gifted collector

Chapter 808 Arriving in West Market
Fang Ming didn't stay for a long time. After seeing Song Miao arrange everything, he left. According to today's plan, he was going to West Market. As for the management of Dongcheng Street Sikong Zhe and Song Miao will complete the handover and so on.

As one of the developed inland cities, West Market naturally has an airport. After Fang Ming left Dongcheng Street, he went to the airport in Ning Dong City and took a plane directly to West Market. When he got out of the airport, he found that Sun Xi was already waiting for him at the exit.

"Boss Sun, I'm really sorry to bother you to pick me up. In fact, I can just take a taxi and go to the antique market in West Market to find you."

After seeing Sun Xi, Fang Ming immediately took a few steps to meet him.Before boarding the plane in Ningdong City, he called Sun Xi and said that he would come and have a look.

"Hahaha!"

Sun Xi also came up to meet him with a big smile, held Fang Ming's hand tightly, and said, "Boss Fang, this is a guest from afar, and I, the landlord, must come to pick him up, or else it's really It can't be justified."

After he asked for cooperation, Sun Xi rushed back to West Market immediately, so he returned one step earlier than Fang Ming, but he didn't expect Fang Ming to come later.As for the purpose of Fang Ming's coming here, there is no need to explain. He definitely wanted to see the situation of the antique market in the West Market. It was a preliminary investigation for the cooperation between the two parties.

"Don't dare to be or not to be, it's too much trouble for you, Boss Sun."

Sun Xi shook his head lightly, and said, "Boss Fang, thank you very much for calling me first, otherwise I won't be able to receive you well."

Sun Xi was very satisfied that Fang Ming could call him before he came.

Generally speaking, in order to be able to see the real situation in this kind of investigation, it is the devil who enters the village and shoots quietly, but Fang Ming comes here openly, which is a kind of respect.

"Just to take a look, it's nothing serious."

Fang Ming understands what Sun Xi means, but this matter is really not on his mind. Cooperation is a matter of honesty and mutual trust. If there is no such thing, it is better not to cooperate It's -- it's meaningless to calculate each other.

"Hahaha! Okay, well said, let's go, let's sit in the store first, and after a rest, I will accompany you around, Boss Fang."

Sun Xi led Fang Ming out of the airport, and went straight to his shop after getting in the car.

In about half an hour, Fang Ming found himself in a quaint street.

"This is our antique market in West Market. The total area here is about 730 square meters. There are a total of [-] shops of various types. The main business is all kinds of antiques, jade and so on. Last year's entire turnover It’s around [-] million, and in the past ten years, it’s probably around [-] million on average.”

Sun Xi briefly introduced the overall situation to Fang Ming. Fang Ming came here to see the situation here, so he immediately talked about the overall situation. Although these things are relatively abstract, they are actually It is very useful for understanding the overall situation of a market.

Fang Ming nodded gently. He didn't say much, but just watched. He has his own way of observing the market in a place. In fact, he just looks at the entire flow of people. He is very satisfied with this point. .

Although he just glanced around, Fang Ming found that although the flow of people is not as good as Dongcheng Street, it is still very good, which shows that the market here is actually very good. After observing the shops on the street, I found that the decoration inside is very good, and the shelves are full of antiques. The few shop owners I can see occasionally also find that they are greeting customers warmly.

Seeing these, Fang Ming already had an idea in his mind, knowing that the overall environment here should be quite good.

Soon, the car stopped in front of a shop. Fang Ming got down to look, and immediately saw a big signboard with the words "Sun Ji" written on it.

"Heh, Boss Sun, it seems that your store has been passed down for several generations."

Creating a store name is also a very technical job. Generally speaking, you have to tell the scope of your store’s business. Otherwise, when others see the store name and don’t know what the store is for, it will be a failure. .

For antique shops, it is generally necessary to have an antique name, such as Fang Ming and Zhou Yafang's Guxuanzhai. Such a name has a smell of books, and most people will understand what it is for when they see it.

Those who directly use their own surnames as the name of the store, such as Sun Ji, Chen Ji, etc., are all earlier things, basically with decades of history, because the shops at that time often didn’t care much about it. This, on the contrary, basically uses their family's surname as a signboard.So as soon as Fang Ming saw such a signboard, he knew that Sun Xi's store must have been around for quite a long time.

