Zhou Chen opened the wooden box, revealing the Yuan blue and white plum vase inside, and then signaled to Boss Fu.
When he saw the blue and white porcelain in the box, Boss Fu's expression became serious, but he did not get started immediately. Instead, he stretched his head and looked up and down.
After just looking at the surface of the porcelain bottle for two minutes, his face changed slightly and his expression became more and more solemn.
"Mr. He, please wait a moment."
He went over and got a professional magnifying glass, and then, without sitting down, he squatted by the table and used the magnifying glass to observe Zhou Chen's blue and white porcelain vase again.
A few more minutes passed, and he took a breath and couldn't help but ask: "Mr. He, can I get started?"
"Of course, please, Boss Fu."
Boss Fu looked happy and wiped his hands to prevent sweat stains. Then he carefully took out the porcelain bottle from the box, placed it firmly on the table, found a better position, and observed it with a magnifying glass.
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Boss Fu held a magnifying glass and wanted to put his face to it. He did not turn the porcelain bottle, but walked around the table by himself, looking very carefully.
The two old men over there saw Boss Fu watching for a long time, and they became interested and stood up from their seats.
"Xiao Fu, you have been looking at it for a long time, have you come across something good?"
Boss Fu looks like he is in his fifties, but in the mouth of the old man who speaks, he becomes Xiao Fu.
Zhou Chen took a look and saw that the old man who spoke had silver hair, but he had a very good temperament and he could tell at a glance that he was very good at taking care of himself.
Boss Fu was woken up and said hurriedly: "Mr. Wang, Brother Li."
Although he was saying hello, his body unconsciously blocked the blue and white porcelain vase on the table.
The old man who was called Brother Li by Boss Fu looked older than Boss Fu. When he saw Boss Fu's actions, he seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Old man, if you have something good, don't hide it. Little brother, I wonder if we can keep a close eye on this object?"
Zhou Chen replied: "Of course, two seniors, please palm your eyes."
The old man surnamed Li smiled and pushed away Boss Fu. Boss Fu only felt pain in his teeth. After watching it for so long, he had already made a general judgment in his mind, but he ran into trouble before he even started his performance.
These two people are not ordinary people. They are celebrities in the antique circle of Magic City. Mr. Wang was once the vice president of the Antiques Association. The old man surnamed Li is a half-way monk, but he is also a big collector in the antique circle of Magic City.
Whether it is Mr. Wang or the old man named Li, they both have rich assets and have bought many things from him. If it is a good thing, Mr. Wang will definitely be able to tell it.
Mr. Wang and the old man surnamed Li also put on glasses and began to observe first. After looking at it for a while, they took out the magnifying glass and continued to observe.
They all knew the level of Boss Fu. If he could look at it for so long and wanted to stop them, it meant that the object was most likely a good thing, so they observed it more carefully.
Antique appraisal is inherently a time-consuming job. Not everyone can determine the authenticity with just one look and touch like in the TV series. More often, it takes a long time to look and rely on experience and knowledge to determine.
The appraisal speed of Mr. Wang and Mr. Li was not much faster than Boss Fu, and they exchanged words from time to time.
Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and allowed them to observe and study. No one knew the authenticity of this porcelain vase better than him.
After a long time, Mr. Wang and Mr. Li finally finished reading. After reading, they all showed expressions of interest.
The old man surnamed Li asked Zhou Chen impatiently: "Little brother, where did this object come from?"
Zhou Chen said calmly: "A treasure passed down from our ancestors."
The expressions of the three old men remained unchanged. When Zhou Chen said it casually, they just listened casually and no one took it seriously.
Boss Fu asked: "Mr. He, are you ready to sell this porcelain vase?"
"Yes, we are prepared to take action, but whether or not we take action depends on the specific situation."
It's not made clear, but everyone understands the meaning: sell it when you have enough money, and don't sell it if you are not satisfied with the price.
Boss Fu and the other three didn't speak immediately, but looked at each other, feeling moved, communicating, and wary of each other.
Mr. Wang suddenly said: "The old man likes this object very much. Can I part ways with you, little brother?"
Boss Fu became anxious when he heard this: "Mr. Wang, Mr. He is going to sell it to my store. You can't bully the small ones."
