29: Chapter 29 Unknown Call

He Dao did not expect Shen Yan to be someone difficult to fool.

He let out a dry laugh and said, "Fifty thousand is a bit high, but five hundred is truly too low."

"How about this, twenty thousand! Sell it to you for twenty thousand!"

Shen Yan shook his head and started inquiring about other items.

He shook his head after asking the price for every single item.

He Dao's patience was worn thin by him.

"Sir, are you buying or not? If you're not buying, I'm packing up!"

Shen Yan clicked his tongue and said, "Only that celadon vase on your stall looks decent, but the price is really not right. Forget it, I'm leaving."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left without hesitation.

He Dao became anxious and quickly called out to stop Shen Yan.

He had acquired this celadon vase from the wholesale market for fifty yuan.

Even selling it for five hundred yuan would still earn him a profit.

"Five hundred yuan, fine, five hundred yuan! Come on, scan the code!"

He agreed, but Shen Yan went back on his word.

"Forget it, five hundred is still too expensive..."

He Dao gritted his teeth and asked, "Then how much will you offer?"

Shen Yan guessed that the wholesale price for this celadon vase did not exceed one hundred yuan, so he replied, "Three hundred."

This price would neither make He Dao give up the deal nor allow He Dao to profit too much.

Just as he thought, He Dao agreed without much hesitation.

"Fine, three hundred it is. Cash or scan?"

Shen Yan pulled out three hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to He Dao.

"Pleasure doing business with you."

He Dao snorted and said,

"Brother, I'm truly selling this vase to you at a loss. If I wasn't trying to get a good start, I would never have agreed to such a low price as three hundred."

Shen Yan smiled but said nothing.

One could only believe one part in what a businessman said; the other nine parts were nonsense.

After packing the item, Shen Yan left with the vase.

Back at the studio, Wu Ya and Chen Guangke were working.

When they saw Shen Yan walk in carrying a box nearly half a meter tall, they thought he had bought new office equipment and both stood up to take a look.

"Such a big box, what did you buy?"

"Just a vase."

Chen Guangke found it strange, as Shen Yan was not usually the type to cultivate artistic sentiments.

"Who are you trying to pursue?"

Wu Ya rolled her eyes and gave Chen Guangke a kick.

"What do you mean? Buying a vase means you're pursuing someone?"

Chen Guangke argued back, "Otherwise, why? He doesn't usually like this sort of thing, so suddenly buying flowers must be to give to someone else, what else could it be?"

"Hey, are you perhaps jealous?"

Wu Ya's face flushed, and she started hitting Chen Guangke while chasing him.

"Chen! Guang! Ke! What nonsense are you spouting? Get over here! I'm going to beat you to death right now!"

And so, the two of them started chasing each other around the studio again.

Shen Yan ignored them; the matter of the celadon vase was settled.

Next, he just needed to find someone to appraise the authenticity of the vase and then sell it.

Thinking this, he walked straight to his seat and searched the internet competition in Sea City.

This competition was jointly organized by listed commercial companies and the government.

The goal was to discover talented internet professionals.

Why did the tycoon system give him this piece of information?

Did it want him to sign up?

Shen Yan pondered as he spun in his chair.

Suddenly, Chen Guangke and Wu Ya approached Shen Yan.

"Isn't this the recently famous internet competition?"

Shen Yan hadn't expected the two of them to know about this competition.

"How do you two know about this competition?"

Wu Ya and Chen Guangke exchanged a look and said in unison, "It's all over the internet with its promotion!"

After speaking, they showed Shen Yan the videos they had been scrolling through.

Just as they said, promotional information for this competition was everywhere online.

Many people were participating because of its reputation.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Wu Ya and Chen Guangke inexplicably had a bad feeling.

"You're not thinking of participating in this internet competition, are you?"

Shen Yan indeed had that idea.

The advanced wealth intelligence could bring him opportunities to make money.

Perhaps he could earn quite a bit through this competition.

Seeing Shen Yan remain silent, Chen Guangke grabbed his shoulder and shook him vigorously a few times.

"Lao Shen! Snap out of it! We haven't even finished the software for Hengtian Company yet!"

Shen Yan pried Chen Guangke's fingers away and said, "Isn't there still more than a month left?"

He felt that with the abilities of the three of them, creating a software model in just over a month was not a difficult task.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Chen Guangke stopped arguing.

"Fine, we can give it a try, but let me say this first: if we don't get selected to participate in the end, don't be discouraged."

Shen Yan let out a chuckle.

Chen Guangke was still the same, saying one thing but meaning another.

He claimed his idea wasn't feasible, but in reality, he supported him more than anyone.

"Don't worry, I won't. I know working on two pieces of software simultaneously is very hard work."

"How about this, I'll give you overtime pay, and if the software we create qualifies for the competition, I'll give an extra bonus."

No reward was more practical than money.

Hearing there was a bonus, Wu Ya's eyes lit up, and she said cheerfully, "No problem! Isn't it just working on two pieces of software at once? We can do it!"

Chen Guangke scoffed, "Give it a rest. You were just agonizing over the software for Hengtian Company, and now you can do it again?"

Seeing him undermine her, Wu Ya instantly became combative.

"Chen! Guang! Ke! If I don't beat you to death today, my name isn't Wu!"

...

At nine o'clock in the evening.

Shen Yan left work from the studio and went to the antique appraisal office.

"How long does the appraisal take?"

"The shortest is two days, the longest is one week."

Shen Yan frowned; one week was too long.

"Can it be expedited?"

The staff member nodded, "If expedited, it costs an extra one thousand yuan, and the result will be available in two days at the earliest."

Shen Yan agreed without hesitation.

He wanted to get the appraisal report as soon as possible and then sell the vase.

After paying the fee, he remembered that this was an appraisal office and should have many potential customers.

So he asked the staff member, "If the appraisal confirms it's real, can I sell it here?"

The staff member smiled politely, "In principle, yes, but everything depends on the situation after the appraisal result comes out."

"Okay, I understand. Please contact me after the appraisal result is ready."

After saying that, Shen Yan left the appraisal office.

He had only walked a couple of steps when his phone rang.

The call was from an unfamiliar number. After hesitating for a moment, he swiped to answer.

"Hello, who is this?"

An aged voice sounded on the other end of the line.

"Shen Yan, come over. Your little sister is in my hands right now."