Chapter 6 Make or Break

After a long pause, Zhao Menfeng sighed and said, "It's a fake." "What?!" Zhou Bapi collapsed. He couldn't believe what he heard. How could this be a fake? He spent a lot of effort and money to buy it. How could it be fake? He dared not accept it, and he couldn't accept it. So he looked at Zhao Menfeng and looked forward to the explanation. "It's indeed a fake." Zhao Menfeng said regretfully, "It's very imposing and exquisite in workmanship, but it's indeed a fake. This is neither an antique nor a magic weapon, just a nice craft. Alright, I have fulfilled my promise. Goodbye." After Zhao Menfeng said that, he stood up and walked toward the door. Zhou Bapi hadn't yet recovered from the shock. ... Wang Ke went into Shangbao Pavilion and looked around. He saw all kinds of magic weapons on the shelves. There was a feeling of magnificence and wealth, and it's very comfortable just to stand inside. "Hello, how may I help you? Do you want a magic weapon or an antique? Our shop's antiques and magic weapons are the highest cost performance. Fair price and fair trade." A staff came to welcome Wang Ke immediately. The staff's words made Wang Ke feel very interested. He said that their goods were the best value for money, not that they were all genuine. There must be something fishy going on here. "I'm here to sell a magic weapon." Wang Ke was not sure if it was a magic weapon. But he believed that the old man didn't shoot from the hip. "This way, please." Hearing that Wang Ke was here to sell magic weapons, the staff became more enthusiastic at once. He took Wang Ke to the VIP room and told Wang Ke that the staff in charge of magic weapons would come to discuss with him soon. Sitting in the VIP room, Wang Ke felt the grandeur of the biggest magic weapon shop. Shangbao Pavilion was much classier than Treasure Hall in terms of decor and service. If this was a five-star hotel, the Treasure Hall would be just a motel. Soon, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked in. After a brief self-introduction, Wang Ke knew that the middle-aged man was Liu Gang, the magic weapon appraiser of Shangbao Pavilion. "Mr. Wang, what magic weapon do you want to sell?" Liu Gang asked Wang Ke with a professional smile on his face. Wang Ke took out the jade Pi Xiu from his pocket and put it on the table. The anticipation in Liu Gang's eyes disappeared and a hint of disdain appeared as he saw Wang Ke taking out an inelegant jade pendant that looked like a fake. But out of professional habit, he still picked up the jade pendant and pretended to observe it carefully. Liu Gang grew more and more disappointed. This was a complete imitation. It was not even an antique, let alone a magic weapon. Wang Ke had a full view of Liu Gang's expression, but he wasn't worried. If the appraiser of the biggest magic weapon shop couldn't even identify antiques, it would be time for the shop to close down. It didn't live up to its name. As expected, Liu Gang got a start when he saw the back of the jade pendant, and then a gleam of excitement came into his eyes. He hid everything well and didn't show any expression on his face. However, Wang Ke's keen insight made him impossible to hide anything. After observing for a while, Liu Gang put down the jade pate and said regretfully while shaking his head, "This is not a genuine antique, nor a magic weapon, just an imitation." "Imitation?" Wang Ke smiled. As expected, all the profiteers were the same. They always confused good and bad, lowering the price deliberately. He had seen everything through Liu Gang's expression. He was quite sure that the jade pendant was a genuine antique and a magic weapon. He didn't expect to find a real treasure, which made him feel very excited. "Fine. Maybe I should change to another shop. Bye." Wang Ke stood up and prepared to leave directly. Liu Gang was startled by Wang Ke's action. He didn't expect that Wang Ke would leave without saying anything. He didn't even get a chance to use his prepared speech. But the target is slipping through his fingers, so Liu Gang stood up quickly and stopped Wang Ke, "Although it's an imitation, it looks good. It's worth a lot of money, so how about I pay you five hundred yuan? If you go to another shop, they won't pay you as much." "Of course, they won't just give me five hundred yuan. Let's get this straight. Do you want me to go to another shop, or you check it again?" Wang Ke showed Liu Gang no mercy. There was no need to show mercy to profiteers. Hearing Wang Ke's