Seeing Ning Xuanxuan and Xue Chen flirting with each other, Xu Ming twisted his eyebrows into the character "Chuan" and then gave Ning Xuanxuan's cousin Ning Yuan a wink.
Ning Yuan coughed and suddenly said loudly: "Sister Xuan, is this your friend?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall looked at Xue Chen subconsciously.
Ning Xuanxuan paused and said, "Yes, you are my friend."
"Are you here to celebrate my grandpa's birthday? Can you show me what birthday gift you brought?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile.
Xue Chen took a step forward calmly and said to Ning Junshan with a smile on his face: "Xue Chen, my descendant, would like to borrow the three longevity statues to wish Mr. Ning eternal blessings and longevity."
While speaking, he took out the small gift box he had prepared and took out three Buddha statues.
"My little friend, I appreciate your good wishes." Ning Junshan smiled and nodded.
"Three longevity statues? They should be very valuable, right?" Ning Yuan asked pretending to be surprised.
Seeing this, Xue Chen didn't know that this was aimed at him. He smiled lightly and said: "If you ask the price of these three Buddhas, I can tell you that it is not very high. If it is the value, it is immeasurable.
The three longevity statues are Longevity Buddha, White Tara and Shengsheng Buddha Mother. These three Buddhas can eliminate people's short life and premature death and extend their lifespan. Do you think they are valuable?"
Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment by what Xue Chen said. He was thinking about how to speak again to embarrass Xue Chen, but he was overtaken by other guests.
"Hey! I've seen you before. You are the chief appraiser of Daxing Pawn Shop. I was at that antique appreciation party and watched it from beginning to end!" A short and fat male guest said in surprise.
"I also remembered, you are the young appraiser on the stage who broke the Tang Sancai. No wonder you look so familiar." Another lady looked at Xue Chen and said happily.
"Oh? This kid is also a very high-level antique appraiser?" Ning Junshan was also a little curious.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I only know a little bit about it." Xue Chen said modestly.
There is no need for a heavy hammer to play the drum. When the two guests briefly told the story of the appreciation meeting, especially when they said that Xue Chen finally smashed the Tang San painted pottery figure worth millions to prove its authenticity, everyone was a little moved. Looking at Xue Chen
His eyesight has changed greatly.
Ning Junshan was also surprised and praised: "This little friend is very courageous."
At this time, Xu Ming's head was about to explode with anger. He originally wanted to make Xue Chen look bad through Ning Yuan's instigation, but he didn't expect that it had the opposite effect! Instead, Xue Chen left a good impression on everyone.
After pondering for a moment, he narrowed his eyes and said loudly: "Just in time, I have a good painting here, which is a birthday gift for Mr. Ning. Why not let Mr. Xue show his appreciation level to everyone on the spot."
While speaking, he had already unfolded the scroll in his hand, and a vivid scroll of snow bamboo pictures was displayed in front of everyone's eyes.
"Not bad." Ning Junshan praised.
"Great appraiser, please take a look." Xu Ming said with bad intentions.
Xue Chen glanced at the painting and sneered in his heart: "Send it to your door yourself, don't blame me."
With this thought in mind, he walked up to Xu Ming without even looking at Xu Ming. He carefully looked at the snow bamboo picture in front of him, and touched it with his fingers first, absorbing the considerable spiritual energy in this authentic ancient painting.
Let's go and appreciate it.
"This painting, if I read it correctly, should be a snow bamboo painting by Xu Wenchang, a great writer in the Ming Dynasty. Xu Wenchang, Xie Jin, and Yang Shen are collectively known as the 'Three Great Talents of the Ming Dynasty', and they belong to the 'splash-ink freehand painting school'
Founder!"
"His paintings do not seek resemblance in form, but seek resemblance in spirit. Landscapes, figures, flowers and birds are all meticulously crafted, but the flower paintings are the most outstanding. This snow and bamboo painting is vivid and expressive, with a far-reaching artistic conception. It is undoubtedly the authentic work of Xu Wei."
Listening to Xue Chen's detailed introduction, the guests all nodded in agreement.
"What is the market value of this painting?" a guest asked curiously.
"It should be around two million." Xue Chen answered truthfully.
Xu Ming had a sneer on his lips. What he wanted was for Xue Chen to help him tell him how rare and valuable this painting was. In his opinion, Xue Chen must be very unhappy now.
"Wow, it's so expensive. Brother Ming, isn't your birthday gift too expensive?" Ning Yuan responded in time.
"Yes, nephew Xu Ming, this painting is too valuable." Ning Jiexiong also said.
With sincerity in his eyes, Xu Ming said to Ning Junshan: "This is just my intention as a junior to congratulate Mr. Ning."
When Ning Junshan heard this, he smiled with satisfaction.
Seeing this, Xu Ming was deeply encouraged and said vigorously: "Mr. Ning and my grandfather are also good friends. The Ning family and our Xu family are closely related. I came here today to take this opportunity to make the Ning family and the Xu family more closely integrated."
, grow together, go out of Yunzhou Province, and become a well-known enterprise in the country..."
Ning Xuanxuan's face suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously grabbed Xue Chen who came back to her side, holding his sleeve tightly.
