European and American Style Liaozhai

It was already three days after Yun Xiangdi sorted out the items in the necklace. He checked the recent jewelry auction market on the Internet, and finally pulled out a box of pearls from a corner of his jewelry storehouse. A drop-shaped black pearl the size of a thumb was selected from it, and it was going to be auctioned.

Yun Xiangdi originally planned to auction off any gemstone, but after sorting out his jewelry inventory, he found that none of the gemstones he had was suitable for auction.

In the world of comprehension, gems without spiritual power are not worth much. If they are sold in the comprehension continent, they are probably as cheap as glass in this world. Therefore, the gems that can flow to the market are either large enough in size, or in color or shape. Strange enough, otherwise no one would have looked at it.Even in the continent where mortals live, gemstones can be sold for the price of a Swarovski crystal at most.However, these gemstone mines basically appear in the continents where the cultivators live, so in this world, the pigeon egg gems that people think are very expensive will be thrown away by the workers when they are probably mined in the comprehension world, because they are placed in the continent of the cultivators. No one will buy it at all. If it is sold in the Mortal Continent, at most it can barely earn a round trip fee.

This situation caused Yun Xiangdi's gems to be either large and rare, or made into various exquisite items. In short, if he put them up for auction, they would definitely cause sensational news.

Yun Xiangdi didn't want to attract too much attention now, so he chose the black pearl, but the price of this pearl probably far exceeded his estimated several million.But he really has no other more suitable things to take out. All the things in his necklace, excluding those gold, and items containing spiritual power, other things can't be recognized by ordinary people, or they can't be taken out at all. valuation.Like the items he has on the Mortal Continent, it is impossible to assess the age here, and they might be considered high-quality antiques.Calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, because the author is not well-known, no matter how good the writing is, no matter how good the painting is, they cannot be sold for a price.

After breakfast, Yun Xiangdi went to the largest auction house in New York.He has been to this auction house with the same name in the first life many times, but at that time he always went to shoot things, and it was the first time to sell things, so it felt quite fresh when he went in.

The staff of the auction house were very enthusiastic, and they didn't ignore Yun Xiangdi just because he was young and dressed in plain clothes.After all, as the saying goes, treasures are among the people, the more inconspicuous people are, the more precious things in their hands will be.So even if the person who walks here is a tramp in rags, they will not neglect each other.

As soon as Yun Xiangdi entered the hall, a beautiful receptionist led him into a small cubicle with a glass door on one side of the hall, then brought him tea and asked him what he needed to serve.

"I want to auction this pearl." Yun Xiangdi put the pearl from his pocket on the glass tea table, and said crisply.

The drop-shaped black pearl with a diameter of about four centimeters rolled gently on the coffee table twice, and under the light, it glowed with a charming blue-purple luster.The receptionist lady has worked here for several years, and she has seen many kinds of treasures, but such a big and beautiful black pearl still makes her extremely amazed.Such a large pearl, even if it is cultivated artificially, is expensive.

Realizing that this is a big customer, the receptionist lady became more respectful, and immediately said: "Mr. Yun, please wait a moment, I will ask our manager to come and receive you now."

"Okay, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry." Yun Xiangdi took a sip of tea leisurely and said.

The lady receptionist smiled and bowed, and then hurried away on her small pointed high-heeled leather shoes.A few minutes later, the receptionist lady appeared again, and behind her was a man in a neat suit.The man has a very gentle temperament, but he has a pair of very sharp eyes, and he looks like a veteran in appraising treasures.When he walked over, his eyes fell directly on the black pearl on the coffee table, and his eyes circled around the pearl like radar, and then he sighed in a joyful tone: "This is really amazing!" A perfect pearl."

Yun Xiangdi was noncommittal about this, and this kind of pearl could also decorate his hairband, he really couldn't be proud of it.

