Chapter Eighty-Eight: Two Yellow Orioles Singing Green Willows
I put down the birthday statue, touched the stubble on my chin and thought, Huang Lin glared at me and said, "Brother, you said you had ideas yesterday, why do you look like today?"
I pursed my lips and said, "What nonsense, I'm thinking, Brother Huang, it's not me saying that this thing is too problematic, I can't say a good word, the most inferior antique dealer on Henan Road can see the problem at a glance." ”
Huang Lin immediately replied angrily, ", if I can fool the past, I still have to give the newcomer some eye medicine." ”
"But... ”
As soon as he heard it, Huang Lin came to his senses and urged, "But what, say it quickly." ”
I motioned him not to worry, and said slowly, "Brother Huang, I think about it, you chose the wrong direction, didn't the ancestor teach us to play to our strengths and avoid weaknesses, but what are you doing now, take the most inferior jade to boil, and after boiling, it will become even worse, you can see for yourself, can this thing still be called jade, it is a little stronger than stone." ”
"But then again, why do you have to use it as an antique to fool people, it's true that antiques make money, but how many pieces can this thing be sold, before my customer, when was the last time you shipped it?"
Huang Lin was a little embarrassed and scratched his head, "Last time, it had to be five or six years, Linzhou is small, there are few rich people, and my brother and I have never met each other... ”
I interrupted Huang Lin and said, "Okay, okay, Brother Huang, what do I think, I don't think you have to work hard to make this thing, it's better for you to use dim sum and make it more exquisite, let's not use it as an antique, use it as a literary game to make a fuss." ”
Huang Lin was stunned for a moment, and said, "Wen Wan, just what kind of wood and eggs you usually pour out, what is that worth, although my jade carving is not a good jade, it will cost hundreds of dollars, is it worth selling at a high price?"
I smiled and said, "Brother Huang, you are old, antiques are expensive, but that thing can't be displayed on the body, you don't understand the psychology of rich people, no matter how good and expensive things are, they have to be seen by others to be valuable, and tens of millions of ancient jade, do you dare to show it to others, do people dare to take it?"
"And we don't talk about jade carving to the outside world, let's just say that it is a stone carving, a work of art, a piece of money that sells for eight thousand, so that those middle-class people can afford it, and dare to show off, not that I blow, now the stone carvings on the market are very rough, why, not because the carving is good, are invited to carve jade, let's go the other way, not the phoenix tail, only as a chicken head, jade sells for a stone price, whoever buys it is the same as picking up leaks, and when the market is made, one or two hundred thousand a month can't run, the key is to have a good conscience, and the income is still guaranteed, Brother Huang, what do you think?"
Huang Lin pondered for a while, patted his thigh, and said, "Okay, brother, why didn't I think of it, my brother is stupid, you just say how to get it, I will listen to you, I will be responsible for doing it in the future, you are responsible for selling, we will make five or five points, earn more than 100,000 yuan a month, hehehe... ”
Huang Lin's saliva is going to flow out, the two of us said to do it, he produced fine carvings in the studio, I pushed out as a work of art in the store, because the price is not high, slowly fame came out, not only in Linzhou, other provinces have people to buy, I and Huang Lin really made a fortune, but unfortunately the good times are not long, I don't know if my Huang brother is poor for a long time, this money, he followed the devil, he worked overtime in the studio day and night, I persuaded him many times, he did not listen, but one night, when I went to the studio to pick up the goods, he chatted with him and fell to the ground。
I hurriedly sent him to the hospital, the doctor checked, cerebral infarction, rushed to rescue, the person was saved, but it was also wasted, life can not take care of himself, the brain is not good, I found the best sanatorium in Linzhou, sent Huang Lin in, and then took the hospital certificate and ID card, went to the bank to withdraw his deposit, plus the hundreds of thousands I shared before, and deposited it in the sanatorium.
Rao is so, every three or five I still take fruit to see him, I hope that one day he can get better, not for anything else, I really take him as a brother, he also really takes me as a brother, and then I went out to his shop, when I packed things, at the beginning Huang Lin showed me the box containing the white jade Guanyin, I saw a property transfer statement signed by Huang Lin himself, which said that once something happened to him, all the property under his name was unconditionally transferred to Zhang Wu, I couldn't stop the tears at that time, drop by drop, for Huang Lin's brotherhood to me, but also for Huang Lin's unjust life。
I took my thoughts back and looked at Chen Cangwu again, now I remembered that when I was the most fierce with Huang Lin, the price of new things exceeded the old goods, and the supply exceeded demand, one night when I was about to close, a boss surnamed Tong in the market brought a guest.
Let's do business, the door is a guest, I let everyone sit down one by one, and greeted the little three to serve tea, since it is the peer to bring over, it will not beat around the bush, Tong boss probably introduced me, said that it is a boss from Shaanxi, I heard that I have a top craft stone carving to sell, want to buy one.
