Chapter 907: The Potential Crisis of the Antique Store
After chatting for less than half an hour, everyone stood up and prepared to leave. From the beginning to the end, Wang Ke kept his head slightly lowered and did not say another word, as if he had become mute.
Everyone got up and walked out of the tea house. When they came to the door, they greeted one by one and prepared to leave. Some were driving, some were walking, and some were taking taxis.
As a junior, Xue Chen did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he watched several old gentlemen leave before preparing to walk towards the parking place.
"Hey, Brother Xue, wait a minute."
Behind him, Qu Erhe, the owner of the teahouse, chased after him. Before Xue Chen could ask what was going on, a membership card of the teahouse was stuffed into his hand.
"This is our store's membership card. All purchases are 40% off. Ten thousand yuan has been pre-stored in it. Mr. Xue will often come to the teahouse to sit in the future."
Xue Chen glanced at the membership card in his hand, looked at Qu Erhe with a smile on his face, and said hesitantly: "How can this be so embarrassing..."
"Nothing, this is nothing, just make friends." Qu Erhe was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to exchange contact information with Xue Chen.
"Then I'll accept it, Boss Qu. See you later." Xue Chen nodded and turned around.
Qu Erhe watched Xue Chen walk away, and then turned back. His heart still ached. He thought he had made millions, but instead he fell from the top of the clouds to the bottom. He stepped into the trap.
, lost more than three million, and what was even more irritating was that Huo Huo was played like a fool.
When Xue Chen mentioned the nine characteristics and confirmed that his Jun porcelain was a fake, he was sad and angry. He was also shocked by the other person's accomplishments in antiques, especially Lian Zhuge Yihe.
People like Zeng Guangrong and Yao Zhentang all praised it, which shows that it is indeed very remarkable.
He was already so awesome at such a young age. In a few years, he might reach a certain level. After thinking about it in his mind, he naturally took the initiative to make friends without thinking about anything.
At this time, Wang Ke had already arrived at the parking lot and was sitting in his Cadillac SUV. However, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he lit a cigarette, puffed hard, and smoked out the cigarette after a few puffs.
Lighted another cigarette.
He had never smoked so fiercely before. He was in such a bad mood now that he almost went berserk, and his chest was so tight that it almost burst.
How is it possible that you can even mistake a Jiajing plate? How come you suddenly become so awesome? Why?
This is like a middle-class elite seeing a beggar on the street. He felt pity for him but was also angry that he was not motivated and deserved to be poor. However, he did not expect that the beggar turned out to be a billionaire. He was pretending to be a beggar to experience life.
"Light, light."
At this time, the sound of a car's remote unlocking came to my ears. Without looking, I could tell it was a luxury car by listening to the sound closely.
Wang Ke looked up subconsciously and saw a familiar figure getting into a sky blue La Boghini supercar. He watched the supercar drive away, his face became more and more gloomy, and the cigarette in his hand disappeared.
The shreds of tobacco pinched by the clenched fist were scattered.
The next day, Xue Chen flew back to Haicheng. As usual, he first asked about the operating conditions of the three stores, whether they had purchased any large quantities of goods recently, and what transactions had been made.
What reassured him was that the operations of the three stores were still very good and on track, but what made him a little worried was that the goods in the three stores were indeed in short supply.
There is nothing wrong with Haicheng. After all, it is the base camp. It has already established enough popularity, which is no worse than Wan Rui and Long Teng, so it has many trustworthy customers and can receive goods. In addition, it also has Uncle Shen as a channel.
However, although the two stores in Yang'an and Sunan are somewhat famous, they can only be ranked in the top ten. There is still a big gap between them and the previous few old stores. When locals sell antiques, they will naturally put them first. Think of old local stores, not new stores that have been open for a year.
This has resulted in the two stores being unable to make ends meet. They sell more and take in less. The antique shop’s business is to buy low and sell high. How can they make money if they can’t take in the goods?
Now, although the two stores have not reached the point of being exhausted, they still have very little left. They can hold on for two or three months at most. If they don't think of a way, the two stores will really have nothing to offer. At that time, there will be nothing left. There will be no real big customers coming.
Of course, what is in short supply are genuine antiques, not low-end fakes and imitations. There is no shortage of those things.
what to do?
Xue Chen thought of salvaging sunken ships. If an ancient sunken ship full of Chinese treasures could be salvaged, all problems would be solved.
However, the sunken ship does not just exist. Even if there are clues, it may not necessarily be a ship that trades with China.
