Chapter 90: Bai Peng's thoughts
This kid...... But it's definitely not easy.
Bai Peng glanced at Zheng Zheng, who was looking at the jade on the stall, and sighed quietly in his heart.
Originally, Bai Peng didn't think that this young man had any ability, although he was lost face by this young man that day, but Bai Peng knew that it was because he was too careless at the beginning that led to his failure. As for this young man's ability, Bai Peng didn't think anything of it.
But even if this young man's skills are not very good, but losing his face is losing his own face, which is true. How could Bai Peng let go of this matter easily, he wanted to see where this hairy boy came from, and dared to fight with himself.
So as soon as Zheng Zheng and Wang Di left that day, Bai Peng launched an investigation into Zheng Zheng. Although Zheng Zheng used a pseudonym that day, it was not untraceable: the car driven by Wang Di was rented from a car dealer in the provincial capital, and Bai Peng's subordinates wrote down the license plate of the car, so it was not troublesome to trace it.
Thanks to some connections, Bai Peng got a copy of the car's driving record from the insiders of the car dealership, which clearly recorded when the car was and how long it stayed there.
After excluding all the information that had nothing to do with Zheng Zheng, Bai Peng targeted Huayin City's "On Gu Xuan". In the driving record of this car temporarily rented by Wang Di, there is only one place that is related to antiques.
Following this clue, on the opening day of Zheng Zheng's "On Gu Xuan", the news that Wang Siqi, the richest man in W City, came to deliver two gilded lions surfaced. This news surprised Bai Peng, but he had heard of Wang Siqi's name, the well-deserved richest man in W City has entered the antique world in recent years, and there are countless treasures, even in the antique shop, he is quite famous.
After making sure that the news was not false, Bai Peng's heart suddenly had no bottom. You must know that this Wang Siqi has a very bad temper, and it is recognized that it is difficult to invite, who can invite him, it can also be used as a proof of his strength. Now Wang Siqi is personally present to congratulate a small antique shop, which is enough to prove that Wang Siqi attaches great importance to Zheng Zheng.
If he wants to move Zheng Zheng, this Wang Siqi may not be able to spare himself. Bai Peng knew that although he had been on the road for a while, he had some connections and prestige, but this was not worth mentioning at all in front of Wang Siqi, and he could use enough money to play himself to death.
The idea of wanting to take revenge on Zheng Zheng stopped, but Bai Peng was more interested in Zheng Zheng, so he continued to dig deep into Zheng Zheng's information. After entrusting a lot of people, Bai Peng finally got more information: Zheng Zheng originally ran an antique shop called "Donglai Pavilion" in the Western Capital, and worked there for a total of two years.
In the past two years, he was inconspicuous in the antique world of Huayin City, and later made a splash at the banquet of the Zheng family in the western capital, and found two high-grade Tian Huang seals from the scroll of a painting. The viciousness of his vision is amazing. Later, for unknown reasons, Zheng Zheng left Donglai Pavilion and went to Huayin City to develop.
Huayin City is really not close to the Western Capital, and Bai Peng doesn't have many connections there, this is the only news he got about Zheng Zheng's time in the Western Capital. As for Zheng Zheng's store in Huayin City, Bai Peng also asked people to inquire, but the landlord is said to have gone on a trip and can't be contacted, so I don't know when Zheng Zheng's store was rented, and I can't wait for more news.
But even if there is only so much news, this makes Bai Peng no longer dare to despise Zheng Zheng. befriended Wang Siqi, perhaps it can be said that Zheng Zheng even deceived and deceived Wang Siqi to make friends;
But in the banquet of the Zheng family in the western capital, this is not fake, you must know that the Zheng family is a rare family inheritance in the antique world, with high reputation, and the head of the Zheng family has a transcendent status in the antique world, and the people who can participate in the Zheng family's banquet are all characters who have a place in the antique world, if Zheng Zheng plays any tricks in front of these people, he will definitely be ruthlessly poked, and they will definitely not help Zheng Zheng build momentum.
Let's not talk about this, let's just talk about how Zheng Zheng participated in the Zheng family's banquet. In addition to the disciples of the Zheng family, the banquet of the Zheng family has always sent invitations to other guests, and only those who are invited can participate, otherwise no one can participate. And those who can make the Zheng family send out invitations are either people who have a lot of power to speak in the antique world, or merchants who have a long-term cooperative relationship with the Zheng family, or families who are good friends with the Zheng family. There is no other possibility.
In what capacity did Zheng Zheng attend the Zheng family's banquet? Bai Peng did not know. But one thing he knows very well: no matter how Zheng Zheng participated in the Zheng family's banquet, the vision and ability he showed at the Zheng family's banquet were clearly there. And this kind of vision and ability, Bai Peng thinks he can't compare.
