Chapter 88 Nie Zhan
Secretary Wang extended his hand to Lu Jiaxin and asked in Mandarin with a Hong Kong accent: "Hello, Miss Lu, I am Wang Yadan, Mr. Nie's chief secretary."
Lu Jiaxin stood up and shook hands with her and introduced herself: "My name is Lu Jiaxin, and my father is Lu Hongjun, the general manager of Sijiucheng Department Store."
Secretary Wang didn't expect her to introduce herself, but this was exactly what she wanted: "Miss Lu, I heard from Manager Chen that you have an ancient painting by a famous artist. I wonder if you can show it to me now."
Originally, she came to sell paintings, and the buyer wanted to see whether it was reasonable.
Lu Jiaxin took out the painting and carefully spread it out, saying, "We asked Professor Zhang from Pengcheng to identify it. It was made by Wang Zhenpeng, the first person in the Yuan Dynasty."
"What?"
Lu Jiaxin smiled and explained, "Jiehua is a very distinctive category of Chinese painting. It uses a ruler to draw lines when painting, so it is called Jiehua."
The painting was spread out, and Secretary Wang saw that there was only an old man in the painting. The old man was holding a cane in his left hand and a big peach in his right hand. He was riding a long-horned deer and a crane was flying above his head.
Lu Jiaxin thought that she should not understand Chinese history, so she pointed to the white-bearded old man in the painting and said, "This is Nanji Xianweng, an immortal in our ancient Chinese mythology. He is the longest-lived god in the world and is in charge of life and fortune."
Wang Yadan's eyes lit up when he heard it. This immortal is in charge of life and fortune. He holds a longevity peach to congratulate people on their birthdays to send longevity and fortune. Mr. Nie has traditional ideas and likes old-fashioned things. Next year, the old man will celebrate his 60th birthday, so this gift from his boss is just right.
Lu Jiaxin saw a flash of joy in her eyes, but she caught it quickly.
Wang Yadan asked, "Miss Lu, how much do you plan to sell this painting for?"
"One hundred thousand green coins." Lu Jiaxin said. The country is short of foreign exchange now, so she tried every possible way to earn foreign exchange. If the transaction is in green coins, it will be much easier for her to buy raw materials for processing later.
Manager Chen's eyes almost popped out. One hundred thousand green coins, this girl is really bold to ask for a price! As far as he knows, the most expensive painting sold in the country is only more than 20,000 green coins.
Gu Wenfeng is very calm. Selling things is just asking for a high price and paying it back on the spot. Think about the antique market, where a thousand-yuan item is bargained down to ten yuan.
Wang Yadan took in the reactions of the two people, and she smiled and said, "Miss Lu, I am here to buy sincerely. If you ask for such a high price, we can't continue the discussion."
Lu Jiaxin asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?"
Secretary Wang directly said 10,000 green coins, which is one tenth of Lu Jiaxin's offer.
Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything else and rolled up the painting. 10,000 green coins, according to the current exchange rate, is only 20,000 yuan. It's a lot for ordinary people, but she won't sell it. It's better to keep this money and sell it in a few decades!
Manager Chen is a smart man. After Secretary Wang heard the offer, he immediately turned around and left, knowing that she still wanted to buy it. He stepped forward and took Lu Jiaxin's arm and said, "Miss Lu, what is your psychological price?"
Lu Jiaxin said, "One hundred thousand green coins, not a penny less. Mr. Nie doesn't want it, I will find other buyers, I believe I can meet someone who knows the goods."
Secretary Wang couldn't buy it at this price. She also learned about the consumption level in the mainland these days. One hundred thousand green coins is an astronomical figure for people here.
Manager Chen felt that Lu Jiaxin's request was too high, so after Secretary Wang left, he told Gu Wenfeng that he could not help. She wanted such a high price, which was clearly a way to kill Master Nie. If he had known that this girl was so greedy, he would not have been the middleman.
Gu Wenfeng felt that Secretary Wang's bargaining was too fierce, but he could not tell Manager Chen this. After sending her out, he lowered his voice and said, "Brother, I'm really sorry. This girl is stubborn. I will talk to her."
Manager Chen knew that he was not to blame for this, but his mood was affected and his attitude was not as good as before.
Returning to the room, Gu Wenfeng said, "Jiaxin, 100,000 green coins are too expensive. Master Nie can't buy it."
Lu Jiaxin leaned back in the chair and said softly, "100,000 green coins is a high price, but I'm asking for it, but I can bargain. But the bargaining down to 10,000 is clearly because I don't understand the price of antiques even though I'm young. You can't give in to such people, otherwise they will decide the price."
Things have already happened, and there is no point in blaming them. Gu Wenfeng said, "We have to find another buyer. Jiaxin, the father and son of the Su family are back from Gangcheng, we can visit them tomorrow."
Lu Jiaxin yawned: "I'm sleepy, let's discuss this tomorrow."
Secretary Wang went back and reported the matter to Nie Zhan: "Boss, the bid is too high. If she is willing to lower the price, it is still worth getting."
Nie Zhan has been studying abroad and only came back last year. He knows very little about the traditional culture of China. However, after listening to what Secretary Wang said, he thought Lu Jiaxin was very interesting: "Have you heard of this Nanji Xianweng?"
Secretary Wang shook his head. Although she is from Gangcheng, she went to Britain to study in middle school and did not know much about the traditional culture of the flower-growing family. She made up a lot of knowledge before coming here, but it was mainly folk customs and regulations.
Nie Zhan took off his glasses and said, "This girl should have inquired about the situation of the Nie family and knew what grandpa liked. But the price is too high, 50,000 green coins can get it."
Secretary Wang thought 50,000 green coins were too high, at most 20,000.
Nie Zhan smiled and said, "Fifty thousand green coins is equivalent to more than three hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars. If it is really the authentic work of the best boundary painter of the Yuan Dynasty as she said, then it is not a loss."
His friend received a painting from the Qing Dynasty a few days ago, which cost more than 600,000 yuan. Relatively speaking, 300,000 yuan is not expensive. Of course, Secretary Wang understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.
The next day, Lu Jiaxin was washing up when Gu Wenfeng knocked on the door and came in. He immediately closed the door after entering, and said excitedly: "Manager Chen came to me just now and said that Secretary Wang wanted to talk to us again. When do you think it would be a good time?"
Yesterday, Secretary Wang left without looking back. He thought the matter was over, and was still thinking about who to ask for help at night! Unexpectedly, Secretary Wang changed his attitude.
"After breakfast." Lu Jiaxin said. The world is big, but eating is the most important. It's not good for her to talk about business on an empty stomach.
As she spoke, she picked up the Pechoin from the table, twisted it open, dug a little and applied it on her face. She is fifteen years old now, just the age of flowers. There is no need to use cosmetics, just some moisturizing skin care products.
Seeing her calm expression, Gu Wenfeng asked curiously, "Why are you so sure that Master Nie will pay such a high price for our paintings?"
Lu Jiaxin looked in the mirror and found that her forehead was still a little uneven. She patted her forehead and said, "Brother Gu, 100,000 green coins is an astronomical figure for us. It is not enough for rich people like them to buy luxury goods. Jewelry and luxury cars can easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions. Our paintings can appreciate in value if we buy them back."