"Oh, it's Professor Chen who's here... Hurry, please come in."

In the lobby on the first floor, a middle-aged man who looked like a manager came up to me with a smile and spoke authentic Beijing movies.

The middle-aged man in charge was wearing a black suit with a gray shirt, a shiny tie around his neck, and shiny black leather shoes. He looked exactly like a standard company white-collar worker.

Fang Feiyang waited for the other party to approach, and couldn't help but look at the visitor a few more times. He expected that Rongbaozhai, as an old antique store with a registered brand, had been marketed many years ago. It was not surprising to hire professional managers to manage the company's operations.

Chen Xuezhi smiled and nodded at the other party and said, "Oh, it's Xiao Bi. Are you busy today?"

"It was busier in the morning, and the passenger flow was relatively large. I was so busy that I was in a hurry. The heavy snowfall came suddenly at noon. Looking at the situation, it is estimated that it will not stop for a while."

It seemed that Mr. Chen and the manager surnamed Bi were very familiar with each other, and they greeted each other.

The man surnamed Bi was also casually chatting with Chen Xuezhi. He suddenly slapped the other person on the head and said politely: "Hey, look what I did. I'm just chatting. I'll make tea for you two. Professor Chen wants to

Don’t you want to sit upstairs for a while?”

Mr. Chen waved his hand and said, "No trouble, we just came here after dinner and tea."

As he spoke, Chen Xuezhi walked up to Fang Feiyang and said, "Let me introduce you. This is Bi Chunyang, the store manager of Rongbaozhai. This is Fang Feiyang, the proud disciple of my old friend from Su City. Let's get acquainted."

Fang Feiyang smiled and stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello, Manager Bi."

"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Fang, hello, hello, welcome to Rongbaozhai. Tell me what you like and I'll give you a 10% discount."

Bi Chunyang had a professional smile on his face and shook hands with Fang Feiyang enthusiastically.

When Chen Xuezhi first walked into the store, Manager Bi noticed that the old professor was followed by a young man. At first, he thought the other person was a doctoral student taught by Professor Chen, but after looking at it, he didn't think it was the case. Chen Xuezhi was

A regular customer of Rongbaozhai, every time he comes here he goes alone or with friends of similar status. He has never been seen bringing students here.

Professor Chen is a celebrity in the Yanjing antique circle. He has many official identities, such as researcher, vice president of the association, doctoral supervisor, department chair, etc. Anyone who can be called his old friend must also be an antique collector.

Among the famous people in the world, most of the disciples of my friend also work in this profession.

As a senior professional manager, Bi Chunyang has a quick mind and a keen eye for recognizing people.

Now we know the identity of the person behind Professor Chen, who turned out to be an insider in the antiques circle.

Seeing that Fang Feiyang and Bi Chunyang knew each other, Chen Xuezhi said with a smile: "Okay, Feiyang, this is the 'folk museum' you were talking about, feel free to look around."

Fang Feiyang replied with a smile: "This place really deserves its reputation. It has a sense of history everywhere. It deserves to be the first-class antique store in the country."

The hall on the first floor displays a wide variety of antiques, jades, strange stones, calligraphy and paintings, which are so dazzling and colorful that it is dizzying to see.

Fang Feiyang put his hands leisurely in his trouser pockets, bent slightly, and admired the collection here one by one. He didn't expect to miss anything in this kind of brand store.

You know, as a registered commercial brand, Rongbaozhai's branches have also expanded to other cities outside the province. Not only has it established a limited company, but also an auction company. It has also hired well-known experts with large sums of money to serve as consultants for the company's operations. Many have already

A retired museum expert serves as the shopkeeper of Rongbaozhai. It can be said that everything sold for external marketing here has been appraised at all levels and tested by a series of old experts with venomous eyes.

As a customer, you can only buy by mistake, but the store can never sell by mistake.

