"I'm not here to buy things, I'm here to collect rent. My name is Chen Shi, and I am the grandson of Chen Jianghe." As soon as Chen Shi said this, the attitude of the old couple suddenly changed.
The old man looked at Chen Shi and said, "As you can see, the business in the store is not good, and the landlord next door has reduced the rent. How much is your family prepared to reduce the rent?"
Chen Shi's mind was full of questions. He looked at the uncle and asked: "Your rent hasn't increased in several years. At that time, you told my grandma that you had no money. The rent was paid in two installments. The rent is paid to you in two installments a year."
The rent has not been increased yet, so you are asking for a rent reduction. I asked the landlord next door, your store is 200,000 yuan a year, and the store next door is the same size as yours. The current rent is 260,000 yuan, and the contract is also
It's about to expire, and it's estimated to cost 300,000.
Now you ask me to lower the rent for you. I am not doing charity. Let me renew your lease with an increase of 10% for a two-year contract. Do you think that's okay, sir?"
"Of course it won't work. We are both in poor health and we still need to see a doctor. Do you think this is okay? The rent will remain unchanged for five years. I will sign a contract with you now." The old man said.
Chen Shi didn't want to continue pretending to be confused, and said straightforwardly: "Uncle and aunt, we are being acted out, okay? You rented this house for 300,000 to someone else as an antique store, and you usually look after the store for the boss.
, 5,000 per person per month, am I right?
When you sublet to this store owner, he requires you to work in this store. This is equivalent to renting your house and paying you wages. The most embarrassing thing is that there are many things about the supply of these antiques and the suppliers you recommend.
goods, you can still get a commission from it, right?
In fact, I don’t want to get involved in your affairs. I just want to collect the rent and leave. Now you are still doing this. It’s really boring. The rent is the same as next door. The rent is 300,000 yuan. I sign it every two years. You can do it if you don’t think so.
I’ll give you one week to move out.”
"That won't work! You can't do this. There has to be a first-come, first-served basis. We sublet it to our relatives. It's not like what you said. We just help our relatives look after a store. We don't increase the rent. Let's do this.
According to the 10% you said before, but give us a three-year contract, it was five years before, and I won't tell you anymore." The old man said.
Chen Shi didn't hesitate and took out the contract to sign. As for the person who sublet his house, he knew that the second-hand landlord also wanted to sublet him. To put it bluntly, he took a fancy to the old man and old lady's experience in the antique circle. There are no fools in this world.
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"Xiao Chen, do you like antique calligraphy and paintings? Take a look and see what you like. I'll give you a discount and buy a few as family heirlooms or give them away." The old lady said with a smile, which made Chen
It’s really interesting. What should I buy?
I looked around and saw an abacus on the shelf. Should I buy an abacus for accounting?
"Xiao Chen, you are discerning. This abacus is from the Kangxi period. I went to the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties to collect it many years ago. When I collected this abacus, there was a story. The old man went to collect it sixty years ago.
Right?" The old lady looked at the old man and asked.
"Yes, it's been sixty years. We were only seventeen or eighteen years old at that time. We followed the master there. Let me tell you the truth. The origin of this thing is not simple. It seems to have been unearthed from the tomb of a big shot.
Yes, please don’t tell anyone. We also spent a lot of money to buy it at that time. Sixty years ago, we spent a thousand yuan. You must know that at that time, you could buy a house for a thousand yuan."
Chen Shi held up an abacus and asked, "How much is an abacus worth?"
The old couple looked at each other and said with tangled expressions: "Forget it, you can give me 120,000 yuan. We sold it to you at a loss, but don't tell anyone. Really, if we sell it to someone else for less than 200,000 yuan, we won't."
Don’t consider it.”
Chen Shi shook his abacus and said with a smile: "I finally understand why this person who is subletting your house can agree to pay you two 5,000 yuan a month, and also agree to your supply channels to get the goods. At this age, the two elders have gone through many vicissitudes of life.
Rich experience.
Every object has a story. The story you have personally experienced is the abacus from the Kangxi Emperor's reign that was unearthed from the ancient tomb. I said you gave me 120,000 yuan and you all lost a lot. Let me say 300,000 yuan at least. No, no.
You won’t lose money on rent for a year.
It’s strange to say that aluminum alloy became popular during the reign of Emperor Kangxi. Look at the production process. Do you think these beads are strung with aluminum alloy? I wonder if Emperor Kangxi also used aluminum alloy to make anti-thefts.
