Chapter 1279 1381. Two Treasures

Chapter 1279 1381. Two Treasures

Of course, there are still differences between these foreign collection stores and domestic ones. Many foreign collection stores sometimes also function as second-hand markets.

For example, in the store that Nie Wei came to, he saw a lot of "old objects", such as nostalgic refrigerators in the 1980s, some paint-chipped or broken tables, chairs and benches, and Nie Wei even saw two hand-cranked telephones and a gas lamp.

Nie Wei basically turned a blind eye to these things and was only interested in those exquisite and old objects.

Although Nie Wei didn't know much about identifying collections, he often saw how Su Qing fiddled with those antiques. For that kind of professional posture, he could at least imitate 90% if not learn 100%.

At the moment when the spirit of acting came over, Nie Wei was really like an antique expert. Whether it was the angle of observing the collections or the handling of some collections, the owner who was silently observing on the side was impressed.

When the owner was observing Nie Wei, Nie Wei had actually sized up the owner a long time ago.

The shop owner was about 50 or 60 years old, with gray hair and a bit of weight, but not yet obese. Although the weather in Paris in November had cooled down, he was still dressed in a suit in the warm shop, and he was obviously a person who paid great attention to his appearance.

In addition, Nie Wei also found that there were several things on his desk, all of which were related to identifying collections. Judging from the wear and tear of these things and the placement of them, they were not taken out by the shop owner for show, but were indeed commonly used tools.

This at least proved that the shop owner had some ability, which could be concluded from the contemptuous look of the other party when Nie Wei just entered the room. Generally, only when one has a certain ability in his profession will he show contempt for the "outsider" he thinks.

Because this must at least be based on confidence in one's own strength, so that one can look down on others.

As Nie Wei saw, the shop owner's first impression of Nie Wei was really contempt. Although Nie Wei was already 34 years old, he looked young, like he was in his twenties, and he was dressed very tastefully. The shop owner thought he was another rich young man who took advantage of the antique craze to show off.

This was not the first time he had met such a young man. Recently, many rich second-generations from Asia like to pretend to buy some antiques and pretend to be collectors, but the shop manager knew that this group of people did not understand antiques at all.

The key is that this group of people like to pretend to know something, and they ask for precious antiques as soon as they open their mouths, which makes the shop owner have a headache.

Of course, this kind of people are also the best customers for the shop owner. They are stupid and have a lot of money. He only needs to prepare to sharpen his knife to slaughter these fat sheep.

The shop owner is like a lion before hunting. He seems lazy, but in fact his attention is on Nie Wei. He is just waiting to find out which item Nie Wei is particularly interested in, and then he will show his claws.

But as he watched, the shop owner suddenly found that the situation was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

First of all, Nie Wei never stayed on any object for more than five minutes. Basically, he would move away after looking at it for one or two minutes. Moreover, he found that the other party was not playing hard to get, but was really not interested.

In addition, looking at Nie Wei's posture, the shop owner also felt something was wrong, because Nie Wei's actions were too professional.

You know, if ordinary people see the collection, they are either very cautious and dare not touch it, or they are careless and don't know how to protect it and just play with it.

But Nie Wei is different. Facing these obviously old objects, Nie Wei did not show any sense of embarrassment, and his focus of observation, the objects he chose to touch and the ones he didn't, and even the way he handled these things, all made the shop owner feel as if he saw a senior collector.

The shop owner became more curious, stepped forward and took the initiative to greet Nie Wei, and then asked a few professional questions in a tactful way.

Nie Wei's answer made the shop owner more certain that this guy who seemed to be a fool was actually a real expert.

The shop owner even secretly affirmed that this young man, who looked very young, knew antiques as well as he did, but not much, and he was not the kind of person who would brag about anything he heard.

During the conversations, the shop owner deliberately used a lot of professional terms several times, which were absolutely confusing to outsiders, but Nie Wei could answer them easily and fluently. If he did not have a rich cultural reserve and understanding of this industry, it would be impossible for him to answer so perfectly.

