578: Does your godfather need another godson?

After turning off the livestream, Wan Yuanliang held the watch and curiously asked Ye Su,

"This watch looks as good as new. Where did you get it?"

After saying that, Wan Yuanliang even took out a magnifying glass to carefully check the watch's authenticity and see if there were any signs of it being disassembled.

The watch rewarded by the system was naturally authentic and brand new.

No matter how carefully Wan Yuanliang checked, it was impossible for him to find any issues.

"My godfather gave this to me after I went home. He never wore it after buying it, so that's probably why it looks so new."

"Holy crap!" Wan Yuanliang's eyes widened.

"What kind of godfather gives away such a valuable watch just like that? Help me ask him if he wants another Godson!"

Ye Su chuckled, "Alright, I'll ask him for you the next time I go back to my hometown. But let's look at the watch first. I don't really like this watch and want to sell it. See if you're interested in buying it."

"Hmm..."

Envious of Ye Su for having such a good godfather, Wan Yuanliang didn't dwell on the matter. After thinking for a moment, he replied,

"For a watch at this price point, my dad has to make the call. If you're not in a hurry, I can have him come over now?"

"Sure."

Chen Xinyi and the other two were shopping, and there was no telling when they'd be done. Ye Su could just kill some time here.

"Okay, I'll talk to my dad and see where he is."

As he spoke, Wan Yuanliang turned his gaze toward the large, unopened box Ye Su had brought.

Noticing Wan Yuanliang's gaze, Ye Su proactively opened the box and pushed it in front of him before he could speak.

"A rock?"

Wan Yuanliang had imagined the box might contain blue and white porcelain or even some illicit bronze ware, but he never expected it to be a rock.

If it were anyone else or a fan from the livestream, Wan Yuanliang would have suspected they were playing a prank on him with a rock.

But since Ye Su was the one who brought it, Wan Yuanliang had to take it seriously. He looked closer to see if there was something special about it.

"Those pits and hollows on it... could they be regmaglypts? Is this a meteorite?"

After saying that, Wan Yuanliang looked up at Ye Su with uncertainty, waiting for an explanation.

"Yes." Ye Su didn't keep him in suspense. "This is an aubrite meteorite. I didn't expect you to recognize it."

"How could I recognize it? I've just heard that meteorites usually have pits called regmaglypts on their surface. Plus, since you brought it, I guessed it might be a meteorite."

Hearing Ye Su confirm that the brownish-yellow rock in the box was indeed a meteorite, Wan Yuanliang's eyes filled with wonder. He leaned in close to the box and began to examine it carefully with his magnifying glass.

"Your business is getting broader and broader. You've even jumped off the Earth and started playing with meteorites from outer space."

"What do you mean 'jumped off the Earth'?" Ye Su laughed. "I just happened to get this by chance. Do you know of any channels to help me sell it?"

Wan Yuanliang shook his head. "I really don't have any for this. Wait for my dad to come and ask him yourself."

"Alright."

Since a decision on both items had to wait for Wan Bowen, Ye Su sat in his usual spot and chatted with Wan Yuanliang over tea.

"How much are you planning to sell this meteorite for?" Wan Yuanliang asked curiously while scrutinizing the meteorite.

"The market price for this type of meteorite is 4,000 per gram. This piece weighs about three kilograms, so I'm planning to sell it for 12 million."

"How much?" Wan Yuanliang's voice rose an octave. "12 million for just a rock!"

If these words hadn't come from Ye Su, Wan Yuanliang would have suspected the person was crazy for money.

12 million was enough for him to go to an auction and buy a collector-grade piece of blue and white porcelain. Who would spend that on a rock like this?

Wan Yuanliang's current thought process was just like those people who wondered why anyone would spend 12 million on a blue and white porcelain bowl instead of something else.

"That's the market price, so that's what I'm planning to sell it for."

"Okay..."

Wan Yuanliang suddenly understood a bit of how working-class people viewed those who dealt in antiques.

"Let's wait for my dad to arrive and see what he thinks."

Even so, Wan Yuanliang knew in his heart that when Wan Bowen arrived, he definitely wouldn't buy this meteorite.

For no other reason than the fact that the shop's account didn't have that much money.

Over the past few months, the antique shop had made a lot of money thanks to the items Ye Su brought in.

But there was only about 8 million left in the account now, which was nowhere near enough to take on a 12 million meteorite.

"12 million..."

This was also the first time Wan Yuanliang had handled something so expensive. As he marveled, he couldn't help but scrutinize the meteorite, wondering if Ye Su had quoted the wrong price.

Would someone really pay 12 million for a rock?

Since Wan Yuanliang couldn't make the decision, Ye Su stopped talking about the items and shifted the topic to the livestreaming.

"How has the livestreaming been going lately?"

"It's alright. My followers have grown to over 50,000. I do a few streams a week, and the concurrent viewers stay steady at around two to three hundred."

"See, I told you that you could do it. Keep it up and strive to become the next Listening to the Spring."

The company hadn't bought any fake followers for Wan Yuanliang, so his 50,000+ followers were all real people, and the two to three hundred viewers in the stream were also real.

For a new streamer, this performance was already quite good. Ye Su was very satisfied and felt he hadn't made a mistake in hiring him.

Many streamers with hundreds of thousands of followers and thousands or tens of thousands of viewers in their rooms might not actually have as many real followers or concurrent viewers as Wan Yuanliang once you remove the zombie fans, bots, and motherboard-driven accounts used to snatch lucky bags.

"I wouldn't dare dream of surpassing Listening to the Spring. He's basically consumed all the traffic in this niche. I can only say I'll strive to do better and better."

"Alright, let's drink tea."

"This tea is from this morning. Wait a moment, I'll brew a fresh pot."

The two of them boiled water and brewed tea while chatting.

About ten minutes later, the door to the antique shop was pushed open, and Wan Bowen walked in briskly.

Looking at him, despite it being over 30 degrees outside, Wan Bowen had clearly been off fishing somewhere again.

Handing over the antique shop to Wan Yuanliang? Wan Bowen had now completely let himself go, spending every day outside feeding the fish, to the point where he'd lost track of everything else.

"Uncle Wen," Ye Su greeted him with a turn of his head. "I'm sorry for making you make a special trip back."

"With a distinguished guest like you visiting, I'd be happy to run to the shop every day."

Wan Yuanliang took the opportunity to protest, "It's not that I want to nag you, but can't you do something productive for once? Stop messing with those two fishing rods all day. If you've got nothing to do, create an account and do livestreams with me."

Hearing this, Ye Su immediately agreed, "That's a good idea. As they say, 'a father and son team is invincible.' With an expert like you joining in, it would be hard for Brother Liang not to become popular."