Chapter 0095 take over the antique shop
Jibaoxuan, as the name suggests, is a store that collects antiques and treasures.
Nowadays, people's living standards are improving day by day, and many people regard collecting antiques as an investment. Antique shops have sprung up all over the country, flooding the major antique markets. They also took great pains to get the name. What is "Qinhan Tower"?
, what is "Boguzhai", some simply call it "Taobao store".
However, there are very few century-old shops with truly profound cultural heritage, and most of them have disappeared in the long river of history.
However, Jibaoxuan is different.
This time-honored antique shop was founded in the 20th year of Guangxu and has a history of more than 120 years. The current owner of Jibaoxuan, Wang Shubin, is the fourth generation of this century-old shop. It is said that Wang Shubin’s great-grandfather
Zeng Gui was the Shaoqing of Dali Yuan in the late Qing Dynasty, a famous antique master and a great collector.
Jibaoxuan Antique Store mainly deals in Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture, jade, porcelain, and the Four Treasures of the Study. It has a group of regular regular customers and die-hard collectors, and it has a certain competitive advantage in the Confucian Temple antique market in Sioux City.
Just such a time-honored antique store with a prosperous business and guaranteed reputation is facing the crisis of bankruptcy recently.
The reason is that the store owner Wang Shubin was targeted by professional scammers and was introduced into a scam tailor-made for him, which directly cost him 6 million yuan.
As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
The story that Boss Wang was defrauded of a huge sum of 6 million for a colorful treasure gourd bottle quickly spread throughout the antique circle. At the same time, Wang Shubin prepared to sell the "royal treasure" at a sky-high price to Qiao Jianjun of the Huabao Group.
In the process, it was identified as a modern imitation. This incident also went viral.
The unlucky Wang Shubin himself was an experienced expert in collecting antiques, but he ignored this matter and failed to say anything. The funny thing is that he had no idea and was planning to sell the fakes he collected to others.
This sudden disaster seriously affected Jibaoxuan's business.
The regular customers and collectors who used to come to the store rarely showed up during this period. These people were thinking that if the owner of the antique store personally checked and received a high-quality fake, then the quality and reputation of this store could still be maintained.
Is it guaranteed?
No one's money comes from strong winds. Jibaoxuan had previously shipped a batch of goods, and working capital was already tight. Wang Shubin invested almost all of his family's wealth and borrowed foreign debts for this "royal weapon."
Nowadays, the business of this shop is getting worse day by day, creditors are also coming to visit, and Wang Shubin is seeking death.
After the catastrophe, the sixty-three-year-old Mr. Wang's self-confidence was severely damaged. He left the business of his family store alone and became disheartened.
This business is not good, and the creditors can't control it so much. They come in groups all day long to drink tea and collect debts.
Old man Wang is originally a proud and arrogant person, how can he bear this?
He gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision to transfer the antique shop, collect some funds, and pay off the foreign debt first. As for whether he can make a comeback in the future, let's talk about it later.
yesterday afternoon.
When Fang Feiyang learned from Ji Fuhua that Wang Shubin wanted to sell Jibaoxuan Antique Shop, he immediately took action.
Since he acquired the mysterious super-sensory ability, Fang Feiyang's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. He has transformed from an unknown working boy to a millionaire, and his wealth is also increasing day by day.
Although he is not short of money, he has not had a serious job until now. Of course, work is now dispensable for him. However, Fang Feiyang's calm character is wrapped in the concept of being prepared for danger in times of peace.
.If one day this mysterious ability of perception leaves him, he cannot rest in vain.
Therefore, it is indeed a good choice to buy a store and run an antique business.
You can do what you want to do and learn something, so why not!
That night, Ji Fuhua stayed with Fang Feiyang to have dinner at the Ji family's old house. The old man and the young man discussed in detail the feasibility of taking over the antique shop.
Mr. Ji has rich experience and qualifications. He also runs a "Huabaozhai" in the Confucian Temple Antique Market. He now tells Fang Feiyang the precautions for opening a store, business philosophy, product positioning, and grasping connections.
