China's long history has not only left us with a splendid culture but also left us with many precious cultural relics. The cultural relics of various dynasties show the crystallization of the wisdom of the people on the mainland in that period, and have immeasurable research significance. Therefore, once someone collects the real thing, then he may be able to directly achieve class leapfrogging and become rich. A man living in Fujian accidentally bought ancient books and finally sold them for 20 million yuan.
So what kind of book has such a high economic value? And how did he get it?
01 Unexpected fate
In the 80s and 90s after the reform and opening up, the country developed rapidly, and the people had money in their hands, which in turn led to a lot of economic activities, and the ancient cultural play market also became hot. People have flocked to the collecting market, looking forward to finding a fortune from it. Xiao Wang is one of the lucky ones, he traveled to Nanchang on a business trip, and accidentally found a precious book in the local antique market, thus opening a wonderful fate.
It turned out that Xiao Wang was in an old book stall and saw a copy of the 'Rebbe Rhymes'. Laymen who don't understand, of course, don't know its value, or don't know what a book it is. However, for Xiao Wang, who loves ancient artifacts and has studied them, this is a treasure. His heart trembled slightly, and he pretended to be inadvertent, stabilizing his emotions.
02Introverting for value
In order to prevent the seller from raising the price, Xiao Wang did not care so much, but went to read other books on the book stall, inquiring about the price from time to time, but his eyes never left the favorite treasure. The store began to introduce, mentioning that the 'Rebbe Rhymes' was an engraving of the Song Dynasty, and everyone who knew the goods knew its value. After repeated bargaining, Xiao Wang finally won the book for 10,000 yuan.
Although he successfully bought the cultural relics he liked, Xiao Wang was still very nervous in his heart, and he was also afraid that he would look away and could not determine the true value of the book. So he went to the National Library and asked experts to identify the book. The result is exciting, but it is a genuine Libu rhyme produced in the Song Dynasty, even if the paper is damaged and yellowed, but it does not affect its value in the collection market.
03 Etiquette rhymes slightly
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, Ding Du compiled and completed the ritual rhyme in the fourth year of Jingyou. It is equivalent to today's Xinhua Dictionary and is a tool book for students of the imperial examination. When candidates encounter words and phrases they don't recognize and need to know some notes, they can flip through the rhymes to inquire. This book was compiled and distributed by the Ministry of Etiquette, which has great research significance for us today.
Experts bid hundreds of thousands of yuan to buy the book, but Mr. Wang, who has a good family and loves to collect cultural relics, rejected their proposal. However, the weather is unpredictable, the personnel is unpredictable, a few years later Mr. Wang's business failure, capital turnover is difficult, he decided to sell his beloved to solve the urgent need. So with the help of Jiangxi Library, two experts, Chen Xianxian and Li Zhizhong, were invited, and then invited a third-party authoritative expert Wei Li to jointly appraise, and the final valuation was 5 million yuan.
However, the library could not raise so much money for a while, and Mr. Wang could not wait for the funds to be turned around, so he entrusted Beijing Kuangshi Auction House to auction for him. After popular science publicity, the value of the ritual rhyme and its meaning of the solitary book have been widely popularized. In the end, the book was bought by the Nanjing Library for 26 million yuan, which can be said to be a sky-high price. To this day, the Rebbe Rhymes are still preserved in the library.
All in all, Mr. Wang's treasure hunting experience is still very exciting. The return on investment of genuine cultural relics and art is much higher than that of stocks, which is enviable. But if ordinary people don't understand collecting and know less about cultural relics, don't take it lightly. After all, every year there are many cases of failure to invest in cultural relics, from the family directly returning to poverty to the destruction of the family. Therefore, we must be cautious and careful, and do not have a fluke mentality to invest large amounts. Study more and accumulate knowledge for yourself, and the process itself is very happy. Of course, when you encounter the real thing you love, you can also rely on what you have learned to decisively shoot and seize the opportunity.