words, Liu Gang felt the sweat break out on his forehead. At first, he thought that Wang Ke was too young to be an expert, and even if he was an expert, he might not be very seasoned. So Liu Gang decided to fool Wang Ke and buy the jade pendant at a low price of five hundred yuan. But he didn't expect that Wang Ke knew everything. Liu Gang seemed to have underestimated Wang Ke. This guy was not simple! "Well, now that you're so confident, I'll take a closer look. Maybe I didn't check it carefully." Liu Gang took the jade Pi Xiu again and pretended to observe it carefully. This kind of job required you to be shameless and calm at all times. Otherwise, you couldn't make money from the idiots. After a while, Liu Gang put the jade pendant down again and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. It's my fault. This jade pendant is indeed an antique of the Ming Dynasty. How about eight thousand yuan? The quality of this jade pendant is not good. Eight thousand yuan is the highest price I can offer you. If you don't believe me, you can go to another shop and ask now." This time, Wang Ke stood up and went directly to the door without saying a word. "Wait! Mr. Wang! Where are you going?" Liu Gang stood up and stopped Wang Ke again, and then asked anxiously. "Didn't you tell me to go to another shop and ask? I'm going now. Don't you want me to go?" Wang Ke asked Liu Gang while staring at him closely. "There's no need to hurry. It's so hot outside. Please sit down and have some tea." Liu Gang made amends to Wang Ke quickly and he began to regret it now. He didn't expect the young man to be so seasoned. This young man knew this jade Pi Xiu like the palm of his hand. Then he must know that it was a magic weapon. If he had known this, he wouldn't have played so many tricks. "Who told you I'm not in a hurry? I don't have time for tea. So, do you want me to go now, or you check the jade pendant again." Wang Ke said with a sneer. "I'll check it again." Liu Gang replied wiping the sweat from his forehead. The air conditioning was on, but his back had been soaked with sweat. It was the most stressful and embarrassing he had ever been in his career. The young man in front of him seemed to have an invisible and powerful aura that made him afraid to look straight at him. Liu Gang took the jade pendant for a third time and pretended to check it carefully. "Sorry, I made mistakes again. It's indeed a magic weapon. How about fifty thousand yuan?" Liu Gang put the jade pendant down and said. "Someone told me clearly just now that this jade pendant was worth at least a hundred thousand yuan." Wang Ke said softly. After Liu Gang heard it, his forehead began to sweat again. Who did it? Who told this boy the highest price? Or, the price was his own decision? If so, then he was really something! He must be a genius and he must know a lot about this business. If the price of this jade pendant exceeded a hundred thousand yuan, there would be almost no profit and there was no money to be made even if you purchased it. The highest purchase price was a hundred thousand yuan. Liu Gang was abashed at the thought that he had just behaved like a clown to a real expert. "Done! A hundred thousand yuan! Do you want to sell it here or go to another shop?" Liu Gang looked up suddenly and asked as if he had made a big decision. Wang Ke knew that this was indeed the highest price. Then he nodded and said, "Deal." Liu Gang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the word "deal". They finally made a deal. He made a complete show of himself today. After asking for Wang Ke's bank card, Liu Gang took the bank card and jade pendant to remit money and left Wang Ke a receipt. Looking at the receipt in his hand, Wang Ke realized his shortcomings. He only had some knowledge of antiques and was only good at identifying antiques. But he had no idea how to judge the value of magic weapons. If the buyer undercut the price deliberately when he was selling a magic weapon, he would suffer a great loss without knowing it. He also needed to replenish his knowledge of the magic weapons. At this moment, Wang Ke thought of Zhao Menfeng, the old man he met this morning. The old man seemed very interested in him. And it would be necessary to visit Zhao Menfeng in Changji in a few days. Changji was a famous antique and magic weapon market of the country. He will certainly make a difference there. But before he went to Changji, he had to finish his business here. Liu Gang took the bank card back soon and accompanied