Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two years have passed, and we have entered the new century. We have once again arrived at the turn of the millennium, and it is the midsummer of another year.
In a private room of a restaurant in Xicheng, Meng Xiaoxing looked at the Qianlong blue and white plum vase in front of him, turning it over and over in his hand. After a while, he looked at Cheng Jianjun opposite who was eating food with a smile: "Is this true?"
Cheng Jianjun smiled and said: "Xiao Xing, you have been in this business for a few years, don't you know the rules? Now the market is full of good and bad, and it is difficult to distinguish true from false. Who dares to guarantee you? It all depends on your eyesight."
"Then you mean to say that this blue and white plum vase is fake?"
"How is that possible?" Cheng Jianjun waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm just telling you about the rules of this business and reminding you. I bought this blue and white plum vase from my friend for 50,000 yuan. How could it be fake? ? But if I am blind, then I have to bear the bitter fruit myself. If you want to win this now, then you will have to bear the bitter fruit by then. I am just reminding you."
"Looking at what you said, do I know the rules in the industry?" Meng Xiaoxing looked at Cheng Jianjun suspiciously for a while, then rolled her eyes and smiled: "But I want to take this thing and go back and give it to my fifth brother." Palm Eye, you also know that he is a big collector and the director of the Collection Association. If he wants it to be true, then I will buy it. If he says it's false, then you should suffer the consequences yourself. "
"Hey, look at me, why did I forget this?"
Cheng Jianjun was stunned for a moment, slapped himself on the forehead, and shook his head helplessly: "You, you, you are so cunning, how can you buy things like this, but who knows that Chunming and I have been friends since childhood. Okay! You Just take it back and let Chunming take a look, but I have to go with you. If it gets bumped, it will be troublesome if you can’t tell when the time comes."
"Okay, I'm going to call my Fifth Brother right now and let's go over and let him take a look."
Meng Xiaoxing took out her mobile phone from her pocket, flipped through it a few times, found Han Chunming's number and called: "Hello? Brother Wuzi? Where are you?"
"Help me control your eyes! Don't disagree, otherwise I will be with you all day long, and I will annoy you to death."
"No, I'm in a hurry. Just tell me where you are right now and I'll go find you right away."
"Young man, I can't cure you yet." She hung up the phone triumphantly and raised her eyebrows at Cheng Jianjun: "I'm drinking with the prince and the others at Uncle Guan's house. Come on, let's go there right now."
Good opportunity... Cheng Jianjun's eyes flashed, but he said with a little reluctance: "Why are you in a hurry? I just ate this meal. It's such a waste. Let's go there after I finish eating."
"Oh, come on, hurry up. There are all big connoisseurs at the table. How can we have such a good opportunity on weekdays? It's just one meal. No big deal, this meal is mine. Whether it's true or not, I'll let my fifth brother take a look at the things in a while, and I'll arrange a table for you. Thank you for thinking of giving me something good."
Meng Xiaoxing has a very unruly temperament. After she got married, she naturally made clear arrangements for the men and took care of all the big and small things at home. Although the money earned in these years is not a big deal compared to Han Chunming and others, he can still earn hundreds of thousands a year. This is already a wealth that ordinary people can't expect. Therefore, a table of food and drinks costs one hundred and eighty yuan. Of course, it doesn't matter. .
She has taken advantage of Wang Yan's influence and has changed for the better, which of course is inseparable from herself. Without Cheng Jianjun's deception, she was the lobby manager of the hotel. With Han Chunming's reputation there, she made a lot of money every month, and she was caught up in the demolition, and she still had a lot of demolition compensation. Find a man to live with, and life won't be too bad.
"It's as if I sent you this meal. I don't want to waste it. Okay, let's go. You don't feel bad at all." Cheng Jianjun wiped his mouth helplessly, stood up and cleaned up, then Putting the plum bottles into the packaging, he followed Meng Xiaoxing downstairs and went out, one person and one car, driving in tandem towards the alley where he grew up...
"Cheng Jianjun is quite capable. It has only been two years, right? I heard that he is buying a building and opening a mobile phone store. He is really capable." Seeing Han Chunming put down his mobile phone, Ma Du said with a smile.
"Master Ma, he started his career with the money he earned from playing with antiques. I heard he picked up a few
A big leak, and that’s how we are today. He is really good. I heard that he didn't know anything before. He only started when he came out of the Bureau in 1998. I've been hearing this from your big collectors for so many years, and I haven't picked up any leaks. He only worked for two years and he made a fortune. How can this be reasonable? "
The person who spoke was Li Yuejin, Meng Xiaozao's husband, who was sitting on a small bench behind Lao Guan, fanning Lao Guan, and the one who was fooled by Cheng Jianjun in the original drama.
