Chapter 13: The conversation collapsed
Ding Dawei picked up a bottle of red wine and shook it: "This bottle is 82-year-old Lafite, and I spent a lot of money to buy it from a foreign businessman." β
"82-year-old Lafite?" Gu Changfeng was stunned: "This is a rare treasure." β
"Absolutely a treasure. Ding Dawei skillfully opened the cap of the bottle and poured a cup for Hu Lao and Gu Changfeng respectively.
Gu Changfeng picked up the wine glass and put it under his nose and smelled it: "The taste is so strong, I don't know what it feels like to drink it in my mouth." β
Ding Dawei said with a smile: "If you want to know how you feel, just taste it directly." β
Gu Changfeng nodded, put the wine glass to his mouth, took a sip lightly, closed his eyes and savored it: "Well, good wine, it's really good wine." β
Hu Lao also took a sip and praised: "It tastes really good." β
Ding Dawei raised his glass: "Mr. Hu, Chairman Gu, let's have a toast." β
"Yes, cheers!" Hu Lao raised his glass.
Gu Changfeng also picked up the wine glass and touched Hu Lao and Ding Dawei, raised his neck and took a sip, with an expression of extreme enjoyment on his face, Gu Changfeng loves to drink red wine, especially the older red wine is even more popular.
The three of them were drinking red wine and talking at the same time, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Three rounds of drinking.
Ding Dawei put down the cup, glanced at Gu Changfeng, and said with a smile: "I heard that Chairman Gu's business is very big." β
Gu Changfeng smiled: "It's okay." β
"Chairman Gu is so modest, you are now the richest man in Lanzhou and one of the top ten entrepreneurs in the province. Ding Dawei praised a few words.
"What the richest man and one of the top ten entrepreneurs, they are all false names and can't be real. Gu Changfeng waved his hand, strictly speaking, Gu Changfeng is a very low-key person, never publicizes his wealth, and for some newspapers and TV interviews, he can also push it, and rarely appears in public.
Gu Changfeng is a legend in Lanzhou City, a little person with no background, self-made, became a billionaire, which amazed many people, Gu Changfeng has also done a lot of good deeds over the years, and his reputation among the people is also very good.
"To be honest, I've wanted to get to know Chairman Gu for a long time, but I haven't had the opportunity, and today through Mr. Hu's introduction, I was really honored to finally be able to meet Chairman Gu. Ding Dawei said with a smile.
"It was also my honor to get to know Boss Ding. Gu Changfeng smiled, to be honest, it was the first time Gu Changfeng had heard of Ding Dawei's name, there were many rich people in this world, and Gu Changfeng couldn't have known it.
"Come, Chairman Gu, I'll toast you!" Ding Dawei raised his glass.
"Cheers!" Gu Changfeng picked up the wine glass and touched it with Ding Dawei, and took a sip with his neck tilted.
"Both of you are business talents, so you'll need to keep in touch more in the future. Hu Lao said with a smile on the side.
"Definitely, I will definitely contact Chairman Gu more in the future. Ding Dawei nodded.
Gu Changfeng also nodded slightly: "I really hope to be good friends with Boss Ding." β
Ding Dawei turned around and took a bag, unzipped it, took out a small box from it, and handed it to Gu Changfeng: "Chairman Gu, the first time we met, this is a little bit of my caution." β
Gu Changfeng reached out and took the small box, opened it, and was stunned, there was actually a expensive watch in the box, Gu Changfeng looked up at Ding Dawei suspiciously: "Boss Ding, who are you?"
"Oh, this is a Rolex watch, or a limited edition, and it is suitable for a successful person like Chairman Gu. Ding Dawei introduced.
Gu Changfeng shook his head and returned the small box to Ding Dawei: "Such a valuable thing, I can't accept it." "Gu Changfeng is a person who knows the goods, only a few glances, you know that this Rolex watch is worth a lot of money, Ding Dawei and Gu Changfeng usually have no intersection, the first time they met, Ding Dawei gave Gu Changfeng such a valuable watch, so that Gu Changfeng couldn't help but be vigilant, there is no free lunch in this world.
Ding Dawei was stunned for a moment, and pushed the watch back to Gu Changfeng: "Chairman Gu, I don't mean anything else, I just want to make friends with you." β
"I'm also happy to make friends with Boss Ding, but there's no need to give gifts. Gu Changfeng said lightly.
"This ......" Ding Dawei looked at Hu Lao with some embarrassment.
Hu Lao smiled: "Since Changfeng doesn't accept it, you can take it back." β
"Okay, today I didn't think about it, I'll take this Rolex watch back first. Ding Dawei is also a decisive person, seeing that Gu Changfeng resolutely did not accept Rolex watches, Ding Dawei was not reluctant.
