Hong Yanwu dared to cast a wide net to collect goods with such a wide opening and a gambling nature. In addition to the support of the market in a special era, he also had two relying points that ordinary people would never be able to match.
First, he has an increasing amount of cash in his hands that he cannot spend.
Who would dare to throw away 1.8 million yuan to copy goods these days? He can do it, and he can do it continuously, and he has a guaranteed monthly income of 100,000 yuan.
Secondly, it is rare that he still has room.
Even after this wedding banquet, the old shop of more than 400 square meters of "Yanmei Building" was almost full of goods, but there was still the Hong family's old house to cover it.
Those sets of tidied yards are themselves a natural museum. What can’t be put there?
So, everything must be done at the right time, location, and people.
If one's own conditions are not met, no matter how smart a person is, he can only watch the opportunity slip away from his eyes, which is a waste of time.
But conversely, when all the necessary conditions are met, it will be difficult even if you don’t think about it. Everything will fall into place naturally.
No, it's like a big pie falling from the sky. Hong Yanwu is sitting at home, and all the good things that people want can find their way to him.
One day in mid-May, Wang Hanping suddenly came to the door and asked Hong Yanwu how much money he had.
Hong Yanwu thought that the old carpenter was short of money. Although he thought it was abrupt, he didn't mind, so he said, "How much money do you need, just say it. What's the point of being polite in our relationship? I'll give you as much as you want."
He did not expect that the old carpenter was not short of money at all, but was thinking about him.
This incident originated from the fact that a few days ago, Liu Guiyou, the old carpenter's younger brother, came to visit him at home.
This Master Liu is a fifth-level carpenter. He has been working at the "Kyoto Hardwood Furniture Factory" which was transformed from the merger of several carpentry shops since the public-private partnership.
As a result, as soon as he and Wang Hanping met for a drink, he couldn't help but complain, complaining about the waste of money in the factory.
In the early days of the "Qingqing Movement", many revolutionary organizations piled large quantities of precious Ming and Qing red sandalwood and huanghuali wood furniture copied from various places into the warehouses of the "Hardwood Furniture Factory".
This was a very common situation at the time. It had the same meaning as the many copied calligraphy and paintings sent to the "May 41 Banknote Printing Factory" in Baizhifang to be used as pulp raw materials. They were all "revolutionary measures" to support production and "waste utilization"
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Then after the "movement" ended, at the request of superiors, except for a small amount of these things that were returned and replaced by some democrats, the rest became ownerless items and no one could be found to return them for compensation.
It was okay at first, because the society did not recognize such things, and everyone in the factory did not take it seriously. But later, with the reform and opening up, it became difficult for educated youths to return to the city.
Whether it is the increase in foreigners or the coming wave of marriages, these things have begun to have economic value.
Especially with the recent emergence of the "Xiao Market", some people who collect used goods have begun to collude with factory workers to secretly sell these items for profit. This has led to a rapid decrease in the items in the warehouse.
By the time the factory leaders found out, almost 60% of the small pieces of furniture had been destroyed by the people below. And since then, the ban has continued. The warehouse is like a wall full of holes, and it cannot be controlled no matter how hard it is.
In this way, as soon as the factory leaders held a meeting, they reached an unreasonable consensus. Instead of taking advantage of employees who were prone to thieving and colluded internally and externally, it would be better for the factory to sell them. Regardless of the price, it would still create some economic benefits for the public.
So there was a complete competition among the top and bottom to sell their belongings. The factory also encouraged employees to look for buyers everywhere. This would definitely make some master craftsmen who really love woodware feel uncomfortable.
In fact, let alone Liu Guiyou, even Wang Hanping became angry. After drinking, he even followed Liu Guiyou to the factory warehouse to take a look.
Unexpectedly, it would be better not to look at it. I will finish it after looking at it. There are many exquisite red sandalwood and huanghuali pieces that Wang Han has only seen in his life, and many of them are qualified to be placed in the Forbidden City.
If these things are to be dispersed and entrusted to other people, it would really be a waste of things, and it would be a pity.
Just like that, Wang Hanping remembered that Hong Yanwu was here. Don't forget, the old carpenter had just attended the Hong family's wedding. He knew that the Hong family was rich, so he came to see him specifically with the intention of not letting the wealth go to outsiders.
Of course Hong Yanwu was happy when he found out. He was gearing up, thanking him profusely, and made an appointment to buy furniture with Wang Hanping the next day with the money.
But that night when he was extremely excited and preparing cash, he calmed down again because he suddenly remembered some situations in his previous life.
He remembered that after the investment in hardwood furniture became popular, whether others mentioned the fortune history of the "Red Sandalwood King" who "ate the meat of Tang Monk" or the private furniture collection of Hong Kong director Li Hanxiang, they were all inseparable from a state-owned enterprise.
Hardwood furniture factory.
If you can't figure it out, I'm talking about the one introduced by Wang Hanping.
But at the same time, the public has been criticizing them and questioning whether their purchasing behavior is legally defensible.
Because some people strongly advocated that the belongings of the lost owners should be regarded as public property, and the hardwood furniture factory had no right to deal with them. There were even rumors later that the leaders of the hardwood furniture factory were held accountable for selling these furniture.
This means that no matter how good the thing is, it is still a hot potato. This matter is essentially the same as the last time we made golden nanmu. If we don't get it right, we will be in big trouble in the future.
