Chapter 213: Got a bargain(1/2)
Wang Xiaoshan took one of them out of the box and showed the audience the front and back sides. The material on both sides was the same, not the kind of bone mahjong that uses bamboo on the back and ivory on the front.
The material on both sides is the same. If nothing else happens, this box of mahjong should be all made of ivory. I don’t know how many elephants were killed for this box of mahjong.
The mahjong tile Wang Xiaoshan just held in his hand is 3.2 centimeters long, 2.1 centimeters wide, and 1.5 centimeters thick. The mahjong tiles in the box are neatly arranged, and the other tiles should be of this size.
Except for the colors, mahjong is the same in other parts, so you can just show one to the audience, and there is no need to read each one.
There are more than 100 tiles in a Mahjong deck. If you look at each one, it will take you an afternoon. If you are a buyer inspecting the goods, you can look at them one by one slowly.
"I'm lucky today. The box contains mahjong. The mahjong pattern is very beautiful and the workmanship is very exquisite!"
"If I buy this set of mahjong, it would be great to play with a few friends in my free time!"
[Lao Wang, you buried this yourself, right? How come you even dug up modern mahjong? How much is this thing worth? A pair costs more than 100 yuan!]
[Who told you that mahjong only exists in modern times? It existed in ancient times. Some emperors liked to play mahjong in the past, but I just don’t know what the material of the pair dug out by Lao Wang is.]
[Mahjong has been dug out, should we play bridge, poker, and chess next time? After digging out more, Lao Wang’s family can open a chess and card room!]
[I think it should be ivory. Just now, the mahjong has intertwined herringbone patterns on it. If it were not artificial ivory, this mahjong would be worth a lot of money!]
[Lao Wang, my mahjong skills have improved. Can I play a game another day? I beg you to play a few rounds of ivory mahjong. I can bring my own mahjong table!]
There are quite a lot of sharp-eyed viewers in the live broadcast room. Some people can actually tell the material of a mahjong just by looking at it. It’s really amazing. There are so many talented people.
Mahjong is actually a game invented by the ancients, and it has a long history. It was once loved by people from all walks of life, from emperors to common people, who all like to play mahjong.
Mahjong is now known as the world's intellectual sport. Many people around the world like playing mahjong very much. Mahjong has been integrated into people's lives.
There are still some mahjong museums in China, which contain many precious ancient mahjongs, some made by celebrities and some used by the royal family.
Wang Xiaoshan once read a report on the Internet that the last emperor liked to play mahjong very much, and the mahjong used by this emperor was made of ebony as an important material.
This royal mahjong set is of the highest quality both in workmanship and material. It took a lot of energy and time from skilled craftsmen to complete it.
Moreover, some experts estimate that this royal pair of mahjong is worth at least 200 million. It is conceivable that this is not just a pair of mahjong, but has become a work of art.
However, Wang Xiaoshan is not very interested in playing mahjong. He only plays it with his family during the Chinese New Year. He doesn’t play much in daily life. For people his age, everyone prefers to play computer games and mobile games.
Even if Wang Xiaoshan likes to play mahjong, he will not play with this pair of ivory mahjong. If he gets interested in playing mahjong, he will slap the mahjong on the table hard when he is playing, and it will be a little heartbreaking if the pat is broken.
If someone buys this set of ivory mahjong from Wang Xiaoshan, he will probably keep it as a collection. He will not use this set of ivory mahjong when playing mahjong!
"In the next two days, I will get it to the appraisal center to identify the material it is made of. Audiences who are interested in buying this mahjong set will have to wait a little longer!"
"My mahjong skills are not very good, and I don't have much interest, so I have to find someone else to make an appointment. Remember to get up and walk around if you sit for a long time while playing mahjong, otherwise your waist will be in trouble!"
Just going for appraisal will take half a day. If this happens, Wang Xiaoshan may not be able to dig things in the mountains tomorrow.
Wang Xiaoshan was anxious to dig things in the mountains and upgrade his skills at the same time, but there were still many things at hand, which was really a waste of time. If time was really tight, he might have to sell this pair of mahjong another day.
