Chapter 378 It Turns Out that I Am the BOSS Behind the Scenes (Two-in-One)

On the way to see the fake kiln, Shen Shuyu quietly asked Zhang Yang:

"Zhang Yang, this fake kiln must be a lie, right?"

"Probably." Zhang Yang replied sadly.

When he thought that he had watched the live broadcast of the kiln opening for many nights and several hours, all of which were done by these merchants, he felt regretful.

The mentality is a bit similar to that of the top brother who found out that the female anchor he was swiping gifts for was Qiao Biluo, and immediately deleted his account and ran away.

As a treasure appraisal anchor, it’s so embarrassing to be blinded by this kind of scam!

"Then are you going to fight against counterfeiting now?" Shen Shuyu lowered his voice and said, "Isn't this Teacher Lu an old employee of your museum?"

"His son should be considered one of your own."

"Actually, I'm not very familiar with him. Today is the first time I've met him."

"Then why is he so enthusiastic?" Shen Shuyu quietly pointed to Boss Lu who was leading the way.

Look at his excited look, as if he was being inspected by a leader.

"I don't know why he is so enthusiastic, maybe it's because of the gift." Zhang Yang smiled nonchalantly, "As for whether to report it or not, let's see what kind of bad things they do. "

"If too many people are deceived, I think a certain girl named Shen won't be able to bear it, right?"

"Humph, of course." Shen Shuyu blinked and replied.

Because their purpose was clear, the group walked very quickly and arrived in front of a long cloth curtain in five minutes.

Lu Ruoyu first put his head through the door curtain and took a look to make sure it hadn't started yet, then he exited and lifted the middle curtain, making an inviting gesture:

"Okay, Director Zhang, we're here."

"They haven't started yet. The time is just right. I can introduce it to you."

"That's a good feeling."

Zhang Yang was a little surprised.

Originally, he thought he would just see how to sell fake goods.

Unexpectedly, Boss Lu was a heavyweight and wanted to personally introduce the scam.

The counterfeiter took the initiative to introduce how to fake it. The last time Zhang Yang received such treatment was during a live broadcast, when he met Brother Biao, whose family owns a Hetian jade processing factory.

Audiences who have watched Zhang Yang's live broadcast know exactly what happened to Brother Biao - he went in and hasn't come out yet.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang glanced at Lu Ruoyu with some sympathy.

Chinese New Year is coming soon, what a sin!

Feeling Zhang Yang's eyes, Lu Ruoyu turned around and smiled.

He pointed to a place that looked like a fireplace and said:

"Director Zhang, have you noticed that the kiln here is different from the electric kiln you just saw?"

"Eh? Is this a fake firewood kiln?" Zhang Yang asked looking at the situation in front of him.

The reason why it is said to be fake is because this special wood kiln, although large, is isolated.

And opposite the kiln is the camera lens, which is obviously a live broadcast prop.

"Yes, we copied it from the wood kiln in Jianyang, one to one."

"To put it bluntly, it's just a backdrop."

"Actually, we used an electric kiln at the beginning. Later, the audience questioned that the success rate of the electric kiln should not be so low, so we switched to a wood kiln." Lu Ruoyu introduced very seriously and responsibly.

"The success rate of wood kilns is low...it makes it easier for you to sell defective products, right?" Zhang Yang understood instantly.

"Hey, Director Zhang has a keen eye."

After Lu Ruoyu finished flattering, he immediately ordered the people next to him to move the stones from the cave entrance.

Soon he revealed the saggers stacked in piles inside.

"Isn't it a fake kiln? Why is there still ashes?"

The fake kiln in Zhang Yang's imagination should be to put the defective products of the electric kiln in a sagger, take them out of the cave, and pretend that they were just fired from the wood kiln.

There is no need to burn it in the middle.

"It was still somewhat burned."

"As for why it is burned, I will reveal the secret later."

Lu Ruoyu pointed to some ashes on the ground in the kiln and gave it a try.

When the kiln is opened, the live broadcast in the evening begins.

Two young men moved a stack of saggers to the workbench. One of them took out a blunt kitchen knife and used it to pry open the saggers.

When you pry it open, you can see fragments of the pottery sagger falling everywhere.

It seems like a real pry.

At this time, Lu Ruoyu came over and took out his mobile phone to show Zhang Yang.

Above is the live broadcast room of his factory, called "Niuren Jianzhan".

Take the initiative to hand over the evidence?

Zhang Yang felt abnormal in his heart.

This Lu Ruoyu really regarded him as one of his own.

No, why should he?

Zhang Yang subconsciously glanced at Librarian He next to him.

Unexpectedly, the latter took the initiative to lower his head within less than a tenth of a second of looking at him.

Um? Are you ashamed?

Could it be you again, Librarian He?

