After receiving Gu Ning's call, Cai Wenhong went out to welcome Gu Ning in person. He didn't think that there was anything wrong with Gu Ning's present within an hour.
Cai Wenhong thought so too, so he arranged for someone to bring the gifts here when Gu Ning went out. The distance wasn't very long, so it only took them half an hour to arrive. Gu Ning went out to pick them up.
To his surprise, Gu Ning brought the gifts here herself, so he thought that it was someone else.
Cai Wenhong went out to welcome Gu Ning inside.
"Miss Gu, I didn't expect that you would bring them here in person," Cai Wenhong said to Gu Ning politely.
"They're still shopping inside, so I arranged for someone to bring them here. I'll go outside to pick them up," Gu Ning said.
"Miss Gu, I heard from my master, Master Jiang, that you're the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store now, and you often have some good antiques. If you have any more good antiques, can you tell me? I'll go to Xiangyun Antique-store to have a look when I'm free?" Cai Wenhong asked.
Cai Wenhong didn't ask about the origin of Gu Ning's antiques, because some of them were clean, while others weren't. Although it was illegal to rob a tomb, nothing was absolute. It still depended on who the person was.
To put it bluntly, it depended on the person's background.
Gu Ning, for example, was Leng Shaoting's fiancée. Even if the government found out about it, they would turn a blind eye to it. As long as they didn't go too far, they would be punished by the government.
As for cultural relics, it was more strict when it came to them, but there were no rules when it came to antiques.
Speaking of that, it was necessary to talk about cultural relics and antiques.
Cultural relics were cultural relics, while antiques were antiques. They were different.
Cultural relics, as the name implied, were objects with cultural value. According to the current view of the academic community, they should refer to objects that were cast in the past and passed down to the present. For the current society, they had a certain value factor and a certain research relationship. They were cultural products passed down through history.
The range of cultural relics was very wide, including the ruins of various buildings, memorials of various eras, intangible cultural heritage, also known as cultural relics, unearthed ancient tombs, ancient construction tools and buildings, artificially excavated grottoes, artificially carved stone carvings, handicrafts of various dynasties or eras, various historical books, and cultural materials that had an impact on modern times.
Antiques can be understood in a literal sense. Antiques refer to things produced in previous eras. Ancient objects with the qualifications for appreciation and research value. Based on its relevant information, we can infer some of the conditions and characteristics of that era.
The biggest difference between antiques and cultural relics was that cultural relics were protected by the laws of the country. They were allowed to be privately held, but were not allowed to be sold. But for antiques, everyone could collect them, invest in them, or sell them.
"Sure! When I get a good item, I'll definitely inform Dean Cai. "Gu Ning replied. Cai Wenhong's visit was a free advertisement! Of course, she wouldn't turn him down.
"Oh, I have something to ask Dean Cai," Gu Ning said.
"What is it? Go ahead," Cai Wenhong said.
"When will there be a grand antique auction?" Gu Ning asked.
"The biggest antique auction in the capital every year is held in October, but it hasn't been decided yet. We still need to wait for about a month before we can make the decision. As long as it's related to antique auctions, famous antique stores will receive the invitation. Xiangyun Antique-store will receive the invitation every year, so I'm sure it will be the same this year. I'll have a look at the invitation letters when the time is set, and I'll send you the invitation letter in person, "Cai Wenhong said.
"Well, I have something that I want to auction. May I know the rules?" Gu Ning asked.
"Since it's a large-scale antique auction, the value of the auction items must be very high. They must be worth at least tens of millions of yuan. However, it's hard to say whether they're worth tens of millions of yuan. Because the number of auction items is limited, only 20 items will be auctioned. Therefore, only the top 20 items will be auctioned. Of course, if the top 20 items can't reach the bottom line, they won't be auctioned. In other words, even if the number of auction items is small, they won't be auctioned for items with low value, "Cai Wenhong said. He then asked, "May I know what Miss Gu wants to auction? How much is it worth?"
Cai Wenhong was eager to know. Since Gu Ning was willing to take out a Tang Sancai vase that was worth about 40 million yuan, she must have other more valuable items.
"The bronze chimes are worth hundreds of millions of yuan, but I'm afraid I can't show it to you for now. I'll let you have a look at it when it's time to verify it," Gu Ning said. She didn't make it very clear.
A complete set of bronze chimes was worth billions of yuan, but if it was only a small part of it, it would be worth less.
"Bronze chimes?" Worth hundreds of millions of yuan?
Hearing that, Cai Wenhong was shocked. He didn't expect Gu Ning to have such a valuable item!
Hearing Gu Ning's words, Cai Wenhong couldn't wait to see it. However, since Gu Ning said she couldn't show it to him for now, he could only suppress his desire.
"I'll let you know when the registration starts," Cai Wenhong said.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Cai," Gu Ning said.
"It's no trouble at all," Cai Wenhong said. Even if it was troublesome, it didn't matter.
As they chatted, Gu Ning and Cai Wenhong arrived at his office. Several old experts from the museum were already waiting for them.
Cai Wenhong asked them to appraise the vase not because he was worried that Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning would bring a fake one, but it was a rule. The antiques that came in had to be appraised by experts before they could be accepted. After all, the antiques weren't free.
When the box was placed on the table, several experts couldn't wait to surround it. It was a Tang Sancai vase, not an ordinary antique!
After the box was opened, they began to appraise it.
Soon, the result was out. It was real.
After signing a receipt certificate, Gu Ning left.
After leaving Cai Wenhong's office, Gu Ning called Leng Shaoting and asked him where they were.
They had just finished shopping and had just returned to the hall.
After Leng Shaoting told them where they were, Gu Ning went over.
They met in the hall.
"Is everything done?" Jing Yunyao asked. She naturally knew that Gu Ning had done it, but she still asked to show her concern.
"Yeah, it's done," Gu Ning said.
"Did you meet that person?" Gu Ning asked.
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