Shengshibaojian

Zhang Manguo is a veritable old fox.

Not only is he good at appreciating antiques, but he also has a good eye for seeing people. He can quickly see doubts in anyone who says a few words in front of him.

Shen Jin only said a few words in front of him, and he saw the other party's purpose.

"Young Master Shen!" Zhang Manguo smiled and waved his hands and said, "It's not the first time we've met, so don't beat around the bush if you have anything to say, everyone is very busy haha, hurry up and get to the point..."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Shen Jin's face, and he nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay... Boss Zhang, I'll just say it straight, the Kangxi pastel Buddha statue, our Shen Group is very important..."

Zhang Manguo answered, "It's good to value it! It shows that your Shen Group has vision, so you have to spend a lot of money to take it down this time..."

"This is natural, but I'm not sure about it, so I want to ask Boss Zhang for advice. I don't know what Boss Zhang thinks of this pastel Buddha statue!"

"Young Master Shen, it's not kind of you to do this, it breaks the rules of the auction!"

Even Zhang Jianfeng saw Shen Jin's meaning. The auction will clearly stipulate that sellers are not allowed to communicate with each other during the auction. This is a big taboo in this industry.

"Mr. Shen...The old man might as well tell you..." Zhang Manguo took a sip of the fragrant tea and said, "Zhenbao Pavilion is also very interested in these two treasures. Both the double-sided dragon bone fan and the immeasurable pastel Buddha statue The things I put my mind to are all my favorite treasures! Mr. Shen can rest assured now..."

"Yes, yes, don't worry... To tell the truth, I came this time, but I just want to ask Boss Zhang to give us the Buddha statue. The Shen family is grateful to Boss Deji Zhang for his life's goodness!"

Speaking of this, the Shen family bowed to Zhang Manguo and his son.

"Don't, don't, don't! Don't bow!" Zhang Jianfeng hurriedly supported him: "Our Zhenbao Pavilion can't afford your bow, Shen Jin and you guys are also the top pawn shop in Jiangcheng Pai, so it's too stingy to use this kind of trick. Come on!"

Shen Jin shook his head and argued: "We can't control that much anymore. It's better than being robbed of money by those unscrupulous foreigners. The Chinese people's money doesn't just come from the wind! We can't take advantage of those foreigners!"

"Mr. Shen! I'm sorry! Excuse me!" Zhang Manguo coughed twice with a smile on his face: "You may not have had much contact with me, but I am a person! I like to deal with straightforward people and do business, but I have never loved We can talk about the tricks of beating around the bush and keeping secrets in the dark! It sounds like a lot of work to go around in such a big circle! Do you understand what I mean?"

Shen Jin paused for a few seconds, his high-sounding reason was dismantled by Zhang Manguo, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

"Well, the younger generation implores Boss Zhang to make way and give us the immeasurable Buddha statues in Kangxi famille rose... We, the Shen Group, think that our strength is no match for the Treasure Pavilion, and we cannot resist it in terms of financial and material resources. If there is really no other way, we can only have the cheek to deliver tea to Boss Zhang! Because we love that Kangxi famille rose Buddha statue so much!"

Zhang Jianfeng mocked dissatisfiedly: "Shen Jin? What do you mean? You let us withdraw from competing with you?"

"That's exactly what it means!"

"Shen Jin! You are so brave! You are not sending tea! You are clearly threatening our Zhenbao Pavilion! Our Zhenbao Pavilion has never been afraid of anyone! Let me tell you the truth! The pastel Buddha statue and the keel fan, we The Treasure Pavilion is all set! The Treasure Pavilion is not intimidated!"

Zhang Manguo still had a friendly smile on his face, he motioned to his son and said: "Xiaofeng, don't talk and let Mr. Shen finish talking. Since Mr. Shen dared to come here, it means that he has enough to convince me, talk about it." See what bargaining chip you have? Can you persuade me to give up the Kangxi pastel Buddha statue?"

Shen Jin nodded, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up to Zhang Manguo: "Boss Zhang is really clever, I did bring you something, please pay attention!"

