The next day, before noon.
The sun is shining, the summer is hot, and a few dragonflies are happily lighting up the water in the pond.
Jishuitan Hospital In the garden, under the envious and admiring gazes of several surrounding patients and nurses in hospital gowns, a stunningly beautiful woman was pushing a wheelchair, walking along the pond and flower beds with a smile on her high heels. Sitting in the wheelchair was an average-looking man, looking at the sky and water, and turning around to chat with the woman from time to time. The two people are naturally Qu Yunxuan and Dong Xuebin.
"Aunt Xuan, Spring Auction How's the harvest?" The Power of Time and Wealth 248
"Haha, didn't I tell you the last time I called?"
"I mean the specific amount, have you calculated it?"
"Well, the general rule is to pay within a week or two. Now the commission and other things have just been recovered."
"How much money do we have?"
"Haha, didn't our Auction Company have about nine million in assets at the beginning? Later, you bought a Mercedes Benz for your aunt, and you spent a lot of other things here and there. The final total assets were about seven million, but because you raised a few sky-high prices in the first auction, Wild Ginseng Both and Hetian Jade Hairpin have made our auction famous. As a result, Spring Auction collected a lot of good stuff this time. Now, the total assets have less than doubled, to about more than 12 million."
Dong Xuebin said, "So much? Are we two multi-millionaires now?"
When he mentioned this, Qu Yunxuan also smiled, "Yeah, it's like a dream, haha."
"Oh, I didn't expect that my brother would be here today!"
Whether it is Qu Yunxuan or Dong Xuebin, both of them were ordinary people a year ago. Aunt Xuan's family situation is better. He is an office worker with a monthly salary of several thousand yuan, which is enough. However, Dong Xuebin and Mom were penniless. Even eating was a problem when they were poor. But today, a year later, they have become rich people with assets of over 10 million, which makes people feel a little sad.
For a moment, Dong Xuebin said proudly, "This is not enough. Our next goal is 20 million."
Qu Yunxuan gave him a blank look and said, "It's simple, but it's not that easy."
"You forgot that I know Stone Gambling. Come on, let's go back to the company to discuss the plan first."
Now that Capital City has come, he has two or three months of free time with nothing to do. The first thing that Dong Xuebin thinks of is naturally making money. Firstly, it makes Aunt Xuan happy., Secondly, it is to spend more spare money, Dong Xuebin also plans to buy a better big villa in the future, thirdly, it is of course to smooth the official career in the future, there may be a time when the money will be used in the future, so it must be prepared now.
For two and three months, I will be bored to death if I don't find something to do.
Yun De Auction Company.
Top floor, Qu Yunxuan office.
Qu Yunxuan got straight to the point. "Let me introduce to you, this is Dong Xuebin Mr. Dong. He will be fully responsible for the Jadeite Special Auction auction in a while."
Dong Xuebin smiled and nodded to them.
There were several heads sitting underneath, most of whom were middle-aged men. They looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. The Power of Time and Wealth 248
Qu Yunxuan didn't mean to ask for their opinions, it just announced a decision.
Yunde Auction is still a small company, the staff are all new, and most of the relationships have not been sorted out properly. Seeing that Mr. Qu directly dragged in a new person and put it on their heads, everyone had some objections, but seeing Qu Yunxuan pushing the wheelchair dotingly like a big sister, even a fool could see how close this person named Dong Xuebin is to Mr. Qu, so no one said anything.
Dong Xuebin also said nothing.
He was all-powerful in Yantai County. As soon as he returned to Aunt Xuan, his leadership aura was immediately restrained by Dong Xuebin. Perhaps it was because Qu Yunxuan had taken care of him for so long and had always been like an elder, so Dong Xuebin couldn't muster any momentum in front of Aunt Xuan.
After the meeting broke up, Qu Yunxuan specially kept one person, a little old man with a lot of spots on his face.
Qu Yunxuan introduced, "Xiao Bin, this is Teacher Wei, an expert in jade identification."
Dong Xuebin smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello."
Qu Yunxuan added, "Xiao Bin is also very proficient in Stone Gambling."
