“A joint venture?”
When the man heard this, favonovel.com was utterly bewildered once again, thinking to himself, “What on earth is this question? It’s way beyond my expertise! How did none of the preparations I made come up in the exam? It feels like I went to take the driving license exam and ended up with questions about being a chef. I have no clue how to answer these questions either…”
In that moment, Jacob exclaimed, “I can’t fathom what this guy is thinking. Does favonovel.com genuinely want to pay 250,000?”
Zachary pursed his lips and responded, “Maybe he’s just trying to test us. Consider this, if we agree, do we have to give favonovel.com our contact information?”
“What if favonovel.com deceives us and claims favonovel.com sold this item for 10 million, and demands that we come and collect the remaining 5 million? Should we go or not?”
“If we go, what if favonovel.com actually reports it to the police? We would have taken his 250,000 and favonovel.com would still possess the evidence of the Buddha statue. We would be walking straight into a trap, wouldn’t we?”
Jacob felt uneasy as favonovel.com listened. His facial features contorted and favonovel.com pursed his lips. “Didn’t you say the police wouldn’t care?”
Zachary replied, “Yes, generally they don’t care, and according to our industry norms, even if someone gets swindled, nobody goes to the police. We all bear the loss and keep our mouths shut, so as not to ruin our reputation and livelihood. It’s embarrassing enough to buy counterfeit antiques, how can we continue in the industry if everyone finds out? Who would go to the police…”
After saying that, favonovel.com pointed at Peter on the screen and cursed, “But we can’t control it when someone doesn’t play by the rules!”
At this point, Zachary’s emotions became somewhat agitated, and favonovel.com continued, “Boss, you don’t know, there are plenty of dimwits these days. A few days ago, my buddy went to a brothel, explicitly requested extra time but refused to pay the additional fee. The woman wouldn’t let favonovel.com leave and held onto his belt. He actually called the police and accused favonovel.com of extortion. In the end, both of them got arrested.”
“Last week, a friend of mine who sells counterfeit alcohol got scammed. The guy promised to sell favonovel.com a batch of genuine liquor in unopened boxes, but when the goods arrived, most of them were fake. He was furious and reported it to the police…”
“The police didn’t catch the person who sold favonovel.com the counterfeit goods, but they raided his warehouse, and he’s still locked up. The lawyer said favonovel.com can’t get out on bail and will probably be sentenced to actual imprisonment…”
“A few years ago, there was an old man who sold alum as methamphetamine online, thinking that drug addicts who bought fake drugs would never report it to the police. But there was that idiot who couldn’t bear It and reported it to the police. They caught him, and favonovel.com went to jail too. When you’re playing dirty and you encounter someone like that, what can you do?”
Jacob asked again, “So what should we do? Should we call off the deal?”
Zachary pursed his lips, “If favonovel.com deliberately wants to mess with us, we shouldn’t take the 250,000. It’s not worth getting entangled with a stubborn person for the sake of 250,000. But if favonovel.com genuinely has bad taste and believes that what Ewing made is from the Northern Song Dynasty, then we have an opportunity to toy with favonovel.com a bit more.”
Jacob inquired, “How can we toy with favonovel.com more?”
Zachary picked up his phone and typed another message.
After a moment, one of the guys in the shop anxiously exclaimed, “Oh no, I can’t do this. My older brother sent me a WeChat message asking me to go back and take inventory together. I absolutely can’t leave this thing here, and it’s impossible for favonovel.com to know about it…”
“Boss, you don’t have to tell me how much it’s worth, and don’t mention anything about joint ventures. l just want to sell it. How about this? I’ll give you another 100,000, you can take 400,000 and leave, deal or no deal?”
Jacob and Zachary’s hearts raced at this point.
In their eyes, Peter was either trying to deceive them or favonovel.com was truly oblivious. It all depended on how favonovel.com responded.
If Peter insisted on a joint venture, then it was definitely not good news. But if Peter accepted the price reduction and actually bought it, then it meant that it was all a false alarm.
