The Guan family's reputation will be of some benefit to Zhou Zichen. After all, if he wants to open an antique city in the future, he will definitely have to rely on the Guan family's reputation to a certain extent.
Zhou Zichen immediately agreed: "This is no problem. When will the exhibition start?"
"It starts the day after tomorrow, but things at the booth over there have basically been taken care of, and the explanation staff have been arranged. You just need to bring the antiques there and help to hold the line. It doesn't matter if you leave tomorrow!" Mr. Guan said.
In fact, there is nothing to do at the exhibition, it is just to bring your antiques to the exhibition and let more people know about your company.
"I'd better leave today. It would be good to go over and get to know him!"
When he really wants to do something, Zhou Zichen is still very neat and measured.
"Okay, I'll have someone arrange to buy a plane ticket for you. Let's go pick out a few antiques now. In fact, we have already selected a few pieces and filed them with the organizer. You can bring a few more pieces with you, just in case."
Mr. Guan said.
Zhou Zichen followed Mr. Guan directly to the basement of the villa. The basement has been specially treated to prevent moisture and theft.
When Zhou Zichen walked into Mr. Guan's collection warehouse, he realized what a real collector meant. The warehouse of more than 200 square meters was filled with rows of shelves full of antiques neatly hung on the shelves.
on the wall.
The most exaggerated thing is that there are three display walls specially built in the innermost part. One of them is full of dozens of calligraphy and paintings, all of which are by Zhang Daqian. There are paintings of Zhang Daqian in various stages. It seems that Mr. Guan likes Zhang Daqian.
Down to the core.
The remaining two sides are all filled with calligraphy and painting, and the most valuable one should be an authentic work by Ouyang Xun.
Finally, Zhou Zichen chose Ouyang Xun's calligraphy, a Tang tricolor painting and a jade Guanyin.
Every piece here is priceless, especially Ouyang Xun's copybook. Zhou Zichen hesitated a little when choosing it, for fear of something unexpected happening. The value of this copybook lies not only in how much it is worth, but also in what it represents.
Its cultural value is immeasurable.
Everything was ready. Before leaving, Mr. Guan summoned a young man named Tao Yuewu, who was about thirty years old, wearing a pair of glasses, and looked polite: "Xiao Zhou, Yuewu will follow you first.
You will be my assistant and your secretary for the time being. You will let him handle the trivial matters of the exhibition, and you will make the larger decisions yourself."
Zhou Zichen didn't care about this. It would be nice to have someone to help him so that he wouldn't have to do everything by himself.
Zhou Zichen went back to the detective agency to talk to Wang Ziqi, sorted out two sets of clothes, and then went straight to the airport to meet Tao Yuewu at the airport.
When I arrived in Songcheng, I sent a message to Tong Mengya. Unexpectedly, Tong Mengya came over to look for me.
Tong Mengya, half jokingly and half seriously, asked Zhou Zichen to stay at her house. Anyway, she lived relatively close to the exhibition hall.
The organizer's exhibition hall is the same one that was rented for the last jade auction. After all, the antiques on display are extremely valuable. They need to ensure safety and have enough places. There are really not many such places. There are only a few in a city.
place.
Zhou Zichen thinks about it. If he lives at Tong Mengya's place, it only takes a few minutes to walk. If he stays in a hotel, even though it is a five-star hotel, it will take more than half an hour to drive there, which is really inconvenient.
Although they lived in Tong Mengya's house, nothing happened between the two of them. Zhou Zichen still lived in the living room, and Zhou Zichen was also busy with exhibitions these days. Even with Tao Yuewu's help, he was busy every day without touching the floor.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the exhibition. The booth that the Guan family found was quite good. Many people came to see it. The invited commentator stood aside and explained the history and culture of the antiques on display to the people who came to watch.
Zhou Zichen had been busy for two days, but on the day of the exhibition, he had nothing to do.
"Hey... the Guan Group is also involved in the antique business!" Just when Zhou Zichen was so idle that his balls ached, an unharmonious voice came.
Zhou Zichen looked in the direction from which the sound came, and saw a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a light-colored shirt, black clothes, and black leather shoes, walking around in the Guan family exhibition hall in a strange manner.
When Tao Yuewu saw the middle-aged man, his expression suddenly turned ugly.
"Who is this person?" Zhou Zichen asked Tao Yuewu.
Tao Yuewu explained: "This is the representative of the Chuxiong Group. After we came here, he actually came here several times, and every time he pointed fingers and belittled our Guan Group."
"Is there any dispute between the Guan Group and the Chuxiong Group?" Zhou Zichen didn't know much about these things.
Tao Yuewu nodded: "Business competitors, Guan Group are mainly involved in real estate, food, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and other industries, while Chuxiong Group has direct conflicts with Guan Group in the three fields of real estate, hotels and restaurants.
Therefore, the relationship between the two parties is not very harmonious, and they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years."
