Chapter 131 Chapter 131 Pingzhou Ghost City

These days, it seems that no matter how far the distance is, as long as there is convenient transportation, people will not feel the feeling of being thousands of miles away.No, seeing the prosperity of Guangzhou suddenly, Jia Sidao couldn't turn the corner in his head. He praised the speed of the plane in his heart, but before he had time to feel anything else, Wang Biao dragged him over in a hurry. When you arrive at Guangzhou Railway Station, take the No. 275 special line bus and you will arrive at Pingzhou Bus Station within an hour. Speaking of it, Pingzhou is not just a small town, its scale is not comparable to a county-level city like Linhai, and it is under the jurisdiction of Nanhai City, Guangdong Province.It is nothing more than very close to Guangzhou, only more than 20 kilometers away.Even Jia Sidao knew that Pingzhou had a relatively long history of jade processing. Compared with Tengchong, Yingjiang and other places in Yunnan, it really had a lot of inconvenience in terms of geographical location.It is far away from Myanmar, the origin of jadeite, so it is not an advantage.

However, Pingzhou's reputation for jade processing is not small. In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a very inconspicuous Soho Street in a secluded place next to Pingdong Avenue in Pingzhou.The entire street is only two hundred meters long, and there are dozens of small individual jade processing workshops squeezed into it, and they are famous for processing jade A goods, polishing jade and so on.This is the predecessor of Pingzhou Jade Street. Although the conditions at that time were very simple, but because of the advantages in craftsmanship, especially the jade buckles, they ranged from extra large cassock buckles with a diameter of 50mm to small buckles around 35mm, and even bracelet buckles and miniature buckles under 10mm, etc. , Everything is available, for this reason, there is also a collective name called "Pingzhou Button", which naturally attracts many tourists from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. There are not a few batches of goods purchased.

Sometimes, it is often sold out as soon as it is shipped, and the supply is in short supply. Who makes things here cheap and good?Coupled with the general environment of current events, in the first few years when Jade Street gradually formed a scale, there was no Asian financial turmoil. As long as they came to Pingzhou to buy goods, for jadeite merchants, they could basically save a lot of money, especially in batches. The transaction is even more stable.All of a sudden, the scale and fame came out. After experiencing the financial crisis, the new "Pingzhou Jade Street" has been in full operation since 1998 and has been developing every year.Jade shops have also grown from a few dozen at the beginning to more than 200. In Jieyang, Puning and other places in Guangdong, which are also newly developed, there are also many bosses who come to Pingzhou to open shops and sell higher-end jade products.

I'm afraid Liu Yufei's Liu family will not let the Pingzhou market go, right? Originally, he wanted to call Liu Yufei, but because he didn't want to disturb him at this time, Jia Sidao decided to give Liu Yufei another surprise when he went directly to Jieyang.He and Wang Biao lived in Pingzhou Hotel together. Compared with big cities, the conditions are naturally not good, but as far as the local area is concerned, it is already a leader, and the price is still affordable. Although Wang Biao is a big boss, he is not so particular about it.Having been to Yunnan and even Myanmar, when he saw Jia Sidao looking at the Pingzhou Hotel with some curiosity, he explained: "Don't look at the layout of this hotel, it may not look good to you. How about it, but if there is no jade street in Pingzhou, even such a hotel cannot survive."

Jia Sidao nodded, and when he came out of Pingzhou Railway Station, he could almost predict such an answer from what he saw along the way.After the two of them arranged their accommodation, they went to Yuqi Street while the sky was still shining brightly.In Jia Sidao's words, we have to go anyway, so it's better to hurry. The surrounding houses are not bad compared to the small town. The road conditions are average, there is no so-called very eye-catching green belt, and there is no very spacious new avenue. From Jia Sidao’s point of view, everything seems to be Some are in the middle of the rules, revealing a kind of rural atmosphere.Fortunately, he had seen pictures of Pingzhou on the Internet, and Jia Sidao was mentally prepared for the scene in front of him.

Otherwise, if you were a novice, if you came here because of the fame of Yuqi Street, you might be somewhat disappointed.However, Jia Sidao was overwhelmed with an inexplicable emotion when he thought of those exquisite and dazzling jadeite products that came from the huts on both sides of the street. "By the way, Brother Wang, there should be a large processing factory here, right? Is it also on both sides of this jade street?" Jia Sidao just saw a lot of self-employed people, and he was curious, so he asked. "Yes, there are two companies that process jade bracelets alone." Wang Biao smiled lightly and said, "I have also picked up goods here, why, do you want to go now?" That seemed to be asking That said, Jia Sidao has no place to sell jadeite products.Even if you go, it's just a factory for processing jadeite, so there's nothing to see.

"Forget it, I'm just asking." Jia Sidao thought about it, and it was indeed the case. In addition, he didn't have any rough jadeite at hand, so he went to the processing factory to see it, but it was a bit artificial. The two of them just strolled around the Jade Street and didn't go far. Because Jia Sidao came here for the first time, Wang Biao acted as a temporary guide, explaining to Jia Sidao while watching.For example, the development history of Pingzhou Jade Street, or some hard indicators of finished jade products. At least, Wang Biao himself was in charge of the business, and when he looked at the finished jadeite products on the counter, his eyes were undoubtedly much vicious.Many of the insider prices and operations are the merchants themselves. After hearing Wang Biao's explanation, they also have a very helpless expression on their faces.Fortunately, Wang Biao was just telling Jia Sidao to listen, and he didn't deliberately make trouble.

