Chapter 570: Etiquette must be demanded by others

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"Listen to Yingzi, Mr. Wang likes to collect antiques very much?"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng glanced at Wang Ying, who was a little depressed on his face next to him, it seems that his feminine nickname 'Yingzi' is not his original.

"I like it very much! Mr. Huang also likes it?"

Huang Hongwei nodded, "My father usually likes to collect, and he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and I have also learned some from him!" Then I saw him raise his right hand and beckon to the side. Soon, a black-clad bodyguard in a crisp suit with a respectful and serious expression picked up the black wooden box on the table to the side.

"Mr. Wang, please see?"

After taking the box in the bodyguard's hand, placing it on the round table and opening it, Huang Hongwei pushed it down in front of Wang Zheng.

Out of curiosity, Wang Zheng's gaze naturally looked over. I saw that in the open box, on the red soft interlining, there were two teacups the size of a baby's fist. Under the illumination of the light, it exudes a crystal white, like a fine white jade.

Such a fine enamel shows the extraordinary craftsmanship of these two small cups. Of course, it also means that they can be of high value.

With curiosity in his heart, Wang Zheng said, "Can I get started?"

"Of course, Mr. Wang can enjoy it to his heart's content!"

After thanking him, Wang Zheng picked up the small cup on the left side of the box with a little caution. The thumb, index and middle fingers of the left hand pinch the rim of the cup, and the right hand holds the bottom of the cup, and the whole posture looks extremely professional.

Of course, this is not surprising. After nearly two years of study and practice, although Wang Zheng is not an excellent antique appraiser, he can also be regarded as an excellent connoisseur.

The two lines of poetry first caught Wang Zheng's eyes, and then with the rotation of his fingers, a graceful daffodil pattern composed of red, yellow, green, blue and other color blocks slowly entered his eyes.

"Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup?" Wang Zheng couldn't help but be surprised.

"Mr. Wang is really well-informed and knowledgeable!" Huang Hongwei praised.

Wang Zheng didn't answer in a hurry, but held up the cup and put it under the lamp to take a look, and the white porcelain enamel immediately emitted a kind of lustrous light, like mutton fat and white jade under the bright light. And this feeling is exactly the same as the characteristics of the 'Qing Dynasty Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup' recorded in the data.

After identifying the material, Wang Zheng turned over the soles of his feet. Sure enough, inside the circle, the six-character regular script of the "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty" is impressive.

In addition to the inevitable characteristics of these 'Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flower God Cup', if you want to truly identify the authenticity, you must also analyze it one by one from many aspects such as glaze color and material. However, the identification of such subtleties happens to be Wang Zheng's weakness. Because this requires not only a wealth of knowledge, but also the accumulation of experience, although Wang Zheng is good, he is obviously far from the real top appraiser.

However, he is also self-aware of his level of identification. didn't just rely on the only knowledge in his stomach to conclude that the cup in front of him was the real 'Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup'. After all, since Kangxi, including the royal family, there are too many people copying it, true and false, the level is uneven, and even many old connoisseurs often look at it, not to mention Wang Zheng, a newcomer in the antique industry.

After holding the 'January Narcissus Cup' in the Twelve Flower God Cups in his hand and playing with them carefully, Wang Zheng was a little reluctant to put it down. Then he took the other one in his hand.

"Xiaoyan is far away from the golden palm dew, and the twilight fragrance is deeply disturbed by the Yutang wind. ”

But with two lines of poetry, Wang Zheng concluded that this was the 'April Peony Cup' in the Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup. After all, as one of the three major wishes of every porcelain collector, the 'Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup' is also his Wang Zheng's wish. Especially when he already has seven in his hands, his understanding of this set of blue and white porcelain is naturally deeper.

When Wang Zheng admired the two flower god cups, Wang Ying and Huang Hongwei exchanged glances. But he didn't say anything, let alone disturb Wang Zheng's interest. It wasn't until the latter put the cup down that Huang Hongwei smiled and said, "What does Mr. Wang think?"

After exhaling slightly, Wang Zheng shook his head with a smile, "I'm sorry, I haven't been in the antique industry for a long time, and my level is limited." It is really impossible to identify whether they are the real Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flower God Cup. But one thing is for sure!"

"Oh, I want to hear about it!" said Huang Hongwei with interest.

"In fact, as long as you know a little bit about porcelain appreciation, you can see that the craftsmanship of these two flower god cups is very high. If it's a high imitation, it's also a high-quality imitation!"

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Huang Hongwei's eyes. It's not the truth or falsity of the Flower God Cup, but that Wang Zheng can bluntly admit his shortcomings in front of outsiders. This obviously does not conform to his preconceived notion that Wang Zheng is just a 'nouveau riche'.

