Chapter 451 Lucky Man
Ning Weimin remembers very clearly what a bear the antique market in Beijing was in 2020.
It’s so bleak!
Relevant practitioners are complaining!
No matter how big or famous the antique city is, even Panjiayuan and Liulichang, many shops cannot even earn rent!
However, the art auction market is booming, and the prices of antiques and antiques on the auction block have reached record highs.
Compared to each other, they are like ice and fire.
Needless to say, this will definitely make most people confused, and some may blame it on the epidemic.
But relevant practitioners in the industry know this very well.
The reason is obvious. In fact, it will be broken as soon as you poke it.
To put it bluntly, it’s just because the antique trade after the founding of the People’s Republic of China was basically based on “sports” refund materials.
The very limited resources have been fully utilized and developed over the years.
As show goods and old goods make collectors at home and abroad buy less and less, resources are depleted.
Almost all antique trading markets have become pure handicraft markets.
It would be good if it could reach 10% for something that can truly be called an old object.
Where are the chances of missing something?
The natural market lost the support of the people, lost its popularity, and inevitably went into decline.
It was very different before. There were indeed a lot of things on the market.
Collectors who are discerning and experienced in collecting can indeed find treasures.
This is the only magic weapon to stimulate market prosperity.
Take the most famous Panjiayuan flea market in Beijing as an example.
According to statistics, from 2005 to 2015, one or two genuine products were produced here every year, which is definitely not a rumor.
From 1995 to 2005, the period when antique trading was the hottest.
Panjiayuan Flea Market even sells one or two genuine items every month.
Of course, to really say that it was a good time for Taobao shopping, we have to say that it was from 1978 to 1990.
During that time, the value of antiques was hardly discovered, and people really sold their treasures as junk.
So, it was a wise move for Ning Weimin to take Sun Wufu in and hire him to help him wander the streets and collect things.
These days, even if you close your eyes, you can still collect a lot of real things.
Of course, despite this, Ning Weimin still gave him a short-term training before Sun Wufu took up his post.
So that he can improve work efficiency as much as possible and master the know-how of receiving goods.
The first step, of course, is to check in.
In addition to spending more than 400 yuan to buy Sun Wufu a new flatbed tricycle, Ning Weimin also gave him a map of the capital.
He even asked Sun Wufu to ride a tricycle and pull him around the main core areas according to the map.
The roughly delineated delivery area is the bungalow area that does not exceed Deshengmen in the north, Daqianmen in the south, Chaoyangmen Street in the east, and Fuchengmen Street in the west.
The reason is very simple. There has always been a saying in Beijing that the east is rich, the west is noble, the south is poor, and the north is humble.
That is caused by historical objective reasons: people flock together and things flock together.
If you want to collect your things, of course you have to go to the place where dignitaries and dignitaries gather. This is called being targeted.
Only in the old bungalows in Dongcheng District and Xicheng District near the gates of mansions and houses are people with rich families living there.
As for the buildings, almost all of them were built after the founding of the People's Republic of China. There are few valuable old items in the homes of the new rich.
The second step is to collect items with category restrictions.
Ning Weimin definitely couldn't let Sun Wufu accept everything like he did in the past.
If you want to collect real rags again, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
But it would be troublesome to explain everything clearly.
Not to mention Ning Weimin’s indescribable incomprehension, which inevitably leads to some mistakes. The key is that there are many things that Sun Wufu has never seen before.
Not to mention, Ning Weimin really has a way.
He came in the most direct and hassle-free way.
I simply took Sun Wufu to the "Chinese Arts and Crafts Store" at No. 12 Chongwenmennei Street.
Although this store is named "Crafts Store", it is actually the city's largest trust store - "Quanyechang Trust" which was moved from the original site of "Quanyechang" in Langfang Headlines in 1975. Store", with more than 470 employees.
Also. Not only does this store have a large business area, it is also the only thrift store in the city that can serve foreign guests.
Some special commodities collected from the trust bank purchase points in the city can only be sold here, and the business varieties are extremely rich.
In addition to leather clocks, gold-case watches, high-end clothing materials, high-end furs, and porcelain, there is also a handicraft counter.
Specializes in decorations, appreciation items, ancient porcelain, foreign watches, antiques, jade and hardwood furniture.
Nowhere is more complete than here for all second-hand goods.
Isn’t this the most suitable model?
So Ning Weimin pointed at these things, showed them to Sun Wufu one by one, and told him, "You can collect everything that is here, except clothes. What is not here, include books, newspapers, magazines, and letters." , you can also accept the ones with text and paintings. As for the others, we will not accept them.”
Sun Wufu was also happy and thought it was indeed simple and clear. Looking and nodding.
The third step is for Ning Weimin to teach Sun Wufu how to bargain.
Ning Weimin did not mention anything else but only emphasized the following points.