Zhou Zichen immediately understood that his feelings were just for fun: "Just let him go!"
Tao Yuewu had no other choice but to get up and walk over: "Mr. Kang, if you are here for appreciation, we welcome you. If you have other purposes, please leave."
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang looked around pretendingly: "Appreciation? Is there anything here worth appreciating? Haha..., are you just such low-class things? I'm afraid it will stain my eyes."
The person who couldn't listen interrupted and said, "Mr. Kang, actually the antiques from the Guan Group are pretty good, and any one of them is worth a lot of money."
"Yes, some of these antiques are unique, and there is only one of them in the world."
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang pointed to Chu Xiong's display booth and said: "The Guan Group is engaged in other businesses. It goes without saying that they have deep strength, but they still don't understand antiques. This exhibition is so important.
, they just sent a young man."
"If you want to start an antique business without a master to help you, you are irresponsible to yourself and your customers."
"Besides, although the exhibits this time are considered high-quality products, there is nothing outstanding about them. They are not representative in terms of culture. In terms of vulgarity, none of them are high in price."
The middle-aged man named Kang was talking boastfully, but some of what he said was true.
Tao Yuewu was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and he was about to retort when Zhou Zichen stood up and walked over, took a picture of Tao Yuewu, and said to the middle-aged man named Kang: "Oh... Mr. Kang, what do you think?
Only when something is outstanding?”
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang looked at Zhou Zichen, and his eyes gradually turned disdainful: "You are the person in charge of the Guan Group this time, right?"
Zhou Zichen admitted: "Yes, I am the person in charge of the Guan Group this time, Zhou Zichen."
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang thought for a while: "Zhou Zichen? I have heard of it, but I can't remember it. The Guan Group sent you to take charge this time. Isn't it the point where "there is no general in Sichuan"?"
Zhou Zichen did not accept the sarcasm from the middle-aged man named Kang and continued to ask: "Mr. Kang, I wonder what you are talking about about excellence?"
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang was very dissatisfied with Zhou Zichen's attitude. He snorted coldly and said: "For example, what our Rough Group is exhibiting this time is many antiques, including Tang Sancai from the Tang Dynasty, and a whole day's worth of copper coins from the Song Dynasty.
, Yuan blue and white, Ming Dynasty’s Xuande furnace, Qing Dynasty’s famous calligraphy and paintings, everything is included, and what do you have this time? I think your Guan Group has a lot of things, but no real fine products. Exhibitions, display
It’s a fine product and it shows culture.”
What the middle-aged man surnamed Kang said seems logical, but there are no requirements for this antique exhibition. There is no need to find all the same antiques in the order of dynasties.
However, the words of the middle-aged man surnamed Kang attracted a lot of people to watch, and there was a lot of discussion around him. People who can collect antiques have a certain family fortune and a certain status. Many people know that the Guan family
The group and the Chuxiong Group were originally sworn enemies.
Zhou Zichen said "Oh" and said, "Then I have to take a look and see what kind of exhibits you have brought out."
Zhou Zichen said and walked towards the exhibition hall next door.
The people watching the fun all around also walked along to watch.
The exhibits of the Chuxiong Group are very rich, and the most outstanding one among them is a painting by the famous Qing Dynasty artist Zheng Banqiao. Judging from the length of this painting, its value is estimated to be one to two hundred million.
There is also a Tang Sancai, which is perfectly preserved, has bright colors on the surface, and can even refract light. It must be worth at least 30 to 50 million yuan.
The middle-aged man surnamed Kang pointed to Zheng Banqiao and said: "Look at the exhibition halls here. Which one does not have one or two treasures? Look at your place. They are all antiques worth millions or tens of thousands."
, this is just a word, vulgar!”
Zhou Zichen smiled and nodded: "I understand. It turns out that Mr. Kang just saw that we don't have the treasure of the town hall, so he came to find trouble."
The middle-aged man named Kang's face became a little unhappy: "What do you mean by looking for trouble? What I mean is by telling the truth."
"That's it, everyone, our exhibition hall will now display a priceless calligraphy and painting. If you are interested, you can come with me to taste it!" After Zhou Zichen finished speaking, he glanced at the middleman named Kang with a smile.
, whispered: "Mr. Kang, let's go and take a look. Later, I will tell you that there is a great secret in your exhibition hall."
The middle-aged man named Kang was not to be outdone: "Okay, I want to see what you can show off."
Zhou Zichen returned to his exhibition hall and had the main display space in the middle vacated. Then he went to the vault to take out Ouyang Xun's calligraphy and painting for display.
Zhou Zichen was not very interested in using such treasures to suppress the Chuxiong Group, but Zhou Zichen agreed with the words of Mr. Kang Xin, that is, "Exhibitions are about culture."
Antiques almost carry a lot of culture in my life. Like Ouyang Xun's copybook, most people will never see it in their lifetime. Taking it out for everyone to appreciate will also slap the Chuxiong Group in the face.