Chapter 124: Loss-making business
"Brother Feng, will this thing be returned to him?"
Xie Xuan tinkered under the counter for a while, opened the safe that he had bought for more than 4,000 yuan, and carefully took out the gilded Buddha statue and put it on the coffee table in the middle.
This bronze gilt Buddha statue is a Buddha statue, no more than 20 centimeters high, the head is tied with a lotus crown, the face is round, the cheeks are fat, the forehead is high, the monk is dressed in a branch, the outer robe is draped, the wide coat is under the pleated skirt, hanging on the feet, it is a typical Sui and Tang Dynasty bronze Buddha shape.
However, Leng Xiongfei obviously will not preserve the cultural relics, this Buddha statue should have been a fully gilded bronze Buddha, but now the weathering is more severe, and the gilt on the shoulder can no longer be seen.
"Brother Qin, this ...... Do you still accept this thing? ”
Looking at this gilded Buddha statue that he had worked so hard to get, Leng Xiongfei rubbed his hands, and he didn't know what to do with it.
After experiencing Xie Xuan's black eating black incident, Leng Xiongfei already had serious doubts about the so-called "experience in the rivers and lakes" left by his grandfather, and if he was hacked again, he was afraid that he would have to go to the construction site to move bricks again.
Compared with other merchants, Qin Feng is still a "fellow practitioner", so after Leng Xiongfeisi paid it, he still decided to sell the gilded Buddha statue to "Wen Bao Zhai".
"Close!"
Qin Feng nodded, and said very simply: "I don't know what price you offer, Brother Leng?" I'll just want it if it's right! ”
There is also a reason why Qin Feng kept this gilded Buddha statue in his hands and did not sell it, first, this Buddha statue is easy to see that it is an unearthed text, and the country's crackdown on the sale of unearthed cultural relics is very large.
Therefore, Qin Feng had to place the Buddha statue for a period of time, and then repair the weathered place, and turn it into a Buddha statue with an orderly inheritance, and then find a way to make a move.
And one more point. "Wen Bao Zhai" used to operate the four treasures of the study, and Qin Feng also lacked channels to sell antique cultural relics.
These days, the little fat man Xie Xuan has been paying attention to which people can become the object of antique trading, and even went to other people's stores to chat nonsense, just to poach a customer.
But like that kind of high-end antique customers, each store has always been very valuable. When there is a transaction, most of them close their doors, and some people don't even trade in the store at all, but go to their homes or tea houses.
"This thing has gilt on it, and it was taken out of the tomb...... Leng Xiongfei hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "How can you say that it can be worth eight thousand, right?" ”
Although I heard my grandfather talk about the scenery and deeds of entering and leaving the mansion before liberation, Leng Xiongfei was used to living a poor life when he was a child, and he never had more than 1,000 yuan on him.
"Eight thousand. Brother Leng, are you sure? Qin Feng smiled, looked at Leng Xiongfei, and said, "Let's do business and buy and sell, don't regret if you sell!" ”
Buddhism is one of the three religions with the largest number of followers on Shijie, and as the main Buddha statue of Buddhism, it has always been sought after by Buddhists everywhere in Shijie. There is no shortage of business tycoons with deep pockets.
As early as the 80s of the last century, gilded Buddha statues attracted the attention of international collectors. This led to the rise of the domestic collection boom.
In November 1989, at the Sotheby's auction in New York, a gilded Maitreya Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty was sold for more than 210,000 US dollars, gaining the attention of the international collection market.
And after the nineties, major overseas auction companies. Began to increase the number and proportion of gilded Buddha statues in auction year by year.
At last year's Sotheby's auction, a Ming Dynasty gilt bronze Guanyin sold for HK$1.32 million, while a Ming Dynasty gilt Buddha statue sold for HK$2.2 million at Christie's auction not long ago.
The gilded Buddha statues of the Sui and Tang dynasties are in terms of shape and craftsmanship. It is slightly worse than the Buddha statues in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but as the two dynasties with the most developed Buddhist culture, it has its own unique representative.
According to Qin Feng's understanding of the current Buddha statue market, although this gilded Buddha statue is slightly flawed, its condition is relatively complete, and if you can find the right buyer, 500,000 yuan is definitely no problem.
So after hearing Leng Xiongfei's words, Qin Feng was also a little stunned, he really didn't expect that Leng Xiongfei came out to sell Buddha statues, and he didn't even inquire about the market clearly, and opened his mouth to open a cabbage price.
To be honest, Leng Xiongfei is quite temperamental towards Qin Feng.
has a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes, but Leng Xiongfei doesn't know how to use it, and he actually mixes into the situation of going to the construction site as a small worker, which also shows that Leng Xiongfei is more upright and does not kill for money like some scum in the rivers and lakes.
"Brother Qin, you just tease me, I really don't know the price."
Leng Xiongfei smiled bitterly when he heard this, he knew feng shui, but he didn't know anything about antique identification, this Buddha statue worth a thousand gold in Qin Feng's eyes, in his opinion, was just a copper lump that could neither eat nor drink.
