"Xu Lu, are you done with your business? I haven't seen you all day, and now you've finally decided to show your face?"
Inside that same small restaurant.
Looking at the guy across from her, who was busy eating with his head down, Dilraba really wanted to stomp on his instep.
But after thinking about it, she suppressed the urge and simply asked.
After all, she still has many things she wants to know the answers to from the other party, so she can't be so irritable.
Xu Lu looked up at Dilraba across from him with a puzzled expression, shook his head, and said:
"Not yet, but no matter how busy I am with important matters, I still need to eat."
So after you finish eating, you can go back by yourself. I have to continue with my business.
What important business is this guy busy with?
Dilraba rolled her eyes in exasperation, muttering to herself, but she knew that even if she asked, Xu Lu would definitely not answer.
So she simply ignored the question and continued:
"Hey, Xu Lu, you knew yesterday that your little cup was so valuable? And is that little cup genuine?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing her question, Xu Lu countered with a question of his own, saying:
"Of course I know it's valuable, otherwise why would I spend money to buy it? By the way, how much did the same one in Hong Kong cost at auction?"
Upon hearing this, Dilraba's eyes widened instantly:
"You don't know? You actually don't know?"
"Is it strange that I don't know? I've already said I've been busy with important matters all day, how could I have the mind to pay attention to such trivial things? Hurry up and tell me how much it cost!"
Xu Lu retorted irritably.
Hearing these words, Dilraba felt like she was going crazy.
Look at what that guy over there is saying!
He calls an antique worth hundreds of millions a trivial matter. What important thing are you busy with?
Is the Earth about to explode? Or are you busy saving the world?
Unable to find a word to say, Dilraba took a deep breath and after a while, she slowly spoke, feigning ease:
"Actually, it wasn't that much. That chicken cup only fetched 280 million, it's nothing..."
"Oh! That's about what I thought!" Xu Lu nodded slightly, and then... continued eating.
Given this guy's calm demeanor, Dilraba herself finally couldn't remain calm and raised her voice, saying:
"Hey, Xu Lu, did you even hear me? It's 280 million!"
A small cup sold for nearly 300 million yuan—aren't you even a little bit surprised?
"Hey girl, what's gotten into you all of a sudden?"
Xu Lu glanced at the girl opposite him, and thankfully this time he did offer an explanation, saying:
"Two hundred and eighty million is certainly a lot of money, but do you remember that was the price that a small cup sold for at Sotheby's auction house in Hong Kong?"
I still have that little cup I bought for 30,000 yuan. If you were to buy it for 280 million yuan now, I'd be overjoyed!
Forehead……
After hearing the explanation, Reba, who had just come to her senses, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Yes, Xu Lu's cup is indeed still in his hands.
The cup that sold for a record-breaking 280 million yuan was not his!
"Maybe yours is fake. You got scammed out of 30,000 yuan for nothing, humph!"
Reba muttered something to herself.
However, Xu Lu didn't argue with her because his phone suddenly received a call.
Xu Lu glanced at it and found it was another unfamiliar number. He noticed that he had been receiving calls from unfamiliar numbers frequently lately.
But after checking that it wasn't marked as a 'harassing call', he still chose to answer.
Soon, a voice came from the other end:
"Hello, I'm a reporter from Hongcheng TV. We've learned that Mr. Xu possesses another chicken cup and would like to interview him..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu was taken aback at first, then chuckled and said:
"I agree to your interview. Let's set the time for tomorrow morning. Please come to my house. The address is..."
Seeing that Xu Lu had hung up the phone, Dilraba asked curiously:
"Xu Lu, who is he? What kind of interview is this?"
"It's nothing. The TV station heard from somewhere that I have a chicken cup and wanted to interview me, so I agreed."
Xu Lu answered casually.
Dilraba asked in shock:
"Huh? You just agreed like that? As an artist in the company, aren't you going to report this to Boss Yang?"
Xu Lu was about to speak when the phone rang again.
He quickly shushed Reba and said:
"I had completely forgotten about it. Could you please talk to Boss Yang about this for me later? I'm sure she won't refuse."
As he spoke, he answered the phone.
This time, it was another call from an unknown number, also unmarked. An elderly man's voice came from the other end of the line:
"Hello, is this Mr. Xu Lu? My surname is Zhao, and I represent Mr. Zhang, a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong Island..."
Xu Lu was genuinely stunned this time, and quickly said in an annoyed tone:
"Zhang the Rich Businessman? Which Zhang the Rich Businessman? And Hong Kong Island? Are you trying to find a son for a fortune or something?"
"Sorry, I'm not interested in any of that. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now!"
The old man opposite him sounded visibly anxious and said:
"Hey, wait a minute, Mr. Xu, haven't you heard of Mr. Zhang's name?"
Today at Sotheby's, he's the one who bought the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup for 280 million!
I heard that Mr. Xu has another Chenghua chicken cup, and Mr. Zhang is very interested in it, so he told me to wait..."
"Oh, I see. Why didn't you explain earlier? I almost misunderstood!"
Despite the blunder, Xu Lu was not embarrassed at all and said this.
Old Zhao over there was immediately annoyed, thinking to himself:
"You responded too quickly, you didn't give us a chance to explain ourselves clearly!"
Fortunately, Xu Lu, who was known for his forgiving nature, quickly said:
"Okay, then come to my house tomorrow morning. We can talk about anything else then. The address is Hongcheng..."
After Xu Lu hung up the phone, Reba gave him a look that said, "Who's calling you this time?"
Seeing this, Xu Lu didn't say anything, but simply gave Dilraba a look that said, "Guess."
Dilraba was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth, and was about to speak when Xu Lu's phone rang again.
Xu Lu connected:
"Hello, this is you. I'd like to discuss something with you in person. Sure, tomorrow morning. Here's the address..."
"Who is it this time?"
Knowing that she wouldn't get any results just by looking at him, Reba asked in a crisp voice after Xu Lu hung up the phone.
Xu Lu glanced at her and said:
"This time it's people from Hongcheng Museum, and the one in front is a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong Island. Are you satisfied now?"
By the way, I have something to do tomorrow, so I can't go to the set. You'll have to film by yourself.
"Tch! It's not like you were on set all along. You haven't been there since you finished filming your scenes!"
Upon hearing this, Dilraba rolled her eyes and said irritably.
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