"Brother Feng, there are fewer and fewer educated people playing with the Four Treasures of the Study. Our business is really not that good..."
Xie Xuan is a smart person with a quick mind. He has been hanging out in the antique street for more than three months, and he is very close to the people around him. However, the longer he hangs out in the antique street, the more Xie Xuan looks down on the current business.
It has been more than three months since the opening. Occasionally, some retired cadres come to buy some writing brushes, rice paper and other items. The biggest purchase so far is from a parent of an eight-year-old child who hopes that his son will become a great success. He spent 600 yuan. I bought a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The profits of these things are extremely low to begin with, and they don't do business every day. It would be good if they can open for business every three to five days.
After three months, Xie Xuan calculated the accounts and found that not only had they not earned a penny, but including rent, water, electricity, labor and antique street management fees, they had a net loss of nearly 20,000 yuan.
This makes Xie Xuan, who claims to have business talent, very unwilling to accept it, because every day he sees those people in other shops doing crooked things, who can earn at least ten thousand or eight thousand in a month, and even worse in a month. If you can make hundreds of thousands of dollars, then that's really three years without opening, and three years after opening.
Today I brought my father to see Qin Feng. Xie Xuan just wanted to put forward suggestions for rectification and make a complete plan for the future development of "Wenbaozhai".
Of course, a fat guy who has not graduated from junior high school would not be able to think of these things. It was all taught to Xie Xuan by the old man around him.
After telling Qin Feng his thoughts, Xie Xuan said: "Brother Feng, although we still have some money, we can't sit back and rest on nothing, right? In my opinion, "Wenbaozhai" will have to close down if this continues... "
The initial 250,000 yuan obtained from Shishi, after deducting the expenses of purchasing and repairing the courtyard house and taking over the "Wenbaozhai", there are probably 50,000 to 60,000 yuan left.
When Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan left Jintian, Qin Feng asked them to take away 20,000 yuan. The two brothers were not good at living, and they spent all 20,000 yuan in half a year.
After Xie Xuan returned to Jintian, Qin Feng gave him all the remaining more than 30,000 yuan. In the past few months, he had spent almost another 20,000 yuan, so Xie Xuan became anxious now.
"Qin Feng, are you out of money?"
If he hadn't heard what his son said, Xie Dazhi would have never known that the antique shop was running like this, so he immediately said, "How about I take some money and put it in the shop first, and you can use it as a turnover?"
It only took Xie Dazhi two years to go from being on the verge of bankruptcy to coming back from the dead. The newly developed real estate projects have brought him huge returns. Now there is absolutely no problem in taking out 1.8 million.
"Uncle Xie, the money is not lacking for the time being. I have a way..." Qin Feng shook his head and rejected Xie Dazhi's kindness.
Last year, he "snatched" two bundles of money from Yuan Bingqi's safe and hid them before returning to the pharmaceutical factory. Later, he took them back and checked and found that there were a total of 60,000 yuan. Qin Feng did not have to worry about funds in a short period of time.
Qin Feng tapped his long and delicate fingers on the back of the chair for a while, then raised his head and said, "Xuanzi, what do you think about this store?"
Qin Feng doesn't like to do everything by himself. As the saying goes, "Give a man a fish and you will have three meals a day; teach a man to fish and you will have a lifetime of food." The reason why he left things alone is to let Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan mature.
And a place like Antique Street, where dragons and snakes are mixed together, and intrigues are staged every day, is probably the easiest place for people to grow besides prison.
Facts have also proved that Xie Xuan and Li Tianyuan are indeed much more mature than before.
Needless to say, Xie Xuan, Li Tianyuan actually learned how to smile with others, and it was he who made the largest "business" of 600 yuan.
According to what the parent said, if you don't study calligraphy well, you will be like Li Tianyuan selling things at the counter. At that time, Li Tianyuan's face turned black with anger.
It's just that Li Tianyuan's heart is not dark enough. If it were Xie Xuan, he would at least sell him a set of pens, inks, paper and inkstones worth more than two thousand. Now, in addition to women's money, children's money is easy to make. What a rare opportunity.
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"Brother Feng, I've thought about it, let's sell jade!"
Hearing Qin Feng ask his idea, the little fat man's eyes suddenly lit up, "I have explored this street. There are many jade sellers, but there are really no jade sellers. With your craftsmanship, you can definitely make it."
Get popular!"
