Wu Ben was silent for more than ten seconds, with a bit of emotion in his tone, "Everyone says that you are smart, Xiao Shen, and it is true! Mr. Shen has a noble character. If you and Mr. Shen appraise antiques, they will mostly be positive, because Shen I don’t even bother to go shopping for antiques in the black market, so you have never touched the gray area of antiques.”
"This is the reason why I want to take you to the antique black market this time. We are not afraid of the fair and honest appraisal of handed down antiques. I absolutely believe in your eyesight, Xiao Shen.
"I'm mainly worried that the other party will show you some antiques buried in the ground or sunk in the water. This is where your shortcomings lie.
"Of course, you don't have to worry about getting into trouble if you go to the black market.
"The boss of this black market is an old friend of mine. When he was young, he did a black market business, and he was even punished. But after he came out, he took the right path. Now he runs a serious auction house and pawn shop. Business.
"Calling it a 'black market' is just a joke.
“The origins of antique auction items are all pure and clean, even cleaner than those from some well-known auction houses.
"This man's ancestors were in the inverted fighting business. Although he is not in this business, he knows all the tricks of inverted fighting. He can tell the origin of something at a glance, and he can even tell if it is a ghost weapon by smelling it. So no one dares to take some messy things to him."
Shen Yu didn't understand this time. Why did he say he was going to the black market just now and now it's a regular auction house?
Perhaps knowing Shen Yu's doubts, Wu Ben continued to explain: "We took the invitation letter to participate in the regular auction, which is reasonable and legal, but after the auction, the buyer's free transaction, that is, the market transaction, we also You can go shopping, Xiao Shen, you should understand this!"
Shen Yu suddenly realized what Wu Ben said. Shen Yu understood instantly.
Shen Yu had heard of this kind of auction, not only in Chuzhou, but also in Dongjiang.
Generally speaking, they are organized by powerful antique dealers, and the antiques auctioned are basically all handed down antiques.
There may be fakes in the auction, but there are definitely no underworld wares, bronzes, rhinoceros horns, ivory and other antiques that are not allowed to be bought and sold.
But after the formal auction, there will be a free trading session, similar to the "Baoyuanfang Market".
It's not an auction, and it has nothing to do with the organizer of the auction. It's the buyers who participate in the auction who bring out their own collections to sell or exchange, just like setting up a street stall!
At this time, the organizer of the auction will turn a blind eye. Anyway, it is not him who is selling, and it has nothing to do with him if something happens, because the auction is over, and the sellers and buyers have nothing to do with him. .
Shen Yu thought for a while, "Uncle Wu, is the place far away? Do you want to bring some toiletries and a change of clothes?"
As soon as Wu Ben said this, he knew that Shen Yu had agreed, and he said cheerfully: "You don't need to bring anything to salute, it's just in Chuzhou!"
"In Chuzhou?"
"Yes, but it's not in Chuzhou City, but in Chen County!"
"Mr. Wu, when is the specific time, I can make some preparations."
"Today! At five o'clock in the afternoon, we will meet at the parking lot at the main entrance of the Antique City. See you there or not."
"See you or see you!"
……
The breeze ruffled the dead leaves and flew along the ground. Shen Yu, carrying a black portable safe, appeared in the parking lot at the main entrance of Chuzhou Antique City.
He raised his left hand and looked at his watch. It was now 4:50 pm.
Today he is wearing a Gucci men's long windbreaker. Shen Yu originally wanted to wear a suit, but the temperature difference between day and night is too big. The current temperature is only 4 or 5 degrees above zero, so he changed into a windbreaker.
Of course, this is considered formal wear. A windbreaker worth tens of thousands of dollars will not be looked down upon no matter what occasion you attend.
There was 600,000 in cash in the portable safe. Since he was attending an auction, he must bring some cash with him. After hanging up the phone in the morning, Shen Yu called Mr. Li Hanlin.
According to Mr. Li, the free trading session after the auction, that is, the market segment, is not as dark as imagined. It is not all dark artifacts or dark antiques of unknown origin.
There must be some, but there are only two or three sellers out of a hundred people at most. Most of them want to take this opportunity to sell the antiques they bought, because many of the people invited are rich, just in case If you can make a move, you will make a lot of money.
Li Hanlin was very relieved about Shen Yu. He knew that Shen Yu was not greedy and knew what he could and could not buy. In Li Hanlin's words, he put the bronzes from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in front of Shen Yu and gave Shen Yu another ten million. Shen Yu won't take it either.
