Chapter 32: The Black Market (Asking for Recommendations, Collections)
Li Wu and the fat man waited in the hall for more than ten minutes, and at this time, Li Wu also inquired from the fat man about the rules that the boss said.
The rules are not complicated, first of all, you can't ask the source of things, and there is no guarantee of authenticity, and then there is a bid, you have to pay for it, and only accept cash, the emotional fat man just got out of the car, and the backpack he took was full of cash.
During this period, three more groups of people came one after another, there were about seven or eight people, looking at the familiar appearance of the fat man, it is estimated that they are all people in their profession.
"It's almost time, bosses, come with me" Boss Cheng took out his mobile phone and looked at the time, said to everyone in the hall, got up and walked to the house.
"Let's go in too" The fat man pulled Li Wu and followed Boss Cheng into the house, but what made Li Wu feel strange was that after they followed Boss Cheng into the house, they walked out from behind, seeing what everyone was accustomed to, Li Wu didn't want to ask the fat man what was going on.
However, the fat man should have seen Li Wu's doubts, deliberately lagged a few steps behind, and explained to Li Wu in a low voice, "You should also see that there is something about this transaction, so don't look at us from this courtyard, but the place to see the goods is not necessarily in which courtyard in this row."
After listening to the fat man's words, Li Wu suddenly realized that the peasant houses in this row were the territory of this black market gang, and every time they traded in the same house, they were not in the same house, and at the entrance of this row of houses, people were arranged to guard them.
"Boss Cheng, don't go around in circles, we are all old customers, who doesn't know who, I'm almost stunned by you"
After following Boss Cheng for seven or eight minutes, a voice sounded in the team, and Li Wu turned his head when he heard the words, and a middle-aged man in his forties was wearing a Tang suit and a short shirt, and these words came out of his mouth.
"Boss Wang, it's here, it's here, I'm also thinking about everyone, after all, be careful to make the Wannian ship" Although Boss Cheng said that it was almost there, he walked for another five or six minutes, and then stopped in a small alley, and there was an open small door facing the alley.
"Bosses, it's still the old rule, hand over the phone to me first, we will keep it, and after it's over, it will be returned to you as it is" Boss Cheng said to the person behind him, and asked a young man who was at the small door to collect the phone.
Li Wu was still a little reluctant, but the fat man pulled him and made a look with him, and Li Wu reluctantly handed over the phone to the young man.
After handing over the mobile phone, Li Wu thought that he would enter through this small door, who knew that the boss Cheng led their group to the front again, but he didn't go far, and walked in through another small door in less than a minute, but when he entered the door, he was checked again, and Li Wu felt that the level of inspection and the security check at the airport had a fight.
At this time, Li Wu understood that this group of people was really fucking thieves, first came in from another house, and then took everyone in circles, and then took the mobile phone away at the small door just now, Li Wu estimated that they put the mobile phone in that house, so that even if someone located something or something, they would rush to that house as soon as possible, plus this last security check, it was really exhaustive.
"Boss Cheng, I'm starting to play this set again" It was Boss Wang who said this, and he looked at Boss Cheng with some dissatisfaction.
"Hehe..." Boss Cheng laughed a few times dryly, but did not speak, but glanced at the direction of Li Wu with his eyes, in fact, he was also a little helpless, recently it was already tight, and now there is another one, Li Wu is such a person, he is forced to do this.
After entering the house, Boss Cheng took Li Wu and his party down a small staircase and came to a basement of about thirty square meters. The light is not very bright, Li Wu estimates that the bulb of that lamp is only thirty watts at most.
After his eyes adjusted to the light, Li Wu saw that in the center of the basement, there were two Eight Immortal Tables, and there were two large vats in the corner, but in addition, the entire basement was empty, and there was not even a stool to sit on. And there's an indescribable smell.
"Fat man, you usually go to this kind of place to buy antiques" Li Wu glanced at the fat man a little speechlessly, and fanned his nose hard, trying to dispel the smell.
"I don't know, it's not usually in the basement to trade, ahem... Damn, this smell is too bad" The fat man also covered his nose with his backpack, he was also a little confused at this time, when he usually came here, he was trading in the hall, and it was the first time he came to the basement.
"Boss Cheng, what kind of smell do you have, this is too bad" The person who came in behind Li Wu also smelled this smell, and immediately shouted.
"Everyone, you are really sorry, the recent wind is tight, I also have no way, you take care of it, after everyone buys it today, at the original price, I am reducing five percent for everyone, everyone is here to make a fortune, endure the past, do you say that this is not the reason" Hearing the sound of the boss, he repeatedly made a gesture to everyone, don't look at his mouth said that it was reduced by five percent, and it was easy to say, now his heart is dripping blood, if it is not for the maintenance of these old customers, he is reluctant.
As soon as Boss Cheng finished speaking, everyone quieted down. Don't look at the loud shouting on their mouths, as Boss Cheng said, they came here to make a fortune, although the smell is a little unpleasant, but it is not unbearable, don't look at the boss said that the reduction of five percent, you must know that the antiques they trade, the price is as little as tens of thousands, more than tens of millions, five percent is really a lot, even the fat man who just shouted the loudest, now he doesn't speak.
Li Wu watched this scene interestingly, life is like a play, even the fat man has learned to act.
"The acting is good, how do you know that Boss Cheng will reduce the price?" Li Wu whispered in the fat man's ear and asked, what he can't understand the most now is this, although the environment is a little worse, Boss Cheng doesn't necessarily have to reduce the price, and he can see that they are acting, Boss Cheng is a kind of person, Li Wu doesn't believe that he can't see it.
"Hehe, this is all an old routine, you must know that the black market in Luoyang City is not the only one, in order to maintain old customers, almost all black markets will come to this trick, but usually the maximum three percent is good, today the boss is generous, it is estimated that the wind is really tight, and the goods pressure can't get out" The fat man also whispered to Li Wu to explain the doorway.
"Okay, bosses, everything is here, you can see for yourself, it's still according to the old rules" After about five or six minutes, Boss Cheng's group was already on the two Eight Immortals tables, filled with dozens of things, large and small. But whether they are all antiques, Li Wu doesn't know, anyway, in the mouth of Boss Cheng, he has all genuine products here.
As for the old rules mentioned by Boss Cheng, Li Wu also learned from the fat man. The meaning of the old rules actually refers to the way of trading, and Li Wu thought that it was through auction. But after listening to the fat man's words, he realized that it was not what he thought at all.
Instead, the boss and the gang put a sign with a good price written on the item, as long as you think the price is right, pay the money with one hand, and you can take the goods. Of course, it's not impossible to bargain, if you feel that the price is high, you can say a price yourself, and someone next to you will write down your price, and when no one buys this thing, the boss will decide whether to sell you or not according to the price you offer. Of course, if someone buys it at the price offered by the boss, then everything will be closed.
Another situation is that there are several people who fancy an item at the same time, and feel that the price is too high, then it will finally be seen as the boss's choice, of course, the selection criteria, it is estimated that everyone understands.
In a word, the things you like are shot quickly, and the hands are fast and the hands are slow, and this is exactly why the boss Cheng and his gang can participate in some fakes in these antiques, which can make the owners of these antique shops eye-catching.
But Li Wu was right to think about it afterwards, if he really entered the auction transaction as he thought, these dozens of things would not be auctioned from morning to night, and it is estimated that they will wait to eat prison if they really reach that, with their scale, it is estimated that it is possible to eat peanuts.