"You kid haven't gone to the old sandalwood manufacturer I mentioned yet, have you?" Gu afternoon and Wu Shixiang drank tea and chatted together.

"Not yet! I've been busy with decoration, and I'm going to explore the road tomorrow, what do you always have to say? ”

"I'll tell you more about the experience of fragrant wood, agarwood is the top, ordinary people can't afford to consume, and it is a real scarce resource. The same is true of Haihuang, there are fewer and fewer big ingredients, and now you see that the old Haihuang in the store is also the treasure of my town store. It is mainly used for display, basically the more yellow it is, and then it is rosewood, large-leaved pear and other miscellaneous trees. Lao Shan Sandalwood is a new type of wood, or a lot of hand string prayer beads, it is not a big gate, but it is also a serious way, the fragrance is OK, the main price is close to the people, the average player can accept, and it has become more and more popular in recent years. ”

Ancient is a senior connoisseur, from the literary game fever to the present, I have seen too many examples of ups and downs, there are too many hype funds behind the market, players are more impetuous, often listen to the wind is rain, this year is popular this, a string of thousands! Next year will be over all at once, a few hundred rotten streets! For example, Xingyue Bodhi, where Wu Shixiang suffered, is a typical example.

"Mahogany is a traditional project that has been passed down for thousands of years, and both scarcity and recognition are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is rumored that this mahogany price reduction and red sandalwood diving are all layman's words! Real connoisseurs know that mahogany is a very stable investment project, of course, there will be a little fluctuation in the short term, and it is far from the stock market and the real estate market! "Because India has recently opened up some exports, coupled with the bad economy, some large merchants have shipped in order to return funds, so there has been a decline of more than 20 percent, but some people go out, some people enter!" The real big material is definitely not worrying, put it for a few years, make a piece of furniture, and make several times the profit! The kind of cultural play of the bracelet is another story! ”

Gu stood at a higher angle to sort out the market for Wu Shixiang, so that he could have a rational understanding.

"Old man, how many types do you think are the real connoisseurs?" Wu Shixiang said curiously.

Gu Gu showed a rare admiration, and said with envy: "At least four!" At the top are the monopolies, and most of the resources of each type of wood are concentrated in the hands of a few people, don't get me wrong! It's not that they have a lot of stockpiles in their hands, but they have the right to speak and the right to price! That is, how many goods you can take and what price you can sell at are basically up to people! This is the real big guy! ”

"Really? Just like the US monopoly on oil? Wu Shixiang said excitedly.

"Almost! However, it is not so exaggerated, powerful people have resources, veins, sales channels, etc., and even high-end customers are people's! You can only follow behind other people's butts and eat some of the leftovers, but the so-called leftovers are often tens of millions of profits! This is the second-level connoisseur, with chain stores, well-known brands, and consumer groups, such as Lian Tianhong's national mahogany chain. ”

"Oh? They're the ones who really touch the market, right? It's also the kind that can be seen on the surface? ”

"That's right! The monopolists also want to monetize their resources, but they can decide whether to give you this bowl of rice or not! Some of the competitors are all based on people's moods and relationships, and to put it bluntly, it looks a bit like a part-time job. ”

"Yes! But that's also a behemoth-level business, what about the third type? ”

"That's me! I am in a specific area, a little famous, have a certain customer base, there is a home and a family, even if the middle part of the industrial chain, I also have a family, an agent, sell my goods to other places, make a difference. The ancient self analyzed.

"You can only be considered third-rate? Then I'm definitely not in the stream! Wu Shixiang was a little depressed when he heard that the ancient was third-rate.

"What do you think? It sounds good that you are a boss, but in fact, you are a three-way dealer! From the previous family to the next family, just make a hard-earned money! Do you have your own source? Have a subordinate dealer with a stable dìng? Have a long-term partner? The ancient unceremoniously hit Wu Shixiang and let him know his position.

"Yes! I will be a long-term stable partner! It's you old! Hey! Wu Shixiang said shamelessly.

"To say this is to let your kid know that there is a heaven outside the sky! I've been mixed all my life, and I'm a little lucky to have one such shop, feeding dozens of people, and a few good guys follow me to eat! Remember! Be a low-key person and do things in a high-profile manner! Didn't get to that level, to pretend to be an uncle? Only to be laughed at by others! ”

Wu Shixiang nodded, in fact, he usually giggles, as if he has no positive appearance, but he knows very well in his heart that he is nothing now, God gives him a chance, and he has a big player system, but he just makes his pen fun pavilion www.biquge.info higher. It is far from the real cattle man, like the ancient, one sentence can make Gou Peng can't get along in the Shili River, obediently roll up the cover and get out, you can imagine the spirit of those top monopolists who turn their hands into clouds and cover their hands for rain!

"You're still young, you have a chance, I'm nothing at your age! Work hard, you must be better than me, an old man! The old one looked almost the same, and let the kid know the depths, and began to encourage again.

"I must follow the master to study hard and improve every day!" Wu Shixiang assured.

"Our relationship doesn't need any master or master! You have the ability to give the old man a long face in the future, and when I leave in the future, you can help me take care of the descendants! "The old hand-waving way.

"Don't worry! You're my grandfather! In the future, if the kid has achievements, he will never forget his roots! Wu Shixiang promised that the ancient was really benevolent to him.

"That's good! In the next step, since you want to get Lao Shan Tan, I will tell you about your dim sum experience, and save you a detour. Go get the bracelets and the wood on the table! Gu Yi pointed to the table and asked Wu Shixiang to get the specimen.

