Everyone exchanged a few pleasantries, and then they didn't talk about business, but chatted for a while.

Dai Guanglan is a member of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, and finally met Meng Zitao, the god of calligraphy, of course, he had to ask for advice or two, and Meng Zitao did surprise him.

"Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!" Dai Guanglan admired Meng Zitao's achievements in calligraphy.

Mencius said something modest as usual.

Next, everyone got down to business.

Dai Guanglan said: "To be honest, if someone else wants my Dingyao wash, I will definitely refuse in one bite, but you guys, I'm no problem here." ”

Meng Zitao and Cheng Qiheng hurriedly expressed their gratitude, and said that if there were any requests, they could also make them.

"It's not a request, but I have something I'm worried about right now. ”

Dai Guanglan said: "The main thing is that I have opened an antique shop in Suzhou City, Beijing, Xijing and Shudu. When I first opened the store, I just opened it on a whim, and I also thought that this was a channel to collect calligraphy and painting works, but fortunately, I invited a few shopkeepers with high ability, which opened up some situations, and it was a little famous in various places. ”

"It's just that I started this matter temporarily, and I don't actually have much experience in running an antique business, but I have a certain understanding through friends, but the preparation is not sufficient, and I can't always trouble friends, so there are some problems with the current supply channels. ”

"Because of the small reputation, some people will not choose my store even if they have something to sell, so there is now a situation of 'making ends meet', of course, what is lacking is those boutiques, treasures, and those things at the low end will not be missing. ”

"If this continues, I estimate that in a few months, I will not have a few items in my store that I can get my hands on, and then how will high-end customers come to my door? So I'd like to take the liberty of asking you both, is there any good way to do this?"

Cheng Qiheng looked at Meng Zitao, this matter has to listen to what Meng Zitao said, but he felt in his heart that there was something wrong with the question raised by Dai Guanglan, after all, Meng Zitao was in the antique business, Dai Guanglan asked Meng Zitao for advice, isn't this an act of prying into the corner?

And for Meng Zitao, this matter is really nothing, after all, it is impossible for him to say his own channels, and he really has no fixed channels, and he has special abilities, which is really not a problem in this regard. However, he had also considered what to do if the ability suddenly disappeared, and he had also studied the channel.

So, Meng Zitao said with a smile: "In fact, there are solutions that we want, but we need to increase the investment of personnel." ”

Dai Guanglan was also anxious because of this matter, and he didn't expect Meng Zitao to be willing or able to say anything good, but now when he heard Meng Zitao say this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"There is no problem with personnel investment, I just need to solve the problem of supply, otherwise I can only close the door. Could you please tell us about it? ”

Meng Zitao said: "It is not difficult to talk about this matter, there are three ways, the first way is to 'grab', to grab other people's purchase channels! This kind of talk is a bit unauthentic, but people in the market who do this are now commonplace. As the old saying goes, as long as the hoe is good, there is no corner that cannot be dug. ”

Dai Guanglan waved his hand: "Forget this method, I don't do this business to make money, just because of my own interests and hobbies, not to mention the lack of morality in doing so, and I don't want to make enemies with others because of this." Mr. Meng, please tell me about the second way. ”

"Your concerns are indeed justified, although this method works quickly, but it offends people and does not sound good. And now the channels of the general big stores have stabilized, and they will not change easily. As for the channels of small shops, presumably for Boss Dai, there is not much interest, so this method can only be regarded as a lower policy. ”

Meng Zitao smiled, if Dai Guanglan hadn't rejected this method, he wouldn't have said this paragraph now, and as for the latter two methods, he would only briefly mention them.

"As for the second way, I don't know that Boss Dai often participates in antique exchange meetings?"

"Usually as long as I have time, I will participate, you mean, you want me to get the supply of goods at the antique exchange meeting?"

Dai Guanglan thought about it for a while, and felt that this was indeed a way, generally speaking, the exchange of antiques is on the one hand, on the other hand, it is a transaction, and some exchange meetings, the status of the guests participating in the exchange is relatively high, and the exchanges or transactions taken out are also high-quality, which just meets his requirements.

Meng Zitao nodded and said: "Don't underestimate these exchange meetings, in fact, as long as you have the channels to participate, even if you spend most of the time in the exchange meeting for most of the year, there will be no problem." And the above things can also fully meet your needs. ”

"Ah, can there be so many exchange meetings in the whole country in a year?" Dai Guanglan was very surprised.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course, our antique circle is not small, and what I said is only a certain scale, as for small or private exchange meetings, I don't know how many, maybe at this time, there are a few like-minded Tibetan friends are holding their own collections, communicating with each other." Of course, one person will definitely not be able to participate in so many exchange meetings, so I asked you to hire someone. ”

Dai Guanglan smiled and nodded in agreement: "What about the third way?"

Meng Zitao said: "The third method is the same as the second method, which is to go overseas to find treasures. ”

"Overseas?" Dai Guanglan suddenly realized.

China's cultural relics have a huge number of overseas cultural relics, which needless to say everyone knows, now because the domestic art market can no longer meet their collection or investment needs, more and more buyers have begun to pay attention to the overseas market.

"Yes, all major thrift markets abroad can be targeted. ”

"For example, the antique markets in Paris, known as the 'Pan Homeland of Paris', can be divided into several categories: high-end antique shops, antique salons held regularly every year, antique streets in the antique market, and in terms of antique goods, there are famous flea markets, second-hand bookstalls on the banks of the Seine, and family thrift markets with European characteristics. Most of the high-end antique shops are concentrated in Paris, a street called 'Saint-Honoré'. ”

"In addition, Paris has the largest flea market in Europe, and the flea market has the largest antique market in Europe, many of which specialize in Chinese antiques, including ceramics, calligraphy and paintings, ivory carvings, antique furniture, etc., with all kinds of varieties. In this way, there are many places in Europe and the United States where you can find our national cultural relics, and there are also many good places to 'Taobao'. Speaking of which, I actually want to go around, but I don't have the time. ”