Chapter 14 Swindling
It was about Lao He's safety, He Manzhou didn't sleep well all night, although she didn't have strange dreams, but the mirage in the desert and the gloomy ancient temple lingered in her mind.
After waking up the next day, she simply cleaned up and took a taxi directly to Biyun Street.
There are many shops with different decorations on Biyun Street, but Baiyulou is the most conspicuous. Whether it is a local native, or a tourist from other places, but anyone who knows something about antiques must have heard of the Bai family, after all, Baiyulou is the benchmark of the antique street in Z City, and it is not ordinary to convince people with the quality of exhibits and the century-old name.
Looking at the entire antique industry, any one of them is a tribute to the Bai family, and He Manzhou is naturally no exception.
For the antique city located at the mouth of the alley of Biyun Street, He Manzhou has passed by countless times before, and occasionally went in and took a few turns with interest, and really felt that poverty limited his imagination. The exhibits in some antique cities are actually a little more luxurious than their own private museums, which really makes He Manzhou, a self-proclaimed connoisseur with a high vision, a little shocked.
In Baiyulou, there is no so-called "leakage", and the problem that customers need to consider is only whether they can afford the object that they have an eye for, or what kind of object can be paid for by bank card. The hostesses and commentators who work here are all dressed in uniform and their posture and temperament are very supermodel-like, and the satin Suzhou embroidered cheongsam alone is a very expensive and exquisite handicraft.
In the center of the hall on the first floor of the antique city, there is a group of green and white jade carvings in the middle of the Qing Dynasty to wish longevity to Shanzi.
Qing Dynasty jade furnishings are mainly known for jade shanzi, jade screens and jade beasts, these jade furnishings are both in the selection of materials, or in the ornamental carving, all of which integrate the artistic essence of the predecessors, especially the design of Yushanzi, can be the mountain, forest, waterfall, pavilions, etc.
Yushanzi brings together the essence of art at that time, and can be said to be the master of jade.
He Manzhou has studied history, and when it comes to Yushanzi, he will naturally think of the treasure of the Palace Museum - Yushanzi, a water control map of Dayu during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
It is the largest jade carving among the more than 30,000 jade carvings in the Palace Museum's collection, and the largest in the world. Yu water control map Yushanzi through the height of 284 cm, width of 96 cm, and the texture of Hetian green jade carved with the grand scene of Yu water control, delicate and delicate carving, flawless layout, has reached the peak of jade production, known as China's "king of jade". With such a masterpiece in front, people who are a little knowledgeable will inevitably make comparisons when they see Yushanzi again. Under such circumstances, Bai Yulou dared to take Yushanzi as the treasure of the town, which was enough to see his strength and ambition.
In addition to the treasures of the town store that are enough to show the value, the porcelain vase calligraphy and paintings, hairpins and golden bells, gold, silver and jade sold by Baiyulou are all distributed in their respective areas according to different classifications, and they all appear to be regular and rigorous. Any one of the exhibits that sell for a luxurious enough price can bankrupt ordinary people, but the bosses who take pride in collecting them are eager to use it as a status symbol.
Before coming to Baiyulou, He Manzhou deliberately arranged tactics in advance.
For Bai Yicong, a strange person who has not seen the end of the dragon, of course, he can't go through the normal visit procedure. Not to mention that he is seriously preparing to make an appointment in advance, and people are never willing to accept this stubble. Even if you really want to hand over the worship post, who should hand over the things to, and whether you can be seen by Boss Bai smoothly in the end, are all proper unknowns.
So He Manzhou planned to come by surprise.
She carefully recalled the details of yesterday, since Dong Nan could come forward to relieve her, there is a high probability that Ma Yangkun's slander of Old Man Li happened to be bumped into by Bai Yicong. Rounding off is that this strange person happens to be in Z City, and there is a high probability that the working hours during the day are in Baiyulou, which is completely God creating opportunities for her.
It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, she is ready to directly kill Bai Yicong's office to block people.
Adhering to the attitude of being a thief and not being weak-minded, He Manzhou behaved quite well in psychological quality, after entering the door, she did not squint, and she didn't see anything outside of her own industry, and walked straight towards the direction of the elevator.
But no matter how good her mentality is, she can't stand the hands of the employees, and after only a few steps, she was stopped by Miss Manners.
"Hello, Miss, what do you want to see?"
Although it was winter, the employees of Baiyulou were still wearing cheongsams and Tang costumes, and the etiquette lady was wearing an off-white embroidered plum blossom cheongsam with a white fox fur coat, and her appearance was like a female star.
But no matter how good the attitude is, it can't stop the rejection in words.
"The first floor of the White Jade Building is dominated by gold, silver and jade, with moderately priced ornaments and small ornaments on the left-hand side, and jade products on the right-hand side that can be placed and admired. The hall on the second floor is dominated by large antiques, including all kinds of wooden furniture and carved ornaments that can be collected, and there are landscape calligraphy and calligraphy works on the counter, as well as purple sand teapots. The third floor is the VIP boutique area, which is only open to members with VIP cards, and some activities will be held on the membership day, what do you need?"
