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Ma Tianyun stared at the cube instrument called the molecular analyzer inside through a glass wall, his brows furrowed slightly. There was a half-palm-sized rectangular window on one side of the instrument, and occasionally a red glow flashed, reflecting the small window in a bright red.
Ma Tianyun was accompanied by two people. One was a twenty-four-five-year-old young man named Ang Lee. Another man in his thirties, named Chen Di. Both are business managers of Cloisonne Auction Company.
"Mr. Ma, don't be nervous. The results will be out soon. Come on, sit down and take a break. Li An smiled and let Ma Tianyun go to the rest seat next to him.
Ma Tianyun shook his head slightly, smiled, and said, "Actually, I'm curious about how it was detected." I never doubted that it was not a meteorite. β
Ang Lee also smiled, which seemed a little unnatural.
Chen Di patted the young man's shoulder freely and commanded: "A'an, don't be stunned. Go and get the contract first, and then let Mr. Ma take a look at it while he is free. β
As soon as Ang Lee agreed, he took out four or five pieces of paper from his bag on the iron strip chair, and the cover read "Contract for Private Trade in Cultural Relics". Li An tidied it up slightly, turned around and handed it to Ma Tianyun, and said seriously: "Mr. Ma, take a closer look." β
Chen Di took the contract, stared at Ma Tianyun's eyes, and said solemnly: "Mr. Ma, since the promulgation of the new advertising law last year, that is, in 2015, the state has strictly prohibited the private trade of cultural relics and antiques. But your girlfriend's family is sick, and you need money urgently, so you can't wait for the regular auction. That's why we took a great risk to contact the testing room to help you test the authenticity of the meteorite. As long as the test results confirm that the meteorite is a real meteorite, the cost of meteorite detection is 12,000, and the company will help you deliver it. However, it is impossible to close the transaction according to the honest estimate of the value of the expert. β
"I know." Ma Tianyun nodded without hesitation and said, "The expert teacher also estimated the price just now, and it was about 1.5 million RMB." β
"If it's true!" Chen Di reminded Ma Tianyun almost word by word, and at the same time handed the contract to Ma Tianyun before continuing: "But we definitely can't close the deal at the valuation." Moreover, this contract is just a reassuring stone for you. Because private deals areβ"
"I understand that this is not in accordance with the regulations and is also forbidden." Since answering the phone and then meeting, the man has said this several times, Ma Tianyun interrupted him a little impatiently, and asked directly: "How many folds?" β
"The contract is written at 20% off, but according to the test results, the final transaction price may only be 6 to 80% off the estimated price." Chen Di pursed his lips, stared at Ma Tianyun's eyes, and said seriously: "If the test results show that the quality of the meteorite is excellent, I will fully recommend that the company acquire it at close to 20% off." β
Selling at six to eight percent off, he must have lost too much, but thinking of his girlfriend's current predicament, it is impossible for him to go through the formal auction procedure. One is that it's been too long, and he can't wait. The other is that he no longer has the money to pay the auction company's fees.
Ma Tianyun took a deep breath and thought in his heart. After a long pause, he exhaled heavily through his nostrils and said, "Okay." I agreed. β
Chen Di and Li An looked at each other and smiled, shook hands with Ma Tianyun respectively, and said, "Happy cooperation." β
Actually, the cooperation is not pleasant. But Ma Tianyun still shook hands with the two one by one, but didn't say anything. The price of the stone that has accompanied him for many years has shrunk by nearly one-third, and he must be a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he can tell which is more important than the money and the people. Who told himself to spend all his savings, and there was no money left? You can't watch your girlfriend in a predicament and retreat by yourself.
At this moment, the inspector pushed open the door of the testing room, and said while handing over a black stone: "The test results are out, and it is preliminarily determined that it is a meteorite." β
Ma Tianyun took the stone, and without looking carefully, he could be sure that the stone was still his own stone, and it had not changed.
The inspector continued: "Now I am going to compare the measured data with the data from the database to determine the specific composition of the meteorite. This composition is directly related to the value of the meteorite, and it must not be sloppy. Now it takes me about half to an hour to do this job. You can go back first, and after the comparison is over, I will send the results to your company through the Internet. β
"Mr. Ma, let's go upstairs and wait for the results first." After Chen Di signed the company and his name on the testing documents handed over by the inspector, Chen Di walked out of the testing room first and walked towards the elevator with Ma Tianyun. And Ang Lee followed.
