God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 184
Xu Jingxing had also thought about renting a fixed stall in the antique city to run his own woodcarving business before, but he gave up on this plan after listening to Yang Liu's analysis. Yang Liu was right, most of the customers in the antique city were I came here for antiques, and selling fresh bamboo and wood carvings in the antique city does have limitations in the customers I face.

Moreover, the business in the antique city is really mediocre. He walked in with peace of mind and took a look. Good guy, there are more people selling things than buying things, and there are neatly arranged in the store like a big vegetable market. There are several long rows of street stalls, which look very formal, and there are physical shops on both sides, but these shoppers are either looking down to play with their mobile phones or gathering together to drink tea, play cards, chat and brag.

There were a few customers wandering around inside, and no one greeted them. The stall owners would only talk to each other when they asked the price, unlike the street stall market outside, where they rushed to yell when they saw someone coming.

I don't know if these stall owners are too lazy or it's just this way of doing business, anyway, Xu Jingxing and An Xin walked around and no one greeted them.

"Master, what do you want to buy?" Seeing Xu Jingxing wandering aimlessly, An Xin couldn't help asking in a low voice.

"I want to find an ancient inkstone, but..." Xu Jingxing shook his head in disappointment. Although he doesn't know much about antiques, he has a strong ability in art appreciation. He has seen many inkstones, and he looks like They are all antique and exquisite, but the shapes, carvings and artistic gold content of those inkstones really don't catch his eyes. He doesn't know whether those are fakes or the level of the ancients, anyway, he doesn't like them.

If the so-called ancient inkstones are of that standard, then he doesn’t need it, it’s not shameful enough to take them out, it might be okay to fool the layman, but it’s really worthless in the eyes of the layman.

So after seeing so many inkstones, he didn't even have the desire to ask the price.

As soon as he finished speaking, the stall owner who was playing with his mobile phone with his head down said, "Little brother wants to buy ancient inkstones, come here and have a look, I'm sure you won't be disappointed."

He turned his head to look at the stall owner, and found that he was a young man who looked a few years older than him. Looking at his stall, there were indeed stationery utensils, but the level was also unsightly, even a layman like him could tell , are all new imitation modern handicrafts.

Seeing this, the young stall owner smiled, "It seems that the little brother is a knowledgeable person, if you are interested, come with me to have a look," he said, turning and walking towards a shop.

Xu Jingxing looked at An Xin, nodded, and followed. He really wanted to know if this young stall owner had any good products that he could fancy.

The young stall owner asked with a smile as he walked, "Little brother, don't you come to this place very often?" Seeing Xu Jingxing nod, he said with a smile, "This place is different from the street stalls and shops outside. In fact, it's just to watch the excitement. The real buyers don't I will come here to buy things, and I will not wander aimlessly when I come here, but go straight to the stall owner I am familiar with, and ask if there is anything there, and then I can see the good things."

"I see. No wonder I wandered around for so long without anyone saying hello." Xu Jingxing really didn't think of this, but after thinking about it, it really happened. It seems that the so-called "not opening for three years, opening to eat "Three years" refers to these stall owners. They set up stalls here just to hang a light box at the door, letting people know that there are antiques for sale here, and they don't put good things next to the light box.

The young stall owner smiled and led Xu Jingxing to a shop, and shouted directly at the middle-aged man in the shop, "Dad, I remember that there are some ancient inkstones at home, take them out quickly, some experts who know the goods are coming."

Xu Jingxing hurriedly said politely, "I'm not a connoisseur, so I just look at my eyes, everything is easy to talk about if I have eyes."

"Hey, little brother is indeed an expert. If you want to pick up the leak, the eye is more reliable. People's intuition is actually quite strong, and the intuition feels that this thing is right. This means that the eye is good, and the eye is not good. It is your subconscious mind telling you There is something wrong with this thing, so you can make a lot of money by following your eyes," the young stall owner said with a chuckle, but there is some truth to this, especially for those who don't have much research on antiques.

Don’t be afraid if you don’t know anything, just be afraid that you still don’t know anything and you have to learn a little bit of analysis and appreciation from others. Instead of that, it’s better to judge by intuition. There are many people in the antique business who rely on intuition to pick up big leaks.

Others don't talk about it, just talk about Comrade Yang, how did Comrade Yang, an illiterate man, manage to be so sneaky in the antique shop, buy low and sell high and make so much money all these years, he relied on his intuition. When you find an antique, you don’t even think about when it was made or who made it, just take it if you like it or not, it’s as simple as that.

After so many years, although Lao Yang still punched holes occasionally, he picked up leaks more often, otherwise he would have lost money and couldn't even wear pants.

In fact, the reason is simple, because a good thing is a good thing. The shape, workmanship and artistry must be very good, and it must have its unique charm and beauty. The first impression you make will be good, this is the so-called eye edge.

Being able to capture this feeling keenly, the chance of picking up the leak is naturally a little more than the average person.

Of course, for a person like Xu Jingxing who has a strong ability to appreciate art, the level of eye contact is very low. He has already passed the state of judging good or bad by instinct, and can use more accurate appreciation skills to judge Judge the quality of a work of art.

So when he saw his own inkstone brought out by the owner of the shop, his eyes lit up instantly, but he didn't show it. The stall that has been set up in the antique market for so long is not a rookie. The most basic requirement for gaining a foothold in the antique market, if you can't even do this, you will be a lamb being slaughtered crazily in the antique market.

He watched calmly as the shop owner put several inkstones in front of him, and then checked them one by one.

The young stall owner said with a smile: "All the high-grade inkstones in my house are here, whether it is for personal use or as a gift, it is perfect. If it is a gift, I can even wrap it for you. Look at your temperament, little brother." , the people you are dating should not be ordinary people, hehe, if you want to give a gift, you really have to give something of high grade."

Xu Jingxing smiled and didn't strike up a conversation, but in his heart he admired the young stall owner's conversational skills. These words seemed random, but they actually included flattery and temptation.If it is an ordinary customer, at this time, they will just unknowingly follow the other party's lead to talk, and once they talk, it is easy to reveal information, and the other party can judge the customer's budget on the inkstone based on this information.

(End of this chapter)