"This man is a local from the Tri-Cities. He and I have done two not-so-big transactions and occasionally have some phone calls. We are not very close, just friends."
The meaning of Yan Ru's jargon is also very clear. Generally speaking, friends are not 100% sure that this transaction is OK, so they should keep their eyes open to avoid suffering losses.
Xue Chen and Yan Ruxing were talking, but the young man named Yu Qiang never interrupted. He couldn't interrupt, and he was not very familiar with some things in the antique circle.
He only occasionally glanced at Xue Chen, but he still had a deep impression of Xue Chen. They once went to Pinghe City together. It was also the first time in his life that he saw the traps in the antique circle. It really opened his eyes.
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After not seeing each other for more than half a year, he felt that Xue Chen's impression of others had also changed. Although he smiled and called him brothers and was very enthusiastic, he himself felt restricted, as if he was not facing someone of the same age.
, but an elder and a leader!
Three hours later, the plane landed at the airport in Sanlian City. Outside the airport, there was already a person waiting for the three of them.
"Xiao Lu, it's so troublesome for you to come to pick us up in person."
The person who picked up the plane was a man who was about forty-two or thirteen years old. In Yan Ruxing's eyes, he was naturally Xiao Lu, and Xiao Lu called Yan Ruxing brother. In order not to be inferior in seniority, Xue Chen and Yu Qiang were called uncles.
Xiao Lu and Lu Jianmin work in the Environmental Protection Bureau of Sanlian City. It is a job that requires frequent field trips and inspections in the counties, villages and towns surrounding Sanlian City. Therefore, they know the situation around Sanlian City quite well and have heard the news.
There are more naturally.
Xue Chen got into a Volkswagen Sagitar together, first found a hotel to settle down, and then talked to Lu Jianmin about the specific situation.
Four people sat in a room. Lu Jianmin sat on a chair and briefly talked about the situation.
"About a week ago, I accidentally heard someone passing on the news that in a natural village under our Sanlian City, someone found a few huanghuali logs used in the wood of an old house. It happened that I was going to that village.
The town went to inspect a factory's environmental problems, so I took a look."
"Have you seen those old Huanghuali materials?" Yan Ruxing asked with concern.
"Well, I saw it, and I touched it with my own hands. I felt that there should be nothing wrong. I heard that two groups of people had already come, but no deal was made. Of course, I couldn't afford it, so I thought of Brother Yan.
You, I gave you a call."
"Xiao Lu, thank you. If this business is successful, I will definitely give you a big red envelope." Yan Ruxing raised his hand and looked at his watch again, and said rather eagerly, "How about we set off today?"
Lu Jianmin thought for a while and said it was okay. He could go to the town where the village belonged first and then enter the village tomorrow.
Immediately, the four people checked out of the room, got in the car and set off. After almost an hour and a half, the car drove into an ordinary town. They first found a restaurant in the town for a simple meal, and then checked into the hotel.
I found the only hotel in the town, with only two floors and less than ten rooms.
Two double rooms were opened.
When returning to the room, Xue Chen saw that there were people with foreign accents living in other rooms, which made him wonder if they were also for those old Huanghuali people.
After another dinner, Yan Ruxing took a rest because he was older. Xue Chen played Landlords with Yu Qiang and Lu Jianmin for a while, but he was the worst at it and lost more than 200 yuan.
Yu Qiang and Lu Jianmin also went back to their rooms to rest.
Xue Chen leaned on the bedside and read a book, accompanied by Yan Ruxing's snoring.
Suddenly, Yan Ruxing woke up from his deep sleep. He opened his eyes and took a look: "Where are you reading?"
Xue Chen took a look at the time and saw that it was getting late too, so he put down his book and rested.
Early in the morning, I ate steamed buns and porridge at the breakfast stall next to the hotel. I met three men who lived in the hotel and spoke Cantonese. The three chatted while eating, and the word huanghuali came out of their mouths several times.
Yan Ruxing glanced at Xue Chen, his meaning was simple, there was a competitor.
However, no one pays attention to this kind of thing. It is really normal. Everyone wants to buy good things, and who can buy them depends on their abilities.
The road from the town to the village was pretty good at first, it was a cement road, but halfway through the cement road turned into a gravel road, and in the end we had to stop the car and walk.
After stopping the car, Lu Jianmin pointed to the middle of the two mountains and said, "We still have to walk two miles of mountain road."
Xue Chen and the three of them said nothing and started walking along a road that was inaccessible to cars. After all, Yan Ruixing was quite old, so Qiang gave him a little support.
