Wei Shi's pawnshop is called "Xingwang Pawnshop", which means prosperous business.
When I got to work, I found that I was in charge of a little more people than Wei Shi said. There were three—financial Liu Yue, clerk Shen Xiaoshi, and an old aunt named Wang who cooked and cleaned for us.
The business of a pawn shop sounds scary, and you always feel that you will lose something if you enter it. From the gold necklace your mother gave you, down to the precious kidney that is limited to two in a lifetime, without it you don’t want it.
In fact, it is demonized.
A pawn shop is nothing more than an offline platform for bartering money and goods and fair transactions. As long as you can afford it, you won't touch the rest.
The electronic female voice mechanically spit out the words "Welcome". I looked up from the "Friends" I was enjoying, and saw a handsome man in a floral shirt who was dressed in fashion and walked in the door. I knew it was business.
Wei Shi's location is very particular, the store is at the junction of a nightclub and a large shopping mall. The princesses and young masters who have received gifts can come here to cash out quickly, and tourists who are tired of shopping in the mall can also come in to take a look at the novelties.
The man in front of him had a flirtatious face, his shirt buttoned up to his navel, and when he took off his sunglasses, he first gave Liu Yuefei his eyes, obviously he was one of the former.
"Boss, give me an estimate of how much this watch costs." He passed the red leather box in his hand to me through the opening.
"Oh, a famous watch." Shen Xiaoshiben was on the sofa at the door, swiping his mobile phone as a gatekeeper. Seeing that there was a business coming, he also came over to join in the fun.
I put aside the magazine in my hand, put on white gloves, took out the high power lens and started working.
The metal dial and strap have no obvious scratches, the logo is clear, the paint color of the pointer is normal, the needle tip is sharp, and when turned to the wrong side, the large and small gears are running tightly, and the craftsmanship is perfect.
"This watch is very new." A brand new men's watch like this costs at least 200,000 yuan.
A look of pride appeared on the face of the floral shirt: "It was given by a beauty I met recently. I have never worn it before. It is brand new."
I put the watch back into the box and told him the estimated value here: "If you die, you will be worth 120,000 yuan, if you are alive, you will be treated as 100,000 yuan for one month, and 80,000 yuan for three months."
The smiling face of the flowered shirt froze, and he stared at me in disbelief: "You cut it too badly, I have never worn this watch before. You don't want to pay 200,000, so why don't you give me 150,000?"
I closed the lid and pushed the leather box back, bargaining with him leisurely.
"130,000, it can be credited immediately after completing the formalities."
He bowed his head and pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally pushed the red leather box to me with pain.
"make a deal."
Shen Xiaoshi gave me a thumbs-up secretly. When I was writing a receipt for the floral shirt, he came over and took several high-resolution photos, and then quietly asked me how much I bid.
The pawn shop has a wechat account and has three or four thousand friends. Shen Xiaoshi is a subcutaneous operator, customer service and salesman. Whenever there is a dead pawned new product, he will immediately take a picture of the marked price and send it to Moments.
"Fifteen." I whispered the number to him.
Pawnshops make quick money, so it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible, and it is the worst policy to set the price too high to make people discouraged. We have always adhered to the principle of "earning less is better than having bad things in hand", and we would rather earn less than lose money.
Wei Shi always said that I am talented in this line of work, and I am a good seed. I know that most of his words are for the occasion. If being able to bargain is considered a talent, then my mother must be a genius with clear bones.
"Sasha?" I looked at the chic signature on the receipt, crumpled it and handed me a floral shirt, "You must fill in your real name."
He pouted, and this time he took over and wrote the word "Fang Lei" honestly.
"Beauty, come and play with me when you have time, I'll give you a 20% discount on drinks."
After collecting the receipts and checking the bank account, Flower Shirt chatted with Liu Yue and handed her a fragrant business card.
Liu Yue took it with a smile, and locked the 130,000 watch into the safe.
After the floral shirt left, Shen Xiaoshi lay back on the comfortable and soft leather sofa, held his mobile phone high, and let out a sigh of emotion.
"It's so good to be handsome. You can get 130,000 yuan without doing anything. 130,000 yuan, my basic salary for two years."
Liu Yue switched the computer desktop back to the dog blood Korean drama she was watching before, and continued casually: "I don't look very handsome, not as good-looking as my idol, but I have a pretty good figure, with big chest muscles..." She looked down Looking at his chest, he shook his head regretfully, "Anyway, if I had 200,000, I would never buy a watch as a gift for him. He didn't wear the watch once, so he changed hands and took it as a gift. Obviously, he didn't have much sincerity. Hey, falling in love is not as good as chasing stars." .”
