There are many antique shops in Hong Kong, and Leslie Cheung took Chen Xuanting directly to a store he knew.

As soon as he walked into the door, "Yo, Mr. Zhang is here, this is" As soon as I walked into the house, I saw a young man dressed as a guy greet him, this big singer Leslie Cheung is a frequent customer in the store, and he knows him very well, but the young man next to him doesn't seem to have seen much. ”

It's no wonder that when Chen Xuanting and Leslie Cheung came here, they both simply put on makeup, a baseball cap and sunglasses.

Leslie Cheung is a regular customer here, and when he entered the store, he took off his glasses and could recognize him at a glance, but Chen Xuanting was here for the first time after all, and he was dressed so mysteriously, of course the guy couldn't recognize it.

"Oh, this is my friend, you can call him Mr. Chen."

"Yes, I don't know what Mr. Zhang wants to do today." This Guorong is a big customer in the store, and every time he comes, he will not return empty-handed, "I didn't buy it today, it's my friend." ”

"Oh, it's Mr. Chen, so I don't know what you need? My house is the largest antique shop in Hong Kong. "Seeing that this Mr. Chen is dressed extraordinarily, he must also be a rich man.

"Do you have any good jade?" After thinking about it, Chen Xuanting decided to give a piece of ancient jade to Li Zhaotai, which means health and longevity, which is just in line with his willingness to give gifts.

"Yes, yes, two gentlemen, please wait, Asen, tea." Come to the big fish, you have to be diligent.

After a while, the kung fu table was full of all kinds of jade, and it seemed that it should be of the highest quality, and it was worthy of being the largest antique store in Hong Kong.

Leslie Cheung glanced at it slightly, and whispered a few words in Chen Xuanting's ear.

Chen Xuanting said: "It's good for you to call the shots." ”

So Leslie Cheung said, "Man, can you please ask your boss." He often visits all kinds of antique shops, and naturally understands that every antique store has some excellent products that are not seen, just waiting for the knowledgeable ones to buy them.

"Mr. Zhang is not satisfied with my service, or" This Zhang Guorong didn't mention buying jade but wanted to see the boss, what did he want to do.

"Hehe, you think too much, your goods are all top-notch, but my friend didn't like it," Leslie Cheung said with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, you really don't like these?" The guy looked at Chen Xuanting, and he should not be very satisfied with these goods.

"Exactly, these are indeed the best products you are taking, but I believe that there will be better products in your store, right?" Chen Xuanting chuckled lightly, as if he had seen through everything.

"This Mr. Chen, please wait a moment." It seems that this Mr. Chen is also a knowledgeable master.

Seeing that the guy went in, Chen Xuanting asked Leslie Cheung in a low voice: "Brother, how do you know that they have better." ”

"Hehe, these antique stores are different from other markets, often good things will be hidden, and customers who know the goods will take them out. Ordinary people don't understand the rules here, and often buy fakes, or some defective products. Leslie Cheung explained, "And this is also the experience that I have learned after being deceived many times!" ”

Speaking of this, seeing that Chen Xuanting didn't believe it, Leslie Cheung pointed to a stone sculpture in front of him that was stored in a glass cabinet and said, "What do you think of this statue?" ”

Chen Xuanting looked carefully, only to see that the sculpture showed the extremely sad scene of the Virgin holding the dead son after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Virgin lowered her eyes and looked at Jesus in her arms with infinite sadness, her expression was very expressive, and the marble was given vitality in the hands of the artist.

"It's very good, although I don't know much about art, but I think this carving technique is very infectious-" Chen Xuanting said and looked at the introduction sign on it, "Heh, it turned out to be an antique from the 14th and 15th centuries." It is said that Michelangelo was a sculpture when he was 25 years old..."

