After Qu Liancheng entered the store, he sat across from the two of them, reached out to call the waiter over, and said, "Mr. Zhuge, I haven't seen you for some years. You are a role model for me to learn from. Let's eat while eating."
While we chat, I’ll treat you to this meal.”
After the waiter came, Qu Liancheng did not look at the menu and ordered four dishes and one soup, sauerkraut and white meat braised blood sausage, stir-fried pork belly, home-style roasted tofu and a cold lotus root slices. The soup was ordinary seaweed and egg drop soup.
Zhuge Yi looked at Qu Liancheng's half white hair, sighed, and said, "I've really suffered a lot from you these past years."
"It's all fate. Let's not talk about the past." Qu Liancheng waved his hands. Although his tone and expression seemed very relaxed, as if he had let go, but from the corners of his eyes that twitched slightly, he could see those painful past events.
It's not that easy to get over.
Xue Chen also glanced at this man a few times, and felt quite sympathetic in his heart. After all these changes, it is extremely difficult to regain a normal mind and resume a normal life.
"Mr. Zhuge, who is this little brother? You haven't introduced him yet." Qu Liancheng looked at Xue Chen.
"This is Xue Chen, who is also engaged in the antiques industry. He is an amazing young man."
Hearing Zhuge Yi introduce himself in this way, Xue Chen felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly answered the question.
"Hello, Mr. Qu, Xue Chen, I came to see you this time because of me, so I bothered Mr. Zhuge to come and help you."
"Oh, you want to see me?" Qu Liancheng nodded and glanced briefly, feeling a little surprised. He naturally understood Zhuge Yi's identity. In the capital's antique culture circle, he can be said to be a well-known dean.
He also has a high vision. It is not easy to be praised for being great.
Xue Chen did not beat around the bush and simply stated the purpose of his visit.
Qu Liancheng was also listening quietly without interrupting. Knowing that Xue Chen had finished speaking, he pursed his lips and said nothing, as if he was thinking about it.
Zhuge Yi said: "I know your ability. Killing fish in the market is burying talents."
At this time, the waiter put all the dishes on the table, exuding steaming heat and aroma, and the taste was very tempting to the taste buds.
Qu Liancheng sighed softly: "To be honest, I don't want to get involved in the antiques industry anymore. Moreover, you also know my situation and have no confidence that I can manage those stores for Mr. Xue."
Across the table, looking at the slightly trembling face, Xue Chen couldn't imagine how much pain this man was suffering in his heart. It was understandable when he heard that he didn't want to get involved in the antiques industry. After all, the big fall was because of something.
An antique.
"Liancheng, I can understand your feelings, and we won't force you. However, I want to give you a piece of advice. You are still young, not yet forty years old, and you still have a long life. You can start a new one."
life." Zhuge Yi's words were full of care and sincerity.
Qu Liancheng lowered his head slightly, with a complicated expression on his face, and remained silent for a long time.
"Mr. Qu, you can go back and think about your answer before giving me an answer. There's no rush. Let's eat first. This pork belly tastes really good."
Very fragrant.
Qu Liancheng ordered another box of beer, as if he wanted to drink away his sorrows and relieve his inner depression. Of course, Zhuge Yi couldn't drink it, so he had to drink it with Xue Chen.
After two bottles of beer, Xue Chen and Qu Liancheng became very familiar with each other. They were like brothers and talked much more casually.
Xue Chen was quite interested in the pair of jade stones from the Western Chu period that were defrauded. He didn't know what kind of jade stones it was that would make a woman spend nearly three years and pay such a high price.
After getting married for two years, getting married, and being five months pregnant, we should have a deep relationship, but we still resolutely left with the baby. It's really unimaginable.
"Brother Qu, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not." Xue Chen said tentatively.
"Oh, there's nothing I can't say. I've already experienced it myself, so why bother talking about it?" Qu Liancheng said with his tongue slightly open. His eyes were red. He didn't know whether it was because of drinking beer or because it affected his heart.
pain.
After thinking about it in his mind, Xue Chen asked what kind of thing those pair of jade bis were.
Snap.
Qu Liancheng just picked up a piece of blood sausage with chopsticks, and his hand shook and dropped it on the table. He picked it up with chopsticks again and put it into his mouth. He chewed it slowly and swallowed it. Finally, he let out a long sigh.
tone.
"I think Mr. Zhuge must have heard about it. They are a pair of dragon-patterned jade from the late Qin Dynasty. The two pieces are symmetrical semicircles, and when put together they form a round jade. The jade is of the finest quality.
I have seen thousands of jade carvings of mutton-fat jade on the market, but none of them are as good as the pair of dragon-patterned jade bis."
Mentioning the pair of jade bis, memories flashed across Qu Liancheng's eyes.
"As for the specific origin, I checked a lot of information and even consulted many experts from the Palace Museum and the National Museum, but there is no specific explanation, but the carving technique and pattern style are unmistakable. They are the style of the late Qin Dynasty.
