"To be honest, I really haven't thought about selling it. This shelf was passed down from my grandfather's generation, and it is about seventy or eighty years old. It is an old thing made of mahogany, and the quality is very good.
One foot is a little low, but there is nothing wrong with it."
The boss pointed down.
Sure enough, I saw that one of the four legs of the shelf was slightly lower.
That foot is now supported by a stone.
What he said was very vague.
Neither said it would sell nor said it wouldn't sell.
In the midst of ambiguity.
The general meaning is that you need to raise your profile.
"I'll give you one hundred thousand."
Wu Yong is very straightforward.
After the boss finished speaking, he directly quoted the price.
One hundred thousand...
The boss was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Are you sure?"
To put it bluntly, his airs are only seventy or eighty years old.
It was his grandfather who hired a carpenter to make it.
It only cost a few dollars including the work and materials.
The bid is around 10,000, which is already very reasonable.
But Wu Yong directly gave him 100,000 yuan.
It makes the boss feel like he is dreaming.
Wu Yong nodded and said: "I'm sure, I want one hundred thousand, will you sell it?"
After struggling for two seconds, the boss said: "Okay, since you are so cheerful, I will make a friend. I will reluctantly sell this shelf to you. At worst, I will find someone to buy another one tomorrow to display my antiques."
After the two reached an agreement.
Wu Yong paid directly with his credit card and bought the shelf.
"Where do you live? I'll have the shelf delivered to you tomorrow?" the boss asked.
"I'd better have someone pick it up tomorrow." Wu Yong smiled and pointed to the stone used to cushion the shelf: "Your shelf has short legs, so it has to be supported by stones. I'll look at your stone right.
If it’s suitable, how about giving it to me as an attachment?”
The boss said cheerfully: "Of course."
Wu Yong said: "Okay, let me take it out and take a look first."
Said.
Wu Yong leaned down, lifted the shelf with one hand, and took away the supporting stone with the other hand, holding it in his hand to play with.
"This stone is really good. I'll take it away first and let someone pick it up tomorrow."
He shook his head at the boss.
Pull Zhou Peng out of the store.
The boss looked stunned and thought to himself: Who is this person? Why is he so weirdly interested in a broken stone?
He looked at the creaking shelf shaking in place.
Some things I can't understand.
Zhou Peng was also puzzled.
After walking far away, he asked curiously: "Boss, why did you buy that shelf? It doesn't look like a treasure? Also, why do you care so much about this broken stone?"
Wu Yong smiled and said: "Have you ever heard of the story of buying a casket and returning a pearl?"
Zhou Pengdao: "I've heard of it. I learned it in elementary school. This story tells that in the Spring and Autumn Period, a man from Chu put pearls in a wooden box and went to Zheng to sell them. A man from Zheng thought the box was beautiful and bought it.
Put down the wooden box and return the pearl to the seller. It is a metaphor for making an improper choice, seizing the secondary one and losing the important one.
Boss, if I remember correctly, this seems to be a derogatory term. Do you mean that you bought that shelf because you fell in love with this stone?"
Wu Yong nodded to him.
"You are half right. Because in my opinion, the shelf is the casket, and the stone is the pearl. It doesn't matter whether I buy the shelf or not. My main purpose is to buy this stone." As he said that, Wu Yonghuang
Shake.
Zhou Peng couldn't see why.
"But this stone seems to be very ordinary."
"Yes, it looks very ordinary. I can't figure out its value yet. But I believe that it must be of great use, otherwise Yuan Tenglong would not have spent so much effort."
Yuan Tenglong?
The more Zhou Peng listened, the more confused he became.
He asked: "Boss, what does this stone have to do with Yuan Tenglong?"
Wu Yong muttered: "Do you still remember that when Roda was kidnapped, the other party asked me to go to Wushou to retrieve the sword stone?"
Zhou Peng said: "Why don't you remember? We were all worried to death at that time. Fortunately, boss, you were so wise and powerful that you not only got the sword-breaking stone, but also successfully rescued Roda and the others."
Finished.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
"Boss, you mean, this stone is related to the Jiejian Stone?"
"clever!"
Wu Yong gave an appreciative look: "Yes, this stone has the same aura as the Jiejian Stone that I have come into contact with. There should be a very close connection between the two. Although I can't find any clues for the time being,
I thought it must have some special use. So I bought it from him under the pretense of buying a shelf."
So that’s it.
Zhou Peng suddenly realized.
But then, he had another question: "Boss, if that's the case, why didn't you tell him directly that you wanted to buy this stone, instead of going around in a circle and buying that shelf?"
Wu Yong said lightly: "Think about it, if I rushed in and wanted to buy this stone without saying a word, would he not be muttering in his heart, in that case, could I still buy it for 100,000?"
After Wu Yong’s prompt.
Zhou Peng figured it out.
yes.
If two people go in, they will directly buy this stone.
I'm afraid the boss will think the stone is a great treasure.
The lion will definitely open his mouth.
One hundred thousand may not be enough to buy it.
The boss knew how much that shelf was worth.
Wu Yong bought it for a high price of 100,000 yuan. He made a lot of money, so he naturally agreed readily.
Zhou Peng said with a smile: "Boss, you are not buying a casket to repay a pearl, but you are buying a pearl to repay the casket."
Wu Yong couldn't deny it: "It's a worthwhile trip to find something like this here today. I don't think there are any good things ahead, so let's go."
Zhou Peng looked at the time.
"Okay, it just so happens that the family dinner is about to start. Let's go back now without any delay."
The two came out of the antique street.
Drive straight to Zhou's house.
The Zhou family in the provincial capital is a big family.
In terms of influence, Mr. Zhou is not inferior to Mr. Meng in Jiangnan Province, and he also plays the role of a powerful figure.
He has five sons.
The eldest son has the highest achievements and holds an important position in an important department of the country. He is the most prominent member of the Zhou family today.
The second son is in business and has tens of billions of assets.
The third son is also involved in politics and serves as secretary-general of the provincial party committee.
The fourth son is a famous writer and has written popular works.
The fifth son is Zhou Peng's father, who runs a jade business in Jiangnan City.
In terms of achievements, among the five sons, the one with the worst achievements was Zhou Peng's father.
The same goes for status in the family.
Zhou Peng's father and the other four brothers were not born to the same mother, and his mother died young, so he was neither favored by Mr. Zhou nor popular with other family members at home, making him a rather embarrassing existence.
Zhou Peng was also affected by this.
Not only does it have little status, but it is also not recognized.
When several other uncles' sons saw him, they always wanted to step on him and get a feel for it.
This is not the case.
As soon as Zhou Peng and Wu Yong arrived at the door of their house, they met their cousin whom they had not seen for a long time.