Jianbao life

Chapter 290 Chenghua Chicken Cup (continued)
Chu Chen took a long breath, carefully put the cup back into the box, and took out another cup, but the result also made him both excited and a little worried. What was exciting was that this cup was also a genuine product. What is worrying is that in this way, his money is not enough to buy both cups.

Although Director Niu and the others probably didn't know the true value of the two cups, in this case, Chu Chen couldn't do such a thing as intentionally quoting a low price.

So after Chu Chen put the cup in his hand, he quickly called Zhao Qirui, and after hearing what Chu Chen said, Zhao Qirui was shocked and excited, and after hanging up the phone, he rushed over anxiously.

When Chu Chen hung up the phone and walked back to the desk, Director Niu said, "Young Master Chu, I would like to ask, did you not have enough money when you called just now?"

"Hehe, that's true. I have to trouble Director Niu to wait a little longer." Chu Chen said with a smile.

"Hi!" Director Niu waved his hand and said, "You don't have to rush to give me the money at all, you can talk about it when you have more money!"

Seeing his expression when he spoke, Chu Chen knew that he didn't know the true value of the pair of fighting color chicken bowl cups. He shook his head secretly, thinking, this Chief Niu is really lucky. If he sells it, unless he goes to Auction company, otherwise few people would buy his pair of cups according to the real market price.

"Director Niu, I would like to ask you, what was the purchase price given to you by the person who helped you identify it?"

Director Niu replied: "It's quite a lot, a full 50! I almost sold it at the beginning, but then I thought it was a family heirloom after all, and I wasn't short of money at the time, so I didn't sell it."
"It's a good thing you didn't sell it, otherwise you would have lost a lot of money."

Chu Chen was quite speechless after hearing what Chief Niu said. If that person didn't know that this was a genuine pair, he would have deliberately deceived Chief Niu. However, the characteristics of this pair of authentic chicken bowl cups are very obvious, so he thinks it is [-]% It should be the latter reason.

"Then you mean that the man lied to me?"

"I'm not sure if he lied to you, but you can't buy this pair of cups at a price of 50."

Director Niu was a little stunned when he heard the words: "Is that so, could it be that when he saw that I was leaving, he wanted to hold me back and ask for my phone number, but I happened to have something to do at that time, so he left without paying attention."

Hearing this, Chu Chen knew right away that the person who appraised them should know that this is a genuine pair. If Director Niu had given the phone to that person at that time, he probably would have nothing to do with him now.

"Well, Young Master Chu, I wonder how much this pair of cups is worth?"

"The price you mentioned just now, add two zeros after it."

"Oh, add two after 50..."

Director Niu didn't realize it at first, but when he did some calculations, he suddenly woke up and said dumbfounded: "Young Master Chu, you mean that this pair of small cups is worth 5000 million yuan?!"

"Yes."

"Bang!"

Seeing Chu Chen nod his head in confirmation, Director Niu was immediately dumbfounded, and Niu Junfeng was also stunned immediately, not even knowing that the teacup in his hand fell to the ground.

After the waiter came in to clean, Director Niu said with a trembling voice, "Young Master Chu, are you sure you're not joking?"

Chu Chen knew that it was difficult for people who did not understand antiques to imagine the value of the pair of cups, so it was not surprising that Director Niu and his son behaved like this.

"Director Niu, I paid for this. I'm sure I won't make fun of my own money, don't you?"

"Well, how could such a pair of things be worth 5000 million yuan!" Director Niu still felt a little unbelievable.

Chu Chen explained: "You don't know much about antiques, so let's not talk about professional things. In 1999, Sotheby's in Hong Kong auctioned a similar cup, and the transaction price was 100 million yuan. Of course, If you really get it, you must get rid of various related expenses, probably around 500 million."

"Oh, I know that!"

"You have a pair of cups, one of which is almost the same color as the other cup, and the other one is not as good, so the value of the two cups is estimated to be about 500 million yuan, based on the value added in the past two years. With a 5000% discount, that’s [-] million, don’t you think so?”

Of course, Chu Chen didn't mean that one of the cups was exactly the same as the one auctioned in [-]. This was because the patterns on the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup were all carefully drawn by court painters. The shape of the chicken is somewhat different, and it is impossible for the pattern to repeat.

If they are exactly the same, it goes without saying that one of them must be an imitation, or they are all fakes.

Director Niu made some calculations, and then said: "If you count the 4950% discount, isn't that [-] million?"

