Chapter 63: The Evil Buddha
Beijing, Panjiayuan Market.
Panjiayuan is located in the East Third Ring Road of the capital covers an area of 4.85 million square meters, and the market is divided into six business areas, including the stall area, the ancient building area, the classical furniture area, the modern collection area, the stone carving area, and the catering service area.
Liu Xiaoming opened an antique shop here, and the business was not bad at first, but recently he had a car accident and broke his fortune, which made Liu Xiaoming very wolf, and after meeting Wang Lei at Wang Ting's birthday party, he tried his best to invite the other party to come to the store to see feng shui.
At ten o'clock in the morning, with a gentle breeze, sunny and much warmer weather, Wang Lei and Yang Tiande took the subway to the vicinity of Panjiayuan Market, and according to the address on the text message, they looked for Liu Xiaoming's shop in Panjiayuan.
After walking into the Panjiayuan Market, you can see rows of confused stalls, each stall has dozens or hundreds of objects, porcelain, pottery, bronze, wood, all kinds of collectibles.
The weather was good this morning, the sun was shining on the body warmly, Wang Lei and the two were not in a hurry, while walking, looking at the surrounding antiques, and exchanging words from time to time.
"Brother, you know what? If I hadn't entered the feng shui industry back then, maybe I would have come to the antique industry to mix, don't look at the antiques as useless, but they are more profitable than selling feng shui instruments. Yang Tiande smacked his lips and said with some emotion.
"Things are vaguely precious, maybe we laypeople don't know how to appreciate it." Wang Lei said with a smile.
"I don't know if we are laymen, but it is not bad to say that things are rare and expensive, the reason why the price of antiques remains high, mainly because of a rarity, antique dealers find some rare collectibles, and they use guò various hype and bidding to improve the popularity of antiques, and the price naturally rises." Yang Tiande said with a look of disdain.
"That's right, some time ago, I heard that there was a Ming Dynasty porcelain, which was auctioned for more than 200 million, and it was surprising to think about it." Wang Lei shook his head slightly and said.
"Hmph, in my opinion, eighty percent of porcelain merchants and auction companies have joined forces to speculate, taking the opportunity to raise the price of porcelain collectibles, this kind of thing is very common in the industry, otherwise, antiques can not be eaten, can not live, how can the price rise again and again." Yang Tiande said.
"This is a rich man's game, it's useless for us to be envious, instead of sighing here, it's better to think about how to make more money." Wang Lei said.
During the conversation, the two rushed to the antique shop opened by Liu Xiaoming according to the address on the text message, the antique shop is very large, divided into two floors, with a plaque in gold on a black background 'Huiyuanju', and a welcoming lady wearing a cheongsam standing at the door.
"Welcome, two gentlemen, please." The welcome lady smiled professionally and made a gesture of please.
"This young lady, is Mr. Liu Xiaoming here?" Wang Lei asked with a smile.
"Mr. Liu is our boss, do you have anything to do with him?" The welcome lady asked.
"I made an appointment with Mr. Liu to meet in Huiyuanju today." Wang Lei said.
"Dare to ask what Mr. is called?" The welcome lady asked.
"My name is Wang Lei."
"Okay, I remember, Mr. Wang, please come into the store and sit for a while, I'll go in and report to the boss." The welcome lady gestured and led Wang Lei into the store, and then confessed again, and then walked up the stairs on the second floor.
After a while, a young man hurriedly walked down from the upstairs and rushed to Wang Lei's side, with an apologetic look on his face, and said, "Mr. Wang, I went upstairs just now, but I didn't expect you to come just in time, I hope you will forgive me for the rudeness." ”
"Once born, second ripe, everyone is also friends, Mr. Liu doesn't need to be polite." Wang Lei said with a smile.
"Mr. Wang, please take a seat." Liu Xiaoming made a gesture of please, then looked at Yang Tiande on the side, and asked, "Mr. Wang, is this gentleman your friend?" ”
"I'm Yang Tiande, and we talked to each other yesterday." Yang Tiande introduced.
"It turned out to be Mr. Yang, I listened to your voice on the phone, and now I see that it is a thick foundation." Liu Xiaoming said with a smile.
"The foundation is thick, and the fat is also thick." Yang Tiande patted his belly and didn't think he was angry.
The three of them exchanged pleasantries, Liu Xiaoming instructed the clerk to pour the tea, and he stayed to receive it in person, after seeing Wang Lei's ability to meet each other, he was even very convinced of Wang Lei's ability to see feng shui, so he spoke very politely.