At the same time, Shen Yu also asked Li Hanlin what the background of the black market man in Chen County was.
Li Hanlin didn't elaborate on this point, he just said that apart from making sure whether the items at the auction are genuine antiques, you don't have to worry about anything else, just buy with confidence!
The big boss of the auction house used to have a dark history, but now he is very formal.
The time came to 4:58 pm, and with a clear car horn, a black car slowly drove up from the direction of Xingfu Street.
This is a 2008 mid-range Passat sedan.
Before the car was stable, the glass of the rear window had been lowered, revealing Wu Ben's slightly older but still energetic face.
Shen Yu was immediately confused.
"Xiao Shen, what's wrong with you? Why do you have such an expression?"
Shen Yu smiled bitterly, "Mr. Wu, why are you riding in such a car? With your status and financial resources, even if your car is not a limited edition model, Rolls-Royce and Bentley are just a drop in the bucket for you. Mercedes-Benz You shouldn’t look at the S-Class, BMW 7 Series, and Audi A8.”
Wu Ben: "Isn't it a bit low-key?"
Shen Yu shook his head, "You are not low-key, but very, very low-key! You are riding in a car worth more than 200,000 yuan. This is something I never expected. Just now I thought it was a colleague from the antique city saying hello to me. What?"
Wu Ben gathered up his white hair that looked like steel needles, "I also think it's a bit too low-key. After all, we are attending an auction. How about we change a car?"
Shen Yu opened the door and got in the car directly, "Mr. Wu, I haven't finished speaking yet. I just didn't expect you to be so low-key. But let alone a car worth more than 200,000 yuan, just a Jetta Santana." It’s just like riding in a Rolls-Royce, no one dares to underestimate you.”
Wu Ben was stunned at first, and then immediately laughed heartily, "Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen, I didn't expect you also know how to flatter the old man!"
At this time, a middle-aged man in his early forties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and meticulously combed hair, sitting in the passenger seat, had a look of envy on his face.
This person's surname is also Wu, and his name is Wu An, but he is not from the Wu family, but has the same surname as Wu Ben.
The industry under Wu Ben's name is not actually called Wu Group, but belongs to five group companies, such as Fuqing Jewelry Group is one of them.
Although Wu An does not hold a position in all Wu Ben's industries, he is the general manager of several Wu Ben group companies. His status in Wu Ben's heart is much higher than that of full-time group company presidents.
But even with this status, Wu An has never seen Wu Ben laugh so many times in such a short period of time.
He has a very good memory, otherwise he would not be able to be the second-in-command of the Wu Group. The last time Mr. Wu laughed so heartily was at his wife's seventieth birthday. Even his second son has not seen a single child recently. Mr. Wu is so happy, so this young man is very extraordinary!
At this time, Wu Ben laughed again and said: "As long as you, Xiao Shen, win the treasure fighting session of this treasure appraisal exchange meeting for our Dongjiang Collection Association this time and help the association earn back its face, in addition to those antique prizes, you will do your best." Our company has both Rolls-Royce and Bentley. You can just pick which one you want. Of course, you can’t be greedy. You can only choose one.”
Shen Yu pretended to have a sad face, "Mr. Wu, then if I lose, won't you, the big guys from the association, want to roll up your sleeves and beat me up together?"
Wu Ben was very tolerant, "It doesn't matter if you lose. You are younger than the opponent, and you are more talented. Plus we have a few old men to guide you. Even if you lose this time, you will definitely win next time." !"
The car turned onto the Ring Expressway, and the speed immediately increased to 90 kilometers per hour. At this time, there happened to be a very precious bird of prey standing on a certain road sign on the expressway: the goshawk.
While scanning all directions with a pair of eagle eyes, it proudly combs its feathers with its hook-shaped eagle beak.
At this time, Shen Yutu's expression turned solemn, "Mr. Wu, you don't have to wait until next time. In order to repay the good fortune given by the seniors on both sides and to repay your kindness, I will try my best no matter what I say, so this time Our Dongjiang Collection Association will definitely win this time!"
At the same time, Shen Yu also murmured in his heart, if he can't defeat the opponent even with the Golden Eyes of Appreciating Treasures, then there's no need to wait until next time!
Find a piece of tofu and eat it, and from now on you will be an antique shop owner!
