Chapter 41: Success

  A middle-aged man listened and didn't show any delight, instead he said with some indignation: "Hey! What's wrong with you? We farmers all know there's a first-come-first-served rule. How come you're even more impolite than us farmers?"

  Chu Chen looked at them performing so happily, secretly laughing in his heart. However, he expressionlessly said: "Since this gentleman thinks it's a good thing, then let him have it." After finishing speaking, without any indication, he turned around and left.

  At this scene, the two of them were instantly stunned, looking at each other in confusion, unable to figure out what was going on. Didn't they think the printed plate was pretty good just now? How did ten thousand scare him away, was it opened too high?

  But since it's come to this, they're not willing to give up either. The middle-aged man reacted quickly and scolded the young man: "I'm telling you, what's your problem? I was having a good conversation with that little brother, and then you came over and inserted yourself. You said 100,000, can you afford it? Can you take out 100,000 right now? If so, I'll sell it to you immediately."

  The young man couldn't possibly take out that much money, so he looked embarrassed and turned around to leave.

  "Boss! Big brother! Wait!"

  A middle-aged man shouted and stopped Chu Chen from a short distance, then pulled him back to the original place. Perhaps because he was too anxious, he actually forgot the key place, and that printed large plate was left there like that. Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

  It's impossible for Chu Chen to not be anxious just now, but in order to take the initiative, he had no choice but to take a risk. Fortunately, these two people are quite greedy and stopped him, otherwise it would be more troublesome to get things into his hands.

  Back at the starting point, Chu Chen furrowed his brow and asked, "What's going on? Why didn't you make a deal with that person just now? I couldn't afford to pay 100,000."

  The middle-aged man was delighted to hear that, as long as you have the intention of spending money, he said indignantly: "That person is a cheat, how can he afford 100,000 yuan with his appearance? I still think Big Brother You are more reliable."

  Chu Chen smiled faintly and said, "I think this thing is still a good thing. Even if it's not ten thousand, even five thousand I won't come out. I'll ask you a question, what do you think the thing in your hand is called?"

  "This, I don't know either. I only heard others say it's something from the Song Dynasty or whatever, but when was the Song Dynasty, I really have no idea." The middle-aged man replied somewhat awkwardly.

  "It's true, think about it, the Song Dynasty is over a thousand years ago, and this printed flower plate is still so new, so intact. In these thousand years, bumps and collisions are common occurrences, not to mention wars. Can you say that this is from the Song Dynasty?" Chu Chen asked him back.

  The middle-aged man was also stunned after hearing this, it's hilarious, if it didn't look new, would he have been able to buy it for 200 yuan initially? It seems that this person is not so easy to cheat after all, but as long as he thinks it's an antique, he can still make some profit.

  Then he asked cautiously: "That... big brother, you mean this thing is only a few hundred years old?"

  He saw Chu Chen just smiled faintly, with an uncertain expression, and hurriedly asked: "Big brother, how much money can you come up with?"

  Chu Chen smiled and said: "Older brother, you'd better quote the price, in case I offer too little and everyone is unhappy."

  "...Three hundred thousand?" The middle-aged man said cautiously after some consideration.

  Logically speaking, 30,000 can buy such a kiln authentic product, it's already a big bargain, but Chu Chen didn't dare to buy it at this price. If he agreed happily, the middle-aged man might suspect him, so he shook his head and said:

  "Older brother, this is a bit unacceptable, 30,000 is really too much, I can only offer up to 5,000 at most."

  A middle-aged man heard that there were 5,000 yuan, and he was somewhat satisfied in his heart. However, the price was too high, and he had to pay on the spot. He thought for a moment and then begged: "Big brother, look at my family's situation, 5,000 yuan is really a bit too little, can you add a bit more? Besides, you also said that this thing is an antique, right?"

  "Hey, old brother, you really have it tough. How about this? I'll add another three thousand?" As he said this, Chu Chen's face showed a hint of sympathy, as if he truly felt sorry for the middle-aged man's situation.

  "Big brother, can you add a bit more? We still owe several thousand yuan in debt at home, and after repaying it, there won't be much left. I don't want much, just 15,000 yuan, what do you think?" The middle-aged man continued to plead, with an expression as if he was about to kneel down.

  Chu Chen saw this and showed a look of annoyance, somewhat impatiently saying: "Hey, I'm telling you, what's wrong with you? The debt your family owes has nothing to do with our transaction, can't make me pay unjustly, right? So, 12,000, will you sell or not? If not, I don't want it either!"

  "Well...alright, big brother, can you pay up immediately?" The middle-aged man replied with a somewhat hesitant tone and asked another question at the end, still seeming a bit uneasy.

