Chapter 3: Billions of Assets
"Hello! Master Yu!" Li Yun remembered that this person's name was Yu Zhengmin, he stood up proactively and greeted him, the price of these antiques now depended on him.
He smiled politely, shook hands with Li Yu, and sat down opposite him. "Xiao Zhao told me that these antiques are from the Zhenguan era. Are they all your family's collection?"
Xiao Zhao was the receptionist from just now, Li Yu had already told her about his grandfather's collection of Tang Dynasty antiques when they were chatting. "My grandfather used to like collecting some ancient artifacts from the Tang Dynasty, after he passed away, he entrusted me to sell these antiques, recently my family has been having some financial difficulties." When he said this, Li Yu stopped, this reason he thought was still acceptable, it's also the reason why many people bring their family heirlooms to auction, two words: "Lack of money!"
He nodded and Yu Zhengmin shifted his gaze to the three antiques on the table, first picking up the blue porcelain vase.
The price of an antique can be roughly identified from four aspects: first, its age is long; second, it's a fine work from the imperial family; third, it's a masterpiece by a famous artist; fourth, it's rare in quantity. And these four aspects, the antique Li You brought basically covers all of them.
Li You sat comfortably on the sofa, the gentle breeze from the air conditioner making him feel refreshed all over. In the Tang Dynasty, his status was noble, but he had to say that the quality of life there was not great, nothing compared to modern comforts.
Compared to Li Yu's leisure, Yu Zhengmin's eyes almost popped out at this time. This blue and white porcelain vase might be a real Tang Dynasty ceramic piece from the imperial kiln, exclusively supplied to the royal family. If that's true, then this blue porcelain would be priceless.
"Mr. Li, please wait a moment, your collection is very valuable, but I cannot make a decision alone, so I will invite a few more professionals to come over and avoid mistakes."
Yu Zhengmin said so, Li Yu put his mind at ease, it's still not too late now, he can wait for a while.
He made a phone call and Yu Zhengmin returned to the table to continue appraising the other two antiques, his expression becoming increasingly vivid.
Before long, the door of the pawnshop was pushed open by a row of people, and an old man older than Yu Zhengmin walked in with the support of three people.
Yu Zhengmin immediately stood up and walked forward: "Teacher, I'm troubling you again!"
"Hurry up and show me the exhibits!" The old man ignored Yu Zhengmin's pleasantries and directly asked him to take him to see Li Yan's three antiques.
These people looked somewhat familiar to Li Yu, but he couldn't remember their names. After they sat down, they gathered around the three antiques, pointing and discussing them. Half an hour passed before the discussion stopped. At this time, Mr. Yu's teacher stood up, "That's right, these are genuine products of the Zhenguan era, and they were all used by the royal family."
"What about the price?" Li Yu asked, his main concern was still this. To him, these antiques were not worth much money, but whether they could be exchanged for RMB was very important.
"You're the collector, aren't you!" The old man turned to Li Yu, "Young man, I'll give you 160 million for these three pieces. I guarantee that even if you auction them off, you won't get a price higher than this."
"Teacher, isn't this going too far?!" Yu Zhengmin was startled by the old man's words. Isn't he snatching away the auction house's business?!
"What's the big deal, that little girl can still take advantage of me, an old man? I'm only selling at this price because I want to collect all three items. Otherwise, would I risk losing 10 million?"
The two were still arguing, while Li Yu had already happily fainted, 160 million, this money came too easily.
Li Yu understood that if he went through the regular auction procedure, it would take a long time. He was facing several giants in the cultural relics industry who could manipulate the price of antiques. One hundred and sixty million was already a very satisfactory price for him. He didn't want to waste any more time. He had many antiques, so he wasn't afraid of losing this one. Anyway, they were all freebies, and he would still make a huge profit.
"Sold!" Just as the master and apprentice were about to come to blows, Li Yu spoke up, "Pay immediately!"
Yu Zhengmin's teacher is Wei Yonghui, Li Yu doesn't understand, but in the antique circle, no one doesn't know him, he is a top-notch figure in the appraisal world, a billionaire with a worth of over 10 billion, he has been mixed in the antique circle all his life, regarding precious antiques as his life, Li Yu was lucky to meet him, in the antique circle his reputation is considered first-rate, Wei Yonghui didn't cheat him.
The rest was easy, one hand exchanged money and the other handed over goods, Li Yu's account successfully increased by 1.6 billion.
The transaction was completed, and Li Yu left behind Wei Yonghui's phone number. In fact, Li Yu still preferred private transactions. The fewer people who knew about it, the better. If someone became interested in the origin of the antique, he would be in trouble. This was also why he left behind Wei Yonghui's phone number - for safety and convenience.
In an instant, he became a billionaire, and Li Yu felt a little light-headed. Now his plan to make money in the Tang Dynasty could be implemented. After all, people in the Tang Dynasty did not recognize RMB, but only recognized gold, silver, and copper coins.
Back in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yu's first problem was his daily life issues, such as eating and washing, and he thought of this problem not because he was farsighted, but because it was a pressing issue at hand.
"What a smell, it's really terrible..."
"Mommy, this uncle is really dirty and smelly, his hair stinks..."
“……”
Billionaire Li Ye, the sixth son of the Tang Dynasty's emperor, stood on the subway with his heart severely wounded. The whispers around him woke him up from his beautiful dream, and then he heard such gossip.
