124: Armchair No. 018

Chen Kai sat on the chair, watching Zheng Liu Chang walk in, holding a porcelain basin in his arms and the handle of an electric fan in his hand, his face full of confusion.

"Holy crap, you found another bargain! This early Qing Dynasty porcelain basin is genuine at first glance; it's definitely worth around fifty-two thousand! Did you find this basin inside the fan?"

Chen Kai curved his lips, "You'll know if you dismantle the tray beneath the fan."

When he took the fan out of the flea market, he felt something at the bottom that wasn't properly secured. If the movement became too large, the object would hit the plastic panel of the base.

"Holy crap..."

"Isn't your eyesight a little too amazing? I've been in this business for so many years and seen so many people find bargains, but I've never seen anyone find one every single day."

"And damn it, I feel like you can find a bargain anywhere. Are you possessed by a Koi? What good thing could possibly be inside a fan that couldn't be more ordinary? Are you being tricked?"

Zheng Liu Chang, looking utterly confused, dismantled the base of the electric fan. As soon as he opened it, a packet of loose tobacco wrapped in a plastic bag fell out.

Immediately afterward, a jade snuff bottle, entirely white with green patterns, dropped out of the base.

Touching it, it felt warm and cool—one touch was enough to know it was real jade!

"Holy crap, this damn thing... this is also an old Qing Dynasty snuff bottle. Can you tell me how you found it? You found something hidden this secretly?"

"Holy crap, you haven't awakened some ability like Golden Eyes or X-ray Vision, have you?"

Zheng Liu Chang looked utterly bewildered. These two items combined were worth one hundred thousand! No wonder he could drive a Mercedes-Benz!

He was truly envious! He really wanted Chen Kai to sell them!

Chen Kai coughed twice and rubbed the tip of his nose, "I found this thing while looking for bargains at the flea market. I noticed something hidden underneath, and it sounded like jade."

"I just brought it straight to you for appraisal. The basin was collected in Fangmu Village, from Old Man Wang's house."

Zheng Liu Chang shook his head enviously and sighed deeply.

"Your luck is too good, damn it. I'll take both items for a total of one hundred thousand. Give me the electric fan too. It's too cold when I stream at night with the air conditioner on, but too hot if I turn it off."

Chen Kai chuckled; it was about what he had expected.

He had another one hundred thousand, bringing his current total to over 1.5 million.

Once he had enough money, he would buy a house. Although he didn't want to be a mortgage slave, no man wanted to wander in a city without a stable home.

"Fine, send me the money via WeChat. I'm leaving."

Chen Kai immediately started to walk out but was stopped by Zheng Liu Chang.

"Wait!"

"Huh?"

Chen Kai turned his head in confusion and saw Zheng Liu Chang looking heartbroken: "Can you sell your car? It makes me too sad to see you driving a Mercedes-Benz!"

Chen Kai lightly spat out a single word, "Go away!"

Right after turning his head, he took out his car key and pressed the unlock button, "I'll let you drive it in a couple of days."

Immediately, Zheng Liu Chang's excited voice came from behind him, "Really, Godfather!"

"Yeah, there's a fuel card in the car, so you don't have to pay for gas."

"Awesome! Great!"

...Chen Kai got into the car, thought for a long time, checked the time, and decided to just go home. The intelligence was going to refresh in five or six hours.

He parked the car downstairs near the Rental House, took out his keys, and went upstairs.

He lay down tiredly on the bed in the Rental House, looked at the dilapidated apartment, and once again entertained the idea of moving.

But not right now. The million-plus he had wasn't enough to buy a house, and he would be stuck if he encountered any investment missions.

Time quickly reached midnight, and the intelligence refreshed precisely at twelve.

[Ding!]

[Today's intelligence refreshed!]

[Today's Intermediate Intelligence: Tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM, in the Armchair Specialty Store located in the Yidu Furniture Market, there is a Poltrona Frau globally limited edition Zza armchair. It has a gold nameplate inlaid on the back with the number 018. It was a collector's item specially purchased by the store owner but was moved from the warehouse to the shop floor for sale by an unaware employee.]

[Suggested purchase price: 500, Suggested sale price: 51,000.]

Chen Kai was startled. Today's item was a chair; this thing wouldn't be easy to sell.

He needed to find a specific buyer. Listing it on Idle Fish would take a long time to sell.

Usually, only rich people buying it to show off their status, or die-hard fans of the brand, would purchase it.

Moreover, this brand was mostly bought by foreigners; most locals didn't have much of an impression of it.

It was very difficult to sell, but for five hundred yuan, it would be a waste not to pick up the bargain. He could always give it away later.

If you gave someone a five hundred thousand yuan car or something else worth five hundred thousand, they might think you were stingy, but if you gave them a five hundred thousand yuan chair, the prestige would instantly shoot up.

Thinking this, Chen Kai sent a message to Liu Yunshang, asking if her event was going smoothly.

"How is the appraisal event going? Is it smooth?"

[The reply was almost instantaneous: "It's going smoothly~ The preliminary round is quite easy, I can handle it myself. I might need your and Zheng Liu Chang's help later on."]

Chen Kai frowned. The main problem was that he didn't know anything about appraisal.

He could only rely on Zheng Liu Chang.

"OK, we'll see about Zheng Liu Chang then. If he can't handle it, I'll step in."

[Definitely. It's not like I can bring out my big treasure right at the start, right?]

[I'll let my big treasure make its entrance after Zheng Liu Chang can't handle it. Hehe~~]

Chen Kai also curved his lips, hoping the System would provide some intelligence regarding the appraisal competition when the time came.

After wishing each other good night, he fell into a deep sleep... It was nearly noon the next day when Chen Kai opened his blurry eyes.

He had been woken up too early back home; even if he drove a Mercedes-Benz, he still had to be woken up by his mother.

After a quick wash, he changed his clothes and checked the location of the furniture city on the map.

It was still quite far, over an hour's drive, and he had to carry a chair back. He decided to drive.

He went downstairs, grabbed a quick meal, and drove toward the furniture market... In less than half an hour, the black mercedes-benz gle was parked at the Yidu Furniture Market. He slowly got out of the car and searched the vicinity for the Armchair Specialty Store.

Fortunately, there were only two stores, greatly reducing the difficulty of finding the chair.

Following the navigation, he walked toward the nearest Armchair Specialty Store. The person who greeted him was a young man who looked like a college student working part-time.

"Hello, sir, how can I help you? Our armchairs are of excellent quality and are the Remote Leader in the entire furniture city, plus the prices are low."

The young man greeted him enthusiastically.

Chen Kai looked around the store, scratched his head, and realized it wasn't there!

Then it must be at the other store.

"I'm just browsing. You go ahead and do your work, don't mind me."

Chen Kai said lightly, walked out the door, and headed toward the other store.