Chapter 63: Admitting Mistakes (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

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  Kuo Yicheng's face turned red and his neck thickened, but seeing Zhao Long's unfriendly gaze, he could only huff and puff as he walked out.

  If it weren't for his age, Zhao Long would have thrown him out directly. For a cooked duck like this to still be hard-mouthed, saying anything more would be a waste of words. However, the eyes of the crowd were bright and clear, no matter how much Guo Yicheng refused to admit it, they all understood what was going on.

  "Today is really embarrassing, I've caused trouble for Director Zhao, and my old eyes are blurry..." Hu Zhilin bowed his fist and cupped his hands, surprisingly wanting to pay respects.

  It's not just him, Xu Shangyue also has to be like this after so many years in the antique circle. They have seen all sorts of situations, but something as miraculous as today is still a first. Now they are more interested in Zhao Long being able to decipher the hidden secrets of this painting than the painting itself, but they also know that such skills are absolutely family secrets, so they can only be curious in their hearts and cannot even ask questions.

  "Wait... wait..." Zhao Long hastily stopped the two of them, saying: "If you two elders are like this, it will shorten my lifespan. This is just a misunderstanding, and someone is stirring up trouble in between. The world of antiques is full of authenticity and forgery, originally we should be researching and learning from each other, who dares to guarantee they understand everything? If one doesn't make mistakes their whole life, that's not human, it's a god. Honestly speaking, nowadays the techniques for making fakes are so advanced, even if the original makers and owners of those antiques were alive today, they might not be able to tell them apart. How can we with our current perspective?"

  "Haha……" Zhao Long smiled and said: "Please sit down, both of you have studied Mr. Cai Yuanhong's antiques before. I also have some questions to ask for your advice, because I've discussed with the chairman, after selling these antiques, they will be used to build schools in remote mountainous areas, so I want to sell them at a high price."

  "Alright...alright, let's disperse..." Liu Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead at this time. He had been standing on the side, one of the closest people to the scene. Today's scene made him extremely nervous and he broke out in a cold sweat. At this moment, seeing Zhao Long invite the two elderly gentlemen to sit down, he also shouted to the surrounding onlookers.

  It was a different time, he was in a different time. When Ping said let Zhao Long help sell these antiques before, Zhao Long was short of money at that time. In fact, it's still the same now, because the things he wants are too expensive, so expensive that even ordinary billionaires can't afford them.

  However, with over 10 million in hand, it was discovered that the Nine Turns Five Elements Body Refining Technique wasn't something that could be mastered overnight just because one had a lot of resources. The body still needed time to digest and absorb, and later on, every additional Five Elements Qi cultivated made progress even more difficult. So Zhao Long wasn't as anxious anymore, his mindset became calm and steady.

  In addition, Zhao Long had said that after selling these antiques, the money would be used to build schools. So, he didn't plan on making any more money from this antique business, including the last painting by Song Huizong. He didn't want to make a profit because he had already gained the true benefit - the dragon energy within it. Not all emperors could create items with dragon energy.

  Firstly, the emperor must be powerful enough. As Laozi said, after Li Shimin, the power of emperors in later generations has become weaker and weaker. Song Huizong was an exception; he was able to infuse his paintings with emotions and reached the highest state before his death, thus imbuing them with dragon energy. Otherwise, unless it's something like the weapons used by Han Wudi or Li Shimin throughout their lifetime of battles, they wouldn't be able to contain that kind of dragon energy.

  Even the old losers say that dragons are powerful beings, especially in terms of physical strength. Obtaining a strand of dragon energy will be very beneficial for Zhao Long's cultivation of the Nine Turns Five Elements Body Refining Technique. It can help him transform his body, and this dragon energy has been tempered over countless years, with no strong killing or destructive power. It is just right to let it exist in his body for a long time. Just now, he used it again to make Hu Zhilin and the others believe, but from now on, Zhao Long will keep it stored in his body. As for other five elements energies, his own body can't store and control them for a long time yet, and if he relies on his left arm, they will be constantly absorbed by it.

  However, this dragon energy is different. At least before the dragon energy is consumed, it can greatly improve the physical condition and cultivation speed, and further narrow the gap with Zuo Bi.

