"No! Definitely not right!"
Just as Chen Tianpeng thought his old friend must have made a mistake, Elder Wang, who was holding the tea canister nearby, suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Father Lin and Chen Tianpeng looked over at the old man, seeing him take out a tea leaf and carefully examining it in his hand.
"This tea leaf is definitely not ordinary Longjing! Don't worry, I'll call someone to bring over specialized equipment for inspection right away!"
After saying this, Elder Wang took out his phone and made a call:
"Hello Chairman Zhuang, I've encountered some top-grade tea leaves here that I can't quite identify. I need to use the identification equipment at the store. Please approve, and I'll send you the location so you can have someone bring it over. Yes, I suspect it's the Imperial Qian Longjing from those eighteen trees! Okay, I'll wait for you!"
Seeing Elder Wang making such an earnest phone call, Father Lin couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded and looked at Chen Tianpeng beside him:
"Uh… isn't it just some tea leaves? Isn't this a bit much to mobilize so many resources?"
Tea leaves costing just over a thousand per bucket, and the old man was acting like it was several tens of thousands of value; it really seemed like making a mountain out of a molehill.
Chen Tianpeng, seeing his old friend so serious, was also taken aback, and then he glanced deeply at Father Lin and then at his old friend, finally saying nothing.
Now, even he was a bit confused, unsure whether Xiao Lin was lying or if his old friend had made a mistake.
Time passed bit by bit. An hour later, a Maybach slowly stopped in front of the office building, and then a well-dressed middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses, very cultured and refined, stepped out.
If Lin Yi were present, he would surely be astonished, because the visitor was none other than the Boss Zhuang of Xuanrui Studio who had acquired Lin Yi's Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Cup for five million just the other day.
As for Chen Tianpeng's old friend, he was none other than Elder Wang, the Xuanrui Studio appraiser who had appraised Lin Yi's porcelain.
Inside Father Lin's office, seeing a middle-aged man around his own age enter, Elder Wang, Chen Tianpeng, and others all stood to greet him.
Chen Tianpeng even hurriedly smiled and extended both hands to shake hands with the visitor:
"Ah, why did Chairman Zhuang come personally? Your esteemed presence here, I'm really failing to extend a proper welcome, my fault, my fault. Had I known you were coming yourself, we would have lined up to welcome you!"
"Haha, no need for formalities, I came uninvited. So, Uncle Wang mentioned there's Imperial Qian Longjing from those eighteen trees? Where is it? Let me see!"
It was obvious Chen Tianpeng knew Boss Zhuang, but Boss Zhuang apparently didn't recognize Chen Tianpeng. His polite reciprocation was just a cursory courtesy.
Upon hearing Chen Tianpeng's address, Father Lin couldn't help but be a bit shocked — Chairman Zhuang. Which Chairman Zhuang? Could it be Zhuang Yan from the Qinhuangdao Zhuang's Group??
For a moment, Father Lin looked at the man with a gaze full of disbelief. He couldn't imagine such a prominent figure came for his three pounds of tea leaves cost only 1,400!
If this were to be told, no one would believe it!
Last time when Lin Yi traded with Boss Zhuang, this Boss Zhuang had even brought out his newly acquired top-grade tea to entertain Lin Yi, showing how much he loved tea.
It's not an exaggeration to say that Boss Zhuang's obsession with tea definitely exceeds anyone's present.
Moreover, this Boss Zhuang's identity is quite extraordinary; only someone like Lin Yi, a student, wouldn't know.
Of course, Lin Yi didn't know about Zhuang Yan, but as for the Zhuang's Group, which practically covered every aspect of life, everyone in Qinhuangdao knew about it.
This is why Boss Zhuang not only loved tea but also had the capital to procure quality tea!
"Haha, I knew you'd come running at the mention of good tea. It's here. Based on my experience, I'm ninety percent sure it's that tea leaf, but this Mr. Lin insists he bought it as ordinary tea for 1,400 yuan. So I thought I'd check with the equipment."
Hearing Elder Wang's words, Boss Zhuang finally directed his curious gaze at Father Lin, smiling and nodding in greeting, before returning his focus to the tea canister.
Eagerly, he reached out to receive the tea canister, and before even looking, he sniffed and then his face showed a look of infatuation:
"No need for equipment!"
Elder Wang was just reaching for the instrument brought by the store attendant when he heard Chairman Zhuang's words and was momentarily stunned, thinking he might have misheard:
"What did you say? No need for equipment? Why?"
Exhaling the aroma deep in his lungs, Boss Zhuang looked back at the tea canister with undisguised delight in his eyes.
He lifted his head, looked at Elder Wang, and smilingly said:
"Yes, I said no need for equipment because this is the real thing!"
Hiss...
At these words, both Elder Wang and Chen Tianpeng displayed a look of disbelief.
Boss Zhuang actually said this is the real thing!
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Boss Zhuang remarked with a bit of emotion:
"Hehe, who would have thought, who would have thought I'd come across such a treasure!"
Saying this, Boss Zhuang seemed to drift into memory for a while, only coming back to the present after a long lull, now looking at Father Lin with an excited face:
"Sir, I wonder if you could part with this tea? As for the price, rest assured, in 2018, I paid 2.7 million for an ounce at Poly Auction House in the Capital City for Imperial Qian Longjing."
At this, another wave of gasps sounded; 2.7 million for an ounce!! What concept is this?? In Qinhuangdao, one could buy a very nice villa!
And Boss Zhuang's next words left even Father Lin dumbfounded.
"Of course, since that time, no one in Huaxia has put Imperial Qian Longjing on the market, because after all, once you drink a piece, there's one less piece. So, I won't price it as in 2018; how about 3.5 million per ounce, and I'll take all of your tea leaves!"
Three, three point five million!!
For a moment, Father Lin was dizzy. Could he be dreaming? He clearly spent 1,400 previously on these tea leaves, and now someone was offering 3.5 million per ounce?? My goodness, this world is crazy!
He instinctively picked up the tea that had long gone cold on the table and took a big gulp, but then froze, blurting out:
"Eh? No, this tea doesn't taste the same as the one we drank last night?!"
[To be continued... .]