After hanging out in the antique street for so long, Xie Xuan also knows the value of jade, especially the kind of jade made by Qin Feng, which is more expensive than gold. It doesn't take much, as long as you can sell one piece a year.
, we can ensure that they have enough food and clothing.
"With my skills?"
Qin Feng laughed bitterly when he heard this, patted Xie Xuan's head gently with his hand, and scolded with a smile: "If it's really jade made by hand, you're just waiting to be smashed into the store. That thing can't be worn for a few months."
It will fade and cause harm to the body. This business is too unscrupulous and cannot be done."
Through He Zai's subtle influence during his studies, Qin Feng is not very resistant to deception and abduction. This is also a technical job, but he has his own bottom line as a person, which is to make money without risking his life.
If the fake jadeite is carefully crafted, it can indeed be guaranteed not to fade within two to three years, but the radioactive material contained in it will cause great harm to the human body.
"Brother Feng, what can we do? We have no way to sell calligraphy and paintings, let alone anything else. Who knows where those things come from?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Xie Xuan immediately grimaced. It stands to reason that the shop that runs the Four Treasures of the Study would be filled with literati and elegant people who are interested in calligraphy and painting. For example, Xin Nan's grandfather used to have a shop full of famous people's calligraphy and painting.
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It's just that Xin Nan's grandfather is a celebrity in the calligraphy world. It's easy for him to shamelessly ask for paintings or pay to buy celebrities' calligraphy and paintings.
But these little brats like Qin Feng are neither famous nor well-connected. Not to mention the well-known calligraphers and painters, even the fresh graduates from the Academy of Fine Arts, they are afraid that they are not willing to put their works in their stores.
As for those bronze wares and other miscellaneous items, each store was very secretive about the channels through which they purchased goods. No matter how much Xie Xuan tried to make excuses, he refused to speak out, and Xie Xuan's thoughts were cut off.
"Where did it come from?" Qin Feng glanced at Xie Xuan and said, "Xuanzi, do you want to sell that thing?"
"Of course, Brother Feng, you don't know that a few days ago, that guy with the pockmarked face, Ma Laowu, got a bronze candlestick from somewhere. He said it was from the Warring States Period, but that crap thing was actually sold
Eighty thousand!"
Xie Xuan showed an indignant expression on his face, and then said: "That thing is full of rust, and there is not even a word on it. In my opinion, Ma Laowu paid at most fifty yuan to collect it, but this move is
Eighty thousand, without any counter-offer."
This kind of thing doesn't happen once or twice in the antique street, but the business is different. Xie Xuan can only watch others making a lot of money. If he says he is not jealous, it is definitely a lie.
Qin Feng shook his head and said: "Going to the countryside to find things requires good eyesight. Don't think that all the stuff in the countryside is real. If you don't have good eyesight, no matter how much money you have, it won't be enough to compensate..."
In the 1980s, going to the countryside to collect antiques was a quick way to make a fortune. At that time, people didn't care about these broken pieces of iron. They were willing to sell them for just eighty cents.
But in recent years, people have more spare money and more people are interested in antiques. The price of antiques has naturally increased. It is almost impossible to go to the countryside to hunt for treasures.
Moreover, after suffering several losses, those old men and women who had sold things cheaply in the past have become smarter.
They didn't know where they bought some high-quality imitation antiques and hid them at home. When the collectors came, they pretended to accidentally reveal the items, attracting people who wanted to fish, but they were pulled away by the fish instead.
The water was out of the water, the fish didn't eat it, and it was still covered in fishy fish.
As time goes by, except for some retired people who really like collecting and go to the countryside to pick up treasures, the grandsons and old ladies in the antique street compete with each other and are deceived several times. Who are they?
I don't want to run away to the countryside, so I might as well start selling fakes myself.
Counterfeiting of antiques is already well-known in the industry. The three emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty were the ancestors of counterfeiting. They imitated many calligraphy and painting porcelains of the Song and Ming dynasties.
Of course, in modern times, those fakes at that time have become extremely precious cultural relics and antiques, but those made in modern times do not have such collection value.
Xie Xuan also wanted to do this, but he had no way out. The profiteers who usually drank and ate meat and talked about anything on the antique street became mute when he mentioned this matter.
After hearing that Qin Feng rejected all his suggestions, Xie Xuan said angrily: "Brother Feng, this won't work, that won't work either. We might as well close the store to save ourselves from losing money like this."