The auction house is not far from the testing room, just upstairs from it. One on the 20th floor and one on the 25th floor.
According to Chen Di, this testing room was set up by the analysis center in the vicinity of the auction company's focus, saying that it is to meet the needs of the market and is also one of the channels for the analysis center to earn extra money. It is said that the test just now costs 12,000 yuan. Of course, as long as the meteorite is sold, Ma Tianyun is not responsible for this money.
When I came to the Jingtailan Auction Company on the 25th floor, there were not many people in the company. In addition to Chen Di and Li An, the other two are the financial director and the general manager of the company.
This was a mistake made by Ma Tianyun because he did not understand the nature of the auction company's working hours. He was hell-bent on selling the stones, so he borrowed the money and took the train to Shanghai on the weekend. He counted the time and got off the train at six o'clock on a Monday morning. In this way, the auction company arranged for the detection of the meteorite, and after all kinds of formalities, he would be able to complete the transaction by the afternoon at most, get the money he deserved, and go home.
When Ma Tianyun called Chen Di shortly after getting off the train, he learned that the auction company is usually the busiest on weekends, and most people are off on Mondays.
It is said that the cloisonne company has just finished a spring auction, so on the Monday morning when Ma Tianyun arrived, only a few business managers in the auction company received a few customers, but they all came and went in a hurry. After visiting the company's collection for the next auction, they chatted and dispersed.
On this day, the customer who stayed in Gyontaran for the longest time was Ma Tianyun. Except for the previous two hours in the testing room of the analysis center, the rest of the time, he did not leave the company. Even when he came to Shanghai for the first time, he didn't put too much thought into playing this pearl of the Orient. Although, Ang Lee suggested several times that they could accompany him to take a look around the neighborhood and experience the prosperity of the Pearl of the Orient.
At noon, the results were not yet out. Chen Di and Li An ordered three fast food and invited Ma Tianyun to eat at the negotiation table on the side of the company's exhibition hall. And said earnestly: "Anyway, even if you rush back, there will definitely be no train today." When the results come out and the transaction is completed, our brothers and sisters will invite you to taste the delicious food of Shanghai in the evening. β
Li An even said with some eyebrows: "After the transaction is completed, even if it is six folds, you will have nearly one million." Play in Shanghai for a few days and then go back. Besides, why take the train, take the plane, and go back the same day. β
Ma Tianyun was noncommittal, just lightly picking up the rice. Even if the stone was sold for 1.2 million at 80 percent, he didn't think of squandering the money. Deduct the necessary expenses for the treatment of your girlfriend's grandmother. He still had to pay off his debts, and he had already borrowed a lot of money, otherwise he would not have been forced to sell the precious stones.
In addition, he has to make some plans for himself and his girlfriend in the future. Obviously, this money sounds like a lot, but what is really to be done is really not enough.
At this time, the doors of the manager's room and the finance room on one side of the exhibition hall opened at the same time. The general manager and the chief financial officer of the cloisonne company came out at the same time and walked towards the three of them.
The general manager first shook hands with Ma Tianyun, who stood up, before turning to Chen Di and said, "The director and I are going out for a while, and it is estimated that we will come back in an hour or two." If Mr. Ma is not in a hurry, he will send the result to my mobile phone. I will ask the superintendent to transfer the money directly to the account designated by Mr. Ma. Mr. Ma don't worry, you can wait for the money to arrive before handing over the meteorite to Xiao Chen. β
The general manager's last words were said to Ma Tianyun. Ma Tianyun felt that something was wrong, but Li An's words dispelled his doubts.
Li An interjected: "General manager, are you going to deal with the collection of the spring auction?" β
The director laughed, pointed at Li An and said with a smile: "You kid, are you worried about your commission of less than 10,000 yuan?" β
Li An smiled, Ma Tianyun also smiled, and watched the two leave.
However, less than half an hour after the two left, Chen Di answered a phone call, and it was said that the results came out. Li An excitedly rushed to the department manager's office to get the results.
After a faint squeaky printing sound, Ang Lee ran back with two large sheets of printer paper.
