Jianbao life

Chapter 18
Along the way, Chu Chen kept warmly greeting the acquaintances. When he arrived at his booth, he found that the owner of his booth a few days ago was also an old friend, Zhou Wenping.

Zhou Wenping is 34 years old this year. He is from Xijing, Sanqin. He came to Antique Street a year later than Chu Chen. He used to do antique business in Xijing, but his wife was seriously ill. Hoping to heal her hospital.

So Zhou Wenping dealt with all the things in his hometown, and brought his wife and a pair of children to the capital to seek medical treatment. He must live here, so he started his old business.Because Chu Chen sympathized with what happened to him, he helped him do what he could from time to time, and after coming and going, the two became friends.

At this time, at Zhou Wenping's booth, there was an old man holding a blue and white landscape plate, observing it carefully, and finally took out a magnifying glass to observe it again and again, just like an old pedant.

Seeing the appearance of the old man, Chu Chen was also a little curious. Could it be that the landscape dish is a high-quality product? When he got closer, he immediately knew the quality of the landscape dish.

The old man put down the landscape plate and asked, "Boss, what's the price for this thing?"

"It seems that you are a knowledgeable person, this is a good thing." Zhou Wenping first complimented the other party, then pondered for a while, and then said: "I see that you really like it, so I will give you a The real price is 5000 yuan."

The old man thought for a while, then picked up the plate and looked at it, and then said: "Five thousand is too expensive, 600 yuan, how about it?"

"Well, you should put the 600 yuan there, I can't even get in." Zhou Wenping looked speechless.

After hearing the words, the old man didn't make a sound, but frowned and stroked the landscape plate carefully again, and then said: "Yiqian, boss, see if it's okay, if not, I'll leave."

Zhou Wenping looked at the plate, then looked at the old man and said: "Master, I think you really like this thing, but you see that the thousand is too little, and the price I got is even worse. Besides, I haven't counted the booth fee and my hard work, you must let me earn some, if you really want it sincerely, you can take two thousand and two."

At this time, the old man remained silent again, playing with the landscape plate non-stop, with a look of hesitation.

When Zhou Wenping saw something interesting, he said again: "Just don't worry, this thing is definitely old. You look at the patina and the painter. It's not a high-quality goods. What is a high-quality goods, you will never take it home. Suffer."

When the old man heard it, he seemed a little tempted, but it might be that the two thousand and two exceeded his expectations, so he kept frowning, but he was very reluctant to tell him to give up, so he gritted his teeth, as if he had made a decision, Said to Zhou Wenping:
"Boss, I paid [-], but I can't add more. You see, the color of the blue and white is a bit wrong."

Zhou Wenping said with a nonchalant smile: "Master, it's not right. This is a work made by folk kilns. Don't you think that official kilns can be bought with this little money? I'll give it another go. How about Qianba? How can you get a boutique like this in the shop next to it for more than [-]?"

The old man thought for a while, looked at the landscape dish in his hand, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind, so he took out a stack of money from his pocket, counted and counted, and then handed it to Zhou Wenping reluctantly: "Then Okay, boss, you can pack it for me!"

"Okay, I'll get you a gift box, I'll make sure it's strong and beautiful." After finishing speaking, Zhou Wenping took the young man's money, counted it carefully, and put it in his pocket quickly, then picked it up from the box on one side He took out a gift box from his pocket, wrapped the blue and white landscape dish, and handed it over to the old man, and the business was completed.

After the old man happily left holding the gift box, Chu Chen greeted Zhou Wenping with a smile, "Okay, Brother Zhou, business is good."

With this business, Zhou Wenping was in a good mood. He took out a ponytail from the side, asked Chu Chen to sit on it, and said, "Hey, it just opened today, so the business is not good."

"Our business doesn't open for half a year, and it takes half a year to open. Your landscape dish is not worth this amount?"

Chu Chen smiled and compared two fingers.

A peddler next to him, who everyone called him the fifth, interrupted with a smile when he saw this, "I said, brother Zhou, you have done a lot of harm to that old comrade."

"Hey, let me tell you guys, he wanted to buy that landscape dish, and I didn't force him to buy it. Besides, he might be happy now, thinking that he has picked up a big leak. Besides, my landscape dish How many plates are still considered an antique, as the saying goes, don’t be afraid of buying expensive, but be afraid of buying the wrong one, and it will always be worth it after a while.”

"Come on." Chu Chen said with a smile, "When he's an old comrade for a hundred years, he won't be able to see the price he paid."