This made the shop owner a little regretful, and he felt that his knife was probably sharpened in vain.

Of course, business still needs to be done, but there is one way to deal with a sucker, and there is another way to deal with a "real expert" like Nie Wei.

"I wonder what item you like, sir?" The shop owner asked with a smile as warm as spring breeze.

While asking this question, the shop owner also deliberately looked at Nie Wei's clothes, especially paying special attention to Nie Wei's wrist.

Patek Philippe's super-complex chronograph series is recognized as low-key luxury in the watch circle. Even the basic model costs more than 100,000 euros. The one that Nie Wei wears was once seen by the owner in a certain authoritative watch magazine. The price is about 300,000 euros.

The key is that this watch has been discontinued for a long time, and it was originally sold in limited quantities, so it is basically out of stock. Anyone who can afford such a watch is undoubtedly a wealthy or powerful person.

After confirming the watch on Nie Wei's wrist, the owner's smile became three times brighter.

After all, Nie only sees big customers, so he will definitely have no worries about doing business. Now it depends on whether he can keep them.

Nie Wei smiled politely at the shopkeeper and did not reveal his preference. He just said that he would take a look at it. The shopkeeper immediately understood that this important customer must despise these things.

It’s no wonder. You must know that the items in this store open to the public are basically items of low value. The owner also mixed in some valuable collections, but in the eyes of major patrons, those collections are somewhat Not worth mentioning anymore.

So he just thought for a moment and then extended an invitation to Nie Wei: "Sir, I'm afraid you won't be satisfied with the things here. How about taking a look at my collection?"

The shop owner was going to make a big move, but ordinary Nie Wei seemed to look down on him, so he wanted to take out his treasures, because he felt that this was the respect for a big customer like Nie Wei.

Of course, this was what he thought after confirming that Nie Wei was rich.

After Nie Wei showed a hint of interest, he was enthusiastically taken to the back by the shop owner. Nie Wei took a moment to look at the small room in the back. It should be the shop owner's lounge. There are sofas and TVs, and several specially built storage cabinets are placed inside. There are some objects that are complete in shape and very exquisite in shape. They look much better than those outside, and even ordinary people can detect them.

Nie Wei also saw some valuable ancient coins here. He had seen the same coins at a charity auction. If this was not a fake, then these ten coins would be worth about 300,000 Huaxia coins. coins.

It can be seen that compared with the messy things outside, the things in this collection cabinet should be the real masterpieces collected by the shop owner over the years.

"Sir, are you interested in these coins? Many of them come from your country, such as these two..." The shop owner took the initiative to introduce it to Nie Wei, but before he could finish speaking, Nie Wei said He smiled and replied: "It's a heavenly treasure, right?"

"Yes, you are really knowledgeable." He was not surprised at all when he heard Nie Wei call out his name. This was in line with his idea of ​​Nie Wei being a collector of everyone.

I have to say, sometimes brainstorming is really scary.

"I'm not interested in coins. If you have a rare clock, I'd like to take a look." Nie Wei replied with a smile.

When the shop owner heard this, he looked a little embarrassed.

He had watches, but he thought that Nie Wei would definitely not like them. The few second-hand watches he had collected, in terms of value and rarity, could not compare to the watch on Nie Wei's wrist.

It seems that Nie Wei will definitely not be interested in those collections.

Looking at the embarrassed look on the shopkeeper's face, Nie Wei knew that the shopkeeper was out of stock. Fortunately, he didn't have to buy a famous watch, he just wanted to pick a gift for comfort.

So Nie Wei thought about it and asked, "Are there any special jewelry?"

When the shop owner heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, feeling that an opportunity had come.

"I do have two good pieces of jewelry, but they are stored at home. Why don't you come home with me and take a look." The shop owner smiled brightly, thinking that jewelry is good, although it is not as good as calligraphy, painting, bottles, coins, etc. It has a lot of water content, but the starting price is high. You can make a lot of money by selling just one piece.

