One day later, Xue Chen saw on the TV news that Master Miaohai had left Cicada Temple and set off back to Mount Wutai, and he felt inexplicably sad about parting in his heart.
Although he had only been in close contact with Master Miaohai for less than half an hour, he felt inexplicably close to this elderly monk, and he was glad that he did not sell the string of beads given to him by Master Miaohai.
Instead, he left it in his hands.
The fact that he felt spiritual energy from this old monk had always been a mystery in his mind, and he couldn't figure it out.
On the same day, he received a call from Yan Ruxing, which surprised him. He thought Yan Ruxing was trying to get Buddhist beads again, so he refused directly: "Sorry, I really don't know how to sell Buddhist beads."
"Xiao Xue, although I am indeed interested in that string of Buddhist beads, this time it is not for the beads, but for other things." Yan Ruxing said with a smile.
"Looking for a drink with me?" Xue Chen asked with a smile.
When Yan Ruxing heard Xue Chen mention drinking, his heart trembled. After he was helped back to the antique shop that day, he struggled for half the night, and his stomach convulsed due to vomiting. He drank millet porridge for three days to recover. Now he is talking about
The color of the wine changed, and I was hurt by it, so I hurriedly said: "No, it has nothing to do with drinking. I came to you because I have something serious to talk to you about."
"Oh, serious business?"
Xue Chen was a little surprised. Since it wasn't for the beads, what would happen if Yan Ruxing came to him? He and Yan Ruxing didn't have much interaction.
"The thing is like this..."
Yan Ruxing briefly explained the matter on the phone. He was recently introduced to someone who wanted to sell a painting by Qi Baishi. It was large in size and of high quality, with an estimated value of more than 8 million. He planned to go and take a look at it in person.
I have a painting, but for insurance purposes, I want to ask Xue Chen to go with me to help me appraise it, so as not to suffer a loss or be deceived.
"I originally asked Lao Shen to go with me, but he recommended you to me. Well, Xiao Xue, what do you think? Are you willing to do me this favor?"
Yan Ruxing felt a little uncomfortable about taking the initiative to come to Xue Chen to help him with the appraisal, because he was an antique appraiser himself, and he was also a top-notch one.
But this time it involves Qi Baishi's paintings, which are very seriously counterfeited in the market today, and the amount involved is nearly 10 million, so we have to be careful.
He had learned a lot about Xue Chen's ability. It was indeed not simple and he couldn't figure it out, so after thinking about it again and again, he shamelessly called.
"Since it was Uncle Yan who spoke in person, I naturally didn't dare to refuse. Of course, I only made suggestions in the past, and I still relied on your senior appraisal. My experience is still shallow, and I am not as experienced as you." Xue Chen said.
Yan Ruxing felt very comfortable after what Xue Chen said. Even the pain of losing the blue and white porcelain plate was much lighter. He secretly thought that this boy was not only good at drinking, but also good at talking, which suited his taste.
"Okay, then get ready. We'll set off the day after tomorrow."
After hearing what Yan Ruxing said, Xue Chen was startled and asked: "The person who wants to sell Qi Baishi's painting is not from Haicheng? Is he from other places?"
"Of course he's not from Haicheng. If he's from Haicheng, it would be easy, because there are no collectors in Haicheng that I'm not familiar with. I can tell whether the items in his hands are genuine or fake without looking at them, and the seller is from Pinghe.
.”
"Pinghe?!"
Xue Chen's eyes moved.
"As far as I know, the seller is the owner of a machinery factory. Due to poor management, there have been some financial problems, so he wants to sell a Qi Baishi painting in his hand to get some funds to maintain the factory. Because of this
, so the price shouldn’t be too high, as long as it’s genuine, you can buy it.”
"That's right." Xue Chen nodded and agreed immediately.
"I know Xiao Xue won't refuse. Don't worry, if this business is done, I will definitely give you a big red envelope." Yan Ruxing said seemingly very generously.
Xue Chen asked further: "How big is the red envelope?"
The person on the other end was silent for a few seconds, then seemed to grit his teeth and gave a number: "Five thousand!" He sounded very embarrassed and distressed.
Hearing this number, Xue Chen laughed angrily and secretly thought that Yan Ruxing was indeed a tough guy. He went on a trip to do business worth nearly RMB 10 million, and in the end he was given a red envelope of RMB 5,000. How dare he open his mouth?
"Oh, Xiao Xue, raising money won't hurt our feelings. Besides, you just received me a 500,000 yuan meeting gift a few days ago." Yan Ruxing chuckled.
Meeting gift? That was clearly your loss! Xue Chen said in his heart.
"Uncle Yan, you're welcome. Don't mention the red envelope again. Even if you give it to me, I won't take it. I just hope that I can ask Uncle Yan for something in the future. Uncle Yan, don't refuse. It's settled. See you the day after tomorrow." No wait.
When Yan Ruxing spoke again, Xue Chen quickly hung up the phone.
