Chapter 9: Redwood City

The Land Rover turned around and pulled over to the side of a street.

After parking the car, Ah Qi led Chen Chumo for two or three minutes and came to another street.

This street is different from other streets, there is a tall archway on the street, and the archway is written on the "Baiye Dongxing. Redwood Community".

"Chu Mo, this is a mahogany street in our Dongxing, and there are two or three hundred large and small shops. This is one of the important mahogany markets in China, and many foreign businessmen in China like to come here to buy goods, and the annual trading volume is billions of yuan. Ah Qi led Chen Chumo into the street of the Redwood Community and introduced.

Both sides of the neighborhood street are indeed all mahogany products. There are furniture, there are crafts. Large and small, all kinds of things, there are red-crowned cranes, elephants, related males, and seats. The color of each object is bright, the shape is pleasing to the eye, and there is an urge to buy and buy. There are also a large number of products in each store, and many of them are placed on the steps in front of the door.

"Chu Mo, how's it going? Do you have a favorite? Ah Qi said as he walked, but his eyes didn't look at the mahogany objects along the road next to him.

"I've seen it for a long time, I've seen it for a long time. Very good, very good. I like it, I like it, but I don't have much money now, I'm afraid I can't buy any good things. Chen Chumo was completely attracted by the objects along the road, and his eyes kept wandering among the many mahogany objects.

Chen Chumo has also seen a lot of mahogany furniture objects, but it is the first time he has seen so many of them put together and sold. For Chen Chumo, a complete hillbilly, there was a lot of shock.

Just walked and watched, and when he arrived at a shop of "Baiye Dongxing Mahogany Cultural Experience Center", Ah Qi stopped. At this time, Chen Chumo was already far behind.

When Chen Chumo followed, Ah Qi took him into the mahogany experience hall.

"Chu Mo, the mahogany objects here are all relatively good. The materials used are much more elaborate than those outside, and they are all good materials that are hundreds of years old. The Redwood Market is so hot right now that maybe you come back after a while and you won't be able to see the furnishings here. Ah Qi said, pointing to the various mahogany objects around him.

The experience hall is divided into a number of small rooms, and the small rooms are all equipped with a complete set of mahogany objects, which are more pleasing to the eye than the cluttered outside.

Chen Chumo walked over to an object covered in glass and looked at it. The object is about ten centimeters high, cylindrical, and more than a centimeter thick, like a rice bucket. The rules are decent, ordinary. There is a small piece of cardpaper standing next to it, product name: large pen holder, common name: Vietnam Huanghuali, wood name: fragrant yellow sandalwood, wood origin: Vietnam, price: 350000!

Nima, fake, isn't there a decimal point missing in front of the penultimate zero? Chen Chumo was a little frightened by this price.

"Ah Qi, is there a mistake in writing the price of this big pen holder?" Chen Chumo pointed to the object in front of him and asked, I really didn't believe that such an inconspicuous thing would be priced so high, who would buy it.

"That's right, that's the price. made of Huanghuali, 350,000 is very reasonable. If you know the yellow pear, this tree grows extremely slowly. It can only grow to a diameter of one meter in hundreds of years, and it is one of the four famous trees in China. The yellow plough wood is known for its beautiful pattern and durability. Now the rosewood is very rare, and Huaxia is not allowed to cut down, and it belongs to the second-class protected species. The material of this pen holder, looking at this pattern, is also a thousand-year-old tree. Even if this cylinder passes another thousand years, it will be intact. Dare to ask how many things in the world can be stored naturally for thousands of years, I am afraid that not two or three hundred years have already been oxidized without a trace. So, are you saying it's worth the price? Seeing that Chen Chumo didn't seem to know anything about mahogany, Ah Qi played with it. Actually, these are all things that Ah Qi heard from people chatting, and the truth is unknown.

"Nima, thousands of years, isn't that an antique of growth? Value, very value. "Chen Chumo is convinced of Ah Qi's words, there is no need to play with me.

"There's a lot more, you take your time, I'll go out and answer the phone." Ah Qi was talking to Chen Chumo, and the mobile phone rang. It seems that the call of an important person should be avoided by answering it.

Chen Chumo didn't care, and continued to look at the rooms one by one.

Oh, what a magnificent coffee table. The coffee table is almost two meters wide, and at first glance you can tell that it is made of tree stumps. With the roots of the tree as legs, the shape is strange, and the polished whole body glows. The dark is flushed with redness, and it looks solid, calm, and it is estimated that it is made of good materials for hundreds of years.

After turning around, the objects here are all big guys. A bed more than two meters long, and a table of eight immortals more than one meter wide. Vermilion, purple red, red and black all kinds of reds give people a calm and atmospheric feeling. Carving dragons and painting phoenixes, lifelike, antique, furniture can be made into such works of art is also amazing. The white-bearded old Taoist master also has a few pieces of mahogany furniture, which were left by the ancestral master. It looked wrinkled, small and ugly, and so cold that it couldn't do it. Especially the little bed of the old Taoist master, those carved birds and beasts, were scratched to the point that they had no nose and no eyes. Unrecognizable and unsightly.

"Chu Mo, go, don't look at it. Take you to see our Dongge's treasures, it's much more interesting than here. Ah Qi said enthusiastically as soon as he entered the door after answering the phone. With a smile on his face, he seemed to have received some instructions.

