si-mexico Chapter 206 Selling Antiques
Chapter 206 Selling Antiques
"What's up with these things?"
After getting on the train, Li Shaoyi found various gifts in the compartment.
"Brother, these were all sent here by gangs from various Pujiang factions. Lu Lao Er from the Zhenwei Gang is truly a talented person. Under his leadership, he has gathered a group of patriotic and anti-Japanese gang members. Lu Yaoqing has already made contact with this guy."
Liu Xiaoshan reported behind Li Shaoyi that Lu Yaoqing was the person Li Shaoyi had sent to Pujiang before. It seemed that he was doing a good job and was already the representative of the 72nd Brigade stationed in Pujiang. That Lu Laoer was the person Li Shaoyi rescued in the Paramount. The two of them were now united and could be regarded as the new upstarts of Pujiang.
"It's absolutely horrible! We rushed to catch the train and were afraid it would have left. It would have been such a hassle if we missed it, but who knew it would be delayed for an hour and a half?"
When Li Shaoyi was about to speak, Ma Leizi came up from below and said, "In this day and age, if a train is delayed for more than an hour, it's like having a meal. Do you think we have to race against time in modern society?"
"Didn't Mr. Du prepare a few antique dealers for me? I forgot about this. There's still more than an hour left. Can you get these dealers to come over? If possible, just say I need to sell a batch of goods."
While the train was not leaving, Li Shaoyi remembered something that happened before. When houses were confiscated everywhere in Peking, the most items found were antiques, calligraphy and paintings. He did not appreciate these things, but if they could be exchanged for money, they would be useful in the future.
Even though you have nowhere to spend money now, as long as you have a large piece of land, build a factory or build a road, any of them will cost a lot of money, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with working hard to save money now.
"Then I'll contact him, it should be no problem."
Liu Xiaoshan immediately made a phone call. We have this advantage. No matter where we are, our communication equipment can contact anyone. In today's world, few people can do it.
More than half an hour later, several cars stopped at the platform of the train station. Anyone who could be called by Mr. Du's name and ran an antique business in Pujiangtan must be quite capable.
"Gentlemen, I have something here for you to take a look at. Don't tell me how much it's worth. It's all written on a slip of paper. The highest bidder gets it. I also have a reserve price. If you can't exceed the reserve price, I'll find someone else myself. All of them were introduced by Mr. Du, so don't try to make too much money."
Li Shaoyi had made it clear in advance that when Mr. Du called them over, he had already reminded them that Li Shaoyi was his best friend and a little profit would be enough.
"General Li, please rest assured. Mr. Du gave us instructions when we came."
Although these old men said so on their faces, Li Shaoyi might not really believe them.
When Ma Leizi put two Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelains on the table, these people's eyes obviously lit up. There are not many real things these days. Many real things are passed down in an orderly manner. These big families keep them. As long as the family does not go bankrupt, it is difficult for these things to flow into the market.
Naturally, there were many former Qing nobles in Peking who had things to sell, but they couldn't go to Peking to collect them.
Li Shaoyi put these things into the system space. The system space naturally has an estimated value. Now it depends on them.
In a short while, the five people finished writing the note.
Qianlong vase.
The lowest bid was 3,500 yuan and the highest bid was 4,200 yuan.
The system's initial valuation was 3,500 yuan. It seemed these people knew the rules. After all, they were doing business with warlords, and they knew that if they made too much money, these gunmen would not reason with them. Once a bullet came, it would be too late for them to regret.
The second piece is a large Kangxi blue and white plate.
The lowest bid was twelve thousand dollars, and the highest bid was fifteen thousand five hundred dollars.
The system estimates the value at twelve thousand three hundred dollars.
The third piece is a painting of the monk Ju Ran.
The lowest bid was 17,000 yuan and the highest bid was 24,000 yuan.
The system estimates the value at 16,000 yuan.
It can be seen from these three things that these people are still very disciplined. Although they were introduced by Mr. Du, Li Shaoyi also has to be aware of this to prevent his brothers' efforts from going to waste.
"Everyone, I am also fair and impartial here. This is the price you just wrote. This is the reserve price I wrote down. They were all written down beforehand. I will never write down the price after looking at your price."
Li Shaoyi took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket. These were the prices he had written before. They were all prices given by the system. After the people present looked at them, they found that the system price was only slightly lower than their price.
In fact, when encountering genuine goods, the owners of these antique shops dare to bid for them. The main reason is that there are too few genuine goods these days. If you get them in your hands, as long as you have sales channels and add fifty or ten thousand dollars, it is normal. Money can't buy what you love, but the problem is that there are too many fakes on the market.
Now the few things that Li Shaoyi took out were all great things, so they were willing to pay a high price. Of course, the loser was convinced of his loss. He took out everyone's bids, and they were all just written down. There was absolutely no tricks.
"Marshal Li, we have no objection to this."
These guys were straightforward. Seeing how Li Shaoyi arranged things, no one dared to say anything.
This is how it is when doing business with the military. Don't just keep saying things like, "Just make the money quickly." If you can't control your mouth, these soldiers won't be able to control their guns either.
"You're all honest people, so I won't say much else. There are six large boxes of stuff in the next car. Let's stick to the same rules as before. Hurry up and name your price. I have less than half an hour to drive, so if we can make a deal, we'll do it."
After hearing what Li Shaoyi said, the people present had never seen business done this way, especially in the antique business. How could they sell antiques in boxes?
However, when Ma Leizi led them to the next carriage, these people realized how powerful Li Shaoyi was. He was indeed selling out in boxes, which were separated by some soft objects. There were at least a dozen items in each box, ranging from large vase ornaments to small rings and jade pendants, all of which were fine products.
They all felt that Li Shaoyi's collection should have been passed down through generations.
But only Li Shaoyi knew that the reason why all the items were of high quality was because the people whose property he confiscated were either rich or noble...