"Wang Zheng, don't worry. These two Flower God cups are definitely genuine. The second of the real Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flower God Cup. Moreover, this peony cup can also make up for the defects of the Twelve Flowers God Cup in your hand!"

He was also present when Wang Zheng bought the Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flowers God Cup from Li Yunfeng, so he was naturally very aware of the flaws.

After his thoughtful eyes quickly turned between Wang Ying and Huang Hongwei, Wang Zheng smiled and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Huang, even if there is only one Huashen Cup, it is also a rare porcelain boutique!"

"If Mr. Wang likes it, I'm willing to give them to you!"

Looking at the smiling man in front of him, Wang Zheng's pupils shrank slightly, and the same smile on his face did not decrease, "There is a way that is useless, and I don't dare to take such a precious thing for nothing." ”

Now he has basically figured out that today's meeting is basically Huang Hongwei asking Wang Ying as an intermediary to make an appointment with him. Although it is still unclear the true purpose of the red kid in front of him, Wang Zheng can be sure that most of the other party has taken a fancy to which company in his hand. It's either a partnership, or an acquisition. In the short six months since Wharf and East West Bank changed hands, he has received too many calls and visits from people like Huang Hongwei, and he has long had experience in coping with them.

Seeing Wang Zheng smiling, but there was indeed a look of 'rejecting people thousands of miles away' in his words, Huang Hongwei also understood that the other party was really as Wang Ying said before, a master who 'didn't see a rabbit and didn't scatter an eagle'.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Wang Ying, who was very familiar with the rules of this place, gave Cheng Tie, his bodyguard next to him, a look. The latter understood, got up and walked out of the room. At the moment of opening the door, Wang Zheng saw the lunch box being held behind him out of the corner of his eye. Apparently the food they ordered has already started. However, judging from the fact that Cheng Tie didn't come in again after Ban Xiang went out, Wang Ying obviously didn't want to disturb the conversation between him and Huang Hongwei when he served food. Wang Zheng didn't say anything about this. Moreover, he was also a little curious about the real purpose of today's meal.

Noticing Wang Ying's eyes, Huang Hongwei realized that he had to do it as soon as possible. After a little silence, his eyes suddenly became a little firmer, and he looked directly at Wang Zheng and said, "Mr. Wang is doing a lot of business now, but I don't know if he is interested in the mining industry?"

"Mining industry?" Wang Zheng was slightly stunned, but quickly calmed down and said with a smile, "I am interested in any industry that can make money! However, there are not many mineral-related industries that can be entered by private individuals in China, and there are even fewer large mines with investment value!"

"What if it's abroad?"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng smiled playfully, and did not speak in a hurry, but quietly waited for Huang Hongwei's next words. The latter is obviously also a decisive person, and since he has opened his mouth, he will not waste each other's time on his mother-in-law.

"My eldest brother worked as a counsellor at the Ethiopian Embassy. In addition, when he was in college, he met a lot of Chinese students in Ethiopia, and he has a good understanding of some of the internal situation in Ethiopia!"

Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, Ethiopia is known as the 'African version of China' by countries around the world, and has always imitated the Chinese model in terms of national economic development, and has an extremely close relationship with China. Of course, none of this is Wang Zheng's business, after all, he is not a politician. But he is concerned that in this Horn of Africa, a country of 100 million people and 1.1 million square kilometers, there are precious natural resources buried beneath the ground, the exact amount of which is still unknown, but certainly abundant.

Mining is an industry that can make a lot of money. Moreover, the big oil field that he just got from Shennong System gave Wang Zheng a good opportunity to enter the mining industry.

"Last month, the Ethiopian mining authorities discovered a huge natural gas field in the Ogaden region, and although the detailed reserves are still being explored, industry insiders speculate that it could exceed 2.5 trillion cubic meters! and it contains only 0.25% sulfur!"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng's expression finally moved, the natural gas field with reserves of more than 2.5 trillion cubic meters is undoubtedly world-class. At present, there are more than 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas fields in the world, which can be counted with two palms. However, light reserves are not enough, and another very important indicator to evaluate whether a natural gas field is of high quality is sulfur content.

Sulfur is highly toxic and corrosive, expensive to mine, and very dangerous. At present, the vast majority of natural gas fields discovered in China are high-sulfur gas fields, which are mainly developed on a small scale. But the 0.25% sulfur content mentioned by Huang Hongwei is undoubtedly very low.

If everything is true as he said, then this natural gas field is undoubtedly a super gold mine that can affect the world's energy landscape.

Compared to it, the big oil field that Wang Zheng rewarded from the Shennong system is like a dwarf in front of a giant, and there is no comparison at all, it is too bad.