Chapter Thirty-two: God-level Planner

  Today's Jubaowan seems particularly lively.

  Chu Lao issued an invitation in his own name, and many people didn't dare not to give face to Chu Lao. Although doing business was not Chu Lao's strong point, he was a well-known expert in the field of antique appraisal, and as a renowned professor at Jiangning University, those social celebrities still had to give some face to Chu Lao.

  Su Wen arrived at Jibao Inn and looked towards the entrance, where two people were whispering to each other.

  "What's with Old Chu organizing an antique coin appraisal conference and having the nerve to invite us all, I wonder if he'll actually bring out some good stuff?"

  "This old guy won't be doing any antique business, the Zhang Bufan he found before was not a good guy at all. Let me tell you secretly, that Zhang Bufan even bought quite a few antiques from me to fill up his treasure hall."

  "Is it possible that Old Chu is behind this? I know that Jibaozhai has been lacking in goods all along, and now Wang Lin has jumped ship. I heard he's already found a new storefront and plans to open tomorrow. When the time comes, Old Chu will be the one crying - his half-disciple, whom he painstakingly cultivated, has set up his own shop overnight."

  "Chu Lao Tou is knowledgeable, but unfortunately, he's bad at judging people. Alas, the family business of Ji Bao Dian will be ruined by him sooner or later. What a misfortune for our family!"

  "Lost everything? Haha, doesn't matter anymore. This old thing doesn't even have a single grandson, and its lineage will be cut off anyway."

  "Are you two done talking? Can you shut up now?" Su Wen walked over directly, "Let me advise you two, don't gossip about others behind their backs. If you really can't stand Old Chu, then come at him straight on, and it's even better if you can stab him in the face. That way, I'll think you're a real man."

  "What are you talking about?" Fang Qingming's anger rose, "I'm talking to Guo, is it your turn to interrupt? A young punk who hasn't even grown a full head of hair dares to criticize us. Are you tired of living? Be careful or I'll get someone to take care of you."

  Su Wen heard this and suddenly grabbed Fang Qingming's neck with a swift motion, coldly laughing: "Do you believe I can snap your neck right now?"

  Fang Qingming saw the murderous look in Su Wen's eyes, and his hands were about to pry open Su Wen's hands. However, no matter how hard he struggled, Su Wen's hands were like a pair of pliers, firmly clamping down on him. This also frightened Wang Lin who was standing beside them.

  "Little... little brother, it's us who are in the wrong. You can let go now." Guo Dongqing knew that a good man doesn't take advantage of someone when they're at a disadvantage, so he immediately softened his stance.

  Su Wen was unmoved, and his grip grew even tighter.

  Fang Qingming felt his breathing getting more and more difficult, his face panicked: "It's my fault, spare...spare me!"

  Su Wen heard this and coldly laughed: "Don't let me hear you speaking ill of Old Chu behind his back again, or next time you won't be so lucky."

  Chu Lao seemed to have sensed something, and hurriedly walked over from inside: "Su Wen, let me introduce you, this one is Fang Qingming of the Qingming Antique Shop, and the other is Guo Dongqing of the Guo Family Antique Shop. They are both old-timers in this line of work, so don't hesitate to ask them for advice if you have any questions in the future."

  Su Wen smiled slightly: "Chu Lao, I understand. In the future, I will often ask for advice from both of you seniors."

  Fang Qingming looked at Su Wen's expressionless face and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  "Who is this young brother?" Guo Dongqing asked, and he found that he knew nothing about Su Wen. Just now, although Su Wen was targeting Fang Qingming, the intimidating aura made him fearful too.

  "He is Su Wen, a new employee of our Jubaotang." Chu Lao explained.

  "Employee?" Fang Qingming and Guo Dongqing were stunned, they still thought Su Wen was which one? Thinking of this, the two people's minds became active, but since Chu Lao was still here, they didn't dare to make a move. However, Su Wen's name was firmly remembered by them.

  Chu Lao pulled Su Wen to one side and said in a low voice, "Fang Qingming and Wang Lin are the greatest opponents of Ju Bao Tang. You must be careful of them and never fall into their trap."

  "Don't worry, Chu Lao, I have a plan."

  As soon as Su Wen's voice fell, there was a sudden burst of gongs and drums outside.

  Looking into the distance, several lion dancers arrived at the entrance of the Jewellery Hall, followed by a red dragon.

  Lion dance, dragon dance?

  Su Wen looked at Old Chu: "Is this your arrangement?"

  "I didn't arrange this, the planning of this event was all done by Yuxue herself. She rejected my plan and I had no choice but to let her handle it. At that time, she only said she would give me a surprise, I didn't expect it to be like this." Chu Lao sighed, he knew Yuxue's capabilities, although he still couldn't understand what was going on, but since Yuxue did things this way, there must be her reasons.

  Second floor, many guests who have arrived are also getting strange. In a place like Jiangning, lion and dragon dances are not new, but appearing in front of an antique shop is absolutely the first time, and many people are secretly curious about what's next.

  Soon, there was a result.

  A man walked to the entrance of Jubaoshan and shouted in a standard emcee voice: "Today is Mr. Chu's 66th birthday, and Jubaoshan has decided to give everyone some money for celebration."

  Giving out money?

  Passersby stopped moving, who wouldn't want to make some money if there's such a good thing.

  The master of ceremonies pointed to a distance, and soon a super-large special round barrel was pushed over. There is only one lid on the barrel, and it's impossible to see what's inside. You can only insert one hand into it. The crowd didn't know what this was all about, but more and more people gathered around.

