Lin Sanqi thought that in order to avoid being struck by lightning, he should give more money. After all, this is a cultural relic of the Forbidden City, and people are also taking political risks.
Believe it or not, if this matter is exposed decades later, Dean Wu will definitely be cyber-bullied.
"Well, Dean Wu, I won't ask for too much. Just sell me all the furniture in the South Third Building. Add in the cost of repairing this sedan chair, and I'll give you ten million dollars in total. How about that?"
When Dean Wu heard this, he was overjoyed.
Although the furniture in the South Three Houses are all royal, they are ordinary palace furniture. The real good furniture is placed in various palaces.
He would sell these marginal pieces of furniture for 10 million US dollars, or even 10 million RMB.
"Okay, Commissioner Lin is straightforward. Old Xu and Old Lu, you can take Commissioner Lin on a tour of the Forbidden City. Commissioner Lin can visit any palace he wants. I'll ask my superiors right away. Commissioner Lin, give me half a day."
Lin Sanqi nodded: "Okay, then I'll be a tourist for once, haha, saving 20 cents on the entrance fee."
Dean Wu rode his bicycle and hurried back to the office building to convene an emergency meeting of the team.
The attraction of 10 million US dollars is unparalleled. With this money, not only will the Palace Museum have a budget for next year, but the employees can also have a good year.
The furniture belongs to the museum, but the money and supplies are their own, and everyone is very clear about this.
Two hours later, President Wu ran to the higher authorities with the meeting minutes and official letters of agreement signed by all team members.
When Minister Ding saw that a batch of old furniture was being purchased for $10 million, he immediately slammed the table:
"Old Wu, you're so confused. Do I need to emphasize what a god of wealth Comrade Lin Sanqi is? You don't know that he cleared out all the inventory in several antique shops in Peking, Huadu, Xi'an, and other places.
Since he has come to your Palace Museum on his own initiative this time, you should go back and take inventory. We cannot touch the important cultural relics, but as you just said, all the miscellaneous tables, chairs and benches should be sold to him.
We're not selling dragon robes or thrones, so what could go wrong with just a few broken pieces of furniture? Without these cumbersome items, your upkeep and maintenance work would be a lot easier, right?
However, as far as I know, Comrade Lin Sanqi is quite easy to talk to. So, you can just add some more things and ask him to pay more. That's US dollars, dear."
When Dean Wu heard that the minister had agreed, what else was there to say?
So after returning to the Forbidden City, Director Wu gathered everyone together and moved out all the Ming and Qing furniture that were covered in dust from the warehouse.
So when Lin Sanqi finished his tour and came out, he found that the square in front of Wenhua Hall was filled with all kinds of furniture.
If you don’t know, you might think the Forbidden City is having a big cleaning today, because the furniture smells musty.
"Hey, Dean Wu, what do you mean by that?"
Dean Wu saw Lin Sanqi coming and ran over quickly, smiling like a fox:
"Commissioner Lin, our minister heard that you are particularly interested in Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture, so he asked us to take out some of the less important royal furniture from the warehouse. If Commissioner Lin likes it, you can take it all."
Lin Sanqi swallowed hard, his heart already shocked to the point of being speechless.
Even if the furniture in the Forbidden City is not valuable, it will become a rare treasure after a few decades.
After all, this dragon and phoenix carving is made of either nanmu or red sandalwood, and is almost out of print. Can you buy it now? Or will they actively chase you to buy it?
Lin Sanqi walked aimlessly among the pile of furniture, not knowing what to do.
He never dreamed that one day he would be able to sell cultural relics from the Forbidden City openly and honestly.
Suddenly he placed his hand on a dark armchair and couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Dean Wu also took a look and found that the chair was intact, but the seat cushion was originally made of woven bamboo, but now the bamboo was rotten and looked a little tattered.
Salesman Wu was afraid that the boss would look down on him, so he quickly explained:
"Commissioner Lin, this chair is called a rosewood rattan low round chair. It was originally placed in the hall of Chuxiu Palace. There are eight of them in total. If nothing unexpected happens, Empress Dowager Cixi sat on it.