"Hehe!" Chu Chen said with a smile: "After all, I'm conservatively estimating the value, and the 50 is considered to cover your price difference, but the 500% discount will cost you [-] million!"

"That's no problem!" Director Niu waved his hand and said, "This amount of money is nothing at all. If it wasn't for you, let alone 5000 million, I don't know if anyone else will give me 500 million."

To say that 500 million is missing, Director Niu will always feel a little bit reluctant, but as he said, if it weren't for Chu Chen, he would have no idea that the pair of cups would be so valuable, and it would be impossible to get 5000 million.

Moreover, the [-]% discount was what they had agreed on before. He thought he was not a good person, but he couldn't do things like breaking his promise. Besides, he didn't dare to do it when facing Chu Chen, and It is also something he is very happy to lose some of his income to make friends with Chu Chen. Money is good, but money alone cannot buy his son's future.

Half an hour later, Zhao Qirui and A Chao walked in from the door.

"Where is the cup, show me quickly!"

Zhao Qirui walked to the table quickly, and after adjusting his mentality under Chu Chen's gesture, he picked up the chicken bowl cup in the box and looked at it intently.

"It's really worthy of being a divine product!" After a long time, Zhao Qirui sighed: "No wonder the ancients would say, 'Ancient porcelain paintings are the best in kilns. It is no exaggeration to know that Chenghua Doucai chicken bowl cup enjoys such a good reputation after seeing this pair of cups today!"

Chu Chen laughed and said: "That's true. It is said that Emperor Chenghua personally intervened in the development, design, and firing of Chenghua porcelain from the beginning to the end. This spirit of excellence made Chenghua 17 years later. Ancient porcelain is an unprecedented artistic "divine product". Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup to be so praised by the world."

Zhao Qirui nodded, and then said hastily: "Let's sign the agreement quickly. You should put such a good thing in your pocket so that you can feel at ease."

"yes!……"

Next, Chu Chen gave a brief introduction to the two parties. Director Niu was excited when he heard that the person in front of him was Mr. Zhao's son, and Zhao Qirui helped handle the son's affairs, so he quickly thanked Zhao Qirui.

After a few pleasantries, Zhao Qirui asked Ah Chao to go out to handle the transfer agreement after discussing the content of the agreement.

About ten minutes later, Ah Chao returned to the private room with two printed copies of the transfer agreement in his hand. The two parties read the agreement and said there was no problem, and then signed their respective names.

Then the group went to the bank to transfer the account, and Chu Chen and the others bid farewell to Director Niu and his son.

Seeing Director Niu and his son go away happily, Zhao Qirui said to Chu Chen with some excitement: "Okay, you are lucky. If someone invites a guest, you will encounter this kind of rare and famous porcelain. I am really convinced." .”

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "This kind of thing is good, but it cost me all my money at once. If I come a few more times, I really can't bear it."

"Don't worry about the money." Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "It's only 5000 million. I believe it's not a problem for you. Besides, I'm not in a hurry to spend the money. When you are free, return it to me." Bar."

"The main reason is that I don't like borrowing money." Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "I feel a bit uncomfortable if I don't pay back the money after borrowing it."

Zhao Qirui patted Chu Chen's shoulder and said, "Don't be so presumptuous, I'm your uncle, but if you feel uncomfortable in your heart, then put it in my place first, let me appreciate it, and have a good time."

"Okay!" Chu Chen agreed without thinking too much. It was thanks to my uncle that I was able to buy this pair of chicken bowl cups. Of course, there is no problem with such a trivial matter.

Afterwards, the two had another conversation, and Zhao Qirui rushed to the company non-stop. He still had an important meeting to hold in a while. If he hadn't heard that there was such a precious thing as the Chenghua Chicken Cup, he wouldn't have I won't come here in person.

"Hey, I didn't expect that the liquidity would be gone all of a sudden, and the foundation is still too weak..."

It took 5000 million at once, which was something Chu Chen could not have imagined two months ago, and it was precisely because the time for accumulating background information was too short that he fell into the embarrassing situation of financial distress at every turn.

In fact, there are quite a few things around Chu Chen that can be exchanged for money, but the antiques he collects are all rare treasures, and he never thought of exchanging them for money.And those valuable woolen materials are also prepared to be used after his shop opens.

Besides, there are enough mid-to-high-end jadeites flowing out of his hands. If he sells a lot of valuable mid-to-high-end jadeites in a short period of time, it cannot be explained by words such as rich experience and good luck. Clearly, if you say no at that time, it will arouse suspicion from others.Therefore, he thinks it is better to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)