At around nine o'clock in the morning, there was a sound of brakes coming from the door of Zhuoyue Antique Store. To Xue Chen's surprise, the first ones to arrive were Shen Wanjun and Shen Zixi.
"Uncle Shen, Zi Xi, you guys came so early, the exhibition doesn't start until ten o'clock." Xue Chen thought they had remembered the time wrongly.
"Boss Shen, beautiful Shen, morning." Fatty Wang came forward with a smile and greeted warmly.
Shen Zixi, who was wearing a white cheongsam with green lotus flowers embroidered on it, pursed her lips and smiled, revealing an intellectual beauty, as if she were a woman coming out of an ancient painting, dignified and elegant, not only Wang Dong, but also Xue Chen Take a second look.
"As an elder, I should come early. Besides, I also want to be one step ahead and take a look at the old sandalwood pendants on display today." Shen Wanjun was full of energy, as if he looked younger than a while ago. The broad forehead reflected the light.
Daxing Pawn's business is getting better and better. Shen Wanjun is in a better mood and naturally looks younger.
Xue Chen and Fatty Wang accompanied the Shen family's father and daughter and climbed up to the second floor. As soon as they entered the showroom, Shen Wanjun and Shen Zixi stopped at the same time.
Shen Zixi blurted out: "Did you decorate the showroom yourself, or did you pay a professional company to decorate it?"
Fatty Wang puffed up his chest and cleared his throat: "How could you waste so much money on such a small thing? Lao Xue and I designed and arranged it. Hehe, of course, Lao Xue came up with the design idea and I was mainly responsible for completing it. "
Shen Wanjun walked in with his hands behind his back, looked around for a few times, nodded repeatedly, and praised: "It's very good, the layout is very good. Even if I were to decorate it, I might not have thought it was so comprehensive. Oh, there is a smoking room." "
Seeing that Shen Wanjun was so optimistic about the showroom he designed, Xue Chen's lips curved with joy.
The arrival of the Shen family's father and daughter seemed to light an invisible fuse. Within two minutes, another guest arrived. It was none other than Lin Xirong, a reporter from Haicheng Evening News.
Wearing a pink short-sleeved T-shirt and light cyan jeans, with a camera hanging on one shoulder, it couldn't be simpler, but it didn't make Lin Xirong any less sexy and stunning.
"Reporter Lin, you're here." Wang Dong's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Lin Xirong.
"Boss Wang is holding a trade fair, so of course I have to come early."
Lin Xirong smiled lightly and stretched out her hand to shake Fatty Wang's hand. Then she looked at Xue Chen and asked, "Are the exhibits upstairs? I need to take more photos as material before more guests arrive."
"Reporter Lin, go up. The exhibits are in the booth above." Xue Chen said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go up first." Lin Xirong nodded and walked into the store.
Xue Chen turned around and saw Wang Dong staring at Lin Xirong's back. He couldn't help but chuckled: "Dongzi, be careful, your eyeballs are about to fall out."
It wasn't until Lin Xirong's figure disappeared from sight that Wang Dong calmly withdrew his gaze and said nonchalantly: "Old Xue, don't laugh at me. After all, you dated a beautiful girl from Luo Dam when you were in college. Brother I'm alone, and everyone I like doesn't pay attention to me, and everyone who likes me is miserable, what a tragedy."
"Okay, stop complaining, we have another guest." Hearing Wang Dong suddenly mention Luo Bing, Xue Chen sighed inwardly, but before he had time to think about it, another guest came.
In the next half hour, guests arrived one after another, and Wang Dong and the three clerks also became busy.
Wang Dong was responsible for greeting the guests on the first floor, while Xue Chen went to the second floor to greet them. The three clerks served tea and water.
The reaction was basically the same as that of the Shen family's father and daughter. Every arriving guest was shocked when they first saw such a perfectly decorated showroom. They couldn't imagine that such a small antique shop would actually decorate the showroom.
It was so high-end, I couldn't help but take another look at the excellent antique shop, Xue Chen, and Wang Dong.
Several antique shop colleagues among the customers felt a little upset when they saw such a showroom. They also realized that the rise of this outstanding antique shop may be unstoppable.
When it was almost ten o'clock, Fatty Wang rushed upstairs, came to Xue Chen's side, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and whispered: "I said, Lao Xue, you have notified too many people, there are all of them."
There are over fifty people, and our store is so small that we can’t even fit it in.”
"I only informed more than 20 people. The others came on their own after hearing the news. They are all guests, so we can't kick them out." Xue Chen spread his hands helplessly.
Half of the guests came uninvited, which shows the attraction of the old Indian sandalwood in the 1980s.
All the old sandalwood pendants have been placed in a glass-covered booth covered with white velvet cloth. They are illuminated by slender incandescent lamps, reflecting an oily luster, showing their excellent texture.
"It's oily and smooth, with plump particles, which is rare."
