Chapter 217 The Dream Shop of the Rich
"I still say the same thing. It doesn't matter who you give it to. 2 million, not a cent less. Don't ask for it. It's just a reluctant offer."

Gao Dongxu will not give in, and don't try to use morals like patriotism to kidnap him. He loves his country, and the country must love him too. Since the country loves him, the country will never force him to do anything against his will.

"Hey, Xiao Gao, you don't have a high level of awareness." Director Luo still tried to tease him half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"I'm just an ordinary person who makes money and enjoys life. I don't have any ambitions. I just want to eat, drink, have fun and live every day well." Gao Dongxu said with a smile as he continued to brew tea calmly.

Looking at Gao Dongxu who was unmoved, Director Luo, Fang Zhen, and Tong Ziqing couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh.

"You guys only care about bullying young newcomers like me. Old Master Huang from the Five Veins is here, as is Master Huang, the famous collector. Don't their collections outweigh mine? Why don't you just go after them?"
Do you think I'm easy to bully? Or do you think I'm too easy to talk to, giving you the illusion that you can bully me? "

Gao Dongxu finally became a little impatient. He found that these old guys were all shameless old foxes. They were best at taking advantage of their seniority and being arrogant. Their shamelessness was astonishing.

To put it bluntly, these old foxes are best at judging people by their tastes. As long as they feel they can take advantage of others, they will exploit them to death without any moral burden.

So the old saying is true, few people who can manage others are good people.

Hearing the impatience and anger in Gao Dongxu's words, Director Luo said with a smile: "I was just kidding, you are really anxious. Don't worry, no one is forcing you to donate. The country has always strongly supported and encouraged private collections.

Private collections are a powerful complement to national collections; the two complement each other and thrive together. "National treasures are hidden among the people, and wealth is distributed among the people. This is a major initiative for my country to vigorously promote traditional culture, promote the great development and prosperity of culture, and achieve cultural prosperity."

"Haha, Director Luo, why didn't you say so earlier? Why force donations and make everyone unhappy?" Gao Dongxu smiled and poured tea into the cups of several people with the fairness cup.

"We have to give it a try. What if it succeeds? Don't you think so, Director Tong?" Director Luo laughed.

"Hehe..." Tong Ziqing laughed awkwardly twice, picked up the teacup with a slightly red face, lowered his head to drink tea, and covered up his embarrassment.

At this time, the crisp sound of high heels stepping on the stairs was heard again, and everyone guessed that more business had come.

Sure enough, this time it was the even more beautiful Tang Nannan who came upstairs to call Gao Dongxu, saying that a customer had taken a fancy to a blue-glazed celestial globe vase made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

When they heard the name of the Imperial Blue Glaze Celestial Globe Vase, everyone looked at Gao Dongxu. Xia Haisheng, with envy on his face, whispered to Zheng Yan, "If I remember correctly, the asking price was 10 million."

"Well, the price is a bit high..." Zheng Yan said in a low voice with emotion in his heart.

"It's more than just a bit high..." Xia Haisheng's mouth twitched, his face full of envy and jealousy. The price tag of 10 million is simply a ridiculous price. The average transaction price of blue-glazed porcelain at the auction is only 4 or 5 million. Of course, the celestial globe vase sold by Gao Dongxu is indeed a rare masterpiece, but 10 million is still too expensive.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore and delay your business. I'll come to have tea with you when I have time in the future. Well, the tea here is good--" Director Luo looked at the stunningly beautiful Tang Nannan, then glanced at Huang Yanyan and Huang Yjiang, and looked at Gao Dongxu with envy and teasing in his eyes, then stood up and said.

When he said he was leaving, Huang Kewu, Huang Lide, Tong Ziqing, Zheng Yan and Xia Haisheng also stood up and said goodbye.

Gao Dongxu politely tried to persuade them to stay, but seeing that they were determined to leave, he went along with it and the group walked downstairs together.

"Brother Huang, Director Tong?"

As I walked downstairs, one of the ten customers who were browsing in the store suddenly exclaimed.

Gao Dongxu and the others who were joking couldn't help but look at each other. Huang Lide and Tong Ziqing looked at the man walking towards them and said with a smile: "Old Ma——"

"Ah, Mr. Huang - forgive my poor eyesight, I didn't notice you just now -" After Lao Ma approached, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly greeted Huang Kewu respectfully.

"Yeah." Huang Kewu nodded calmly at the other party.

"Old Ma. What are you doing--" Huang Lide asked with a smile.

"I came here to shop with a friend. I saw a new store opening, so I came in to take a look. I was so impressed that I didn't want to leave..." Lao Ma is also a big shot in the antique circle. He is smooth and sophisticated, and good at making friends. In addition to collecting, he also serves as a consultant for some big bosses. He is very popular in the circles of wealthy people and celebrities.

"Everyone, this is—"

"Let me introduce you. This is the owner of this store, Mr. Gao Dongxu. Mr. Gao, this is Mr. Ma Dadu, a famous collector in the industry." Tong Ziqing introduced the two people with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Ma, I've long heard of you." Gao Dongxu smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party politely.

"I don't deserve it. Hello, Mr. Gao, you are really young and promising. These treasures in your store really opened my eyes today." Ma Dadu was slightly shocked when he saw the young and handsome Gao Dongxu. He showed a smile of sincere admiration on his face and complimented him.

