Chapter 11: Don't Take Bad Business (Part II)
"Brother Wang, you can keep this set of books first, I think it can be sold separately. Yang An pointed to a set of anthologies that looked good and said, this author is not very familiar, Yang An estimates that those who can publish anthologies must be a little famous.
The three of them took a short break in the afternoon and began to sort out the books, Yang An was responsible for selecting and classifying, and the Wang brothers were responsible for packing.
"Alas, what a waste. Yang An actually saw a complete set of Lu Xun's complete works, and no one turned it over, because this is a hardcover version, which is used for collection, and it was actually moved, Yang An decided to fill his own pocket and keep it for himself.
I really don't know if I don't know it, I was shocked when I saw it, and the three of them were busy for an afternoon, and they sorted out 18 sets of collector's editions, hardcover anthologies, 87 sets of ordinary anthologies, and more than 3,000 valuable books that can be sold alone. All three were very excited. Yang An lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said to the two brothers: "I don't think these eighteen sets can be sold, but put them away." How about we go out and sell the rest later?"
Of course, Wang Zilong had no opinion, the three of them chose 20 sets of anthologies, more than 500 books, loaded two cars, and pushed the car to the intersection before they had time to finish eating. On the way, Yang An bought a few buns and ate something first.
In summer, everyone has the habit of going out for a walk to enjoy the shade, Yang An wrote on cardboard: "The old books in the library are carefully selected, and one book only costs one dollar." ”
However, after waiting for a while, no one came, Yang An was very helpless, it seemed that he had to use a trick, so Yang An took a deep breath, put his hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted loudly: "Come on, come on, take a look, take a look, don't miss it when you pass by." It's all old books eliminated by the library, this classic, a book only costs one dollar, you can't buy a dollar and suffer, you can't buy a dollar, you can't be fooled for a dollar, you learn culture for a dollar, take a look at it. ”
As soon as these words were shouted, the whole street was sensational, and the crowd flocked to it, it was really too attractive to recognize the advertising words, in 1998, at this time, the advertising was still in the stage of clearly marked prices, and children were not bullied.
An old man came over and picked up the book, looked at it, and said, "Young man, is your book really from the library?"
"Yo, uncle, look at what you said, don't they all have labels, and they can still be faked?"
"Your book is ten or twenty years old, and it sells for 1 yuan a copy, it's too expensive. "Uncle is holding the book, and it looks like he wants to buy it.
Yang An naturally had to seize the opportunity: "You can't say that, if it comes out in recent years, can it be eliminated, can it be so cheap, besides, the book was more than ten years ago, but this text will not change, right." And you see how good this paper is, whether it's printed, 1 yuan, you really can't buy it. ”
How did the old man know that Yang An was so eloquent, and hurriedly defeated: "If I buy more basics, can it be cheaper?"
"Alas, my uncle, I'll earn a handling fee for 1 yuan, alas, okay, today's first order, ask for an auspicious one, so let's buy four copies, and I'll give you one. ”
"Okay, I'll pick and choose. ”
There are one and two, and there are more people who buy them full, after all, these are classics, the books are a little old, and the words are really outdated.
was busy, a middle-aged man with eyes also followed the flow of people, at first glance, he was a literate person, originally he still looked at it casually, and when he saw the 20 sets of anthologies, his eyes lit up.
"Boss, how much does this set cost?"
"Ten ......"
Yang An was busy, and when he heard someone ask about your anthology, he hurriedly interrupted Wang Zixuan, pulled him aside, and said, "A set of 100 yuan." ”
"What? 100 bucks? Didn't you say 1 book for a dollar?" said the man with glasses, pointing to the cardboard.
"That's bulk, here's anthology. ”
"That's too expensive, you see, his original price was only 20 yuan. ”
"Uncle, this price is not calculated like this, the price should match the value, yes, just looking at this book is actually worthless, it has been more than ten or twenty years, and some have been more than twenty years. However, this anthology is different. In the past, there were few anthologies, you see that only 1,000 sets were printed, and after so many years, there are still a few sets left, especially those that are so well preserved. To be honest, I'm not very familiar with the industry, and I think 100 yuan is less. Anyway, if you like to buy it or not, I may be more expensive in the future. ”
The man with the eyes was nervous, and he couldn't wait to slap himself, he originally wanted to fool these few who collected the rags, but he didn't expect to meet someone who knew how to do it.