As Shen Jin spoke, he took out a square note from his pocket. There were a few lines of scrawled handwriting on the note, and the word "IOU" was impressively written in the middle of the note.

Is this an old IOU?

Zhang Manguo took the IOU and glanced at it, his smile froze and his face became serious.

"Dad? What's the matter with you? What's the matter with this IOU..." Zhang Jianfeng leaned forward and asked.

Zhang Manguo handed the IOU to his son, and heaved a long sigh: "I remember this IOU. It has been more than 30 years now. This is the first time I went out to receive goods. I remember that I received a big copper basin from this family back then. , a copper candlestick, a total of 68 yuan, I wrote an IOU with that family when I had no money, and I will go back to pay the debt after I sell the goods.”

"Hey... It took me two months to sell those two items. When I got them back, the family had moved. I didn't expect it to be the old man of the Shen family. I have been brooding about it all the time, but I didn't expect this IOU to be by my side! I'm ashamed and ashamed..."

Zhang Manguo came to the window of the teahouse and said, "That's all! It's only natural to pay off debts, Mr. Shen! I accept this IOU, and I don't want the famille rose Buddha statue in Xianjiaqiao!"

"Then I would like to thank Boss Zhang for making it happen... I am so grateful to Boss Zhang!"

"Shen Jin!" Zhang Jianfeng interrupted: "Is it enough for us to withdraw from the competition? Dozens of bosses from all over the country in Xianjiaqiao, are you sure you can handle it?"

"Don't worry about the two of you. Except for Zhenbao Pavilion, we can't handle it. We can take care of everyone else. I have full confidence. Anyway, I am very grateful to Boss Zhang! I will come to thank you again when I have the opportunity!"

Shen Jin beamed with joy, as long as Zhenbao Pavilion nodded, the pastel Buddha statue would be a sure thing.

Zhang Manguo turned around and said meaningfully: "Go back and explain to your old man that I have paid off the debt, but I don't agree with your way of bidding. Every industry has its own rules of the game. You destroy it like this. The rules of the game will make people angry! If you make people angry in the antique industry, you will be the first bird, and the first bird will not be able to escape the shotgun after all..."

"Thank you, Boss Zhang, for your advice! There will be no next time! No more..."

Shen Jin exchanged some greetings and left the teahouse. Zhang Jianfeng asked the old father in bewilderment: "Dad, do we really have to give up the pastel Buddha statues? What a pity!"

"Give it to them. Although the pastel Buddha statue is precious, its value is not as good as that keel fan..."

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Xianjiaqiao.

Shen Qiu's expression was solemn, especially when he saw that pastel Buddha statue, his thoughts were filled with thoughts, and his judgments about it kept appearing in front of his eyes.

"Master Cao? Do you know the origin of this Kangxi pastel Buddha statue?" Shen Qiu stared at the huge poster hanging on the wall, and asked Cao Donglai in a deep voice. Cao Donglai is the successor of Master Wang Qianshi. It stands to reason that he should know The origin of this Buddha statue.

"Shen Qiu? Are you testing my master? I don't need my master to tell me about this! This Kangxi pastel Buddha statue is mainly made of five-color glaze and decorated with red and sapphire. I don't need to read the signature." It is known that it is the work of Tang Wuming, a famous master in the Kangxi era. Tang Wuming is best at making Buddha statues. The Buddha statues he made have a peaceful expression. Broad shoulders and waist, plump, graceful and lifelike."

"Including the Buddha statues in many temples in those days, Tang Wuming was asked to outline their prototypes. It can be seen that his technique was appreciated by many people in those years. As for its price, it can only be described as a sky-high price. Last year, the Tokyo Auction House once auctioned I passed a pastel Buddha statue of the same type, which was also the work of Tang Wuming, and it was sold at a high price of 6000 million RMB, which is very lively today. Looking at this posture, 6000 million may not be able to stop it!"

Shen Qiu shook his head: "No, no, this Buddha statue is not just as simple as Tang Wuming, he is also inextricably related to Wang Qianshi, a master of appreciating treasures in the Republic of China, who is your master's patriarch!"

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