"Don't worry, we will definitely find antiques more valuable than this set of Song Dynasty porcelain."
Xu Tian raised his hand to look at his watch, then picked up the cold tea beside him and drank it slowly. It seemed that he didn't intend to leave for a while.
The young man who received them before asked with some disdain: "What's the matter with you? Didn't you hear my boss say you are not welcome? He didn't buy anything, he just sat here and drank tea. You really thought we were here."
Is it a teahouse?"
"Which of your eyes has seen that we don't want to buy anything?" The astrologer girl couldn't help but choked: "Can't we choose slowly?"
"Okay, okay, just take your time and choose."
Li Wancai got the advantage and behaved well. He pretended to talk to the boy in the store: "Xiao Wu, just let them sit. It won't affect your business anyway. Maybe they want to wait for the private auction in the afternoon."
What kind of treasure can be found at the auction that is as good as a complete set of Song Dynasty porcelain!"
Although he said this, he didn't think so in his heart. He had already read the auction catalog. Although some of the jade paintings and calligraphy on it were considered treasures, their value could not be compared with the set of Song Dynasty blue and white porcelain with dragons and phoenixes in his hand.
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked in at the door. This person was wearing a set of shabby casual clothes, the cuffs were frayed, and the leather shoes on his feet seemed to have not been maintained for a long time.
This man was accompanied by a young man who looked like a follower, and the two of them worked together to carry a large wooden box half a man high.
After the down-and-out man entered the door, he and the boy beside him carefully placed the wooden box on the ground, and then looked around eagerly, as if looking for someone. It was not until he saw Li Wancai with a proud look on his face that his expression relaxed slightly.
Some.
"Boss Li, I brought the batch of goods as you ordered. Come over and check it. If there is no problem, we will trade directly. Do you want to transfer money or write a check?"
Before Li Wancai could speak, Chen Sanping looked at the down-and-out man who came in with disdain, and said in a strange tone: "The sun is out in the west today, and shopkeeper Mu of Tiancheng Antiques, who has always disdained to be with me, Chen, actually came to the door on his own initiative.
?”
The down-and-out man known as Shopkeeper Mu heard the sarcasm in Chen Sanping's tone and suppressed his displeasure. Instead, he turned to look at Li Wancai who was standing aside: "Boss Li, I've brought all the goods you want. Come on."
Take a look!"
Li Wancai walked slowly to the down-and-out man, lowered his head and looked at the big wooden box next to him, and said in a very unhappy tone: "I originally had some spare money and wanted to take back these tatters from you at a low price.
, but I just spent a lot of money to buy the Song Dynasty dragon and phoenix Chengxiang blue and white porcelain from Boss Chen, and I don’t have the funds to buy your goods anymore. "
"These broken jars with poor workmanship cost me millions. Why don't you go and grab them?"
Li Wancai knew that Chen Sanping and Shopkeeper Mu were not willing to deal with each other, and he was afraid that the other party would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained: "Boss Chen, it's not that I'm interested in what he has in his hands, but the set of porcelain vases you planned to leave to the Tang family. I'm temporarily
I can't find any suitable porcelain to deal with the boss over at Sakura Country."
"And this man came to my place every now and then to cry out and pretend to be pitiful. I was so soft-hearted that I ordered his goods... In fact, the rags in his hands were of little value to me..."
The downcast man's face became even more ugly when he heard this. He immediately heard from Li Wancai's words that the other party had a better choice and no longer planned to buy the batch of porcelain in his hand.
Chen Sanping glanced at the down-and-out man with disdain, and then said to Li Wancai in a somewhat mocking tone: "Boss Li, this is your fault. Mu Qiunian's reputation in our industry is so bad, no need to
I said you also know, do you dare to ask for his antiques?"
Li Wancai explained with a smile: "Of course I know, but he said he would sell it to me at the cost price he collected, plus I have some close ties with his family, so it's really pitiful to see that his shop is about to close down.
That’s why I plan to spend millions to collect his pile of junk, as a way of doing good deeds.”
The smile on Chen Sanping's face became even more disdainful when he heard this: "Boss Li, you are kind-hearted, but there are a lot of fakes in his hands. If you accept them, your reputation will be ruined, and you will not be able to sell them.
But the actual loss was several million."
