At the banquet, everyone was discussing the matter of the seal. Some people said that Zhou Zichen had a sharp eye for pearls, while others said that Mr. Liu had a generous heart, and both the guest and the host were happy.
After the banquet, Zhou Zichen left the villa with everyone. The museum booked return tickets for the two of them tomorrow.
Zhou Zichen thought that he had already arrived in Songcheng and should visit Su Yuanshen and Tong Mengya, so he asked Fan Zhiyu to refund his ticket and let her go back alone. As for the 200,000 yuan, Fan Zhiyu also took it back to Guan Qingwen.
.
…………
Liu family villa!
After everyone left, Liu Ruinian called his grandson Liu Yuan over.
"Grandpa, what's the matter?" Liu Yuan asked.
The smile on Liu Ruinian's face had disappeared, and his face was a little gloomy: "Go and check that Zhou Zichen!"
When Liu Yuan heard this, he felt happy. He was just trying to fix Zhou Zichen, but he had no choice. Looking at his grandfather's current attitude, it was obvious that he wanted to cause trouble for Zhou Zichen.
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
"Hurry up." Liu Ruinian simply said three words.
"OK!"
Liu Yuan exited the room and quickly made a phone call.
Zhou Zichen's identity is not difficult to check. After all, Zhou Zichen is quite famous in Jiangdong. As long as you find the right circle, it is very simple to find Zhou Zichen.
Moreover, Zhou Zichen went as a member of the museum this time, so Liu Yuan would naturally ask around in the museum-related or antique circles. Anyone in these two circles would be very familiar with Zhou Zichen, so there was no need to use it.
In a few minutes, they could get Zhou Zichen's general information.
Liu Ruinian was also very unhappy. Although he was always kind to others on the surface, he was a very face-saving person. Although he paid people to see and identify the authenticity of this seal, in fact, he was
Find someone to look at it and make sure it is genuine. The purpose is to make others compliment you.
Although what Zhou Zichen said was true, he lost face. In his opinion, this was still a big loss of face. If Zhou Zichen didn't pay a price, he wouldn't be able to swallow this feeling in his heart.
Within a few minutes, Liu Yuan knew the general information about Zhou Zichen, and ran back excitedly: "Grandpa, I found out, this Zhou Zichen is an orphan. He opened a construction company, a consulting company, and an orphan company.
The Jiangdong Guan family seemed to have a very good relationship with him, so he opened an antique city in partnership with the Guan family."
"But others said that Zhou Zichen did not provide capital, but only invested in technology. By the way, he seems to have an affair with Guan Xiaoxue of the Guan family and is the future orphan of the Guan family."
"If we attack him, will the Guan family be dissatisfied?"
Liu Ruinian was furious now and said nonchalantly: "What happened to the Guan family in Jiangdong? Our Liu family in Songcheng is no worse than them. Even if they really start to move, we may not be afraid of them. And now that Guan Rufu has retreated again, there is only Guan Xiaoxue, a little yellow-haired girl.
one."
Liu Yuan was waiting for this sentence: "Grandpa, how do we deal with them?"
Liu Ruinian's eyes flashed with light.
………………
Zhou Zichen called Tong Mengya several times without getting through, so he had to visit Su Yuanshen first. After chatting with Su Yuanshen for more than an hour at Su's house, Tong Mengya called.
"Hey... Zichen, why do you think of me?" Tong Mengya asked with a bit of excitement in her voice.
Zhou Zichen said: "I have arrived in Songcheng, where are you?"
"Have you come to Songcheng?" Tong Mengya's voice suddenly rose a few decibels: "When do you plan to go back? I'm taking the driver's license test."
"Don't you have a driver's license?"
Tong Mengya laughed embarrassedly: "My points have been deducted and I have to make up the exam."
Zhou Zichen thought of Tong Mengya's driving skills and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You should take the make-up test. You were the one driving the car. If you didn't hit anyone, you were the one who made the most of it."
Tong Mengya spat at Zhou Zichen in a sweet voice: "You know I'm making fun of me. Where are you now? Do you have a place to rest tonight?"
Zhou Zichen said with a smile: "No! Can I go to your place?"
Tong Mengya's voice suddenly dropped, and she said in a voice that Zhou Zichen could barely hear clearly: "Okay!"
"Where are you now? Let me go find you and have a meal together later."
"I'm at the driving school and I have to take the test for subject one. I'm waiting! Do you want to come? But it's boring!" Tong Mengya said with a hint of hope in her tone.
"It doesn't matter, I have nothing to do now anyway, I am chatting with Mr. Su!"
When Su Yuanshen heard Zhou Zichen talking about himself, he said with a smile: "It's more important for you young couple to meet. When you have time, just bring Xiao Tong over for a meal."
"Okay, Mr. Su, I'll leave first. I'll come see you when I have time."
"Okay, let's have dinner together then."
After coming out of Su's house, Zhou Zichen asked for Tong Mengya's address, took a taxi and went straight to the examination room where Tong Mengya was.
When the two met, Tong Mengya was chatting with two girls. When she saw Zhou Zichen coming, she quickly waved: "Zichen, over here."