On the other end of the phone, Yan Ruxing looked at the hung up cell phone, tilted his mouth, and muttered: "Why is this brat so naughty? He talks nice and doesn't want the red envelope, but makes me owe him a favor."
After hanging up the phone, Xue Chen's heart became alive. When he mentioned Pinghe City, he naturally thought of what Wang Dong told him about the ghost market in Pinghe City.
This time we go to Pinghe with Yan Ru, maybe we will have a chance to see the ghost market, because it will be the middle of the month soon.
He knew that Wang Dong was also very curious about the ghost market, and he wanted to go there to gain knowledge. When he came back, he would have something to brag about with others, but when he called Wang Dong and asked Wang Dong if he wanted to go there with him,
, Wang Dong hesitated and refused, sounding like he felt a pity.
"Old Xue, I can't go the day after tomorrow."
"Oh, it's okay, I'm just asking if you have anything to do."
"Well, actually I want to go, but someone introduced me to a girl and made an appointment to meet the day after tomorrow. I heard she is very beautiful, looks like a female star, and is the daughter of a deputy director, hehe."
Depend on!
Xue Chen thought that Wang Dong had something important to do. He went on a blind date, but was defeated. In his mind, going to the ghost market to see something was not as important as a blind date. If he had known better, he would not have wasted time making this call.
Already.
"Although the ghost market makes me very curious and want to see it, after all, it is not as important as the major events in life, right? Lao Xue, when you come back, maybe I, Lao Wang, will be single and pick up a beautiful girl, you can
Don't be envious, haha." Speaking of the excitement, Wang Dong couldn't help laughing.
"Then I wish you a successful blind date." Xue Chen laughed and hung up the phone.
One day in advance, Xue Chen said hello to the company. When he learned that Xue Chen had to take leave, Xia Yike gave him his deep blessing: It is best not to appear in front of me again!
A total of four people went to Pinghe this time, and they took Yan Ruxing's car, a silver-gray Bentley. This made Xue Chen secretly think that he was so rich that he had the nerve to give a five thousand red envelope.
In addition to him and Yan Ruxing, there was a driver, and the other person was the bodyguard hired by Yan Ruxing to be responsible for safety.
Xue Chen felt that it was making a fuss out of a molehill. Does an eight-million-dollar business need to be accompanied by a bodyguard?
When he brought it up in private, Yan Ruxing said seriously that it was necessary.
"Xiao Xue, you heard Lao Shen say that you should have quite a fortune now. You must have made several windfalls, but I am different from you. I accumulated them one by one, and I know
The hardships involved.”
Yan Ruxing touched the white jade ring on his hand.
"If the transaction goes through, it will be more dangerous for us to carry the painting than to carry the eight million in cash, because the eight million in cash requires a car to carry it, but the painting can be carried away with one hand, and it is easier to hide it.
So robbing antiques is easier and more profitable than robbing banks. Besides, Pinghe is far less safe than Haicheng, so you can never go wrong by being careful."
On the way to Pinghe City, Xue Chen also briefly got to know the driver and the bodyguard.
The driver is a child of Yan Ruxing's cousin, named Yu Qiang, and the bodyguard is the son of an old acquaintance of Yan Ruxing, named Tao Sihai. He is a retired armed police soldier in his early thirties, has white teeth when smiling, and is also very talkative.
, talking and laughing along the way.
"Brother Xue, when you come back from Pinghe, I'll treat you to a drink." Tao Sihai said cheerfully.
"Forget it about drinking, I'm not very good at drinking." Xue Chen replied with a smile.
Xue Chen and Yan Ruxing were sitting in the back row. Hearing Xue Chen claim that he didn't know how to drink, Yan Ruxing's stomach tightened a little. He glanced at Xue Chen and thought to himself, if you don't know how to drink, then not many people will.
"How can a man not know how to drink? It's settled." Tao Sihai said.
Yan Ruxing gave Tao Sihai a pitiful look. He really made himself uncomfortable. The two of them didn't drink much that day, just one and a half kilograms, but it was a quick drink. When they left the hotel, Xue Chen was fine.
According to his inference, Xue Chen's alcohol consumption is about three kilograms!
And he knew Tao Sihai's drinking capacity, because after having dinner together, his drinking capacity was worse than his, so drinking with Xue Chen would definitely make things worse.
It took two hours to reach the highway of more than 300 kilometers. After arriving in the urban area of Pinghe City, several people went directly to the best hotel in the area to settle down. Immediately afterwards, Yan Ruxing called the seller and planned to
I went to inspect the goods, but the news I received was that we would not be able to meet until tomorrow.
After hanging up the phone, Yan Ruxing's face darkened.
"If I'm not wrong, this seller may have spread the news about selling Qi Baishi's paintings to many people and agreed to meet tomorrow. He probably wants to bring all the buyers together so that he can raise the price. It seems he wants to
It is impossible to buy it at a low price." Yan Ruxing frowned and said very unhappy.
"So that's it..." Xue Chen nodded. (To be continued)