Chapter 3447 Asking for advice
Xu Xian combined her own thinking with the suggestions she overheard from fans, and she really found a suitable gift.
To be precise, this idea was inspired by fans. At least in their own eyes, this gift is really valuable.
But for Xu Xian, she actually hesitated for a while, but considering the price, time and other factors, she had no choice but to finally make a decision.
You can't blame Xu Xian for thinking too much. This gift is really too special. She wants to give autographs to those women as gifts.
There may be some ambiguity in saying this. To be precise, Seohyun wants to buy their past autographed items from fans and then give them to themselves as gifts.
Just talking about the idea itself, Xu Xian was amazed by it, and of course he had a faint urge to laugh.
Although it is not appropriate to say this, the so-called signature of an artist is actually of little value in itself, at least Xu Xian thinks so.
Every time they come back, they have to sign for who knows how long, and it's common for their hands to cramp.
In that case, don't even think about how much emotion they should invest. Even the signature has been simplified to the extreme. If there is no enthusiastic person to give guidance, it would be a ghost to recognize it.
Correspondingly, it allows them to sign in person, which at least has a certain recall value for the fans themselves, but once it is in the hands of others, it seems to become a pile of "junk" again.
But this is just Xu Xian's personal perspective. She can understand the psychology of fans to some extent. After all, she can't interact with them all the time. It seems good to have an autograph as a comfort?
After there is a demand, this thing has its own value, and Xu Xian only had a vague understanding and guess about this in the past.
What really made her familiar with this market was when Li Menglong started "reselling" their signatures. Only then did they know for the first time how much exaggerated prices their signatures could be fetched.
However, with the increase in Li Menglong's shipments, their signature prices have stabilized to a relatively stable price. I heard that the company will occasionally open a small store to acquire them in order to maintain prices.
In short, this market is relatively mature, and Xu Xian can even make a certain selection among a bunch of signatures with clearly marked prices, which is very interesting.
Of course, Xu Xian wanted to search for her signature immediately. This is an artist's instinct, and she didn't want to be at the bottom in this regard.
In fact, Xu Xian has a certain degree of self-confidence. Although she has always refused to say so, on an objective level, she is indeed one of the most popular among girls, and she can even remove "one" in many cases!
But Xu Xian didn't dare to express it like this. She didn't dare to bet on the mentality of those women. What if she was so jealous that she wanted to kill someone?
But the cold result gave Xu Xian a heavy blow. She almost stuffed her whole head into the screen. She must have been dazzled, otherwise why was the price of her autograph so "low"?
Of course, this low price is only compared to other girls. Xu Xian doesn't understand. Does this kind of market behavior also depend on seniority?
Just because she is the maknae, even the price of autographs has to be ranked last?
Fortunately, Xu Xian quickly denied this unreliable speculation, and learned the truth behind it through the introduction of enthusiastic fans.
There are not so many conspiracies in the process. Simply put, because the shipment volume of Xu Xian's signature is too large, the price will naturally be reduced when there are more items. Isn't this a reasonable distribution?
As for why Seohyun has the largest number of autograph sessions, fans can't give a specific reason, but Seohyun can't be clearer.
As a party involved, she knew exactly what was going on!
Why she has so many signatures is not because she is easy to talk to!
The other girls would more or less hinder Li Menglong's request for his signature, but Xu Xian was the only one who regarded it as part of her job, and it was a joy to sign her signature.
Now it seems that she really mistrusted Li Menglong. It's okay for him to resell autographs and so on, but can't he control the shipment volume?
In fact, this is already the result of Li Menglong's control. He is really controlling himself intentionally.
After all, this kind of thing makes money too quickly and too violently!
Just find random pieces of paper, get the girls to sign their names on it with just a few words, and then sell it for tens of thousands or millions of times the actual cost. This is simply printing money!
Of course, the cost considered here is only the actual value of the paper, and the factors of the girls themselves are ignored.
But I have to say that at least for Li Menglong, there is really no cost consideration in asking girls to help.
This kind of market itself is relatively niche, and Li Menglong can be said to have almost dominated the only shipping channel. In this case, if he casually let go, it would be enough to completely destroy the entire market.
But in that case, he won't be the one who will be criticized in the end. The staff will get into trouble and the artists will take the blame. Isn't this the most common thing that happens.
In order not to affect the image of the girls, of course he also had to take into account what little conscience he had left. In short, Li Menglong controlled his greed very well.
Otherwise, the price Xu Xian sees now is likely to be one or two zeros less!
Xu Xian didn't struggle with this issue for too long. She still trusted Li Menglong. If she had any questions, she could ask him directly in private.
What she is hesitating about now is the purchasing method, or to be precise, the purchasing channel.
Now that we know the origin of these signatures, why not just go to Li Menglong to buy them directly, instead of asking the second-hand dealer here to transfer the price difference?
However, considering that Li Menglong was the one who paid the money, and the people who made the money seemed to be their fans, Xu Xian reluctantly placed the order.
Naturally, there is no reliable logistics system for this kind of transaction. Payment and delivery are all done offline. As for the transaction location, it seems that fried chicken restaurants are actually a popular place.
This is understandable. After all, the company is upstairs. This is a semi-official venue. Maybe if a dispute occurs, you can go to the staff above to help identify the authenticity.
And once you get to know the girls during the process and get some of their signatures, you'll be able to make money, double the amount.
Although Xu Xian himself felt that this trading location was somewhat objectionable, he still chose it here mainly for safety.
Once that fan discovers her existence, it's hard to say what thoughts will come up in her heart.
Normally, Xu Xian might not be that scared. Although she is very beautiful, she is not so beautiful that people would ignore the law.
