Xiangjiang, international airport.
This year’s Tianjian Cup will be held in Xiangjiang.
Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing had just gotten off the plane, and they stood side by side, like a pair of lovers.
Behind him were Uncle Yuan and several followers sent by the Xu family. They were bodyguards in name, but in fact they helped Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing carry their suitcases and do odd jobs.
Ordinary people traveling in unfamiliar places will cause a lot of trouble.
But it is different for rich people. As long as you are willing to spend money, 99% of the troubles in this world will not bother you.
Outside the airport, Xu Yuebing's cousin Xu Pingfang came to pick her up in person. Since Xu Pingfang married in Xiangjiang, the two sisters have been able to see each other during the holidays.
Ye Qingzhou looked her over for a moment. Xu Pingfang's appearance was not that stunning, but due to her martial arts practice, she had a well-proportioned figure and full energy. She exuded a positive and healthy beauty.
In addition, after getting married, the aura of a good family person about him is quite attractive.
While Ye Qingzhou was sizing up Xu Pingfang, Xu Pingfang was also sizing up Ye Qingzhou secretly. She couldn't help but envy her cousin's good vision, and then stepped forward with a smile and said hello: "Master Ye."
"Just call me Ye Qingzhou."
Ye Qingzhou's gaze, through his sunglasses, curiously looked at the city in front of him, which was obviously highly modernized, but also showed an atmosphere of decay everywhere.
He could sense that among the "thousands of lights" in Xiangjiang, there were turbulent undercurrents hidden. Under the seemingly calm water, a large number of negative emotions had already reached the source of their imminent explosion.
"I'll take you to the hotel to stay first, and then have a nice meal."
Xu Pingfang was very enthusiastic. She waved her hand, and several luxury cars drove directly into the airport through the dedicated VIP channel, picking up Ye Qingzhou, Xu Yuebing, Uncle Yuan and others.
It can be seen that she is married to a local upper-class celebrity in Xiangjiang.
This is not surprising. More than a hundred years ago, Xiangjiang was 'leased' to the British Empire. After the return, some local upper-class families, either to join the team or to integrate, were obviously happy to cooperate with people from China. The martial arts families entered into marriages and formed some kind of alliance of interests.
The martial arts family can fight, and the wealthy Xiangjiang family has money. The two sides can complement each other's advantages.
The lunch was very sumptuous. Xiangjiang brings together two civilizations, the East and the West. It is unique in terms of food. The taste is not top-notch, but it is novel enough.
After eating, Xu Yuebing didn't want to stay in the hotel, so she dragged Ye Qingzhou to go shopping outside. As a half-landowner, Xu Pingfang naturally followed suit and personally took the two of them to the largest antique street in Xiangjiang - —Hollywood Road.
The streets are lined with holly trees left by colonial nobles.
There are a large number of antique shops here, and the products are rich in variety, including jade, calligraphy and painting, ceramics, etc., with prices ranging from high to low. They are obviously intended to catch tourists with different incomes.
Ye Qingzhou even saw someone selling antique records on the roadside. He was curious, what kind of fool would buy such junk?
Xu Yuebing, on the other hand, was in high spirits, holding Ye Qingzhou's arm and looking around with great interest.
She has no interest in the fashionable luxury goods in Xiangjiang, but she does like rare antiques from all over the world, especially Xiangjiang, which used to be a colony of the British Empire. Therefore, there are many precious treasures looted by the British nobles from all over the world for sale, which is full of excitement. Exotic.
I randomly walked into an antique shop on the roadside. It was not spacious inside, and there was not even enough light. There was only a middle-aged man sorting the antiques in the shop.
Hearing the sound of the wind chime at the door, the middle-aged man turned to look over, immediately put on a smile, put down the feather duster in his hand and walked over.
“Welcome.”
"Is the guest here to buy something?"
"Just take a look."
Ye Qingzhou also looked at the store with curiosity.
After a visual inspection of the antique store, it was probably only about eighty square meters in total. There were two red shelves on the left and right sides next to the wall. They were placed very carefully, creating an antique atmosphere.
I saw two shelves full of details, filled with various styles of porcelain, some of which had signs of damage and seemed to be of some age.
In addition to these two shelves, there are several small shelves placed in the store.
There are many kinds of items on these shelves. Ye Qingzhou turned to look at the nearest shelf, which contained exquisite gold jewelry.
