Throughout April, amid the bright spring scenery with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, Sun Wufu's luck never reached a low ebb.
He always gets some good stuff every now and then.
Sometimes one a day, sometimes two a day.
The biggest coincidence was that out of the nine pieces of porcelain received on the same day, six of them were actually good ones.
Although four pieces are damaged or damaged, only two are in good condition.
But this is much more efficient than Ning Weimin getting up earlier to "go to the ghost market" to grab goods.
Even Sun Wufu himself found it strange and couldn't help but sigh like this.
"This baby seems to be used to being in crowds! It's like the Polyporus in the field. Either you can't find it alone, or it weighs more than ten kilograms in a litter."
Needless to say, by the end of the month, Sun Wufu's income was quite considerable.
In terms of bonuses alone, he received more than 400 yuan.
Moreover, Ning Weimin was generous to Pierre Carton Company and paid him a salary of 100 yuan in the name of hiring temporary workers.
After all, Sun Wufu makes more money than some girls in Zhai Palace.
In other words, after working with Ning Weimin for a month, he almost earned back half of the savings that Xu Laoliu took away, which is equivalent to what he had worked for several years.
For this, Sun Wufu was not only happy, but also very grateful.
Of course he knew that Ning Weimin had gained far more benefits from these things than he did, but he was not jealous at all.
For no other reason than because of his self-awareness and gratitude, his body has been completely immune to the "pink eye" that ordinary people often suffer from.
Sun Wufu has been wandering around since he was young. He has suffered too many sins and met too many bad people.
He has long known how many bowls of dry rice he can eat, and he also knows how to distinguish between good and evil in people's hearts.
Ning Weimin was undoubtedly the person who treated him kindly and fairly among all the people he knew.
If someone hadn't given him a hand, he wouldn't know where he would be.
This made him cherish the comfortable days he was enjoying so much, thinking that no matter where he was, he should be content.
Therefore, no matter how much Ning Weimin gave him, he was happy. He only felt that it was more and would not dislike less.
Even whenever Ning Weimin praised him for doing a good job, he would say so.
"Don't say goodbye, I'm not so lucky. Even if I get lucky, it's all because of you. These things are definitely not for me, they are all for you. Because they know me, and I am not alone.
I don’t know them either. My role is to bring them to see you. Hehe, this is called destiny.”
I have to admit that flattery that often comes from honest people is the highest level of flattery.
Even Ning Weimin could not resist this kind of flattery from Fa Zixin.
As a result, Ning Weimin, who was so excited, not only became closer to Sun Wufu, but also paid more attention to him, and even started to cultivate him a little.
As long as Sun Wufu was interested, willing to listen, and asked, Ning Weimin would tell him about the things he collected and teach him some basic knowledge of "treasure recognition."
In this way, Sun Wufu, whose studies were delayed by "sports" and poverty, was only at the fifth grade level at best.
In turn, Ning Weimin got the opportunity to be influenced by traditional culture.
He actually became Ning Weimin's half-disciple. He was ahead of countless people in this era and got into the antique shop first.
It cannot but be said that this is a wonderful fate and destiny.
It's completely foreseeable, as long as you can always maintain the balance you have now.
Under the influence of Ning Weimin, Sun Wufu's destiny will become increasingly far away from mediocrity and poverty.
But then again, although it was because of Sun Wufu's help.
Now, as long as Ning Weimin comes to work every day, he can constantly see new things and get all kinds of good things.
He can even appreciate and play with the products at will in his own office and live a very comfortable life.
But on the other hand, Sun Wufu's level of understanding was extremely low.
It's almost a hammer, almost zero.
No matter how hard Ning Weimin teaches, he can't see results in a short period of time by trying to encourage others to grow.
Let's put it this way, after all, Sun Wufu closed his eyes to collect things and pulled whatever he encountered.
No matter how lucky you are, it can't change the objective reality that there are far more useless items than good ones.
In fact, as a rough average, it can be said that for every decent item collected, there must be fifteen or six that are not.
There are too many of these things accumulated, and there is no place to put them. How to deal with them is also a troublesome matter.
You can't let light in and out, right?
You definitely can't throw it away. Even if Ning Weimin doesn't care about money, this is really a sin.
But if it were to be sold at a street stall outside, Sun Wufu, who was already suffering from psychological problems, would never dare to go.
Do we still need Ning Weimin, a dignified manager, to set up his own stall?
Not to mention that the price will not be reduced, it is impossible for him to make such a joke of trying to save trouble, but instead making trouble for himself.
So when it comes to this point, we have to admire Ning Weimin's scheming.
If we say Sun Wufu's advantage is that he is sincere and kind, and he knows how to repay his kindness.
Then Ning Weimin's skill is careful calculation and good at planning.
In fact, this guy had already thought of a pretty ingenious solution before he decided to do this.
Not only will you not suffer a loss, but you can also kill two birds with one stone and turn this trouble into a good thing, which will benefit both the public and private parties.
What can be done?
That is to simply open another store in Zhai Palace.
These worthless things are then sold to foreigners in the name of tourist handicrafts.
You know, Ning Weimin has been running the business of selling handicrafts to foreigners in Zhai Palace for a whole year.
Due to the convenience of language communication, he also has insights that are far ahead of his time.
Ning Weimin knows better than anyone else the likes and dislikes of foreigners when it comes to tourism products, and has more say than anyone else.
He just discovered that in fact, the things foreigners are most willing to buy have something in common, and it is almost impossible to escape from four.
First, something simple and clear, with an oriental aesthetic and exotic feel.
Foreigners must be able to understand and appreciate it.
Secondly, it should be easy to carry and preferably something practical or decorative.
If you buy it, you have to take it home. It's too heavy or too big.
