Xu Pingjun looked at Li Mo's leaving figure with mixed feelings in his heart. Eight years ago, his father had always wanted to recognize him as his son-in-law. Although it was also a joke, it at least proved that he had great vision and foresight back then.
Looking at his achievements now, there is no one better than him in the world. The two of them once had the opportunity to be within reach, but now they are no longer in the same world. Even if they stand very close, there seems to be an insurmountable gap.
On the antique street, Gu Yunxuan specializes in selling high-imitation porcelain from various dynasties, and of course there are also genuine items. However, the market price of such authentic products is only around one million at most. Li Mo selected a few pieces as treasures for the store. If anyone really wanted to buy them, they could sell them. Of course, there would be no chance of missing them.
Li Mo walked to the door of Guyunxuan carrying braised vegetables and heard a man's rude roar coming from inside.
"This calligraphy is a treasure passed down from our ancestors. Since you damaged it, you will naturally be responsible for the loss. I have consulted professionals. This painting is worth at least 600,000. If you encounter a good opportunity, It will be even higher. Why, your Gu Yunxuan store is so bad at cheating customers, you broke my ancestral treasure worth 600,000 yuan and you still want to cheat."
Li Mo stopped at the door and did not go in immediately.
"You are the one who is spitting blood. According to the rules of the antique world, if one party touches it, the other party is not allowed to fight for it. Why did you suddenly grab the calligraphy and painting in my hand? The responsibility is naturally borne by you. I have surveillance video here. Otherwise, we should call the police directly and let the police judge. If it is my responsibility, I will naturally ask our boss to come forward to do another appraisal of this calligraphy and painting. As long as it is authentic, you will not be short of any penny you should pay. But this If the calligraphy and painting are fake, then you are extorting money and will be held legally responsible."
This is Zhou Yang's voice. It can be heard that he is calm at the moment and his words are reasonable.
"Don't think that you, Gu Yunxuan, bully honest people because of the support of that Li Mo behind you. If you damage our family's ancestral treasures, it will kill us. If you don't give us an explanation, even if you are killed here today, we will definitely If you don’t do well, give up.”
"Yes, if you don't give us an explanation, we won't leave. If you want to fight hard, come here."
Chaos began in the store.
Li Mo pushed the door open and walked in. The bell rang and someone looked towards the door. Zhou Yang saw clearly who was coming, and immediately greeted him respectfully: "Mr. Li, why are you here?"
"Mr. Li is here. It's great to be here." The other clerks in Gu Yunxuan's store became happy, and then looked at the men suspected of blackmail with proud eyes.
Li Mo handed the stewed vegetables in his hand to Zhou Yang and said with a smile: "We will all have dinner together tonight. I will order some big dishes later and we will drink some draft beer."
"Oh, long live Mr. Li."
A female store clerk in her twenties cheered and said that her belly was already very high, and it seemed that she was very pregnant.
"Mr. Li, this is my wife, you can just call her Xiaoying."
"Your wife? When did you get married, and you didn't even tell me."
"We just got the marriage certificate and had a simple meal. We didn't have anything big to do, so..." Zhou Yang scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. They seemed to have forgotten the people who made the trouble.
"Okay, I'll punish you with three drinks tonight."
"No problem, I'll punish myself with six cups."
Li Mo smiled and said: "I punished you with six cups of wine. Are you punishing yourself? It's obvious that you are greedy for cups, but you still find a high-sounding reason."
Everyone in Gu Yunxuan laughed, and the tense atmosphere just now disappeared. Looking at the five men of different ages, each of them had a nervous look on their face. The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, I didn’t expect to actually meet the true God.
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Several more people walked in one after another, all owners of nearby antique shops, and some of them were old acquaintances of Li Mo.
"Hey, Professor Li, when did you arrive?" Boss Wang, who is also in the porcelain business, has gained weight again. He approached with a big belly and shook hands with Li Mo. "When you come back, tell us old guys what's going on tonight?" I also want to clean up the dust for you. We also heard that someone was making trouble here, so we came together to see the situation. Since you are here, we will not interfere. "
Li Mo cupped his fists and gestured to the bosses: "Thank you for your help to Gu Yunxuan. I will be the host at noon tomorrow. Let's have a meal together at the nearby Four Seasons Tea House and let's have a good chat."
"Professor Li, then we have to be more respectful than obey your orders."
"Yes, yes, we will have a good chat tomorrow, and you can help us control some of the inventory."
After some pleasantries, Li Mo looked at the people who were deliberately looking for trouble: "Zhou Yang, give each of you a bottle of water. If you have anything to do, sit down and talk slowly."
The store clerk brought out water, but looked at the five of them with a bad look.
"Who among you is the leader? I happened to hear your previous conversation outside the door. I think that before making compensation and identifying whether the calligraphy and painting are true or false, we should call the police first and let the police judge the process of this matter. Who is responsible, or who has the greater responsibility? What do you think?"
