The 122nd day of being eavesdropped on
Gu Jinshui didn't rush to take out the Chenghua colorful dish, but instead asked, "What's your name, Mr. Wu?"
"Why are you asking this? We can just settle the money and goods."
Lin Dahai crossed his legs, revealing a leg of leg hair, and his attitude was very arrogant.
Gu Jinshui smiled and said, "Mr. Wu is wrong. Although this is our first transaction, it doesn't mean that there will be no chance for cooperation in the future."
Lin Dahai raised his eyebrows and looked Gu Jinshui up and down.
Thanks to Liang Ying and the others who bought new clothes for Gu Jinshui and his friends, they all dressed up well today.
Lin Dahai's expression looked a little better then, and he said, "Just call me James. That's my English name. Are you sure that thing of yours is a Chenghua multicolored one?"
Gu Jinshui nodded, took out a plate wrapped in newspaper from his bag, opened it carefully, and handed it to Lin Dahai.
Lin Dahai took it over, picked up the magnifying glass on the table, observed carefully for a long time, and then put the glass down, "How did you get this thing?"
"Don't worry about it, just tell me whether you want it or not." Gu Jinshui said, he deliberately rubbed his hands, showing a greedy look: "This is a big bargain, and the Chenghua five-color porcelain is rare. This thing can sell for at least hundreds of thousands of yuan."
"Hundreds of thousands?"
Lin Dahai sneered and put the plate on the table, but did not return it to Gu Jinshui and the others, "You are asking for too much, this thing is worth at most one hundred thousand!"
One hundred thousand?
Gu Jinshui thought it was ridiculous. Lin Dahai was just as his master said, extremely greedy. "If you want to offer this price, then we can't do this business. Sorry, we'll ask Su Shibi to auction it."
He stood up and made a gesture to take the plate.
Lin Dahai's face froze, looked at Gu Jinshui, and suddenly smiled. "Little Gu, you are too anxious. The price can be negotiated. How about this? I think it's not easy for you to come all the way to the United States. I'll give you an extra 50,000. How about that?"
"No, at least 170,000," Gu Jinshui shook his head firmly, "and we have to change it into US dollars!"
"You..." Lin Dahai stared at Gu Jinshui with dissatisfaction in his eyes. He rubbed his index finger, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.
An Xin and An Yi stood up immediately, especially An Xin. He was strong and wore a short-sleeved shirt. The muscles on his arms were bulging and his fists were creaking.
Fear appeared in Lin Dahai's eyes. He cleared his throat and said, "If it's US dollars, I can only give you 30,000 US dollars."
Now one US dollar can be exchanged for 5.5 yuan.
30,000 US dollars is about 150,000 or 160,000 yuan.
This is obviously not calculated.
But Gu Jinshui thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Lin Dahai immediately signed a check and handed it to Gu Jinshui. He seemed reluctant and was very slow when giving the money.
Gu Jinshui took the check without saying a word, glanced at the amount on it, and smiled with satisfaction, "Mr. James is really generous."
"No problem." Lin Dahai was still in a good mood. This thing was really a big hit, and he could at least make twice the profit by reselling it. "Little Gu, if you still have good things, you might as well trade them with me. I will definitely not let you down."
"Of course we believe this."
Gu Jinshui said with a smile, "However, there are not so many good things like this. If I come to you, it must be the best quality."
When he said this, he glanced at Gu Yousi.
Gu Yousi understood immediately. She tilted her head with an innocent and cute look, "Dad, didn't you say you would find a valuable copybook in a few days?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense!"
Gu Jinshui made a gesture to scold Gu Yousi, his face sullen and angry.
Gu Yousi pursed his lips and crossed his arms, "I'm not talking nonsense. You said on the way here that it was a copybook on tin paper. You said it was a national treasure."
"Niuniu!" Although Lan Lin didn't understand what was going on, he also knew that children should not meddle in adult matters. He thought Gu Jinshui was really angry, so he quickly covered Gu Yousi's mouth and said to Gu Jinshui, "Uncle Gu, Niuniu didn't mean it."
Lin Dahai narrowed his eyes.
Tin paper? Copybook? National treasure?
He was a little suspicious and looked at Gu Jinshui, "Little Gu, you are not being kind. You have something good, why are you hiding it?"
Gu Jinshui waved his hand and said, "No, no, it's not true at all. You are really overthinking it. This is just nonsense from a child."
"Haha, nonsense, I think children are the most honest. Little girl, tell grandpa if your father has hidden something good?"
Lin Dahai looked at Gu Yousi and handed a handful of chocolate to Gu Yousi.
Gu Yousi took the chocolate and turned her eyes. When she looked at Gu Jinshui, she lowered her head hurriedly and said, "Grandpa, I can't tell you, my dad will be angry."
This sentence was obviously the same as tacit consent.
Lin Dahai narrowed his eyes and showed a greedy look like a wolf on his face.
Seeing that he was hooked, Gu Jinshui stood up and said, "Mr. James, we have been here for a while. It's time to say goodbye and not bother you anymore."
"Are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you stay for lunch?" Lin Dahai changed his previous cold attitude and said with a smile and enthusiasm, "I haven't seen our compatriots for a long time. When fellow villagers meet, my eyes are filled with tears. Please let me treat you to a meal."
"No, no."
Gu Jinshui shook his head and refused. He left with Gu Yousi and others.
The car left the villa.
Lin Dahai's eyes showed a gleam of light. He said to the housekeeper, "Go and call Hank and the others. There are some things for them to do."
In the car.