When he thinks of the Oasis now, he really feels a little regretful. Most of the items on the Oasis are from the Qing and Ming dynasties, but at that time he had not realized the problem of too few antique shops.
But now it's too late, the Eka Group has already subcontracted and sold all those things through various channels, and turned them into hundreds of millions of dollars.
He thought about Uncle Shen again and wanted to hear if Uncle Shen had any good opinions.
"Channels really can't be solved overnight. I forgot to mention it to you at the beginning. There are such drawbacks in opening too many branches too fast."
"It's still my fault that I have too little experience and am a bit eager for quick success and want to open more branches as soon as possible." Xue Chen scratched his head and said to the phone.
"Now you don't have enough channels to purchase goods. Every store has a shortage of goods. Now there are three ways. I tell you to listen."
Xue Chen's eyes lit up and he thought that he was worthy of being Uncle Shen. He was able to come up with three solutions at once.
As if he knew what Xue Chen was thinking, Shen Wanjun smiled and said, "Don't be too happy. The three methods I mentioned are not very clever or practical."
"Well, Uncle Shen, you go ahead and tell me, I'm listening."
"First of all, this first method is the most direct and obvious method. If you don't have channels, then go and grab it!"
"Rob?"
"Yes, just grab it!"
Shen Wanjun explained in detail the so-called "grabbing", which is to seize the channels for purchasing goods from other people. For example, if you know that another antique store has a channel, then go and talk to the owner of the channel and give you a better price than that store. Antique shops offer higher prices.
If that channel is not very stable, maybe you can just grab it and make it your own.
"This method is relatively direct and has quick results, but it also has disadvantages. It is a bit unethical and will offend people. If it is spread, it will not sound good."
If the other person was not Uncle Shen, Xue Chen would have interrupted and continued. He would never do this. It was really a bit unethical.
"But actually, this is quite common. Let's talk about Wanrui. He once stole other people's channels. Of course, he was also robbed by others, but they just didn't take it away. Over the years, Wanrui has become bigger and stronger.
, the channels are sufficient and stable, so there is no need to rob it, nor will it be robbed by others."
"Hey, then why didn't you take the initiative to come to me to discuss cooperation channels? Now there is no need to be too poor." Xue Chen muttered.
"That's because the market has matured now. When an industry first appears, it will grow wildly, with many opportunities and fierce competition. But once it stabilizes, it becomes a pattern that is difficult to break.
, don’t be dissatisfied. It’s not easy to achieve excellence to this point. Basically all channels have been stabilized. Unless new channels are born, there will be a chance to compete, but channels are not so good.
comes out often."
Xue Chen rubbed his nose: "What about the second and third roads?"
"Speaking of which, the second and third paths are basically the same in nature. The second path is not asking for help. It is also very difficult. You are now well-informed and have completely integrated into the antique circle.
But there are some things that you definitely don’t understand very well. Let me ask you, do you know how many antique exchange meetings are held across the country a year?”
"Antique exchange meeting?"
"As far as I know, there are more than a hundred antique exchange meetings of various sizes across the country every year. In other words, there is one every three days on average."
"More than a hundred exchange meetings, so many?" Xue Chen was shocked. He really didn't expect there to be so many.
"Is there a lot? What I'm talking about is just barely high-end ones. Those who are not mainstream are more like shrimps in the sea. The second way I'm talking about is that since there are no channels, you can only make ends meet and attend exchange meetings.
We go to the exchange meeting to search for things worth selling at the exchange meeting, and then take them to antique shops to sell them."
Uncle Shen then directly told the third way. Xue Chen didn't expect that this way was actually abroad.
"I traveled to Europe two years ago. I stayed for almost half a month and visited several countries. The place I visited the most was the local flea market. Do you know what a flea market is?"
As Uncle Shen said, some flea markets in Europe are very large and popular, and the items sold in the market are also very miscellaneous, including porcelain, bronzes, and ancient books that were exported from China in the last century or even the last century.
Calligraphy, paintings, etc. appear at flea markets.
After all, not all foreigners know the true value of those treasures from the East, and there are many who sell them as ordinary commodities.
Xue Chen also understood. Whether he was attending exchange meetings in China or looking for flea markets in European countries, to put it bluntly, he was looking for treasures on his own.
"I didn't tell you that one of the Flower God Cups I got was found at a flea market in England and cost twenty pounds." Uncle Shen said with a faint smile.
Xue Chen was refreshed and had an idea in his mind. (To be continued)