"Director Zhang, look, there are no flaws." Lu Ruoyu didn't realize anything was wrong and was still introducing Zhang Yang.

"Yeah." Zhang Yang replied perfunctorily.

He has watched this kind of live broadcast for several hours. If there were any obvious flaws, he would have discovered it long ago.

"That's because we added some low-temperature glaze to the sagger."

"Just firing it at a few hundred degrees will make the porcelain and the sagger stick. It's almost the same as a real wood kiln." Lu Ruoyu explained.

"I'll blanch it, it's amazing."

Zhang Yang gave a thumbs up, sincerely this time.

"Boss Lu, since defective products can also be sold, why do they smash those defective products." Shen Shuyu expressed his doubts.

"There were two pieces just now, and they looked pretty good to me. Even if they don't sell for two hundred yuan, if they sell for dozens of yuan, someone should buy them."

"Miss Shen's question is on point."

Lu Ruoyu raised his eyebrows and nodded repeatedly.

When Zhang Yang saw him like this, he knew that Shen Shuyu's question was a hot topic.

It's time for Lu Ruoyu to pretend to be 13.

Sure enough, Lu Ruoyu went out of his way to bring over a defective jianzhan. It was golden and beautiful.

He handed the Jianzhan to Shen Shuyu.

"Miss Shen, do you think there's anything wrong with this Jianzhan?"

"There's no glaze here...and it's much lighter than the jianzhan my grandpa used to drink tea with."

"Yes, because this is not a jianzhan." Lu Ruoyu chuckled, "This is specially made Dehua porcelain, priced at fifty cents per unit."

"Fifty cents? So cheap?"

Shen Shuyu handed the fake jianzhan to Zhang Yang in disbelief.

Zhang Yang weighed the things in his hands and nodded.

It is indeed very light and the texture is also very thick.

It's just a prop specially used for smashing, nothing practical.

He explained to Shen Shuyu: "This is made of ordinary clay, and the raw materials are very cheap."

"Yes." Lu Ruoyu continued, "Smashing things is to create emotional value for the audience in the live broadcast room."

"Let them believe that we will smash the really worthless jianzhan and not sell it."

"As long as it can be sold, it has a certain market value."

A seller of fake goods studied psychology!

Seeing that Boss Lu was pretending, Zhang Yang was covered in ants.

I really want to call 12315 to report it!

…

Lu Ruoyu originally wanted to stay with Zhang Yang and his party for dinner.

But Zhang Yang wanted to find out what Librarian He was, and where was he willing to stay longer?

So he made an excuse, saying that he was going to the next old employee's house to give gifts. With a few gifts from the Lu family to show their affection, Zhang Yang took Shen Shuyu and Librarian He back.

As soon as the car drove out of Niujia Village, Zhang Yang couldn't help it anymore.

"Pull over, Librarian He."

When the car stopped, Zhang Yang crossed his arms and asked:

"Explain it to me. What does this deceptive lamp factory have to do with you, Librarian He?"

"I remember you told me about the Egyptian artifacts before, and you did that illegal thing."

"Why is it no longer illegal for you, Librarian He, to commit fraud?"

"Director, this matter..." Director He turned his head in the driver's seat and glanced at Zhang Yang and Shen Shuyu, "How about I report it to you alone after I get back."

"No, Miss Shen is not an outsider..."

Before Zhang Yang finished speaking, Shen Shuyu took the initiative to open the car door: "Zhang Yang, this is your work matter."

"You guys chat."

"Thank you, Miss Shen." Librarian He was relieved.

After Shen Shuyu closed the door, he whispered to Zhang Yang:

"Director, this lamp factory is also our museum's property."

"We took a stake in it."

"Ah?" Zhang Yang sat up straight in surprise, "You mean, the museum also gets a share of the money they make from deceiving people?"

"That's right, otherwise I'll let you move around a bit at the end of the year."

“It seems like I’m visiting old employees, but I’m actually urging them to pay.”

"But the money to build the lamp factory has been paid a long time ago. They can earn tens of millions a year just by selling goods on Douyin."

Can you earn tens of millions a year by live broadcasting a kiln and selling lamps?

Don't tell me, Zhang Yang really believes in this amount.

Because he just saw the Douyin live broadcast room of "The Great One", which was ranked ninth on the [Taocha Wenwan Recommendation List].

Tens of millions is actually quite small.

That kind of jewelry and jade rankings are always on the broadcast room. It is said that the turnover in a day can reach hundreds of millions at most.

As long as there is traffic, there is no difference between making money on Douyin and making money.

Zhang Yangxin said, now the problem is serious.

The BOSS behind the scenes turns out to be myself?

The brave man searched for the dragon's lair and ended up digging a tunnel to his own home...

"If it's tens of millions, how much do we share?"

