Chapter 509 - 508
The two found a relatively quiet cafe to sit down and ordered two cups of Nescafe. Ye Tian didn’t drink coffee; he only knew the name from TV commercials. He knew nothing about other types like mocha or cappuccino.
"This coffee here is quite bitter; it’s better to add some sugar."
Ye Tian added two spoons of sugar to his own, but Tang San added sugar cubes. Being able to decide what he wanted showed that things hadn’t reached a critical point, and Ye Tian relaxed a bit.
"Mr. Liu, tell me honestly, where did you hear about this item?"
Tang San took a sip of his coffee, his mood seemed to lighten, and he took out several photos from his coat, selecting one and sliding it across the table. It was a Ge Kiln chicken blood vase, purportedly played with by Emperor Qianlong himself; it was one of a pair. Originally, there were three produced from the kiln, but to keep an even number and for good luck, one was destroyed, leaving only this pair.
One of the vases was sold at Christie’s Auction House in 2005 for thirty-six million dollars, setting a new record for porcelain auctions. Note that the vase sold was even slightly damaged, whereas the one in the photo was intact.
Ye Tian’s lips curved into a faint smile, "Do you always dig into the details of your business deals like this, Tang? It’s not exactly a good habit."
Tang San seemed a bit helpless, "Mr. Liu, you don’t know, this piece has already caught someone’s attention... and that someone is not someone we can afford to mess with. So, this task..."