"Boss, how did this maid eagle sell?"

Xie Bin raised his head and smiled slightly, his eyes glanced at him without a trace, and he had already set a position for the customer in front of him. This old man was in his sixties, dressed in brown casual clothes, with gray hair combed into a big back, and his face was full of red light, looking in good spirits, squatting there and gently holding the statue of a maid he had carved. Judging from the action, he looks like a veteran, but he is certainly not an expert, at most he is just a senior enthusiast, and his family conditions are not bad, so he should be a retired old cadre.

"One thousand two, what does the old man think?" This kind of people have about 30% of the share in this antique street, some small money, also have a certain cultural heritage, have a lot of free time, and as long as they fancy something, as long as the price is not too excessive, they will generally win.

"Isn't it a little expensive," the old man frowned slightly after listening to Xie Bin's offer, but he was reluctant to let go of his hand.

There's a play! Xie Bin said secretly in his heart, with a slight smile on his face, and said amicably: "Old man, you get what you pay for, you are a person who knows the goods, the wood is carefully selected and the best ash, and more importantly, this is hand-carved, which is completely different from those machine carvings for a few dollars," After speaking, he said with a smile: "You always come here for the first time, you can rest assured of my Xiao Xie's reputation, the chairman of our city carving association is a frequent visitor to me." ”

"Oh?" The old man raised his eyebrows, but still shook his head, "I think it's still expensive." ”

Xie Bin smiled, "Okay, for the sake of your first visit, then nine hundred," said with a slightly sinking expression, "Old man, this is my reserve price, it can't be lower, if you are still not satisfied, I can't say anything, you can squat and play here, but if you want to take it home, you can ...... it" After speaking, he shook his head regretfully. In fact, the price given by Xie Bin is very reasonable. From 1,02 to 900, it seems that it has only dropped by 300 yuan, but it is a two-grade price, more than 1,000 yuan and a few hundred yuan are completely two feelings.

Sure enough, the old man was obviously a little moved, but he still shook his head and didn't speak, it seemed that he was still a little dissatisfied with Xie Bin's price. However, it can be seen from the movements of his hands that the old man really likes this maid carving of ash willow.

Xie Bin looked at the old man in front of him and sighed, "Alas, forget it, who let me meet you, who knows the goods, so let's do it, eight hundred yuan, this time it really can't be lowered, old man, you also know that ash is a second-class protected plant, this price is quite fair, if you are not satisfied, I really can't help it." After speaking, Xie Bin shook his head helplessly, as if he had forgotten that he had just said that he couldn't go any lower. Of course, hawkers are like this, as long as they don't lose money, being able to sell is the first priority.

The old man gently rubbed the carving of this maid, the lines were smooth, the face was kind, the clothes were fluttering, it was indeed very skillful, and this wood looked like it was indeed a real ash, and eight hundred yuan was indeed fair. Thinking of this, the old man raised his head and raised his eyes, "Okay, young man, I was persuaded by you, this maid carved me." ”

Xie Bin's eyes narrowed, and he smiled, "There, you always have vision, otherwise who would be willing to spend eight hundred yuan to buy such a broken piece of wood?" Said to take out a packaging box with hands and feet, put the maid carving in, and then tie it, and attached a business card, "Na, old man, you take it, here also return my contact number, what do you need in the future, despite the order, I still accept custom-made ah, as well as, all kinds of carved doors and windows furniture, etc., you can find me, the craft is assured, the price is affordable!" ”

Watching the old man leave satisfied, Xie Bin smiled, he was lucky today, the small one thousand came in, excluding the cost of raw wood, there was a net profit of six or seven hundred. Thinking of this, Xie Bin sighed in frustration, if there were so many transactions every day, he would be able to buy a house in a few years. Unfortunately, this antique street is only open two days a week, and sometimes it doesn't work out for a week. No way, in the eyes of some people, this hand-carved gadget looks no different from a machine-carved gadget, but the price is more than ten times worse. However, those who know the goods do not have too many people who play wood carving, and they are not very willing to buy at the stalls.

"Boss, how much does this monkey cost?" Another man spoke. This time, the customer was a young man, only about 20 years old, holding a carving of a monkey picking peaches.

Xie Bin was not so enthusiastic this time, and said lightly: "The almond monkey picks peaches, four hundred yuan, no bargaining!" "It's not Xie Bin being snobbish, it's about dealing with someone and what to say. Like the old man just now, although he is not an expert, he knows a little bit, and Xie Bin is genuine, not afraid that you understand, but afraid that you don't understand, so Xie Bin can spend more words to keep the old man.

And the young man in front of him, although he was dressed cleanly, he was young, his clothes were very ordinary, his expression was slightly restrained, and there was a girl of the same age beside him, who was obviously a student. This is an emerging island town, which has developed rapidly in recent years, there are many universities of various kinds, and the tourism industry is also very developed, and this antique street is also a scenic spot, so there are many students on the street.

