Chapter 90: What Cattle and Horses
Mingya was shouted by him, turned her head to look, and saw Lin Yan holding an object in her left and right hands.
She stretched out her hand to take it and saw that it was a cow and a horse, this is what Lin Yan made in an hour?
I have to say that the carvings of wooden oxen and Trojan horses are lifelike, but here is Chang'an, and craftsmen who carve more meticulously and exquisitely than him abound, and this thing can really make money?
In Mingya's puzzled gaze, Lin Yan took her a few steps and sat on the stone table in the courtyard, then gently turned the knob on Mu Niu's body, and then let go of his hand and put it on the table, and then in Ming Ya's surprised gaze, Mu Niu actually moved slowly.
"It's ...... What's going on? "Mingya has never seen a wooden cow that can still move, which is a novelty for her.
"I put some clockwork inside it and used a simple gear bite to get it moving." Lin Yan replied.
When the girl heard this, although she didn't understand it very well, she still couldn't wait to pick up the Trojan horse, and after turning the knob like Lin Yan, the Trojan horse moved slowly as expected, which made her very happy, like a child who had not grown up.
At this time, Lin Yan then asked, "Mingya, do you think this can make money?"
The girl was indulging in fiddling with wooden cows and wooden horses at the moment, and when she heard Lin Yan's question, she raised her head and said, "It's too good, I think these will definitely attract children!"
"That's good!" Lin Yan just nodded, then realized that something was wrong, and said, "What? The children? I'm a handicraft, not a toy! ”
Mingya was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's all the same, it's fun anyway!"
Lin Yan held his forehead with one hand, thinking: It's different!
But since Mingya also thinks that this thing can make money, then he has the motivation to continue.
Now that the things to be sold are done, how to sell them next is a key issue to consider.
Over the next few days, he visited several large handicraft shops with Wooden Oxen and Trojan Horses, but before he could start his introduction, he was bombarded.
Such a big little kid came to talk to them about business, are you sure they didn't come to make trouble?
And what kind of cow and horse are those made of wood, and this kind of thing is embarrassed to be brought to our store to be an eyesore, which is really enough!
Lin Yan touched the nail several times in succession, which made him sigh that doing business was indeed not as easy as he thought.
Moreover, at this moment, he wants to grow up quickly, after all, it is not once or twice that he has been underestimated because of his age.
On this day, he came to a small handicraft shop on the street, the sign said "Xu Ji", the store is very small, and it looks very shabby, it is estimated that it has been some years.
With the idea of giving it a try, he walked into the shop.
As soon as I entered the door, a person greeted me and said enthusiastically: "Guest officer, please tell me if you have anything you like!"
Lin Yan looked around for a long time, looking at the narrow space and the goods scattered on the shelves, he probably had a bottom in his heart.
The business of this store should not be very good, but the shelves look spotless, and the reason for the dismal business should not be the lazy owner.
Lin Yan thought of this and said, "Are you the shopkeeper?"
The other party smiled and said, "It's the shopkeeper of this store below."
Lin Yan thought to himself that this was the case, based on the operation of this store, it is estimated that he can't afford to hire a buddy, so the shopkeeper can only receive guests in person.
However, the shopkeeper looked quite young and polite, and he felt less like a businessman and more like a scholar.
Lin Yan looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Are you interested in talking about business?"
The young shopkeeper was very puzzled, and just when he was stunned, Lin Yan took out the wooden ox and the wooden horse from the small cloth pocket in his hand and placed them on the counter beside him.
The main reason why the shopkeeper wanted to refuse was that he had no money to negotiate cooperation at all, and the things in his store could not be sold.
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry, the small store doesn't accept these."
Lin Yan knew the shopkeeper's misunderstanding as soon as he heard it, but he didn't explain much, he directly turned the knob on Mu Niu's body, and then Mu Niu swayed around the counter under the shopkeeper's surprised gaze.
"This ......" shopkeeper didn't know what to say, and to be honest, he had never seen such a thing.
Lin Yan smiled and didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the shopkeeper.
Looking at the latter's expression, it is obvious that he is interested in these things, so just wait for his answer.
The shopkeeper struggled again and again, the expression on his face changed several times, and finally he sighed and said to Lin Yan: "Little brother, I can't hide it, the things you brought really interest me, but you also saw that the business situation in my store is really not very good, so there is really no extra money to collect these things." Sorry! ”
Lin Yan said with a smile: "I don't want to sell these things to you, but to put them on consignment with you, and the income will be divided fifty-fifty, and there will be a steady stream of goods in the future, what do you think?"
