Zhang Jing was overjoyed and laughed, "Of course, of course!"
Zhang Jing was delighted, but all his porcelain, bronze, and antique items were fakes, albeit high-quality ones. However, the cost was correspondingly high, and many connoisseurs who bought from him knew they were fake. Nevertheless, the purchase price for ordinary porcelain was 200,000, and for blue and white porcelain it was as high as 500,000, and he had no trouble selling them; demand exceeded supply.
But a fake is a fake. Even though the price is higher, it's still fake. Zhou Xuan's miniature carvings, on the other hand, are treasures. In Zhang Jing's mind, even if he could exchange one of Zhou Xuan's miniature carvings for ten of his own, he'd still make a fortune. If…
Before Zhang Jing could speak, Zhou Xuan said, "Mr. Zhang, I really love your blue and white porcelain. How about we stay here and go to your place to take a look?"
Zhang Jing chuckled and said, "No rush, no rush!"
Zhou Xuan was startled, realizing that he had been too hasty and aroused the other party's suspicion. He then wondered what kind of connection Zhang Jing had with the Ghost Mask who possessed ice-energy abilities.
He immediately used his ice energy to test Zhang Jing. Fortunately, Zhang Jing was just an ordinary person and did not have any ice energy or aura on him. This relieved Zhou Xuan. If it were the Ghost Mask, he probably wouldn't have been able to hide it. No matter how well the makeup was done, the ice energy would not be able to pass through. If he had encountered the Ghost Mask, Zhou Xuan would know him, but the Ghost Mask would also know Zhou Xuan. This was unavoidable.
Huang Dazhong chuckled and said, "Yes, don't rush, don't rush. There are four of us, and you have four miniature carvings. We haven't decided which one we want yet!"
Indeed, Lin Shilong invited the four of them because he knew that Zhou Xuan's jadeite micro-carvings were too precious and could only be accepted by super-rich people like them. Even for himself, if Zhou Xuan brought out ten or eight more pieces, he wouldn't be able to afford them. Yesterday, the 50 million yuan for one piece had already strained his cash flow. Fortunately, he had already sold it to Huang Dazhong for 200 million yuan, so today Huang Dazhong also offered 200 million yuan for Zhou Xuan's other three pieces.
However, Zhou Xuan did not bargain. Now he even offered to exchange the micro-carvings for the blue and white porcelain antiques. Huang Dazhong was the first to disagree, as were Chi Xiqian and Wu Xiulin. They also wanted them, but they were still wary of Zhang Jing, who had a powerful background.
However, Huang Dazhong and others knew very well that if Zhou Xuan's miniature carvings were traded on the international market, they would not be surprising to fetch four or five hundred million yuan, and making a profit would definitely not be a problem. As for Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, that was an even more priceless treasure!
Zhou Xuan wanted Zhang Jing to take him and Wei Xiaoyu away as soon as possible, as there was no point in staying here and getting entangled with Huang Dazhong and the others. However, being too hasty would arouse Zhang Jing's suspicion, so he could only wait and act according to the situation. These people obviously all wanted to get their hands on the micro-carving.
Lin Shilong was overjoyed. According to Huang Dazhong and others, Zhou Xuan's items were worth 1.1 billion yuan. Zhou Xuan gave him 10%, which was also 110 million yuan. In addition, he earned 150 million yuan from his own item. In just two days, he had earned 260 million yuan. Where else could he find such a thing?
However, Lin Shilong was filled with regret. He had originally worried that he wouldn't be able to handle the money all at once, which was why he had brought in Huang Dazhong and the others. If there were many items, he would earn commissions without having to pay any upfront costs. But now, he truly regretted it. If he had bought all of these items and then resold them to Huang Dazhong and the others, the money he would have made would have been unimaginable. Over the decades, Lin Shilong had poured countless efforts and hard work into accumulating a net worth of six or seven hundred million yuan. But he never expected that Wei Xiao would allow him to earn over two hundred million yuan overnight. If he had been determined to buy them all yesterday, he would have earned more today than all his previous assets combined!
Lin Shilong was filled with regret, but what he couldn't have imagined was that it was impossible. If Zhou Xuan hadn't wanted to extract more and deeper clues from him, why would he have continued with him?
