Chapter 123 Really! Forty-Six Million! (Subscribe Please!)
Yueming Tea House.
After Mr. Li talked to Liu Qing on the phone, he had an idea in mind, and then he strode back to the private room with great energy:
"Mr. Lin, Director Xiao Zhang, I've been waiting for a long time."
"No problem, no problem." Lin Chuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Today we are bothering Mr. Li, and it's only right that you wait for a while."
"Mr. Lin is being polite."
Mr. Li sat down and laughed.
Lin Chuan took a sip of tea, and then handed the "Fengtian one tael" to Mr. Li again: "Mr. Li, I've just checked the stove, hairpin, and fan, and there's only this coin left."
Mr. Li took the coin, first looked up at Lin Chuan and the little landlady, and then his eyes fell on the coin that made him tremble again.
He frowned slightly at first, and briefly explained the origin of the coin.
Then, he began to analyze the appearance:
"Mr. Lin, look at its color. The edge is silver-gray and black, which is the result of silver oxidation, and the color in the middle is brighter and brighter, and it looks smooth and flat. It is a rare fine product among coins!"
"So, it is a genuine product?"
Lin Chuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Ah..."
Mr. Li sighed and shook his head, "Mr. Lin, you don't know that this 'Fengtian One Liang' coin is a sample coin minted in 1903. There is only one in the world. It is now on public display in the Hongxi Art Museum, so the ones circulating in the market are all fake."
Lin Chuan showed his acting skills, his face quickly became lonely, and he was a little unwilling: "Mr. Li, take a closer look. Since it is a sample coin, will there be a second one when it is minted?"
"There is currently no information to prove that there is a second 'Fengtian One Liang'." Mr. Lin shook his head, "The one in your hand is a top-notch imitation."
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for bothering me today."
Lin Chuan sighed, took the coin back, and drank a sip of tea by himself. The unwillingness and resentment on his face were intertwined. He patted the landlady's hand and prepared to get up and leave.
"Mr. Lin."
Mr. Li called Lin Chuan.
"Mr. Li, what can I do for you?" Lin Chuan said with a smile.
"Excuse me, how much did you pay for the 'Fengtian One Liang' just now?" Mr. Li asked.
Lin Chuan held the coin and replied with some shame: "One hundred and twenty thousand."
Hiss!
Mr. Li took a breath and then said: "Mr. Lin, I have a friend who is keen on collecting these coins. If Lin Chuan wants to stop the loss, would you be willing to sell it for twenty thousand?"
"Twenty thousand?" Lin Chuan was stunned.
"Yes, just treat it as making friends." Mr. Li smiled.
Lin Chuan held the coin, looked at it again, and shook his head: "Mr. Li, this is the first item I have recovered for a large amount of money. I was fooled, so I want to keep it for myself and treat it as a lesson."
"Does Mr. Lin have an ideal price in mind?" Mr. Li asked tentatively.
Anyone who has negotiated a price knows that the reason given by the other party for rejection is that the price is not in place.
You have to pay more!
Lin Chuan's mouth corners slightly raised, and he smiled self-deprecatingly: "Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Mr. Lin. When I bought this coin, I compared it with the picture of 'Fengtian Yiliang' for a long time before I confirmed it. I thought it would be worth at least tens of millions. Now I'm so embarrassed."
Mr. Li's mouth corners twitched, thinking, you really dare to think!
You want to make tens of millions by comparing with photos, but damn, you really got it!
Mr. Li thought about it and smiled: "Antiques, antiques, just a word 'play', there are not many people who play as boldly as Mr. Lin."
"I'm showing off my skills in front of an expert." Lin Chuan smiled.
Mr. Li thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Lin, I can't be considered a master in the antique circle. I can only say that I have a glimpse of the way in treasure appraisal. The coin just now may not be accurate. I will take a few photos of this coin, and then specially ask a few master friends to check it. What do you think?"
"This..."
Lin Chuan hesitated.
At this time, the landlady said, "Chairman, if those masters identify it as authentic, then we can make a lot of money!"
"Yes, that's right!" Mr. Li laughed and hurriedly continued.
"Okay!"
Lin Chuan looked up at Mr. Li, and smiled at Liu Qing's helper.
Mr. Li took the photo very carefully, not missing any details.
He even brought a precise ruler and weighing machine to record the diameter and weight of the coin.
After doing all this, Mr. Li still felt a little pity, because he couldn't take the coin directly for identification.
"Mr. Li, take care."
Lin Chuan smiled. He would keep the coin in his hand. It was the most important bait in this game.
It was noon when he walked out of Yueming Tea House.
In the streets, the noon sun was like golden sand, falling on the stone slabs and bricks, and through the gaps in the leaves, it fell on the ground, forming mottled light and shadow. The breeze blew, the leaves rustled, bringing a hint of coolness. In the corner, a few kittens lay lazily in the sun and took a nap.
"Chairman, will they really believe that this coin is the 'Fengtian One Liang'?" The little landlady frowned, a little curious.
"Of course."
Lin Chuan smiled, showing a touch of confidence on his face, and his pretty face seemed a little dazzling in the sun.
"More than 40 million, are they so easy to take the bait?" The little landlady naturally took Lin Chuan's arm and asked.
"In the antique circle and the gambling stone circle, getting rich is just a matter of days, and so is bankruptcy."
Lin Chuan rubbed the landlady's hair and said first.
Now, the scam has been done.
Liu Qing and Mr. Li have also entered.
