2013.
Lin Sanqi appeared in the company with a piece of Hetian jade seed material in his hand, tossing it over and over again.
Lingnantang Company's current business is still relatively simple. The sales department is relatively busy. Some people are busy answering the phone, and some are busy preparing reports. Of course, most of the positions are empty, obviously the owners have gone out to do business.
Seeing Lin Sanqi come in, everyone stopped what they were doing and stood up to greet him:
“Hello, boss!”
"Good morning, boss!"
Lin Sanqi smiled and said, "Keep busy with your work. Our company pays more for more work, and we take commissions based on sales. This tests your own abilities, and you don't have to rely on me, the boss, for approval. On the contrary, the top salesmen among you have to rely on me, the boss, for approval."
“Hehehe~~~”
The boss told a joke, and everyone laughed happily, whether they were laughing for real or fake.
Lin Sanqi continued to toss the jade and walked into the general manager's office.
Lin Tianhua was on the phone and motioned Lin Sanqi to sit down first. After 5 minutes, the phone was finally hung up.
"This is a call from the Wu family in Singapore. They know about Nippon Paint, right? They want to purchase 100 wild ginsengs and 200 kilograms of cordyceps from us. They want only top-grade goods."
The Nippon Paint Wu family, Lin Sanqi shrugged. He had never heard of it anyway. A small loser was not worthy of knowing about these wealthy families.
"By the way, Uncle Shi, our company is probably going to open a new department."
Lin Tianhua was a little surprised: "What department?"
"Come on, look, what is this," Lin Sanqi handed the rough stone he was playing with to Lin Tianhua.
Lin Tianhua took it and looked at it, and immediately saw the problem. After all, he was a big boss in the business world, and he had a good eye:
"This, this is Hetian jade? And it's seed material?"
Lin Sanqi nodded: "Yes, it's seed material, and it's authentic Hetian River material, not mountain material."
Lin Tianhua touched the rough stone and immediately fell in love with it:
"Wow, that's a great treasure. Such a big piece of seed material, it can definitely be auctioned."
"I've weighed it, and this piece of seed material weighs 666 grams. It's an auspicious number. I'm honoring you, Uncle Ten, haha."
Lin Tianhua stroked the rough stone and said, "You are really willing to spend money. This rough stone alone is worth millions. By the way, how much Hetian jade did you get this time? What is the grade?"
Different quantities, different selling methods.
Lin Sanqi did not hide it:
"This time I got a full 5 tons, all seed materials, large and small. If nothing goes wrong, there will be more jade delivered in the future. And it's not limited to Hetian jade, there are also Huangtian stone, chicken blood stone, and even jadeite."
The origin of jade is in old Myanmar. Old Myanmar had a good relationship with us in 1960, so it was easy to get some jade raw stones.
A small warlord over there might send hundreds or thousands of tons of jadeite rough to China today, and tomorrow he might find wild mortars and automatic rifles in the woods...
"5 tons?" Lin Tianhua stopped moving his hands, and his mouth was so shocked that an egg could be stuffed into it.
"Wow, this is seed material. Others are calculated by grams, but you directly want 5 tons. That's an astonishing amount. It will completely exceed our main business of medicinal materials."
"Then Uncle Shi, with all this jade, what do you think? Should we open our own jade processing factory and jewelry store, set up a chain operation, and sell our own jade, or is it more cost-effective to just sell the raw materials directly?"
Lin Tianhua thought a lot about Lin Sanqi's question, and then expressed his opinion:
"If we open a jade factory or jewelry store ourselves, it will be too difficult. The jewelry industry is too complex and professional. We don't have the relevant talent reserves. As outsiders, if we rush into it, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble.
The key is that you have enough jade. Five tons of seed material. If you sell it slowly, you can easily make tens of billions. Plus, since you said there might be more in the future, there's absolutely no need for us to earn every last penny. If there's money, everyone should share it."
When there is wealth, everyone will prosper. This is a basic concept of business for southerners.
