Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

Seeing this, Du Qianqian was so angry that she wanted to say something, but Zhou Qi gently held her hand and stopped her.

She looked at Zhou Qi with dissatisfaction, but Zhou Qi just smiled and shook his head. It's useless to say anything now, everything depends on the final result. Otherwise, it will only become a laughing stock.

The auction continued, and the collections were displayed one by one. Although there were many good things, in Zhou Qi's eyes, they were not worth much.

After all, from a business perspective, he cares more about how much money he can make from the resale rather than putting these things at home to appreciate.

I don’t know how many years these antiques have been buried underground. It would be unlucky to keep them at home.

As for appreciation, although it is possible, who is willing to wait that long? He has neither the patience nor the place to store these things. Therefore, he is not very interested in these collections.

Most of the time, he was chatting with Du Qianqian, talking about light topics.

Occasionally, when I come across something familiar to me, I will also express my opinion. With a beauty like Du Qianqian by my side, time flies by and I don't feel bored at all.

Shang Baochang and Liu Zhaoqing had a fierce competition at the auction, while Du Bowen gave advice on the side.

The two sides exchanged words, and the atmosphere was tense. However, Zhou Qi remained silent, neither speaking nor looking in their direction.

After a fierce battle, Shang Baochang finally won two treasures - a blue and white porcelain vase and a bronze incense burner.

Although these collections are not rare treasures, they can definitely make a profit if they are kept for more than ten years and then sold. With Du Bowen's advice, Shang Baochang cleverly made Liu Zhaoqing suffer two losses.

Although Liu Zhaoqing bought three items, including a porcelain cup, a bronze plaque and a bamboo pen holder, the latter almost exhausted his entire budget.

The starting price of this bamboo pen holder was as high as 1.8 million, and it was finally sold for 5 million, becoming the most intense piece of contention between Shang Baochang and Liu Zhaoqing.

Shang Baochang originally wanted to force his opponent to retreat with this price, but Liu Zhaoqing persisted and finally won it.

As the bamboo pen holder was sold, the auction gradually came to an end. The auctioneer thanked the audience on the stage, and many people in the audience began to leave.

Liu Zhaoqing said to Shang Baochang proudly: "I thought you would leave first, but I didn't expect you to hold on to the end. However, you are just the last gasp of a spent force."

He went on to say, "Before you leave here, you might as well admit defeat to me, so as to avoid being embarrassed in front of outsiders."

Without waiting for Shang Baochang to respond, Shang Zizhe couldn't help himself:

"You are such a talker, I have put up with you for so long! You bought three things, each more expensive than the last. Can't you see that this is a trap? And you are still getting carried away here. You really don't know what you are talking about!"

"It costs five million to buy a broken pen holder." Shang Zize continued.

"You said you hired a master, but I think his level is just so-so. You might as well close down the business early to avoid losing everything!"

Hearing that someone was questioning his professional ability, the old man spoke for the first time and said to Shang Baochang and his group:

"I have been working in this industry for many years, and few people dare to question my level. You are an outsider and a junior, so I won't argue with you, but you must apologize to me!"

"Since there are so few people, it means someone has questioned you." Shang Zizhe was so angry that he seized the opportunity to fight back.

"Since someone is questioning you, do you still have the nerve to call yourself a master?"

"And what about you?" He turned to Liu Zhaoqing.

"The master you hired has been questioned, yet you are still so confident. I feel embarrassed for you."

"This master you found actually asked you to spend five million to buy an old pen holder. You listened to such advice? I am really impressed."

"After spending so much money, I might as well just throw it into the water."

The old man was so angry that he was gasping for breath. He was old and spoke slowly, and he was unable to argue with the young man Shang Zize.

Liu Zhaoqing comforted Master Wu: "Master Wu, don't take the words of ignorant people to heart. They can only use their mouths to show off, and by then it will be too late for them to cry."

Liu Zhaoqing stood up and said with a victorious attitude: "Shang Baochang, I thought you were an expert, but I didn't expect you to be just so-so when it comes to antiques."

"Do you think I bought that bamboo pen holder because I fell into your trap?"

"To tell you the truth, this pen holder is worth far more than five million."

"If you don't agree, wait until you get the real thing and then we'll have a showdown. I'll let you see Master Wu's true strength and let you know your own worth. Don't call yourself an expert all the time. It sounds ridiculous."

"We are waiting for you at the appraisal center, don't be afraid to come."

After saying that, Liu Zhaoqing helped Master Wu walk out.

"I want to see if you dare to come."

Shang Zizhe cursed, then turned to Shang Baochang and said, "Dad, let's get the things back quickly and compete with them. They paid a high price for the things, so they must be losing money."

At this time, Shang Baochang's face did not look very good.

He originally felt the same way, but Liu Zhaoqing's words and Master Wu's attitude just now made him begin to waver.

He had indeed never seen that bamboo pen holder.

He didn't know much about bamboo products, and Du Bowen couldn't explain them clearly. He wanted to ask Zhou Qi, but considering what happened before, he didn't open his mouth.

The final transaction price reached five million, which he felt was far beyond its actual value.

but now……

Shang Zizhe saw this and said sarcastically, "Dad, there's nothing wrong with what we photographed. If there's any mistake, it's that bowl. But Mr. Zhou said that if we lose because of this bowl, he will take full responsibility. There's nothing to worry about."

"Shut up!" Shang Baochang shouted.

Zhou Qi smiled and said, "Boss Shang, could you please take out my two things?"

"Mr. Zhou, don't bother with him, I..."

Zhou Qi interrupted him: "Once you say something, it's like spilled water. You can't take it back."

"I, Zhou Qi, can afford the compensation!" After saying that, he strode away.

Du Qianqian also followed, and when she passed by Shang Zizhe, she glanced at him coldly.

Du Bowen frowned, watching Zhou Qi leave, and said to Shang Baochang, "Old Shang, as far as I know, Xiao Zhou is not a reckless person. The successful price increase several times was all thanks to me following Xiao Zhou's advice."

"You... shouldn't be like this."

Shang Baochang's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Old Du, what do you mean by this?"

Du Bowen briefly explained a few words. After listening, Shang Baochang's face became a little embarrassed.

Was it really my fault? But that bowl was indeed a failure.

Du Bowen looked at him, feeling a little disappointed, but he didn't want to say anything too harsh. After all, he didn't know why Xiao Zhou did this, and he just made a judgment based on his understanding of Xiao Zhou.

He believed that Shang Baochang's attitude towards Xiao Zhou was too cold and that doing so would only cause unnecessary trouble.

What was supposed to be a smooth auction has turned into the current situation.