Chapter 36: Famous East City

Zhao Ming never thought that after this treasure appraisal conference, his reputation could be regarded as spreading in the treasure appraisal industry in Dongcheng.

On the second day of that treasure appraisal meeting, the most famous antique street in the East Side, people were talking about this young man from house to house.

"Hey, have you heard? Yesterday at the treasure appraisal meeting, a piece of high-grade mutton fat white jade was opened. A boss wearing a cap said.

"I've heard about it, how can I not hear of such a big thing? It is said that the piece of mutton fat white jade was still opened by a young man from a jade rough stone. The man next to him replied.

"Yes, yes, they all say that young man is the most talented of the treasure connoisseurs. The owner of the antique shop in the cap lamented.

At the same time, in Babao Zhai.

Zhao Ming looked at the front page of the newspaper, which said that the best jade in Dongcheng - mutton fat white jade was recognized by the young man.

Zhao Ming put down the newspaper and lit a cigarette.

He didn't expect that the current media could boast so much, and the article said how much he preached his god, and just touched it lightly with his hand, and the inside turned into mutton fat and white jade.

Zhao Ming looked at his hands carefully, and then couldn't help laughing.

"If only I had such a golden hand. Zhao Ming thought in his heart that the current Zhao Ming has the special function of perspective. It is estimated that the function of perspective is something that all treasure connoisseurs dream of, but only Zhao Ming has such a special function, which responds to the sentence, good people have good rewards.

"May I ask if this is Babaozhai?" suddenly came from a young man's voice at the door, and Zhao Ming looked at the source of the voice.

I saw a young man in his early 20s standing at the door, looking left and right around the store, as if he was looking for someone.

"Hello, this is Babao Zhai. What do you need?" replied Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming didn't know what was going on, since he had a special function, he could always find something wrong. He could tell from this young man that he was by no means an ordinary person, but he just looked weak on the outside.

"Ah, I'm here to find someone, I heard that there is a person named Zhao Ming here, right?" the young man asked Zhao Ming very politely and politely.

Zhao Ming thought about it, he couldn't see any bad intentions in this young man, after all, his reputation had just risen in the past two days, and he was always afraid that some people with bad intentions would find him.

What unnecessary trouble will be caused.

"I am, do you have anything to do with my brother?" Zhao Ming was very relieved about this young man, and he was not wary at all.

"Hello, it turns out that you are Zhao Ming. Look up for a long time. I saw that the young man hugged his fist at Zhao Ming, looking respectful, which really made Zhao Ming a little unaccustomed.

"I am Boss Li's subordinate, and my name is Li San. Boss Li recently got a treasure, he wanted to ask Mr. Zhao Ming to take a look, it is said that the treasure is very strange, and many treasure connoisseurs can't see why. Our boss Li Qiang wants to offer a high price, please go over and help him take a look, after the matter is completed, your benefits will naturally be indispensable. Li San was also a happy person, and he told Zhao Ming all the situation.

When Zhao Ming heard the name Boss Li, he felt a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"Isn't your boss the steel king of Dongcheng?" Li Qiang?" Zhao Ming lowered his head and thought about it, he asked.

I can't drum up. Li San nodded, "That's right, our boss is indeed engaged in the steel industry." ”

This Li Qiang is one of the richest people in Dongcheng, and in his early years, he relied on the family he just made, and it is said that he is also a customer who likes antiques. There is a separate room in the house, which is filled with all kinds of antiques, and it can be said that he is also a person who is obsessed with antiques.

When Zhao Ming heard this, he was actually quite disgusted with this kind of thing, after all, now that his reputation had just risen, if he went to help others appreciate treasures with such fanfare, it would inevitably make those treasure connoisseurs with higher status than himself unpleasant.

But Zhao Ming didn't know what was going on, he saw that Li San had an inexplicable aura on his body, he was very interested in the young man in front of him, and there was always a voice urging him in his head.

It seems that the treasure that Li Qiang got has a great mystery.

"Okay, but please wait for me for a while, I'll go get ready and talk to the boss. After Zhao Ming finished speaking to Li San, he turned around and walked into the house.

I saw that he came to Sun Dade's door, knocked on the door, and explained the situation to Sun Dade after entering.

"It's okay to go, but don't ruin the reputation of our Babao Zhai. Sun Dade allowed, and when he left, he didn't forget to joke with Zhao Ming.

You must know that now Zhao Ming is also a little celebrity in Babaozhai, and his performance at the treasure appraisal conference is enough to explain everything.

