Early the next morning, I set out for the Antiques Society.
"Shen Fan, come here."
When I heard Liu Qingzhong's voice, I saw him waiting for me at the door of the building.
"what do I need to do?"
I said and looked to the other side, Tao Ronghua also arrived.
"Secretary Liu, I'm here."
"You two can be considered people who work for me. Tell me what you want."
Liu Qingzhong glanced at Tao Ronghua and then at me, then smiled and spoke.
Then he patted my shoulder and said, "Shen Fan, you joined me late and I didn't have time to inform you of this matter."
When I went upstairs, I learned about the business meeting.
It is said that this is an auction, but it is actually a "spoils-sharing conference."
Most of the items auctioned were controlled by Liu Qingzhong, and the items already had names and owners.
Throughout the year, things brought from other provinces and cities or even dumped directly from the ground will be placed in the collection room of the Antiques Association.
In order to reward "us", a group of people who are "loyal" to him, Liu Qingzhong will hold a so-called auction.
Association members are invited to attend.
"And there are some that fell out of the bucket?"
I pretended to be curious and smiled, "You are too powerful, aren't you?"
"In fact, there aren't many back-and-forth fights anymore. The few I contacted are no longer doing that much."
Liu Qingzhong touched his head and spoke slowly, "The main reason is that the Cultural Relics Management Office is more strict in investigating."
"Oh, what a pity. I still want to see a reverse fight."
I looked a little disappointed and said, "I've been looking at antiques for so long, but I haven't seen any reverse fighting."
The so-called inverted fighting is tomb robbing, but it’s called in a nicer way.
"Uh... If conditions permit, I can take you to see it."
"But it also depends on the situation on my side."
Liu Qingzhong smiled slightly as he spoke, "We can never finish digging the tombs here. For thousands of years, there are always dead nobles who have not been discovered."
"Yes, Brother Shen, wasn't Sanxingdui just excavated before?"
Tao Ronghua agreed, "Maybe there will be four-star piles or five-star piles in the future!"
While chatting like this we came to the collection room.
The collection room of the Antiques Association is very detailed.
We had to put on special clothes when we entered and even had to go through a sterilized room.
The protective clothing made me feel bloated, and wearing the eye patch made me feel "frustrated".
But it’s worth it to see what the Antique Society has in its collection.
I looked at the things around me, and soon I saw something familiar.
"Tao Ronghua, this thing must be from the time you blew up the ship."
I saw an authentic bottle at a glance, and it happened to be something I had confirmed could be punished.
"this……"
"Secretary Liu said to let me handle it at first, but if someone asks for it later, I will return it first."
Tao Ronghua glanced at Liu Qingzhong and continued after receiving his nod, "This will be sent to the capital later."
Unexpectedly, during this trip, Liu Qingzhong showed me his "evidence" so easily, and even deliberately talked to me about taboo topics such as fighting.
Of course, many antiques are supported by thousands of years of inversion industry.
"Choose, one for each person."
Liu Qingzhong said and asked Tao Ronghua and me to choose.
Tao Ronghua chose a painting, which was the work of Zhang Daqian.
And I just chose an official seal from the Ming Dynasty.
Once everything is done, we leave the collection room.
I took off my bulky clothes and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's your first time here. Isn't it exciting?"
I'm used to Tao Ronghua's smile, and I smile and nod when I face his smile.
Soon the auction downstairs will begin, and all the big guys in the Hezhou antique circle are also taking their seats.
I don’t know whether Liu Qingzhong placed me next to Zhou Jianguo on purpose or accidentally.
Next to Zhou Jianguo were Su Yu and his seventh uncle.
They didn't even look at me, and just said hello without saying anything.
Maybe they won't know until a long time later that the news they received from Lu Yunchuan last night was from me.
Last night, I asked Bai Jiahao to secretly send a message to Lu Yunchuan: Liu Qingzhong invited Shen Fan to the antique association's auction.
Of course, it was also "cc" sent to Tao Ronghua.
Lu Yunchuan didn't respond, but Tao Ronghua began to complain that he didn't want to give him any news.
Now, I excused myself to the bathroom, went to the cubicle, took out the other phone I had prepared during these times, and started sending messages.
"Tell Lu Yunchuan that when the seventh uncle comes back, he will tell them..."
After sending these text messages, I took out the phone and its battery.
This is a very old push-button cell phone, so old that you can remove the battery and lose track of it!
After doing this, I returned to my seat.
"Master Zhou, long time no see."
I smiled and said hello, but what I received was a cold nod.
The auction was very formal and everyone bid conservatively.
Only Tao Ronghua and two or three people I didn't know made aggressive bids, and they bought the goods almost immediately.
I finally understand.
This is not an auction at all.
It was Liu Qingzhong's "show off" to show that these people were his subordinates.
As soon as the official seal I wanted was displayed, Uncle Qi and I started bidding fiercely.
"Thirty thousand."
After I called out the price, Uncle Qi ordered Zhou Jianguo to call out the price of 40,000.
"fifty thousand!"
"Sixty thousand!"
After you sang, we came on stage. A small official official seal whose market value was estimated to be only about 40,000 yuan was suddenly raised to 200,000 yuan.
"Two hundred and thirty thousand!"
However, when Zhou Jianguo called the number, I did not choose to increase the price.
In the end, the small official seal was accepted by the Seventh Uncle for an incredible price of 230,000 yuan.
When the auction ended, Liu Qingzhong immediately came over.
"Why don't you increase the price? What you're losing is my face!"
There was anger on his face.
I don’t know that what he sees as a “showing off event” is actually a “face meeting.”
"You know, I have some connection with my seventh uncle."
"I did this to resolve the misunderstanding between us."
"Just thank him for what happened in the past, and I won't give him any face in the future!"
I said calmly, "What's more, it's just a small official seal. There's no need to spend millions or tens of millions with him for it."
"I don't deserve it for Secretary Liu."
Liu Qingzhong couldn't tell the difference for a moment after hearing my words, "Okay, he's also a little thing."
"Secretary Liu, don't worry, I will keep my word."
I looked serious and spoke slowly, "If I say I will do something for you, I will do something for you."
"I wish you did."
Liu Qingzhong nodded, but he still didn't believe me in his eyes.
I know that I need to continue to "dig deeper" until he completely believes in me, until... I master all his secrets!
Next, there is another thing.
Take Tao Ronghua's "thank you gift" from his hand, that painting by Zhang Daqian!