Lin Sanqi nodded:
"Uncle Shi, you're right. Then we'll just sell the raw materials. As for how to sell the jade, I'll leave it to your Mercedes-Benz sales team. If you feel you don't have enough salespeople and want to expand, I won't interfere. Everything is up to you."
When Lin Tianhua heard this, he felt relieved. No one wants to be controlled by a mother-in-law.
"Okay, leave the sales to me. I guarantee we'll get a good price for the company. The seed material is top-grade jade, so there's no shortage of buyers. It's just that we can't release such a huge amount of 5 tons all at once. If we do, the jade market will collapse."
I've heard of this Lin Sanqi. Just like diamonds, it's not a precious thing. It's purely a product of capital speculation.
Until later, it was ruined by our cousins from Zhecheng, Henan, and the price collapsed.
This is also the reason why Lin Sanqi particularly likes gold. Gold seems to never go out of style and is the hard currency of the world.
Antiques, jade, stamps, rosewood, etc., these things are considered treasures when they are hyped, but they are just pieces of grass when the prices collapse.
Lin Sanqi had experienced three difficult years, so how could he know what Ru kiln or Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup were? Wasn't it just given to the doctor as an ordinary gift for him to play with?
Can it be exchanged for rice or flour?
After leaving the company, Lin Sanqi went to the nearby May Square to see how the Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic was being renovated.
Even though the novel has already reached over 300 chapters, how come there isn't even a Chinese medicine clinic built yet? The truth is that he was mainly active in the 1960s, and 2013 was not long ago, so the decoration is still not done.
When he arrived at the Chinese medicine clinic, Lin Sanqi found that it was decorated magnificently, and the lights were so bright that they could blind people's eyes.
Lin Musen was just discussing the decoration with the designer. When he saw his son coming, he waved:
"Qizai, come here, your Sixteenth Uncle wants to tell you something!"
Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic was handed over to a decoration company. The owner and designer was also from the Shilou Lin family, the sixteenth child, named Lin Yanyun.
Lin Sanqi hurried over and greeted, "Uncle Sixteen."
Lin Yanyun patted Lin Sanqi's shoulder and said with a smile:
"Qizi, I heard you're a big boss now. You've really made it big! Our Lin's has another talented person. Haha. By the way, Qizi, we've run into a problem with the renovations. What do you think is missing from this Chinese medicine clinic?"
Lin Sanqi looked around the quaint Chinese medicine clinic, then touched his chin and said:
"Isn't it a little empty? There's no furniture, and it's missing some decorations."
Lin Yanyun snapped his fingers:
"You're right, we just lack furniture. Your father and I discussed before that we wanted to use all mahogany furniture. You see, our decoration is the best. If we put in a full set of mahogany furniture, preferably rosewood,
When the time comes, Dr. Lin will be sitting there, and you will look at first glance like he is very rich, right?
Your Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic is a high-end one, with the best doctors, the best medicinal materials, the best decoration, and of course the best furniture.
When the boss comes to Lingnan Hall and sees a room full of furniture worth tens of millions, it shows the strength and heritage of Lingnan Hall. Naturally, he will believe that Lingnan Hall's medical skills are the best.
Those country bumpkins and rich people don't know shit. They just judge people by appearances, so we just cater to their tastes."
Lin Sanqi nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Yes, yes, Uncle Sixteen said the same thing as I thought. That's why I asked you to build some display cabinets in the most conspicuous places. I plan to display the top-quality medicinal herbs and show them to everyone. This is the strength of our Lingnan Hall!"
Lin Yanyun was very happy when she heard that her ideas coincided with her nephew's:
"Right, that's what I said too, but your dad is a stubborn person. He thinks that medical practitioners should be low-key and have simple furniture. He even wants to go to Zhongjiawan Furniture Market to buy some ordinary office furniture. That would ruin such a good decoration."
Lin Sanqi understood, and also understood his own father. After all, his family was still a pauper last year. How could he have any vision and perspective?
"Okay, Uncle Sixteen, I understand what you mean. I'll take care of the furniture. Give me a day or two, and I'll definitely get you the best."
