Zhou Zichen and Cheng Ye were chatting in the office when there was a knock on the door.
"Please come in!" Cheng Ye has become much calmer these days, and when he speaks, he has a bit of the aura of a superior, but also with a kind of humble politeness.
An apprentice who followed his master to learn how to look at antiques opened the door and said, "Manager Cheng, a gentleman came over with two pieces of Hetian jasper jade pendants for sale. Would you like to take a look? They seem to be ancient jade."
"Hetian jade? Or ancient jade? Then let's go take a look." Cheng Ye also became interested.
Zhou Zichen was also somewhat interested when he heard it. Hetian jade is known as the "national stone". Hetian jade has become more and more rare in recent years, and the general size is not large, so the price has been raised very high.
As for ancient jade, there are even fewer. If the quality is good, the value of these two jade pendants is not low.
"Then go take a look!" Zhou Zichen said.
Cheng Ye also had this idea, and the two of them got up and followed the apprentice to see what these two pieces of Hetian Biyu were like.
When Zhou Zichen came out, he saw the people selling jade pendants in suits and leather shoes, all of which were famous brands. Although Zhou Zichen did not deliberately identify the brands of these clothes, but after seeing them too much and wearing them a lot, it became clear what brand these clothes were.
You can see some clues.
The person who came was none other than Liu Chengde.
The master of Zhangyan was a master hired by Cheng Ye from the antique street to help. He came to work for four hours every day and was paid a high salary.
"Ancient, this boss wants to sell jade, right?" Cheng Ye said as he walked up and shook hands with Liu Chengde: "Hello, I am the manager of the antique city, Cheng Ye."
"Hello!" Liu Chengde simply shook hands with Cheng Ye and had no intention of introducing himself.
Cheng Ye didn't care either: "Gu Gu, what do you think of these two pieces of jade?"
Gu Gu nodded repeatedly: "These two pieces of jade are of excellent quality. They are indeed Hetian jasper. With such color and size, it is difficult to find them now."
Zhou Zichen took a look at the jade pendant on the table. It was estimated to be about the size of a palm. It was all green and the carving was very good. They were all hollow patterns of dragons and phoenixes.
Cheng Ye picked up a magnifying glass, looked at the two pieces of Hetian jade for a while, and nodded secretly: "Sir, how much do you plan to sell each of these two pieces of jade?"
Liu Chengde came here just to deceive people. Naturally, the more the better, but he knew from experience that he should ask at this time: "I don't know much about this. I just sold it because I was short of money recently. Did you sell it?"
If the price is right, I will sell it.”
Cheng Ye pondered for a moment and said, "One million and six hundred thousand, what do you think?"
"That's only 800,000 yuan?" Liu Chengde deliberately looked hesitant, and when he lowered his head, he glanced at Zhou Zichen from the corner of his eyes.
"I'll sell it for two million!" When Liu Chengde said this, he seemed to have made a lot of determination.
Zhou Zichen looked on and secretly wanted to laugh. This man looked very much like Liu Fuhua. Even if he wasn't Liu Fuhua, he was still some kind of relative of Liu Fuhua.
"This family's IQ is really not up to par!" Zhou Zichen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Cheng Ye pretended to meditate, these two fast fish were worth at least about six million if they didn't have eyes.
The jade pendant can be carved with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes, so the main purpose of this jade pendant is not simple. How dare ordinary people carve dragons and draw phoenixes on the jade pendants they carry with them? In ancient times, only members of the royal family could wear such jade pendants.
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"Two million..." Cheng Ye's inner price is actually much higher than this one million. After all, this thing is most likely a jade pendant of the royal family.
Before Cheng Ye could say anything, Zhou Zichen said, "Can I take a look?"
If Zhou Zichen wants to see it, Cheng Ye naturally has no objections: "Okay, you can come and give us a look."
Gu Gu also knew Zhou Zichen: "Xiao Zhou, your business is doing well."
"It's okay, Gu. Thank you so much for coming to help!" Gu was not there when Zhou Zichen came, so Zhou Zichen didn't know that Gu came to the antique city to help.
"I am also using people's money to eliminate disasters. Let's not talk for now. You come and give this gentleman a slap in the face." Gu Gu said with a smile.
Zhou Zichen looked at the two jade pendants carefully and discovered the problem. One of them was not Hetian jade at all, but an imitation. It was mixed with jade powder and glue, and then filled with some inside.
Metal can make the weight of the jade pendant similar to that of real Hetian jade.
This kind of fraud is very clever and requires precise calculations and craftsmanship. Ordinary masters can't see it at all. The simplest and most direct way is to cut the Hetian jade into pieces, but under normal circumstances, it is impossible to cut it.
look.
Zhou Zichen turned on the power of his eyes and confirmed it, and it was exactly what he had guessed.
"Sir, are you really planning to sell?" Zhou Zichen asked tentatively.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Liu Chengde changed his mind and said, "Can I sell one?"
Zhou Zichen's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that this person wanted to sell a fake and deliberately put a real jade pendant inside. When Gu and Cheng Ye looked at it, they would definitely focus on the one closest to them.
Zhou Zichen compared the two jade pendants and quickly discovered the small red dots on the fake jade pendants. He picked up the two jade pendants and pretended to compare them under the high-light light. Then he wiped off the red dots and added another one.
Put that little bit of red dye on the real thing.
Zhou Zichen quickly flipped through the two jade pendants, blocked Liu Chengde's sight with his body, then turned around and said, "Okay, which piece do you want to sell?"