  Having gained this benefit, combined with a relaxed mindset, Zhao Long thought about how to maximize the benefits of these things. To maximize benefits, selling them one by one won't work, only an auction will do, and holding an auction requires many conditions, first and foremost needing the support of experts like Hu Zhilin and Xu Shangyue.

  Although Lao Shi is formidable, the key is that others don't recognize him. Zhao Long didn't hide it either and directly proposed this proposal while also giving He Ping a call to express his intention. In fact, He Ping initially thought so too, but thinking of repaying Zhao Long, he wanted to give some benefits to Zhao Long as a way of repayment.

  Now Zhao Long said so, he was naturally delighted. When he learned that among those fake works, there was actually a painting done by Song Huizong before his death, he was also very surprised and unexpected. However, his family was wealthy and powerful, and he didn't care about these things.

  It wasn't because of the value of this painting that changed any ideas, but rather Zhao Long's hesitation when he said that all the proceeds from the auction would be used to donate and build a school. Zhao Long knew what he was hesitant about, so he directly said "If I'm short on money in the future, I'll borrow some from Mr. He, you must lend me some", and He Ping immediately agreed with a smile.

  At this time, Liu Liu was also there. As they talked, it became clear that Hu Zhilin and Xu Shangyue were still okay in terms of maintaining order, but when it came to really organizing many things, they didn't understand. Finding an auctioneer, an auction company, how to organize, how to publicize, they weren't clear about any of these things. On the other hand, Liu Liu was very familiar with all this, and Zhao Long directly let him take care of it. When it came to discussing compensation, Liu Liu also graciously declined.

  "Two old gentlemen did not take any remuneration, and Mr. Zhao didn't even take a little bit of profit. He took everything out, I followed him to run errands and collect money, what would that be? It's already my honor to know the three of you, so don't worry about it, I'll organize this matter. However, in order to create momentum and publicity effect, we need to cooperate with Old Hu and Old Xu first, let's use Song Huizong's painting to create momentum, then..." Liu Liu was making suggestions on the side, and things were quickly settled."

  "Hello......hello......no need to be so polite, come over and play sometime......haha......" By dusk, Fatso had brought back a lot of things, including a new set of office desk and chair, a big bed, and all sorts of other stuff. As soon as he stopped in front of the Tianyan Antique Shop, he got people to unload the things, but found that many people around him were greeting him.

  Some brought good cigarettes to him and chatted with him very casually, which made the fatty feel unexpected. He thought that in this cultural relic street, there were some days when everyone seemed to have come out. Looking at the people around him chatting, the fatty secretly thought that he didn't expect these people to be so enthusiastic. It's said that fellow practitioners are enemies, but unexpectedly, the antique industry is so friendly and polite to each other.

  "It's not good to chat outside for too long, why don't everyone come in and sit down." Zhao Long said with a smile as he came out from inside.

  These people immediately said they had something to do, those who were busy were busy. They had seen Zhao Long's mighty power before. Even Guo Yicheng was beaten away by him like a stray dog. These people who surrounded the outside at that time also said many other words, fearing that Zhao Long would hear them and not wanting to provoke this troublemaker, they all avoided him.

  "Boss, got a story?" Fatso was puzzled just now, but as soon as he saw it, he suddenly understood and walked up with a smile.

  "There's a lot of stories, recently our Tianyan Antique Shop is going to hold a large auction. When Liu Liu comes back, you guys will get to know each other, and you can learn from him a bit. This time the auction will be very long, you'll follow along for the whole process and gain some experience." Just then, Liu Liu went to send off Hu Zhilin and Xu Shangyue, and coincidentally, Pangzi came back.

  Just as he was speaking, Zhao Long suddenly felt a familiar figure in the corner of his eye. He turned his head abruptly and saw someone standing at the entrance of an alleyway, occasionally glancing over with a hesitant gaze. After cultivating the wood element, Zhao Long's eyesight had improved significantly, so even though the other person might have only caught a glimpse of him from afar, he could clearly see that it was Zhang Siyu, the flower of the police force whom he had interacted with several times before.