Chapter 416

Chuchen said with a smile: "well, I'd like to thank the taxi driver. If I hadn't talked with him, my spoken English would not be as fluent as it is now. It seems that his family lives here. Do you think we should pay a visit? "

After all, he was a friend who met by chance in a foreign country. He had to be defensive. So Wu Ke asked, "do you know his home address?"

"He seems to have his home address on his business card."

Wu Ke said, "show me his business card. I'll see where he lives first."

Chu Chen takes out the man's business card from his bag and hands it to Wu Ke. To his surprise, Wu Ke looks surprised and funny after seeing the card.

"Coco, what's the matter with you?" Chu Chen asked strangely.

"You are such a fool. Haven't you read this card carefully?" Wu Ke said with a smile.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "at that time, I just went to the front desk of the hotel to go through the formalities. I just glanced at it. I really didn't have a close look. Is there any secret on it?"

Wu Ke returned his business card to Chu Chen with a smile and said, "what's the secret? This man is my landlord. Don't you think the address is where I live now?"

Chu Chen took the business card and looked at it. It was really so. He was a little surprised and said, "it's too coincident, isn't it?"

When I came to England to see Wu Ke, I got into the taxi of Wu Ke's landlord. I think it's incredible.

Wu laughably said: "it's really a coincidence. In this case, we'll go tomorrow and surprise the landlord."

"OK, we can have a look at Coco's boudoir..."

As soon as Chu Chen said that, the boss came out of the small room with a box.

When he closed the door, the boss went straight back to his original position, then opened the box and put it in front of Chu Chen, and then made an invitation: "Sir, you can take your time."

When Chu Chen looked into the box, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. There was a small cup in the box. The cup looked like it was made of sapphire, but there were random lines on the surface, and it looked as if it was made of material itself. In this regard, the material of this cup was definitely not sapphire.

What surprised Chu Chen even more was that he gently took the cup out of the box. The cup was as thin as paper and transparent as gauze. Looking at the light, he saw that the messy lines of the cup seemed to be shining with golden light.

The scene was so beautiful that Wu Ke could not help opening his mouth.

In addition, Chu Chen also carefully found that there seemed to be traces of three words on the foot of the cup, but the handwriting is now blurred and can't be recognized. However, according to Chu Chen's experience, these three words should be wisps of gold. It is estimated that they are old, and the gold wire on them has fallen off.

This cup is really a rare treasure in terms of performance, but I don't know what the material is. Moreover, the whole body of this cup is made of plain noodles. It's really difficult to date. At most, the style of the Tang Dynasty can only be judged from the shape of the ware.

So Chu Chen directly used the power, but the result made him almost jump up in surprise. Fortunately, because of his previous experience in the official kiln, he restrained his enthusiasm.

See Chu Chen put the cup back, the boss slightly some proud said: "Sir, how, I this thing is good!"

Everyone knows that this cup is good, and Chu Chen can't lie with his eyes open. He nodded and said, "it's really good. What's the price of this cup?"

The boss stretched out his right hand and said, "this is a jade cup from the Tang Dynasty. The price is very cheap. It's only 500000 yuan!"

Chu Chen was thinking about the cup at this time. At the beginning, he thought that 500000 was not expensive. Just when he wanted to open his mouth, he reflected that it was British here. 500000 means British pounds. When converted into domestic currency, 500000 means 7.5 million!

He shook his head and said, "boss, this cup does have the style of the Tang Dynasty in terms of its shape. As for the craftsmanship, it looks like the characteristics of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. How can you prove that it is from the Tang Dynasty? Besides, whether it's jade remains to be confirmed. So far, boss, what kind of jade have you seen with this kind of random silk pattern

"And if it's really Tang Dynasty jade, whether it's handed down or unearthed, there will always be some features on the surface, but this cup doesn't have them. How can I believe that this cup is Tang Dynasty? Besides, even in the Tang Dynasty, according to the current market, the price of this cup is less than 500000 yuan. "

"Sir, you are really an expert, but there is a basis for me to say that this cup is worth 500000 yuan. If you don't mind, I'll tell you the source."

