gifted collector

Chapter 172
"Just post the notice?"

In fact, antique shops usually accept antiques while selling antiques, but they rarely post notices directly. The reason is actually very simple, that is, the identification of antiques is not a short-term thing. Post notices to show If you want to buy antiques, you have to make a decision in a very short period of time. This is a huge challenge for even the most experienced shopkeeper. Besides, generally speaking, the shopkeepers of antique shops are only good at a certain type. Antiques, if you collect antiques, you may face all kinds of strange antiques, and the risk of drilling eyes will be extremely high, which also needs to be considered.

"Well, yes, we used to take the initiative to attack, but now there is no way to take the initiative, so we can only wait and see. I think this is the most direct way to solve our current predicament."

This was indeed the best way Fang Ming could think of.People who collect antiques, whether they are amateurs or professionals, will have some objects in their hands that they have no way to determine whether they are good or not. As long as they post the notices themselves, such people should hold things. Go to the door: It is a common psychology to try to see if you can sell an object that you are not sure about, so that you will have a chance.

Of course, the person who comes to the door with the object may charge a very high price, but this is negotiable, as long as it is a good thing, it doesn't matter if the price is higher.Business can't always be highly profitable, can it?Small profits but quick turnover is also a way, and you can even earn more.

"This requires us to complete the identification in a very short period of time. Only you can do such a thing."

Zhou Yafang knew that although she had a unique eye for appraisal, she couldn't do it as quickly as Fang Ming—the scene where Fang Ming swept the entire Little Antique Street in one day was still vivid in her memory. It left a deep impression.

"This is easy to solve. We can set a time or purchase from time to time."

"Okay! That's it!"

Zhou Yafang agreed immediately after hearing this, and now this is the only way to deal with Guxuanzhai's urgent supply, and with Fang Ming in charge, the risk can be minimized, so there is nothing to worry about.

……

There is a shop called "Porcelain Stone Sky" on the Small Antique Street. It mainly deals in antiques such as porcelain and jade. Old, far from the atmosphere of Guxuanzhai.

If you go inside, you will find that the decoration inside is not much different from that of traditional antique shops. Except for the counter, there are shelves one after another. I don’t know if it is a psychological effect. , I always feel like walking into a grocery store.

Under such circumstances, the business is naturally not very good. Although the number of people on the Small Antique Street has increased a lot due to the Treasure Appreciation Conference in recent days, there has been no fundamental change for China Stone Sky.

Mei Guang sat behind the counter, and from where he was sitting, he could just see the gate of Guxuanzhai. Looking at the people who came in and out from time to time, his face became even more gloomy: people who went in had empty hands, and when they came out, most of them Jiudu was carrying a box, which clearly meant that the business was completed again.

"Damn, how can there be such a business!"

Mei Guang cursed secretly, picked up the tea and put it in his mouth, but immediately spat it out again with a "plop", the tea was just brewed, so hot that tears flowed out.

"Heh, Lao Mei, what's wrong with you?"

Mei Guang took a look and found that it was his old friend Jia Ming who had arrived, so he said angrily, "Let's go in and we'll talk about it later."

The two entered a small room inside. This place is usually used by Mei Guang to greet guests, and the decoration is simple, just a sofa and a coffee table.

"Your plan is useless at all. Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang in Guxuanzhai are not simple people."

Mei Guang took out a cigarette and threw one to Jia Ming.

After the opening of Guxuanzhai, the business boomed frighteningly. This Mei Guang who was facing him naturally knew it very clearly—there was no way he could not be clear, everyone who came in and out could see it clearly.

"Yeah, it's useless at all. Grandma's, I didn't expect them to know people. It went very smoothly."

Jia Ming is also quite depressed, his Qibaozhai is also opposite Guxuanzhai, next to Cishitian, and Mei Guang sees that Guxuanzhai's business is booming every day, so he is naturally unhappy, so the two of them made up their minds and passed a The middleman asked someone from the government to seal up Guxuanzhai, so as to ruin its reputation, but they didn't expect such a result in the end.

From Wu Fa to the present, the two of them watched the excitement in their respective stores, and even made tea. It was indeed quite smooth at the beginning, but they never thought that the situation would turn sharply in the end!

"The intermediary we're looking for has already called me, saying that Wu Fa has been dealt with, and also said, let's send the remaining 18 over immediately."

Mei Guang's expression changed, and he said, "At that time, it was agreed that we would give him the rest of the money after one day of seizure. Now that it has not been seized at all, there is no reason for us to give this money."