"Hahaha. The man with glasses smiled awkwardly, still pretending to be a cultural person, slightly reserved, and said, "The young man is good, how many sets do you have here?"
"20 sets. ”
"I'll take a look, oops, this set is a bit old, this set is not worth much, and this set ......" Yang An interrupted him, "Uncle, you can buy it, don't buy it, don't be blind BB." ”
"What BB?"
"Oh, don't talk if you don't buy it. ”
"Buy, buy, I mean it can be cheaper?"
"No way!"
"Xiao Yang ......" Wang Zilong and Wang Zixuan were dazzled at night, and more than 100 copies of a single book had been sold, and they were overjoyed. Now that there are people asking for this anthology, Yang An is still asking for 100 sets, and he doesn't want to sell it?
"Yes, young man, if you think about it, I can buy all 20 sets. ”
"Don't reduce the price, uncle, do you like to buy it. Yang An obviously doesn't eat this set, to be honest, if he didn't have no channels, someone would really collect these old books.
"Alas, okay, the little brother has a set. This is my business card, you can call me when you encounter good things in the future, haha, I want these twenty sets!"
"Yo, it turned out to be Boss Lin, thank you for your support. ”
"How do you get these twenty sets back? ”
"That's it, you all send me back, and I just gave you the money together, I came out to enjoy the cold, and I haven't brought so much money yet. "That's the same, in this era, I carry 2,000 yuan with shopping.
"Okay, Brother Long, you can help send this book to Boss Lin. Yang An called Wang Zilong aside and explained a few words, mainly because it can't be cheap, and it can't be said that there is still one at home.
Wang Zilong left with Boss Lin and 20 sets of books with a smile on his face, Yang An and Wang Zixuan packed up their things, and Yang An shouted again: "...... You can't buy a dollar, you can't buy a dollar, you can't buy a loss......"
After more than half an hour like this, Yang An asked someone, it was more than eight o'clock, go back, I have to work tomorrow.
Not long after the two arrived at the warehouse, Wang Zilong also arrived with a snort, and he didn't have time to drink water, so he took out a plastic bag from his arms, needless to say, it was 2,000 yuan.
Yang An also poured out the money he bought piecemeal and counted it, and actually sold it for 257. About 300 copies were sold, after all, they were old books, and most of them were also half-sold and half-sold. Just this 2257 yuan, Wang Zilong was holding back a smile on his face, he didn't do hard work every day in the past, and he didn't see so much money in a month, although he still had to share half with Yang An.
Xiao Yang ...... "Wang Zilong, a really man, was so happy that he didn't know what to say, and Wang Zixuan was still silent, but he obviously felt that his face was almost untensive.
"Brother Wang, don't get excited, this is just the beginning. Actually, we still lost tonight, maybe someone else's Boss Lin will sell it for 200 or 500, we don't have to do it, there is no channel. Oh, the channel is that we don't know people, and there is no way. There are also today's single copies, and I have a lot of them that are quite valuable. So I just told you not to tell Boss Lin, we are going to hang him, give him a few sets every few days, and the price will go up, and it will rise to the point that it is unacceptable, and we will know that it is almost the end. Yang An still felt a little pity.
But Wang Zilong was very content, and said to Yang An: "Xiao Yang, sometimes I really can't understand you, you said that you are only a few years old, but you are very calm, and you know a lot, you see that you are all in high school, my brother doesn't understand anything, is it really so good in No. 1 Middle School? Also, I think, it's still content, we just collect the rags, which is already very good, but what you said is really right." ”
Wang Zixuan was originally very happy, but after listening to Wang Zilong's words, he was depressed, how did he talk about it.
Yang An smiled and thought, of course what I said is really right, don't treat the collection of rags as a business, you can also make a fortune by collecting rags.