crazy smart

015: Huanghua pear In 2002, Hainan huanghuali sold for only 2 yuan per ton; but now, Hainan huanghuali is hard to find on the market, because their price per ton is as high as 200 million yuan.Just a few years ago, their prices soared a hundred times, even crazier than the real estate market.

Interestingly, driven by Hainan huanghuali, Vietnamese huanghuali has also benefited a lot, and the price has also increased dozens of times.

It is precisely because of such crazy profits that the magical gambling tree is derived.

Gambling with wood is a gambling method that has only emerged in recent years. It is somewhat similar to betting on stones and jade, but the difficulty and risk are not so great.In recent years, due to the intensification of macroeconomic regulation, small and medium-sized real estate developers from all over the country, hot money from Wenzhou, coal merchants from Shanxi, and other Chinese hot money have begun to move to the Vietnamese log market, playing a game of gambling on wood. .

But Lin Li didn't come here to gamble with wood, let alone collect antiques, but for his father Lin Tiancheng.

As I said before, Lin Tiancheng's carving skills are already proficient, vaguely like a master, but because he doesn't have good wood to cooperate with, he can't carve wood carving works of a high enough level to participate in the competition.So Lin Li took this opportunity to make up for this regret.

Now hearing that there are precious huanghuali, Lin Li will not miss it no matter what.

Bi Han didn't talk nonsense anymore, and brought Lin Li to the Jingyi Building.

On the way here, Bi Han had already told Lin Li as much information as possible about the Huanghualixiang case, and later Bi Han could only try his best to make a triumphant return from it, and the final decision was still up to Lin Li.

However, when Lin Li and Bi Han came to the VIP area of ​​the Jingyi Building to buy the huanghuali incense case, they found that several men were commenting on it.

One of the men in a professional suit commented: "Mr. Xie, your huanghuali incense case has too many damaged places, and it is difficult to repair. Even if it is to be repaired, it will take a lot of time, and the wages of the masters are even higher. It’s a lot of money, you have to think about it.”

Mr. Xie of the Jingyi Building frowned upon hearing this, and wanted to refute but could not find a breakthrough.

But this belittlement was just the beginning, and another man wearing glasses said: "Mr. Xie, this huanghuali incense table is just an ordinary Vietnamese huanghuali, not the best huanghuali; the most important thing is that it itself has a rather rough repair. Signs, if it is repaired again, it will be a second repair, and the value will be lower. If you want to repair it, I am afraid that the cost will exceed your psychological expectations."

Huanghuali is mainly divided into producing areas, and as the only producing area of ​​huanghuali in China, Hainan huanghuali has always been the target of domestic timber merchants.As for Vietnamese huanghuali, the price is relatively low because the output is more and the quality is slightly inferior.

But for ordinary people, whether it is Hainan huanghuali or Vietnamese huanghuali, they are unaffordable wood.

Mr. Xie asked impatiently: "Just give me a total price directly."

The man in the suit was straightforward, quoting: "4 yuan, at least 4 yuan if it is completely repaired, this is our bottom line."

The man with glasses replied with a wry smile: "Mr. Xie, it's not that we are united to oppress you, but that the huanghuali fragrance case really doesn't pass."

Mr. Xie shook his head helplessly, and said: "My purchase price is only 8000 yuan, and a restoration will cost 5 times the purchase price. I can't accept it no matter what."

"In that case, let's take our leave!"

Seeing that they couldn't agree on a business deal, the man in glasses and the man in the suit didn't bother to talk nonsense, and simply left a business card and left quickly.

"Xiao Han, sit still!"

Disappointed and a little tired, Mr. Xie forced himself up, pointed to the seat next to him and said.

Bi Han and Lin Li also sat down obediently.

Mr. Xie asked: "Xiaohan, what can I introduce this time? Your business volume has increased recently, and the more you do it, the better it is. I want to recruit you, a talented student."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Bi Han said modestly, and quickly cut to the point, pointing to the huanghuali incense case and said: "Mr. Xie, do you want to sell it directly now? Or sell it after repairing it?"

The Jingyi Building is not a museum. Buying things comes in to make money, not for art.

Mr. Xie replied: "Look again. Now this thing is hot, and many buyers desperately suppress the price in order to avoid risks, which makes me upset and not in the mood to eat."