The man didn't notice Yun Xiangdi's expression. It took nearly half a minute before he averted his gaze, then handed over his business card with both hands and said, "Mr. Yun, I'm sorry for my rudeness. I'm Andrew Clarkson , the manager of this auction company, and also a pearl lover, your pearls are really beautiful, may I have a look at them?"

"Of course, please feel free to read it, Mr. Clarkson." Yun nodded to Di.

After getting permission, Mr. Clarkson immediately took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on his hands. Then he held the pearl in his palm and carefully observed it with enthusiastic eyes.After a while, he glanced at Yun Xiangdi with a slightly condemning look, and then asked in a tone of asking about the family background of the girl he loves: "Mr. Yun, can I know her background?"

See, he actually used her to describe a pearl. Yun Xiangdi clicked his tongue in his heart and said, "This black pearl was passed down from my ancestors. My hometown is near the sea. Time, although it later fell due to some historical reasons, there are still a few things left as souvenirs. This pearl is one of them, because the elders in the family do not know its value, so it has been kept until now."

Because the gemstones originally planned were turned into pearls, the excuse Yun Xiangdi prepared also changed, but what he said was not a lie, the Yun family did live near the sea, and they were really rich in the past.But at most he can only be regarded as a local rich man, far from being prominent.But who knows this kind of thing, except for the few words left by the older generation in the hometown, the truth has long been buried in history.

After listening to Yun Xiangdi's introduction, Mr. Clarkson became more enthusiastic. He carefully held the black pearl in one hand and asked, "So this is a naturally formed sea pearl?"

No wonder Mr. Clarkson is excited, the value of natural pearls can be several times higher than artificial cultured ones.

"Yes, this is a pure natural pearl. Mr. Clayson can take it for testing." Yun Xiangdi said, his expression was a little unhappy. After all, the more expensive the pearl is, the more attention he will attract.

Mr. Clarkson didn't mind Yun Xiangdi's unhappy expression. The value of his treasure was doubted. As the owner of the treasure, he would be somewhat unhappy. This is a normal emotion.

He winked at the receptionist lady and asked her to bring out better things to entertain Yun Xiangdi, and then said to Yun Xiangdi, "Mr. Yun, I'm going to take the pearls for inspection, but the inspection time may be a little bit longer." Long, so please wait patiently here for a while, Mr. Yun, if you need anything, you can ask Rachel for help."

The receptionist lady named Rachel immediately smiled at Yun Xiangdi, saying that she really could help with anything, and when she said any word, the hint in her eyes couldn't be more obvious.

Yun Xiangdi smiled at her politely, and said, "I want to find a quiet place to stay." The implication was that he didn't want to be disturbed by anyone.

Rachel understood the meaning of the words, immediately put away the ambiguous emotion in her eyes, put on her serious mask again and said: "Mr. Yun, please follow me, I will take you to the VIP reception room, where it is very quiet."

"Ok."

Yun Xiangdi put down his teacup and stood up, followed Rachel into the VIP reception room on the left side of the hall.

Mr. Clarkson had already left with the pearls, and Rachel left the room obediently after serving Yun Xiangdi a refreshment. Yun Xiangdi was the only one left in the reception room, and he casually took a piece of tea. After tasting the dim sum, he took out his laptop and started searching for real estate information online.

The first thing Yun Xiangdi wanted to do after he became rich was to buy a big house, but good houses are hard to find, and this is the house he plans to live in for the next five years, so it is more difficult to choose than imagined Some.

When Yun Xiangdi's cell phone rang, half an hour had passed. He looked up from various house materials, and was a little surprised to see that the name displayed on the cell phone turned out to be "Baby Blue God".

Steve is really a very considerate man, because Yun Xiangdi said in words from the beginning that he didn't like to answer the phone, so he has been contacting him by text message all the time, even if his reply is always perfunctory recently, Shi Tiff just increased the frequency of texting a little bit, but he didn't expect to call him today, which was a bit unexpected.

