The first two are dead, and the last one is alive. The dead ones are easy to deal with, but the living ones are difficult to deal with. What he has to do now is to deal with these living people. After the living people are dealt with, the store can continue to operate normally.
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The first city Xue Chen arrived in was Pingyuan City in Nanhe Province. It was a return visit to his old hometown. It was in this city that he got the Ming Dynasty Yongle Double Lion Rolling Ball Blue and White Pressed Hand Cup worth hundreds of millions.
The purpose of this trip is to go to the Shengshi Antiques Store opened in Pingyuan City.
Pingyuan City is the capital of Nanhe Province and one of the best cities in the Central Plains. It has a long history, a strong potential cultural atmosphere, and a relatively hot antique market. The Shengshi Antiques Store here is the three best stores in the eyes of that gentle man.
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The address of Shengshi Antique Shop was also coincidental. He had also visited it before. It was in the Tianyi Pavilion Antique City where the antique exchange meeting was held.
Tianyi Pavilion is a large antique city and the center of antique trading in Pingyuan City. Although it only has three floors, there are dozens of large and small shops that deal with antique-related businesses. The number of customers it handles every day is
Of course, the rent here is not cheap.
The Shengshi Antique Shop is located on the third floor of Tianyi Pavilion, and the property rights have been purchased. Logically speaking, the owner of Tianyi Pavilion will not sell it easily, but where is the Hongmen Grand Hall?
It’s not easy to buy the property rights of a shop.
He took a taxi and went straight to the street where Tianyi Pavilion was located, and stood under the archway at the intersection. Looking at this relatively familiar place, he sighed slightly. Although it didn't take long, only three or five months, but
But it felt like it was a long time ago.
Why did he have this illusion? It was probably just because he had so much experience during this period of time that he suddenly understood that there was a special group of people in the seemingly normal society, namely people with superpowers, and even more so.
There is a huge organization composed of superpowers, and now, he is here to take away a piece of meat from Hongmen Grand Hall, the largest superpower organization in the country!
After calming down all his thoughts, he walked into this antique street and stood at the entrance of Tianyi Pavilion Antique City not far away. There were people coming in and out all around, which was very lively.
He remembered that there were rows of ear-eye shops on the first floor, which meant very small shops. Each shop was only three to five square meters in size, one next to the other. Most of these shops also sold some not-so-high-end items, such as
Scattered ancient coins, amber, bodhisattva, jade-carved jewelry of average quality, even broken porcelain pieces, etc.
But don’t underestimate the ability of these shops to attract money. If they are well run, they can earn hundreds of thousands a year.
There are four rows of such shops on the first floor of Tianyi Pavilion. There are probably fifty or sixty of them in total. Many of them like to play with antiques but do not have strong capital, or they are new to the industry to practice their skills and eyesight.
The customers are all wandering around.
The first floor also has the most customers, making it noisy and lively.
Once you get to the second floor, it's no longer an ear and eye shop, but a regular antique shop. There are seven or eight of them in total. They are all well decorated and quiet. There is a scent of sandalwood in the corridor.
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Xue Chen walked around and then went up to the third floor. There were only three antique shops on the entire third floor. One of them was a branch of Shengshi Antique Shop. These three antique shops were also the best and most high-end in Pingyuan City.
They are Shengshi Antique Shop and Jinyu Liangyuan Pavilion. Well, obviously, the gold, silver and jade in this shop must be outstanding, and then there is Qiuyue Xuan.
In addition to the three antique shops, the office of the manager of Tianyi Pavilion is also on this floor.
The decoration on the third floor is even better. The flooring in the corridor is much better than that on the second floor. It is very quiet when walking on it. There are also some decorative landscape paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls, although they are all imitations.
, but it can be regarded as a high-end imitation, one worth 18,000 yuan. Even the scent of sandalwood is obviously much higher-end, and you won’t feel bored after hearing it for a long time.
He walked to the door of Shengshi Antique Shop with his hands behind his back, glanced at the old solid wood plaque, and then looked at the elegant and elegant front. When he was about to take a step forward, someone hesitantly called his name.
"Xue...Xue Chen?"
Xue Chen turned around and looked over and saw the person who called his name. He had an impression and remembered that this person was Wan Tianliang, the son of Wan Shiming, the young owner of Tianyi Pavilion Antique City.
"Is it really you?" Wan Tianliang looked at Xue Chen in surprise.
"Oh, Mr. Wan, long time no see." Xue Chen greeted.
Wan Tianliang took two steps forward to make sure that he had seen correctly. Suspense flashed in his eyes, and he nodded: "Mr. Xue, it's really you. I thought I saw it wrong." He was surprised and couldn't figure out Xue Chen.
How would it appear here.
