Chapter 296: It is better to beg someone than to beg oneself
In "True Jade Square", the sales of jade jewelry accounted for almost 70% of the total sales, and were even more important than nephrite. It stands to reason that Qin Feng's demand for jade jewelry should be more urgent.
It's just that jade jewelry has only emerged in China in recent years, and some elderly people in the jade industry have relatively little exposure to it.
Therefore, neither Mr. Qi nor Liu Dajun had the corresponding channels to purchase jade. Instead, agile businessmen like Fang Yazhi and Huang Bingyu were the first to try.
The reason why Qin Feng is not so anxious to buy jade is because he knows that Fang Yazhi also has a batch of jade jewelry and rough stones with excellent quality, and Qin Feng has been thinking about them.
Although Fang Yazhi refused to sell to Qin Feng now, but Qin Feng still withheld the payment for Fang Yazhi's previous jadeite, so he was still somewhat sure of buying those jadeites.
However, after hearing the news that Huang Bingyu was going to Guangdong Province to participate in the jade trade, Qin Feng was suddenly tempted.
As the saying goes, it is better to ask for help than to ask for yourself. Instead of placing the treasure on Fang Yazhi, Qin Feng might as well get in touch with this industry himself. After all, the demand for jade in "Zhen Jade Square" now far exceeds nephrite jewelry.
"Boss Qin's store still sells jade?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Huang Bingyu showed a surprised look on his face. He was one of the first people to come into contact with jade in China. Unexpectedly, Qin Feng had already started selling it.
Qin Feng smiled and said, "Boss Huang, to tell you the truth, the new jade shop I opened was taken over from Boss Fang Ya Zhifang. I believe you have heard of his name, right?"
"Fang Yazhi? No wonder Boss Qin is so generous?" Upon hearing the name Fang Yazhi, Huang Bingyu was stunned for a moment, and then his face became relieved.
Fang Yazhi is definitely a predator in the domestic jade industry. He opened "Ya Zhi Zhai" all over the country. I don't know how many small jade merchants closed down because of the squeeze.
In recent years, Fang Yazhi's reputation has become even more prominent in the jadeite trade. However, his original reputation of being invincible in the jadeite trade has become like "losing every bet" in the jadeite trade.
Although outsiders don't know how many jadeite stones Fang Yazhi has lost by gambling in the past two years, some good people have made rough calculations. The money Fang Yazhi threw into the stone gambling market must be at least hundreds of millions.
Therefore, since Qin Feng took over Fang Yazhi's jade shop, it was not surprising in Huang Bingyu's eyes that he bought some jade products.
"It's not a big deal, it's just small profits but quick turnover."
Qin Feng naturally refused to tell the other party about his profits. He smiled and said: "I have been longing for jade trading for a long time. I wonder if Boss Huang can take me to see it?"
"It's not something that's inconvenient for you. There's absolutely no problem in taking me with you. But I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
Huang Bingyu laughed bitterly when he heard this and said: "Brother Qin, you should know the reason for the decline of "Ya Zhi Zhai", right? It was because of stone gambling. If you go there and get addicted to it, how will you let me deal with it?"
Although the rules of stone gambling in Myanmar have existed since before liberation, it was only introduced into the country in the early 1990s.
In just seven or eight years, people have felt its charm and cruelty. Huang Bingyu is still a clear-headed person, so he can say the words to persuade Qin Feng.
"Boss Huang, I understand what you mean."
Seeing Huang Bingyu's serious look, Qin Feng couldn't help but laugh and said: "Boss Huang, most of the funds I brought this time were invested in nephrite. Even if I want to gamble on stones, I don't have that much money."
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Qin Feng paused for a moment and then said: "I just want to go there this time to see and get to know some rough stone merchants. If I need rough jadeite in the future, I can purchase it directly from them..."
What Qin Feng said is half true and half false. It is true that most of the funds in his hands were used to purchase nephrite. However, Qin Feng also left five million for emergencies, which was enough for his newly emerging jade industry in the country.
The market is making waves.
"Oh? So Boss Qin wants to buy the jade he gambled on?"
Huang Bingyu nodded and said: "This is okay. Although the price is a bit higher, there is no risk at all..."
The jade trading market is generally composed of three types of people.
The first type of people are businessmen who sell jadeite rough. In Myanmar, these people are often the owners of jadeite mines. They only mine and then sell the jadeite on the public market. They never gamble.
There are also people like this in China. They buy raw jadeite from Myanmar at a low price and sell it to the public in China. They do not cut or polish the stone themselves, and only earn the difference in the price of transporting the raw stone from Myanmar to China.
The second type of people in the jade market are gamblers like Fang Yazhi.
They use their own judgment to bet on whether there is jade in the rough stones. The name "stone gambling" also comes from these people. It can be said that they are the most important factor in the existence of the stone gambling market.
As for the third group of people, they are some jade merchants from Hong Kong, Macao and the Mainland.
Most of these people are terminal sellers. They are not willing to take risks by betting on stones, but when other people's bets increase, it is often these people who buy jadeite.
The stone gambling market has been prosperous in recent years, and the role played by the third type of people cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, even if the best jadeite is gambled, if no one buys it, there will naturally be no market.
Sales - stone gambling - resale, these three links are indispensable.
It is said that there are risks in gambling on stones, but in fact the risk only exists in the second step, so Huang Bingyu agreed to take Qin Feng there when he heard that Qin Feng was not going directly to gamble on stones.
"Okay, Boss Huang, when are you leaving? I'll book the flight tickets first, and we'll be together then."