Lin Yanyun looked at Lin Musen with disdain:
"No, this matter has to be solved by Qizi. The big boss has a different perspective from a country bumpkin like you."
Lin Musen was a little worried:
"If all the furniture upstairs and downstairs were made of mahogany, it would cost at least several hundred million, right? Wow."
Dr. Lin was thinking about how much money he could make by opening his own clinic. A set of furniture would cost hundreds of millions, and even listed companies were not so extravagant.
Lin Sanqi saw his father's concerns, so he reminded him quietly:
"Dad, have you forgotten what I do? It's just mahogany furniture. Leave it to me. I'll take care of it over there."
"Um?"
Lin Musen's eyes lit up: "I almost forgot, redwood is very cheap over there now, right?"
"Well, chop it up and use it as firewood."
That day, Lin Sanqi went home for lunch and then hurriedly traveled back to 1960 to get furniture.
Lin Sanqi has a complete set of rosewood furniture, which is placed in the waterside room. Doctor Lin Kushen had previously gone to the trust store to buy it.
At that time, Lin Sanqi also went to pick out furniture, and saw with his own eyes that the warehouse at the back was full of second-hand furniture, with all kinds of styles and materials. Isn't this just perfect?
Dongsi Trust Store.
Lin Sanqi got out of the car and looked at the shop sign in front of him. Suddenly, he had another idea, because 50 meters to the south was Mr. Fu’s house. This old man was a prince, and the furniture in his house was definitely a treasure.
The key is that the furniture inside is all in sets, while the trust stores mostly sell piecemeal.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi got back into the car, started it, and quickly arrived at the "Prince Fu's Mansion" in East Second Hutong and knocked on the door.
Bang bang bang~~~
After a long time, the side door opened. Even though it was already in a state of decline, the middle door would not be opened. This was the rule.
"Hi, Prince Fu, good luck. Little Linzi greets you."
When Old Man Fu heard this, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled. Then he looked around to see that there was no one around, and then he laughed and scolded:
"You kid, you almost scared me to death. Let me tell you, there is no roast duck that can't be solved today."
Lin Sanqi took down a few oil-paper packages from the car: "Here, roast duck and pork elbow, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"Come in quickly, or you might be seen."
After Lin Sanqi drove the car into the garage, he began to walk around the house with his hands behind his back. When he saw the shiny and neatly arranged furniture in the living room, which looked so high-end and classy, his mouth was watering.
This is authentic royal style furniture. Although the carved dragon only has four claws, it was also made in the palace.
If this set of furniture were moved to Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic, it would be so grand, so prestigious, and a cultural relic protection unit.
Mr. Fu smelled the aroma of the roast duck and was reluctant to let it go.
"Brother Lin, are you here to get the transaction list? Don't worry, I've prepared everything. I'll get it to you right away."
Lin Sanqi always asked Mr. Fu to be the middleman, and then sold food and medicine to those old people and young people, and he exchanged them for gold, so he came to the Fu family quite frequently.
"Old man, come, sit down. This time I have something else to trouble you with. Please don't curse me when you hear it."
Mr. Fu paused and chuckled, "I don't curse. Only my brother likes to curse. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Lin Sanqi felt the coolness of the furniture in the Fu family's living room and said with a slightly red face:
"Old man, are you selling this set of furniture?"
Even Mr. Fu, who had a good temper, was amused when he heard this:
"Get lost! This is the centerpiece of my living room. Without this set of furniture, it'll be completely empty, with no place for outsiders to sit. What a shame! I'm not selling it!"
Lin Sanqi thought to himself that as expected, this kind of furniture would be sold in smaller pieces as time went by, and he would not sell it even if he changed it.
"Oh, old man, don't take it to heart. If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. That's all I said, haha."
Mr. Fu seemed to be thinking about something. "You don't look like someone who wants to take other people's property. Why are you suddenly asking for furniture? Are you in trouble?"
Lin Sanqi scratched his head:
"It's not a big deal, actually. My previous client suddenly became interested in Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture, especially rosewood furniture, and wanted me to sell a few sets of neatly arranged furniture. I'm worried about that."
