Chapter 44: Li Zhilin's Bad Idea
I know that Li Zhilin has already made up his mind now, and this idea must have nothing to do with the fake he just said. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info I smiled and nodded, and I also wanted to see what kind of elixir Li Zhilin bought in his gourd. I tugged at Li Zhilin's sleeve and looked at him with a wink, hoping that he would understand what I meant, but he smiled and said nothing, and pulled me towards the venue with a calm face.
After sitting down, I couldn't hold back the curiosity in my heart anymore and whispered to him if he couldn't shoot that feng shui ornament anymore today.
"Of course?" He turned his mind and looked at me in surprise, "I just said, if this happens, you have to jump into the fire pit, I think you will bear the IQ tax by yourself, I don't want to complain." ”
"Then we can't just sit here and wait, right?" Even though I knew that asking him would make him laugh at me, I couldn't help but want him to make it clear.
He may also be a little helpless, his expression is not particularly good, but he still patiently explained: "Didn't I say it, if there is something you like you can take a picture, don't I understand what I mean?" ”
I blinked, and continued to shake my head to show that I didn't quite understand what he meant. I guess I laughed angrily, but finally he gave me a blank look, and then said from between his teeth: "We won't compete with those people today, just pretend and pretend to hold up a sign." But in the end, the treasure must not be taken seriously and taken as a big wrong. However, in order to make your acting skills look more realistic, and to practice your guts, I suggest you take the third gouache painting of the Qing Dynasty - "The Tiger Descending the Mountain". I'll let you hold up your card at the right time and auction it at the price of Heli. But there's one thing you're really right. ”
"What's the matter?" Knowing Li Zhilin's arrangement, I am also a little relieved, I think he should be able to give a reasonable explanation to Mi Zhen, and I have nothing to worry about.
Li Zhilin touched his chin and looked thoughtful: "Although I heard your statement quite superstitious at first, it still makes sense now." ”
"What's that?" I don't know why.
"Sighing will take away good luck, today's auction may become my black history!" Li Zhilin stuck out his tongue in regret, but I knew that he didn't take this auction seriously at all.
I slapped Li Zhilin with my elbow: "Okay, don't pretend, I know you don't care." ”
"Who said, I care very much about whether it is good or not, in fact, look at today's arrangement and the buyers who came to participate, you know that the highlight of today is the last ornament of the fortune and treasure, and it is a test of the ability of the buyers to participate in it at a reasonable price. Among the people who greeted me just now, there are some rising stars who have recently been out of the limelight, like me, if they lose to them in the end, they will be ridiculed, 'the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach'. ”
"But." I still don't understand, "You didn't mean that. "I wanted to finish my sentence, but when I realized that there were some things I couldn't say, I had to stop talking and try to convey what I meant with my eyes.
Li Zhilin shrugged his shoulders: "So I said that good luck ran away, and the current state is not only a problem of self-destruction of reputation, it is not too much to say that it is difficult to ride a tiger." On this occasion, it is absolutely impossible to expose the last auction item that there is a problem, and it is not a problem to dismantle and replace, and it is a question whether we can get out after telling the truth. Therefore, at this juncture, we can only be cautious in our words and deeds. However, if I pretend to be here, and in the end I don't get the feng shui ornaments that I am looking for, I will definitely be ridiculed behind my back, which makes me feel very embarrassed. The key is to let the juniors overwhelm the limelight, at least until the truth is revealed, so that I will lose my previous credibility and attractiveness in this industry, and I will be 'idle' for a while. Speaking of this, Li Zhilin looked at me with a pitiful look, "It seems that I want to be a jobless vagrant for a period of time." But on the other hand, if I am competitive and take this treasure, and in the end I am found to be blinded, it is even more of a thing that makes people laugh and lose their teeth, and it will never be able to turn over. Although if I give up this time, I may not be able to receive a good commission for a long time, but if someone sees through my eyes, I may not be able to eat this bowl of rice in my life. But having said that, my pretense will be criticized in the future. That's why I said that I'm riding a tiger now. ”
Although I knew that Li Zhilin was scaring me, my ears were soft, and I still felt uncomfortable after listening to it, but I didn't know how to express it, so I could only pull Li Zhilin's sleeve apologetically: "I'm really embarrassed to let you do such a bad thing this time." Although I can't help you much, I will also help you find out if there are any rich people who usually like to collect antiques and other things in my company's customers, and I will help you make recommendations. I'm good at saying good things. "I swore to look at Li Zhilin, hoping that he would believe me.