Teacher Wei also shook hands with him politely, but he didn't take Dong Xuebin too seriously. What's important in China is seniority. For people of Dong Xuebin's age, no matter how great their abilities are, there are limits. Stone Gambling? Most of it depends on luck, no one dares to say that they are proficient!
After getting to know each other, Qu Yunxuan smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about your plan."
Dong Xuebin said with a smile, "Actually, it's not really a plan. Let's go to Ruili Stone Gambling. Let's go together."
Qu Yunxuan said without even thinking, "Absolutely not, you are so injured and you want to travel far away? If something happens on the way, how do you ask aunt to explain to Sister Luan?"
"Hey, what can I do?"
"That won't work either."
Dong Xuebin spread his hands, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Qu Yunxuan thought for a while, looked at Teacher Wei and said, "Is there any Stone Gambling place in Beijing?"
Teacher Wei smiled bitterly and said, "There must be some, but the materials are not very good. Most of them are scraps from Ruili Myanmar. Nine out of ten bets are too much. Mr. Qu, the next Jadeite Special Auction is getting closer and closer. It is basically unrealistic to collect good jade from the private sector, let alone the best. Glassy Jadeite, even ice species don't have much hope. After all, there are so many Capital City auctions every year, how many good jade can we see? Some people don't sell it." There is another saying, even if there are Glassy Jadeite jade that want to be auctioned, they will not choose Yunde auction.
Qu Yunxuan picked up the cup and fed Dong Xuebin considerately, "What good ideas do you have?"
Teacher Wei shook his head helplessly, "I didn't agree with the Jadeite Special Auction at the beginning. How long has it been since no one dared to touch this kind of auction? Even the big Auction House in Shanghai and Hong Kong avoided it. Not enough, why? There are too few good jadeite, and too few people are willing to get it at the auction. Everyone is rushing to collect it, and not one of the ten people is willing to sell it, so this kind of Jadeite Special Auction is mostly thankless."
Qu Yunxuan wiped the corner of Dong Xuebin's mouth with a handkerchief, "Haha, that's why I want Stone Gambling."
"But the risk..." Teacher Wei sighed, "Let me say something unlucky, the risk of Stone Gambling is too great. If one person is not good, the whole company may collapse."
Qu Yunxuan smiled and said, "That's why I invited Xiao Bin." The Power of Time and Wealth 248
Teacher Wei didn't know whether to cry or laugh, "How confident can Mr. Dong be?"
Dong Xuebin shook his hand, "No, no, just call me Little Dong. I'm sure, sweat, how should I put it, well, I won't owe anything anyway."
Teacher Wei shook his head secretly, isn't this a bit big?
Qu Yunxuan put away the handkerchief and said with a smile, "The advertisement has been put out, and people from all walks of life know what they should know. But so far, we have only received a few jade ornaments from Glutinous Jadeite. I guess I won't be able to make money even if the price is high. The actual meaning of the money is not very big. The first thing I considered was to let Xiao Bin get some ice jade or even Glassy Jadeite jade. In this way, not only can we make money, but our reputation can also be more famous, killing two birds with one stone."
Teacher Wei is speechless, ice type? Glassy Jadeite? How can it be so easy!
Qu Yunxuan paused, "Xiao Bin, why don't you just check with Jingli first."
"It's okay." The stones in Jingli are a little worse, but it's not necessarily good.
"Okay, that's it, let's set off now?"
"Well, don't forget to grab your checkbook."
Panjiayuan flea market.
The sun is scorching, the sun is scorching, and maybe there are too many people. It feels a lot hotter here than Yantai County.
However, Dong Xuebin, who was sitting in the wheelchair, not only did not feel hot, but felt warm and comfortable all over his body. There is no intrigue, no official struggle here, only Great Beauty pushing a wheelchair. This kind of plain warmth is something Dong Xuebin has longed for. He just hopes to squint his eyes, walk, walk, walk, and spend the rest of his life with Aunt Xuan.
Unknowingly, Dong Xuebin fell asleep.
When he woke up faintly, he suddenly heard Aunt Xuan talking to someone behind him.
"Yeah, what a coincidence, Mr. Feng is here to see the stuff too?" It was Aunt Xuan's voice.