He has a very deep memory of Xue Chen, and he may never forget it in his life. Although several months have passed since the incident of pressing the hand cup, in his eyes, it seems like it happened yesterday.
That experience was unusual for him. In the past, his position in Pingyuan City was that of the younger generation in the antiques circle, and his vision was not inferior to that of the older generation.
However, he completely misjudged the hand-pressing cup, and the man in front of him took away a hand-pressing cup worth hundreds of millions. To this day, some people still talk about it, and it has become an anecdote, and it is even popular on the Internet.
Although it sounds a bit funny that the quilt has become the king of leak pickers, it is undoubtedly an affirmation of one's eyesight.
A person younger than himself had much higher vision and experience than himself, which stimulated him, and he continued to study harder from then on, and Xue Chen was his goal.
Now that I saw Xue Chen, my mood was naturally a bit complicated.
"Why did Mr. Xue suddenly come to our Pingyuan City? Is he here for some treasure?" Wan Tianliang asked curiously.
"Baby?" Xue Chen touched his chin and smiled, "Yes, it's for a treasure." Isn't the treasure right in front of you?
When Wan Tianliang saw him standing in front of the Shengshi Antique Shop, he naturally thought that he wanted to do business with the Shengshi Antique Shop, so he said: "Shopkeeper Gu from the Shengshi Antique Shop is drinking tea and chatting in the room over there.
I'll take you there."
"That's fine, thank you very much."
Xue Chen followed Wan Tianliang for a few steps, passed through a door, and came to a room filled with the aroma of tea.
There were five or six people sitting scattered in the room, chatting and drinking tea. When they saw someone coming in, they all looked over. When they saw Xue Chen, they all showed strange expressions.
Wan Shiming, the owner of Tianyi Pavilion, was also very surprised when he saw Xue Chen appearing in front of him. He stood up subconsciously: "Is it you?"
"Boss Wan, long time no see." Xue Chen said hello.
After slowing down for a while, Wan Shiming stretched out his hand and said politely: "Mr.
"This is Mr. Xue Chenxue, the person who bought the cup at the exchange meeting."
Whether they have seen Xue Chen or not, when it comes to the hand-pressed cup worth hundreds of millions, they all understand it and cast a scrutinizing gaze, wanting to take a closer look at this huge hand-pressed cup that they picked up.
Leaky young man.
"Oh, is this the one who got the cup? Why did you come to Pingyuan City this time? Do you want to pick up another big leak?"
The speaker was a short, fat man in his fifties, with a big bald head, wearing a white coat, and a round, red face without any wrinkles. His eyes were small and squinted, but from time to time he showed off his sparkle and energy.
The field is very strong.
Wan Tianliang on the side said in surprise: "Shopkeeper Gu, didn't Mr. Xue come to discuss business with you?"
"Are you here to discuss business with me?" Gu Hezhou frowned and looked at Xue Chen, "Why didn't I know about this? Are you here to discuss business with me?"
"You must be the shopkeeper Gu Hezhou from Shengshi Antique Shop." Xue Chen asked with a smile.
"Yes, I am Gu Hezhou, what do you think?" Gu Hezhou looked calm, "I don't remember any business dealings with you, let alone any business discussions. It's better to talk to you first."
Everyone in the room was surprised. One said he was here to discuss business, but the other didn't even seem to know the person. What was going on?
Xue Chen felt that Gu Hezhou's attitude towards him seemed a bit wrong, which made him confused. Could it be that he already knew, but it was wrong? If he knew, he shouldn't have such an attitude, so why?
"Shopkeeper Gu, you seem to have... opinions on me?" Xue Chen asked directly without being secretive.
Gu Hezhou took a sip of tea, but the expression on his face was still very cold: "I can't discuss my opinion. It's just that the hand cup appeared in our Pingyuan City, but was taken away by a person from other provinces. After the news spread,
People all over the country think that those of us in the antique circle in Pingyuan City are blind people. The treasure is right in front of us, but others have taken it."
When Gu Hezhou said these words, several people sitting in the room showed some expressions of approval.
"Uh..." Xue Chen didn't expect this to be the reason. He pondered for a moment and said, "Even if someone thinks that, they must be uneducated. Nanhe Province was the political, economic and cultural center of China during the Xia and Shang Dynasties.
There are countless ways to learn culture first, and luck accounts for most of my ability to get that cup. If it were any of you, you would definitely get it too."
Xue Chen's words made everyone in the room feel more comfortable. Gu Hezhou's expression also softened and he said: "You haven't said what business you came to me for? I don't know which item in my store
The object got into your eyes, Mr. Xue."
Xue Chen squinted his eyes, smiled faintly, and said two words: "Everything!" (To be continued)