After spending the night with Sophie, Li Du received a phone call the next morning, and Ma Zhi'an told him that the experts from Christie's had arrived at Flagpole City. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Du drove the hellcat directly to the intersection to wait for the experts' cars, and the two sides agreed on a meeting place on the phone.

The car stopped, and three middle-aged Chinese people walked out.

All three of them were in their forties and fifties, wearing glasses, neat clothes, well-maintained skin, and well-groomed beards and nails, full of scholarly atmosphere.

Li Du took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, you are Teacher Ma, Teacher Du, and Teacher Ding, right?"

The three experts are called Ma Cheng, Du Dayuan, and Ding Xiaofeng, and Ma Zhi'an sent them to him to show them, so he recognized them at a glance.

After shaking hands, the eldest Ma Cheng smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Li Du? ”

Li Du was embarrassed to answer these greetings, what kind of hero is he? A junior who is engaged in the warehouse auction business.

Li Du introduced Hans to three people, and there was a strong driver in the car, who was also Chinese, with a sideways face and sunglasses that looked very difficult to mess with.

Ma Cheng introduced him, saying that this was the driver and bodyguard assigned to them by Christie's, after all, they sometimes buy antique relics directly after appraising them, and they need someone to protect them.

The two sides got acquainted, and Ding Xiaofeng got straight to the point: "Xiao Li, we came to Arizona this time for the fall auction in Phoenix, so the time is relatively tight, do you think we should go directly to see your pastel?"

Li Du said: "That's no problem, but it's not early, why don't you have lunch first?"

Ding Xiaofeng waved his hand and said, "This is free from ......"

Ma Cheng interrupted him and said with a smile: "Okay, Mr. Ding, don't shirk, your interpersonal communication is really a big problem, fellow villagers have a meal together, what are you pushing?"

Ding Xiaofeng touched his nose in embarrassment, and said, "We'd better make a quick decision, Xiao Li, I don't mean anything else, the main thing is that we have to go somewhere to see something later." ”

Li Du hurriedly said: "Teacher Ding is polite, let's have lunch first, it's not too late to start work after eating, I still want to ask you some questions at the dinner table." ”

Ma Cheng said: "Okay, then eat first, but first explain, let's not eat a big meal, just eat some fast food." ”

Du Dayuan, who had not spoken, said with a smile: "Yes, this is good, you can eat enough and save time." ”

Hans booked a table at the Golden Aquitaine Restaurant, but the three people in front of him were really not polite, and when they went to see the restaurant's specifications, they shook their heads and said that they would just have a quick snack.

Li Du smiled bitterly: "How can I let you eat fast food? Or Brother Ma won't criticize me?"

People are here to help him, and of course he has to entertain him.

Ma Cheng glared at him and said, "He dares, what can he say about this kind of thing? Xiaoma is not like my own family at all, he came to the United States and forgot some of the good habits of his ancestors who were diligent and thrifty." ”

Hans came up to play the round and said, "The place has been booked, why don't we eat here at noon? ”

Ma Cheng declined, and then said sincerely: "Xiao Li, I don't know what Xiao Ma said to you, but in the eyes of the three of us, we are just here to help a little, a little help between compatriots." ”

"So, if we're here to break your bank, we might as well not come. Either you tell the truth, are you a rich second generation?"

Li Du said helplessly: "I'm not a rich second generation, but I'm ......"

"That's fine, eat fast food," Ma Cheng waved his hand, "What's wrong with fast food?

Li Du smiled: "That's not true, I just think it's so lacking in etiquette." ”

Ma Cheng said: "Lidao is not a dinner invitation, in this way, we are not antiques, old-fashioned, if the goods identified for you in the afternoon are genuine, can help you make a lot of money, you invite us to have a big meal, okay?"

Li Du said happily: "Okay." ”

The behavior of the three of them made him very comfortable, and at the same time, he felt a little uncomfortable.

The six of them went to a Chinese restaurant, and when they got off the bus this time, Du Dayuan took a small suitcase and handcuffed it to his wrist.

Li Du couldn't ask, Ma Cheng took the initiative to explain: "There is a ruby artwork inside, we brought it from Phoenix, and we must carry it with us to ensure that they are absolutely safe." ”

This involved the privacy of property, so Li Du did not continue to ask, but began to order.

At the dinner table, he asked the three of them for advice, and the three of them were not stingy, telling him a lot about antiques, works of art and auctions.

Li Du's understanding of antique cultural relics is limited to playing with mahogany, he said a little bit about the mahogany he got some time ago, and the three of them were very interested in it, and sighed again and again after learning that he sold it.

Du Dayuan said: "It's good if you wait, Mr. Ding is a master in this area, he knows a lot of rich people who love mahogany, and he will definitely be able to sell it for a better price through him!"

"It's just that there is no fate. Ding Xiaofeng shook his head regretfully, "I hope I can cooperate with Xiao Li next time." ”

Du Dayuan said: "By the way, speaking of this mahogany, you just got one of these things recently, right?"

Ding Xiaofeng showed a string of brown-red Buddha beads on his wrist reservedly, and said: "Who did you listen to? ”

Li Du asked, "How much did you buy it?"

Ding Xiaofeng said: "Through friendship, the price is relatively low, and it costs 15,000 yuan." ”

Li Du was shocked: "So expensive?"

Ding Xiaofeng said with a smile: "This is still expensive? This is an authentic yellow rosewood old material, you look at this texture, this texture, this touch, if you don't have friends to help, it will cost two thousand yuan!"

Ma Cheng asked, "Xiao Li, how much did you sell for your rosewood?"

Li Du smiled bitterly: "Let's not talk about it, my mahogany may not be of good quality, and the price is relatively low." ”

Ding Xiaofeng said: "Who are you selling to? White-Chen, right? That kid I know, he has a very bad reputation in our compatriots' circles, Xiao Li will not ...... with him in the future."

"Alright, as far as you know. Ma Cheng frowned and said, "Eat, continue to talk about mahogany, not about compatriots." ”

Ding Xiaofeng sneered: "Aren't I afraid that Xiao Li will suffer?"

Du Dayuan also said: "Teacher Ding, the ancestor is right, sit quietly and ponder your own mistakes, and don't talk about people's wrongs. ”

Ding Xiaofeng nodded again and again: "Be taught, let's talk about mahogany and porcelain!"

After chatting about mahogany knowledge and eating, Li Du took them to the crown of pine trees.

He took the pastel home, the camp was a mess, not a place for serious hospitality, and he wanted the three of them to help him identify the identity and value of Gaddafi's saber.