"Boss Lin, I know I was wrong."

"I shouldn't have broken the rules of the antique business. Please be merciful and forgive me."

"I will never do this again!"

Boss Liu was very frightened, his eyes were full of panic, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lin Han at all.

If he were Lin Han, he would never let go of the things he did.

For a businessman, the most important thing is reputation, let alone in the antique business. Lin Han is a master in the antique world.

It is definitely intolerable to see someone breaking the rules of the antique business like this.

Lin Han looks so calm and composed now, maybe he is secretly planning something behind the scenes, or maybe one day in the future, he will be beheaded and die because of this incident.

"I said, I don't blame you, just go." Lin Han waved his hand, not taking it to heart at all. Seeing Boss Liu still kneeling on the ground, begging desperately, he said, "If you don't leave, you will really do as you said."

Boss Liu looked up at Lin Han with fear and trepidation, his heart filled with deep doubts and torment.

He didn't dare to leave, fearing that what Lin Han said was just a test of his sincerity. If he really left, maybe things would turn out as he imagined.

However, looking at Lin Han's firm and calm eyes, it seemed that he was not deceiving himself and did not take this matter to heart.

Under the pressure of the double torture, Boss Liu was sweating profusely, his eyes were panicked, his legs were shaking constantly, and his fingers were trembling up and down. He stood up in a panic and walked away slowly, looking back as he walked to see Lin Han's reaction.

Even if Lin Han said that he didn't blame him, he would still be worried and scared for a while in the days to come.

Who is Lin Han? He is one of the authorities in the antique world, the owner of golden eyes, and bathed in glory. Whether in status, position, ability or connections, he is much higher than him, a small antique shop owner.

All it takes is for Lin Han to say one word, and it’s hard to say whether he can keep his antique shop open, or even survive.

How could he know that the seemingly ordinary young man from a noble family was actually the famous Master Lin Hanlin in the antique world.

If he had known that it was Lin Han who came in person, he would not have dared to make up stories in front of Lin Han. He even joined forces with the antique shop owners around to take back the Ming Dynasty blue and white lion rolling ball plum vase with double animal ears!

I just hope Lin Han can do what he says and I really don’t blame him.

If he didn't know Lin Han's identity just now, he might even join forces with other antique shop owners to snatch the Ming Dynasty Blue and White Lion Rolling Ball Double Animal Ears Plum Vase back from Lin Han.

Fortunately, Mr. Zhou informed them in time, otherwise, this matter would probably not be resolved peacefully.

"Hmm? Boss Jin, what's the matter? Are you also trying to ask me to forgive me?"

Lin Han was just about to pick up the Ming Dynasty blue and white lion rolling ball plum vase with double animal handles on the ground and leave, but he saw Boss Jin standing there alone, unmoved.

"Boss Lin, this is the title deed of this antique shop. Let's change the name sometime."

Boss Jin took out a red copy of the property certificate and asked Lin Han.

"Mr. Zhou, I'll leave this matter to you."

Lin Han took a look and then said to Mr. Zhou.

Lin Han was not very interested in this antique shop. After all, Shancheng was not his main battlefield, and he would not stay in Shancheng for too long in the future.

After taking over this antique shop, I guess I don’t have much time to manage it.

But Lin Han wanted to develop his own branch in Shancheng, but now is not the right time. Making this bet will bring him only benefits and no harm, so why not do it?

As soon as Lin Han left, Boss Jin covered his face and burst into tears. Most of his life's work had been entrusted to someone else just because of his momentary impulsiveness.

But how could he blame others for this matter? Lin Han did nothing wrong. It was just that he had been fussing about everything and calculating gains and losses, thinking that Lin Han was playing a trick on him.

He couldn't help but feel angry and wanted to teach Lin Han a lesson, but he didn't expect that Lin Han's background was so powerful that he could only look up to him.