But money is different. Money can move people's hearts. It's not an empty talk. What if the other party kidnaps Xu Xian and keeps forcing her to sign autographs?
It is no exaggeration to say that this is not kidnapping an artist, it is clearly kidnapping a humanoid money printing machine!
Considering that he didn't want the other party to make mistakes, Xu Xian felt that the fried chicken restaurant was really a good choice, but he didn't believe that the proprietress and his gang would just sit back and watch him being kidnapped.
And in order to avoid embarrassment and accidents, Xu Xian didn't even show up and asked the staff on the first floor to help with the transaction throughout the process. The process was incredibly smooth, mainly because Xu Xian had no intention of lowering the price.
Firstly, the money belongs to Li Menglong, so there is no need for her to save for him; secondly, after all, they are buying their own autographs, so by lowering the price, are they making themselves unhappy?
In short, Xu Xian successfully obtained the purchased signatures. Looking at the slightly unfamiliar signatures in her hands, she once wondered if they were fake?
After all, this kind of signature is too simple, and it is not difficult to imitate it. As for the consequences of forgery, it seems that I have not heard of many artists who dare to sue their fans.
No matter how much these so-called "fans" do, as long as they bear the name of fans, it is enough to make artists afraid.
Of course, there are still very few fans like this. Although such people are extremely disgusting, the feelings of the vast majority of fans must still be taken into consideration.
However, Xu Xian's current status is quite stable. If she is determined to eradicate a few moths for her fans, it seems that she can bear the corresponding consequences.
But there is a major prerequisite for doing this, that is, there is something wrong with the autograph sold by the fan, so does it need to be authenticated?
This touches on Xu Xian's knowledge blind spot. How to verify the authenticity of an artist's signature?
Normally, the first reaction of ordinary people is to go to the artist himself. As one of the parties involved, their answer should be the most authoritative.
But Xu Xian was the party involved. Looking at the signature in her hand, she couldn't remember what she had signed. As for identifying the details, it was even more difficult for her.
Most of the other girls were similar, and Xu Xian had no intention of disturbing them, otherwise wouldn't there be no surprises?
Since the artist himself is not qualified, the artist's company should always have a way to confirm the authenticity. After all, this involves the company's interests.
If the counterfeiter can pass the fake as real, then he is robbing the company of money. In this case, there should be some additional methods, right?
With this simple thought, Xu Xian went upstairs to look around, but the result surprised her. No one could give an accurate judgment.
As for Xu Xian's question, someone also told her the truth privately. In theory, the company does not need to judge the truth or falsehood, it only needs to confirm the other party's behavior and stance.
Not to mention small-scale fraud, the company does not have that much energy to deal with it.
Once it reaches a certain scale, there will be competition with the company. At this time, does the company need any evidence?
You must know that the company is the official and has absolute authority on this matter. If it is said to be fake by the other party, it must not be true!
It is very simple to make the other party unable to eat, and there is no need to devote separate energy to paying attention.
However, the other party also vaguely reminded Xu Xian that the impact of this incident on the company level was pitifully small, but for a specific person, it would be life-threatening.
As for who exactly this person was, Li Menglong's figure had already flashed through Xu Xian's mind.
It does make sense. The company's business is so big that some details can be completely ignored.
But when it comes to Li Menglong, this is almost the only source of cash flow for his small treasury. How could he not pay attention to it?
As for how he could make money besides selling autographs, it was naturally through defrauding and abducting girls.
In order to confirm her thoughts, Xu Xian took the initiative to come over. Of course, it is not impossible to say that she returned to work early.
Li Menglong was very calm about Xu Xian's appearance, as if he had foreseen this scene a long time ago: "How is it? Have you chosen a gift? Do you have any money left? Don't think about secretly withholding it!"
He said this as if he was asking for it. Did he do similar things in daily life, so he had similar suspicions now?
How could Xu Xian covet his little money? This was simply an insult to her!
However, Xu Xian still sat down patiently. She did not answer Li Menglong's question. Instead, she slapped her own signature on Li Menglong's table.
Xu Xian had no intention of speaking, he just wanted to test Li Menglong's observation skills and see what answer he could give.
As a result, Li Menglong's performance surprised her, far exceeding her expectations.
Li Menglong did think that this was the name that Xu Xian had just signed. However, after he picked it up and played with it, he immediately asked a new question: "Where did you get it? It has been at least half a year since I issued this card." You shouldn’t have any left in your hands!”
Sure enough, professional things should be done by professionals. Look at Li Menglong's question. There is no need to say whether it is true or false, even the time of distribution can be given.
Xu Xian took the initiative to ask Li Menglong for advice on this issue, and this really scratched his itch.
He always believed that this business could become bigger and stronger, but neither the company nor the girls cared about it.
Sure enough, Xu Xian had the foresight and finally discovered the business opportunity here?
Li Menglong had no intention of hiding anything and shared the experience he had accumulated over the years with Xu Xian without hesitation.
And Xu Xian was really shocked by the details here. From the material to the signature style, and even some details that she had never heard of, they were all reflected in the price.
Li Menglong would even consider destroying some cards to increase the value of the remaining cards.
If Li Menglong's proposal is completely followed, these cards should be as formal as possible, with a series of rules set to determine their value, including a series of complete issuance, appraisal and even recycling institutions.
Once it can take shape, this will be a promising sunrise industry, and Xu Xiandu subconsciously wants to participate.
However, she is still somewhat sensible, and even sees the biggest problem: "Isn't this cutting off the fans' leeks?"
Although Li Menglong can give a lot of reasons, they can't cover up the problem of ugly appearance.
The reputation of artists is the basis for them to make money. This is completely different from other industries, so Li Menglong should stop dreaming and continue to engage in his gray industry secretly...