Start with an antique shop and become rich overnight

Chapter 15: First Exhibition
The furniture purchased by Shen You has arrived one after another and is temporarily piled up in the warehouse, waiting for installation.

When we didn’t have money in the past, we just made do with a place that was livable.

Now she goes straight for the expensive Chinese style, Song Dynasty aesthetics.

A truck delivering wood and stones would arrive today, so during the lunch break, she took out a piece of black cloth from the drawer and placed it under the ivory fan.

Take a photo and send it to Zheng Mingbo and Boss Huo.

Both of them responded to her messages very quickly. She told them a time and asked them to come and see the things.

As soon as the decoration team finished their work in the evening, Boss Huo arrived first. Within a few minutes, Zheng Mingbo walked into the store in a hurry.

I originally wanted to ask about the fan, but when I looked up, I saw Shen You's piles of cardboard and scattered tools.

The only place to sit was a newly vacated table with a bronze Ultraman figurine on it.

His thoughts were in a mess. What style was this?
"The store is being renovated, please excuse me and sit anywhere." Shen You made a gesture of invitation and took out a fan.

Huo Zhiming put on gloves from his pocket and took out a magnifying glass to look at the details of the carving. He was amazed as he looked.
"Are you really going to sell such a good thing?"

He looked at Shen You and suddenly felt that the two pairs of carved ivory chopsticks in his hands were no longer fragrant.

If we hadn't agreed to show it to Zheng Mingbo first, he would have definitely accepted it.

"Well, I prefer jade and porcelain, head ornaments, so I want to sell the fan."

Zheng Mingbo said in surprise, "This is a good relationship!"

I knew that Boss Shen still had some good stuff in his hands. This fan is as rare as the golden nanmu fan last time.

He is an artist and he likes to collect fans, not to mention this kind of exquisitely crafted object.

"Boss Shen, please name a price. If it's right, I'll pay it immediately and I won't bargain."

The implication is that as long as it's not too excessive, it doesn't matter if it's a bit expensive.

Shen You thought about it and said, "Okay, let's round it up to one thousand after tax."

I haven’t seen fans with such fine craftsmanship at auctions in recent years, but there are ivory carvings worth tens of millions.

There are very few of these items circulating on the market, and collectors have plenty of money, so no one is willing to buy them.

She set the price after deducting the commission taken by the middleman auction company, so this number is very reasonable.

Of course Zheng Mingbo knew this and paid the money happily and readily.

Boss Shen is really reliable. It's a great experience to buy things in her store.

As soon as he got the fan, he played with it in his hands, took photos and sent them to the Collectors Association group.

Several people were asking where it was collected from.

Huo Zhiming whispered to Shen You, "Do you have any ivory carvings with such fine craftsmanship? Or give me one? You can even exchange it for Ming Dynasty filigree jewelry."

"This is a unique piece. If there are more, I will definitely take them out as well." Shen You waved his hand.

"That's right." Huo Zhiming sighed sadly. Things that are easy to come across are not worth the price.

There are many antique fans from the Qing Dynasty still in existence, so their prices are generally only a few hundred thousand.

Originally, Zheng Mingbo wanted to invite Shen You and Boss Huo to have dinner together.

Shen You declined the offer on the grounds that she had not yet packed up her things in the store.

When the nearby residents saw that another nice car was driving out from Shen You's place, there was a little more curiosity in their eyes, especially those who worked in the antique street in front.

It was clear at first glance that there was a buyer who came to look at something good, but I didn’t know if he had made the right choice.

Shen You closed the door, cleaned up today's garbage with one click, made some food, tried the newly arrived coffee machine, and sat comfortably in the rocking chair to enjoy the breeze.

The phone screen lit up, it was a message from Xu Jiayan.

The first exhibition of the Ru kiln porcelain she donated will be the day after tomorrow. If she has time to go, she can make an appointment through internal channels without having to queue.

As a donor, this little bit of preferential treatment is a minor issue.

