In order to satisfy the curiosity of Qiao Meng and Chen Shicheng and completely make them give up, Boss Zeng took charge of it himself.
"Watch it!"
After Boss Zeng is ready, he starts cutting!
Qiao Meng couldn't help but feel nervous.
Chen Shicheng narrowed his eyes, but his attention was not on the cut pendant. He was observing the change in Qiao Meng's expression from the corner of his eye.
"Huh?"
Boss Zeng was surprised. It turned out that as soon as he cut in a little, he saw a leisurely jade color. Just by catching a glimpse, the experienced boss Zeng was sure that there was really a jade inside.
"I'll go! Qiao Meng, you are so fucking amazing, there is really a jade in this rag!" Boss Zeng became excited. How long has it been since he found a jade of such good quality?
After the jade stone was opened, Qiao Meng breathed a sigh of relief. He lost his previous nervousness and said calmly: "Boss Zeng, I just said that this dream is spiritual. Get this jade stone quickly!"
Boss Zeng rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Qiao Meng, we are old friends. Since you want to sell it anyway, why not sell this thing to me, and I will give you this amount?"
He held out two fingers.
"Twenty thousand?" Qiao asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, no, no, how can I be that kind of shady businessman? Two hundred thousand dollars guarantees that you won't lose money. I am the only one on this street who can offer two hundred thousand dollars. I don't think anyone else on this street will offer such a high price."
Boss Zeng looked determined.
Before Qiao Meng could speak, Chen Shicheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled and said: "Although a gentleman does not take what others like, I really like this jade. If I offer 300,000 yuan, can this boss part with it?"
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Boss Zeng put on a serious face and said, "I'm afraid it's not good for Boss Chen to raise prices like this!"
"How come, it's just fair competition. If Boss Zeng really likes it, you can bid. As long as your price is higher than mine, this thing will naturally be yours."
Chen Shicheng was not angry and explained indifferently.
"Okay, okay, you have a lot of money, so I'll give this thing to you." Boss Zeng waved his hand helplessly, feeling a little regretful.
Qiao Meng was slightly stunned. That was an extra 100,000 yuan all of a sudden?
At this time, while Chen Shicheng was not paying attention, Boss Zeng suddenly winked at Qiao Meng. His sneaky eyes clearly said, "Boy, I have done you a big favor this time. Remember to treat me to a meal."
It turned out that the wily boss Zeng had long known that Chen Shicheng had thoughts about this jade, so he didn't test him first to avoid being underpriced. Sure enough, Chen Shicheng took the bait immediately.
Chen Shicheng smiled and asked Qiao Meng to go with him to the Yuxuan store to get the money and discuss the specific price. If he was not satisfied, we could discuss it again.
In addition to Chen Shicheng's fancy for the quality of the jade, another thing is that he has always wanted a Guanyin pendant, but he has never been able to find a suitable jade. Today, Qiao Meng's piece, shape and size, meets his ideal conditions.
Qiao Meng thought that Blind Liu was still in the hospital and the follow-up expenses would be high, so he said on the spot that 300,000 would be enough.
Chen Shicheng nodded and said: "Then follow me to Yuxuan Store to get money!"
The two were about to leave, but Boss Zeng pulled Qiao aside and complained: "Are you stupid? You can't even raise prices by sitting on the ground?"
Qiao Meng smiled mysteriously and grinned: "Boss Zeng, we will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future. We don't care about this small amount of money."
If your thumb has the ability to detect treasures, won’t it bring you lots of money in the future?
Chen Shicheng's Yuxuan store reveals the retro trend from the inside out. Even the walls are made of expensive wooden boards and all the furniture is made of wood.
There is another world inside Yuxuan, with a store selling jade on the outside, and a private room inside, which also has a nice name - Zhenhua Pavilion.
It is filled with various famous paintings.
Chen Shicheng seemed to notice Qiao Meng's shock and said casually: "To be honest with you guys, a lot of them are imitations, but I liked them so I kept them. I didn't intend to sell them to fool people."
The reason why Chen Shicheng explained it was because he didn't want to be misunderstood. Everyone is in the industry and is very taboo about cheating and abduction.
Qiao Meng smiled and did not answer. As he casually looked at the scrolls hanging on the wall, his eyelids twitched when he glanced at a scroll.
That painting was a bit different. The other scrolls were all rolled up next to each other, but it hung alone in the center without a scroll around it, making it look lonely but noble.
This is a picture of five horses. It is less than thirty centimeters wide but fully two meters long. These five wonderful and pretty horses have their own fascinating names.
It has a crested head, a brocade shoulder, a red head, white in the night, and a river full of flowers.
They are all rare horses!
The most exciting thing is that this painting has no signature!
Seeing this, Qiao Meng's heartbeat slowed down a beat. Isn't this the legendary Five Horses Picture?
When Qiao Meng stared at the scroll, Chen Shicheng looked at him with a smile and nodded secretly. He was indeed a connoisseur of goods.
"Boss Chen, is this an authentic painting by Master Long Mian?" Qiao Meng couldn't help but ask. He had long been certain in his heart that this painting was authentic.
Chen Shicheng nodded noncommittally. This was brought to him by an old friend who knew that he liked famous paintings when he was an official.
After getting it, Chen Shicheng couldn't put it down and hung it in the most obvious place in the Zhenhua Pavilion in order to share his fun with others.