Miss Etiquette said this politely, and introduced the structure of Baiyulou in detail, at first glance, there was nothing wrong with it, but it invisibly revealed the meaning of "the things upstairs are very expensive, not that you can afford to consume", as if she saw the essence of He Manzhou's poverty through the appearance, and bet that she couldn't afford anything.
How could He Manzhou bear such grievances?
Her eyes rolled to the middle of it, and she was stunned to take out the abstract canvas bag in her hand with the feeling of taking out the limited edition donkey brand bag, and said without changing her face: "I'm going to go to the second floor to have a look, you are busy, I'll just go shopping." ”
The smile on the face of the hostess did not change at all, and her tone was very light, given the difference between politeness and non-refusal: "I'm sorry, the elevator here leads to the office area, and it is not open to customers." If you want to go to the second floor, take the spiral staircase over there and I'll take you there. ”
Seeing that the plan didn't work, He Manzhou had no choice but to change his words.
"I'm looking for your boss, Bai Yicong. ”
"Excuse me, do you have an appointment?"
"Yes. Facing the suspicious gaze of Miss Shang, He Manzhou's big smart eyes turned, the essence of the drama was exposed, and he immediately began to open his eyes and talk nonsense, "I am the person in charge of the Tianwentang Museum, and I am here to talk about business with you Boss Bai today, and we made an appointment when we met at the last auction, and when he returns to Z City, I will come to visit." Just now, I just wanted to pick some small items to take home, but I didn't know that you stopped me..... Alright, you're busy, I'll just go upstairs by myself. ”
Miss Etiquette obviously didn't take He Manzhou's words seriously, and continued to say businesslikely: "Miss, that's the case, we have regulations here, if you can't be sure that you have an appointment, I can't let you go to the office area, please cooperate." ”
"Well, I said...... Why are you so axial, you said that you want to talk about business, if you don't make an appointment with me, why don't you call and confirm with you Mr. Bai?"
He Manzhou continued to argue with Miss Etiquette, and at the same time quickly pressed the elevator button with his hand, just waiting for a while to seize the opportunity and rush directly into the elevator. Who knew that this hostess was also a clever master, and after seeing He Manzhou's intentions, she took another step forward and stopped directly in front of the elevator door.
"Sorry, that's our rule. ”
He Manzhou: "......."
What kind of realm is this Bai Yulou, why are they all smiling tigers, blocking other people's roads without saying a word, and Bai Yi's subordinates who have been trained are so unusual?
Just when the two of them stared at each other and the scene was very embarrassing, a deep voice broke the silence.
"Xiao Zhou, what's going on?"
He Manzhou followed the prestige, and the man who came over was wearing a decent suit, a white shirt that was open to the second button of the neckline, and there was no tie. So even if every strand of his hair reveals the atmosphere of a business elite, it does not look old-fashioned and restrained at all, only inexplicably calm and chic.
The face of the comer, He Manzhou, is no stranger, it is Dong Nan who rescued her yesterday.
He Manzhou glanced at Dong Nan with a complicated mind, and the other party did not shy away from her gaze, and walked straight over: "Miss He, we met again, are you here to find Mr. Bai?"
He Manzhou laughed dryly, and said in his heart that it was really unfavorable to be a teacher today, and it was not over to be stopped by Miss Etiquette, but he was actually hit by Gu Tezhu, and he had to memorize many ideas to plan one plan and two passes.
Just when she was thinking about what reason she had to find to see Bai Yicong for a while, Dong Nan stepped forward and pressed the elevator button, handed over a look, and then blurted out words very naturally.
"Okay, come upstairs with me, and I'll take you to see Mr. Bai. ”
He Manzhou's words came to his mouth and knotted: "What, what ......."
As if seeing He Manzhou's doubts, Dong Nan said unhurriedly: "I'm sorry, you and Mr. Bai have an appointment, and it stands to reason that I should arrange to receive you, but I didn't expect you to come so early to cause the misunderstanding just now, this is my dereliction of duty...... So, Miss Ho, please follow me upstairs now. ”
Seeing that Dong Nan said his lines in advance, He Manzhou was completely confused.
What kind of script is this, Gu Tezhu is too easy to talk about, or does he have an addiction to sending charcoal in the snow, it is not enough for the hero to save the beauty once yesterday, and today he specially rushed over to play a round for himself. Have you ever met a good-natured player in these years?
If he hadn't known that this was impossible, He Manzhou would have wondered if Dong Nan owed him a great favor and was forced to repay the debt by unknown people.
So much so that Miss He couldn't wait to say a word for him: "Gu Tezhu, don't be afraid, if you are kidnapped by someone, blink quickly." ”