Wealth and beauty know no bounds

  Zhang Yang closed his eyes, deep in thought for a moment. His right hand unconsciously tapped the table, then he opened his eyes and said: "Meng Ge, I need to consider this carefully, after all, it's not a small matter."

  "Of course, of course," Meng Fei said with a smile. "Little brother, I'd like to ask you, if you're planning to invest, how much can you put up?"

  Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes and took a deep look at Meng Fei, saying: "Brother Meng, is it too much? One hundred million shouldn't be a problem. However, Brother Meng, if the price of antiques are all this high, then I'm afraid my money isn't enough to play."

  This time it was Meng Fei's turn to breathe rapidly.

  He had guessed that Zhang Yang would have money, but he hadn't expected him to be so rich. Judging from his car and dressing style, Zhang Yang was just a small-time millionaire, but now he realized he had stumbled upon a big fish.

  One million, how long will it take him to earn?

  He had also poached clients from the stone gambling company before, succeeding a few times, with the most successful one being selling a fake product to an old man, earning only tens of thousands of dollars. If this deal works out, he'll be set for life.

  "Little brother, things like this are hard to come by. When we first start out, we should aim small and collect a few tens of millions worth of items, then resell them for a profit of around ten to twenty million. Once you're experienced and know the ropes, we can set our sights on bigger game. If we can get our hands on national treasure-level artifacts, one deal could net us hundreds of millions in profit. By the end of the year, doubling your initial investment will be easy." Meng Fei said.

  Zhang Yang laughed and said, "If that's the case, then it would be best. Right, Brother Meng, do you have any older items here? Although this item is valuable, its history is less than a hundred years old. I'd like to see some older things."

  Meng Fei furrowed his brow and said, "The old thing? Younger brother, wait a moment, I'll go get it. That's something I've been keeping under wraps, not many people have seen it."

  Hearing Meng Fei say that, Zhang Yang came over with enthusiasm and said: "Great. Brother Meng, I'll wait for you here, you go get it."

  Meng Fei nodded and carefully put away the Meizhuang Tian Huangshi seal.

  Zhang Yang quietly watched, it seems that this thing is very important in Meng Fei's heart, just like what Meng Fei said, this is the treasure of the store, and he doesn't have many such things. After Meng Fei left, Zhang Yang fell into deep thought.

  I just walked around the store, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. There was no spiritual energy for me to absorb from those things. But this Tian Huang stone seal is different. It has a faint yellow glow on its surface, and there's some spiritual energy. The spiritual energy isn't much, and the yellow light isn't strong. If I'm guessing correctly, it's because this thing doesn't have enough history, so the spiritual energy is insufficient, and the yellow color is not heavy.

  If what Meng Fei takes out next still has a glow, then his guess will be confirmed. Thinking of this, Zhang Yang becomes somewhat anxious. Proving this matter is more important than making money.

  It's just like I thought, can't I simply judge the authenticity of things? As for historical dates and authors, I don't care about those things at all. As long as I can determine what's true or false, that's enough.

  This time's wait is much longer than the last one, it seems that Meng Fei has kept this thing very secretly, and it will take some time to get it out. However, Zhang Yang didn't go anywhere this time, just quietly waiting.

  More than ten minutes later, Meng Fei finally came out carrying a box.

  He carefully placed the box on the table, excitedly facing Zhang Yang and saying: "Younger brother, you must take a look at this. This thing is the most precious gain of my years, it's truly a treasure that I've been keeping hidden away. Unless I'm in a desperate situation, I won't bring it out."

  Hearing Meng Fei say this, Zhang Yang's interest grew even greater.

  "Meng Ge, stop teasing and open it quickly so I can take a look." Zhang Yang said.

  Meng Fei opened the box as if he were uncovering a treasure, revealing what was inside.

  It is a copper Buddha statue.

  "Is this Guanyin Bodhisattva?" Zhang Yang asked.

  Meng Fei looked at the Buddha statue sincerely and said: "That's right, this is a Guanyin Bodhisattva statue."

  Zhang Yang carefully looked at this vivid Guanyin statue.

  Guanyin's one leg is low and hanging, one retreats and bends, her arms are casually supported on both sides of her body. The freedom, tranquility, casualness, and extraordinary demeanor that transcends the ordinary, makes people feel relaxed after seeing it, as if their mood has been relieved.

  Zhang Yang had already stood up, he was originally skeptical of these things, but after inexplicably obtaining supernatural powers, he also had a hint of reverence for the gods in the sky. Who knows what exists in the vast universe?

  Zhang Yang didn't understand antiques, but he had watched many episodes of treasure hunting shows and knew a thing or two. He asked tentatively, "Meng Ge, is this something that was unearthed?"

  Meng Fei nodded and said, "Not bad. It's been nearly twenty years since then. The Panjiayuan Antique Market had just been established at that time, and this shop was not mine yet. I was just a young apprentice. It was an ordinary day, the sky was just getting light, and I came earlier than usual. As soon as I opened the door, a peasant walked in with something wrapped in red cloth. At that moment, I felt something was off, and indeed, when he unwrapped the cloth, my eyes widened in shock."

  Seeing Zhang Yang's confusion, Meng Fei said: "Younger brother, you don't understand. We who play this line of work can see all sorts of things, but this kind of heavy equipment is something that appears once in a hundred years. I took one glance and knew it was the real deal, still fresh from being dug out of the earth, no more than a month ago."

  "So you bought it?" Zhang Yang said.

  Meng Fei shook his head and said: "It's not buying, it's inviting. I've invited this Guanyin back home."

  Zhang Yang is concerned about money, how much money was spent.

  It seemed that Meng Fei understood Zhang Yang's concerns, and he smiled as he said: "I know you want to ask about the price. Actually, it didn't cost much money - think about how much a small guy like me could have! At the time, I scared that farmer half to death, telling him this was a national treasure, and if caught, he'd be shot. He was so afraid that he hastily threw down his things and left, never to appear again. And after I got this Guanyin statue, my luck got better and better - I even found several treasures in the market one after another. Then, the owner of this shop wasn't good at business, and at the time, I had some spare money on hand, so I bought out this shop."

  Zhang Yang looked into Meng Fei's eyes and found that his gaze was always evasive, as if hiding something. It seems that this matter is not as simple as Meng Fei said, he must be hiding something. But what does it have to do with him, no matter what he hides, it has nothing to do with himself.

  It's still important to confirm whether one's own eyes are guessing or not.

  Zhang Yang opened his eyes and looked over, his breathing almost stopping. He saw a red glow on the Buddha statue, and a red mist seemed to have found its way out, sweeping towards Zhang Yang's eyes in an instant. Before he could react, both of his eyes felt a surge of overwhelming energy. It was as if the wind was blowing, and tears wanted to flow out, but that energy was too strong, forcing the tears back.

  It was a long time before Zhang Yang's consciousness recovered and he found himself still staring at the statue of Guanyin.

  "Little brother, little brother, are you okay?" Meng Fei asked.

  Zhang Yang rubbed his eyes, suppressing the shock in his heart, and calmly said: "Nothing's wrong, I'm fine. It's just that this is the first time I've seen such a vivid Buddha statue, and I don't know how to react. Meng Ge, isn't the price of this Buddha statue very high?"

  "Now it's not like before, the crackdown is strict. This kind of thing, as long as it's put on the market, countless people will come to the door. It can't be publicly auctioned off. Even if it's an underground auction, this can still sell for tens of millions of yuan. This is a national treasure-level item, many people have spent their whole lives collecting and still want to find something like this. I won't sell."