First of all, bargaining is a must.
No matter how much someone asks for, don’t think it’s cheap, and don’t agree to it just to save trouble.
Otherwise, the other party will be dissatisfied, and the promised deal will be blown away.
Secondly, if you think something is good and you like it and want to buy it, don’t pay too little for every penny.
To put it bluntly, collecting things is their ultimate goal.
I’m not afraid of losing money on the price. What I’m afraid of is that people think your price is unfair.
Not only will I keep my stuff and won’t sell it to you, but I won’t want to come back to you if I have something good next time.
Don't lose big for small things.
When there is a dispute, if we can't reach an agreement, what should we say?
You can never say that the other party wants too much, you have to say so.
“The price you want is indeed not high, but my ability to accept it is really limited. I still sincerely want to do this business with you, so just give me a little more”
Everyone is the same, you should take into consideration the other person’s feelings when speaking.
Rejection will not make the other party unhappy, then there will be room for further discussion.
What is harmony?
If both parties are willing to compromise, then that is called harmony.
It is not difficult to learn these few things.
Sun Wufu wrote it down seriously. As long as he practices it a few more times, he will master it.
As for buying the wrong thing, Ning Weimin is not worried at all.
He also told Sun Wufu not to worry, saying that mistakes were allowed.
So in early April, when the white magnolia came to an end, the pink magnolia was in full bloom.
After initially receiving vocational training, Sun Wufu hung a sign in front of his tricycle saying "Recycle Old Furniture at High Prices" and walked around the streets again. He became a junior of Kang Shude, a new era. of "playing the snare drum".
It should be said that if he were to simply close the gap with the past, Sun Wufu would definitely switch from a shotgun to a cannon.
Not only is his tricycle new, but it also saves effort when pedaling.
And the clothes are clean and decent, and the capital is abundant.
The key is to only collect a few valuable things, so there is no physical work left.
It is really similar to walking on the street, looking at the beautiful scenery.
But unfortunately, the effect in the first week after opening was not very good.
He really didn't come up with anything really good.
We returned to Bao Dui'er and told them together that there were about thirty kilograms of old books, old newspapers, old magazines, a dozen pieces of old porcelain, and two pieces of old wood.
There was also an inkstone. Just a copper soup pot.
This made him feel a little embarrassed, for fear that Ning Weimin would think he could eat or not fuck.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin is really not in a hurry.
He knew that this matter had to be done slowly and took a long-term view, so he comforted Sun Wufu and told him not to lose heart.
And he also told him about the things he collected.
Among them, only three or five pieces are imitation porcelain from the Republic of China, including a Daoguang folk kiln pastel bowl and a mahogany flower stand.
Based on the current market situation, it is enough to equal the cost, and other things are for free.
This is not considered a loss, there is still a profit.
In this way, Sun Wufu can feel at ease and can continue to persevere.
As expected, things were really different in the second week. I don’t know if everyone has what Ji Tailai said
Or is it because Sun Wufu is too honest and follows the old saying that a loss is a blessing.
This week has been really weird. Sun Wufu actually picked up Daluer one after another.
In a very short period of time, not only did he bring surprises to Ning Weimin again and again, but he himself also received great benefits.
Let’s talk about this first time.
Sun Wufu actually paid ninety-nine yuan to receive a blue and white platter imitating Chenghua from the Kangxi official kiln from an old lady.
What has this plate been used for in the old lady’s house?
It is used to raise garlic seedlings.
There is a shortage of vegetables in the capital during the winter, so this old lady would like to raise some garlic sprouts with her family.
But the problem is that growing garlic seedlings smells bad.
Right now, the old lady’s son is getting married soon.
This guy’s partner, the old lady’s daughter-in-law, particularly dislikes the smell of garlic in her husband’s house.
For this reason, the old lady had no choice but to give up her small family vegetable garden.
Of course, I felt that this plate was of no use, so I wanted to sell it for a few bucks.
Ordinarily, it can be sold to anyone.
But it was because Sun Wufu had been here a few days ago and had just spent five yuan to buy a celadon teapot produced in Jiangxi after the founding of the People's Republic of China from an old lady.
It turned out to be a mistake. Because he had been taken advantage of this time, the old lady was sure that the price he gave was higher than that given by others.
I think he is honest, the price he gives is good, and he is easy to talk to.
Since he had to sell the things in the house, this plate was reserved just for him.
On the day he went there, I sold it to him specially.
When I saw this plate, Sun Wufu still remembered Ning Weimin's instructions.
The old lady wanted ten yuan, and he thought he had to pay back the price no matter what, so he said ten yuan was not enough, and he had to pay nine-nine yuan.
Just like that, the old lady thought he was being humorous on purpose and was amused, and the matter was settled.
Sun Wufu himself didn't taste the sweetness of this deal until he showed the plate to Ning Weimin after he returned home.