The most important point is that Leng Xiongfei's object is not visible.
Not to mention 10,000, even 5,000 Leng Xiongfei is willing to make a move, in this year, although tomb robbery has developed into an industry, but tomb robbery gangs that produce and sell one way are still rare.
Qin Feng's shop showed its advantages at this time, although it was selling the four treasures of the study, but the people in contact were all literati and scholars, and there were also some bosses who played with collections.
"Brother Qin, if you don't do this, you take 10,000 yuan of things, how much do you earn, my surname Leng will not blush, or will you find the account, what do you think?"
Leng Xiongfei is just a lack of social experience, but it doesn't mean that he is stupid, as soon as Qin Feng's words came out, he immediately knew that his bid was low, but he didn't have a channel to contact direct customers, and he knew that he was not qualified to bargain with Qin Feng.
Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "10,000 yuan is okay, but Brother Leng, your loss is not small." ”
"Brother Feng, 10,000 is too expensive, right?"
After hearing Qin Feng's words, the little fat man glanced at him, the finances of this store are all concurrently held by Xie Xuan, and there has been no income for a few months, and if he takes out another 10,000 yuan, then they will all drink the northwest wind.
Leng Xiongfei was frightened by Xie Xuan, and said weakly: "Or...... Eight thousand dollars is fine......"
Qin Feng waved his hand and said, "Ten thousand, in fact, you have also suffered a big loss. ”
"Brother Feng, what's wrong with you today?"
Xie Xuan rolled his eyes when he heard this, he really couldn't figure it out, what could have been left without spending a penny, Boss Feng wanted to send money to this kid, this was not in line with Qin Feng's character of plucking feathers?
"Xuanzi, don't speak."
Qin Feng stopped Xie Xuan's impulse to question, turned his face to look at Leng Xiongfei, and said, "Brother Leng, I have a plan, I don't know if you can accept it?" ”
"Brother Qin, if you have something to say, you are all in the Tao, you just want this Buddha statue, I will give it away!"
Who said that Leng Xiongfei had no heart, he said these few words, because he was afraid that Qin Feng would eat black, so he first used words to squeeze the other party, so that Qin Feng could dispel that thought.
Qin Feng shook his head, a smile appeared on his face, and said lightly: "Brother Leng, you also underestimate me, although this thing is worth more than 100,000 yuan, it has not been put in my eyes." ”
This gilded Buddha statue will greatly promote the study of Buddhist culture in the Sui and Tang dynasties, if it is auctioned, the starting price of 350,000 yuan will not be able to run away, and the final transaction price will probably be about 800,000 yuan.
The reason why Qin Feng offered a price of more than 100,000 yuan was because he couldn't send this thing to the auction, and the sellers just wanted to sell the things they traded privately at a cheap price, so naturally they couldn't sell them at that high price.
"More than 100,000?"
Qin Feng's words made Leng Xiongfei gasp, even if he was bold, he only offered a price of 10,000, but he didn't think that the real value of this Buddha statue would even exceed ten times.
"That's right, I estimate it should be around 150,000......"
Qin Feng raised his hand to stop Xie Xuan, who was anxious to speak, and then said: "But this thing has to touch the buyer, it can't be sold in a day or two, maybe it will have to be put in the hand for a month or two, or even a year or two......"
Leng Xiongfei took a deep breath and said, "I understand, Brother Qin, I still say what I said just now, I will sell it to you for 10,000 yuan, and I don't care how much I earn." ”
"I haven't finished my sentence yet, Brother Leng, didn't I just say that there was a plan......
Qin Feng changed the topic and said: "This thing, Brother Leng, you can put it in my store for consignment, and when it is sold, I will take forty percent of the money, which is considered the handling fee for consignment, and the other sixty percent will be yours Brother Leng." ”
"Sixty percent, one hundred and fifty thousand, that ...... Isn't that 90,000 dollars? ”
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Leng Xiongfei was a little stupid, looking at Qin Feng's young face in disbelief, this person doesn't look like he has bad nerves? Why did he always think about giving money to himself since he talked about Buddha statues?
Not to mention Leng Xiongfei, even Xie Xuan couldn't figure it out, he was already anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks on the side, the definition he gave himself has always been a profiteer, where can he see Qin Feng doing business like this?
"Yes, it's 90,000 yuan." Qin Feng nodded.
"Brother Qin, I'm a straight-tempered person, if you have any requirements, just say them."
Leng Xiongfei was silent for a long time, and made his words straight to the point, after he graduated from high school, he also worked for several years, and knew that pie would not fall in vain in the sky.
"Okay, Brother Leng is refreshing, then I'll say it directly." Qin Feng clapped his hands, turned his face to Xie Xuan and said, "Xuanzi, close the door, we won't do business today, let's go back to Yuanzi to talk." ”
"Hey, Brother Feng, okay!"
Hearing Qin Feng's words, Xie Xuan's face was suddenly full of spring breeze, what do you want to say, Brother Feng, who is shrewd to the bone, is he the kind of person who does a loss-making business? (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )
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