In addition, there are several colonial-era oil paintings hanging on the walls near the inside, with bright and gorgeous styles, quite a bit of the proud atmosphere of those days when the sun never set.
There is not a single ink painting in this shop, but the walls on both sides are covered with oil paintings in the style of Europa's creation, some of which commemorate special historical events.
Xu Yuebing chose a vase, which is about 23.7 centimeters high. Every inch reveals the craftsman's exquisite skills and extraordinary ingenuity.
The body of the bottle is carefully painted with delicate and complicated foreign color craftsmanship. The colors are colorful yet elegant. It is like a kaleidoscope illuminated by the early morning sun. It is dazzling and dazzling. Every color contains the hard work of the craftsman and the uncanny workmanship of nature.
I have to say, this bottle shines brilliantly in the sunlight, it is really eye-catching and very beautiful.
"Ye Qingzhou, what do you think of this bottle?"
"I don't understand antiques."
Ye Qingzhou shook his head. He was not the kind of person who pretended to understand, and he didn't need to show anything through such things.
"This lady, you are really discerning!"
The middle-aged boss had a keen eye for people. He could tell at a glance that Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing were either rich or noble, so he first complimented Xu Yuebing, and then immediately started to brag about it, telling a poignant love story about this vase.
The voice is full of emotions and the narrative is smooth. At this moment, the middle-aged boss seems to be possessed by a street storyteller, telling the story to make people cry.
Finally, he offered a sky-high price: "Two million. For only two million, you can own this unique treasure."
Xu Yuebing was a little moved by what he said, but she still turned her attention to Ye Qingzhou, obviously wanting to ask for his opinion.
Ye Qingzhou ignored the middle-aged boss's poignant love story. No matter how colorful he told it, he couldn't stand up to the prying eyes of the sky.
Once the eyes of heaven are opened, they can see in all directions.
On the foreign-colored hollow revolving vase in front of him, Ye Qingzhou could not see many traces left by time. Just like trees leaving annual rings, everything in the world will be left traces by time.
"It's a beautiful artifact, but it's not an antique."
Ye Qingzhou is not short of two million now, and Xu Yuebing is not short of this amount of money, but it is okay to spend money, but there is no need to be taken for granted.
"Guest, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!"
The middle-aged boss immediately became anxious.
In the antique business, it doesn’t matter whether the business is successful or not. Anyway, if you don’t open for three years, you will survive for three years if you open.
But if your reputation is ruined, it will be the end of you.
Seeing that the business could not be done, the middle-aged boss angrily threatened: "You are here to cause trouble, aren't you? I can tell you that the things I sell here are all genuine! If you don't understand antiques, don't make random remarks. I believe Don’t you believe me and sue you for defamation?”
"Haha~"
Ye Qingzhou smiled coldly: "Are you still justified in selling fakes?"
Although he doesn't understand antiques, Ye Qingzhou knows human nature well. In the literary and entertainment circle, cost has always been a common trend, but this time the other party wanted to cheat him.
He looked around, scanning every corner of the store, and said in a contemptuous tone: "You don't even have a single real thing in this store. It's obviously a black store."
"You!"
The middle-aged boss is going crazy. The economy has been bad in recent years, and if Ye Qingzhou makes such a fuss, the store may not have business for several years.
To be able to run an antique shop here on Hollywood Road, he is obviously not a religious man. But before he could attack Ye Qingzhou, Xu Pingfang walked in: "What happened?"
She had just answered the phone and walked away for a while when she heard a quarrel coming from the antique shop and hurried over to see what was going on.
"Mrs. Lin!"
The moment the middle-aged boss recognized Xu Pingfang, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood that Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing were not ordinary wealthy mainland tourists.
The unattractive dark forces behind him are nothing but a joke in front of a wealthy family like the Lin family.
"Misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding."
In the end, the middle-aged boss hurriedly apologized and even gave away the vase that Xu Yuebing was interested in for free, hoping that Ye Qingzhou would show his favor and forget about the past.
Although this foreign-colored hollow revolving vase is a fake, the imitation is very exquisite. If it is sold as a handicraft, two million would be like cutting leeks, but forty or fifty thousand is still worth it.
When leaving, Xu Yuebing happily held the vase in her arms.
To her, it didn't matter how much the vase was worth. What was important was that she liked it very much and it was a gift from Ye Qingzhou.
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Although, Ye Qingzhou didn't pay a dime.
