265: Opening Ceremony
Chapter 265: Opening Ceremony
As long as it is today, I believe that the entire antique industry in Guangdong, and even the domestic antique industry will remember the quite distinctive name of "Longque Tower".
"Cheng Lao is coming!"
Zhou You, who was in charge of greeting the guests, saw Cheng Lao, who came together with Li Lao of Mingyuan Building, and immediately greeted him.
Zhou You knew that how many experts he could invite was related to the reputation of Longque Tower, and he had spent a lot of hard work for this guest list. Fortunately, Xu Lao was in charge and solved a lot of problems, otherwise Zhou You wouldn't know how many brain cells would die.
"Welcome to Cheng Lao and Li Lao!"
It is reasonable to be reasonable, Zhou You, who sent out the invitation, must come to receive him in person, but unfortunately when Zhou You came to Cheng Lao, he found that Xu Jie's car was coming, and he could only hastily hand over Cheng Lao and Li Lao to Wang Hao and Jiang Jun to meet him in person.
"It's magnificent!"
As soon as Xu Lao, who was still healthy, got out of the car, he saw a five-story building, which stood out from the crowd and was unique, which made Xu Lao very pleased.
Zhou You hurriedly humbly said: "This is thanks to the strong support of Jie Shao and the Municipal Bureau, otherwise such a magnificent building would not have been completed in such a short period of time." β
"Lao Xu is here too!"
Ming Lao came over with Xiao Lao, Liu Yi and others.
Zhou You hurriedly greeted him.
But before Zhou You could react, Liu Yi directly punched Zhou You and said enviously: "Okay, you Xiaoyou, I said before that it was just to open a small antique shop, but I didn't expect it to be so big." β
Zhou You pretended to be pained and replied: "Brother Liu, I didn't think that Longque Tower would get bigger and bigger, and I was a little surprised to see it myself. At present, our collection is still quite limited, and we need Brother Liu's support. β
Liu Yi immediately refuted: "You still need my support, but I have heard a lot about your deeds." The December God Cup, the Jun Kiln Wanhua Porcelain Pillow, the Ru Kiln Blue Glazed Bowl, the Suihan Sanyou Pot and the Sea Beast Grape Mirror are all rare national treasure-level antiques, not to mention other treasures that have never appeared, you kid is inevitably too inauthentic. β
Zhou You replied with a wry smile: "Those things are the treasures of the future museum, and now they are just to put them in the Dragon Bird Tower to put up a faΓ§ade and increase popularity." β
"Alright, don't talk here, let's go over!"
Xu Lao was quite interested in the Sui Han Sanyou Pot and the Sea Beast Grape Mirror that Zhou You had recently collected, as well as the Zhao Mengfu notebook that could not be identified for the time being, so he naturally didn't want to waste his precious time here.
Xu Lao spoke, and Zhou You and Liu Yi could only follow honestly.
"Lao Xu is here too!"
Cheng Lao and Li Lao are not stingy people, and they will not be annoyed by the fact that they are left behind, but take the initiative to catch up and greet the noble Xu Lao with Wang Hao and them.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Bai from Jin Cheng Pawn Shop also came.
Zhou You saw that the people were almost there, and he also began to prepare for the most important ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Zhou You, Wang Hao and Jiang Jun all believe that today's lineup can not only be a good story for a while, but also give themselves free advertising, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Therefore, they all attach great importance to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the candidates who arrange the ribbon-cutting are all carefully considered.
Needless to say, Mr. Xu must be the most important figure among them; Mr. Ming and Mr. Xiao are both celebrities in the antique industry, and they are naturally among them; Mr. Bai and Mr. Cheng have a certain prestige in Guangdong, and even in the entire circle, so they are naturally candidates for ribbon-cutting.
These five people make up the ribbon-cutting lineup this time.
Xu Lao, the president of the Provincial Collectors Association, couldn't pull away because he wanted to continue the treasure hunt, but he also sent someone to send a gift to apologize. Although Liu Yi of Qingliuzhai is the director of the Provincial Collectors Association, his qualifications and seniority cannot be compared with Ming Lao, Cheng Lao and others, so he is not a ribbon-cutting candidate, and they believe that Liu Yi will not care about these small aspects;
As for Mr. Hu and Zheng Minglang, they are not people in the circle, so they are naturally not in the plan. However, Mr. Hu was very face-saving, came to congratulate him early in the morning, and even brought a rather delicate porcelain as a gift. Zheng Minglang didn't come, but he still politely sent a gift to congratulate him.
The most unexpected thing for Zhou You was that Lin Yizhen also sent a gift, and this gift was very heavy, it was a Republic of China pastel porcelain worth more than 1 million, so that Zhou You didn't know what to say for a while.
Although Zhou You also sent her an invitation, he didn't count her coming back at all, let alone expect her to send such a valuable gift. However, after the intention came, they naturally couldn't refuse when they traveled around, so they could only note Lin Yizhen's feelings, and they would have the opportunity to return the gift in the future.
After a busy time, Zhou You finally had a chance to breathe.
"Are you tired?"
Yao Jiahui quietly came to Zhou You's side and stretched out her hand to wipe Zhou You's sweat.
Although it is early autumn, the autumn tiger is not easy to mess with, and the sultry weather makes Zhou You, who is busy with his front foot kicking his back foot, sweating profusely.
