156: Chapter 156 Patent Fees!
Because he preferred to have ancient Chinese patterns engraved onto them.
He even expressed to their faces that he had the idea of replacing the main gate.
"Brother Shen, you absolutely must not!" Kang Minghao, who was standing to the side, couldn't sit still any longer and couldn't help but try to persuade him:
"Such classical European gates are extremely rare in existence. If it were replaced, it would truly be a great loss for humanity."
Hearing this, Shen Zhou shook his head helplessly and said, "Minghao, you really are an antiques fanatic."
"How about this, I'll give you a business card. Aren't you quite interested in those antiques I bought at the European Auction earlier?"
"You can contact the person on the card, and you'll be able to go admire them whenever you like in the future."
Shen Zhou casually handed a business card to Kang Minghao.
Kang Minghao immediately received it with both hands respectfully, his eyes filled with excitement.
Because this business card not only represented him establishing a connection with Shen Zhou.
It also meant that Shen Zhou acknowledged him, and he would be able to come into contact with his favorite antiques, filled with historical atmosphere, at any time.
"Minghao, I'm so jealous of you. I didn't expect you to be the first to get Brother Shen's business card."
Ge Haiyang, standing to the side, suddenly started calculating, but there was a teasing look on his face; it was clearly a joke.
"Alright, you guy."
"Can't you contact me whenever you want? It's not like you don't know my phone number, right?"
Shen Zhou shook his head, momentarily speechless.
Hearing this, Ge Haiyang and Jiang Zhenqi both chuckled.
Their purpose for coming here was very clear: to become a familiar face in front of Shen Zhou, or rather, to establish a certain relationship.
They naturally already knew Shen Zhou's phone number.
But knowing it didn't mean they could call at any time.
If they were to annoy Shen Zhou, who knew if they could bear Shen Zhou's wrath.
In the face of power, money is often not worth mentioning.
But if there is enough money, then the essence of the problem changes.
Everyone examined the gate carefully, and two maids lightly pulled the gate open to the left and right.
The entire gate was constructed with a special mechanism, so it didn't take much effort for the two maids to open it.
Walking through the gate, the first thing that came into view was an extremely spacious hall.
In the center of the hall was a huge open space, dotted with some furniture carrying a classical European atmosphere.
Every piece of furniture was an antique.
Kang Minghao, standing to the side, had already begun to gently stroke these antiques, muttering something under his breath.
"Minghao, come take a look at this thing. What on earth is it? Why does it look so strange?"
Jiang Zhenqi also found a very low pedestal piece of furniture placed against the wall, as well as a decorative cabinet with a bust statue.
Shen Zhou stood beside him with a smile, not explaining, also waiting for Kang Minghao's explanation.
Kang Minghao indeed had quite a bit of research on all of this.
He first carefully examined these few items, then glanced at Shen Zhou, and said with a slightly cautious smile:
"Brother Shen, if I'm not mistaken, the main material of these two pieces of furniture should be entirely walnut, but they are at least over five hundred years old."
"Apart from that, the remaining small parts are made of oak, fir, and cypress."
Hearing this, Shen Zhou looked towards Vicente to verify.
Although he had listened to Vicente's detailed introduction yesterday, there were too many antiques inside the castle, and how could he remember so many things?
"This gentleman is correct. Both of these are furniture from the Italian Renaissance period."
"Furniture from that period was often crafted using walnut or pine as the main material."
Vicente introduced them with pride on his face.
He had been at Pearl Castle for nearly thirty years.
So he clearly knew the structure, origin, and even the material of every single item inside the castle.
And all these things were things that made him feel deeply proud.
Continuing to the right, everyone saw decorative cabinets made of gold plating and plaster, as well as straight-legged benches that looked quite peculiar.
And all these things were crafted from walnut and yew wood.
"The lion heads and Greek capitals on their surfaces are all unique Baroque elements."
Vicente acted as a guide and carefully introduced them to everyone.
Wang Sicong and the others were not interested in which period these elements belonged to, but as long as it sounded impressive, they thought it was very cool.
"Old Shen, when I come to Switzerland another day, you must agree to let me sleep in Pearl Castle for one night."
"No, just sleeping isn't enough. You have to agree to let me bring friends to visit, so I can show off properly."
Wang Sicong, standing to the side, couldn't hold back anymore.
Shen Zhou smiled and said, "You are welcome to come anytime."
Although Shen Zhou said this, Wang Sicong naturally wouldn't bring just any fair-weather friends to the scene.
Just like this time, he only brought a few important people from the Shanghai second-generation circle.
After all, even if others could barely manage to mix into the circle, they definitely didn't have the qualifications to interact with Shen Zhou.
"Brother Shen, can I take a few photos?"
Jiang Zhenqi, standing to the side, was eager to try.
"What do you want photos for?"
Wang Sicong said with some curiosity.
The others also cast curious and attentive gazes.
If it were Kang Minghao who wanted to take photos, it would be understandable.
After all, this guy loved antiques too much.
But Jiang Zhenqi, whose family was in real estate, had no research on antiques; what was he doing this for?
"You guys don't know about this. I can take these photos, and then go back and have domestic furniture manufacturers make a set just like them."
"Even if they can't capture the essence, as long as they produce a batch of look-alikes, I reckon they could easily ignite the high-end furniture market."
Jiang Zhenqi chuckled sneakily.
His family was mainly engaged in the real estate industry, so they naturally had already laid out plans for the furniture industry.
In the past two years, furniture with a classical atmosphere had been relatively popular in the furniture market.
This kid Jiang Zhenqi's plan might actually be achievable.
"Little Jiang, then don't forget to pay me some patent fees."
Shen Zhou said with a smile, teasing him.
"Brother Shen, if you collect this patent fee, don't let it cause you trouble. After all, this thing should technically be considered European copyright."
"However, I was thinking about whether I could ask you, Brother Shen, to help us design the models for this batch of furniture together."
"After all, Brother Shen, you have made quite a name for yourself in the European antique world during this period."
Jiang Zhenqi chuckled and leaned in; this kid fully demonstrated the essence of taking advantage of the situation.
If Shen Zhou could work with their family's designers to make a batch of furniture.
When the furniture became a hit, he would definitely count as having gained a powerful backer.