Mr. Fu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this:
"I thought it was a big deal. It's just a few sets of rosewood furniture. They're not worth much. I didn't want to give it to you because I needed it to show off, but someone else is selling their property to make a living. Come on, I'll take you to collect the furniture."
Coming out of the Fu family, walking along Dongsi 2nd Street, you will arrive at the "Yi Mo Beizi Mansion".
Mr. Fu knocked on the door and introduced:
"This Yimo originally came from the lineage of Emperor Jiaqing's fifth son, Prince Huiduan Mianyu. Each generation of his descendants has become worse than the previous one. First, they sold off the West Courtyard, which is now called the Songgong Mansion. Now they're eager to sell off the East Courtyard where their family lives, but unfortunately, no one wants it."
"Fu Qing, open the door!"
As the door opened, a thin man was revealed. After seeing the person knocking on the door, he yawned and said, "Fifth Brother is here."
"Alright, alright, look at you, you're such a coward. You haven't eaten in a few days, right? You deserve to starve to death. Poor wife, children, and the elderly in your family. Come, let me introduce you. This is the famous Comrade Wang."
"Comrade Wang?"
Fu Qing's eyes lit up: "Is it that powerful Comrade Wang?"
When Lin Sanqi was a black market broker, he called himself "Comrade Wang", so he was very famous in the circle of old people and young people, and was the God of Wealth that everyone hoped to see.
Fu Qing's family has no gold. If they had gold, he would have come to trade long ago.
"Yes, that's Comrade Wang. I brought Comrade Wang here this time because he wants some sets of rosewood furniture. Don't you have some at home? Sell them quickly and you can exchange them for some food."
Lin Sanqi also smiled: "Hello!"
Fu Qing was delighted when he heard this:
"Come in quickly! It's just furniture, isn't it? For sale! Comrade Wang, take whatever you like. We can negotiate the price. I have two teenage daughters who can take them if you like them. They are of royal blood!"
"Get the hell out of here!"
When Mr. Fu heard this, he got furious and kicked Fu Qing on the butt, causing him to scream in pain.
Lin Sanqi understood. This was another wasteful thing. He had no bottom line and even dared to sell his daughter. No wonder Mr. Fu was angry.
"Hey, Fifth Brother, stop fighting, let's go sell the furniture. Don't waste Comrade Wang's precious time."
Mr. Fu was so angry that he kept shaking his head and kicked him again: "Don't play dead, get out in front and lead the way!"
In the living room of the Prince's Mansion.
Lin Sanqi swallowed his saliva as he looked at the furniture in front of him. The dragon and phoenix carvings were really too luxurious. The deep purple-black color, even without deliberate lighting, still emitted a dazzling reflection and exuded a light sandalwood scent.
Lin Sanqi stood in front of the Eight Immortals Table and tried to lift it, but it was too heavy to lift.
Again, the furniture in Fu Qing's family has been passed down in an orderly manner and cannot be fake. If this set of furniture is placed in Lingnan Hall Chinese Medicine Clinic, it will be blinding.
Lin Sanqi was very satisfied.
Fu Qing showed no shame about buying the property. Instead, he enthusiastically introduced it:
"Comrade Wang, the living room you see here is a complete set, all handed down from the Jiaqing era. Look at this armchair, it was worth hundreds of dollars back then.
Now in my living room, there are ten armchairs, six coffee tables, an eight-immortals table, a long table, and these are flower stands.
Also, in the middle of the living room is a round table called the Bailingtai, which comes with six stools. All of the furniture is made of rosewood. There aren't many complete sets like ours in the whole city."
Lin Sanqi didn't listen to Fu Qing's nonsense. There was little truth in what this prodigal son said.
"Comrade Fu, besides the furniture in this living room, do you have any other complete sets of furniture?"
When Fu Qing heard this, he realized that a big business deal was coming, so he quickly smiled and led him to the study:
"Look at this study. It has everything, including a flat-top desk, a screen, an official hat chair, an armchair, a stool, a bookcase, a desk, an antique shelf, and a coffee table. They're all made of rosewood.
Also, the step-out bed in our room is absolutely second to none.”
