Chapter 177 Another Dark Horse
When he saw the word "contract" appear in front of him, Lin Siqiao swallowed helplessly.
She is not interested in money, but she is particularly concerned about making money.
Director Hu didn't say much, just gave a look, and the meaning was very clear.
"Don't worry, as long as you work hard, you won't lose a penny."
Lin Siqiao understood his subtext and made a gesture.
She would work hard even without money, let alone with money.
If she doesn't achieve any results, Lin Siqiao will feel that she has let down Director Hu's trust!
At this time, Fang and his group were already wandering around the lobby on the first floor.
Mr. Johnson looked around and sighed repeatedly.
"These are simply works of art. I think no other country in the world, except China, is capable of producing such exquisite things!"
After hearing this, the people who were accompanying him also echoed it.
Except for one troublemaker, well, we can't call him a troublemaker, his name is Ritter.
As the second-in-command of this visit to China, General Ritter has made numerous military achievements.
But why can he only be the second in command? If I were to talk about this, it would probably take three days and three nights to finish.
At this time, General Ritter's face was flushed red, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was still drunk.
Relying on the alcohol, he didn't give Mr. Johnson any face and snorted twice.
After taking a look, Lin Siqiao turned his gaze to Mr. Johnson again.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he praises loudly everything he sees, he is actually very picky.
Unlike other foreigners, Mr. Johnson is not very interested in traditional Chinese porcelain, silk and lacquerware.
His real favorites are collectibles and antiques.
But the smarter a person is, the more likely he is to hide his preferences.
Lin Siqiao also knew this after reading his memoirs from his later years.
To be honest, it is a bit difficult to make his wallet bleed.
Lin Siqiao thought about it and decided that the only way to deal with this matter was to do the opposite.
"I'm sorry, General Ritter. I can only use you as a springboard."
After Lin Siqiao said this silently, he walked directly to General Ritter and extended a sincere invitation to him.
"General Ritter, a new batch of antiques has arrived on the third floor. Would you like to go up and appreciate them?"
General Ritter had just drunk half a bottle of whiskey in his room early in the morning and was still a little dazed.
"What? What?"
"The antiques from China are all collectible and well preserved."
"I heard that you are very knowledgeable in this area, so I would like to invite you to come and have a look."
General Ritter didn't know anything about this. He just bought some when he came with that guy last year.
Most of them were brought for old friends.
However, Lin Siqiao's words were very useful to him, for a rough man who only knew how to march and fight.
What General Ritter hated most in his life was being told that he was uneducated.
He was talking about none other than Mr. Johnson in front of him.
This guy is very scheming!
The two of them actually had a pretty good personal relationship before, but two years ago this guy actually tricked him in public.
The two of them were clearly visiting Pakistan together, but this guy ran away from the party on the pretext of feeling unwell!
It was not until the next day that General Ritter learned from the newspaper that this guy had actually fled to China.
Because of this incident, General Ritter was blocked in the hotel by reporters for several days and could not leave.
The whole world is curious about what Fang’s move means.
What General Ritter was unhappy about was not only that this guy left without saying goodbye, but also that because of this incident, Mr. Johnson became the most trusted right-hand man of the person above.
From then on, General Ritter's identity became embarrassing.
The Chinese people don’t know Mr. Johnson’s preferences, but General Ritter has been dealing with him for most of his life, and no one knows this old guy better than him.
So Mr. Ritter glanced at Mr. Johnson and readily agreed.
When Mr. Johnson heard this, he could no longer sit still.
"Since there are good things here, we should not miss this opportunity. Let's all go up and take a look. It will broaden our horizons."
Lin Siqiao smiled, politely and distantly.
"Okay, then everyone please come with me."
The group went up to the third floor. Lin Siqiao had already made a draft in mind, and now it was basically done after some polishing.
Following them upstairs were the heads of various departments of the Beijing Friendship Store.
They had heard of Lin Siqiao's name a long time ago.
People in Shanghai have been talking about her as a miraculous person, so they are naturally curious about what this girl is capable of.
In fact, there are quite a few translators in the Friendship Store in Beijing, but when they usually introduce things to foreign guests, they would at most say which dynasty the item is from.
The only remaining vocabulary available is, this is very rare! Very precious! The collection value is very high!
As for where it is high, no one can tell for sure.
Now listening to Kobayashi's introduction again, I can only say that intellectuals are really different.
It means they have no money, otherwise they would have paid for it long ago!
In fact, there are no specific techniques that Lin Siqiao introduced, while focusing on craftsmanship.
Occasionally, some small historical stories are interspersed, and of course some of them are also made up by her.
Antiques like this, coupled with half-true and half-false historical allusions, who wouldn't be confused?
Most importantly, she uses a very rich vocabulary.
There is no implicit or implicit statement in the words that you should buy it, it is very cheap and it is a good deal if you buy it now.
Lin Siqiao expressed only one theme from beginning to end: the reason why a treasure is called a treasure is not only because it has extremely high artistic value.
It is also because it carries rich historical and cultural connotations!
So, it is just waiting for its destined person.
When Mr. Ritter heard the words "destined person", he burst into laughter.
As a member of an old wealthy family in the country and having participated in so many battles, the last thing General Ritter lacks is money.
The most important thing is that General Ritter discovered that his old friend seemed very moved.
General Ritter would certainly not miss the opportunity to cause trouble for him and gain such good things.
Lin Siqiao, who originally wanted to make a fortune from Mr. Johnson, never expected that General Ritter would become the biggest dark horse!
He alone bought more than 30 rare antiques, and also bought a lot of tea and porcelain.
Originally, Lin Siqiao felt a little psychologically burdened, after all, these cultural relics are irreplaceable cultural heritage.
It's such a pity to end up overseas like this!
Fortunately, the country has also realized this. The antiques currently sold in major friendship stores are basically products after the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
In other words, these are not that precious.
Compared to those damaged in the big movement, this is just a drizzle at best.
After knowing this, Lin Siqiao felt better and worked even harder to sell the product.
Perhaps it was General Ritter's wealth that set the example, and other delegations also joined the shopping spree.
Even Mr. Johnson, who is usually stingy, couldn't resist and bought several pieces.
Of course, he did not forget his wife, and Mr. Johnson specially selected some jade jewelry for her.
At this moment, Ms. Isabella, who had disappeared for a while, suddenly walked towards Lin Siqiao.
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