Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Spending Money Day 133
Liu Yue's guess was once again confirmed. This person really wanted to ask He Xi for something, so he planned to give the white jade bowl to her.
This... this made Liu Yue a little hesitant. Should she accept this pair of covered bowls or not? He Xi refused to let anyone tell her.
What if she accepted it but He Xi didn't want to help him? Or what if she didn't accept it but He Xi actually wanted to help him and just needed her to set up a ladder...
Mommy, why don’t you give me a clear indication? Liu Yue felt that she really couldn’t guess.
She was in a dilemma, and Zhang Cheng understood her idea and reminded her in time that she was thinking in the wrong direction.
In fact, it was not what He Xi needed her to do, but her attitude that determined what He Xi should do.
If she likes them and is willing to accept the pair of white jade bowls, then it would be a collector's skill, and He Xi could provide the help he needs as a reward;
On the other hand, if she doesn't like it, or is indifferent to it, it means that the collector didn't understand her preferences. He Xi naturally ignored him because he didn't do the job well.
Of course, there is definitely a risk that Liu Yue will accept the bowl but He Xi will still refuse to help. However, if there is a 100% guarantee for asking for help, there is no need to use the word "ask".
——What's more, this mother and daughter are rare kind people in this regard, and the probability of them accepting things without doing anything is much lower than that of others.
Despite what Zhang Cheng said, Liu Yue still called He Xi cautiously and accepted the pair of white jade bowls only after confirming that there was no problem on her side.
He Xi's mom is doing me a favor, so I can buy it for free here. That's great~
Liu Yue bought this pair of white jade covered bowls. Although they certainly cannot be used directly, they are also a beautiful sight when placed in her family's museum.
The collector also told her that he knew a friend of his had a mutton-fat jade hairpin. The hairpin was pure white, with a lifelike magnolia flower carved at the end, and it would definitely look great on her head.
A good hairpin should be paired with a beautiful woman, to be considered unworthy. With Liu Yue's looks and temperament, gold and silver are too vulgar to be worthy of her. Only the most crystal clear jade is worthy of appearing on her.
Moreover, that hairpin is also a work from the Qianlong Emperor period.
It uses royal tribute jade, and the raw materials come from the Alamas jade mine. The Forbidden City collections that Liu Yue can see in the museum basically all come from this mining area.
She could only look at the white jade bowl, but the jade hairpin was different, she could actually use it.
Liu Yue was indeed a little moved by what he said, but she was quick-witted and soon realized another problem.
She tilted her head and asked, "Why didn't you recommend it to my assistant instead of saying it directly to me?"
The collector smiled awkwardly and tried to change the subject, but Liu Yue still felt a little strange.
She thought there was something wrong with the hairpin, and he was worried that the assistant would recognize it during the investigation, so he wanted to coax her into paying first... But this logic didn't make sense. Didn't he want something from He Xi?
And she wouldn't just pay for something good because she heard it was good. An investigation process is definitely necessary.
Liu Yue couldn't understand it, so after he left, Sang Yu explained to her that he had actually recommended that hairpin before.
She checked and found out that it was indeed a good thing, but the owner had no intention of selling it - it was not a matter of money, it was his daughter's favorite thing when she was alive, and he wanted to keep it as a commemoration.
Liu Yue said regretfully, "Forget it then. But it's really strange. This guy clearly knew his friend didn't want to sell..."
She stopped mid-sentence, realizing a possibility.
Maybe this isn't his "friend" but his enemy, and he just wants to pique her interest... If it's something she really, really wants, will others find a way to get him to "voluntarily" sell it to her?
He recommended this particularly precious jade hairpin, which could not only increase her favor, but also strike a blow against her enemy whom she disliked. It was really a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.
Liu Yue was very upset. What kind of person did they take her for? Robbery has only been glorified in novels in recent years, but decades ago it was not a pleasant word, and who knows how much blood and tears were hidden behind it.
She took a deep breath and said, "Give this bowl back to him. I don't want it. What else did he bring? I won't buy anything from him."
She then asked, "Did they really sell the first few items to me voluntarily? You should know what I mean by voluntary."