Shen You thought for a moment, and after confirming that there was nothing that needed to be done the day after tomorrow, he replied:

"Okay, I'll go over this afternoon."

She flipped to the museum’s official account and saw that the latest article was about Ru kiln porcelain.

With the dark background and lighting, the tea set looks elegant and grand in the high-definition photo.

At the bottom, it said that it was donated by Ms. Shen You. At the same time, the news of the first exhibition was also released on the Jiangcheng Cultural Tourism account, which caused a lot of heated discussion.

Some people say that there are still such stupid people these days, it would be better to sell it privately.

Some people also argue that private transactions are illegal.

Some media also contacted the museum to inquire about the identity of the donor.

The museums responded uniformly that in accordance with the wishes of the donors, the museums will not disclose personal information.

Shen You received an inquiry from Zheng Mingbo.

He thought it was such a coincidence that there was a second person named Shen You in Jiangcheng who could also produce such a precious collection.

Shen You replied, "It is indeed me."

There was silence on the other end of the dialog box for a moment.

"!!! I knew you were too low-key."

"Are you interested in joining the Collectors Association? It will be more convenient to participate in auctions after joining the association." Zheng Mingbo sent another sentence.

Shen You: "Can I?"

Having multiple avenues is definitely a good thing. Without an introduction, you can’t even get into a high-end auction.

But everyone in the Collectors Association is a big shot, and many of them own private museums, while her store is just a small one.

"Sure. I'll send you a membership form in two days and you can fill it out," Zheng Mingbo replied.

That’s Ru Kiln!
With his introduction, all Shen You needs is to agree.

After exchanging a few polite words and ending the conversation, Shen You continued to tinker with building the store.

On the day of the first public exhibition, the decoration work was suspended while waiting for customized materials.

So the night before, she used the system's decoration function, used up the wall paint she had bought a few days ago, and painted the walls in five seconds to remove odor and formaldehyde.

The exhibition was held on a weekend, the weather was comfortable, and there were obviously more cars on the road than usual.

For fear of not being able to find a parking space, Shen You arrived ten minutes before the museum opened in the afternoon and played with his mobile phone in the car.

As the time came, more and more people gathered at the entrance.

Before Shen You entered, she saw Xu Jiayan standing in front of her with his work badge on, greeting her.

The two entered the Tibetan museum, passed through the tourists coming and going, and arrived at the center of the entire Tibetan museum.

The set of porcelain is placed in the center, and there is a puzzle game based on this set of porcelain on the screen next to it.

"It's really beautiful, worthy of being carefully selected by the Nine Clans. It's even better preserved than the previous porcelain plate in the museum."

"I heard that the donor is a young girl. What kind of rich woman is this!"

"It seems like there was someone with this name in the department next to ours before." The person who spoke shook his head again, "It must be a duplicate."

Shen You mingled in the crowd, took out his cell phone, and took a few photos of the display case.

Seeing my name associated with this museum, I felt an indescribable excitement.

"I'll go take a look at other collections. You can go ahead and do your work. I know the way." She said to Xu Jiayan.

Xu Jiayan looked at her bright eyes and nodded with a smile, thinking that she might feel more comfortable walking around.
"Contact me anytime if you need anything."

After they parted, he went to the director's office to report on his work. At the door, he heard the director making a phone call. Both sides were anxious.

"What kind of friendship is this! It's only the first day of our exhibition and you want to borrow it for a tour? No! Absolutely not!" The curator slammed the table and said firmly, "Don't even think about it!"

"You old man, you are so ungrateful. It's just a one-week tour, and our Linshi Collection Museum is not refusing to return it!"

Listening to the voices inside, Xu Jiayan retreated silently.

I'll report back later.

Many people who came today came to see the Ru kiln tea sets, and the area near the display cabinet was also the most crowded.

Shen You took a walk by herself and went to the cultural and creative store next door.

I don’t know when it started, but there seemed to be fewer people around the tea set display cabinet, and even the air became quiet.

(End of this chapter)