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Chapter 121 Lin’s move, this is the real scam! (Subscribe)
Anling City, East Street.

This is an antique street with quaint buildings scattered around in an orderly manner, with blue bricks, black tiles, carved beams and painted buildings. Different from the prosperous modern style, this place is closer to the style of the Republic of China period.

In the alley, there are many quaint and elegant antique shops.

The streets are lined with stalls of all sizes, selling a wide variety of items, including porcelain, jade, calligraphy and paintings, and coins. The vendors are dressed in traditional costumes, holding pipes or waving folding fans as they bargain with customers who are buying antiques.

The young landlady changed back into a loose white T-shirt and denim shorts, took Lin Chuan's hand, and came to East Street.

"Mr. Zhang, Aunt Liu."

The two saw Lao Zhang and Liu Qing from afar, and the young landlady waved and greeted them.

On the way here, Lin Chuan had already prepared the young landlady mentally, and now it was time for them to compete in acting skills.

Fortunately, the enemy knows where we are and we are in the dark, so our chances of winning are 98%.

Liu Qing was wearing an elegant cheongsam. When she saw the landlady, she came over enthusiastically, took her hand, and said with a smile as she walked in, "Xiao Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few days. You've become more beautiful again."

The landlady's acting skills are good. She smiled and said, "Aunt Liu, you look really elegant in your cheongsam."

"How sweet mouth."

Liu Qing smiled.

Her figure is indeed good. She is about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, with no obvious fat on her belly, and her skin is fair and not loose. She is wearing a cheongsam, which reveals an elegant temperament.

Obviously.

Old Zhang has absolutely no resistance to Liu Qing.

Several people walked into East Street.

Lin Chuan has visited many antique streets in the virtual world. The antique streets in Anling are relatively scattered, and East Street is the largest one.

Lin Chuan also looked at the street stalls with interest.

"Xiao Lin, those stalls outside are all second-hand dealers, most of them are 'new imitations', the rest are genuine goods."

Liu Qing turned around and said something to Lao Zhang and Lin Chuan.

New imitation refers to imitations that have been recently made.

Licensed goods are works produced in batches by artists or craftsmen to meet market demand.

Lin Chuan grinned and said like a novice: "I read some antique novels. The protagonists all picked up bargains at small stalls and then became famous overnight."

"Novels cannot be true. If you really want to find good stuff, you need special channels." Liu Qing smiled.

In her heart, it was confirmed once again that 'Lin Chuan = antique novice'.

Afterwards, Liu Qing led Lin Chuan and the others through antique stalls of all sizes, walked into the alley, and entered an antique shop called "Gu Zhai".

"Boss Liu, Boss Zhang, thank you for your presence. It is a great honor for our humble home."

The owner of Guzhai was a little fat, wearing a Chinese gown and a pair of cloth shoes. When he saw Liu Qing and Zhang De, he immediately came up to them, bowed and smiled.

Lao Zhang also cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Boss Gu, business is booming."

"Thanks to Boss Zhang and Boss Liu for their help." Boss Gu laughed.

After exchanging pleasantries, Boss Gu took the group upstairs and explained the antique items to them one by one.

Lin Chuan didn't say anything, but just glanced at the store and thought, it's so dark.

On the first floor of the store, most of the items, from porcelain, jade to bronze, are inferior products, and the slightly better ones are also high-quality imitations.

On the second floor, there is a spacious hall, similar to a museum, with valuable antiques displayed in glass cabinets.

But there are very few people who open the door wide at first glance.

But Lin Chuan is not here to expose counterfeits.

Antiques and gambling on stones are very similar in some ways, and there is a rule: if you are willing to fight and be beaten, don't advise others.

Unless it's someone close to you.

Otherwise, when the item he likes is sold at a high price by some agents, he will bear a grudge against those who advised him against it.

"Xiao Zhang, do you like porcelain, calligraphy and painting, or jade?" Liu Qing asked.

The landlady shook her head and said, "I don't know much about antiques. Aunt Liu doesn't need to buy me any gifts. It's too expensive."

"Don't be so distant with Aunt Liu."