Lan Lin and Gu Yousi were sitting in the back seat. Lan Lin looked worriedly at Gu Jinshui, who had a serious face since getting on the car, and said timidly, "Uncle Gu, don't take what Niu Niu just said to heart. She was just joking." Gu Jinshui
came back to his senses. After a moment of hesitation, he understood what Lan Lin said and smiled, "Xiao Lin, uncle doesn't blame Niu Niu. This is what Niu Niu and I agreed on."
"Ah?" Lan Lin's face was full of confusion. He looked at Gu Yousi and then at Gu Jinshui with his big eyes in confusion.
Just as Gu Jinshui was about to explain, he saw in the rearview mirror that a black car was following them from a distance.
Gu Jinshui's eyes flashed, but he remained calm. When the car arrived at Joseph's house and everyone went in, Gu Jinshui ran up to the second floor and looked down from the upstairs window. He saw the black car stop nearby for a moment and then drove away.
"What happened?" An Yi ran up and asked.
Gu Jinshui turned around, lowered the curtains, and said, "When we came out of James' villa, someone followed us."
When An Yi heard this, he was shocked and quickly opened the curtains to look down. Gu Jinshui pulled his shoulder and said, "No need to look, the car has left. I have confirmed that the car has followed us all the way."
"Why did he follow us?" An Yi scratched the back of his head, somewhat confused. "Is he trying to rob us of our money? It's only 30,000 US dollars. Isn't James quite rich? How could he afford it?"
"No, it's for the national treasure."
Gu Jinshui has long legs and walked down the stairs in three or two steps.
Liang Ying and He Chunlian were not idle at home this morning. They went to the nearby supermarket to buy some groceries. They were brave. They didn't speak English well, but they managed to buy everything by gestures. They
made tomato scrambled eggs, stir-fried chicken, braised fish fillet and sweet and sour spareribs for lunch. Joseph also had a rice cooker and cooked rice.
"What national treasure?" An Yi hurriedly caught up with him. Seeing Gu Jinshui sitting down at the table, he hurriedly sat down too.
Gu Jinshui picked up the chopsticks and said, "Let's talk about this later. Let's eat first. I'm starving!"
Seeing this, An Yi had to suppress his curiosity.
Everyone was busy cooking. They had been eating pizza and hamburgers for the past few days. These things tasted good at first, but they got greasy after eating too much. Rice and stir-fried dishes were more to their taste.
They finished a table of dishes, and they didn't even have to wash the plates.
Gu Jinshui washed the dishes, and then went into the study with An Yi and the others to discuss.
Lan Lin was also brought along. He had not originally planned to bring him along, but the accident that happened today made Gu Jinshui realize that everyone had to be aware of this matter so that there would be no loopholes.
"Didn't you tell me before that Joseph had seen Wang Xizhi's "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie" here in New York?"
Gu Jinshui pulled over a chair and sat down, looking lazy and comfortable.
An Yi widened his eyes and said, "Yes, but it must be fake!"
An Xin also said, "Yes, if it were real, this thing would have been sent to a museum or an auction house long ago."
"Why do you say this is fake?"
After Gu Jinshui's leak yesterday, Joseph now had a kind of blind confidence, "What if it is real? What if the other person doesn't know the value of it, just like the Chenghua multicolored plate yesterday."
An Yi and An Xin were both silent.
An Yi said helplessly: "You can't find such leaks everywhere, not to mention that this calligraphy copybook is different from porcelain. If the porcelain does not have a seal, it is difficult for ordinary people to judge the authenticity and it is easy to find a leak. But calligraphy and paintings, especially this "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie", have passed through countless collectors, and every collector may have put a seal on it, especially the emperors of various dynasties. If this copybook is real, you can tell the authenticity just by looking at the seals on it."
Joseph blinked his eyes, with a serious expression: "But there are a lot of seals on Xu's copybook!"
The room was silent for a moment, and then An Yi sneered, "This seal can also be faked. In short, this is absolutely impossible!"
Joseph pouted his mouth, looking indignant.
Gu Jinshui also understood Joseph's desire to get something for nothing. He took out a check for 30,000 US dollars and said, "I can confirm that the item is fake, but what we need to do now is to make James believe that it is real. Only in this way will he be willing to pay any price to get this calligraphy. The 30,000 US dollars here is a little gift from me to you."
Joseph and An Yi were stunned.
An Yi's face flushed, "Gu Jinshui, what do you mean by this? Do you look down on us? We are all brothers. We help you and take your money. What kind of brothers are we?"
Joseph opened his mouth slightly and looked at An Yi, feeling helpless.
Gu Jinshui pressed An Yi's shoulders, "I gave you money because we are brothers. Only brothers should be clear about accounts. You had nothing to do with this matter this time. You got involved to help me. Your business has been delayed because of our matter. This 30,000 is my gift. If you don't accept it, I will be unhappy."
"Besides," Gu Jinshui said, "I will need your help in the future. If you don't take the money, how can I continue to ask you to help me with such a thick face?"
Gu Jinshui said so much. An Yi and others looked at each other, and finally bargained. The three of them took 15,000, and the remaining 15,000 was exchanged with a check and returned to Gu Jinshui.
Gu Jinshui thought that it would not take a long time to repay the favor, so he agreed.
An Yi was so excited that sweat started to form on his forehead. He wiped the sweat with a handkerchief and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. The most urgent thing right now is how can we get James to take the bait?"
An idea flashed through Gu Jinshui's mind.
He said, "It's certainly not convincing enough to rely on us alone, but what if there are others competing for the copybook? In this case, James will not check it too carefully in order to get the thing as soon as possible."
"Who is competing for the copybook?" An Yi asked in confusion, "We are abroad, where can we find someone to help us?"
Gu Jinshui raised the corner of his lips, "It's not appropriate to find someone to help us, there will be others who will take the initiative to deliver it to us."
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