Liu Chengde had been watching the movements of Zhou Zichen's hands, but he was blocked in the middle, and he was not sure which part was real and which part was fake: "Can I take a look?"
Zhou Zichen generously placed two pieces of Hetian Jasper on the table: "Okay!"
Liu Chengde quickly made a choice because he saw a red mark on one of the pieces, and the red dots had been wiped away.
"This one!" Liu Chengde put the jade pendant with the red mark back on the table and picked up the other one.
A smile appeared on Zhou Zichen's lips: "Okay, Brother Cheng, transfer one million to this boss."
Liu Chengde also had a smile on his lips.
The next thing was very simple, Cheng Ye quickly transferred the money to Liu Chengde.
Liu Chengde left happily after receiving the money.
Cheng Ye said with some pity: "Although these jade pendants are not a pair, it is the same to receive one piece, but it is too little to receive such a jade pendant for one million."
But Zhou Zichen said with a smile: "You are overthinking it. The piece he took away is a fake."
Cheng Ye was slightly startled when he heard this: "How is it possible? Gu Gu and I have both seen it."
Zhou Zichen said: "He deliberately put the real piece in front of you. When you look at it, the main piece you look at is the real one. The outer piece is not in the highlight area. When you look at the first piece, he wants to
Let’s take action with both pieces.”
"If we calculate it based on one million yuan, even if one piece is fake, we can still make money, but in the end he only sold one piece because he wanted to sell the fake piece."
Cheng Ye immediately reacted: "We have only been open for a few days, and someone is already eyeing us and trying to make a fortune from us."
Gu Gu also felt ashamed all the time: "If it weren't for Zichen, it seems I would have been in trouble again today."
Zhou Zichen looked at Liu Chengde's back as he walked away and said, "He is not targeting our antique city, nor is he here to make money by selling fake antiques on purpose. He should be here to cause trouble for me."
"What's going on?" Cheng Ye asked, stunned.
Zhou Zichen explained everything about the school, and Cheng Ye almost wanted to catch up and beat Liu Chengde.
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Liu Chengde got in the car and felt much better immediately. He exchanged a piece of fake worth more than 10,000 yuan for one million. Although one million was not a particularly large amount, it was not bad: "Go back!"
Liu Chengde handed the jade pendant to Liu Fuhua: "Put the jade pendant back."
Liu Fuhua took the jade pendant and took out a box made of rosewood. Just as he was about to put it back, he saw a trace of red in the cracks on one side. He hesitated and asked, "Dad, why is there red in this?"
something?”
Liu Chengde verified it and quickly took the jade pendant. After looking carefully for a long time, he saw that there was indeed a little bit of red inside a carved gap. Because the jade was green, you really couldn't tell it unless you looked carefully.
Liu Chengde felt something was wrong: "Let's find someone to identify it. We won't be deceived by that little bastard!"
Liu Chengde knew the value of his jade pendant very well. He had not sold it when someone offered him five million in the past. Firstly, it was because the jade pendant was a family heirloom of his family, but because he thought five million for this jade pendant was too low.
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When Liu Chengde came out of the appraisal center, his face was blue. This fast jade was indeed real.
Liu Fuhua followed Liu Chengde, not daring to make a sound.
Standing outside the car, Liu Chengde roared and threw the jade pendant to the ground.
"Pa..."
The jade pendant was immediately smashed to pieces, and the metal dyed green inside also fell to the ground. Liu Chengde's hands were shaking when he saw these fragments: "Go and get that piece of jade back."
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Zhou Zichen was about to leave when he saw Liu Chengde leading two people and striding in with an angry look on his face.
Zhou Zichen stopped and looked at the person behind Liu Chengde, who was Liu Fuhua.
"Zhou Zichen, I won't sell that piece of jade!" Liu Chengde was more direct and shouted as he entered the door.
Before Zhou Zichen could say anything, Cheng Ye had already spoken: "I've given you the money, but you won't sell it if you don't want to?"
Behind Liu Chengde, a man wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase came out with a smile on his face and said: "This gentleman, my name is Li Qing, I am Mr. Liu's personal lawyer. We are willing to pay a certain percentage of liquidated damages. You see
how?"
"Liquidated damages? How much?" Cheng Ye did not refuse immediately.
"Twenty percent, if you return the jade pendant to Mr. Liu, we will return 1.2 million to you!" Li Qing said: "You just saved Mr. Liu for two hours and you can earn 200,000.
It’s still very cost-effective.”
Cheng Ye knew the value of the jade pendant and refused on the spot: "This is a normal transaction, I won't return it!"
When Liu Chengde heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Then what do you want? In the worst case, we will file a lawsuit."
Zhou Zichen said slowly: "It's useless for you to file a lawsuit. You deliberately brought two jade pendants. One of them is fake, right? I put the two jade pendants in your hands and let you choose. It was not us.
We picked it ourselves, and we are not afraid of lawsuits."
"Besides, we have surveillance videos of all transactions. Do you want to sue?"
Liu Chengde's face turned green and white. Even if he was a legal illiterate, he knew that if he really went to court, he would not be able to get a jade pendant. His tone suddenly became more cautious: "Then what do you want?"
Zhou Zichen said categorically: "It's not that good. Anyway, we won't return your fast jade pendant. If you pay 6 million, we can sell it to you."
Liu Chengde was so angry that the muscles on his face trembled, and he glared at Zhou Zichen for a long time: "Let's go!"