Joining Tiandao Company: Starting by mending a zombie world

Erbaida is lined with shops on both sides of the bluestone-paved road, and most of the signs are in the style of antiques.

Dai Ran's shop is located in the middle of the street.

The storefront is quite large; it's a small two-story building.

The plaque with gold lettering on a black background reads "Dai's Antiques" in large characters.

Chu Sheng pushed open the door and went in; it was exactly as he had expected.

The room is decorated in an antique style and displays porcelain, jade, calligraphy and paintings.

Beside the window, there was a rocking chair, and lying on it was an elderly man in his sixties dressed in a traditional Chinese suit.

He was leisurely listening to the crosstalk when he heard the door open, so he looked up and glanced at it.

"Hello, I'm looking for Dai Ran," Chu Sheng said politely.

The old man sized up Chu Sheng a few times, then revealed a kind smile:

"Oh, you must be Xiao Ran's colleague. Xiao Ran said you have a set of S-version Yuan Shikai silver dollars."

Chu Sheng nodded: "Yes, a set, seven S-version stamps and nine Gansu-version stamps."

The old man's eyes lit up, and he sat up. "Wow, that's quite a lot."

Seven S-version coins and nine Gansu-version coins; if I were to sell them all, they would fetch close to five million!

Five million yuan may not buy you a luxury house in Suzhou.

But that's more than enough to buy a commercial apartment.

However, Chu Sheng did not intend to buy a residential property; instead, he wanted to buy a shop.

As their own shrine.

Starting a business is a way to completely escape the identity of a wage earner.

"Come, sit down!"

The old man didn't rush to appraise the treasure for Chu Sheng, but instead invited him to come forward for tea and introduced it to him:

"I am Xiao Ran's biological grandfather, my name is Dai Mingde."

"Hello, Grandpa Dai," Chu Sheng greeted politely.

Dai Mingde smiled and leisurely lay back down.

Chu Sheng wasn't in a hurry; the old man and the young man simply stayed there.

He took sips of tea every now and then.

About an hour later, footsteps were heard on the stairs.

Dai Ran came downstairs. Today she was dressed casually in a white shirt and jeans, with her hair tied in a high ponytail.

It has lost some of the formality of the past few days and gained more youthful energy.

"Chu Sheng, you're here!" Dai Ran greeted him with a smile, then looked at Dai Mingde, "Grandpa, how are the things?"

"Haven't you looked at it yet?" Dai Mingde shook his head and said unhurriedly.

"Then hurry up," Dai Ran teased. "Chu Sheng is a very busy man; he might have to teach another class soon."

"Oh?" Dai Mingde looked at Chu Sheng with surprise. "Young man, is something the matter?"

"Cough cough cough..." Chu Sheng quickly put down his teacup: "It's alright, I'm resting today."

Dai Ran walked up to Chu Sheng and exclaimed in an exaggerated "Oh!": "Oh, so you still have early morning classes, don't you?"

"That is a daily necessity: to recite the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing three times from memory."

Chu Sheng explained.

"Huh?" Dai Mingde said, "Young man, you believe in Taoism?"

Dai Ran sat down next to Chu Sheng, casually poured herself a cup of tea, and took a sip:

"Grandpa, you don't know, he's a Taoist priest from Maoshan."

"It's said that he even entered the lineage of Dharma."

Upon hearing the words "Dharma lineage,"

Dai Mingde's expression became more serious, and he said "Incredible" twice.

He added with a chuckle, "No wonder you have such a steady temperament."

"Let me see the treasure."

Chu Sheng took out a soft cloth bag from his pocket and spread it out on the tea table.

Arrange the sixteen Yuan Shikai silver dollars in order.

Dai Mingde nodded, put on a pair of white gloves, and took out a magnifying glass to examine it carefully.

He observed very carefully, sometimes using a magnifying glass to examine the edge teeth, and sometimes gently blowing on them to listen to the sound.

A moment later, he put down the magnifying glass, took off his glasses, and said with satisfaction:

"It's definitely genuine."

"However, let me pour some cold water on your enthusiasm."

"The price may not be as high as you think."

Chu Sheng was taken aback and asked with some confusion, "What does the old man mean?"

"Hmm..." Dai Mingde glanced at Chu Sheng and said, "If you trust this old man, I can buy it all at 90% of the market price."

"About 400 million."

As soon as he finished speaking, he laughed again:

"Of course, if you're worried, I can help you find an auction house; they might be able to help you get a higher price."

"However, the commission for auctions must be at least 20%."

"20%!" Chu Sheng was still startled when he heard this number.

He had researched these kinds of auctions online before he came, and they were either scams or involved in money laundering.

The commissions charged by real auction houses are indeed extremely high, reportedly reaching as high as 50%.

Chu Sheng thought for a moment and asked, "Grandpa Dai, how much can you give?"

Dai Mingde took out a calculator and pressed a few keys.

Finally, here's a precise figure: "361 million!"

"361 million!"

Chu Sheng muttered to himself, this was really too different from what he had imagined.

But it's not unacceptable.

Even if it could fetch 500 million at an auction house, after deducting 20% ​​commission, personal income tax, and other such items...

I'm afraid I won't even get 360 million.

"Okay, I'll sell it!" Chu Sheng didn't waste any words and made the decision immediately.

"Hehe, that's bold." Dai Mingde chuckled as he looked at Dai Ran. "Transfer the money to him."

"Okay..."

Dai Ran remained silent throughout, except when transferring money to Chu Sheng, she was extremely quick to do so.

"Young Master Chu, now that you've made some money, shouldn't you treat us to a meal?"

"No, I'm not some rich young master."

"I just took a step ahead of the average person."

Chu Sheng waved his hand, declining Dai Ran's flattery. Looking at the text message from the bank on his phone, he smiled and asked again:

"How about I treat you to hot pot?"

Dai Ran glared at him fiercely: "Stingy!"

Chu Sheng shrugged. "If you're not going to eat, I'm leaving?"

Dai Ran's almond-shaped eyes widened. "You dare? I'll call Ningning and ask her to come along."

As he spoke, he looked down and searched for his phone.

Chu Sheng was about to respond with a smile when Dai Ran's phone rang first.

She glanced at the screen, mouthed "wait" to Chu Sheng, and answered the phone:

"Hey, Ningning, I was just about to call you."

Chu Sheng was picking up his teacup when he noticed Dai Ran's gaze and paused slightly.

He seemed a little unhappy.

The call lasted for nearly two minutes. After two minutes, Dai Ran hung up the phone and looked at Chu Sheng.

"What's wrong?" Chu Sheng put down his teacup and asked.

"Are you really good at catching ghosts?" Dai Ran asked.

"I know a little, I know a little," Chu Sheng joked.

"I'm not kidding," Dai Ran said seriously.

Seeing her serious expression, Chu Sheng also dropped his joking look and nodded:

"What happened?"

Dai Ran said, "I have a classmate named Bai Xue, who is also Ning Ning's senior. Her house is haunted."

Ningning called to ask me what to do.

"Did you call the police?"

Chu Sheng gave a wry smile. Some things should be trusted with science first.

"No..." Dai Ran shook her head and said, "Bai Xue is definitely haunted. This isn't the first time."

"Not the first time?" Chu Sheng wanted to ask more questions, but Dai Ran pulled him away and said to herself, "Come on, I'll introduce you to another beautiful woman."

Looking out the window at the BMW X7 that had just driven away, Dai Mingde couldn't help but shake his head.

"This silly child, isn't he just sending himself to the wolves?"