The impact on Meng Xiaozao is still relatively limited, because she used to farm honestly at home, and then she was brought into the city by Han Chunming to take care of the family's life just like in the original drama. The difference is her income. Much higher than before. After all, Han Chunming is also a well-known big boss. He will not be stingy in his actions, and will only be better than the original drama. So Meng Xiaozao met Li Yuejin, got married and had a little girl who was already in her teens.
Li Yuejin doesn't have a serious job, he just works with Meng Xiaozao at home, doing some physical work, helping with cooking and so on. Han Chunming also gives him a salary, which is basically the same as in the original drama.
A family of three lives here in Laoguan, so it is convenient to take care of them.
In the past two years, because Lao Guan was getting older, they went back to Lao Guan's small courtyard when drinking. It's not that he is being courteous or anything like that, but of course he also means to take care of Lao Guantuan. The big guys are lively and lively, which makes Lao Guantou a little interesting. But more importantly, this group of people have been drinking together for more than 20 years, and they are used to it, drinking wherever they go.
Li Yuejin just listened and then went out to buy things when he had time, so he said these words.
Baoshaohou snorted: "That kid is a habitual offender. I'm sure he's just working with others to deceive others."
Wang Yan smiled and said nothing, but the old boy Bashahou was indeed right, Cheng Jianjun was a deceiver.
In the past two years, the talented Cheng Jianjun first started making porcelain in Jingdezhen and quickly became proficient in it. Then I started to get some cheap little things and sell them in the antique market. Of course it won't sell at first, but it's not a big problem to deceive people who don't understand for tens or hundreds of dollars. He summed up his experience very well and made rapid progress. In just one year, it has been able to deceive people who have some research on antiques. Then he found a few swindlers to join forces and act in a show to defraud people of their money.
From a few hundred to a few thousand at the beginning, and then gradually to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, the scams were scattered all over the country. After making money, he immediately opened a mobile phone store.
At this time, it is time for various mobile phones to compete. From black and white to color, from candy bar, to clamshell, to slider, from single card to dual card dual standby, from being able to only play Snake and Tetris to supporting some other small games. From having only a few functions, it now supports reading e-books, listening to music, and watching movies. It is in these few years that it has developed rapidly.
Of course, Longteng is also involved in the mobile phone business, and is doing pretty well. Of course, the market share is not too high. Because what he is making now is a high-end machine that ordinary people cannot afford. The same is true. Although it does not occupy the mid-to-low-end market share, the profit is not much different. The main reason is that his mobile phones are several generations ahead of others. Now they have begun to make large screens, but they are resistive screens that can be clicked with fingernails, not the later ones. However, research is continuing now, and it is estimated that touch screens will be available in two years. Communication technology is also advancing by leaps and bounds at the same time. After all, in the era of mobile intelligence, communication technology is the foundation.
With Longteng leading the way, the capabilities of the manufacturers behind have exploded. Today's mobile phone market is no longer what it was before, but more advanced and more active. There is no online sales, and you can only rely on countless offline stores. The amount of profit will determine the strength of recommendations from shopping guides in these stores. It used to be that you could make money by opening a mobile phone store, but now it’s not bad to open a mobile phone store. Moreover, the store Cheng Jianjun opened is not small, and the income is pretty good.
However, when he opened a mobile phone store, the main purpose was not to sell mobile phones, but to clean up the money he made. He could open some other store, but the market for mobile phones is good now. This is because I have more experience and my memory has improved.
After that, he bought a three-bedroom house with an elevator. Just as he told his parents when he was released from prison, he found a nanny to take care of their lives and make them happy.
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Although the conditions are good, Cheng's father and Cheng's mother are not very happy. Because they were so familiar with this script, and it was the same for the first two times, Cheng Jianjun quickly made a lot of money, and then went to jail. Although Cheng Jianjun has now opened a mobile phone store and seems to be running a serious business, they still have doubts.
However, they are getting older and have no energy to take care of it, and they don’t even want to take care of it. When they are tired, they can do whatever they like, and they will be comfortable day by day.
Now, two years later, Cheng Jianjun has defrauded people all over the country, cheating people out of cars, houses, and stores. He feels that his skills are so great that ordinary people cannot see through them. So I found Meng Xiaoxing's head and wanted to come over and test it to see how good it was.
Wang Yan is clear about these things. Cheng Jianjun has never been out of his hands and can handle them easily.
Everyone's conversation didn't always focus on Cheng Jianjun, they just mentioned it briefly and took it up. After chatting for a while, the sound of car doors opening and closing came from outside, and Meng Xiaoxing walked in with Cheng Jianjun.
"Everyone!" Meng Xiaoxing greeted with a smile. She was familiar with them. Although she didn't dare to talk nonsense, she still knew everyone. After all, she was the one who arranged the food and drinks when they were drinking at Cha Piao Xiang.
