Filming stopped.
Chen Feng kept looking at the ancient jade, turning it over and over.
He was genuinely surprised.
At this moment, he had already entered the role of an Appraiser.
The appraisal ability granted by the system was practically a bug, even allowing him to discern the exact age of an antique at a glance.
This ancient jade in front of him was extraordinary.
Its style and design were very ancient, somewhat resembling an item from the qin and han dynasties.
The quality of the jade itself wasn't top-tier.
However, Chen Feng could roughly tell that it was very old.
In auction houses, ancient jade from the qin and han dynasties and jade artifacts from the Qing Dynasty were generally the most valuable.
This little trinket in front of him was probably worth ten to twenty million.
Using this as a prop?
Clearly, Yang Chengbin and his crew didn't understand.
That's why Chen Feng wanted to know where this ancient jade came from.
After Yang Chengbin explained, he learned that it was a fake borrowed from the shop owner to use as a prop when they rented the shop.
So, Chen Feng asked Yang Chengbin to call the owner back.
This item needed to be discussed.
If the owner had overlooked its value, then he would take it.
After all, Chen Feng had great confidence in his current discerning eye.
…
Over half an hour later.
Amidst everyone's anxious waiting, the owner, Wang Er Mazi, rushed back.
He was a small old man in his fifties.
His face was covered in pockmarks.
He and Yang Chengbin's uncle were old friends from way back.
They were Beijing natives who grew up together.
They had some degree of friendship.
When Wang Er Mazi returned, he was clearly not in a good mood.
“I've already lent you the shop, why can't you let a man have some peace?”
He was fishing, and they just had to drag him back.
So, as soon as he entered the shop, Wang Er Mazi frowned impatiently and said, “What's so important that you couldn't say it over the phone? Hurry up and tell me, I still have my rod in the water.”
Yang Chengbin looked at Chen Feng with an embarrassed expression.
Chen Feng didn't hesitate, placing the ancient jade directly on the counter and asking, “Elder, I'm asking this seriously, you don't consider this item valuable, do you? You just lent it to Director Yang to use as a prop?”
“Yes, why? ”
Wang Er Mazi rolled his eyes: “Who are you?”
“Uncle.”
Yang Chengbin quickly introduced him: “His name is Chen Feng, and he’s the special extra I hired. He's very popular right now; he’s already made it into the top ten of the Yanjing competition zone in the 'What is an Actor' variety show.”
“What is an Actor?”
Wang Er Mazi waved his hand impatiently: “I don't watch that stuff. What's the matter, just say it directly. Hurry up, time waits for no one.”
Yang Chengbin: “…”
He looked at Chen Feng again.
So, Chen Feng said straightforwardly: “Alright, Elder, I'll be direct. Would you transfer this item to me? Name your price.”
“Hmm?”
Wang Er Mazi finally calmed down.
Based on a cunning merchant's sixth sense, he keenly caught a strange signal.
This Chen Feng wanted to acquire this fake.
Why?
Wang Er Mazi sized Chen Feng up and down: “Young man, what do you do?”
“An Actor.”
“An Actor?”
Yang Chengbin, standing nearby, explained again: “Uncle, he’s the actor I found. We borrowed your shop precisely to film his scene.”
“What scene?”
“A scene about appraising ancient artifacts. In my script, he plays an Appraiser who is exceptionally skilled at appraising antiques and jade ware.”
Wang Er Mazi looked at Chen Feng with a peculiar expression: “You play an Appraiser?”
“Yes.”
“You think this item is a good one?”
“Yes.”
“You think just because you play an Appraiser, you can now appraise stones?”
Chen Feng blinked: “Elder, are you going to sell it or not? Anyway, I've taken a liking to this stone; just name your price.”
“Oh, really?”
Wang Er Mazi became interested and sat down on a grand armchair nearby, laughing: “Young man, you really want this?”
“Yes.”
“Alright then, two thousand yuan, and it's yours. I'm telling you, no bargaining. Don't think just because you're some big actor or special extra.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Chengbin's face instantly darkened.
It was just a broken prop; when he asked for it back then, you said to just take it and play with it, and it wouldn't matter if it was lost.
Now that someone wants it, you're asking for two thousand?
Shop owners like this are really damn unscrupulous.
Even junk can be sold for money.
It's basically just fooling fools.
Chen Feng shouldn't be a fool, right?
Who would spend two thousand yuan on such a piece of junk?
But to Yang Chengbin's surprise, Chen Feng didn't say a word, immediately pulled out his phone, and scanned the QR code for payment in the shop.
Soon, Wang Er Mazi's phone vibrated.
Two thousand yuan had been received.
Chen Feng shook his phone: “Payment made. The stone is mine, no objections, right?”
Wang Er Mazi looked suspicious.
Why did it feel wrong?
If it were an ordinary tourist, tricking them into spending two thousand yuan on this piece of junk wouldn't be a problem at all.
However, Chen Feng knew beforehand that this was a fake.
Why was he still so determined to buy it?
Without hesitation!
Could it be that he had misjudged?
Wang Er Mazi suddenly had an urge to reach out and take it back for another look.
But there were rules in the trade.
Once the goods left your hand, you couldn't dwell on them.
Whether it rose or fell in value was the buyer's business.
Don't be envious.
If you broke the rules, you wouldn't be able to stay in this business anymore.
Those in the antique business valued their reputation above all else.
So Wang Er Mazi forcibly suppressed his curiosity.
Yang Chengbin, however, looked at Chen Feng, quite speechless: “Mr. Chen, why did you buy this thing? My Uncle Wang has been in this business for forty years. Honestly, he's hardly ever misjudged anything he's seen.”
“He probably didn't misjudge it.”
Chen Feng continued to fiddle with the ancient jade, casually saying, “He probably just doesn't recognize this kind of thing at all.”
“Hmm?”
Wang Er Mazi perked up, immediately leaning closer and asking suspiciously, “Young man, what do you mean by that?”
“Nothing much.”
Chen Feng finally looked up, tossing the ancient jade in his hand and smiling: “I recognize this, so two thousand yuan isn't expensive to buy it.”
“You recognize it?”
Wang Er Mazi blinked: “Isn't this just an artificially imitated black jade? What do you recognize?”
“It's not artificially imitated.”
Chen Feng shook his head and said with a smile, “This should be an ancient black jade. It's too old, and the jade quality is rather mottled. It's not a top-grade piece. But its ancient age also holds value. My preliminary judgment is that this jade should be a black jade from the qin and han dynasties.”
Wang Er Mazi: “…”
He was silent for a few seconds.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but laugh: “Haha, young man, you're really funny. qin and han dynasties? Do you know what the quality of jade from the qin and han dynasties is like?”
“This thing clearly looks like a high-quality fake.”
“If its age exceeds three hundred days, I, an old man, will sign over my shop to you.”
“This is truly interesting.”
“What's wrong with this young man?”
“He plays an Appraiser, and now he really thinks he can appraise stones?”
“I, an old man, have lived for so long, and this is the first time I've encountered something like this.”
“Hahahahaha.”
Wang Er Mazi laughed unrestrainedly.
When he had laughed enough, Chen Feng calmly said, “Elder, I don't want to bully someone your age. If you really don't believe me, I can take you to the city appraisal center and have it carbon-14 dated; then we'll know the exact year.”
Wang Er Mazi: “…”
He suddenly stopped laughing.