Chapter 391: It’s up to you whether to sell it or not
"You don't care where I got it from, as long as I don't steal or rob, no one will come to settle the score with you anyway..."
The origin of these Niu Hong things is indeed very legitimate. After the old ship king passed away, he left the old house where he lived to Niu Hong, and these antiques were collected by the old ship king when he was still alive.
To talk about why these things appear in casinos, we have to start with Niu Hong. This man is considered to have a relatively low level of education among Hong Kong's wealthy circles, but he hates being said to be uneducated.
In the past year, Niu Hong often brought some young stars from Hong Kong to spend the night on the gambling boat. In order to pretend to be polite, he took some antiques from the villa into the luxurious suite that he rented on the gambling boat.
Although Niu Hong was born into a wealthy family, his grandfather, who was the world's shipping king, was also born in a mud-legged family. Niu Hong failed to learn the skills of his father's generation, but he was very familiar with the things in the market.
Very vulgar.
Those few porcelain antiques were hung in his luxurious guest room on the gambling boat. Their function was nothing more than to show off their taste to the little stars. The painting Niu Hong often looked at it and it was hung in the bedroom.
Directly opposite the big bed, while doing that, looking at the concubine of the ancient emperor, it was easy to satisfy his perverted desires.
As for the two pairs of porcelain bottles, Zhuang Rui's guess was correct. These things sometimes became Mr. Niu's ashtrays. When he took them out just now, Mr. Niu poured out the cigarette butts inside. It was Zhuang Rui who smelled them just now.
, otherwise normal people’s imagination would never imagine that this young man would use antiques worth millions as an ashtray.
"Master Niu, if you know the origin of this thing..."
This appraiser has a bit of an old-school style. He collected the things and wanted to ask about their inheritance. Just then, Zheng Hua walked back to the box. Seeing that the appraiser wanted to ask more questions, he quickly stopped him and said: "Mr. Hua, the things are from
There’s no need to ask about the origin, please give me an estimate..."
Zheng Hua knew about Niu Hong's net worth. Although he lost nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars today, it could not damage Niu Hong's foundation. Not counting the value of his shares themselves, Niu Hong had never lost his money in the past ten years.
The dividends received from these shares amount to hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, but they cannot be withdrawn for a while.
Although there are many rules in the casino, with Niu Hong's wealth and his status as a shareholder of the gambling boat, it is not impossible to borrow one or two billion from the gambling boat. It's just that Zheng Hua didn't want him to continue gambling, so he used the rules.
Even Zheng Hua himself didn't expect him to be able to use these gadgets to exchange for chips.
Niu Hong is also feeling aggrieved at this moment. Should he borrow a loan shark? He is afraid that it will get a bad reputation, and it will also have an impact on the Niu family's business. If others know that Mr. Niu needs to borrow a loan shark to make ends meet, they will definitely think of it.
To the Niu family, there are quite a few people who have made trouble these days.
As for these antiques, although he is willing to mortgage them and sell them for chips, he is unwilling to tell their origins, because these things were left behind by his grandfather. If he told them, he would definitely be labeled as a prodigal son.
It's on the head and can't be taken off.
"The full name of this pair of porcelains is Qing Qianlong silver-bodied enamel painted lion-pattern slender-neck vases. They are exquisite in workmanship and have bright glaze colors. They should be from the official kilns of the Qianlong period. If I were to estimate it, it should be around three million Hong Kong dollars.
As for this pair of plum vases, I'm a little unsure. The style is from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, but it's hard to tell whether it's authentic or not. There's still some soot in it. I don't know what's going on?"
The words of the appraiser, Master Hua, made Niu Hong blush. He waved his hand and said: "Just tell me how many chips you can exchange for, don't mention the useless ones..."
Niu Hong just wants to get the chips to turn over the money from Zhuang Rui. He doesn't care about other things. This is a typical gambler's mentality. Some people who are red-eyed about losing can even sell their wives and children frantically.
Exchange some gambling money and continue to go into the casino. This is not a story, it is all real things that happened.
"I'm not sure about these calligraphy and painting antiques, and it's hard to tell about the pair of Ming Dynasty bottles, so the only thing that can be exchanged here is this pair of enamel-colored porcelain, and if you cut off the head and tail, it can only be exchanged for two million Hong Kong dollars." Hua Hua
The master lowered his head and thought for a moment, then quoted the price.
"What? Two million? Why don't you go and grab it? My grandfather spent more than two million when he bought this pair of bottles. In the past twenty years, the price has not increased by a penny, and the price has dropped? And this
The painting is worth at least seven to eight million, do you understand? I said Zheng Hua, your family manages the gambling boat, what kind of appraiser are you hiring here?"
After Niu Hong heard what Master Hua said, he was immediately furious. He was so angry that he told the origin of this object regardless of his face. No matter how dandy Niu Hong was, he knew that these things were valuable.
He wouldn't be willing to sell it for just two million.
