Lu Jiaxin stood up, shook hands with her, and introduced herself: "My name is Lu Jiaxin, and my father is Lu Hongjun, the general manager of Sijiucheng Department Store."

Secretary Wang didn't expect her to introduce herself, but this was exactly what she wanted: "Ms. Lu, I heard from Manager Chen that you have an ancient painting by a famous artist. I wonder if you can show it to me now."

I'm here to sell paintings, so buyers want to see what's reasonable and logical.

Lu Jiaxin took out the painting and spread it out carefully, saying, "We asked Professor Zhang from Pengcheng to authenticate it. It was done by Wang Zhenpeng, the first person in boundary painting in the Yuan Dynasty."

"What?"

Lu Jiaxin smiled and explained: "Jiehua is a very distinctive category of Chinese painting. It uses a ruler to draw lines when painting, so it is called Jiehua."

When the painting was spread out, Secretary Wang saw that there was only an old man in the painting. The old man was holding a cane in his left hand and a big peach in his right hand. He was riding a long-horned deer and a crane was flying above his head.

Lu Jiaxin thought that she probably didn't understand Chinese history, so she pointed at the white-bearded old man in the painting and said, "This is Nanji Xianweng, an immortal in ancient Chinese mythology. He is the longest-lived god in the world, in charge of lifespan and fortune."

Wang Yadan's eyes lit up when he heard this. This deity is in charge of life and fortune. He holds a birthday peach to wish people longevity and fortune. Mr. Nie has traditional ideas and likes old-fashioned things. Next year, the old man will turn 60, and this gift from his boss is just right.

Lu Jiaxin saw a hint of joy flash across her eyes, but she caught it very quickly.

Wang Yadan asked, "Ms. Lu, how much do you plan to sell this painting for?"

"One hundred thousand green coins." Lu Jiaxin said. The country is short of foreign exchange now, so she tried every possible way to earn foreign exchange. If the transaction was made with green coins, it would be much easier for her to buy raw materials for processing later.

Manager Chen's eyes almost popped out. One hundred thousand green coins, this girl is really bold in asking a price! As far as he knew, the most expensive painting sold in the country was only more than 20,000 green coins.

Gu Wenfeng was very calm. Selling things is just asking for a high price and paying back the price on the spot. Think about the antique market, where a thousand-yuan item is bargained down to ten yuan.

Wang Yadan took in the reactions of the two people and said with a smile, "Ms. Lu, I am here to buy sincerely. If you ask for such an exorbitant price, we can't continue the discussion."

Lu Jiaxin asked: "How much do you think is appropriate?"

Secretary Wang directly said 10,000 green coins, which was one tenth of Lu Jiaxin's offer.

Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything else and rolled up the painting. Ten thousand green coins, according to the current exchange rate, is only 20,000 yuan. It's a lot for ordinary people, but she won't sell it. It's better to keep this money and sell it in a few decades!

Manager Chen was a smart man. He turned around and left immediately after Secretary Wang heard the offer, knowing that she still wanted to buy it. He stepped forward, grabbed Lu Jiaxin's arm, and said, "Ms. Lu, what is your target price?"

Lu Jiaxin said, "One hundred thousand green coins, not a cent less. If Master Nie doesn't want it, I'll find another buyer. I'm sure I'll find someone who knows the value of the product."

Secretary Wang couldn't possibly buy it at this price. She had also learned about the consumption level in the mainland in the past few days. One hundred thousand green coins was an astronomical figure for people here.

Manager Chen felt that Lu Jiaxin's request was too high, so after Secretary Wang left, he told Gu Wenfeng that he could no longer help. Asking for such a high price was clearly a way to slaughter Master Nie. If he had known that this girl was so greedy, he would not have been the middleman.

Manager Chen knew that he was not to blame, it was just that his mood was affected and his attitude was not as good as before.

Returning to the room, Gu Wenfeng said, "Jia Xin, one hundred thousand green coins are too expensive. Master Nie can't possibly buy it."

Lu Jiaxin leaned back in her chair and said softly, "One hundred thousand green coins is a high price, but I am asking for a price, and you can bargain. But the fact that they bargained down to ten thousand is clearly because they saw that although I am young, I don't know the price of antiques. You can't give in to people like this, otherwise they will have the final say on the price."

Things have already happened, there is no point in blaming others. Gu Wenfeng said: "We have to find another buyer. Jiaxin, the father and son of the Su family are back from Hong Kong City, we can visit them tomorrow."

Lu Jiaxin yawned and said, "I'm sleepy. Let's discuss this tomorrow."

Secretary Wang reported the matter to Nie Zhan as soon as he returned: "Boss, the offer is too high. If she is willing to lower the price, it is still worth taking her."

Nie Zhan had been studying abroad and only came back last year, so he knew very little about traditional Chinese culture. However, after listening to what Secretary Wang had told him, he thought Lu Jiaxin was very interesting: "Have you heard of this Nanji Xianweng?"

Secretary Wang shook her head. Although she was from Hong Kong, she went to Britain to study in middle school and didn't know much about the traditional culture of the flower-growing countries. She had learned a lot of knowledge before coming here, but it was mainly about folk customs and laws.

Nie Zhan took off his glasses and said, "This girl should have inquired about the Nie family and know what grandpa likes. But the price is too high. 50,000 green coins can get it."

Secretary Wang felt that fifty thousand green coins was too high and the maximum would be twenty thousand.

Nie Zhan smiled and said, "Fifty thousand green coins is equivalent to more than three hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars. If it is really the authentic work of the best boundary painter of the Yuan Dynasty as she said, then it is not a loss."

His friend had bought a painting from the Qing Dynasty a few days ago, and spent more than 600,000 yuan on it. Relatively speaking, 300,000 yuan was not expensive. Of course, Secretary Wang understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.

The next day, while Lu Jiaxin was washing up, Gu Wenfeng knocked on the door and came in. He immediately closed the door after entering and said excitedly, "Manager Chen came to me just now and said that Secretary Wang wanted to talk to us again. When do you think it would be a good time?"

Yesterday, Secretary Wang left without looking back. He thought the matter was over and was still thinking about who to ask for help at night. Unexpectedly, Secretary Wang changed his attitude.

"After breakfast." Lu Jiaxin said. Of all things, eating is the most important thing. She can't talk about business on an empty stomach.

As she spoke, she picked up the Pechoin from the table, twisted it open, scooped out a little and applied it on her face. She was fifteen years old now, a blooming age, so there was no need to use cosmetics, just some moisturizing skin care products would be enough.

Seeing her calm expression, Gu Wenfeng asked curiously, "Why are you so sure that Master Nie will pay such a high price for our paintings?"

Lu Jiaxin looked in the mirror and found that her forehead was still a little uneven. She patted her forehead and said, "Brother Gu, 100,000 green coins is an astronomical figure for us. It's not enough for rich people like them to buy luxury goods. Jewelry and luxury cars can easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions. Our paintings can appreciate in value if we buy them back."

(End of this chapter)