"Xuanzi, don't worry, I have to review for the exam during this period. When the college entrance examination is over, let's go out and do some work!"
Qin Feng laughed when he heard this. He has never worried about money since he learned art from Zai Shi. Either he is bragging, or Qin Feng is now setting up a stall at the train station and making as much as a thousand or eight hundred dollars a day.
As if playing.
"What kind of work are you doing? Or jade?"
Xie Xuan's eyes lit up. Qin Feng's empty-handed white wolf touched him so deeply that time. He made a piece of broken stone for several hundred yuan, and in the blink of an eye he made more than 200,000 yuan.
Qin Feng thought for a while and said: "The situation in Myanmar has been unstable in the past few years, and the price of jade has risen sharply. You can consider doing that in the future, but if you want to do it, do it in a formal way, and don't mess with the sign."
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Xie Dazhi interrupted: "Qin Feng, the cost of doing jade business is not small. If you just buy some goods and stock up, it will be tens of millions. You don't have that much capital now..."
Not only in the stone market, high-end jadeite has been very popular in major cities in China in recent years, especially among those who are the first to get rich. Anyone who doesn’t wear a cat-eye-sized jadeite ring on their finger will be embarrassed to go out and meet people.
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Xie Dazhi looked at Qin Feng and said: "If you really want to do this, how about... I will pay the money, which will be considered as shares for Xie Xuan. Qin Feng, what do you think?"
Although Xie Dazhi admires Qin Feng very much, if it were before today, he would never have opened his mouth to make an investment of tens of millions of yuan. That would not be in line with Xie Dazhi's cautious temperament.
But after seeing the close relationship between Qin Feng and Director Hu, let alone 10 million, even if he was asked to thank someone for all his current wealth, Xie Dazhi would not be stunned. In the world of Jintian,
With Hu Baoguo as a great figure behind him, it would be difficult for Qin Feng to lose money even if he wanted to.
"It's better not to use it, Uncle Xie. Let's wait until we have the capital to think about the jade business."
Qin Feng shook his head and once again rejected Xie Dazhi's kindness. He smiled at Xie Xuan and said, "Xuanzi, you said that we can spend the money we earn by ourselves, so that we can have a sense of accomplishment, right?"
"Yes, Brother Feng, you are right, what is the use of spending my money?"
Xie Xuan straightened his chest, looked at his father and said, "Dad, just look at it, my son will definitely be richer than you in the future..."
"**, your kid used to spend too little of my money?" Seeing his son's appearance, Xie Dazhi was angry and funny, but he felt relieved to see that his son was ambitious.
"Brother Feng, the jade business can't be done now, what should we do?"
Xie Xuan, who had just finished becoming a hero, suddenly turned into a bitch again. Now he is taking care of the family's accounts. If he doesn't make money and doesn't need his father's support, he will soon be living in the northwest wind.
"Don't worry, didn't I say, we will make money after taking the college entrance examination."
Qin Feng glanced at Xie Dazhi, but still didn't tell him how to make money. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.
Qin Feng's so-called way to make money is actually to make a guest appearance in the "Five Elements and Three Elements", that is, tomb robbing. Since there is no way to buy fakes, he might as well just sell the real ones.
Qin Feng and Master Zai have the same view, that is, the world's wealth belongs to everyone in the world. Why do the princes and generals sell all the good things and bury them in their tombs? These treasures are the essence of the craftsmen at that time, and they should be made public.
All in the world.
After the news of Sun Dianying's theft of the Dongling Tomb came out, the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty felt as if they were mourning for their heirs, and they all criticized Sun Dianying's behavior.
After hearing the news, Zai was silent for a long time and then uttered two words: "You deserve it!"
As the saying goes, like a teacher, like a disciple, Zai Zhi didn't care about the theft of his ancestor's tomb, and Qin Feng didn't take it seriously. The antique shop was short of items at the moment, so it wouldn't hurt to make a guest appearance.
The reason why academic circles now hate tomb robbing is because, firstly, those people do it for their own selfish desires, and secondly, their lives are too fashionable. They often steal ten things and destroy dozens of them. The damage rate is too high.
high.
Of course, Qin Feng's idea cannot be told to Xie Dazhi. Otherwise, even if Xie Dazhi admires Qin Feng, after learning that he is taking his son to dig up the ancestral graves, he will probably fight Qin Feng with a kitchen knife, right?
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