Return to the 80s, from touching loaches to becoming the world's richest man

Chapter 143 Collecting Antiques

After Lu Hai left, he went straight into the store.

After all, I was busy at the moment, but just as I was passing a small alley, a family suddenly came out carrying a chair.

Although this chair has a broken leg, Lu Hai was able to collect antiques after he became rich in his previous life.

After all, there is a saying that goes "collect antiques in prosperous times". Although in troubled times, antiques may not be as valuable as a steamed bun in your hand, but wasn't it a peaceful and prosperous time?

When Lu Hai got older, he loved to tinker with these things.

So, at a glance, you can tell that the chair the man is carrying is a rosewood chair!

Judging from his attitude, he seems to be planning to throw it away.

Lu Hai quickly stopped the man and said, "Comrade, comrade, hello, are you planning to throw this chair away?"

Although Lu Hai's words didn't sound like those of a local, people were quite hospitable at that time, so he responded enthusiastically, "Yes, comrade, this chair takes up space at home, and it's missing a leg, so you can't sit on it. So we just plan to throw it away."

When Lu Hai heard this, even though he was rich, he couldn't help but sigh that they were the ones who were the most spendthrift.

This nice rosewood chair was thrown away just like that.

"Comrade, this chair looks like an old item. You just threw it away. Do you have a lot of it at home?"

"It's broken, and there's no point in keeping it. I was thinking of asking my neighbors if they wanted it, but no one wants it even if I give it away for free. What's the point of keeping it and letting it take up space? I might as well just throw it away."

"What? Free?" Lu Hai was surprised when he heard that.

"Yes, what's the matter, comrade? It seems like you like it. If you like it, just carry it away. It will save us the effort." The man waved his hand.

Lu Hai was stunned for a moment, then thanked with a happy face, "Thank you very much, comrade. Give me this chair. It just suits my taste. It would be nice to take it home and repair it."

"You're welcome. I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, comrade, I would have to take the trouble to move it from so far away." After saying that, he handed the rosewood chair in his hand to Lu Hai.

Until the other party left, Lu Hai was in a daze.

Putting aside other things, just look at the quality of this chair. Although it is missing a leg, it would be easy to sell it for tens or even millions in the future.

But is it okay for this person to just give it away for free? !

However, Lu Hai soon thought of something.

You have to know that in those days, antiques were considered feudal dregs, and since the founding of the People's Republic of China, these antique shops have basically been closed.

In the past twenty or thirty years, most people have lost awareness of this and do not realize how valuable these old items are in the future.

Even jade and jadeite are probably just a beautiful piece of stone in the eyes of many people.

Of course, get rid of those heirlooms that hold special meaning.

The rest are probably like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

The rosewood chair in my hand is a good example.

Thinking of this, Lu Hai suddenly had an idea, which was to find someone to collect those old items.

I believe many people would be happy to exchange these "useless things" for money.

Although Lu Hai does not intend to get rich from this, he can have some extra income, or even antiques that will continue to appreciate in value, so why not do it?

It can be considered as inheriting the collecting habit from my previous life.

What's more, these old items are probably only worth a few dollars each, and some people even sell them for a few cents. This little money is nothing to Lu Hai.

So, after returning to the store, I immediately hung a sign in front of the door.

[We accept various old items at favorable prices. If you have any ideas, you can bring them to the store for consultation.]

Jiang Wenbai and his companions were naturally very confused when they saw that Lu Hai had put up such a sign as soon as he came back and was specifically collecting those unwanted junk.

I didn't ask any more questions. After all, there was nothing wrong with what Lu Hai did, so I was too lazy to ask.

However, many passers-by and customers who had just finished their meal and left the store saw the sign at the door.

Nowadays, especially for the locals in Kyoto, who doesn’t have some old stuff in their home?

These are all left by my family members. It’s hard to throw them away, and if I just leave them there, they take up space.

So when he saw Lu Hai collecting them, he naturally ran over excitedly and asked if he really wanted to collect these "junk".

After getting Lu Hai's accurate answer, which was that the reward was a few cents at the least and a few dollars at the most, everyone naturally ran home excitedly.

It was as if he was afraid that Lu Hai would go back on his word and not accept it.

Before long, Lu Hai, who was sitting at the door, was actually busier than he was in the store.

They actually surrounded the entrance and made it impossible for anyone to get in or out.

As a last resort, Lu Haizhi called people to the open space in front.

Then I started looking at these so-called old objects.

If Lu Hai hadn't had corresponding experience in his previous life, he would probably have missed out on a good thing.

Take jade for example, it is said that jade nourishes people, but in fact, people also nourish jade.

If you wear and play with it frequently, the jade will become smoother and smoother, and the material inside will also change.

Because people don't wear these things very often nowadays, and they are not well taken care of, the colors have changed, and some of them look gray.

If it weren't for experienced people, they would probably mistake such jade for stone.

Moreover, there are quite a few of these.

However, Lu Hai still took them all.

After all, this is just caused by not wearing and not maintaining the watch for a long time. It can be recovered as long as it is properly maintained later.

Lu Hai also received a lot of porcelain, including bottles, bowls and plates.

Many of the signatures on the back of porcelain are from the Tang and Song dynasties. Lu Hai naturally doesn't have time to check them one by one to see if they are real or fake.

But nowadays, there are few people who imitate antiques, and it is almost non-existent, because there is no market for antiques. Except for a small number of people, basically no one buys these things.

So Lu Hai guessed that they were most likely true, and there wasn't much money, so he wouldn't lose much if he received a fake one.

As long as you receive a real one, you can make a lot of money from these things in ten or twenty years.

So Lu Hai was not picky. When he saw this kind of porcelain, he would buy all of them for a few cents to a dollar each.

As for furniture, Lu Hai also received quite a bit, mostly chairs.

The most expensive item is an agarwood chair.

There is no need to say much about the value of agarwood, but what about in later generations?

The expensive ones cost tens of thousands of yuan per gram, while the cheap ones cost hundreds or thousands of yuan per gram. Only God knows how much such a chair can be sold for.

At the very least, it is easy to ensure that an ordinary person has enough food and clothing for his entire life.

Just with this chair, Lu Hai can be said to have made a huge profit!

There are also quite a few bronze artifacts, and Lu Hai does not have much time to check their authenticity. However, with agarwood as a backup, he will accept them no matter how many come. What's more, the probability of counterfeiting is zero these days.

Just like that, before I knew it, it was already night...