Zhou Zichen strode over and greeted Tong Mengya and his two companions: "How long do you have until the exam?"
"There's still half an hour." Tong Mengya looked at the time and said.
"Would you like to go for a walk?" Zhou Zichen asked.
"Okay! Let's go together!" Tong Mengya called to her two companions.
But the two girls said with a smile: "We won't make your light bulbs anymore. You can go shopping. We will wait here for the exam."
"Okay! Sorry, I'll treat you to dinner next time." Tong Mengya always felt like she left like this, a little sorry for her friends.
"OK!"
"Why did you come to Songcheng? I've never heard of you before!" Tong Mengya said with a bit of joy.
Zhou Zichen explained the reason for coming. When Tong Mengya heard that Zhou Zichen did not go back with Fan Zhiyu, but came to see her, her eyes suddenly turned into a crescent moon: "Then when do you plan to go back?"
“I don’t know yet, we’ll see when the time comes!”
The two of them were walking, and Tong Mengya suddenly pointed to the front and said, "There is an antique street there."
Zhou Zichen looked in the direction Tong Mengya pointed, and there was indeed an antique street: "You have quite sharp eyes."
"Let's go take a look. I've learned a lot about antiques recently, maybe I can pick them up!" Tong Mengya said, pulling up Zhou Zichen and running towards the antique street.
The antique street here is not much different from the one in Jiangdong City. The two of them visited several stores in a row, but actually didn't see anything. After all, there was too little time, so Zhou Zichen didn't go out of his way to see it, but chatted with Tong Mengya.
Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye. Zhou Zichen sent Tong Mengya back to the examination room to take the exam, and then returned to the antique city. The exam took forty-five minutes, and there was nothing to do anyway, so he might as well go around and maybe pick up something.
It is quite difficult to miss something in the antique street. Many people have seen the things here, so there are not many things that can be missed.
Having been in this industry for a long time, Zhou Zichen knows that picking up leaks is not something you can just pick up. When he was in Jiangdong, he was lucky, otherwise, he might not be able to pick it up.
The purpose of Zhou Zichen's visit was to pick up leaks, activate his eyesight, and walk all the way inside. Occasionally he would see rare antiques, and he would stop and look at them for a while. Although he would not buy them, after understanding the charm of antiques, he would always stop and look at them.
Have the independent desire to appreciate beautiful antiques.
Every time Zhou Zichen stopped, his wife from the antique shop would come up and say, "Sir, this is something from what dynasty." Zhou Zichen naturally knew what it was, but the prices offered by these antique shop owners were also comparable.
A scary one.
Zhou Zichen had collected antiques and knew how much profit there was. They could recover items worth tens of thousands, but they asked for hundreds of thousands or even millions. This made the knowledgeable Zhou Zichen unable to do anything.
When he reached the third store, Zhou Zichen stopped because he saw a pretty good set of huanghuali Taishi chairs, a Taishi chair and a tea table. The condition was still very new, and it looked like something from the past few decades.
thing.
But Zhou Zichen could tell at a glance that this was an ancient relic from the Qing Dynasty. Such things cost at least a million, because the texture and wood of this huanghuali were the best.
Not to mention that this is an old thing, even if it is a new product, a set of such a high-end chair made of this kind of wood can sell for hundreds of thousands.
"Boss, have you fallen in love with this set of Taishi chairs? This Taishi chair made of huanghuali is very rare, especially the pattern, which is of the highest quality." The owner of the antique shop came over.
Zhou Zichen glanced at the boss and nodded repeatedly: "This set is indeed not bad, how much does it cost?"
"If you don't return, five hundred thousand!" The boss opened his mouth and said a price. In fact, before saying this price, the boss had already thought carefully. He spent 160,000 to get this set of things. At the beginning, he paid the price of Huanghuali.
The price was so good. After looking at it many times, I still felt that it was not something from the past few decades. It was okay to fool a layman. If it was an expert, it would definitely not cost such a high price.
Zhou Zichen looked young, so the boss opened his mouth and offered a relatively high price.
However, Zhou Zichen knew that the boss was mistaken. He probably thought that this thing was newly made in recent years, and did not know that it was a dish handed down from the Qing Dynasty.
However, seeing the condition of this set of Taishi chairs, Zhou Zichen understood that they were too new and did not look like ancient things.
"It's expensive!" Zhou Zichen said, shaking his head repeatedly and making a two sign.
There is a rule in the antique industry. The first price you bid is the lowest price you can bid. If the boss agrees to the first bid of 200,000 yuan, you cannot go back on the offer of 190,000 yuan.
When the boss saw that Zhou Zichen's counter-offer was higher than the price of the new huanghuali, he immediately felt that Zhou Zichen was either an inexperienced person or someone from a rich family.
The boss made a wry smile and said: "If you don't pay two hundred thousand, you can go around and look around, boss. You won't be able to find a second set of this kind of Huanghuali Taishi chair in the entire antique street."
Zhou Zichen believed what the boss said. Even if he searched all over the province, he might not be able to find such a Huanghuali, let alone in this antique street.