Chapter 185: The most important thing in life is 'loyalty

"Manager Li, you are a busy person, and I have been very busy lately. Why don't you name a price directly? If it's suitable, we will trade; if it's not suitable, I will find another family."

Chen Guanlou went straight to the point.

Manager Li didn't rush to quote a price, his eyes looking at the morning attendant who had just walked in silently. The attendant nodded slightly to him, and he understood that the goods Chen Guanlou brought were all authentic, and this business was worth doing.

He weighed it and said, "I have always wanted to cooperate with Chen Tou for a long time. In terms of antiques and calligraphy, no matter how much Chen Tou brings, we Sitong can eat it all."

Don't just say you can eat it, say how much money you can eat first.

Chen Guanlou only wanted money.

"What about the price? One price, ten thousand taels, how about it?"

Chen Guanlou immediately put down the teacup. "Before I came, I told Master Du that Manager Li was the most generous in doing business. Now it seems that I thought too much. Since Manager Li is so insincere, I will go find another family."

"Twelve thousand, no more," Manager Li was choked, decisively raising the price, too lazy to bargain.

Chen Guanlou sneered, very disdainful; did he think he was a three-year-old child! The antiques and calligraphy sold by criminal officials would depreciate, and taking ten thousand taels and valuing them at five thousand—he wouldn't earn a fart.

"The market for antiques and calligraphy is like this. If you want the market price, you can only keep it in your hands and slowly look for a buyer who likes it. That's not a matter of one year; it might take three or five years to meet a suitable buyer. If Chen Tou wants to pack and sell as soon as possible, the price in the market can only be this. Out of Sitong, inquiring in the whole capital, it is impossible to have a shop that opens a higher price than Sitong."

Manager Li's words were the truth.

Antique and pawn shops in the capital were not separated; those who played with antiques were basically this group of people in pawn shops, holding a set of rules. If one shop opened a price, other shops could not open a higher price than the first shop. It belonged to an industry that competed with each other and hugged each other, hugging to suppress prices and advance and retreat together.

Chen Guanlou said bluntly, "Fifteen thousand, no second price."

Manager Li shook his head and smiled. "Impossible. No shop can open this price, even if you avoid the capital and do business in other places, you can't open this price. Without a profit of more than double, why do antique business, don't you think?"

Chen Guanlou frowned. "Then you add a little more. At worst, I'll find the Second Master of the Marquis Prefecture. The Marquis Prefecture is not short of this bit of money."

Hearing this, Manager Li nearly spat a mouthful of tea at Chen Guanlou.

Being a relative of the Marquis Prefecture is amazing!

So angry!

However, if Chen Guanlou really found the Second Master of the Marquis Prefecture, would the Second Master want it? He should want it; even if the silver was not enough, he would eat it down. Liu Daowen, this big corrupt official, the things leaking from his hands would not have secondary goods, all were top-grade goods with high value; collecting them for a few years, the price might even rise.

The Second Master ate it down, whether for collection or as a second-hand dealer, he wouldn't lose money.

Manager Li didn't want the business at the door to slip away, so he said bluntly, "Twelve thousand five hundred, this is absolutely the most sincere price in the whole capital."

Chen Guanlou:...

It's a pity the Master is not in the capital.

With the Master's generosity, at least sixteen or seventeen thousand, and if he was happy, he might add another two thousand taels, which was also possible.

Pity, pity!

The Second Master...

He couldn't step on two boats!

He would rather trade with Manager Li than let the Master misunderstand. The Master was in full swing, and there would be places to rely on the Master in the future.

Being a person must be "loyal".

Seeing the first branch take off, suppressing the second branch, he would get no benefit from making friends with the second branch at this time, and would also be hated by the first branch.

The first branch and the second branch, the surface relationship was harmonious, but in reality, they were like fire and water. Never hold the naive idea that the two branches were one family. The second branch wanted to kill the first branch, and the first branch was the same.

Perhaps, in the past, the first branch was too arrogant and disdained to fight with the second branch. As a result, they found that if they didn't fight, the people of the first branch would die out. Then what else was there to say? Fight! Fight to the death!

"Thirteen thousand, if it works, trade now. If not, I'll go find the Second Master of the Marquis Prefecture."

How he thought in his heart was one thing, and what he said was another. Being able to fool Manager Li with the Second Master, why not do it.

Chen Guanlou had no burden to pull out the Second Master as a big flag.

Manager Li tapped the table lightly, weighing it; this business would definitely make money, no doubt. It was just that Chen Guanlou's appetite was too big.

"Fine, thirteen thousand is thirteen thousand. Chen Tou, don't forget me in the future when you encounter good items. I will definitely give you a fair price."

Chen Guanlou agreed readily.

In his heart, he thought, when the Master comes back, ghost would come to find you.

No matter how fair Sitong's price was, it couldn't compare to the Master's generosity. The Master was a proper collection; if it was expensive, it was expensive, and he was even very happy to take the initiative to raise the price, just as taking care of the younger generation in the clan. Sitong was a business; if they could press a cent down, it was good.

The business was reached.

After taking the money, he first handed over five thousand taels to the Heavenly Prison's public account.

Afterward, he sent another one thousand taels to Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan, saying that it sold for seven thousand taels in total.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan had a moment where he suspected that Chen Guanlou had made fake accounts, but he had no way to verify it.

He couldn't run to Sitong to ask. Sitong definitely wouldn't tell the truth.

Getting an extra one thousand taels of filial piety, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan was actually very happy, once again confirming that Chen Guanlou was very good at being a person, and key was that he was very good at doing things, which was very rare.

Usually, those who can do things are not very good at being a person, and those who are good at being a person are usually a mess at doing things. Having both, talent! It was truly a pity to be in the Heavenly Prison.

Everyone felt it was a pity for Chen Guanlou, but the main person didn't feel it at all, feeling satisfied as a squad leader, without any pursuit.

Jiang Jiang Yucheng Fan was often very confused: was Chen Guanlou really stupid or pretending to be stupid? Did he really not know what a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison was in the eyes of others?

Chen Guanlou sent another five hundred taels to Master Master Master Xiao Fan.

Master Master Master Xiao Fan was busy setting up a house recently and was worried that he didn't have enough silver. This money solved his urgent need. Plus the five thousand taels in the public account, he could also participate in the distribution; Liu Daowen was worthy of being a God of Wealth, making everyone rich as soon as he entered the Heavenly Prison.

This year was a good year!

Learning that the antiques and calligraphy only sold for seven thousand taels, Master Master Master Xiao Fan scolded the firm for being too bullying.

"What about the remaining five hundred taels?" Master Master Master Xiao Fan was thinking about it.

Chen Guanlou hurriedly said, "Looking for people to see the goods and verify the goods, contacting buyers, promised to give a reward in advance, totaling four hundred taels. The remaining one hundred taels, I took fifty taels, and the rest were distributed by the prison guards."

Oh!

It was divided, what a pity.

"This errand was handled very well. Next time, if there is similar business, say it in advance, and I will help you find a buyer."

Chen Guanlou hurriedly asked, "Which God of Wealth did my lord meet?"

Antique and calligraphy business was not something ordinary people could play with; without a bit of financial resources and status, it was best not to touch it, lest they be guilty of harboring a jade ring.

"Uh..."

Master Master Master Xiao Fan pretended to be deep, covering up his embarrassment.

He didn't know any high-end God of Wealth; the ones he knew were people similar to him, who had no ability to eat the food of the antique and calligraphy industry. He just thought that if he took the goods and asked for the price at any shop, he could definitely sell it higher than Chen Guanlou. ===== CHAPTER 186 =====