Yong raised his head and said, "They're not here anymore, it's just someone using their mobile phone to let people see photos and videos."
"Didn't they always come here carrying goods?" Zheng Xingzhong was puzzled and asked Yong.
"I won't carry it anymore. People won't even let me in when I carry the goods," Yong said.
This is strange, and Zheng Xingzhong is a little worried. If the goods are carried to other places, it will cost a lot of trouble. He said:
"Yong, go out and have a look again, don't let that guy get away."
Just as he was talking, two people came into the shop, both young and well-dressed. One of them walked to the cabinet and looked at it for a while, and he said:
"You are selling goods, do you want to accept the goods?"
Yong walked over, looked at them, and replied:
"Take it, take it if it's good."
"Do you also accept fresh goods?" the young man asked. "Fresh goods" refers to antiques that have just been unearthed from the tomb, and is a jargon for tomb robbers.
"This is a jewelry business, not an antique store. We don't accept fresh goods." Zheng Xingzhong sat at the tea table without getting up. He said, "Come, come over here and have a cup of tea."
The two men came over and without saying a word, they picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. They looked a little breathless. Zheng Xingzhong didn't mind, he said:
"What do you call you two?"
"Er Ding," said the younger one.
"Heroes don't ask where they come from. As a businessman, you're an amateur when you ask this." The other person probably thought he was sophisticated, so he didn't feel stupid when he answered like this.
"Oh, no more questions, let's talk about business." Zheng Xingzhong smiled slightly. There is no need to argue with these people. Zheng Xingzhong said.
"That's pretty much it." The man said, took out his cell phone, opened the photo album, and flipped through the pages one by one. When he got to the jade and wool page, he handed the cell phone to Zheng Xingzhong.
Zheng Xingzhong took the phone and looked at it carefully. It was the same as the photo taken by another merchant. Zheng Xingzhong's heart beat up. This was it. For more than ten years, the jade wool they had dreamed of was in their hands. He calmly said
explain:
"Brother, in the gem business, you can't just look at photos, you have to bring the real thing."
"No. Those bastard profiteers asked us to bring the goods. Once the goods were brought, they wouldn't let us in without asking for a price. They are simply bastards." That person said angrily. There was a lot of coercion in his words.
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Er Ding was smart and had been listening quietly. He probably saw some hope, so he hurriedly went to the gate to make a phone call. After a while, Er Ding came back with a much better attitude. He said:
"The boss said that you can look at the goods, but you won't lift them up. If you are willing, come to our place."
Making jewelry is a business for the rich. In the eyes of unscrupulous people, jewelry merchants are wealthy people with huge wealth. Faced with these unscrupulous and arrogant people, no one will follow them casually.
It was a strange place. Zheng Xingzhong had to go. Even if there was some danger, he was not afraid. This was not business. It was looking for evidence to save his father. He asked:
"Where?"
"Xijiao Yonghong Machinery Factory." Er Ding said.
The Yonghong Machinery Factory in the western suburbs has long since disappeared, leaving only a large area of dilapidated factory buildings. That place is a wilderness and few people go there. Zheng Xingzhong is not sure why these people chose that address to inspect the goods. Maybe there is a design.
It was a trap. Thinking that they had already carried the goods across Jingtao Street, if they set up a trap, it would be nothing more than forced buying and selling. He said:
"Why put the goods there?"
"Don't worry about it. Just say whether you want to go or not?" Er Ding became angry. He said.
When a jeweler does business, it is very risky to bring strangers to see the goods in a different place. It was this group of people who seemed to be arrogant, and Yong Ye felt the risk involved. He pulled Zheng Xingzhong aside and said:
"Close the shop and I'll go with you."
"It seems that the goods are there. They won't kidnap anyone in broad daylight." Zheng Xingzhong said to Yong gently.
On the outskirts of Wei City, the sky is bright and sunny. The wind is gentle and it is a good weather.
We arrived at Yonghong Machinery Factory, which was a large abandoned factory. The large iron door of the factory was stained with rust. The large iron door was closed tightly. Erding called, and the small window of the large iron door opened. A man's head stuck out from inside.