Windows and anti-theft doors are still made of stainless steel and aluminum alloy. It turns out that we have made aluminum alloy processes hundreds of years ago. Who brought the aluminum alloy processing machines and cutting machines at that time?
I want to ask, did you hear that the person who brought this thing out of the ancient tomb said that there were electric welding machines and cutting machines in the ancient tomb? If there were, it would be valuable. The electric welding machine during the reign of Emperor Kangxi
machine and cutting machine, then at least the one-million-dollar auction will start."
The old couple almost vomited blood when they heard this. They had met such a bad guy, and they had to say something so hurtful, which made them feel a little uncomfortable.
"Young man, you don't understand. Who told you that there was no such thing during the reign of Emperor Kangxi? Human civilization is an unsolved mystery. I heard that civilization thousands of years ago may be the same as ours now. Because of wars and various reasons, people
Civilization regresses and develops again. In fact, civilization is a cycle." The old man said eloquently.
"Uncle, you are right! This is the abacus from Emperor Kangxi's annual inspection. I will exchange this with you. My watch is said to have been worn by Qin Shihuang when he was in school. You can take it. We will exchange things for things. I don't want the abacus."
, I think this bracelet is good, I don’t like taking advantage of small things, let’s go, uncle and aunt, keep the contract, remember to call me the money, otherwise the contract will be invalid, and the rent will become 300,000 by then.
." Chen Shi took a bunch of bracelets and left.
The uncle and aunt looked at the little genius phone watch on the counter. Isn’t this thing given by the mobile phone store next door every day for free with recharge? How could this possibly be worn by Qin Shihuang in school? The uncle and aunt looked at each other and then looked at it again.
The bracelet Chen Shi took away made him feel trembling. It was not a fake.
Among the bunch of bracelets, most of them are shipped from Yiwu. They sell for 9 yuan and 9 yuan with free shipping on a certain store. They sell them here for 300 to 500 yuan, but there is one model that costs only 200 to 300 yuan to retail for 20 to 30 yuan.
Thousands of them.
At this moment, the old couple understood one thing. They met an expert and learned a lesson today. The most important thing was that the landlord was telling them not to fool him, otherwise they would be the ones who would suffer.
My second uncle told Chen Shi this little trick very early on. Generally, people who practice stalls in various antique markets and open antique shops will talk about the origin of an item. When introducing it, most of them are collected from the village, or
It was passed down from ancestors, adding some mystery to this object, and then we made up some stories to add some historical value to this object.
To put it bluntly, they are all deceiving people. In the words of my second uncle, these people are all cheating, including some so-called experts. Are there people around you who have no culture but love to collect? I will tell you this at every turn.
Whether the object is real or this one is fake, they polished it with their hands and looked at it with their eyes to confirm. It seems that what they said really makes sense.
To put it bluntly, if you are a real expert, you can’t say that you know anything about writing, calligraphy and painting even if you haven’t read a hundred and eighty ancient books. You don’t know how to write or draw, you don’t understand various calligraphy styles, and you don’t understand the distinction between various types of paper.
, I don’t understand the breakdown of various pens, inks, paper, and inkstones. You talk about hammers, but you know about writing, calligraphy, and painting.
Everyone is familiar with Ma Weidu. He can calligraphy, and is considered proficient in it. He can draw, and knows the uses of various types of paper. Even the brushes need to know what kind of hair is used to make the color difference of the painting, and what kind of ink is used to write with what calligraphy.
What kind of paper is the best, and I have read hundreds of ancient books, so I have a general understanding of the past dynasties.
Only then can we evaluate and collect antique calligraphy and painting. You said you asked people who can’t write a word well and haven’t read a book for a few days to study antique calligraphy and painting. They think they understand, but most people are fooled by this group of people.
, this is also the group of people who buy fakes. I have to talk about some fakers here. These fakers are the real experts, but they don’t put their minds on the right path.
Some of the hand beads that everyone buys nowadays are actually handicrafts, which have been touted in various ways as being very mysterious. Some of them even start at tens of thousands. To put it bluntly, they are all speculated. The mobile phone you are holding today will not be available for hundreds of years.
They are also cultural relics. If you don’t believe it, if you collect some contemporary objects now and pass them on to your grandson, your pack of toilet paper will be valuable by then.
Chen Shi understood this early on. With so much money, it is better to buy some popular things and experience the changes in high-tech products. Many people like to collect, which is what a group of real rich people like to play.
