"What? Worth tens of millions?" Ye Feng and Du Haojie asked in astonishment.
The others around them also exclaimed in disbelief.
"How is that possible? It's just a broken bowl, and it's worth tens of millions?"
"Are you kidding me! I've never actually seen a ten-million-dollar antique!"
"Master Qiu, are you sure this thing is worth tens of millions? Why don't you take another careful look! Don't make a mistake!"
The surrounding people did not believe it and raised doubts.
The old man snorted, "Hmph! I, Qiu Chuyang, started appraising treasures at eighteen and have been doing so for over fifty years. I've never made a mistake. How could I be wrong now?"
Upon hearing this, everyone realized who was appraising the treasure.
Qiu Chuyang, a top appraisal expert in Dongchuan City, was born into an antique family. He became an appraiser at eighteen and had been working in appraisal ever since.
He was now over seventy years old, with over fifty years of appraisal experience and no mistakes. His appraisal ability and qualifications were unmatched not only in Dongchuan City but also in the entire Southeast region.
"If you don't believe me, you can check the records. On the evening of June 7, 2015, at a Poly Auction in Beijing, a Xuande blue and white lotus bowl was hammered down for over sixteen million yuan," Qiu Chuyang said.
Hearing this, most people immediately believed him. After all, people in the antique world had heard of Qiu Chuyang's reputation, and no one would doubt him.
However, there were still some who didn't believe it and went to search on Baidu. That person was Du Haojie. He took out his phone and said, "Is it true or not? I don't believe a broken bowl is really worth so much money!"
After he searched on his phone, he was stunned the next second.
Then, he looked at his phone, then at the bowl in Master Qiu's hand, back and forth several times, and then he directly sat down on the ground.
Everyone looked confused and came to check his phone.
On his phone was an auction information, and a large bowl inside looked exactly like the one in Master Qiu's hand.
"My God, is this real?"
"If it was auctioned back then, why is it here?"
"Yeah! This guy didn't steal it, did he!"
The people around started discussing and then looked at Ye Feng with unfriendly expressions.
However, Ye Feng snorted and smiled, "Heh, do you only have one bowl at your house!"
The crowd was confused at first, but the next second they understood.
Ye Feng meant that there were many such bowls. After all, porcelain from that era couldn't be just one.
Although Ye Feng didn't know how many such bowls there were, there were definitely more than one, because he had two more in his snake ring, and they were two flawless bowls.
"He's right, there's more than one bowl like this! And this one isn't the one auctioned in 2015!" Master Qiu said at this moment.
Hearing this, everyone finally shut up.
Seeing Master Qiu speak, Ye Feng hurriedly asked, "Master, how much is this bowl worth now?"
"The bowl auctioned in 2015 was over sixteen million yuan. By rights, yours shouldn't be too low, at least over fifteen million!" Master Qiu replied.
Hearing this, Ye Feng was about to jump up excitedly, but the next second Master Qiu poured cold water on him.
As he examined the large bowl, he said, "However, your blue and white lotus bowl has flaws, which may greatly reduce its value!"
Ye Feng quickly looked and found that the bowl did have flaws. There were some small indentations on the side, which might have been caused by bumps when it fell into the sea before.
"Then, then how much is it worth?" Ye Feng continued to ask.
Master Qiu pondered for a moment and said, "Although it has flaws, it still has very high collection value! It's estimated to be worth five to six million!"
Ye Feng was a little disappointed.
But the next second, he suddenly remembered that he had two intact bowls in his spatial snake ring, and he immediately became happy.
"Okay! It's really a shame!" Ye Feng sighed.
The next second, he continued, "By the way, Master Qiu, does your Jubao Pavilion accept it?"
Master Qiu nodded quickly, "Of course, but we can only buy it for five million!"
Ye Feng was a little disappointed to hear this, because it was too little.
If it weren't for the flaw, it could have sold for over fifteen million, but now it could only sell for five million, which made him hesitate.
Seeing Ye Feng hesitate, Master Qiu added, "If you think it's too little, you can consign it to us. We will try our best to sell it at a high price, but we will charge a three percent commission!"
Ye Feng immediately nodded, "That's great! Let's do it!"
Just as he was arranging the consignment, Du Haojie quietly turned and left.
But as he reached the door, Ye Feng's voice sounded.
"Du Haojie, leaving so soon? Is there something you haven't done yet?" Ye Feng said indifferently from behind him.
Hearing this, Du Haojie, whose foot was about to step out, abruptly retracted it.
Then he turned to look at Ye Feng, his face extremely gloomy. After struggling for a while, he finally said, "Fine, I admit defeat. Grandpa, I was wrong!"
After saying that, his entire face turned red to the roots of his neck, and then he turned and rushed out.
Seeing this, Ye Feng shouted, "Next time you see me, stay away. Don't always come to court death!"
It was unknown if Du Haojie heard him, because he ran too fast and disappeared.
At this time, Ye Feng still had two identical Ming Xuande blue and white lotus bowls in his snake ring. He was hesitating whether to take them out and sell them together.
Because the rarer it is, the more valuable it is. If he took them out all at once, they might not be as valuable.
But if he could sell them for a good price, the flawed one for over five million, and the flawless ones for over fifteen million each, then three would be over thirty million.
Adding the few million he had on hand, it would be close to forty million, which would be enough for him to start his aquaculture business.
The more Ye Feng thought about it, the more excited he became. However, he quickly calmed himself down, as he didn't know how much they would actually sell for. He would wait for the results.
Thus, Ye Feng happily went home, showing unconcealed excitement all the way.
However, as soon as he got home, he immediately received a call from Yang Haisheng, the son of the former mayor, asking him to go and check on the former mayor's condition to ensure there would be no problems during the subsequent banquet.
Ye Feng hurriedly agreed, then took a shower, changed into clean clothes, dressed handsomely, and then headed to the former mayor's house...