Zheng Zheng didn't say this thoroughly, but the meaning of this is clear. It's not that Carter doesn't understand the meaning of this, and after a little pondering, he knows what Zheng Zheng means in his words.

She barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Mr. Zheng, what do you mean...... It's very likely that all of these antiques that my grandfather bought are fakes?"

In the beginning, Carter had a lot of faith and hope for these Buddha statues. But with Zheng Zheng's appraisal again and again, she really doesn't have much confidence in her heart, and the reason why she still brings the Buddha statue again and again is that there is a little hope that is getting smaller and smaller.

From these appraisals, Carter also thought about the authenticity of the Buddha statues he didn't brought. If her grandfather's level of identification is only like this, then the Buddha statues she didn't bring are probably fake. It's just that because of that little hope and confidence in his heart, Carter really doesn't want to think much about it.

Zheng Zheng is now telling the guess in her heart, why not do you have the idea in Carter's heart thoroughly? A question that she has been reluctant to think about was brought up by Zheng Zheng, and for a while, Carter's heart was full of mixed tastes and chaos.

Zheng Zheng didn't know what Carter was thinking, but looking at Carter's increasingly red eyes, Zheng Zheng couldn't know what she was thinking. Zheng Zheng sighed secretly in his heart, he had tried to be as careful as possible when he spoke, but he never thought that it would be like this.

Zheng Zheng hurriedly reassured: "Miss Carter, this is just a guess, I can't say that those antiques are fake until I see them." My idea is that, if it's appropriate, I can go with you and see the antiques and get them all appraised at once. You should be in a hurry, so this should be the most time-saving. If the results are good, that's a good thing. If the results of the appraisal make me feel sorry, then the matter is over, and you can think of other ways in time. ”

Zheng Zheng's ability to coax the girl has always been terrible, although Zheng Zheng was a consolation Carter when he said this, but when he said this, Zheng Zheng himself didn't hear much comfort.

But Carter is a good girl, although the eye circles are red and red, she still doesn't cry after all. She straightened her emotions and said to Zheng Zheng: "Mr. Zheng, I am very grateful for your willingness to help. But...... You know, I probably can't give you much in return. ”

Carter was quite kind when he said that. Because in Europe, antique collection has always been a rather cold small circle activity, a little capable and a little famous appraiser to identify an antique, the price can simply scare people to death, ordinary people can not afford it. Although Zheng Zheng confiscated the money for her appraisal of antiques before, after all, there were only a few pieces at a time, and the number was not large. Now there are more than 100 pieces of appraisal...... If Zheng Zheng said a large amount, there was really nothing to blame.

Zheng Zheng admires Carter's style, first the villain and then the gentleman, which is also an idea that Zheng Zheng admires when doing business. It's good to explain the situation before doing things, but if you don't explain it in advance and then mess with it afterwards, it's a very uncomfortable thing.

Zheng Zheng didn't plan to make money in this matter, but whether he made money or not was one thing, and whether he collected money or not was another matter. There were a few confiscations of money before, and that was Zheng Zheng's heart couldn't bear to help, which was one yard. But now there are more than 100 Buddha statues to be identified at once, which is business, and it is another matter.

When the old man of Zheng Zheng's family told Zheng Zheng about the rules of these antique shops, he once said to Zheng Zheng quite solemnly, that is, if you want to do business in the future, no matter how much, you must collect money. Even if you only ask the other party for a dollar, you can't do business without taking a penny. But if it's a help, then this one won't count, and it's okay if you don't charge a penny.

Why did the old man tell Zheng Zheng such a truth back then? The old man explained very clearly, saying that the truth in this is that "friendship is friendship, and business is business". Helping people is friendship, and friendship is naturally not business. But if the tone of "business" is set in advance, then it is business, and if it is business, then you must collect money. Why? Because in the business of appraising antiques, to put it bluntly, you are selling your own craft, and no matter how much this craft is, it must be worth the money. If you don't charge money for doing business, it means that your craft is not worth much, and what kind of business will you do in the future? If you don't collect money for this business, what should you do with the next business?

