Chapter 602 Looking at the Goods
When they were almost done eating, everyone went out and got in the car. Ma Weiwei felt particularly good about Zhou Zhi and invited him to join her.
Wang Shuo was driving, and the two of them were sitting in the back. Ma Weiwei said: "Just now, I asked whether I wanted to visit the house or call the streets. Isn't this old Feng a layman? We have to get the information more solid. Today Let’s explore the Dashi house. Isn’t that what the Shu people say?”
“The Dashi house is it.” "What do you mean when things are genuine and good?" Zhou Zhi asked: "If that's the case, our Sichuan jargon is called stepping on the Ming kiln." It means a mixture of truth and falsehood; a dark kiln means something comes from an incorrect source; a black kiln means a scam done by a liar. ”
Ma Weiwei heard this strangely: "The tricks are all the same, and each place has its own name. The house we are going to this time is the home of a big shot in the film industry. You have seen "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "Behind the Curtain", right?"
"Director Li?"
"Yes, that's him." Ma Wei said: "When we were filming these two films During the movie, Director Li was very famous, with 60 million Hong Kong dollars in his hand, he was so tyrannical.”
“The guys in the movie are basically real guys, and a lot of the furniture was made by me. Take him to the Capital Hardwood Furniture Factory to buy it.”
“The hardwood furniture factory also sells cultural relics?” Zhou Zhi was a little curious.
"They were all things that were handed over or confiscated in the past, and the wooden items were all batched to the hardwood furniture factory. They were not counted as cultural relics and were sold as old furniture."
"At that time, in 1983, the good items were really good. Too many." Speaking of this, Mr. Ma kept talking: " At that time, there were a lot of antiques in Tongxian County. In the past, Tongxian County was the end point of the capital’s waterways. A lot of huanghuali furniture was made in Suzhou and transported to Tongzhou through the canal, so it became a furniture distribution center.”
"If you can't sell the stock, just keep it for yourself." Therefore, at that time, almost every household in Tongxian County had old furniture. Looking at the dilapidated houses, if you go into the bedroom, you will probably find a large rosewood bed made of four or three stacks under the straw pole."
"I helped at that time. Director Li bought 120,000 pieces of furniture. During this period, He is short of money and is planning to make a new movie, so he wants to transfer everything. It just so happens that Lao Feng wants to decorate the facade of his company, so let's go and see it together."
"Beijing still follows the old rules. No? Like three and two.”
Three percent and two percent is the reward given to the middleman by the buyer and seller in the old days. After the transaction is completed, the seller has to take 3% of the total transaction amount as a reward to the middleman, and the buyer also has to spend money. Two percent of the total transaction amount, this rule is called "make three and break two". Whether it is a fur shop, a real estate shop, a medicine shop, a food shop, most guilds basically follow this rule.
"Hahaha... I haven't heard this for a while." Mr. Ma smiled and said: "If you want to do this, Director Li will have to give me two thousand and four, and the hardwood furniture factory will give you How do you ask the cashier of a furniture factory to issue this invoice? "
"The people on the street now are all laid-off people, and there is no inheritance from the teacher's sect. , who still knows the old rules? "Master Ma?" Said: "You can't even imagine the rogue methods some brokers use to facilitate a deal."
"Once a young man took me to Fengtai to buy things. When I arrived, the young man was waiting there. Outside the door, I went into the house to take a look. "
"There must be about a dozen items in the pile such as bottles, clocks, bowls, etc. It costs three hundred and six in total. After reading it, I thought it was OK, so I said I wanted it. ”
"The seller suddenly regretted it and said he wouldn't sell it, so I had to come out. When I came out, the young man asked me if I had bought it. I said I wanted to buy it, but they wouldn't sell it."
"He asked me Among those things, which one is the least valuable? I said there is one in it The broken bowl is not worth a penny. He said yes, come with me."
"After entering, the young man immediately said: How can we not sell it?"
"The seller said he just didn't want to sell it, but this young man took advantage of it My family didn’t pay attention, so they picked up the broken bowl in front of me and dropped it, which shocked me.” Be careful if one breaks for you. What should I do? Compensation is definitely impossible. , Let’s buy them all at the original price, three hundred and sixty, so you won’t lose anything.” “He broke the most worthless one and said he would take away the pile with three hundred and sixty if he wanted to compensate. It made that family very sad, and I was very embarrassed.”
“But the deal was finally concluded, right?” Zhou Zhi wanted to get the result with his toes.
"That's right! People like you and me still need to be thick-skinned. This kind of people go from house to house, specializing in collecting such second-hand goods. They have poor eyesight but are very thick-skinned and have rich experience."
"In the end, the family muttered for a long time and decided to sell me for 360."
"What if they don't sell me?" Zhou Zhi asked.
"Yes, I asked him after I went out, what if this family has to sell it? What do you think he said?" Ma Wei shook his head: "He said to drop another one and see if they sell it."< br>
“These are tricks that only the lowest level of society can do. We are too young to even think about it!"
"In the end, I gave him the middle fee according to the old rules, and even gave him the seller's share."
"In those. Among people, Ma Ye’s reputation is excellent.” Zhou Zhi said with a smile.
Master Ma also smiled: "Now if they find something good, Tao also likes to come to me to see it."
"I'm a person who doesn't write deals well, and I know a lot of rich people. If I can't afford it, there will always be someone who can afford it, right?"
"Another advantage is that at least I know. There is also a concern about who has the good goods, or if someone wants to make a move one day and I have money, why don’t they still come to me?”
“Master Ma, you have this mentality? It’s really good.” Zhou Zhi praised: "I wouldn't be able to part with it if it were me."
"We are all friends." Mr. Ma said, "If you really think about it, you can go to someone else's house to have a look. I will introduce you to the successful business, please come and have a look. , you won’t chase me away, right?”
“You must have good eyesight,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile, “Otherwise, others will knock on your door before you can.”< br>
"That's not the case." Mr. Ma smiled and said: "Everything I introduce to my friends is definitely something that can be seen at a glance when you open the door. At least, there is still a three-day viewing period in the antique shop in the capital. It doesn't matter whether you want the item or not. No, you can stay in the store and watch. Three days to visit.”
“During these three days, I can ask Master to help me with my eyesight.” Zhou Zhi couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Just because of this If you do this, you will know that Mr. Ma, you are like this in the capital!"
"How can you get this kind of person?" Mr. Ma quickly shook his head: "There are many seniors above me, but most of them respect their status, like me. Master, now it’s basically There's no way out. Hey, we're here."
"This place..." Zhou Zhi got out of the car and found that there were red palace walls on both sides: "Master Ma, this place...is over there. Forbidden City?”
"Yes, when we were making movies, the country gave us strong support and opened part of the Forbidden City as a filming location for the first time." Ma Ye said: "For the convenience of work, Director Li asked me to find a place for him, as close as possible to the Forbidden City. The better, this is it.”
(End of this chapter)