Chapter 307 President Xiao of the Collection Association
The reception room on the top floor is very large, covering more than 200 square meters.
The floor height is also high, reaching an astonishing eight meters. From the moment Shen Yu walked into this reception room, he felt like he had stepped into a shopping mall.
But the decoration is ordinary.
Shen Yu originally thought that the place where Mr. Xu entertained guests should be in a luxurious style with the world's top furniture.
For example, thick handmade carpets, hundreds of thousands of precious crystal chandeliers and designer sofas.
Who would have thought that this reception room is very simple.
The floor is covered with ordinary solid wood floors, and there are no carpets at all.
Chandeliers, ordinary domestic brands, the kind that cost several thousand yuan.
There is not much furniture, just a few ordinary-looking solid wood tables and chairs.
It’s either rosewood, rosewood, rosewood, or ordinary jujube wood.
Now there are two old people sitting on the Taishi chairs on both sides of the coffee table.
Xu Jingchuan, who was wearing a Tang suit, originally closed his eyes to rest, but opened his eyes when he heard the footsteps.
Another old man is about the same age as Mr. Xu. He has gray hair, white beard, thick eyebrows, and phoenix eyes. He looks very energetic. He wears a fitted gray silk shirt and holds a pair of Wenwan walnuts in his hand.
He didn't notice Xu Duofu and Shen Yu walking in at all, he just stared at the tea in the teacup, as if there was something in it that attracted him.
Xu Duofu first called Xu Jingchuan grandpa.
Shen Yu then shouted: "Mr. Xu!"
Xu Duofu waited for Shen Yu to finish shouting, and immediately shouted to the old man in the silk shirt: "Duofu says hello to Grandpa Xiao."
The old man in silk shirt didn't seem to hear Xu Duofu's words. He was still looking at the tea in the cup with concentration, as if he was in a trance.
At this time, Mr. Xu saw clearly that Shen Yu was coming, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He waved to Shen Yu, "Shen Yu, come here."
Shen Yu quickly walked a few steps and came two steps in front of Mr. Xu.
"I didn't recognize you last time in the hospital. Later I learned that you are the only grandson of Brother Zhonglou Shen. In terms of age, we are more than thirty years apart, but in terms of seniority, we are different. They are peers.
"If you have any impression, I also went to the funeral of Brother Chonglou. It is not an exaggeration to say that our Xu and Chen families are family friends.
"Originally, I should have called you to have a meal earlier these days, but my heart is not very good and I just had a minor operation, so I have postponed it until now. Please don't have any emotions..."
Shen Yu is naturally very humble.
They chatted a few more words with each other. Mr. Xu suddenly swept aside the tea cup in front of the old man in silk shirt, and then introduced Shen Yu: "Come, let me introduce you. This is my old friend and also our Chu." Xiao Zhongying, the president of the Prefecture Antique Collecting Association, you can call him Mr. Xiao, or you can call him President Xiao."
Xiao Zhongying raised his head with an unhappy face and said, "Old ghost Xu, you waited until I finished calculating the brewing time of the tea before you spoke. You see, you spilled all the tea. It's a waste of natural resources."
"How can a dozen tea leaves become a natural gift? If you want this top-quality Tieguanyin, I have less than two kilograms left and will give it all to you. Now cheer up and let me introduce it to you.
"This young man's name is Shen Yu. It is this young man who saved Duofu's life. I will need you to take more care of him in the future."
Xiao Zhongying still looked cold: "With you, a tycoon in the antique industry, where do you need me? Now I am either raising birds or fish every day, where can I support the younger generation."
Mr. Xu gave a bitter smile, "Aren't you the president?"
Xiao Zhongying spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "If you want to sit in this seat, I will give it to you at any time!" After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Yu, his eyes were as calm as water, and outsiders could not see a trace of his joy, joy, and anger.
Since the Great God is in front of you, everything else comes second, let’s worship first and then talk.
