Return To 1977 Chapter 666: The Uncrowned King
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Hong Yanwu dared to cast a wide net to collect goods with such a wide opening and a gambling nature. In addition to the support of the market in a special era, there were two other points of support that ordinary people would never be able to match.
First, he has a lot of cash in his hands that he cannot spend, and he is getting more and more cash.
Who would dare to throw out 1.8 million to copy goods these days? He can do it, and on a continuous basis, he still has a guaranteed monthly income of 100,000 yuan.
Secondly, it is rare that he still has room.
Although after this wedding banquet, the old shop of more than 400 square meters of "Yanmei Building" was almost full of goods, but there was still the Hong family's old house to hold it up.
Those sets of tidied yards are themselves a natural museum. What can’t be put there?
So, everything depends on the right time, location, and people.
If your own conditions are not met, no matter how smart you are, you can only watch the opportunity slip away from your eyes, which is a waste.
But conversely, if all the necessary conditions are met, it will be difficult to achieve anything. Everything falls into place.
No, it's like a big pie falling from the sky. Hong Yanwu is sitting at home, and all the good things that people want can find their way to his door.
One day in mid-May, Wang Hanping suddenly came to the door and asked Hong Yanwu how much money he had.
Hong Yanwu thought the old carpenter was short of money. Although I thought it was rude, I didn't mind, so I just said, "How much money do you need, just say it. What's the point of being polite in our relationship? I'll give you as much as you want."
He did not expect that the old carpenter was not short of money at all, but was thinking about him.
This happened a few days ago when Liu Guiyou, the old carpenter’s younger brother, came to visit him at home.
This Master Liu is a fifth-level carpenter. Since the public-private partnership, he has been working at the "Kyoto Hardwood Furniture Factory" which was transformed from the merger of several woodworking shops.
As a result, as soon as he and Wang Hanping met for a drink, he couldn't help but complain about the waste of money in the factory.
In the early days of the "Qingqing Movement", many revolutionary organizations piled large quantities of precious Ming and Qing rosewood and huanghuali wood furniture copied from various places into the warehouses of the "Hardwood Furniture Factory".
This was a very common situation at the time, just like the many copied calligraphy and paintings sent to the "May 41 Banknote Printing Factory" in Baizhifang to be used as pulp raw materials. They are all "revolutionary measures" to support production and "waste utilization".
Then after the "movement" ended, at the request of superiors, except for a small amount of these things that were returned and replaced by some democrats, the rest became ownerless items and could not be found for refunds. people.
It was okay at first, because society didn’t recognize such things, and everyone in the factory didn’t take it seriously. But later, with the reform and opening up, it was no longer possible for educated youth to return to the city.
Whether it is the increase in foreigners or the coming wave of marriages, these things have begun to have economic value.
Especially with the recent emergence of the "Xiao Market", some people who collect used goods have begun to collude with factory workers to secretly sell these items for profit. This prompted a rapid decrease in the contents of the warehouse.
By the time the factory leaders found out, almost 60% of the small pieces of furniture had been destroyed by the people below. And since then, it has continued repeatedly. The warehouse is like a wall full of holes, and it cannot be controlled no matter how hard it is.
As soon as the factory leaders held a meeting, they reached an unreasonable consensus. Rather than taking advantage of employees who were prone to thieving and colluded with internal and external parties, it was better for the factory to sell them out. Regardless of the price, it can always create some economic benefits for the public.
So there was a complete competition among the top and bottom to sell their family wealth. The factory also encouraged employees to look for buyers. Then this will inevitably make some master craftsmen who really love wood feel uncomfortable.
In fact, let alone Liu Guiyou, even Wang Hanping was angry. After drinking, he even followed Liu Guiyou to the factory warehouse to take a look.
I didn’t expect that it would be better if I didn’t watch it. I’ll finish it once I watch it. There are many exquisite red sandalwood and huanghuali products that Wang Han has only seen in his life, and many of them are worthy of being placed in the Forbidden City.
It would be a pity that these things should be spread out and entrusted to other people. It would be a waste of things.
Just like that, Wang Hanping remembered Hong Yanwu. Don't forget, the old carpenter had just attended the Hong family's wedding. He knew that the Hong family was rich, so he came to see him specifically in order to keep the wealth from going to outsiders.
Of course Hong Yanwu was happy when he found out. Gearing up and thanking him profusely, he made an appointment to buy furniture with Wang Hanping the next day with the money.
But that night when he was extremely excited to prepare cash. But he calmed down again. Because he suddenly remembered some situations from his previous life.
He remembered that after the investment in hardwood furniture became popular, whether others mentioned the fortune history of the "Red Sandalwood King" who "eat Tang Monk Meat" or the private furniture collection of Hong Kong director Li Hanxiang, they were all inseparable. Open a state-run hardwood furniture factory.
Maybe it’s the one introduced by Wang Hanping.
But at the same time, the public has been criticizing and questioning whether their purchasing behavior is legally defensible.
Because some people strongly advocate that the belongings of the owner should be regarded as public property, and the hardwood furniture factory has no right to deal with them. There were even rumors later that the leaders of the hardwood furniture factory were held accountable for selling these furniture.
This means that no matter how good the product is, it is still a hot potato. This matter is essentially the same as the last time we got golden nanmu. If you don't do it right, you will be in big trouble in the future.
