Chapter Ninety-Three Prescription

  A loud shout rang out beside his ear, and Chu Chen was startled, almost cutting his finger with the knife. He looked up at Old Liu and found that he was holding a magnifying glass in his right hand and a box body in his left hand. His mind stirred, could it be that Old Liu had discovered something again?

  "Dad, what's wrong?" Liu Qinshu asked first, asking the question that Chu Chen wanted to ask.

  "Hehe, I found something interesting, Little Chu, come and take a look."

  Liu Lao handed the box and magnifying glass to Chu Chen with a smile, then pointed to a position inside, letting him check it out himself.

  At first glance, Chu Chen was shocked to find that on the candle holder, there were dense and tiny characters carved on it, which were even smaller than a fly's head. After careful identification, he said excitedly: "This actually has the formula for the Jing Shen Candle, and the master who carved this is truly amazing! He can carve such small characters on it, it's really breathtaking!"

  Liu Lao nodded repeatedly after hearing the words, and the craftsmanship of the master who carved it was really too high. Not to mention that such small characters could be engraved on it, but under a magnifying glass, they were still so clear, it was indeed a divine skill.

  The characters engraved above are in the standard script of regular script, also known as traditional Chinese characters. Because of the needs of this line of work, Chuyan also recognizes them, so he opens his mouth and says: "Aunt Liu, I'll read out all the characters inside, would you please take note?"

  Liu waved his hand and said: "Don't be in a hurry, Xiao Chu. This formula is worth a city, aren't you worried that we'll take it away?"

  Chu Chen shook his head and smiled, "What's there to worry about? Besides, the things recorded in the formula, it's still uncertain whether they can be made or not even now! Moreover, I really haven't thought of using this formula to make money."

  Liu Lao smiled and shook his head, saying: "Alright then, let's write down the formula first, and then we'll decide."

  The formula is also simple, one circle after another from inside to outside, and it can be read smoothly. Moreover, the original materials in it are all recognizable, and they should still be available now, but many of them are very precious Chinese medicinal materials, and the total value is calculated, Chu Chen suddenly became speechless.

  The cost of the light raw materials is over 400,000 to nearly 500,000 yuan. Adding labor and other tools, it's almost exactly 500,000 yuan. The formula also reminds that if you ignite one incense stick per hour, you can do so for about sixty days.

  After the three of them saw it, they looked at each other in dismay. Liu Qinqu said with a bitter smile: "What candle is this? It's clearly burning money! Lighting it for two hours a day would burn one million, only billionaires can afford such extravagance!"

  After a long silence, Liu Lao coughed lightly and smiled: "This is just the original formula after all. With today's technology, it can be improved. Let's not say much, even if the effect of the fragrance is only one-third, at a price of around 10,000 yuan, there is still great potential."

  Chu Chen thought for a moment, and indeed it was true. After all, the fragrance produced by burning candles had an astonishing effect, not only could it calm people's minds and clear their heads, but also improve sleep quality. Even if the effect was only one-third of that, it was still better than the top-grade incense on the market.

  And if the price can really be controlled at around 10,000 yuan, with a usage time of 30 minutes per day, it would be possible to use it for 240 days. As long as it is effective, this amount of money is not a big deal for some bosses, and Chu Chen even thinks that compared to its effectiveness, 10,000 yuan per unit is really too cheap.

  Chu Chen said, "Liu Lao, to be honest, if it were me, I'd think spending 500,000 on a candle like this is worth it. If you use it for just half an hour a day, it'll last 240 days. Considering its effectiveness, 500,000 isn't expensive at all."

  The two of them listened to Chu Chen say this and felt that it was indeed the case. Liu Qin Shu smiled and said, "Xiao Chu, listening to you say so, it's really like that. This strange fragrance has been going on for a long time, from when the candle went out until now, it's been fifteen minutes, but you smell it, the scent in the room hasn't decreased much."

  Chu Chen smelled it and indeed, this prescription is really valuable.

  Liu Qingshu saw Chu Chen's contemplative appearance and smiled, saying: "Xiao Chu, have you thought it through? What do you plan to do with this formula? Why don't you just sell it to me? How about that?"

  This request put Chu Chen in a difficult position. Since he had already agreed with Zhao Qirui yesterday, today's discovery of the formula must be told to him first. Otherwise, if it was sold and then told to him, the formula would have been sold, and he would have to ask someone else for it. If that were the case, what would Zhao Qirui think?

  "Aunt Liu, I'm really sorry about this. I had already agreed with Director Zhao yesterday, and now that we have this formula, I still need to discuss it with him first."

  "How come, Xiao Chu? Are you waiting for a good price?" Liu Qin said with a straight face.