The two of them chatted until about ten o'clock in the evening, and Fang Feiyang stayed at the Ji family's old house that night.
The next day, early in the morning.
Fang Feiyang followed Ji Lao and first went to Yipin Tea House to order two morning teas and fill his stomach in a leisurely manner.
"Xiao Fang, it's hard to find a shop in this antique market now. In the past, once a shop became available, the shop was reserved before the news spread. Since you have decided to open a shop, take advantage of this opportunity.
.Old man Wang owes you a favor, I believe he is still willing to transfer the store to you."
Ji Fuhua slowly poured himself a cup of Tieguanyin, and while sipping the tea with interest, he analyzed the current situation of the antique trading market for Fang Feiyang.
Fang Feiyang listened patiently. Opening a store can be considered a technical job, and it is also a very professional antique store. He is a young man in his twenties but has no experience at all in this area. He had an exchange with Mr. Ji at home last night.
It takes several hours, but if you want to manage a store well, you can't fully understand it after just a few conversations.
"Well, Mr. Ji, I wonder how much Boss Wang plans to resell the Jibaoxuan antique shop for?" Fang Feiyang pondered for a while and asked the most critical question.
Ji Fuhua said with a smile: "Hehehe... You need to talk to Lao Wangtou personally about this. To be honest, the location of Jibaoxuan's store is better than my 'Huabaozhai'. It is close to the main gate and is very popular."
Wang. When Lao Wangtou mentioned this topic in front of me yesterday, I also had thoughts in my mind and considered whether I could take it up!"
Fang Feiyang was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed. He knew that what Mr. Ji said was half true and half false.
"Hehe... No, it turns out I cut you off! I can't help you... By the way, Mr. Ji, we will have morning tea later. I want to go to Jibaoxuan and find Boss Wang at the same time.
Let’s talk and find out his transfer conditions.”
"Okay, after breakfast tea, I'll take a walk with you!"
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In the early morning of winter, the pale sun in the sky looked particularly shy and low-key, and a hint of coolness permeated the Sioux City Confucian Temple Antique Market.
Today is not a weekend, so the number of customers in the entire antique street is not very large.
Ji Fuhua led Fang Feiyang out of Yipin Teahouse and went straight to Jibaoxuan, a century-old restaurant.
The shop where Jibaoxuan Antique Shop is located has a two-story layout. There is also a small bedroom separated in the stairwell for the shop assistants to use on duty. After all, most of the things sold here are valuable.
There are also many antiques among them.
Downstairs is the mass consumption area, facing tourists and ordinary shopping customers from all over the world; upstairs is the boutique area, facing senior Tibetan friends and VIP customers.
The two of them had just stepped into the door of Jibaoxuan when the fat shopkeeper at the counter heard the sound and raised his head to glance at the visitor.
"Oh, Mr. Ji is here. Welcome, please come inside." The fat shopkeeper was so excited that he quickly walked out of the counter.
Just kidding, Mr. Ji is a well-known player in the Sioux City antique market. Everyone knows about it. Even if he goes to any antique shop on this street, he will enjoy such treatment.
The fat shopkeeper respectfully invited Ji Fuhua and Fang Feiyang behind him to the VIP area on the second floor and served hot tea.
Fang Feiyang smiled and looked at the shopkeeper, who was in his forties and slightly fat.
Fang Feiyang still remembers that the first time he picked up the Yuan Dynasty Pasiba seal from the factory inspector, he asked the fat shopkeeper to identify it, and the other party gave him a price of 3,000 yuan. The scene at that time was still vivid.
In the head.
After half a year, Fang Feiyang didn't know if the fat shopkeeper he saw recognized him.
At that time, Fang Feiyang was still a worker in an electronics factory. He was lucky enough to get a seal from the Yuan Dynasty. When he came to the antique store, he was trepidatious, with a cautious and uneasy expression, and looked as nervous as a countryman going into the city with a few hundred yuan in his pocket.
Now he came to this store again. Although he was dressed in ordinary clothes, his movements revealed an elegant temperament and extraordinary confidence.
Chapter completed!