Chen Di scolded and took the two pieces of A4-sized paper, flipped through them, and frowned. Then he took out his mobile phone, dialed the number, his voice was very raised, and asked in a questioning tone: "Are you sure that this result is the result of the meteorite we just tested?" β
Even Ma Tianyun could hear the voice on the other side of the phone very clearly, and he only heard the other side reply loudly: "I'm sure, it's basalt, not a meteorite." β
"How is that possible!?" Chen Di screamed suddenly, but hung up the phone directly.
Ma Tianyun felt that his breathing was much heavier, he didn't believe this result for a while, his eyes stared at Chen Di, and asked the same rhetorical question as Chen Di just now: "How is it possible?!" β
Chen Di and Ang Lee's feelings of loss are even heavier than Ma Tianyun. Chen Di said heavily: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ma." Since the meteorite is fake, then you have to pay for the identification fee just now. β
Ma Tianyun's heart and face sank at the same time, he didn't say anything yet, Chen Di continued: "But over there, this piece is a rare basalt, according to its weight, the testing room can be purchased, and the price is - eight thousand yuan." β
"But the cost of the test is 12,000." Ma Tianyun's heart was a little cold, and he subconsciously said.
"Yes." Chen Di said quickly: "But because we are the ones who help you get in touch, we are responsible for half of it." β
"That is to say, if I give you the stone, I will only get two thousand." Ma Tianyun laughed self-deprecatingly. However, he immediately realized something, and asked with a sneer: "You and his phone call just now was very loud, and I didn't hear him say that this is a very rare basalt. β
Chen Di's face changed, he raised the two pages of A4 paper in his hand, and said urgently: "The data on this-"
"I'm going to call the police!"
Ma Tianyun took out the phone directly, and before he could unlock it, he heard Li An yelling and said, "I'll call the police for you." β
Ma Tianyun was stunned for a moment, only to see Li An skillfully take out his mobile phone, unlock it, dial it in one go, and then said loudly at the phone: "110?" We have people who use fake meteorites to deceive, and they are in our company. Hurry up and send someone! β
Ma Tianyun looked at the stupid look on Li An's face, suddenly smiled, and then asked with a cold face: "Is 110 opened by your family, or is 110 a communication center?" Can you make a call after dialing the phone? β
Li An's face changed, but he stiffened his neck and said, "Then you wait, the police will come immediately." β
"I just heard that someone is going to call the police? I'm the policeman. Before Li An could finish speaking, a strange voice sounded at the door, but a lean man walked in.
Ma Tianyun's brows furrowed tightly, and he said, "Please show your police officer ID." β
"If you don't ask, I'll show you too." While stepping forward, the visitor took out his documents, opened them and stretched them out to Ma Tianyun.
But Ma Tianyun didn't look at the certificate, but suddenly stepped back and pulled up the chair he had sat on during the meal just now. Ma Tianyun, who had been a soldier, knew too well the danger just now, as long as he looked at the document just now, no matter whether the document was true or false, he would lose the last chance to fight back. You must know that there are three healthy men on the other side, not three weak women. As long as he hesitated just now, the three of them could press him to the ground, and he couldn't move. And the three of them obviously blocked his way out.
Fortunately, the stainless steel legs are still a bit of a deterrent. But Ma Tianyun didn't think that he could threaten the three men opposite with a chair. Fight each other down.
Ma Tianyun raised the chair, but aimed at the exhibits in the glass booth next to him, made a vicious posture, and said, "Don't come here." Otherwise, I'll smash them. β
Ma Tianyun's actions made Chen Di and Li An stunned. The lean "policeman" pointed at Ma Tianyun and warned: "Do you know what you are doing? Put your chair down. You can't afford to smash it! β
"Bastard, that bowl alone is from the Ming Dynasty. You can't afford to pay for the stone if you sell it. Ang Lee screamed.
Chen Di also said: "You put down the chair, you have something to say." β
"You're finally admitting that the stone is a real meteorite?" Ma Tianyun ignored them, raised the chair higher, and also warned the other party: "Go back." Otherwise I'd really smash it down. β
"Okay, let's stand back." Seeing this, the "police" simply pressed his hands falsely, but said to Chen Di in a very low voice: "Give him 300,000 yuan, I am in charge." β
"How could it be. The two of us can only share a total of 250,000. Li Ang also heard the words of the "police", but immediately shouted.
