Hearing Chen Hong's words, Chen Ran was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his uncle was actually related to a secretary-general of the association. He also knew about Secretary-General Sun. Of course, he only knew about this person.
That's all, after all, he couldn't have known a few important figures in the Jade Association before coming here.
The secretary-general named Sun is one of the deputy secretaries-general of the association. There are several deputy secretaries-general in the association. Except for the secretary-general, the other deputy secretaries-general are just ordinary people and they do the same work.
A certain secretarial job, like Deputy Secretary-General Sun, who manages the secretarial work of ancient jade appreciation, can only be regarded as a marginal figure in the association.
He was going to the association, so Chen Ran accompanied his uncle. He was quite curious about what his uncle had to discuss with a deputy secretary-general of the association. Could it be that his uncle had something to talk about?
The uncle of a nouveau riche is now also playing elegance and starting a collection of ancient jade?
"Xiao Ran, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Li Caiyuan Li. Mr. Li is a senior appraiser of the Jade Association. He specializes in appraising the ancient jade that rich bosses want to buy. In our circle
He is very famous. If you want to identify ancient jade in the future, you can also contact Mr. Li..."
Chen Hong did not come alone, but also brought three people with him. Two of the three people were wearing sunglasses and looked like bodyguards at first glance. The remaining one was in his thirties and had a square face.
, after meeting, Chen Hong introduced this person to Chen Ran.
During the introduction, Chen Hong's words emphasized that he was different now from before, as if he was now a member of the upper class.
Specializing in appraising ancient jade for a rich boss? Obviously, this rich boss includes himself.
Chen Ran understands Chen Hong's mentality very well, and he doesn't bother to care about it. In his impression, his uncle is very rich and a big boss, but in fact, from his current height,
His uncle's net worth is only tens of millions, which is not much different from his current net worth. Of course, in real terms, his uncle's net worth is actually not as good as his now compared to him.
, don’t forget, he has several sets of Flower God Cups in his hand. Once these sets of Flower God Cups are sold, his net worth will increase again and again.
When Chen Hong introduced Chen Ran, he didn't introduce him formally. He just said that Chen Ran was one of his younger nephews. Li Caiyuan obviously didn't take Chen Ran seriously. He just nodded and his attitude seemed a little arrogant, or not at all.
I didn't take Chen Ran to heart.
"Xiao Ran, what do you think of this jade pendant I bought? Authentic grade A, full of green glass. Although this jade is so small, it cost my uncle more than 800,000 yuan. Haha,
Your uncle, I'm thinking about it now. This money will be taken with you whether you live or die. Why should you keep it? You can spend it if you can, and you don't care about this little money..."
After the introduction, under the leadership of the host Li Caiyuan, Chen Ran followed Chen Hong into the office building of the Jade Association. Along the way, Chen Hong frequently talked to Chen Ran about jade.
At that time, he also showed Chen Ran the jade pendant he was wearing around his neck. He was obviously very proud, but he still said he didn't care...
If he knew that the person he was showing off to was not only the executive vice-president of the Jade Association, but also a jade expert with great reputation in the country, I don't know what he would think.
If Chen Hong had said these words in the past, that is, before Chen Ran got his powers, he would undoubtedly have been so angry that he vomited blood. When I asked you to borrow money, I only borrowed a few thousand yuan.
, you just said that it is not easy for your family, and now you spend more than 800,000 yuan to buy a jade pendant and wear it, it is still a small amount of money?
Now, although Chen Ran can't stand his appearance as a nouveau riche, he doesn't bother to argue with him. If you really argue with such a person, you will be endlessly angry with him.
"It's quite green..."
Chen Hong said that he spent more than 800,000 yuan on this jade pendant, which shocked Chen Ran.
Chen Ran was shocked. Naturally, he was not frightened by the money of more than 800,000 yuan, but Chen Hong's egg-faced jade pendant. Chen Ran saw it when they met just now. With his
Nowadays, with the discernment of jade, I can tell at a glance that this jade pendant is simply a B plus C product.
As we all know, jadeite is divided into three types: A, B, and C according to international standards. Type A is natural jadeite that has not been processed in any way. Its jade quality, color, and structure are all natural, while type B has been soaked in strong acid.
, that is to say, a gray spot appears on a piece of jade, which is then etched away with strong acid, and then the eroded hole is filled with glue. This is B-grade jade.
C goods are dyed jade. The quality of the jade is real, but after dyeing, the value will naturally be different. Currently, B goods and C goods can be seen everywhere in the market, almost flooding the entire market.
Speaking of street vendors, it’s hard to say even in larger jewelry stores.
In addition to selling B and C goods as high-end A goods, there are also B plus C goods, which means they are processed first and then dyed.