In addition, Wang Biao is much older than Jia Sidao. At a glance, it seems that the elders are leading the younger ones to gain insight. It is quite common, as long as it is not intentional to disrupt other people's ongoing transactions, merchants will not say anything when they see it. In this way, it is cheaper for Jia Sidao.After Wang Biao's explanation, he has a very straightforward sense of the grading of A, B, and C jadeites, as well as the finished products of corresponding qualities. For example, the most common eight-san jade B grade, and the so-called AB grade. The latter, as the merchants say, is naturally a natural jadeite rough, and the cut B-grade texture is kind of water.However, Wang Biao explained that, to put it bluntly, these are just to distinguish jadeite B goods from eighty-san jade B goods, and if this name is changed, its price will naturally fluctuate, enough to make some laymen Can't find the way.

What impresses Jia Sidao the most is the word-of-mouth of the merchants here, which is really nothing to say. Speaking of which, as early as the "Soho Street" period several years ago, except for a few outsiders who sold jade B, C and miscellaneous jade products, Pingzhou jade shops almost exclusively sold Buyers are assured of natural A-grade jadeite.It is with such a credit guarantee that the jadeite trading market will become more and more perfect. Even today, when buyers who don’t know much about the goods ask some local reputable stores which are B goods, the vast majority of Pingzhou people will tell the truth, and rarely choose B goods or B+C The goods are sold as goods A.

In many cases, before Wang Biao started to explain, the merchants themselves would take the initiative to say what kind of fineness the finished jadeite pieces Jia Sidao was looking for were. Compared with the intrigues in other places, this kind of transaction can really reassure customers a lot. After leaving Jade Street, on the way back, Jia Sidao asked: "Brother Wang, since everyone is doing business for real, isn't the profit in it not as good as those merchants who practice fraud?" "Hehe, that's not what I said." Wang Biao was deeply touched by this, and after a little thought, he explained, "Although there are a lot of B goods here now, but in the past, here They are all in the business of A goods, and they are used to it. Word of mouth, old customers, etc. have all been carried on. If they are suddenly damaged, it is naturally not worth the loss. But, you also know that just A The business of goods is indeed difficult to do. The purchase price of good materials is high, and it is even more difficult to sell them in large quantities. As for the so-called C goods, they are just completely foolish, to put it bluntly , not even emerald. It is lower grade than the ones that we gambled on, and those that are thrown away and no one wants them. Naturally, it is difficult to sell such products. And now the B products that are so popular, one, The cost is low, and secondly, the appearance of the products is also beautiful, which is good for making money.”

"So, doesn't it mean that everyone prefers to do B goods business?" After hearing Wang Biao's explanation, Jia Sidao was even more puzzled. "Hehe, it's true in other places. Don't say that in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the things in big shopping malls are not necessarily right, regardless of the price." Wang Biao said, "Emerald Yixing, if there is no good sales, the business of high-end jadeite products is indeed difficult to do. In fact, in the eyes of us jadeite merchants, the A-grade products in Pingzhou are just middle- and low-end jadeite products. It is also the biggest part. As long as they have a certain reputation when they wholesale, and the sales volume is large, the profit will naturally not be low." "Understood." Jia Sidao nodded, and said, "No wonder when I saw it just now, most of them were of low-end quality, but they were also A-grade." I know that laymen's love for jadeite is nothing more than its cool color and beautiful appearance. As long as something looks good, the emphasis on its texture and planting water is not very high. However, the real value of jadeite preservation and collection is only a small part of the top.It is also the bright green of glass and sun green of ice that Jia Sidao pursued in gambling stones.If a piece of finished jadeite does not have a price of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, at best, it is only a "low-end product" in the mouth of jadeite merchants. Of course, when looking back at the merchants' introductions, these are the natural top-level "A goods". To put it bluntly, it is the profit that determines the market.As for those B goods and the like, they are sold quickly, but the value of the items is not high, so Jia Sidao naturally knows it well.Anyway, with the help of his supernatural perception, presumably, even the leftovers cut out, such as those colorless glass types, are far superior to general market commodities. However, compared with other antique products, the identification and price of finished jadeite products are already obvious enough. No wonder many people say that the water in the antique market is relatively deep and muddy! "Let's go, now let's have dinner first, and then go to bed early at night." Wang Biao gave Jia Sidao a hand and said, "We have to get up early tomorrow." "Get up early?" Jia Sidao wondered, "I usually get up early. Could it be that I didn't get up early enough today?" Thinking of Wang Biaoxing's hasty phone call in the morning, he pulled Jia Sidao up from the bed. Jia Sidao's heart trembled, wouldn't it be earlier tomorrow? "As far as your waking time is concerned, how can it be considered early." Wang Biao said with a smile, "Listen to me. We can get up at four or five o'clock tomorrow morning." "It's too early, isn't it?" Jia Sidao complained, "Could it be that the gambling stone market can be opened so early?" Speaking of which, when we arrive in Pingzhou, there are two places that we must visit.One is Jade Street, and the other is naturally the Gambling Stone Market.Jia Sidao and Wang Biao's destination is also there, but they don't need to get up before dawn, right? Suddenly, Jia Sidao's heart moved, and he suddenly understood.Looking at Wang Biao's still smiling face, I was even more sure. I couldn't help but slapped my thigh and said, "Yes, it's time to get up early. How could I forget about the ghost market?" Looks a little regretful. Immediately, Wang Biao laughed more wantonly... Jia Sidao didn't care either.When I went back to Shanghai last time, Jia Sidao missed the ghost market.This time I came to Pingzhou, there is really no reason to miss it.Generally, there are only slightly larger antique markets and places like the Jade Market. In the middle of the night, there will be many vendors, each with a lamp, and they will set up stalls in an orderly manner on both sides of the street to sell their own goods. Collected stuff. Of course, most of them will not be treasures, but some defective products, or even fake things.However, looking at antiques and emeralds later undoubtedly requires a person's experience and vision.Even though many people have been fooled in the ghost market, they are still keen on it. Jia Sidao was naturally full of curiosity.