According to the antique shop owner, this man is the eldest son of the Fang family, a family with a long history in collecting antiques.
"Hello Mr. Hu, I have heard the shopkeeper's introduction of your jade Guanyin, and I am very satisfied. Please name your price."
This guy came right up and asked for the price without even saying he wanted to see the goods.
From this perspective, he doesn't seem like someone who's in the antique business at all; in fact, he doesn't seem like a businessman at all.
"Eight hundred thousand."
Hu Yuan didn't think too much about it. His goal was simply to sell the jade Guanyin for Xiaoyu and get enough money.
"Alright, I brought 600,000 today. If you trust me, Mr. Hu, please give me the goods first, and I will send the remaining 200,000 to your residence another day."
Fang Longjiang's reaction was something Hu Yuan never expected.
He not only didn't ask to see the goods, but he didn't even haggle over the price.
Moreover, since he brought 600,000 with him, it means that he was determined to get the jade Guanyin from the very beginning.
But Hu Yuan didn't care about all that. Since the man was willing to pay a high price, that was all the better.
After counting out the 600,000, Hu Yuan took out the jade Guanyin.
Fang Longjiang said goodbye happily and left, repeatedly assuring that the remaining money would be delivered within five days.
Later, Hu Yuan learned from the boss that although Fang Longjiang was the eldest son of the Fang family, he had been raised abroad since childhood and knew nothing about antiques.
He listened to the shop owner's introduction and believed what the shop owner said, which is why he decided to buy this jade Guanyin.
As for why he didn't even haggle over the price, the main reason is that his purpose in buying the jade Guanyin was not for collection, much less for resale.
Instead, it was intended as a gift for the Fang family patriarch.
The Fang family patriarch will be celebrating his 70th birthday in two days. As a family of antique collectors, every younger generation will likely present him with a rare and unusual antique as a gift.
Fang Longjiang knew nothing about this, so naturally he could only suffer this loss.
However, this also reflects his confidence; he believes his boss would never dare to lie to him.
This guy is lucky to have such a good opportunity.
Otherwise, if he had run into a peddler who could have tricked him into buying a fake, he would not only have lost money, but he would also have been ridiculed for giving it as a gift.
After understanding the cause and effect, Hu Yuan finally understood.
In the end, Hu Yuan decided to forgo the remaining 200,000 yuan and consider it a bonus for his boss. In order to keep his identity secret, Hu Yuan did not give Fang Longjiang his address to deliver the remaining money, but instead asked him to deliver it here.
This jade Guanyin statue is worth 600,000 yuan, which is already far above the market price. The boss deserves a lot of credit for making this deal happen.
The boss was naturally very happy to receive such a large sum of money as a reward.
Before Hu Yuan left, he was incredibly attentive, repeatedly promising that if Hu Yuan had any good items in the future, he could bring them directly to him, and he would help him find buyers.
Or if he has something good, he will definitely inform Hu Yuan first.
After leaving the antique street with 600,000 yuan, Hu Yuan immediately went to find a place to sell a house.
In this day and age, selling houses isn't particularly frenzied, especially in second- and third-tier cities where there's basically no speculation and not many companies selling houses.
Hu Yuan finally found a company, but there were very few people there.
There are few people looking at houses, and even fewer selling houses. Their company seems even more deserted than my own.
This gave Hu Yuan another business opportunity.
In less than five years, housing prices in this provincial capital will inevitably rise sharply.
And these real estate sales companies, though they may seem deserted now, will soon be bustling with activity.
Most importantly, such companies must own real estate.
Hu Yuan suddenly remembered that he had taken on the Xiaotun Road project, and once the project was completed, Xiaotun Road's development would reach a new level.
At this point, people will naturally start speculating on the properties on Xiaotun Road.
In other words, this project is likely to accelerate the arrival of the era of real estate speculation in the provincial capital.
If that's the case, this company will probably turn things around in less than two years.
"Sir, please feel free to look around. Just let me know if you need anything."
The salesperson showed little enthusiasm; after greeting Hu Yuan, she sat down and started eating sunflower seeds.
Hu Yuan's first thought was that it was absolutely impossible for staff members with this kind of attitude to appear in the real estate industry a few years from now.
"This neighborhood looks nice. Take me to see the apartment layouts in person."
Hu Yuan didn't study anything in detail; he just glanced at the location.
Qingshui Residential Area is close to the No. 4 Primary School and No. 6 Middle School in the provincial capital, and is also not far from Minzu University.
Locations like this will be the most standard school district housing in a few years, and it's not impossible for the price to increase tenfold.
"Yes, sir, please follow me."
The salesperson remained unenthusiastic and simply took Hu Yuan out of the house.
Currently, real estate sales companies probably don't have a sales commission mechanism or business requirements, which is why this situation exists.
According to Hu Yuan's on-site investigation, although the environment of this community was a bit noisy, the location was indeed good.
Moreover, Hu Yuan had a feeling that this place would probably be the second place, after Xiaotun Road, where he could receive demolition compensation.
Whether or not Xiaoyu's family gets housing nearby, it will be a good thing.
Because the demolition compensation alone would not be just 100,000.
Yes, the house Hu Yuan decided to buy was second-hand; it wasn't too dilapidated, but it was already covered in dust.
The price quoted by the sales company is 100,000.
A house with three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom, approximately 150 square meters.
This is enough for a family to live in.
After settling on the house, Hu Yuan immediately returned to the company and shared the good news with Xiao Yu.
He gave her 10,000 yuan and told her to arrange for her mother and two younger brothers to come and stay in the city so they wouldn't have to go to work for the time being.
When Xiaoyu saw the large sum of money, she was very excited and finally acted like a child, skipping and jumping as she left.
Two days later, Xiaoyu's mother came to the company, carrying several black cloth bags filled with local specialties.
"Boss, you've already been a great benefactor to our family by helping Xiaoyu. We originally planned to give you that jade, but you exchanged it for money and returned it to Xiaoyu. We have no way to repay your kindness. These things are all produced by our family, and some were given to us by our neighbors. Please accept them as a token of our appreciation."
Xiaoyu's mother spoke very politely and logically, expressing herself clearly, unlike an ordinary rural woman.
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