Chapter 1287 Isn’t money important?
Lu Fei bought the fancy plate for 800 Malaysian Malaysian dollars, but Lu Fei said it could be sold for 500,000. Lang Lijing was shocked.
"Why is this plate worth so much?"
"It doesn't look like an antique to me, does it?" Lang Lijing asked.
"This plate is heraldic porcelain from the Guangxu period. It is indeed not too old, but it is a real thing."
"The heraldic porcelain market has become popular in recent years, and the price has soared."
"And the fundamental reason why it's worth half a million is the string of letters on the plate."
"I didn't understand it at first, but after you translated it, this plate is definitely worth half a million."
"This is still a conservative estimate." Lu Fei said.
"What are the words "Four Hundred Years of Discovery of India?" Lang Lijing asked.
"good!"
"Vasco da Gama's discovery of the Indian route on May 20, 1498 was undoubtedly of great significance to the Kingdom of Portugal."
"Portugal is a small border country in southern Europe with a population of about two million."
“After Vasco da Gama discovered the Indian route, he occupied many strategic points for maritime traffic along the way.”
"And they use these strongholds as supply stations for routes from Western Europe to the East. In Asia, they occupy places such as Goa, Ceylon and Australia Island in India, monopolizing merchant shipping routes for half of the world."
"Indian spices have always been popular with European noblewomen, and the Portuguese monopolized the spice market and made huge profits from it."
"China's silk, tea, and porcelain exports to Europe have always been high-end goods. During this period, they were almost monopolized by Portugal. The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, became the center for selling Chinese goods at that time."
“At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Portugal became the largest maritime power, with colonies spread across Africa, Brazil, and islands on the Atlantic and Indian Ocean routes.”
"Portugal rose from a small country to the center of world trade, and eventually became rich overnight and became a world hegemon."
“At the end of the 19th century, the Kingdom of Portugal had long lost its former glory, and Portugal was facing serious challenges.
Serious internal and external troubles. "
"The internal worry is the corruption and incompetence of the government, and the citizens' opposition to the monarchy is getting louder and louder. The external worry is the British demand that Portugal cede all African colonies to the British. The rule of the dynasty is in danger."
“1898 is the 400th anniversary of Vasco da Gama’s ‘discovery’ of India.”
“In order to commemorate its past glory, or to be proud of the brave adventurous spirit of its ancestors, or to express its nostalgia for that period of maritime power, Portugal held a grand commemorative ceremony and moved the remains of Vasco da Gama to a royal mausoleum. A commemorative coin was issued for the Jeronimos Cathedral."
“The Macao Island, which was still under Portuguese rule at the time, also issued commemorative stamps. The Macao-Portuguese government built the Vasco da Gama Garden in 1898 to praise Vasco da Gama’s role in opening up a new sea route between Europe and Asia. Adventurous spirit.”
"This Guangxu Guangcai heraldic plate was probably customized in advance for this commemorative event. It was an eyewitness of this historical event."
"As a piece of Guangcai porcelain with a clear chronology, it is also a rare historical material."
"More than ten years after this commemoration, the Portuguese dynasty finally came to an end."
"So the history of this plate is significant."
"The so-called collection collects history and culture."
“Aren’t you collecting red wine, or even wine bottles, just to witness the history of wine culture?”
“So, the concept of collecting porcelain is the same as your collecting of red wine.”
“It doesn’t matter how old something is, as long as it has meaning, it has value.”
"If you can meet a Portuguese collector, you can ask for a sky-high price for this plate."
"Because this plate has witnessed the most glorious history of their country."
"That
This piece of history is the pride of every Portuguese. " Lu Fei said.
"I didn't expect that you could even explain the history of foreigners so clearly. No wonder you succeeded," said Lang Lijing.
"Sister, you think highly of me."
"This is a major historical event. Did we learn about it when we were in school?" Lu Fei said with a smile.
"Oh, right."
"This thing is worth half a million, why don't you buy it yourself?"
"hehe!"
"To put it bluntly, a five-million-dollar item doesn't suit my style."
"You are here, I will bring you some benefits."
"If you weren't here, I wouldn't even bother to get started with this thing."
"Also, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know that string of Portuguese at all."
"If you can translate it, this is your fate, and it should be yours of course." Lu Fei said.
Lang Lijing rolled her eyes and said.
"You do seem to be showing off."
"But thank you anyway."
"If you encounter something you don't like again, please let me know."
"Don't say half a million, I don't think it's too little if I can earn five thousand."
"Sister, when did you take money so seriously?" Lu Fei asked.
"Isn't money important?" Lang Lijing asked.
"That's not what I meant."
"I mean, if you value money, you can definitely accept invitations from those big companies?"
"I told you, working there is not exciting."
"If I follow you, I can fight, make money, show off, pick up holes, and fly a plane."
"Even if you give me less, I don't care." Lang Lijing said.
"Sister, the word "pretending" comes from your girls' mouths.
Why do I feel weird when I come out? "
"What's weird?"
"We are from military backgrounds, so we don't have so many taboos."
"Li Shengnan dares to say anything, why don't you say she's weird?"
"Well"
"That makes sense, let's continue shopping."
The stalls on this pedestrian street are in the middle of the street, with two rows of stalls set up back to back.
Lu Fei and Lang Lijing entered from the right and saw no decent objects at the end.
It’s not like there aren’t any, some are actually weird objects from Western countries.
Although it looked like it was up to date, Lu Fei was not sure of the value and had no choice but to give up.
This is the blind spot of knowledge.
This was the first time this happened since his debut, and Lu Fei was quite depressed.
Lu Fei secretly competed, and he must take time to recharge himself after returning.
If we encounter this situation again in the future, we will not let go even the good things from foreigners.
After all, foreigners’ money is quite easy to make.
Go to the end and turn back to the other side to start walking back.
The types of goods on the stalls here are similar to those on the other side.
But for some reason, business is much better on this side than on the other side.
Almost every stall had people stopping to watch.
After walking for more than thirty meters, Lu Fei helped Lang Lijing choose a coral bracelet and an ivory plaque.
Although the profit was not as high as that of Heraldic Porcelain, Lang Lijing was still very excited.
Walking a little further, we passed a stall selling broken porcelain from the sea.
The stall is eight meters long and has a large canvas on the floor.
The canvas is full of colorful broken pieces of porcelain.
The tiles are clearly priced according to size.
The largest is six yuan, and the smallest is only two yuan.