"Idiot!" When Chen Di heard this, he directly slapped Li An on the head.
The "policeman" was even more direct, grabbed Li An's neck, and said viciously: "You pig teammate." If it weren't for your sister, Lao Tzu would have thrown you down from here. β
"Hahaha......" Ma Tianyun held up the chair and laughed, and then said coldly in a low voice: "I sold stones to save my life." How dare you do that? β
The police shook Li An off, waved his hand decisively, and said, "Give you 300,000." You put the stone down, and we act as if it didn't happen. β
"But it's already happening." Ma Tianyun slammed the chair on the ground, feeling endless regret for a while. She had advised herself not to sell stones, and that the difficulties would pass. But he was worried that she was in a hurry, and even more worried that her grandmother would not be able to delay, so he finally came to Shanghai resolutely.
When the "policeman" saw that he was loose, he said, "It depends on your knowledge of current affairs." Okay, I'll call the shots and give you 500,000. β
Ma Tianyun smiled desolately, grabbed the chair again, and instead of smashing it into the booth, he retreated, twisted around and smashed it on the glass on the ground with all his might.
I only heard a loud noise, and the glass that was half a meter wide and two meters high suddenly shattered, because there was glue, only a small half of the glass fell off, but most of it was still stuck with the glass next to it, and it would not fall.
When the three of them saw this, they were all stunned.
Ma Tianyun quickly took out the stone in his pocket, and stretched out his right hand from the broken glass hole. He said quickly, "I'll wait for the police to come." I lost this piece of glass. If you push me again, I'll throw the stone out. β
Because of the smash that he had just used all his strength, Ma Tianyun's hands trembled a little, and when he spoke quickly, his palm had already been cut by the broken glass, and the blood was sticking to the stone in his hand in the blink of an eye. But he didn't realize it, and he was still righteous and awe-inspiring.
"Bastard! Don't think that Lao Tzu really doesn't dare to push you down. The "police" were furious and rushed at Ma Tianyun viciously.
"Come here again, I'll jump off here. Don't think I dare! Ma Tianyun shouted loudly.
When the "police" heard this, they finally hesitated. However, he happened to step on broken glass under his feet, and his feet slipped, but instead of retreating, he rushed forward with greater force.
No matter how fast Ma Tianyun reacted, he couldn't avoid the sudden impact, and the whole person fell out of the building in an instant, and disappeared with a scream. And if it weren't for the glass blocking next to him, the "police" would have almost followed, but they also scared him half to death.
"Brother Sun, someone died. What to do? Chen Di was dumbfounded, and subconsciously asked the "police".
Li An was even more panicked, and cried directly to the "police", "Brother-in-law-"
"Howl a fart!" The "policeman" wiped the cold sweat on his face, gasped heavily, pushed Li An suddenly, and said eagerly: "Quickly take the fake stone and change the stone in his hand back." At that time, it was said that he was selling fake meteorites, and after you found out, he made a fuss and wanted to jump off the building, but he really fell. β
"I see." Li An was the time when the six gods were ownerless, and as soon as he heard this, he immediately ran to the small cabinet next to him, felt a stone with a small half a palm, and rushed downstairs.
Chen Di looked at the "police" intriguingly, frowning and asking: "Seen through by us?" β
The "policeman" didn't understand what he meant, and glared and shouted: "By us! Okay, right? β
The two of them had their own ghosts here, and they didn't dare to stretch out their heads to look downstairs. After about ten or so minutes, the "policeman's" mobile phone suddenly rang.
The "policeman" took out his mobile phone, connected it and asked, "Have you changed it?" β
"What did you say?!" The "policeman's" voice raised an octave again, paused, and shouted, "Stupid, are you running in the wrong direction?" It is the west side of the building. ......What the?! β¦β¦β
Chen Di was getting closer to listen to what Li An was saying, but suddenly saw the "policeman's" hand holding the phone hanging weakly. Chen Di asked cautiously, "Brother Sun, what's wrong?" β
Brother Sun said with a confused face: "Li An said, there is no outside, there is no body of that guy." Also said,...... Someone saw a mass of things falling, but something flashed and ...... It's gone. There was only broken glass all over the floor......"
"Huh?!" Chen Di was stunned when he heard this......