  Chu Chen patted his bag and said with certainty, "That's right, I have the money on me. However, before we make the transaction, let's establish a simple agreement so there won't be any misunderstandings later."

  "Ah, city people really think things through." The middle-aged man said, giving Chu Chen a thumbs up. He was secretly annoyed - what's with setting up some kind of agreement? Just hand over the money already! This young guy is so troublesome!

  Afterwards, Chu Chen simply wrote a contract, but the era of the items in the contract was still written as Song Dynasty. The person just casually browsed it and signed his name. Of course, whether it was true or false, Chu Chen had no idea.

  Actually, at this time he still left a flaw, you are an uncultured person, yet wrote a good handwriting, making it hard for people not to suspect, however, Chu Chen just smiled in his heart and didn't expose him.

  After signing the contract, the two of them exchanged money and goods. The man saw that Chu Chen took out a stack of money from his bag at once, and it seemed that there was still some left over from yesterday's transaction. He felt both greedy and regretful in his heart, thinking that if he had known this person had so much money, he should have asked for more when negotiating the price earlier.

  But what made him even more afraid of robbery was that he was actually stronger than Bi Chu Xuan, and he couldn't beat him.

  "After the transaction was completed, Chu Chen said to him: "I say, brother, since your family is so difficult, why don't you leave me your home address? I have a friend who is a journalist. One day, I'll invite him to visit your home and do an interview. At that time, we can also raise some donations for your family, and find a better hospital for your wife and child. What do you think?"

  A middle-aged man shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, and said gratefully: "Big brother, thank you for your kindness. My father taught me from a young age to be self-reliant. Now that I have so much money, my family can already make a living."

  After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man thanked Chu Chen with a thousand thanks and then turned around and hurried away.

  After leaving Chu Chen for a distance, the middle-aged man immediately ran away. When he ran to a secluded place, the young man with glasses was already waiting for him there. Seeing him coming over, he immediately asked: "Brother, how is it? Was it successful?"

  A middle-aged man said with a smug expression, panting: "Of course, don't you see who I am? With my many years of experience as an extra, this kind of thing is a piece of cake."

  "Ha, brother, how much did we make this time?" The young man asked eagerly.

  He didn't ask, it was fine. As soon as he asked, the middle-aged man got angry and slapped him a few times on the head, saying: "Do you know that because of your immature behavior this time, we only earned over 100,000 yuan? I said, when you quoted the price at the beginning, could you have quoted less? You came up with 1 million yuan right away, how could others not run away?"

  The young man said with some grievance: "Brother, isn't this our first time? We don't have any experience."

  "Hmph, if it weren't for the first time, I wouldn't have spared your legs."

  A middle-aged man scolded and then took out the money, his face filled with joy, saying: "This business is really profitable, 200 yuan worth of goods were resold for 12,000 yuan, it's really cool. We still need to study this carefully and strive to make this industry flourish."

  Watching the middle-aged man waving his arms with enthusiasm, the young people next to him also smiled and nodded in agreement. If they knew that a Northern Song Dynasty Ding kiln porcelain worth at least tens of millions had slipped away from their hands, I wonder what kind of expression they would have?

  Chu Chen's current mood is undoubtedly particularly passionate and high-spirited. Being able to find the real thing by stepping on a landmine is truly unheard of. However, now is not the time to appreciate it carefully. He bought several newspapers at the roadside, carefully wrapped them up, and then put them back home before turning his head and going back to Guwan Street.

  In the afternoon, due to the hot weather, there were fewer people on Antique Street. As I walked along, I found that only a few stalls had good business.

  Back in his own position, he happened to see Zhou Wenping complete a deal, so he smiled and asked: "Brother Zhou, how was the business this afternoon?"

  "It's okay, a bit worse than this morning, but it'll do. Yeah, I helped you sell one of the vases." Zhou Wenping smiled and handed him 500 yuan.

  "Wow, I didn't expect to still have business coming in even when I'm not around. But I also have some good news to share with you, and after hearing it, Brother Zhou, you'll have to treat me to dinner today."

  Zhou Wenping smiled and said: "What good news is it that you want me to treat, could it be that the house thing you mentioned this morning has been settled?"

  "Hey, forget about the house thing, what I'm going to say next is way more important than that."

  Chu Chen said that, which piqued Zhou Wenping's curiosity, and he laughed and scolded: "I told you, kid, if you have something to say, hurry up and say it. You're making me nervous, I'm going to get heart disease."

  "Haha, Brother Zhou, you'd better take good care of your heart." Chu Chen said with a smile, then he simply told Zhao Qirui about the household registration matter that he had agreed to help him with.