Besides, it's impossible for him to sell it to Zhou Xuan for 50 million. Zhou Xuan isn't stupid. If he can't find any clues, he won't sell these things at a low price and let these people get away with it.
These four miniature carvings were placed on the table. Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, Wu Xiulin, and Zhang Jing all wanted to possess them. However, with four of them, it was impossible for one person to keep them all. The only way was to compete.
Seeing that Huang Dazhong and the others were pondering, Zhang Jing immediately said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Wei, how about this? I'll add 100 million to the price of each of your four miniature carvings and buy them all, okay?"
Adding 100 million to each of these four items would bring the total to 1.1 billion plus 400 million, reaching 1.5 billion. Lin Shilong and Fang Dacheng were both incredibly surprised. Of course, Lin Shilong wanted to see the price increase like this, as the higher the price, the higher his commission would be. However, he also felt a stronger sense of regret, since it was all money!
Fang Dacheng had the same idea: the higher the price, the higher the tip Lin Shilong would give him. He never expected that one of these micro-carvings would sell for 300 million today. He had even thought of buying it for 500,000 yesterday. No wonder Zhou Xuan had that expression back then. If it were him, he would probably have cursed. Asking for 500,000 for something worth hundreds of millions? Even a toad trying to eat swan meat is absurd.
Volume 1, Chapter 361: The Rosewood Chair
As soon as Zhang Jing spoke, Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, and Wu Xiulin all looked displeased. It was fine if Zhang Jing wanted one; that way, all four of them could have one, and at least the price wouldn't be driven up further. Besides, the owner of the miniature carving had already agreed to a price of two hundred million per piece. Zhang Jing's actions were somewhat excessive. ()
This is hogging the spoils!
"Mr. Zhang, this isn't right. There are four of us, and every one of us wants one. We've all come all this way; we can't go back empty-handed, can we?"
Huang Dazhong snorted and said.
Zhang Jing smiled and said, "Gentlemen, this business is a voluntary transaction. Everyone is willing to take the risk. In business, who doesn't aim to maximize profits? I think Mr. Wei would also like to see competition, because competition leads to higher profits!"
Zhang Jing bluntly stated his intention to use money to buy his way in, but which of the four people present wasn't a local tycoon with a net worth of over 10 billion? If it came down to using money, no one could scare anyone else.
What Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, and Wu Xiulin didn't expect was that Zhang Jing had a different idea. The three of them were competing with real money, while Zhang Jing was exchanging his counterfeits. He had a large quantity of high-quality replicas produced in his cellar, and exchanging them with Zhou Xuan would guarantee him a profit. Even if Huang Dazhong and the other two tried to outbid him with money, they couldn't win. Now he could raise the price indefinitely until Huang Dazhong and the other two couldn't afford it anymore, and in the end, he would only give Zhou Xuan a few more high-quality replicas.
The truth of the matter was only known to Zhang Jing and Zhou Xuan. Of course, Zhang Jing thought that only he knew, and that Zhou Xuan was just a fish that had taken the bait.
Zhou Xuan wasn't stupid; he understood Zhang Jing's meaning perfectly. He couldn't let Zhang Jing have all the benefits now, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Four bosses, I think you don't need to argue anymore. I think each of you should take one of these four miniature carvings. Since we're all here, let's consider this a friendship. I don't care about the amount of money; more money is just a string of numbers, nothing special. I don't think we should raise the price any further. I won't say much more; each piece is 300 million, and the Lanting Preface piece is 600 million. You four can each choose one!"
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, he saw Zhang Jing's extremely disappointed expression. Zhang Jing opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, so Zhou Xuan quickly added, "Mr. Zhang, this is easy to discuss. I have a few more miniature carvings like these at home. As long as you see something you like at your place, we can still exchange them!"
Zhang Jing was overjoyed and said repeatedly, "Good, good, good, then let's do it this way!"
When Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, Wu Xiulin, and the other two heard Zhou Xuan say that each of them would receive one, they were delighted. However, when they heard Zhou Xuan say that he had a few more items at home, they were both surprised and delighted. But when Zhou Xuan said that he wanted to exchange them with Zhang Jing, this was bad news.