The structure of the chair is intact. Even though the bamboo on the seat is worn out, it can be replaced and the chair will still be in good condition."
Lin Sanqi finally came to his senses.
This opportunity only comes once in a century. If I miss it, I will never get it again. Since my superiors have agreed, there is no reason for me to miss it.
"President Wu, that's fine. Count the total number of pieces of furniture and make a list for me. Also, apart from the sedan chair and the ceremonial guards, please don't restore the other furniture for me. Keep it in its original state."
Lin Sanqi was afraid of the cultural relics restoration experts of that period.
For example, the emperor's dragon robe unearthed from the Ming Dingling Mausoleum was actually glued directly to the paper with glue. The key is that it was glued upside down, and finally the dragon robe was completely destroyed.
Relying on such a group of experts to help with the repair, I'm afraid it will be fine if they don't repair it. Once they do, it will be completely ruined and unsaleable.
When Dean Wu heard that there was no need for repairs, he felt relieved and rubbed his hands embarrassedly:
"Commissioner Lin, as you can see, our Palace Museum is very short on funds right now. Our leaders asked if they could provide us with more support. You see, these pieces of furniture are extra gifts from us."
Lin Sanqi knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and the other party's enthusiasm was simply a matter of money.
"Alright, Dean Wu, I'll add an additional $5 million to the original $10 million, for a total of $15 million. How about that?"
Dean Wu grabbed Lin Sanqi's hand:
"Commissioner Lin, we have a deal."
In the following month, truckloads of furniture were pulled out of the Forbidden City and sent to the train station. After being packed up, they were all sent to Bao'an County.
No. 1 Xizhimenwai South Road, Ministry of Health compound.
Minister Li personally made a cup of tea and placed it in front of Lin Sanqi with a smile. Then he looked at Lin Sanqi with passionate eyes, like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.
"Comrade Sanqi, here, this is Junshan Yinzhen tea that XXX gave me personally. He gave me a pound in total. I heard you particularly like tea, so I'll pack it all up and send it off to you later, hehe."
Lin Sanqi thought that this was a good thing and he had to take it to another time and space to let his father taste it.
"Minister Li, I won't be polite then. Haha, XXX's hometown tea is something you can't buy with any amount of money."
Minister Li chuckled and approached and asked:
"So, you're here for your year-end report. What good news do you have for me this time? I've been looking forward to your arrival in the capital day and night."
Seeing that they were getting down to business, Lin Sanqi took out a wooden box from his backpack:
"Hey, Minister Li, I'm here this time to bring you two pieces of good news. I promise you'll have a prosperous new year.
Inside this box are two passbooks. I deposited money under a pseudonym at HSBC Bank in Hong Kong. These two passbooks hold a total of US$1.5 billion. Please help me transfer this to the central government.
Bao'an County was established with the goal of earning valuable foreign exchange for the country. I'd like to report that this year we received a total of $5 billion in payments.
Because I provided all the production lines and APIs, I took $2 billion in costs and guaranteed not to make a cent. (A man's guarantee, those who understand will understand.)
In addition, according to our previous agreement, our Lin family would take 10% of the dividends, so another 500 million was deducted.
I allocated the remaining $2.5 billion as follows:
One billion US dollars will be handed over to the central government for national construction; 500 million will be handed over to our Ministry of Health so that the ministry can use it for the development of medical and health services.
The remaining $500 million will be used as operating expenses for Bao'an County.
Finally, there is $500 million left. I plan to fully implement rural doctor training next year, including the construction of new township-level health centers."
In fact, according to Lin Sanqi's previous idea, he was to keep 100 million for himself and hand over the remaining 4.9 billion US dollars.
However, after being lectured by Dr. Lin Kucan, Lin Sanqi knew that he had to leave a way out for himself and take all the money that was his.
Even if the country needs money in the future, the Lin family donating money in the name of patriotic Hong Kong businessmen and paying it to the treasury in the name of subordinates are two completely different concepts.
The Lin family must be vigilant and not let others destroy their bridges. (End of this chapter)
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