The two of them understood each other tacitly and smiled at each other.
Qiao Meng didn't think much of Chen Shicheng's good stuff. The latter readily paid for the jade, and then extended an olive branch and invited Qiao Meng to come to work in Yuxuan store, and the salary was double that of the employees here.
Qiao Meng smiled and refused: "Thank you very much, Boss Chen, for your kindness. However, my master is seriously ill and I have to be around to take care of his old man. I have no idea to work for the time being."
Chen Shicheng did not force anything, and looked at Qiao Meng and said seriously: "Qiao Meng, I am very optimistic about you. You have a bright future. As long as you want to come, the door of Yuxuan Store will always be open for you!"
Qiao Meng smiled and said nothing. At this moment, Chen Shicheng suddenly thought of something. A collector recently held a tea party and invited him to go. He said he would bring out a famous painting he had recently acquired, which was said to be the original work of Yan Zhenqing.
After looking at Qiao Meng, Chen Shicheng felt slightly moved and decided to invite him to go with him. He told Qiao Meng about this. Qiao Meng was also very excited and immediately promised to go.
Then Qiao Meng took the 300,000 yuan he had just received and rushed to the hospital where the master was staying.
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On the day of the tea party, Qiao Meng followed Chen Shicheng to the place. This was an elegant teahouse. However, as soon as Qiao Meng walked in, he heard someone behind him saying in a strange voice: "Hey, when will this tea party be held? Even cats and dogs
Can everyone sneak in?"
Qiao turned around suddenly and stared at the speaker.
Li Qiang, the gangster leader in this area, is also the bastard who smashed his palm a few days ago!
Qiao Meng's expression turned ugly. Is this guy here to cause trouble again?
Li Qiang subconsciously glanced at Qiao Meng's palm, his eyes narrowed. Wasn't this guy's hand crippled by him? How could it be intact at this moment?
Forcibly suppressing the strange thoughts in his heart, Li Qiang said mockingly: "Little grasshopper, your scar has healed and you have forgotten the pain, right? Why, have you forgotten the lesson of the past few days?"
Qiao Meng clenched his fists, looked at Li Qiang with gloomy eyes, pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
Li Qiang is a rogue, a bastard who chooses any means to achieve his goals. If you really have a grudge against him, it will be difficult for Qiao Meng to live a good life with his current status.
After weighing the situation, Qiao Meng could only swallow his anger.
"Security, kick this irrelevant person out!"
When Li Qiang saw Qiao Meng swallowing his anger, his attitude became even more arrogant, and he clamored to drive Qiao Meng out.
At this time, Chen Shicheng stood up, glanced at Li Qiang indifferently, and said: "Li Qiang, don't go too far. Qiao Meng is the person I invited, so do you want to kick me out too?"
Chen Shicheng's voice was very soft, but it sounded like thunder in Li Qiang's ears. Li Qiang was shocked and looked at Chen Shicheng in surprise. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Chen, Mayor Chen?"
Chen Shicheng raised his eyes and said indifferently: "Step back, I am no longer the mayor, so you, Li Qiang, dare to sit on my head and shit and pee?"
Li Qiang's face changed slightly, and a line of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Others didn't know what Mayor Chen was capable of, but he knew a little bit about it. Because of his knowledge, he didn't dare to underestimate the mayor who had just retired.
Li Qiang smiled awkwardly and said with a smile on his face: "Mayor Chen, are you kidding me? How dare I!"
Chen Shicheng snorted coldly: "Then you still want to chase my people away now?"
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With Chen Shicheng coming forward, the arrogant Li Qiang suddenly lost his temper. He just glanced at Qiao Meng with a vague look in his eyes, wondering why this guy got on Chen Shicheng's boat. Is he preparing to take revenge on himself?
The tea party began. After a brief exchange of greetings with Chen Shicheng, the host, Xu Jiahui, went straight to the topic. He took out the famous painting he had just received and introduced it with a smile: "Boss Chen, I spent a lot of time on this."
It took a lot of effort to get it, Yan Zhenqing's authentic work, I spent more than 200,000 to get it, you come to take care of it?"
Although Chen Shicheng liked famous paintings, he didn't do much research on Yan Zhenqing's paintings. He just took a few glances and handed them to Li Qiang, who was eager to try. Although the latter was a gangster in this area, his eyesight was extremely good.
Nothing can escape his eyes.
Because of this, he knew that Qiao Meng's jade bowl was not ordinary just by taking a glance at it. Unfortunately, Qiao Meng was stubborn and would rather break it than let Li Qiang take advantage of it.
Li Qiang carefully inspected the so-called authentic work of Yan Zhenqing. He quickly frowned and put down the scroll before long. He couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Boss Xu, you're afraid you've made a mistake. This thing must be a fake."
"What?"
Hui Jiahui's figure was huge, his eyes were full of disbelief, fake? How is that possible?
He spent hundreds of thousands to buy this thing, but it turned out to be a fake. This was simply unacceptable to him!
Qiao Meng's eyes flashed slightly. When Qiao Meng put down the scroll, he inadvertently rubbed the famous painting with his thumb. Then his eyelids were slightly raised and the corner of his mouth was slightly taunted.
Fake?
I'm afraid it's Li Qiang who's the one who wants to take advantage of this.