"That's right, come, let's drink. Gu Changfeng picked up his wine glass.
Hu Lao and Ding Dawei also picked up their wine glasses and touched Gu Changfeng lightly, and their necks were dry.
Gu Changfeng put down his wine glass and stood up: "I'm sorry, I'll go to the bathroom." With that, he turned around and left the private room.
Ding Dawei looked at Hu Lao: "Hu Lao, this Gu Changfeng ......"
"Dawei, Gu Changfeng's temper has always been weird, you don't have to take it to heart, besides, with Gu Changfeng's status today, a Rolex watch will not be in your eyes. Hu Lao stretched out his hand and gently stroked the wine glass, with a faint smile on his face.
"Hu Lao means that the gift I gave is light?" Ding Dawei raised his eyebrows, and the Rolex watch he gave to Gu Changfeng was also a limited edition, worth more than 100,000 yuan.
Hu Lao shook his head: "I didn't mean that, Gu Changfeng is very cautious in doing things, and he will not fall into the hands of others easily." "Hu Lao's meaning is very simple, your friendship between Ding Dawei and Gu Changfeng is too shallow, and Gu Changfeng will not accept your gift at all.
"Then my business ......," Ding Dawei frowned.
"When Gu Changfeng comes back later, you can tell him directly. Hu Lao picked up the wine glass and took a sip gently.
"Ah, just say, that's not appropriate, right?" Ding Dawei hesitated.
"With me here, what are you afraid of, although Gu Changfeng has been infinitely beautiful over the years, but he also wants to give me a little face as a senior. Hu Lao said confidently.
Ding Dawei nodded: "With Hu Lao's words, I am relieved." β
After a while, Gu Changfeng pushed the door and walked in, and saw that Hu Lao and Ding Dawei were chatting happily, and couldn't help laughing: "What are you talking about, so happy?" As he spoke, Gu Changfeng pulled out a chair and did it next to Hu Lao.
"Talk about you. Hu Lao smiled.
Gu Changfeng was stunned for a moment: "Talk about me, what do I have to talk about?"
Hu Lao glanced at Ding Dawei and said, "Actually, Boss Ding came to Lanzhou City this time to talk to Changfeng about business. β
"Business, what business?" asked Gu Changfeng suspiciously.
Hu Lao smiled and did not speak.
Ding Dawei said on the side: "Chairman Gu, I heard that you have a private auction house, and the scale is not small?"
Gu Changfeng nodded: "Yes, I opened an auction house." "It is estimated that the entire Lanzhou City, know that Gu Changfeng opened an auction house, the business is not bad, and there is a lot of profit every year, at first Gu Changfeng opened this auction house, completely out of interest, and did not expect the auction house to make money, who knew that the auction house opened, the business was surprisingly good, and auctions would be held almost every month.
"I want to entrust Chairman Gu to auction a thing for me. After Ding Dawei finished speaking, he took out a necklace from the pocket in his arms and handed it to Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng took the necklace and looked at it carefully, and exclaimed: "Good thing, this necklace is inlaid with 18 diamonds, especially the ruby in the middle, which is even more valuable, and the workmanship is also very exquisite. β
"This necklace was bought at a high price from abroad a few years ago and is definitely a treasure. Ding Dawei once went abroad to discuss business, and accidentally saw this necklace in a jewelry store, and liked it at that time, and after a lot of bargaining, Ding Dawei finally bought the necklace for 1 million US dollars.
Gu Changfeng raised his head and looked at Ding Dawei: "You plan to auction this necklace?"
Ding Dawei nodded: "Yes." β
Gu Changfeng pondered for a moment: "Boss Ding, with all due respect, although your necklace is beautifully made and there are not a few diamonds, after all, this necklace is not very famous, and if it is really auctioned, it is estimated that it will not be auctioned at a high price." "Auction things, is a kind of learning, the value of the thing itself is secondary, the most important thing is to see whether the fame of the thing is big, as long as the fame is big, you can auction the sky-high price, if the fame is low, no matter how exquisite the thing is, it is impossible to auction a very high price, take a practical example: a few days ago, an auction house auctioned two things, one is a bracelet made of pure gold, auctioned 500,000 yuan, the other thing, is the stinky socks worn by the next world superstar, auctioned 1 million yuan, when the auction results came out, caused a lot of sensation, a gold bracelet is not as good as a pair of stinky socks, it is too incredibleγ
There are so many things in the world that are unfair and unbelievable.
Ding Dawei smiled: "The price is set by people, I said that this necklace is valuable, it is valuable." β
Gu Changfeng frowned: "Boss Ding, I don't quite understand what you mean. β
"The auction reserve price I intend to give the necklace is 100 million. Ding Dawei said slowly......
