Chapter 542 WPG Xia Yuqing tells a story, An Wuyang makes a lot of money! So what if it’s not in the public eye?
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‘Ding! ‘

‘Special Event: Love Again!’

“Xia Yuqing actually likes the Chicken Cup?”

‘Event requirements: Ask Xia Yuqing whether she likes the value of the Chicken Cup or the story behind the Chicken Cup?’

‘Event Reward: [A special surprise].’

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An Wuyang quickly checked the prompt information of the Happy Life System. He was also curious about why Xia Yuqing liked the Chicken-Glazed Cup.

So An Wuyang asked directly, “Baby, do you like the Chicken Cup?”

Xia Yuqing answered affirmatively, “Yes!”

“Then why do you like the Chicken-Glazed Cup?” An Wuyang asked.

The Chicken Cup is a legend in the field of porcelain!

The last time the Chicken Cup appeared was at the Sotheby’s spring auction in 2014, when the auction price exceeded 2.8 million Hong Kong dollars.

Referring to the exchange rate at the time, 1 Hong Kong dollar was equal to 0.79334 Xia Guoyuan, which translates to about 2.2 million Xia Guoyuan.

If we calculate based on an annual inflation rate of 5%,
If you don’t understand inflation, then replace it with a 5% return on investment every year, then you can understand it, right?
Because in 2014, the interest rate for large fixed deposits with a five-year term could reach 4.75%.

If the deposited funds exceed 100 million yuan, interest rate negotiations and bank branch performance sharing can also be carried out.

Therefore, in 2014, the 2.2% annual return on investment for Xia Guoyuan’s million yuan was actually a very conservative statement.

According to this calculation, the Chicken Cup, which was worth HK$2014 million in 2.8, would be worth HK$2021 million today in .
It should be around HK$4 million?
However, Xia Yuqing didn’t like the Chicken Cup just because it was valuable!

“Because there is a beautiful love story behind the Chicken Cup.” Xia Yuqing replied.

“There was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty named Zhu Jianshen. The Chicken Cup was a testimony of love that Zhu Jianshen made for his beloved Concubine Wan.” Xia Yuqing explained.

An Wuyang nodded slightly, indicating that he was listening to Xia Yuqing’s story.

“The love story of Concubine Wan and Zhu Jianshen is quite touching. Concubine Wan was seventeen years older than Zhu Jianshen, and was initially the maid Wan Zhen’er who was responsible for taking care of Zhu Jianshen.” Xia Yuqing continued.

“Zhu Jianshen’s father was also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but I can’t remember his name and temple name clearly. Anyway, the general situation is that his father was captured in a war with the Mongols, and then Zhu Jianshen’s uncle took away his throne.” Xia Yuqing added.

“Later, Zhu Jianshen’s father was released by Mongolia, but his uncle was unwilling to return the throne. He not only imprisoned Zhu Jianshen, but also his father,” Xia Yuqing said.

“Zhu Jianshen lived with Wan Zhen’er in this complicated environment for seven years. His uncle finally died, and then his father was supported by the ministers to sit on the throne again.”

“Eight years later, when Zhu Jianshen was eighteen years old, he finally ascended the throne. At this moment, Wan Zhen’er was already thirty-five years old.”

“The first thing Zhu Jianshen did after ascending the throne was to give Wan Zhen’er a title and make her the queen, but Zhu Jianshen’s mother disagreed, so she could only become Consort Wan, but her actual treatment was the same as that of the queen.”

“Zhu Jianshen lived in fear of his uncle since he was a child, always worried that his uncle would kill him at any time.”

“Zhu Jianshen lived his life cautiously as a child, and only depended on Wan Zhen’er. Only Wan Zhen’er gave him a sense of security, and only Wan Zhen’er cared for him and loved him. Only Wan Zhen’er gave him warmth.”

“It is precisely because of this that Zhu Jian deeply loves Wan Zhen’er.”

“When Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, he wanted to support Wan Zhen’er as the queen but was stopped. So he changed his way to favor Wan Zhen’er. He summoned the best craftsmen at the time and used the most advanced manufacturing technology to finally make the Chicken Cup.”

“The Chicken Cup has a chicken as its theme and its shape is very similar to a jar, so it is called the Chicken Cup.”

“It is said that Zhu Jianshen chose to paint a hen with chicks on the Chicken Cup, which was actually a metaphor for Wan Zhen’er protecting him like a hen protecting her chicks.”

“For Zhu Jianshen, Wan Zhen’er was his most beloved wife in his life!”

“When Zhu Jianshen was 41, Concubine Wan was already 58 years old, which was considered a long life in the Ming Dynasty.”

