gifted collector

Chapter 10

Qian Fang and Zhao Benhua glanced at each other, 100 million may not be a big deal to Zhou Yafang, but they could tell from his clothes that Fang Ming was relatively poor, and even so, he was still able to cope with the temptation of money and property. Remaining calm and free from temptation is not something ordinary people can do.

"Heh, let me say something. Whose finger is this? Miss Zhou and Fang Ming, you can go back and discuss it. Now that Zhuang Jie wants this finger, do you want to let it out?"

As soon as Zhuang Jie heard what Zhao Benhua said, he immediately said: "Yes! Mr. Zhao, you are so right. We can discuss the money later. I want this finger very much. How about selling it to me?"

Fang Ming looked at Zhou Yafang, nodded, and said, "Sister Yafang, you decide."

"Row."

Zhou Yafang turned to Zhuang Jie and said, "Boss Zhuang, I run a shop. Since you want this finger, I'm sure I'd be happy to sell it. Just now Mr. Zhao said that the value of this finger is between 80 and 120 million. Just 80, what do you think?"

Zhuang Jie didn't want to take advantage, but said: "120 million, it's settled like this. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to ask for it. If word spreads, my Lao Zhuang dare not go out to meet people."

"Well, I'm on Lao Zhuang's side on this point, although I'm very angry that he took the wrench away."

Zhong Yuan glared at Zhuang Jie, obviously very resentful for his insincere behavior just now.

Shaking her head, Zhou Yafang said: "Boss Zhuang, you have bought a lot of antiques, and you know the market very well. I think you also know that 120 million is a theoretically high price. If you don't go to auction or just meet someone you like , it will never be sold, on the contrary, the price of 80 yuan is more reasonable, you don’t want to take advantage of me, and I don’t want to take advantage of you.”

For a while, each other insisted on their respective views, but became stalemate instead.

"I see if this works, one step back for one million."

Fang Ming's proposal was immediately approved by Zhuang Jie, and he said with a smile: "Okay, just 100 million. If you have something good in the future, remember to let me know, and I will definitely be there!"

Zhong Yuan was not happy when he heard that, and said: "Old Zhuang, you are not authentic like this. I will leave this finger to you. Next time there is something good, it will be mine."

"Then this is not necessarily the case. It's like a beautiful woman. As the old saying goes, a fair lady is a gentleman, and this antique is the same. When it appears, you have to rely on your ability to fight for it!"

Zhuang Jie proudly put the wrench on his thumb, looked over and over again, this naturally made Zhong Yuan very angry, and regretted why he gave it to Zhuang Jie so readily, but it was too late now .

"Heh, stop bickering, you two, it's almost time, let's go out, there are quite a few people here tonight, they are all from the antique collection industry, let's chat together."

Zhao Benhua stood up with a smile, saw that Zhao Benhua had already walked forward, and Zhuang Jie and Zhong Yuan couldn't continue bickering, so they all went to the front hall of the villa together.

Walking to the front hall of the villa, Fang Ming found that there were more people coming, and among them was an acquaintance——Luo Shi.

"Miss Zhou, you are here."

Luo Shi was thinking about the wrench, so he had been looking for Zhou Yafang since he arrived at the villa. Now that he saw it, he would come over immediately. He had already decided to take the wrench even if he risked Zhou Yafang's suspicion.

"Luo Shi, if you have something to say, just talk about it."

Luo Shi came to his shop in the morning and aroused Zhou Yafang's suspicion, and now he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him. It would be weird if it wasn't weird.

"Oh, it's like this. You have a finger wrench in your store, don't you? A friend of mine has taken a fancy to it and wants to buy it. How much does it cost?"

Zhou Yafang showed a strange expression on her face. There was only one finger in her shop, and she had to sell the one to Zhuang Jie just now. Luo Shi wanted it now?

With a sudden movement in her heart, Zhou Yafang thought of a question. If it wasn't for Fang Ming, she would definitely not know the true value of the finger. Luo Shi's behavior is so strange. Did he already know the value of the finger? Just a jerk.

"Finger? Which finger?"

Zhou Yafang was deliberately pretending to be confused, and planned to try Luo Shi.

Fang Ming stood aside without making a sound, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He had already cleaned up all the antiques in the shop in the past few days, and he naturally knew that there was only one in the shop, which had been sold just now.

"It's the one on the top shelf of the innermost shelf."

How could Luo Shi think that there is only one finger in Avonzhai?And when he said Zhou Yafang like this, he immediately understood that the other party must have been eyeing him a long time ago, but unfortunately, he didn't know it before.

"That wrench? Sorry, I just sold it."

Luo Shi was stunned, and shouted: "I bought this thing first, how can you sell it to someone else?! You haven't asked my permission yet! Zhou Yafang, you are breaking the rules. "

"Did you buy it first? When did it happen?"

Zhou Yafang was surprised at this moment, as far as she could remember, Luo Shi had never gone to her store to buy anything, let alone wringing his fingers.

"Just this morning, after you left, I went to buy it."

