Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 193 My Great Son!
Jiang Beicheng was obsessed with cultural relics for a while.

At first, I played with Bodhi and red agate, but as I played more, I became more and more interested and started spending money on red sandalwood and huanghuali.

Once I got hooked, I couldn't stop and started playing with Hetian seed jade and turquoise.

In the end, I spent millions on agarwood.

People who are not involved in this industry only know about the bracelets purchased online and cannot imagine how much money a veteran art collector spends on them.

Li Xingying and Qian Li's reactions were normal.

Jiang Beicheng said: "The bags you have are considered inferior in the luxury goods industry, with Hermès firmly in the top spot.

There is also a chain of contempt in the cultural relics circle.

Apart from some cultural relics with specific religious meanings, agarwood is recognized as the best material in the industry.

It is reasonable to regard it as the Hermes of the cultural relics circle.

Agarwood is also divided into several levels, including origin, resin grade, wild and cultivated...

Kynam is the most famous type of agarwood.

Common agarwood materials include black, red, yellow, green, white and purple agarwood. Among the Bodhisattva agarwood, white agarwood is the top-grade material.

The world's only white agarwood is produced in three places: Nha Trang, Vietnam, Hainan, China, and Sri Lanka.

Wild white agarwood is only produced in Nha Trang and Hainan, and is now extinct in Hainan.

Only the wild white agarwood in Nha Trang remains.”

Li Xingying nodded after listening.

Scarcity makes things valuable. Do you know why agarwood the size of your little finger joint is so expensive?

But the wild white agarwood worn around Jiang Yucheng's neck is much more than that.

Jiang Beicheng took it in his palm and said, "Brother, this agarwood is a wild white agarwood of the water-sinking grade, and the market price is more expensive.

The balsam content reaches over 95%, and the aroma is varied, which helps to calm the mind and fall asleep.

The only drawback is that there are some spots on it. Even if it is made by a master, it is difficult to cover up its flaws.

It does not meet the submersible grade A standard.

But the layman can be easily deceived.

Just now when I asked the boss for a price through his sleeve, he quoted a price of over a million."

"million!"

Stepmother Qian Li frowned, looked surprised, and blurted out.

Jiang Beicheng: “He gave the price according to the price of A-level submersible.

If you are just an agarwood enthusiast and don't have a deep understanding of it, you will probably fall into this pit.

I offered him a price, and he naturally understood a person's level and nodded readily.

The world of collectibles and antiques is very complicated.

It’s okay to just play it for fun, but the deeper you get into it, the easier it is to fall into the trap.”

After listening to this, Qian Li looked at Jiang Beicheng with some appreciation.

It’s not because Jiang Beicheng knows so much that people admire his understanding.

But the eldest son spent so much money on playing, not just blindly, but because he really understood some things.

It changed her previous impression that Jiang Beicheng was a spendthrift.

We saved hundreds of thousands today.

She now hopes that her son Jiang Yucheng can be like her brother, with endless money to spend and a better understanding of the circles and industries he is interested in. Once such a person returns to the right path, he will not do anything wrong.

There is also a kind of charm that fascinates women.

Just like Li Xingying who was standing next to him, every time he heard Jiang Beicheng talk about something beyond his own knowledge, he would show admiration.

Li Xingying smiled and said, "Teacher Jiang has started teaching again."

Jiang Beicheng joked, “I’ll teach you another lesson.

Open the gift box and see who made it?"

Qian Li opened the gift box and found a seal on the inspection report, which was the word "Ge".

"Who is this master?" Li Xingying asked curiously.

This kind of top-grade agarwood and exquisite carving must have been made by a master, otherwise it would not be sold at such a high price.

Jiang Beicheng said: "The market price of wild white agarwood material of grade B that sinks in water is about 20,000. My brother's agarwood probably weighs less than 10 grams. The agarwood itself is relatively light.

Taking into account the loss, it is estimated to be only about 13 grams, and the cost of raw materials is 250,000 to 260,000.

Excluding the profit margin of the antique shop, the conservative estimate of the labor cost is 80,000 to 100,000 yuan.

This price couldn't possibly be from Ge Dunyi. If it were him, the price would have to be at least 200,000 or 300,000. Qian Li: "Who is Ge Dunyi?"

Jiang Beicheng: “A leading woodcarver in Singapore.

The ancestor of Singapore's woodcarving culture is actually Dongyang woodcarving in China.

Dongyang woodcarving has a history of more than a thousand years and is the earliest woodcarving culture to go global.

The Ge family’s ancestral home is Dongyang.

Counting from the ancestors, Ge Dunyi's generation is the fourth generation, and his son is the fifth generation.

It is also a century-old wood carving family.

Ge Dunyi is very famous in the Chinese woodcarving circle. He entered the industry at the age of 16 and has been engaged in this industry for more than years.

The prototypes of many famous statues and Buddha statues in Singapore were created by him.

He was once a cultural ambassador personally received by the Li family."

After hearing this, Qian Li felt ashamed. He had been in Singapore for more than half a year, but he didn't understand Singaporean culture as well as his eldest son, a player.

I used to think that money could buy love and emotional value, but today I suddenly feel that money can also buy cognition and culture.

In this society, everything can be priced, and as long as you have the price to match it, you can get it.

"Yucheng, learn more from your brother Beicheng." Qian Li instructed Jiang Yucheng.

Now I feel more and more that it is a very correct decision to send him back to China to study.

Jiang Beicheng joked, "Do you want to learn how to pick up girls in bars like me?"

Qian Li covered his mouth and laughed.

She knew that Jiang Beicheng was intentionally bringing up the past.

At that time, she really regarded Jiang Beicheng as a playboy.

He has nothing to do, and all day he either hangs out or lies in a woman's bed.

It's hard to leave a good impression on a man like this.

After this meeting and a few days of interaction, the image of her eldest son completely changed in her mind.

"Do you need your stepmother to apologize to you?" Qian Li joked.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and continued shopping in the mall while holding Jiang Yucheng.

The shopping mode has really started.

I scanned several counters.

Buy some clothes and jewelry for stepmother and Li Xingying.

I can't spare enough time to go shopping with them throughout the year.

After a round of shopping, nearly two million was spent.

Qian Li smiled and said, "Beicheng, I'm sorry to have cost you a lot of money today."

She was certainly happy in her heart.

After Jiang Tao left, I never felt the joy of shopping again.

Women's nature is released.

What I really want to say is: My dear eldest son, you are so filial.

If the age difference wasn't so big, I would really want to give my older son a big hug.

Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "Isn't the purpose of making money to make your family happy?"

"Yucheng, remember these golden sayings your brother said." Qian Li once again reminded his son.

Jiang Yucheng seemed to understand, nodded, held his mother's hand with one hand, and held his brother's hand with the other, looked up at his brother, and said, "Brother, can you please not leave?"

Jiang Beicheng coaxed, "Brother will come to see you in the future. When you finish this semester of kindergarten, you will return to China to study, and then you can see your brother and grandma often."

"Yeah!" Jiang Yucheng nodded.

Children are like this, they are very playful and will stick to whoever they are happy with.

Sometimes I can't even remember my mother.

Qian Li asked with concern: "What time is the flight tomorrow?"

Jiang Beicheng: "At 10:30 in the morning, HNA's business jet will come to pick me up."

"I guess I don't have time to see you off." Qian Li expressed his regret. There was a regular meeting tomorrow morning and the leader was coming, so he didn't dare to be absent.

Li Xingying smiled and said, "Sister, I'll take my husband to the airport."

(End of this chapter)