What's more, in his eyes, Nie Wei is still a senior collector, and he doesn't dare to buy at higher prices for calligraphy, painting and antiques. Maybe this young man knows the market prices better than he does.

But when it comes to jewelry, he really has two very good collections. In this shop owner's opinion, they should be able to impress Nie Wei.

"I saw a coffee shop opposite. I happen to be a little thirsty. Why don't you go home and get the jewelry. I'll wait there." Nie Wei smiled and rejected the shop owner's invitation.

The shop owner didn't force him. He knew the cautious style of rich people, and he was a little scared to speak. After all, Cheng Zimo, who looked like a bodyguard next to Nie Wei, was tall and gave him a great sense of oppression.

"My home is very close. It only takes ten minutes to go back and forth. Please wait a moment." As if he was afraid that Nie Wei would leave, the shop owner did not forget to reassure him.

After saying goodbye, the shop owner locked the door and immediately drove home to pick up the jewelry. Nie Wei took Cheng Zimo to the coffee shop. Before he finished the first cup of coffee, he saw the shop owner hurriedly walked into the coffee shop. He walked into the hall and waved to Nie Wei.

"It seems that I really didn't lie." Nie Wei looked at his watch. Only about ten minutes had passed, just as the shop owner promised.

Nie Wei got up and asked Cheng Zimo to wait in the car. He followed the shop owner to the antique store.

In the back lounge, the antique shop owner took out two jewelry boxes from a safe, one made of copper and the other supposedly made of black walnut.

They both look very old. The two jewelry boxes have a shiny layer of patina on the outside. They should be old items.

Of course, Nie Wei was not interested in identifying the age of these two items. He was more curious about the two pieces of antique jewelry.

The first thing the shopkeeper opened was the copper jewelry box.

There is also a cotton sandwich inside the copper jewelry box, which was probably added by the shop owner later. After opening the cotton sandwich, Nie Weicai saw the jewelry inside.

"This is a ruby ​​necklace from the collection of a countess in the 19th century. The necklace is made of pure gold and is inlaid with thirteen rubies of almost the same size. Each ruby ​​is about 2.2 carats to 2.3 carats. In addition, In order to increase the brightness of the rubies, hundreds of diamonds are inlaid around each ruby.”

While listening to the shop owner's introduction, Nie Wei took a professional tool and looked it over, and suddenly said: "This ruby ​​is not red enough."

When the shop owner heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

However, he has been running a collection shop for more than 20 years and has never seen any big storms. Naturally, he will not be left speechless by Nie Weiyi's question. He almost instantly thought of how to answer.

"It is true that these rubies cannot reach the level of top-grade rubies, but they are also at the level of true red. The key point is that this ruby ​​necklace, both in terms of shape and its unique sense of age, is unmatched by modern jewelry. It truly serves the aristocracy. A luxury that only distinguished guests like you deserve.”

Nie Wei smiled and did not comment on the shop owner's compliment.

"Let me see another piece of jewelry." Nie Wei was not looking at the ruby ​​necklace, which disappointed the shop owner. However, after hearing Nie Wei's words, he quickly cheered up and prepared to impress Nie with the second piece of jewelry. only.

When Nie Wei saw the shopkeeper take out the second piece of jewelry for recycling, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This momentary expression was noticed by the shopkeeper who had been observing Nie Wei, and he felt quite proud. He knew that after taking out this jewelry, he would inevitably be attracted to Asians like Nie Wei.

Because this is not a gemstone jewelry, but a jade bracelet, and it is the top-notch green jade bracelet. "

"This is a gem from the East. Look at its green color, which is simply the purest color in the world, and its unique charm. I believe this is an accessory that will definitely satisfy you."

While bragging, the shop owner did not forget to observe Nie Wei, but to his disappointment, Nie Wei was only a little surprised at first. But as he introduced, Nie Wei just looked at the pair of bracelets with slight interest. He also showed no strong intention to buy it.

This made the shop owner a little anxious. He didn't know whether it was because Nie Wei was too calm, or because he had no interest in these two accessories at all.