Chapter 215 A blockbuster

"dad--"

Huang Lide walked up to Huang Kewu with Huang Yjiang, smiling, and called out.

"Grandpa—" Huang Yjiang called to Huang Kewu with a sweet smile.

"Ah."

Huang Kewu just glanced at Huang Lide lightly, looked at Huang Yjiang, smiled kindly, nodded and said "hmm".

"Uncle——" Huang Yanyan looked at Huang Lide and called out with a smile.

"Well, Yanyan has grown into a big girl. Time flies so fast..." Huang Lide looked at the beautiful and generous Huang Yanyan with a smile, and said with emotion. Then he looked at Gao Dongxu who was smiling beside him and said with a smile: "You must be Xiao Gao, right? I heard from Yijiang that your antique shop is opening, and I came here uninvited..."

Before Huang Lide could continue, Gao Dongxu hurriedly smiled and complimented him, "I've heard of Mr. Huang's name a long time ago. You're a senior in the industry. It's my honor that you're here to support me."

"Haha, you're welcome. With my father here, the rest of us are just supporting characters." Huang Lide smiled and shook hands with Gao Dongxu, jokingly saying, "I've heard Yi Jiang talk about you before, and I thought she was exaggerating. But when I entered the store just now, everything I saw was exquisite. I was really surprised. You're truly a promising young man."

"Mr. Huang, thank you for your kind words." Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"Brother Lide, you are right. Xiao Gao is indeed young and promising. Come here..." Tong Ziqing said impatiently, pulling Huang Lide's hand and walking to the shroud display case.

"Hmm?" Huang Lide's face was solemn, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes. He reached out to adjust his glasses and stared at the bright yellow shroud in the display case. When he saw the brand and price of the shroud, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and his heart was extremely shocked.

To put it bluntly, Huang Lide's imitation of Zhu Xi was simply to make money, selling fakes at the price of real ones and making huge profits. He was more of a businessman than a collector or appraisal expert.

At this moment, he felt mixed emotions and was jealous of Gao Dongxu. He felt that in his eyes, everything he had done before was a joke.

Especially when he saw the rare and precious ancient guqin from Tianfu with a price tag of 150 million yuan, he felt like a clown.

It feels like a woman who has saved money for a long time by eating frugally and working hard to save money, and finally buys the Hermès bag she has longed for. She carries it around all day to show off, feeling extremely proud and thinking she is superior to others. Then she sees another woman using a limited edition Hermès bag to carry vegetables like a vegetable basket.

"It's amazing... It's worth the trip, Mr. Gao. You really opened my eyes today." Huang Lide retracted his gaze and looked at Gao Dongxu with great emotion and exclaimed in admiration.

Gao Dongxu just smiled, and Tong Ziqing beside him also echoed his sigh, "Many of the items here are museum-quality. This sutra quilt, the guqin, the Tang Dynasty sancai, the kingfisher figurines... these are all national treasures. Xiao Gao, your shop's reputation will soon spread throughout the country. By then, the door will be broken by people stepping on it."

Everyone nodded in unison, believing that it was only a matter of time before Zhenbao Pavilion became famous. The public sale of such a room full of authentic treasures would definitely be a major event in the Chinese antique world.

The names of Gao Dongxu and Zhenbao Pavilion will quickly become the hottest names in the collecting circle.

"If you ask me, the name of Zhenbao Pavilion will not only be known throughout the country, but also the world. Tell me, am I right, Xiao Gao?"

At this moment, a hearty laugh came from behind the crowd. When everyone turned around curiously to look at the newcomer, Huang Kewu, Huang Lide, and Tong Ziqing all fixed their eyes, and their expressions became serious and respectful.

"Director Luo——" X3
"Haha, you're all here." Director Luo from the Cultural Heritage Bureau smiled and nodded at the three of them. Then he looked at Gao Dongxu, who had a smile on his face and a scrutinizing look in his eyes, and said, "Hello, Xiao Gao. I've heard a lot about you."

At this time, Fang Zhen, who was following behind Director Luo, hurriedly introduced Gao Dongxu: "Mr. Gao, this is Director Luo."

Gao Dongxu looked as if he had realized something belatedly. He smiled and reached out to shake hands with Director Luo, saying, "Hello, Director Luo."

"Haha, I came here uninvited, I hope you don't mind." Director Luo said politely with a smile looking at the tall and handsome Gao Dongxu.

"How could that be? Your arrival really makes my small shop shine." Gao Dongxu greeted politely without being humble or arrogant.

"Haha." Director Luo smiled happily as he looked around the antique treasures in the store. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he pointed at the Fabergé egg and said to Gao Dongxu, "Is this the Fabergé egg that's been missing for almost a hundred years?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and turned to look in the direction of Director Luo's finger. They saw a golden egg-shaped object in a separate display cabinet. They were all professionals in the antique world and naturally knew the name of Fabergé eggs.

Before, they were all attracted by Qianlong's shroud and had no energy to look at other antiques. Now, they realized that a world-famous treasure was placed right under the noses of these antique experts. How could they not be shocked and embarrassed?

"Yes, this is one of Tsar Alexander III's fifty Fabergé Easter eggs, a golden egg made of gold." Gao Dongxu admitted with a smile.

Everyone was now unable to remain calm. They walked forward together, surrounded the pillar display case, bent down in front of the case, and looked through the glass at the dazzling golden eggs sparkling under the lights. Everyone's eyes were shining with admiration and other different looks.

