Reincarnation of a Business Woman at School (1201-1730)

1711-1715

Chapter 1711: Sell the Set of Bronze Chimes at Auction

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

After receiving Gu Ning’s call, Cai Wenhong walked out to welcome her in person. He didn’t think it was strange that she came back within an hour.

Cai Wenhong also believed that Gu Ning arranged for someone to help her get the case here and the distance wasn’t long. He was only surprised that Gu Ning came back to give him the vase on her own. He thought that there would be another person.

Cai Wenhong met Gu Ning soon.

“Miss Gu, I didn’t know that you would bring it here by yourself.” Cai Wenhong politely said to Gu Ning.

“My friends are still looking around inside, so I called someone to help me get it here and I met him outside,” said Gu Ning.

“Miss Gu, I heard from Master Jiang that you’re the boss of Xiangyun Antique-store now, and that you can sometimes get some good ancient objects. Please call me next time, I also want to have a look,” said Cai Wenhong.

Cai Wenhong never bothered to ask for the sources of Gu Ning’s good ancient objects, because he knew that they could be legal and illegal. As long as she had a powerful support, it would be fine even if she got the ancient objects by grave-digging.

In addition, Gu Ning was Leng Shaoting’s fiancée. Even if the government found out what she was doing, it would turn a blind eye on it. As long as no one had anything on her and forced the government to deal with it, she would be safe.

The government had strict rules about cultural relics, not ancient objects. Cultural relics were different from ancient objects.

As the name suggested, cultural relics were objects with cultural value. According to the current academic view, they should refer to objects cast in the past and passed down to the present. They had a certain value for the current society, and they were cultural products inherited in history.

The scope of cultural relics was very wide. They included various building sites, memorials of various eras, intangible cultural heritage, which currently were also cultural relics, unearthed ancient tombs, ancient construction tools and buildings, artificially mined grottoes, artificially carved stones, handicraft products, various historical books and cultural materials of each dynasty or era, which had an impact on modern society.

As for antiques, we could understand them literally. Antiques referred to things produced in previous years. An ancient object should have the qualifications for appreciation and research value. Based on their relevant data, we could infer some circumstances and characteristics of their time.

The biggest difference between antiques and cultural relics was that cultural relics were protected by the laws of the government and private possession was allowed, but they couldn’t be sold. On the other hand, people could collect antiques, invest in them, or sell them to other people.

“No problem, I surely will give you a call too when I get some good ancient objects again,” said Gu Ning. Since Cai Wenhong proposed that of his own accord, it would be free advertising and Gu Ning definitely wouldn’t turn him down.

“Oh, Curator Cai, can I ask you for some information about something?” asked Gu Ning.

“What is it?” said Cai Wenhong.

“When will there be a big antique auction?” asked Gu Ning.

“The biggest antique auction in the capital every year is in October, but exactly which day of October has not yet been determined. It will take about a month to determine. As long as there are relevant antique auctions, well-known antique shops will be Invited, including Xiangyun Antique-store. And this year will certainly not be different. Once the time is set, I’ll send the invitation letter to you in person,” Cai Wenhong said.