Chapter 188: Picking up Leaks and Touching Porcelain
"The white porcelain and jade bowl from the Qing Dynasty, 380,000 yuan, is yours, please go slowly!"
After finishing the last order, shopkeeper Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and came to Jiang Ge, "Boss, I'm sorry, I'm a little busy. I didn't come to entertain you."
"It's okay. Being busy is a good thing. It means business is booming. I can't wait for it." Jiang Ge asked shopkeeper Xu to sit down and handed him a cup of tea. "Here, drink a cup of water to quench your thirst. I see you are tired."
"Thank you, boss. Here are the latest accounts. Please review them!"
Shopkeeper Xu took the cup and took a sip, then quickly took out the account book. Jiang Ge also took it with a smile and started to check it.
The price of each antique, the time of sale, and the objects to whom it is sold.
In total, a total of 18 pieces were sold, with a total turnover of nearly 40 million. They were all middle-to-low-end antiques, and the expensive ones were not sold for the time being.
"Okay, you have a good grasp of the price."
Jiang Ge is not stupid. Seeing that shopkeeper Xu usually sells at a very high price, it shows that he has such a high turnover because of his hard work, and the money is all his own.
"The main reason is that the antiques you selected are in good condition and the types are also liked by customers. If I were willing to sell them at a low price, I might have sold half of them," Shopkeeper Xu explained.
Hundreds of people have come to the store these days, some attracted by the store or introduced by acquaintances, but only about one-fifth of the transactions have been made, and most of them think the price is too high.
"It's okay, just sell it like this. Don't worry about not being able to sell it. If it doesn't sell in one month, then it will be ten months. If it doesn't work in ten months, it will be two years. Anyway, the value of antiques will increase."
Jiang Ge didn't care. He knew what he picked out. They were all good things worth collecting, and they were not mass-produced goods.
"Okay, you guys can get busy, I have something else to do and I plan to go pick up things on the street."
After looking at the store, Jiang Ge stood up and prepared to leave.
"Congratulations to the boss for getting rich." Shopkeeper Xu complimented from behind.
Jiang Ge laughed and took Qin Zhan for a stroll on the street. Speaking of which, he hadn't been to this antique street for a long time. There were more and more people on the street, probably because of the opening of stores.
Even many young people have set up street stalls on the roadside, and they are all fakes that they found from nowhere.
"Boss, the antique world is so lively. If you are lucky enough to find something, you can become rich overnight. This is much better than being a soldier."
Looking at the bustling antique street, Xiao Hong's blood surged, while Qin Zhan remained silent.
"That's not necessarily the case. If you pick something up if you don't do it right, you'll lose everything. If you don't understand, don't touch it."
Glancing at Xiao Hong in a funny way, Jiang Ge suddenly became interested and pointed to a stall in front of him, "Have you seen that stall? There are quite a few things on display, including teapots, jades, and copybooks. Which one do you think
Is it an antique?”
"This...can't we see it?"
Xiao Hong took a look at the stall. The person setting up the stall was an old man with a dark face. He was the kind of man who couldn't be seen as treacherous. Everything looked quite retro, but he really didn't know whether it was genuine or not.
"Actually, there is only one real thing among the stalls. This is the fishing stall. Don't be fooled by the old man's kind appearance."
Jiang Ge had already opened his red eyes and looked carefully. There were many things in the whole stall, but only one cigarette rod was real. It had some air of age on it, but not much.
"No way?" Xiao Hong was a little surprised and had no idea what was going on inside.
"Okay, then I'll take you over to have a look."
Seeing that they didn't believe Jiang Ge, he didn't explain, so he led them directly to the stall.
"The guests just pick whatever they want. The things I have here are all collected from the countryside. I don't know whether they are true or false." The old man looked happy, but deliberately didn't say anything. What he wanted was to make people think that there was something wrong.
Pick up.
Jiang Ge didn't waste any time and ran directly to the cigarette rod. He picked it up and looked at it secretly. The outer skin of the cigarette rod was rosewood and the inside seemed to be made of silver. This was amazing in ancient times.
It's just that in modern society, money is not valuable anymore, only a few dollars per gram, so many people ignore it.
Seeing Jiang Ge pick up the cigarette rod, the old man's eyes changed and he looked at it secretly. This cigarette rod was the only genuine one in his stall. Unexpectedly, the young man picked it right away. He must be a master!
"Boss, how do you sell this cigarette rod?" Jiang Ge asked.
"I won't sell it, and I won't sell the cigarette rods." The old man said with a smile on his face.
"Why not sell it? It's just for sale here?" Jiang Ge asked curiously.
"Young man, stop teasing the old man. When you came here, you picked out the only genuine product in my whole stall. I'm afraid it's a colleague. Don't be ridiculous. This pipe is just for testing your colleagues. You don't know, right?"
The old man had no choice but to tell the truth. He didn't believe that this kid didn't know.
"Haha, I was just joking. I won't disturb your business."
Jiang Ge glanced at Xiao Hong and Xiao Hong, who looked shocked, and quickly led them away.
Of course he understands these rules. Usually those in this business will put an authentic product among the fakes. If the customer quickly picks this one, it means that he knows the business well. Even if the customer is pretending, the boss can tell it and eliminate it directly.
He just wanted to teach Qin and Zhan a lesson. He had no intention of buying this tobacco stick. He didn't like folk items that cost thousands of dollars.
"Boss, you are really good. You can find out whether the old man is real or not in one go. I'm afraid you are deliberately causing trouble, right?"
Xiao Hong was a little impressed and couldn't help laughing when he thought about it. He found it interesting that there were so many things in this industry.
If I were my normal self, I might think that the old man is a serious person.
The group of people wandered around this stall just like this one. After looking at dozens of stalls, Jiang Ge didn't even see a single genuine item. He couldn't help but shook his head, "It's too difficult to pick up the missing items these days."
At this moment, he heard a noise coming from the stall in front. A man and a woman were arguing about something. It turned out that a customer broke something, and the female stall owner demanded compensation.
This man was a college student, and he had so much money, so the two of them had sex in public.
"Auntie, I really don't have that much money, I'm just a student."
The young man had a bitter look on his face at this time. He was just a hobby. He heard that the antique street here was lively and came to take a look. Unexpectedly, he failed to catch the antique that the stall owner handed him and smashed it directly, so this scene happened.
"How come you don't have money? Call your parents. I don't believe you don't have money at home. My antique paint can is worth tens of thousands of dollars." The woman did not intend to let the other person go, even if he was a student.
"How can I get tens of thousands of dollars? If my family finds out, they might beat me to death. No, I won't call."
The young man struggled to escape, but the middle-aged woman, who was big and round, held him tight and couldn't get away at all.
Hearing this, Jiang Ge also understood what happened. He looked at the jade pieces on the ground and understood that this lady was trying to trick people. The jade was indeed jade, but it was just ordinary Hetian jade. It was worth about a few hundred yuan. How much is it worth?
Ten thousand yuan.
"Wait a minute, madam, please let him go. He's just a student."
Jiang Ge couldn't help but speak. This woman was a bit too much, and she wouldn't even let the students go.
Chapter completed!