Kneeling in front of my wife’s tombstone and crying bitterly, I was reborn

Shen Qiansan does have a hobby of collecting, but he is not obsessed with it.

His attitude towards collections is that he got them by chance. He is never like those players who are obsessed with collecting. They try every means to get collections every day, such as visiting ghost markets, shopping in the market, participating in various auctions and exchanges, and even shoveling the land, etc. He almost does not miss any of them.

He felt that living like that was too tiring. Such collectors were not actually the owners of antiques, but rather slaves of them.

Therefore, he pursued a pragmatic approach to his collections and advocated "making use of the past for the present."

This "use the past for the present" literally means to use antiques today. For example, last time, when his family needed tables and chairs, he first thought of buying antique furniture, which not only has practical functions, but also meets his aesthetic taste and completes his collection.

Being a pragmatist, he will not go out of his way to buy collectibles, but if he comes across a suitable one, he doesn't mind buying it.

After listening to the shop owner's words, Shen Qiansan nodded, "Then let's take a look!"

The shop owner was delighted and said, "This way, please!"

He led Shen Qiansan to a place in the store, and asked casually as he walked: "By the way, boss, what's your name?"

The last time Shen Qiansan came to the store to buy furniture, he didn't ask what to call him.

In the antique business, there are many random things. It is possible that you will never deal with the dealer again after buying something once. Therefore, even though Shen Qiansan bought something worth three thousand yuan in one go last time, he did not inquire about it.

But this time is different. Shen Qiansan came again, so he is a repeat customer.

Many industries emphasize attracting repeat customers. But if we talk about which industry values ​​repeat customers the most, it is definitely the antique business.

This involves both a trust issue and a circle issue, which is difficult for people who are not in the industry to understand.

The store owner naturally wanted to make friends with a customer like Shen Qiansan who was both powerful and a repeat customer.

"My name is Shen Qiansan!"

There was nothing wrong with saying this, so Shen Qiansan gave his name.

"It's Mr. Shen!" The shop owner immediately responded with a smile and introduced himself, "My name is Li Dakai, please take care of me in the future." However, his mind was quickly browsing the Qingwa antique circle and collectors.

He has been in the antique business in Qingwa City for so many years, and he knows almost all the people in the circle who are slightly famous, but he has never thought of a person like Shen Qiansan.

Is he new in the industry?

Li Kaishan guessed in his heart.

Any antique shop owner would like a client like Shen Qiansan, who is both capable and new to the business.

They call this kind of people "bang chui!"

It's easy to make money from them. Just fool them a little and you'll get a lot of money.

Li Kaishan couldn't judge for the time being whether Shen Qiansan was a fool or not.

The main reason was that the last time Shen Qiansan came, he fell in love with the set of Huanghuali furniture at first sight. He had a sharp eye, acted decisively, and bargained like an insider.

This made him a little unsure.

"Hello, Boss Li!"

From the moment he saw the name of Longxi Hall, Shen Qiansan knew that the shop owner's surname was Li. When he heard him say it himself, he responded with a smile.

As they were talking, the two of them came to an antique display cabinet, on which were placed some brocade boxes. On the wall next to the cabinet hung a green landscape painting.

“How about these two paintings?”

Li Kaishan asked, pointing at the two paintings.

Although his antique shop mainly sells furniture, most collectors like to show off their taste, so it is normal to hang a few calligraphy and paintings in the shop as decoration.

In addition, opening an antique shop is different from pure collecting.

Collectors generally only collect the categories they like and rarely collect other categories.

Because different fields are like different worlds, for example, porcelain and jade require completely different identification experiences, and it is easy to make mistakes when crossing fields.

But opening an antique shop is different.

Although antique shops each have their own main business, they sometimes collect items of other categories as well, and either "give" them to shop owners in the same industry who specialize in that category, or display them for sale themselves.

As long as the investment is not too big and it is just a small thing, it won’t be a big problem.

"Quite good looking!"

Shen Qiansan took a quick glance, then retracted his gaze and said indifferently.

Those two paintings were not fake, but from Shen Qiansan's perspective, they were only at the level of a county-level calligraphy and painting association member. Their brushwork was average, and their intentions were even less so. At first glance, they were full of craftsmanship.

Naturally, this kind of work would not catch his eye.

Everyone in this world has different aesthetic standards. Something that may seem tacky to one person may be a treasure in the eyes of another.

Just because you don’t buy it doesn’t mean others won’t buy it either.

So even though he looked down on her, Shen Qiansan did not suppress or criticize her. He just gave a perfunctory evaluation.

When Shen Qiansan said this, Li Kaishan immediately understood.

This is totally unacceptable.

If a buyer likes something, they will usually express it as "like".

There is a difference between looking good and liking something.

Just like when you see a woman on the street, you can think she is pretty and even compliment her.

Because you said it, everyone is happy.

Women like compliments too!

But if you tell her you like her, either you pursue her or she beats you up.

Compared to the beautiful nothingness, liking something is more likely to indicate that there may be actual action to follow.

After Li Kaishan understood, he laughed and said, "Boss Shen has high standards. These things are naturally not to your liking."

After giving himself a way out, Li Kaishan said politely, "Boss Shen, please wait a moment. I will get you something I treasure."

Shen Qiansan nodded.

Li Kaishan walked to a counter next to the antique display cabinet and took out a dozen brocade boxes. They were all long and narrow and were obviously used to hold calligraphy and paintings.

However, these brocade boxes are modern handicrafts, made of cardboard covered with silk.

"Boss Shen, take a look for yourself!"

After placing all the brocade boxes on the counter, Li Kaishan said to Shen Qiansan: "I'll go find the wooden brocade box you want for you."

"Okay!" Shen Qiansan agreed and picked up a brocade box and opened it.

If there is no expectation in my heart, there will be no so-called loss.

As soon as he saw the crafted brocade box, Shen Qiansan knew that the things inside couldn't be very good.

When I opened it, it turned out to be true.

Next, he opened other brocade boxes one after another. Inside were either Chinese paintings or calligraphy. Although one or two of the works were pleasing to the eye and reached the level of members of the Provincial Calligraphers Association and the Provincial Calligraphers and Painters Association, works of this level were still not good enough for Shen Qiansan.

"Boss Shen, how is it?"

At this time, Li Kaishan also came over with a few wooden brocade boxes. Seeing Shen Qiansan putting away a painting, he asked with some anticipation.