After blurting out, Luo Shi's heart skipped a beat, and then he remembered that he was not the one who went to Zhou Yafang's store this morning.

Fang Ming frowned, and said to Zhou Yafang: "Sister Yafang, there was indeed someone who came to the store this morning to buy this finger ring, but it was not him, but another person, and he was only willing to offer 2000 yuan. I refused and said A minimum of 100 million, and then that person is gone."

Zhou Yafang's face sank. She has also been in the antique collecting business for several years. Why can't she figure out what's going on?

"Luo Shi, did you invite that person?"

"I...of course not!"

Luo Shi blushed, although he denied it, but felt guilty in his heart, and spoke irrationally and confidently.

Zhou Yafang didn't bother to talk to Luo Shi anymore, so she waved her hand and said, "Luo Shi, there's nothing to say about this matter. There are surveillance cameras in my shop, if you insist that I don't follow the rules, let's talk about it together." "Fang Ming, let's go."

Looking at the backs of Zhou Yafang and Fang Ming, Luo Shi blushed and turned pale, but he couldn't speak. He had set Zhou Yafang up for this matter, and he was the one to blame. How dare he speak up?
"You mean this finger puller, right? Sorry, Zhou Yafang bought it for me."

Just now when Zhou Yafang, Fang Ming and Luo Shi were talking, Zhuang Jie was beside him, and he understood what was going on when he heard it. He despised Luo Shi extremely in his heart, so he deliberately walked up to him and raised his hand.

Luo Shi wanted to be angry at first, but when he saw it was Zhuang Jie, he twitched a smile that was uglier than crying, "Mr. Zhuang, this me..."

But it was obvious that Zhuang Jie was not in the mood to listen to what Luo Shi had to say, and turned around and left the moment he opened his mouth.

It was late at night, and the Antique Street was very quiet. There was no one here when it was close to the early morning, and all the shops were closed.

Suddenly, the sound of a car's engine came from a distance, and then it stopped in front of a shop. Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang, who had just attended Zhao Benhua's party, came down from above.

Opening the door and lights, two people walked in.

Glancing at the two antiques on the table, Zhou Yafang suddenly remembered what Fang Ming said before to ask her to appraise again - one of the three was the sold finger ring, and the remaining two What about the pieces?

Could it be that he was blind too?

Zhou Yafang didn't want to believe such a thing, but since she had punched holes in her fingers, it was not surprising to punch holes in these two antiques.

Sitting down at the table, Zhou Yafang picked up one of the antiques and looked at it carefully. The more she looked at it, the more uncertain she became. In the end, she simply put the antique down and stopped studying it.

After rubbing Yintang, Zhou Yafang said to Fang Ming: "Fang Ming, how did you find out the value of these three antiques, especially the finger ring?"

"Luck, it's pure luck."

Fang Ming knew that Zhou Yafang would ask this question sooner or later, so he had already thought of the answer on the way back just now.

"I don't know why I felt that these three antiques were different when I held them in my hands, so I picked them out, but I didn't expect this to be the case."

It sounds "rascal" to attribute these things to luck, but no one can deny that luck does exist, so Zhou Yafang didn't know what to say when Fang Ming said this, other than rolling her eyes.

"Forget it, I won't talk to you about this. Let's talk about the 100 million."

As she spoke, Zhou Yafang took out a check from her pocket and gently placed it on the table.

Fang Ming smiled wryly, and said, "Sister Yafang, it's really inappropriate for me to take this money."

"Well, I understand that."

The key to this matter is not whether Fang Ming is an employee hired by himself, but that the finger was found in his shop. Under such circumstances, how could he be willing to take such a sum of money.

"But it is undeniable that this money has a very direct relationship with you - without you, I would not have noticed this finger, especially if it is very likely that Luo Shi will buy it."

Zhou Yafang knew that if this kind of thing really happened, she would probably go crazy with anger, and was picked up by a fellow who was also in the small antique street, how could she hold her head up in the future?This is what scares her the most.

"I've made up my mind, we'll split the money, you'll be seven and I'll be three."

"Sister Avon, this...I..."

Zhou Yafang interrupted Fang Ming before he finished speaking, and said, "This matter is settled like this, otherwise I wouldn't dare to let you work in the store anymore."

Fang Ming frowned, spread his hands, and said, "Okay, I agree, how could people who don't know think that we are sharing money?"

Zhou Yafang also laughed, and said: "Even so, I have already taken advantage of you. But Fang Ming, I want to remind you that you must not think that you are very powerful because of this, especially don't think about it all day long. Pick up leaks."

Of course Fang Ming understood that Zhou Yafang was doing it for his own good, so he immediately nodded seriously and said, "Sister Yafang, don't worry, I just got lucky this time."

After a pause, Fang Ming laughed again, and said, "Besides, I have never seen so much money in my life, and I will definitely spend it sparingly."

"I don't care about this. Give me your card number, and I will transfer it to you tomorrow."

After Zhou Yafang finished speaking, she left. Fang Ming was the only one left in the Yafang Zhai. It was already very late, but Fang Ming didn't feel sleepy at all!

(End of this chapter)