Happy Shennong

Chapter 384 Change the status quo
The young man politely welcomed Lin Lei and the others into the house, and then left. What's the point?
Linley was just stunned for a moment, then wandered around the store on his own. After 3 minutes, he understood.Because he saw that the young man came back just now and called the boss Gu Weixiong over.

"Little brother, what a rare visitor." Gu Weixiong stretched out his hands from afar, and greeted Linley enthusiastically, "When I woke up this morning, I found a magpie on the window sill, and I knew something good happened today. But I have been waiting for a long time, but there has been no movement. I just heard from the buddy that you are coming, and God's will has finally come true, haha."

Linley touched his temples, he also went up to meet him, and said awkwardly, "Boss Gu is too polite."

"You don't know, I've been looking forward to your coming for a long time. By the way, it's been a few months since you came to buy a necklace last time, right?"

"Well...it's been a few months. The main reason is that the business is too busy and I can't spare time."

"Seeing that you look good, there must be something good happening recently?"

"Probably." Linley nodded, and asked curiously, "Boss Gu, you just said you wanted me to come, is there something wrong?"

"It's something. Little brother, can you sit in my office for a while?"

"Of course." Linley agreed without hesitation, let Ma Kui and Xiong Da walk around the store, and then he came to Gu Weixiong's office.

Gu Weixiong greeted Lin Lei to take a seat, made a pot of tea himself, poured a cup for Lin Lei, went to the desk to get a card, and explained: "Originally, I should come to visit. No, I even worship The posts are all written, and I plan to send them to you in the next two days, I want to take your free time to share with you. I didn't expect you to come here today, so I won't be able to use the invitations for the time being."

"Boss Gu, although we haven't met a few times, but Boss Gu has left a very good impression on me, and he is definitely a friend worth making." Linley waved his hand, "If you need anything, just give me a call. Well, there is no need to make a trip in person, let alone send greeting cards."

"I know, you are a big business person and you are usually very busy. I don't dare to disturb you rashly. If you find time to meet me because of sympathy and delay your business, then I will become a A sinner. Therefore, there is still a process that should be there."

Linley waved his hand and said, "I don't know if Boss Gu is in a hurry to find me. What's the matter?"

"I came to you for two main purposes." Gu Weixiong took a sip of tea, put on a posture, and said solemnly, "Little brother, you should feel that the current Gambling Stone Street is just like the temperature that is gradually dropping. It’s quite deserted. Those of us who are in the rough stone business are very annoyed. You may not know that there are a few bosses on the street who have posted all the notices on the storefront. One of the reasons I came to you One, is to change the status quo.”

"I don't know much about the stone gambling industry. I don't know why this situation happened? How can I be of help as an outsider?"

"I have also analyzed a lot about this situation. I feel that betting on stones has a lot of similarities with buying lottery tickets. The probability of winning the first prize in lottery tickets is very small, but many people are still willing to buy it, mainly because, The first prize is very attractive, and it will be drawn from time to time. Just imagine, if the lottery does not draw the first prize for a few months, the interest of the lottery players to buy will definitely be greatly reduced. The same is true for stone gambling."

Linley touched his temples and thought for a while, then followed Gu Weixiong's meaning and said: "Boss Gu, you mean that the interest of stone gambling lovers is also supported by the occasional high-priced rough stones cut out?"

"That's right. You may have heard that the stone gambling industry in this city has not been very prosperous. Whether it is the number of master stone gamblers or the number of high-priced rough stones cut out, it is far behind the big cities such as Longteng. It's far away. Before you appeared, Brother Kong had always been a top-level figure in the city's stone gambling community. Because no one can compare with him, he has a high prestige in the city's stone gambling community. During the time when he often came to our store to gamble on stones, thanks to everyone's love, our store's business has always been the best in this city. Then you appeared, and you cut out high-priced emeralds several times in succession, which detonated the store almost instantly. The enthusiasm of the city's stone gambling enthusiasts has pushed the city's stone gambling industry to an unprecedented height. Unfortunately, the good times don't last long, and the upsurge comes suddenly and goes quickly. Brother Kong said he had something to do, Temporarily bid farewell to the Gambling Stone Market. Little brother, you will not come here for a long time, making the Gambling Stone Street gradually deserted."

When Linley heard this, he was really stunned for a few seconds.He didn't expect that he and Kong Yunzhou could control the entire Qingyun stone gambling industry.You know, at the beginning, he was just out of curiosity, and with the attitude of giving it a try, he came to gamble around Shiyi Street.When I first came here, I didn't even think about buying rough stones.