He is no better than the "Red Sandalwood King" and Director Li. They have Hong Kong identities and have people taking care of them. But don't rush into it in a hurry. If you are careless, it will cause endless troubles. Even if you get the thing, you can't
Say it's yours.
As a result, Hong Yanwu became much more cautious.
Although he followed Wang Hanping the next day, and although he could not help but be shocked by the "big treasure" in front of him, he did not become blinded by the force. When paying for the goods to sell, he always restrained himself from going too far.
In the end, he spent about five thousand yuan and bought a hundred small items. He hired a few tricycles and took them away. He also asked the factory to sign and stamp the items he copied.
The purpose is to prevent confusion in the future.
Wang Hanping was certainly puzzled by this, and Liu Guiyou also felt quite sorry.
According to their thinking, you should first buy the "big red sandalwood dragon bed full of carved dragons". Or you can also buy the "big bookcase with iron pear and dragon-shaped legs"?
Aniseed ironwood like this can only be from before the Ming Dynasty, or even from the Yuan Dynasty. Even if you buy one single piece, it is more suitable than buying a bunch of small pieces. Why are you confused?
The explanation given by Hong Yanwu was that his financial ability was still limited. After the wedding, he had to force himself to get married, and his money was no longer tight. He bought these furniture mainly to fill up the empty house at home. He bought one or two big pieces.
, that’s not cost-effective.
In this case, Wang Hanping, who didn't know what was going on, couldn't say anything and could only nod helplessly.
The factory director laughed and said, "I understand. In fact, it's not easy for you to buy so much. I finally figured it out. To sell these things, we can't rely on our internal digestion. We have to count on overseas Chinese."
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After hearing this sentence, Liu Guiyou couldn't help but lamented, and his unspeakable depression was clearly discernible.
From now on, let alone talk about it, in fact, let the factory director do the talking.
Within two days, a "Hong Kong guest" came to the door of the furniture factory. He was accompanied by a similarly well-dressed and beautiful woman who was responsible for translating the meaning of "Hong Kong guest" into Mandarin.
Compared with people in China, it is really different. They are definitely arrogant and spend a lot of money to buy the best things.
The foreign exchange coupons in their hands seemed to be conjured up, and in the end they spent nearly three hundred thousand, buying up almost all the large items in the warehouse.
Their only request was that the factory send out vehicles and people to help transport the furniture to a glass factory warehouse in the suburbs.
Although people at that time had little sense of service, the factory director was still happy to help when faced with such a God of Wealth.
So he gave each person a ten-yuan meal subsidy plus a "special subsidy" of two boxes of cigarettes, and sent several 130s from the factory together, with dozens of workers acting as porters.
In the end, it took a day to finally deliver hundreds of pieces of furniture to the designated location in accordance with the requirements of the "Hong Kong passengers".
However, no one in the furniture factory knew what happened next, and it was full of mystery.
In fact, since the furniture arrived here, tricycles and vans have been coming here continuously. Like ants moving, it took them almost two months to move these items in batches to other places.
As for what is going on? You can know the truth by introducing another situation, and there is no need to elaborate further.
That was the day after the transaction with the hardwood furniture factory was completed, and the "young daughter-in-law" and her couple received an "extra reward" of 5,000 yuan from Hong Yanwu.
When the two of them took the money, they also said that they really didn't expect there to be so many big things in the factory. The money they brought was not enough, and there were still hundreds of big things left to buy. They asked Hong Yanwu if he wanted to go there again?
In the end, Hong Yanwu refused, saying that it was too late. He was afraid of being too greedy and not taking enough risks. It was better not to take risks that he could avoid taking.
So the matter ended here.
Of course, this is only a partial definition of subjectivity. Some of the subsequent effects generated by this will continue to diverge.
For example, when Hong Kong director Li Hanxiang had the opportunity to visit this furniture factory in the future, he was not able to spend 120,000 yuan on a "blitz purchase" like what happened in the past. Instead, he completely bought out the factory with only 60,000 yuan.
Although this also amazed the accompanying "Teacher Ma", the impact was far inferior to the original history.
For another example, the original "Red Sandalwood King" became untrue when he was given this name in the future.
Not only because she failed to take a piece of the pie from the "Kyoto Hardwood Furniture Factory", the quality of the collection dropped a lot.
And essentially, the capital already has a true uncrowned king.
After this incident, in terms of red sandalwood furniture, apart from the national collection, there is probably no one else who can compare with our Hong Sanye collection.
What’s even more interesting is that at the same time, even Hong Yanwu’s “used goods acquisition team” was quietly playing a role in changing historical details.
For example, in the later memories of a well-known porcelain player in Beijing, the thing that annoyed him most at the end of the year was no longer the visit of his father's old friend Li Hanxiang, who sold their house to the public with only 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons.
The purchase of forty-eight pieces of rare porcelain.
The reality that made him extremely sad and regretful was that history turned out that Li Hanxiang only bought 18 items with 10,000 yuan of foreign exchange coupons. Afterwards, he was almost killed by his family members.
Because where did the other thirty pieces go? They were all sold by him at prices ranging from a few dollars to the dealers who frequented the alley and specialized in collecting second-hand goods.
As a result, these porcelains entered the Hong family's door. Some of them were even loved by Mr. and Mrs. Hong, Lu and Cheng, who put them on the table in the main room to enjoy them every day.
So when this porcelain player gave a show in the future, he expressed his regrets on the TV screen more than once, and at the same time scolded those small dealers for being evil-hearted.
He thought that if he could keep those porcelains, Li Hanxiang could pay several times more.