Director Liu thought for a moment and then said, "Yes, Mr. Zhang, how much do you need?"
"If the quantity is large, I'll have to ask President Niu for instructions."
"If you have any stock, just give me two boxes of each kind. As for those rare currencies, just give me two of each kind that you can sell. I mainly want to collect them and make a display wall later."
"Oh, and while you're at it, please prepare two sets of each denomination of currency from Hong Kong and Macau for me."
It's clear that Zhang Long is serious about collecting, not just playing around.
While Zhang Long was admiring the coins, Director Liu quickly went out to consult with his superiors.
Although the leader said that he would try his best to meet Mr. Zhang's needs, it is still necessary to consult and report more often on such matters. If something goes wrong, I will have to take the blame.
Actually, this kind of money is not widely circulated outside, but it's not uncommon in the banking industry, especially since it's still in circulation. As long as you have connections, you can get your hands on it, just like Zhang Long, who came directly to the bank to buy it.
Zhang Long had a very fruitful trip, but the banking circle really is a small circle.
Two days later, Mr. Wu, the branch manager of another bank where he had an account, called him.
The implication was, Mr. Zhang, our CITIC Bank also has many interesting collectibles; you can't show favoritism!
He gets modern coins from the Bank of China, while CITIC gives him all sorts of strange and unusual coins from before the founding of the People's Republic of China, including silver dollars and copper coins.
Although none of them are particularly rare, they are all in quite good condition for collectors.
After all, if the product isn't good, CITIC can't present it to customers, right?
Meanwhile, Hu Xinxin secretly returned to Beijing, found her grandmother, and then started rummaging through the house looking for her.
My grandmother was from a wealthy family, and her dowry included many nice things.
When she was little, Hu Xinxin often played with those silver dollars as toys, and she also had a lot of old-fashioned coins.
The old lady was overjoyed to see that her beloved granddaughter liked these things, and she excitedly began to introduce them to her.
She stayed at home for several more days before returning to Shanghai with her overflowing spoils.
The old lady wouldn't have let her go if she didn't have to go back to school for her graduation defense soon.
Zhang Long wasn't in a hurry to turn in the mission, since the reward for this mission depended on the value of the collectibles he had acquired.
So he decided to wait and see if there were any priceless ancient coins among the items recently auctioned.
Unfortunately, as far as he knew, none of the recent auction houses had the ancient coins he wanted.
With nothing to do, he decided to take a stroll through the nearby flea market.
Of course, he didn't really want to buy anything; he just wanted to experience the atmosphere.
As long as he doesn't make a move, he won't be slaughtered; that's what everyone thinks.
As he walked downstairs to the garage and was about to get in his car, he suddenly remembered that he should change cars. It would be better to get Xin Xin's A4. It's safer to be discreet in places with lots of people.
After all, that place is a gathering place for the lowest of the low. Seeing such a big fat sheep like him, they would definitely want to fleece him.
They even set traps for him without him realizing it.
When he arrived at the antique market on Lingshi Road, he learned that it was only open one day a week, Fridays. He found this out while researching nearby antique markets.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long immediately became interested, which led to today's trip.
As soon as he entered the market, he felt like he had gone to the wrong place, so he turned back from the entrance and took a special look at the signboard outside.
The market was packed with people, just like a bustling rural fair, noisy and lively!
He slowly walked in with the crowd, and when he saw a stall selling ancient coins, he curiously squatted down to examine it.
These stall owners are all shrewd; they could tell from Zhang Long's movements that he was a complete novice.
Just as they were figuring out how to rip him off, Zhang Long got up and left, leaving all the bosses completely bewildered.
"Hey, young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave!"
"Is it that the treasures here didn't catch your eye?"
"I still have some hidden gems here, take a look before you leave!"
Just as Zhang Long was about to make a run for it, the shopkeeper piqued his curiosity, and he turned back with a grin, saying, "Boss, don't try to fool me. The stuff on your stall isn't anything special. What good stuff do you have?"
"Oh dear, I have such a short temper!"
"Come, come, come with me!"
"I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"
"Ma Gan, keep an eye on the stall for me. I'll take this young man to check it out."
The stall owner quickly informed the stall owner next door and led Zhang Long to a small shop outside the market.
Hey, I didn't expect this stall owner to be so capable. He actually has a shop outside. Looks like he's making quite a bit of money.
Zhang Long joked, "Boss, you already have a shop, why are you still setting up a stall in the market? Don't you think it's beneath you?"
The stall owner retorted irritably, "What do you know? The rent for a stall here is more expensive than my shop outside!"
"These days, money is hard to earn and life is tough. If it weren't for the large flow of people in this market, who would be willing to spend so much money to rent a street stall?"
As he spoke, Zhang Long saw the boss go to get the goods, while he himself wandered around the shop.
The shop has two rows of display shelves on both sides, displaying all kinds of antiques. The walls are also covered with calligraphy and paintings. The main point is that not a single bit of space is wasted!
He didn't take these things seriously, just appreciating them as modern handicrafts, and to be honest, these modern handicrafts were really quite beautiful.
After wandering around for a while, he suddenly saw something interesting: a jewelry box with a hidden mechanism.
As for how he could tell at a glance that the jewelry box had a hidden mechanism?
He had triggered another system task.
"bite!"
Congratulations, host, for triggering the side quest—decryption.
Task objective: Solve the puzzle box in front of you.
Task Rewards: 500,000 points, one treasure map!
Zhang Long was now really excited, feeling that this trip was definitely worthwhile.
Putting aside whether it's a treasure or not, the key is the process of deciphering it—that's so interesting!
These days, cities are undergoing massive development, and who knows how many treasures have been unearthed from underground? Even if you find them, the developers might have already snapped them up.
Putting aside whether the things are still there or not, even if they are, do you expect to demolish the house?
At this moment, the boss came out from behind and saw Zhang Long staring intently at the jewelry box, so he immediately spoke.
"Hey young man, this jewelry box is a real treasure!"
"She was a young lady from a wealthy family during the Ming Dynasty..."
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