bullyxtreme Chapter 254 Drinking
Chapter 254 Drinking
Wen Qing thought about it and agreed. It would take a lot of time to prepare for an auction, so she wouldn't stay in Hong Kong for too long.
Nodding, Yang Jiesheng took photos of the three sets of jewelry and said, "I'll contact the auction company right away and call you when I'm done."
Wen Qing put away the jewelry box and took out the ten pieces of jewelry she had prepared in advance. Although these pieces of jewelry were not as impactful as the three sets of jewelry just now, they were also extremely exquisite. Yang Jiesheng chose a pair of gold wire inlaid ruby earrings and a gold inlaid ruby bracelet with double dragons playing with a pearl. After negotiating the price, he gave Wen Qing 12 yuan and repaid the loan of 5 yuan.
Manager Wu was very excited when she saw those jewels, but her income was far from enough to buy them, so she had to give up with regret.
Wen Qing escorted the people out of the courtyard. Yang Jiesheng stopped at the door and said to her, "Miss Wen, why don't I treat you to dinner and then talk about the auction."
Wen Qing nodded and replied, "Mr. Yang, please call me when you have contacted the auction company. I have been here for the past few days. We can make an appointment then."
After seeing the two off, Wen Qing went to the bank and deposited the cash into her account. In fact, she had more than 400 million in her bank account, but there was no way to exchange it into US dollars.
Yang Jiesheng returned to the hotel and immediately deposited the items in the hotel safe. He then called his friend at Christie's and described the three sets of jewelry. He said, "I think they are from the Ming and Qing dynasties. They are very exquisite, very elegant, and well preserved. They are much more beautiful than the Josephine necklace."
His friend said, "Is it really as good as you say? Wait for me, I'll fly over right away."
In the evening, Yang Jiesheng invited Wen Qing to a big restaurant for a Western meal. He said, "I'm not familiar with Beijing either. I asked the receptionist and she recommended this place."
Wen Qing said: "No matter where we eat, it is Mr. Yang's treat. I am very grateful."
Asked about his injury again.
Yang Jiesheng said casually: "It was a few blind thieves who saw that I had some cash and robbed me."
Wen Qing heard him speak simply and guessed that greed for money was one reason, but there might be other reasons as well.
Then he asked, "Has the person been caught?"
Yang Jiesheng shook his head and said, "I called the police, but China is so big that they may not be able to catch the person even if they called the police." He raised his glass and said, "Thank you Miss Wen, if you hadn't saved me, I would probably be dead."
Wen Qing smiled and clinked glasses with him. Thinking that Yang Jiesheng didn't know about the jade, she asked again, "What did the auction house say?"
Seeing that she was changing the subject, Yang Jiesheng also hurriedly said, "The auction house said he will fly over soon and talk to you in detail after seeing the real thing."
The two chatted about the auction process and the jewelry market in Hong Kong, and drank a bottle of red wine before leaving the restaurant.
The people from Christie's auction house arrived quickly and, under the leadership of Yang Jiesheng, quickly found Wen Qing. Yang Jiesheng introduced that this was his friend, whose surname was Yi, and who was a partner of Christie's in Hong Kong. He came in person to see the three sets of jewelry.
Mr. Yi said, "Ms. Wen, your set has too many pieces. I think you should reduce each set to 6 or 8 pieces. This way, the whole set will look more refined and more practical."
Wen Qing nodded and selected four sets with Mr. Yi. Among them, two sets of gold jewelry each selected four headdresses, a pair of earrings, a ring, and two bracelets, a total of 8 pieces; two sets of kingfisher jewelry each selected four headdresses and two pairs of earrings, a total of 6 pieces.
For this photo shoot, they hired a professional advertising company. Under Wen Qing's supervision, the shoot lasted a whole day. After the photos were developed, Mr. Yi signed an auction authorization letter with Wen Qing on behalf of Christie's. Wen Qing required a reserve price of 200 million yuan for the four sets of jewelry and insisted that the jewelry must be auctioned in August, when she would also go to Hong Kong.
After Mr. Yi left, Yang Jiesheng remained in Pingjing.
Wen Qing found it very strange. Yang Jiesheng just said that he had never been to the capital and hoped to travel around.
Wen Qing had no choice but to act as the host and accompanied him to various famous alleys in the capital, especially to Shenjiayuan. Yang Jiesheng was immediately attracted to Shenjiayuan and became very interested in the second-hand shops there.
The two of them strolled along the way. Yang Jiesheng spent 20 yuan to buy a pair of garlic-shaped vases with blue and yellow flowers, and two pieces of ancient jade; Wen Qing only spent 3000 yuan to buy two inner-painted snuff bottles. One snuff bottle was made of beeswax, and she thought the stopper looked a bit like red coral; the other was an enamel snuff bottle, colorful, small and cute, with vivid patterns.
After walking around for most of the day, although Wen Qing was driving, they were both tired.
Yang Jiesheng followed her back to Huashuijing Lane. Looking at his small courtyard, Yang Jiesheng said, "Awen, your small courtyard is really nice. You can sit in the courtyard at night, sipping wine and looking at the stars. When you feel sleepy, you can just sleep on the recliner with a cool breeze. Isn't it beautiful?"
Wen Qing laughed, "You can buy one, too."
Yang Jiesheng said, "Really? Then recommend me a set."
"There aren't many Siheyuans for sale right now. We'll have to see how things go."
Seeing that it was getting late, Wen Qing took out the thawed lean meat and pork belly from the refrigerator and made Beijing-style shredded pork with soy sauce and pork in a casserole. She also steamed rice and made hot and sour soup, the authentic Beijing flavor.
Wen Qing opened a bottle of Changxiachunniang, poured a glass and handed it to Yang Jiesheng. Yang Jiesheng had also drunk white wine before, so he smelled it first and said, "It smells good." He took a sip and found the wine tasted very pure, and added, "Your wine is good."
Wen Qing said: "My main business is brewing wine. This Changxiachunniang is a low-alcohol wine. It was very popular at the Canton Fair last year. There is another way to drink this wine."
He got up and got mint, lemon, soda water and ice cubes, and made a cocktail for Yang Jiesheng. After Yang Jiesheng tasted it, he smiled and said, "It tastes good. It's easier to drink this way."
Wen Qing said: "This wine is refreshing, smooth and has a sweet aftertaste, making it suitable for drinking at leisure." Changxia Chunniang is no more than 42 degrees and targets the young customer market.
The two drank and chatted, and talked about what happened at the foot of Huashan again. Yang Jiesheng sighed: "When I fell in the woods, I had only one thought, that I was going to die. I fainted when I felt someone approaching."
Wen Qing saw that he had almost finished drinking, so she said, "I'll make you a cup of tea to help you sober up."
Yang Jiesheng smiled and said, "I'm fine. You're impatient again, just like when we were in the hospital."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "How can you tell that I'm impatient? You must have drunk too much."
Returning to her seat, she had been making wine for so many years that she had developed a good alcohol tolerance. The alcohol content of the Changxiachun wine was not high and it would not make one drunk. Besides, Yang Jiesheng drank more of this bottle of wine, so she actually did not drink much.
The two continued chatting until they finished the remaining half bottle of wine. He said, "I used to drink a bottle of sake by myself when I went to bars in Hong Kong. It's okay."
Wen Qing saw that he blushed slightly, but his eyes were still clear, so she smiled and said, "Then you can drink quite well."