As long as they take the photo of this 'Fengtian One Liang' coin to be identified, they will not be able to get away at that time.
Even if they guessed that it might be a scam, they could not resist such temptation.
Lin Chuan has seen too many such people in the virtual world of 'fraud salesmen' and 'antique counterfeiting'.
They are not without IQ.
On the contrary, they are shrewd and calculating.
But when huge benefits appear, they will do whatever they want.
- For 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged.
And the 'Fengtian One Liang' that Lin Chuan forged is enough to be mistaken for the real thing in front of the master.
"Chairman, I remember you said last time that Liu Qing might be related to the factory area. How can the antique circle be linked to the factory area?" The little landlady pursed her lips, not understanding the details.
Lin Chuan asked back: "Why can't it be linked?"
"I don't understand." The little landlady shook her head.
Lin Chuan looked around and confirmed that there was no one, then explained: "The factory area in Myanmar, such as the fifteen fraudsters I caught last time, most of them were engaged in telecommunications fraud, and the money obtained from fraud is not clean and cannot be circulated directly on the market, so they need to launder money."
"Money laundering?"
The little landlady frowned.
Lin Chuan nodded and continued: "There are many ways to launder money, such as jewelry transactions, stock price increases, antique auctions, etc. A large factory area, its structure is not only the thousand doors and eight generals in the factory area that we know about, but also the various gangs active outside. This is a complete industrial chain."
The little landlady nodded as if she understood.
"So, what we are facing now may not only be Liu Qing, but a large-scale fraud force." Lin Chuan stopped and looked at the landlady.
"Do you want to call the police?" the landlady asked.
"We don't have any evidence yet, so it's hard to track down."
Lin Chuan shook his head.
"Is that dangerous?" The landlady pouted.
"Yeah."
Lin Chuan reminded, "It's very dangerous, you have to be careful, don't be alone."
"Chairman..."
"What's wrong?"
"But I sleep alone." The landlady pursed her lips and looked up at Lin Chuan, with a smile on her lips, and a ray of light in her eyes as bright as autumn water.
Lin Chuan immediately covered his front with both hands: "Help, a female college student is raping me!"
"Humph!"
The landlady pouted.
Lin Chuan tapped the landlady's forehead and smiled, "Let's go, have lunch first."
"What about the coin?"
"We'll find a treasure appraiser later. In the afternoon or evening, Mr. Li and his team will take the initiative to find us." Lin Chuan smiled.
…
On the other side.
After leaving Yueming Tea House, Mr. Li immediately drove his BMW x5 to meet Liu Qing as quickly as possible.
A tea house in a street alley.
The shop is not big, with antique decorations, and several pots of green plants around it, lit with sandalwood, which looks hidden and quaint.
Mr. Li looked around, then walked into the tea house quickly and pushed open the wooden door of a private room.
"Sister Liu."
The person sitting in the private room was Liu Qing.
"Did you bring Fengtian Yiliang?"
Liu Qing was wearing a cheongsam and sitting elegantly. When she looked up and saw Mr. Li coming in, her first sentence was "Fengtian Yiliang".
"No, I lied to him that it was a high imitation, and the boy didn't plan to sell it after hearing it, and wanted to keep it for his own collection."
Mr. Li sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it directly without caring what kind of tea it was.
It can be seen that he was a little anxious.
"If he collects it himself, can he hide it?" Liu Qing smiled, "Did he take the photo?"
"Yes!"
Mr. Li immediately took out a tablet, put the photo of the 'Fengtian One Liang' in front of Liu Qing, and listed the weight and diameter data.
Liu Qing did not speak.
Her expression was focused. She first glanced at the weight and diameter, nodded, and it was basically the same as the one in Hongxi Art Museum.
Then.
Liu Qing turned her eyes to the tablet.
One by one, the detailed photos of Lin Chuan's 'Fengtian One Liang' coin came into her eyes.
Although she mainly did antique scams, she had some deep attainments in antiques and had an extraordinary eye.
After just one look, her heart beat faster, her pupils shrank, her mouth opened slightly, her face was full of surprise and excitement, and her breathing became rapid.
Yes!
This coin is too real!
From wear and tear, patina, to the color of silver oxidation, there is no trace of forgery.
It is consistent with the 46 million-dollar "Fengtian One Liang" coin lying quietly in the Hongxi Art Museum!
Hiss!
Liu Qing couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm herself down.
Yes, with 46 million in front of her, how could she not be excited?
"I dare not make a conclusion." Liu Qing put down the tablet and said this for a long time.
"I dare not make a conclusion, but it is too similar." Mr. Li's face was full of excitement.
"Wait for a master to come over. He has the honor of handling the real "Fengtian One Liang." Liu Qing took a deep breath and said.
"Okay!" Mr. Li responded.
Not long after, an old man with gray hair but in good spirits walked into the private room.
He was the master that Liu Qing mentioned.
The two sides just exchanged a few pleasantries, and Liu Qing went straight to the point: "Master, please take a look at this coin and identify its authenticity."
Then.
Liu Qing placed the tablet in front of the old man and slid the photos for him personally.
The old man looked very seriously and carefully, even more carefully than Liu Qing.
Every photo did not miss any details.
After a while, the old man was shocked and said: "The second 'Fengtian One Liang' appeared!"
Liu Qing and Mr. Li stared at the same time!
The second Fengtian One Liang!
Hiss!
In other words, the coin in Lin Chuan's hand is real!
Absolutely real!
Worth a total of 46 million!