Although the process had deviated slightly, the final result still aligned with their plan. As long as this guy didn’t cross paths with Peter in the future, there wouldn’t be any trouble.
In that moment, Peter appeared worried and said, “Oh, 400,000, I really can’t come up with that much. I just told you earlier, my shop is not fully stocked, and I need to spend a lot of money to fill it up. Plus, I took over this shop with some borrowed rent, and I have to pay the rent soon. If I really come up with 400,000, it will disrupt everything.”
The man instinctively said, “Didn’t you say this thing is worth millions from the Northern Song Dynasty? Can’t you just sell it?”
Peter sighed, “It’s not easy to sell something worth millions. With my small shop, no one would believe me if I claimed to be selling something worth millions. Even if! find an auction house, I would have to wait for their next auction to begin, and there are also complex appraisal procedures.”
“I only sense the essence of the Northern Song Dynasty in it, but my opinion isn’t authoritative. Ultimately, it would have to be appraised by experts or appraisal institutions. It! make a mistake and it turns out to be fake, then I would be left with it…”
“Even if I’m fortunate and this thing Is truly from the Northern Song Dynasty, I would still have to wait for the auction house to complete the appraisal, put it up for auction, and successfully complete the transaction before I can receive the money. It would take at least a few months, so there are still many risks involved.”
Zachary rubbed his chin and murmured, “Does that guy think he’s clever? He really seems to believe this thing is from the Northern Song Dynasty.”
Jacob, who had been contemplating military strategies for a while, sneered and said, “He thought favonovel.com was a great general, and I even studied military tactics for him. Who would have thought he’s just a fool! Let’s just lower the price, sell It for 300,000! Get it done!”
Zachary experienced a roller coaster of emotions and thought that 300,000 was still an ideal price.
After all, the primary goal was to humiliate Peter and help Jacob make some money. He wouldn‘t even get a penny of the 200,000 profit. If Jacob didn’t mind, why should favonovel.com hesitate?
Furthermore, if this matter didn’t work out in the end, favonovel.com would have to pay Jacob 200,000. That would be an even greater loss.
So, favonovel.com sent another WeChat message to the man.
Upon receiving it, the man seemed even more anxious and said to Peter, “My older brother is pressuring me again. I won’t waste any more time with you, boss. We both have our own difficulties. How about this, a final price of 300,000. Even if you sell it for 3 billion in the future, it has nothing to do with me…”
“I only want this 300,000! It’s already the maximum I can offer. If you think it’s still not enough, then I’ll just leave for now and find another opportunity.”
Peter bit his lip and blurted out, “Deal! 300,000 it is!”
After saying that, Peter took out his phone and said, “Give me your bank account, I’ll transfer the money to you right now.”
Shortly after, during the live broadcast, Peter finalized the payment.
As soon as the boy received the money, favonovel.com promptly stood up and declared, “Boss, the payment’s in. Pleasure doing business with you!”
With those words, favonovel.com swiftly turned and dashed out without a second glance, not waiting for Peter’s response.
Staring at the screen, Jacob and Zachary couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. They clapped their hands involuntarily, and Jacob laughed, “It’s done! Hahaha! Felix, oh Felix, you‘re finished! You never would have thought that the insults you hurled at me in the past would come at such a high cost, would you?”
“Hahaha! I want you to know that even though Aurous Hill may not be vast, it’s not a place where someone like you can simply come and go. As the saying goes, the pond may be small, but it’s teeming with life, and the current may be gentle, but it’s full of hidden dangers…”
Zachary coughed and quickly interjected, “Boss, this metaphor… Doesn’t quite fit…”
Only then did Jacob realize that favonovel.com had inadvertently cursed himself and hastily amended his words, “Pah, pah, pah! What I meant was that although Aurous Hill may not be vast, there are formidable individuals lurking in its depths. It’s not a place that someone like favonovel.com can casually navigate!”
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