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"Mr. Ye, we would like to ask you for a favor tomorrow. Is it convenient for you?
He Zhijun on the other end smiled bitterly.
"Help? What kind of help?" Ye Chen was confused.
"It's like this, Mr. Ye, there will be an antique exchange tomorrow. Although it is an exchange, transactions are also allowed. We want you to help look after it, because there are many things in this exchange that have complicated historical origins. For the sake of safety, we want you to come over so that we can have an extra eye for it!" He Zhijun
"Don't you have a lot of treasure appraisers under your Wuji Group? Why are you looking for me?" Ye Chen was confused.
"Mr. Ye!
Just then, someone changed on the other end of the call.
A deep middle-aged voice.
"You again?" Ye Chen was stunned.
"Mr. Ye, I am Dong Qian, the chairman of Wuji Group. I really owe you a lot for what happened last time! If you hadn't brought those three items back to Wuji Group to reveal the secret, it would have been a fatal blow to the reputation and authority of Wuji Group. So I am really grateful, very grateful!
Dong Qian of Wuji Group sighed with a tone of relief. Then he went straight to the point, "This time, I, Dong, shamelessly ask Mr. Ye to help us. Although the treasure appraisers in Wuji Group are absolute experts in their fields, they themselves have said that they are inferior to Mr. Ye! So I wonder if Mr. Ye can help Wuji Group with this?"
Unexpectedly, even Dong Qian, the chairman of Wuji Group, showed up.
This made Ye Chen stunned.
What on earth could make the Wuji Group pay so much attention to it? Suddenly, he couldn't help but become curious.
In the second half of his previous life, he was extremely obsessed with antiques. At least he set up a special antique collection room, which was full of antiques worth tens of millions. When he realized that he didn't have much time left, he took all the antiques out for charity auctions or handed them over to museums.
This obsession with antiques and decades of exploration and research have earned him the title of a master in the antique world. Even many treasure appraisers dare not mention their achievements in front of him.
So in his previous life, he had handled countless antiques, and he had attended many antique exchanges as an antique expert.
However, he had never heard of the exchange meeting that Dong Qian was talking about. After all, it was impossible for any news about an antique exchange meeting of this nature to leak out.
However, this did not prevent Ye Chen from becoming interested.
He wanted to see what kind of things were in this antique exchange, and most importantly, to see if he could pick up any bargains.
Just when Ye Chen was about to respond.
Dong Qian, who hadn't heard Ye Chen's words for a long time, thought that the other party was going to reject him.
He immediately said, "Mr. Ye, we will definitely not treat you unfairly if we ask you for help! We know you are definitely not short of money, but to express our sincerity, 20 million, our Wuji Group will give you 20 million as a reward for escorting us, just think of it as troubling you to come over and give us a look!"
It has to be said that the Wuji Group has perfectly interpreted the meaning of being wealthy and powerful.
Twenty million for the cost of the review is undoubtedly a price that cannot be crazier.
However, this also indirectly reflects the importance of this antique exchange meeting to Wuji Group.
"Mr. Dong, can I ask what exactly is available at this antique exchange?" Ye Chen asked seriously.
"Mr. Ye, this... we don't know. It's called an antique exchange, but it's actually an antique exhibition. People from all over the world come here to trade their collections. At every antique exchange, there will be some very important things, but every time, someone will be fooled!"
After a pause, Dong Qian continued, "Mr. Ye, let me exaggerate a little. Wuji Group is not short of money. Even if we are really fooled, we can afford to lose and pay. But we can afford to pay money, but we can't afford to lose face. I believe you also know what the Wuji Group's signboard means in the industry. Once fooled, the price is hard to bear. And it is said that some extremely good things will appear in this antique exchange, so I want to trouble you to escort us!"
Dong Qian had something else to say, which was that once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of reins for ten years.
The treasure appraisal team, which had never made mistakes in the past, now made him feel unsure.
The antiques involved in this antique exchange are likely to be extremely heavyweight, and it would not be surprising that they are even rare. Therefore, he believes that he must ask Ye Chen to come out and escort him to feel at ease.
"Since Mr. Dong has said so much, and I am grateful that Mr. Dong thinks highly of me, I can agree to Mr. Dong's request. However, there are two points. I am only responsible for helping you to identify the items you like! Secondly, if I make a mistake in my selection, I will not be responsible at all!" Ye Chen said bluntly.
"No problem, if even Mr. Ye has made a mistake, then I will admit it too!"
After getting Ye Chen's promise, Dong Qian was immediately delighted. As for the two points Ye Chen mentioned, that was perfectly normal.
"Okay, time and place!" Ye Chen said.
"Mr. Ye, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, on the 19th floor of the Triumph Hotel!" Dong Qian said.
"Well, sure, I'll be there then!
Amid Dong Qian's hearty laughter.
Ye Chen hung up the phone.
At this time, in the chairman's office of Wuji Group.
Dong Qian put down his phone.
However, He Zhijun, the general manager in charge of Wuji Group's affairs, frowned.
"Chairman, tomorrow's antique exchange meeting is led by the Fusu Group, and the Fusu Group has always regarded our Wuji Group as its number one rival. This time they took the initiative to send us an invitation letter, which clearly shows that there is something fishy going on. They can't be so kind. What if this is a trap they set for us on purpose? Then aren't we taking the initiative to fall into it?"
General Manager He Zhijun said.
"You're right, but you only said half of it! There is no doubt that the Fusu Group has always regarded us as its number one rival. As long as they can bring down the reputation of the Wuji Group, the Fusu Group will be the only dominant force in the future. So just as you said, the antique exchange meeting led by the Fusu Group would not be so kind as to actively invite us to participate. This is enough to show that this is a trap, a trap that they want us to fall into!" Dong Qian shook his head solemnly.
"Then what about you, Chairman?"
He Zhijun was very puzzled.
What do you call this? Knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, is it okay to go there?
"Fusu Group has never been in Jiangzhou, whether it is its headquarters or its base, but they held the antique exchange fair in Jiangzhou. This is a provocation, a naked provocation to us, and it forces us to accept it! If our Wuji Group refuses to participate, you can imagine what rumors will follow. In this case, our Wuji Group must join in!
Dong Qian said, "As long as we don't get fooled, Fusu Group will continue to be suppressed by us! Therefore, we must not only participate, but also... make a big move!
"But Wan-..."
He waved his hand to interrupt He Zhijun.
Dong Qian stood up from the big chair.
"There's no such thing as a miracle. Didn't you make that Ye Chen sound so amazing? Didn't even our treasure appraisers, who were paid tens of millions a year, feel ashamed of him? If they really make a fool of us, then we'll just have to admit it! On the contrary, if we can gain something, then it will be Fusu Group making wedding clothes for us. By then, it will be Fusu Group that will be used as a joke after dinner!"
Yet He Zhijun was still worried.
He originally wanted to refuse to participate, even accepting the rumors was better than falling down.
But in the face of the chairman's determination, he still didn't dare to express his own views.
"Okay, that's it. I have to fly to Europe tonight, so I can't go to the antique exchange meeting tomorrow. Just help me explain to that guy named Ye Chen when the time comes!" Dong Qian said again.
"Yes, Chairman!"