Mr. Wang glared at him: "Why do you bully the small? I didn't bully you. The things belong to the little brother. It is the little brother who decides how to sell it and who to sell it to."
The old man surnamed Li also agreed: "Mr. Wang is right, the things belong to the little brothers, and the little brothers are free to sell them to anyone."
When Boss Fu heard this, he blew his beard and glared angrily, but he had nothing to do with these two old friends and could only sulk.
Facing the gazes of the three old men, Zhou Chen remained unmoved and spoke slowly.
"This Yuan blue and white plum vase is..."
Listening to Zhou Chen's story, the expressions of Boss Fu and the three of them became more and more serious, and their eyes looking at Zhou Chen were full of surprise and surprise.
In their opinion, Zhou Chen is very young and certainly doesn't know much about the antiques industry. Even if this Yuan blue and white piece is passed down from his ancestors, he certainly doesn't know much about it.
But who would have expected that Zhou Chen told the origin of this plum vase in great detail, and even gave an approximate forging time. He also told a lot about other vessel shapes, glaze colors, blue and white flowers, etc.
They were all deeply touched after listening to it, because they didn't see some of it. After listening to Zhou Chen's words, they read it again and finally confirmed that what Zhou Chen said was true.
The old man surnamed Li asked curiously: "My little brother said it very well. I wonder which master I learned from?"
Zhou Chen replied humbly: "Senior, thank you. These are all my guesses. I have always liked old objects, so I started researching them very early. I studied with an elder before, but I didn't officially become a disciple. Now
Now that elder is no longer alive."
"I see. It seems that your elder must be a very great senior, otherwise he wouldn't be able to teach a student like you." The old man surnamed Li complimented.
Boss Fu was a little anxious and asked: "Mr. He, how much are you going to sell this piece of Yuanqinghua? If the price is right, I will take it."
The old man surnamed Li said dissatisfiedly: "Old man, what are you in a hurry for? You have a share in seeing me. What do you mean you accept it? I am also very interested and want to accept it."
"Brother Li, if you don't bring this kind of thing, I was the first to like it. You can't cut off your hair."
"This is not called interception, this is called fair competition."
The two of them did not argue and ended up looking at Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Three seniors, to be honest, I like this object very much. If I hadn't been in trouble recently and needed money, I would never be willing to do it; but even if I do, I still want to let it go.
Give it to someone who really loves it, so I can't say the price. Boss Fu, you bid, if it's suitable, I'll take it, if it's not, I can only take it back."
Boss Fu and the three of them looked at each other in confusion. They thought Zhou Chen was young and should be easy to handle, but when he said this, he couldn't handle it at all.
"Ahem, Mr. He, the current market situation of Yuan Qinghua is not very good. Although yours..."
As he talked, Boss Fu couldn't continue talking, because Zhou Chen's eyes really made him feel uncomfortable, as if he was looking at a fool.
An hour and a half later, Zhou Chen left Debao Xuan.
His Yuan blue and white plum vase was finally taken away by an old man surnamed Li. The final price was 22 million. The other party was very professional and had everything included including contracts, fingerprints, etc.
The price was slightly lower than he expected, but he was already satisfied. It was originally a windfall, but now he was short of money, so it didn't matter if he sold less. Moreover, he could also see that the old man surnamed Li really liked it.
, instead of thinking about reselling it.
After receiving 22 million, Zhou Chen was ready to go back and pay personal income tax. Although it was a private transaction, he still had to pay the tax. He didn't want to get into trouble and leave a trail for a few million.
Li Muzi was also very surprised when he learned that Zhou Chen's Yuanqinghua sold for more than 20 million.
She witnessed with her own eyes how Zhou Chen found this porcelain vase, and she even settled the bill.
As a result, something worth a few dozen yuan was sold for 22 million, a profit of hundreds of thousands of times. This is really scary.
"Husband, you are amazing."
After the shock, Li Muzi felt extremely proud. Not only did her husband get better, but his luck and abilities also improved. God was really good to her.
Zhou Chen hugged her and said: "The premise of my greatness is based on marrying you. My first half of life was a failure. After meeting you, I became better. So, wife, you are my lucky star.
Being with you, I will become better and better in the future."
"Then I will work hard to improve myself in the future, grow and make progress together with my husband." Li Muzi said with a happy face.
