Chapter 112: Meeting Old Xu
When he walked to the door of the succulent shop, Qi Jinxuan smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, since your car is right at the door, then let's drive your car. You should be familiar with the road to Shengjing Antiques City."
"Shengjing Antique City, Brother Qi, I don't seem to be an antique." Zhou Yu felt that the pink coral I got from Xiaopang should be within the scope of jewelry, so I should go to the jewelry store.
"Haha, antiques are also called works of art. Your coral is also a work of art. For the evaluation of this kind of thing, some people in the antique city are more professional than jewelry stores. Now most of the appraisers of jewelry stores are people in the antique shop." Qi Jinxuan immediately laughed and said.
Zhou Yu nodded. His understanding of antiques was limited to the treasure hunting programs on TV. Under normal circumstances, he didn't pay much attention to it.
He has visited this Shengjing Antiques City located in Jingcheng occasionally. It is decorated in a very simple and artistic way, and has become a cultural and tourist landmark of Jingcheng.
When he was heading to the antique city, Qi Jinxuan sat in the car and used his mobile phone to deposit some of the money for the past stuff into Zhou Yu's account. The 250,000 yuan for Xianwei Fruit Powder and 30,000 yuan for five cans of honey, totaling 280,000 yuan.
The things bought for this 280,000 yuan brought him not only benefits, but also fame and recognition from his family elders.
When he arrived at Shengjing Antiques City, Zhou Yu parked his car in a nearby parking lot. He walked into the Antiques City with a box containing pink coral under Qi Jinxuan's leadership.
Shengjing Antiques City, the goal it was set at the beginning was not just an antique trading place, but also had the significance of cultural tourism.
The tall archway is written with five big characters from Shengjing Antique City, which are written by the governor of Canghai Province when the antique city was completed. Now, the governor with the inscription has entered the ranks of the power center, and invisibly, it has added the reputation of the antique city.
Zhou Yu followed Qi Jinxuan and walked all the way in the antique city. Most of them were separate shops. Located in the center of the antique city, there was a three-story antique mall with shops inside.
However, in the eyes of many people, walking around the antique city while watching the antiques in shops is more interesting than going to the mall hall.
The antique city in a building is at best just an antique mall, and now the separate shops in the city form a real antique city.
While walking, Zhou Yu looked at the interesting things on the street stalls or outside the shops curiously. From time to time, he could also hear some strange slogans spoken by people who set up street stalls.
Qi Jinxuan took him to a shop with a two-story building near the center of the Antique City. Whether it is the Antique Mall or the individual shops outside, they are all built in ancient style and are antique.
The name of this antique shop is very simple and straightforward, but it can make people remember it deeply. It is called Wanbaozhai, which brings together Wanbao in a store.
"Let's go, it's this antique shop. I'll take you in and find a master to identify it." Qi Jinxuan smiled and took Zhou Yu into the shop.
After coming to the antique shop, an older person came up and said, "Two, I want to ask, hey, it turns out to be Mr. Qi, I haven't seen you for a while." From this person's words, we can see that Qi Jinxuan has been visiting this antique shop many times before.
"Haha, Uncle Bao, see what you said, by the way, is Uncle Wenshan in the store? I'll look for him to see something." Qi Jinxuan waved his hand and smiled, then asked.
"Oh, look at things. Wenshan is in the store, but now he is chatting with Mr. Xu upstairs. You guys wait a moment, I'll go up and talk to him." Uncle Bao looked at Zhou Yu next to him and said with a smile.
Qi Jinxuan's eyes lit up, "Ah, Mr. Xu is also on it, why don't we wait for a while?"
"It's okay, I'm just chatting with Mr. Xu, and it can't delay normal things. I'll go up and say." Uncle Bao shook his head and said without caring too much.
"Okay, thank you Uncle Bao." Qi Jinxuan hurriedly thanked him. Uncle Bao waved his hand and smiled, and walked upstairs.
Looking back, looking at Zhou Yu who was looking at the shop beside him, Qi Jinxuan smiled and introduced: "My father is friends with the shopkeeper of this shop. I have nothing to do and come to him to buy some things. If we can go up later, please pay attention. Mr. Xu, whom Uncle Bao just mentioned, is a famous figure in the antique industry. He has many antique shops and an auction house. Our current Wanbaozhai is also his industry."
