Chapter 4: The First Pot of Gold
Wang Hengyue brought this batch of knock-off gold watches to this era, the outer packaging is elegant, and the "gold watch" placed on the velvet cushion inside is well-made, and it actually comes with a "original production certificate" written in English, which can be regarded as a "boutique" in the copycat!
What's even more wonderful is that Xu is helping the people who printed to be careless, and the certificate actually missed the date, which is wonderful, which is equivalent to doing Wang Hengyue a big favor, and he doesn't have to bother to explain something.
Charlie Du picked up a watch, praised it, and couldn't put it down.
This watch is glittering and luxurious, where would Charlie Du have thought that there would be such a thing as "copycats" in the world? In particular, the "original production certificate" attached to it is all in foreign languages, which makes Charlie Du believe in the origin of this batch of watches from Switzerland.
Luo Taiwu was a little puzzled: "How are these watches so strange?" See the unseen. ”
Wang Hengyue then remembered that this era is all pocket watches, and his own batch of goods are all watches, and he was thinking about how to make it up, but he didn't expect Charlie Du to say as if he was pretending: "Luo shopkeeper doesn't understand, in the 30th year of Guangxu, foreign countries invented watches that can be worn on the wrist, but they have not yet been transmitted to China, so China uses pocket watches more." The watches brought back by Brother Shu are the most fresh things, so why make a fuss. ”
Luo Taiwu was relieved at this time, picked up a watch and looked left and right: "It doesn't seem to be made of real gold." ”
Charlie Du has long regarded Wang Hengyue as his own kind of "person who has seen the world", and when he heard this, he was very disapproving: "Shopkeeper Luo, so I often say that I should go outside more and see the world more. The so-called gold watch of this foreigner is by no means made of real gold and silver, but refers to its manufacturing process. If it is really made of pure gold, how much is a piece worth? Fortunately, only you and my brother heard this, if it was known by outsiders, they would have to laugh at me for being no one in Sichuan. ”
Luo Taiwu was embarrassed, and only buried his head and looked at the block watch over and over.
Qin Guangcheng saw that the goods brought by his brother were in the limelight, and he couldn't help but be proud: "Two brothers, you have all seen the goods, are you interested?" ”
"We see the goods, and the things are indeed good things." When it came to buying and selling, Charlie Du put down his watch and sat down again: "But most of my country uses pocket watches, and there are very few people who accept new things, and if the brothers and Luo brothers eat them all, shipping is a big problem"
Luo Fuzhi on the side is also echoed by a stack, and the meaning is the same, things are really good things, but no matter how good things can't be sold, they are piled up there, but the funds are pressed.
Qin Guangcheng, who has been in business for a long time, can't he hear the meaning of their words? smiled slightly: "It's easy to say the price, please estimate the price, Brother Shu thinks it can be sold, and the deal will be made immediately." ”
Charlie Du pulled Luo Fuzhi aside, and the two muttered there for a long time, before they came back and said: "The best foreign watch in the world is priced at two hundred and ten silver dollars, which is equivalent to one hundred and fifty-three taels and eight cents of silver. Since it is the face of Qin's shopkeeper, this batch of goods is really good, so the brother said a price, and the brother said that it was not suitable. We went in fractions, and each piece was a hundred and fifty taels of silver, and we had as much as we wanted! ”
A hundred and fifty taels of silver each? This batch of knockoffs is so valuable in this era? Wang Hengyue was overjoyed in his heart, and was about to agree, but he heard Qin Guangcheng "haha" and smiled: "The two of you are really good at trading, who doesn't know the best foreign goods in Sichuan officialdom, and the local gentry, everyone is surprised by fresh foreign goods. ”
Charlie Du was seen through his thoughts, his face turned red, and then he smiled: "Since ancient times, people who have been doing business have been like this, they have made prices all over the sky, and they have to pay back the money on the ground, and the brothers always have to make some progress." ”
Qin Guangcheng was no longer polite to them, and argued endlessly about the price, and it took half an hour before he decided that each gold watch would be discounted by one hundred and ninety taels of silver.
The price was negotiated, and everyone was happy. Luo Fuzhi and Du Charlie argued for a long time about how many pieces each of them shared, and then they gave up.
Wang Hengyue listened to it on the side, surprised and delighted. This time, I brought a total of fifty-five copycat watches, who would have thought that this batch of copycats would "shine" in another time and space.
He left three pieces for emergencies, and there were fifty-two pieces left, and he took out two more pieces, no matter how Qin Guangcheng prevaricated, he insisted on giving them to Qin Guangcheng as a thank you gift.
Luo Fuzhi and Charlie Du saw that they were missing two watches in the blink of an eye, and they wanted to earn hundreds of taels of silver less, they couldn't help but feel distressed, and secretly scolded Wang Hengyue in their stomachs for being a "loser", how could there be a reason to give away such a good two watches? But things belong to other people, what can I do? Is it possible to grab it back?
But where did these two people think of the true "value" of these "gold watches"?
It was agreed at the moment that Qin Guangcheng would pay in advance, and Luo Fuzhi and Charlie Du hurriedly went back to get the silver ticket to exchange it for a gold watch.
After the two left, Qin Guangcheng asked Wang Hengyue to sit for a while, called the account room, and gave a few orders. After a while, the account office brought a silver ticket, and Qin Guangcheng personally handed it over to Wang Hengyue.
When Wang Hengyue saw it, it turned out to be a silver ticket of 10,000 taels, and he was very surprised: "Brother Qin, I'm just afraid that I will open it wrong, right?" Fifty tables, a total of nine thousand five hundred taels, Brother Qin's one is ten thousand taels. ”
Qin Guangcheng said with a smile: "Five hundred taels for my life, but it's very cheap, since you call me a big brother, don't shirk it anymore." As he spoke, he held up the two gold watches that Wang Hengyue gave him: "What's more, my brother also gave me two pieces, speaking of which, I am still profitable." ”
Wang Hengyue laughed a few times, but he was very embarrassed in his heart.
My watches are not worth a lot of money at all, but they have exchanged such a large fortune here.
The first pot of gold I dug in this era was really easy, and with this 10,000 taels of silver, I would have a lot more confidence to do things in the future.
After collecting the silver ticket, he heard Qin Guangcheng suddenly ask, "What are my brother's plans in the future?" ”
Wang Hengyue was stunned, what are you going to do? I really don't have any plans. In this life, except for Qin Guangcheng, there is no half of his friends.
Qin Guangcheng pondered there for a while, and said in his heart: "Say, forgive me for talking too much, although you are a revolutionary party, but now you are alone, how can you succeed?" It's better to find a place to settle down for the time being, and then slowly figure it out. ”
Wang Hengyue nodded slightly, his identity as a "revolutionary party" is really an impostor.
Seeing that his brother agreed, Qin Guangcheng's spirits were greatly perked: "I wanted to keep you with me, I have some family property, and I can get by." But when you think about it, your brother is definitely not a thing in the pool, how can you be tied up by the smell of copper? I thought about it for a while, there is a place to go, I don't know if my brother wants to go? ”
"Brother Qin, but it's okay to say!"