I have to say that it was a waste of time for girls to go to the bathroom. It took nearly ten minutes. By the time the two girls came back from the bathroom, Xue Chen had not only drank all the coffee in the cup, but also answered a phone call.
Bought alone,
When he saw the two girls coming back, he stood up and said he was leaving.
"Ah, you're leaving now, where are you going?" Li Jiayi asked.
"A friend just called me and asked me to come over. He needs my help with something."
Just now, Gao Dewei called and excitedly asked him to go to a conference room in a certain hotel. He said that he had something important to ask him for help and seemed to want to ask him to identify something.
"I'm leaving so soon. I originally planned to give you a chance to treat us two to dinner." Xiong Linlin said, "Wherever your friend asks you to go, the two of us will see you off."
"Thank you very much. Let's go to Tianli Hotel." Seeing that Xiong Linlin wanted to see him off enthusiastically, he did not refuse.
After the three of them left the coffee shop, they got into the car again.
"Xue Chen, why did your friend ask you to go to Tianli Hotel?" Li Jiayi asked casually.
Xiong Linlin added: "Haha, it must be a girl."
Xue Chen smiled: "He didn't elaborate on it on the phone. He probably asked me to appraise the antiques."
"Appraisal of antiques?" Xiong Linlin's eyes lit up, "It sounds very interesting. Jiayi, do you want to see Xue Chen appraise antiques?"
Li Jiayi had nothing to do. When she heard that Xue Chen was going to appraise antiques for someone else, she felt a little moved in her heart. But how could she open her mouth so kindly? After all, she was not very familiar with Xue Chen. She was not that familiar with her yet.
situation.
But Xiong Linlin didn't care about that, and asked directly: "Xue Chen, can we go over with you to see the excitement? Jiayi and I both want to see how you appraise antiques."
"Well, let's see. I'll ask my friend if it's convenient." Xue Chen called Gao Dewei twice and said that two friends also wanted to go there. Gao Dewei said quickly that it was no problem.
When they arrived at Tianli Hotel, Gao Dewei was already waiting in the lobby. When he saw Xue Chen coming in, he immediately greeted him. When he saw the two girls Li Jiayi and Xiong Linlin following him, he was surprised. He didn't expect that Xue Chen said that he would bring them with him.
Two friends came and turned out to be two young and beautiful girls.
But I was just surprised. It was not too strange. For a young man, and a young man as capable as Xue Chen, it is normal to have a few more girl friends. Besides, now he has important things to do with Xue Chen.
Chen said, so he didn't pay much attention to this incident.
"Xue Chen, we said as we walked, there should be these two beautiful ladies, let's go up." Gao Dewei said with a smile.
After waiting for the elevator, Gao Dewei briefly explained the purpose of calling Xue Chen here. It was indeed to appraise antiques, but it was not just for ordinary appreciation, but for a purpose.
"There is a big businessman who owes my brother 50 million yuan in payment for Century Dragon. He has been slow to pay. Recently, he proposed to use a batch of antiques worth nearly 60 million yuan to pay off the debt. My brother didn't want to
Let the payment continue to be delayed, so I agreed to deliver it here today, but the goods need to be inspected before delivery, so I thought of you."
Not only Xue Chen, but also the two girls were listening. When they heard the words "Century Dragon", Li Jiayi and Xiong Linlin were secretly stunned, just because the name was so loud. In the capital city alone, there are two and five hotels.
Chinese and Western restaurants, and seven or eight KTVs belong to Century Dragon. Of course, these are only part of it. There are also bathing centers, gyms, etc., which can be said to span leisure, dining and entertainment.
"Oh, that's right, I understand." Xue Chen thought for a while and asked, "That's not right. Since the delivery is today, it is impossible to call me here temporarily. Wasn't there any preparation beforehand?"
Gao Dewei coughed lightly: "My brother found an appraiser, but the more the better. Double insurance. After all, 50 million is not a small amount."
Xue Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Gao, I don't have anything to say. I'm just afraid that the person your brother is looking for will be picky. Doesn't this mean you don't trust others?"
Gao Dewei waved his hand carelessly: "There are so many things. If I had known that you would come back from Urumqi, how could I have asked my brother to find someone else? Just come forward. With your piercing eyes, what kind of fake is it?
No goods can escape."
"Mr. Gao, I hear what you mean, Xue Chen is very good at appreciating antiques." Xiong Linlin asked.
"It's not just very high, it's as high as the sky." Gao Dewei said.
Ding, the elevator is here.
A group of four people walked straight into a conference room. At this moment, there were five or six people sitting in the conference room. Xue Chen scanned and found two key people among them.
The eyebrows and eyes of one person are somewhat similar to Gao Dewei's, but not as plump as Gao Dewei's. His body is very well-proportioned and his eyebrows are thicker. He has a powerful air when he sits there. Needless to say, it must be Gao Dewei's eldest brother Gao Dechao.
