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Chapter 255 The Conspiracy Behind
Chapter 255. Conspiracy behind the scenes
When Tiangong Street was mentioned, everyone was quite impressed. Some time ago, Ren Ping single-handedly picked Yongrongzhai among them, forcing the boss You Zhengxing to close its doors.

Although the matter was not reported at the time, it was still leaked later, which caused a sensation in the industry.

Only Lu Ziliang, who didn't know the local affairs, couldn't help but frown: "What street?"

"Tiangong Street can be said to be the top two antique market in Nanling."

After saying this, Lu Ziliang immediately understood and heard Fan Jingxian continue:

"There is a famous porcelain shop in Tiangong Street called Yongrongzhai. It is one of the four major porcelain shops in the industry. It is especially proficient in the imitation craftsmanship of Dayazhai porcelain in the late Qing Dynasty."

"However, such an old store with a good reputation was singled out due to some personal grudges and cannot be opened until now. Mr. Rong, do you know who that person is?"

As he spoke, he looked at Rong Qiancheng who was standing aside.

Rong Qiancheng naturally knew that it was Ren Ping who did it, but his face remained calm and he snorted: "I don't know."

Of course Lu Ziliang also guessed that they were referring to Ren Ping, but at this time Fan Jingxian suddenly brought up this matter to speak out, which is a bit puzzling.

"Mr. Fan, it is normal for some rivalry in the industry to happen. What's more, this is a local matter in Nanling and has nothing to do with the Capital Competition."

"Hmph, of course it's related, and it's not shallow."

"Oh? Please tell Mr. Fan clearly."

"It's actually very simple. It involves a gambling fight. That person used this gambling fight to force Yongrongzhai to close the store. As long as Mr. Lu knows the content of this gambling fight, he will immediately understand what I mean."

"What kind of gambling is it?" Lu Ziliang became impatient.

Fan Jing glanced at Ren Ping first, and said coldly: "Jade and stone will be destroyed."

"what?"

"Jade and stone burn together." Fan Jingxian repeated again.

After hearing these four words clearly, Lu Ziliang's expression suddenly changed, as if he couldn't believe it, until a moment later, he looked at Ren Ping: "Mr. Ren, is this true?"

"That's right, it's true." Ren Ping's tone was flat as if he was staying out of the matter.

In fact, although Rong Qiancheng and others also knew that there was such a thing, they were not clear about the details, let alone what these four words meant.

Now they all looked at Lu Ziliang: "Mr. Lu, what kind of gambling fight is this? Does it have anything to do with the Capital Competition?"

"It has nothing to do with the Capital Competition, but it has something to do with the capital industry."

"What?" Everyone was puzzled.

Lu Ziliang had no choice but to explain in detail. First, he explained the detailed rules of this gambling method. Both parties were required to prepare an equal number of ten antiques each. The gambling game was divided into ten rounds, and each round chose one of them to compare the price with the other party.

The one with the highest price wins and gets one round of points, and the one with the highest price loses. In addition to losing one round of points, the antique that was used for price comparison must be destroyed on the spot until all ten rounds of gambling are over.

Rong Qiancheng and the others were dumbfounded when they heard this, obviously never expecting such a gambling method. If so, wouldn't ten antiques be destroyed in one gambling match?
In comparison, the usual strife and fierceness in the industry seem a bit gentle.

The younger generation such as Rong Yi and Qi Wulei were still amazed by themselves, but the rest of the older generation quickly realized that this kind of gambling method was too tragic, and it almost touched the bottom line of the industry. Not allowed.

Sure enough, Lu Ziliang then explained that this kind of gambling originated in the capital in the 80s. At that time, the Chinese collection industry was in the ascendant, and many people created many such gambling methods in pursuit of profit.

The burning of jade and stone is one of them. The tragedy not only caused the destruction of many precious antiques, but also forced many people to go bankrupt and lose their lives. It can be said to cause endless harm.

A few years later, in order to stop this kind of unhealthy trend, the industry in the capital once held an industry conference, signed a pact, and jointly boycotted it, which gradually made this kind of gambling disappear.

At this time, it had been several decades since the meeting that day, and Lu Ziliang never expected that this kind of gambling would reappear in the world, and it was a rising star with a great reputation in Nanling.

