Yesterday, when he came to the hotel to book a room and put his luggage, Chen Hai took out the bottles and jars he brought and checked them again.
After making sure that there were no bumps or bumps in the bottles and jars in his backpack along the way, he put those things away again.
At that time, Li Dajiang was watching from the side.
The snuff bottle brought by Chen Hai had four things, which he knew clearly at the time.
At this moment, when he opened his mouth to remind Chen Hai, he didn't mean anything else, it was really a kind intention.
After all, he could tell that Chen Hai was obviously not satisfied with the fact that three snuff bottles were sold for 90,000 yuan.
After telling him that there was a snuff bottle in his backpack, Li Dajiang also thought that if Chen Hai made a special trip to Haizhu City, he could sell the things in his hands for more money.
"Brother Li, Boss Zhang, I do have another snuff bottle in my backpack, but that snuff bottle is a bit incomplete and has some cracks on the mouth..."
After being slightly stunned, Chen Hai quickly spoke.
But Zhang Zhongxiao on the other side didn't seem to mind this very much.
He smiled and said: "If the snuff bottle is indeed a treasure, even if it is a little damaged, as long as the damage is not too big and can be repaired, it will still have some value."
"Just like the three snuff bottles you decided to sell me, if there are one or two nicks on them, I can't tell if there are more. If they are sold for two to three thousand yuan, there should still be some."
"For you mainlanders, two to three thousand yuan can already buy a National Taiwan University color TV set. In fact, it's not that little!"
"The remaining snuff bottle in your backpack, regardless of whether it is incomplete or not, take it out and show it to me first!"
Zhang Zhongxiao leisurely took over the cup of hot tea that Li Dajiang had just poured for him, and he took a sip.
We have all arrived here, buying three snuff bottles and four snuff bottles. If Chen Hai's remaining incomplete snuff bottle is really valuable, he doesn't mind and buys it together.
Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands may be a huge sum of money to other people, but to Zhang Zhongxiao, it is actually nothing.
The semiconductor factory founded by his eldest brother Zhang Zhongmo is doing booming business. Although he only holds a small share in it, the money he gets every year is enough for him to spend.
He has two major hobbies in his life, one is beauty, and the other is snuff bottles.
Despite his age, he is a typical playboy.
Tidbits about him can make the front page of tabloids in Taiwan from time to time.
It is said that the relationship between several popular female celebrities there and him is somewhat unclear.
Food and sex are nature.
Li Dajiang is also a good player. He and Zhang Zhongxiao have a good relationship. Perhaps this is the reason.
Maybe, the two of them have fought side by side on the same battlefield.
When he saw Zhang Zhongxiao, who was the buyer, he had already said this, so Chen Hai naturally had no reason to object.
He opened his backpack, took out the somewhat incomplete snuff bottle inside, and placed it on the coffee table in front of Zhang Zhongxiao.
"Made by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty? A snuff bottle with a bronze body, enamel, and a Western painting of a scene?"
Picking up the somewhat incomplete snuff bottle, Zhang Zhongxiao just glanced at it a few times. His face, which had always been indifferent before, suddenly brightened up, and he exclaimed in surprise.
"Boss Zhang, is this thing valuable?" Chen Hai asked quickly with a look of doubt on his face.
"This thing of yours can already be called a treasure in the snuff bottle!" Zhang Zhongxiao looked happy and nodded.
When he saw the crack and the gap the size of a grain of rice at the mouth of the bottle, he looked regretful and said with emotion: "If it were in good condition and intact, this thing of yours would be worth at least one million.
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Having said this, he sighed deeply, as if he was distressed by the small chip on the snuff bottle.
"Just such a small thing can be worth a million. Is it so expensive?"
A few words shocked Chen Hai. He quickly spoke and continued to ask: "Now, Boss Zhang, how much is this thing of mine worth?"
Tilting his head, Zhang Zhongxiao thought for a while: "Your thing is really poorly preserved. Although the cracks and gaps on it can be repaired, it is not easy."
"The most I can offer is 150,000, what do you think?"
Although the price he offered was a little lower than the market price of such items in Taiwan, it was definitely not much lower.
If you really want to talk about it, he can be considered very kind in terms of bidding!
Of course, the main reason for this, besides his true love for the snuff bottle, is that he himself is not short of money.
"150,000? Yes, then I will sell this thing to you, Boss Zhang!"
Without giving it much thought, Zhang Zhongxiao's words fell into Chen Hai's ears. In just a few breaths, he had already nodded and agreed.