"You said

"This cup was taken back by my great grandfather from the palace of your country at the beginning of last century. And this cup is so exquisite that only the emperor of your country could use it. Do you think it's worth 500000?"

Listening to the boss's words, Chu Chen immediately understood that if the boss didn't lie, the cup would have been plundered by the Eight Power Allied forces.Although it has been a long time since this incident happened, Chu Chen, as an antique lover, still feels inexplicable heartache when he thinks of this dark history. Regardless of the humiliation this incident brought to the Chinese people, he can't help but lament that countless curios have been exiled abroad.

However, the loss of these cultural relics was caused by the Chinese themselves. Who made the Qing government so weak? It's sad and ridiculous to think that a great country can't even protect its own palace in the end.

However, it's no use thinking too much. As for the antiques that are out of town, it's the only way. Of course, it's better to go back.

However, even now that Chu Chen is a small asset, he will not buy these looted antiques. He will spend some money to buy them in foreign antique shops and small stalls. It's easy to say that he won't go to a place like an auction.

Chu Chen felt that even if he spent a lot of money to buy things back at the auction, the original things could not be changed. Instead of giving so much money to foreigners to earn, it would be better to spend the money on domestic charity and public welfare, which would play a higher role in the country's strength.

The boss looked at the couple's displeasure and said, "I'm a pacifist and I'm very sorry about what happened in those years, but after all, it's something handed down from my great grandfather, and I can't return it to your country for free."

Chu Chen said: "I can understand what you said. Let's talk about this cup. Just like the boss said, you just think that this cup may be used by the emperor, and this cup has no such characteristics at all. You can't confirm what you said. Besides, even if it is really used by the emperor of our country, do you think it can match the jade seal? Even jade seals don't have that price, do they? "

"How much do you think is appropriate?"

"I think 100000 is almost enough!"

"Oh, pastry man, are you kidding? The price is out of the question! " The shopkeeper waved his hand.

"Boss, if you really want to sell it, give it a real price."

"20% off, minimum 20% off, such a beautiful jade cup is yours!"

20% off, that's 6 million RMB. Although it's a big leak for the value given by the power, 6 million people buy a small cup, and they still don't know when it's going to be, what's the use of it. In the eyes of ordinary people, only the unjust big one will buy it.

"Boss, the price you want is still too high. I don't think anyone will offer it at your price. I can offer 40% at most."

"40% off is not good. If it's 40% off, this cup will be in someone else's safe. If you really want it, 75% off!"

Wu Ke once heard a classmate say that the man who is serious is very handsome. At this time, she has such a feeling that Chu Chen is originally handsome. Now when bargaining with the shopkeeper, he has a kind of amazing inexplicable brilliance. Wu Ke's eyes are full of infatuation.

"60% off, minimum 60% off. If you still don't agree, sir, that's OK!" Finish saying, the boss showed a pair of don't want to talk about the appearance.

"If I add these three things, I'll buy them." Chu Chen pointed to the three antiques he had just selected on the table.

The boss said with a wry smile: "Sir, you are really good at bargaining, but I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. I'll count you 10000 for these three things, a total of 300000. Take them away if you want!"

Chu Chen pretended to ponder for a while, then agreed: "boss, can you swipe the card?"

See Chu Chen promise down, the boss can't help but smile, he nodded: "can!"

Next, the boss took out several beautiful boxes, put the things in, gave them to each other, and then sent them away.

The boss is still reluctant to sell the things he has collected for many years, but he can't do it for his son. Moreover, he can sell 300000, which is much higher than his expectation.

"Ah Chen, what is that cup made of?" After walking out of the shop, Wu Ke asked curiously.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "I don't know. In terms of handle and texture, it's similar to jade. Maybe it's also a kind of jade."

Wu Ke was surprised and said, "no, I thought you knew it. You are so bold. You spent 4.5 million on a cup made of unknown materials."

"I don't know what this cup is made of, but I know what this cup is!" With that, a mysterious smile appeared on Chu Chen's face.