"I heard from Zhang Jing that you feel a commission of ten million is too little?" Mr. Si got straight to the point.
"Mr. Si, treasures, sometimes, aren’t measured by money, right?" Mu Anhan smoothly replied.
Mr. Si immediately laughed, "Good, good! Well said! I’ve only heard that feelings can’t be measured by money, and now there’s another classic saying: antiques can’t be measured by money either."
"After all, I’m a young person, speaking without much consideration, sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Si." Mu Anhan laughed along.
Mr. Si looked at her, "I’ll give you a commission. Regardless of how much it’s sold for, you get 20%."
In fact, the underlying message was that the higher she sold it for, the more money she would get.
Of course, Mu Anhan understood his implication. He seemed to say that Gu Xiaozhan didn’t need to pay, but the underlying meaning was, she had underpriced it.
Obviously, Mu Anhan would not let her husband suffer a loss.
"Understood." Mu Anhan reached an agreement with him.
When the two returned to the hall, Mr. Si had brought out several more items.
Mu Anhan pointed at a golden footbath, "Everyone, have you seen this? What do you think of it?"
The crowd looked and started discussing.
"This is made of pure gold, but it’s not clear from which era it is..."
"Looks like it’s from a long time ago..."
"Xiao Tang, what do you think, what kind of antique is this?"
After whetting everyone’s appetite, Mu Anhan finally said, "This footbath is indeed made of pure gold and handcrafted. You know, during our Ming Dynasty, handicrafts were very advanced."
"The Grand Ancestor Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was always frugal, but in his later years, he started to enjoy life. This footbath was given to him by his grandson Zhu Yunwen in his old age."
"The point is not how high the value of this footbath is, but the relationship between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather, and grandson." Mu Anhan talked eloquently, "Zhu Yuanzhang’s son, Zhu Biao, died young, so Zhu Yuanzhang groomed Zhu Yunwen to inherit the throne."
Everyone listened with great interest, all immersed in the legendary story.
"The footbath is valued at ten million!" Mu Anhan finally announced the price.
Immediately someone said.
"That’s a bit expensive!"
"Exactly, even made of pure gold, it can’t be that pricey when sold as gold."
Mr. Si, however, didn’t say a word; he thought to himself that she was quite impressive.
He had bought it for two million at the time, and now it had increased fivefold.
Mu Anhan laughed, "If we’re only discussing materials and value, Mr. Gu’s cup earlier certainly wouldn’t be worth two million. Actually, antiques are bought for pleasure, one can also say, antiques are priceless, really can’t be measured by money."
While she was saying this, Gu Xiaozhan looked at her: "Xiao Tang means I overpaid?"
"Of course not!" Mu Anhan immediately replied, "Mr. Gu, please don’t think that way! I was just making a comparison. Rumor has it that Mr. Gu is a person of deep affection, and the original owner of this cup also was such, antiques are all about destiny."
Gu Xiaozhan nodded, giving her an extra glance.
Mu Anhan’s heart skipped a beat. Had he found something out?
She believed she was disguising it well, but Gu Xiaozhan was not an ordinary person.