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Chapter 293 - 293: A Startling Discovery in the History of Music!
Chapter 293 - 293: A Startling Discovery in the History of Music!
Chapter 293: A Startling Discovery in the History of Music!
An Instrument from Over 3,000 Years Ago! (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Backstage at the hotel’s conference room, Luo Feng surveyed the empty space. No one had arrived yet, but this was the hotel’s large conference room, spanning over 1,500 square meters and occupying an entire floor. It was one of the most upscale hotels in the city, which was why it had been chosen as the auction venue.
Luo Feng walked to the front row of the conference room and picked a seat. The room was deserted, reminding him of a private screening in a movie theater. Soon, however, a long-legged woman wearing a provocative qipao approached and sat down next to him, her perfume wafting through the air.
“Cough cough, Luo Feng-I‘
“What is it?” Luo Feng knew she was up to no good by the way she was flirting with him.
“How’s your progress on getting me a terracotta warrior for my Rare Treasures Pavilion, like you promised last time?”
Qin Rubing’s heart was set on obtaining one of these precious artifacts. Although Luo Feng had agreed, it seemed that in the past few days, the older generation had deemed the terracotta warriors too valuable to part with, insisting they should all be kept in the empire’s museums.
“We’ll see. If there’s one left, I’ll definitely sell it to you!” Luo Feng said with a secret grin. He had promised to sell her one, but he also enjoyed teasing her.
To be honest, he thought a girlfriend like Qin Rubing would be ideal—sweet, sultry, playful, and humorous.
“Ah, you’re scaring me! Do you really think those old museum guys will let such an artifact go?” Qin Rubing was worried upon hearing his noncommittal response, as it did not provide the assurance she was seeking.
“I don’t know!” Luo Feng could only shrug helplessly.
“Luo Feng- Dear brother, please help me get a terracotta warrior. I really want one!” Qin Rubing tried to charm him once more, shaking his arm this time.
“Look, Little Qin, your attempts to seduce me have always been for naught. You have to offer something in return, right?” Luo Feng glanced at her beautiful face, thinking she was quite the enchantress. If it were anyone else, they would not only give her a terracotta warrior, but probably even the imperial jade seal.
“What… What kind of reward do you want?” Qin Rubing furrowed her brow, wondering if he was going to make another inappropriate request.
“Of course, a kiss or something like that,” Luo Feng said, pointing to his cheek.
“Get lost! I’m not doing that!” An angry Qin Rubing glared at Luo Feng and stood up to leave.
“Alright, alright, I was just joking. Don’t be mad. I’ll take care of it for you. Just remember, you can display the terracotta warrior in your Rare Treasure Pavilion, but you cannot sell it. You’ll have to claim that it’s on loan from a certain museum. I’ll help you contact Lin Yide from the Jiangnan Museum to get the terracotta warrior for you. You can rent it for several decades, but you’ll have to pay for the auction yourself.”
This was the only solution Luo Feng could think of, as he had no other means to secure a terracotta warrior for private ownership. The government was determined to acquire every single one of them, after all.
“Really?” Qin Rubing felt reassured after hearing Luo Feng’s plan.
“Why wouldn’t I be serious? I’ve just been wronged by someone I was helping, and she even gave me a huge glare!” Luo Feng said indignantly, turning his head away.
Sometimes, boys can pout too without being ridiculed. In fact, it can be quite difficult for girls to resist, especially when the boy is good-looking.
“Ah, don’t be mad. I’m sorry, alright?” Qin Rubing said.
“Smile?”
“Smile for me?”
She gently held Luo Feng’s head and began to pull at the corners of his mouth.
“Stop pulling and tugging like that. It’s unbecoming, and it won’t be good if someone sees us!” Luo Feng could not stay mad for long with a beautiful woman trying to cheer him up.
“Go ahead and bounce around, but one day, I’ll tell you, Qin Rubing, you’ll be exposed!” Luo Feng teased.
“Why are you staring at my bottom and long legs under my qipao?” Qin Rubing rolled her eyes at him.
“Hehe, you know what I was thinking? I was thinking that if you keep acting like this, I’ll tell you, you’ll be exposed!” Luo Feng replied, eliciting another eye roll from the beauty.
However, since she had secured the terracotta warrior, she could not really be mad. The two stopped joking around and moved on to more serious topics.
“Luo Feng, I think it will be really difficult to sell the imperial jade seal. I don’t even know who could afford it!” Qin Rubing said.
Luo Feng could not help but agree. Many museums would be uninterested in the artifact simply because they could not afford it. Though they all wanted the seal, none of them feel that they could obtain it.
“How much do you think we should set as the starting price for the imperial jade seal, Little Qin?” Luo Feng asked, looking at her lovely face.
“I don’t think you should ask me. If I set the price, the museums will resent me. If I set it too low, it won’t be good for you, and if I set it too high, the museums will criticize me,” Qin Rubing shrugged helplessly.
This was a difficult situation, and she did not have the courage to set a price.
“You’re right!” Luo Feng nodded in agreement.
‘Moreover, not only the imperial jade seal, but even the fake Nine Zhou Ding will be hard to price. Although it’s fake, no one can really say what it’s worth,”
Qin Rubing added..