Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

"Although my funds are not as strong as yours, it is not that easy to swallow up my business in Hangzhou."

Shang Baochang warned: "I advise you not to go too far. When you are old, it is easy to make a fool of yourself if you make too big a move."

After saying this, Shang Baochang no longer paid attention to Liu Zhaoqing and turned around to greet Zhou Qi and his party.

"Oh, Mr. Shang has a distinguished guest today." Liu Zhaoqing glanced at Zhou Qi and others, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"Are you planning to buy your store? If so, why go through so much trouble? We are old friends. Just name a price and we can negotiate the price."

"Moreover, I can be merciful and take in the employees in your store as well," Liu Zhaoqing added.

Customers who were selecting items nearby heard this conversation and put down their items and prepared to leave.

"Miss, all the styles we have here are the latest, please have a look." A clerk tried to retain the customer.

“Sir, this bracelet is very suitable for your partner…” Another clerk joined in the attempt to retain the customers, but the customers had obviously lost interest and did not stop.

No one wants to buy jewelry today and then have it sold to a new owner the next day, as that would cause problems with follow-up service and guarantees.

After the customer left, all the employees in the store looked at Shang Baochang at the same time. They were worried that the boss would really sell the store. If he really sold it, what would they do in the future?

Shang Baochang gritted his teeth, stared at Liu Zhaoqing firmly, and said coldly: "Are you here to make trouble on purpose?"

"Mr. Shang, that's a bit too much." Liu Zhaoqing sneered.

"If I really want to cause trouble, those few customers are nothing. If I want to have fun, I have to do something big, like tomorrow's auction?"

Hearing this, Shang Baochang frowned, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. He didn't want to get entangled with Liu Zhaoqing, so he said directly: "I don't have time to chat with you. If you want to visit, just look around. If you don't want to see it, please leave."

"Are you in such a hurry to get me out? Are you afraid that I will ruin your business, or are you simply afraid of me?" Liu Zhaoqing smiled.

"Your development has not been smooth over the years. The market share of Shangjinyuan Jewelry has been gradually eroded by me. Even several jade carving masters have switched to me. You can't deny this, right?"

"How long can you last if you continue like this?"

"So, why not have a quick fight? I'll give you a chance to turn things around, and see if you dare to take it!"

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't dare. After all, you have always been a coward and are used to embarrassing yourself. You don't mind if it happens again."

Shang Zizhe couldn't listen any longer, so he rushed forward, pointed at Liu Zhaoqing and shouted, "What are you talking about? It's just that we opened a few more stores than us. What's there to brag about? Do you know what we are going to do next? We..."

"Shut up!" Shang Baochang shouted softly and stopped Shang Zize with a stern look.

Liu Zhaoqing seemed to be unconcerned, as his purpose was to find trouble. Facing the current situation, he was already prepared.

He stared at Shang Baochang and said, "It seems that Mr. Shang is going to make a big move. In this case, how about we play a game?"

"I heard that Mr. Shang is quite knowledgeable about antiques, so I'll give you a chance. At tomorrow's auction, we'll compete to see whose item has the highest value."

"The stakes aren't high. It's just your store."

"I'll trade my two stores in Lin'an for this one. That should be a good deal."

As he spoke, Liu Zhaoqing took out an agreement, shook it gently in his hand, and said with a smile: "I have prepared the agreement. What do you think? You don't dare to accept it?"

Betting? Shang Baochang finally understood Liu Zhaoqing's purpose. The other party was so well prepared, obviously he came prepared.

Obviously, this is a trap. Shang Baochang snorted coldly, stared at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "How dare you use such a trick?"

Liu Zhaoqing was not to be outdone: "How great do you think you are? This is already giving you face."

"What kind of tricks do you think you deserve? I already overestimate you." Shang Baochang hit back.

Liu Zhaoqing said provocatively: "I heard that you have some reputation in the antique world. Now I take the initiative to challenge your strengths, but you dare not accept the challenge?"

"How dare you talk about competition? Just close down and stop bringing shame to this industry."

"You are nothing but a joke." Liu Zhaoqing said, smiled contemptuously, turned around and was about to leave.

"Stop!" Shang Baochang was furious. He gritted his teeth, took the agreement from Liu Zhaoqing's hand, quickly read it through, and after confirming that it was correct, he signed decisively, keeping one copy for himself and throwing the other to Liu Zhaoqing.

He said firmly: "I accept it, let's see how you can take this store away from me!"

Liu Zhaoqing took a look at the signature and said coldly, "Just wait and see." Then he left with the agreement without saying anything more.

Du Bowen walked forward, picked up the agreement and looked through it carefully. Although the content was simple and clear, he still asked worriedly:

"Boss Shang, this is obviously a trap set by someone. Isn't it too risky to do this?"

"Old Du, you saw it too," Shang Baochang said gritting his teeth.

"If you know it's a trap but don't even dare to fight back, wouldn't that be too cowardly? Even if I have to risk everything, I'm going to fight for this."

"Mr. Shang is right." Zhou Qi agreed.

“And it’s not necessarily a bad opportunity.”

"What do you mean?" Du Bowen asked in confusion.

“Tomorrow’s auction is huge, all procedures are very strict, and the auction item information is kept confidential in advance.

Therefore, whether it is Mr. Shang or the other party, facing the unknown auction items, this gamble is fair, and there is no question of who set up the game. "Zhou Qi analyzed.

"He is so confident probably because he has invited experts to guide the bidding. But even experts have their limitations, and although Mr. Shang and Mr. Du are not experts, they are also unique in certain areas, so the outcome is unpredictable."

"More importantly, Mr. Shang just showed that he was short of funds, but the other party did not seem to be shaken by this, which shows that he is very confident in his financial resources and may intend to win the bet by raising the price."

“However, the key point is that this is a bidding game. Even if Mr. Shang is at a disadvantage, he can increase his chances of winning by raising his bid. After all, the bet is decided by the premium of the final auction item.”

"On the whole, Mr. Shang still has a good chance of winning," Zhou Qi concluded.

"I think it's at least fifty-fifty."

After hearing this, Shang Baochang felt a little more at ease. Several people nodded in agreement. Everyone felt that Zhou Qi's analysis made sense.

At this time, Du Bowen said: "No, the odds may be more than fifty-fifty."

"Lao Shang, you may not know that Xiao Zhou is very good at bidding. No one I know can compare to him." Du Bowen added.