Xie Bin thought that there was such a big timber merchant in front of him, and his heart was a little hot. If you really want to talk about it, although jade carving makes money, he still prefers to do wood carving, especially these precious woods, which is his Xie Bin's most primitive dream.

In the past, Xie Bin also wanted to buy some valuable wood, but these precious timbers were expensive, not to mention, the goods on the market were not very reassuring, and Xie Bin couldn't use too much, and the amount was too small to find a suitable seller.

But now that the big timber merchant is here, and he is still asking for it, it should be no problem to buy some reassuring materials from him. Well, maybe it could be cheaper.

It is said that the moisture in the precious wood market is very high, not to mention anything else, let's say that Huanghuali wood, in 10 years, a kilogram of high-quality material is about 1,000 yuan, which is already a high price, but this has just passed three or four years, soared to more than double, sometimes more than 2,000 are not necessarily able to buy good materials, this price is already comparable to rosewood, and even a few points higher.

The boss named Li Moxuan was quite young when he heard his voice, it was estimated that he was just thirty years old, and when he heard Xie Bin say that he was the boss of a tasting, he laughed and said: "I thought my brother didn't look down on me, a childish person, and disdained to contact me." ”

Xie Bin smiled, "How is it possible, the person who came is a guest, I was a little embarrassed when I wasn't there last time, where is Boss Li?" Have a drink together? ”

"Okay, I'll go over tomorrow, I'll have a treat, haha," Li Moxuan smiled enthusiastically.

Xie Bin also smiled and said: "Don't, I'm the landlord, how can I let you have a treat." ”

"Okay, okay, brother, you're interesting enough, I'll go over tomorrow," Li Moxuan said with a smile.

Xie Bin wanted to ask him about wood on the phone, but he didn't think he was in a hurry, and it was okay to talk slowly when he came, so he didn't say more.

The next day, Li Moxuan came from Su Province, and the distance between the two places was not too far, but it could also be seen that this big timber merchant was very interested in the statue of Guan Gong in Xie Bin's shop.

Li Moxuan is slightly chubby, about 1.75 meters, with a white face and gold-rimmed eyes, not so much like a businessman, but more like a civil servant or a teacher or something. Seeing Xie Bin, Li Moxuan shook hands warmly and smiled: "Boss Xie is really young, promising, handsome and generous, no wonder he can get the favor of several beauties, haha." ”

Xie Bin sweated, this obviously also learned about Xie Bin's situation from the Internet, but he didn't care, that matter had already passed, Li Xiaojun now has retribution, his family's star jade jewelry is getting bleak day by day, relying on a little inventory to support the scene, but it is said that it is ready to be transferred.

Listening to Li Moxuan's jokes at this time, Xie Bin didn't feel anything in his heart, as if it was someone else's business or a trivial matter a long time ago, he smiled and invited Li Moxuan to the second floor, Zou Xintong was busy cooperating with Zhang Lu, and it happened that Xie Bin was there, so she didn't come to the store, but the acting store manager Xiao Wang helped Xie Bin make tea and pour water, and then left the living room.

Li Moxuan said with a smile: "Brother Xie will enjoy it, the store is full of big beauties, what about Gu Da beauties?" ”

Xie Bin smiled, this clerk was actually recruited by Zou Xintong, but they are indeed all beautiful women, all of them are young and beautiful, "Gu Da Beauty is busy opening a branch, and I was caught here to see the store as soon as I came back." ”

Li Moxuan sighed twice, "Brother's business is getting bigger and bigger, and he can also live, it is cool to be a shopkeeper, and he can go out to play if he has nothing to do, where is it like us, the whole life is rushing." ”

Xie Bin laughed, "It's funny, Brother Li, you are not less profitable than me in the trading of precious timber," said and asked casually: "Brother Li, what price is Huanghuali now?" ”

Li Moxuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Brother Xie wants to have some fun?" I can give you cheaper, how much? ”

Xie Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head, he wanted to inquire about the market, but he didn't expect this person's mind to be so sharp, and he suddenly discovered Xie Bin's motives. However, this Li Moxuan is also a shrewd master, so naturally he will not reveal these things to Xie Bin, but just say that it can be cheaper. Well, in this way, it's not that he Li Moxuan has a request for Xie Bin, but that Xie Bin has a request for him Li Moxuan.

