Trade (Part One)

There were only three blue-and-white porcelain meiping vases with Xiao He Pursuing Han Xin Under the Moon patterns in the entire world. One was housed in the Jinling Museum and was considered the museum's "treasure of the collection," reputedly worth one billion RMB and not for sale. One was privately owned, while Chu Chen had previously heard that the third had vanished overseas. He never expected it to be in Vincent's treasure room.

Seeing Chu Chen's astonished expression, Vincent smiled and said, "Mr. Chu, this blue-and-white vase is one of the three genuine pieces. It took me a great deal of effort to acquire it."

Chu Chen lovingly measured the vase in his hands, then said, "Mr. Vincent, let's include this blue-and-white vase as one of the items in our transaction. What do you think?"

"This... Mr. Chu, you know that there are only three of these blue-and-white vases in the whole world..." Vincent's face immediately showed an embarrassed expression.

Chu Chen placed the blue-and-white vase back on the shelf, then said, "Mr. Vincent, how exactly have you decided on the terms of today's transaction? Surely you don't mean that, among these porcelains, you'll only agree to trade some of the less valuable pieces?"

Vincent gave an awkward smile. In his view, the fewer of these porcelain treasures included in the deal, the better. But if he said that, Chu Chen would definitely refuse. Thus, he said, "Mr. Chu, I still have the same idea I mentioned yesterday. We can discuss the specific agreement on that basis."

Chu Chen thought for a moment, then said, "Mr. Vincent, if you insist on doing things this way, I'm afraid I'll find it very difficult to accept."

"Uh..." Seeing how resolute Chu Chen looked, Vincent pondered for a while before smiling bitterly. "Chu,