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Hearing that Zhou Lao was going to discuss things with him, Wang Guan felt a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "If there is something you always command, you don't need to be polite to me." ”

"Speaking of which, it's not my business, but entrusted by others." Zhou Lao smiled: "It's about the cat butterfly pastel bottle, remember when I mentioned the origin of the bottle to you?" During the Republic of China, it was the shop sign of an old friend of mine......"

"Well, you've always said that."

Wang Guan said thoughtfully: "You also asked me if I had any intention of making a move, and you plan to help us match." ”

"Now it's not just me asking, it's he's asking."

Zhou Lao smiled embarrassedly: "Speaking of which, the circle in the capital is actually quite small, and when I was studying the pastel bottle, I didn't know who stabbed him about it." Then he immediately came to the door, pointed at my nose and complained......"

"You should be able to expect the rest of the story." With a wry smile, Zhou Lao continued: "Seeing the cat butterfly pastel bottle, my old friend can also be regarded as a person who sees things and thinks about people, and plans to plate it down, let me ask you what you mean." ”

"This ......," Wang Guan hesitated.

"Wang Guan, listen to me first."

At this moment, Zhou Lao smiled and said: "To be honest, bottles are worth tens of millions, and my old friend can't take out so much money to buy bottles, so he plans to exchange things with you." ”

"Huh."

At this time, Yu Feibai said with great interest: "Old Zhou, what are your friends going to exchange for?" ”

Not only him, but Wang Guan was also a little more curious. After all, the price of the Qianlong official kiln pastel fine porcelain vase must be estimated at more than 10 million, as long as it is auctioned, it should be able to fetch at least 20 or 30 million. If there are not many lots of the same type, it is very normal to sell for 50 or 60 million yuan.

Although it is very vulgar to talk about money, the problem is that no matter how much people do not admit it, money is indeed the most direct embodiment of the value of a work of art. The value of the cat butterfly pastel porcelain vase is so high. Since Old Zhou's friend dared to propose an exchange, he would definitely have to come up with something of the same value.

For such a thing, whether to change it or not, Wang Guan also wants to see it.

"I don't know much about that." Zhou Lao smiled helplessly: "My old friend complained that I didn't tell him the news of the bottle, and he also decided to hang my appetite, and he didn't plan to tell me the specific situation, just asked me to ask you to meet him." But with his character, he must have something to get his hands on, otherwise he wouldn't have exchanged it with you. ”

At the end, Zhou Lao smiled and asked, "Wang Guan." What do you think, would you like to arrange a meeting between you? ”

"See, of course."

Yu Feibai nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "Remember to take me, I will also go to see it." ”

"Old Zhou, tell me about the time and place, I'll come to visit."

Wang Guan naturally would not object, if Zhou Lao's friend could come up with something that made him happy, then it would be okay to exchange it. If you're not interested, there's no harm in getting to know more people. It's time to expand your network.

"It's either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Zhou Lao smiled: "I'll call you then." ”

"Good ......"

Wang Guan nodded slightly, and then Zhou Lao did not leave, but noticed a few paintings placed on the table next to him, and couldn't help but walk over to watch. After that, several people continued to appreciate calligraphy and painting. Until the evening.

After eating dinner and sending off Zhou Lao, it was already a quiet moment in the night.

The house is surrounded by a closed gate, separated by a high-walled compound and lush trees. The hustle and bustle of the capital cannot be conveyed here at all, and it naturally seems very quiet.

At this time, Qian Lao went to rest. Yu Feibai hung up his mobile phone and ran to the corner to whisper, while Wang Guan held Baye's hand, leaned under the grape shed, looked up at the lonely starry sky, and enjoyed the cool breeze.

"You're not in a lot of interest today." Wang Guan was concerned: "Are you tired of running around?" ”

"It's not that ......I'm tired," Bai Ye frowned slightly, shook his head lightly, and said, "The main thing is that you are chatting, but I don't understand!" ”

"It's okay if you don't understand it now, but you'll understand it slowly later." Wang Guan clenched her slender hand and said with a smile: "Besides, it's better if you don't understand, so as not to have another person to grab a job." ”

Very cold joke, Baye still laughed, leaned slightly on Wang Guan's shoulder, and said softly: "I just found out that the gap between us is so big." ”

"No, it's just a few centimeters." Wang Guan stretched out his hand and gestured, and said with a smile: "If you put on those ten-centimeter high heels, you can immediately look down on me." ”

"Nasty." Bayeux dissatisfied: "You know what I'm talking about. ”

"Well, it doesn't make sense to say that."