  "Listen up, everyone. There are a total of 66,666 coins in here, including 1 fen, 2 fen, 5 fen, 1 jiao, 5 jiao, and 1 yuan coins. You might think that even if they were all 1 yuan coins, it would only be worth around 70,000 yuan at most. But if you really think that, I'm telling you, you're wrong. Because some of the coins in here are not ordinary, there are 660 old coins in here, and one coin can be worth several thousand yuan. If someone's luck is good and they grab a handful of old coins, they can easily get tens of thousands of yuan."

  "What's with the hand grasp?"

  "Are you really going to catch money?"

  "It's crazy! This must be almost a million bucks!"

  "Everyone, quiet down and listen to me. Today is Chu Lao's birthday, and the treasure hunt is just a celebration. Even if you can't catch the old coins, you'll still get tens of dollars in your hands. This is only our first round of giving out money. Next, there's a second round. Have you seen the 6,666 antiques displayed on the first floor of Jibaozhai? I'm telling you, one-tenth of them are genuine. The price of any genuine item won't be less than 10,000 yuan, and the most valuable one is estimated to be worth 1 million yuan. Now, we're selling each item for just 1,000 yuan. After purchasing, there will be a professional appraisal on the side. If it's confirmed to be genuine, you can choose to sell it directly to Jibaozhai."

  "One-tenth of the genuine article?"

  "I used to see other antique stalls before, and they were all fake. I didn't expect Jibaozhai to be so generous this time, actually putting one-tenth of the real thing inside!"

  "Yes, and there's another one worth a million, if you're lucky enough to get it, that would be a stroke of luck."

  "Do you think it's all over after the second heavy activity? I'm telling you, it's not over yet. Our boss has spoken up and said that anyone who gives a one-yuan longevity money to our boss at the Treasure Gathering Hall today can get a free Treasure Gathering Card from us. This is a one-time Treasure Gathering Card issued by us. As for its function? Well, there are two main functions. First, you can have a free appraisal once; second, when purchasing items from the Treasure Gathering Hall, you can get a 66% discount."

  The people below were stunned.

  Free appraisal?

  Sixty percent off?

  Is this guy crazy?

  Chu Lao was also stunned: "Yi Xue, this girl is too capable of messing things up. We agreed to appraise ancient coins, how did it turn into celebrating my birthday?"

  "Chu Lao, is today really your birthday?" Su Wen was clearly skeptical, what a coincidence.

  "To be honest, even I don't know which day I was born." Chu Lao said with embarrassment.

  "Grandma's, this is a waste of money!" Su Wen couldn't help but say.

  "Robbery?" Chu Lao was taken aback.

  "Chu Lao, you can't seriously think there are 666 old coins in there, right? Alright, even if there were, I guarantee they're all worthless. But just because of this, today's nonsense is enough. And those antiques inside, I took a look, if the total number is indeed 6,666 pieces, then it's true that one-tenth are genuine. But you go count them, and there are at least over ten thousand pieces! You've taken out all the genuine, fake, and useless items from your warehouse, this is simply giving us a clearance sale!"

  "Clearing out stock?"

  "It's absolutely a clearance sale. Today, after the event ends, all the worthless items at Jubaobao will be sold out, and you'll only make profits without any losses, and also gain a reputation as a great philanthropist. Not to mention the Jubaobao card, which is a total scam, and the free appraisal service - if it's appraised as genuine, they'll definitely sell it to Jubaobao later; if it's fake, it has nothing to do with us. And what about the 66% discount? The price of antiques is always uncertain, so we can boldly set a price of 100,000 for an item that's actually worth 50,000, and still make a huge profit after the discount. This will also help us accumulate popularity and ensure Jubaobao's survival until the end of the year."

  Chu Lao stared blankly: "Yi Xuehua spent a whole day planning, and it can actually help us get through the year-end bonus?"

  "Yes, this granddaughter of yours is simply a little demon. Ordinary antique shops wouldn't dare to do such things." Su Wen also couldn't help but say.

  Looking into the distance, hundreds of people had already gathered at the money-grabbing spot. People were constantly grabbing for money, and from time to time, someone would loudly shout that they had grabbed an old coin. Upon hearing such shouts, the people in the back became even more squeezed in. The person maintaining order on the side was continuously shouting: "Each person can only grab once, hurry up and leave after you're done!"

  It's crazy, completely crazy!

  Look again at the first floor, in front of those so-called 6,666 pieces of antiques were all people.

  "I bet this is definitely true, worth a million!"

  "This is it!"

  "Dummy, it's definitely this one."

  A crowd of people who don't understand anything, they see that someone occasionally buys a genuine product and always think the next lucky one will be themselves.

  "I'll take this one, I'll take this one!"

  "Get out of here! This is mine, I saw it first!"

  "Go die, I'll take everything on this side. One-tenth of the genuine products, buy ten pieces and even if only one is real, it's still a profit, haha!"

  Many people heard this and thought DarknSS was indeed brilliant.

  Chu Lao looked at Su Wen: "Will Yuxue really put something worth a million in there?"

  "This might be the case, but whoever buys it will definitely be someone she has arranged for, or she'll just have someone bring a genuine item and claim it was chosen from here. It's just a small trick, no one would be foolish enough to give away a million for free." Su Wen told Chu Lao.

  Chu Lao sighed: "This Yi Xue, a good treasure trove, how did she plan it to be like a big sale in the mall."

  But it's clear that Chu Lao is very happy.