But Xie Bin shook his head with a smile and said, "I just want to understand the situation, and now I can't spare my hands to play with wood carving," said and asked, "Brother Li is interested in my jade Guan Gong statue?" ”

Li Moxuan nodded, "Yes, brother, it's not me who pats you on the back, I have traveled from south to north, and I have seen a lot of handicrafts in various places, but I have never seen anyone who can carve jade carving as wood, and I have no other advantages, that is, I am righteous and worship Guan Erye the most, so the first time I saw this Guan Gong statue, I decided to take it down." ”

Li Moxuan said and said with a smile: "But brother, your price of 100 million US dollars is too high, I couldn't believe it at the time, and I counted the zeros several times before I determined that this was 100 million US dollars instead of 10 million US dollars." ”

Xie Bin shook his head: "It's not too high, it's a good thing that I used as the treasure of the town, and I'm not going to make a move, Brother Li, you really came up with 100 million US dollars, I have to think about it, and such a big and complete and clean material, you can see less than a few pieces a year." "If you want to bargain, Xie Bin is not soft at all, and he really wants to keep this Guan Gong statue for a while longer.

Li Moxuan was silent when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said to Xie Bin: "Brother Xie, let's do it, if you agree to sell this Guan Gong statue for 300 million, I will sell you the old Haihuang who has about a ton in my hand for 5 million, how about it?" That's a good material that my family has been collecting for more than 100 years, and it can be used to make large furniture. ”

"Really?" Xie Bin stood up in surprise, and he was a little excited in his heart. Lao Haihuang, that is, the Hainan Huanghuali that has been around for many years, the value of this thing is really expensive, five million a ton is not much cheaper, and it is even a little expensive, but the problem is that it is difficult to buy such materials even if you have money.

Now the sea yellow is very rare, and even if there is, they are only seedlings with a diameter of only about ten centimeters, and if you want to wait until they become mature, you have to wait for at least about 100 years. And Yue Huang is also because of its preciousness, so that the Yue government has tightened control, the price is also ridiculously high, as for other places to arrive, but it can't withstand people's large-scale logging, and now it is in short supply.

As for the ones on the market, those are not real huanghuali, most of them are pear-like wood, and the quality is much worse. As for the so-called old Haihuang and so on, they have generally been made into finished products, mostly furniture and ornaments in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the price has also risen in recent years. And Xie Bin has little interest in finished products, he likes to create beautiful finished products from logs.

And Li Moxuan now told him that he had a ton of old Haihuang logs in his hand, how could this not surprise him? How much can a ton of old sea yellow be? In fact, there are not many, if you make a cube, it is a little more than one meter in length, width and height, and if you really want to make furniture, you can't actually make a few pieces, but each piece can definitely be sold at a good price.

When I just entered the new century, an old Haihuang Taishi chair was only hundreds of thousands of yuan, but now? People in these years not only invest in jade and jade, but also precious wood is the object of their investment, because the furniture made of these precious wood can also withstand the baptism of wind and rain and time, and there is not necessarily a little qualitative change for hundreds of years, and good maintenance can also add a bit of brilliance.

The precious wood furniture handed down from the Ming and Qing dynasties is still intact for five or six hundred years, especially the red sandalwood and yellow rosewood, which is the mainstream of the antique furniture market.

Some time ago, in a family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, someone found a Qing Dynasty Huanghuali carved dragon bed, the owner is an old lady, and she has been sleeping on this bed. Merchants and brokers flocked to the city, and the prices ranged from three million to tens of millions, and the last old man offered five million dollars, but he couldn't get it, because they didn't plan to sell it at all.

The $5 million price is far more than the market price, but it can't stop people from liking it, and the big bed is so big, it is extremely rare on the market now, so it is understandable that the bid is so high.

And a ton of logs, what can be made in Xie Bin's hands? Dozens of ornaments? A dozen pieces of furniture? Or something else? Xie Bin didn't know it for the time being, but he had already agreed to the deal in his heart.

However, for the sake of insurance, Xie Bin still smiled and said, "Brother Li, I have to see how your goods are before I can decide whether I want to or not." "Xie Bin will not be deceived by others for the sake of good face, there are too many fakes in these years, and Xie Bin did not dare to agree rashly before seeing the goods.

Li Moxuan nodded and said: "This is natural, I will let people transport it," said and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry, it is definitely the best old Haihuang, I am not willing to sell it if someone bids eight million, this thing is the same as your jadeite, the more valuable it will be in the future, especially before this batch of saplings is mature, the price will definitely rise." ”

Xie Bin agrees with this, but the price is already very high, each catty is already 2,500 yuan, no matter how high it is, there are some limits, after all, wood can be planted and regenerated, although it takes a little longer, but it is still worse than the non-renewable resource of jadeite.

The price of a fist-sized piece of top-grade jadeite has already killed this ton of top-grade huanghuali in seconds, and if there is a ton of top-grade jadeite, it is sky-high. A ton of ordinary jadeite can make those who play jadeite crazy, let alone top-notch materials.

(To be continued)