Wang Guan smiled and explained: "Don't look at us talking about hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn, in fact, before things are traded, everything is an illusory number. For example, the collection in the Palace Museum is definitely worth more than trillions. The problem is that it's just value, not real money. ”

"I'm fooling people again." Baye pouted: "Don't think I don't understand, you're secretly changing concepts." After all, the Forbidden City is a public thing, you are your own thing, how can you mix it up. ”

"Almost, almost." Wang Guan smiled and lamented again: "And you also heard, things are restricted from leaving the country, and I have suffered a lot of losses, please comfort ......"

"Go away, don't make a fuss!"

For a moment, Baye's voice was filled with a taste of shyness. A fresh breeze blew, and thick clouds and mist obscured the sky, leaving only a few dim stars blinking curiously, silently gazing at the young couple under the grape trellis.

The night passed, and Xu Qing came to visit the next morning, but did not receive a call from Zhou Lao, and several people simply went to play together. Due to the addition of female companions, the attractions visited are definitely not limited to historical places of interest, and the most popular places are bustling shopping malls and shopping malls.

It took 12 hours to go out at 8 or 9 a.m. and come back at 8 or 9 p.m., but most of that time was spent in the mall. Of course, if it's just shopping, it's just a waste of shopping or shopping.

The most terrifying thing is that Wang Guan and Yu Feibai are almost exhausted, but Bai Ye and Xu Qing are still radiant and excited. The differences between men and women are vividly reflected here. Anyway, after going back, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were soft in their chairs and unwilling to move, and after a night of recuperation, they could be regarded as recovering.

When he got up in the morning, Wang Guan received a call from Zhou Lao, explaining the place and asking them to come directly.

"Liuli Factory?"

Hearing the address, Wang Guan was a little surprised, but he didn't ask much, and directly beckoned Yu Feibai and others to drive to the place, and then stopped next to a shop.

"Wengu Zhai!" Wang Guan looked up at the signboard, then nodded and said, "That's what Elder Zhou said." ”

"Then let's go in." Yu Feibai said with a smile and took the lead in stepping on the steps.

Wang Guan followed, and after entering the door, he couldn't help but look up, only to see that the area of this shop was relatively wide, and it was a completely retro brick and wood building, divided into upper and lower floors. If it weren't for the installation of modern utensils such as electric lights and glass counters, you would have thought you were in an ancient attic.

However, the loft architecture is very typical, and the exquisite and ornate details everywhere are also pleasing to the eye. There is no doubt that this is an antique shop, but it is a little deserted. Not only did no guests come in, but neither did the reception guys. Everyone felt a little strange and looked around.

"Wang Guan, here ......"

At this time, Zhou Lao walked out of a room on the inner floor of the attic, smiled and beckoned, "Come here." ”

"Old Zhou."

Wang Guan called and walked over.

When he entered the house, he found it to be an elegantly decorated parlor. At this moment, there were two people sitting in the small hall, one was a middle-aged man about forty years old, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and very rigorous. The other is a sparse gray hair, about eighty or ninety years old.

"Brother Chen, he is Wang Guan." Zhou Lao smiled and saw it.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Wang Guan hurriedly stepped forward to greet: "First time we meet, please advise." ”

"You're okay too." Old Chen stood up with a cane, stretched out his slightly trembling hand, and showed a kind smile on his face: "I have heard a lot about you, Yi Zhi and them have told you a lot, you are really young and promising." ”

"You're getting too old." Wang Guan said modestly, and after shaking hands with Chen Lao, he slowly sat down under his greeting.

After the others also sat down one after another, Chen Lao did not rush to the point, but smiled kindly: "This is not a prize, you must know that when I was your age, I was still an errand boy in an antique shop, and I didn't even have the qualifications to palm, let alone pick anything to miss." ”

"Brother Chen, times are different."

Zhou Lao said with a smile: "This is the era of national collection, and there is no longer such a high threshold as in the past." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Chen Lao said with some nostalgia: "In the early years, I learned from the teacher, and I always started with an apprentice, and things like burning fire, fetching water, cooking, and washing clothes need to be done with hard work. ”

"Hehe, the main reason is that it was very difficult to learn art in those years, and it is a secret that the number of people and the tricks are all not passed on, and it is also the signature of the master. After teaching the apprentice to starve the master, how can this be passed on lightly. Zhou Lao chuckled and said: "In comparison, Brother Chen is much luckier, it can be said that he has a family history, and he has taken many wronged roads less than ordinary people." ”

"It's just as hard." Chen Lao shook his head and said, "I started learning art at the age of ten, and I didn't graduate until I was thirty years old. I used to feel a little resentful in my heart, but now that I look back, if it wasn't for those 20 years of hard work, I'm afraid I wouldn't have achieved where I am now. ”

"Only when the foundation is solid can we go further." Zhou Lao echoed and glanced at Wang Guan and Yu Feibai, and said this to them.

"So I'm grateful to my uncle for his cultivation." Chen Lao was stunned and said: "I want to fulfill his unfulfilled wish ...... life" (to be continued.) )