Chapter 186 Master Bao

The foreign aid Zhang Yang mentioned was the valuable connections left by his master.

It is the most valuable thing besides the farmyard, of course, only for now.

After all, when the master comes out, there might be some treasures.

After Zhu Ruyan left, Zhang Yang hurried home, took out his master's Xiaomi 6, and called a contact named "Master Bao".

Veteran Wolf Warrior Yao Ge once said that if Zhang Yang ever wants to take action on East Asian antiques, he should look for this person because he knows everything.

But it seems a little difficult to get through to Master Bao on the phone.

Zhang Yang called three or four times in a row, and each time the answer was "Sorry, the number you dialed is busy."

"What's wrong? No one answered?" Li Zi asked leisurely beside him.

"Huh? Why haven't you gone back yet?"

As early as five minutes ago, when Anna and Shen Yiyi went to school together, Li Zi said that she was going home, but when Zhang Yang looked up, she was still there.

"If I don't tell them that I want to go home, how can my two sisters leave with peace of mind?" Li Zi said to Zhang Yang with a sly smile.

"Okay, then you go find a place to sit first. I'll get through the call and then come and entertain you."

"Please turn on the speakerphone. I'll listen along and I promise not to talk."

Li Zi childishly raised her right hand and said:

"Really, I swear, I won't say anything."

"What's so good about this..."

Zhang Yang couldn't persuade Li Zi, so he called again, this time turning on the speakerphone so that Li Zi could hear the inhumane notification tone.

After listening to this, Li Zi said confidently:
"You've been blocked!"

"Blacklist? That's impossible. This Master Bao must be a good friend of my master. Even though my master was in prison, he still didn't forget this person."

"That impression was indeed quite deep. But this is really a blacklist. If you don't believe me, just call with another phone number and you will know."

Seeing Li Zi's confident tone, Zhang Yang of course wanted to give it a try.

He switched to his own cell phone and called. After it rang once, "bang", the call was connected.

A gruff old man's voice came from the loudspeaker:
"Hey?!"

Li Zi smiled silently at Zhang Yang, and she really told her the truth. Brother Yao was really blocked by Master Bao.

However, Zhang Yang didn't have time to pay attention to her, because Master Bao on the other end of the phone was already a little impatient.

"Speak! Are you mute? Is this some NMD or some AI trying to identify me again?"

"No, no, I'm a real person." Zhang Yang responded quickly.

"Excuse me, are you Master Bao?"

"Hello, can you hear me?"

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone, and Zhang Yang repeated the question:
"Are you Master Bao who specializes in East Asian antiques?"

"Who are you? How do you know my number?" the old man asked.

"I'm……"

Zhang Yang hesitated.

The master’s phone number has been blocked. Could it be that Master Bao has a grudge against Brother Yao?

But if you think about it carefully, if it wasn't for his master's relationship, he wouldn't have looked for this person.

"I'm Feng Yao from Qingzhou, and I was introduced here." Zhang Yang said honestly.

"Brother Yao? Are you his cellmate?"

"...No, I am his apprentice."

"Oh, that idiot apprentice."

The old man seemed to know Zhang Yang a little bit, and he immediately pointed out all the characteristics of his childhood.

I guess Feng Yao complained to him about it.

"Your master hasn't been released from prison yet?"

"It's still a long way to go. There are still more than two years to go."

"Brother Yao, what a sin!" the old man sighed.

From the tone of Master Bao's voice, Zhang Yang guessed that this person had a good relationship with his master, and might be a brother who had escaped from the tunnel.

"Your master hasn't been released yet, why are you calling me? Don't count on me to rescue him from prison!"

"I'm not trying to save someone. My master told me that if I want to do antique business in East Asia, I should come to you first to learn from you."

After Zhang Yang stated his purpose, the other end of the phone fell silent again.

He had no choice but to take the initiative to ask again:
"Master Bao, are you still listening? If it's inconvenient for you, forget it."

"No, it's not inconvenient. You are so young, why are you so shameless?"

"Your master asked you to do the East Asian cultural relics business? This is a murky water."

Master Bao asked doubtfully, but he had no intention of refusing.

It seems like there is hope!

Zhang Yang quickly explained: "No, it's completely my own idea."

He had discussed with Senior Sister Zhu before and decided to prepare things according to the records of cultural relics reported by the Korean Ministry of Cultural Heritage after excavating various major sites.

After he completes this order, he can stock up on his own goods and open a museum.

Because it covers so many things, including coins, wood carvings, clothing, ironware, bronzeware...

It’s not that Goryeo was powerful at that time, so many cultural relics were unearthed, but that the sites that unearthed too few things did not attract anyone’s attention at all.

Not to mention finding the data online.

"Did you come up with this yourself?"

Master Bao smiled at Zhang Yang with a hint of yin and yang and said:
"Then you do have some ideas."

"Your master has a headache making this, and you want to try it at such a young age?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I be a young man?"

"If you don't try new things at this age, you will have even less courage when you get older." Zhang Yang answered confidently.

After listening to this, Master Bao fell silent for the third time.

A minute later, when he spoke again, the yin and yang in his tone were gone, and he discussed in a serious tone:
"If you really want to do business, come to Guangzhou if you have time."

"I'll reimburse you for the ticket."

"As long as it's an East Asian antique, I have it all here. See what kind you can make. I have a place and materials here, and I can lend them to you for free to try."