There is envy, jealousy, greed, joy, and infatuation...

However, when everyone subconsciously glanced at the brand name and price, their mouths twitched violently, as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over their heads, chilling them to the bone. $5000 million!
What is a sky-high price? This is a sky-high price!

"Xiao Gao, your price is too high, isn't it?" Director Luo was shocked by the price and was a little amused.

"Haha, is it high? I don't think so. I plan to increase the price by 10% every year." Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they were speechless and looked at Gao Dongxu with strange eyes.

"You're not planning on selling it at all, so you're asking such a high price?" Huang Yjiang asked Gao Dongxu with a frown.

Several of them who had similar ideas to Huang Yjiang also looked at Gao Dongxu.

Gao Dongxu smiled, shook his head, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I never intended to sell this golden egg to people from our country. It was specially prepared for foreigners. Since Europeans and Americans can use China's treasures to reap the wealth of the Chinese people, I can certainly use their treasures to reap their wealth. This is called "not reciprocating..."

"Well said. If Westerners can do it on the first day of the month, why can't we do it on the fifteenth? If you put it that way, fifty million dollars really isn't that much. I think we should stop using dollars and just use pounds or euros."

Director Luo laughed heartily, clapped his hands in approval, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he directly made an even more sinister suggestion.

Everyone looked at Director Luo and couldn't help but complain in their hearts. Sure enough, they, the guards, were the most ruthless!

"Okay, I will change from US dollars to British pounds tomorrow." Gao Dongxu smiled and accepted Director Luo's proposal.

Now, everyone, including Director Luo, looked at Gao Dongxu with a bright smile on his face with twitching mouth corners again. They all thought that Director Luo was joking, but they didn't expect that the person involved really took it seriously.

"At such a high price, aren't you worried that you won't be able to sell it?" Huang Yjiang once again raised the question that many people present were wondering.

Gao Dongxu smiled, revealing his white teeth. Under the illumination of the store's spotlights, he said with a somewhat sinister smile, "In the eyes of the powerful in the West, Fabergé eggs are like the way we view the imperial seals of successive dynasties in the Celestial Empire. No matter how much they cost, as long as they come out, someone will definitely buy them back for collection.

Of the fifty Easter eggs, ten are collected by the Kremlin, and most of the rest are in museums in Europe and the United States, as well as in the hands of the Queen of England, the Rothschild family, and some Russian oligarchs. Currently, including this one, the whereabouts of seven are unknown.

So, I have no worries about selling it, it just takes time for the news of the egg to spread."

Everyone was silent, only Huang Yanyan had a sweet and happy look on her face, looking at her man with eyes full of admiration and obsession, feeling proud and honored.

And when Huang Yjiang looked at Gao Dongxu, there was a glint in her beautiful eyes.

"Thank you all for coming to support the opening of our shop. It's almost time, let's go outside and cut the ribbon together--" Gao Dongxu invited with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll join in the fun." Director Luo smiled happily, looking at Gao Dongxu with admiration and satisfaction in his eyes.

Since Director Luo had spoken, Huang Kewu, Huang Lide, and Tong Ziqing naturally had no objections, but they just had different thoughts.

Everyone walked out of the store and stood at the door. More and more people gathered around to watch the fun. Many colleagues recognized Huang Lide, who was very famous in the industry. Some also recognized the head of the Five Veins Huang family. They were all amazed and shocked at the powerful background of the owner of this new store.

"Bang bang bang-"

The salutes went off in vain, and Wu Xiaowei and Tang Nannan, both stunningly beautiful women in cheongsams, appeared in front of the Zhenbao Pavilion store, triggering exclamations and admiration.

The two women smiled and pulled up the ribbons in the cold wind. Director Luo stood in the middle, Gao Dongxu and Huang Kewu stood on the left and right, Huang Lide and Tong Ziqing stood on the outside. The five of them held scissors and smiled as they cut the ribbons. There was a burst of applause from the audience.

Gao Dongxu smiled and clasped his hands together, thanked everyone around him, and introduced Zhenbao Pavilion, its business scope and its promise of authenticity in a loud voice. Then he invited Director Luo and his group into the store and went upstairs for tea.

Since then, Zhenbao Pavilion has officially opened to the public.

Old Eagle, along with three security guards, managed to reasonably control the number of customers entering the store. Although this caused many people to ridicule, question, and despise them, as customers walked out of the store after viewing the authentic items, the news that Zhenbao Pavilion had authentic national treasures that had been missing for decades for sale spread throughout Panjiayuan within just one hour.

This resulted in a long queue in front of the Zhenbao Pavilion store, with people all wanting to go into the store to see the national treasures.

Gao Dongxu and Director Luo and others standing on the second-floor balcony looked at the long queue downstairs and all looked at Gao Dongxu who had been smiling from beginning to end. They were all deeply moved.

This is exactly the case: if you don't make a sound, you will be amazing.

 Sorry, the update is a bit late today. I had an upset stomach last night, and today I have been vomiting and having diarrhea, a fever, and feeling really bad. I took some medicine and didn't feel better until around 5pm. While I was feeling better, I immediately started writing and didn't even have time to eat. I'm asking for some monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, subscriptions, and full subscriptions again. Thank you for your support!!!

  
 
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