Lin Sanqi quickly waved his hands: "Forget about the bed, I just want a table, chairs, benches, and something like that."
Fu Qing slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, yes, we have them all. We have furniture not only in the main hall, but also in the east and west halls, and even in the pavilion in the back garden. You can have as many as you want. I guarantee that they are all rosewood. If you don't get one, you will slap me in the face!"
Lin Sanqi took another look around and could only say that in such a huge Prince's Mansion, there was only a house and furniture left. It was probably because this thing was difficult to sell that he kept it.
But there is no doubt that the furniture is made of rosewood, and all of it is in royal style, with dragons and phoenixes.
That big wardrobe alone is as tall as the house, at least 3 meters, and it looks amazing at first glance.
Finally, Lin Sanqi sat on the armchair in the study, curiously looking at the jade wall inlaid on the back of the chair, thinking that this jade backrest was worth a lot of money.
Fu Qing asked cautiously, "Comrade Lin, are you satisfied with these furniture?"
Lin Sanqi couldn't go against his conscience and nodded honestly: "I'm very satisfied. It's a rare and exquisite product. It's a good thing."
Fu Qing's face lit up when he heard this:
"Yes, yes, they are all treasures. This is the palace that Emperor Jiaqing personally gifted me. All the furniture here is made according to the specifications of a prince. They are all centuries old, but they look like new. I don't want more..."
Fu Qing paused here, seeming a little guilty, but finally made up his mind.
"I want food, not money. Give me 10 tons of flour and 10 tons of rice!"
Mr. Fu's hands trembled when he heard this, but he said nothing.
Is 20 tons of grain expensive? In Lin Sanqi's opinion, it is not expensive at all, it is simply outrageously cheap.
But when you consider that this was 1960, the food quota for adults was only 21 kilograms, and people all over the country were starving, you will realize how precious these 20 tons of food were.
This is not food, this is life.
Lin Sanqi uttered two words softly: "Okay..."
Fu Qing was a little embarrassed: "If 20 tons of food is difficult for you, then I can ask for less. I... what, can?..."
Lin Sanqi stroked the armrest of the armchair and nodded gently: "I will deliver 20 tons of food to you tonight."
Mr. Fu was delighted when he heard this and slapped Fu Qing on the back of the head:
"Why don't you hurry up and thank Comrade Wang? Your family is saved."
Fu Qing's eyes were also filled with tears: "Thank you, thank you..."
Lin Sanqi thought, this is really a barbaric era. The entire prince's mansion's rosewood furniture was only exchanged for 20 tons of grain, and the other party still said thank you. It's really bizarre.
That night, 10 large trucks from the Chinese Medicine Hospital and the Digital Hospital, with a total of 100 male employees, made several trips back and forth to help move all the furniture in the Beizi Mansion to the warehouse at Fengtai Railway Station.
When the people above heard that it was the "smugglers" from the Chinese medicine hospital who were buying second-hand furniture, they just laughed it off and did not pursue the matter.
Furniture is not considered sensitive material.
I have got the tables, chairs and benches, but I still haven’t found a medicine cabinet that is typical of a traditional Chinese medicine clinic.
Chinese medicine cabinets are also called "seven-star drawer cabinets". They are cabinets with rows of small drawers horizontally and vertically. In 2013, this type of cabinet can be customized according to the requirements of various Chinese medicine clinics and the price is not expensive.
But Lin Sanqi thought, since the other furniture is made of rosewood, then this Chinese medicine cabinet should also be made of rosewood.
By then, in addition to displaying top-quality medicinal materials, Lin Sanqi will also bring out some antiques and curios, displaying them like a museum, and adding all red sandalwood, it will be even more impressive than a museum.
We just need to hire more security guards to provide 24-hour protection.
Lin Sanqi did all this to tease his father, but he had his own plans in mind, since his own medicinal herbs were shipped over in 1960, they were authentic and had so many secret recipes.
Can we set up our own hospital in the future and make Lingnan Hall the best and most authoritative Chinese medicine hospital in the country? (End of this chapter)
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