Liu Qing patted Xiao Zhang's hand, and then took the little landlady to the porcelain and jade area, "How about this ice-type floating green Guanyin pendant?"

Boss Gu immediately explained, "Boss Liu has a good eye. This ice-type floating green Guanyin pendant is a natural A-grade jadeite from an old mine in Myanmar. It was carved by Master Zhou Quanzhou, a domestic jade carving master. It is a treasure in the jade world and has been exhibited at the Shanghai Jade Exhibition. Here is its appraisal certificate and its exhibition certificate."

Liu Qing smiled slightly: "Take it out and try it."

"okay."

Boss Gu's eyes lit up and he immediately took out the pendant.

Liu Qing took the ice-green Guanyin pendant, took out a flashlight, shone it on, and found it translucent, warm to the touch, and flawlessly carved. She nodded with satisfaction, "Jade nourishes people, Xiao Zhang, I'll put it on you."

The young landlady nodded reluctantly.

"really not bad!"

After putting it on, Liu Qing sighed, "I'll ask a master to consecrate it later to ensure you are safe and worry-free."

The ice-green Guanyin pendant is against the landlady's white T-shirt, and under the lights in the store, it does have some charm.

The landlady hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn't this expensive?"

Liu Qing then looked at Boss Gu.

Boss Gu held up three fingers and said, "Not very expensive, twenty."

"too expensive……"

"Boss Gu, put it on my account!" Before the landlady could finish her words, Liu Qing had already spoken and took the ice-type green Guanyin pendant.

"Aunt Liu, you're spending too much." The young landlady pursed her lips and said.

"We are one family, so we don't have to talk about different things." Liu Qing waved her hand, smiling, "This Guanyin pendant, paired with a hundred-year-old red agate bracelet, Xiao Zhang, you are so beautiful. Hey, why don't you bring the bracelet?"

Lin Chuan turned his head.

coming.

Liu Qing has been laying the groundwork for so long just for this sentence.

The landlady pursed her lips and said with some guilt: "Aunt Liu, that bracelet was bought by my friend."

Old Zhang's face changed, and he couldn't help but say: "Xiao Zhang, how could you send your Aunt Liu away..."

"Lao Zhang, it's just a bracelet. I'll give Xiao Zhang another one later." Liu Qing said with a smile, stopping Lao Zhang, "How much did you sell that bracelet for? We are in the antique circle and we can't be ripped off."

"One...one hundred thousand...one hundred and twenty thousand." said the young landlady.

"I bought it for 70,000 a few years ago, and you made 50,000 just by reselling it."

Liu Qing's eyes lit up, and she praised the young landlady to Lao Zhang, "Lao Zhang, look at Xiao Zhang, she is born to be in the antique business. There is no problem at all leaving the antique shop to Xiao Zhang."

"This little Zhang..."

Old Zhang muttered something and smiled, "I'll discuss the antique shop with Xiao Zhang."

"Take your time to think about it. There's no rush." ​​Liu Qing said with a smile, "Xiao Zhang, let's go pick out another bracelet!"

Liu Qing pulled Xiao Zhang and went to look at the bracelets again.

Old Zhang looked at Liu Qing and Xiao Zhang getting along so harmoniously and smiled happily. Then, he caught a glimpse of Lin Chuan out of the corner of his eye and his good mood was gone.

Alas...his precious daughter was harmed by this boy!
Damn it!
However, Lao Zhang knew that his daughter had chosen Lin Chuan. After thinking for a moment, he reminded her, "Lin Chuan, you should learn something from your Aunt Liu later. You will inevitably come into contact with these things in the future."

"Lao Zhang, are you sure you want to enter the antique circle?"

Lin Chuan was slightly startled.

Lao Zhang nodded and said, "Life is meaningless if you always collect rent. While your Aunt Liu is building the antique market, I plan to invest and open an antique shop. It will only cost 18 million yuan. You should stop writing novels. You won't make much money. You and Xiao Zhang will help me manage it in the future."

Lin Chuan frowned slightly: "Where do I get the goods if I invest in an antique shop?"