Because the matter was so important, he had to be cautious, paused, and looked at Fan Jingxian again:
"Mr. Fan, are you sure that nothing was damaged during the gambling fight that day?"

"Of course, there are a total of ten pieces of porcelain, totaling at least five or sixty million pieces."

"6000 million?"

Lu Ziliang's expression changed: "Has the news spread? How did you know?"

"Haha, of course the news has spread. Many people in the capital already know about it. If Mr. Lu doesn't believe it, you can call the headquarters and ask. As for how I found out, hey, I can only say that the paper can't cover it." fire."

After saying this, Fan Jingxian sat down again and looked at Cui Hao and Zhuang Weinian beside him, and his satisfaction was self-evident.

Lu Ziliang looked at the three of them and then at Ren Ping, pondering undecided.

He only looked at Su Rui who was on the side and got angry: "Grandpa, Uncle Rong, what does this have to do with Ren Ping's getting that spot? Could it be that he can't participate in the competition because he gambled once?"

Su Minghan glanced at his granddaughter. He wanted to teach her a lesson, but then he thought about it, young people have too little experience, and it is inevitable that they can't see the point in everything, so he calmed down:
"Rui'er, you've made things simple. Although these two things are unrelated, think about it. If this matter spreads to the capital and everyone knows about it, will Ren Ping still be able to compete?"

"Why not? As long as there are places, the competition is based on everyone's eyesight, not fame?"

"That's not the case. It's really like what the surname Fan said. Now he has broken the industry convention and is a public enemy of the entire industry. I'm afraid he won't even be able to enter the capital circle. How can he participate in the competition?"

"Really? I remember that the full name of this competition is 'Tianyantong-Shanhe Baojian Competition'. It is national in nature, but it is only held in the capital. The industry convention in the capital can't restrain us from Nanling, right? Why should it be imposed on us? on the head?"

"That being said, people's hearts are always unpredictable. Based on the status of the capital circle in the industry, not to mention half of the country, it's almost the same. What people say is what they say. What can you do?"

"What half the world, I don't think there is anything special about them, why should they be superior to others."

"you……"

Su Minghan was so angry that his face turned red, and he couldn't help coughing again and again.

Rong Yi on the side thought for a while and said:

"In fact, no matter whether the industry rules in the capital govern our Nanling, Teacher Ren must have a bad reputation there now. Participating in the capital competition not only depends on personal ability, but also depends on personal connections,"

"Like the points competition we participated in today, how much can one person watch? If there is no one to help you out, the chances of winning will be greatly reduced, at least it will be extremely unfavorable."

"That's right, what's more important is how the headquarters sees it,"

Qi Xiaoshuang seemed to have realized something, and followed closely: "The headquarters has been cultivating in the capital for many years. This time, sending people to participate in the competition, rather than winning, the more important thing is to communicate with other industry peers and do big business."

"At this time, if someone spreads the news and exaggerates Teacher Ren's story, then for the sake of safety, the headquarters will not take the risk of offending many colleagues and let him represent the competition."

When the two of them said this, they basically explained the involvement of the matter clearly.

Su Minghan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and couldn't help but glared at Su Rui again. He wanted to see how quickly the descendants of Rong Luxing and Qitaixing saw things, and then look at you.

Su Rui was dissatisfied in his heart and snorted, but he had to agree with these views in his heart.

At this time, Lu Ziliang still hadn't made a decision.

Rong Qiancheng and others looked calm on the surface, but on the inside they were all on tenterhooks, thinking that this matter must be a conspiracy behind the three provinces, and they might take the opportunity to encourage Lu Ziliang to get his quota back.

Taking a step back, even if the two places still belong to them, no matter which two children are sent to the capital to compete, the chances of winning are extremely low. Only Ren Ping will have the chance to make it to the end. This is also a major event related to the future interests of the Nine Families.

Seeing Lu Ziliang's expression becoming more and more solemn, as if he was about to drip water, everyone had a vague feeling of bad premonition.

Sure enough, he finally sighed:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Rong, I'm sorry, Mr. Ren, I have to consider the reputation of the headquarters."

(End of this chapter)