What Li Mo said was reasonable, but those people didn't know how to refute it. There was something wrong in their hearts, so when they looked at each other, they already had the intention of retreating.
While they were hesitating, Li Mo looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the counter not far away. It turned out to be ancient artifacts from the late Ming Dynasty. However, the artistic level was not very high, so Halo's reaction was not too intense. Then his eyes glanced at the dark rectangular box next to it. There were more than a dozen clear cracks on the surface of the box. He was slightly surprised. The box used to hold calligraphy and paintings was actually an ancient relic passed down from the Tang Dynasty. What were the origins of these five people? Could it be that it was really an ancient relic passed down from their ancestors?
But this wasn't what surprised Li Mo the most. His clairvoyant gaze had already penetrated the box and saw the internal situation. Suddenly, a red halo appeared from the bottom of the box, and then turned into apertures and spread around. Each circle of light seemed to be burning, with fluctuations like flames.
All this shows that there is a calligraphy and painting hidden at the bottom of the wooden box, and it must be the legacy of a famous person in history, and it is also a very rare work.
"Mr. Li, there is no need to call the police. It will not be good for your reputation if the matter is stirred up. In this way, you can personally identify this calligraphy and painting. If it is a fake, we will leave immediately and will never mess around here. .”
A middle-aged man in his forties showed an ugly smile.
"I won't do the appraisal myself, so as not to be unfair to you. There happen to be two owners of calligraphy and painting antique shops here, and they are also experts in this field. Let them do the appraisal on their behalf. If they say it is an antique, then we will negotiate an agreement If the price is right, how about we buy it? Then I will find a restoration expert to repair the damage."
"Okay, as Mr. Li wants, we all believe in your character."
"Yes, we all believe in Mr. Li's character."
The five people agreed one after another, and everyone was relieved when they saw that Li Mo was not going to argue with them anymore. Moreover, the suggestion Li Mo said was indeed fair to them, and now they can see what the appraisal results are.
"Professor Li, the two of us will do it for you."
The two antique shop owners walked to the counter, flattened the damaged and torn calligraphy and painting on the counter, and then carefully appraised it. After about ten minutes, the two looked at each other.
"Just tell me if you have any conclusions?"
"Professor Li, based on the mounting, paper, seal, and content, the appraisal result of the two of us is that this calligraphy and painting is indeed an old thing passed down from the Ming Dynasty. But it is not passed down by a celebrity, it should be among the people. It was made by someone who is slightly good at calligraphy, and the writing is in small regular script, but the strokes are still relatively weak, the momentum is not enough, and the breath is not coherent enough, so the real value is not high."
At this time, the five people showed a hint of surprise. They didn't expect that it was really an ancient relic and had been handed down from the Ming Dynasty. In this case, they felt a little confident.
"Of course this is the appraisal opinion of the two of us. How about you, Professor Li, also have your eye on it?"
Li Mo took a sip and waved his hands with a smile: "You are all veterans in this field, and I believe in your identification conclusions. Since it is an old object from the Ming Dynasty, although it is not a famous person, it still has a history of hundreds of years. Everyone, You can make a new price, and if it’s suitable, how about I pay you immediately?”
The five people looked at each other, and then the man who took off his head tentatively said: "Mr. Li, you are a master in this field. How much do you think this calligraphy and painting is worth?"
"You will be disappointed if you ask me to make an offer."
Li Mo put down the mineral water bottle, meaning you can set the price yourself.
"We also believe in the appraisal results of the two bosses. Although it is an old object from the Ming Dynasty, it is not left by a famous person, so we want 200,000 yuan."
After the price was announced, the five people stared nervously at Li Mo's face.
"This price is a bit exaggerated, but I won't bargain with you any more. You all have to remember this sentence. It's best not to do this in the future. If you meet someone who is not kind, your behavior will destroy your legs." Interruptions are minor." After Li Mo finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Yang, "You write a contract, have them sign the monogram, and then pay them 200,000 yuan, and the money and goods will be paid in full."
Zhou Yang nodded, although he was very unconvinced, but since Li Mo had given the order, he couldn't bring himself to cause any more trouble.
Soon, the five people gathered together and laughed happily after reading the text messages on their mobile phones. Then they bowed and saluted Li Mo and left in a hurry, fearing that Li Mo would regret it the next moment and ask them for the huge sum of money back.
Well, it was indeed an unexpected huge sum of money for them.
"Professor Li, that painting is only worth fifty or sixty thousand at most. It has no market value."
"Yes, these people can tell at a glance that they are not from a good background."
Li Mo stood up and walked to the counter. Without looking at the calligraphy and painting, he moved his right hand aside and carefully moved the black wooden box in front of his eyes.
Damn it, it turned out that the wooden box was a good thing. Several antique shop owners were stupid enough to figure out that Li Mo's real target was not the old painting at all, but the dark and cracked wooden box.
(End of chapter)
