"Fang Yi, if you have any good things in the future, let me show you first. The price I offer will definitely not be lower than that of Wu Tianbao..."

While eating, Hua Ziyi talked about Fang Yi's bargaining. Wang Song was worried when he heard this. He said that in addition to cultural relics, he also had antique business, and he happened to be in a competitive relationship with Wu Tianbao. So when he heard that the bronze candlestick was taken away by Wu Tianbao, Wang Song slapped his thigh in anger.

"Okay, Brother Wang, I will leave you whether you buy or sell in the future..." Fang Yi nodded with a smile and agreed. I believe that after Wang Song knew about this, he was afraid that after he finished this meal today, the matter of picking up bargains in Panjiayuan would spread throughout the capital.

Not to mention that Fang Yi and others talked about the bronze candlestick while eating, Wu Tianbao is now competing with the bronze candlestick. As soon as Fang Yi and the others left, Wu Tianbao called the Taiwan boss.

However, the boss had a dinner party in the evening and waited until after eight o'clock to arrive at Panjiayuan. Panjiayuan had already closed at this time. Wu Tianbao greeted the security guard and let the man come in.

"Boss Wu, what good thing has you received? I'm so anxious and angry that I'm going to come over?" An old man with white hair and hair and about sixty years old, accompanied by a burly middle-aged man, walked into Wu Tianbao's antique shop.

"Old Zheng, if it weren't for a good thing, I wouldn't dare to invite you rashly..." Wu Tianbao, who had been waiting at the door, quickly greeted him. His attitude was much more respectful than when he treated Hua Ziyi before, because the person in front of him was his food and clothing parents.

"Oh? Then I want to see it..." The old man raised his eyebrows, and a look of interest appeared in his eyes.

The old man's surname is Zheng, and his full name is Zheng Shanhe. He was born in the capital in the 1930s and spent his childhood in the capital. However, when Zheng Shanhe was eleven years old, he followed his elders to Taidao. This trip took more than half a century. It was not until recent years that Zheng Shanhe returned to the capital.

Zheng Shanhe's father was a famous history professor at Jingcheng University. He taught at Jingcheng University until before liberation. Zheng Shanhe's grandfather was a very famous antique businessman in the 1930s and 1940s. He opened a pawnshop in Dashilan and engaged in antique business.

It can be said that Zheng Shanhe has been dealing with antiques since he was born. It can be said that he has a family background. If it weren't for the different political stances of the Zheng family at that time, Zheng Shanhe would definitely have become one of the top cultural relics experts in China now.

After going to Taidao, Zheng Shanhe's father continued to teach at Taidao University. After studying abroad for a few years, Zheng Shanhe returned to Taiwan to inherit his grandfather's career and started a business related to antiques. However, in his words, he was in a cultural industry.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a cultural industry. With the relationship between his ancestors, Zheng Shanhe met many master-level figures. The master-level painters who lived on Taiwan at that time went abroad to hold art exhibitions, all of which were organized by Zheng Shanhe, and he had a good relationship with the world-renowned painter Picasso.

With these relationships, Zheng Shanhe's cultural company is getting bigger and bigger, and has opened several antique shops on Taiwan. As long as those high-ranking officials want to buy antiques, the first thing they think of would be Zheng Shanhe. By the mid-1980s, Zheng Shanhe was already a billionaire.

After making enough money, he gradually grew older. Zheng Shanhe's pursuit also changed slowly. He closed all his antique shops, opened a museum named after his grandfather on Taiwan, and spent huge amounts of money to acquire the lost antiques and cultural relics from all over the world.

Zheng Shanhe was very enthusiastic. The museums he built include calligraphy and painting halls, ceramic halls, cultural relics and miscellaneous halls, and bronze halls, which can be said to include all kinds of antiques.

Zheng Shanhe used to manage calligraphy and painting, so in this field, his museum collections are very rich, not only the works of great men from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, but also from modern masters. Even Picasso's paintings contain several paintings in the museum.

As for ceramics and antiques, Zheng Shanhe purchased a lot of lost cultural relics from abroad, some purchased from private hands and some sold at auctions. The prices of Chinese artworks rose in the 1980s and 1990s. It has to be said that Zheng Shanhe has made a contribution.

But Zheng Shanhe received very few bronzes in the category, because bronzes have always been important to the country. Even if they were lost abroad, most of them have become cultural relics in the collections of famous museums, and they are not something Zheng Shanhe can buy with money.

