Chapter 8 Estimate the price

"What is this?" Looking at the pile of things in the box that he knew and didn't know, Liu Runsheng immediately asked.

"Truth be told, this is the goods I intend to bring to trade." After Li Zhigao finished speaking, he began to take things out the same way, and began to explain the purpose of these things.

Others, such as those various drugs that can be called big killers in this era, are no different from playing the piano to Niu to Liu Runsheng, so Li Zhigao didn't say much, and planned to keep it for sale to those foreigners or pharmacy owners. But things like watches and pens, Liu Runsheng can see the value in them, even if he is just a seller who does small business.

"I'm mainly trying to sell these two things at the moment." Li Zhigao pointed to the pen and watch, "You are a local, and you are also a trader, in your eyes, if you want to sell these things, how much can they be priced?" ”

"Well, that's hard to say." Liu Runsheng shook his head, "Master, these things are all rare goods. If nothing else, let's just say that this kind of watch, neither gold nor silver, but so brilliant, if it is really like you said, it will never rust, and it will not break when it enters the water, then the price is really immeasurable, but ...... It's hard to believe. ”

"Huh." Seeing that the other party had concerns, Li Zhigao smiled, then picked up a watch, and threw it into a basin of water in Liu Runsheng's stunned, which he asked Liu Runsheng's daughter-in-law to bring over in advance.

After exclaiming, Liu Runsheng realized that the watch in the water was really not broken, and the hands were still walking, which was really waterproof as Li Zhigao said.

After waiting for a while, Li Zhigao took the watch out of the water and said with a smile: "Do you believe it now?" ”

"This, this...... What material is this made of? ”

"It's called stainless steel, a special process that doesn't rust." Li Zhigao smiled.

The earliest stainless steel was invented by the German scientist Mullah in 1912 by accident, and the earliest stainless steel products were not patented and trial-produced by the British scientist Henry Brearley until 1916, so now in 1910, stainless steel is a real rarity, and it has not appeared at all.

Thinking of this, Li Zhigao said: "I guarantee that the material of this case is unique in the world at present, and you have just seen that this watch is really not bad when it enters the water, and it does not enter the water for 30 meters." Well, you can estimate the price, and I'll have to ask you to help me sell it for a good price. ”

"Hey." I couldn't put it down and touched it, Liu Runsheng said softly, "Ordinary foreign watches, it would be good to have two hundred oceans, but it should be as good as you said, and then look at the workmanship material of this watch, if you have to let me pay a price, 10,000 taels of silver is also worth it, I'm afraid that this place is too small, and no one can afford this price." In addition, due to the recent poor world, the number of your watches is also large, if you really want to sell, I estimate that a piece of 5,000 oceans should be able to get rid of, but this must go to Shanghai, Nanjing, or Yanjing City, these big places, find the right person, in order to sell at a good price. ”

"Shanghai, Nanjing, Yanjing? It's too far. Li Zhigao shook his head.

"If you think those places are far away, you can go to Wuhu." Liu Runsheng continued, "There are many foreigners in Wuhu, and there are also many rich people, if you have a watch for three thousand oceans, and a total of 30,000 oceans for ten watches, you can definitely eat it." ”

"Wuhu is also far away, I can't wait." Li Zhigao shook his head again, "Right here, right here in Taipingfu City, who do you think can afford it here?" It's okay if it's cheaper. ”

"If you have to sell it here, I think a watch can be sold for 2,000 oceans." Liu Runsheng groaned.

"So much worse? Wuhu is not far from this Taiping Mansion, how can it be as bad as a thousand oceans? ”

"No way." Liu Runsheng smiled bitterly, "It doesn't matter if it's close or not, the main thing is that people here can only pay this price, no matter how high it is, no one will buy it." After all, this is not food and clothing, everyone has to do it, to put it bluntly, no matter how good this thing is, it is just a plaything. It's okay to catch up with the prosperous era, but these days are in chaos, and not many people here will be so defeated for a few playthings. ”

Hearing this, Li Zhigao realized that he was misled by those time-traveling novels, ignoring the purchasing power level and willingness to buy here, thinking that if he got something casually, he could sell it for tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of oceans, but he didn't know that tens of thousands of oceans were also an astronomical amount in this era.