Shen Yu bowed and greeted Xiao Zhongying politely, "Hello, President Xiao!"
As for reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Shen Yu did nothing wrong. Xiao Zhongying could only say: "Now that Old Man Xu has spoken, you can come to me if you need to identify any objects in the future, but it can only be once. I will never show you more." ."
When Mr. Xu heard this, he immediately laughed out loud, "Old Xiao, you are wrong this time. His eyesight is just as good as yours."
Xiao Zhongying raised her head and glanced at Shen Yu without saying anything, but she looked at him with a look of disbelief, just thinking that Mr. Xu was joking on him.
"You're welcome, sit down and drink tea!"
"Okay!" Shen Yu sat down generously.
Since a person of Mr. Xu’s status has offered to sit down, he must sit down.
He doesn't want you to sit down, and he won't waste time with you.
If you want to drink tea, then drink it. Shen Yu directly picked up the tea cup in front of him and saw that the tea was golden and crystal clear. It was indeed the best Tieguanyin.
Many people think that Tieguanyin is green tea, but this is not the case. Tieguanyin is a semi-fermented tea between green tea and black tea, and is a green tea.
Many people are not familiar with green tea, but everyone has heard of oolong tea.
Green tea is oolong tea.
Oolong tea has a unique aroma, rich aroma and health benefits, so it is very popular among people.
Just when Shen Yu wanted to take a sip of this top-notch tea, he was interrupted by a burst of chaotic footsteps.
The door of the reception room was pushed open, and a male clerk wearing Xu Ji antiques overalls walked in.
This man didn't have any nonsense, "Mr. Xu, I was a little unsure about a painting when I appraised it."
"Does the other party want to sell it or is it just for appraisal?"
"It's an appraisal!"
"What? A Sheng is not in the store?"
The male clerk replied respectfully: "So that Mr. Xu knows that Uncle Sheng went to Dongjiang yesterday, and the Dongjiang branch received two pairs of paintings by Chen Laolian. This kind of antique worth more than five million requires Uncle Sheng's nod." /p>
Xu Duofu lowered his head and explained to Shen Yu, "Uncle Sheng is the store manager here. He has been with the old man for thirty years. If he were in the store, he would never trouble the old man unless he had top-notch antiques such as Ming porcelain and Song Dynasty paintings."
"What painting?" Mr. Xu asked in a deep voice, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.
"It belongs to Tang Yin."
"Have you charged the appraisal fee?"
The male clerk wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Collect it, collect it!"
Mr. Xu did not get angry again, but just sighed softly, "How many times have I told you that before giving someone an appraisal, you must first see the thing and then charge for it.
"If you take the money and you feel unsure, you don't have to read it. Once you take the money and you can't tell whether it's true or not, would you be willing if it were you? Isn't this a sign of Xu Ji's failure?"
There were more and more beads of sweat on the male clerk's forehead: "I remember it, Mr. Xu, and I won't do it again next time."
Mr. Xu rubbed his eyes, stayed there for a few seconds, and then turned around, "Duofu, go to the lounge and get my reading glasses. I'll have a look for myself."
Xiao Zhongying stopped Xu Duofu and said, "Forget it, you have just recovered from a serious illness, I'll go and take a look."
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "You are my guest, how can I let you do such hard work? Good luck and go."
Xu Duofu was about to stand up when Shen Yu grabbed him.
Standing up, Shen Yu looked at Mr. Xu and said solemnly: "Mr. Xu, if you can trust me, can you let me give it a try? If you are worried, you can work with Mr. Xiao to hold me back."< /p>
Mr. Xu didn't seem to expect that Shen Yu would say this. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately nodded again, "Since Xiao Shen you are willing to make a trip for the old man, that would be great.
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Xiao Shen. In addition, Lao Xiao and I will also go and have a look.
"I haven't seen Tang Yin's paintings for a long time."