Leslie Cheung smiled and said, "If it was really Michelangelo's work, it wouldn't be sold here-"

Chen Xuanting was stunned, "You mean, this is a fake?" ”

Leslie Cheung nodded and said: "Michelangelo's genuine work caused a huge sensation as soon as it came out, and people did not believe that such an excellent work would come from the hands of a young man who was only 25 years old. For this reason, Michelangelo engraved his name on the belt on the chest of the Madonna in the statue, which is the only work he has signed during his lifetime......"

Listening to Leslie Cheung's words, Chen Xuanting looked at the belt carefully, and there was no word!

Sure enough, it's a fake!

"It's not just this, you look at the paintings and jade carvings around you-" Leslie Cheung rarely met a friend who was willing to listen to his antiques, so he enthusiastically introduced.

Chen Xuanting looked, it was a "Amitabha Western Pure Land Diagram", from the style point of view, Chen Xuanting can recognize at a glance, this is from China from Dunhuang Tang Dynasty products, and next to it "Fuxian Bodhisattva Riding Elephant" and "Walking Monk Statue", all represent the Tang Dynasty art influence Buddhism As for the jade carving placed under the glass cover, the tiger walks sideways on the clouds, the body lines are inscribed, simple and fluent, the momentum is clear, the yang is wild and mysterious, and the sign indicates that it is a work of the Western Han Dynasty.

And the double beast ears, four-legged square seat, the top cover has been lost, the mouth is decorated with a circle looking back at the phoenix pattern, and the abdomen is a bronze vessel composed of hooks and thunder patterns, Chen Xuanting looked at the brand, which indicated that it belonged to the late Yin Shang works, which should also be a priceless treasure.

"Are these all—"

"Yes, it's all fake!" Leslie Cheung said with a smile, "Anyone who knows a little about the history of Chinese antiquities knows that the authenticity of these cultural relics was snatched by these ghosts who knocked on China's door with guns and cannons, and many of them were smuggled out of China by so-called foreign adventurers who took advantage of China's civil strife and low prices." ”

"It's like the super Kaizi king in Dunhuang back then. In order to covet just four pieces of horseshoe silver and 200 taels of silver, he sold 24 boxes of scriptures and boxes of Buddhist paintings to the British-Hungarian Stein, leaving only the desolate murals of the Mogao Grottoes. ”

"So those real national treasures are still in foreign museums, how can they appear here?"

Chen Xuanting was a little depressed when he heard this, compared to China's many precious cultural relics placed in foreign museums for people to visit, Chen Xuanting hoped that foreign artworks could be placed in Chinese museums. Instead of putting a few fakes here to swagger!

It's just that although China is much more developed than before, its overall national strength is still not good, and if it can flex its muscles as often as the American stick, perhaps the so-called "eight-nation coalition" of those years will obediently and automatically return to China the property looted more than a century ago.

"What's the matter, Ting, what are you thinking?" Leslie Cheung saw that Chen Xuanting didn't speak stupidly after hearing his words, so he asked.

Chen Xuanting sighed, "To be honest, I really hope that these are genuine Chinese products, not fakes!" ”

Leslie Cheung was stunned, and immediately understood what Chen Xuanting meant, patted him on the shoulder, and stopped talking.

"Two gentlemen, my boss is here." The man interrupted their conversation, and following the prestige, there was a lean old man standing next to the man, dressed in a black Tang suit, who looked a little learned.

"Two gentlemen, this is our boss, boss, this is Mr. Chen who wants to see you."

"Didn't ask the boss for your last name?" Chen Xuanting asked. No matter where you are, you still have to be polite.

"Don't let your surname be Li, one word is one wind, and I haven't asked Mr. Chen what is the matter with me?" The boss said in his heart that this Zhang Guorong is a big star in Hong Kong, everyone knows it, but the young man next to him has never seen it, and he should be a big man when he looks mysterious.

This old man is really not simple, and he played with himself knowingly.

"Hehe, Boss Li, let's open the skylight and say something, I came here today to find a piece of high-quality jade from you." Chen Xuanting said indifferently. "Oh? Ah Fu, didn't you give Mr. Chen the best jade in our store? "It turns out that the guy's name is Ah Fu.