This rule is not set by the old man alone, it is the unwritten rule of the entire antique industry. If there is an antique dealer who is setting up a stall on the street, and a customer has a good conversation with him over there, and the customer takes out something for the antique dealer to help him see, if the antique dealer thinks that this person is not bad and is willing to help, then he can "help" instead of making the matter a business. But if a guest has no words or friendship with this antique dealer, and has not met with him before, he just takes an item out for the antique dealer to see, then for this antique dealer this is business, and this is to collect money.

And this "money" does not necessarily have to be money, if the antique dealer who gives people a look at antiques thinks that it is not a big deal and it is easy to clean up, then even if the guest hands over a cigarette, this will be counted. But if someone who has seen antiques thinks that things are difficult to clean up, that antiques are difficult to identify, or that they simply feel that the guest is hateful and disliked, then even if he shouts out a price of tens of thousands, it is no problem. As a guest, you either pay for this price, or you just pick up something and turn around and leave, there is nothing else to say.

In a word, it is the business of appraising antiques in the antique shop, as long as it is a "business", then no matter how much money must be charged. This is the rule of collecting money, and there are rules for everyone, but there is no fixed number. Although there is a market price for this, the market price is the market price, and there is a price code for each person.

Zheng Zheng couldn't explain this rule to Carter, and she couldn't understand the twists and turns in it to such a person who had never been in contact with a Chinese antique dealer. For the sake of convenience, Zheng Zheng simply made this matter simpler: "Miss Carter, I appraised nearly 100 antiques at a time, and this is business for me, since it is business, I must collect money." But although I collect money, I don't plan to make much money in this matter. In this business, I charge you 10 euros for each Buddha statue I appraisal. Are you comfortable with the price?"

It costs ten euros to identify a Buddha statue, which is about a thousand euros if there are 100 Buddha statues. If converted into RMB, even if it is settled at the highest exchange rate, it is only 10,000 yuan.

It took 10,000 yuan to identify nearly 100 antiques...... In terms of Zheng Zheng's level and reputation, this charge is basically the jumping price in the jumping price.

Carter didn't understand at first, but after repeatedly confirming that he had heard correctly, Carter was surprised and grateful: "I really don't know what to say...... Thank you so much, Mr. Zheng. This price is a little unfair to you, right...... I think we can raise the price a little bit higher. ”

Zheng Zheng shook his head and said, "No need...... I don't plan to make any money in this business, since I said it's the price, that's the price......"

Seeing that Carter wanted to say something more, Zheng Zheng blinked and thought about it, then moved a little closer to Carter, lowered his voice and said, "If you really want to thank me, then, Miss Carter...... Help, don't have any communication or instruction with my girlfriend about cooking. Trust me, you've done me a great favor......"

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After closing the store, Zheng Zheng Carter and Bai Xiaoxue began to go to Carter's house.

Originally, there was no need to bring Bai Xiaoxue to this matter, but Zheng Zheng pondered it, the little girl was quite bored to stay in the store alone, so it was better to go out for a walk with her. You don't have to run around for this, even if you play with Bai Xiaoxue...... Besides, Carter is also the first friend Bai Xiaoxue has made in Europe, and it is good for the two to talk more about things other than cooking together.

In addition to bringing Bai Xiaoxue, Zheng Zheng also brought a bronze balance. In Zheng Zheng's opinion, there is not much need to bring this, if Carter's grandfather's collection of antiques is about the same level as the one he has seen, he can play without a bronze scale. But after pondering left and right, Zheng Zheng felt that it was better to bring a bronze balance. Don't talk about anything else, and it saves time with a bronze balance. In case there are some relatively remote Buddha statues that you don't know, wouldn't it be fruitful to shake the bronze scale?

Although Zheng Zheng can recognize the Buddha statues in Han Buddhism, what if Carter's grandfather also bought the Buddha statues of the relatively unpopular Southern Buddhism? Westerners' understanding of the East is very vague, and it is not impossible to buy the Buddha statues of the Southern Buddhism as the Buddha statues of Han Buddhism......

Carter's home was on the other side of the city, in a small building in the middle of nowhere. I couldn't see anything from the outside, but looking at the appearance of this small building, Zheng Zheng thought that this had to be an old house.

Bai Xiaoxue on the side asked curiously, and Zheng Zheng understood on the side. This small building is not technically Carter's house, it is her grandfather's house, which has been there since her grandfather's death, and no one lives in it. Carter was never in Rome because she came to Rome when she came to collect her grandfather's property.