Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 194 Business

Guo Yi wondered what the cost would be?Right now, the first batch of goods are all Yiwu small commodities brought from the cargo hold and containers of the Fengcheng ship, and the things that will be mass-produced by the cross-industrial industry in the future.The cost is almost negligible.The only thing he feels uncomfortable about is that the return of funds is too slow. According to this settlement method, the goods released during the New Year will not be settled until May. Now their funds are drawn from the 20 li owed to them by Gaoju. This money will not only be used to pay for the opening expenses of the Guangzhou Advance Station, but also to pay for the large quantities of materials purchased here.It's not in their interest to get money back too slowly.

But there is no need to explain this to Shen Fan, he just nodded: "You are right, if so many customers operate at the same time, the cost will be stretched. So I have some other ideas."

"Please show me the proprietor."

"Are jewelry players in Guangzhou city selling goods to each other?"

"Naturally." Shen Fan thought this was a very common phenomenon. There are so many rare treasures in the world, and it is impossible for every store to have all the goods. No matter how big the store is, it is necessary to go to the guild to find goods.

"So for some goods, we can let our peers do it." Guo Yi said, "Do you have to settle the bill in three quarters between peers?"

"That's not necessary. The local rule is three days. After three days, if you don't regret it, you will have to settle the bill." Shopkeeper Shen has roughly made his meaning clear: "The proprietor means—wholesale?"

"That's right," Guo Yi nodded.

"Alright, although you can earn less by selling goods, the real gold and silver will come back quickly. But—" Shen Fan was slightly worried, "Does Zizhenzhai have so many goods to put? Now the Gao family has wholesaled crystals in the market mirror."

"What's the crystal mirror?" Guo Yi said in a very relaxed tone, "Gao Ju likes to sell it, so let him sell it. I have better things here."

Shopkeeper Shen was taken aback. The crystal mirror was nothing. He knew that the most common black crystal mirror released by the Gao family had already sold for 100 taels at the meeting of jewelry colleagues in the Huoshen Temple a few days ago. , The retail price on the market is as high as 180 taels.This kind of mirror can release five to ten mirrors at a time, which is completely in short supply.The proprietor actually said lightly, "It's nothing", "There are better things", what better things can there be?

"May I ask the proprietor, what kind of treasures does Zizhenzhai intend to manage?" Shopkeeper Shen was curious for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking.

Guo Yi didn't answer, and opened the curtain behind him.A huge cabinet was revealed.

This cabinet made Shopkeeper Shen gasp: Except for the brackets, the outer walls, doors, and partitions of the cabinet are all made of glass!

Shen Fan has seen a lot of glass, but they are basically all kinds of glass devices.He had never seen such a crystal-clear and indifferent glass panel.Using so much glass to make a big cabinet, this boldness, this method, can't help but make him feel admiration.

"Dong—the proprietor—" he even stammered, "This, is this made of glass?"

"Of course." Guo Yi was very satisfied with Shen Fan's performance, "Shopkeeper Shen, don't you want to buy a box and return the pearls without even looking at the items inside?"

"Yes! Yes!" Shen Fan leaned forward excitedly. It turned out that this was a sample display case. There were four in total, all of which were dismantled from Fengcheng wheels, except that the shelves were newly made of red sandalwood. , the old glass is re-polished with fine quartz sand and felt.According to the standards of the 21st century, the sense of transparency is average, but this time and space is remarkable.

The first thing that caught his attention was the rows of pearl necklaces, bracelets and rings. The beads were not only large in size, but also round in shape, all of which were rare top-grade ones. There were also rare pink pearls.Shen Fan reckoned that these beads alone could be sold for several hundred taels for the largest ones, and three or four taels for the smallest ones.

There are all kinds of small compacts, some are made of wood, some are carved from bamboo, some are made of tortoise shell, inlaid with gold and silver, and there are so many different materials. This is not rare in itself, but each compact is inlaid with a small crystal mirror .Although small, it is still a crystal mirror.

There are rows of glass utensils, all kinds of glass cups, dishes, wine vessels, and even tea sets, each of which is crystal clear.

"Are these things enough?"

"Enough! Enough! Enough." Shen Fan was very clear in his heart. The treasures of Australian maritime merchants were all found on glass.To say that glass is not a rare item in Guangzhou, but their things are many times better than other people's.Whether it's red hair or Franji's stuff, it's like a cloud and mud.

"Shopkeeper Shen, this is just a part of the items." Guo Yi turned around and closed the curtain again, "Of course there will be new ones in the future." Then he took out a white legal pad, "Just take a look .”

Shen Fan opened it and saw black patterns outlined on the snow-white paper, which were all jewelry.The style is very peculiar.He has been in the jewelry industry for many years, and he has seen many kinds of jewelry. He has also encountered some master craftsmen, but he has never seen such styles.Look carefully, the style is either simple and elegant, or gorgeous and smart, extremely exquisite.It is not something that ordinary craftsmen can make.

