Amazing Witch Doctor

Chapter 393 Qinglan Antique Smashing Hammer (3)
But it is said that that was before.

Today's No. [-] Qinglan Antique Store, the storefront is still so quaint, and the interior furnishings are still so high-end and elegant, but the reviews on the whole street are not as unanimous as before.

Antique Street is an elegant streetscape under municipal construction. It is a purely pedestrian street, and motor vehicles and bicycles are prohibited from passing.The street is not very wide, and a row of tall landscape trees in the middle of the street just shields the storefronts on both sides from most of the scorching sun in summer, and the street is shaded.There are two back-to-back benches under each tree, and people can enjoy the shade like visiting a park.Some retirees who don't buy often but shop frequently or buyers who are undecided for a while will rest and chat here.

On the bench in the middle of the street diagonally opposite No. [-] shop, at this time, Lan Caoxin was dressed as a student, with a ponytail and sneakers wearing the school uniform of Dancheng No. [-] Middle School. Sipping popsicles and listening to a group of retired old men who are relaxing and enjoying the cool air.

The old men obviously lived nearby and often wandered around in this area. Zhang, Sanli, Lisi, Wangwu and Wudi all knew each other's names, and they chatted widely.It just so happened that this weekend, there were more people in Antique Street than usual, and the eyes of the old men naturally stared at those storefronts, commenting familiarly on each storefront.

"The business of No. [-] Qinglan Antique Shop is still better than other stores! Three groups of customers have entered in a while. Look at those eyes, they bought two of them, and one of them was worth a lot of money." It's all alive. The old man who has lived here for decades has lived here for decades, and many things are clear in his heart as soon as he hits the past.

"I lost my temper in three dials, and it's okay. Today's No. [-] shop has made progress!" An old man said jokingly.

Another old man jokingly said, "Isn't it? A few days ago, the local tyrants still received them warmly because they were angry at the poor. Today, this one wears two big gold chains, so he ran away in anger. It really is rich and powerful again!"

Lan Caoxin complained silently.Seniors, your mouths are really poisonous...

Just as the old people praised and criticized each store in a vague way, No. [-] store ushered in a new group of customers.

This is a small-scale tour guide group. The tour guide leads the group from the entrance of Antique Street to the No. [-] store. A beautiful clerk from the No. [-] store comes out from a distance, and greets everyone who enters with a smile at the door. A customer of the store sent an exquisite shopping bag with the design of "Qinglan Antique No. [-] Store" printed on it.Seeing this scene, the old people laughed again.

An old man said sarcastically: "Look at the Qinglan Group's subordinates are shrewd. Antique shops are not only high-end, but special food stalls are just a joke!"

Immediately someone said: "It's not an ordinary food stall, it's a branded food stall! Did you see that, it's under Qinglan! The first antique shop! They say that the authenticity rate is [-]%, who dares to say that it is [-]% One? Even if the entire food stall is fake, don’t you be afraid? The chairman of the Antique Appraisal Committee is fair, this is courage!"

An old man next to him shook his head and said, "This is what is called false when it is true! In this world, what brand, what integrity, alas, people's hearts are not old, people's hearts are not old..."

Lan Caoxin put down the popsicle in her hand, her spiritual consciousness still covered the inside and outside of No. [-] store, and asked the old man innocently and innocently on her face: "Old man, what do you mean by that? Wouldn’t it be nice for a group to come to our Dan city for shopping?”

The old man turned his head and saw Lan Caoxin, and said angrily, "You child, why do you call me someone? A teenage girl calls me an old man. My grandson is older than you, so you have to call me Grandpa!" "After reprimanding Lan Caoxin for calling her "wrong" in a gentle tone, she pointed at the last customer who entered the No. [-] store and said, "Did you see the bags those people were holding?"

Lancao Xin nodded innocently: "I see! It's very beautiful and strong, if you want to give it to me, I will definitely want it."

The old man pointed to Lancaoxin patiently: "Look, it's like that for you who don't know how to do it, and those tourists who are slaughtered. If the bag is good, you think the store is good. That's not the case! You have to have The opportunity is close to see, those shopping bags specially used for tour groups are all coded. Each bag has a size, and each tour guide has a total size. Which tourist bought something and which one did not, and which tour guide’s group consumed it. How much is the total amount, the account is clear!"

Blue Grass Heart blinked: "So?"

"I still don't understand?" The old man explained carefully, "After the tourists have finished shopping and leave, No. [-] Store will pay the tour guide and the travel company a commission according to the tourists' consumption! Where does this part of the commission come from? The profit of the store? If you want to think that way, you are stupid! Of course, you have to sell it from the increased price! Think about it, the same goods, in addition to increasing the profit of the store itself, also need to add two commissions. How much should the price increase? Let me tell you, it’s more than doubled! But why do tourists buy it? One is that this store is famous, and the other is that the tour guide kept telling them that other stores are untrustworthy, only this one Reputation and quality are guaranteed. Who knows if it is true? What is it called? This is called joint slaughter! If it is done in such a famous store, it is also called shop bullying!"

An old man next to him laughed and said, "This has long been an unwritten secret in tourism, but this is the first time we have heard that this kind of business can enter a regular high-end antique shop."

Lan Caoxin was already gnashing her teeth, but she pretended to be ignorant: "Why don't high-end antiques do this kind of business?"

The old man smiled and said: "As soon as I heard this, I knew that there is no one in your little girl's family who is knowledgeable. If the antique business wants to be successful, what do you rely on? One is goods, and the other is character. This quality , is talking about grade and style. You must have never heard of the saying in the antique world: "Goods without quality is a stick, and people with quality but without goods are all in vain." Qinglan Antique No. [-] store has a lot of good goods! But go It is a high-quality line, there are not many cheap goods, and ordinary people can’t afford them. So people moved their minds, and bought a lot of street stalls at low prices, scrubbed them, made them old, and put them on the label of Qinglan No. [-] Store, and marked the price There are two more zeros on the mark..."

The old man from before said mildly: "Do you know what a stick is? Now the No. [-] shop of Qinglan Antiques is a stick. Relying on the name of Qinglan Antiques and the high-quality goods in the store to support its appearance, it colludes with travel companies to pass off low-end goods as High-end goods, blatantly misappropriating money, just coaxing you to be so ignorant, you can smash one and count as one, and you can count as one if you can smash it. This is called a stick!"

(End of this chapter)