"Brother Feng, don't tell me, the boss is very reliable that week, right?" Xie Xuan drove the broken van, pulling Qin Feng towards Panjiayuan with excitement on his face.
Unlike Li Tianyuan who likes to wield swords and guns, Xie Xuan's favorite thing is the business world of intrigues, and whenever he sells a fake product through deception, the little fat man always feels a special sense of satisfaction in his heart.
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"Xuanzi, can he not be anxious? If we were to take over the Four Treasures Store of our study, he would not be able to cry..."
Qin Feng laughed when he heard this. When leaving Panjiayuan, he mentioned the name of his store in Jintian Antique Street intentionally or unintentionally. I believe Boss Zhou must have found out clearly.
As the saying goes, peers are enemies. If Panjiayuan has another shop that sells the Four Treasures of the Study, then he will have more competition. Especially Qin Feng's status as a disciple of Qi Gong, which makes Boss Zhou extremely jealous.
So after Qin Feng promised not to run the Four Treasures of the Study business, Boss Zhou went all out and used various connections. It only took more than a day to build a new store for Qin Feng.
Today is still the weekend market, but Qin Feng came a little late, and there are a lot less people in Panjiayuan. Most of them are old players, looking for fun at various stalls.
Antiques are not just about picking up antiques. It is also a refreshing thing to encounter your favorite collections when shopping for street stalls. Many retired elderly people enjoy it endlessly.
"Xuanzi, while the antique craze has just started, we can still occupy a position. Otherwise, in a few years, even a million investment will not be able to make a fortune here..."
Looking at the crowd that had not dispersed, Qin Feng felt a little emotional. As the saying goes, gold in troubled times is like antiques in prosperous times. If Master Zai could live in this era, he would surely become a great and respected collector.
"Brother Feng, I have almost finished the batch of jade according to the method you taught me. Can I release a few pieces by then?" After hearing Qin Feng's words, Xie Xuan's eyes were filled with longing.
Of course, what this kid is thinking more about is how to turn the money in other people's wallets into his own. That is the fun of Xie Xuan's business.
"Well, take out a few dollars and build your reputation first." Qin Feng thought for a moment, nodded and said: "But be careful, don't be fooled, just say that you got it from the countryside...
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When a new store opens, there is always something to attract people's attention. Without some special features, those old players won't come to the store at all.
Moreover, Qin Feng taught Xie Xuan a martial arts pan technique, and after a few months, he had panned out seven or eight pieces of ancient jade. Whether it was clear color or patina, they were not much different from ancient jade handed down from ancient times.
"Hey, Boss Qin is here, please, please come inside..."
As soon as he walked into Boss Zhou's store, Boss Zhou, who was sitting behind the counter wearing small glasses and looking a bit like an ancient shopkeeper, immediately came out and said with a smile: "Boss Qin, you are such a busy man.
I've been waiting for you all afternoon."
Qin Feng bowed his hands to Boss Zhou and said with a smile: "Boss Zhou, I'm sorry, there are so many things, I'm sorry!"
From yesterday afternoon to now, Qin Feng seemed to have no time to spare. First he punished Yu Honghu and others, and then staged a full-scale martial arts battle in the evening, conquering Guandong He Jinlong and Miao Liuzhi. The process was full of ups and downs.
This morning, I discussed with Li Ran all morning, and in the afternoon, I had a battle of wits and courage with Meng Lin. Qin Feng was really busy.
If Boss Zhou hadn't kept saying on the phone that the house was in short supply, Qin Feng would probably have postponed his visit until tomorrow. When talking about business, sometimes you can't be too eager, otherwise you'll be stretching your neck to hurt others.
"Boss Zhou, forget this tea, let's talk about business."
After sitting down in the inner room, Qin Feng didn't show too much courtesy and asked straight to the point: "Boss Zhou, I wonder what the situation is like in the store you mentioned?"
"Brother Qin, you are so lucky. You were just thinking of opening a store in Panjiayuan, and now someone has moved your place."
Boss Zhou pointed out with a smile and said: "There is a shop opposite me, which sells jade and antiques. It has two floors, with a small yard at the back..."
At this point, Boss Zhou raised his thumbs up and said: "This entire store totals more than 200 square meters. In terms of area and location, it can be regarded as the king of stores in Panjiayuan."
"Mr. Zhou, I wonder how much the rent is per square meter?"
After hearing Boss Zhou's words, Xie Xuan's little eyes suddenly shone. Boss Zhou's store is located in the center of Panjiayuan, and the jade shop is opposite. This location is first-class.
However, this area is beyond the budget of Qin Feng and others. They originally thought that renting a store of 30 to 40 square meters would be enough. Although an area of more than 200 square meters can expand the business, the initial investment will require additional budget.
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"The rent is based on the market price. This store is in an excellent location..."
Boss Zhou glanced at Qin Feng and then said: "The rent for one square meter is 85 yuan. The monthly rent for 200 square meters is 17,000 yuan. If the water and electricity bills are all included, it is 18,000 yuan. The yard is white
But one thing is that you have to pay three years’ rent first...”