Because he really didn't expect that Ning Weimin actually gave him a bonus of ten yuan for this plate.
Needless to say, he was happy that the Great Unity was in his hands.
The second thing is even more amazing.
It was an old clock that was badly damaged by a family that had a fight because of a family dispute.
The glass case was all broken, the wooden case was damaged, the pendulum fell off, and the hands didn't move.
That family is too lazy to even repair it, thinking that it is of little value after repairing it.
When they saw Sun Wufu, they asked for fifteen rudely.
Of course Sun Wufu refused and turned around and left.
This was stopped by someone, and he had to make a price.
In the end, Sun Wufu spent eight yuan to buy this crap.
Not for anything else, just because he remembered what Ning Weimin said, "As long as it is an old thing, I will not despise it if it is old or broken."
Unexpectedly, when he went back and saw Ning Weimin this time, the wooden shell of the clock was completely cracked.
Everything in the clock fell out directly from his hand.
And it all hit him on the foot.
At that time, he was in pain, angry and ashamed, and didn't know how to explain this matter.
He felt frustrated that he had really made a loss-making transaction.
But something even more unexpected is yet to come.
Ning Weimin was actually happy. He walked over and patted his shoulder happily, "You are so good!"
He bent down and picked up a golden piece from the messy parts on the ground. thing.
At this time, Sun Wufu took a closer look at Ning Weimin's hand, and then he was overjoyed and thought about it.
What Ning Weimin was holding in his hand was actually a gold bar.
No one knows that there is a treasure hidden in the clock. If the watch case had not been broken, it would not have been exposed.
After being accurately weighed, the gold bar actually weighed 312 grams, which was a full twelve-pound "large yellow croaker".
Just like that, Sun Wufu got another fifty yuan reward, which was so beautiful that he almost didn't sleep all night.
Lying in bed, I hummed the line, "I'm a stranger, and I'm all alone."
But fifty yuan is still not the biggest bonus Sun Wufu has ever received.
The most recent time, Ning Weimin gave Sun Wufu a full one hundred yuan.
And it was because of that time that Sun Wufu completely became the "lucky general" in Ning Weimin's heart who could never suffer a loss.
What exactly happened?
It would be fun to think about this seriously.
That day, Sun Wufu was as usual, pedaling out at eight o'clock in the morning and going out from the west gate of the Temple of Heaven Park.
The unusual result was that he came back only two hours later and went all the way to Ning Weimin's office.
The big man not only cried. He was extremely aggrieved and said that all the five hundred yuan that Ning Weimin had just given him had been snatched away.
At the same time, he was still a little panicked. He obviously suffered a big loss, but he didn't dare to go to the police station to report the crime, for fear that the police would arrest him as a criminal.
Of course Ning Weimin was curious and asked him in detail what was going on.
Why didn’t you call the police if you were bullied? What are you feeling sorry for? This is not too cowardly.
Sun Wufu then explained what was going on.
On this day, when he was pedaling through an alley, he was stopped by two young men.
The two men pointed to the sign on his car and said secretly that they had copper to sell to him.
Sun Wufu said he didn't want the copper, but the two men refused to give up and threw the two big sacks on the ground into Sun Wufu's car.
Then he kept saying that there were two hundred kilograms of copper in the sack, and asked him for six hundred yuan.
Sun Wufu was shocked when he opened a sack and saw that it was full of copper coins stained with rust and dirt.
There is no way this thing can be sold to the scrap station, it has to be caught.
He said "no, no, no".
Unexpectedly, the two boys were so reckless that they attacked together and simply pinned him to the ground.
After searching all the money on him, he ran away.
When Sun Wufu got up, he was gone.
When he thought about it, how could this be made clear?
God knows where these two boys got these copper coins. It might have been stolen from a thief or dug out of a grave.
They find it difficult and leave it all to themselves.
If he had to go to the police station, he might be regarded as a reseller of cultural relics...
The experience he told made Ning Weimin burst into tears with laughter.
Especially after inspecting the two large bags of copper coins that were pulled back from the car.
Almost all are of good quality Yongzheng Tongbao, and they appear to have been cast by Baonan Bureau.
Ning Weimin was even more optimistic.
You know, Emperor Yongzheng only reigned for thirteen years.
Yongzheng Tongbao is a dark horse among ancient coins.
This amount of money is almost 400 kilograms, estimated to be about 20,000 yuan.
It will be worth at least 10 million in thirty years.
But Sun Wufu didn't do anything, and someone came to his door without even thinking about it.
Based on the portion size, it may cost less than two yuan per pound.
Is there anything more unreasonable than this in the world?
In his heart, Sun Wufu is truly unmatched.
It is definitely such a blessed person that it takes three thousand years to bloom, and it takes three thousand years to bear fruit, and it will take another three thousand years to mature.
(End of this chapter)