After walking for almost two miles, a village built on a mountain ridge was revealed. It was not a big village, with a population of only forty or fifty households.
Under the guidance of Lu Jianmin, several people entered the village, went straight to the back slope of the village, and finally stood in front of the courtyard of a house. Before they could get closer, they heard a dog barking.
"This family didn't keep dogs before, but later we learned that the wood in our old house was valuable, so we bought a few big dogs to guard the yard."
Xue Chen raised his head and glanced at the old house in the yard. It was an old house made of half brick and half wood. It did look like it had been there for some time.
The door was open. After a few people entered, a man came out of the house. He looked at them warily and asked if they were here to buy wood.
Lu Jianmin took the lead and said, "I am from the Sanlian City Environmental Protection Bureau and I came here a few days ago."
Seeing that Lu Jianmin was a local and a government worker, the man relaxed a little, became less vigilant, and invited the four of them into the house.
There were seven or eight people sitting in the room. They all seemed to be from this village. They should all be relatives of the family in the village and came to help. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, the value of the wood is in the tens of millions, let alone in the countryside.
People, even city dwellers, are getting a windfall, so of course they have to be extra careful.
Lu Jianmin helped introduce them: "These three are from Yunzhou Province."
"Just take a look, the wood is right here, take a look, and then we'll discuss the price." An old man in his fifties, who must have made the decision, said while sitting on a chair and smoking a cigarette.
As soon as Xue Chen entered the house, he stared at the two pillars in the main hall. They were more than three meters high and thirty centimeters in diameter. The surface was almost black. He reached out and touched it, and carefully identified the texture. Indeed,
It’s an old huanghuali ingredient, so there’s nothing wrong with it.
Yan Ruxing also looked at it and nodded slightly.
At this time, there was another dog barking outside. Sure enough, it was three men who lived together in the hotel in the town and spoke Cantonese.
"Just take a look, and then negotiate the price after viewing." Sellers have the same attitude towards new buyers.
The three men looked at Xue Chen and the four of them, and also started to look at the wood.
There are no roots in the wood, two top beams, and three more on the beams. There is a ladder against the wall, which you can climb up to see.
As Yan Ruxing got older, this job naturally fell on Xue Chen. He climbed up the ladder and looked at the wood of the three beams. He stretched out his hand and felt that the wood was slightly damp.
In a sense, buying huanghuali is similar to buying jade and field jade, especially large pieces of material. The condition inside the wood is very important. Of course, this is not a problem for him. His eyes quickly scanned the three pieces of material on the beam.
After taking a look, after getting off the ladder, I took another look at the situation inside the wood of the two top beams, and I had an idea.
After looking at it, it was time to negotiate the price. The little old man in charge pointed to the two pillars and said: "These two pillars are worth ten million each. The three pieces of material for the beam are worth five million each. No,
Second price."
When the little old man in charge told the price, the breathing of several other villagers in the room changed, and they seemed very nervous and excited.
Xue Chen and others left the house and came to the yard.
Lu Jianmin asked: "Brother Yan, I don't really understand. What do you think of this price?"
Yan Ruxing touched his chin: "It's not bad, I still make some money."
Xue Chen has already seen five pieces of materials, and is aware of the good and bad conditions. Although huanghuali is expensive, it is wood after all, and it will rot in a humid environment. Likewise, it will also get borers.
Among these five pieces of wood, three of them are not in very good condition. One of the pillars and two of the beams have serious signs of rot and insect infestation inside. Although they are not enough to become waste, their value will increase.
Big discount.
One of the pillars and one of the roof beams are in better condition and are good materials worth buying.
But how to buy two good ones is a problem.
He also directly took the situation of Wugen Material as his own judgment and discussed it with Yan Ruxing and the others.
Lu Jianmin glanced at Xue Chen in surprise, as if to say, can you tell anything inside those five pieces? And from the outside, there is no difference.
Yan Ruxing has great trust in Xue Chen's opinion. Although he is not very clear about Xue Chen's judgment, this does not prevent him from trusting Xue Chen.
"You're saying that the roof beam on the left and the beam on the south side are better and worth buying, but the other three are of poor quality, right?" Yan Ruxing said.
"But, even if we know it, what should we do? Should we buy these two separately? I'm afraid the seller won't agree, and there are those three people there. I don't know what they think about it." Yu Qiang scratched his head.
, said something.
"Take one step and take a look." Xue Chen didn't have a clear idea in his mind on how to get those two good materials.
If all five ingredients are bought at the asking price, they won't lose money, but they basically won't make much money, so what's the point? They are here to make money. (To be continued)