Zhao Ming sat in the special car that Li Qiang equipped for him, and after a while, he came to the door of Li Qiang's mansion.

After Zhao Ming got out of the car, he looked at the magnificent house. I can't help but sigh in my heart, the life of a rich person is good. The price of this mansion is probably an astronomical amount beyond my reach.

Zhao Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head, how many antiques do you have to buy such a mansion.

I saw that the courtyard of the mansion was very generous, and there were servants in the mansion to help clean up, all of which Zhao Ming saw in her eyes, and she almost drooled out.

"Mr. Zhao Ming, my boss is waiting for you on the second floor. After Zhao Ming pushed the door open and entered, Li San next to him said to him.

Zhao Ming nodded, and then walked straight to the second floor, only to see a room on the second floor with the door open.

Inside, there is a middle-aged man in casual clothes, with his hands behind his back, and then looking out at the scenery outside the mansion.

"Ahem......" Zhao Ming stood at the door and coughed, he knew that the middle-aged man standing in front of him must be Li Qiang.

"Yo, if I'm not mistaken, you must be Brother Zhao Ming, right? Li Qiang beckoned Zhao Ming to sit down, only to see that there were several boxes of valuable cigarettes and snacks on the table.

"I'm so glad you're here today. After Li Qiang saw Zhao Ming, it was as if he had seen some savior, and he saw a smile on his face, as if Zhao Ming's arrival made him very excited.

"It's over, Mr. Lee. I don't know what treasure you asked me to come over today?"

Zhao Ming didn't talk nonsense, he also had a different feeling about Li Qiang's treasure, and he vaguely felt that this treasure must be something extraordinary.

Although he was desperate to see this treasure.

"Brother Zhao Ming, let's be honest, I have nothing to hide from you, just a while ago, a friend of mine said that a returnee returned to China with a thing, and he was in a hurry. Li Qiang paused, only to see him lower his voice and continue to say to Zhao Ming.

You must know that the antiques brought back by returnees are all extraordinary things, and when the Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing in the early years, these foreigners did not scavenge for good things in China.

Therefore, most of China's good things are now flowing abroad, collected by some foreigners, or secretly hidden by Chinese who fled to foreign countries in the early years.

Therefore, the antiques brought back by the turtle are not ordinarily high.

"My friend helped me get in touch with the returnee, and I had a brief chat with her, who is now back in China and is in urgent need of money. That's why I had to make such a treasure, a golden toad. "When Li Qiang said Jin Toad. Zhao Ming originally came to his house with great interest, but after hearing this golden toad, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

You know, there are a lot of statues in the shape of golden toads. Even if it is made of pure gold, with some history, the price will not be too high.

Besides, the golden toad is not an uncommon thing.

"So that's the case......" Zhao Ming's heart was inevitably a little lost, he originally thought that what kind of surprise would Boss Li bring him?

But I didn't expect it to be just a little golden toad.

"Is this golden toad in your hands now?" Although Zhao Ming was very depressed in his heart, he promised others after all, and he still wanted to help others take a look.

"You don't know, that returnee is very strong. I paid the deposit, and he asked me to get it back, no, I thought, if this golden toad has no special value, I don't want the deposit, and return the golden toad directly to him. Boss Li complained to Zhao Ming, he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the returnee.

From this point of view, Zhao Ming knew that Boss Li was definitely a person who liked strange things very much.

Who would pay a deposit to take an antique to their home?

Just to observe the antiques.

I saw Boss Li beckoning the guards at the door and asking them to bring the golden toad up.

It didn't take long for the guards to come out with a clear glass display case. Directly on the red cloth in the glass display case, there was a basketball-sized golden toad, which was rare for such a golden toad.

"Brother Zhao Ming, this is often logically speaking, that's what it is, but this returnee has to say that there is something mysterious in this, and he sold it for twice the market price. Boss Li stared at this golden toad, as if he was very interested in this thing.

"It's not strange that I'm still interested in this kind of strange thing, but I've been studying it for so long, and I haven't figured out why. I also found someone from the Dongcheng Appraiser Association, and even those masters felt that there was nothing in it, so I was struggling with you for the last time. If there's nothing in it, you think this golden toad is just an ordinary antique, but I just sent him back. Boss Li said his hardships, and the implication was that he also wanted Zhao Ming to help him take a good look.

Zhao Ming's words to Boss Li were that the left ear went in and out of the right ear, and when the golden toad was just brought up, Zhao Ming found that something was wrong.