Master Bao naturally thought that Zhang Yang wanted to supply him with goods. After all, Zhang Yang's master used to do this. "Okay, what's your address? I'll write it down..."

Zhang Yang and Master Bao made an appointment to meet at Baiyun Airport tomorrow afternoon.

Seeing Zhang Yang press the hang-up button, Li Zi breathed a sigh of relief.

She couldn't speak, and couldn't ask questions, which made her feel very depressed.

"Zhang Yang, come on, help me explain why this person seemed to be mocking you at the beginning?"

"It's probably a grudge from the previous generation!" Zhang Yang said nonchalantly, "Maybe he's my master's love rival, the kind that's both an enemy and a friend."

"Makes sense."

"I am now very curious about your master. When you visit him in prison, take me with you so I can meet the elders too."

"You...can talk about it when you have a chance."

Zhang Yanggang established his image in front of his master, letting him know that he was worth tens of millions based on his own abilities.

As soon as Li Zi shows up, given the master's personality, he will definitely think that Zhang Yang is a gigolo, and who knows what will happen to him then.

It’s better to wait until you have eaten the free meal before you get criticized.

"Okay, then we have a deal."

After getting Zhang Yang's promise, Li Zi happily took the address that Zhang Yang had just written down and took a photo.

"What are you doing?"

"Book your flight tickets and hotel." The woman said matter-of-factly, "You're not going to ride a shared bike to Yangcheng, are you?"

"Oh, thank you! I don't need a very nice hotel, just one that's close to this address."

"That won't work! Although I'm not considered a rich man when I go to Guangzhou, this is the first time I go on a long trip with you. How can I compromise?"

"So I still have to order something better." Li Zi nodded to herself, she had convinced herself.

"???"

Zhang Yang seemed to have heard some great news. He directly put his hand on Li Zi's mobile phone screen and forcibly interrupted her operation.

"Sister Li, are you going too?"

"Yeah, why else would I book a hotel?"

"Will you live with me?"

"???" Li Zi looked at Zhang Yang in confusion: "What are you thinking about? I just haven't been to Guangzhou before, and I just happened to go there once, so I followed you to see the excitement."

"Oh, that's okay."

Zhang Yang withdrew his hand and let Li Zi book the plane ticket and hotel. He even reminded her to buy better toothbrushes and towels for the hotel.

It is true that my sister is caring.

The next day, Li Zi drove directly to Zhang Yang's house.

"Come on, get in the car with me."

"Let's go, destination is Yangcheng!"

……

I met Master Bao at Baiyun Airport. He was an old man with gray hair. He was wearing a white vest and ten-yuan flip-flops, but on his wrist he had a green Submariner worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and he was driving a Yangwang worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. When he stood there, he looked very stylish.

"A person like this must have a building in the urban village." Li Zi speculated confidently.

“How come you see?”

"I can tell from the first glance that you're not online. The way he's dressed, he looks like a typical Guangdong landlord. He's either a local or he made money in the antique business in the early years and built a few buildings himself."

"I'm so envious! This is the life I dream of, lying down and collecting rent." Zhang Yang sighed in a low voice.

But when they arrived downstairs at Master Bao's office, Zhang Yang and the others realized that they still lacked imagination.

The other party is located in Tianhe District and has several office buildings.

Each building is no worse than the Li family’s building.

"Oh no, I've become a bumpkin." Li Zi thought to herself.

"Master Bao, is the antique business in East Asia so profitable?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

His heart was deeply moved.

"Of course." Master Bao nodded and replied, "These buildings you see are all the properties I have acquired through my own efforts, plus a little bit of family inheritance."

"Great!" Zhang Yang gave a thumbs up.

He was really praising her, but Master Bao's face darkened when he heard it, and he asked back:
"What's so great about that? I even lost a whole building. Boy, are you teasing me on purpose?"

"Ah? I don't have any."

"No? Didn't your master tell you about my situation? He used to tell everyone he met about it."

"He didn't say much, at least not about you losing a building."

It turns out that these buildings are all family properties, and the old man is losing money in his business.

No wonder the master didn't cooperate with him! Zhang Yang sighed in his heart.

If this cooperation were to continue, the money I earn now probably wouldn't be enough to pay off my debts.

"I didn't expect your master to be so tight-lipped." Master Bao muttered quietly, and then said to himself, "Then I won't tell anyone about your master being a licker and getting hooked."

"Is there such a thing?"

Li Zi pulled Zhang Yang's sleeve and showed a very interested expression.

"Let's talk about business first. I'll explain this gossip to you when I have the chance." Zhang Yang patted Li Zi's hand and comforted her.

When Master Bao saw this scene, his expression became a little strange.

He pointed at Li Zi and Zhang Yang and asked:

"What's your relationship? Are you a couple?"

"No, she's just a good friend. She just happened to be coming to Yangcheng for a trip." Zhang Yang explained in the tone of talking to an elder. He really was an elder.

"Oh, that's good."

Master Bao suddenly smiled at Li Zi. How could he not see what Li Zi meant to Zhang Yang? He asked this on purpose.

because……

"I just wanted to introduce my daughter to you. This is what your master and I agreed on before. Now you are about the same age."

"Ah?" Zhang Yang was not expecting this to happen and was slightly surprised.

"What?" Li Zi looked at Master Bao, her eyes narrowed and her back teeth clenched.

(End of this chapter)