There weren't many Chinese in Ljubljanas, so he flew to Milan, home to Italy's oldest Chinese community, and then headed straight to Via paolo sarpi, a local Chinatown.

Unlike most Chinatowns, Chinatowns here look very hip. As a result of the renovation a decade ago, the wholesale trade industry in the area has gradually moved away, and retail shops, restaurants, snack bars and bars have become the mainstream forms of business.

Liang En is also looking for this street, he studied archaeology at the University of Leicester, and during the three years of studying archaeology in the UK, he happened to meet an Italian expatriate whose family ran an antique shop here.

With a crisp bell ringing, Liang En walked into Wanquan Zhai on this street, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a young man looking up from behind the counter to greet him.

"Ha, Da Liang, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon after graduation, I heard that you seem to be the head of a large multinational company in Slovenia next door-"

"Pengzai, don't make fun of me, what person in charge? As soon as I got here, I was laid off. Liang En angrily put the wooden box in his hand on the table. Fortunately, now you can eat enough to buy on behalf of you. ”

The somewhat thin young man in front of him is called Liu Peng, Liang En's classmate and roommate when he studied abroad, and he is also an overseas Chinese who grew up in Italy.

After graduating, Liu Peng returned to Italy and helped his father run his family's antique shop. This is why Liang En thought of him for the first time when he got the fish gelatin.

"You're in such a good state of mind, if I were you, you'd not be as optimistic as you are - by the way, you said you got something good and wanted to sell me?"

"That's right, I recently received two 40-year-old white fish maw. You know there's no way to do anything about this thing in Slovenia, so I'm looking for you. ”

Liang En said as he opened the box in front of him, revealing the white fish gelatin at the bottom of the box that had become light due to long-term air drying.

"Hey-brother, seriously, I have to find the old man in the store to see this thing, my level is not enough."

After picking up a piece of fish gelatin and looking at it in front of his eyes, his face, which was originally unimpressed, gradually became serious, and finally grabbed a walkie-talkie and shouted a few words before saying a few words to Liang En.

"I thought you had been deceived, after all, there are too few old fish gelatins these years, more of them are pig skins, rabbit ears, and even those old fish gelatin fragments put together?"

Just as Liu Peng was talking, an old man with a beard came down from the upper floor.

"Xiao Liu, I heard that someone came to the door with aged white fish maw."

"Yes, this is my best friend in college." Liu Peng stepped aside and invited the old man to sit down at the counter, and then said. "He recently got these good things, and I want to ask Mr. Wu for your help."

"Oh, let me see, there's not much to eat in this place." The old man, known as Mr. Wu, picked up a magnifying glass and carefully examined the fish gelatin under the light.

"But then again, this kind of thing is not very common in Europe, after all, this thing is only eaten by us Chinese——, do you know anything about fish gelatin?"

"I only know that this thing is a dried product of fish maw, because it has gum and is called fish maw, also known as fish maw and fish maw. Fish gelatin is one of the "eight treasures" along with bird's nest and shark fin, and is also known as marine ginseng, which is said to be a great tonic. ”

Liang En thought for a moment and turned his back to what he had found on his mobile phone in the car before he came.

"It's comprehensive, but if that's all it takes, it's a precious ingredient at best." Since the current observation situation is very good, Mr. Wu is also in the mood to observe the fish glue on his hand with a magnifying glass and popularize science at the same time.

"What really enhances the value of this thing is the medicinal value, from the perspective of nourishment, this thing can replenish qi and blood, for example, fish gelatin in Chaoshan is one of the supplements that women must eat during confinement, which can avoid any diseases in the confinement."

"But what is more valuable is that this kind of thing is believed to be able to stop massive bleeding in traditional Chinese medicine, whether it is the bleeding of the elderly's internal organs or the collapse of maternal blood, it has a miraculous effect, so many rich people will choose to buy a few pieces as a dowry for their daughters before getting married."

"Of course, there are also grades of fish gelatin. For example, cod maw, which is not recognized by professionals, can be eaten by ordinary people, while yellow fish maw and North Sea maw are more expensive. ”

"As for the white fish maw you got today, although it is not as good as the yellow-lipped fish maw, it is also a treasure, especially this kind of top-quality fish maw made by professionals with an ancient method, complete appearance, and natural aging for more than 40 years."

"And in addition to the simple smoke on the surface, this thing is pure natural, unlike some people who soak those new fish maw with chemical raw materials and old fish maw, making money and killing people."

"Mr. Wu, are you saying that this is made by professionals using ancient methods?" Liu Peng looked at the fish gelatin in the box and scratched his hair, because he couldn't see where the so-called ancient method of production was embodied.

"Yes, that's right." Teacher Wu put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said. "That's why I say it's a rare good thing, because 40 years ago there weren't many people who could master this ancient skill, and a new generation of craftsmen hasn't been trained yet."

"Most of the 40-year-old fish gelatin left today was made by the fishermen themselves, so the final product is naturally a little unsatisfactory."

"So Mr. Liang, we have received your goods, and if you are willing to sell the two of you together, I am willing to pay 70,000 euros."

This price was indeed a bit beyond Liang En's expectations, because he didn't expect two things that were not very big to sell for such a high price.

He did check the price online before he came, but it didn't exceed 30,000 euros at all.

Seeing that Liang En was a little hesitant, Teacher Wu immediately added.

"Because you're Xiao Liu's friend, I'll just say it directly. You're a good thing, especially since the previous handling and preservation were unprecedented. ”

"But if you take it out and sell it, you can sell it for up to 50,000 euros, because this kind of thing is so niche, so it's not easy to find customers."

"I'm willing to pay a high price because I happen to have such a customer in my hand who is in urgent need, and if it is someone else, I may not be willing to pay this price."

"Hmm—can your price be higher?" Liang En thought for a moment and said.

"Mr. Wu, there is no problem with your previous analysis, but my thing belongs to the top grade of white fish maw, I believe that even if you can't find a few better white fish maw than this in China, and people who are willing to spend money to buy this will also understand this."

"Let me think about it—how much do you think is appropriate?"

"Let's make it whole, I want 100,000 euros, because I checked on the Internet before, and the auction price of the two fish gelatins in the auction over there in Xiangjiang is 120,000 euros."

The buyer bids 70,000 and the seller asks 100,000. The huge gap made the two sides quickly argue.

Fortunately, both parties intended to facilitate the deal, so half an hour later, the two sides closed the deal with a compromise of 85,000 euros.

"In the future, if there is something similar to you, you can find us, and we can definitely give you a fair price here."

After the two parties signed the contract and completed the transfer of money, the elderly, known as Mr. Wu, handed Liang En a business card.

"If your stuff is better, just make this phone call and we will send someone to hand it over to you, so that you don't have to run around like this in the future."