In this day and age, antiques and calligraphy are incredibly cheap.
If Shen Dong buys them now, it wouldn't be surprising if their value increases several hundred times in the future.
While people don't pay much attention to these things yet, Shen Dong can take the opportunity to buy them all at a low price.
At that time, with his collection of antiques and calligraphy, Shen Dong will be able to easily become a billionaire.
Sun Qingyuan patted his chest and said, "No problem. It's just... it's just that I don't have that much money."
After pondering for a moment, Shen Dong said, "I will arrange for a few specialists to set up a shop in Yandu and spend three months acquiring antiques and calligraphy in Yandu. As for the money, you don't need to worry; I will set aside 100 million for this purpose."
"One hundred million?"
Not to mention Sun Qingyuan, even Sun Aiguo and Lin Ziyuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
In this day and age, 100 million yuan can buy an entire residential complex.
Shen Dong continued, "The experts you hire must be reliable. I will give each of them an appraisal fee of 200,000 yuan. As for your salary, I will also set it at 200,000 yuan. If the antiques and paintings are of good quality and plentiful enough, I will give you a raise."
Upon hearing this, Sun Qingyuan quickly replied, "Mr. Shen, there's no need to pay me. This is what I should do."
Shen Dong frowned and said, "One thing at a time. If you don't want the money, then I'll go find someone else."
"Don't."
Sun Qingyuan quickly replied, "I'll do it."
Seeing that Shen Dong had asked his son for help in collecting antiques, Sun Aiguo was completely relieved and asked with a smile, "Mr. Shen, what do you need so many antiques and paintings for?"
Shen Dong said, "As the saying goes, gold is valued in times of chaos, and antiques are valued in times of prosperity. With the development speed of Xia Kingdom, I feel that a prosperous era is coming soon. Whether it's buying and selling or opening a museum, it's a good choice."
Sun Aiguo gave a thumbs up and praised, "No wonder Mr. Shen has achieved so much at such a young age. His vision alone is something that not everyone can possess."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "Mr. Sun, you flatter me."
After exchanging contact information with Sun Qingyuan, Shen Dong bid farewell to the family of three and went out for morning exercise with Li Jie.
Lin Ziyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This Mr. Shen is quite easy to talk to."
Sun Aiguo said, "That's because he vented his anger last night. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be able to get through this today. Qingyuan, you must do your best to help Shen Dong acquire antiques in the short term. This young man is too amazing. If we can get on his good side, this bad thing might turn into a good thing."
Sun Qingyuan nodded and said, "Dad, don't worry, I know what to do."
Sun Aiguo glanced at Sun Qingyuan in surprise, feeling as if his son had grown up a lot overnight.
Shen Dong didn't actually take Sun Qingyuan's harassment of his girlfriend to heart at all.
After returning to the hotel last night, he learned from Li Xinxin that the other party was only being dishonest verbally and had not taken any action.
Therefore, even if Sun Aiguo and his family of three do not come to apologize, Shen Dong will not report this matter to his superiors.
After finishing his morning exercise, Shen Dong had breakfast at the hotel with his four girlfriends.
Today, Li Xinxin needs to rent an office building to serve as the headquarters of the Tengfei Charity Foundation.
The three women had nothing else to do, so they went with Li Xinxin.
Shen Dong is very interested in antiques and calligraphy.
After finishing his meal, he called Sun Qingyuan and they arranged to go looking for a suitable shop together.
On the way, Shen Dong asked, "Ah Jie, how many of the brothers who went to Hong Kong Island have families in Yandu?"
Li Jie thought for a moment and said, "As far as I know, there are at least twenty people."
Shen Dong said, "I'm planning to open an antique and calligraphy shop, and I need to find someone to look after it. You should contact Ahui and ask all the brothers in Yandu to come back and help me with the shop. Firstly, I'll feel more at ease with them around. Secondly, they can spend time with their families when they're not busy."
Li Jie nodded and said, "I believe the brothers in Yandu will be very happy to hear this news."
Shen Dong asked, "A-Jie, do you still have any relatives?"
Li Jie's face was somber as he said, "My wife and I are both orphans. Since she and our child were killed in the bombing, I have had no relatives left."
Shen Dong sighed and said, "When we get back to Hong Kong Island, I'll have your sister-in-law find you a reliable girl."
Li Jie said, "I've thought it through. I will never get married again in this lifetime."
Shen Dong frowned and said, "You must always look forward. You have already avenged your wife and children. You can't let this matter become an obstacle to your marriage and career. If your sister-in-law knew this in the afterlife, she would definitely not agree to you living a lonely life."
Li Jie was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Dong, give me some time to think it over."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "I didn't mean to force you. Whether you are happy or not depends entirely on yourself. As your eldest son, I have a responsibility to give you a happy family."
Li Jie was deeply moved and said, "Brother Dong, it is our lifelong honor to follow you."
Shen Dong laughed heartily and said, "Stop flattering me."
Although Sun Qingyuan was somewhat unproductive, he was extremely familiar with the streets and alleys of Yandu.
In just one hour, he found an antique shop of more than 500 square meters with two floors near Panjiayuan.
Shen Dong went inside and looked around, and found that it only needed a little renovation before it could be used.
The owner of the antique shop was an old man in his sixties, with half-white hair, vigorous spirit, and an air of elegance, though a hint of worry lingered in his eyes.
"Old man, are you renting or selling?" Sun Qingyuan asked with dissatisfaction.
The old man said, "I'm sorry, I originally wanted to rent it out. But yesterday my grandson who is studying in the United States called and said he needs $50,000 to continue his studies. His parents passed away early, so I had to sell this antique shop to raise tuition fees for him."
Sun Qingyuan said speechlessly, "Fine, we've come all this way for nothing. Mr. Shen, let's go!"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "No rush, I quite like this antique shop."
Shen Dong originally wanted to rent a house and use it for three months.
But seeing such a nice antique shop, he decided to buy it.
Sun Qingyuan asked in surprise, "Mr. Shen, are you looking to buy this antique shop?"
Shen Dong nodded and said, "That's right. Old man, what's your surname? How much are you planning to sell this shop for?"
The old man said, “My name is Mu Xingwen, Mr. Shen can call me Lao Mu. This antique shop is the culmination of my life’s work. It has two floors, totaling 522 square meters, and there is also a basement of more than 120 square meters. If I didn’t urgently need the money, I really wouldn’t be willing to sell it.”
Sun Qingyuan was getting impatient and said, "Old man, you..."
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