At 18,000 a month, the annual rent exceeds 200,000. This is considered the leading store in Panjiayuan today. Perhaps only a time-honored store like "Rongbaozhai" can afford such a store.
The facade of.!
Like Boss Zhou's store, although it has an inner room, it is just separated by wooden boards. The area inside and outside is only thirty to fifty square meters in total. The monthly rent is one to two thousand yuan, which is different from that store.
The store is completely incomparable.
In addition, three years of rent need to be paid in advance, which means that 650,000 yuan of cash is tied up in it. This is something that many people are not willing to do for antique shops that are already squeezing funds.
So Boss Zhou kept looking at Qin Feng when he was talking, but he was afraid that the young man would find it too expensive. After all, the bigger the stall, the more funds it would require.
"Brother Feng, what do you think?"
Xie Xuan is the kind of person who is not afraid of big things. The bigger the store, the more fulfilling his job as a shopkeeper will be. He looked at Qin Feng eagerly.
"Ten thousand and eighty thousand a month, three years' rent first?"
Qin Feng fell silent after hearing this, and after about three or four minutes, he said: "Boss Zhou, if it's just the rent, I can afford it, but if the other party has any other additional conditions, it won't be good.
Done."
When he was in Jintian, Qin Feng had the experience of taking over an antique store. He knew that unless the store was directly leased from the market, it would basically be transferred.
Since it is a transfer of an operating store, there must be various reasons, such as poor management or being coerced like Shen Nan. If it is a profitable business, naturally no one will push it out.
This brings about a problem. Those who transfer want to minimize their losses and often propose to transfer the goods together, which may exceed the money Qin Feng can afford now.
"Brother Qin, you studied under Mr. Qi. I also have many contacts with Mr. Qi's disciples. Speaking of which, we are not outsiders..."
Boss Zhou exchanged words with Qin Feng, and then said: "The owner of this store and I have a good relationship, but something happened recently. I called him yesterday and asked him, and he showed some intention of selling. I
Didn’t I immediately think of you, Brother Qin...
My old friend didn't go into details about the specific things. I think if you are interested, you should go to the store first and check out the details. You two sit down and talk about it. Whether it can work out or not, it doesn't matter to me, Old Zhou..."
Doing business related to the Four Treasures of the Study in the capital is bound to be inextricably linked to the cultural circle.
Boss Zhou was indeed on good terms with several of Qi Gong's disciples. The reason why he worked so hard to help Qin Feng find a shop was that he was afraid that he would be involved in the business of the Four Treasures of the Study, and he also wanted to have a good relationship with Qin Feng.
"Boss Zhou, if you say so, we are really not outsiders."
Qin Feng naturally understood Boss Zhou's words and immediately smiled and said: "You are an old friend of that shop owner, do you know what happened to him?"
For a 200-square-meter shop in a place like Panjiayuan, including decoration and other expenses, I am afraid that the initial investment must be at least tens of millions. People without any strength will not be able to play it. It can force that person to think of transferring the shop.
What you encounter is certainly not simple.
Boss Zhou sighed and said: "Lao Fang is good at everything, but he is too gambling..."
"A lot of gambling? Did you lose money in Macau?" Qin Feng was stunned when he heard this. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers are cheaters. No matter how much money you have, as long as you get into gambling, you will become a pauper.
"It's not about gambling money, he's gambling about stones."
Boss Zhou shook his head. He thought Qin Feng didn't understand what gambling on stones meant. He explained: "Betting on stones means gambling on jade. Hetian jade can be used for gambling, but the gambling nature is small. Lao Fang was obsessed with gambling on jade a few years ago.
But Yue suffered a big fall..."
It turns out that the owner of that jade shop is called Fang Yazhi. His ancestors have been engaged in antique business since the Jiaqing Dynasty and opened a time-honored brand called "Yazhizhai".
Although "Yazhizhai" is not as good as "Duoyunxuan" in Shanghai and "Rongbaozhai" in Beijing, which are known as "Nandu Beirong", it is still a century-old store and is well-known among the antique shops in Beijing.
Different from "Rongbaozhai" which mainly specializes in calligraphy and painting and the Four Treasures of the Study, in the early years "Yazhizhai" did more miscellaneous projects, covering almost all four major categories of antiques, which gave people a feeling of being miscellaneous but not refined.
But at the end of the 1980s, Fang Yazhi, the current owner of "Yazhizhai", took over the family business, but focused his main products on jade, came up with new ideas, and launched a batch of mid-to-high-end jade jewelry.
The capital has always been the cultural center of the country, and the relationship between intellectuals and jade has existed since ancient times.
After this batch of jade jewelry came out, it quickly became known as "Ya Zhi Zhai". Almost everyone who plays with jade knows about "Ya Zhi Zhai".
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the domestic economic situation also began to improve, and many people had some spare money. In addition, jade has always been said to nourish people. During that time, the sales of jade jewelry began to increase.
At that time, Fang Yazhi invested almost all his wealth in business and monopolized the output of several jade mines in Xinjiang Province. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a well-deserved jade predator in China.
Precise vision and bold investment also brought huge returns to Fang Yazhi. He opened a chain of nearly fifty jade sales stores across the country, which was unparalleled for a while.