"Heh, Boss Fang, if it comes to the number of treasures in the store, I can't compare with Guxuanzhai, but if it's about the time of operation, then my grandson's diary is much longer than you, from my grandfather Since my grandfather’s life, our family has been running an antique shop, so this shop has a history of more than 100 years.”

"It's amazing, this is really amazing, heh, it seems that we at Guxuanzhai still have to work hard."

Sun Xi is a century-old store. It is not easy to do this. After all, this means that there will be no problems in the operation during the history of more than 100 years, including man-made, social and historical backgrounds, etc. Wait—not to mention anything else, just the fact that the few major social changes in modern times survived and continued to operate until now is enough to prove that Sun Xi still has the ability of his ancestors.

Entering the store, Fang Ming found that Sun Xi's store had two floors. The first floor was about [-] square meters. Except for the counter on the left hand side of the door, the rest of the wall was an old nanmu shelf that reached to the ceiling. , there are antiques on it, as for the sofa and tea set on the right of the center, it is used to greet guests.

The whole store gives people the feeling of simplicity, simplicity and generosity, with a little bit of a sense of dryness. After walking in, it immediately gives people a very comfortable feeling.

Seeing what is known, Fang Ming knows that it is amazing to have such a store, it is cultivated with time, and it is definitely not something that those upstarts can own.

"Oh. Boss Fang, you are too polite. I have also been to Guxuanzhai. To be honest, I have traveled to many places and visited many stores over the years, including many well-known old stores and new stores in the circle. , but if it comes to momentum, you Guxuanzhai can at least rank in the top three!"

Sun Xi didn't mean to flatter Fang Ming on purpose.

It's not wrong that Guxuanzhai is a newly opened store, but the owner who can't stand it is Fang Ming, and Fang Ming is also a master at picking up leaks. The antiques in the store are priceless, as long as they are displayed, they can calm down the place.

This is the momentum.

An antique shop, what is an antique shop, there must be antiques, and they are those heavyweight antiques, Fang Ming's Guxuanzhai is undoubtedly extremely important in this regard.

"Well, Guxuanzhai's time is still short, and only this aspect can be regarded as a little bit better."

Regarding this point, Fang Ming was not polite. After all, this is the characteristic of Guxuanzhai, and the antiques he picked up are indeed very good.

Sun Xi led Fang Ming into it, and Fang Ming immediately discovered that Sun Xi's store had a hidden secret: it was a structure belonging to the front and backyard of the store, which was an extraordinary thing.

You must know that West Market is not a small city, but a modern big city, which means that it is a place where every inch of land is expensive. Places like the antique market are becoming more and more popular with the heating up of antiques. A shop as big as Sun Xi's shop is already incredible, but it's even more amazing that it still has the layout of the front shop and the backyard.

The yard is very large, similar to the shop in front.

In the middle is a small cobblestone path, on both sides are planted with pomegranate trees, crabapple flowers, etc., and there is a small pool with a dozen or so goldfishes in it. In the southeast corner is a grape shelf. Zhang Qingshi's table is surrounded by a few small stools.

"Come on, Boss Fang, let's sit here for a while, take a rest, and go out for a walk later."

Sun Xi beckoned Fang Ming to sit down at the stone table, then picked up the teapot on the table and poured water from a small spout on the side wall.

Seeing the clear water column, Fang Ming was stunned for a moment, and said, "Ah? Is this living spring water?"

"Well, yes, that's right. There happens to be a spring here. Although it's not big, the water quality is good, and it's just right for making tea."

Fang Ming shook his head and smiled wryly, and said: "Boss Sun, you are really extravagant. It's fine to have such a yard, but there is even a living spring. This... really can't be exchanged for any amount of money. Yes."

"This is the place passed down from the ancestors. However, this is really very good!"

Sun Xi raised her beard triumphantly, "I think in the entire West Market, this living spring in my yard is almost the only one, so I am very worried about this matter. "

"Hahaha!"

Fang Ming also laughed, what Sun Xi said is true, it is indeed the case, no matter who it is, if one has such a spring water, it is indeed something that can be frightened, you must know that this is not in the barren mountains, then But in a big city, such spring water is definitely something that can't be met, something that has a price but no market.

The water is indeed good, and Sun Xi's tea is also good, making the environment even more pleasant, and Fang Ming enjoyed it very much.

(End of this chapter)