Chapter 169: The Richest Man: I’m so poor that I only have money left (sad face)
"We in the Chinese treasure appraisal community won't tolerate this kind of loss."
When he said this, Qiu Xiaojun's face was full of pride: "That makes sense. Young people like you still need to be motivated."
He had always wanted to do this when he was young, and now when he heard Gu Shengsheng propose it, he felt his blood boiling even at his old age.
"Don't worry, Shengsheng, just do it boldly. At the very least, we old guys will back you up."
Zhang Rulan was also very satisfied: "When I was young, I was as brave as you, but I didn't dare to say it out loud."
“I still feel a little regretful now.”
Shang Jinhao was excited. "It sounds amazing to me. But Shengsheng, where can I find something more stunning than Sima Xiangru's paintings to replace the exhibition at the Forbidden City?"
"I probably don't have that ability. I'm so poor that all I have left is money." He was quite distressed.
Gu Shengsheng: “…”
Isn't this really Versailles?
Then Shang Jinhao pulled Gu Shengsheng and said, "Shengsheng, can you help me with this?"
Gu Shengsheng said helplessly: "Mr. Shang, it's not that I don't want to help you with this matter, but the time is too tight, and I'm not omnipotent. Where can I find good goods for you?"
"How about I give you a commission of 50 million?" Shang Jinhao said.
Gu Shengsheng was still very embarrassed: "Mr. Shang..."
"One hundred and fifty million, how about it?" Mr. Shang continued to raise the price.
Gu Shengsheng said, "Okay."
There's no way, he gave too much.
Gu Shengsheng never breaks his principles unless the money he is offered is too much...
Then she said, "Are there any cultural relics being auctioned around here? I can go take a look."
Just as he said this, Shang Jinhao said, "I will immediately notify them tonight to organize one. Let them come if they are capable. I will personally open the show and cover the event expenses. It's up to you to decide whether it's a mule or a horse, it's Shengsheng."
"Tomorrow morning, come if you want. I will give you enough advantages." He had little education, so he just used money to attack.
For so many years, the principle of "money makes the world go round" cannot go wrong, unless the money given is not enough.
Then Qiu Xiaojun said, "I've been in Anxi for the past few days, and many antique dealers from Hong Kong have come here. I think they might have some good stuff."
Gu Shengsheng nodded.
Indeed, antiques from Hong Kong rarely flow into the mainland, and their items are very mixed, some good and some bad. It took Qiu Xiaojun a lot of effort to get them out of that place.
He said, "Shengsheng, maybe I can help you when the time comes."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Qiu."
Qiu Xiaojun smiled at her lovingly.
Shang Jinhao then said, "Alright, I've given the order. Starting at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, merchants from all over can come to Anxi City, and their respective leaders can also come and bid."
"Shengsheng, you'll bid when the time comes. Who will pay the bid, me or you?"
"I'll give it to you myself." Gu Shengsheng said.
This must be her own responsibility, because at the auction, Gu Shengsheng auctioned off more than just one item.
It's also an opportunity to pick up a bargain.
Zhang Zhengyi thought Gu Shengsheng would be nervous, so he comforted her, "Don't worry, this is a big deal, and it's hard to get something more eye-catching than before."
"Shengsheng, if you lose, you lose. Appraising treasures is all about fate."
"It's a last-ditch effort. Shang Jinhao won't blame you when the time comes."
"..." Originally, Shang Jinhao hadn't said such words. Now he didn't dare to blame anyone even if he wanted to!
These bigwigs in the treasure appraisal industry were like protecting their own children, fearing that this rough and unrefined businessman would "eat" Gu Shengsheng, the appraiser.
Shang Jinhao was too tired to complain and said, "It's great that Miss Gu can help me."
"Ms. Gu, don't feel too stressed. I'll take care of everything." He had already spent a huge amount of money, and now he still wanted to be treated like a grandson.
The main thing was that these appraisers stared at him intently, as if he were some unforgivable criminal.
Gu Shengsheng nodded: "Okay, then I'll go back and rest first."
He was not in a hurry at all because this appraisal meeting was held on short notice and time was very tight.
Therefore, there is no pre-appraisal, and the cultural relics are viewed on the spot at the appraisal meeting.
Gu Shengsheng has participated in such situations many times.
She sat in the guest seat on time at 2:30 in the afternoon. No one around her paid attention to her. Gu Shengsheng discovered that all the people who came this time were from Hong Kong.
There are very few antique dealers inland because they haven't come here yet...
All the antique dealers in Hong Kong are confident, and... Gu Shengsheng feels that they are connected to each other.
That's quite interesting.
Time was tight and the auction started quickly. It only took the host more than ten minutes to finish his polite remarks, and everyone was eager to try.
Because it was too time-consuming for each person to view and explore the cultural relics separately, Shang Jinhao organized all the people who came to the auction to line up and view the cultural relics for three minutes each.
Gu Shengsheng was quite quick. She was able to identify more than half of the cultural relics based on the panel attributes.
Quickly memorize the number and follow along as if nothing happened.
A businessman in his thirties was following behind her. Seeing Gu Shengsheng like this, he felt so distressed: "Such a good opportunity, little girl, you can't just look at it casually like this!"
"You need to find the right opportunity to study more. People are eager to take pictures and look at more, but you just touch and look and leave. You are wasting your place!"
"Boss Shang is paying this time, so we're sure to make a profit!"
Gu Shengsheng smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm just here to learn."
"That's true. You're young and have many opportunities. I'll teach you. I'll tell you to look at the patterns on porcelain vases... And you know what cloisonné is? Oh, you're too young to understand."
"When the time comes, remember, don't take pictures of things that others haven't taken. Just follow the trend and make sure the most people take pictures!"
He then continued to talk, and Gu Shengsheng patiently said, "Okay."
Seeing that she had a good attitude, the man behind her kept teaching her.
After the pre-auction viewing of the cultural relics was over, the two returned to their seats.
Gu Shengsheng then asked, "Sir, I know there will be a lot of people from Hong Kong, but why are there so many people from Hong Kong today?"
"Oh," he said, "I'm from Hong Kong too. Everyone in the Hong Kong treasure appraisal circle has spread the word that you can definitely make money. So we came here despite the difficulties."
"Many of them brought their most precious cultural relics. All of us buyers also brought enough money."
When he said this, his face was full of excitement: "I also think I can make a lot of money this time."
Gu Shengsheng didn't say anything. When it comes to appraising treasures, you really can't just look at these things.
You never know when good luck will strike.
But now that this matter has been publicized, it must be more than just a plot, or there may be other inside stories.
No matter what the inside story was, she, Gu Shengsheng, came here to pick up the spoils. The mess had nothing to do with her.
(End of this chapter)
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