Cheng Jianjun looked at Wang Yan with a smile: "My lord, we haven't seen you for many years, right?"
"I haven't seen you since the Admiral passed his birthday. It's been eleven years." Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "I heard that you got rich again? Or did you just build a family by throwing away antiques?"
"It's hard to talk about starting a business. It's just that I was lucky enough to pick up two and make some money. It's also because of this. Isn't it just a matter of joining this industry? If you find something you like, you can keep it. If you don't like it, you can resell it to your friends and make a lot of money. Some pocket money."
"Sister, Brother Jianjun, sit down." Li Yuejin came over with two stools with a wink.
When the two of them sat down, Han Chunming looked at Cheng Jianjun: "No more words, let's take out the things and take a look."
"I bought this from my friend. I gave 50,000 yuan to me." Cheng Jianjun nodded, opened the box he had been holding, carefully took out the blue and white plum vase, stood up and handed it to Wang at the dinner table. He said: "My lord, are you the first to control the eyes?"
"Okay, let me take a look first, but I am also half-assed. In the end, I have to see what they say." With a smile, Wang Yan reached out and took the bottle, holding it in his hand and looking at it inside and outside for a while, while looking at it. Shake his head.
Cheng Jianjun's heart was pounding as he watched. He was not afraid, he was just nervously looking forward to the result. He wanted to see if he could hide it from Wang Yan.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait too long. The impatient Meng Xiaoxing spoke first: "My lord, you are always talking. What do you mean by just shaking your head? It makes me anxious."
Wang Yan casually handed the thing to the broken man next to him and said, "It looks real to me, but it also looks a little fake. I'm not sure, so let's let experts like them take a look."
A flash of excitement flashed in Cheng Jianjun's eyes, and then he asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty, I heard Chunming say, didn't you always collect these old objects as early as the 1970s?"
"It still depends on whether people use it or not. Although I have been collecting things for a long time, I haven't put too much energy into it. But the brothers who collect things for me have become experts now. Me, still I prefer calligraphy and painting, and I’m quite good at it, but I’m average at other things.”
"Don't you always collect porcelain?"
"It's just that I prefer calligraphy and painting." Wang Yan waved his hand and raised his head: "Why don't you return a box? What's in it? Take it out together and take a look."
"This is a small enamel bowl that I got before. I kept it in the car without taking it out. It just so happens that you and some of the big collectors are here. I want you to help me check the authenticity."
While talking, Cheng Jianjun opened another box, handed over a small yellow bowl and said with a smile, "Would you like to take a look at this again?"
Wang Yan took the thing, looked it over and over, and said, "Yongzheng style small bowl with light yellow ground enamel and peach pattern. It's good. It's in good condition. I think this one is real. It feels good. Come on, Lord Marquis, take another look."
Got it, it’s really parallel import, confirmed without a doubt... Cheng Jianjun secretly grew
Take a breath, because this bowl is real. He deliberately made two things, one real and one fake, in order to prevent them from thinking that he came here with fake things on purpose. After all, his reputation is not very good and he has been in jail twice. He would not bring something real. , it’s hard to believe. Besides, the people here are all smart, so you have to be careful and you won’t make a big mistake.
Moreover, he had picked up the bowl from a leak and didn't spend much money. He took it out with no intention of taking it back, just to make a profit from them. He spent the money he earned from these people happily.
But even if Wang Yan is not good at it, he can still help Han Chunming and others. It is not an easy task to directly deceive Wang Yan. Moreover, Wang Yan himself said that he is more interested in calligraphy and painting, which he is really not good at. It's a bit difficult...
Soon, everyone looked at it again, and finally it was in Han Chunming's hand. He took a look at the plum vase and said firmly: "It's fake."
Hearing this, Cheng Jianjun was stunned for a moment, and then said in disbelief: "What? Fake? I spent fifty thousand! Chunming, how did you see that?"
"You won't understand if I tell you too much. I won't go into the details of the pattern. This signature is wrong. It was written with a hard pen. Although the writing is very similar, most people will definitely not be able to see it, but the center of the brush is still missing." Han Chunming turned his head in confusion and looked at Wang Yan who was chewing the bone: "My lord, that shouldn't be the case. Haven't you noticed?"
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows, shook his head with a wry smile, and then frowned and reflected: "I just said why it doesn't feel right. Maybe it's because I'm older and my brain is a little confused, or maybe I didn't take it seriously. But It’s not a mistake, if I encounter this outside, I won’t buy anything if it feels wrong.”
Everyone knew that Wang Yan was looking for someone to make up for, so they all smiled and said nothing. However, at the same moment, they silently glanced at Wang Yan, then at Cheng Jianjun, and also laughed.