"You're welcome." Gao Dongxu knew the other party was complimenting him. After all, this collector later opened his own museum, housing a number of national treasures. "Old Ma, you keep watching for a while. We're leaving now," Huang Lide said to Old Ma with a smile.

"Okay, okay, take care everyone..." Lao Ma also realized that the man who was surrounded by the crowd, but had not spoken a word and had sharp eyes. He was wearing a dark blue formal jacket and had an official air that he was very familiar with. He was not an ordinary person.

"Mr. Ma, please take a look first. I will be back soon. Please wait a moment." Gao Dongxu said with a smile. He already knew that the one who was interested in the blue-glazed celestial globe vase was the big boss brought by Lao Ma.

"Okay, okay, you go ahead and do your thing--" Ma Dadu naturally would not get angry. He kept a straight posture, nodded to Huang Kewu and Director Luo with a smile, and said goodbye.

Gao Dongxu smiled, sent everyone out of the store, and then shook hands with everyone one by one to express his gratitude and goodbye.

However, Huang Yanyan and Huang Yjiang did not leave with them and stayed.

There was naturally no problem with Huang Yanyan staying, but Gao Dongxu frowned a little at Huang Yjiang who stayed abruptly. However, he didn't think much about it, thinking that she just liked to join in the fun. After all, the most lively place now was Zhenbao Pavilion.

Huang Yanyan seemed to sense something, and she stared at Huang Yjiang with hostility, like a cat whose fur had stood on end, as if facing a great enemy.

However, Gao Dongxu didn't have time to deal with the two sisters who looked like two cats about to fight. After asking them to go upstairs, he began to receive Ma Dadu and the rich boss he brought with him.

"Boss Gao, this is Mr. Wang from Zhonghong Shares. Mr. Wang, this is the owner of this store, Boss Gao."

In front of the celestial globe vase display case, Ma Dadu introduced the two people with a bright smile.

"Hello, Mr. Gao." Mr. Wang shook hands with Gao Dongxu with a smile on his face and greeted him very politely.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, welcome--" Gao Dongxu welcomed with a smile.

As for Ma Dadu, when he saw that the Five Veins Huang Lao, Huang Lide, and Tong Ziqing all gave face to the young man in front of them and came to support the opening of the business, and even some big officials came to support him, he guessed that Gao Dongxu's identity was not ordinary.

Worried about rising from the bottom, Mr. Wang, who was a rough and tumble tyrant, was too arrogant and offended Gao Dongxu. When Gao Dongxu was seeing him off, he explained to Mr. Wang the identities and status of people like Mr. Huang and Tong Ziqing, so that he would understand that the owner of this store was not an ordinary person.

Wang Yihong, who has worked his way up from migrant worker to the CEO of a real estate company with assets worth billions, knows that Beijing is a city full of hidden talents, and if one doesn't act smart enough, he will easily run into trouble.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gao Dongxu took the key, opened the display case, carefully took out the celestial globe vase, and placed it on the velvet-covered counter for Ma Dadu and Mr. Wang to appreciate.

About ten minutes later, Ma Dadu looked at the smiling Gao Dongxu with emotion, and then said to Mr. Wang, "Mr. Wang, no problem. This imperial blue-glazed celestial globe vase made during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty is absolutely a masterpiece. Although the price of 10 million is a bit high at the moment, after collecting it for a few years, it will be worth 20 million or 30 million. It is definitely worth collecting!"

"Okay, then I'll take it." Mr. Wang was very happy. To be honest, he was cheated of a lot of money when he started collecting a few years ago. It didn't matter if he was cheated of a little money, but the frustration of being treated like a fool and cheated by others really made him depressed and angry.

Later, after paying a lot of tuition fees, he met Ma Dadu through a friend. Since then, his collection level has made a qualitative leap. However, he is still very unhappy and repulsive to the authenticity game in the antique world.

Although he had the help of Ma Dadu, Mr. Wang thought that he was still a fool who could be set up and slaughtered at any time. Not wanting to be led by the nose, he once placed his hopes on auctions, thinking that at most he would spend more money, as long as he bought the authentic items.

But later, he found out that the items sold at the auction house were not guaranteed to be authentic.

This made Mr. Wang speechless. Look, we are back to the days when Ma Dadu was the consultant.

However, today, he was truly eye-opening in the Zhenbao Pavilion. There were Fabergé eggs worth 50 million US dollars, the Qianlong shroud worth 200 million, the Tianfu rare treasure guqin worth 150 million, and authentic antiques worth tens of millions, millions, and hundreds of thousands of dollars everywhere.

Of course, at the beginning, he did not believe the claim that there were no fakes in the Zhenbao Pavilion. All antique dealers said that their things were real. It did not mean that all the things in the store were real just because the store said so.

But after walking around and listening to Ma Dadu's appraisal and introduction, he found that they were actually all authentic, at least Ma Dadu, the expert, had appraised them as authentic.

This made Mr. Wang feel surprised and happy at the same time. Rich people like him like to collect things after they get rich. They are not short of money, but they don’t want to be cheated like fools. As for finding a consultant, that would lose most of the fun of collecting.

What they want most is to have an antique shop like Zhenbao Pavilion, where the items in the shop are all real. It doesn’t matter if they are a bit expensive. As long as they are authentic, they can satisfy the fun of collecting without worrying about being cheated.

Today, the antique shop they had always dreamed of finally appeared!

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