Chapter 367: 【367】Is it only the second day? That’s awesome_1
Chapter 367: 【367】Is it only the second day? That’s awesome_1
“Actually, I really don’t have the heart to take such a great advantage of you. To tell you the truth, this is a brush used by Emperor Qianlong himself, worth at least thirty million. If you keep it and wait for the destined person, this single brush could let you live a life of luxury.”
Tang Feng really poured his heart out with those words.
But the stall owner scorned at his statement, “Heh, if this brush was truly worth thirty million, would you tell me? Think I’m an idiot? I’d rather pass this fortune-making opportunity to you.”
After saying that, he forcibly stuffed the brush into Tang Feng’s hands.
“Why won’t you believe that this brush is indeed worth thirty million?” Tang Feng, holding the brush, was somewhat caught between laughter and tears.
“You’re handing me a thirty million opportunity, yet all you want is two hundred thousand,” spotted the stall owner, seeing right through his ruse.
Humph, trying to trick me? No way!
Tang Feng could only sigh helplessly, “If you insist on making me buy it, it’s not impossible. But I really can’t come up with two hundred thousand, how about we stick to the original price of fifty thousand, okay?”
“Okay… okay my ass. You agreed on two hundred thousand, and now you want to back out?” The stall owner refused flatly, rejecting such an unreasonable request without a hint of mercy.
Tang Feng agonized on the spot for a long while, finally gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, “Alright then, let’s meet halfway, one hundred thousand. That’s the most I can offer. If you don’t agree, I’ll give the thirty million opportunity back to you.”
The stall owner haggled with him for a long while, but seeing his resolute attitude, hesitated briefly before finally nodding in agreement.
Inside, he was beating his chest and stomping his feet.
It was all settled at two hundred thousand originally, but this busybody had to greedily demand three hundred thousand, leading to the buyer backing out.
Who else could he blame? Only his own insatiable greed.
Forget it, one hundred thousand it is. This was already more than he had expected.
Tang Feng shook his head and sighed, transferring one hundred thousand to the stall owner as if he had suffered a great loss.
But in reality, he was inwardly blooming with joy.
A thirty million brush, practically forced into his hands, and he had no way to refuse it.
He just deserved to make a fortune!
As the transaction concluded with the money transferred, the deal was completed successfully.
Onlookers watching the scene viewed Tang Feng with eyes reserved for fools, feeling utterly superior.
A brush worth fifty thousand was about to be sold for thirty-five thousand, yet this idiot suddenly jumped in and paid an extra sixty-five thousand for it.
Is there anyone else in the world this foolish?
Even Xu Xinling nearby looked at Tang Feng with great puzzlement.
It’s not like him to be this muddleheaded, considering his strong antique appraisal skills and his remarkable performance in the Appraiser’s examination.
But his recent series of actions were simply too abnormal.
Especially this time, he had turned red-faced and nearly came to blows over a brush.
What on earth was he scheming?
As she pondered without a clue, someone in the crowd suddenly started clapping.
Subsequently, a woman’s voice rang out, “Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.”
Everyone turned to look, only to see a strikingly beautiful woman stepping forward.
“Zhong Pan’er? It’s actually Zhong Pan’er? She came too?”
“Isn’t she the genius that appeared in the Appraiser certification? She looks even prettier in person than in her photos.”
“Only in her twenties and already with two intermediate appraiser certificates, just a step away from a senior certificate, she is definitely a genius.”
“If it weren’t for that freak Tang Feng, she would undoubtedly be the number one genius in the Zhonghai Antique Circle.”
“That Tang Feng is an abnormality, you can’t measure him by the same standards as a normal person…”
While everyone was discussing, Zhong Pan’er and her bestie had already approached Tang Feng.
“Pan’er, it was him who bought that ancient zither.” The bestie pointed at the zither case in Tang Feng’s hand and whispered to Zhong Pan’er.
Zhong Pan’er didn’t respond, but instead her gaze fell upon the three antiques in Tang Feng’s hands, and she was immediately struck with surprise.
“May I have a look?” Her eyes shifted to Tang Feng’s face.
This man appeared to be over fifty, with a simple and honest look. She was sure she had never seen him before.
But for some reason, she felt a strange sense of familiarity about him, which puzzled her greatly.
“Why should I let you look?” Tang Feng didn’t have a good impression of Zhong Pan’er, so there wasn’t much warmth in his tone.
“What is with the attitude? Do you know who she is? She’s the prized student of Master Yao Guhuai, the second prodigy in the recent Zhonghai antique appraiser qualification assessment,” her best friend immediately came to Zhong Pan’er’s defense.
“Second prodigy, huh? Impressive. And here I thought she was the first,” Tang Feng’s words were laced with barely concealed contempt.
“You…”
The bestie wanted to argue further, but Zhong Pan’er stopped her and continued looking at Tang Feng, “I can appraise it for you for free, don’t worry, I won’t charge you any appraisal fee.”
“Did you hear that? You’re really lucky, Pan’er herself is willing to give you a free appraisal. Do you know how expensive Pan’er’s appraisal fees are? Four percent of the total value of the appraised items, and even with that, there’s a queue of people waiting for her services,” the bestie conveyed what could be described as blind devotion.
Zhong Pan’er already had an air of superiority.
Now with her bestie’s praises, it seemed as if offering Tang Feng a free appraisal was an immense favor.
Tang Feng immediately scoffed, “Only four percent? That’s too cheap, I’ll go to the number one prodigy for an appraisal instead. No need to bother the second-best.”
His words stung a bit, and it was unclear if that “cheap” remark was about her fee, or about her as a person.
Zhong Pan’er’s beautiful face immediately turned a shade of steely blue with anger.
This was only the second time she had been slighted in her life.
The first time was yesterday, during the assessment, when that Tang Feng totally disregarded her.
She never expected to encounter it again so soon.
Being slighted by Tang Feng was one thing, as he was freakishly formidable, and she indeed felt powerless against him. @@novelbin@@
But now some boorish country bumpkin also dared to look down on her.
This made her, who had grown up amidst adulation and flattery, bubble with surging anger inside.
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