There were three people sitting in the office of Huang Jingming, vice president of Fuji Auction Yunzhou Branch, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Cai Youde frowned deeply, his originally rosy complexion turned a bit grayer, and his expression looked very tired. He also read the newspaper reports and saw the denunciations against him on the Internet, calling him a fake expert.
This made him embarrassed, annoyed and humiliated.
He is very famous in Xiangjiang and is a big boss in the antiques industry. He originally wanted to leave a great reputation in the mainland. This is his first time in a newspaper and his first step in the mainland. Unexpectedly,
He fell into the pit in one step and left no reputation, only infamy.
Zhao Heng and Huang Jingming both sat aside, silent.
After a long while, Zhao Heng suddenly threw the Haicheng Evening News in his hand to the ground, gritted his teeth and roared: "This Xue Chen is so disgusting, he must have done this on purpose! Master, Mr. Huang, we
Go to him and ask for an explanation!"
Cai Youde waved his hand and said helplessly: "That's all, let them go."
He also wanted to ask for an explanation, but after reading the Haicheng Evening News report, he knew that there was no way around this matter.
If he had known that the golden fox mask had such great historical significance, he would have chosen to keep silent instead of using casual words to deal with it.
What made him even more unexpected was that such an obscure and secretive piece of history could be discovered by someone, especially Xue Chen, whom he didn't even bother to look at!
"The most important thing now is the autumn auction. If there can't be any mistakes, don't worry about other things." Cai Youde said, and looked at Huang Jingming again, "Also, don't mention the name Xue Chen in front of me in the future.
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In a Western restaurant, Xue Chen and Lin Xirong sat face to face.
"Xue Chen, I invited you here just to thank you." Lin Xirong stared at Xue Chen and thanked her sincerely.
"I saw the report about you in the Haicheng Evening News. You are already the deputy director of the editorial department. Congratulations. I don't need to say thank you. You can treat me to a meal if you have nothing to do. It's fine like today. Of course.
, One meal is not enough, you have to eat it eight times ten times." Xue Chen said with a smile while chewing the steak.
"Well……"
Lin Xirong originally had something to say, but Xue Chen's words made her lose her mood.
"Okay, if you like to eat, then eat more! Waiter, two more steaks." Lin Xirong glanced at Xue Chen dissatisfied.
Xue Chen didn't notice Lin Xirong's dissatisfaction and just focused on eating steak. Lin Xirong casually talked about some work matters. She mentioned that being a reporter had been her dream since she was a child. Although her family disagreed, she still
I persisted in my career as a journalist.
"My father has always wanted me to work in his company and take over his position in the future, but that is not the life I want. Fortunately, now, my father is finally willing to support me in becoming a reporter."
Xue Chen gave a thumbs up and asked casually: "By the way, what company does your father run?"
Lin Xirong looked at Xue Chen, hesitated and said, "Have you heard of Tianyun Jewelry Company in Sunan City?"
Xue Chen was stunned: "Tianyun Jewelry?"
"Um."
"Of course I've heard of it. What a coincidence. It's your father's company, and I also cooperate with Tianyun Jewelry." Xue Chen was a little surprised. Then he mentioned Qin Lan and briefly said that Tianyun Jewelry borrowed his
Jade's participation in the competition.
Lin Xirong was also surprised. She looked at Xue Chen and blurted out: "Are you the Grandet that Sister Qin Lan mentioned to me on the phone?"
When Xue Chen heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry, "Why did I become Grandet? That Director Qin actually said bad things about me behind my back. It's so unkind."
Lin Xirong laughed: "Sister Qin Lan told me about borrowing the jade to participate in the competition. She said that the original owner of the jade extorted 200,000 yuan from her. She was sulky for a while. She didn't expect the jade
The owner is actually you."
Speaking of the jade carving competition, Xue Chen casually asked about the competition.
"This jade design competition is held in Yang'an City, the capital of Yunzhou Province. It is also the first time in history. Tianyun Jewelry is one of the top companies in the jewelry industry in the entire Yunzhou Province, so it is naturally special.
I want to get a good ranking in this national design competition and bring glory to Yunzhou Province." Lin Xirong said.
"Winning glory is second, gaining fame and profit is the real thing." Xue Chen thought to himself.
"The competition will be held in four days. At that time, there will be at least thirty large domestic jewelry companies participating. I am preparing to go to watch the competition and make a related report." Lin Xirong looked at Xue Chen and said: "Do you want to go and watch it?
See, after all, the entry representing my dad’s company belongs to you.”
Xue Chen was really moved by what Lin Xirong said, and wanted to see how his jadeite blank turned out after being carved and polished.
However, the day before the jade design competition was held, Xue Chen planned to tell Shen Wanjun to take a day off to watch the competition, but to his surprise, Shen Wanjun found him first and mentioned the design competition to him.
