Chapter 175 Black Sam
"Yes, but it's a bit expensive."

"It's okay if it's expensive, money is not an issue now, but it has to be high quality."

Master Zou Tianshi has really become the "chief thief". He used to only buy one packet of instant noodles each time, but now he says money is not a problem.

"Okay, as long as you pay, everything will be fine."

"But is this matter urgent?" Zhang Yang asked.

He had not had the time to discuss cooperation with the porcelain factory. The firing of 7501 porcelain requires a high temperature of 1400℃, which would definitely not be possible without a professional kiln.

"It's quite urgent."

"If it's urgent, please find someone else. I'm busy lately."

"Ah? Then... no rush."

"Is it urgent or not?"

"No rush, but the sooner I get this kind of thing out, the more awesome I will appear."

The old Taoist priest explained on the other end of the phone, roughly speaking, he has now taken over the job of the third brother and has become the liaison between the gang and counterfeiters from all over the country.

Whatever business the eldest brother has, he directly hands it over to the third brother.

"Master, this is the first time I've seen someone like you cosplay as a criminal."

"I can only say that if you want bronze ware, I can support you a little, but I'd rather not make porcelain just for you."

"I'm afraid you'll get yourself into trouble."

"It's okay, don't worry." Master Zou Tianshi said nonchalantly on the other end of the phone.

"Then take care of yourself."

Zhang Yang felt helpless in this situation.

The Taoist priest is already old, and even if he goes to jail, he can still enjoy his old age, so there is probably no need to persuade him.

However, Master Zou's words reminded Zhang Yang that it was time to put the porcelain issue on the agenda.

If we talk about what kind of antiques are the most popular in the antique market, it must be porcelain.

It's the same all over the world.

Zhang Yang thought that after he found out about the overseas market situation from Anna, he could make a choice.

It depends on whether they focus on Western cultural relics or make antique porcelain.

……

Although they haven't seen each other for several months, Anna actually chats with Zhang Yang every day.

Occasionally, we would make a video call.

It can be seen from the video that Anna is quite bored in her hometown. She is used to the prosperity of Qingzhou, and her hometown is too deserted.

If it weren't for the visa issue, she would have come here a long time ago.

The flight from Munich to Qingzhou landed at 7pm. Due to the delay, Zhang Yang didn't pick up Anna until after pm.

After not seeing each other for such a long time, this German girl is still as enthusiastic as before and gave me a hug as soon as we met.

Zhang Yang got used to it and didn't resist.

After hugging her, he discovered that behind Anna, there was a black couple standing, looking at him with curiosity.

It looked like they were waiting in line for a hug.

"Anna, wait a minute."

Zhang Yang took great effort to get the girl off him:

"they are?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce them to you." Anna said in fluent Chinese: "These two are Sam and Bella from the UK."

"I met them on the plane because there are no direct flights from the UK to Qingzhou."

Then, she introduced Zhang Yang to the black couple in English.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Zhang." The black man Sam said in more authentic Chinese than Anna.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sam, and Ms. Bella."

Zhang Yang was a little surprised that the other party could speak Chinese, but not much.

Since they have come to a second- or third-tier city like Qingzhou, it’s not surprising that they know a little Chinese.

Zhang Yang originally thought that this was the end of his interaction with the couple.

It was just a friend Anna met on the plane. She just greeted him and showed him the way. Unexpectedly, this black man Sam was very familiar with her. He directly introduced his experience of coming to China to Zhang Yang.

He even asked about his address, as if he wanted to establish a relationship with him.

Of course Zhang Yang didn't want to pay attention to him, so he pretended that the other party's Chinese expression was wrong and replied: He lived in Qingzhou City.

"Where is Qingzhou City?"

"In the house." Zhang Yang replied.

This answer is similar to "my mother gave birth to me". With Sam's language ability, he has no idea how to ask next.

I can only change the topic:
"Mr. Zhang, do you know Linzhou International Seaview Resort? We stayed there before."

"Linzhou? I don't know."

"Well, that's a shame. I was thinking that if we were closer, I could discuss the international trade of antiques with you, but now..."

"Wait." Zhang Yang interrupted the other party and asked the girl next to him: "Anna, is Sam the client you found?"

"I don't know if it counts, but he is indeed in the antique business, so I brought him to meet you."

"You should have told me earlier."

I can earn foreign exchange again!

Zhang Yang's expression changed quickly, he put on a kind smile and said:

"This is not the place to talk. There's a Starbucks over there. Let's drink and chat."

"Ok."

Sam looked at Zhang Yang's expression and nodded with satisfaction.

This is the attitude that he believes Chinese antique dealers should have.

……

While drinking coffee and chatting in detail, Zhang Yang found out that what Sam wanted to buy was actually antiques of traditional Chinese culture.

Those from the Ming and Qing dynasties must be authentic, and those from other periods must be high imitations.

Not the Egyptian mummy kind.

This is why Anna said she was unsure:
She didn't know whether Zhang Yang was willing to sell the domestic imitation antique handicrafts.

"Anna, you're worrying too much. We'll sell it to anyone. That's how we do business."

Zhang Yang expressed his attitude loudly.

As long as it is not a fake cultural relic like the one customized by Anna's mother, for him, the biggest difference between domestic and foreign buyers is that he can earn six times more money by selling it to foreigners (the exchange rate of US dollars is 1 to 7).

That's fine, unless he can't count.

"Mr. Sam, I don't have any authentic Ming or Qing dynasty items, but I have a lot of high-quality imitations of antiques from before the Yuan Dynasty."

"What would you like to buy?"

"I have some photos here, Boss Zhang, please take a look."

Sam took out his cell phone and showed Zhang Yang the picture on it.

When Zhang Yang saw the first photo, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

It turned out to be a jade plug.

What's wrong with this black man? Why does he want to buy such a high-end imitation of this thing?
Zhang Yang couldn't help but think of the scene of black people carrying coffins, as if the funeral customs in Africa were also very outrageous.

Could it be that the African chiefs want to learn the burial method of the Han Dynasty nobles?

The second photo is of a jade pig.

This thought became stronger in Zhang Yang's mind.

But as soon as the third picture came out, his expression changed immediately.

It was a jade pendant from the Han Dynasty, carved with a white jade dragon, with a unique shape and exquisite patterns.

More importantly, this is almost exactly the same as what Zhang Yang did before.

Is it the same one?
Zhang Yang couldn't help but frown.

There is no reason. Wasn’t the jade pendant considered stolen property and confiscated by the police?
Continue to the next one...

Next one...

Zhang Yang looked at more than a dozen photos in a row and was almost 100% sure:
All the jade pieces in the set of photos in Sam's hand were the ones he had sold to Mr. Zheng before!

(End of this chapter)