Zhou You smelled the familiar body fragrance, his body relaxed leisurely, and replied: "Tired is tired, but I have a full life and am very happy." β
Yao Jiahui replied: "It's good to be happy, it's rare to be able to work hard in the job you like in life." β
After a pause, Yao Jiahui changed the topic: "You, are you going to the capital tomorrow?"
Zhou You nodded and replied, "Yes, Jie Shao said, if you can go to that invitation, you should take time out as much as possible, even if it is a formality." I think it's time to increase my experience, so I'm going to see what it's like to exchange collectors at the highest level in China. β
Yao Jiahui asked in a resentful tone: "Well, it won't be like Yingjiang this time, right?" said that it was only going for seven or eight days, but in the end it disappeared for a full month!"
"Not anymore!"
Zhou You knew the subconscious meaning of his words, and proudly grabbed Yao Jiahui's hand and let her feel her temperature.
"Damn! We're all so busy that it's dark, you still have the heart to be here!"
Wang Hao suddenly came out, completely destroying the atmosphere of the scene. The most hateful thing is that he even unceremoniously pulled up Zhou You, and apologized while dragging people: "Sister Hui, now is a critical moment, your little lover can't be idle yet." β
Yao Jiahui smiled bitterly.
Zhou You returned to the scene and found that many familiar bosses were here, not to mention Huang Jianming, Zhang Yingwu and others, almost all the members of the Mingyuan Jade Association who had made friends earlier were present, especially the chubby Boss Wei who waved to Zhou You very enthusiastically.
Zhou You had no choice but to walk over and deal with it.
But when he was halfway there, there was a commotion outside. Then Zhou You saw Wang Hao and Jiang Jun and others who were smiling and immediately greeted them, even Ming Lao and them were no exception, and the scene was only Xu Lao who had not moved for half a minute.
"Who has so much influence that even Ming Lao and they need to go out to receive them?"
The wondering tour could only follow closely, but what caught his eye was Xu Hao and other officials who were supported by everyone slowly walking towards Longque Tower, and they also shook hands with some bosses from time to time on the way.
Zhou You looked back, and sure enough, he saw Xu Lao and Xu Jie's slightly smug eyes.
Zhou You didn't know if Xu Hao came for his own face or for Xu Lao's face. But no matter how the mayor came, blindly entrusting the big man was just a stupid act, and Zhou You put aside his senseless thoughts and immediately greeted him.
Xu Hao looked at the ancient Longque Tower, and a strange emotion gushed in his heart, and he praised it sincerely: "The Longque Tower is worthy of the word 'Longque', with a far-reaching artistic conception in the majestic atmosphere! Such a meaningful building is enough to become one of the landmarks of Mingyuan City." β
"Thank you Mayor for the compliment!"
Wang Hao suppressed the excitement in his heart and brought it in person: "Mayor, Mr. Xu is waiting for you inside." β
"Grandpa has arrived!"
Xu Hao showed a little surprise and hurriedly quickened his pace.
And the surrounding bosses who looked at Wang Hao with envious eyes, when they heard the title of "grandpa", their smiles became even brighter, as if they saw something beautiful, and they followed in more and more enthusiastically.
In Mingyuan City, as long as people with a little status know that there is a young mayor with a very hard background, and they know that the pillar of the Xu family is an old man with a status like Taishan Beidou in the antique world. Although they didn't know what Elder Xu looked like, now that they had the opportunity to meet and take the big ship of the Xu family, they naturally wouldn't let it go easily.
"Grandpa!"
Xu Hao came to Xu Lao and hurriedly greeted him.
Xu Lao didn't talk about so many rules, and said: "We are all here to cheer, don't take the light of the master's house, feel free." β
"Yes. β
Xu Hao is not Xu Jie, and he is very casual to Xu Lao, who has the right to speak in the Xu family. Because Xu Hao has been exposed to many things that Xu Jie has not been exposed to, and has seen some forces that only the system has the opportunity to see, he is very in awe of Xu Lao.
"Hello Mr. Xu!"
At this time, an official about fifty years old and wearing glasses came to meet him.
When Xu Lao saw the comer, he immediately rolled up a smile and replied, "It turned out to be Xiao An!"
The official who was called "Xiao An" didn't mind at all, but asked in surprise: "Teacher Xu still remembers Xiao An!"
Xu Lao replied with a smile: "Of course, you were the top student in that group of people back then, and after being busy by our side, you helped us successfully save a thousand-year-old tomb, how could I forget you." Judging by the way you look, you finally embarked on the route of politics. β
Xiao An replied: "Yes, Mr. Xu, Xiao An is now the director of the Municipal Cultural Bureau. β
Zhou You and the others, who were obedient on the side, immediately lit up, while Xu Jie looked at Wu Qiang beside him with a rather interesting look, and found that he did not have the slightest fluctuation, pursed his lips, and returned to his previous calm state without knowing what he muttered.
Zhou You has a deep impression of the SWAT sister flower who has appeared a few times before.
It's just that Zhou You didn't expect that such a gentle and delicate person would give birth to two beautiful daughters who took the violent and fierce route.
"Mr. Zhou, I wonder if I can talk to you?"
The sound is crisp and powerful, quite characteristic.
Zhou You turned around and found that standing in front of him was a beautiful policewoman in a special police uniform. It's not the Da'an who has the honor of the first police star in Mingyuan City, who else can there be. However, looking at his face, it seems that the thing he wants to talk about is not a good thing.