred years old too, right?

That's right. It was copied during the time of Emperor Qianlong.

Isn't it still a fake then? I already told you not to buy. Counterfeit.

What makes you buy this painting?

I don't know if you notice this piece over here?

So you noticed this portion too?

The mounting of this painting is especially strange. I only discovered it accidentally.

Why are you talking in riddles?

It can't be that there's more mysterious principles in here?

Can't really tell if there's anymore mysterious principles.