64 The Middleman
After the two of them shook hands, Vivian smiled and pulled Leon forward. “This is my son, Leon. I brought him to the capital on a business trip.”
“Hello, Uncle Jack,” said Leon politely.
Jack looked at the two of them in surprise. “Oh my God, Ms. Vivian, you look so young. I thought you had just graduated from school.”
Although Jack’s words were exaggerated, he was really surprised.
Vivian looked amused and teased him for a while, and the three of them entered the private room.
After ordering, Vivian started the topic. “Did Mr. Jack see anything in advance this time?”
Before the stone gambling event, those who had connections in the industry would start to inquire about whether there were any excellent goods, where it was produced, who had seen them in advance, what the quality was, and so on.
Jack laughed. “I’ve done some homework in advance, but we still have to see the scene. No matter how well you say it, it’s better to see it with your own eyes and touch it with your hands.”
Vivian agreed. “That’s true. At the end of the day, these are all for reference. No one can guarantee anything until the moment it’s cut open.”
Then, Vivian looked at Jack and casually mentioned, “By the way, there’s an underground cultural relic event in the capital the day after tomorrow. I heard that there would be a lot of good stuff this time. Are you interested, Mr. Jack?”
Jack didn’t expect Vivian to know about such a secret activity. He had only heard about it a few days ago in a high-class club.
He was even more confident Vivian was not an ordinary businesswoman. He smiled so widely that the corners of his eyes were about to burst into flowers and unconsciously had a trace of flattery. “Ms. Vivian, don’t make fun of me. How can I enter? That’s a place where only the rich and powerful people are qualified to go. I was lucky enough to see this year’s invitation letter a few days ago.”
“I heard that there are different designs every year. This year’s invitation paper was specially purchased from Country H. Dozens of people spent two years and went through 108 processes to make one. It was said that it could be preserved for thousands of years without decay. Just the cost of production alone was tens of thousands of Yuan! They only made a hundred invitation letters.”
Vivian was secretly shocked. She didn’t expect this event to be of such a high level. This meant she would be lucky if she could get to know two people who could enter.
Vivian made up her mind and looked at Jack with a smile. “To tell you the truth, I don’t have an invitation, but I’m very interested. Do you have any connections? I don’t care how much it costs!”
Jack would not look down on Vivian just because she could not get an invitation. There were only so many invitations, and most of the people who could get an invitation were top antique dealers and real bigwigs. He felt it was already very impressive for Vivian to know about this.
Because of the reputation of Eternal Jewelry, Jack could talk to those people. He could help with simple things, but they did not have any deep friendship.
Jack looked at Vivian with a troubled expression. “Ms. Vivian, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I really don’t have such high-level connections.”
Vivian could see Jack’s dilemma, but she also knew that he knew many people, so she said, “Actually, I’ve also done some research on antiques. If someone needs to appraise it, I believe I can give them significant advice. Of course, as the middleman, I’ll definitely express my gratitude to you.”
When Jack heard this, he thought of Vivian’s 800-Yuan bet on Imperial Green Onyx. He was hesitant about Vivian’s words. After all, good luck did not come every time.
Good luck did not come all the time, but Vivian had a golden finger!
However, only she knew about this. She saw Jack’s hesitation and continued, “How about this? If you have someone you can recommend, you can contact the other party first. I can display my abilities at any time.”
“I’m very confident in my ability to identify antiques. Although antiques and raw stones are different, they are no less difficult than stone gambling. As far as I know, many collectors have suffered losses from counterfeits. Even a veteran with decades of experience will make mistakes. No one wants to waste so much money, so why don’t you test my strength? Maybe, I can really reduce the other party’s losses.”