Chapter 115 Reverse Bargaining
The man in the Tang suit still frowned and said, "You keep cheating people. Sooner or later, you will meet someone with a bad temper who will smash your store. Then you will know how to cry."
The boss was still stubborn: "I didn't cheat anyone. Although my bird cage is rusty, it is really an antique. She might sell it for millions. I am at a loss."
The man in the Tang suit laughed out loud when he heard this: "Antique? You just brag, you think I don't know, you sneaked to the antique street to ask, the antique dealers won't buy it, saying it's worthless!"
The boss was exposed on the spot, but he still stiffened his neck and said, "That's because they don't know the value of the goods! The man who sold me the bird cage was named Aisin-Gioro. He said that his ancestor was a prince of the imperial family. He is a legitimate descendant of the emperor and the younger brother of Emperor Qianlong. This bird cage must be real!"
The man in the Tang suit couldn't stand it any longer, so he shook his sleeves and said, "I'm really bored, so I'm here to listen to your bragging."
After saying this, he walked away leisurely carrying the bird cage.
Xu Youyou did not stay in the flower and bird market, but asked Xu Fang to drive back to the hotel.
Xu Fang and the bodyguards all thought it was strange that they came to the capital and went to the flower and bird market instead of visiting the scenic spots. However, no one questioned Xu Youyou's decision. After all, Xu Youyou really hated people who talked too much.
After Xu Youyou returned to the hotel, she immediately locked herself in the hotel suite.
"Is there anything special about this bird cage?" Xu Youyou asked the system.
The system said: "Brush it clean."
Xu Youyou opened her suitcase. In addition to her daily luggage, she also brought a set of cultural relics restoration tools, including professional small brushes.
She didn't let anyone else do it, but instead took a soft-bristled brush dipped in clean water and slowly began to clean the birdcage.
This birdcage seemed to have been protected by some professional material. It looked rusty, but in fact it was not real rust, but some special craft material.
It is because of the rust as a protective layer that the birdcage has been preserved relatively intact.
Xu Youyou worked for two hours, and the entire birdcage finally appeared in front of her.
"This is..." Her eyes were full of disbelief.
This is a cloisonné enamel birdcage.
After cleaning, the originally heavy and old birdcage now shines with dark gold, with pure glaze, smooth filigree and brilliant gold plating. Anyone who sees it can tell that it is definitely not an ordinary thing.
The most extraordinary thing is the six words revealed after the protective layer was washed off: Made in the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty.
"Why has no one thought of cleaning this birdcage for so long?" Xu Youyou asked the system.
She felt that even if special materials were used to protect it, it was still possible that it could be wiped off. Once someone wiped it clean, everyone would know that it was very valuable.
[Host, please remember this: the world is just a huge makeshift team. ]
Xu Youyou was speechless for a moment. She couldn't help but think of those eye-catching news, such as how it took 200,000 RMB to make 170,000 counterfeit banknotes, or how a couple fought over the uneven distribution of the spoils after having imagined winning a 5 million lottery ticket.
It doesn't seem particularly difficult to understand that an expensive bird cage would be buried in an ordinary pet store.
Xu Youyou took a photo of the bird cage and sent it to Lu Jingyao.
In the conference room of a technology company in the capital, Lu Jingyao sat in the audience, frowning at the young man on the stage.
Lu Jingyao's schedule in the capital was already tight, and he finally managed to find some time to inspect this small company that had been established not long ago. Unexpectedly, the other party sent an inexperienced newcomer to present the PPT. Lu Jingyao was so annoyed that he wanted to leave immediately.
When Lu Jingyao heard the message alert sound on his mobile phone, he saw the message sent by Xu Youyou and was immediately shocked. It was a photo of a cloisonné birdcage.
"Picking up a bargain?" Lu Jingyao asked.
Xu Youyou's reply seemed very cheerful: "Congratulations, you got it right. The total price was 40,000 yuan, and there is a mark at the bottom that says it was made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. Although I haven't asked the appraiser to issue a report yet, I'm sure it's authentic. Do you think this transaction is worth it?"
Seeing Xu Youyou reply so many words in one breath, Lu Jingyao knew that she was very satisfied with the deal, and he also supported her very much: "It just so happens that my dad has a starling. Do you want to sell this bird cage?"
Xu Youyou's reply was simple: "Sell."
"One price, fifty million." Lu Jingyao said.
When Xu Youyou saw the price, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Lu Jingyao was still so generous.
Antique bird cages do not often flow out of the market. The one she has on hand is similar to the one she has on hand. A few years ago, a cloisonné bird cage from the Qianlong period was auctioned in Hong Kong, but the final transaction price was 10 million.
Lu Jingyao now asks for five times the amount.
"It's too high, it's not worth that much." Xu Youyou replied.
She forwarded the news link about the bird cage auction in Hong Kong to Lu Jingyao and said, "Just give 10 million."
But Lu Jingyao had his own bargaining logic: "That was news from ten years ago. With inflation so severe now, how can we still go by their price? Listen to me, I think this bird cage is worth fifty million."
Xu Youyou couldn't do anything to him, so she said helplessly: "Let's each take a step back, 15 million."
Lu Jingyao replied: "Even if we both compromise, the median between 10 million and 50 million should be 30 million. It can't be any lower. If it's any lower, you'll suffer a loss."
Xu Youyou: ...
"Brother, I bought all of them for less than 40,000 yuan." Xu Youyou complained, thinking in his heart, if Lu Jingyao keeps bargaining like this, how did the Lu Group make money? Since Lu Jingyao took over the Lu Group, the market value has increased significantly every year. Lu Jingyao was also hailed as a business genius. He even topped the list of the richest man for three consecutive years.
Some netizens even said that Lu Jingyao was only the richest man for three years simply because he had only taken over the Lu Group for three years.
Lu Jingyao was still persuading Xu Youyou at this time: "Although it only cost tens of thousands of dollars to buy it, the thought you put into it is the most precious."
Xu Youyou thought about how she had worked hard for two hours, and suddenly she began to agree with Lu Jingyao's words for some unknown reason. It seemed that Lu Jingyao really knew how to win people over with money.
"Do you think what I said makes sense?" Lu Jingyao asked confidently.
Xu Youyou took a photo and sent it over. It showed a brush with the head covered in black dirt.
Lu Jingyao had not expected that Xu Youyou had handled the bird cage personally: "I think the price you quoted is too low. You are worth so much, and yet you handled it yourself. It must cost at least 100 million."
(End of this chapter)
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