At this moment, he already had thousands and tens of thousands of regrets in his heart, but unfortunately, time could not be reversed, and that had already become the past tense. Even if he regretted it, there was nothing he could do. He could only hope that Lin Han would give him a lighter punishment.

"Lin Han, are you leaving just like that?"

Mr. Zhou was a little confused.

These antique shop owners in the antique market are so unreasonable and opportunistic, showing their villain nature to the fullest. It would be too easy for them to just let them go.

If it were Master Zhou, he might have already started a bloodbath at the antique market.

No one can endure this kind of humiliation. Even if they don't retaliate, they must be severely punished.

But Lin Han let them go so lightly and did not give them any substantial punishment, which really made Master Zhou a little confused.

"No, didn't I ask you to take over Boss Jin's antique shop?"

Lin Han shook his head.

"What's the meaning?"

Young Master Zhou asked, somewhat confused.

Does this mean that it is as simple as just taking over Boss Jin's antique shop?

He always felt that Lin Han must have something else to say, but he just didn't express it clearly.

"If we want to expand the antique business in the mountain city, then the antique town must be our first choice."

"But, as you just saw, the atmosphere in the antique town is not as good as you said before."

"And rectifying the atmosphere is not something that can be done overnight, so we can't be impatient about this matter."

"We will first use Boss Jin's antique shop as a base. It can become the foundation for us to develop the antique market in Shancheng in the future. Then, we will expand it step by step, and finally, gather the entire antique town."

Lin Han’s goals are very ambitious and are not limited to a small antique shop.

In his eyes, Boss Jin’s antique shop is not just an antique shop, but is regarded as the foundation of a house. What is the foundation? It is the most important foundation of a house.

If the foundation of the antique town can be laid well, it will not be difficult to develop the antique market in the antique town in the future.

This was exactly what Lin Han was thinking. He would first take control of Boss Jin's antique shop, learn about the market conditions in the antique town, and gain a certain degree of understanding of the antique market in the mountain city before expanding and growing it accordingly.

Chapter 309 Leaving a Foundation

After all, Lin Han has only been in the mountain city for a few days, and he will not stay in the mountain city for too long in the future. The mountain city is just a part of the journey of life, and it is not suitable to spend too much time on it.

But this does not mean that we cannot expand our antique market in the mountain city. Boss Jin’s antique shop is just an opportunity. Through this opportunity, we can gradually expand the entire antique market.

"Lin Han, what do you want to do?"

Mr. Zhou asked.

"It's not difficult. Let Boss Jin take charge of the antique shop. We just need to get the deed of the antique shop in our hands and let him be the boss of the antique shop. We can then arrange for people to enter the antique shop in the future."

"This way, Boss Jin won't be embarrassed and we can also accumulate certain connections and resources for us."

"Plus, Boss Jin must know more about the antique town and antique market than we do. Having him as our deputy is the best choice at the moment."

"However, we still need to pay attention to the fact that we must have absolute control over Boss Jin and have an understanding of the antique town and antique market. We cannot just rely on the information Boss Jin provides us."

"In addition, Boss Jin has been able to achieve such a level in the antique town. He must have a backer behind him. Even if I don't tell you what to do next, Mr. Zhou, as a businessman, I'm afraid you know more about it than I do."

Before leaving the antique market, Lin Han already had a blueprint for the development of the antique town.

"clear."

"So are we going to the Bai family now?"

Mr. Zhou asked.

After the trip to the antique town, Mr. Zhou was completely convinced of Lin Han's abilities.

Originally, Master Zhou brought Lin Han to the antique town to find out whether Lin Han's treasure appraisal ability had deteriorated. However, now it seems that not only has his ability not deteriorated, but it has improved a lot.

Since the opening of his first antique shop, Lin Han's treasure appraisal ability has been fully demonstrated. His ability to identify gems with a discerning eye is simply beyond the reach of a fringe treasure appraiser like him.