I slowly picked up the Sancai bowl, scraped the tea foam, took a sip, took the shelf and said, "According to reason, Boss Tong led you here, I shouldn't shirk it, but at the moment, there are many people waiting in front of you, you should have seen my shipments, that kind of craftsmanship, meticulously crafted, this is not a kitchen carved radish flowers, carved a basket a night, love can not help." ”
Boss Tong is also a human spirit, he didn't care how difficult it was to say what I said, handed over a cigarette, and said with a smile, "Okay, Brother Zhang Wu, Brother will give you a thorough explanation, this is a real guest, you can rest assured, money or something is not a problem, but time is in a hurry, so let's do it, I will be the master for the guest, you open a price, as long as it can be shipped within a regular period, we will not pay it back." ”
This Boss Tong really doesn't give any face, what is the purpose of talking in the industry, isn't it just to raise the price, when it comes to this, I won't be verbose, put down the teacup and knock five times on the table.
I and Huang Lin out of the carvings, in line with the principle of volume, the price is not very expensive, basically a small piece of 5,000, a large piece of 10,000, since the fat sheep brought by Boss Tong is not a bargain, of course I have to slaughter a knife, otherwise I am sorry to delay this effort.
I knocked it and went to serve the teacup, this time without waiting for Boss Tong to reply, the guest who came stood up and said, "Okay, then it's decided, Boss Zhang, this is a deposit, the password is six zeros, what I want, please ask Boss Zhang to pay attention." ”
I took the bank card handed over by the guest, smiled all over my face, and said, "It's easy to say, you can rest assured, it's definitely better than the previous one, time, a week, you can pick it up after a week, and you're satisfied." ”
The guest didn't say much, and left with Boss Tong, Boss Tong looked back at me when he walked to the door, which was quite meaningful, I was happy at the time, and I didn't care much.
After they left, I asked Xiao San to look at the door, and went to the bank to withdraw money, after all, the bank card was done by someone else, and when I turned around, I reported the loss, and I could make a bamboo basket to draw water, and when I got to the bank ATM, I plugged in the card, entered the password, and checked the balance, but I jumped, and the deposit was actually 300,000.
ATM can only withdraw 20,000 yuan, I had to go back to the store, with the pos machine to brush off the money, no wonder Tong boss when he left so look at me, it turned out to be really a distinguished guest, I didn't say that the antique shop to a thousand, that is the bottom of the game, the deer will expel me before, the road to go currency, are in a hundred thousand units, I left the road for too long, has developed the habit of the bottom, just did not think too much, knocked on the table five times, what do I think, although the line to a thousand, there can be no fool will think that I reported five thousand, and this guest under his habits, think that I reported 500,000, what a big misunderstanding。
At dawn the next day, I drove out to discuss with Huang Lin, and the two of them decided not to expose this misunderstanding, I was the one who retired from the road, knowing their urine, 500,000 yuan is nothing to them, far less important than face, I want to really return the money to him, I am afraid that it is no different from slapping him in the face, so I will simply make a mistake and take this deal.
I didn't leave that day, stayed in the studio to give Huang Lin a hand, the two of them were busy from day to night, before making this rare boutique, not to mention Huang Lin, I can't put it down when I look at it, that is, there is a secret recipe of Huang Lin, otherwise a piece of jadeite can not carve such a delicate willow tree anyway, in addition, Huang Lin also played on the spot, carved a small yellow jade tumor on the jade material into a pair of birds nestled together, adding a bit of aura, the whole carving has no traces of knife and axe, just like nature.
I brought the work back to the store, a week later, the guests came to visit on time, this time the boss did not come together, but there was one more middle-aged man with a good face, I let the two of them go to the inner room, leaving the junior to watch the door outside, after closing the door of the inner room, I took out a brocade box, from the brocade box out of the carvings, the eyes of the guests and the middle-aged man immediately straightened, the middle-aged man gently took it from my hand, back and forth to touch and watch, it was simply love, I coughed lightly twice, said, " Two, if the goods are still satisfied, you see if the balance is not... ”
The middle-aged man came to his senses, nodded again and again, and said, "Satisfied, satisfied, very satisfied, Xiao Wu, quickly give the balance to others, boss, I don't know if this treasure has a name?"
The guest who called Xiao Wu didn't take the bank card this time, but took out 200,000 cash from the suitcase to me, I was busy counting the money, and replied casually, "Yes, call, call, call two yellow orioles singing cuiliu!"
The middle-aged man was overjoyed and said, "Two yellow orioles singing cuiliu, two yellow orioles singing cuiliu, good name, good name, hahaha." ”
I counted the money, put the jade carvings back into the brocade box and packed them for them, and sent them out of the store, and when I walked out a long way, I could still hear the joyful laughter of the middle-aged man, I also laughed a few times, scolded Shabi in my heart, and returned to the store.