It is true that the "high-end watches" he brought are indeed good, but they must be able to sell if they are good, and for the locals, this is what they look like as a luxury plaything, not a necessity.

"Then even if it's not a necessity of life here, people here buy it, and then go to other cities to resell it, the profit is also very high, why can't the bid be higher? It's a thousand worse than Wuhu, which is close at hand, it's outrageous. ”

"It's because it's going to be resold to those places in Wuhu, so it costs a spread of a thousand oceans." Liu Runsheng smiled bitterly, "If you want to eat your goods, you have to press a lot of money, at least one or two thousand taels of silver, you can get it at once, and the owner who can hold down so much money is really not much in these years, even if a few families make it up." And if you buy your goods and resell them, it won't be possible for a while, plus this thing is very eye-catching, you have to pay attention to confidentiality, and you have to pay attention to preventing thieves and thieves...... Therefore, without a profit of a thousand oceans, who would be willing to take this risk. ”

"Hey, forget it, this price is also successful, are you sure that these ten watches can be sold for 20,000 oceans?"

"At this price, it's okay to eat here. Our Taiping Mansion, although it is not as good as Wuhu and other big cities, but it is also a big city, there are many rich merchants, there are also some foreign firms, if these ten watches are sold for 20,000 oceans, it should be no problem. ”

"Well, by the way, what if I take it to the pawn shop? How much money can it be? Li Zhigao asked again.

"Pawn? That's not worth much. Liu Runsheng shook his head, "Master, no, sir, the pawnshop is the most pitfall, if it is not a last resort, don't go, you are a good watch, if you go to the pawn shop, you can ask for three hundred oceans in the end, this is still a dead dang." ”

"So much?"

"Not really." Liu Runsheng smiled bitterly, "Pawn pawn, that is, it is clear that the old mortgaged objects are sold, so the price is very ruthless, and the ten percent price of the things can give you one and a half percent, which is already a good conscience." That's why I said that if you go to a pawnshop to pawn, you can give you 300 oceans, which is already a conscience price. ”

"But, but I'm obviously a good thing, so they're not afraid that the price is too low, so I won't sell it to them?"

"Master, that's not what I said." Liu Runsheng said, "Every line has the rules of which line, in the pawn shop, the price of ten percent of the thing, the maximum price is not more than two percent, it is the rules of the industry here, if anyone breaks the rules of the industry, the consequences are not something that ordinary people can afford." Pawn is to exchange old things for money, and yours are new goods, which are meant to be sold for money, so naturally you should not go to a pawn shop, but should go to a foreign shop, a gold shop, and a jewelry store. ”

"Oh, yes, yes, it makes sense." Li Zhigao nodded, "It seems that the interlacing is like a mountain, thanks to you, a person who understands, to help me check the gates, otherwise I would really go to the pawn shop and sell it casually." ”

"Where, that's what a minion should do."

"Don't talk about slaves, it's uncomfortable to listen to, I don't like to hear this, you call yourself me." Li Zhigao waved his hand and asked about the fountain pen again, "What about this fountain pen?" How much do you think a fountain pen can sell? ”

"This fountain pen with tap ink is different." Liu Runsheng shook his head, "Although we locals don't recognize this thing, I know that foreigners like it very much and use it." However, I think most of the foreigners use a hard dipping pen, and you have to dip it in ink to write a few words, if this is really enough to absorb the ink, and if you use it for a long time at a time, it will be very popular and the price will not be low. Well, if you want me to see, if you look for a local foreign company, you can definitely sell a pen for 30 oceans. ”

"Thirty oceans?" Li Zhigao's eyes lit up, "Are the oceans you are talking about?" ”

"Yes." Liu Runsheng nodded, "The main ones that are popular on the market today are Mexican Eagle Ocean, are we in the Qing Dynasty, the amount is too small, the ingredients are miscellaneous, and there are not many people who recognize them, so it is better to sit with Long Yang, Cane Yang and Zayang." Hey, silver money is the foundation of circulation, I am in the Heavenly Empire, but now the market is mainly foreign money, hey......"

