The group did not get on the minibus and walked directly to the Antique Street. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Antique Street, Zhou Zichen received a text message that the two million transferred by Gong Chenggang had arrived.
Zhou Zichen glanced at it and originally had no intention of irritating Gong Chenggang, but Tao Haoran was very unhappy with Gong Chenggang and would scold him whenever he found an opportunity.
Tao Haoran deliberately asked Zhou Zichen: "Zichen, have you transferred the money?"
Zhou Zichen knew that Tao Haoran wanted to ridicule Gong Chenggang again, so he smiled slightly: "Yes, just arrived, two million!"
Zhou Zichen deliberately cooperated with Tao Haoran and said the four words "two million yuan" very seriously so that everyone could hear it clearly.
Su Mu watched without saying anything, with a smile on his face but a hint of worry in his eyes, because in this antique competition, everyone knew that Yan Xilong had good conditions to cheat.
But if Zhou Zichen wants to spend one million to buy a valuable antique and surpass Yan Xilong in one fell swoop, it will be very difficult.
Tao Haoran immediately beamed when he saw Zhou Zichen's cooperation: "Gong Chenggang, you are quite rich. Whenever you have time, you can also give me two hundred."
Gong Chenggang's face was still very dark, as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he turned around sharply: "Don't be too proud, Zhou Zichen has moved some money from somewhere. If he can have such a net worth, what else can he do?"
Put all this money in the bank?β
From what Gong Chenggang said, he suspected that the money in Zhou Zichen's card was not Zhou Zichen's at all, but it just happened to be in Zhou Zichen's card for some unknown reason.
Perhaps Gong Chenggang was not the only one who had this idea, but the rules had been agreed before and there was no requirement that Zhou Zichen had to do it himself, so no one said anything.
Zhou Zichen did not argue with this issue. He had already activated his eyesight and began to scan these stalls, trying to see if he could find anything valuable in them.
However, most of the things on the ground stalls are old handicrafts. If you meet someone knowledgeable, they might sell them for ten or twenty yuan each, which can make money anyway.
Yan Xilong glanced at Tao Haoran and said, "You are not as calm as Zhou Zichen. With a character like yours, you won't be able to go far in the business. You can't always rely on luck to do business."
Yan Xilong was saying that Tao Haoran didn't have much ability, and he was lucky enough to have such a big company.
Tao Haoran was naturally unconvinced. Just as he was about to refute, Su Mu pulled Tao Haoran away: "Haoran, let's not talk about this for now. Let Zichen calm down and take a look at these things."
Although Tao Haoran wanted to quarrel with Gong Chenggang one after another, he was still a person who understood the general situation. At such a time, Su Mu spoke up and would not continue to cause trouble.
Yan Xilong saw Zhou Zichen looking at the things on the stall and looking at the flowers all the way. He immediately looked down on Zhou Zichen. It is impossible to spot any antique like this, although Yan Xilong's attainments in antiques are not special.
High, but he often gives gifts, directly
The money is not appropriate, and gifting shopping cards won't give you much. Giving company shares is not good for the company and will only weaken your own shares. Moreover, ordinary officials will not accept something so obvious and difficult to manage. In such a situation
Next, antiques are a good choice.
Therefore, although Yan Xilong himself is not very accurate, his understanding of antiques is very profound.
"You are here to go shopping, right?" Yan Xilong said with a proud smile on his face.
Zhou Zichen didn't care either: "Competing with Vice President Yan, it should be pretty much the same if you just look at it."
Zhou Zichen was completely contemptuous of Yan Xilong. Yan Xilong's face suddenly darkened: "I want to see how long you can keep your words!"
Zhou Zichen said calmly: "It's useless to talk harshly. It's just for a short time. Vice President Yan is quite good at talking."
Every time Zhou Zichen rebutted made Yan Xilong very unhappy, and he wanted more and more to buy an antique worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, which would make Zhou Zichen feel frustrated.
"You have a good mouth!" Yan Xilong said, suddenly stopping and walking towards an antique store: "This store is not bad, go in and have a look."
Zhou Zichen looked up and saw a large, simple wooden plaque hanging above the door of the shop, with the four characters "Taihe Antiques" written on it.
This store is not small, it should be a relatively large antique store in this antique street.
Zhou Zichen followed and walked in. The space inside was very wide. It should be that three stores were merged together, and then the entrances of the other two stores were sealed and merged into one store.
As soon as a group of people entered the store, an old man in his sixties, wearing a long gown and a goatee, walked up and said, "Everyone, what are you looking for?"
Su Mu whispered to Zhou Zichen: "This man is the wife of Taihe Antiques. His name is Song Yuanxun. He has a good personal relationship with Yan Xilong. Yan Xilong often buys antiques here."
Zhou Zichen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but looked at Song Yuanxun a few more times.
In fact, many antique shop wives are like Song Yuanxun. They like to grow a beard and wear a set of clothes that look very classic. It seems that they look like insiders who want to do the antique business.