[Lao Wang dug out two boxes of about the same size in a pit before. The other box is not mahjong. If this box is ivory, the other box buried so deep cannot be gold!]
[Gold mahjong is not applicable. How can you play it when it is so heavy? And when Lao Wang picked it up yesterday, it didn’t look very heavy. The things inside should not be heavy!]
[I’m so irritated. Why don’t I have the luck of Lao Wang? God is unfair to me!]
[It is inevitable to regret in life. My biggest regret in this life is that I did not become the best friend with Lao Wang!]
[Now I watch the videos of beautiful ladies on the live broadcast platform every day, and I feel like I’m in love. Unlike before, I had to fall in love in person. The same goes for digging for treasures. You don’t need to dig for them yourself!]
The audience in the live broadcast room became more and more tongue-tied, and they were all born jokers.
If you can't guess, more viewers will like to watch it. If the audience can guess everything inside every time, then no one will want to watch Wang Xiaoshan's live broadcast.
Just like a movie or TV show, as long as they know the ending, many people don't want to continue watching it. If they continue to watch it, they won't feel the same.
"I don't know what the other box is. You can guess what's in it. Let's take a ten-minute break and let's continue to open another one!"
Wang Xiaoshan pointed the camera at two mahjong tiles, one placed frontally and one placed backwards, so that the audience can see both sides.
Then Wang Xiaoshan put the box and the remaining mahjong in the box in front of Li Miaomiao. It belongs to her now. Girl, take your time and take a look. He needs to rest, drink some water, and go to the toilet.
It just so happens that the audience can watch the mahjong that was played just now. The live broadcast room has designated viewers who come early and viewers who come late, so everyone can watch it first.
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During the break, Wang Xiaoshan read the message Liu Yali sent him back. This time, the car endorsement fee, after deducting taxes and other miscellaneous expenses, was 3.5 million a year.
The endorsement fee of 3.5 million is much less than that of some big stars, but it is already quite high for ordinary people like Wang Xiaoshan. It can be said that the net profit is more than 3 million.
When the time comes, all Wang Xiaoshan will need to do is shoot a promotional video and take some photos, and the money will be made very quickly.
However, this time Wang Xiaoshan is endorsing a car, and he will need to attend a large-scale auto show later. The purpose of going there is just to interact with fans at the scene and increase the popularity of the car he is endorsing.
Wang Xiaoshan thought it was pretty good and could sign it. He asked Liu Yali to send a copy of the specific contract to his email address at that time. He would need to take a closer look at it in the evening.
After resting for ten minutes, Wang Xiaoshan was ready to continue opening the next box. He put the two mahjong tiles on the table into the mahjong box.
"Now we continue to open the next box. Those who didn't watch enough Mahjong just now will show it to you later!"
After Wang Xiaoshan told the audience in the live broadcast room, he took the tools and opened another box. Except for the size, the two boxes were almost the same.
The locks on the box are all about the same length and can be opened with a single pinch of the lock pliers. Wang Xiaoshan continues to use a knife to remove the sealant and some impurities from the seal.
After finishing picking, continue to hold the flat-blade screwdriver and start to separate. However, the second box is rectangular, so it takes a little longer to open it than the first one.
After Wang Xiaoshan opened the box, he found that there were two small boxes inside. He took the two small boxes out and put them on the table.
The two boxes are square and black, with patterns painted on them. The patterns are very delicate and look like flowers. The patterns are engraved on the boxes.
Wang Xiaoshan opened one of the boxes and found that the thing inside was a very common thing in modern times, and you can often see some elderly people playing this thing in the community: chess.
The box contained chess, with four chess pieces placed on one floor. Wang Xiaoshan opened another box. The box contained chess pieces again, with four chess pieces placed on one floor. It seemed that there should be 16 chess pieces in each of the two boxes.
Chess pieces.
The chess in one box is engraved with Chinese characters such as chariot, horse, and cannon in red regular script on the front, and the font is very regular. The chess in the other box is engraved with the characters chariot, horse, and cannon in black regular script on the front.
