Yes, buy it, but the premise is that it is Hong Yanwu's first time to visit these two jade factories, so he can't be too aggressive.
Even in front of relatives like Xu Chongya and porcelain like Song Guofu, you have to be cautious, otherwise you will have to shock them.
In fact, when Hong Yanwu asked them, he made up excuses. He claimed to be buying for friends from Hong Kong and Macao in order to make some money from it.
So no matter how greedy this kid was and wanted everything, he didn't dare to buy more at that time.
At the Jade Factory in Beijing, Hong Yanwu only took down two high-cui "flower pieces" by Wang Shusen, "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness" and "Goddess Scattered Flowers", as well as Pan Bingheng's coral "Six-Armed Buddha Locked Dragon".
At the No. 3 Jade Factory, in addition to the jade "Songhe" and "Sanqiu Vase", he also fell in love with a large jade bonsai with several jade dragonflies flying on a colorful flower tree.
When choosing these, this guy is quite vulgar. He knows that jadeite is valuable, so he almost always chooses green ones.
The coral pieces and jade bonsai were mainly because they were so beautiful that I felt uncomfortable not buying them, so I followed my heart.
Little did he know that he had unintentionally gotten a big deal.
There is no doubt about the value of "Six-Armed Buddha Locking Dragon", but the jade bonsai is also extraordinary. Later I found out that it was a rare large-scale work by the lost "Dragonfly Jia" in Beijing.
And the total price of these items, under the careful care of the deputy factory director and sales section chief, is almost 30,000 foreign exchange coupons.
Although Xu Chongya and Song Guofu were shocked when the price was quoted, Hong Yanwu knew full well that he had taken a big advantage.
Because of the same level of things, "Friendship Store" has to sell this amount for one item. Isn't this still cost-effective?
As for the factory director and sales section chief, because Hong Yanwu settled with foreign exchange certificates, although the price was not high, it was affordable and he felt relieved.
What's more, Hong Yanwu was also sensible, and later he treated guests and gave gifts, which made everyone happy.
From now on? From now on, won’t it just be the same thing once and twice?
The next time Hong Yanwu comes to visit him, he will use the "sticky" tactic and completely treat himself as a friend.
Either bring them good cigarettes and wine as gifts, or take them to continue eating and drinking, and even ask them enthusiastically if they need imported home appliances, claiming that they have the connections.
In this case, a solid foundation of friendship was established between them, and the price was naturally still favorable.
As long as the factory makes a little profit and can keep its balance sheet, these two guys will dare to sell it to Hong Yanwu no matter what kind of treasure it is.
In addition, for long-term reasons and to avoid criticism from employees, Hong Yanwu also worked hard to put on some performances.
He repeated his old tricks, letting the "little daughter-in-law" and his wife pretend to be overseas Chinese once, and also let "Dabao" pretend to be Hong Kong residents.
Then he accompanied him to visit the factory. With his extremely "enthusiastic" encouragement, the two "overseas compatriots" were asked to open the cash box on the spot and buy ten or twenty items.
In this way, this guy has become an honorary salesman for two jade factories.
On the contrary, the deputy factory director and the sales section chief thought Hong Yanwu was being wild and interesting, so they helped the factory sell the most unsaleable backlog of products.
Not only did I thank him from the bottom of my heart, I even helped him win a bonus from the factory.
But in the end, Hong Yanwu didn't want it and exchanged it for something.
To put it bluntly, this is like selling someone, and they still help you make some money.
Just tell me whether Hong Yanwu is an adulterer or not?
Hi, but as the saying goes, the meat rots in the pot.
Hong Yanwu tried every possible means to get these things away, but in the end he still kept them in the country. It was better than being really cheap to the foreign devils.
Moreover, he also provided the jade factory with funds for creation, resulting in many more masterpieces handed down by the old masters than in the original history.
From this perspective, this should be considered a good thing.
Anyway, no matter what, from now on, Hong Yanwu's funds will have a new place to go, no matter how much he earns, he will still have somewhere to spend it.
Moreover, he not only worked with these two jade factories, but also set his sights on other special crafts factories that could accommodate foreign investors.
You should know that Chongwen District was where the capital’s craftsmen used to live, so the handicraft factories later established by the state were mainly concentrated here.
In addition to jade factories, ivory factories, bone carving factories, wood carving factories, material utensil factories, lacquer carving factories, filigree inlay factories, and Zhenyi filigree factories are also located in Chongwen District.
The conditions of these factories are basically the same. They still have a lot of good stuff. I wish I could sell some of the stuff that I have stored in storage.
As for the quality of the goods? You can understand just by mentioning two items.
For example, the ivory carving factory has a horizontal plate "Five Hundred Arhats Crossing the Sea".
Five hundred Arhats with different images are engraved on an ivory material weighing 66.5 kilograms and more than 2 meters long.
They were riding dragons, tigers, lions, elephants, deer, unicorns, rhinoceros and other mythical beasts, leaping on the turbulent water waves. The characters, animals and waves were carved delicately and vividly.
You know, even in the current situation where ivory trading is banned in modern society, the official legal buyback price of raw materials alone is still US$2,100 per kilogram.
Looking at it this way, the ex-factory price of 28,000 yuan for an ivory carving factory is not expensive, right?
Another example is the large-scale furnishing "Corner Tower of the Forbidden City" with nine beams, eighteen columns and seventy-two ridges made using filigree inlay technology.
Not only is the main body made of gold, but the walls of the turret are made of more than 2,000 pieces of jasper inlaid with gold wire. The eaves are decorated with tiger's eye stones, the pillars are made of agate stone, and the railings are inlaid with turquoise.
Anyone who looks at it will see that it is "ingenious and extremely valuable".
Isn’t the asking price of 180,000 yuan very fair?
Therefore, Hong Yanwu's worries about how to deal with wealth have completely disappeared since then.
On the contrary, he felt that the money earned was slow and not enough for him to buy.
This is enough to prove that there is no limit to human greed, and everyone in the world is like this. If you have one thing, think twice, and no one dislikes having too much of a good thing.
Fortunately, greed is greed, but Hong Yanwu is not confused, he knows how to cover up and exercise restraint, and he knows safety first.
Understand that you can't make others suspicious of this kind of thing, and the best policy is to play "mouse moving" slowly.
Therefore, he not only controlled the frequency of purchases, but was also very generous in using the Xu family's interpersonal relationships.
Later, he just begged Xu Chongya to take him to the ivory factory again, and never spoke again.
For this matter, I gave Xu Chongya several electronic watches and a lot of fashionable clothes, and I also took some good cigarettes and wine to see Xu Bingquan and his wife.
Let him, the second sister-in-law, be quite popular with her parents' family.
As for other factories, he has to rely on his own efforts to make a living based on his ability.
When it comes to interpersonal relationships, it's troublesome, but it's only because of those who are interested.
As long as you are willing to work hard and be attentive, there is no friend you cannot make.
Hong Yanwu knew this.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, how to turn strangers into acquaintances and how to turn acquaintances into friends seems to be a difficult task.
But it was not difficult for him. It didn't take long for him to figure out a trick that could conquer all directions.
With a very simple method, without even spending a lot of money, he was able to open up a situation in an environment where he didn't know anyone.
He is even more familiar with the factory introduced by Xu Chongya, and more people are interested in him.