“Concubine Wan died of illness in this year. Zhu Jianshen was heartbroken and ordered that Concubine Wan be buried with the specifications of a queen. As a result, he lost his appetite and became depressed. Just a few months later, in the same year, Zhu Jianshen died of illness due to missing Concubine Wan.” Xia Yuqing’s voice was a little sobbing.

It was obvious that Xia Yuqing was immersed in this touching love story.

“It is precisely because of the love story of Zhu Jianshen and Concubine Wan that I like the Chicken-Glazed Cup.” Xia Yuqing concluded.

An Wuyang saw why it was so valuable!

This story gives the Chicken-Glazed Cup a very high cultural value. In addition, there are only seventeen Chicken-Glazed Cups in existence today, so its value is indeed very high.

An Wuyang sighed and said, “He is obviously the emperor, but this Zhu Jianshen is so affectionate!”

Xia Yuqing snorted and rolled her eyes at An Wuyang, then continued to make the blanks by hand.

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‘Ding! ‘

‘Special event [Love again!] Completed!’

‘Congratulations to the host for receiving [a special surprise].’

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An Wuyang immediately checked what [A Special Surprise] was about.

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Special surprises:

The GSS team in Tyrande accidentally intercepted a cultural relic smuggling team and wiped out the entire team.

When the GSS Tyrande team was counting the spoils, they found two [Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups].

Moreover, the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups have accurate sources, both of them come from the [Small Palace Museum in the northern part of Yingzhou].

caveat!

If the host wants to send them into Xia Country, please handle the entry issue on your own.

Special warning!

In view of the risks involved in the provenance of the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups, please be careful with possible risks, including but not limited to: legal risks, theft risks, robbery risks, etc.

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An Wuyang quickly read the feedback from the Happy Life System. He wanted to complain, was this a surprise or a shock? In terms of economic value, the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups were worth about 800 million Hong Kong dollars.

Based on today’s exchange rate, it is worth approximately 6.56 million Xia Guoyuan, which is approximately equivalent to 1 million US dollars.

In short, the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups that the GSS Tyrande team obtained through robbing others have earned back the $100 million spent on establishing the GSS Global Special Security Mobile Team.

So based purely on economic value, this is indeed a surprise!
At the same time, given that Xia Yuqing just talked about why she liked the Chicken-Glazed Cup, if An Wuyang took out the Chicken-Glazed Cup, what kind of emotional value would he gain?
This should also be considered a surprise!
However, An Wuyang saw more uncertainties from the prompt message from Brother Tong Zi.

First of all, what is a cultural relics smuggling team?

The two Ming Chenghua chicken-glazed cups came from the [Small Palace Museum in the northern part of Yingzhou]. An Wuyang knew very well what this meant.

After all, if you want to get such a high-value collection out of a museum, you know what it’s like, right?

You don’t really think there is a 007 James Bond?

In today’s era, in the real world, there are no loopholes or blind spots in the museum’s security system.

if it exists
That must be caused by human factors.

For example, how could we get two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups out of the [Small Palace Museum in the northern part of Yingzhou]?

That must be a combination of internal and external forces.
Do not!
It must be authorized by an insider, and only by replacing the fake with a counterfeit that it is possible to make the real thing.

As for arranging 007 James Bond to steal it.
An infrared thermal radiation detection system plus a motion sensor detection system can allow James Bond to go back to filming and acting in movies!
In view of this situation, it would be interesting if the two Ming Chenghua Chicken-Glazed Cups did not appear in the hands of the people they were supposed to appear in according to the established script, but instead appeared in An Wuyang’s hands!

Once the news that An Wuyang owns two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups is exposed, [The Small Palace Museum in the Northern Yingzhou] will inevitably cause trouble, including but not limited to pressure through diplomatic and legal means.

As for the risk of theft and robbery, that is even more likely!
So the best way is to keep it secret.

Sometimes, making a fortune in silence is the best option.

An Wuyang silently decided to hide the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups. After all, what good would it be to expose their existence?
Although there is indeed a little benefit, compared with the trouble, the disadvantages definitely outweigh the advantages.

So An Wuyang had no intention of exposing the existence of the two.

However, An Wuyang planned to take them back to Xia State.

As for how to get back to Xiaguo, that’s too easy.
If the [Small Palace Museum in the Northern Part of Yingzhou] had not publicly announced the loss of the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups, the matter would have been particularly simple to handle.

When An Wuyang has time, he will take Xia Yuqing and Lu Manman to travel to Tyrande, and then he can bring them back smoothly by Gulfstream G650ER.