Old Zhang raised his head and looked at Liu Qing: "Your Aunt Liu will soon be one of our own, and she is also an expert in antiques. There will be no problem getting goods from her. You just need to learn well."

"Well, study hard."

Lin Chuan responded casually, and basically determined Liu Qing's pattern in his heart.

This is a very common but extremely effective antique bureau.

Lin Chuan could foresee that Liu Qing's next move would be to supply the goods to Lao Zhang, and then send someone to the store to buy a few pieces at a high price, so that Lao Zhang could get a taste of the sweetness first.

Gradually, Zhang will be lured into falling into the trap, and the price of the goods will become more and more expensive. Eventually, all of Zhang's assets will be trapped, and he will be unable to extricate himself.

The principle is similar to that of a pig-killing scam, which takes advantage of people's curiosity, greed, unwillingness, and desire to give it a try, until they lose everything they have.

By the time those involved realize it is a scam, it is already too late.

Lin Chuan had experienced con artists, fraud, and antique counterfeiting, and was very familiar with the ways in which the Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates set up their schemes.

As long as he wanted to, he could step into the gray area a little bit and print the money. However, his conscience got in the way.

As I said, people with a conscience cannot make big money, and people who make a lot of money... cannot be generalized, 99.99% of them are not.

Lin Chuan watched Liu Qing taking the young landlady to look at the bracelets, and he was about to start his performance.

"Xinxin, Aunt Liu, I'm going to go downstairs and see if I can find you a small gift." It was the first time that Lin Chuan called the landlady 'Xinxin', and it was quite awkward.

"Chuan, go ahead."

The young landlady’s acting skills were perfect and she didn’t even laugh.

"Xiao Lin, you have to be careful with those street vendors." Liu Qing reminded.

Lin Chuan looked immature, scratched his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "Aunt Liu, this place is too expensive, I am short of money..."

"Aunt Liu will help you."

"I want to use my own money to buy a gift for Xinxin." Lin Chuan said sincerely.

"It's rare that you're so thoughtful." Liu Qing said with a smile.

Subsequently.

Lin Chuan went downstairs and visited the stalls of the small vendors.

"Boss, how much is this coin?"

"My dear little brother, you really know what's good. This is 'Fengtian Yiliang'. There is only one store here, and there is no other store. The price is three million!"

"Thirty. I'll take it."

"Three hundred thousand, deal!"

"Uncle, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight? This is a high-quality imitation. The quality is just barely acceptable, but the patina, wear and tear, and casting process are far from perfect. Twenty-five yuan, please."

"Little brother, the thirty dollars you mentioned just now is a deal."

Lin Chuan took a coin and went to the next store.

"Boss, this stove..."

"Young man, you have just started collecting antiques, right? Let me tell you about this Xuande furnace..."

"The production line uses diluted hydrofluoric acid to soak for 48 hours, and then potassium permanganate is brushed on. The factory price is ten yuan, I pay thirteen yuan, and you make three yuan!"

"Brother, three dollars is just enough for me to take the bus. I don't spend a penny on this round trip!"

"Fifteen, no more!"

"Okay, I'll pack it for you right away!"

Soon, Lin Chuan visited more than ten stalls and bought several "antiques".

Obviously, these are fakes.

"Chairman, you bought so much!?"

When Lin Chuan met the young landlady, Liu Qing and Lao Zhang, the young landlady ran over with a look of surprise.

"Xinxin, do you think this hairpin is beautiful? It is said that it was worn by talented women in the Republic of China." Lin Chuan took out a silver hairpin with a butterfly engraved on it and handed it to the young landlady.

"It looks good." The young landlady smiled.

As long as it was given by Lin Chuan, she thought it looked good, no matter whether it was real or fake.

"Xiao Lin, how much did you buy this for?" Liu Qing smiled.

"One thousand and two."

"Xiao Lin, Aunt Liu is telling you the truth, the wholesale price should be twelve yuan. If you want to find good stuff, you still need to learn more from Aunt Liu." Liu Qing said with a smile.

She thought that in other aspects, Lin Chuan might be a top talent.

But in the antique circle, Lin Chuan is a real rookie with great value.

The kind that opens the door at a glance!

