Chapter 338: Befriending Mr. Xu
"Well, I brought a few authentic items here and put them for sale in the store." Gu Ning said without mentioning what happened just now. However, Gu Ning was very satisfied with the way Chen Darong handled it.
"Authentic?"
"Authentic?"
As soon as Gu Ning finished speaking, two voices of surprise rang out at the same time, one from Chen Darong and the other from the door.
Hearing the voice, Gu Ning and Chen Darong looked over and saw a man in his seventies with two bodyguards following him.
Seeing the visitor, Chen Darong immediately stepped forward to greet him, politely and respectfully saying, "Mr. Xu, it's been a long time since we last met. You are still in high spirits!"
"Stop being polite. I'm here to see if there are any good things. Young boss, you said you have some authentic items to sell. Hurry and show them to me." The old man called Mr. Xu didn't have time to pay attention to Chen Darong. He hurried towards Gu Ning and urged him impatiently.
Chen Darong didn't care about Mr. Xu's indifference. Mr. Xu had a good relationship with the original owner of "Xiangyunxuan", so Chen Darong and Mr. Xu were already very familiar with each other and knew his character. When it came to antiques, he would not pay any attention even if the emperor was there.
Gu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Xu, please come this way."
After Gu Ning finished speaking, he led Mr. Xu to the rest area.
The group came to the rest area and sat down. Gu Ning put the suitcase away and opened it. The items in the suitcase were immediately exposed to everyone.
There are five bronze artifacts, including a bronze dagger, a bronze spear, a bell-shaped bronze pole headdress, etc.
There are also five items that I found previously: a large famille rose plate, a pair of famille rose bowls with dragon and phoenix patterns, a Chongzhen blue and white pen holder, a Qing Dynasty agarwood ring, and a mid-Qing Dynasty gilt incense burner with animal ears.
When they saw these ten items, Chen Darong and Mr. Xu widened their eyes in surprise.
"Boss, these are all genuine?" Chen Darong asked in disbelief. It's not that he doubted Gu Ning's words, but he was too shocked and couldn't believe it.
Although these ten items are of relatively low value among the antiques in Gu Ning's hands, this is not the case for Chen Darong, because if they are authentic, no matter how low their value is, one item would be worth hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions.
Mr. Xu didn't trust Gu Ning as much as Chen Darong. After all, he was not familiar with Gu Ning, so he would make an assessment first.
"Hurry, give me the identification tools." Old Xu immediately urged Chen Darong.
Chen Darong immediately went to the counter and got the identification tools, which were undoubtedly magnifying glasses, flashlights, etc.
The first thing Mr. Xu picked up was the Chongzhen blue and white pen holder, and then he began to appraise it with great concentration, and Chen Darong also joined in the appraisal.
For antique lovers, the happiest moment is when they see authentic antiques, even if these antiques are not their own.
"Really, it's real." After the identification, Mr. Xu said excitedly.
Then, they appraised one item after another, and the more they appraised, the more excited Mr. Xu and Chen Darong became.
After the appraisal, Mr. Xu took out a pair of famille rose bowls with dragon and phoenix patterns, a Chongzhen blue and white brush holder, and a Qing Dynasty agarwood ring, and asked Gu Ning, "Little boss, how much do you sell these for?"
Although it is rare to come across authentic antiques, everyone has different collecting preferences, so you won’t buy just any authentic item. You have to buy it if you like it.
"Then how much do you think they are worth, Mr. Xu?" Gu Ning asked. These antiques did not have exact prices, just an approximate price.
"Based on my experience, I think this pastel bowl with dragon and phoenix patterns is worth between five to six million, the Chongzhen blue and white pen holder is worth between three to four million, and the Qing Dynasty agarwood ring is worth between one to one and a half million. How about I give you a compromise price?" Mr. Xu said that these prices were very reasonable.
"For these three or five items, Mr. Xu just needs to give me eight million." Gu Ning said.
She had picked up these antiques at a bargain price of several thousand dollars, so she didn't really care about the price, as long as it was okay.
Hearing this, Mr. Xu was very surprised: "Little girl, you gave me a few million less in an instant, don't you feel bad?"
Although this girl was able to take the photo of "Xiangyunxuan" which means she is not short of money, but no matter how rich she is, it is not something that comes from the wind! I have never seen a seller selling something for a few million less than the buyer.
"I won't lose anything anyway, I'll just make friends with Mr. Xu, I just hope Mr. Xu won't despise me because I'm young." Gu Ning said. Gu Ning knew that the other party's identity was not simple, and being able to make friends with him would not be harmful to her.
"Hahaha! Okay, Boss Gu is a straightforward person. Then I, Old Xu, won't be pretentious. Eight million is eight million. I'm determined to make friends with you, my little friend." Old Xu is also an open-minded and straightforward person. Even if it is eight million, the other party will not lose anything.
Not to mention that Gu Ning and he share the same ideals, and Gu Ning is young but mature and steady in her approach, which makes Old Xu very fond of her and admire her very much, and even a little curious, so he doesn't mind making friends with her regardless of age difference.
"As for me! I like porcelain, but I have an old friend who likes bronze. I'll give him a call and ask him to come and have a look." As soon as he made this friend, Mr. Xu couldn't wait to introduce the business to Gu Ning. Of course, that was also in line with his friend's preferences.
"Then Gu Ning would like to thank Mr. Xu first," Gu Ning said.
"You're welcome," said Old Xu nonchalantly, and then he immediately called his old friend. As soon as the call was connected, before Old Xu could even open his mouth, he heard a voice coming from the other end of the line: "You old man, are you back in Beijing?"
"Just arrived, now in the antique street! Don't you like bronzes? Xiangyunxuan has some bronze objects, would you like to come and have a look?" Old Xu said. He didn't mind the other party calling him "old immortal". He was used to it, and making fun of each other was also their way of getting along.
"What? Xiangyunxuan, bronze ware?" Hearing this, the other party was immediately excited: "Okay, okay, I'll come right over, you wait."
Mr. Xu's friend is coming over, and as the boss, Gu Ning naturally can't leave now. After all, it's not something important, so he can only send a text message to Leng Shaoting and let him wait for a while.
Gu Ning came because he had business to do, so Leng Shaoting didn't mind waiting a little longer.
More than forty minutes later, Mr. Xu's old friend arrived. Before he even entered the room, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Old Xu!"
"Over here, over here," Mr. Xu responded immediately, and the 70-year-old man came over happily.
If Leng Shaoting was here, he would definitely recognize who this person was. This person was Jiang Zhongyu, the former museum owner and president of the Antiques Association, whom Leng Shaoting had mentioned to Gu Ning before.
However, Gu Ning did not know Jiang Zhongyu.
Following Jiang Zhongyu were two bodyguards.
Most people in the antique world knew Jiang Zhongyu, so they were all surprised to see him opening Xiangyunxuan. As soon as Jiang Zhongyu entered Xiangyunxuan, many people came to Xiangyunxuan one after another.
(End of this chapter)
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