Chapter 020 Despite the turbulent waves outside, I am as calm as water
The moment he stepped out of Uncle Luo's house, Chen Ran's heart began to beat uncontrollably and suddenly, pounding as if his heart was about to jump out of his heart.
Glancing at the ivory birdcage in his hand, Chen Ran took a deep breath and stabilized his mood. Then he gradually got out of the slightly excited mood, and his beating heart gradually stabilized.
After calming down, Chen Ran walked to the side of the road, took out his mobile phone and called home.
The call was answered by Xiaomei Chen.
"Brother, these people are really annoying. They stay at our house and refuse to leave. They say you have earned money and won't pay them back. They keep arguing with mom." After the call was connected, Chen Xiaomei started complaining to Chen Ran on the phone.
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"Where's our dad?"
Chen Ran grunted and then asked.
"My dad had a big argument with them and then took the car to the city!"
Hearing Chen Xiaomei's answer, Chen Ran's heart suddenly sank. He didn't expect that he was still a step too late. He shook his head and stopped talking to Chen Xiaomei.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran quickly called Chen Ping again.
This is the first time Chen Ran has called his father since he got a mobile phone, even though the number has been saved in the phone book!
The phone kept ringing for a long time, and Chen Ran also thought about it for a long time. It was not until the call was connected that he quickly gathered his thoughts and called out the long-lost title: "Dad, where are you?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then the familiar voice came: "I just arrived in the city."
"Dad, are you going to your uncle's house?" Chen Ran continued without waiting for Chen Ping's answer: "Dad, don't go. I have collected the money. I will call home after a while.
go back!"
Chen Ran's words suddenly silenced the other end. After a long time, Chen Ping asked in uncertainty: "Really?"
"Well, I've got it, but the money hasn't arrived yet, so I have to wait for a while." Chen Ping did not ask Chen Ran how he got the money, but Chen Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise he would really
It's hard to explain, after all, it would be a little too unlikeable to say that he had obtained another antique, even though in fact that was the case.
"How long will it take?"
"Two hours at the latest!"
After another long silence, Chen Ping replied: "Then I will wait for you in the city for two hours."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran couldn't help but let out a breath. In two hours, he could almost transfer the ivory bird cage. By that time, although it was still a little short, but with the 20,000 yuan at home, at least it would be enough.
Can give some relief.
"Master, go to Beihuan Blue Sky Apartment!"
Time was running out, and Chen Ran didn't dare to delay, so he immediately stopped a taxi and got in.
"Little brother, what kind of bird is this? It looks very beautiful!" The driver started the taxi and turned to glance at the red sunflower in Chen Ran's arms. This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful bird.
Woolen cloth.
"Red Sunflower Bird!"
Chen Ran was a little distracted as he thought about how to get rid of the ivory bird cage.
"It's quite beautiful. It's worth a lot of money!" The driver had never heard of a bird like Red Kwai. He was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he didn't dare to ask more questions.
Chen Ran nodded and looked down into his arms. His eyes were naturally different from those of the driver. The first thing he looked at was not the red sunflower bird, but the birdcage. Now that he was closer, he really
Take a closer look at this Qing Dynasty ivory and tortoiseshell birdcage.
The birdcage is shabby on the surface, and the ivory strips are yellow and brown. The bird food jars, water jars, bird bars, etc. are also a bit old, but it can be seen that the workmanship is still very exquisite.
After looking at the birdcage, Chen Ran went to look at Hongxiu. Hongxiu was about thirty centimeters long. The bird's body was white with a hint of red, the crown of its head was pink, the inside of its wings was a lighter pink, and the inside of its tail was orange.
It is yellow in color, has a black beak, and has light blue eye circles around its eyes, giving it an overall majestic aura.
Regarding the red sleeves, Chen Ran had already made a silent decision in his heart. He would not sell the red sleeves unless he had to. He would keep the red sleeves and send them to Uncle Luo after the break. This was considered a good idea.
A surprise for Uncle Luo.
Since it was the climax of get off work, there were a lot of cars on the road. The journey originally only took more than ten minutes, but it took the taxi more than twenty minutes to pull Chen Ran to the Blue Sky Apartment, and Chen Ran wasted such a long time in vain. time.
After paying the bill and getting out of the car, Chen Ran rushed home and went to the refrigerator to find a red apple. This red apple was there when he moved in.
Naturally, the apple was not for Chen Ran to eat, but for Hongxiu. He threw the apple into the birdcage, and Hongxiu pounced on it. With one mouthful, there was a deep pit on the apple. The red sunflower watched.
It's beautiful, but it's actually a harmful species.
It likes to eat everything like apples, and its favorite thing to eat secretly is coconut.
Chen Ran found another plastic bag and put in it the pear wood pen holder and Buddhist scriptures that he bought from Lao Huang's house. Although these two items are not very valuable, they should add up to about three or four thousand.
Now he has almost spent the ten thousand in his hand. The ivory birdcage is probably about seventy or eighty thousand. Adding the twenty thousand at home, it is about one hundred thousand. It is still half of the one hundred and fifty thousand. How can it be more?
Just collect more if you can.
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"Boss, do you want to accept the birdcage?"
