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Chapter 535: Being clever but being misled by cleverness

After hearing that he saw his transcript, Su Rui became interested instantly.

He leaned next to Daddario, lowered his head and looked into the cupboard, and was surprised to find that it was really his own handwriting.

The owner of the pawn shop, Tu Laoliang, took the opportunity to ask:

"Is it really what you wrote? I bought it for $2800. The seller is a teacher from your middle school. I checked her work ID. There should be nothing wrong with it. Recently, many of your fans have asked about the price. , but I have never been willing to sell it at a low price.”

When a pawn shop is open for business, the goal is to buy at a low price, sell at a high price, and earn the difference.

Tu Laoliang owns such a large shop in the commercial center of Beverly Hills, where land is at a premium. The total value of the goods in the shop is estimated to be several million US dollars, so his strength is certainly not bad.

Compared with opening a pawn shop in other places, doing business that specializes in celebrities and wealthy people is undoubtedly more profitable.

For example, if you buy a brand-name diamond ring, unless it reaches the collection level, you can buy a three- to five-carat ordinary diamond at half the purchase price, which is considered a very conscientious pawn shop owner.

In addition, there are leather bags, jewelry, modern art, etc., which actually do not have high collection value. They may cost a high price when purchased, and when they are resold, the prices are easily reduced.

Objects related to Suri, on the other hand, tend to retain their value.

But Su Rui didn't care about this little thing, nodded and said cheerfully:

"Yes, this is mine. Except for extracurricular practice, everything is A+. Later, I took it home and asked my mother to sign it. It was probably in the first grade of middle school. The teacher asked us to write a summary by ourselves, and I wrote my feelings. The course is not difficult and I hope to enter the senior year soon.”

On the one hand, it is scarce and cannot be mass-produced. On the other hand, there is a huge group of potential buyers. As his reputation becomes more and more famous, the prices of his early signed albums, previously used objects, etc. have increased in the past two years. Doubling and rising.

In the utility room of Su Rui's house, there were still many things from the past, but he had only seen this report card that had been leaked outside in so many years.

"Since it is true, could you please take this report card and let me take a picture? In case I encounter a difficult customer who will question the authenticity of this collection."

If there are photos as proof to further increase the value of the collection, maybe the transcript in front of me can be sold for seven to eight thousand dollars, and additional income can be added.

I knew this guy was using himself as free labor to help identify the products in front of me.

At that time, he clearly knew a lot of knowledge, but he had to spend all day in school making friends with a bunch of brats. The feeling was worse than death.

His answer made the pawn shop owner Tu Laoliang very satisfied, and he asked even more:

However, since the variety show "Pawn Stars" is being filmed, the bargaining session is one of the highlights. The character of Bald Laoliang who makes a lot of calculations can actually make the show more interesting.

Normally, he would probably be disgusted with this kind of businessman who is too shrewd and treats others as fools.

Most people always feel nostalgic or beautiful when they think of their school days, but Su Rui doesn't miss that boring time at all, and of course he has no idea of ​​buying this transcript.

If it weren't for his good academic performance, the teacher rarely asked him what he was doing and gave Su Rui the opportunity to read extracurricular books and magazines in class and kill time from morning to night. He might have decided to enter college a few years early.

How could Suri not guess what the other person was thinking.

It is estimated that because of its rarity and high collection value, Tu Laoliang was willing to pay 2800 US dollars to acquire it. The asking price when it is sold may be doubled.

then.

Suri replied with a smile:

"It's okay to let me help, but we'd better talk about another business first. Do you want to become the most famous pawn shop owner in the United States? I can tailor a variety show for you, but there is one thing that needs to be said in advance. I know, your remuneration will be very low." Originally, Suri didn't want to lower the remuneration, but seeing that Bald Lao Liang is so calculating and likes to take advantage.

This made him feel that even if he was offered less remuneration, Tu Laoliang would probably choose to accept it. After all, once his pawn shop became popular and his reputation increased, it would be of great help to the store's business.

Tu Laoliang didn't know that he was accustomed to taking advantage, but he suffered a big loss in this way. He tentatively asked: "What kind of variety show?"

Suri explained:

"It's a pawn shop type. When we encounter interesting items, our team will record the transaction process, and also intersperse links with experts to help identify the authenticity and value, and introduce the origin of the items. Maybe it will attract millions of viewers. .”

really.

Tu Laoliang was instantly moved and blurted out:

"OK...but how to calculate the remuneration? If you let me cooperate in filming a variety show, you should give me some remuneration, right?"

After thinking about it briefly, Su Rui only raised one finger and replied:

"Because I have to delay your business, I am willing to give you a compensation of...1000 US dollars per episode. If you feel embarrassed, forget it. There are other pawn shops nearby."

How can a person wander around the world without getting stabbed?

Tu Laoliang was busy buying low and selling high all day long, and over time he became good at this. He instantly realized that the feng shui had taken turns, and now the "dragon-slaying knife" was slashing at him.

Having realized that "OK" ruined everything, Suri took full control of the initiative. Fortunately, as long as the variety show was successfully produced, he could still make a lot of money from the store's business.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tu Laoliang stretched out his hand and asked:

"How about a salary of 3000 US dollars per episode? Shooting will take up a lot of my time and energy. As far as I know, even if you work as an extra in Hollywood, you can earn 200 yuan a day. Your offer is too low."

Suri put his hands in his pockets, shook his head and added:

"Forget it if you feel embarrassed. This is just a small show that I thought of temporarily. Others in the company may not be optimistic about it yet. Let's each take a step back and pay 1500 US dollars per episode. The owner of the nearby pawn shop will definitely be interested and may not only refuse to accept it. With my money, I am also willing to pay for sponsored advertising.”

Tu Laoliang felt that those colleagues might really be able to do this kind of thing of losing money and making a profit. He had no choice but to complain that the more money he got, the more stingy he became. He stretched out his hand again and said:

"Deal, then 1500. Do I want to put on makeup, change into other clothes, or learn how to act?"

Even if he didn't care about the money, Su Rui still felt good about bargaining.

Daddario just felt amazing.

The salary of US$1500 per episode, even if a total of 20 episodes are shot, is only 3 US dollars, and it was actually negotiated by Suri.

If nothing else happens, this show will surpass "Into the Wild" and become the Netflix self-produced show with the lowest production cost.

Suri then looked at other products in the store and found that there were sexy signed photos of Megan Fox and hairpins used by Emma Watson, both worth about $500.

When others think of these celebrities, it is easy to think of gossips, scandals, representative works, etc., but the memories evoked by him are wonderful, and most of them need to be mosaic...

(End of this chapter)