"It's a good thing I thought of coming over and letting Fifth Brother take a look. Otherwise, tens of thousands of dollars would be wasted and I wouldn't have anywhere to cry." Meng Xiaoxing uttered an ouch, patted her chest, let out a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Another small yellow enamel bowl: "Is this real?"
"Really." Han Chunming nodded, looked at Cheng Jianjun and said, "How much did it cost?"
"One hundred thousand." Cheng Jianjun said with a smile: "Finally, this is true. If this is also false, then I really can't find a place to cry."
Generally speaking, the brighter the color, the higher the price, because it is more difficult to fire the color. This bowl, twenty years from now, will probably be worth six to seven hundred thousand. With the current economic level of this era, when people's wages are only eight or nine hundred, one hundred thousand is almost the actual value.
"Sell it to me! I bought it!" Meng Xiaoxing said quickly: "You guys are all capable of opening a museum. There are too many good things to put away, so don't snatch it from me."
"No, do I agree?" Cheng Jianjun waved his hands repeatedly: "When I bought it, I just thought the yellow one looked good. It would be eye-catching and comfortable to put at home. I want to keep it myself."
"Look, everything has been taken out. How can there be any reason to take it back? Besides, you were originally planning to sell me the blue and white plum vase, but now that one is fake, you can't let me go empty-handed, can you?"
"Hey, why are you being unreasonable and acting like a rogue?" Cheng Jianjun looked at Han Chunming helplessly: "I said Chunming, this is your sister, you don't care?"
Han Chunming smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have to take care of it."
After dithering for a few more minutes, after Meng Xiaoxing raised the price, Cheng Jianjun half-heartedly agreed: "Okay, just 110,000, I just need to make some pocket money. Who told you to be Chunming's sister? You have to give me face.”
"Come on, let's go then. Follow me back to the hotel and give you the money." Meng Xiaoxing stepped forward, took the bowl and put it in the box, said hello to Wang Yan and the others, turned around and left.
Of course she doesn't buy things for collection. How can a wild girl who hasn't even gone to school for a few days feel the charm of antiques? Her purpose is simple, she just has spare money in her hand, she keeps it for a few years, and then sells it when the price goes up in the future, making money that will appreciate in value, which is considered an investment...
Cheng Jianjun shook his head and thought to himself, put away the blue and white plum vase, and said to everyone: "You guys, please drink, I will leave first. Wait until there is something good in the future."
, and then bring it here for you to take a look. "
Han Chunming nodded: "Li Yuejin, send Jianjun'er off."
"Let's go, Brother Jianjun, I'll take you out." Li Yuejin, who had been watching for a long time, sighed, stood up and followed Cheng Jianjun out: "Brother Jianjun, do you still want this? Why don't you give it to me? Okay, it looks good to me."
"Haven't you heard? It's fake. What are you doing with it? This bottle is of no use."
"Experts can be wrong sometimes. Besides, it's true or false. If I put such a good bottle in my house and put flowers in it, it wouldn't be comfortable to look at."
Cheng Jianjun stopped and looked at the somewhat wretched Li Yuejin until he looked a little overwhelmed and then laughed: "Okay, big brother can't let you scream in vain, so I'll give it to you."
Experts are also wrong when they are wrong. He likes what this guy said, which includes doubts about authorities such as Wang Yan and Han Chunming. This is good.
Immediately, he rolled his eyes and asked Meng Xiaoxing to go first. He pulled Li Yuejin aside and gave him a piece of Chinese medicine. The two started chatting. He really hasn't had much contact with Li Yuejin before, so he needs to have a good chat...
Watching Cheng Jianjun leave, Han Chunming took a sip of wine and asked, "My lord, you always did it on purpose, right?"
Ma Du smiled and said, "What's the point? Your Majesty's calligraphy and painting skills are as good as those of the ancient people who are famous in history. How could you not see that there is something wrong with that style? Besides, after so many years, do you still know your master's level?" "
Han Chunming frowned: "Do you think there is a problem? He knows that the blue and white plum vase is fake, and he is just here for us? And the vase is not low in craftsmanship. Most people can't tell it without paying attention."
Wang Yan lit a cigarette: "I have never heard of Cheng Jianjun having any dealings with these neighbors. Although outsiders don't know that he squatted for nine years the second time, they also know that he squatted for four years in 1983. He Are you willing to let those who are familiar with him look at him through colored glasses? How come it was such a coincidence that he went to Meng Xiaoxing's restaurant and let her see something? And he came to our place? He is a professional liar with a criminal record. You hate me so much and I find you so unpleasant, and you think it’s okay?”
"Then he got a real one, didn't he? One hundred and ten thousand dollars didn't make much money at all."
"Today I just want to let him know that I'm just a dabbler and don't have a high level. If he has an idea, he will definitely take action in the future. Just wait and see. Who can say for sure whether it's true or false?"
Wang Yan puffed out a puff of smoke...