  Chu Chen hastily said: "Aunt Liu, you misunderstood my meaning. I think that people cannot speak without credibility. Besides, I didn't expect to make any money from this formula anyway."

  "Oh? Really? Let me tell you, this formula is worth a lot, I'll give you 100 million to buy it, are you willing?"

  "One hundred million?"

  As soon as he heard this number, Chu Chen was startled and his heart began to stir with excitement. However, thinking that he had special abilities, from the time he got them until now, in just half a month, he had already earned over 150 million, not to mention several precious treasures.

  Thinking of this, Chu Chen's mood suddenly calmed down. With his special ability, money was just a number to him. Credit and friendship couldn't be bought with money, so he shook his head and apologized:

  "Aunt Liu, I'm really sorry, if I didn't inform Director Zhao first, I definitely wouldn't be able to get past this hurdle in my heart."

  Liu Qingshu heard him refuse so bluntly and a strange light flashed in her eyes.

  "Xiao Chu, you really won't sell?"

  Chu Chen naturally shook his head firmly.

  At this time, Liu Lao, who had been silent all along, smiled and said: "Alright, you two stop for a moment. Little Chu, call Zhao San to come here now."

  The two were stunned after hearing this, Chu Chen was a little strange about Liu Lao's order, but still walked to the side, dialed the number with his mobile phone, and soon the call went through. After a brief conversation, Chu Chen hung up.

  "Mr. Liu, General Zhao will be here soon."

  Liu nodded and then asked: "By the way, where did you buy the pen holder that hid this thing? How come it's together with Zhao San?"

  Chu Chen hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to mention the black market or not. But after thinking about it, he figured that Old Liu probably knew about such things too, so he replied: "Old Liu, don't get angry with me, okay? I bought that pen holder on the black market for 2,000 yuan."

  Liu Lao smiled and said: "What's there to be angry about? It's the black market, I've been there too. But thinking back, it should have been Zhao Jia San who brought you there, right?"

  Seeing Chu Chen nodding, he asked curiously: "Then tell me, is there anything good on the black market?"

  "There are still many good things, and the final one is a Warring States tripod." Anyway, they all said it, so Chu Chen told the story of that tripod.

  Liu Lao was shocked after hearing the words and exclaimed, "What! There's actually a tripod too? Is it a bronze tripod? Big or small? I know, the finale must be a large tripod. They really are audacious, daring to bring out such a heavy piece for sale." By the end of his speech, Liu Lao's tone was already tinged with anger.

  Chu Chen waved his hand repeatedly: "It's not bronze, it's Hetian jade."

  "Oh, it's actually a He Tianyu." Liu Lao heard that it was He Tianyu's, thinking that the thing wasn't too big of a deal, and his temper also subsided somewhat.

  Chu Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Liu Lao, I haven't finished speaking yet. That tripod is not small, I estimate it's about 80-90 cm tall, and the jade quality is not bad either. Fortunately, it's just a three-legged tripod."

  "What? You're saying it's a He Tianyu's large tripod or one from the Warring States period?" Upon hearing this, Liu Lao directly stood up in shock.

  Chu Chen nodded and said affirmatively: "On this point, I can be sure that no matter the characteristics of the patterns, the carving techniques, or the color dripping, it is definitely from the Warring States period, and it can be seen that it was unearthed not long ago."

  Liu Lao couldn't help but slap the table upon hearing this: "This group of rustic scholars is really too arrogant, they must be arrested! Ah, Xiao Chu, why didn't you think of knocking down that tripod at the time?"

  Chu Chen did not expect Liu Lao to get so angry, with such a strong momentum that it made him somewhat frightened. After calming down Liu Lao's excited emotions, he smiled wryly and said: "Liu Lao, the tripod was finally sold for 6 million 200 thousand yuan, at that time I wanted to bid but had no power to do so, and even Zhao didn't bring that much money."

  "Xiao Chu, I know this isn't your fault. Alas, as people get older, their temper gets bigger too. But do you know who took the picture? Something like this needs to be taken care of carefully, don't let that person ruin it!" Liu Lao's brow furrowed with worry as he said this.

  "Thanks to Chu Chen's memory, he could recall the appearance of that explosive boss, but as for other information, he had no idea: 'I only know what that boss looks like, but I don't know his name. You can ask Zhao Zong and see if he knows.'"

  Liu nodded and then asked some more details about that tripod.

  After about twenty minutes, Zhao Qirui and A Chao arrived in the living room under Liu Qingshu's leadership. Along the way, Zhao Qirui also learned from Liu Qingshu the reason for the matter, and after entering, he cast a grateful glance at Chu Chen.

  "Good old Liu!"

  Liu Lao waved his hand and said somewhat urgently: "Xiao Zhao, do you know the detailed information of the owner who bought that tripod?"