Chapter 066: Old Debts
Zhang Manguo is a veritable old fox.
Not only does he appreciate antiques, but he also has an absolutely good eye for people, and he can quickly see the suspicion of someone saying a few words in front of him.
Shen Jin only said two words in front of him, and he saw the other party's purpose.
"Shen Gongzi!" Zhang Manguo smiled and waved his hand: "It's not the first time we've met, there's no need to 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 busily and said, "Okay...... Boss Zhang, then I'll say it directly, that immeasurable Buddha statue of Kangxi pastel, our Shen Group attaches great importance to it......"
Zhang Manguo continued: "It's good to value it! It shows that your Shen Group has a vision, so you have to spend money to take it down this time......
"This is natural, but I'm not very sure, so I want to come to ask for advice from the boss of the sect, I don't know what the boss of the chapter thinks of this pastel Buddha statue!"
"Shen Gongzi, it's not kind for you to do this, this is breaking the rules of the auction!"
Even Zhang Jianfeng saw what Shen Jin meant, the auction has a clear rule that sellers are not allowed to communicate with each other during the auction, which can be regarded as a violation of the taboo in this industry.
"Shen Gongzi...... Then the old man might as well throw a ...... with you" Zhang Manguo took a sip of fragrant tea and said: "The Treasure Pavilion is also very interested in these two treasures, the keel double-sided fan and the pastel immeasurable Buddha statue have to be put into a lot of thought, they are all contemptible treasures! Shen Gongzi can rest assured now......"
"Yes, yes, rest assured...... To tell you the truth, I came this time, in fact, I just want Boss Zhang to raise his noble hand, can you give us the Buddha statue evenly to our Shen family, and the Shen family is grateful to Boss Dai De for a lifetime!"
When the Shen family said this, they bowed to Zhang Manguo's father and son.
"Don't don't, don't, don't bow!" Zhang Jianfeng hurriedly supported him: "We can't afford your bow, Shen Jin, you are also the number one pawn shop in Jiangcheng Pai, it's too stingy to use this set!"
Shen Jin shook his head and defended: "We can't manage so much, it's better than being made black money by those unscrupulous gringos, and the Chinese's money is not blowing in the wind!
"Shen Gongzi Shen Gongzi! I'm sorry! The old man interrupted!" Zhang Manguo smiled and coughed twice: "You may not have had much contact with me, what about me! I like to deal with and do business with cheerful people, and I have never liked to beat around the bush and secretly show the means, we can say it clearly if we have something to say! It takes a lot of effort to go around such a big circle! Do you understand what I mean?"
Shen Jin paused for a few seconds, and his high-sounding reason was debunked by Zhang Manguo, and he suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
"That's good, the junior will implore Boss Zhang to make a way and give us the immeasurable Buddha statue of Kangxi pastel...... The strength of our Shen Group thinks that it is not comparable to the Treasure Pavilion, and it cannot be opposed in terms of financial and material resources, so we can only be cheeky to send tea to Boss Zhang when we have no choice!
Zhang Jianfeng sneered dissatisfiedly: "Shen Jin, what do you mean? You let us withdraw from the competition with you?"
"That's exactly what it means!"
"Shen Jin! You are so bold! You are not sending tea! You are obviously threatening our Treasure Pavilion! Our Treasure Pavilion has never been afraid of anyone! Let me tell you the truth! The pastel Buddha statue and that keel fan, our Treasure Pavilion is going to be decided! The Treasure Pavilion is not frightened!"
Zhang Manguo still had a kind smile on his face, and he motioned to his son and said: "Xiaofeng, don't talk and let Shen Gongzi finish speaking, since Shen Gongzi dares to come here, it means that he has enough to convince me to the old man, tell me what chips you have in your hand, can you persuade me to give up the Kangxi pastel Buddha statue?"
Shen Jin nodded, and couldn't help but give Zhang Manguo a thumbs up: "Boss Zhang is really clever, I did bring you something, please take your eyes!"
Shen Jin said as he took out a boxy note from his pocket, on which were scribbled a few lines of scribbled handwriting, and the word "IOU" was written in the middle of the note.
Is this an old IOU?
Zhang Manguo took the IOU and glanced at it, and his smile suddenly froze, with a serious face.
"Dad, what's wrong with you? What's the matter with this IOU......," Zhang Jianfeng leaned in and asked.
Zhang Manguo handed the IOU to his son and sighed: "I remember this IOU, it has been more than 30 years now, this is the first time I went out to receive goods when I was eighteen years old, I remember receiving a large copper basin and a copper candlestick from this family, a total of 68 yuan, I didn't have money so I wrote an IOU with that family, and I went back to pay off the debt when I finished selling the goods." ”
"Hey...... Later, it took me two months to get out of the hands of those two goods, and when I found them back, the family had already moved, I really didn't expect it, it was actually the old man of the Shen family, I have been haunted by it for many years, I didn't expect this IOU to be by my side......!
Zhang Manguo came to the window of the teahouse and said: "That's it! It's only right to repay debts, Shen Gongzi! I have accepted this IOU, and I don't want the pastel Buddha statue of Xianjiaqiao!"
"Then thank you Boss Zhang for making it happen...... Thank you so much Boss Zhang!"
"Shen Jin!" Zhang Jianfeng interjected: "Is it enough for us to withdraw from the competition?"
"Don't worry about these two, except for the Treasure Pavilion, we can't handle it, we can hold the other people, I'm completely sure, in short, thank you so much Boss Zhang!
Shen Jin raised his eyebrows, as long as the Treasure Pavilion nodded here, the pastel Buddha statue would be a sure thing.
Zhang Manguo turned his head and said meaningfully: "Go back and explain to your old man, saying that I have repaid this debt, but I don't agree with your way of bidding, every industry has its own rules of the game, and you will provoke the anger of the public if you break the rules ......of the game like this!
"Thank you Boss Zhang for your advice! There will be no next time! No more......"
Shen Jin left the teahouse after a few greetings, and Zhang Jianfeng asked the old father in confusion: "Dad, are we really going to give up the pastel Buddha statue?
"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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Xianjia Bridge.
Shen Qiu's expression was solemn, especially when he saw the pastel Buddha statue, he suddenly had a lot of thoughts, and his judgments about it kept coming to mind.
"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, and 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 say this, I can tell a thing or two! This Kangxi pastel Buddha statue is mainly made of colorful glaze and decorated with red sapphires, I don't need to look at the payment to know that it is the work of Tang Wuming, a famous master of the Kangxi era, Tang Wuming is the best at making Buddha statues, and the Buddha statues he made look peaceful. Broad shoulders and plump waist, plump and graceful lifelike. ”
"Including the Buddha statues of many temples in that year are looking for Tang Wuming to outline the prototype, it can be seen that his technique received many people's appreciation in that year, as for its price, it can only be described by sky-high prices, last year's Tokyo auction house had auctioned a similar type of pastel Buddha statue, which is also Tang Wuming's work, and finally auctioned a high price of 60 million RMB, today this can be lively, look at this posture, 60 million may not be able to stop!"
Shen Qiu shook his head: "No, no, no, this Buddha statue is not just as simple as Tang Wuming, he also has an inextricable relationship with Wang Qianshi, the treasure master of the Republic of China, that is, your master's ancestor!"
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