"What about these?"

Lin Chuan then took out antiques such as the "Xuan De Furnace", "Ming Dynasty Blue and White Multicolored Porcelain", and "Fengtian One or Two", but Liu Qing just glanced at them casually, without even looking at them, and waved her hand and made a conclusion.

--all fake!
In Liu Qing's eyes, Lin Chuan's face suddenly showed a lonely look, and he seemed unwilling to be deceived.

Liu Qing comforted Lin Chuan for a few more words before they parted.

After separation.

All four of them smiled with satisfaction and relief.

Lao Zhang thought that the matter was settled.

Liu Qing thought that the matter was settled.

Lin Chuan and the landlady also thought that the deal was done.

All in all, everyone is happy.

The young landlady rode her small electric scooter, enjoying the embrace of Linchuan, happily traveling through the streets and alleys, humming a little tune, and returned to the Happy Community.

In the Xingfu community, the evening scenery gradually unfolds. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the mottled stone road, reflecting warm and mysterious light and shadow. The glass windows of the old houses in the community reflect soft light and let in a hint of cool breeze.

In Lin Chuan’s rented house.

"Chairman, you called me 'Xinxin' today, which sounds very nice." The young landlady rested her hands on the table, holding her face, and focusing on her chairman.

"Well, I'm still used to calling you little landlady."

As Lin Chuan spoke, he placed the fake goods he had bought today on the table.

The landlady pouted and asked, "Can you remove the three words 'little landlady' and replace them with another word?"

"Replace it with what?"

Lin Chuan responded to the landlady, his eyes falling on one of the coins.

"Change it to 'old'." The young landlady smiled and blinked.

"Old...wife?" Lin Chuan was startled and looked at the landlady. "I haven't had dinner yet. Do you want to be my dinner?"

"It's not impossible."

The young landlady smiled brilliantly.

Lin Chuan gently tapped the landlady's forehead, then placed the coin in front of her: "Do you think this coin is a betrothal gift?"

"I don't need a betrothal gift." The young landlady showed a hint of shyness on her face.

"Don't underestimate this coin, it will be worth 40 million!" Lin Chuan said with a smile, his eyes deep and bright.

"It's fake, so why is it worth 40 million?"

The young landlady was startled and her eyes fell on the coin.

In the middle of the coin are the four characters "Guangxu Yuanbao".

On the edge of the ring are four slightly smaller characters: 'Made in Fengtian Province', 'Guimao' and 'One tael of Kuping silver'.

Turning to the other side, there is a real dragon, strong and majestic, with a magnificent aura.

"It's fake now, and tomorrow it will be real."

Lin Chuan smiled mysteriously.

The genuine version of this counterfeit coin is also called 'Fengtian One Liang'.

Its sample coins have been known to the world since they were first publicly reported in the 1904th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu () and are regarded as the "first of the great treasures of machine-made coins."

At a certain auction, the starting bid was 15 million, and it was finally sold at a sky-high price of 46 million, breaking the domestic coin auction record. At the same time, it ranked sixth in the world's public coin auction price.

Lin Chuan was planning to forge the "Fengtian Yiliang" in order to lure Liu Qing into the trap.

In the virtual world of "Experience Life", Lin Chuan happened to forge "Fengtian Yiliang".

As for the other items found today, they are just a cover-up.

After all, if you only pick one coin and get the "Fengtian One Liang", that would be too fake.

Lin Chuan was confident in his counterfeiting skills, so he quickly took out the prepared objects and began to counterfeit the "Fengtian Yiliang".

The young landlady was helping on the side, exclaiming repeatedly!
At night, the bright moon hangs high.

The fraud is coming to an end.

"Old...young landlady, please make an appointment with Mr. Li to meet tomorrow. Tell him that you found some antiques today and ask him to help identify them." Lin Chuan stretched his muscles and said with a smile.

The young landlady nodded immediately, took out her cell phone and sent a message to Mr. Li.

Mr. Li was originally a "shill" used by Liu Qing.

Lin Chuan now wants to use Liu Qing's "trust" to set up an antique bureau for Liu Qing, a real scam!

(End of this chapter)