I came and took a look around. Then I opened the big iron gate. After entering, Er Ding said that driving by yourself is not allowed here. Zheng Xingzhong had no choice but to hand the car over to someone else, and Er Ding led him in on foot.
The factory is very big, and the rows of factory buildings are empty and there is no one around. Er Ding led Zheng Xingzhong and walked in zigzags to the last factory building, which was very hidden. The door of this factory building was closed tightly, and there was noisy noise inside.
There was noise. There was a small iron gate next to the main door. There was a very steep and high staircase leading to the door. They climbed up the steps and came to a platform on the second floor. The platform faced the factory building and was separated by large floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Even though I was sitting, I could still hear the noise in the factory. There was a roulette wheel in the center of the factory, and there were bettors and mahjong players inside, making a mess. There was the noise of the mahjong game and the shouts of the winners.
, came in through the floor-to-ceiling glass partition. From here, you can clearly see every move of the gamblers and observe every corner of the factory.
They entered the house and saw a man sitting on the sofa. He was thin and fair, wearing gold-rimmed glasses. When he felt someone coming in, he didn't raise his head, and didn't ask Zheng Xingzhong to sit down. He just poured tea there.
Zheng Xingzhong felt a little embarrassed and took a step forward. He saw a low table against the wall of the room. There was a large piece of material on the low table, covered with yellow velvet. He thought to himself, this is it.
At this time, Gold-rimmed Glasses finished his tea, slowly poured another cup, raised his head and said:
"Here you come to see the goods?"
"Hmm." Zheng Xingzhong was not used to it. When businessmen do business, they should be polite first, use their wits to negotiate prices, and use their wisdom. It would be better for them to put down their faces and not raise their eyelids, thinking that they are gathering momentum and creating murderous intent. This is not a TV series.
, you can win by relying on murderous aura. For this piece of jade material, Zheng Xingzhong didn't take it seriously.
When people with gold-rimmed glasses work, they pay attention to power. He doesn't like the owner of a small jewelry shop at all. He said slowly:
"Originally, I wanted to look at the money first, but Er Ding said a lot of nice things, so I'll give you face and look at the goods."
Zheng Xingzhong found it funny. He hadn't even seen the goods. How much was it worth? Whether others are willing to buy it depends on the money. I'm afraid it wouldn't be like this if the underworld was doing business.
Who is Er Ding? Zheng Xingzhong just met him today. How can he change the rules with a few kind words? It seems that the man with gold-rimmed glasses is short of money, or for other reasons, he is eager to get rid of the piece of jade wool and is looking for a way out.
Zheng Xingzhong knew it well. He wanted to see the money, so it was difficult to answer him, so he just stopped talking and watched what the gold-rimmed glasses would do next.
The gold-rimmed glasses didn't say anything and raised their hands. Er Ding went over and lifted up the yellow velvet cloth.
A small mountain appeared in front of Zheng Xingzhong. He couldn't help but take a few steps forward and saw the emerald green surface on the small mountain peak. The green surface was about to pop out, which was intoxicating. Zheng Xingzhong held down his heartbeat and tried his best not to let himself get excited.
,He said:
"Want to get rid of it?"
Suddenly someone asked about the price, and now it was the gold-rimmed glasses' turn to get excited. This treasure has been on Jingtao Street looking for a buyer for more than a month. Let alone asking about the price, no one even bothered him. He thought it was a treasure.
After all, it was worth more than a million, but the businessmen ignored it. He found many reasons, and finally settled on the fact that their people were not good. His subordinates were arrogant, and others were afraid of them and were unwilling to do business with them. His
A smile appeared on his face and he said:
"Come, come, sit down. My surname is Xiong, single name Zong, Xiong Zong." Xiong Zong didn't read many books. He had admired scholars since he was a child, so he got a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and started to work on his own as a scholar.
When I talk to people, I always speak in a formal manner at first. After talking for a long time, I don’t have that many words in my stomach.
"Mr. Xiong, have you asked anyone to evaluate the price of this item?" Zheng Xingzhong felt that the atmosphere had relaxed a lot and began to inquire about the price. He said.
Xiong Zong has never been in the jewelry business. His business is done by you and me, and he cuts the price directly. He has never heard of any third-party evaluation. He said:
"After reviewing the reviews, there are ones ranging from one million to two million, and even higher ones. As a person like me, ah, really, I don't want to go that high. The fixed price is one million."