"I don't know the specific amount." Librarian He shook his head, "But judging from the situation in previous years, there should still be four to five million."

"What? Tens of millions are divided between four and five million among us?" Zhang Yang asked in surprise, "Does it mean that our shareholding is less than 5%?"

It’s not that Zhang Yang doesn’t like it, but he doesn’t understand it. With such a small stake, why would the museum get involved?

Do we lack this little money?

Librarian He also understood the meaning of Zhang Yang's words, and explained with some embarrassment: "Director, before you came here, half a million was quite a lot of money."

"It's enough to pay all the museum employees two months' salary."

"If you put it that way, it's really not a small amount." Zhang Yang nodded. He had just confirmed the salary increase plan for the employees. The salary before was indeed not high.

But even this low salary was almost not paid out for a month after Wang Jianye finished renovating the museum and spent all the funds in his account.

In the end, I had to sell a piece of porcelain from the museum's collection to have money to pay my salary.

Now what?

Zhang Yang felt that he needed to think about it, but the first priority was to open the door and call Shen Shuyu up.

It's quite cold outside, but don't let Miss Shen freeze.

…

After returning home, Zhang Yang took a look at the museum's accounts from last year.

Poor is really poor.

No debt is the only advantage.

By the end of the year, there was a surplus of hundreds of thousands.

This was achieved only after the museum's investment companies gave more than 3 million in dividends.

Wang Jianye really dared to think and act. He renovated the museum and equipped it with self-service explanation equipment. Everything was in line with the Shenghai Museum.

Very international.

But also for this reason, he is really not merciless at all when it comes to spending money.

As long as there is no money, I will sell antiques. Anyway, there are enough things left by the previous generation.

The sale of one Yongzheng pastel painting is enough to keep the museum running for a long time.

The dividends from those shares have become, in Wang Jianye’s eyes, the museum’s life-saving money.

Life-saving money, multiple names.

How to deal with the affairs of these enterprises?

After much thought, Zhang Yang decided to consult Master Wang for his opinion.

After all, the companies he invested in were all run by people from the Hailin Museum, and Director Wang must know them all.

The call was dialed, and it was Master Wang's granddaughter Cixi who answered: "Grandpa, Grandpa, Uncle Zhang Yang is calling."

"Sissi, can you call me brother from now on?"

"Okay, Uncle Zhang Yang." The little girl replied in a sweet voice.

Soon, Master Wang came over and took the call.

"Hello? Zhang Yang."

"Good evening, master. Are you still awake?"

"Get ready to go to sleep. How about you, are you still working overtime at the museum?"

"Yes. Librarian He has told you everything about today."

Zhang Yang thought about it, and according to Librarian He's temperament, he would definitely report such a major matter as soon as possible.

Of course there is Master Wang’s instruction behind this.

After all, it is normal to be cautious when putting a museum worth hundreds of millions in the hands of an outsider.

"Well, I understand."

"Don't blame Lao He for talking too much." Master Wang comforted him, "Lao Lu used to be Lao He's master, so he and Lu Ruoyu are almost brothers."

"I won't blame Lao He. Master, do you think I should pretend not to see this kind of thing?" Zhang Yang asked.

"If I had just met you, I might have advised you to turn a blind eye. But now..."

Master Wang paused for two seconds and said seriously:

"You just do what you want."

"I, and Jianye, all believe in your ability, and the museum will definitely flourish in your hands."

"Thank you, master."

Master Wang's words are quite useful to Zhang Yang.

But he didn't expect that an even bigger surprise was yet to come.

"Now that we're done talking today, Zhang Yang, I just want to discuss something with you, which is about the museum's equity."

Equity?

If it hadn't been for what Master Wang said, Zhang Yang would have almost forgotten that the Hailin Museum is essentially a joint-stock private enterprise.

"The Jianye case started its second trial a few days ago. Based on what we have found out, there is a high probability of a three-year sentence with a three-year reprieve."

"So at the earliest, he can have New Year's Eve dinner outside this year."

When Master Wang said this, his tone was filled with a sense of relief.

Wang Jianye, his nephew, really broke his heart.

Now that there is a happy ending, everyone is relieved. Although they have been imprisoned for more than half a year, at least they no longer have to serve their sentences in the future.

"A three-year sentence with a three-year reprieve? That's good." Zhang Yang said sincerely.

"Very lucky indeed."

"When I visited the prison a few days ago, Jianye and I had a good chat."

"What he means is that the Hailin Museum can handle it however he wants. He just wants to serve his probation and return to the UK to live in seclusion."

"Master, what do you mean, Brother Jianye's share is going to be sold?"

"Oh, yes." Master Wang sighed and said, "He has made up his mind. No matter how much I try to persuade him, it's no use."

"A total of 45% of the shares are priced at 100 million. Zhang Yang, can your family afford so much money?"