More importantly, two million is only enough for two bets. If he loses two bets in a row, wouldn't he have no money to recoup his losses? So Niu Hong pointed the finger at Zheng Hua, and he did not hesitate to use his own money to gamble.
The identity of the shareholder matters.
Zhuang Rui also wanted to laugh when he heard this. Words such as "cut off the head and tail, bare and hairless" are all jargon in the pawn shop in the past or in the pawn shop now. It seems that this Master Hua must have been in a pawn shop before.
The price was very high. If the pair of Qianlong porcelain vases were auctioned, they would definitely not be less than 8 million. He actually only gave a price of 2 million.
"Young Master Niu, this thing is worth so much in my eyes. If you are not satisfied, please hire someone else..."
Zhuang Rui's guess was correct. This Master Hua was indeed a master hired by a gambling boat from a pawn shop in Macau. And judging by his appearance, he had a good temper. It's no wonder that everyone who goes to a pawn shop encounters difficulties.
, you should take it as your own, these masters sitting in the hall will not give you a good look.
Niu Hong actually felt a little regretful at this time. Qin Xuanbing was clearly not his type, so why did he always have trouble with Zhuang Rui? It was embarrassing to get into this situation, and he was actually being run on by the pawn master. Niu Hong was
I was angry and resentful, my face turned blue and white, and I was very embarrassed.
"If Mr. Niu wants to sell these items, I can buy them..."
Zhuang Rui's voice suddenly sounded in the casino, causing everyone to look at him.
Although Niu Hong had nothing to do with Zhuang Rui, he needed money now. He turned his face sideways, looked at Zhuang Rui with squinting eyes, and said, "You? How much can you pay?" According to Mr. Niu's taste, it is to see
Without these pieces of porcelain and broken paper, what artistic value is there at all?
Zhuang Rui stretched out a finger, shook it at Niu Hong, and said: "Two pairs of bottles, one scroll, I'll give you 10 million Hong Kong dollars, it's up to you whether you like it or not..."
To be honest, the total value of these four porcelain vases and one of Lang Shining's court oil paintings should be at least over 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Zhuang Rui's offer of this price also means to take advantage of the situation, but if it is compared with that Master Hua,
Compared with Zhuang Rui, he is very kind.
After Zhuang Rui finished speaking to Niu Hong, he turned to Zheng Hua and asked, "Brother Zheng, am I not breaking the rules of the casino?"
"It's okay. This is a matter between you and Niu Hong. You can just discuss it yourself. I can do a notarization for you..."
Zheng Hua smiled. There were so many loan sharks in the casino, and the casino didn't ask for it. If he ate meat and didn't order soup for others, he would be breaking the rules. Moreover, he also
I really don’t want to take over these items from Niu Hong, which will save everyone’s face in the future.
Now it's time for Young Master Niu to make a decision. Although there is a difference of eight million between two million and ten million, Young Master Niu understands in his heart that the value of these things is far more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.
The situation is stronger than the person. If he could wait to return to Hong Kong to withdraw money, he would not sell the things.
Young Master Niu was afraid that as soon as he stepped forward, Zhuang Rui would slip back to the mainland, and there would be no chance of making a profit.
"Okay, ten million is ten million!"
After Niu Hong thought about it for a while, he nodded heavily. Anyway, these things were worthless in his eyes. It was better to treat the ashtray as the bottle mouth was too small and might accidentally break it one day.
Change it to 10 million, and have another bet with Zhuang Rui. Maybe this 10 million will be an opportunity to win back your old capital. Although Mr. Niu has money, he still doesn’t have the money to spend all afternoon.
Nearly 100 million yuan without changing his face.
Zhuang Rui asked Zheng Hua to print out two transfer agreements, signed his name first, and then handed the agreement to Niu Hong.
After Niu Hong signed, Zhuang Rui was not busy betting. Instead, he threw out a five thousand yuan chip to the waiter and asked him to find a few cardboard boxes and scraps of paper of suitable sizes to put the four
After carefully putting away the pieces of porcelain, he sat down at the gaming table. Niu Hong had already become impatient and asked Ji Yi to start the game.
"You want to recover your losses with only 10 million? If you spend 100 billion, you will definitely lose."
Zhuang Rui sneered in his heart, today he just wants to make this guy who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth feel physical pain, and he will not give up until he beats him to the bottom. This is the first time in his life that Zhuang Rui has done something so decisively and will not give up.
Even when facing Xu's jewelry, Zhuang Rui was not so intent on killing them all.
This kind of gambling without any skills went very fast. After a few minutes, the cup had been opened eight or nine times. Niu Hong's luck was not too bad. With a 25% chance, he actually guessed
After five or six hits, plus Zhuang Rui's deliberate betrayal, the chips in front of Niu Hong also increased to 15 million.
"If you eat it, just spit it out again!"
Young Master Niu, who was looking excited, completely forgot that he had won first and then lost before, and also that the other party had only spent a mere one million in gambling capital by refusing to give him money.
