When Mr. Zhou heard Shen Qi's answer, he couldn't help but frown.
"Young man, fifty million is a lot. There aren't many people willing to collect pocket watches these days."
Shen Qi shook his head. Although he didn't know how much this pocket watch was worth, according to his experience, no one would quote the lowest price right away. Even if Mr. Zhou really liked this pocket watch, he would leave a lot of room for maneuver when he made the first offer.
More importantly, why did he want to sell this pocket watch?
Is he short of money?
Not bad.
Before going into seclusion, he hid his large collection of cultural relics and antiques in a safe place, in addition to a large number of silver dollars, small yellow croakers, etc.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as Shen Qi takes out one percent of his collection, the Shen family can easily get through this difficult time. However, it takes time to sell things like cultural relics and antiques, and things like small yellow croakers and silver dollars are not easy to sell in this era, so they chose to go to the Wang family in Beijing.
Since he has money, why would Shen Qi sell this pocket watch?
“I don’t want to sell.”
Mr. Zhou was speechless. He had seen countless people and could tell what others were thinking at a glance.
When he bought rare treasures from others before, the other party said they didn’t want to sell them, but from their eyes, actions, and expressions, he could tell that they wanted to sell them and were just waiting for a suitable price.
But when Shen Qi didn't want to sell it just now, he really didn't want to sell it, and there was no room for negotiation.
This kind of person is the most difficult to deal with.
Shen Yu knew that it was time for him to make his debut. If he did not reveal his and Shen Qi's identities, he did not know what conditions Mr. Zhou would offer.
It would be fine if he just continued to raise the price, but he was afraid that Mr. Zhou would act impulsively and do something out of line for a pocket watch. Then it would not be a problem between Mr. Zhou and Shen Qi, but a problem between their Shen family and the mysterious force behind Mr. Zhou.
“Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Shen Yu, and Shen Hong is my father.”
Zhao Xiaowan also hurriedly came up, "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Zhao Xiaowan, and my father is Zhao Qing."
Only then did Mr. Zhou notice Shen Yu and Zhao Xiaowan beside Shen Qi, and his expression eased a little.
"So what's your relationship with this young man?"
Shen Yu has now accepted the fact that Shen Qi is his second grandfather, and said openly: "This is Shen Qi, my father's distant uncle, and also my second grandfather."
Old Master Zhou suddenly realized that he was from the Shen family. No wonder he was so confident.
The news that the Shen family suddenly received a large amount of capital injection in the past two days, which not only revitalized the situation but also launched a strong revenge against the Cheng family, has spread throughout the upper class of Jincheng. How could he not know?
"It turns out to be Mr. Shen. I was abrupt just now. Please don't blame me, don't blame me."
Shen Qi nodded slightly, "No problem. Shop assistant, please bring me my pocket watch."
The clerk Xiao Chen did not dare to be negligent this time, not only because the pocket watch was worth 50 million, but also because Shen Qi, Shen Yu and Zhao Xiaowan were all very important people.
The Shen family and the Zhao family in Jincheng were not people that a small shop assistant like him could offend. Fortunately, he didn't say anything out of line just now, otherwise he would be in real trouble.
He hurriedly handed the pocket watch to Shen Qi with both hands, "Mr. Shen, your pocket watch! I am really short-sighted and did not recognize the preciousness of your pocket watch. Please forgive me, sir."
Shen Qi chuckled, "It's okay, you're just a clerk, not omnipotent, so it's not wrong if you can't recognize it."
At this time, Mr. Zhou suddenly said: "Mr. Shen, can you let me see this pocket watch? I like these things very much."
Shen Qi nodded and threw the pocket watch in his hand over. Mr. Zhou was so scared that he hurriedly reached out to catch it, fearing that the precious pocket watch would fall to the ground.
Chen Yu and Zhao Xiaowan were also shocked. This is something worth 50 million. You just threw it away like that. Aren’t you afraid that it will be broken?
Mr. Zhou picked up the pocket watch and looked at it carefully, but he still felt unsatisfied, so he went to the repair table, took out professional tools to study it carefully, and was actually fascinated by it.
The clerk Xiao Chen stood by and didn't dare to say a word. The people who appeared in their store now were not people that a small clerk like him could afford to offend.
Chen Yu also came up and asked, "Mr. Zhou, people in Jincheng say that you have a deep understanding of all aspects. Can you tell the origin of this pocket watch?"
Zhao Xiaowan also came over. She was also very curious about what kind of pocket watch could make Mr. Zhou offer a sky-high price of 50 million!
Mr. Zhou did not answer immediately, but continued to study the pocket watch. After two full minutes, he carefully put it down with an excitement that was hard to conceal on his face.
"Mr. Shen, if I'm not mistaken, this pocket watch of yours must have been custom-made. It should be almost a hundred years old, right?"
Shen Qi, who had originally had no reaction, also had a look of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that Mr. Zhou could make such an accurate inference without even opening the pocket watch.
"Yes, this pocket watch is indeed almost a hundred years old."
Before Shen Qi went into seclusion, he once went to Europe and visited an ancient European family.
In order to show his importance and respect for Shen Qi, the head of an ancient European family specially gave Shen Qi this pocket watch, which is said to be the most complicated in the world.
It’s a pity that Shen Qi didn’t have such high requirements for the pocket watch. As long as it could tell time accurately, it would be fine. Such a precious pocket watch could be considered a waste of money.
According to this time calculation, this pocket watch should indeed have a history of almost a hundred years.
Chen Yu and Zhao Xiaowan all showed surprised expressions, and even the clerk was no exception.
No wonder Mr. Zhou attaches so much importance to this pocket watch. If this pocket watch is really Patek Philippe and has a history of nearly a hundred years, it is not so exaggerated to be worth 50 million.
After all, some people are very interested in these old things.
Chen Yu asked again, "Mr. Zhou, please tell us what is so precious about this pocket watch? Why are you willing to pay 50 million for it?"
Mr. Zhou took a deep breath and did not answer Shen Yu’s question, but looked at Shen Qi again.
"Mr. Shen, I really like this pocket watch. I wonder if you can part with it? I'm willing to pay one hundred million for it!"
"hiss!!"
"One hundred million!?"
"Mr. Zhou, you are not joking, right?"
The clerk Xiao Chen's brain has kind of crashed.
What is the concept of one hundred million?
If a person earns one million a year, he would need to work for a hundred years without eating or drinking to earn one hundred million!
What's more, it is impossible for ordinary people to earn a million yuan a year, and only a few can earn a hundred thousand yuan a year!
One hundred million, for ordinary people, is a wealth that they can never reach in their lifetime!
Now, Mr. Zhou is actually willing to spend 100 million to buy an old pocket watch?!
Is this crazy?
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