Shen Yu turned around when he heard the sound, and saw a middle-aged man in his forties with a slicked back hair like Ponyboy, seven or eight meters behind him, looking at him with a smile.
This man is about 1.85 meters tall, wearing a Connery brand-name suit, a pair of custom-made domestic leather shoes on his feet, and a gold Rolex watch on his wrist that is particularly conspicuous. He looks like a successful man.
However, there is a bit too much hair wax on my head, so flies will have to stick to it if they run on it.
Shen Yu glanced around, then pointed at himself and asked in a confused tone: "Sir, are you talking to me?"
"That's right, my little brother's surname is Shen?" Da Beitou smiled and strode towards Shen Yu.
Shen Yu nodded, and at the same time slowly took two steps back, and asked with a wary look: "Who are you? We must have never met, right?"
He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he could tell at a glance that the opponent was a martial artist, so his body retreated out of instinct.
This is not a sign of fear, but it means that if the other party has bad intentions, you still have room to maneuver.
Of course, even if you are not a practicing practitioner, if a stranger who is nearly 1.9 meters tall suddenly calls you brother and strides towards you, everyone will feel wary.
Seeing that Shen Yu was on guard, Da Bei Tou quickly stopped, then put his hands down and made a sign of calmness, "Don't be nervous, little brother. I'm here to ask for something."
"What happened?"
"To tell you the truth, brother, my family has been in trouble recently, and I need money in many places, so I plan to sell some old items handed down from my ancestors in exchange for some money. I'll come to you now, right?"
Shen Yu shook his head first, and then replied in a calm tone: "Brother, you have found the wrong person. My shop just buys and sells some ordinary gadgets. I eat when I make money, and I starve when I don't. How can I have spare money to collect?" An old thing passed down from your ancestors?"
Shen Yu's reaction to sellers who said they wanted to sell old ancestral items from the very beginning was always relatively cold.
Because the prices charged by such people are often ridiculously high, even if they bargain, most of them will be in vain.
Because the other party believes that their ancestral antiques must be good things, then good things must be sold at a good price.
If you offer a market price, or even a purchase price that is higher than the market price, the other party will often not believe it at all.
"Brother, you have misunderstood. I am not asking you to collect them, but to let you see them. It is not inconvenient to take out the few antiques in my house. This time, I want you to go to my house and take a look at them." Da Beitou continued to explain.
Shen Yu asked curiously: "How do you know that I know appraisal? We haven't met before, right?"
"I'm looking for someone to ask. Your grandfather, Mr. Shen, has never appraised antiques in his life. Plus, I have a friend who bought a lot of antiques from you..."
"Who is your friend?"
"His name is Chen Guangnan. You should know him, right?"
Shen Yu suddenly realized, "I know, Brother Chen often takes care of my business."
Chen Guangnan was the regular customer who asked Shen Yu to buy Qingtian stone seals and ancient paintings. He bought a lot of antiques from Shen Yu.
"Brother Chen often praises your antique appraisal skills as being better than others, so I stopped looking for others and came directly to you."
After saying that, Da Beitou took out a wad of banknotes from his black leather bag and said, "These are the deposit, and I will give you a big thank you afterwards."
Shen Yu glanced at it and knew that the pile of banknotes was at least six thousand yuan, and he couldn't help but secretly thought: "This business seems acceptable!"
Shen Yu went to wealthy people's homes to appraise antiques. Shen Yu had taken over similar business several times before.
If you pay enough, complain less, and have a good attitude, it will generally be easier to get along with than the customers who come to the store for appraisal, and it will be easier to make money.
Chuzhou is now not as good as Dongjiang, ranking second in the province.
But in ancient times, Chuzhou was one of the richest cities in Jiangnan.
Since ancient times, whether in the Tang and Song Dynasties, or the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been countless people in Chuzhou who have been promoted to Jinshi.
To be a first-class official or even a prime minister, the salary starts in three digits. Many families whose ancestors have developed more or less have a few old items left over from their ancestors.
There is something for everyone, but future generations are not necessarily familiar with antiques. When they want to sell them, they don’t know the market price at all. You can’t just sell them at a random price, right?
Therefore, you must find a knowledgeable person to estimate the price before selling, so that you will have a good idea when selling.
It’s too expensive to go to a famous antique store to have someone appraise it.
The appraisal fees of famous antique stores are based on the item. How much does an ancient painting cost, how much does a piece of porcelain cost, and how much does a snuff bottle cost? All are clearly marked.
If you go to a flea market or antique town to find some palm-eye masters with good reputations, the price will be much cheaper.
What's the cost? It's only a thousand yuan per day.