Wang Ke to the ATM to check the balance on the bank card. Looking at the balance on his bank card, Wang Ke felt that everything seemed unreal. He had been arguing with Zhou Bapi about a few hundred yuan. And now he was a little millionaire. What a big change! After Liu Gang left, Wang Ke remitted fifty thousand yuan to his parents immediately. It had been hard for his parents to raise him and it was time to repay them. The rest of the money was his start-up capital and he wanted to make a breakthrough in the antique and magic weapons market. It was already noon after the remittance. Wang Ke found a place to have a simple meal. Although he had got money, he couldn't waste it. Anyway, he was not used to luxury food. After the meal, Wang Ke sat on a rock in the mountain to rest with grass in his mouth wondering what to do next. After much deliberation, he decided that he could not rely on the extraordinary vision entirely. There was something weird about the extraordinary vision and what if it disappeared one day? So he couldn't rely on it completely and he must have strong enough identification ability. If so, he would still be able to master the entire antiques and magic weapons market without his superpower. When Wang Ke thought of antiques, he couldn't help thinking of Zhou Bapi and he snickered. How would Zhou Bapi react if I bought a genuine antique at his shop, and it was also a magic weapon? It was going to make him want to die! As soon as Wang Ke thought of this, he went down the mountain and ran towards Treasure Hall immediately. He wanted to make Zhou Bapi pay dearly and avenge those whom Zhou Bapi had exploited. After arriving at the door of Treasure Hall, Wang Ke walked in with a swagger. "Wang, Wang Ke? Why are you here? What are you doing here?" Sun Ming, who was sitting at the counter, saw Wang Ke strolling in and his legs trembled suddenly. Did he come for me? "What do you think I'm doing here?" Wang Ke smiled sneeringly at Sun Ming. Sun Ming was almost scared to pee in the pants by this smile. He picked up the mobile phone quickly and said in a panic, "You, stay away from me! Or I'll call the police! Back off!" Humph! Wang Ke saw Sun Ming like a coward and curled his mouth disdainfully. He had been on his high chin this morning. What was the matter with him now? Pussy! "I'm not making trouble. I'm here to buy antiques." Wang Ke ignored Sun Ming and went straight to the shelves to browse the antiques. He was familiar with everything here, including the price and profit of every antique. It was easy for him to find a genuine antique and it was hard for Zhou Bapi to make money out of him. To Sun Ming's relief, Wang Ke did seem to come to buy antiques. But he still dared not take anything lightly. He stared at Wang Ke closely, holding the mobile phone and prepared to call the police at any time. Soon, Wang Ke found a few real antiques and looked at them carefully. He had been wondering how Liu Gang knew that the jade pendant was a magic weapon and he was going to try to imitate it. He still didn't understand how Liu Gang did it. He wanted to use his superpower but he didn't want to waste it. This morning's experience had taught him that his superpower would last ten seconds every time, perhaps even less. The first time, he used his superpower unconsciously, so he reached his highest level. If he had used it consciously, it would have lasted even less, perhaps five seconds. He could use it no more than twice a day and he needed to rest and cultivate during the intervals. So many limitations made him unwilling to waste his extraordinary vision. He had used it once this morning and he had only one chance now. Ten seconds at most. He didn't want to waste it. But he couldn't identify the magic weapons with naked eyes. He had no choice but to put three genuine antiques, a bronze toad, a treasure basin, and a Golden Arowana, together. Make or break! Wang Ke took a deep breath and his eyes sparkled. All the spirit energy in his body was focused around the eyes. The intense pain reappeared at first and Wang Ke clenched his teeth to fight the pain. As the spirit energy gathered, the pain around the eyes lessened. At last, it disappeared completely. That was the time! Wang Ke gathered his spirit energy quickly. Extraordinary vision, activate! In a moment, Wang Ke felt his vision warp a few times like a TV screen and then returned to normal. Wang Ke knew that the extraordinary vision had been activated, so he aimed his eyes at the three antiques immediately.