Stall and Appraiser
The next morning, Su Yang woke up and contacted Elder Huo. He found out that he had already finished setting up the stall overnight and could go over directly.
Su Yang thought about it. Since there was nothing much to do, he would go over and take a look.
Walking into Panjiayuan, even in the morning, it was still bustling with activity. All kinds of stalls were placed on the streets, and all kinds of pedestrians were shuttling through them. Some of them stopped and picked up the things in the stalls to look at them. If they were interested, they would discuss the price with the boss. Perhaps they would sell them, or perhaps they would leave without reaching an agreement on the price.
There were locals, domestic tourists, and only foreign tourists here. The outsiders seemed to think that there might be fewer people here in the morning, but they were destined to be disappointed. As a famous cultural relic distribution center in the country, how could there be fewer people?
Other than the stalls, there were shops on both sides of the street, both big and small. Some of the shop workers came out from time to time to attract customers. Of course, their main target was the tourists. After all, they were easier to earn money from.
Some shops seemed to disdain to let their employees come out to attract customers, and the boss did not care about the coldness of the shop. He also disdained to do small business with tourists. After all, there was an old saying in this industry,'If you don't open for three years, you'll eat for three years if you open.''
A shop with a real background wouldn't bother to do small sales. After all, there were some real goods in the shop.
Other than tourists, there were also many people who came here specifically to pick up scraps. Among these people, there were beginners who dreamed of picking up a big drop one day and becoming rich.
After all, this kind of gourd had appeared many times before. For example, a student who had just graduated from the School of Archeology had a chance to buy a dirty-looking gourd. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a gourd from the late Qing Dynasty and was sold for more than 200,000 yuan.
There was also a young man who relied on reading basic novels to try his luck here. Moreover, he picked up a Qing Kangxi snuff bottle on his first try. He bought it for 3,000 yuan and sold it for 3,000,000 yuan.
However, there were only a few who had truly leaked the information. Moreover, many people did not know that those who had half a bucket of water did not have a good ending.
For example, the young man who picked up the snuff bottle thought that he was very capable and that he was also the protagonist of a novel. In the end, he kept buying antiques and took them to the expert to be appraised, but they were all worthless. In the end, not only did he squander the previous three million yuan, but he also sold his house and went bankrupt!
Therefore, Panjiayuan indeed had good goods. Some hidden places would also have masterpieces that had just come out of the pit, but most of them were fakes. Most of them were modern crafts or high-quality imitations.
At this moment, in the Purple Cloud Pavilion on the middle street of Panjiayuan, a small stall was set up. There was nothing on it, not even the people watching the stall.
Many people were curious about what was going on with the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Old Huo was very famous in Panjiayuan. His Purple Cloud Pavilion was also one of the biggest shops. In the past, not to mention setting up a stall at the entrance, even some hooligans did not dare to sell their goods at the entrance.
Someone curiously asked the person beside him,""Elder Huo made an exception and let someone set up a stall at the entrance?”
"I haven't heard of it. I wonder who has the face to set up a stall in front of the Purple Cloud Pavilion?"”
Another person added,"If you have such a big face, why don't you just rent a shop? You need to set up a stall."”
"Maybe I don't have that much money. After all, every inch of land here is expensive. If I want to rent a shop, I can't do it without money.”
Someone who understood came over and looked at them disdainfully."What do you know? I saw the stall move out of the Purple Cloud Pavilion with my own eyes.”
The people from before did not believe it."How is it possible for Old Huo to own his own stall? There's no need."
"Who knows?"
Su Yang heard the discussions of those people and could not help but smile. He would definitely surprise them later.
When the waiter of the Purple Cloud Pavilion saw Su Yang arrive, he quickly went forward and greeted him,"Master Su, we've already set up the stall that Elder Huo instructed for you.”
Su Yang felt so awkward when he heard Master Su address him.
However, it was also Elder Huo's instructions. He said to the waiter,"Thank you! By the way, where's Elder Huo?"
"Elder Huo was busy and didn't come over. He even asked for your understanding."”
The shop assistants were also very surprised that Elder Huo was so respectful to this young man. It was even a little too much. Elder Huo was a big shot in the antique world and was quite famous in the entire capital.
Although they were very curious about Su Yang's identity and did not understand the task that Old Huo had given them to take care of Su Yang, they knew in their hearts that they just had to carry out what Old Huo said.
"Yes, I have to thank you, Old Huo.”Su Yang disagreed.
"Then what else do you have for me?" The waiter asked.
Su Yang thought for a while and then made a plan in his heart. Then, he said to the waiter,"How about this, you guys get me a sign and a hammer.”
"What do you write on your sign?"
"Just write that the antique is appraised. If it's authentic, the price will be directly appraised. The Purple Cloud Pavilion will buy it with all its strength. If it's fake, destroy it. If the appraisal is wrong, compensate ten times the price.”
"Cost: 10% of the value of the antique. If it exceeds 10 million, 20%.”
The guys were all dumbfounded. Was there such a way to appraise treasures? Moreover, wasn't this fee too expensive?
"Is there a problem?" Su Yang saw that the shop assistant was stunned and did not understand. He frowned and did not say anything.
"Uhh." The shop assistant reacted. Anyway, the boss said that he would satisfy all of Su Yang's requests.
"No problem. I'll get someone to do it for you now.”
Soon, the sign was made.
"Put it next to the stall."
"Alright!"
As expected, an inconspicuous stall outside the Purple Cloud Pavilion soon attracted the attention of many people.
They were mainly looking at the words on the sign. From time to time, they would point and comment. At the same time, they looked at Su Yang, who was sitting in front of the stall, as if he was a fool.
"Whoa! How arrogant. Putting aside whether you can appraise it or not, this 10% fee is just because you are one of those masters on Central TV's treasure appraisal program? Not to mention 20%. What a joke.”
Everyone was watching and did not take Su Yang seriously at all.
However, there were also people who thought that this was the entrance of Old Huo's Purple Cloud Pavilion. The sign also said that Purple Cloud Pavilion was fully purchasing. Moreover, the stall was set up by the staff of Purple Cloud Pavilion, and the sign was made on the spot.
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