"Mr. Liu, the area of your store is not small, and the location is also very demanding, I think the rent alone will be a lot of money for a year." Yang Tiande shook his fat face, looked at the environment in the store, and asked.
"Yes, I haven't been in this business for a long time, and I haven't made much money yet, and it's all used to pay rent." Liu Xiaoming said.
"In my opinion, you have a thick foundation, and the money I have earned over the years may not be able to afford half a year's rent, let alone the collectibles placed in the store." Yang Tiande touched his chin and said with envy.
"You've won the prize, I'm just making a little fuss, compared to the real rich, it's just a drizzle." Liu Xiaoming said modestly, then changed his words, looked at Wang Lei on the side and said:
"Mr. Wang, what do you think of the location of my shop, can you arrange a feng shui bureau that enhances financial luck?"
"Mr. Liu, it's hard to say yet, I want to observe the environment of the store first." Wang Lei said.
"Okay, I'll take you." Liu Xiaoming stood up and made a gesture of please, with an eager look on his face.
Liu Xiaoming has been running this shop for two years, and the reason why he runs this shop is because he is a hobby, and secondly, he heard that the antique industry can make money, so Liu Xiaoming stepped in as soon as his brain was hot.
Liu Xiaoming has not graduated from university for a long time, and his business experience is very lacking, and the stall of this shop is not small, and he also invited two knowledgeable people to help, but the business has not been particularly good, and to be honest, he has earned a rent.
Some time ago, Liu Xiaoming spent millions to buy Tang Sancai, just to make a lot of money, who would have thought that not only did he not make money, but he also lost millions of yuan, which made him a wolf now.
What Liu Xiaoming hopes most now is that Wang Lei can help him change the feng shui of the shop, so that his financial fortune can be more prosperous, and reverse the unfavorable situation of the antique shop, otherwise, this antique shop may really not be able to operate anymore.
Turning around on the first floor of the shop, Wang Lei didn't speak, and Liu Xiaoming led Wang Lei to walk to the second floor, the area on the second floor of the shop is also not small, and next to the stairs is a spacious hall.
The collections placed on the second floor are some of the relatively high prices, Liu Xiaoming also spent a lot of effort to arrange, a set of tables and chairs are placed in the middle of the hall, and several rows of wooden shelves are placed on both sides, on which all kinds of collections are placed, and the most conspicuous is the opposite side of the hall, enshrined a golden Buddha statue, lifelike, exquisite workmanship, and extraordinary quality.
After walking to the hall on the second floor, Wang Lei stopped, stared at the Buddha statue in the hall for a while, and said, "Mr. Liu, when did you place the Buddha statue opposite?" ”
"Just a few months ago, what's wrong?" Liu Xiaoming glanced at the Buddha statue, showed a look of doubt, and asked.
"If my guess is correct, this Buddha statue should not be what you asked for at the temple." Wang Lei guessed.
"How can I have that thought, I bought it in the antique market, and I simply put it in the hall on the second floor." Liu Xiaoming smiled and said.
"Do you know the origin of this Buddha statue?" Wang Lei asked.
"I have specially asked someone to identify, this is a gilded Buddha statue of the Qing Dynasty, 52 centimeters high, excellent copper, gilded splendidly, the upper body is draped in robes, the lower body is wearing a monk's skirt, the folds of the clothes are natural and smooth, and the edges are engraved with ornaments. The right hand touches the ground seal, and the left hand knots the meditation seal, which is the standard enlightenment image of Shakyamuni. Liu Xiaoming talked brightly, this Buddha statue is a genuine product bought at a low price, and it is also one of Liu Xiaoming's few leaks, Wang Lei asked about the origin of this Buddha statue, which can be said to have scratched his itch.
"Mr. Liu, you misunderstood what I meant, I wanted to ask where you got this Buddha statue from?" Wang Lei shook his head slightly, Liu Xiaoming's answer made him not satisfied.
"This Buddha statue was picked up by me from the countryside, is there anything wrong?" A different color flashed in Liu Xiaoming's eyes, and he said in a slurred manner.
"This is an evil Buddha, the evil qi on the Buddha statue is very heavy, not only will it not bring blessings, but it also affects the feng shui of the shop, and the car accident you had before may have something to do with it." Wang Lei said solemnly.
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