"That's what I said too."

Jia Ming sighed, and said: "But the other party said, that Wu Fa has already been dealt with because of this matter, and lost his job. If we don't pay him, he will come to us to settle the score. That Wu Fa will not pay it back. Having said that, if we don’t give it to him, he might as well come out and expose everything, anyway, he has nothing to lose now.”

"Ah! This..."

Mei Guang's face became quite ugly, he never thought that the matter would develop to this point, he wanted not to give money, but Wu Fa's threat could not be ignored, he really wanted to let Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang know that the matter was between him and If Jia Ming did it, the consequences would be very serious!

"That middleman couldn't have given us out."

Jia Ming shook his head, sighed, and said, "Lao Mei, it's very simple now, that Wu Fa has to get the money, and if he can't get it, he doesn't have to come out for us, he just needs to get the money. It’s enough for the intermediary to confess, think about it, if a dead fellow Taoist is not dead, the intermediary certainly doesn’t want to be confessed, so he will definitely tell Wu Fa about us.”

"Oh shit!"

Mei Guang reached out and slapped the table with a "bang", then gritted his teeth and said, "This time it's really a steal."

"Yes, that's it, Grandma's."

Jia Ming was also bitter in his heart. He thought that spending 20 yuan would ruin Guxuanzhai's reputation, and then he took the opportunity to accept the store at a lower price. However, he did not expect that Guxuanzhai would survive in the end, and he and Mei Guang would go the other way. Threatened!
"It seems that the money has to be paid."

Mei Guang shook his head. Although he was very reluctant in his heart, he also knew that he and Jia Ming had no other choice. Otherwise, their reputation would be stigmatized and they would not be able to get along anymore—in secret Stabbing incidents are not uncommon, and there is nothing to do if it is not on the table. If it is made public, it will be another matter.

"Yeah, it looks like it's coming out."

Jia Ming sighed again, shook his head lightly, the money is about to be paid out, "But I'm just not convinced! Grandma, that Zhou Yafang has been rolling around in our Antique Street for many years, although there are some She is a little famous, but I haven't seen her make any big waves before, so how come she suddenly became popular?"

"It's all the fault of that Fang Ming! That kid is really a bit evil. Have you heard that this kid seemed to say that he missed more than 100 pieces of antiques at the temporary stalls outside. Now Most of the antiques in his shop were picked up at that time."

After curling his lips, Jia Ming said, "Lao Mei, do you think this is possible? No matter how powerful he is, he is only a human being, not a god!"

Mei Guang smiled and nodded, thinking that he really thought too much, those must be rumors, how can anyone pick up the leaks like this?I have been in this industry for more than ten or two years, and there are only a handful of mistakes.

"What should we do now? Don't let it go like this. If this continues, we don't need to open our store. Let's drink the northwest wind."

Because the store is opposite to Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang's Guxuanzhai, they are full of anger when they meet each other day and night, how can they have the heart to do business?Moreover, there is a comparison because they are facing each other. When the contrast is too great, no one is willing to come to my and Jia Ming's shop.

"Of course I can't forget it like this. I found something when I came here just now."

"whats the matter?"

Mei Guang's eyes widened. He and Jia Ming have been friends for many years. He knew that he must have thought of something again.

"I found out that Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang posted a notice saying they were going to buy antiques..."

"Huh! It seems that the business is so good that there is no need to sell it, so I came up with this idea to receive the goods."

Jia Ming was interrupted by Mei Guang before he finished speaking. Judging from the number of people who left Guxuanzhai carrying the zygotes, Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang really sold the antiques as cabbage.

"We don't care about this. This is something we can take advantage of. For example, we can carefully prepare a high-quality imitation item and bring it to our door. Once he gets an eye, we can expose it after he spends a lot of money to collect it. At that time, they will definitely The reputation is ruined! In our line of work, this is the most important thing, so naturally we can’t keep going, even if we can keep going, the number of people who go to his shop to buy antiques will be greatly reduced after the word spreads!”

"Okay! This method is good!"

Mei Guang understands that reputation is the life and death of an antique store, and Jia Ming's method is directly aimed at this, which can be said to hit the nail on the head.

"If only we had used this method before."

"They didn't post such a notice before, we can't just bring an antique to the door."

Speaking of this, Jia Ming was also quite depressed, wondering why Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang didn't post such a notice earlier?
"I hope it's not too late to make up for it."

(End of this chapter)