Few of these students are knowledgeable and just watch for fun. The young man in front of him should be the same, maybe he is a monkey, so he wants to buy a monkey peach carving.

When dealing with such students, you can't talk too much to them, and if you talk too much, they will think that you are not worth so much money, and it is more difficult to make this transaction.

Xie Bin quoted 400 yuan, which obviously made the boy who looked like a student a little stunned, but after looking at the girls around him, he still pretended to be mature and asked: "Big brother, this is too expensive, others sell it for more than ten or dozens of yuan." The girl on the side also helped: "Yes, and it doesn't look the difference." ”

Xie Bin looked at the pair of young people in front of him, and from their words, he could hear that they had been here for a while, and they should have gone to school nearby, taking advantage of Sunday to come out to play. With a faint smile, Xie Bin smiled: "This is pure hand-carved, I just carved this monkey, it took almost a week, of course, it can't be compared with a few minutes of carving, if you think the machine carving is cost-effective, you can go over there, twenty yuan can buy three, fifty yuan for you fifteen." ”

"This ......" The two young men and women looked at each other and hesitated, "Big brother, can't it be cheaper?" ”

"Hehe, your school? Career colleges? Coastal? Big oil? ”

"This, we are from the University of Petroleum," said their school, the two of them obviously had more confidence, and the brilliance on their faces was a little more vigorous.

Xie Bin sighed secretly in his heart, the University of Petroleum is a key university, and those who can enter the University of Petroleum are all proud of the sky. Looking at the two slightly immature children in front of him, Xie Bin smiled slightly, "It turned out to be a top student from the University of Petroleum, so let's do it, it will be cheaper by fifty yuan, and this time it can't be lower, this is for the sake of you being college students, otherwise I will quote more than eight hundred for this monkey." ”

"Can't it be cheaper?" The girl is a little unwilling.

Xie Bin shook his head, "I'm not a good monkey, I won't boast about it, you can take a fancy to it, it means that you still have some vision, you can come here in the future to go around, and then you will know whether it is worth buying." ”

The boy finally bought it, carrying the box and the girl's arm to join the flow of people.

Looking at this young couple, Xie Bin was a little distracted, he never dared to imagine such a life, since he graduated from high school, he began to live a self-reliant life. He didn't have any other skills, so he could carve with one hand, and in addition, he also learned some antique identification knowledge from his grandfather, so he naturally entered this industry and became a second-hand dealer.

Of course, most of Xie Bin's hands are still wood carving and bamboo carving and other gadgets, after all, this is his old job, and he is not afraid of wrestling, other things, such as what kind of ceramic calligraphy and painting, etc., Xie Bin just knows, almost never got started, those things are not something Xie Bin can afford.

A small stall like Xie Bin actually sees a lot of people and buys a few people. Don't look at Xie Bin's income of nearly 1,000 in this small meeting, but there are only two days a week, and when business is poor, it is common to have no income for two or three weeks in a row. Xie Bin is okay, after all, although he really sets up a stall on the antique street, he is playing with real hand-carving, pure new gadgets, but it is precisely like this, Xie Bin's business is better than other vendors.

Like other hawkers, they get some real and fake 'antiques' from various channels, and then encourage customers with their tongues, and their business is worse than Xie Bin's. After all, now that information spreads quickly and information is developed, most people know that there are very few good things on these stalls, except for some people who want to pick up leaks in this place. These hawkers earn these people's money, and there are always some people who feel that their eyesight is extraordinary, and they can find priceless national treasures from the hands of the hawkers, but they don't know that the hawkers have made their money and secretly laugh at them for being stupid.

Of course, there may be good things in the hands of hawkers, after all, the supply of these hawkers is complex, there are all kinds of sources, and there are even many of them purchased directly from the hands of earth rats, but the valuable ones have long been digested by them from other channels, and they are rarely placed on the stalls. Unless it is a good product that the hawkers do not know, it is possible to put it on the stall.

Xie Bin also collects some gadgets, but the price is not high, such as some copper coins and swords, etc., which are more common and more common. In the past two years, Xie Bin has not bought many antiques, specializing in his own bamboo and wood carvings.

Xie Bin was only seventeen years old when he first debuted, and the hand-carving at that time happened to be obliterated by the tide of machine carving. At this time, it is different, the hand-carved carving in the past two years has gradually risen trend, even ordinary people, are willing to buy two handmade gadgets to decorate at home.

Speaking of which, this year, no matter what it is, stained with the word "handmade", the price will increase several times, just like those handmade clothes, cars, watches, furniture, accessories, etc., it seems that with the word handmade, it looks high-end.

Of course, handmade products are much more precious than machine-made products, so Xie Bin can have a bowl of rice to eat in this era. When Xie Bin's business is good, he can earn 8,000 yuan a month, but when it is bad, he can pay the rent.

The house Xie Bin rented is in an urban village next to the city, not too far from the city center, and the transportation is still very convenient. Xie Bin has been in the city for nine years, and he can almost watch the city slowly develop from a small seaside town to an international metropolis.