Yes, Ah Qi did receive instructions. The call that came just now was from Ah Xiong, who was next to Dong Ge. Ah Xiong said on the phone that Chen Chumo's provincial certificate was real, and he could use this person with confidence.

Dongge's place is not far away, just across the street.

"Chu Mo, you are blessed today. Brother Dong heard that you are fascinated by mahogany and like mahogany. Make an exception for me and you to go to his 'Shu Mu Zhai' to observe, which is not very rare. Brother Dong, Shu Muzhai, usually only entertains distinguished guests, but we little soldiers are not blessed to come in and see each other. I've sent objects there before, and I've had the pleasure of taking a quick look. Ah Qi said.

Dongge's treasure is a three-story arcade, which looks like it is many years old. The exposed bricks have been weathered, and the exterior walls are covered with moss.

The person who opened the door for Chen Chumo was an old man in his 60s called "Uncle Wang", Ah Qi said that he was the uncle of Dongge's hometown, and he had a wonderful carpentry job, and many treasures here in Dongge came from his hands.

The first floor is cluttered with lots of large pieces of wood. Ah Qi said that this is Uncle Wang's studio, and things must not be touched, otherwise Uncle Wang will immediately tell you to get out.

"Chu Mo, do you see, that piece of wood. Guess how much. Ah Qi asked, pointing to an inconspicuous piece of wood that was 4 meters long and no more than thirty or forty centimeters in diameter.

"In my opinion, with this little material, the bed will definitely not be able to be made. The bigger Eight Immortals table is not good, at most a few chairs can be made, 300,000 yuan. Chen Chumo had already seen the price of mahogany just now, so he quoted a price that he thought was not low.

", you're kidding me. 300,000? The broken pen holder just now cost 350,000. Tell you, someone bid 8 million, but Dongge didn't sell it. Ah Qi sneered at Chen Chumo.

Just such a piece of wood, 8 million? God, is this still wood, it's gold? Yes, huanghuali is comparable to gold, it is so expensive. What's more, this piece of huanghuali log is still a thousand-year-old tree? I don't know where Dong Ge got it.

Where did you get it? Southeast Asia! On that day, it was Ah Qi who personally picked up the goods at the dock. At that time, it was wrapped tightly in kraft paper, and it was very heavy, and it was very difficult for more than a dozen young adults to carry it. Ah Qi guessed that it must be yellow rosewood, and only this kind of wood that can sink to the bottom of the water will have such weight.

Dongge can buy such a rare treasure, which shows how wide the road is in Southeast Asia. Chen Chumo couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, compared with Brother Dong, he was really too small. Any object they have is hundreds or even thousands of times their current net worth. This morning, Gao Xiaosong gave himself 20,000 yuan in social expenses, and he felt that he had reached the sky. Now I know that in the eyes of these old bastards, this money is just a drop in the bucket.

"Let's go, go upstairs. It's all logs, so there's nothing to see. The good stuff is on it, let's see. Ah Qi knew that Chen Chumo was a fledgling, and it was not good to fall into the hole for his ignorance.

When he went up to the second floor, Chen Chumo was shocked again. The quality of the objects here is not at all comparable to the experience hall.

The layout here is completely a palace. Living room, bedroom, study you name it. Antique, carved dragon and phoenix, classical and elegant.

"Chu Mo, how do you feel? These objects are all made of materials that have been used for thousands of years. See that Luohan bed? Dong Ge said that this is the largest huanghuali bed in the world, with a length of 2.48 meters, which is amazing. The shelf bed in the middle is also the largest shelf bed in the world. On both sides of the Eight Immortals table in the living room are Huanghuali dragon pattern circle chairs. The objects on the second floor are all in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Let's go up to the third floor. The above are Qing Dynasty Chinese and foreign style objects, and I prefer those on the third floor compared to the Ming and Qing dynasty style objects on the second floor. "Ah Qi seems to be introducing his own objects.

It can be seen that Ah Qi is very proud to be with such a boss.

After watching it, Chen Chumo's whole person was blind. How can the gap between this person and people be so big, how can a person be so good? Why does he look like an ordinary person, but he has taken advantage of all the good things? I'd like to have something like this in the future, but will I? How? How do they do it?

I don't know how I got out of this treasure building, sitting in Ah Qi's car, Chen Chumo still had the two huanghuali dragon pattern circle chairs in his mind. It's so beautiful, glowing with gold, how happy he must be if he takes it back and sits on Whitebeard. There is also a set of large flat tables with golden silk nanmu with a hint of golden light, and a large flat chair. If it was placed in my grandfather's living room, he would have a lot of face in front of those old colleagues.

"Chu Mo, what's the matter, do you want to get a set of treasures yourself?" Ah Qi joked that he thought the same thing when he first saw him.

"In the end, it is a treasure, I will earn money in the future, I must buy a few sets from Brother Dong. Offer it well, so that my children and grandchildren can also have a good look at it, such good things. Chen Chumo was noncommittal.

"It's not to hit you, I advise you to dispel this idea as soon as possible. Dongge's things are half-given and half-sold, and they are not easily sold to outsiders. Because it should be said that the things that Dong Ge has there are only sold to important friends and important friends. Those of us who eat with Brother Dong are all outsiders in front of this treasure building. Half-given is given to Dongge's important partners, or friends to be made. This treasure building, in the final analysis, is used by Dongge to broaden his interpersonal relationships. It's not for ordinary business, you see. Ah Qi said without reservation.

Now he has accepted from his heart that Chen Chumo is his own person, and there is no need to hide it.