He is not like the "Red Sandalwood King" and Director Li. They both have Hong Kong identities and have people above them to take care of them. Don't rush into it in a hurry. If you neglect it, it will cause endless troubles. Even if you get something, you can't say it's yours.
As a result, Hong Yanwu became much more cautious.
Although he followed Wang Hanping the next day, although he couldn't help but be shocked by the "big treasure" in front of him, he did not become blinded by the force. When spending money to sell goods, he always restrained himself from going too far.
In the end, I spent about 5,000 yuan and bought a hundred small items. He hired a few tricycles and took them away. He also asked the factory owner to sign and stamp the items he copied. The purpose is to prevent confusion in the future.
Of course Wang Hanping was very puzzled by this, and Liu Guiyou also felt quite sorry.
According to their thinking, they should first buy the "big red sandalwood dragon bed full of carved dragons". How about you want the "iron pear dragon-shaped legged bookcase"?
Aniseed materials like this kind of iron pear wood can only be from before the Ming Dynasty, or even from the Yuan Dynasty. Even if you buy one single item, it is better than getting a bunch of small items. Why are you confused?
The explanation given by Hong Yanwu was that his financial ability was still limited, and he had to force the wedding to happen, and he no longer had enough money. I bought these furniture mainly to fill the empty house at home. It’s not cost-effective to get one or two big ones.
In this case, Wang Hanping, who didn't know what was going on, couldn't say anything and could only nod helplessly.
The factory director laughed and said, "I understand. In fact, it's not easy for you to buy so much. I finally figured it out. To sell these things, we can't rely on our internal digestion. We have to look to overseas countries." Overseas Chinese."
After hearing this sentence, Liu Guiyou couldn't help but lamented, and his unspeakable depression was clearly discernible.
Furthermore, let alone talk about it, in fact, let the factory director talk about it.
Within two days, a "Hong Kong customer" came to the door of the furniture factory. Accompanying him was a similarly well-dressed and beautiful woman who was responsible for translating the meaning of "Hong Kong guest" into Mandarin.
Compared with people in China, it is really different. They are definitely arrogant and spend a lot of money to buy the best things.
The foreign exchange coupons in their hands seemed to be conjured. In the end, they spent nearly three hundred thousand, buying up almost all the large items in the warehouse.
Their only request was that the factory send out vehicles and people to help transport the furniture to a glass factory warehouse in the suburbs.
Although people at that time had little sense of service, the factory director was still happy to help when faced with such a God of Wealth.
So he gave each person a ten-yuan meal subsidy plus a "special subsidy" of two boxes of cigarettes, and sent several 130s from the factory together, with dozens of workers acting as porters.
In the end, it took a day to finally deliver hundreds of pieces of furniture to the designated location in accordance with the requirements of the "Hong Kong passengers".
However, no one in the furniture factory knew what happened next, and it was full of mystery.
In fact, since the furniture arrived here, tricycles and vans have continued to come here. Like ants moving, they spent almost two months moving these items to other places in batches.
As for what happened? You can know the truth by introducing one more situation, and there is no need to elaborate further.
On the second day after the transaction with the hardwood furniture factory was completed, the "little daughter-in-law" and his wife received an "extra reward" of 5,000 yuan from Hong Yanwu.
When the two of them took the money, they said they didn't expect there to be so many big gadgets in the factory. The money I brought was not enough, and there were still hundreds of big things left to buy. I asked Hong Yanwu if he wanted to go again?
In the end, Hong Yanwu refused. He said it was too late. He was afraid of being too greedy and not taking enough risks. It was better not to take risks that he could afford.
So this matter ends here.
Of course, this is only a partial definition of subjectivity. Some of the subsequent effects generated by this will continue to spread.
For example, when Hong Kong director Li Hanxiang was lucky enough to visit this furniture factory in the future, he did not spend 120,000 yuan on a "bang purchase" like what happened in the past. Instead, he completely bought the factory with only 60,000 yuan. empty.
Although this has amazed the accompanying "Teacher Ma" so far, the impact is far inferior to the original history.
For another example, the original "Red Sandalwood King" has become unrealistic when he is given this name in the future.
Not only because she failed to take a piece of the pie from the "Kyoto Hardwood Furniture Factory", the quality of the collection dropped a lot.
And essentially, the capital already has a true uncrowned king.
After this incident, in terms of red sandalwood furniture, there is probably no one other than the national collection that can compare with our Hong Sanye collection.
What’s even more interesting is that at the same time, even Hong Yanwu’s “Second Hand Collection Team” was quietly playing a role in changing historical details.
For example, in the later memories of a well-known porcelain player in Beijing, the thing that annoyed him most at the end of the year was no longer the visit of his father's old friend Li Hanxiang, who bought them with only 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons. The family bought the forty-eight pieces of rare porcelain at the bottom of the box.
The reality that made him extremely sad and regretful was that history turned out that Li Hanxiang only bought 18 items with 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons. Afterwards, he was almost killed by members of his family.
Because where did the other thirty items go? He sold them all at prices ranging from a few yuan to small dealers who frequented the alley and specialized in second-hand goods.
As a result, these porcelains entered the Hong family's door. There are even a few pieces that are deeply loved by Mr. and Mrs. Hong, Lu and Cheng, who put them on the table in the hall to enjoy every day.
So when this porcelain player gave a show in the future, he expressed regret on the TV screen more than once, and at the same time scolded those small dealers for being evil-hearted.
He thought that if he could keep those porcelains, Li Hanxiang could pay several times more.