Chen Hong's jade pendant is just like this. Not to mention fake, it is completely A-grade. His egg-faced jade pendant is worth about 300,000 yuan at most. It's full of green glass. Who has seen it?
As for the real full green color, even those jade dealers may not have seen it much, let alone buyers, so now most jade dealers use this gimmick to sell jade. Chen Hong's piece is just greener.
It's still far from green...
This was what Chen Ran meant when he saw that he didn't remind his uncle at first. Anyway, his uncle didn't lack this small amount of money. Since he loves to show off, let him wear it to show off. But Chen Ran didn't expect to use this jade article.
The person who sold the pendant to his uncle was so ruthless. He was pretending to be the real thing and sold it for three times the price of the real thing...
This really makes him the uncle who was taken advantage of.
"Of course, it's full of green, isn't it beautiful? It's hard to get such high-end jade nowadays. Mr. Li got this for me through some connections. I'm also planning to get it for your aunt and Sister Min.
A piece worn by the Jade Buddha..." Seeing that Chen Ran was shocked, Chen Hong thought that the price had frightened Chen Ran, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud, and he felt a bit angry.
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Originally, Chen Ran was going to remind him of his uncle. Although he didn't like his uncle very much, he was still a relative of his own. He could do whatever he wanted in his own home, but he couldn't just watch outsiders treat his uncle.
Think of it as the wrongdoer.
But before he could speak, he suddenly heard his uncle say something like this. This jade was actually obtained by Li Caiyuan, the senior appraiser in the association.
After learning about this, Chen Ran immediately fell silent, but his heart moved. He looked at Li Caiyuan's expression calmly.
Chen Hong’s words are true. Nowadays, high-end jade is becoming more and more rare. It is difficult to buy it. If you don’t have people, you can’t buy it even if you have money. What jewelry stores sell is mid-range and high-end at most.
They are either treated as store treasures or put up for auction. They are basically not sold directly in the store. If Li Caiyuan got the genuine goods, he would naturally be somewhat capable, but now he got them
But it is...
Even if Li Caiyuan couldn't tell what this jade pendant was, he would definitely be able to detect it when the certificate was issued. In other words, it was impossible for Li Caiyuan not to know that Chen Hong's jade pendant was a counterfeit.
In this case, it is undoubtedly a bit intriguing. This is obviously a trap for Chen Hong. Even if Li Caiyuan is not the mastermind, he is undoubtedly a participant.
If it had been anyone else, Chen Ran might have turned a blind eye if he had encountered it. After all, such things are too common. With the popularity of collecting in recent years, the collection market has become the third largest market after finance and real estate.
Many wealthy bosses have entered this industry one after another, and some people have taken advantage of their ignorance of antiques to take advantage of them. There are too many such things. If it were someone else, Chen Ran would be too lazy.
You can take care of it, but this Li Caiyuan is from the association, so he can't turn a blind eye. This is obviously making money under the banner of the association.
And it's probably not just one person. It is impossible for Li Caiyuan to successfully get the money by himself. Not to mention other things, let's just talk about Chen Hong's jade pendant. First of all, it has to pass the jade test.
At that level, a certificate can be issued.
Mr. Ma has extremely strict control over the Jade Association, and all departments are well organized. Chen Ran doesn't know exactly what position Li Caiyuan holds in the association. After all, he can't remember everyone in the association.
Although I don't know, I also know that a senior appraiser of ancient jade like Li Caiyuan has no control over the jade testing. There must be other people helping.
Chen Ran didn't expect to make such a discovery while following Chen Hong. It was an unexpected gain, but he didn't know if he could catch a big fish.
"Boss Chen, don't worry. We've contacted you and will deliver the goods in a few days..." After hearing Chen Hong's words, Li Caiyuan turned around and greeted Chen Hong with a smile, looking into Chen Hong's eyes.
, it’s clearly like looking at an idiot.
Naturally, Chen Hong didn't know what Li Caiyuan was thinking. Hearing Li Caiyuan's words, he was extremely pleasantly surprised: "Already contacted? Okay, then I'll wait..."
Chen Ran looked at this scene without saying a word. What he saw in front of him had aroused his curiosity. At this moment, he really wanted to know what his uncle wanted to do when he met with Secretary-General Sun. Secretary-General Sun was in charge of the appreciation of ancient jade.
He works as a secretary, but Li Caiyuan is a senior appraiser of ancient jade. Looking at this situation, his uncle knows Secretary-General Sun, and it must have been Li Caiyuan who helped him...
I'm curious, but seeing his uncle being taken advantage of and counting money happily makes me a little funny and angry...
While they were talking, a group of people arrived at Deputy Secretary-General Sun's office on the third floor of the office building.