This time he met unexpectedly on the black market, Zheng Zheng happened to have a feud with his employer Sun Sheng, and Bai Peng was in a dilemma. Help Sun Sheng, I am not sure that I will win against Zheng Zheng, and if I don't help Sun Sheng, the relationship that I have climbed with great difficulty is estimated to be severed.
Thinking about it, Bai Peng gave Sun Sheng such a method as "thimble". In this way, he doesn't have to fight Zheng Zheng head-on, saving himself from trouble, and Sun Sheng can also seize the opportunity to hit Zheng Zheng and Wang Di, isn't this a matter of killing two birds with one stone. Although Sun Sheng may feel that he is not working hard enough, he will inevitably complain a little about himself, but this is also the best way at present.
And Bai Peng has another layer of considerations, that is, about Zheng Zheng. You must know that Huayin City and Hedong City are not far apart, if you can catch Zheng Zheng's line, then it will be of some benefit to yourself in the future.
Although Sun Sheng is also a rich second generation, his connections and roots are in the capital, even if it is helpful to Bai Peng in the future, it will not be too much. It is impossible for Bai Peng to give up the foundation he has managed in Hedong City for so long before he has managed it with great difficulty.
From this point of view, befriending Zheng Zheng is also a good way. But now the two are forced to be rivals of each other, and this matter can only be talked about later. However, Bai Peng has already thought about it, he will target Zheng Zheng as little as possible during this trip to the black market, so as not to talk to each other when he goes to have a relationship with Zheng Zheng in the future.
Zheng Zheng didn't know what Bai Peng was thinking in his heart, and similarly, Zheng Zheng didn't know what Bai Peng had in his heart. However, now Zheng Zheng has determined that Bai Peng does not have enough confidence to meet him head-on, which gives Zheng Zheng more opportunities to play.
Zheng Zheng chatted with "Grasshopper" for a few more words, then stood up and said to Wang Di: "Does Di Shao have anything to look at? If so, I can identify Di Shao." ”
"Nope. Wang Di shook his head boredly and said, "I'm not very interested in jade and other things, if you don't continue to look at it, let's take a look at it in another place." ”
"Good. ”
Zheng Zheng nodded, turned his head to Sun Sheng and asked, "What about the two of you, are you here to continue watching for a while or what?"
Sun Sheng shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in these things, let's just go around together." ”
Zheng Zheng secretly said in his heart: "I'm afraid that you won't come." Then he nodded and said, "Okay, let's go around together." ”
The four of them left the jade stall and walked in one place with their own thoughts, wandering around the black market. Zheng Zheng and Bai Peng walked in the middle, each talking with their own thoughts, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least the work on the surface was enough. Wang Di and Sun Sheng didn't have this mind, the two of them had a cold face, walking on both sides, with Zheng Zheng and Bai Peng in the middle, but they were out of sight and out of mind.
After turning for a while, the four of them passed by a stall selling copperware, Wang Di swept his eyes to this stall, and his eyes lit up, and his eyes could no longer leave the stall. He greeted Zheng Zheng and motioned for Zheng Zheng to look at the stall: "Look at the bronze tripod on that stall, what do you think?"
Zheng Zheng looked at the stall and saw the bronze tripod that Wang Di said at a glance.
It is no wonder that Wang Di will see this copper tripod at a glance, this copper tripod is almost a foot high, the bottom is a three-legged arch, there is no cover on the top, the round mouth is round, and the bronze rust flowers are all over the body, and it is not clear whether there are patterns on this copper tripod.
However, that layer of bronze rust flowers shows that this copper tripod is full of antiquity, which makes people feel that this copper tripod must be a real antique at a glance.
This copper tripod was placed in the most conspicuous place on the stall, coupled with the clumsy meaning of this copper tripod, it is no wonder that Wang Di will be attracted by this copper tripod at a glance.
"What do you think? I didn't look at it in detail, so I can't say. But if you have to say it, you can break something up. ”
Zheng Zheng took a cursory look at it, and said to Wang Di, who was very enthusiastic about the copper tripod on the side: "First of all, this copper tripod should be an incense burner or an incense burner, but I personally think that this is an incense burner, and the incense utensils should be a little smaller than this, and there should be corresponding patterns, embellishments, and sculptures according to the identity of the user." ”
"And this shouldn't be something that's particularly old-fashioned. Not to mention the three generations of Xia, Shang and Zhou, the most such thing as bronze appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Qin and Han dynasties after that, but this is only in comparison at most, after all, smelting was not very developed at that time, so bronze ware is only qualified and financially used by dignitaries and royal families. It's hard to say how much was made back then, let alone how much has been handed down. ”
Speaking of this, Zheng Zheng couldn't help but smile and said, "But this point can also be denied." Bronzes from that era are now forbidden to be sold, let alone steal a tomb from that era. Even if someone really does this, they will definitely be careful to cover the news, and they will not leak a single star, and they will be put on the black market in a grand manner. ”
Zheng Zheng touched his nose and said, "As for the future...... It's hard to say. ”