"Okay, no matter what we do in the future, we will do it together."
"Well, hubby, I'm so happy today. Let's go painting together."
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A week later, Zhou Chen rejected Li Muzi's request to join him and went to Ao Island alone.
Ao Island is a very special place in China. Many casinos here are legal. Countless people come here from all over the world every year. Basically, the word gambling cannot be avoided.
Before He Fei met Li Muzi, he was just a working-class person with a monthly salary of several thousand. He was really brave enough to dare to gamble at the Ao Island Casino.
Zhou Chen came to Ao Island more than once or twice, so Zhou Chen was very familiar with it and quickly found the casino where he owed money.
As soon as he entered the casino and before he even walked around, several people came over to him. One of them was the bald man Jin Ge who had been beaten up by him.
After Zhou Chen saw him, he was the first to say hello: "Long time no see, Brother Jin."
Bald Brother Jin's face darkened as he remembered the fear of being dominated by Zhou Chen that night. He originally thought that when he got to his own territory, he would give Zhou Chen some good looks, but after weighing the pros and cons, he still did not take action.
"He Fei, you are finally here. Brother K has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come."
A group of people vaguely surrounded Zhou Chen, leaving no way for him to escape.
Zhou Chen's face showed sarcasm: "Since I'm here, I haven't thought about running away. There's no need to put up such a battle. Just lead the way."
Although he said this, Bald Brother Jin and others did not dare to be careless. A group of people 'escorted' Zhou Chen to the second floor of the casino.
Soon, Zhou Chen met the so-called Brother K.
In his memory, this was not the first time they met. He had met Brother K several times before when he borrowed money at the casino and was beaten several times.
Therefore, the two of them had a lot of entanglements, but this time, it was obviously different from the previous times.
Anyone who can lend money in a casino is naturally not a good person, and Brother K is the boss among them.
Although he was wearing a suit, he still looked like a gangster, with a domineering look on his face.
"He Fei, you're finally here. I thought you didn't dare to come. You're just lucky and have found a rich wife. You said before that I wouldn't help you pay off your debts. What do you say now? You're still not obedient.
I want to help you pay back the money. Although you have no skills, you still have a way of coaxing women."
Brother K mocked him mercilessly when he came up. Although Brother Jin and the others came back and mentioned that Zhou Chen was very good at fighting, he still didn't take it to heart.
This is his territory, so what if Zhou Chen can fight?
Zhou Chen stared at Brother K coldly: "Brother K, there's no need to talk nonsense. Now that I'm here, my gambling debt will naturally be paid back. But when I think of the 10 million I lost in gambling last time, I still feel very unwilling.
In the past, the most I lost was hundreds of thousands, but last time I suddenly lost 10 million, which made me suspect something was going on."
Brother K sneered disdainfully: "Why, do you doubt that we are playing a game for you? Are you worthy? Do you understand the principle of accepting defeat in a bet? If you don't understand, I can teach you. Also, it was before
Ten million is now fifteen million."
Zhou Chen kept staring at Brother K's eyes. Seeing that his eyes did not change when he spoke, he immediately knew something about it.
He had previously wondered whether someone was deliberately targeting him, which was why he lost so much money. The biggest suspect was someone from the casino, and someone might want to target Li Muzi through him.
After all, Li Muzi is young, but he is the largest shareholder of Xingchuan Group. There are many unscrupulous people in the business circle. Who knows if they will do some dirty things and specifically set up traps.
But judging from Brother K's reaction, it was not the latter, which reassured him.
As for the casino setting up a trap to make him lose money, this is a perfectly normal thing. The casino wants to make money from you, but not everyone can get a loan of 10 million.
As for why he was able to get a loan of 10 million, it must be because the people at the casino found out about his relationship with Li Muzi and thought they could take advantage of it, so they went into the trap.
"I recognize 10 million, but I don't recognize 15 million."
Brother K was furious and turned his face instantly.
"Do you really want to die?"
In an instant, more than a dozen people in the room rushed to Zhou Chen, surrounded him, and stared at him fiercely.
Brother K stood up from his chair and spat on the ground.
"When I saw your appearance, I became angry. Jin Wei said you were good at hitting, but I really didn't realize it. Beat him until he can't stand up. I'll have a good talk with him again, I'm sorry."