In fact, his inadvertent actions also had an influence far beyond his imagination.He hadn't considered this at all before, but Gu Weixiong and other rough stone shop owners probably thought of it a long time ago.He still remembered that when he first became famous in the stone gambling industry, many rough stone shop owners wanted to cooperate with him.It is estimated that those bosses have long seen his potential in the stone gambling industry.

If the guess is correct, one of the purposes of Gu Weixiong looking for him is to ask him to act or cooperate with him.He didn't point it out, and asked suspiciously: "I also heard that Mr. Kong has something to do before, and he wants to go out. Unexpectedly, it has been a few months, and he hasn't come back yet."

"Brother Kong has something to go out, and you are too busy to come here. Both of you don't come to gamble on stones. It is a fatal blow to the stone gambling industry in this city. Little brother, let me just say it, I One of the purposes of looking for you is to ask you to come out of the mountain again."

"Uh... Boss Gu, you really make me feel ashamed when you say that. I'm just a novice when it comes to gambling stones.

Gu Weixiong waved his hand: "In the stone gambling business, everyone depends on their ability regardless of their age. As long as you have the ability, no matter how young you are, you will be respected by your peers. When you cut out high-priced rough stones continuously, especially if you cut out tens of millions After the level of rough stones, your reputation has surpassed Brother Kong. Many people came to the stone market to gamble on your fame, but it is a pity that you never came after that."

"I'm also lucky. But I think luck comes in bursts, and it's impossible to be surrounded by good luck all the time. Boss Gu, let's get back to the point, what can I do?"

"I would like to invite you to continue to gamble in our store. As you said, betting on stones depends on skill and luck. Since there is an element of luck, betting on stones is risky. As long as you are willing to continue to gamble on stones, I am willing to share part of it." Risk. To put it simply, if you bet on stones in this store, all the rough stones can be discounted for you, which means that I help you share a certain cost. However, no matter how much money you make, it is yours, and I will not take any money."

"Boss Gu, aren't you at a loss?"

"Doing business, how can it be possible to make money all the time? Moreover, giving you the profit is equivalent to advertising expenses, which is worthwhile. As long as you come to our store every now and then, you can bring me a lot of popularity. If you cut out The high price of rough stones may restore the city's stone gambling industry to its former glory."

Linley nodded, thought for a while and said, "Boss Gu, I have to think about this matter. Didn't you just say that you have two things to ask me for? What is the other one?"

"The second thing is also related to betting on stones." Gu Weixiong continued, "Every December, the Jewelry and Jade Association of this province will organize an exchange meeting for practitioners of jewelry and jade. It is not so much about exchanges as Call it competition. Because during the exchange conference, the association will also organize a large-scale stone gambling activity. The association will determine the supply level of rough stones in the coming year based on the performance of various practitioners in the stone gambling activity."

"Hiss... Boss Gu, what do you mean?"

"The source of rough stones in this province is almost fixed, and the quantity is also certain, but very limited. The higher the quality of rough stones, the smaller the quantity. The number of rough stones allocated to each city by the Jewelry and Jade Association every year is not the same. In order to To ensure that the raw stones are maximized and digested in the most timely manner, the association will distribute them in proportion according to the market conditions of each city. Not only the quantity, but also the grades of rough stones allocated to each city are also different. The main reason for the association to do this is to consider , if it is evenly distributed, there may be a situation where rough stones are in short supply in places where the market is good, and there is a backlog of rough stones in places where the market is not good.”

"It seems understandable for the association to do so."

As a businessman, Linley naturally knew that a backlog of goods was not a good thing.In particular, the cost of rough stones is very high. If the goods are backlogged for a long time, there will be a situation of insufficient capital turnover, which will affect the development of the entire stone gambling industry.

However, there are also some problems with allocation by separation.For places like Qingyun where the stone gambling industry is not very developed, the number of rough stones distributed every year is not very large.According to Gu Weixiong, Qingyun probably won't get many high-quality rough stones.

And the base number of rough stones is small, especially if there are fewer high-quality rough stones, the chances of cutting out high-priced rough stones will also decrease accordingly.If there are fewer high-priced rough stones, it will be difficult for the stone gambling industry to develop. This is a vicious circle.The final result of proportional distribution is that, where the market is good, the stone gambling industry will develop better and better.Where the market is not good, it will get worse and worse.

Thinking of this, Linley probably understood what Gu Weixiong meant.

As Qingyun's rough stone practitioner, Gu Weixiong naturally does not want to see the city's stone gambling industry gradually decline.To change this status quo, more rough stones must be obtained.Of course, it is not enough to win the rough stones, but also to find a way to promote the stone gambling market in this city.

Judging from what Gu Weixiong just said, he had pinned all his hopes on Linley.

But Linley can only guarantee that he won't lose badly in the stone betting industry, and he has no confidence in promoting the entire stone betting industry...

(End of this chapter)