And whether you have ten items or eight items, they have been completely identified for you. There is no need to doubt their professional ethics. They all rely on word of mouth to make a living. If you lose your reputation, you will lose your job.
Moreover, as long as it is a good item, once Master Zhangyan goes out to promote it, antique dealers will smell it and come to the door to buy it. At that time, the seller can sit on the ground and raise the price, and the highest bidder will get it. Compared with taking the object to a shop in the antique market and asking people to buy it, , that is completely heaven and earth.
Another important point is that many people just want to know the specific price of the antiques at home and do not want to sell them immediately.
In this situation, if you go to an antique shop or auction house for appraisal and are chased by the other party to buy it, it will be very annoying.
But you can get 6,000 yuan for running errands, and the store rent will be paid in just over a month.
"How are you, little brother?" Da Beitou asked with a smile.
"Okay, but I may not be able to tell the authenticity from the fake, but the rule in the industry is that as long as the person goes and does his best, the appraisal fee must be paid.
"Also, the appraisal fee does not need to be so high. Although my fee is based on the case, the fee is the same regardless of the size of the antique or the difficulty of the appraisal.
"Specifically, the in-store appraisal fee is 200, and the door-to-door appraisal fee is 1,000. We will not accept counter-offers and will never increase the price temporarily. How many pieces do you want to have appraised?"
Shen Yu likes to speak up front when doing things to avoid unnecessary disputes later.
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Da Beitou patiently waited for Shen Yu to finish speaking before he said cheerfully: "No matter whether you are right or not, the money belongs to you, brother. The number of antiques will never exceed six, so don't worry." After that, he handed over the money directly. Gave it to Shen Yu.
As soon as he got the money, Shen Yu immediately made up his mind. Even if he had a problem that he couldn't solve himself, he could call Mr. Qian or Mr. Li for help.
The other person is so cheerful and is Brother Chen’s friend, so I definitely can’t let him suffer.
"Where are we going?" Shen Yu asked for the address, took the money and asked for the place to stay. Even if he was in the antique store, he agreed to come to the house for appraisal.
Da Beitou said boldly: "Jiang'an Xinyuan, villa area."
This sentence made Shen Yu completely let down his guard.
Jiang'an Xinyuan is a famous villa area in Chuzhou. Together with Shuijingtiancheng, it is also known as the two major luxury residential areas in Chuzhou. People who can live there are either rich or noble, so there is basically no trouble.
"Boom!"
Just leave. When Shen Yu got into the car, before he could fasten his seat belt, the black Magotan B6 was kicked out of the underground parking lot of the Antique City by a big back kick, and quickly merged into the vast traffic flow of Yingbin Avenue. in.
Jiang'an Xinyuan is located on the outskirts of Chuzhou. It is said to be a river bank, but it is actually a riverside, Qingshui River, a tributary of the Qingyun River.
The car stopped and stopped on Yingbin Avenue and drove at a high speed for half an hour before leaving the city and getting onto the expressway leading to Qingshui District, the satellite city.
The car picked up speed, and Shen Yu felt a little sleepy, so he leaned on the seat and closed his eyes to rest.
It's almost half an hour's drive, so I can use this time to recuperate and show things to others.
Treasure appraisal sounds nice, but it is never an easy job. The eyes, waist, brain, wrists, and cervical spine all suffer.
Maybe because he was too tired, Shen Yu really fell asleep.
When a cool breeze with a slightly fishy smell blew into the car, Shen Yu slowly opened his eyes. He knew that his destination was coming soon.
Sure enough, the car was already driving on the sightseeing road by the Qingshui River.
Looking through the gaps between various green plants, you can see the rolling river in the distance and the mountains in the distance. It is a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.
Magotan B6 turned again, this time on a wide two-way six-lane asphalt road, which is already regarded as the internal road of Jiang'an Xinyuan.
After passing three security checks along the way, I finally stepped on the brakes in front of a villa with several luxury cars parked.
It should be said that we stopped in front of a built villa.
In this area, only this villa has been built, and the others are all unfinished buildings with foundations or half-finished construction.
"This villa is very strange. There is no village in front of it, no shop in the back, and no neighbors for hundreds of meters around.
"Villa No. 94, homophonic for death?
"Getting 95-1 or 95-2 is better than No. 94." Shen Yu muttered in his heart.
Although I felt a little puzzled, since I had received money from others, I had to hold back my questions. Shen Yu opened the car door and walked out.
The weather is turning cloudy at this moment and it seems like it is going to rain.
Under the dark clouds, the lonely villa in front of me looked very strange. It was as ferocious as an ancient beast that suddenly woke up, as if it would choose people to eat at any time.
"The Feng Shui pattern of this house doesn't look very good." Shen Yu said to himself secretly.