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Xu Pingli nodded.

"You're right, Caimei, we shouldn't be too short-sighted."

The jewelry exhibition ended at four o'clock in the afternoon. During the period, a few people came to ask, but most of them were only interested in the black pearl in the center of the necklace.

Until now, Xu Caimei had not had a chance to tell the meaning behind the name of this work.

"It's all my fault," Xu Pingli sighed again.

There was less than half an hour left before the show closed, and the surrounding conversations suddenly died down, replaced by noisy discussions.

"What's going on?" Xu Pingli asked.

"I heard that Mr. Qiao's granddaughter is here." said a kind receptionist passing by.

"Who is Mr. Qiao?"

"Qiao Chu is a big name in the jewelry industry in Hong Kong and even Asia. The last time we came to Hong Kong, we visited him - I didn't know who he was at that time. After I went back, I did a lot of homework, and I was able to learn something about his family. Got it." Xu Caimei said.

"What about his granddaughter?" Xu Pingli asked again.

"Qiao Qiao is also a very famous designer and connoisseur, but her style of doing things is a bit too extreme. It is said that she once dropped the work of a famous jade carver because he used jade with internal flaws to shape it... …”

"Yes, but it's normal for the material to have flaws. I don't know why she has such a problem. Maybe it's different because her family has money." The receptionist said sympathetically.

"I hope she just came here for a casual stroll. Our pearls... vary in size and quality. If they are destroyed, it would be better to sell them to that elder sister for [-] yuan just now..." Xu Pingli said.

"Not necessarily. It is said that as long as she attends an exhibition, she will definitely watch it from beginning to end. You should be careful. I wish you good luck." After the receptionist finished speaking, he walked away quickly.

"Caimei, what should I do?" Xu Pingli asked.

"What are you afraid of? If the rumors are false, then we have nothing to be afraid of; if this person is really so unreasonable, there is no point in being afraid." Xu Caimei said, "Let's take a look first and then talk."

Just as they were talking, there was a sudden "thud" sound not far away, which startled the two of them.

Looking up, everyone around him also turned their attention to the direction of the sound source.

In the silence, a woman apologized frantically, "I'm sorry, Miss Qiao! I'm sorry!"

I don’t know what Miss Qiao said, but the woman who apologized suddenly broke down and cried.

No one dared to speak or move. Everyone retreated to both sides of the road, stopping silently and looking at the young woman passing them with awe.

In the huge exhibition hall, only the sound of high heels echoed. The sound became louder and louder, and finally stopped in front of Xu Caimei and the others.

"Where are the brand names of the exhibits?" A woman with light makeup and long hair shawl stood in front of them.

"Forgot..." Xu Pingli was shocked by this person's aura and panicked for a moment. "That's right, Miss Qiao, we deliberately didn't put any famous brands -" Xu Caimei suddenly spoke, interrupting Xu Pingli, "You should also be able to tell that this is our first time to participate in the exhibition, and we are not famous. I can only think of some side tricks to attract attention."

"It's just that I don't have a brand name, how can I attract attention? What you said is too exaggerated. If you forget to bring it, you just forgot to bring it. There is no need to find another excuse." Qiao Qiao glanced at Xu Caimei coldly, "People who talk sweet words cannot become good designers. of."

"We are not talking nice words! We have met a lot of people like you who don't listen to others at all today. If you think your preconceived views are correct, then you can deal with us as you please. We will listen to you. Just." Xu Caimei did not show weakness, but looked directly at her.

"OK, then tell me why." Qiao Qiao didn't expect anyone to dare to contradict him, but he became interested.

"We forgot to bring our name tags, but after we came here, I felt that it is actually the same regardless of whether you have the name tag or not - people who are interested in your work, even if you don't show the name tag, they will still come and ask; no. If someone doesn't resonate with your work, even if you tell them what your name is, they won't take the time to delve into the profound meaning."

"So, what is the name of your work, and what does it mean?"

Seeing Qiao Qiao taking the initiative to ask, Xu Caimei smiled slightly and said, "The name of the work is 'Suffering and Rebirth'."

"I can't see it - maybe you want to express that such a bad design is indeed a kind of suffering for the black pearl in the middle." After Qiao Qiao finished speaking, he smiled contemptuously.

"A total of one hundred pearls are used in this set of jewelry. Except for the middle one, the others are all inferior. Some are not outstanding in size, and some can be called defective products.

"But no matter which one of them they are, they are the crystallization of suffering for the pearl clam that gave birth to them.

“Being able to appear in this work and become a part of it is indeed a new life for those pearls that are not qualified.

"You can understand that everything in the world is divided into three, six or nine grades. Some people are born to be the protagonists, while for most other people, they may have suffered many hardships and are still not qualified among all living beings. Small role.

"But equally, you can also understand that the value of these pearls is itself given by humans. For the clam, it is pain and suffering. It is precisely because of the outsiders' opinions that they have no regard for the pain and itching, that the value is created. The definition of difference. And when we sublimate from the way of thinking that everything is divided into three, six or nine grades, and learn not to price others, that is the beginning of new life."

After Xu Caimei finished speaking, she realized that not only Qiao Qiao, but also Xu Pingli and even the people around her were looking at her.

After a while, everyone finally took their thoughts away from Xu Caimei's words.

Everyone gradually moved towards Xu Caimei and the others, applause broke out from the crowd, and even Qiao Qiao's expression softened a bit.

"I originally wanted to say that you are eloquent, but when you look at this work carefully, it is saying one thing. It is true that this cannot be explained clearly by a simple brand, and it is true that not everyone has the opportunity. Explain clearly." Qiao Qiao nodded, "You are very good, I want to know your name."

"Xu Caimei, thank you for giving me this opportunity to explain."

"How much is the price of the work?" Qiao Qiao asked.

Xu Caimei hesitated for a moment and then quoted He Yifan's psychological price, "Fifty thousand."

"Two million, I want it." Someone squeezed in from the crowd, the fat woman who just loved pearls.

Qiao Qiao didn't seem to hear it and said to himself, "This work should be priceless, but I still want to buy it for five million, is it okay? I will cherish it and will cherish it all the time." Take this as a warning to remind me not to forget my true heart.”