Hearing that Huang Bingyu agreed, Qin Feng felt happy. There were too few places for jade trading in this country, and Qin Feng didn't have time to go to Myanmar, so he could only follow an acquaintance to make contact first.
After asking about Huang Bingyu's flight, Qin Feng and him returned to the wine table. Everyone had almost finished eating and drinking. More than ten minutes later, the group came to Zhu Zhengjun's calligraphy and painting shop in the antique city.
Antique City is a key development project in Los Angeles City. The police station is right at the door, and every store is equipped with automatic alarm devices, so even if there is no one in the store to watch, there is no risk of any accidents happening.
Not long after Qin Feng started appreciating jade again, another deposit car stopped at the entrance of the antique city, and several large bags of money were moved into the compartment of the calligraphy and painting shop.
This time, it was Zhu Zhengjun who helped Qin Feng exchange all the eight million. Excluding the four million transferred to the Zhu family's account, there is now a total of nearly six million in cash in the store.
In the afternoon, seven or eight more jade merchants came one after another. Some were invited by Mr. Zhu, and some came after hearing the news. The cash in Qin Feng's hand was decreasing rapidly, but the jade articles piled up in the compartment were also increasing rapidly.
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"Mr. Zhu, how many people are still here? I...I'm afraid I don't have enough cash on hand..."
After working for seven or eight hours, Qin Feng came to Mr. Zhu who had just returned to the store.
At this time, except for everyone in the Zhu family, there were no merchants coming to sell jade. People like Huang Bingyu had already left.
What Qin Feng didn't expect was that he was going to collect 8 million for Santian Jade. He just paid the 20% advance payment today and actually spent it all. He also asked Zhu Zhengjun to help advance 30%.
Thousands.
This means that if someone comes to sell jade tomorrow, Qin Feng will have no money to pay. He will have to shamelessly find Mr. Zhu and ask him to cancel the arrangement tomorrow.
"Xiao Qin, don't worry, the ones that should come are almost here today."
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Mr. Zhu laughed. He also didn't expect that after his phone call yesterday, almost all the powerful antique dealers in Henan Province would be here today.
"That's good, old man. Cancel tomorrow's event." Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
After collecting so much jade, Qin Feng felt a little crazy when he thought about it. In just one day, he bought fifty to sixty million jade items. This is a figure that many jade merchants may not be able to sell in their lifetime.
"Okay, Xiao Qin, hurry up and eat something..." Zhu Zhengjun came over and said, "You didn't even drink any water this afternoon."
Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Uncle Zhu, I'm fine. It's all thanks to you."
Qin Feng had been busy all day, but everyone in the Zhu family was not idle either. From Zhu Kai's father and uncle to his cousin, almost the whole family came to help greet the guests. They were very tired at the end of the day.
"Kaizi has a share in your business, and it can be regarded as his own business. How hard is it?"
Zhu Zhengjun waved his hand and said: "Qin Feng, I heard that you are going to Guangdong Province the day after tomorrow? What should I do with these goods? It is not safe to store 40 to 50 million yuan of goods here for a long time...
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People who engage in antique business usually keep their valuables at home. Although the security in the antique city is very good, if it is not properly maintained, some people will take risks.
Especially what Qin Feng did today was a bit big. He scattered millions of cash and attracted the attention of many people. If this thing is left alone for one more day, the risk will increase.
After hearing Zhu Zhengjun's words, Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said: "Uncle Zhu, please help find a car and let Kaizi do the hard work. Let's take the car to the capital tomorrow. I will arrange for someone to pick it up there."
Yu Province is about a thousand kilometers away from the capital. Driving there is even faster than taking a train. The Chinese New Year is about to come, and the store's supply of goods is under great pressure. Qin Feng also wants to deliver the goods as soon as possible.
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"Don't worry about tomorrow. I'm leaving all night. I'm a little worried about leaving the goods in the store..."
Zhu Zhengjun raised his head and said: "Let me go with Kaizi. I just want to go to your store to have a look, and I can switch driving with the delivery man."
People who came to do business in the 1980s can basically endure hardships. For Zhu Zhengjun, running a long distance overnight is not a big deal.
"Don't worry about the delivery vehicle. I have regular customers, so it will be safe."
Zhu Zhengjun was also impatient, so he immediately picked up the phone and went to contact the person. Anyway, those long-distance buses didn't have time to get off and off work. Basically, the cargo owners would be on their way as soon as they called.
"Uncle Zhu, it's up to you and Kaizi to do the hard work."
Qin Feng didn't have many polite words. If the business of "Zhen Yufang" can continue to develop, don't underestimate Zhu Kai's 5% share. If it exceeds a few thousand, it may be worth tens of millions.
The Zhu family still had many connections in Los Angeles. Within 20 minutes after Zhu Zhengjun made the call, a small truck with two rows of seats in the front and a closed compartment in the back was waiting outside the antique city.
It took almost half an hour for a few people to move all the jade stones into the car. The car carried Zhu Zhengjun and his son and disappeared into the night.
Li Ran and Feng Yongkang took Xie Xuan to Xinjiang Province. At this time, there was no one in the capital. Qin Feng could only call He Jinlong and Miao Liuzhi respectively and ask them to pick up the car tomorrow.
After finishing all this work, the exhausted Qin Feng returned to Zhu's house, ate something and fell asleep. A whole day of appraisals made his head almost explode.
However, Qin Feng, who fell asleep as soon as he lay on the bed, and Zhu Zhengjun, who was on the road, did not expect that it was precisely because of their decision to deliver goods to Beijing overnight that they avoided a major loss.