"Sandalwood, mainly produced in India, also known as old sandalwood, is a scarce and precious tree species, its heartwood yellow-brown to dark brown material is fine, lustrous, aromatic, straight or wavy. Over the years, it has been favored by high-ranking officials and nobles, literati and scholars. In addition to the pure fragrance, the quality of sandalwood also depends on the content of the oil content in the sandalwood.

Gu Gu picked up a bracelet and explained the details to Wu Shixiang as he spoke.

"Strictly speaking, the top old mountain sandalwood refers to at least 60 years old trees, and after cutting down at least 20 or 30 years to make the wood really mellow, its taste is pure, very soft, warm and sweet wood, and slightly with rose, paste and animal fragrance, the aroma is consistent and very long-lasting. And even if the old mountain sandalwood that is more than 60 years old is not aged after cutting, it is still in the stage of strong flavor, and it is not the best sandalwood. ”

Wu Shixiang picked up a string of bracelets and carefully identified the fragrance to see what the difference was.

Some Tibetan friends said: "The sandalwood fragrance is dominant, and you can't eat," and some merchants show off his sandalwood beads, saying how strong the taste is, and it is also sultry in the trouser pocket, etc., which shows that the new sandalwood fragrance is too domineering and has not reached the mellow and sweet realm. Now all the people who come from India are called Lao Shan, which is a misleading approach to the traditional meaning of Lao Shan, and the result is "Thunder of the Clay Cauldron Thunder"! Yan zhòng misguided the majority of players who are just getting started! ”

"The real top old sandalwood is mellow-smelling, long, dark brown to reddish-brown and can sink to the bottom. Questions about the color and quality of sandalwood. My experience is that Indian sandalwood beads are usually divided into three types: yellow meat, red meat, and dark meat according to their color. ”

"Dark flesh is the rarest, and Indian sandalwood changes from yellowish brown to dark brown to reddish-brown as it ages. I think the highest level of Indian sandalwood is to reach a deep, reddish-brown color, which is called black flesh sandalwood. "From the perspective of wood, the older the sandalwood, the more oily it is, and as it ages, it moves from non-sinking to sinking, and the head and tail float is an intermediate state. Therefore, the sunken one must be more oily than the non-sunken one! Of course, those non-artificial submersion, artificially added 502 or lead filling and the like are not counted, whether the submersion can basically be used as a basic quality indicator. ”

The ancient picked up a string of real black meat and sunk the old sandalwood and let Wu Shixiang compare it, the density of the old sandalwood is still small, and the feel is relatively light, not as good as huanghuali, and the red sandalwood can not be compared, so the feel is average. But its selling point is the fragrance, the aroma of the new material is domineering, a little choking, but the aroma of the old material is far away, stronger than the sea yellow, and more elegant than the sweet fragrance of red sandalwood.

"The top old mountain sandalwood should be uniform in color and delicate in material, and I think the natural weathered old wood produced in the deep mountains is the best. After the pulp, it should be crystal clear with the texture of rhinoceros horn, and the aroma is more delicate and intoxicating. ”

Wu Shixiang asked the key question: "Then how to identify the age of Lao Shantan from the old and the new?" ”

"The growth rings and longitudinal texture of sandalwood change from small to inconspicuous with the growth of the tree, and the older the tree, the less obvious the growth rings and grain are. Therefore, sandalwood with obvious grain is not the top old mountain sandalwood, which can be used as a standard. ”

"After felling, the old mountain sandalwood, after being placed for twenty or thirty years, has been very stable, and the cracked ones have also cracked. Sandalwood is hollow or dark cracked, the so-called ten sandalwood and nine empty, used to say Laoshan sandalwood, is also very vivid. The beads made of the heartless part of the top Laoshan sandalwood without cracking are already very stable, and the quality is very good. The use of new materials is unstable and prone to cracking, so it is best not to buy new sandalwood beads. ”

The old bracelet with the new material is compared with the old material bracelet, so that Wu Shixiang can experience the difference with his own hands, and tell him all the actual combat experience, and it is good to be taught! One sentence can save a lot of detours and spend a lot of unjust money! Wu Shixiang listened carefully, especially to learn more about the characteristics of high-quality old sandalwood, and transform it himself in the future to see the specific difference between oiliness and fragrance.

"After talking about the bracelet and talking about the wood, these are some small materials, some merchants like to gamble on their own, car beads wear bracelets and then sell, the cost is lower, in case of gambling to good materials, you can also make more money. After slowly becoming addicted, the more he gambled, the bigger he became, and then he went to the point of no return. Gambling on wood is not the norm, and real merchants should stabilize the supply of goods, rather than pursuing temporary profits and excitement! You should pay attention to this! ”

"The old mountain sandalwood material is generally large, straight, smooth and dense on the surface, mellow in aroma, and is the best in sandalwood. Johor Bahru spices, generally produced in Australia, have a thinner bar shape and a weaker aroma. There is also a kind of incense called Dimen, which is produced in Indonesia and now East Timor, the material is curved and has branches and knots, and the fragrance is average. "Finally, Sydney incense, produced in Australia or the surrounding South Pacific island countries, of which Fiji sandalwood is the best, generally transshipped from Hong Kong to the mainland, the quantity is not much, the most on the market is still old sandalwood, how much oiliness is the main criterion for you to judge!"

The ancient let Wu Shixiang himself experience the difference between different materials, especially the fragrance, there are many ways to fake the material, but the fragrance is not easy to deceive, even if it is treated with spices, connoisseurs can smell the difference at once, and it is clear at a glance.

"I know the basic situation, go to the market tomorrow, get a few strings back to do experiments, it seems that in the future, I can't only collect red sandalwood carts and horses, but also collect old sandalwood waste? Ay! Brother really becomes a professional recycler of garbage! ”