The cold air flashed, and the spirit card gave the identification results of the yellow stone carving ornaments of the four figures of Tang Xuanzang. He did not make any mistakes in the material, but in this era, it has been forward for more than 70 years! Moreover, this piece was not carved by Chinese craftsmen, it was actually a toy carved by Japanese craftsmen!

Emperor Showa!

This set of Tianhuang stone sculptures is actually a product of Emperor Showa!

Showa was the year name used by Emperor Hirohito from 1926 to 1945. During this period, it was the time when Japan launched the war of aggression against China and the Pacific War. So, whether this thing was brought to China by a senior Japanese general who invaded China, and then lost to Europe, or whether it flowed directly from Japan to Europe, is questionable.

Li Yi picked up the chubby Monkey's Tianhuang stone sculpture with amusement and tears, looked at the four decent seal characters "The Great Sage of the Monkey King" at the bottom of the stone sculpture, shook his head slightly, and nodded again.

"Total 70,000? OK, please help me wrap it up."

Mark turned around with a smile to find the packaging. The old man who followed Li Yi picked up a stone sculpture and looked at it a few times, sighing:

"What a pity, if this material is carved into a normal seal, I am afraid that someone will snatch it twice as expensive. Unexpectedly, it will be regarded as a toy... Who is so luxurious? He actually uses master-level carvings to make such things?"

Li Yi smiled helplessly. Of course, it would be impossible to understand if he was a Chinese, but if he was a Japanese, it would be hard to say. If Japan did not have such a deep-rooted anime plot, it would probably not have won the status of the world's largest anime powerhouse now.

However, it is possible to carve this kind of anime image that can be seen frequently now seventy or eighty years ago. Should we praise their ancestors for their full imagination? Or should they say that their descendants are exhausted and do not want to make progress?

"Huh? This wood carving... Mr. Li isn't it? This one you just picked out from those things?"

Mr. Zhu put down the stone sculpture, turned his hand and picked up the Guanyin wood sculpture, took a few casual glances, and quickly took it in front of him when he was about to put it down. This time, he looked at it very carefully, and his old eyes gradually became particularly bright.

"Um."

Li Yi nodded indifferently. What if he recognizes it? This thing has been sold.

"Ten thousand euros?"

"Um."

Mr. Zhu immediately stretched out two fingers, thought about it, and added another one.

"How about giving it to me 30,000 euros?"

Li Yi looked at him with a smile. The old man blushed, but he refused to give up. He gritted his teeth, slapped him, and flipped back and forth.

"100,000!"

Li Yi rolled his eyes, this old man...

"Multiply by 30 and give it to you!"

"well!"

Mr. Zhu couldn't help but sighed, then slapped hard on his thigh, scaring Luo Guofu, who was doing nothing, jumped.

"I have seen all these things before, but I picked out such a thing, but put the biggest one over... Mr. Li, do you have a business card? You have to contact me often after returning home."

Mr. Zhu pointed at the copper iron he took out with a look of contempt. Judging from the posture, it seemed that he had to smash the iron into broken iron to slightly relieve his depression.

"Mr. Zhu, judging by what you mean, you don't want this iron anymore? Then why not give it to me?"

"Hey, this is not OK. You can take advantage of a lot of money. You have to keep some soup for us... "

The old man shook his head like a rattle, muttering while taking out his business card from his pocket and handing it to Li Yi.

"Jinling Chaotiangong Antique Market? Mr., your business is very small, and you have all gone to Europe to purchase goods."

The old man smiled proudly at first, then showed a bitter face.

"What's the use of making it big? It's hard for many years but you can't compare to buying this wood carving!"

Li Yi smiled and handed over the business card. This old man was really interesting and did not hide his emotions at all. But the words he said were not annoying. This was also a very amazing skill.

"Tong Ruibao? We seem to have cooperated with Yintong Auction before. Are these two companies the same thing?"

Li Yi nodded. The pawn shop could not auction pawn items at the auction company he opened, so at the beginning, Yintong Auction was not registered under the name of the Xie family. However, the industry knows what happened to these two companies, so there is nothing to hide.

"It's also fate. Xiao Li, it's amazing to be an appraiser of Tongruibao at such a young age. Welcome to come to Jinling for time."