"Well, we are preparing for the next auction. Let's take a look at what good things we have here." It was a young man's voice. "... Who is this?"
"It's my friend. His leg was injured."
"Oh, you guys are here to see the antiques too? By the way, I heard that your bank is going to get a Jadeite Special Auction?"
"Haha, no, today I'm just here to see the 'hair' material."
"Oh, that's a coincidence. Our company is also planning to hold a special jade show."
"Huh?"
The crowd was buzzing with excitement. Dong Xuebin opened his eyes slightly and found that Aunt Xuan had pushed him into the Panjiayuan market. He was in the center. From the voices behind him, Dong Xuebin gradually understood that this surname was Feng's young man also drives Auction Company, which is not far away from Yun De Auction House. In this case, competition is naturally inevitable. Listening to the tone of voice of Mr. Feng and Qu Yunxuan, it doesn't seem like much on the surface, but you can tell at a closer look that they are not that friendly.
"Hey, Xiao Bin is awake?"
"Yeah." Dong Xuebin looked back.
Qu Yunxuan smiled and said, "Let me introduce to you, this is Feng Yi, the boss of Jiaxin Auction Company. Well, this is Dong Xuebin."
Feng Yi thought Dong Xuebin was a relative of Qu Yunxuan, so he didn't pay attention to it, didn't shake hands, and just nodded.
Dong Xuebin didn't reach out, looked at him and nodded.
Feng Yi is about less than 30 years old. He looks about the same age as Aunt Xuan. He is quite tall, about 1.8 meters tall. He carries a bag and has a slicked back hair that is not suitable for his age. He looks like a successful person. Feng Yi didn't pay much attention to Dong Xuebin. After talking to Qu Yunxuan for a while, he said, "Mr. Qu, you guys go shopping. I also made an appointment with someone. Let's make an appointment some other time if we have a chance."
"Haha, no problem."
After watching Qu Yunxuan push the wheelchair away, Feng Yi couldn't help but frown.
Feng Yi's Auction Company is diagonally across from Yunde Auction, very close to it. At first, Feng Yi actually didn't take Qu Yunxuan seriously, because the general Auction House didn't last long, had no supply, and was not popular. After a year and a half, it would close its doors. Fortunately, with the huge success of Yunde's several auctions, a sense of crisis gradually approached Feng Yi. He felt that Qu Yunxuan was really amazing, not only beautiful, but also smart. Since Yun De Auction Company stood up opposite, his business has been seriously affected. Although it is not fatal, who thinks that the money is too much.
That's why Feng Yi decided to bring down Yunde Auction. This was not the first time he had done this.
far away.
Qu Yunxuan is also frowning.
"What's wrong Aunt Xuan?" Dong Xuebin asked.
Qu Yunxuan took out his cell phone, "Wait for my aunt to call first." He dialed a number and held the cell phone to his ear, "... Hey, Xiao Taoer, check the Jiaxin Auction website for me and see their jade. When will the special show start... If you don't find it online, just ask someone... Yes, it's urgent, I won't hang up the phone, you go check it now..." After waiting for about five minutes, "Did you say... what... is it really that day... Okay, I understand."
Dong Xuebin blinked, "What's the matter?"
Qu Yunxuan tapped his eyebrows with his fingers, "Then Feng Yi is going to open Jadeite Special Auction on the same day as us."
"Same day?"
"Yeah, the date was just up on their website this morning."
Jade is hard to get, and good jade is even more difficult, so even in places like Capital City, Jadeite Special Auction is not often seen, and now the two Auction Houses on a street east of Panjiayuan are opening Jadeite Special Auction on the same day? Dong Xuebin frowned and said, "Is he sick? Which day can't be chosen out of so many days?"
"It's probably intentional." Qu Yunxuan said with a wry smile, "There are some things that you don't know very well. From the day we opened, several Auction Companys around us have not been very friendly to our Yunde Auction, and we found that The momentum is so fast, all the Auction Companys were defeated in the first small game, and we are becoming more and more dissatisfied. Alas, now it's fine, they have openly launched a war against us. I thought I would have to wait until next year to face this kind of pressure."
Dong Xuebin said, "We can't compete with them?"