When Chen Ran rushed to the Flower and Bird Market in the Antique City, it was already past seven o'clock. Many flower and bird pet shops were closed, and there were only a few remaining. Chen Ran found a store with better decoration and walked in.
"Birdcage?" The boss at the counter was stunned, but when he saw the red sunflower, his eyes lit up: "Is this the bird you raised? It's for sale. It looks very beautiful. Can't you sell it?
Sell it and I'll give you a good price."
Chen Ran frowned. The red sunflower bird is certainly worth a good price.
"Haha." When the boss saw Chen Ran's face, he knew that Chen Ran was a sensible person. He immediately smiled to cover it up, and then said to Chen Ran: "Did you raise this red sunflower? Do you want to sell it?"
"Please give me a price!" Although Chen Ran decided not to sell the red sleeves unless he had to, he also wanted to know how much the red sleeves were worth.
"It looks good, but the hair is a little frizzy." The boss looked down at Hongxiu and frowned. Chen Ran knew that he wanted to lower the price, so he didn't say anything.
"I'll give you five thousand!" The boss looked at it for four or five minutes before sighing and handing over the price to Chen Ran, as if he was at a disadvantage at this price and Chen Ran was taking advantage of it.
Chen Ran was noncommittal, and without saying a word, he picked up the birdcage and walked out. This boss was so evil, and Chen Ran didn't want him to see the birdcage. Now he was short of money, so naturally the more he sold, the better.
And this boss obviously won't give him a good price and waste his time.
"Hey, little brother, don't leave. The price is negotiable. Let me take another look..." The boss obviously didn't expect Chen Ran to turn around and leave. He quickly chased him out of the counter, but it was a pity that he waited for him to chase him out the door.
By that time, Chen Ran had disappeared, which made him regretful.
After asking about such a store, Chen Ran immediately gave up the plan of entering the next store and asking again. After reading so many collection books, he also understood that whether it was a flower and bird pet store or other antique stores, if he didn't know something
If you are acquainted, it will always be the buyer and seller who suffer, not the store.
The way to run a store is to charge low and sell high!
It is a common practice in the antique industry to lower the price when collecting items and raise the price when selling. It is basically impossible for Chen Ran to sell items at a good price in these stores.
In terms of antiques, Chen Ran didn't know many people, and he was only familiar with Gao Qiang. In the end, he had to call Gao Qiang again. From the phone, he could tell that Gao Qiang was busy, and he could even hear the siren.
Voice.
This made Chen Ran a little embarrassed to open his mouth, but Gao Qiang directly asked him where he was and said that Chen Ran should wait for him for half an hour and have dinner together later, and Chen Ran naturally agreed.
Chen Ran didn't leave the antique city, so he went to the greenhouse area for a casual look.
When he arrived at the greenhouse area, quite a few antique shop owners gathered around him and asked him if the red sleeves were for sale. Chen Ran all said that he raised them himself and had no intention of selling them, so they did not submit a bid, but just looked around at the red sleeves.
In the end, these bosses even exchanged mutual contact information with Chen Ran, and even invited Chen Ran to their homes to see their collections or pets.
Although this was just a trivial thing, it gave Chen Ran a lot of emotion!
If he didn't wear red sleeves, I'm afraid these bosses would ignore him. But now that he wears red sleeves, these bosses put him in the same position. Although he may not be able to do business in the future,
He is considered a potential stock, and at least he is regarded as a like-minded collector.
When bidding farewell to these bosses and leaving the greenhouse, Chen Ran was still thinking about what had just happened. He suddenly felt that the antiques industry was actually nothing more than that. Before entering the industry, he always felt inscrutable, but after entering this industry, it was actually just that.
Those things are just a matter of changing some people.
While thinking about it, Chen Ran suddenly froze!
He suddenly discovered that he himself was now considered a member of the collecting community.
He had never thought of this before. Although he had already been involved in the antique world, he had always regarded himself as an outsider for such a long time. He always felt that antique collecting seemed far away from him.
Likely.
But now he suddenly woke up to the fact that he had already unknowingly entered the world of antiques.
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After realizing that he was already a member of the antique world, Chen Ran went to look at the antique industry, and he found that the mysterious veil covering the antique industry had also been gently lifted.
This is a chaotic industry.
They may brag about themselves or flatter each other; they may talk loudly or whisper to each other; they may bully and dominate the market, or they may tell the truth...etc.
So, how should you cope in this chaotic industry?
Chen Ran fell into deep thought unconsciously...
"Be still and observe the changes. Keep unchanged to cope with the changes. Look through the disguised appearance to see the essence. White is white and black is black. The essence is unchanged. What changes is the appearance. With a calm mind
Coping with a chaotic world.”
Like a flash of inspiration or a sudden epiphany, this passage suddenly appeared in Chen Ran's mind.
Yes, stop with stillness, watch the changes quietly, and cope with all changes by remaining unchanged...
No matter how rough the waves are outside, my heart is as calm as water!
Chen Ranru was thinking...
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Chen Ran's change of mentality and sudden enlightenment can't be seen on the surface. On the surface, he is still the same, and he has become just a heart!
Calm as water!
No matter how turbulent the waves are outside, my heart is as calm as water!
Chen Ran suddenly had a feeling that whether it was antiques or life in general, he had entered a higher level, a field he had never imagined...
The key now is how far he can go in this unknown field!
