Chapter 220 A superior move
It seems that the appearance of Director Luo has a great influence on official directors, deans, experts and scholars such as Tong Ziqing.

They are all old foxes. They know very well who can be offended and who cannot be offended.

The opening of a small antique shop was personally attended by the director of the Cultural Heritage Bureau, which in itself explained a lot of problems. What's more, three generations of the Huang family, including the Five Branches, were also present.

If you still act arrogantly in front of others after knowing this information in advance, you are simply asking for trouble.

"Boss Gao, I heard from Old Tong that you have the Qianlong Emperor's brocade Dharani Sutra quilt that has been missing for over seventy years?" Dean Shan of Gubo asked excitedly with burning eyes.

"Yes, please come this way--" Gao Dongxu smiled and gestured with his hand, inviting everyone to walk deeper into the store.

The six veteran experts were now walking like the wind, their eyes bright, and they were obviously excited as they hurried towards the innermost display case.

At this time, the ten customers who were let into the store also curiously followed Gao Dongxu and others and slowly came to the display cabinet of the kesi Dharani Sutra.

"Xiao Gao, can you take it out for us to see?" Dean Gu Boshan looked at Gao Dongxu with burning hope in his eyes and made a tentative request.

"Sure." Gao Dongxu did not refuse, because the Dean Shan in front of him was important enough, and he also hoped to get the most authoritative certification in the country like Dean Shan. Only in this way could his Qianlong shroud dispel the concerns of customers who were able to purchase it.

To be honest, the reason he put it up was to attract these big names in the antique world at this moment and have them take the initiative to authenticate and endorse his collection.

After all, if he took the shroud to someone like Dean Shan of Gubo for identification, it would take a lot of time, connections and money.

How great it is now! It's free, and there is a group of free antique appraisal experts to provide free appraisal and free publicity for Zhenbao Pavilion. The most important thing is that a single Qianlong shroud can attract batches of experts and scholars to endorse Zhenbao Pavilion.

It won't be long before it becomes a sensation, and then all the local tycoons, nouveau riche, and various tycoons and wealthy people who like collecting will come one after another.

This is called attraction marketing, or gravity strategy, which is a smarter and more efficient strategy.

As of now, Gao Dongxu's strategy has been successful and is spreading rapidly. It is only a matter of time before it becomes a sensation.

Gao Dongxu opened the display case door without hesitation, entered the case, carefully took out the brocade Dharani Sutra blanket, and handed it to Wu Xiaowei and Tang Nannan outside the case.

Wu Xiaowei and Tang Nannan, who were both extremely beautiful and showed off their elegance and sexiness in their cheongsams, smiled and suppressed their inner excitement. They each took a corner of the kesi Dharani Sutra quilt and straightened the entire kesi Dharani Sutra quilt to display for everyone to appreciate and identify.

Dean Shan, including Tong Ziqing and many experts and scholars, all took out magnifying glasses without caring about their image, walked forward, bent over, leaned over, or squatted down, and began to examine it carefully.

Customers who came to watch the fun couldn't help but come forward to check out the glittering golden kesi Dharani Sutra quilt. Many of them had heard that this antique shop had national treasures worth over 100 million yuan, one of which was the shroud of Emperor Qianlong.

"It is indeed kesi silk—" Dean Shan, wearing glasses, his old face flushed with excitement. He carefully stroked the Dharani Sutra quilt with his hand and said with approval.

As if worried that Gao Dongxu didn't know the value of kesi, she looked up at Gao Dongxu and introduced: "Kesi is a very complex and delicate brocade weaving technique. It requires embroidering silk threads on the fabric according to the pattern, creating a strong three-dimensional effect with bright colors and exquisite patterns.

The art of kesi (convenience tapestry) originated in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and became extremely rare by the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Qianlong was so fond of kesi that he ordered the establishment of a kesi bureau in the capital to produce kesi items exclusively for the imperial family.

Qianlong's shroud was made by the Kesi Bureau. It was crafted with precious materials, exquisite craftsmanship, and a labor-intensive and time-consuming process. It can be said that this shroud is a masterpiece of Kesi craftsmanship and a treasure of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

"Well, after getting this thing, I have checked all the relevant information." Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

Dean Shan nodded as if it was the right thing to do, and continued to examine every scripture on the shroud with a magnifying glass.

"That's right. It matches the records in the relevant documents. This Dharani Sutra blanket is the shroud of Emperor Qianlong, who has been missing for decades..."

After half an hour, an expert finally spoke up excitedly to certify.

Following the first person's certification, the other four people also spoke up to certify this Dharani Sutra blanket.