When doing jewelry business, you are most afraid of negotiating the price with a layman. Once a layman hears that it is a treasure, he will charge a lot of money regardless of whether it is worth anything. Even if he is told the real price, he thinks it is a lie and will never believe it. This piece of jade raw material,
Zheng Xingzhong was bound to get it, so he couldn't tell Xiong Zong for the time being that it was a muzzle stone and worthless. That would arouse a lot of suspicions from Xiong Zong. If we continue to discuss it seriously, the real owner of the jade wool would escape.
However, Xiong Zong’s asking price was too outrageous and fundamentally impossible to get close to. Zheng Xingzhong’s current capital was difficult to meet Xiong Zong’s requirements. He decided to give Xiong Zong a reassurance first. He said:
"Your asking price is far from what I have in mind. Let's find someone to evaluate it. We all think it's fair, and then we can sit down and talk."
Xiong Zong felt that there was hope and was happy. It was reasonable for him to find someone to evaluate him, but he didn't know the jeweler. For him, this was a rare opportunity, and he felt that it was reasonable for him to find someone to evaluate it.
The evaluation may be a tactic used by profiteers to undercut the price. He did not want to lose the opportunity in front of him, so he loudly called for someone to pour tea.
A man of moderate stature came in outside the door. He was wearing a white shirt, with the collar and cuffs buttoned tightly. He came to pour tea for Zheng Xingzhong, and a black ring appeared on his wrist, which was a tattoo. The black ring looked like a lock.
The one with a dragon's nose is quite scary. Zheng Xingzhong raised his head and saw that the man looked familiar. He didn't even think about where he had seen him before.
The man poured the tea and left. Xiong Zang saw that Zheng Xingzhong did not show any timidity. He smiled coldly and stopped pretending to be a scholar. He said:
"You profiteers, you are very shady, and none of the online reviews are good. You are lucky today, and I will be kind to you. Let's do it, 800,000, don't discuss it."
This is not business, it is clearly blackmail. It seems that the price is non-negotiable. For that piece of jade wool, Zheng Xingzhong could only swallow his anger. He said:
"I'll go back and discuss it."
"No need to negotiate, it's just this price." After Xiong Zong finished speaking, he got up and went out.
Zheng Xingzhong's lungs were about to burst with anger. This was not business, it was clearly similar to robbery. For the sake of jade and wool, he had to endure it and not anger Xiong Zhen.
Dad is still languishing in jail, looking forward to news about jade and wool. Eight hundred thousand Zheng Xing was out of pocket. However, he currently has insufficient funds on hand, and it will definitely be too late for a bank loan. He considered asking a friend to embezzle it, but felt that the amount was too large.
, I don’t know who among his friends has this ability. He returned to the shop with a lot of sadness and gloominess. Yong said that someone was looking for him. He was a little unhappy and said to Yong:
"The shop is closed and there will be no business today."
"Business is coming, why don't you serve tea quickly?" Someone came in from outside the door with a loud voice. Regardless of whether Zheng Xingzhong wanted to or not, he found a stool to sit down when he entered.
When Zheng Xingzhong saw a visitor arriving, an apologetic smile appeared on his face. He felt that the visitor seemed kind and familiar. He poured tea and asked:
"What do you call the boss?"
"My surname is Wang, just call me Boss Wang." Boss Wang smiled, very forthright. You can tell at a glance that he is a sweetheart.
"Boss Wang, do you want some goods? Please take a look," Zheng Xingzhong said.
"If you don't want to look at the store, I want the goods in your warehouse." Boss Wang didn't get up to look at the goods in the store, but he confidently said to the warehouse.
Zheng Xingzhong was a small business, and all the valuable goods were on display. He couldn't remember anything more valuable in the warehouse. Suddenly, he remembered the rough stones and the woolen materials without windows, which were left behind by his father in the past few years.
The stone gambling trend has weakened, and no one cares about the raw stones stored in the warehouse. He only takes them for processing every now and then, and sells them in the shop when he comes back. They are all high-end goods, and it is rare to come across a good one. Zheng Xingzhong was happy, it was just the right time
Money is tight, so it’s good to be able to exchange for money. He said:
"Could it be that Boss Wang wants to buy gambling stones?"