"What? 100 million? Boss Ding, you're not kidding, are you? Your necklace costs tens of millions at most, and it's not worth 100 million anyway. Gu Changfeng smiled, as if he had heard a big joke......
Ding Dawei shook his head: "Didn't I say it just now? The price is set by people, and I say that it is worth 100 million yuan, and maybe more." β
"You ......" Gu Changfeng is a little confused now, and the reserve price of the products in the general auction will be set lower, so as to attract more auctioneers.
"Chairman Gu, I have also heard of the rules of your auction house, charge 20% of the transaction price of each auction item, and the reserve price of this necklace is 100 million, and you can get at least 20 million in remuneration. Ding Dawei calculated an account for Gu Changfeng......
Gu Changfeng nodded: "That's right, my auction house is going to extract 20% of the auction price, but what I want to say is that the price of your necklace is so high, the cost price has been exceeded, in case no one comes to buy it" The meaning of Gu Changfeng's words is very clear, in case there is a cold field on the day ......of the auction and no one comes to the auction, who is responsible for the loss?
Ding Dawei waved his hand: "Chairman Gu, please rest assured, someone will definitely go to the auction house to bid at that time, and the transaction price may be more than 100 million at that time." β
Gu Changfeng was stunned: "Why do I get more confused the more I listen?"
Ding Dawei turned his head to look at Hu Lao.
Hu Lao nodded imperceptibly.
Ding Dawei pondered for a moment and said, "Chairman Gu, let's be more straightforward, I entrusted you to auction this necklace not to make money......" Speaking of this, Ding Dawei paused.
"Not to make money, then what are you for?" Gu Changfeng asked rhetorically.
Ding Dawei took a breath and slowly spit out two words: "Money laundering." β
"Money laundering?" Gu Changfeng raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, when it comes to auction, I will pay a lot of money to auction this necklace myself. Ding Dawei further explained.
Gu Changfeng narrowed his eyes: "This necklace was originally yours, and you will spend your own money to auction it back...... Transfer the money from your left hand to your right hand, you want to launder money?!" Gu Changfeng finally understood.
"Chairman Gu is really well-informed, that's right, I just want to launder some of my shady money. Ding Dawei nodded.
"I'm sorry! I can't help you. Gu Changfeng directly returned the necklace to Ding Dawei, his face was very ugly.
Ding Dawei was stunned: "Chairman Gu, you are ......"
"Boss Ding, I am in a legitimate business, and I will never do such illegal things as money laundering. Gu Changfeng said in a deep voice.
"If Chairman Gu thinks that the remuneration is a little low, we can still discuss......" Ding Dawei thought that Gu Changfeng was deliberately putting on a shelf and wanted to get more benefits.
"You just give me a mountain of gold, and I won't help you launder money, I'm sorry, I still have something to do, so I'll go first." After speaking, Gu Changfeng stood up, nodded to Hu Lao, turned around and walked out of the private room.
"Hey, Chairman Gu ......" Ding Dawei got up and chased out.
Gu Changfeng pretended not to hear Ding Dawei's shout, strode into the elevator, and went downstairs.
Ding Dawei didn't catch up with Gu Changfeng, so he could only return to the private room with a disappointed face.
Hu Lao put down his wine glass and glanced at Ding Dawei: "Didn't catch it?"
Ding Dawei nodded, walked to the dining table, picked up the wine glass and drank it all: "I really didn't expect that there are people in this world who don't want to make money." β
"Alas......" Hu Lao sighed: "I miscalculated, I didn't expect Gu Changfeng to be so principled." β
"Old Hu, what should I do next?" Ding Dawei asked with a frown.
Hu Lao pondered for a moment: "It seems that Gu Changfeng's boat can't be counted on." β
"If you don't look for Gu Changfeng, then who else can we find?" Ding Dawei Since his debut, no one has ever made him so unable to get off the stage, today's Gu Changfeng's style really made the arrogant Ding Dawei angry, if it weren't for the presence of Hu Lao, Ding Dawei estimated that he would slap the table and scold Gu Changfeng for not knowing how to lift and be serious.
"I couldn't have thought of it for a while. Hu Lao shook his head slightly.
"Old Hu, I'm really sorry, because because of me, the relationship between you and Gu Changfeng broke down a little. Ding Dawei said with some guilt.
Hu Lao waved his hand: "It's okay, my friendship with Gu Changfeng is not very deep, it's a big deal to have less contact in the future." β
In fact, Hu Lao didn't want to stiffen the relationship with Gu Changfeng, but Hu Lao and Ding Dawei's father were comrades-in-arms, and Ding Dawei's father also saved Hu Dawei's life.