"Xue Chen, come with me to Yang'an City tomorrow to take a look at the Jade Design Competition."
"Okay, no problem." Xue Chen naturally agreed.
"As a pawn shop, you must keep up with trends and understand the price trends of various jewelry, so that you can avoid losses in business and take the initiative when negotiating with customers," Shen Wanjun said.
Early the next morning, Xue Chen, Shen Wanjun, and Lin Xirong took a car to Yang'an City and arrived at 10 a.m.
The Jade Design Competition is held in a four-star hotel in Yang'an City. If you want to enter the competition venue, you need to purchase an admission ticket, which costs 200 yuan each.
Shen Wanjun and Xue Chen both bought tickets in the lobby on the first floor, and Lin Xirong took out her press card and waved it in front of Xue Chen, saying with a smile on her lips: "You don't need to buy a ticket if you have a press card.
You can enter, let’s go in.”
The design competition was held in a large banquet hall on the ninth floor of the hotel. The banquet hall occupied half of the floor and could easily accommodate 800 people.
When Xue Chen and the others arrived at the ninth floor, checked their tickets and entered the venue, they saw that the venue was already filled with people and noisy.
The venue is arranged into three parts, the podium, the exhibition area and the guest seating area.
The three of them walked straight to the exhibition area.
There are booths in the exhibition area. At a glance, there are more than thirty booths. Each booth is equipped with a work of art carved from jade and covered with a thick tapered glass protective cover.
In addition, Xue Chen also noticed that there was a small LED screen placed in front of each booth, playing something.
Lin Xirong said: "What is played on these screens is the entire process of the birth of each jade artwork. It is played at a hundred times speed. This is also recorded by the organizer to prove that the participating jade artworks are for
Those who design and engrave for the competition can also show whose hand it came from, so as to prevent some people from cheating in order to gain fame.”
Lin Xirong said something and then took the camera to take pictures. Xue Chen and Shen Wanjun also stopped at each booth for a while, looking at each exquisite jade work of art that embodies the efforts of the sculptor.
Under the soft light, the jadeite on each booth is extremely magnificent, exuding a charming brilliance that makes people fall in love with it.
Most of the people who buy tickets are very passionate about jade, and they all know something about it. Based on the number of people who stop and watch around each booth, you can judge which exhibit is more exquisite, expensive and popular.
Xue Chen and Shen Wanjun came to booth No. 18 and saw three levels of people surrounding the booth. They waited for a while before entering the inner circle and saw the jade artwork displayed in booth No. 18.
Xue Chen could tell at a glance that what was on display in the booth in front of him was the Guanyin statue carved from his jadeite blank. Although he had not seen the finished product, he had seen the design drawings provided by Tianyun Jewelry Company. Inside the protective cover
The label on the display is also labeled Tianyun Jewelry Company.
Shen Wanjun already knew about the cooperation between Xue Chen and Tianyun Jewelry, and whispered to Xue Chen: "The jadeite has a good foundation, the design is beautiful, and the carving is also very good. It is the best among all the booths we have seen. We should have the opportunity."
Entering the top three."
Xue Chen was very satisfied when he saw the finished product after carving. The overall shape of this jadeite Guanyin statue is very smooth and full of charm. Guanyin's facial expression is lifelike and full of peace. Just right, the pure vase in the hand of Guanyin Bodhisattva
There is a willow branch inserted inside, and the willow branch happens to be the greenest point of the emerald.
At this moment, a surprised voice suddenly sounded from beside Xue Chen: "Brother Chao, why does this piece of jade seem to be carved from that piece?"
"Qingzi, it's true."
Xue Chen and Shen Wanjun turned to the side and saw two acquaintances, Fei Qing who sold Xue Chen the rough jade stone and Zhang Chao who borrowed the cutting machine.
Fei Qing and Zhang Chao soon noticed Xue Chen and Shen Wanjun.
The four people walked out from the booth. When Fei Qing and Zhang Chao learned that this Guanyin was indeed carved from the piece of jade in Xue Chen's hand, the expressions on their faces became wonderful.
Both of them are engaged in the jewelry industry and can roughly estimate the price, which is at least over six million. When they think that such a beautiful jadeite Guanyin should belong to them, their hearts bleed.
"Little brother, congratulations in advance. I have seen almost all of these thirty-six booths. If nothing else happens, this Guanyin statue will definitely be able to enter the top five, and there is hope for the top three. In this way, the value will definitely be
A rising tide will lift all boats." Fei Qing said with bitterness in his mouth.
"Thank you for your good wishes." Xue Chen said with a smile.
Zhang Chao and Fei Qing both felt depressed. After saying a few words, they turned around and walked away. (To be continued)