I spent seven years inside and got a commutation of my sentence for good behavior.
On the first day out, I received several calls. The bosses tried their best to persuade me to work for them. Some offered me 100,000 yuan a month with a car provided, while others promised 200,000 yuan a month and company shares.
Most of these calls came from two places.
One was Panjiayuan in Beijing, and the other was Shenyang Road in Tianjin.
After some consideration, I declined them all.
Getting involved in this business back then was a mistake. Even though I could have become extremely wealthy overnight, I paid a price. Seven years have passed. I've changed from a fair - skinned young man to a thirty - something man with a potbelly.
The girl I knew back then now has a child old enough to play with marbles.
I'm all alone with no relatives. In the end, I chose to go to Dali.
I bought a small storefront by Erhai Lake and opened a small supermarket. When there was no business, I'd go for a walk by the sea and feel the sea breeze. Life was quite leisurely.
The small supermarket is located on Cangshan East Road, next to Lemart. If any friends want to come and visit, I'll treat you to tea.
Some time ago, the ancient Shu civilization was discovered, and a golden mask that caused a national sensation was unearthed. Actually, the way I got rich is related to these things.
It all boils down to two words.
Antiques and tomb - raiding.
In the past few years, movies and TV shows like The Lost Tomb, Ghost Blows Out the Light, and Golden Eyes were extremely popular. Now that I'm free, I'll also write about the things in this business.
I've never seen the Cloud - Top Palace or the Qinling Divine Tree, and I don't have the Golden Eyes either. But I entered the antique business at the age of sixteen and have truly witnessed many things that ordinary people can't understand.
Let me start from the beginning.
I was born in a small mountain village in the northeast of our motherland, close to Mohe. It's so cold there in winter that it can freeze people to death.