Chapter 18

Along the way, Chu Chen kept greeting his acquaintances warmly. When he got to his stall, he found that the owner of his stall was an old friend, Zhou Wenping.

Zhou Wenping, 34 years old, is from Xijing, Sanqin. He came to antique street one year later than Chu Chen. He used to do antique business in Xijing, but his wife was seriously ill. After several rounds, he came to the capital and found a hospital with hope to cure her.

So Zhou Wenping smashed the pot and sold the iron. He took his wife and a couple of children to the capital for medical treatment. When he came here, he had to live. So he started his old business. Because Chu Chen sympathized with his sufferings, he helped him do what he could from time to time. Once he came and went, they became friends.

At this time, Zhou Wenping's booth, there is an old man holding a blue and white landscape plate, in that careful observation, and finally also took out a magnifying glass and repeatedly observed again, just like an old scholar.

Chu Chen was also a little curious when he saw the old man's appearance. Could it be that the landscape plate was a fine one? When he came closer, he immediately knew what the quality of the landscape plate was.

The old man put down the landscape plate and asked, "boss, what's the price of this thing?"

"You know what you are. It's a good thing." Zhou Wenping first complimented the other party, then pondered for a while, and then said, "you really like it, so I'll give you a real price of 5000 yuan."

The old man first thought about it, then picked up the plate to have a look, and then said: "five thousand is too expensive, six hundred yuan, how about it?"

"Well, you'd better put it there. I can't get in." Zhou Wenping has a silent look.

After hearing the speech, the old man didn't make a sound. He just frowned and carefully stroked the landscape dish again. Then he said, "1000, boss, do you think it's ok? If not, I'll leave."

Zhou Wenping looked at the plate, then looked at the old man and said: "Sir, I think you really like this thing, but you see that the thousand is a little too little. I still have a difference in the price of the goods. Besides, I haven't calculated the stall fee and my hard work. You always want me to earn some money. If you really want it, you can take it away."

At this time, the old man was silent and kept playing with the landscape plate, some hesitating.

As soon as Zhou Wenping saw the play, he said, "you can rest assured that this thing is absolutely old. Look at the Baojiang and the painters. It's not a boutique. What's a boutique? You won't lose anything if you take it home."

When the old man heard this, he seemed to be a little moved, but maybe some of them exceeded his expectations, so he frowned all the time, but he was very reluctant to give up. So he gritted his teeth, as if he had made a decision, and said to Zhou Wenping:

"boss, I'll give you $1600, but I can't add any more. You can see that the color of blue and white is not right."

Zhou Wenping said with a smile: "you are right, sir. This is a work of the folk kiln. Do you think the official kiln can get this money? Let me make another way. How about eighteen? If you don't have more than 2000 pieces in a nearby store, how can you take them down? "

The old man thought about it. Some of them couldn't put down their hands and looked at the landscape plate in their hands. At last, they decided. So they took out a pile of money from their pocket and counted it again and again. Then they handed it to Zhou Wenping and said, "OK, boss, you should help me pack it!"

"Well, I'll bring you a gift box to make sure it's strong and good-looking." With that, Zhou Wenping took the young man's money, counted it carefully, and put it into his pocket. Then he took out a gift box from one side of the box, wrapped the blue and white landscape plate, and gave it to the old man. The business became a success.

After the old man left happily with the gift box in his arms, Chu Chen said to Zhou Wenping with a smile, "OK, brother Zhou, business is good."

With this business, Zhou Wenping was in a good mood. He took out a pony from the side and asked Chu Chen to sit on it. Then he said, "Hey, it's just opened today. How can business be good?"

"We don't open our business for half a year. You can't open it for half a year, can you?"

Chuchen smiles and compares two fingers.

A peddler next to him, who everyone called him old five, broke in with a smile and said, "brother Zhou, you've done a lot of harm to that old comrade with this knife."

"Well, I said that he wanted to buy the landscape plate himself, but I didn't force him to buy it. Besides, he may be happy now, thinking that he has picked up a big leak. Besides, my landscape plate is more or less an antique. As the saying goes, I'm not afraid to buy it expensive, but I'm afraid to buy it wrong. After a while, it will be worth the money. "

"Come on." Chuchen said with a smile: "after a hundred years of his veteran comrades, what is missing will go up to his price."