"Yes, it's rare to see such good old sandalwood on the market, and the quantity is so large."
The guests all moved back and forth, lowered their heads to admire them carefully, and exchanged a few words with others around them from time to time. From the satisfied expressions, it was easy to see that they were all very optimistic about these old Indian sandalwood pendants and were very excited about them.
Fatty Wang cleared his throat, walked to a conspicuous place, bowed, and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am Wang Dong, the manager of Excellent Antiques Store. I can guarantee that all Indians participating in the exhibition will
The old sandalwood pendants are all genuine and are over 80 years old. We will compensate you 10% for any fake ones.”
When the guests heard this, they all looked at Fatty Wang and smiled kindly.
"I think most of the people present can identify the authenticity of the old sandalwood, and naturally believe what store manager Wang said, but I want to know, at a trade fair, it is natural to display first and then sell, so what is the sales method?
"Someone asked first.
Xue Chen and Wang Dong had already discussed this issue, so Xue Chen calmly walked into the sight of everyone, smiled and said: "To be honest, I didn't expect so many friends to be here. It's a great honor.
, but here’s the problem, there are only twenty-one pendants in total, and some friends will definitely leave empty-handed. It’s hard to decide who to sell to and who not to sell.”
"If you choose the direct auction bidding method, although it is fair, it seems too profitable for our store and it is not worth the trouble. But there are only so many pendants, and those who cannot buy them will inevitably complain in their hearts, so our store decided to sell this time
The method is a secret auction, and you can bid multiple times, but in the end each person can only buy two pieces at most."
The guests who attended the trade fair basically understood what secret photography was all about, and they were very surprised to see it being sold in this way, and they also thought it was very suitable.
In particular, each person can only purchase a maximum of two items, which greatly increases the favorability of Xue Chen among the guests. Businessmen pursue profits, and naturally the more they earn, the better. However, this restriction allows some guests who do not have a lot of money to buy.
It's very considerate to try to buy one.
"Every pendant on display has detailed dimensions, different numbers and base prices. If you like which one you like, you can go to our clerk to get paper and pen and write down your name, number and bid price.
Put it into the carton box at the door, and each pendant will be purchased by the highest bidder in the secret auction." Xue Chen pointed to a carton box placed on the ground beside him with only a hole left.
After Xue Chen announced the secret shooting method, the guests present once again carefully looked at each piece, choosing their favorite pendants, and also thinking about the appropriate price, which should not be too high, but also
It takes some courage and vision to outdo everyone.
Ten minutes later, someone had already gone to get paper and pen, and slowly stuffed the filled-in dark auction price into the cardboard box.
Fatty Wang stood next to Xue Chen and rubbed his hands: "Old Xue, is there no problem with this method?"
"Just keep your heart in your stomach, there will definitely be no problem at all."
Xue Chen smiled calmly. He had already used perspective to look through the carton just now. After a brief look, he saw that the secret auction prices on the several slips of paper put in were all higher than the minimum price given.
After a long time, my heart dropped to the ground.
The exhibition lasted for almost an hour, and after seeing that almost all the interested guests had submitted their bids for the secret auction, Wang Dong announced that the secret auction was over.
The cartons and boxes were carried to a lounge next door, placed on the table and opened, and a pile of papers spilled out. Wang Dong was surprised and said: "Hey, there are so many!"
"Stop talking nonsense, the customers are all waiting. Quickly separate all the secret auctions according to their numbers and select the two with the highest bids." Xue Chen urged and found out that the second highest price was because of the limit of buying two items per person.
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The two of them worked for about ten minutes before returning to the showroom. Wang Dong's eyes also showed a hint of excitement.
Many guests looked at the two people in unison, feeling some tension and expectation in their hearts, fearing that the price they paid in the secret auction would not be higher than that of others, and that they would not be able to buy such a fine and rare old sandalwood pendant.
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Now, I will announce the highest bidder for each pendant in the secret auction." Xue Chen picked up the paper in his hand and read out in a clear voice.
"Bracelet pendant No. 1, the highest bidder, Mr. Chen Quan, bid 32,000 yuan."
An elegant man among the guests raised his lips.
"The highest bidder for the No. 2 bracelet pendant is Ms. Zhao Lifen, who bids 28,000 yuan."
"No. 3..."
There are twenty-one exhibits and eighteen bracelets. The prices fluctuate depending on the diameter and condition of the sandalwood beads on the bracelet.
When Xue Chen finished reading out the highest bidders for all the pendants, some were happy and some were depressed. The most commendable thing is that none of them failed to sell!
"Hey, what a mistake. It's only five hundred yuan short of the highest price."
"I didn't expect that I paid 32,000 and won the bracelet number 15. It's worth it."
At this time, Wang Dongxiao's eyes had narrowed into thin slits: "Friends who can take the photo will be asked to go to the first floor to pay. With the receipt, you can take away the exhibits." (To be continued)