Li Yu brought her long hair in front of her and smelled it, "Ugh..." Indeed, the smell was excellent.
Enduring the discrimination of the crowd, Li Rou fully demonstrated his thick-skinned spirit and made it to the subway station. He then rushed back home, washing his long hair repeatedly until not a single strand had any unusual smell left.
At the Wang Fu, he had also smelled a similar scent before. He didn't pay attention to it at first, but now he realized that this was the smell of hair.
"That's it!" The first get-rich plan was born. This wasn't just for making money, but also to improve the lives of the people of Tang Dynasty. Li Yu said this to himself.
After visiting several supermarkets, Li Yu made a big purchase of shampoo, toothpaste and some daily necessities. With the basic necessities in hand, Li Yu returned to the Wang Mansion with peace of mind from the old well.
At this time, Jin Dajian was looking for Li Yu in the courtyard of the Prince of Liang's mansion. A heavyweight figure had arrived at the Prince of Liang's mansion - Yangfei, the birth mother of Li Yu and daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui.
After climbing out of the ancient well in the back hall, Li Yu brushed off the dust on his body and walked towards the front hall. At this time, a servant saw Li Yu and ran over to him, "Your Highness, Jin Guanjia is looking for you, Yang Fei has come to see you."
Yang Fei was the birth mother of this world, Li Yu did not dare to be slow, and walked towards the front hall. When he arrived at the Chengde Hall, Li Yu saw several palace maids and eunuchs standing in front of the door. A beautiful woman wearing a yellow narrow-sleeved long gown, purple shoulder scarf, hair piled high on her head, and sparkling jewels was sitting in the hall, with a look of worry on her face.
"Your son greets you, Mother!" The beautiful woman was Yang Gui Fei. Li Yu entered the Cheng De Palace and respectfully paid his respects.
She heard from Li Ke that Li Yu had fallen into a well and was injured, so she rushed to the Liang Wang Fu. Li Shimin had many children, but for her, she only had two sons, Li Ke and Li Yu. Li Ke was diligent and hardworking since childhood, well-read in poetry and books, and naturally clever. Li Shimin also praised him highly, very appreciative. It's just that this younger son and his older brother were completely opposite in character, making her worry as a mother. But this son, no matter how undutiful, was still her flesh and blood!
No scolding from Li Yu as expected, Yang Fei walked over and rubbed Li Yu's head: "How is it? Still hurting? You child, the wound hasn't healed yet and you're running around everywhere!"
Li Yu fell silent, and Yang Fei's concern was not feigned. This moved him deeply, although he knew that Yang Fei's concern was for the other Li Yu, not this one. Still, he felt a genuine maternal care that he had never experienced before. For some reason, Li Yu suddenly began to yearn for this care to continue indefinitely.
Yang Fei was born with a goose egg face, her skin as white as snow, beautiful and moving. At this time, there was still a trace of unshed tears at the corner of her eyes, presumably because she had cried for Li Yu.
Li Yu's heart was filled with guilt and he became even more respectful: "I have worried Your Majesty!"
Yang Fei was taken aback, delighted beyond measure. The Li You of before would never have spoken such humble words, and his concern for her had been quite annoying. Li Ke said that Li You had shown signs of repentance, she hadn't believed it at first, but now it seemed that what Li Ke said wasn't false after all.
"Your brother said you've turned over a new leaf, and at first, I didn't believe it. Now it seems that my son has indeed made some progress." Empress Yang pulled Li Yu down to sit and continued, "When your father scolded you, he was also disappointed. You made him lose face in front of so many old ministers. After a few days, go apologize to him, and his anger might dissipate."
"The son obeys the queen mother's teachings!" At this time, Li Rou looked like a well-behaved baby.
Yang Fei was overjoyed and said, "Your father the Emperor has withheld your monthly allowance, so you must be short of funds at home now. I'm giving you fifty taels of silver to use sparingly!" She then instructed several palace maids to put the copper coins on the table.
"Empress Dowager, how can your palace afford such expenses? You should take it back!" Li Yu was moved and pushed the silver back.
"I don't spend much on ordinary days, and staying there is useless, just take it away!" Yang Fei doted on Li Yu, and Li Yu was able to repent, she was happier than anyone else.
Unable to decline any further, Li Yu reluctantly accepted it, "Consider this a loan from your son, I'll return it to you another day!"
The mother and son chatted for a while, the sky gradually darkened, Yang Fei left the Liang Wang Fu under the escort of palace maids and eunuchs, Li Yu was not seriously injured, and had changed her temper, she was overjoyed.
The Liang Wang Fu was quiet again, with only the sound of servants coming and going and Jin Dajian's occasional reprimands. The setting sun cast a bloody glow over the palace, and after eating a late dinner that didn't agree with him, Li Yu fell asleep exhausted from the day's turmoil.
The next morning, a loud crowing of a rooster awakened Li Yu from his dream. The servants and miscellaneous workers in the Wang's mansion got up very early and were already sweeping the yard.
Standing at the door, taking a deep breath, Li Yu comfortably narrowed his eyes. The air of the Tang Dynasty was good, no smoke and dust, no pollution, green and natural.
"Your Highness, it's time for you to wash up!" A clear and pleasant voice came from Li Yu's left side. Li Yu turned his head to look, and saw a 13 or 14-year-old girl, wearing a green skirt, with eyebrows like a painting, elegant and beautiful, could be considered a beauty in the making.