He originally thought of selling one or two snuff bottles to Boss Zhang.
But when it came time to make a deal, he finally broke his promise, couldn't resist the temptation of money, and sold all four snuff bottles in his hand.
After all, these things are of little use if left in his hands.
If he didn't sell it to Zhang Zhongxiao and found other buyers in China, the price would be so low that he felt a little distressed.
"Four snuff bottles, a total of 240,000, I will write a check to you now!"
Seeing that Chen Hai had nodded, Zhang Zhongxiao took out his checkbook.
"Swish, swish, swish", he had already filled out the check and handed it over to Chen Hai.
"This..." Chen Hai looked suspicious as he took the cash check.
With his status and background, where did he get the opportunity to come into contact with something like cash checks.
In his eyes, this small piece of paper was equivalent to 240,000 yuan, which made him somewhat unbelievable.
"Chen Hai, take this cash check and you can go to any of the major banks in Yanhuang Kingdom and exchange it directly for cash!"
Li Dajiang on the side smiled and nodded, explaining to Chen Hai.
Perhaps it was because, with an old friend like Zhang Zhongxiao here, he felt a little embarrassed to speak like Mr. Chen.
He called Chen Hai and changed his name directly.
"Yes! I understand!" Chen Hai nodded.
Fortunately, at this time, the pager in his pocket suddenly buzzed, temporarily covering up his embarrassment.
"Brother Li, Boss Zhang, let me call you back first!"
After greeting the two people in the room, Chen Hai picked up the pager and looked at the phone number displayed on it.
For numbers starting with 901, even the area code is not displayed.
Chen Hai was a little confused when he saw this phone number.
But after thinking about it, he picked up the landline phone on the bedside table, checked the number displayed on the pager, and dialed it directly.
'Beep...beep...beep...' rang several times before the phone finally connected.
"Hey, who paged me just now?" Chen Hai tentatively asked as soon as the call was answered.
"Chen Hai, where are you?" came a pleasant female voice.
This voice seemed a bit familiar to Chen Hai, but for a while, it didn't ring. Who was the owner of the voice?
"I'm in Haizhu City, eastern Guangdong, and you are..."
"Nonsense, my brother told me about your trip to Haizhu City in eastern Guangdong. I'm asking you, where are you in Haizhu City?"
"Here in Xiangzhou, Xinli Hotel."
"Which room?"
"1808..."
Chen Hai had just reported his room number, but Chen Hai didn't even have time to ask who the girl he was talking to on the phone was. There was a 'pop' sound and the phone was hung up.
"It's really inexplicable!" Chen Hai muttered as he was speechless.
Judging from the tone of the person on the phone, she must be Haizhu City.
But in Haizhu City, Ms. Dong seems to be the only woman who knows her pager number.
But Chen Hai can be sure that Miss Dong's voice will never sound like this.
"Could it be that the daughter of a relative of mine is working here in Haizhu City? She called me this page after she found out that I was here?"
Frowning, Chen Hai thought to himself.
His pager number is very clear to his family, and his parents also know about his visit to Haizhu City in eastern Guangdong.
After all, before he came here, he made a special trip back home to pick up the bottles and jars he kept at home.
Suppose that when your parents are chatting with relatives and friends, they occasionally talk about coming to Haizhu City, and there are also people in Haizhu City at home.
Then, it seems possible for parents to tell each other their pager numbers so that their children can contact them.
Chen Hai was on the phone here. He had cleared all the money and goods, and Zhang Zhongxiao, who had written a cash check to Chen Hai, had already opened the password box he carried with him and was carefully moving the snuff bottles inside.
Li Dajiang had nothing to do, he just smiled and chatted with Zhang Zhongxiao.
However, their words were a bit profound. They were talking about flying together, ice and fire, etc. Chen Hai simply understood what these two guys were talking about!
"Brother Li, let me ask you something. Is this phone number starting with 901 the area code of that place?"
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Hai tentatively opened his mouth and asked Li Dajiang.
"A phone number that starts with 901? That's a mobile phone number, not a landline phone."
"Business in the factory is good. I'm planning to buy one of those things in a while."
"Although the signal of that thing is not very good, it is indeed much more convenient to have a big brother in hand to contact the business!"
Li Dajiang responded with a smile and nodded.
"Big brother? There are tens of thousands of them..."
Chen Hai, who originally thought that the person he talked to on the phone before was a relative, was a little confused after hearing Li Dajiang's explanation!