Mr. Cheng also likes to dress like this, but Mr. Cheng simply likes ancient Chinese clothes. He is a typical lover and protector of classical culture.
Yan Xilong ignored the whispers of Su Mu and Zhou Zichen, and said to Song Yuanxun: "Boss Song, give us a casual introduction, regardless of your heart, the transaction price, you can give me a discount, I will give you one million this time."
"Cunning, this is a blatant deal." Tao Haoran saw that Yan Xilong was not covering up at all. Although he didn't speak directly when he spoke, everyone could hear the meaning behind their words.
Song Yuanxun laughed and said, "No problem, please come in."
Song Yuanxun led several people into a separate small hall. The items inside were some of the most valuable antiques in the store.
Song Yuanxun picked up a painting and said, "This is a painting by Mr. Qi Baishi. Although it is relatively short, it is definitely an authentic work by Mr. Qi Baishi."
"Then how to sell this?" Yan Xilong asked.
"Since it's Mr. Yan, then one million is enough!" Song Yuanxun said and smiled: "Antiques are meant to be given to people who like them. I think Mr. Yan will definitely like this painting."
Yan Xilong has some understanding of the market prices of these things. According to Qi Baishi, the price is more than seven or eight million. The length of this painting is relatively small, but as long as the three words Qi Baishi are hung, it will
A painting is worth a lot of money.
Everyone knows that this painting is worth more than one million, but it came without mentioning it before. Even if everyone knows, it is impossible to use this point to refute Yan Xilong.
Yan Xilong didn't show off too much. He looked at it twice and nodded: "Then wrap it up for me! I'll pay first!"
"Okay, then I will arrange for someone to put this up first!" Song Yuanxun said, directly calling a person over and asking him to put up this picture Qi Baishi said.
"Everyone, do you want to see something?" Zhou Zichen looked at the things here and found that they were indeed real, and they were all of a kind with relatively high market value or high collection value.
Everyone else came with Zhou Zichen to compare the betting results, but Zhou Zichen came to buy, and he said unceremoniously: "Mr. Song, I'd better go outside and take a look. Although the antiques here are good, the prices are too high.
Itβs too expensive.β
Song Yuanxun had no intention of helping Yan Xilong just now. Instead, he wanted to establish a relationship with Zhou Zichen: "Little brother, I think it's good, but the value of the things here is relatively high. Little brother, you can go outside and take a look. There are still a lot of them."
Good stuff.β
"Okay, then I'll go outside and take a look first!" Zhou Zichen said and really started to wander around Taihe Antiques.
Su Mu hurriedly caught up and said in a low voice: "Zi Chen, you really want to buy it here. This Song Yuanxun will definitely help Yan Xilong, and Song Yuanxun is very accomplished in antiques. If you don't pick it up, you won't be able to buy it at all."
There is no way to beat Zhou Zichen."
Su Mu felt that it was impossible for Zhou Zichen to miss something here, because Song Yuanxun was helping Yan Xilong check it, and the chance of Zhou Zichen making a mistake was really very small.
Zhou Zichen didn't care at all, and whispered: "If you pick up the leak, you must not see it until the store owner sees it. Even if Song Yuanxun wants to help, he has to see it, otherwise he still has to sell it to me at a low price, right?"
Seeing that Zhou Zichen was completely unmoved, Su Mu couldn't help but sigh. His last hope had been extinguished by Zhou Zichen's current actions, and he was completely prepared to lose.
Su Mu has completely given up on asking Zhou Zichen to join the board of directors, and the most he can do is become an ordinary member. However, ordinary members have no say at all in the chamber of commerce.
Zhou Zichen turned on his eyesight as before, and walked along the rows of shelves and display cabinets like a quick glance, without looking carefully at all.
Yan Xilong had already paid and walked over. Seeing Zhou Zichen's behavior, he walked over as before without looking at the antiques carefully. He said to Song Yuanxun: "Boss Song, please take care of this matter."
Song Yuanxun nodded slightly: "Then I'll sell it to him at twice the normal price."
The price is twice the normal price, and Song Yuanxun is an expert in this field, so the chance of being mistaken is still too small.
Seeing that Song Yuanxun agreed, Yan Xilong felt almost at peace.
Zhou Zichen suddenly stopped. Everyone looked at Zhou Zichen, thinking that Zhou Zichen had seen something coming, and thought that Zhou Zichen was going to buy it.
Zhou Zichen looked at it for a while, but didn't buy it. He just asked about the price and then continued walking forward.
The price offered by Song Yuanxun has been inflated, and it is not economical to buy it at all. Not to mention missing out, you can't even see a cheap Forbidden City.
When Zhou Zichen stopped for the second time, he had already reached the door and almost looked at the entire store and everything.
"Boss, the painting has been wrapped." The employee who had gone to wrap the painting for Yan Xilong ran over.