Chapter 373: Take a close-up look

Xu Tian nonchalantly rubbed the teacup with his fingers, listening to Jiang Yan indignantly expound on the value of this set of Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain and how much effort Gu Beicheng had made in the early stages.

It wasn't until the other party finished speaking, panting heavily, and grabbed a teacup to drink tea, that he said slowly: "I am the representative of the group this time, and I am the one who makes the decisions. I do not agree to buy this set of porcelain vases. If anyone has an opinion, they can pay in their own name."

"Xu Tian!" Jiang Yan threw the teacup onto the table in anger upon hearing this and pointed at him: "Don't go too far!"

Xu Tian said it nicely, paying in his own name, but who among the people present had this ability?

He had already explained the pros and cons to Xu Tian, and his throat was hoarse, but the other party remained unmoved and even used the title of person in charge to suppress him. Wasn't this just relying on Tang Bingyan's support to act recklessly while holding a feather as a command arrow?

Bai Lu had originally been worried that Xu Tian's qualifications weren't enough to suppress these old oil-slicked veterans, but now seeing Xu Tian make Jiang Yan so angry he was half-dead, she was also a bit surprised.

It's just that, in her view, this method was a bit too offensive...

Seeing Jiang Yan looking like he was about to have a heart attack from anger, the members of the Tang Group expert team next to him took turns coming to Xu Tian to persuade him to write a check and sign.

"Mr. Xu, such a big matter must absolutely not be treated as a joke!"

"If this task cannot be completed, although it won't hurt the group's foundation, it will affect future development, especially since this set of porcelain was specifically requested by the higher-ups. If we can't bid it back, how are we supposed to answer!"

"Moreover, if we miss this opportunity and let this treasure be snatched away by Yinghua Country or other countries, then our Tang Group will become the sinners of all Huaxia!"

"Mr. Xu, a long night brings many dreams; you'd better sign it quickly..."

"Look, Boss Chen is already angry. If he changes his mind and doesn't trade with us, then we will suffer a huge loss..."

These people were chattering and making Xu Tian's head ache. Just as he was about to emphasize again that he would absolutely not buy this set of porcelain vases, Chen Sanping opposite him suddenly made trouble, pointing at Xu Tian and scolding: "I said long ago that I don't want to do business with a wet-behind-the-ears kid like you!"

"I have already sold this precious Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain to you at cost price. Merchants from other countries offered prices several times higher, but I didn't agree out of respect for my many years of friendship with Mr. Gu. I still kept the porcelain vases for you, but now you suddenly go back on your word before the transaction. Are you treating this antique trade as a joke?"

Seeing Chen Sanping get angry, Jiang Yan and several experts couldn't care about arguing with Xu Tian and hurriedly turned to appease him.

"Boss Chen, please calm down. This kid doesn't understand anything, so it's inevitable that he will speak wildly. Give me a few more minutes, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer..."

"No need!" Chen Sanping snorted coldly and said with a gloomy face: "I never wanted to hand over this set of precious porcelain to a straw bag like him who knows nothing about antiques but likes to show off!"

"Now that he refuses to sign, then I will fulfill his wish and find another buyer. I believe this set of porcelain vases will definitely fetch a higher price at the auction this afternoon. You all leave now!"

"If you want to attend the auction this afternoon, come over. If you look down on the small-scale auction held by my Linglong Zhai, then give the few spots to others!"

Seeing Chen Sanping so angry, the staff member who had just moved the porcelain out looked at Xu Tian very angrily and said aggressively: "Mr. Xu, is it? I'm afraid you are a layman and don't understand the rules of the antique circle. Do you think Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain is in every shop?"

"I've been working in this line for seven or eight years, and this is the only set of complete Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain I've ever seen. If you miss it today, I'm afraid you won't be able to find a better treasure than this set even if you search through every antique shop in Pawa City..."

"Our Boss Chen only made an exception to trade with you privately out of consideration for the friendship with old customers. Otherwise, if he took this set of porcelain to the auction, he could have made tens of millions more!"

"Do you know how many people outside are inquiring about this set of porcelain right now, and even want to trade at a price twice as high? Now the opportunity is right in front of you, but you are picky and refuse to pay. If you miss the opportunity, it will be too late for you to regret it..."

Just then, a tall, thin, slightly hunched middle-aged man walked in from outside Linglong Zhai. As soon as the middle-aged man entered, he had a smile on his face; he was clearly an old oil-slicked veteran in the business world.

Seeing Chen Sanping's face was ugly and full of anger, he hurriedly walked over and asked: "Boss Chen, what kind of blind thing made you angry? Just tell me, and I will send someone to clean them up and vent your anger!"

Jiang Yan and those few experts stopped crusading against Xu Tian upon hearing this and turned to look at the person who came. After they saw clearly who it was, their faces all became even uglier.

"Oh no, why did Li Wancai come over?"

"He must be here for that set of Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain. Damn it, we already claimed to the outside world that the Tang family must get this set of porcelain vases. What is the point of him coming to Linglong Zhai now?"

"Hehe, I guess he heard that there was a change in the transaction, so he came here specifically," Jiang Yan sneered: "This old guy's speed is quite fast."

"No way, who told Boss Chen to have Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain in his hands this time? So many people want to get this treasure, but Xu Tian, this fool who doesn't know the value, actually doesn't even want the treasure that's already in his hands!"

"Li Wancai coming over now must have heard some rumors, guessing that Boss Chen doesn't want to trade with us, so he came specifically to intercept the deal!"

"This old fox is not easy to deal with. It looks like this set of porcelain vases is going to be snatched away by him!"

The expert team was anxious, complaining about Xu Tian's ignorance while racking their brains for countermeasures.

Finally, Jiang Yan took the initiative to walk over and probed calmly: "Boss Li, long time no see. The auction doesn't start until the afternoon; why did you come so early?"

After Li Wancai saw Jiang Yan, he first cupped his hands with a smile and then said: "I know the auction is in the afternoon, but I heard that Boss Chen is going to trade that set of precious Song dynasty blue-and-white porcelain with your Tang Group in the morning."

"Although I am also very interested in that set of porcelain, I wouldn't dare to intercept the Tang family no matter what, so I wanted to come over early and gain some knowledge while you are trading."

Li Wancai stole a glance at the large boxes containing the porcelain vases not far away as he spoke, and then said to Jiang Yan with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, have you already paid? Then can you let me take a close-up look at this priceless set of porcelain vases?" ===== CHAPTER 374 =====