At this time, some people who came to participate in the auction had already arrived one after another. When they heard Chen Sanping's words, they looked curiously at the downcast man and the big wooden box next to him, and some even whispered.
"What does this person do? Boss Chen said that many of his products are fakes. Is that true?"
"Of course, haven't you even heard of Mu Qiunian, the owner of Tiancheng Antiques? Let me tell you, this is a shady shop that specializes in trapping laypeople!"
"In the past, Tiancheng Antiques was considered a big store. In its heyday, it could even compete with Linglongzhai. Unfortunately, the shopkeeper, Mu Qiunian, had evil intentions. He often received counterfeit goods to fool wealthy businessmen who had just entered the industry and didn't know anything about it, so as to make money.
Earn huge profits."
"Later, it was Boss Chen who couldn't bear it anymore and exposed his crimes, which caused the reputation of Tiancheng Antiques to plummet. If Boss Chen hadn't spoken up, I'm afraid many people would still be deceived."
You know, the reputation of the antique circle is very important. If a store is labeled as selling fakes, even if all the items in the store are genuine, it will be viewed with colored glasses by peers and buyers.
After all, most of these antiques are priceless, and the cheap ones cost hundreds of thousands. No one will spend money to teach themselves a lesson.
Therefore, after Tiancheng Antiques was exposed to be fake, the business gradually declined, and even reached the point where it could not make ends meet and was about to close down.
But after Xu Tian heard the words Tiancheng Antiques and Mu Qiunian, he calmly raised his head and glanced at the down-and-out man not far away.
Mu Qiunian's face became more and more ugly as he listened to the confusing words of the people around him.
Li Wancai's current attitude of giving alms to himself is completely different from what he had agreed upon before. The reason why the other party promised to buy the porcelain in his hand was because the price he offered was almost 50% lower than the market price.
And he can also ensure that his batch of porcelain is authentic, but most of these porcelain are from the late Qing Dynasty, but even if they are not as precious as the blue and white porcelain of the Song Dynasty, they are more valuable because they are well preserved. Every piece of porcelain can be sold no matter what.
Hundreds of thousands.
With the profit doubled after changing hands, Li Wancai naturally had no reason to refuse, so he readily agreed.
Mu Qiunian's business has been bleak in the past few years, all thanks to Chen Sanping. Originally, the size of his shop was comparable to Linglongzhai, but a few years ago he accidentally discovered that Chen Sanping was reselling high-quality imitations. After he exposed it, Chen Sanping became furious.
He bribed experts to rectify the name of his high imitations, and even spread rumors that Tiancheng Antique Shop specializes in selling fakes to some wealthy businessmen who don't know what they are doing.
Although there is no conclusive evidence, rumors spread rapidly, and Chen Sanping's influence gradually caused his peers to avoid him.
In addition, Chen Sanping spared no effort to create negative publicity for his store, so that even wealthy businessmen who did not know the business gradually heard the rumors that Tiancheng antiques were selling fakes.
Regardless of whether the news is true or false, these people will definitely choose to avoid his store when buying antiques. Therefore, except for a few old customers who have cooperated with him for more than ten years and still believe in him, Tiancheng Antiques has almost never opened one in the past few years.
open.
But such a large store cannot be supported by just three or two old customers.
This time, he spent all his savings to collect more than a dozen pieces of porcelain from a Ximeng man. He wanted to take advantage of the public auction to put the antiques he collected up for auction and sell them at a good price.
However, this year's two public auctions were canceled for some reason. As for the private auction held by Chen Sanping, it was impossible to send him an invitation letter.
Therefore, when Mu Qiunian was desperate, he found Li Wancai, a wealthy man, hoping that he could buy the porcelain in his hands to help him tide over the difficulties.
As a result, Li Wancai had made an agreement with him to come to him with the porcelain, but he broke the agreement temporarily before the transaction.
The rent for his shop will be due the day after tomorrow. If there is no money to pay again, the landlord will send someone to close the shop.
Seeing Li Wancai and Chen Sanping singing together, Mu Qiunian felt despair in his heart.
At this moment, Chen Sanping spoke loudly again: "Mu Qiunian, I didn't expect that you still don't repent and actually used such low-quality fakes to deceive Boss Li. I'm really disappointed in you!"