Of course, as far as the authenticity of the products is concerned, the products in Rongbaozhai are 100% genuine and are not deceived. The only drawback is that the prices are 20% more expensive than other antique stores.

At this time, Bi Chunyang, as the store manager, walked enthusiastically in front of Fang Feiyang, introducing the products in the store to Boss Fang as he walked.

"Mr. Fang, this counter displays several porcelain statues and stone statues from the Republic of China... You see, this stone statue was carved by Gu Dingcheng, who is known as the first stonemason in the Republic of China. The characters are lifelike, and the current price is not high.

There is huge room for appreciation in the future.”

Manager Bi is very eloquent and can talk endlessly.

Fang Feiyang followed the direction of his finger and looked into the counter.

Suddenly, Fang Feiyang's heart felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, and a feeling of suffocation instantly spread throughout his body. His two eyes were shining brightly on a gray Arhat statue, and his right hand pointed at the counter with a slight trembling.

Upper glass:

"This...what kind of Buddha statue is this?"

"Oh, this is the Long-Eyebrow Arhat among the One Hundred and Eight Arhats. This is a gray porcelain Arhat statue. After identification by our experts, it should have been fired during the Republic of China."

Bi Chunyang did not notice anything unusual about Fang Feiyang, and still explained to the customer with a smile on his face, "You have also seen that although the inscription on the Arhat's cassock is from the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, the texture is a bit loose and the color is dim.

There are also some doubts about the calligraphy, so experts judge that the actual year of firing was the Republic of China."

Manager Bi told the truth and sincerely told Fang Feiyang the origin of the thing and the expert's appraisal results.

Fang Feiyang took a deep breath, tried his best to control his excitement, and asked: "Manager Bi, how much does this Arhat statue cost?"

"3000 yuan"

As a professional manager, Bi Chunyang deals with things in the lobby on the first floor all day long. He is very familiar with the products on display at the counter.

"I want it, wrap it up for me!"

Fang Feiyang didn't say anything, he didn't even have to bargain and just took it.

Chen Xuezhi on the side looked around, just admiring the other treasures. Occasionally he stopped to look at them, but he also mentioned the desire to buy. Only this ordinary gray porcelain Arhat statue had a strong reaction, and he just inquired about the price.

The deal was sealed in one fell swoop. Even the 10% off opportunity promised by Bi Chunyang was useless.

It's really strange.

Chen Xuezhi asked: "Feiyang, are you sure you want to honor the statue of Arhat? This thing is a replica from the Republic of China period. The craftsmanship is average and it is not a masterpiece by a famous artist. It is still not worth buying this thing for 3,000 yuan!"

Seeing that Professor Chen's cry for Fang Feiyang was not worth it, Bi Chunyang quickly explained: "Mr. Fang, within my scope of authority, I can give you a 10% discount. I only charge you 2,700 yuan for this gray porcelain Arhat statue. You see

How about it."

"No problem, no matter what, the most important thing is that this thing belongs to me now."

Fang Feiyang stared straight at the Arhat porcelain statue on the counter, not caring about the price. Not to mention the price of 3,000 for this thing, even if the price was 30,000, Fang Feiyang would definitely take it without hesitation.

Seeing Fang Feiyang's persistence, Chen Xuezhi couldn't say anything else. But as a "**Lake", he still vaguely felt that there was a story in Fang Feiyang's reaction.

Fang Feiyang quickly counted twenty-seven red notes from his wallet and handed them to Bi Chunyang.

At this moment, the Arhat porcelain statue belonged to Fang Feiyang.

The shape of this Arhat statue is relatively large, about one meter high and fifty centimeters wide. The Arhat has a prominent forehead, long eyebrows, white hair between the eyebrows, slightly downward-looking eyes, a straight nose, a square mouth, and wide earlobes.

His hands hang down naturally. The long-browed Arhat wears a cassock and sits cross-legged. On the front and lower right side of the cassock is an inscription with eight characters: "Made in the Dingsi year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty".
Chapter completed!