What I do is a business hobby, just pass the time.
Most people who collect are basically doing money-losing business. It cannot be ruled out that a group of people know that this is worthless, but they just want to make money and make money. In the end, they are defrauded by a group of fools who pretend to understand and have no knowledge.
There are very few fakes that really rich people can buy, because there must be real experts in their circle, and they just use them as decorations when they go home to their families. They really have no intention of collecting them for appreciation. They know some things better than anyone else.
There is a price but no market, so why can some items be auctioned for such high prices? To put it bluntly, in order to put money in and out of the left pocket, spend your money reasonably and legally.
This street is basically full of antique calligraphy and painting shops. Don’t underestimate these shops. They really either don’t open or they last three years after opening. In fact, it’s not that evil. They just make huge profits.
For example, if you don't open for three to five days, a fool comes and is suddenly tricked into spending three to five thousand to buy a small teapot or something. The purchase price of this small teapot may not be more than thirty to fifty. If you sell it for three to five thousand, you will make a profit.
How much is it? Now most stores are doing live broadcasts and continuing to plunder wool, but they will not tell you directly that I am going to kill you.
Most of them will start to introduce old items to get you interested, and slowly guide you to spend in this area. This is also a kind of game, but now the net is cast wider, and some bracelets are priced at seven or eight.
Some people in Qiandu would take pictures of it, thinking they had found a treasure, and tell people how good the bracelet is. Aren't you saying the bracelet is just a decoration? This thing is not as practical as the Little Genius watch, so Chen Shi thinks
The old couple didn't lose anything, and they didn't lose anything by exchanging things with themselves.
I came to another shop to collect rent, and the door sign looked very stylish. There was a wooden plaque with three big characters, Jingxin Pavilion. When I walked in, I saw that they were all peach wood swords, various talismans, flutes, calligraphy brushes, etc.
, a middle-aged man with long braids and a beard wearing a fairy-like appearance is lying on a rocking chair with his eyes closed.
When Chen Shi approached, the other party opened his eyes and looked at Chen Shi and asked: "To buy something, it is better to look at Feng Shui, give a name, or have a face."
Chen Shi said: "Let's meet each other and show me."
"Okay, please come over here." The other party invited Chen Shi to go sit in the inner room.
Chen Shi sat opposite the other party, glanced at Chen Shi and said, "What do you want to do?"
"Calculate fortune." Chen Shi said.
When the other party heard this, he looked at Chen Shi and said, "Tell me your date of birth and address. You don't need to tell me your address in detail, just tell me where it is."
"How much does it cost?" Chen Shi asked naively.
"Don't talk about money, let's finish the calculation." the other party said.
When Chen Shi heard this, he was shocked. He was most afraid that someone who said he wouldn't talk about money would become irritated when he talked about it.
"Master, please tell me directly. Don't they all say that the highest level of fortune telling is to know it at a glance? Dongfang Shuo used to test characters back then. He could know everything about the other party by writing a character. I will also write a character for you. Please read it.
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"No! That's Dongfang Shuo. My sect needs the birth date and address, because I want to ask God to ask for directions, tell you about your past and present life, and help you solve your doubts." The master said.
"I was born in 2000 and live in Nanshan District." Chen Shi said in a random way.
"You must tell the truth, otherwise the calculation will be inaccurate." The master said again, do all children today lose their lives so early? However, there are also many premature ones, and the son of the boss next door in 2001 looks as good as 81
Same every year.
"I'm not lying to you. I'm telling the truth. Please show me my wealth." Chen Shi said seriously.
The master began to pinch his fingers, then measured Chen Shi's facial features with his hands, and suddenly said: "This is your first time. You go next door and buy two packs of cigarettes. I will ask the gods for directions. Usually others come first.
Go next door and buy the ones that come over here.”
Chen Shi was very happy when he heard this. He wanted to buy something, so he didn't say much. He went directly to a small shop next door to buy cigarettes. Chen Shi had never seen any cigarettes in this small shop. When the other party saw Chen Shi, he asked
He said: "You go to the fortune teller next door?"
"Yes, let's talk about a pack of cigarettes."
"Here you go, one hundred and two in total." The other party took out two packs of cigarettes and put them on the glass cabinet and continued to look at Huanzhugege.
Chen Shi took a look at the cigarettes. They were the cheapest cigarettes. The packaging and printing were very poor. He actually opened a pack of sixty cigarettes. This was so damn dark.
