Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"Is this the chicken head among the twelve zodiac animal heads?"

Lin Baicheng picked up the bronze chicken head, which was quite heavy.

Regarding antiques, apart from the very famous ones, Lin Baicheng knew nothing about them, but he still knew about the famous bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace.

The bronze statues of the twelve zodiac animal heads in Yuanmingyuan are rat, tiger, dragon, horse, monkey, dog, ox, rabbit, snake, sheep, rooster, and pig, which correspond to people's zodiac signs. , a total of twelve animal heads.

Although he was not sure whether the chicken head in Lin Baicheng's hand was the rooster head among the twelve zodiac animals, he thought it was most likely to be the rooster head.

Upon seeing this, Phil Smith said: "I asked someone to identify it, and they said it was the rooster head among the twelve zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace. There are twelve in total, but I only found one. I will let people continue to look for it. Yeah, I’ll try my best to help Alan get it together.”

"Then I would like to thank you Smith first."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile when he heard this and put back the chicken and beast head. He doesn't know how to appreciate antiques, and he has no ability to appreciate them. There is no point in looking at them for a long time now, and he can't tell the difference between true and false, good from bad.

Lin Baicheng walked to the side and picked up the seal.

Upon seeing this, Phil Smith said: "This is the jade seal of an emperor during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It is said that the jade seal is the most precious treasure of the emperor, and its value is the highest among these antiques."

Lin Baicheng nodded after hearing this, but felt a little funny in his heart. From an antique point of view alone, unless it is a traditional jade seal made of He's jade, the jade seals generally used by emperors are not of high value from an antique point of view.

Forget it if it is a jade seal used by a well-known emperor. The emperors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period are just so-so. The emperors of that period did not have much fame at all.

Putting down the jade seal, Lin Baicheng went to spread out the scroll.

Phil Smith said: "This is a landscape painting by a painter named Tang Yin, one of the four great talents in a certain period of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that his calligraphy and painting are very famous."

This is a landscape painting with a poem inscribed next to it, as well as Tang Yin's signature and seal.

Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings are of course extremely famous. They are very valuable no matter which dynasty they belong to. Although Lin Baicheng does not know how to appreciate them, he can tell from the ten or twenty seals left on the calligraphy and paintings that this is definitely a famous landscape painting. A masterpiece among Tang Bohu's many calligraphy and paintings.

The ancients had a habit of appreciating calligraphy and painting, and that was to leave their own seal to indicate that they had identified the work as genuine and that they had collected the work. Therefore, the preciousness of a calligraphy and painting can be judged from the number of seals left on it.

"Alan! Smith!"

Just as Lin Baicheng rolled up the calligraphy and painting, Wade Thomas walked in: "Logan, I didn't expect you to come too."

"Mr. Thomas, long time no see."

Logan Rockefeller said hello, and it was obvious that they knew each other.

"Who is this?"

Wade Thomas looked at Demi Moore in confusion. Naturally, he did not recognize Demi Moore.

Phil Smith said: "This is the model I found to accompany Ellen, a girl who has just entered the industry."

Wade Thomas nodded when he heard this and said nothing. A role similar to that of a bartender was not worthy of his attention.

"Speaking of which, what are you doing here in the study?"

Phil Smith said: "Alan likes antiques from their country, and I found a few pieces for him."

"It turns out that Alan, you also have a hobby of collecting antiques."

Wade Thomas was a little surprised. Generally speaking, collecting antiques is a hobby only for the elderly, and young people rarely have this hobby.

Lin Baicheng smiled: "Well, it's just a personal hobby."

Wade Thomas did not know anything about Chinese antiques, so he did not express an opinion. If it's European and domestic antiques, although he doesn't know much about them, it's okay to have a few words.

There is a porcelain brush washer and a gold Buddha statue left. According to Phil Smith, the porcelain brush washer is from the Song Dynasty and the gold Buddha statue is from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. They are all very old objects.

Lin Baicheng is not an expert in antique appraisal, so he cannot tell the authenticity or quality, but the things look pretty and delicate, so the possibility of them being imitations is low, as long as they are genuine. As for the actual value, he doesn't care at all now, because he can't sell it for the price in his era, and it won't be valuable until the 21st century.

"Smith, thank you for your gift. I like it very much."

After looking through the five antiques, Lin Baicheng said to Phil Smith: "Tomorrow I will ask Bella to come over with the contract. Then you will make an offer. I want these."

Phil Smith said unhappily when he heard this: "Alan, what are you talking about? I told you it was a surprise for you. Of course it is for you. What money are you talking about?"

"Smith, I accept your offer, but the money still has to be paid. I am going to take the things back to Xiangjiang, and I don't want to cause trouble, so let's do a normal transaction."

Lin Baicheng shook his head. These things are worthless now, but it will be different more than twenty years later. Now they can be taken away as gifts, but they are prone to hidden dangers, so it is safest to bring things back through normal transactions.

Phil Smith was a little confused: "What trouble can this cause?"

Logan Rockefeller patted Phil Smith on the shoulder: "Smith, since Mr. Allen said to trade normally, let's trade normally. Anyway, these things shouldn't be worth much. It's mainly about your heart, your heart." Mr. Allen has seen it.”

Wade Thomas also said: "Just calculate the cost price."

"Oh well."

Seeing that both of them had said the same, Phil Smith did not insist. After agreeing, he said to Lin Baicheng: "Since Alan, you want to trade normally, then trade normally, and I will calculate the cost price for you. Well, since you If you like such antiques, then I will ask people to collect some more, and then I will sell them to you at cost price, which is my wish."

"If you can help me charge more, that would be the best thank you to me."

Lin Baicheng smiled and put his hand on Phil Smith's shoulder. He purchased a large number of antiques from the United States and brought these cultural relics back to China. It can be said that he made his own contribution.

Of course, Lin Baicheng will not donate all the antiques to the country for the sake of fame, but he will donate some of them, and the rest will either be built into a museum or collected until the 21st century before being auctioned off.

Fame and fortune, Lin Baicheng wants to gain both fame and fortune. There is no way, Lin Baicheng is such a common person, at least that's what he thinks now. As for whether he will change his mind in twenty years or so, I don't know.