Yun Xiangdi hesitated for a moment, but did not answer the call, because he had a hunch that after answering the call, they would not be able to return to the text message period.

However, Yun Xiangdi misjudged Steve's patience, and his phone rang for six or seven minutes without stopping, so Yun Xiangdi began to dislike the music that was changed only the day before yesterday.

Listening to the melody repeated from the seventh time, Yun Xiangdi sighed, but still connected the phone.

"Good morning, Steve."

"Good morning, Yun." Steve's voice was as gentle as usual, and there was no trace of anger from waiting too long.

This made Yun Xiangdi a little guilty, and he asked shyly, "What's the matter, Steve?"

"It's nothing, but didn't you agree to treat me to dinner last time? I've been waiting, but I didn't get it, so I thought maybe I could treat you to lunch instead," Steve said.

When did he say yes, he obviously didn't agree, okay?But he really didn't refuse at the time, so Steve took his silence as an acquiescence?

Okay, okay, whether Steve is playing dumb or not, this is the end of the story, please treat yourself to a meal.

"Since it's been agreed, let me invite you, but I'm not familiar with restaurants in New York, so you can choose the address, as long as it's not too expensive." Yun Xiangdi said.

When Steve heard Yun Xiangdi say this, the little stone in his heart finally fell, and Yun was still willing to invite him to dinner. It seems that their friendship is still very strong.

His mood improved, and he said with a smile: "If you don't mind going to Brooklyn, which is a little further away, for lunch, I can recommend a good restaurant."

"Of course I don't mind, just tell me the address."

Old Popsicle's current address is in Brooklyn, and the only thing he knows well is Brooklyn, so what can he do even if it's too far away.

"Tell me the address, and I'll pick you up," Steve said.

The address... I don't know where Steve is now. If you tell him the address near here, it will easily expose his work in the auction company. This is not good, so let's not talk about it.

"Don't bother you to come here on purpose, I'll just go there by myself, now I have some other things to do." Yun Xiangdi said.

"Fine then," Steve said.Then he gave the address of the restaurant he recommended.

The two made another appointment, and then Yun Xiangdi was about to hang up the phone.But at this moment, there was a sudden burst of screaming outside.

"Why are there screams?! Yun, what happened to you?" Steve immediately asked nervously.

"I don't know either, let me take a look." Yun Xiangdi stood up and went to the window to check, and saw an ugly lizard man grabbing a woman and running away on the opposite street, and a group of people followed behind him. Spider-Man who just swings around.

It was the first time for the people of New York City to see such a terrifying creature, so everyone was terrified, and the whole street was in chaos.But actually it wasn't very dangerous, the lizard man obviously only wanted the woman he was holding, and he didn't care about the others.

Of course, it is impossible for Yun Xiangdi to say this to Steve, so in order not to worry him too much, he pretended that he did not see the Lizardman and Spiderman, and said, "Maybe there was an accident ahead, So everyone is a little scared, but it seems that there should be no danger at present."

"But those screams don't sound like they're harmless." Steve said dubiously.

"Don't worry Steve, I'm indoors, very safe. So that's it, see you later?" Yun Xiangdi said.

"see you later."

Steve waited for Yun Xiangdi to hang up the phone, and immediately told Jarvis: "Jarvis, please help me find out where a major accident happened in New York City 3 minutes ago, and Yun is probably there now."

"Okay, Mr. Rogers. Information retrieval shows that there have been no major accidents in New York City in the last 3 minutes, but a monster that looks like a lizardman appeared in Rockefeller Plaza. I think Mr. Yun should be there." Jarvis said, while A video of the Lizard Man and Spider-Man running was released from the Internet.

Steve's face changed when he saw it, he stood up immediately, picked up his shield from the sofa and ran out in a hurry.

"Jarvis, tell Natasha and the others, I'm going to catch the Lizardman."

"Yes, Mr. Rogers."