Third, it is best to be handicrafts rather than mass-produced industrial products.
Fourth, it should be of high quality and low price, not too expensive.
As for whether it is a cultural relic, whether it is elegant or not, and whether it is a fake, most foreigners really do not consider it.
The reason is very simple, because there are not many foreigners who understand the humanities and history of the Republic.
Even fewer people have the spare money and pleasure to collect our antiques.
The reason why we always think that foreigners love to collect our traditional antiques, cultural objects and jade articles is completely self-righteous.
It's probably just because state-owned stores are tasked with earning foreign exchange, and they think it's the easiest way to charge a high price for old things.
Even state-owned handicraft factories were misled by foreigners' polite "OK".
We have been trying our best to produce high-end products that are not suitable for our customers.
In the end, the foreigners didn't buy it, and the effort was in vain.
He even took advantage of it and suffered a big loss.
On the contrary, in Ning Weimin's view, some folk artifacts produced by our country for the common people before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Because the traditional craftsmanship is exquisite, it is highly decorative and practical, and it is quite suitable for the taste of foreigners.
Like clay toys, puppets, tableware and tea sets, household furnishings, bamboo pillows, flower pots and fish tanks, window panes, copper lock jewelry, clock screens, picture frame hats...
Anyway, as long as it looks good and interesting, foreigners will be eager to buy it.
Especially those who come to the Republic for a short-term business trip will definitely want to buy one or two pieces to take back as souvenirs.
Isn't this much better than selling these things to Chinese people at three or four tenths of the price?
Because of this, the state's regulations prohibiting the sale of second-hand goods are no problem for Ning Weimin.
Because he was reluctant to sell even the stuff from the Republic of China to foreigners.
He will definitely look past him before moving out.
This is to ensure that the things we sell here are all new and will never be picked up by foreigners.
In addition, Zhai Palace is his territory, so there will be no industrial, commercial and taxation agencies coming here to investigate him.
People who don't know may even mistake the store he opened as a state-owned tourist goods store in the Temple of Heaven Park.
No matter how you think about it, it is absolutely safe and has no leaks.
As for the business premises, they are completely ready-made.
Don’t forget, the eunuch’s guard room in Zhai Palace is divided into north and south ends.
The five rooms in the north room were used by Ning Weimin as offices and staff lounges, while the five rooms in the south room had been idle in the past.
After Sun Wufu came, he stayed in one room.
According to actual needs, of the other four rooms, two are used as warehouses and two are used as shops.
In this way, even the art sculptures, silk figures and handicrafts that Zhai Palace originally operated can be put in and sold together.
It means that the business area of the original products has been expanded.
It couldn't be more appropriate.
The only thing that needs to be prepared is simple decoration and preparation of containers, shelves and so on.
Ning Weimin did what he said, and around April 23, he found someone to start the civil engineering work.
As a result, it only took a week, and it was completed on April 29.
On May Day, after a day or two of cleaning and layout, the new store just opened.
The reason why it is so neat is because the decoration project done by Ning Weimin is simple.
In fact, apart from laying a wooden floor and running a few wires, he just installed some chandeliers on the walls and ceiling, and didn't even paint the walls.
It's a coincidence, doesn't this coincide with the renovation of Maxim's Restaurant?
Many materials and supplies that are not available in China have to be imported from abroad, and some items were shipped only to be found to be inappropriately sized.
For example, two Tiffany colored chandeliers, and some stained glass windows.
This was all at an advantage to Ning Weimin, so he paid the cost, got it from Song Huagui, and put it all in his shop.
Not to mention, the effect is surprisingly good.
The Western classical interior decoration style, combined with our traditional architecture, looks like the literary and artistic style of the Republic of China.
It is a perfect combination of Chinese and Western styles, which makes both Chinese and foreigners friendly and fresh.
Especially the Maxim restaurant uses high-end goods, the decorations brought back by Ning Weimin, and the wooden floors installed in the house.
It directly improves the quality of the indoor environment, and even the products that were originally not very high-end look much more advanced.
Those objects were struck by the bright, colorful lights.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a work of art, and it's very attractive to people.
Facts have also proved that foreigners do do this.
On the opening day, the store didn’t even have a name.
But the business was a hit. In addition to all kinds of sculptures, silk figures, brocade boxes, and straw insects, a lot of them were sold.
Ning Weimin's junk items, which were originally difficult to dispose of, actually sold more than 30 items.
And the pieces are not cheap.
Benefiting from the information asymmetry, the environment and atmosphere, and the smiling sales pitch of those girls, I was able to sell at least ten or twenty yuan in foreign exchange coupons.
To be honest, even Ning Weimin himself would not believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.
Foreigners can be so stupid that they are willing to buy these second-hand daily necessities at prices far higher than the original price.
She's been tricked so hard and yet she's so beautiful.
For example, the hand-warming Tang Pozi that Sun Wufu took back the first day actually sold it for 70 yuan.
Although this product has been discontinued, you can still find it in stores if you look carefully.
The new one is only twenty-five or six yuan.
A Jingdezhen magpie teapot made in the early 1960s actually sold for 25 yuan.
This type of set, complete with six teacups, is sold in Dashilan, but it only costs 12 or 3 yuan.
There is also an old porcelain statue of a birthday boy that was produced about thirty years ago. Production in Beijing has been discontinued, so it can barely be considered an old item.
But if there is one for sale, it is definitely not worth twenty yuan. It actually sold for forty yuan.
Even two old New Year pictures, which are more than enough every year, were sold for six yuan, which is only twenty cents a piece.
Good guy, even though there are some things, you still have to carry a portion for the tour guide who brings the foreigner.
But I have to say that this is really a good deal of "letting foreign blood".