frightfiction Chapter 482 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 46
Chapter 482 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 46
When Ji Yanru's assistant saw that everyone else had left the auction collection room, he immediately anxiously asked Ji Yanru for her opinion.
"Boss Ji, what should we do? We have been preparing to enter the European market for more than two years. We can't afford to offend this European luxury brand!"
Ji Yanru closed her eyes, as if she had a fierce struggle in her heart. Finally, she made up her mind and gave an order to her assistant.
"Notify them that no matter how much it costs, this imperial enameled lotus-patterned bowl must be bought by one of our own!"
The assistant was shocked and embarrassed when he heard this: "Boss Ji, this imperial enameled lotus bowl is very valuable. If someone bids it up for a sky-high price during the auction, we will lose more than the money we paid for the bowl. We may not be able to compete with Lin Yi for the jadeite!"
Ji Yanru's chest kept rising and falling, and she was obviously about to explode with anger. She took a deep breath, and her tone was filled with suppressed anger.
"Do you think I can't think of this? That foreigner is clearly trying to trick us. I don't believe he doesn't know that this imperial enameled bowl with lotus pattern is a fake. But our Ji family's roots are in China, and we must not lose our reputation in China. We can only swallow this loss by ourselves!"
There was a ruthless look in her eyes, and she said in a cold voice: "After the cooperation is reached, I will double back what the foreign devils owe us!"
Seeing Ji Yanru's resolute attitude, the assistant responded and prepared to leave the auction collection room to arrange the next matters. When he reached the door, the assistant hesitated for a moment, turned around and asked.
"Boss Ji, do you really trust Master Yan? After all, we have asked other appraisers to look at it, and they did not find any problem with this imperial enameled lotus-patterned bowl."
Ji Yanru's answer was firm and unquestionable: "Master Yan has never made a mistake since he entered the industry. I believe him!" The assistant then left embarrassedly.
At the same time, Xie Yanci, as the consultant of the Ji family's auction, was sitting in his own private room. Only Lin Yi and Xie Yanci were in the room.
Boss Jin had already sat down at the auction table, ready to bid for a few treasures. However, the imperial enameled lotus bowl that Boss Jin wanted the most turned out to be a fake, which gave him some spare money to bid for a few more items.
Boss Jin had even set his sights on jadeite rough stones, and had asked Xie Yanci indirectly about his opinion.
Xie Yanci replied coldly: "I don't know anything about gambling on stones. If Boss Jin is interested, you can try it yourself."
Boss Jin always felt that Xie Yanci sounded cold when he said the word "give it a try", so he quickly said: "That's just what I said, gambling on stones is too risky, I'm timid, so I won't get involved!" After that, he tactfully left the private room and went straight to the auction hall on the first floor.
Lin Yi was looking at the situation in the auction hall with great interest at this time, and asked Xie Yanci curiously: "Who are our people?"
Seeing Lin Yi eager to try, Xie Yanci walked up to her, held her hand, and said apologetically: "Is it aggrieved to ask you to wear a mask and hide with me on the second floor?"
Lin Yi smiled, a hint of mischief flashed in her eyes: "I'm not really upset, I just feel a little itchy. The last time I spent a lot of money bidding was very exciting, but it's a pity that I can't show off my skills today!"
Xie Yanci rubbed Lin Yi's head and said lovingly, "If you want to participate, then participate. It just costs a little more money."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi jumped up and retorted, "Even if I want to spend money like water, I wouldn't do it here! I don't have the habit of rushing to give money to my love rival!" There was a hint of jealousy in her tone, and it was obvious that she was still hostile to Ji Yanru.
Xie Yanci looked at Lin Yi's jealous look, and felt happy. He said like coaxing a child, "Okay, we won't spend a penny more today."
Lin Yi glared at him and was about to say something, but she saw Ji Yanru gracefully walking up to the auction table. Her eyes involuntarily moved to Ji Yanru.
At this time, Tang Yuan's excited voice rang in Lin Yi's mind: "Master, Ji Yanru has cut half of the funds she had used to bid for the raw stone with you and used it to buy the fake bowl. Isn't this good news?"
Lin Yi raised her eyebrows and smiled meaningfully: "Husband, when the auction of the imperial enameled lotus bowl starts, please make an effort to notify our people!"
Her charming call of "husband" made Xie Yanci shudder, and then his face turned gloomy.
The Ji family insisted on auctioning off the fakes he had identified. Wasn't that destroying his reputation? After all, the consultant of this auction was clearly named Master Yan, and many collectors came for his reputation.
Ji Yanru, who was giving a speech, clearly felt a cold gaze coming from the second floor. After finishing her speech, she handed the auction table to the professional auctioneer and hurried up to the second floor.
Arriving at Xie Yanci's private room, Ji Yanru said apologetically: "Master Yan, due to some unavoidable reasons, the enameled lotus-patterned bowl has to be auctioned..."
When Ji Yanru said this, she clearly felt the temperature around her drop by another degree, and quickly added: "But Master Yan, don't worry, the person who bids for the enameled lotus bowl will only be someone from our Ji family. That fake bowl will definitely not leave the auction venue today!"
"Boss Ji, do you think I would gamble my reputation on your empty words?"
Xie Yanci's overbearing and cold voice made Ji Yanru's body stiffen. She wanted to expose Xie Yanci's identity on the spot and threaten him not to be so aggressive.
She was already upset about this matter, but the last bit of reason told her that now was not the right time. She suppressed her anger and asked.
"Master Yan, what do you want me to do?"
Xie Yanci glanced at her coldly, with an unquestionable dignity in his tone: "Before the auction begins, announce the list of items I have appraised to the collectors who are here today. Otherwise, I don't mind coming forward in person to expose this farce."
Ji Yanru's expression eased a little. Xie Yanci's request was already giving her face. However, only the enameled lotus-patterned bowl and the jadeite raw stone would not be affixed with Master Yan's appraisal label, which would only allow people with a discerning eye to spot the clue. Now, the fake bowl probably wouldn't be sold at a sky-high price, which was also good news.
"Okay, I promise you."
Xie Yanci's eyes were still cold, as if they could penetrate her heart: "To please the foreigners in this way will only make them look down on you even more!"
Ji Yanru's eyes widened. How could Xie Yanci know about the Ji family's plan to expand into the European market, and also know the origin of this enameled bowl with lotus pattern.