Qu Yunxuan shook his head slightly, "Our foundation is still shallow, with only more than 10 million in assets, but they are already a towering tree. The working capital alone may exceed 100 million. Just go for Feng Yi and their Auction House brand. There must be similar special events. Ninety percent of people will send the auction to them instead of us, and in a vicious cycle, since it opens on the same day as us, most people will also go to Auction House at Feng Yi. Although we don't want to admit it, we really have no chance of winning."
"Feng Yi Company is so big, why does it still have to compete with us?"
"It's because he's afraid that if we develop, we can nip problems in the bud, and our development will definitely damage his interests. After all, we are on the same street."
Dong Xuebin Smacking your lips, official fights, business fights, why are they always like this everywhere?
Depend on! Brother, I finally got clean for two days! Why is the struggle coming again?
Qu Yunxuan looked at him, "Do you think we should change our lives?"
Dong Xuebin Although he was quite tired of fighting, he still stared when he heard this, "Don't you announce your dates to the outside world? You have to be honest in business. You must not change it. If you change it, it will weaken our momentum. Besides, we booked the date first and they booked it later. If we have to change it, where will we save our face?" In Dong Xuebin has never had to compromise on his official career. Fight, fight, fight. Dong Xuebin has come through struggle after struggle. Although his path was criticized by Xie Huilan for being useless, Dong Xuebin feels quite cool. At least he is living a happier life than others.
Qu Yunxuan smiled and said, "Auntie thinks so too. We won't change our lives."
"Huh? Really?" Dong Xuebin was stunned. He felt that Aunt Xuan would not be as impulsive as him.
Qu Yunxuan explained, "Killing the enemy by one thousand will result in eight hundred losses. No one can benefit from this kind of vicious competition. Feng Yi must have calculated correctly that we would avoid them and change our lives. This will overwhelm us in terms of momentum. It's like giving Ma Wei to us and letting everyone see our joke. But if we don't retreat and go ahead, Jadeite Special Auction will definitely not be able to compete with them, and it may even cause our company to collapse overnight."
Dong Xuebin sneered, "This is enough for my grandson!"
Qu Yunxuan raised his hand as if to strike, "If you say dirty words again, do you believe I will tear you apart?"
"Ahem, keep going, keep going."
Qu Yunxuan put down his hand and straightened his hair that was messed up by the wind. He said gently, "Auntie is also new to this industry and is not familiar with many things. This time, I gave her a reminder. Next time we hold this kind of auction, the opening time cannot be set in advance to avoid changes." Qu Yunxuan looked back at the back of Feng Yi, "Since he wants to fight with us, let's have a fight. We just won't change our lives for the time being. As long as we can get a batch of good jade, we are not necessarily afraid of him Feng Yi."
Dong Xuebin looked at her unexpectedly and said, "You are so powerful, Aunt Xuan, you are becoming more and more like a big boss."
Qu Yunxuan glanced at him, "Smooth talk, isn't this boss working for you?" After a pause, she said, "Well, the only thing I'm worried about is Feng Yi's background. I heard that he is Capital City Public Security Bureau Director's nephew. "Feng Xueliang, that is Capital City a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and a senior official of Bu Level.
Dong Xuebin said in surprise, "Director Feng's nephew?"
Sure enough, it is Capital City. Any brick dropped can hit several officials.
Qu Yunxuan said yes, "I don't want to offend such people, but if they bully us, we have to fight back."
"That's right!"
Just now Feng Yi didn't take Dong Xuebin seriously, so how could Dong Xuebin take him seriously? But when Aunt Xuan said this, Dong Xuebin couldn't help but turn around and look at him a few more times. It turned out to be Director Feng's relative. No wonder this girl smelled domineering. That time when they were having dinner at the palace, Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan met Director Feng. Judging from the atmosphere at that time, they thought that Feng Xueliang was also from Sister Xie's father's school. Later they found out that was not the case at all. Feng Xueliang was from the mayor's side.
"Xiao Bin, we can only win this time and not lose."
"Don't worry, leave it to me. When the time comes, we'll let Feng change his life!"
"Haha, I hope so. Let's go. There is a place Stone Gambling ahead. Go take a look."