Chapter 63 Gu's Antiques

It is said that Xu Run has tens of millions of family businesses, which is half true and half false.

Xu Run's real estate is to buy and bet. The land he bought is bet on Qianzhuang and borrows to buy new land. The key is to rely on his relationship with foreigners to get news about the construction of roads and bridges in the concession in advance, and then buy land and sell in those places.

The land he holds does have a market value of 10 million taels of silver, but he also has a debt of 6 or 7 million taels of silver.

Otherwise, why can't he even borrow 700,000 yuan?

From this point of view, he can't compare with Hu Xueyan. Hu Xueyan earned 20 million taels of snowflake silver, and also lent Zuo Zongtang 10 million taels of silver... I don't know when he can pay it back!

Hu Chuyuan smiled in his heart and said to Xu Run, "It's just 700,000 yuan. I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow. As for the assets of Tang and Gu in the Shanghai Concession, I don't want anything. I just heard that Gu Shousong bought Yu Garden. Are these lands still in his hands?

"Oh...!" Xu Run said, "Yes, the Yu Garden is now divided into three pieces. He only bought the well-preserved West Garden and lived there by himself. I have a relatively small piece in my hand, which has become a grocery street, and the other one is in the hands of others.

Hu Chuyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then you can ask me for me. I am willing to buy it at the current market price and use it to prepare for the Jiangnan National Academy after repair. In addition, I want to buy land for Jiangnan West School in the area of Xujiahui.

"Oh!" Xu Run couldn't help admiring and said, "Mr. Hu, I admire you. Don't worry, these things are all up to me. Boss Tang and I set up a Guangji Public School in Xujiahui. Why don't we transfer it to you?

"Allied!"

Hu Chuyuan has other things to do. Now that the agreement is settled, he wants to leave.

He was about to get up when Xu Run smiled and said, "Mr. Hu, don't worry. We actually have another business to partner with!"

"Oh?"

Hu Chuyuan asked strangely, "What?"

"Wait a minute!" After saying that, Xu Run tossed around in his desk for a moment, took out a document, and said to Hu Chuyuan, "The three brothers of the Gu family are all collectors in Shanghai. Although the part of Nanxun has been confiscated, there is still the other half in Shanghai. Here is a list, with a total of 45 pieces. They estimate that they will go into exile overseas in the future. They don't want these antique traditional paintings to flow out, so they also sell them to me in assets. But I'm not a master of antique calligraphy and painting, and I don't open a pawnshop and Baozhai. I just want to cooperate with you.

Hu Chuyuan frowned slightly and didn't expect the treasure of the three brothers of the Gu family to be so rich.

He walked over and took out the list and looked at it carefully. He felt that there were still a lot of high-quality products. He said, "When my pawn shopkeeper returns to Shanghai, I will let him have a look. If possible, I will let him sell it slowly."

Xu Run smiled and said, "Gu Shousong said that the market price of these antiques is at least 1 million yuan. Even if they are sold cheaply, they can be sold for 500,000 yuan. Although I don't understand, I guess it's almost the same.

Hu Chuyuan understood a little bit and nodded slightly and said, "If they are all genuine, 800,000 yuan should be sold back. Anyway, you are not in a hurry. Just stay with us first. Wait for a few days, I'll ask someone to come and identify it!"

Xu Run smiled and said, "Mr. Hu, that's what I think. Anyway, I don't do this business. It's better to be sincere and transfer all these things to you. If you think it's worth 800,000 yuan, then give me 500,000 yuan, which is also my reward for inviting me to run a partnership in Jiangnan Commercial Bank!"

People can't believe what they say.

Hu Chuyuan doesn't believe his nonsense. Of course, these things are definitely worth 500,000 yuan, but there is a problem in the antique business - antiques in prosperous times and gold in troubled times. Only when you meet the right people who know how to appreciate them can antiques be sold at their due prices. If you meet inappropriate people, they will be cut in half of them. The price, even 70% to 80%.

He finally saw that Xu Run, the empty shell king, was short of money and thought of a way to make money.

After thinking about it in his heart, Hu Chuyuan said, "Well, I'll ask someone to send you a ticket of 1.2 million yuan tomorrow. 700,000 yuan is borrowed, and the other 500,000 yuan is to buy these antique calligraphy and paintings with you. I'll take the list back and ask someone to inspect the goods in a few days!"

Hehe.

Xu Run laughed happily and said, "Well, let's make a deal." Chu Yuan, it's getting late. You can stay in my house and rest. It's not too late to go back tomorrow. In the evening, I also want to discuss the business with you!"

Hu Chuyuan had a lot of things to do. He hurriedly rejected Xu Run's invitation and asked Hu Rong to prepare a car to return to Hu Mansion.

On the way back, Hu Chuyuan quietly thought in his heart that the Jiangnan salt case had gradually come to an end, and his financial resources and influence were enough to dominate Shanghai. Instead, he had to learn a lesson and try his best to unite more people and more forces.

harmony is good for money.

He finally understood the true meaning of these words.

In addition, he is not going to rush to turn against foreigners.

He thought that after the Jiangnan salt case subsided, he would still return to Hangzhou to continue to operate the "Jiangnan New Rural" plan, improve the level of the tea industry and silk industry in the five provinces of the south of the Yangtze River, and ensure that a large amount of silver continues to flow into the five provinces of the south of the Yangtze River every year.

Go to the beach, let Xu Run sit down.

He doesn't care, at least he doesn't care who is the first person in Shanghai.

Hu Mansion.

With Xu Run's blessing, the Hu Mansion has covered an area of 16.2 mu at this time, with two gardens, east and west. The West Garden is based on the Shen family garden, and the east is composed of two English-style mansions.

During this period, Chen Xiaobai repaired the new Hu Mansion, and also hired several famous painters in Shanghai as consultants to redesign the rockery and gardens.

When Hu Chuyuan returned to Hu Mansion, Chen Xiaobai and Tan Yiyun had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as he entered the door, the two big shopkeepers greeted him and said, "My master, I'm well!"

Hu Chuyuan smiled endlessly and asked them to follow him into the study first.

The three people sat down and began to talk about the current situation. At present, on the beach, the silk merchants in Nanxun are basically going to collapse. The remaining three forces are the money merchants in Ningbo, the buyers in Guangdong, and finally the real bosses - foreigners.

They talked about the follow-up. Hu Chuyuan immediately made several arrangements and asked Tan Yiyun to invest in a CITIC company. After checking the confiscated assets of Zhang Gu's two companies, he gave Yang Changjun 2.2 million taels of silver to settle the bill and transferred these assets to CITIC's name.

Chen Xiaobai was responsible for transferring those antiques and paintings that had been deducted to Hu Mansion and slowly whitewashed them through the public pawnshop.