So to now, Zheng Shanhe’s bronze artifact museum on Taidao is the most shabby, with only some low-value objects. As a last resort, Zheng Shanhe could only use domestic cultural companies to purchase bronze artifacts, which is almost an open secret in the circle.

Zheng Shanhe is very cautious in doing things. Generally, people who have nothing to do with his company come forward to acquire it, and then find special channels to transport it to Tai Island. Except for the last thing that will appear in his museum, there will be no evidence of Zheng Shanhe's existence in the rest of the links.

However, the management of cultural relics in the category of bronze ware is also very strict in China. Zheng Shanhe has not received many good things in a few years. After someone introduced him to Wu Tianbao's channels, he only had a deal with Wu Tianbao.

"Boss Wu, I'm here today, just to see it. Other things have nothing to do with me..."

After he came to the store and sat down, Zheng Shanhe left himself clear of his first words. He was a legitimate businessman in the mainland. If he hadn't been in the capital and heard Wu Tianbao say that he had good things on his hands, Zheng Shanhe would not have come in person at all.

"That's right, that's right, I just received a handicraft today. I want to ask Mr. Zheng to give me a palm..."

Wu Tianbao laughed when he heard this. He knew Zheng Shanhe's habit of doing business. Even if he saw the goods himself, others would come to trade. Zheng Shanhe could come in person today, which has given him a lot of face.

"Oh? What's it?"

Zheng Shanhe drank the tea that Wu Tianbao had just made and asked, "He enjoyed this kind of environment of talking about things. In Zheng Shanhe's memory, when he was young, his grandfather seemed to be talking about business with others in such an antique shop."

Wu Tianbao lowered his voice a little and said, "It is a bronze candlestick with elephant heads from the Han Dynasty. It is very exquisitely made. It is an old object with orderly inheritance. And if I read it correctly, this thing should be from the palace. Ordinary wealthy families cannot enjoy this type of bronze ware..."

When Wu Tianbao introduced the bronze candlestick, a look of pride appeared on his face.

In fact, when Wu Tianbao first saw the bronze candlestick, he knew that this was not a so-called ancient Siamese thing at all. At that time, ancient Siamese was not much better than the primitive people who had just been enlightened, and there was no such exquisite bronze craftsmanship.

As for elephants, although they are relatively rare animals in China, in fact, elephants appeared in the palace during the Qin Dynasty. There were many handicrafts made in the Han Dynasty with the head of the elephant as the image. It is not surprising that bronze candlesticks with such shapes appeared.

The reason why Wu Tianbao killed this ancient Siam before was actually to lower the price. He did successfully mislead Hua Ziyi and Fang Yi, making them believe their words.

"Let's take a look first..."

Hearing Wu Tianbao's introduction, Zheng Shanhe said without hesitation. He had been dealing with antiques for a lifetime and had met countless antique merchants who boasted about the objects in his hands. However, after seeing the actual objects, Zheng Shanhe was often disappointed more than surprised.

"Okay, Mr. Zheng, please wait a moment, I'll get it here..."

Wu Tianbao nodded, greeted Zheng Shanhe, and walked into the inner room happily, opened the safe with the key, and took out the bronze candlestick that had just been put in the afternoon and wrapped in the newspaper.

"Mr. Zheng, it's this candlestick..."

When he arrived at the outside room, Wu Tianbao placed the objects in his hand on the coffee table in front of Zheng Shanhe. However, he did not help Zheng Shanhe unveil the newspaper, but wanted the other party to do it himself and then enjoy the wonderful mood when he saw the exquisite candlestick.

"Grandma, this thing costs him at least 400,000!"

When Zheng Shanhe opened the newspaper, Wu Tianbao had already had a graceful thought in his mind. In his opinion, if he could verify that the bronze candlestick was something of the Han royal family, it would definitely be considered a national second-level cultural relic, and the price would naturally increase several times.

"Old Zheng, how about it? Is this good thing?"

When Zheng Shanhe completely opened the newspaper, Wu Tianbao said proudly, because he was sitting on the side of Zheng Shanhe and was blocked by the newspaper, he did not see the bronze candlestick.

"Not bad? Boss Wu, are you kidding?"

Zheng Shanhe's voice paused, and then repeated what he had just said, "Boss Wu, this thing is the surprise you gave me? Are you sure you are not kidding me with the old man?" ——
Chapter completed!