"Forget it, these things are not in a hurry, you and I can't worry about it now." Li Zhigao smiled.

"That's just as well." Liu Runsheng nodded

"In this way, since they are all my own people, then my watch and pen will be handed over to you, and you can find a way to sell them to me."

"Huh?" Liu Runsheng was stunned for a moment, and nodded again, "I am sure that you value it, I naturally want to do my best and do my best." But you'll have to be honest, what is the base price of this watch and this pen? ”

"What is the reserve price...... Li Zhigao groaned, "As long as the watch is not less than 100 yuan and the pen is not less than 3 Yingyang, you can sell it." Of course, the higher the price, the better. ”

"Yes, I can give it a try." Liu Runsheng nodded, "Is there so much in total?" ”

"That's all for now." Li Zhigao nodded, "This is all I used to test the waters, you sell boldly, if it sells well, I can buy it again, as for the quantity, hehe, how much, how much!" ”

"How much, how much?"

"That's right! Moreover, if it sells well, I will also give you a commission according to the situation, ensuring that I can't lose you and won't let you run in vain. ”

"This, this...... I can't help it, I can't help it. ”

"Lao Liu." Li Zhigao patted him on the shoulder, "You want to repay the favor, you want to give me the current person, I can't stop you, forget it, but you can also see it, no matter what identity you think you are, I have never regarded you as a person, but treated you as a friend." Well, in short, it's decided, I'm very short of money now, if you really want to repay me, just hurry up and sell these things to me, in exchange for the ocean is serious! ”

"Yes, yes." Liu Runsheng touched his red eyes, "Don't worry, I promise to sell these things at a good price." ”

"Well, it won't be any trouble, right?" Li Zhigao said suddenly, "You said earlier that the world is not peaceful, there are bandits everywhere outside the city, and there must be a lot of underworld in this city, oh, that is, gangsters such as collecting protection money, right?" I have a lot of money for these things, and you take this thing out to sell it like this, in case you are targeted......"

"Well, don't worry, I will definitely not show it to others, but look for those who can afford it and can be reliable." Liu Runsheng smiled, "And although my Liu family is down, there are still a lot of old relationships back then, in addition, my wife and brother are still working as policemen in the city, no one will dare to trouble our family without opening their eyes." ”

"That's good." Li Zhigao nodded with a smile, "Without further ado, you can go out and contact customers, I'll wait here." Oh, by the way, there is always a big pharmacy or hospital or something like that in the city, and if there is, call their director and say that I have a lot of special medicines for healing, and we can work together. ”

After saying this, Liu Runsheng brought a watch and a pen as a display, and hurriedly left the house to contact the local wealthy merchants, while Li Zhigao was lying alone on the bed in the master bedroom of the East Wing, playing with his mobile phone leisurely, waiting for customers to come to the door to be slaughtered.

To tell the truth, Li Zhigao didn't have any big ambitions in the past, he belonged to a person who was a little rich and safe, after getting this ring, making money was what he wanted to do most for the first time, and what other grand undertakings were things that could only be thought about in the future.

As for coming here for treatment, in addition to fulfilling his promise, he does have another purpose, that is, he wants Liu Runsheng, a local, to help him, otherwise he will recklessly sell things in this strange world alone, even if he is dressed as a bluffer, it will definitely be dangerous, and he will definitely not be able to maximize profits in the first place.

For example, if it wasn't for Liu Runsheng's reminder, he must have gone to a pawn shop to sell goods as said in the novel, and he didn't say anything about whether he suffered or not, in case he was accidentally targeted, had evil intentions, and harmed himself, then there was really nowhere to say.

Li Zhigao doesn't feel that he has any protagonist aura or Wang Ba's spirit, whoever touches him will bow his head and bow down, and his IQ will directly become negative.

Don't say anything else, let's just say that this Liu Runsheng seems to be honest, but if he hadn't really treated his wife and given him such a good business, it is estimated that he would not have much of a good impression of himself, let alone be willing to be a servant and run back and forth for himself.

Therefore, whether it is going to a strange country or a strange time and space, finding a local leading party is the top priority, and making money in a strange place, don't think about making a cheap profit as soon as you come, you must always give grace first, and then try to reciprocate.

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