The old man looked at Mark without any awareness and stuffed the wood carving into the cardboard box, shook his head, picked up the iron and prepared to check out and leave, but Li Yi suddenly remembered something and couldn't help laughing. Isn't that guy's painting exhibition of Shi Chongxuan to be held in Jinling? It's just that, it's not in Chaotian Palace, but in another Confucius Temple antique market that mainly manages calligraphy and painting!

The two of them just muttered and said in Chinese, and Luo Guofu didn't understand a single word, but this did not prevent him from guessing the general content of the communication between them. After all, Zhu Laoyezi's gestures were internationally used.

"The old man just now offered 100,000 yuan for this wood carving? You didn't sell it, why?"

As soon as he left Mark's room, Luo Guofu couldn't help asking.

"What else can I do? The bid is not enough! By the way, the two things were negotiated just now, right? If you discuss them, trade them as soon as possible. This time it's a bit too long, and it's time to go back to China."

It would be fine if he didn't talk about this. When Luo Guofu talked about this, he felt wronged, but before he could complain, he was blocked by Li Yi's words.

"I also have a collection of Monet's "Water Lily" in China. If you can find equivalent exchange artifacts, I will entrust this matter to you."

"Water Lily"? Which one?"

"Which one is not easy to describe. I'll send you a photo to see. First give me an estimate, and then find something according to the estimate I agree with."

"No problem! Boss, just wait for my good news!"

Li Yi nodded, as if he had just remembered it suddenly, and turned around and said:

"By the way, Luo Guofu, although the deal has been negotiated, I still hope you can take me to see the antiques brought by your friends. They probably haven't registered everything in the information, right?"

Luo Guofu's eyes rolled around twice, then pointed to the wood carving in his hand, and said:

“To find them?”

Li Yi nodded with a smile,

"I think about it, but unfortunately it's not that simple."

"Haha, boss, you are so modest. I'll just take you to a stupid guy this time. Last time, I picked up a Chinese antique from him!"

"Oh? Can you even get a bargain? Or a Chinese antique? Which one, have I seen it?"

"I have sold it for a long time. I made an extra 100,000 euros that time! But compared to your generosity, these are really worth mentioning... Turn left in front and we go to Dumas Street in the 12th block."

Luo Guofu bragged while patting Li Yi's flattery and guided the way. He was very happy. However, as long as Li Yi traded the shops and antiques he introduced, he could get a commission for Li Yi's commission. Therefore, he would be willing to do it no matter how hard he worked, and he was afraid that he would not have the chance to work hard!

The stupid guy Luo Guofu mentioned was a local antique dealer in Paris named Fransova. He was a tall white man in his forties. His shop seemed like a grocery store. Not only did he have various antiques, but he also had many second-hand goods.

"Oh, man, you haven't opened a store here, you won't understand what the business here looks like. I make more money selling old goods every month than I make for selling antiques. Come on, come on, help me digest some inventory quickly, my warehouse can't even load it."

Seeing that Luo Guofu brought a Chinese man and clearly stated that he was coming to buy his Chinese cultural relics, Fransova happily spoke up. In the antique market, it seems that only Chinese people's business is easy to do.

After the last customer in the store left, Fransova closed the store without hesitation.

"Let the guys who come to buy old goods go to hell, I'm a serious antique dealer! Let's go to the warehouse!"

Luo Guofu raised his eyebrows and shrugged at Li Yi. The meaning was clearly saying, Look, I said this guy is a bit unreliable, right?

Li Yi nodded with a smile. This guy is indeed a little too enthusiastic. But if that's the case, I feel a little embarrassed if I don't buy something later. Could it be that this guy's real purpose is so enthusiastic?

Fransova's warehouse is not far from his shop, just in the basement of a country villa. Obviously, he should often bring people to this basement to buy antiques, because the items here are actually several times more neat than his shop!

"These two rooms are cultural relics from China. The oldest of them is brought back from China by my grandfather's grandfather. It is said that he also worked as a missionary in the Qing Dynasty in China. Oh Maiga, that was a magical experience..."

While talking nonsense, Fronsova proudly took out the antique brought back by his grandfather carefully. It was a painting, a "Eight Horses" with a color on a vertical scroll.

Li Yi didn't believe this guy's words at all, but this did not affect his appreciation of this work. The more he looked at him, the more he looked solemnly.

"This is Lang Shining's "Eight Horses Picture"? Luo Guofu, why didn't you see this work in the information you gave me?"

When he heard Li Yi's question, Luo Guofu's old face turned red. He forgot that there was no information about Flangsova's collection in the catalog he provided, and there was nothing! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!