Wang Xiaoshan took out a chess piece from the box and found that the chess pieces in the box were about the same size as modern chess pieces.
However, the main color of the chess pieces is different from that of modern chess pieces. The main color of the chess pieces in the box is green.
There is a Chinese character Tuanshou in the middle of the back of the chess piece, the color is red, and two bats are engraved on both sides. The color of the bats is gold, and the work is very delicate.
The words and pictures on the front and back of the chess pieces are all engraved secretly.
Wang Xiaoshan took out a total of 2 chess pieces from the box, placed them on the table upside down and reversed, and then used the camera to take a closer look at the audience in the live broadcast room.
"There are two small boxes in the box just now, and the small boxes are filled with chess pieces!"
"If there is an audience who likes chess, you are in luck."
Chess has a long history in China. There are many people who like to play chess, and many people like to study chess.
[It was mahjong just now, and now it is chess. Lao Wang is so awesome. Two people can play chess, and four people can play mahjong. There are many leisure and entertainment projects!]
[Why is there only chess but no chessboard? Lao Wang goes to the whole chessboard. I want to fight you for a game. I will take the lead and the horse will jump. I am coming!]
[Why are these chess pieces all green? The color is so weird. They have been buried for too long and have become rusty. Lao Wang, please wipe it with paper!]
[Ancient chess is usually made of wood, stone or jade. Is Lao Wang’s one made of jade, or ivory?]
"These chess pieces are neither wood nor stone. Judging from the texture and feel, they should be ivory. The specific material will be subject to the final identification result."
"The green on it is not rusty, but the ancients used a crimson color on the chess pieces. In ancient times, the ivory crimson color was very popular, and the crescent color is what we often call dyeing now."
"The colors on Akane above are all mineral colors, not the chemical colors we often use in modern times, and the colors above should be the colors of that year."
The chess pieces on Wang Xiaoshan's table are red, blue, purple, and gold. There are many colors on them, but the main color of the chess pieces is green.
These chess pieces are first engraved with text and pictures secretly on the chess pieces, and then they start to fill in color. This process is very complicated.
In recent years, more and more people have begun to collect chess, because there are many kinds of materials for chess, which also makes their prices different.
There are many wooden chess pieces, among which chess pieces made of green sandalwood and golden nanmu can be said to be the top and most valuable chess pieces, followed by rosewood, and some chess pieces made of red sandalwood and mahogany are also very valuable.
Not bad.
In fact, chess made of jade is also very good, especially white jade chess is the most precious, and those made of high-quality black jade and Xiu jade are also worth collecting.
However, there are very few chess pieces made of jade in existence, and the price has remained high, making it impossible for ordinary collectors to afford them.
Although the material of chess is very important, the production process is also very important. High-end chess are generally exquisitely made, and some have complicated craftsmanship such as withered flowers.
This type of high-end chess is widely loved by collectors and they usually rush to buy it.
And if you collect chess, you also pay attention to whether a chess set is missing chess pieces. If it is a complete set, it is more valuable. If it is not a complete set, the price will be greatly reduced.
The chess set Wang Xiaoshan dug out this time is made of ivory, and the craftsmanship is exquisite. The pieces are well-proportioned and there is no shortage of chess pieces. Therefore, this chess set is of the highest quality and is worth collecting.
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There once appeared on the market a chess set that was very similar to the chess set discovered by Wang Xiaoshan this time. It was sold for hundreds of thousands, which shows how popular this type of chess set is.
[Mom, all the things Lao Wang bought out today are ivory products. Is this going against the grain? It’s not good to keep selling such precious things!]
[Old Wang knows so much, everyone knows that it’s Qianse’s technique, it’s really awesome, you’re really understating your talents by staying in a small mountain village!]
[Lao Wang quickly made a price. I want this chess set. I can pay a deposit first. Can you read my private message first and chat privately!]
[The local tycoons are all anxious. Lao Wang made this deal. It seems that today’s mahjong and chess Lao Wang will sell for sky-high prices again. It’s so mahjong!]
[Lao Wang has reached the pinnacle of his life at such a young age. Excellence is really scary!]
To be continued...