Chapter 58: Preparing for the Play!

  "Alright, Sheng Ge, what are you trying to do?" Liu Hao helped Chen Dasheng park his bicycle and led him into the hotel, but he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

  "I'll tell you in a minute!" Chen Dabing didn't answer any further and directly entered the elevator with Liu Hao.

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  Second floor.

  Seeing the three old men brought by Liu Hao, Chen Daxing's mouth couldn't help but curve into a satisfied smile. Although they had never met before, they were all familiar faces. Chen Daxing had watched Rongchengtai's "Treasure Hunt Around the World" program many times before.

  Anything antique calligraphy and painting, gold stone jade, in their hands over a pass can distinguish between true and false, Chen Dajun at that time was indeed admiring these three old men.

  "Today, I've troubled three teachers. I have a small matter that requires the help of all three teachers!" Under Liu Hao's introduction, Chen Dashi was considered to be acquainted with these three people, and without much small talk, he directly stated his purpose.

  The three of them looked at Chen Dashi with puzzled faces, guessing his identity in their hearts. Seeing Liu Hao and others being extremely respectful to Chen Dashi, they thought that this young man's simple attire must be extraordinary.

  Cao Dongsheng was a smooth talker and immediately said, "Mr. Chen, do you have some treasure that you want us to appraise?"

  "Please, all three of you take a seat!" Chen Dashi sat down himself and invited the other three to sit as well. He smiled and said, "I have a friend who has an ancient bangle that he'd like to ask your opinions on, to determine its age."

  The three of them heard this and their facial expressions all relaxed, it turned out to be just that kind of thing, they were just doing this line of work, and this matter was simply a piece of cake for them.

  Li Zhongqing said, "This is a small matter, we should help out. Mr. Chen, take out the bangle and have a look!"

  "The bracelet is not with me, I'll go get it in a moment!" Chen Dabai waved his hand and stared at Li Zhongqing and the other two, "However, there's something I need to explain to you three teachers first."

  "Hmm, Mr. Chen, go ahead and speak!" Cao Dongsheng said.

  Chen Dashi furrowed his brow, saying with profound meaning, "I want to let the three of you know that it's a bracelet worn by Yang Yuhuan, Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty. It's valued at one million. Do the three of you understand my intention?"

  Chen Daxing said this, and the three people's eyebrows were suddenly filled with doubts. Liao Kang asked, "What does Mr. Chen mean?"

  Seeing that the three people didn't understand, Chen Daxing straightforwardly said, "My point is, whether or not that ring is real, it's true value is 1 million Huaxia coins!"

  The three of them looked at each other in dismay for a moment, and then Li Zhongqing said, "Mr. Chen, I still don't quite understand what you mean!"

  "What the hell, you old men! Are your brains filled with crap? Sheng Ge has already told you, and you still don't understand?" Seeing the three old men still asking questions, Liu Hao couldn't help but throw a tantrum.

  The three of them were startled by Liu Hao's fierce appearance, Chen Dashi turned his head and gave Liu Hao a glance, saying "You understand, you come and tell them!"

  Liu Hao nodded and said to the three old men, "Sheng Ge's meaning is that once you see something, even if it's a street vendor's goods, you all have to say it's real, genuine and authentic. It's something that Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty wore, and you also have to estimate its value at one million!"

  "Am I right, Brother Sheng?" Turning back to look at Chen Dasheng, the fierce expression on his face immediately turned into a smile.

  Chen Jinyuan nodded slightly, "It seems you're not stupid either!"

  Liu Hao's face twitched, and he turned to face the three old men, saying, "Did you all understand?"

  Among the three of them, apart from Cao Dongsheng, both Li Zhongqing and Liao Kang furrowed their brows, their faces turning somewhat unsightly.

  "What's wrong, you two having some trouble?" Chen Dashi saw the expressions on their faces and furrowed his brow as well.

  Li Zhongqing gritted his teeth, looking embarrassed, and said, "For those of us in this line of work, reputation is the most important thing. We didn't get to where we are today easily. Mr. Chen wants us to go against our conscience and pass off fake goods as genuine ones, which I'm afraid I just can't do."

  Liao Kang also said, "That's right, Mr. Chen. In our line of work, we attach the greatest importance to professional integrity. If that ornament is genuine, then we say it's genuine; if we know it's fake but still claim it's genuine, not only would we be harming our conscience and reputation, but also harming others!"

  Cao Dongsheng, on the other hand, remained silent. As a tomb raider by birth, professional ethics were just empty talk to him. Although he had cleaned up his act in recent years, it was easy to whitewash his appearance, but to truly change from within was no ordinary feat.

  "You two old men, actually talking to me about professional integrity!" Liu Hao heard this and suddenly became angry, slamming his hand on the table, scaring the two people so much that they trembled all over. "Do you know who Sheng Ge is? Being able to do things for Sheng Ge is a blessing that you've accumulated over your entire lifetime. Let me tell you, whatever Sheng Ge says goes. If you dare to speak nonsense later on, don't blame me Liu Hao for being ruthless. I'm very clear about where you two live..."

  "Two teachers, I'm not asking you to do this to harm anyone, but to save someone. My friend's father was in a car accident and needs money for surgery urgently. I wanted to give her the money, but she refused to accept it, so I had no choice but to come up with this plan. I hope the three of you can help me put on an act, and afterwards, there will definitely be benefits for all three of you!"