Finally, Dean Shan slowly stood up and breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes bright with joy and relief. He looked at Gao Dongxu, reached out and shook his hand, shook it firmly and said excitedly, "Xiao Gao, you've done a great thing. Fortunately, you discovered it. Otherwise, perhaps it would have been like so many other lost national treasures, completely buried and disappeared..."

"Luck, it's really luck." Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"Haha, luck? Maybe. In my opinion, a person's luck is largely determined by themselves." Dean Shan looked at Gao Dongxu meaningfully and smiled. "The harder you work, the luckier you'll be. Because this kind of effort is not only about creating opportunities through your own actions, but also about strengthening your resolve through your own faith and courage, and constantly improving your abilities and qualities."

Baxter once said: "Those who are smart and prepared are always favored by opportunities."

A person's opportunity is his luck. When an opportunity comes, he can seize it and change the trajectory of his life.

Among us, who doesn’t often visit Baoguo Temple and Panjiayuan Market? The things are right there and have been sold there for a long time, but none of us has noticed them. Is it because we are unlucky?

I’m afraid not. It’s probably because we are not working hard enough, not focused enough, self-righteous, and have lost our original intention. . . .

Dean Shan's words were extremely serious. The six experts present all smiled bitterly and shook their heads. Indeed, they were all veterans in the antique industry. They often went to the morning market and visited Baoguo Temple and Panjiayuan on weekends. However, right under the noses of these experts and scholars, they missed a huge loophole.

2 billion!
Annoyance, regret, depression, bitterness, all kinds of emotions filled everyone's hearts, making the old people sigh repeatedly.

"Haha, brothers, stop sighing here. Fortunately, this national treasure has been discovered and brought back to the public. No matter how you look at it, this is a blessing in disguise.

Don't focus on the Dharani Sutra blanket, Xiao Gao has a lot of good stuff here..."

To be honest, the person who was most depressed and annoyed was Tong Ziqing. You know, he and Gao Dongxu knew each other at the Baoguo Temple Market, and he often went to the Baoguo Temple Market, but he didn't find the tattered cassock and missed the treasure.

Especially after listening to how Gao Dongxu bought the shroud, he really wanted to die.

However, now, seeing that his other old friends were in a similar mood, he felt completely relieved. After laughing and joking, he started to stab everyone again.

"This guqin, a Northern Song Dynasty pine and stone qin known as a rare treasure of the land of abundance... Tang Dynasty sancai... Heshen's inlaid kingfisher pavilions... Ming Yongle blue and white lotus bowl with floral patterns... Xu Beihong's tiger, Qi Baishi's longevity peach... Oh, and what about that Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue-glazed celestial globe vase?"

Gao Dongxu smiled and said, "I sold it. I sold it right after you left this morning."

"Oh, what a pity. I was planning to apply for some funds and bargain with you to buy it. What a pity..." Tong Ziqing muttered in annoyance.

"I thought that with such a high price, it would definitely not be sold in the short term. It seems that I underestimated the arrogance of the rich."

After hearing what Tong Ziqing said, Dean Shan and the others also became interested and started to look around. At the same time, Gao Dongxu opened the display cabinet door again, put the shroud into the display cabinet, and continued to put it on the shelf for sale.

Dean Shan saw this scene and opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Just as he was struggling with the idea, Tong Ziqing, who was grinning, pulled him aside and said, "The most expensive item in his shop isn't the shroud, but this Fabergé Easter egg, priced at 50 million US dollars..."

"What?!" Dean Shan looked at Tong Ziqing in disbelief.

"Hey, Old Shan, if I hadn't stopped you just now, were you going to tell Xiao Gao to donate the Dharani Sutra blanket?" Tong Ziqing ignored Dean Shan's exclamation and asked in a low voice.

"Well..." Dean Shan looked at Tong Ziqing a little embarrassedly and admitted.

"Oh, luckily I interrupted him. No matter if we encourage Hu or persuade him to donate, the possibility is basically zero. He won't donate. No one would donate something worth 2 million. What do you think?" Tong Ziqing shook his head and sighed.

“…” Dean Shan remained silent and finally let out a long sigh.

"It's impossible to ask him to donate, but we can join forces to buy this shroud..." Tong Ziqing's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and he whispered to Dean Shan.

Dean Shan laughed and scolded the cunning Tong Ziqing, "Little Tong, you are quite ambitious. But does the Municipal Expo have that much spare money?"

"No, I can apply for special funds..."

"Haha, I knew it. Cooperating with you would only allow you to take advantage..." Dean Shan teased with a smile, but quickly put away his smile and said helplessly, "2 million is too high. There's nothing to say. After all, it's just a shroud..."

"But don't forget, it also has a celebrity effect. Emperor Qianlong is a household name. I believe that after weighing the pros and cons, the higher-ups will agree to allocate funds..." Tong Ziqing continued to deceive.

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