"Me"

"Boss Li, this guy has already shown us the jade, but my friend didn't take a fancy to it." Leslie Cheung took the man's words, afraid that the boss would blame him.

"Oh? That's right. "Then Boss Li pretended to be confused.

"Boss Li, let's talk about it directly, I've seen your jade, it's really good, but I believe that you will have better ones in this store, so I bothered the guy to invite you out, I don't want to say anything, I just want to tell Boss Li, as long as your things satisfy me, money is not a problem." If you don't get a big bait, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch a big fish.

"Okay, Mr. Chen is refreshing enough, I like this surname, please come with me." Boss Li stretched out his hand to show the way and motioned for them to go inside.

Chen Xuanting shook his head, and said in his heart that the people who sell antiques talk so literally. When I came here, I felt like I had traveled back in time.

Looking at Leslie Cheung again, he seems to be accustomed to it and seems very calm.

As Boss Li walked through the antique store like a large grocery store, he went straight to the second floor, and what caught his eye was a room similar to a warehouse, but there were a few more shelves, and the shelves were all antiques.

"Boss Li is worthy of being the owner of the largest antique store in Hong Kong, and there are really a lot of good things." I can't imagine how he managed to get so many rare treasures, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was rich.

"Where, Mr. Chen doesn't know, these are not my things."

"Oh? How so? If it's not yours, it's still mine. Chen Xuanting joked.

"Hehe, this is what Mr. Chen doesn't know, these are all deposited with us by some rich and powerful people in Hong Kong, don't hide it from the two of you, including the current Hong Kong governor." Boss Li looked proud, but he had the support of the Hong Kong governor.

"So that's the case, no wonder your store is open like this, but the governor of Hong Kong is also short of money? Why does he sell things too? ”

"Hehe, that's not because it's almost ninety-seven, he, the last governor of Hong Kong, wants to make a final profit, if these things are auctioned in a regular auction house, not only will he have to pay taxes, but he will also be found by the Hong Kong British political axe, after all, these things are gifts from others, Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption is not a dry meal, maybe he will be invited to coffee!"

"Aren't you afraid if you tell us such a confidential matter—" Chen Xuanting wanted to speak again and stopped.

Boss Li laughed and said: "The most important letter in our business, you believe in me and I believe in you, don't you?" ”

Chen Xuanting nodded, it seems that this boss is not an ordinary person, "Yes, doing business is to trust each other." Thinking of the bank manager's debt collection not long ago, Chen Xuanting sighed with emotion.

"Okay, Boss Li, it's almost time, can you let the two of us take a look at your superb jade?" Leslie Cheung saw that the time was not early, so he interrupted their conversation.

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I'll take it."

With that, Boss Li walked towards a shelf full of boxes.

"Mr. Chen, please take a look." Boss Li took down an ancient wooden box on the shelf and opened it for Chen Xuanting and Leslie Cheung to see.

"It's good, it's superb, it's perfect." Leslie Cheung looked at the jade in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong? Isn't it just a piece of jade? Seeing Leslie Cheung's surprised expression, he knew that there must be a situation.

"Hehe, Ah Ting, you don't know, this jade is divided into white jade according to the quality of jade, followed by topaz, green jade again, and miscellaneous jade is below, and this piece is transparent, not white, not yellow, not green There are no impurities at all, it doesn't look like jade, but it itself can exude a cool air, a bit like glass, so it is called glass species!"

Hearing Leslie Cheung say this, Boss Li laughed and said: "Mr. Zhang still knows the goods, and he deserves to be an old customer of our store!" ”

"This jade is from Burma, and it is a glass jadeite! Jadeite is divided into new pit material and old pit material, this is the old pit jade in the Qing Dynasty, although there are few in Hong Kong! ”

"Of course, if this alone can't be said to be a good piece of jade, you take a closer look, what kind of words does the faint emerald cloud floating on this piece of jade look like?"

