Chapter 52

Yang Kang returned to Ruyi Workshop again, and seeing the three teacups on the coffee table, he felt very regretful. If these teacups weren't so dull, they would surely be very beautiful. What a pity.

Immediately, he thought of the Qing Kangxi blue-and-white porcelain bowl he had bought in the morning. He took it out and admired it for a while, once again marveling at his good luck. Finally, he took out the few pieces of broken porcelain, selected four of them, and placed them on the coffee table.

It was a small famille-rose saucer, slightly larger than the current vinegar saucers. On the edge of the saucer was a bright green melon, and next to it, a large black jade butterfly fluttered its wings, looking incredibly lifelike.

When he put the saucer together, the originally very thin spiritual energy suddenly became much more concentrated.

"What a pity it's broken!" Yang Kang sighed to himself. From the concentration of the spiritual energy, this broken porcelain was indeed incomparable to the intact one.

Fortunately, this small saucer, like the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar with the "Mozi Rescues Song" design, was only cracked and not missing any pieces. He might as well wait a few more days and trouble Professor Qin to help repair it.

This famille-rose saucer was really beautiful, and Yang Kang liked it very much.

The next day was Sunday, and Yang Kang went out early again. However, his luck was very bad that day. After walking around, he didn't find anything worth buying. He did find a Qing dynasty jade pendant, but the seller asked for 800,000 yuan, which scared him away.

A few days later, Yang Kang couldn't help but call Professor Qin. Professor Qin had said it would take two to three days to repair the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar. Now, more than a week had passed, and Professor Qin hadn't given him any news, making him feel uneasy.

"Professor Qin?" The call was quickly connected, and Yang Kang hurriedly said.

"It's me!" Professor Qin replied.

"Professor, is the porcelain jar repaired?" Yang Kang asked with a smile, "I'm really looking forward to it!"

"Little Yang... Little Prince... I'm sorry!" Professor Qin sighed.

"Professor, what's wrong?" Yang Kang was startled. Could it be that Professor Qin had failed to repair the jar and instead destroyed it, causing an immeasurable loss?

"The jar is repaired, but there are some complications!" Professor Qin said, "The boss of Langyuan's friend wants to see it, and Xiao Mo's friend also wants to see it. And that damn Zhu Zhenye, who usually pretends to be a highbrow, can't keep his mouth shut. He has people looking for me too..."

When Zhu Zhenye's people came to him, Professor Qin was initially puzzled. He knew who the owner of the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar was, so why did they go through such a roundabout way to find him?

But after a moment's thought, Professor Qin understood. In fact, after Zhu Zhenye had a falling out with Yang Kang over a few words, he must have regretted it later.

Yang Kang had the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar and an ancient painting by Wu Zhen, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty. Why would Zhu Zhenye, who was already well-fed, go out of his way to offend him?

Zhu Zhenye was a shrewd person, and at his age, he couldn't bring himself to go back to Yang Kang. He also wouldn't tell others that the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar belonged to Yang Kang. However, he didn't want to offend some big buyers, so he didn't mention Yang Kang and only had people find Professor Qin.

Professor Qin was a renowned appraiser at Langyuan and had a very good reputation in Nanjing. He was outgoing and sociable, and many people liked to interact with him.

But this time, Professor Qin was also a bit troubled. Although he was careful not to reveal Yang Kang's identity, he couldn't help but boast about recently repairing a Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar, which attracted the attention of various people.

Professor Qin realized that he had underestimated the charm of the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain. In the past few days, several groups of people had visited him, asking him to act as an intermediary.

"Intermediary" is a term in the antiques trade. Unlike other things, where you can buy them with money as long as you find the right source, antiques, especially rare ones like the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, are hard to come by.

Buyers with money can't find the goods, and sellers with goods can't find the right buyers. In such cases, both parties would look for an intermediary. If someone could introduce them, it would be even better.

For example, when Mo Ming wanted to buy a better ancient painting, he entrusted Professor Qin to look for it. When Professor Qin saw that Yang Kang had it, he immediately called Mo Ming.

If the deal went through, Mo Ming would naturally pay some intermediary fees, and the intermediary would bear no risk.

Now, with the development of information technology and various antique exchange events, there were no professional intermediaries anymore. However, due to Professor Qin's special status, some people still came to him when they wanted to find something.

Professor Qin was happy to help. He was generous and didn't mind not getting any intermediary fees, as it was a win-win situation for both buyers and sellers.

But this time was different. From Yang Kang's tone, it seemed he didn't plan to sell the jar. He would just keep it for himself after it was repaired. If it were Professor Qin, he would also keep it, unless he was really in dire straits.

However, the buyers didn't care whether the seller wanted to sell or not. They came to ask for introductions, and some even claimed they would get it no matter what. Professor Qin didn't dare to contact Yang Kang or tell him about it. He had been hiding at home for days, afraid to go out.

Because some people had even sent people to watch him.

Yang Kang on the other end of the phone was also stunned. "Look" was not just a simple look.

"Little Prince, I advise you to sell the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar," Professor Qin sighed. "If you turn it into cash, it will be easier for you to buy other things."

He was really worried. Those rich and foolish tycoons had a certain arrogance. Or rather, with their wealth, they always wanted to show off their uniqueness, so they sought out rare items.

The rarer the item, the more interested they were.

If they couldn't get what they wanted, who knew what trouble they might cause.

"From what you're saying, it seems I have to sell it even if I don't want to," Yang Kang leaned back on the sofa, thought for a moment, and immediately understood Professor Qin's concern.

"Yes!" Professor Qin said.

"Tomorrow at 3:30 PM, let everyone who is interested come over," Yang Kang said. "Please bring the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar. Follow the auction rules of Langyuan, let them bid, and the highest bidder wins. Tell them to pay immediately after the auction, no credit. Those who can't afford it shouldn't come."

Professor Qin felt a great relief. As long as Yang Kang was willing to sell, there would be no trouble.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Kang couldn't help but rub his temples. He felt that he had been brainwashed by Guo Fatso. Really, he hadn't taken the Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar seriously at first.

He first saw the elegant and noble blue-and-white porcelain vase with a white dragon pattern, then the magnificent coral red enamel vase with a gold-painted lotus pattern. By the time he saw the broken Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar, he was already tired of looking at beautiful things.

So, his attitude towards the cracked Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar was very casual. He just felt it was a pity that it was cracked and wanted to find someone to repair it.

As Guo Fatso put it, it wasn't a very beautiful thing.