Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

"People in the antiques circle are really rich."

"That's not true. Who would play with antiques if they don't have money?"

"The owner of this auction house has a very simple background."

"It is said that they are the boss of Liuyunbao City. They own the entire market. What do you think?"

"Which one is better than Liuyunbaoshi or Panjiayuan?"

"I don't know, but they are all better than us anyway."

Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh when he heard the discussions of the people around him.

Indeed, in this era, people in the antiques circle are wealthy.

Even if he is not a wealthy person, he is at least an expert or scholar engaged in antique research.

Without some capital, it is impossible to get along in this circle.

However, the mainland has just started. At this time in Hong Kong City, antique dealers really have status.

While Lin Ran was thinking about something, someone came over.

He was wearing an expensive suit and his hair was neatly styled.

At first glance, he looked like someone from the auction house.

Lin Ran looked up and saw that it was Ma Zhen.

"Brother Ma is so handsome today! I didn't even recognize him!" Lin Ran greeted.

When Ma Zhen saw Lin Ran standing in the crowd, he naturally understood what he was thinking.

He also joked: "Brother Lin, why are you standing here? Why don't you go sit inside?"

He was quite enthusiastic.

Lin Ran nodded, but at this moment, he saw Meifang's eyes coming over.

Ma Zhen looked back at Meifang and then nodded.

The two of them actually knew each other!

"Are you familiar with Miss Meifang?" Lin Ran asked.

He thought it was just Ma Zhen who hired her with money, but seeing Meifang's expression just now, it seemed like the two of them were old acquaintances.

Ma Zhen turned around and smiled, but his smile seemed a little forced.

"Well, we're old friends." After that, he said to Lin Ran, "Stop standing here, let's go in and sit down together."

Ma Zhen pulled Lin Ran out of the crowd and greeted him into the auction company hall.

At this time, Lin Ran discovered that Meifang was also there.

Don't look at the people here. They are all businessmen and big bosses, and they are all of a certain age. I don't think they are star-chasing.

But in this era, there are no entertainment activities.

Listening to music, playing mahjong, and drinking are basically entertainment that ordinary people can enjoy.

As a Hong Kong singer, several of her songs have been sung in the mainland. When they saw her, these bosses had no airs about her and gathered around to greet her. Some even asked for autographs and wanted to treat her to dinner.

Meifang just smiled and rejected them.

Seeing Ma Zhen and Lin Ran, they actually came over to say hello.

"Brother Zhen."

"Ahem." Ma Zhen showed a shy expression, "Meifang, you should call me Boss Ma in front of others."

"It's okay, Sister Fang, just call me Brother Zhen. There are no outsiders here." Lin Ran said with a smirk.

It turns out that Ma Zhen still has this nickname, but he is still too conservative.

Several other bosses originally wanted to come forward and say hello to Meifang, but they were all stopped by Meifang's bodyguards.

Besides, Ma Zhen, the big boss, is here. After weighing the pros and cons, it is still important to keep his business.

When Meifang heard Lin Ran's words, she covered her mouth and laughed, and asked, "Brother Zhen, who is this?"

"This is a friend I met in the mainland, but you should have met him." Ma Zhen said.

After he mentioned this, Meifang looked at Lin Ran seriously.

It seems that I have seen him somewhere, but I can't remember it.

"Are you from the entertainment industry?"

Lin Ran immediately waved his hand and said, "No, don't listen to Brother Zhen's nonsense. How could you have seen me? I'm just a public face."

"He is not a popular face. Do you remember "The Winner of Treasure Appraisal"? He was the winner of Zhu Yawen's episode." Ma Zhen said.

"It's you!" Meifang was startled, showing an expression of sudden realization.

But then he felt something was wrong, "Isn't that a member of the Chen family?"

Lin Ran almost forgot about this incident. He was on TV as the young master of the Chen family.

He had forgotten all the pseudonyms he had used before.

Fortunately, Ma Zhen helped him out in time: "Being on TV is just for fame. Those guys, as long as they can get ratings, they can even change their parents' names. You should be very clear, right?"

Meifang frowned when she heard this. As a star, she naturally knew that these people had no bottom line.

"I see, but I want to know if you relied on your true ability to win the championship?" Meifang asked.

He didn't know if she was naive or if she really spoke without thinking. Lin Ran couldn't tell him that it was all a script.

"As long as you don't worry, the title of "Little Lin" is not for nothing." Ma Zhen said.

Then he said to Meifang: "I'll ask you to sing a song outside later. You go and put on your makeup first."

"Yes, how about you?"

"I'll take my friend around the company."

"I want to see it too."

"Let's talk later."

"Will you show me alone later?"

"...um, yes."

"Okay." Meifang looked very happy. She didn't want to leave at first, but now she seemed very natural.

He took his makeup artist to the reception room of the auction company, pulled up a black cloth and started putting on makeup.

"Hey, Brother Zhen, you are really capable!" Lin Ran smiled.

In the past, Ma Zhen could only take advantage of him, but now he finally found his weakness.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ma Zhen's face twitched.

Lin Ran was sure that he had never seen Ma Zhen's expression like this before.

It seems that he and Meifang are indeed related.

However, he didn't want to mention it, and Lin Ran wouldn't always embarrass him.

Ma Zhen also immediately changed the topic and asked Lin Ran to follow him and take a look inside.

"Let's compare the differences between our auction companies." Ma Zhen said, he was already starting to speak incoherently.

Can a person like him who has lived to such an old age still have feelings in his heart?

Lin Ran felt a little incredible, but thinking about the moment when he saw Yuan Qianyun, he felt the same way.

When facing other little girls, it's like seeing your own granddaughters, without any wrong thoughts at all.

Those who go back to find girls who are more than ten years younger than themselves have abnormal thinking.

Lin Ran didn't think much and followed Ma Zhen into the inner hall of the auction company.

I have to say that Ma Zhen's vision is still very good.

The interior decoration is quite elegant, with glass and mahogany contrasting each other, which not only does not appear exaggerated, but also highlights the literary and artistic atmosphere.

Judging from the decoration style, it seems to be quite the style of a famous artist.

At first glance, you can tell that a lot of money has been spent, but there is nothing you can do about it. If the auction company is decorated in a shabby way, it is destined to be an underground auction house.

Those people don't care about the decoration style, they just come here to pick up bargains.

Real big bosses have very high requirements for service. Goods are only one aspect. They also hope to get better services.

"Didn't the decoration cost a lot of money?" Lin Ran asked.

"Actually, it's not a lot, maybe a million." Ma Zhen said lightly.