Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Yang Guozhi's eyes flashed with excitement, "Mr. Lin, are you confident in identifying its authenticity?"

"Of course." Lin Ran smiled confidently. It is relatively easy to judge the authenticity of bronzes from the Warring States Period.

Lin Ran began to study the cup carefully. He observed every detail and gently touched every corner of the cup body with his hands.

"The material of this cup is genuine high-grade bronze, a unique mineral of Qi State, not a fake made by later generations."

"Furthermore, it can be seen from the casting techniques that it was made by the top casting techniques of the time. It should be a product for the palace or nobles."

Lin Ran pointed to the pattern on the cup and analyzed, "The pattern on this cup is also very distinctive. Crane and cloud patterns are common patterns on bronzes of the Warring States Period, but the design techniques of the cup are rare, which shows that this casting expert A master’s unique style.”

Yang Guozhi listened intently, and he admired Lin Ran's identification skills even more.

He couldn't help but admire, "Mr. Lin is truly an authority in the treasure appraisal industry and can be regarded as a role model for those in the industry."

Lin Ran just smiled modestly.

This bronze cup is indeed very beautiful and a good collection.

Yang Guozhi stared at Lin Ran with both expectation and worry in his heart.

"This cup is indeed the 'Yuntian Yihe', made by Lu Yuan."

Yang Guozhi let out a sigh of relief and was speechless with excitement.

He immediately ordered his men to put the cup away.

Afterwards, the servants and butler left, leaving only the three of them in the room.

Yang Guozhi's face showed a rare sad expression, as if he was remembering unhappy past events.

"How was the bronze ware just now?" Yang Guozhi asked.

Lin Ran felt very strange. The identification results had already been given. What was he still worried about?

Yang Guozhi did not wait for their answer, but continued.

"Once upon a time, they were a pair, and there was another one that was exactly the same. It's just that I was too young and confused back then to cherish them." Yang Guozhi murmured to himself, looking a little emotional.

"You mean..." Lin Ran looked at Yang Guozhi's expression and asked curiously.

"This pair of bronze cups is a family relic left by my father. In order to start a business, I sold one of them in order to get the funds to start a business." Yang Guozhi frowned slightly, and for a moment, he seemed to be trapped in In thinking.

Lin Ran also found it a bit incredible that there was such a thing.

He felt that Yang Guozhi was a very pragmatic person, or very realistic, and would never have any emotional fluctuations.

But at this moment, he actually had some doubts.

"Do you want to sell this bronze?" Lin Ran asked.

Yang Guozhi shook his head, "No, not only do I not want to sell it, but I want to protect it."

"I now particularly regret the other cup I sold."

For him, this is no longer an ordinary handicraft, but represents the importance he attached to family culture in the past and present.

The other bronze that was sold has undoubtedly become a grudge in Yang Guozhi's heart.

"It's getting late, I'll take you to the guest room." Yang Guozhi stood up. They had already completed the appraisal for him, and now it was time for him to fulfill his duty as a landlord.

However, as soon as he stood up, the housekeeper hurried in.

"Mr. Yang, a guest is here."

"Guest?" Yang Guozhi frowned, someone dared to come to his home.

The housekeeper saw Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong were there, so he put his mouth to his ear and whispered a few words.

Yang Guozhi's expression changed and he said to the housekeeper, "Okay, I'll go over now and you take them to the guest room."

"Yes." The butler said, bowing.

Yang Guozhi stood up and left. Before leaving, he looked at Lin Ran and said, "Mr. Lin, you really opened my eyes."

Lin Ran smiled, knowing that the work was far from over.

When Yang Guozhi came to the front hall in a hurry.

"Welcome Mr. Shen!" An old man stood in front of Yang Guozhi.

There were two men standing beside him.

This is Yang Guozhi's business partner, who is responsible for supplying us with raw materials.

When Yang Guozhi saw them standing here, an ominous premonition suddenly filled his heart, and his face gradually softened.

"Your home is really nicely decorated," Mr. Shen said with a smile, but in a malicious tone.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen, come and sit in the living room."

"There's no need to drink tea. I'm here to tell you something today."

"What's the matter?"

"You are too high-profile in doing things. After evaluation, our board of directors feels that the price we gave you for the raw materials was too low."

Since they are Yang Guozhi's upstream supplier, he has the final say on the price.

I came here today just to raise the price!

Yang Guozhi's face was full of displeasure: "Mr. Shen, the current price is already high enough! Is there any other jewelry store in the country that offers a higher price than ours?"

"Then our cooperation can only be suspended." The old man shrugged regretfully.

"What do you mean?"

"You have acted in such a high profile that our reputation has been damaged. If you act in such a disrespectful manner, we will have to raise our prices and demand compensation for our reputation."

"What if I don't agree?"

"Then we can only find new partners."

As a jewelry supplier, Mr. Shen has huge power in the market.

Their company controls all the jewelry resources and supply chains, jewelry raw material warehouses, processing plants, etc. in Qi Province. These monopoly resources allow them to control the market in their own way.

If the jeweler they cooperate with does not accept the price they propose, or goes behind their back to contact other jewelry suppliers.Supply channels will be cut off.

The jewelry store will lose a stable source of jewelry, which will put the store's production and sales into trouble, and the operation of the entire store will become very difficult.

What is more exaggerated is that because jewelry is a luxury product, but it is not a necessity in this era, the control is not strict, and it has become a special channel for some white gloves to make money.

These suppliers often have abundant resources behind them, allowing them to freely set prices and requirements.

If you don't accept their demands, you will lose your jewelry supply.

There are naturally a lot of unfair competitions among them, but there is nothing we can do about it, it’s just that no one is taking care of it.

On the contrary, many people think that since jewelers make a lot of money, they should pay more.

It turned into an extremely embarrassing situation for the jeweler.

The value of suppliers to jewelers is self-evident. To put it bluntly, suppliers are the ones who truly control the mainstream and flow of the market. Jewelers are, at best, just front-end thugs.

If you want to better develop your jewelry business, you must have a cooperative and trusting relationship with your suppliers.