"Grandpa Jiang, am I serious? What I offer is the lowest price. No matter how low it is, it won't be worthy of its price. If an antique doesn't play its due value, what are we going to do with it?"
A slightly green voice came from upstairs, and walking down was a young man who looked very young. It was not that he was young, but he looked like he was inexperienced in the world.
Zhou Zichen looked at Xiaowuzi with interest. What this kid said made sense. It didn't sound wrong at first, but why did he sell it at the lowest price?
"Did you know that an antique has its price just because of its circulation and inheritance? If you meet a customer who really likes it, it doesn't matter if you sell it at a lower price, because he will cherish it. On the contrary, if you don't really love someone
As an antique person, can you be satisfied if you sell them at a high price? No!"
Zhou Zichen looked at Xiao Wuzi and said very seriously. When he first saw Xiao Wuzi, he knew that he was a bit rigid, but he was definitely not someone who didn't know how to adapt.
"Also, there is something wrong with your logic. If you think its price is what you think it is, then when you receive it, is it lower than when you sold it? Or if you buy it back at a high price, you have to follow the price.
Sell it at the price you set?"
What Zhou Zichen said was enough for Xiao Wuzi to digest for a while. He probably couldn't understand what Zhou Zichen meant yet, but seeing the way he was thinking seriously, Zhou Zichen felt that this young man was a talent and worthy of training.
"Who are you?" Xiaowuzi had never seen Zhou Zichen before. Fan Yi met him by chance. Zhou Zichen basically never came here again. Fan Yi helped with the cooking, so he had never seen him before.
Also normal.
"I am the owner of this shop, who do you think I am?" Zhou Zichen smiled slightly, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said to Xiao Wuzi.
"Ah?" Xiaowuzi was stunned. At first, he thought the owner of this store was Fan Yi, because there was only one store manager in the store, but later when Fan Yi told him, he learned that there was another owner.
, can also be regarded as his teacher.
"My eyes are stupid, I didn't recognize you." Xiaowuzi quickly bowed to Zhou Zichen. His teacher was Fan Yi. Although he later caught up with Fan Yi, once he was a teacher, he was always a father, and Zhou Zichen was considered
Fan Yi's teacher, are you meeting the Patriarch?
The more Zhou Zichen looks at this little boy, the more he likes him. If this boy is really as talented as Jiang Qian said, and he is so humble, Zhou Zichen is confident in training him into a qualified store manager.
"Okay, go wipe the things on the first floor and check if there is any damage. I have told you almost everything I can teach you. If you really want to continue in this industry, ask him for more advice.
, do you understand or not?”
Jiang Gan pointed at Zhou Zichen and said to Xiao Wuzi that he valued Xiao Wuzi very much and almost treated him as his own disciple. After all, this boy was very smart and made much faster progress than his few disciples.
"Okay!" Xiaowuzi's character is like a child. The key is that he is the kind of "other people's child" who is diligent, studious and humble. How can such a person not grow up?
"By the way, what do you want to see me for?" Seeing that Xiao Wuzi was busy with his own affairs, Zhou Zichen also asked Jiang Gan. He knew that Jiang Qian came to him for something, and it would not be a trivial matter.
"It's like this. The Provincial Museum often holds exhibitions and has a large collection of paintings." Seeing Zhou Zichen asking himself, Jiang Gan quickly explained the situation: "Then one day someone from the museum called the police and said that a painting had been stolen. But when I came back two days later, the owner of the museum was worried that someone had changed it, so he wanted to see me, but I couldn’t tell whether it was genuine or not.”
Jiang Qian sighed. When people get older, they become a little unable to do what they do. When he was young, he still had energy. If he were twenty years younger, he would definitely try his best to solve the problem. So he immediately thought of Zhou Zichen, but Zhou Zichen Never came back.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhou Zichen said with some surprise. The security of museums is generally high-level, and under normal circumstances it will not be stolen.
But now that something like this happened, Zhou Zichen even wondered if a certain thief who had lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests had reappeared.
"Just a few days ago, the owner of that painting suddenly said that he would auction the painting." Jiang Gan looked at Zhou Zichen and said, he did not expect that things would develop to this point.
"Wait a minute, didn't that painting say there's no way to verify its authenticity? Also, what kind of paintings are being auctioned?" Zhou Zichen asked with some confusion. Since there was no way to prove the authenticity, people actually bought them. ?
"The masterpiece of the Renaissance is said to be a masterpiece circulated by Bruegel, but its authenticity needs to be verified. However, because of the previous events, its popularity has increased a lot, so many people come here because of it, even if it is just Take a look, if it’s true, you’ll make money.”
Jiang Qian sighed and said to Zhou Zichen that there were too many great changes during that period, and many paintings by great masters had disappeared from public view. If a painting were taken out now, countless people would naturally come here to admire it.