Even if the [Small Palace Museum in the Northern Part of Yingzhou] announced the loss of the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups, the GSS Tyrande team could still deliver them to the territory of Xia by land.

It was a little too easy to deliver the two chicken-glazed cups to Xia Kingdom from land.

After all, the Chicken-Glazed Cup is porcelain, not a white flour product, so it is almost effortless to bring it into the country.

After An Wuyang decided in his mind how to deal with the two Ming Chenghua Chicken Cups, he couldn’t help but look at Xia Yuqing. This little foodie is really a lucky star!

She told An Wuyang a story, which actually brought An Wuyang an income worth more than 600 million Xia Guoyuan.

Even if this income cannot be seen for the time being, or even cannot be converted into cash or displayed publicly for a long time in the future, isn’t it still money?

Xia Yuqing noticed that An Wuyang was looking at her. She asked in confusion, “Brother Wuyang, why are you looking at me? Is there mud on my face?”

“No.” An Wuyang replied with a smile, “I just wanted to see you.”

Xia Yuqing blushed slightly, and she said tenderly, “Hurry up and knead the clay to make the embryo!”

An Wuyang smiled but said nothing.

Kneading clay to make embryos?

nonexistent!

He has a great talent for pottery and can easily create exquisite porcelain!

If you don’t believe
Then An Wuyang will use his money power!
It was almost five o’clock in the afternoon when Xia Yuqing finished copying the Chicken-Glazed Cup. She had some talent for painting, at least she did not end up with an end result, and her copy was quite lifelike.

Lu Manman simply made a coffee cup. She painted a deer pattern on the cup, which suits her very well.

As for An San.
An Wuyang also made a chicken-glazed cup, but unfortunately it was not up to standard at first glance. Not only was the wall uneven, but the bottom of the cup was also too thick. Meanwhile, the copied hen with chicks pattern was even more unsightly.

Xia Yuqing tried again and again to hold back her laughter before finally suppressing it!

However, An Wuyang quietly communicated with the master craftsman from Jingde City in the Letao Art Museum. He first explained his needs and then transferred two thousand yuan to him.

This time, it was the ability of money that played a role again.

However, Mr. An miscalculated this time!
Because according to An Wuyang’s idea, after he used his money ability, the master craftsman from Jingde City in the Letao Art Museum should make him an exquisite chicken-glazed cup according to his requirements.

But in fact, the master craftsman would not make a chicken-glazed cup for An Wuyang himself. He would only open the shopping website and buy a high-quality imitation chicken-glazed cup for An Wuyang.

Because even a fine imitation chicken-glazed cup that costs around one thousand yuan is better than one made by the master craftsman himself in terms of craftsmanship and production level.

What’s more important is convenience!
The old master received two thousand yuan, and he took out one thousand yuan to place an order on the shopping platform. Doesn’t that mean he still has a profit of one thousand yuan?
It’s equivalent to him purchasing things on behalf of An Wuyang.

It has to be said that An Wuyang also made the mistake of empiricism.

He did know some of the pottery gallery’s tricks, but this time the pottery gallery did not use the tricks he knew, but chose a new way of direct purchasing.

Fortunately An Wuyang didn’t know, otherwise the money wouldn’t be much, but it would still be quite speechless!
As they walked out of the Letao Art Museum, Qin Sheng casually asked, “Boss An, can we get together again tonight?”

An Wuyang looked at Xia Yuqing who was chatting animatedly with Xu Wenxin. He nodded and said, “Okay! Let’s go to Shengqingxiang Hotpot Restaurant for dinner and inspect it at the same time.”

Shengqingxiang Hotpot Restaurant was an industrial reward given by the Happy Life System. An Wuyang owns 40% of the shares, while Xia Yuqing and Lu Manman each own 30%.

Faced with An Wuyang’s proposal, Qin Sheng naturally agreed.

On the way, An Wuyang took the initiative to speak, “Qingqing, Manman, have you ever inspected Shengqingxiang Hotpot Restaurant?”

Xia Yuqing answered negatively, “Not yet, I haven’t had the time before.”

Lu Manman seconded the suggestion, “I’m usually too lazy to move after school, and I was rehearsing choreography last week, so I didn’t have time to go.”

Wen Xin answered from the back row, “Boss An, it seems like you all have shares in this Shengqingxiang Hotpot Restaurant, right?”

Wen Xin had heard about Shengqingxiang Hotpot Restaurant before, but she couldn’t remember it clearly. After all, it had nothing to do with her, so she didn’t really pay much attention to it.

(End of this chapter)