The blue and white landscape plate that the old man bought just now is the product that Zhou Wenping bought when Chu Chen was still setting up a stall a few days ago. Therefore, he knows that it is a folk kiln work in the late Qing Dynasty, and the glaze is very common. It's worth three or five hundred at most. Even after ten years, it can't be counted as thousands.The old man should have studied antiques for some time, but he didn't learn much, which is often called "two knives". In antique shops, the most eye-catching ones are actually these two knives. On the contrary, it's not easy for newcomers to make eye-catching. Because they don't understand, they are more cautious when buying.

Many people who have learned a little about antiques like to compare the color pictures on books when they buy things. The result is often specious and plain. Like the old man just now, Chu Chen estimated that he might have broken the wrong generation, or simply regarded it as an official kiln without money, so he finally bought it happily and was still complacent.

The old man is a little better. At least he bought it right. Some people just bought hysterical products made by modern chemical means. After they bought them home, they were still complacent. After that, they invited experts to have a look. It was so miserable. The key is to say that he is not right, and is not willing to believe that he will only immerse himself in his own world. This kind of person can not beat his eyes too many times.

In fact, the old man made a mistake just now, that is, he would not bargain. When Chu Chen first saw him before, he thought that he should be a knowledge worker. He didn't care about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and he didn't know much about some rules of the market. That's why he spent thousands of yuan more on unjust treatment.

As the saying goes, what you buy is not as good as what you sell. For example, some items are often quoted 10 times or more of the price you take, so you should be bold to return them when you bargain. There is a saying that the price is charged all over the sky and the money is paid back on the ground. As long as the seller makes some money, he will always sell. Of course, the degree depends on your own control.

However, Chu Chen is the most favorite of people like the old. There are those who have no money and like to be rich, or who are thin skinned and unable to keep their face. These two kinds of people are also the easiest to make money from them.

The most annoying thing is the Iron Rooster like Aunt Zhang, who wants to break a cent into two pieces. They often pester you for two or three hours for dozens or even a few yuan. It seems that you have made a big mistake if you don't give him a cheap price.

And they may be very sensitive to the price by nature, the money is just stuck in your psychological range, and they can't catch up, and finally they can only agree to the price he said.

Zhou Wenping said with tears and laughter: "I've made a thousand yuan. It's like I made a big mistake when I was told by you. OK, can I invite you to drink at the stall in the evening?"

As soon as he heard that there was wine to drink, his eyes were shining and he was salivating. He was good at everything and had no other bad hobbies. He was a little greedy. As long as his wife doesn't care about him, it must be Hu Tian's from Haiti. Once, she gave you a famille rose bowl of Qing Dynasty, which is worth tens of thousands of yuan. Later, she finally gave up.

Chuchen and they all laughed when they saw the appearance of old five and knew that his wine bug had come up.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, we all heard that you went out of sight from Tang Sancai of Xiang Lao Nayun last time. Xiang Lao came to you yesterday for this matter and said that he was sorry for you, but today he went to xingtiao country and left a call for you to call him as soon as possible. I think he wants to give you some compensation."

With that, Zhou Wenping handed Chu Chen a note with an old telephone number.

After receiving the note, Chu Chen was a little moved by Xiang Lao's behavior. Although he would call Xiang Lao, he would not accept the compensation. When he bought Tang Sancai, it was entirely a matter of your love and my wish, so he said:

"Xiang Lao's moral character is really admirable, but it has nothing to do with him. At the beginning, it was completely my obsession with Xiang Lao I had to give Tang Sancai to me. What's more, our business depends on knowledge and vision. If we have clear money and clear goods, we'll have to settle the accounts. That will break the rules

Zhou Wenping nodded his head and said, "I know the old man's temper. He did it for his own peace of mind. By the way, Xiao Chen, you've lost so much money this time. Do you want me to lend you some? "

"Haha, that's not necessary. Yesterday I not only made up for all the losses, but also made up for several (ten thousand) bulls." Chuchen whispered.

"Oh, yes, Xiaochen, you've got a big leak. No, you should be the one who invited me tonight."

Zhou Wenping said with a smile of surprise and envy, and the fifth on one side nodded with envy.

"OK, what's the matter? I'll treat you today. Let's not have any big food. The private teahouse I went to yesterday was very good. I'll call my sister-in-law and children to come with me later. Fifth, you'll call your husband to come with me. Let's celebrate together." Chu Chen waved his hand freely.