Sitting next to Gao Dechao is an old man in his sixties with frost-stained hair. He is dressed in ordinary clothes. He is slowly walking around with a pair of Wenwan walnuts in his hand. His eyes are very sharp as he looks around. He does not look like an old man, but actually
More spiritual than young people.
Xue Chen immediately concluded that this old man's eyesight must be very extraordinary. He was an expert, no worse than Chen Suyuan.
"Brother, this is Xue Chen, whom I have mentioned many times. These two girls are friends of Xue Chen. Let's come over to have a look." Gao Dewei stepped forward and introduced him very solemnly.
Gao Dechao looked at Xue Chen twice. He heard Gao Dewei mention this name more than once. In Gao Dewei's mouth, Xue Chen was a magical young man who could treat cancer with Qigong at a young age and had piercing eyes.
The ability to identify antiques.
Regardless of whether it is true or false, whether it is qigong or the appraisal of antiques, it requires decades of accumulation. But is this person too young? Not talking about qigong, just appraisal of antiques, he can compare.
The person next to him is simply impossible.
"Oh, you are Xue Chen, sit down." Gao Dechao said calmly, his attitude was neither enthusiastic nor cold.
Xue Chen sat down, and Li Jiayi and Xiong Linlin also sat silently aside.
Gao Dewei also sat aside and whispered awkwardly: "Xue Chen, I'm sorry, my brother doesn't know your ability, so..."
"You're too worried. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
I have encountered many similar situations.
But now Haicheng, and even the entire Yunzhou Province, rarely encounters similar situations, because now the entire Yunzhou Province antique circle basically knows that there is a young genius appraiser in Haicheng, although he is only twenty and four years old.
, but in terms of eyesight, it is no worse than those old guys who have been immersed in it for decades.
"Mr. Zhuge, please come over today. I'm sorry to trouble you." Gao Dechao said politely to the old man beside him.
"It doesn't matter. Boss Gao invited me here because he is giving me Zhuge Yi's face. I will make a serious appraisal for Boss Gao and try not to make any mistakes." The old gentleman said calmly.
Gao Dewei also introduced Xue Chen in a low voice: "This is Mr. Zhuge Yi. He was an apprentice in Liulichang in the 1970s. He has been in the antiques industry for nearly forty years. He is well-known in the capital.
A great appraiser, I was invited by the National Museum, but I declined because of my age.”
"That's really an old man." Xue Chen nodded and said.
Liulichang is a famous cultural figure in Beijing. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, most of the people who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination lived in this area. Therefore, there were not many shops selling books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and gradually formed a very strong
Cultural atmosphere.
It was called Liulichang because a factory for firing glazed tiles was built there during the Yuan Dynasty. Although Liulichang was moved away during the Ming Dynasty, the name has been preserved and continues to this day.
It can be said that Liulichang and Panjiayuan are the two major antique trading centers in Beijing, each with its own characteristics.
Mr. Zhuge has been an apprentice in Liulichang since the 1970s. It has been more than 40 years now. Even a piece of stubborn stone should be carved into a precious jade. He must have a profound foundation in appraising antiques.
, is a real expert. Thinking that Gao Dechao found such a talented old gentleman, he should not make any mistakes in appraising the antiques to be paid off.
Xiong Linlin whispered: "Wow, he is an old man who has worked in an antique shop for more than 40 years. He must be very capable. Xue Chen, I think there may not be a place for you to be useful today, and you may not be needed.
It’s appraisal.”
"Yes, with this old gentleman here, you may not need me." Xue Chen nodded in agreement.
"That's such a pity. Jiayi and I also want to see how you identify an antique." Xiong Linlin said regretfully.
At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man walked in first. He was unattractive in appearance, short in stature, and had a naturally sallow complexion, but he was very well-dressed. A black woolen coat was draped on his body, and he walked quickly.
powerful.
A series of five or six people followed behind, each carrying or holding one or two boxes.
"Boss Gao, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long." The man walking at the front stretched out his hand to shake Gao Dechao's hand.
"This is the person who owes my brother 50 million yuan for goods. His name is Zhao Jinshu. Because this old boy always makes money in some strange and crooked ways, and he has a yellow face, so many people call him Jinshu, nicknamed Huang.
Most people have never seen Huang Pizi, but those who grew up in the countryside have seen him often. Huang Pizi is also a weasel. His family's chickens, ducks and geese have been ruined by Huang Pizi. However, the rural areas still think that Huang Pizi has a strong desire for revenge.
, cannot be killed. Once killed, more yellow skins will be retaliated, so even if it is caught with a clamp, it must be released by loosening the clamp.
Gao Dechao and Zhao Jinshu exchanged simple greetings, both of them were very straightforward, and immediately prepared to start inspection and delivery. (To be continued)