On the way back, Xu Yuebing was curious: "Don't you know nothing about antiques? How can you tell that this vase is a fake?"
"Because I can see the traces left by time."
Ye Qingzhou said truthfully.
His Xiangnu thinking has been improved to the level of proficiency, and he can see through the "phenomenon", that is, the various traces left by things in the long time.
Xu Yuebing's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Then if you go to appraise the antiques, wouldn't you be sure to make a profit without losing anything?"
Ye Qingzhou tapped her white little head: "I have become a martial arts master, and I still earn such hard-earned money. Don't you think I will lose my position?"
"Try it, it will be fun."
Xu Yuebing held her forehead, but she still didn't give up the idea. People are born to pick up the slack and take advantage. The joy of getting something for nothing is really hard to resist.
Xu Pingfang watched the two people fighting and turned around from the passenger seat and said: "Tomorrow night, there will be a Sotheby's auction. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."
The Lin family is a wealthy local family in Xiangjiang, so it is easy to get a few tickets.
Xu Yuebing, who had not participated in many auctions in China, was obviously very interested, and Ye Qingzhou also wanted to see if he could encounter anything he liked at the auction.
Anyway, he doesn't have to participate in the Tianjian Cup qualifiers, so he has plenty of time to enjoy life.
The next day, Sotheby's Xiangjiang Treasures Auction was held as scheduled.
Early in the morning, Ye Qingzhou got up from bed.
After washing up, he went downstairs and had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Instead of going out, he returned to the room and lay on the bed, searching for something on his phone.
Xu Yuebing knocked on the door, came in and asked, "What are you busy with?"
“Busy looking for help from netizens.”
"Do you still need help? What problems did you encounter?"
She moved her head over curiously, her pretty face almost touching Ye Qingzhou's temples.
Ye Qingzhou replied: "This is my first time attending an auction. How can I look familiar?"
On the browser, Ye Qingzhou kept searching for his questions.
When Xu Yuebing saw the various answers given by the sand sculpture netizens, he also laughed so hard that his branches trembled with laughter.
I saw all kinds of sultry answers on the Internet, which really made people laugh.
"Put on a suit and comb your hair like an adult."
"Take Gatlin with you, stay alert, don't lose your status!"
"The subject can actually participate in the auction held by Sotheby's? Is he in need of a female companion?"
"Wait, are you a man?"
"How dare you assume my gender? I can't dress as a woman!"
Various nonsense answers obviously have no reference value.
In the end, Ye Qingzhou chose to put aside the burden of being an idol and love whatever he wants.
He is a great master, who dares to question that he is an old-fashioned person?
When he put down his phone, he checked the time. There were still more than ten hours before dark, so he decided to stay in the hotel during the day and not go anywhere.
Half past five in the afternoon.
Ye Qingzhou came to Xiangjiang Hotel with the invitation letter.
As soon as he entered the hotel, a Sotheby's staff member came to him.
"Hello sir, are you here to attend the auction?"
Ye Qingzhou took out the invitation letter from him and Xu Yuebing: "Yes."
The staff took the invitation, opened it and looked at it.
"It turns out to be Mr. Ye and Ms. Xu. Please come with me."
Ye Qingzhou looked around and found that many people had already come here.
It can be seen from the invitation letters in their hands that they are also invited from the wealthy families of Hong Kong, or they are powerful people from the mainland.
These people were both men and women, old and young. When they saw the staff taking Ye Qingzhou in, they all guessed whose young master this was. He was so handsome and handsome, but a little unfamiliar.
Entering Hall 4, chairs have been placed inside.
He took a rough look and saw that there should be more than a hundred chairs here.
Follow the staff to the door of a room.
I saw the staff opened the door and said: "Mr. Ye, our general manager said, this is your resting place. Please sit down for a while. The auction will start soon. If anything happens, you can press the bell at any time." Notify me and wish you a happy life"
Seeing the staff leave, Ye Qingzhou closed the door and sat on the sofa in the room.
There were very few things in the room, only a sofa, a table and a TV. The decoration was very high-end, but there were very few things.
The TV was on, and the scene in Hall No. 3 was displayed on the screen.
He looked at the upper left corner and saw that this was a live broadcast.
For this auction, Sotheby’s launched a live broadcast on the short video platform.
Now more than 300,000 people are watching the live broadcast, and the number is still increasing. (End of chapter)