  A struggle flashed across the faces of the two, it was clear that they were hesitant. Chen Dabing's words did not have much temptation for them, what made them afraid was Liu Hao's threat.

  This Liu Hao is notorious for being able to do anything, and this time it was Liu Rongfa himself who called them, asking them to help out. If they don't do a good job, they'll have to make an enemy of Liu Rongfa. If they were just ordinary people, that would be fine, but with their families and children, how could they afford to offend the Liu family? And here, there are so many rich young masters gathered together, any one of whom they wouldn't dare to offend, let alone this mysterious young man in front of them who even Liu Hao has to serve with utmost respect.

  The two men looked at each other, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. Liao Kang seemed to have made a very difficult decision, nodded his head towards Chen Dajun and said, "If it's really just to save people as Mr. Chen said, we're willing to help."

  Turning to face Li Zhongqing, seeing Li Zhongqing also nodding, Chen Daxing's heart settled down and said, "So it's good, the three teachers can rest assured, today's matter will only be known by the people present, absolutely won't spread to outsiders' ears, and your reputation will not be affected at all!"

  The two of them heard this and felt a bit more at ease. Both were men of integrity, already halfway to being buried in the ground. To ask them to tell lies would be somewhat difficult for them, especially Li Zhongqing, who was still a professor at Chengdu University, teaching and educating people. For him, reputation was secondary; what was most important was that he couldn't get past the hurdle in his heart.

  Now I just hope that the bangle Chen Dasheng said is genuine, then they don't have to be so troubled.

  Liu Hao gave the three of them a "you should know better" expression, then turned to face Chen Dashi and said, "Brother Sheng, you had me call my brothers here, what else do you have to instruct us on?"

  Chen Dasheng turned around and looked at the group of somewhat restless second-generation local tyrants, saying, "My friend is in urgent need of money. After the three teachers finish estimating the price, you all rush to buy it. If there's not enough money, I'll make up for it!"

  "Don't worry, Brother Sheng, just watch!"

  "The bangles Yang Guifei wore must be worth a fortune! Don't any of you dare try to grab them from me later!"

  "What the heck are you doing? Who do you think you are?"

  ……

  One by one, the local tyrants patted their waist bags and pledged their loyalty to Chen Dashi, and Chen Dashi's mouth corners slightly curved.

  "Liu Hao said, 'Brothers, all of you will have to perform well in a while. Whoever reveals any flaws, not only will Sheng Ge not forgive him, but I, Liu Hao, will be the first one to not let him off!'"

  This remark is more for the three experts than for those tycoons. Cao Dongsheng didn't care, he just sat wherever he was told to sit, but Li Zhongqing and Liao Kang had bitter smiles on their faces.

  "Alright, I'll go pick them up now, you guys can rehearse first!" Chen Dashi smiled and stood up.

  "Sheng Ge, I'll send you over!" Liu Hao said diligently.

  Chen Dasheng waved his hand and said, "I'll just take care of it myself."

  "Then I'll see you off!"

  Liu Hao smiled and followed Chen Dashi downstairs, leaving behind a group of local tyrants busy rehearsing their lines, as well as the sighing expert.

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  "Sheng Ge, I'm really touched!" Liu Hao said as he went downstairs.

  Chen Dashi turned around and looked at Liu Hao's face with a thousandth of an expression, and couldn't help but laugh, "What are you so moved about?"

  Liu Hao said with some curiosity, "That girl must be very pretty, right?"

  "Did I say it was a girl?" Chen Dajun couldn't help but feel some curiosity.

  Liu Hao smiled slyly, "If it's not a pretty little girl who can make Sheng Ge go to such great lengths, I'll write my name backwards. In a while, I'll have to open my eyes wide."

  "Get out of here!" Chen Dashi hastily said, "You're not allowed to show your face for a while, find a place to hide!"

  "What's wrong?" Liu Hao's voice suddenly rose by a decibel. Was Chen Daxing going to bring a dinosaur or something?

  "Have you seen that girl?" Chen Dasheng said.

  "What did I see?" Liu Hao was stunned.

  Chen Dashi rolled his eyes, "Han Ruoxue, do you still remember?"

  "Xue Hanruo? So it's her?" Liu Hao suddenly realized, he not only had seen her before, but also had pursued her, only Xue Hanruo never gave him a good look.

  "That's a rare beauty, no wonder you'd go through thick and thin for her! I chased after her before, but unfortunately she didn't give me the time of day." Liu Hao chuckled and said, "Still, Victory Brother's skills in wooing women are impressive, with this kind of treatment, wouldn't she be moved to pledge her heart to you?"

  "Get out!" Chen Dashi rolled his eyes and said, "This matter absolutely cannot be let her know about, or else I'll skin you alive!"

  "Alright, alright, Brother Sheng can rest assured, I've got a tight lip and won't say anything out of place!" Liu Hao nodded with a hint of a smile.

  "I'm leaving, and you're not allowed to show up for a while. Also, take all the photos with Ruo Xue away. If anything goes wrong, I'll ask you about it." Chen Da Sheng almost forgot this matter if Liu Hao didn't remind him. If Ruo Xue came now and saw Liu Hao here, he wouldn't know how to handle the situation.

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