It was just a few pieces of jade jewelry, and she didn't need others to be "forced to voluntarily" trade with her.
Sang Yu assured her that those cases were definitely 100% voluntary decisions made independently by the parties involved without any external influence.
Liu Yue nodded and just asked them to prepare the contract and give it to her for signature.
They could all tell that she was in a bad mood and her enthusiasm for mutton-fat jade had greatly diminished.
It was all the fault of that self-righteous and clever guy... Several assistants cursed him in their hearts, waiting to see him get into trouble.
Now, he hadn't succeeded in harming the person he wanted to harm, and instead had made others terrified. One should never harbor evil intentions. Ren Zhen really wanted to teach him the lesson of harming others only to harm oneself.
After that day, Liu Yue went out skydiving several times, surfed on a yacht, and learned to dive in the waters around Shenzhen.
These exercises made her feel better, but she didn't continue collecting mutton-fat jade.
Originally, Sang Yu had invited two groups of people, but Liu Yue lost interest after seeing the first group. Everyone thought that she had a limited budget and felt a little regretful for not being able to catch up with the first group. Who knew that later a rumor leaked out that she was annoyed by someone's tactics and didn't want to buy it anymore.
When it comes to collectibles, some people don't want to sell them, while others really want to sell them for various reasons, but they just haven't met a buyer with the right price before; it's rare that Liu Yue is generous and easy to talk to, and has a sufficient budget, but such a good thing was ruined by someone?
No way, would you please think about it again?
Liu Yue didn't want to consider it. Collectibles are bought for sentimental value. If she didn't want to spend money, then no matter how much people praised them, they wouldn't give her a penny.
Those in the circle who want to sell their things hate the talkative collector, and those who don’t want to sell for the time being also dislike him - who knows if they accidentally offend him one day, will he use this method to harm others again?
Liu Yue disdains to accept it. That's because she has good character, but other people's character may not be the same.
Liu Yue's mood finally turned from cloudy to sunny, but the Internet brought her more troubles.
Among the bloggers who imitated her, some copied her and gave away gifts in the comment section. The title and interactive content were exactly the same as her original posts: if someone commented on something interesting, the blogger would buy two copies and give one away to the netizen.
If that were all, Liu Yue wouldn't bother to care. Whoever wants to plagiarize can do so. It has nothing to do with her, and she doesn't want to care.
But isn't it a bit too much to copy, step on and pretend?
Here's what happened: someone commented about gold, and the blogger actually gave that person gold.
The key point is that after receiving the gold, this person also posted a post to criticize Liu Yue. She said that she had also commented on the gold on Xinyue's side, but Xinyue ignored her at all.
She felt that Xinyue had clearly drawn inspiration from her, and had posted about gold jewelry not long after, but she hadn't bought her any. While this wasn't mandatory, it was quite boring that she broke her promise, and that blogger xx was better.
Liu Yue: ...
Liu Yue really wanted to say that her silence was deafening. There were so many flaws in the above paragraph that she didn't know where to start.
First, she didn't buy the gold; it was given to her by He Zhiyuan. Secondly, even if she did buy it, her copy clearly states it's "an interesting and novel item." How does that even relate to gold? For which Chinese person would gold be considered novel, something they'd never thought of buying before?
Because these words were too outrageous, Liu Yue calmed down and thought that this person must have deliberately made some controversial remarks to attract people to scold her so that she could create an account after gaining traffic.
Sure enough, someone later found out that this account and the blogger she recommended were all signed with the same agency. This was a setup for her and they wanted to suck her marketing hype.
After this incident was exposed, the blogger simply posted a few screenshots, erased the ID, and said that Xinyue’s fans were cyberbullying her. Can a blogger with 500,000 fans bully people like this?
—Wow, the enthusiastic fan who sent her a private message earlier was really accurate in her prediction. She didn't do anything, and she didn't even know who the account above was, but the other party had already completed all the procedures.
Liu Yue was speechless. Others knew that she had a background, so they wanted to use her to bully another person; these people didn’t know her background and thought they could bully her across the Internet. How could this be!
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