, that is, in the era of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's uprising, the most likely guess is that the jade bi came to be given to the burned-down Epang Palace and was used as a decorative item on the main hall of Epang Palace."
When it was mentioned that it might come from Afang Palace, Xue Chen's eyelids jumped. Anyone who has been to middle school will definitely know Afang Palace. After all, Afang Palace Fu is a Chinese text that must be memorized. The great poet of the Tang Dynasty was called
Written by Du Mu of "Xiao Du".
"The six kings are finished, the four seas are one, the Shushan Mountain is Wu, and Afang comes out. It covers more than three hundred miles and isolates the sky. Lishan Mountain is built in the north and turns west, going straight to Xianyang. The two rivers melt and flow into the palace wall. Five steps to the first floor, ten steps
One pavilion; the waist of the corridor is unobtrusive, the eaves are high and the teeth are high; everyone is holding on to the terrain, fighting each other. There is a lot of twists and turns, a hive of water eddies, and I don’t know how many tens of millions of them have fallen. The long bridge is lying on the waves, what is the meaning of the cloud? Come back?
The Tao travels in the sky, how can there be a rainbow without Ji? I am confused up and down, and I don’t know the west or the east. The singing platform is warm and the spring light is harmonious; the dance hall is cold and the sleeves are cold, and the wind and rain are miserable. In one day, from one palace to another, the climate is uneven..."
To this day, Xue Chen can recite it completely. When he was studying, this was just a text for him that needed to be memorized for the college entrance examination, but now he naturally has new thoughts and feelings.
Epang Palace is called the No. 1 Palace in the World. From this article alone, you can realize how magnificent it is. Regardless of the fact that the people suffered from the great construction projects, it is a well-deserved human treasure, but in the end it was lost in the long river of time.
.
If the pair of dragon-patterned jade stones really came from the Epang Palace, they would be truly national treasures. To say the least, even if they did not come from the Epang Palace, their history of 1,780 years alone is already extremely precious and can be called a treasure.
.
"Whose hands are these dragon-patterned jade bis now? Have they ever been auctioned?" Xue Chen asked Xiang Qu Liancheng and also asked Zhuge Yi.
Zhuge Yi shook his head: "It must have never been to a public auction. Otherwise, I would definitely know that such a pair of jade bis are worth hundreds of millions."
Naturally, Qu Liancheng didn’t know in whose hands his family heirloom was now: “I only knew that the jade bis was taken to the United States. At that time, I inquired in every possible way, and then I got some information. I heard that it was given to me by an antique smuggler.
Acquired it for five million US dollars."
America, antique smuggler... Xue Chen squinted his eyes. Since he is engaged in the antique smuggling business in the United States, and has such a large amount of money, there should not be many. Then the Kemeang family should know each other, and maybe they will know the news.
Woolen cloth.
He took out his cell phone and dialed, directly calling Jessica.
"Jessica, I want to ask you something. I don't know if you know it. About seven or eight years ago, a pair of dragon-patterned jade stones were brought to your country. They seemed to be sold for five million US dollars.
I gave it to a businessman who deals in antiques. Can you help me understand this matter?"
"Seven or eight years ago... five million US dollars... a jade with a dragon pattern... Xue Chen, if I remember correctly, my father once did such a business." Jessica said after thinking.
"What?!" Jessica's answer shocked Xue Chen. If that was really the case, wouldn't it be a coincidence?
Qu Liancheng and Zhuge Yi were both looking at Xue Chen.
After Jessica thought about it for a while, she said with certainty: "Yes, I am very sure that there is indeed such a deal. At that time, several people from your country took the initiative to find my father, took out the pair of jade stones, and
The selling price is indeed five million US dollars.”
"What about the pair of dragon-patterned jade stones now?" Xue Chen asked hurriedly.
"It was sold by my father in the second year." Before Xue Chen asked again, Jessica told the details. The pair of jade with dragon patterns was sold to a Japanese for 10 million.
U.S. dollars! Because only one year later, she made a huge profit of five million U.S. dollars, so Jessica has a very deep memory of this matter.
Hearing that the dragon pattern jade was sold, Xue Chen felt very sorry. If it were still in the hands of the Kemeang family, things would be simple.
Jessica also told him the name of the Japanese buyer, Kojima Tianichi.
After asking about this matter, he asked about the situation there again. After all, most of the Kermeon family's property was in his hands, so it was appropriate to ask.
"There are no other things. There is only one thing. I think I need to tell you that someone has acquired the Leon family's shares in Golden Angel. Recently, they have contacted us. It seems that they want to take over Golden Angel.
Eight hundred million U.S. dollars, all the shares in our hands, I am planning to call you to inform you about this."
The Leon family is also the other major shareholder of the Golden Angels who has the right to speak, apart from the Kermeon family.
"One hundred and eighty million? Then what do you think?" Xue Chen had limited knowledge of the situation of the police, and he wanted to hear his thoughts on the analysis.
Jessica thought about it and said that she did not recommend selling it, and the price of 180 million US dollars was not very attractive.
"Then we won't sell it." Xue Chen hung up the phone without caring. (To be continued)