Zhou Yu nodded slowly. He often heard that the water in the antique shop was very deep, but corresponding to the depth of the water, if there was real material, it would be like a fish in water here.
Soon, the uncle Bao walked down from the upper floor and waved to Qi Jinxuan with a smile, "Jinxuan, go up, Wenshan is waiting for you above. Pay attention to not making too loud noises when going up."
"Thank you, Uncle Bao, Xiaoyu, let's go." Qi Jinxuan thanked again and took Zhou Yu to the second floor together.
There are also some antiques on the second floor, but looking at the entire layout, it is more elegant than on the first floor. I believe that the second floor should be all the fine antiques on the second floor.
Under the guidance of a staff member above, they came to a hollowed-decorated private room next to them. From the outside, you can see three people inside drinking tea and talking.
One of the old men sat in the first place, and the other two were separated. Due to the obstruction of some things, people could not see it very clearly, but Zhou Yu felt that the old man looked familiar.
After arriving at the door, the staff member whispered outside the door: "Old Xu, the shopkeeper, Qi Jinxuan is here."
The old man sitting in the first place smiled and nodded, "That boy from the Qi family, let him in quickly and see what treasures he can take for us to see."
After receiving the old man's instructions, the staff invited Qi Jinxuan and Zhou Yu who were standing beside him.
"Jinxuan, Mr. Xu is here today. What you bring cannot disappoint us. Let me introduce to us the little friend next to you." After Qi Jinxuan today, the middle-aged man sitting on the left said with a smile, and finally turned his attention to Zhou Yu.
I guess what Qi Jinxuan wants to use for them to identify is the young man next to him.
Qi Jinxuan nodded immediately and moved to the side. When he was about to introduce Zhou Yu, the old man in charge showed a strange look on his face and said with a big smile: "Haha, Xiao Zhou, it turned out to be you, I didn't expect to meet you here."
When Zhou Yu heard the old man's words, he also smiled. He had already made a sure guess when he heard the old man letting them in just now, "Mr. Xu, you are so happy, I didn't expect to meet you."
Mr. Xu, who was sitting first, met by Mr. Tan, and Xu Minghua, who bought three bottles of honey.
When he was with Mr. Tan, Zhou Yu felt that this old man was very demeanor. In addition, he knew that he was not an ordinary person. He didn't expect that he would be a famous figure in the antique industry. No wonder he felt some elegance from him.
The middle-aged man on the left immediately smiled, "Old Xu, you know this little friend, it's a coincidence."
"Haha, I have known Xiao Zhou for a short time. He is an interesting young man. Let me introduce myself to you." Xu Minghua laughed happily, then said to Zhou Yu, without telling the details of his encounter with Zhou Yu.
When we met because of honey, judging from some of Zhou Yu's actions, he thought this young man was very interesting, and when facing others, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and was free to restrain himself. He was by no means a simple person.
Zhou Yu nodded gently, thanked Xu Minghua for his praise, and then introduced his name to the people present. As for more specific things, he did not say much, but mentioned that he was starting a business in his hometown.
Seeing this scene, Qi Jinxuan showed a hint of surprise. He never expected that Zhou Yu would meet Mr. Xu. Although he had known each other for a long time, his attitude was obviously different from others and was very friendly.
He originally felt that he had seen a little bit of Zhou Yu, but now it seems that it is just his own imagination.
"It turns out it's Xiaoyou Zhou, so young and promising. I am Lu Wenshan, the shopkeeper of this antique shop. The next one is Su Xiuping, a calligrapher and painter. Since you know Mr. Xu, you are not an outsider. Just call us uncles."
The middle-aged man sitting on the left, after listening to Zhou Yu's introduction, nodded with a smile, and roughly introduced himself and the middle-aged man opposite him.
Although Zhou Yu did not say a specific career, from the attitude of Mr. Xu next to him, it can be seen that this young man is not that simple.
After Zhou Yu thanked him, he greeted Lu Wenshan and Su Xiuping.
"Old Xu, I didn't expect that you and Xiaoyu met you. It was a coincidence that I brought him to identify things." At this time, Qi Jinxuan spoke in surprise.
Mr. Xu laughed, "Sometimes things in the world are so coincidental. Xiao Zhou didn't know that I was from the antique industry before. Okay, you two will sit down first."
Chapter completed!