One can tell at a glance the authenticity, age, origin, and even the historical significance behind treasures and antiques. This is simply not something that an ordinary treasure appraisal expert can easily tell.

You know, the job of treasure appraisal is extremely demanding on details, and has extremely high requirements on eyesight, knowledge reserves, observation and judgment, which cannot be easily cultivated overnight.

What's more, it is rare to find someone like Lin Han who can tell whether a treasure is real or not at a glance. Usually, treasure appraisal requires several steps such as looking, touching, choosing and even smelling to effectively determine the authenticity of the treasure.

If Lin Han could easily identify a treasure as a treasure, it would not be surprising. After all, some people have a particularly high degree of familiarity with certain objects, as if they had a natural talent.

Even if Lin Han could pick up a bargain at this time, it could be considered extremely lucky, but Lin Han was different.

Lin Han has a strong ability to identify all kinds of treasures. Whether it is calligraphy and painting, jade, crystal, or porcelain bottle ornaments, he has a certain degree of understanding, which is often very difficult for ordinary people to do.

Therefore, after Lin Han identified the authenticity of several treasures in succession, Master Zhou had already reached a very high level of recognition of Lin Han's ability, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was in awe of him.

So much so that in the end, Lin Han's identification of the Ming Dynasty blue and white lion rolling ball double animal handle plum vase was so logical and meticulous that he completely impressed Master Zhou.

It is hard to imagine, with someone like Lin Han in charge, how he would lose the auction in a few days?

"Go to Bai's house?"

Lin Han asked with some confusion.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Master Zhou asked back.

"Aren't your two families competitors? Why did you go to his house?"

Lin Han asked.

Although Lin Han didn't know the Bai family well, he would be more or less wary of his competitors.

Now, Mr. Zhou took the initiative to bring Lin Han to visit the Bai family. Could there be some fishy conspiracy behind this?

"Indeed, but my Zhou family and the Bai family have been friends for generations. However, there are often business frictions between our two families, so naturally there will be conflicts."

"However, these conflicts will not affect our good relationship. In fact, this auction competition is a plan set up by the elders of the two families to train the abilities of us young people."

"Of course, we young people may become the pillars of the family in the future, so this auction competition will also affect the honor of our two families. Therefore, this auction is also very important to us."

Master Zhou explained to Lin Han.

The Zhou and Bai families are the two major families standing at the top of the mountain city. The Bai family and the Zhou family jointly control most of the economic lifelines of the mountain city. The economy of the mountain city is completely controlled by these two families.

Although the main power of the Zhou family and the Bai family does not want Shancheng, they will not relax their control over Shancheng for a moment. After all, they are keeping an eye on the future development of Shancheng.

In the future, Shancheng will only get better and better, and may even be transformed into a new generation of economic development city. Now, the Zhou and Bai families' control and support of Shancheng will receive corresponding feedback in the future.

Nowadays, the economic friction between the Zhou and Bai families in the mountain city is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more conflicts are arising. Although it seems calm among the elders, the younger generations of the two families are not as calm as they seem on the surface.

This auction also gives the younger generations of the Zhou and Bai families a chance to compete fairly, to see their individual abilities, and at the same time, to test the family's training of them over the years.

As one of the designated heirs of the Zhou and Bai families, there are naturally many frictions between Master Zhou and Master Bai. The families also value their abilities very much and are interested in testing their abilities.

This auction competition is part of the test of their abilities, so this is why Mr. Zhou attaches so much importance to this auction competition.

If he could win this competitive auction, Mr. Zhou's status in the family would be improved to a certain extent, and it could even be said that he would be able to establish his position as the family heir.

"But, what's your reason for taking me to visit the Bai family? Provocation?"

Lin Han asked.

"It's like this. Before the auction competition, there will be a discussion between the Zhou family and the Bai family."

"Of course, as one of the protagonists of this auction, I have to be present."

Mr. Zhou explained with a smile.

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