"This is—" Shen Fan asked with inquiring eyes.

"This is Yan Maoda's painting." Guo Yi said, "I'm planning to make a batch for Ms. Pei Lixiu in Ziminglou. Do you have any craftsmen who can do these?"

"Yes." Shen Fan replied without hesitation. Generally, master craftsmen in the jewelry industry have their own shops specially maintained, and it is easy to find them outside, but he is well-informed and knows that Baoheng just closed a few years ago. Xiang, the exiled craftsmen and workers in the village are currently out of work.

"Okay, then you are responsible for recruiting them all." Guo Yi thought for a while, "As long as the guys inside are reliable, they can also be used. The treatment will be based on their past standards."

"Proprietor, right now our Zizhenzhai has only one shop, and now we have two buddies, isn't there too many people coming in?

"Not much. I still have business to do in the future, so I will keep such people for now, isn't it just more people who eat?" Guo Yi thinks that I will have more business to do in the future, and now I don't want to hire all the professionals. Store it up, it will be useless when the time comes.In ancient times, the flow of talents was not as fast as it is now. If there is no change, people with a little skill will work in one shop for a lifetime.Unless it is recruiting apprentices and laborers, it is difficult to recruit available people at any time.

"The proprietor's vision!"

"Tomorrow, we'll find some masons and build a new house."

"Proprietor, it's easy to talk about building a house, but what's the use of building a house?" From Shen Fan's point of view, the house in Zizhenzhai is enough, and building another house is unnecessary. "

"I want to build a workshop." Guo Yi said.

"Building a workshop?" Shen Fan's heart moved, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Could it be that the owner wants to make crystal mirrors here?"

Before Guo Yi could open his mouth, Shen Fan shook his head again and again: "The proprietor can't do it. If you open a crystal mirror workshop in Guangzhou, there are many big and powerful families here who are linked to the government. You are a foreigner. Maybe someone will buy it for you. Obtained this secret method, and secretly framed the proprietor. Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty."

Guo Yi nodded. He was very moved by the simplicity of the people in this time and space: "Nothing!" He said firmly, reassuring him, "How to make the crystal mirror is a secret in our country. How can I make it?" He told Shen Fan the plan of transporting the blanks for local processing, "Is this possible?"

"It's still possible." Shen Fan felt relieved, if he just brought in the blank of the crystal mirror and added a frame, it would be no different from being completely foreign in essence, and naturally there would be no trouble.

"There are also buddies. There should be a lot of unemployed buddies and craftsmen in the city now. Go out and look out for more. As long as people want to be honest and responsible, they are willing to come."

"This?" Shen Fan was a little hesitant, "Proprietor, as the saying goes, every line is like a mountain, so it's okay for the man to say, what do we ask him to do for a craftsman we don't need?"

"Shopkeeper Shen, do you think you're just the shopkeeper of Zizhenzhai?"

Shen Fan was puzzled: "The proprietor—"

"We have traveled far and wide in Australia, not just to sell a few pieces of jewelry and glassware." Guo Yi tried his best to look like a "king and bully", "You are the general manager of Zishi Enterprise Group ! No! Big shopkeeper!"

Shen Fan listened to his nonsense in a daze. Although he didn't fully understand what an enterprise group and a general manager were, he still understood the word "chief executive"—it seemed that the owner wanted to do other business.

"Well, proprietor, I only know about jewelry stores. If you want to open other businesses, you have to hire another shopkeeper—everything is like a mountain."

"You are in charge, so the shopkeeper will naturally do the specific things." Guo Yi thinks that Shen Fan is a suitable candidate. One is that Shen Fan has received great kindness from them, and malaria is difficult to get rid of. Right now, it is only in their hands. There is quinine.The second is that Shen Fan is an old land in the city of Guangzhou. The particularity of the jewelry industry makes him familiar with people from all walks of life, and it is very convenient for him to inquire about news or handle affairs.Three, he can work in the jewelry industry for a lifetime, so there must be no problem with his professional ethics.

"Xie Dong, referee Pei."

"Let's find some winemakers these few days."

"Do you want to open a wine shop?" Shopkeeper Shen asked, "There is no good water here—"

"It doesn't matter," Guo Yi thought that I didn't plan to make wine from grain at all, "Is there any shop in Guangzhou that sells earth-fired wine?"

"Yes, there are in the city, and there are also many wineries in the countryside."

"Go talk about the price and prepare for a large number of purchases."

"Okay." Now shopkeeper Shen will not be surprised by anything the owner says, "Do you want to buy the money-making guy?"

"No need to buy it." Guo Yi was very enthusiastic about the marketing plan of the brand-name liquor.He received a telegram: The key part of the plan to put old wine in new bottles - glass wine bottles, has been successfully trial-produced in Lingao.

(End of this chapter)