Chen Xuanting followed what the boss said, took a closer look, and immediately said: "Shou Zi-!" ”

"Yes, it's a longevity word! It's a natural occurrence, and it would be great if you gave it to those seniors! ”

Chen Xuanting was stunned and said, "Boss Li, I don't know why you know that I am going to give a gift to the elderly?" ”

Boss Li smiled and said: "This is the secret of doing business, in our antique shop, there are only two kinds of people, men and women." If women want to buy jade, it must be ornaments, like those high-end jewelry in Italy has made them unable to wear it, how can they be interested in these antique jewelry? Men, needless to say, it's a gift. And ancient jade has always meant health and longevity, and most of the people who like this thing are old people, so I guess you are going to give this piece of jade to an old man! ”

After listening to Boss Li's explanation, Chen Xuanting couldn't help but sigh, everywhere is knowledgeable, and the seemingly inconspicuous antique store also hides the dragon and crouching tiger, there are such capable people.

So after some bargaining, Chen Xuanting and this Boss Li knocked on the price code and bought this Shouyu.

Leave this antique shop. Leslie Cheung suddenly said, "Ah Ting, in fact, I think this price can still be cut again, but I don't know why-"

Chen Xuanting smiled and said, "Don't you think I've found something more valuable than this ancient jade?" ”

"What?" Leslie Cheung was puzzled.

Chen Xuanting said with a smile: "As the saying goes, gold is hidden in troubled times, and calligraphy and paintings are hidden in prosperous times!" In fact, it shows a truth, the antique market in the heyday of the profit is huge. ”

"Don't be funny, Ah Ting, now there are five years to go, and the whole Hong Kong people are panicking, where is this prosperous age?" Leslie Cheung retorted.

Chen Xuanting smiled, "It is precisely because of this that I said that this is an opportunity, you think, everyone is unclear about the future political situation in Hong Kong, the tide of immigration has become bigger and bigger, many people like to convert their treasured antique cultural relics into banknotes when they emigrate, we can take the opportunity to buy at a low price, and when the situation is stable, we will take it out for auction or sale, which must be a considerable profit!" ”

Leslie Cheung was stunned, and said for a while: "Ah Ting, you're not joking, are you?" ”

Chen Xuanting said: "Of course not-" Thinking flew to the Soviet Union, if he took the opportunity of the collapse of the Soviet Union to loot the antiques and cultural relics of the former Soviet Union to Hong Kong, wouldn't it be a big business?!

Leslie Cheung said again: "What if the situation in Hong Kong deteriorates? ”

Chen Xuanting suddenly smiled: "You believe me, Hong Kong will only get better and better tomorrow!" ”

Leslie Cheung: "The problem is, I only know a little bit about antiques—"

Chen Xuanting: "It's okay, didn't that Boss Li understand it very well just now?" ”

"Ah, so you're beating his idea?"

Chen Xuanting nodded, "Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, how about it, brother, do you invest?" ”

Leslie Cheung hesitated, "Since you dare to do it, why can't I?!" ”

"Good!" Chen Xuanting stretched out his hand and patted Leslie Cheung's shoulder, "Then you should invest 100 million first!" ”

Poof! Leslie Cheung almost sat on the ground.

"Ah Ting, you are too ruthless, my total net worth is only more than 300 million, you just ask me to invest 100 million!"

"Hehe, I'm not short of money now!" Chen Xuanting said with a hippie smile.

Leslie Cheung: "No way! At most, I can only come up with 50 million first! ”

"Okay, good, 50 million is 50 million!" Chen Xuanting said with a smile, his heart blossomed, in fact, he only asked Leslie Cheung to invest 30 million, and now, hehe.......

In this way, no one would have thought that the "Thunder Auction Company", which would become a giant in the Hong Kong antique industry in the future, would be established under such an opportunity, and the owner of that antique shop, Li Feng, also became the chief appraiser of the auction company at the invitation of Chen Xuanting, and his future achievements are extraordinary.

(To be continued)