Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 644

"These Buddha statues, I can't even remember how much I spent on them."

The wealthy man had just finished arguing with his own daughter.

In response to Chen Yiyang's inquiry about the price, he thought for a moment and then said humbly, "I heard you and Mr. Gena have some business in Russia. I wonder if there's a suitable position for my daughter."

"This." Chen Yiyang turned to look at Gena.

In their business dealings in Russia, positions requiring Huaxia people were generally decided by Chen Yiyang directly.

But positions needing Russian nationals were decided by Gena.

Thus, in response to the wealthy man's query, Chen Yiyang could only look to Gena.

Gena understood what Chen Yiyang meant and immediately said, "I have a tea collaboration partner who is indeed lacking an assistant supervisor for publicity."

"Then I'll give you this Buddha statue and other items."

Hearing this, the Russian magnate eagerly agreed at once.

He lacked money because he worried about not being able to provide a better future for his children.

Now securing a good position for his daughter was far better than selling the items for a small sum of money.

Moreover, since Gena was also Russian, he would not go back on his word.

As long as his daughter wasn't particularly incompetent, she might work in the company for over a decade, building connections and ensuring a secure future.

After leaving the magnate's home, Chen Yiyang instructed to temporarily transport the purchased items back to Gena's villa.

Then he and Gena chatted while in the car.

"Judging by his villa and collection, this wealthy man must have been very well-off. How come he couldn't even secure a path for his daughter?"

"It wasn't that he didn't lay the path, he laid it wrong," Gena revealed the crux of the matter.

"This guy originally planned to immigrate. He intended to earn enough money in Russia before immigrating to North America.

Thus, he primarily focused on North American contacts, looked down on the local affluent circles, and did not prepare a path for his daughter.

Once the war began, all Russian magnates in North America and Europe became targets.

If they dared to immigrate, their previous connections wouldn't help them, and their assets might be arbitrarily frozen or seized.

So, this guy had to beg those he previously looked down upon to introduce his daughter to employment and reconnect with people."

"No wonder." Now Chen Yiyang understood why someone who was once extremely wealthy couldn't solve even his daughter's job.

In part, it was bad luck that the war erupted unexpectedly.

On the other hand, it reflected that this wealthy guy went too far back then. Even if one intends to immigrate, maintaining domestic ties is crucial.

Otherwise, assets could be frozen abroad, leaving no way to return.

Many went abroad excited, only to tear up their passports.

After finding themselves stuck abroad, they couldn't even return home.

Once matters in Russia were settled, Chen Yiyang took the Ancient Buddha statue back home.

The historian had been waiting for some time.

There weren't many such Flesh Body Buddhas hidden inside statues in Huaxia.

The historian and his team carefully scanned several times with X-rays, confirming that the Buddha statue, appearing to be cast in brass, indeed housed a human corpse.

"This Ancient Buddha is at least a thousand years old, possibly from the Song Dynasty."

"Something like this must be a treasure for Buddhists. How could it end up being circulated?" Chen Yiyang was also curious.

"Like the one from Fujian, it was smuggled out back when regulation was lax.

This one might have been looted by bandits or warlords during the chaotic late Qing and Republic periods and sold off.

The result was that through continuous loss of information during trades, the buyer didn't even know the statue contained a Flesh Body Sitting Buddha."

After the historian finished explaining, he turned and quietly asked Chen Yiyang, "Can we not publicize this Ancient Buddha just yet? Let us study it first. Once it's exposed, I fear some temples might approach."

"No problem." Chen Yiyang fully understood the historian's concerns.

Many temples now operate like corporations.

The abbot is like a CEO, who rarely reads scriptures, focusing instead on the accounting book.

If news of this Flesh Body Sitting Buddha was exposed, temples would scramble to acquire it.

A Flesh Body Sitting Buddha of a high monk from the Song Dynasty.

If it were put on display in a temple, it would attract a lot of incense offerings.

But Chen Yiyang wasn't interested in that.

He would rather let historians research how this was made to understand the craftsmanship of Huaxia in that era.

That has much greater significance for human society than collecting incense money.

Storing the Ancient Buddha in his private gallery, Chen Yiyang returned to the office.

After the trip to Russia, there were several matters at home left unattended.

First was the investment matter.

"Mr. Chen." The assistant reported to Chen Yiyang, "A moderately famous power bank company, Ancool, contacted us, hoping for our investment."

"Ancool? Haven't really heard of this power bank." Chen Yiyang curiously inquired.

Power banks, being prone to fire and explosion, had previously led him to opt for well-known brands when in need.

But he'd never heard of Ancool.

"This brand isn't well-known domestically, but it's quite popular abroad."

The assistant began introducing Ancool, the power bank brand, to Chen Yiyang.

After realizing the domestic power bank market had become extremely competitive, Ancool, like many struggling companies, decisively withdrew from most of the domestic market, shifting focus to foreign markets.

Benefiting from the fact that Ancool's founder was originally an engineer with Google,

the company had an acute understanding of foreign markets.

Ten years ago, slow-charging power banks were the norm for Europe and America, with not many offering fast charging.

They were bulky and inconvenient to carry, and unsafe to use.

This attributed partly to technological reasons but also to the belief that only by pricing them affordably would they see more user uptake and help the company survive.

But Ancool opted for a high-end route.

Using Amazon as their platform for brand promotion, they didn't chase cost-effectiveness and affordability but pursued quality.

Striving to make their power banks highly functional and of excellent quality.

This approach was not feasible in the domestic market.

Domestic consumers didn't acknowledge products that lacked cost-effectiveness.

However, back then, European and American users had money to spend.

They were willing to invest in power banks that would last five, six, or even seven to eight years.

As a result, Ancool's model surprisingly succeeded.