Uncle Qi's status in Chinatown is also quite high. He runs several antique shops in Fusang, the largest of which is Yu Ge Zhai, which is Uncle Qi's property.
"Mr. Chen, I feel sorry for you to live here first." In a two-story attic, there is the attic prepared by Uncle Qi for Chen Yu.
Chen Yu doesn't have much requirements for the living environment, and the environment here is really good.
"This... I am arranging a place for you to live?" Uncle Qi looked at Queen Hong on the side and said cautiously.
"No need, I will be where the boss is." The Red Queen smiled evilly.
Uncle Qi felt his heart tremble. This woman had lived for hundreds of years, and every move she made affected people's minds. This glance almost made Uncle Qi lose his soul.
Uncle Qi quickly turned his head, not daring to look directly at the Red Queen. He also had to warn his disciples to stay away from this woman. She was quite beautiful, but... it was fatal.
"Mr. Chen, my shop is right in front. Would you like to come over and have a seat? In addition, a vice president of the Chinese Association is coming here today. Let me introduce you to him." Uncle Qi said with a smile.
"Okay." Chen Yu nodded, and there was nothing wrong with meeting him. After all, this was Fusang, and he didn't have any connections here.
Uncle Qi himself is an antique dealer, and this antique store in Chinatown is also a flagship store. The antiques and jades in it are all very precious.
And he himself has a very good reputation in Chinatown, so the business in the antique shop is very good.
There are many things in the store, but they are not genuine. Chen Yu will not say that. Many high imitation things are made more authentic than the real thing.
"Mr. Chen, how is my store?" Uncle Qi said proudly: "My antique store is the most famous in this area of China Street, and many local people come to buy things from me."
"You made a lot of money, right?" Chen Yu casually picked up a vase, looked at it over and over in his hand, and then put it down.
"Ming Dynasty official kiln." Uncle Qi explained casually: "This thing is very difficult to get."
"Modern imitation." Chen Yu smiled slightly.
"Mr. Chen turns out to be an expert." Uncle Qi was slightly startled. He originally thought that Chen Yu was a practitioner and didn't know much about these things, but he didn't expect that Chen Yu was actually an expert. Whether the vase was real or not, he just
You'll know just by looking at it.
"These things are originally from a long time ago, so they have a layer of aura attached to them. Most of the modern imitations are ancient things, so I can usually tell at a glance whether they are genuine or not." Chen Yu smiled slightly.
Said: "Modern things don't have that layer of background, so they are easy to distinguish."
"Mr. Chen, what you're saying is that you don't need to distinguish between this thing and you can tell it's real or fake just by looking at the breath on it?" Uncle Qi was slightly startled. He had only seen Chen Yu's method of identification in his life.
"Yes, so for people like us, it is useless to draw your patterns carefully and realistically, because we are not looking to see if this thing is real or not, but to observe the gas." Chen Yu walked around the room.
After walking around for a while, he already had a good idea.
He smiled and said: "Uncle Qi makes a lot of money from Fuso people, right? I just looked around and found that except for the pen holder on your desk, which is a bit old, everything else is basically modern stuff."
"Let Mr. Chen see it." Uncle Qi said awkwardly: "In the antique industry, the emphasis is on discernment. There is no such thing as whether our things are true or false. As long as they can be put on the table, they are all true. If
If you have bad taste yourself, then you can’t blame others.”
"Haha, that's true." Chen Yu laughed loudly: "But the people in Fuso don't follow the rules like the people here. What should they do if they feel they have lost money when you sell something?"
"Some people will come to you, but there are solutions. People here also want to save face. In their circle, Chinese antiques are a symbol of status and knowledge." Uncle Qi said with a smile: "They bought something.
After I go back, I will naturally brag in front of the people in my circle."
"So even if it is found to be fake, they will not come back to us because of their reputation."
"Indeed, we are all human beings. Who doesn't have some vanity?" Chen Yu smiled. Some elites in China exaggerated the people here. In fact, everyone is human. As long as they are human, they are all human.
Have a vanity mentality.
"Master, President Huang is here." At this moment, one of Uncle Seven's apprentices came over and said.
"Quick, please." Uncle Qi stood up quickly. It was obvious that Chairman Huang's status was not low.
"Mr. Chen, this President Huang is the vice president of the Chinese Association. His name is Huang Hong, and he has a good relationship with the local forces." Uncle Qi introduced to Chen Yu.
"So you eat based on his face?" Chen Yu understood what Uncle Qi meant.
"Yes, there is nothing we can do about it." Uncle Qi said with a wry smile: "In our line of work, even in China, we have to get to know some people from all walks of life, let alone here. If there is no one to protect us, it is
It’s really difficult.”
"Okay, I understand." Chen Yu nodded. He didn't feel cold about the visitor. If it was easy to deal with, he would make friends with them. If it was not easy to deal with, he would treat them as if he didn't know anyone.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a Tang suit walked in. This man was Huang Hong. This guy was dressed in a Tang suit and was followed by several bodyguards. He looked very stylish.
"President Huang, you are finally here. I just came back and was planning to visit you." Uncle Qi stood up quickly and greeted him with a smile on his face.
After all, he is the vice president, and sometimes he has to rely on others for many things abroad, so it is right to be polite.
"Haha, Uncle Qi, you are the elder, so it's only right that I come to visit you." Huang Hong said with a smile, "I prepared a gift for you, it's not a sign of respect."
"President Huang, you're too polite, you're really too polite." Uncle Qi was taken aback and looked flattered.
"Come here, bring the gift." Huang Hong waved his hand, and two people came up carrying the gift. Looking at the outer packaging, you knew it was not a good thing, but it was better than the beautiful packaging.
"Then thank you, President Huang. President Huang, please... Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Chen, whom I met overseas. He is from Huaxia." Uncle Qi quickly did something for Chen Yu.
introduce.
"Well, nice to meet you." Huang Hong glanced at Chen Yu, which was polite.
"President Huang, I have long admired your name." Chen Yu nodded politely.
"Mr. Chen is so young that it is not easy to be treated as a guest by Chairman Huang." Huang Hong chuckled and looked at Chen Yu with interest: "I wonder where Mr. Chen is employed?"
"I own several companies in China, but for me personally, I am just a hands-off shopkeeper." Chen Yu said with a faint smile: "I don't have anything serious to do."