Of course, even if Zhou Xuan were to create another one, he wouldn't exchange it with Zhang Jing; all he wanted was a clue about his fake hideout.
The three miniature carvings were divided among Huang Dazhong and the other two, one for each of them, and there wasn't much controversy. The only thing that mattered was the Lanting Preface, which everyone wanted, but Zhang Jing insisted on bidding against it. He could bid even higher, but to be honest, at the current price, if they took it back and auctioned it off, they would only make a profit of around 100 million at most, not much more. There was no need to bid higher, and Zhou Xuan had already said it would be 300 million.
Besides Zhang Jing, Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, and Wu Xiulin, all three wrote checks. Zhou Xuan specifically asked Huang Dazhong to write two checks, each for 150 million. One check was given to Lin Shilong as a 10% commission.
Lin Shilong also wrote a check for five million without hesitation to Fang Dacheng. Everyone got a share, whether it was a large or small amount.
Wei Xiaoyu was secretly astonished. Zhou Xuan's speed in making money was truly amazing. Yesterday, he spent over two million yuan at the supermarket to buy these jade pieces, and today they turned into a check for seven hundred and fifty million yuan. In addition, there was six hundred million yuan from Zhang Jing. He was making over a billion yuan a day. No one among today's rich dared to compare with him at such a speed!
After the transaction was completed, Huang Dazhong, Chi Xiqian, and Wu Xiulin each handed Zhou Xuan their business cards, which included a dedicated phone number, hoping to maintain good relations.
However, Zhou Xuan was wearing makeup and using a fake identity, so it didn't matter. He immediately smiled and said, "Three bosses, I'm currently on vacation. I forgot my phone and can't remember any good numbers. But I've already discussed it with Boss Lin. I'll come over in a few days to discuss cooperation with him. If you three are still interested in cooperating with me, you might as well discuss it with Boss Lin!"
Lin Shilong was overjoyed. Zhou Xuan's words undoubtedly meant that there would be more products to sell in the future, and that he wanted Zhou Xuan to step forward again so that Zhou Xuan could make more money. Where else could you find such a good deal?
Lin Shilong smiled and nodded to Huang Dazhong and the others, thinking to himself that he must make a good relationship with Zhou Xuan. He thought he might as well go with him to his hometown when he got back. He didn't care about time or money. The important thing was to keep him firmly in his grasp. A deal with him would be better than working hard for thirty years!
This location was an office under Wu Xiulin's control, not an official one, but used to receive private guests, so it was very discreet. After the transaction was completed, Zhang Jing said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Wei, I'll wait until you come to my place to see the goods before we discuss the price, okay?"
Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it this way!"
Zhang Jing didn't write a check now; giving him cash now would be better than giving him counterfeit goods later. If Zhou Xuan picked out other fakes, it would be a trade-off, and Zhang Jing would make a profit, even more. So as long as Zhou Xuan agreed, he wasn't in a hurry to write a check.
Besides, judging from Zhou Xuan's current expression, he is still quite satisfied with his blue and white porcelain. It's highly likely that the exchange will happen, since his other goods are not much different from this piece of blue and white porcelain.
After going downstairs to get the car, Lin Shilong said to Zhou Xuan, "Brother Wei, I still have to go with you. It'll be easier to talk to someone we know. We don't want to get ripped off!"
Of course, this was said to Zhou Xuan in private. Zhou Xuan smiled and nodded slightly, saying it was good to let him and Fang Dacheng go with them. These two were old hands in this place, and Zhang Jing was familiar with them. With them together, it would be easier to cover up any flaws and avoid arousing suspicion.
Zhang Jing naturally hoped that Zhou Xuan and Wei Xiaoyu would go alone, rather than having Lin Shilong and Fang Dacheng come along. However, Zhou Xuan smiled and gestured, and then got into Lin Shilong's car with Wei Xiaoyu, so he had no choice but to give up.
Zhou Xuan saw from inside the car that Zhang Jing was driving an extremely ordinary Peugeot 306. It seemed that this person was hiding very well, and perhaps he really had found the source.