Xue Chen also vaguely foresaw Xu Ming's intention, and thought to himself: "What a good calculation. Sister Xuan ignored you and went straight to the upper level!"
Looking at the attitude of the Ning family towards Xu Ming and the situation, even if they would not agree to Ning Xuanxuan on the spot, they would not refuse her face to face.
And even if Sister Xuan categorically refuses, the matter will spread. How will others view Ning Xuanxuan? From now on, Sister Xuan will be labeled as Xu Ming, and Haicheng City will definitely not do so if she is worried about Galaxy Industrial and Xu Ming.
There are men who dare to associate with Ning Xuanxuan.
He tilted his head towards Ning Xuanxuan, smiled and said: "Sister Xuan, don't worry, I won't let him succeed, it's up to me."
"Ahem, let me say one more thing."
Xue Chen coughed, interrupted Xu Ming's next most critical words, and said loudly, "This painting is indeed valuable, but it is not suitable as a birthday gift!"
"Xue Chen, what are you talking about!" Xu Ming looked very annoyed when he saw Xue Chen interrupting him.
Xue Chen glanced at Xu Ming and talked to the guests: "Although Xu Wei was a great talent and a great writer, his life was very miserable. He was imprisoned for seven years for killing his wife and committed suicide nine times in prison.
Poverty-stricken, dying with no relatives, no close friends, no neighbors, no coffin, and nothing. What do you have? There is only a mangy dog by your side! How can you call your old age desolate?"
"Therefore, Xu Wei's paintings are of high value and have great collection value. However, as a birthday gift for an elder, I think it is very inappropriate, very inappropriate, because the meaning of the paintings is too ominous."
After Xue Chen finished speaking, Xu Ming's face turned pale. He wished he could sew Xue Chen's mouth shut and tear Xue Chen into pieces with his eyes!
The guests all started talking among themselves.
"This Xu Wei is really miserable. It is indeed not very auspicious."
“I’ve really gained a lot of knowledge. I’ll have to think more carefully about giving gifts in the future.”
Ning Junshan looked at the snow bamboo picture, his eyebrows twitched, he lowered his eyelids, and said slowly: "This snow bamboo picture is really good, I like it very much, but it's too expensive, so be it, Jade, you go and get it
I asked Xu Shisun to take my lotus and koi painting of Bada Shanren back to watch."
"Okay." Ning Jade responded.
"As we get older, we get tired easily. Everyone, I'm sorry that I can't stay with you for a long time. I'll go up and rest first. You continue, and you must have fun." Ning Junshan said slowly.
"Dad, let me help you go up and have a rest." Ning Jiexiong carefully helped Ning Junshan up the stairs and went back to the bedroom to rest.
Xu Ming watched the three heads of the Ning family go upstairs, his face turned pale, the hand holding the scroll trembled, he gritted his teeth with hatred, and his chest was about to burst!
This painting by Xu Wei is one of the fine works in his collection. He specially brought it as a birthday gift. He wanted to make a splash, surpass everyone, let the Ning family see his sincerity, and then plot Ning Xuanxuan to marry him.
, However, all the preparations were ruined by Xue Chen's few words!
A stern look flashed in his eyes, and he turned to stare at Xue Chen for more than ten seconds before walking aside with a cold face and several young men.
"Thank you, Xue Chen, for helping me a lot." Ning Xuanxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
After Ning Junshan went upstairs to his room to rest, the guests in the banquet hall relaxed a lot. They drank wine and snacks, talked and laughed together, and made more connections.
To Xue Chen's surprise, several high-status guests came over to exchange business cards with him, hoping to find an opportunity to exchange antique experiences with him. One of them turned out to be the political commissar of the Nanhe District Public Security Bureau in Haicheng City.
His face showed that he was flattered and he readily agreed.
"Hello, Mr. Xue, I am Huang Jingming, the vice president of the Yunzhou branch of Xiangjiang Fuji Auction House."
A middle-aged man who spoke Hong Kong Mandarin with a friendly smile came to Xue Chen and stretched out his hand.
"Mr. Huang, hello." Xue Chen reached out and shook his hand.
"I greatly admire Mr. Xue's superb appraisal methods of antiques and antiques. I also heard about Mr. Xue's wonderful performance at the appreciation meeting a few days ago. I wonder if Mr. Xue has any plans to change his job recently.
For example, the position of marketing director of one of the top auction companies in Yunzhou Province." Huang Jingming asked.
"Sorry, Mr. Huang, I am very satisfied with my current job and have no plans to change jobs for the time being." Xue Chen smiled and shook his head.
"That's such a pity." Huang Jingming sighed.
"Auction company..."
A flash of lightning flashed in Xue Chen's heart. Seeing Huang Jingming about to walk away, he hurriedly said, "However, I am still very interested in antique appreciation. If Mr. Huang doesn't dislike it, I can work as a technical consultant in your company."
Huang Jingming was slightly surprised, and then asked: "Of course, yes, what about your salary requirements?"
"Salary doesn't matter, I just want to appreciate more cultural treasures left by our ancient ancestors and pass on Chinese culture." Xue Chen said with a smile. (To be continued)