Bi Han asked cautiously: "Mr. Xie, my friend wants to buy this huanghuali incense case, and I hope you can give me a suitable price."

"he?"

Mr. Xie was suspicious.

Lin Li is a student no matter what he sees, so he should not be able to carry out such a transaction.However, when he thought that Lin Li might be the second-generation official or rich second-generation pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, he raised his spirit a little bit to deal with it.

Lin Li said, "Mr. Xie, I came here with sincerity this time."

Mr. Xie thought for a moment and asked, "I don't know how my little brother plans to deal with this huanghuali incense case? After all, it is an antique with a history of nearly 200 years. If the little brother just uses it for games, then Xie can only apologize."

Lin Li replied with a wry smile: "Mr. Xie, I think you may have misunderstood. How could I play games with such things? Isn't that a waste of antiques and money?"

"That's good!"

Mr. Xie relaxed a little.

Although he is not a well-known artist, those who work in this industry have a sense of belonging to this industry. Naturally, he will be proud of his status as a collector and dislike those behaviors that destroy antiques and artworks.

Lin Li saw that Mr. Xie never mentioned the intention of selling, so he could only say: "Mr. Xie, the ancient table refers to the wooden low-footed tray for holding food, and the long table or the long wooden plank used to replace the table. It has also been extended to vocabulary such as events and documents, and the idioms of "beating the case" and "bills" and "files" in everyday language can describe the important role of the case from ancient times to the present."

Mr. Xie didn't know why Lin Li suddenly said these things, but Lin Li's archaeological skills could not be ignored, so he listened quietly.

Lin Li then continued: "With the development of feudal thinking, the specifications and standards of cases have become more and more strict. Let's take the incense case as an example. There are signs of heavy soot corrosion and incense burner footprints on this incense case, which are obvious. It is used to worship ancestors and worship gods, but its style is the table table that often appears on big beds in Qing palace dramas, and it is clearly a bull's head and a horse's mouth."

Mr. Xie didn't notice this before, but now he is more serious, it really is.

Lin Li then concluded: "Things like this are obviously crude and poorly made, with little historical and artistic value. If it weren't for its excellent material, otherwise not many people would even look at it if it was thrown on the street."

Mr. Xie was finally convinced, and asked respectfully, "May I ask which Master Appreciation Master this little brother is a student?"

Bi Han reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Xie, Lin Li is only a high school student."

Mr. Xie's eyes lit up, he pondered for a while and then said: "Since little brother Lin is Bi Han's friend, I believe you know our purchase price. How about it, 1 yuan, I will transfer the case to you. "

"Just transfer 2000 yuan when you change hands, and you still say it so grandly, you really deserve to be a businessman."

Lin Li muttered a few words secretly, seeing that Bi Han kept giving him winks, he knew that the price was very affordable, so he immediately took out the [-] cash that he had calculated from the bank.

"Thank you for your patronage!"

"Thank you for the cession!"

Lin Li shook hands with Mr. Xie, officially confirming the deal.

Out of the Jingyi building.

Bi Han looked at Lin Li who was smiling all over his face, and asked puzzledly: "Lin Li, although the weight of this incense table is not small, there are not many places to use it. It may cost a lot of money to restore it. You should see these things with your intelligence. Defective, what on earth did you buy it for?"

"Sculpture!"

Lin Li described the situation at home, especially his father's carving skills, which made Bi Han's eyes light up and he couldn't help sighing.

Lin Li was about to add something, but Bi Han rushed to say: "Lin Li, if you have a chance, you have to take me to visit your father."

Lin Li wondered, "Why?"

Bi Han didn't explain, and replied: "Anyway, you just take me back."

"Alright."

Thinking of today's happiness, Lin Li guessed that there will be another big meal in the evening, so he invited: "Brother Bi Han, if you are not invited for dinner, why don't you come to my house for a light meal."

Bi Han was not polite to Lin Li either, he laughed and replied: "Haha, you still win my heart!"

Naturally, Lin Li would not regret it.

But before leaving, Lin Li remembered his previous plan, and after buying a lot of practical stationery with Bi Han in Antique Street, Lin Li went home hand in hand.