Antique Dealer

Chapter 88
Fang Hao looked at Xu Zheng not far away again: "Have you been tricked by him?"

Li Mingchao replied: "My uncle was tricked by him a few years ago."

At that time, Xu Zheng had just become famous not long ago. Because of a coincidence, Zhu Junda met Xu Zheng. Although Xu Zheng was old and cunning, it must be said that there were some real materials. After several exchanges, Zhu Junda recognized Xu Zheng to some extent. eyesight.

Once, when Xu Zheng was chatting in Zhu Junda's shop, a customer came along and said that he had heard a friend's introduction and wanted to invite Zhu Junda to have a look at a painting of Bada Shanren.

Zhu Junda was not good at calligraphy and painting, so he politely declined, and the guest saw Xu Zheng was there, so he gave Xu Zheng the painting for appraisal.

After looking at it for a while, Xu Zheng said that although the painting is not real, it is still an old thing and has a certain collection value.

The guest asked how much it was worth, and Xu Zheng said that the conservative estimate was around [-] to [-].

Knowing that it was worth [-] to [-] yuan, the customer seemed very satisfied, and asked Xu Zheng if there was any suitable buyer.

Xu Zheng didn't ask Zhu Junda, and directly said that he has a friend who likes to collect calligraphy and paintings, maybe the price can be higher, if he wants, he can call him.

Hearing what Xu Zheng said, the guest certainly wanted what he wanted. After the two parties met and looked at the painting, with Xu Zheng's help, the two parties negotiated and settled the deal at a price of 9 yuan.

At that time, Zhu Junda had been watching from the sidelines, and felt that something was strange, but he still believed in Xu Zheng's character at that time, so he didn't think about it.Besides, he didn't intervene in this matter, even if something went wrong, he couldn't be blamed.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, the customer came to the door aggressively again, saying that he would make Zhu Junda lose money.

Zhu Junda felt baffled, how could he behave so well and ask him to lose money?
It turned out that the guest saw an auction news yesterday, a painting of Bada Shanren was sold for more than 800 million yuan. He looked at the picture carefully and found that it was the one he sold to Xu Zheng's friend.

Seeing such a result, his first reaction was to be taken aback, and his whole body almost collapsed, unable to accept such a fact at all.

Only at this time did he realize that he had been fooled by Xu Zheng, and that his paintings were not fakes at all, but genuine works of Bada Shanren!

Of course he would not let it go, so he called Xu Zheng first, but Xu Zheng simply refused to answer. In desperation, he came to Zhu Junda, saying that he was cheated by Zhu Junda and that Zhu Junda should be responsible.

Of course Zhu Junda felt that he was wronged. He obviously didn't participate in it, and he didn't make any money, so why should he be responsible for this matter?This is really a fire at the city gate, which affects the fish in the pond.

"After that, my uncle chose to call the police, and in the end it seemed that they negotiated to pay part of the money."

"Then Xu Zheng didn't lose anything, did he?" Fang Hao sighed secretly, this Xu Zheng looked like a kind-hearted old man, but he actually had such a character, and he really couldn't judge people by their appearance.

Li Mingchao said: "That's right, my uncle was the worst offender. Not to mention getting into trouble, he didn't get anything in the end."

Fang Hao smiled: "In fact, you can change your mind. It doesn't cost much to know his true face. It's better than suffering a bigger loss in the future."

Li Mingchao said: "That's what I said. My uncle felt uncomfortable because he couldn't breathe. It's just that this guy is old and cunning. He knew that my uncle had some energy and asked someone to come over to make peace. It's just that my uncle ignored him, and never again I met him and heard that he went to Jiangxiang to develop, but I didn't expect to meet him here again today."

Fang Hao said with a smile: "Why, you want to find a chance to expose his character?"

"That's for sure, but we have to have a suitable opportunity to talk about it." Li Mingchao looked towards Xu Zheng again, just as Xu Zheng looked back, maybe because he sensed that someone was looking at him, he turned towards Li Mingchao After looking at it, he nodded slightly to Li Mingchao.

Li Mingchao reacted quickly, and he also smiled and nodded at Xu Zheng.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zheng came over. Li Mingchao didn't know Xu Zheng's intentions, so he preemptively greeted him politely: "Hello, Mr. Xu, I didn't expect to see you here."

Xu Zheng laughed heartily: "I haven't been on the show for several years, I didn't expect you to recognize me."

"Can I forget what you, a cunning old man, did!"

Li Mingchao scolded a few words in his stomach, and said with a smile: "I really have a deep impression of you."

Xu Zheng wondered why the young man's smile was a little strange, but he didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "Well, TV shows show good aspects, no one is perfect, I'm just an ordinary old man , and often make mistakes.”

If Fang Hao hadn't listened to what Li Mingchao said just now, he would still think that Xu Zheng is magnanimous. Now it seems that this old guy is clearly a gentleman in front of him, but a villain in his back.

Li Mingchao was also disgusted by Xu Zheng, but on the surface, he still wanted to praise: "You are always so virtuous."

Xu Zheng was modest, and then said: "By the way, I would like to ask, are you Mr. Li's nephew?"

Fang Hao waved his hand: "It's just Mr. Li who supports us and brings us here to learn more."

Xu Zheng felt that Fang Hao was only speaking modestly. He didn't believe that Li Ji would bring someone here casually during a meeting. He must have a certain degree of relationship: "It may be a little presumptuous. Can you introduce me for a while? I have admired it for a long time."

You may wonder why Li Jikai is so popular in meetings. In fact, this is due to Li Jikai's master, Yue Rong.

Yue Rong is also a legendary figure in the antique world in the capital. His early experiences are so miraculous that people can talk about them. He doesn’t know which one is true and which one is false, but there is one thing that everyone knows. He never sells fake antiques, never raises the price, and never cheats people. If you buy an antique from him, you just need to wait for the value to rise.

It can be said that as long as you make friends like Yue Rong, you are making friends with a living God of Wealth. Naturally, there are many people who want to make friends.

Besides, Li Jikai, he is the youngest among the three disciples that Yue Rong has accepted. Li Jikai was trained as a successor.

In the past two years, Yue Rong has not shown up anymore. Many people said that his time is running out, and he has entrusted his career to Li Jikai, and has already handed over a considerable part of his collection to Li Jikai for safekeeping.

With such an identity, how could Li Jikai be unpopular?
However, Fang Hao and Li Mingchao did not deliberately curry favor with Li Jikai because of his status. Li Mingchao's thoughts will be discussed later.Needless to say, Fang Hao, who owns the system, doesn't care about Li Jikai's massive collection at all, so he naturally contacts him as an ordinary friend.

It is also based on the normal attitudes of Fang Hao and Li Mingchao that Li Jikai has a very good impression of them. In the car before, Li Jikai expressed emotion to them. In fact, he hopes to be an ordinary collector. Looking for the favorite collection, that is the fun of collecting that he wants.

(End of this chapter)