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"The total income from this auction is 10 yuan. After deducting 800% of the handling fee, the total amount delivered to you is [-] yuan. Please check."
After handing the suitcase to them, the female host did not linger, and walked to the next store while twisting her hips.
"This... so much money?"
Even as calm as Wei Chengbin, he was still stammering at this moment.
In all his years of living, he has never seen so much money!
Li Yuanhao didn't speak, but pinched his cheek with his hand to confirm that he was not dreaming.
Seeing their appearance, Lin Ran smiled and said, "Let's divide the money in the store."
After all, this is a flower and bird market, and there are many people outside.
"Money?" Wei Chengbin was stunned. He and Li Yuanhao thought they were just helping Lin Ran do things, and then Lin Ran would distribute their remuneration to them on a monthly basis.
Didn’t expect to pay dividends directly?
Lin Ran nodded and said, "We have dug out the treasures together in the past few years. Of course we have to share the money together. The four of us will share it equally. Each of us will get 500 yuan. What do you think?"
Lin Ran's proposal was fair, and they had already agreed to say outside that they had dug up the cultural relics.
However, when Lin Ran handed the money to Yang Jianlong, Yang Jianlong refused.
"Godfather, actually I didn't do anything. I just helped you contact the auction house. I don't want the money." Yang Jianlong felt that he deserved it.
Wei Chengbin and Li Yuanhao also said in unison: "Actually, Mr. Lin is mainly doing the hard work. We are all just helpers. We deserve so much money."
Lin Ran was speechless by them, but it was difficult to explain clearly in the auction house, so he had to say: "We have agreed to distribute the money according to work, so please accept the money."
If he takes all the money, he will feel guilty.
Wei Chengbin refused to accept the money no matter what. At this time, Yang Jianlong's eyes rolled.
He suggested: "Since my godfather is so interested, let's split up."
"How can this be? It's mainly due to Mr. Lin." Wei Chengbin objected.
"Divided according to work, among the four of us, the godfather contributes the most. Let him take half. Is that okay with everyone?" Yang Jianlong said.
"no problem."
"Wait a minute, I think there is a problem." Lin Ran said, "Jianlong's idea of distribution according to work is good, but asking me to take half is too much. Why don't I take [-]%, and you two take [-]%? The remaining [-]% will be given to Jianlong, what do you think?"
This opinion was relatively compromise. Wei Chengbin mainly wanted to get as much as Lin Ran, but he actually didn't do anything. He felt guilty.
But if Lin Ran could take the big shot, he would have no problem with it.
Li Yuanhao did not express his position from beginning to end. He finally nodded and approved the plan.
After dividing the money, the four of them packed up and prepared to leave.
But I met the foreigner on the first floor who had just bought three pieces of Tang Sancai.
He walked up and reached out to Lin Ran: "Mr. Zulong, nice to meet you. My name is Adam Ken Reddy. You can call me Mr. Reddy."
"Hello, Mr. Lady." Lin Ran made a homophonic joke.
"It's not madam, it's Reddy." Reddy explained bravely. No one in his country dared to speak to him in this tone.
They were talking in English, so the other three were confused.
Leidy burst out laughing: "Mr. Zulong, I just asked the master, are you actually a team of thieves?"
"Thieves group?" Lin Ran frowned, slightly confused.
"Don't hide it from me. These things were originally collected by the National Museum, and then you secretly took them out, right?" Reddy said with a smile, thinking he had seen through everything.
This made Lin Ran amused, but since the other party spoke to him in this tone, there must be no malice.
He pretended to be serious and said: "Mr. Reddy, when doing things in China, we rely on evidence. You can't say these things that have no provenance."
"Understood." Reddy pretended to be generous and said, "Actually, I have been interested in Chinese civilization since I was a child, and my father is the same. My brother likes to collect gems, but I think it is too superficial. Nothing like the porcelain in my hand. Thousands of years of civilization, you can feel that era when you close your eyes."
As he spoke, Reddy put the Camel Tang Sancai to his face and closed his eyes.
He looked like he was intoxicated with it.
In fact, what he is really proud of can be introduced to others in the future: "These are cultural relics stolen from the National Museum of China."
In their culture, stealing is not shameful, but being a thief is glorious.
Lin Ran smiled and said nothing.
This Tang Sancai culture does not exist for thousands of years, but it may be mixed with other people's urine!
Reddy continued: "Actually, I have another thing to ask you for."
"Sir, please speak." Lin Ran understood that this was his true intention.
"You have also seen my financial resources in the auction house, so if you have something again in the future, you can contact me as soon as possible." Reddy handed a business card to Lin Ran.
His company name was written on it, along with his phone number.
It turned out to be a domestic phone number. It seemed that Reddy was often active in China.
"What's the benefit of contacting you?" Lin Ran asked.
Since the other party regards them as a group of thieves, they cannot accept it readily, otherwise the secret may be revealed.
"Of course there are benefits." Leidy quietly approached Lin Ran's ear and said, "In the auction house, you still have to deduct a handling fee for the things you sell, right?"
The 10% handling fee is indeed a bit too high based on the price of antiques.
I was robbed of 200 yuan today. If it weren't for the fact that they were selling fake goods, I would be a little distressed.
Lin Ran pretended to think thoughtfully for a while, then stretched out his hand: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."
"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Leidy shook hands with Lin Ran happily.
Then, he, Lin Ran and others said goodbye in Chinese, and only then did Yang Jianlong and the others understand what was going on.
Just stayed there dumbfounded.
After walking out of the flower and bird market, Wei Chengbin breathed a sigh of relief.
His clothes were soaked with sweat. At the auction house just now, he had been worried that he would be found out to be a fake.
The first guy who sells fake goods should end badly.
Then, their conversation returned to Reddy.
"What did the foreigner tell you just now?" Yang Jianlong asked curiously.
"It's nothing." Lin Ran smiled mysteriously, "It's just that we found a stable scapegoat."
"Hahaha." Others couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
They understood the other party's true intention of finding Lin Ran.
"Moreover, he regarded us as a group of thieves, thinking that we stole cultural relics from the museum and then auctioned them in a secret auction house."
Lin Ran translated their conversation just now and shook the business card in his hand.
"Can stolen things be sold here?" Wei Chengbin asked puzzledly.
"Otherwise, why do you think it's called Dark Photography?"