Zhou Zichen frowned, and a thought flashed through his mind. Could it be that some people were stealing it and taking the opportunity to hype it up?
"Have you thought about it too?" Seeing Zhou Zichen's silence, Jiang Gan immediately knew what he was thinking.
"Well, if it is really a hype, it can only be said that he is too shrewd to use your identity to create hype. As long as the level of fraud is high enough, no one can tell the difference between things from that period." Zhou Zichen frowned, this kind of It sounds simple, but the most important thing is that they must have the technology and fully restore the paper and other factors at that time.
Zhou Zichen didn't believe that Jiang Qian was so dim that he couldn't even notice these details. The only thing Jiang Qian couldn't judge was that it was genuine or had reached the peak of fraud.
"I've seen it, and there are no problems with all the external factors. Excluding the content, I can't see any flaws at all." Jiang Qian was actually willing to believe that this was a real painting, but the other party's behavior was really Maybe it was an opportunity for speculation, but he was still a little worried.
"Can we still see the real thing now?" Zhou Zichen asked after thinking for a while. He had to see the real picture to know whether it was real. Of course, he was not absolutely sure, so he could only give it a try.
It is true that his eyes have special powers, and he can even see clearly the fiber age of paper, but the current counterfeiting technology is very advanced, and no matter how good Zhou Zichen is, he can't guarantee that he is better than everyone else.
"I'm afraid it can't be done now, but I have a backup in my phone. You can take a look first." Jiang Qian said as he took out his phone, found the painting, and handed it to Zhou Zichen.
Zhou Zichen stared at it for a while and then shook his head and said: "No, I can't tell anything just by looking at it like this. Also, Mr. Jiang, don't use your mobile phone to take pictures of this kind of thing in the future. Some details can't be seen clearly after zooming in..." "
Zhou Zichen was a little helpless. Jiang Qian probably didn't want to let him see it. He probably just took a photo casually, but he really couldn't see clearly, and he couldn't see any flaws from it.
"There is another way. Let's go to the auction." Jiang Qian didn't pay attention to Zhou Zichen's teasing. How could he know anything about young people?
"Auction? Or are you hosting it?" Zhou Zichen asked curiously. He remembered that Jiang Qian specialized in this business.
"No, the seller himself is in charge. It's in the museum." Jiang Qian shook his head. He was not willing to do this kind of thing. If there is no way to prove the authenticity of a painting, if future generations find out that it is fake, his ancestral graves are not allowed to be dug up. Already?
"...Okay, when?" Zhou Zichen was silent for a while, and after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with what Jiang Gan did.
"Just in the past two days, I guess it's still very popular. It's not surprising." Jiang Gan didn't find it strange. After all, who doesn't want to be more popular? The more people it attracts, the more people it attracts. Can attract more people.
Zhou Zichen nodded. Since the time has not yet been decided, he could do something else. After all, he had just come back and there were still many things he needed to get familiar with.
"If you have any news, please contact me. I will be there at that time." Zhou Zichen agreed. If it is true, then just appreciate it. Anyway, you won't suffer any loss. How much is the ticket for an auction? .
Jiang Gan felt a lot more relaxed when he saw Zhou Zichen agreed. Fortunately, Zhou Zichen was willing to help him. Although he couldn't solve this problem, maybe Zhou Zichen could.
Soon the first customer walked into the antique shop. Zhou Zichen asked Jiang Gan to rest and got up to entertain the guests. After all, Jiang Gan was also a guest and he was not here to work for Zhou Zichen. Zhou Zichen could do it himself. You will never trouble others.
Moreover, Zhou Zichen plans to concentrate on running antique stores in the future. Now is not the time before. Fengheng Group will definitely keep its secrets tightly. If he wants to do something against Fengheng Group, he probably can only start from the commercial struggle. Got some victory.
"Xiao Wuzi, come here." Zhou Zichen waved and then called Xiao Wuzi over. He wanted to see how Xiao Wuzi sold antiques.
"What's wrong, boss?" Xiaowuzi is a familiar kid, and he and Zhou Zichen were able to get along without even saying a few words.
"Come here to entertain the guests!" Zhou Zichen rolled his eyes, can he still ask you to come over for dinner?
Xiao Wuzi touched his head in embarrassment. Jiang Gan had done the same thing at first, but he admired Zhou Zichen so much that he didn't react for a while.
"Guest, what do you want to see?" Xiao Wuzi asked the visitor with a smile on his face, and his attitude was quite good.
"This jade looks pretty good to me, how much does it cost?" the customer asked, pointing to a set of jade jewelry in the glass display case. It looked to be of pretty good quality, and the knife work was also very exquisite.
"Let me take a look... This set of jade jewelry is all from the same jade stone. It was made by our famous jade carving master. The processing fee is about five thousand yuan. I will give you the lowest price, which is 28,000 yuan." You have a set."
Xiaowuzi stepped forward and explained to the guests, but this explanation was a bit too honest.