The blue-and-white landscape dish that the old man bought just now happened to be the one that Zhou Wenping bought when Chu Chen was still setting up a stall a few days ago, so he knew it was a folk kiln work in the late Qing Dynasty, and the glaze was very special. Ordinarily, it's worth three to five hundred at most, even after ten years, it's not worth a thousand.

That old man should have also learned antiques for a while, but he didn't know much about it. It's what people often call two swords.In the antique business, these two knives are actually the most drilled. It is not easy for newcomers to drill because they don't understand, so they are more cautious when buying.

Many people who have learned a little knowledge of antiques like to compare the color pictures in the books when buying things, and the results are often specious and blind.Like the old man just now, Chu Chen guessed that it might be the wrong generation, or simply regarded it as an official kiln with no money, so he bought it happily in the end, still complacent in his heart.

The old man is better, at least he bought the right one. Some people simply buy the hysterical product made by modern chemical means, and they are still complacent after buying it home.The key is to say that he is wrong, and he is still unwilling to believe it, and will only immerse himself in his own world. This kind of person can't slap him too many times.

In fact, the old man made a mistake just now, that is, he did not know how to bargain.When Chu Chen saw him for the first time, he thought that he should be a knowledge worker who usually doesn't care about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and doesn't know much about some rules in the market, so he was wronged by spending thousands of dollars. money.

As the saying goes, what you buy is not as good as what you sell, like the things on ordinary street vendors, some items are often quoted at about ten times the price of the goods, or even more, so you must be bold when you counter-offer.Youdao asks for prices all over the sky, and pays back the money when it lands. As long as the seller makes some money, he will always sell it. Of course, the degree depends on you.

But people like the old man, Chu Chen and the others like them the most, and those who have no money and like to spend a lot of money, or those who are thin-skinned and can't show affection, these two kinds of people are also the easiest to make money from them.

What I hate the most is the iron cock like Aunt Zhang who wants to break into two petals for every penny. They will often pester you for two or three hours for dozens of dollars or even a few dollars, as if you don’t give them money. He was cheap, but he made a big mistake.

Moreover, they may be very sensitive to prices by nature, and the money they pay is just within your psychological range, and they can't catch up, so they can only agree to the price they said in the end.

Zhou Wenping said dumbfoundedly: "Didn't I just earn a thousand dollars? It's like a big mistake when you say it. Okay, can I invite you to the food stall to drink at night?"

As soon as he heard that there was wine to drink, the fifth child's eyes glistened and he salivated. He is good at everything and has no other bad habits. The only thing is that he is greedy for drinking.As long as his wife doesn't care about him, he will drink Hu Tianhaidi's. Once, he gave away a Qing Dynasty official kiln famille rose bowl worth tens of thousands. Later, he finally restrained himself a little.

Chu Chen and the others saw the appearance of the fifth child and knew that his wine worm was coming up, so they couldn't help laughing secretly.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, everyone heard that you lost your eyes on Xiang Lao Nayun's Tang Sancai last time. Xiang Lao came to you yesterday because of this matter, and said he was sorry, but today he is going to the Stars and Stripes Kingdom. I left a phone number for you, telling you to call him as soon as possible, I guess he wants to give you some compensation."

After Zhou Wenping finished speaking, he handed a note to Chu Chen with Xiang Lao's phone number written on it.

After receiving the note, Chu Chen was a little moved by Xiang Lao's behavior, but although he would call Xiang Lao, he would not accept the compensation. When buying the Tang Sancai back then, it was completely a matter of your choice and my wish. Then he said:

"Xiang Lao's moral character is really admirable, but this matter has nothing to do with him. I was completely stalking at the beginning, so Xiang Lao had to give me the Tang Sancai. Besides, in our business, we rely on knowledge. Relying on eyesight, things that pay off money and goods, if you settle accounts, it will break the rules."

Zhou Wenping nodded and said, "I know Mr. Xiang's temper. He did this for his own peace of mind. By the way, Xiao Chen, you have lost so much money this time. Do you want me to lend you some money?"

"Hey, then there's no need, I not only made up all the losses yesterday, but also took a few ([-]) long positions." Chu Chen said in a low voice.

"Hehe, that's fine, Xiaochen, you've picked up a big leak, no, I should be the one who invites you tonight."

Zhou Wenping said with a surprised and envious smile, and the fifth child on the side also nodded enviously.

"Okay, what's the matter, I'll invite you today, and let's not eat any big pawns. The private teahouse I went to yesterday is very good. I will call my sister-in-law and children to come with me. Fifth, you will also treat you That guy called over, let's celebrate together." Chu Chen waved his hand cheerfully.

(End of this chapter)