Li Zhilin bent his index finger and gently tapped the top of my head: "You don't have to apologize, and you don't have to worry, I have my own plans in my heart." Didn't you expose my heart on the way here, saying that I volunteered to help them and mess around with them, and now I have to admit that you guessed my mind. So I had all kinds of preparations in my mind before I came. Otherwise, I wouldn't have taken you to sit here calmly and wait to see the joke after I found out. Let's sit here obediently and watch the last chicken, fly and dog jump! However, I still hope that you will do me a favor, and when the auction starts, you will follow my instructions to hold up the sign and bid. ”
Because of guilt, I naturally agreed, and at the same time I thought of another thing: "Anyway, I haven't seen Su Baichang's sister yet." Supposedly, she left the beauty salon before the two of us, but she didn't arrive at the venue before us. Could it be that the two of us miscalculated, and his sister didn't do the styling today to participate in the auction? ”
Li Zhilin denied my speculation: "No, but her identity is different from ours." ”
"Different?" Compere? No, the host's sister just greeted me, but Li Zhilin said that she was not a buyer or a buyer's agent. What else would it be?
Li Zhilin smiled and shook his head: "You are really not familiar with the process here." In addition to the buyer, there should be a seller before this transaction can be carried out, right? ”
It dawned on me, "How did I forget?" So which auction item is she selling today? ”
Li Zhilin looked at me with a smile: "This is what I want you to help me with." Do you remember which lot I suggested you auction? ”
I nodded: "The third gouache painting of the Qing Dynasty." Speaking of which, I glanced at the brochure in my hand, and sure enough, there was a gouache painting of the tiger in the lower mountain, which was related to the zodiac, it should be Su Baichang's collection, it seems that he wanted me to take a picture of this treasure in Su Baichang's hand.
"You're clearly provoking." When I realized the owner of the painting, I understood what Li Zhilin meant by asking me to photograph it.
"Of course." Li Zhilin put away his smile, "This is a rare opportunity to go head-to-head with Su Baichang." ”
"But it's too dangerous to do that." I'm still a little worried, although I know that the 'White Snake' is in his hands, but now it's too reckless to have a second confrontation with Su Baichang (at least I've already experienced a head-to-head confrontation). I can't help but think of people who can help Mi Zhen privately, and it seems that they are a little impulsive in terms of personality.
Li Zhilin shook his head: "It's too late for him to be happy when we buy his things, this painting is something he must sell." Our actions this time look like a save. Li Zhilin showed his trademark smug smile again, as if he was completely sure that Su Baichang would thank us for taking away his treasure.
I don't know why Li Zhilin thinks that this kind of hard-hitting situation will be saving Su Baichang. I stared blankly at Li Zhilin, hoping that he could give me a reasonable explanation. Li Zhilin opened the pamphlet in his hand and pretended to study it carefully, but his lips kept moving, and he said in a voice that only the two of us could hear: "Little girl, if it weren't for this painting, I wouldn't have been able to say what made you feel dumb just now." ”
"Huh?" The more I listened, the more I didn't understand, I looked at Li Zhilin, and I couldn't understand his current thoughts at all.
"Have you read the information you had at the beginning? I don't mean the one in my hand. ”
I nodded, but still puzzled.
"Don't you think there's a lot more in this booklet?" Li Zhilin reminded me that the album was indeed slightly different from the information Mi Zhen gave me before. There are indeed a few more auction items, and this picture of the tiger descending from the mountain is just one of them.
"If you don't have such a beautiful feng shui ornament, you have to sell your own collection cheaply, which is a thing that deviates from common sense. So I concluded that the last treasure didn't make sense to collect. Because the person who can buy the treasure he wants to auction can only say that the world is stupid and has a lot of money, and the buyer who does not know how to do it, this painting is absolutely unacceptable. To be able to put up such a picture for auction if no one buys it shows that there are not many people who understand this aspect among today's buyers. ”
"But you said there would be a lot of professional auctioneers?" I was completely confused.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not laughing at the auctioneers for being unprofessional, but lamenting the vanity of the consignors behind the auctioneers. Auctioning off antiques is a simple matter, as long as you have money. But in fact, this is not the case, pretending to be knowledgeable to take away a collection that is not suitable for a product at a high price, they are all antiques, calligraphy and paintings, but there are also many doorways in it. This time, except for the last one, the auction items are all things that cannot be auctioned. Su Baichang also took a fancy to this, so he dared to boldly take out the picture of the tiger descending the mountain and get rid of it as soon as possible to keep himself safe. What a sinister intention! Li Zhilin shook his head and sighed.
"Is there anything special about this calligraphy and painting?" I could hear what Li Zhilin was saying.
"Of course." Li Zhilin sneered, "This painting is uncontrollable by ordinary people." ”