When the young shopkeeper heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, but he was still a little uncertain and said, "Are you really willing to put it on consignment with me?"
Lin Yan nodded.
"But, aren't you a little too disadvantaged if you divide it into five?" The shopkeeper was still a little hesitant.
From this point of view, this shopkeeper is really a little too cute, and he even thinks about Lin Yan.
Lin Yan shook his head and said, "I am responsible for providing the goods, you are responsible for selling, we have our own responsibilities, it is very fair to divide fifty-fifty, and, I believe you, we should be able to cooperate for a long time."
Listening to Lin Yan's words, the young shopkeeper suddenly had a feeling of confidant, although the former was not very old, but the words he said seemed to have a kind of magic, which was always convincing.
Since they decided to cooperate, the two went to the store to sit down and discuss the details of the cooperation, but fortunately, the business of this small shop was bleak, so no one disturbed their conversation.
After basically finalizing it, the two parties simply signed a contract, and then Lin Yan first put the wooden cow and the wooden horse in the store to sell on the consignment, and then left temporarily, promising to send other goods over in a few days.
After Lin Yan left, the shopkeeper took the cattle and horses and took a closer look, although the carving is not as good as those masters, but just moving this is definitely a big selling point.
It's not easy at such a young age!
Lin Yan spent the next few days in his spare time rushing to work, and then batches of small wooden handicrafts were freshly baked, such as: cows, horses, sheep, rabbits, roosters and so on.
As for why he keeps making these things, it is naturally because he himself comes from a small village, so he is naturally more familiar with these things.
In addition, Lin Yan also made some ox carts, horse-drawn carts or something, of course, they can also be moved, he packed these things and sent them to the previous small shop.
It's just that the wooden rabbit was left by Mingya, and the little girl always thinks this little animal is cute.
Lin Yan and the shopkeeper are also roughly acquainted, and the two learned that the old shopkeeper of this store was the leading figure in the handicraft store and ran a very large store.
But in a later cooperation, he was framed by an acquaintance, lost all his money, and owed a lot of debts, and the store was also used to pay off the debt.
Then the family had to move here, barely making ends meet with this small shop.
Later, the old shopkeeper died depressed, and soon the old lady followed, leaving Xu An, who could only read, and the business in the store was naturally not as good as day by day, and he couldn't live happily.
This time he signed a contract with Lin Yan, he didn't have the idea of giving it a go, but he really didn't have any business talent, so the final result was still unknown.
The two were talking, when suddenly the door of the store opened, and a middle-aged man walked in, he looked left and right, maybe he didn't see anything he liked, and turned to leave.
At this moment, Xu An hurriedly greeted him and said enthusiastically: "Guest officer, I don't know what you are looking for?" Maybe I can help you. ”
The middle-aged man paused, looked at the young shopkeeper strangely, and wondered how this man spoke.
However, he still said: "My son is about to have a birthday, and I want to choose a gift for him, but I took a look, and there doesn't seem to be anything special in your store."
Xu Anxin thought that this business would not come!
He walked quickly to the shelves, picked up a wooden horse from it, walked towards the man, and introduced, "Would you like to see this?"
The man played with the wooden horse and said, "It's not unusual!"
Xu An smiled mysteriously, then put the wooden horse on the counter, turned the knob, and then in the man's surprised eyes, the wooden horse swayed on all fours.
The middle-aged man had never seen such a gadget before, and he was immediately captured by it.
It's no wonder that there are very few people in the world who know how to do tricks, and generally this kind of strange people are just a blockbuster.
They are either used to make meritorious achievements, or to compete for domination of the world, no matter how bad they are, they will become the guests of some wealthy families with this skill, where will they make some children's toys like Lin Yan and sell them in street shops? Although he himself has always insisted that this is a handicraft.
"Shopkeeper, I want this, wrap it up!" The middle-aged man said, with this thing, he is not afraid that his son will be unhappy.
"Okay!" Xu An chose a delicate small box, then carefully put the wooden horse in it and breaded it, and handed it to the man.
The middle-aged man took it and left happily, and Xu An was also very happy, it seems that this thing has a lot of prospects!
Because it was just started to sell, Xu An's price was not set too high, generally below 500 yuan, just take the Trojan horse that was sold just now, it only earned 200 yuan, which is indeed very affordable compared to the consumption level of Chang'an City.
Xu An glanced at Lin Yan, raised the two hundred yuan he had just received in his hand, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
It seems that this business has a head-scratch!