Chu Chen opened the chest and said, "A chest full of bronze inkboxes."
"Bronze inkboxes?" Everyone found Chu Chen's answer strange. Why had he suddenly thought of collecting bronze inkboxes?
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Chu Chen smiled. "I happened to come across them, and I thought bronze inkboxes had good appreciation potential, so I bought them all."
"Ah!" Yuan Hongjian clapped his hands, looking excited. "I've looked into bronze inkboxes a little before. Apparently, many famous people used them. But since no one really cared about these things, I never thought of buying any for my collection. Since you've put it that way, Teacher Chu, I'll have to pay attention to them from now on. Otherwise, if I miss a chance to make money, I'll regret it terribly."
Chu Chen waved his hand and smiled. "That's only my guess. You can't take it as certain. If you lose money, don't blame me."
Yuan Hongjian laughed heartily. "Teacher Chu, even if I lose money, I won't blame you. Besides, given the current antiques market, at worst I'll make more or less money. I definitely won't lose. These things are cheap, too. The money needed to buy one piece of blue-and-white porcelain can buy several of them. I don't think I'll lose out, and there might even be some pleasant surprises."
Xiang Facai nodded repeatedly. "Exactly, exactly. While no one is buying them and they're cheap, we should buy a few more. But I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Chu, to explain the finer points of authenticating them."
"Sure..." Chu Chen smiled and nodded, then went over the precautions he had just explained to Wu Ke.
Yuan Hongjian listened with great interest. At the end, he gave a thumbs-up. "Teacher Chu, after hearing you explain it, I have a better idea of