Chapter 157
There are many wealthy people in Hong Kong. For these people, as long as the goods are good, they are not afraid of high prices.
The transaction is mainly divided into two steps. The buyer leaves someone at the hotel to look after the goods. Sister Hong and I follow the buyer to get the money. After we receive the money, we notify the boss, and the people at the hotel can take the goods away directly. .
Doing this can protect the interests of both parties, and at the same time prevent unlicensed parties such as substituting contracts and exchanging goods.
The white-haired old man's surname is Li, I won't mention his specific name. They are a family-owned business, and their business involves real estate, tourism, catering, investment, etc., and they are ranked high among the local wealthy circles.
There is a villa on the hill to the north of Moro Street. Sister Hong and I followed him into the villa.
The living room of the villa is decorated in a low-key and luxurious manner. On the wall in the middle hall is a picture of Xu Beihong's horse, and on the left and right are Huang Zhou's donkey and Qi Baishi's shrimp. What left a deep impression on me was a giant picture of the snow scene of Lishan Mountain by the Yuan Dynasty painter Huang Gongwang. , more than 20 square feet. The reason why I have such a deep impression is that nine years later Huang Gongwang’s painting of Fuchun Mountain Residence was merged into one and became a national treasure. To this day, I guess Huang Gongwang’s snow scene painting is still hidden in the Li family in Hong Kong.
After making tea and sitting down, the old man looked at me with a smile and said: "Don't worry, the finance minister is going to get the seal. Let's drink some tea first. Where is the ancestral home of this young man in the mainland?"
The fragrance of Longjing tea is overflowing, and after taking a sip, I put down the tea cup and said, "I come from Mohe in the northeast of my hometown."
The old man smiled and said: "As expected of a Northeasterner from Liaoning Province. He is so courageous at a young age. Maybe he will become famous in the future."
You're welcome, I'm just a pony boy running errands with my head turned.
After hearing this, he said that there is no need to belittle oneself, youth is capital.
Sister Hong and I chatted with the old man. Through contact, I found out that this man likes to collect cultural relics from some mysterious small countries in ancient times, such as Loulan Kingdom, Xixia, Yelang Kingdom, Ancient Yunnan and Ancient Shu, Xiangxiong Kingdom, and Guge Dynasty. Wait, this kind of collection habit of rich people cannot be understood by ordinary people. The key is that the number of such things is very small, and most of them are orphans. In other words, this person usually deals with tomb robbers. What are we doing? He knew everything.
He was interested in tomb robbing. From Luoyang shoveling to finding ancient tombs, he spoke clearly and logically. After he finished speaking, he asked me what I thought and whether I was right.
In fact, what he said is basically correct, but we insiders can tell that this person is more theoretical than practical. Although he has dealt with tomb robbers a lot, he probably has never fallen into the trap himself. For example, he said that when extracting soil with a Luoyang shovel, you should twist it three times to the left and two turns to the right. This is not true. The real thing should be two turns on the left and two turns on the right. In this way, the soil layer brought out by the Luoyang shovel will be even and will not fall off. .
"Sir, it's stamped. Just fill in the numbers and sign." At this time, someone came in and delivered a bad check.
The old man didn't hesitate. He put on his glasses and looked at it. After confirming that there was no problem, he directly filled in the amount. It's a transfer check.
He handed it to me and asked me to check it. I didn’t understand this thing and asked Sister Hong to confirm it.
He explained: "The check is valid for ten days. Remember to pick it up. Let the finance help get a check folder later. Be careful not to let the check get creased."
After careful inspection, Sister Hong stood up and stretched out her hand: "Excuse me, Mr. Li, we will cooperate happily."
"Happy cooperation," the old man smiled and shook hands with Sister Hong: "My friend said that the situation has been tense recently, so you should pay more attention. You can rest assured that my private collection will not be leaked."
Sister Hong called to inform us that the first payment had been received, and then we left the villa.
After traveling so far, I didn’t expect the business to be completed so quickly. Dong Dong’s voice sounded very happy on the phone. He said it was a rare opportunity. Just ask Sister Hong to come back with the check. I can look around and buy things I like. A rare opportunity.
Just like that, Sister Hong took a taxi back to the hotel, and I thought about wandering around Moro Street.
This street is narrow and crowded, but there are many good things. Official kilns from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty are displayed on the glass display cabinets of the shops facing the street. I asked the price with the mentality of being able to pick up leaks, but it turned out that the bosses are all monkeys. It's so difficult for these people to pick up things right under their noses.
"Hello."
While I was shopping, someone suddenly took a photo from behind me.
I looked back and saw that the person calling me was a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed square glasses.
"Get to know Wang Yuan." He smiled and extended his hand.