"Smart, I'm just here to play stone betting." Boss Wang stood up and followed Zheng Xingzhong to the warehouse.
They went to the warehouse. Boss Wang didn't bring a magnifying glass or a strong light to observe the inside of the gambling stones. With just a pair of naked eyes, he rummaged through the pile of stones and selected seven or eight. He patted the stones on his hands.
He asked Zheng Xingzhong to move it out for him.
Back at the shop, Boss Wang seemed to be impatient. Before he could sit down firmly, he said to Zheng Xingzhong:
"Just these few pieces, I think, instead of negotiating the price one by one, let's talk about the total, how about I give you one million?"
Zheng Xingzhong couldn't help but take a breath. Could this boss Wang be the god of the stone gambling industry? Such a god, he picked a few pieces at random and offered a high price. Can these few pieces of jade wool really make a million? Really gambling on stones?
Zheng Xingzhong has never done it before. When he was a child, his father used a magnifying glass to look at stones, and also used a strong light to illuminate them. He studied and pondered over and over again, and it didn’t take more than a day or two to start. Boss Wang, on the other hand, just looked at it casually.
You can be sure. Have you really met the God of Gamblers in the stone gambling industry? Zheng Xingzhong knows that those stones are not worth a million. Or Boss Wang is stupid and thinks that it is so easy to make a fortune by gambling on stones, and that one million is so easy.
The ground floated out. He reminded:
"Boss Wang, you have to be careful. The gambling stone is sold, but it cannot be returned."
Boss Wang raised his head and laughed, saying:
"Betting on stones is all about heartbeat. After the money is paid, either you will feel pain or I will feel pain. There will always be one who gets rich."
After hearing this, Zheng Xingzhong felt that Boss Wang was a fool. He didn't want to lose money to him, so he said:
"Boss Wang, leave this product here for now. Let's discuss it when we go back. It won't be too late to come back and pick it up."
After hearing this, Boss Wang looked at Zheng Xingzhong suspiciously and said:
"This kid is quite honest. Are you afraid that I won't be your master? Come on, add me on WeChat."
Zheng Xingzhong did not rush to add WeChat, but still insisted:
"Boss Wang, have you been playing stone gambling for a long time?"
"It's not long, I understand what you are worried about." Boss Wang said a little impatiently.
Zheng Xingzhong has been doing business for so long, and this is the first time he met a weirdo. He clearly told him over and over again that the business was losing money, but he still wanted to continue doing it, so he simply said:
"These two pieces are bean paste seeds. Regardless of the poor seed quality, if you open them, you will definitely make money. I don't dare to talk about those few pieces. I think you..."
"You kid, you are so verbose. I want to buy something, but you don't have to tell me whether to sell it or not?" Boss Wang was really impatient. He said.
It is the duty of a businessman to do business with genuine goods. Zheng Xingzhong was in a hurry for money, so he could not sell at a low price and make some unreliable money. He asked more clearly:
"Boss Wang, do you own this business?"
This time Boss Wang was not angry anymore. He stood up, patted Zheng Xingzhong on the shoulder and smiled. He said:
"I can see that you are a really nice person. Add me on WeChat to see if I am a good person or not."
Zheng Xingzhong added Boss Wang’s WeChat account, and instantly, one million was credited to his account. He and Yong hurriedly went to load Boss Wang’s car. Zheng Xingzhong looked at Boss Wang with suspicion and said:
"Boss Wang, why do I think you look familiar? I can't remember where I saw you."
"Don't ask so many questions, just go and do your business." After finishing speaking, Boss Wang drove away.
Zheng Xingzhong became even more suspicious. Boss Wang came here today. It didn't look like he was here to do business, but he came here specially to give money. Otherwise, how could he have said that he would do the work. He felt as if there was a big hand helping him.
Just when money was tight and he was worried about money, someone came to give money. This money was obviously forced into his hands by Boss Wang. He felt much better. He informed Yong that he would close the door now.
Go out and give it a good rub. Tomorrow morning, go to Yonghong Machinery Factory to pick up the goods.