At the age of 17, she fought for the glory of her motherland!

As soon as Su Xing entered the main door of Zhenbaozhai, the receptionist at the door smiled and said, "Miss Su, please come in."

Many employees at Zhenbaozhai in Panjiayuan already know Su Xing.

Su Xing smiled and nodded to the other party, "Hello, I'm looking for your Mr. Shen."

The receptionist stepped aside and made an inviting gesture, "Mr. Shen is waiting for you inside."

Shen Bai was not waiting for Su Xing in the tea room today. He was talking to an employee at the counter.

The receptionist turned sideways and Su Xing saw him.

Shen Bai also heard Su Xing's voice. He turned around and greeted Su Xing with a smile, "Miss Su, you're here."

Su Xing walked up to Shen Bai and said with a smile, "Boss Shen, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." Shen Bai curled his lips, "Let's go upstairs."

"Ok."

Shen Bai took Su Xing to the third floor and came to an office he had there.

"Please take a seat."

Su Xing nodded and sat on the sofa.

Shen Bai said: "I just received a batch of this year's Bamboo Leaf Green, would you like to try it?"

Su Xing smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

Zhuyeqing is one of the green teas that was launched relatively early on the market, and it is said to be “36 days earlier than Qingming Festival”.

It is now early March, which is the time when this year's new Bamboo Leaf Green tea is on the market.

Shen Bai took out a can of Bamboo Leaf Green Tea from the refrigerator.

I boiled water, washed the glasses, and when the water temperature reached about 85 degrees, I made two cups of tea.

He placed one of the cups in front of Su Xing and said, "Try it."

"Thank you."

Su Xing observed the shape of the Bamboo Leaf Green Tea in the glass. After the tea buds absorbed water, they looked like the tips of tender bamboo shoots, each standing upright. The color was bright yellow-green, which was very pleasing to the eye.

She picked up the teacup, took a sip, and squinted her eyes in enjoyment.

"How?" Shen Bai asked with a smile.

Su Xing looked at Shen Bai and met his expectant eyes.

After tasting it carefully, she commented, "It's very fresh and rich in texture, with aromas of roasted beans, tender chestnuts, and orchids, but... it's a little too spicy, probably because it's freshly fried."

Shen Bai laughed heartily, "Miss Su's tongue is really sensitive. I received this tea yesterday. It was just roasted three or four days ago."

Su Xing nodded, "It will taste better if you let it sit for a while."

The two chatted for a while while drinking tea.

After both of them had finished half a cup of tea, Shen Bai filled both cups with water.

After that, they got down to business.

Shen Bai said, "Did you bring Miss Su's paintings? I want to take a look at them."

Su Xing picked up the scroll beside him and said, "Here."

She untied the straps and slowly unfolded the scroll.

Shen Bai looked at it intently for a moment, then stood up, took a magnifying glass, and began to carefully observe the painting of flowers and birds inch by inch.

He looked at it for a long while before putting down the magnifying glass.

Su Xing asked: "How does Mr. Shen feel?"

"Miss Su's painting restoration skills are superb again." Shen Bai first praised Su Xing's restoration skills, and then said: "This painting by Yu Sheng is most likely authentic. Miss Su, your luck is too good!"

He had seen Su Xing's performance at the antique appraisal meeting, and he highly recognized her appraisal level.

But no matter how high your identification skills are, you have to come across the authentic ones to have a chance to get a bargain.

Miss Su always gains something from every exchange meeting. Her luck is amazing!

Su Xing said in a joking tone: "My luck is pretty good. Maybe I added some luck to this life in my previous life."

The system suddenly found its presence in her mind.

【cough! 】

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Shen Bai laughed, "Your luck makes me believe what you said."

Then he asked Su Xing, "What are you going to do with this painting? Are you going to send it to auction? There are several big auctions in the first half of this year, so it's not too late to send it in now."

Su Xing said, "I checked. Auctions in Hong Kong are too far away. Auctions in Beijing are usually held in May or June, which is a bit late. I'm in urgent need of funds. If this painting is authentic, I want to sell it as soon as possible."

"Oh? Are you going to take action now?" Shen Bai was a little surprised.

He knew that Su Xing also ran a comics studio. Could it be that her studio was in urgent need of funds to develop the comics IP it had?

Although he was curious, he didn't ask since Su Xing didn't directly tell him what he needed the funds for.

"Yes." Su Xing looked at Shen Bai and said seriously, "If your Zhenbaozhai can accept this painting, I will sell it to you. If not, please ask Mr. Shen to help issue an appraisal certificate and I will pay the appraisal fee."

"Of course!" Shen Bai said, "We are open for business, there is no reason for us to push our collections out. It is an honor for Zhenbaozhai that Miss Su trusts us."

Although he always paid a high price for Su Xing's things, he was still able to make a high profit from it.

He felt that it was his luck to make friends with Su Xing, who had good appraisal skills, excellent restoration techniques, and most importantly, incredible luck.

He wished that every time she found something good, she would send it to Zhenbaozhai to sell.

When Su Xing heard Shen Bai say that he wanted to take the painting, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with curved eyes, "It would be the best if you could take it. It would save me a lot of trouble."

Shen Bai said: "If you decide to sell this painting to Zhenbaozhai, then we should follow the process?"

Su Xing nodded in agreement, "Okay."

Shen Bai picked up the intercom and called the store's appraiser to come upstairs.

After a few minutes, two appraisers came upstairs.

They greeted Shen Bai and Su Xing.

Shen Bai explained the situation to the two appraisers, who immediately went to work, holding magnifying glasses and began to appraise the flower and bird painting.

In the end, the two of them came to the same conclusion as Shen Bai, that the painting was an authentic work of Yu Sheng.

Both of them gave Shen Bai their estimated prices.

Shen Bai pondered for a moment, then said to Su Xing, "For this flower and bird painting of Yu Province, our Zhenbaozhai can offer up to 1500 million. What do you think, Miss Su?"

Both appraisers looked at Shen Bai, one with eyes wide open and the other with mouth open.

The estimated prices they gave were 1200 million and 1250 million respectively.

Finally, the two looked at each other, shut their mouths and said nothing.

Su Xing didn't pay attention to the quarrel between the two appraisers.

She was recalling the video about the auction of Yu Sheng's paintings that she had seen in her previous life.

Among Yu Sheng's paintings, she remembers the auction history of a "Fish and Algae Picture". At the Sotheby's Spring Auction in Hong Kong Island in 2019, it started at HK$750 million. After more than 20 bids, it was sold for HK$1700 million. Including commission, it was finally sold for HK$2075.5 million.

Later in 2021, the painting was auctioned at the Beijing Huayi International Spring Calligraphy and Painting Auction with a starting price of 1800 million yuan, and the final transaction price was nearly 3000 million yuan.

Although the value of the flower and bird painting by Yu Sheng in her hand could not fully compare to that of the "Fish and Algae Painting", the price offered by Shen Bai was indeed not low.