"Will there be 200,000 beauties who buy watches for the cowherd? Will there be only 200,000? It's just a drop in the bucket." I picked up the magazine on the table, flipped to the article "The Redemption of the Fallen Girl" that I was reading, and joined in very naturally. their dialogue.
"That's true. I pass by the 'Golden Years' every day after get off work. Guests start coming at the door at six o'clock. They drive good cars, Bentleys, Ferraris, and Laborghinis, just like a large auto show." Liu Yue said, "Before The Jenny and Zhuzhu who come here often are the princesses inside. Every once in a while, they will take the bags sent by the guests, and they will be seven or eight famous brand bags together, which makes me dumbfounded."
"How do you know they are princesses?" I do remember those two people, indeed they pack a lot of bags every time they come, but because they come without makeup, their skin is bad, and their faces are haggard, it looks like they played mahjong all night for three days and three nights , I just thought they opened a second-hand shop.
"I added them as friends." Liu Yue waved her phone, "Every day, they really are either thanking the boss for the diamonds, or thanking the boss for the bags. It makes me want to hate the rich."
Shen Xiaoshi suddenly jumped up from the sofa: "Wow, someone wants it!"
Liu Yue and I were taken aback by him, and we all looked at him.
He whistled: "The 150,000 watch is out of your hands."
The watch of the floral shirt was eaten within half an hour after it was displayed on Moments. Since it is a delicate and valuable item, there is no tolerance for bumps and bumps. I also asked that the client was on a business trip in Qingwan City and was staying in a five-star hotel in the city center. I happened to be on the way home, so I agreed to deliver it to him in person at night.
After all, it cost more than 100,000 yuan, and I didn’t dare to take the subway. I was afraid of mistakes, so I called a taxi and went straight to the hotel, planning to ask Wei Shi for reimbursement later.
The hotel is a towering skyscraper, the glass on the exterior wall shows the bright neon lights at night, and the lobby is transparent and elegant, filled with a refreshing aroma.
Perhaps there was some kind of reception event today, many people got off from the car at the door, and entered the hotel in formal evening gowns, their clothes fragrant and their temples shadowed, giving them a high-class look.
It was just that as soon as I entered, I probably didn't look like a guest here with my shabby clothes, so a doorman asked me if I needed help.
"I'm looking for someone."
I told the customer that I have arrived, and the customer returned quickly, asking me to wait, saying that he will come down immediately. I smiled at the doorman and walked to the sofa reception area beside me.
Before I was seated, a silver sports car with smooth lines stopped at the door, which made me take a second look.
A graceful young woman stepped down from the passenger seat, her waist was slender in a tight red dress, and in the cool weather, she wore a black feather shawl over her shoulders, with curly hair and red lips, very glamorous.
Twisting her hips around to the driver's seat, when the man driving the car opened the door and got off the car, she skillfully hooked the man's arm, and stepped on high heels like a queen to enter the revolving door of the hotel.
I stood there, and my eyes fell on the man next to her.
It's only been a few days, but unexpectedly we will meet again.
Like most men before him, he was wearing a formal three-piece suit, a black bow tie, and a white handkerchief on his chest.
The difference is that he has a good figure, with a button on his waist buttoned up, which makes his waist more ape-armed and wasp, tall and long-legged.
If they want to get into the elevator, they have to pass by me, and it is impossible for Sheng Minou to turn a blind eye to me when they pass by me. At this time, Sheng Minou did see me, and subconsciously stopped.
There was a frightening chill and viciousness in his eyes for a moment, as if a tyrant who no one dared to disobey suddenly found a dirty louse lying on his bed.
Just brush it off? No, just because a lice is small and insignificant doesn't mean it can offend at will. Through his eyes, I could understand how much he wanted to put me, this "lice", to death, crushed to death right now.
But it was only for a moment, in the blink of an eye, the malice wrapped in frost faded away, and he looked human again.
"This is..." The red-lipped beauty looked back and forth between Sheng Minou and me, with doubts in her eyes.
Sheng Minou lowered his head and smiled decently at her, opened his lips and was about to say something, but I stopped him first.
"Brother, who is this?" I asked him with a smile, "It can't be your girlfriend."
The smile on Sheng Min'ou's lips froze, his squinting eyes were even colder than before.
He said slowly: "He is my brother."
The beauty was a little surprised: "You still have a younger brother? Why didn't I hear you mention it?"
Facing his blade-like eyes fearlessly, I smiled again: "Because I have been in prison for ten years."
The beauty turned pale and looked at me in surprise.
Sheng Minou's face sank completely, and he pulled out the arm held by the beauty, and said, "Mo Yu, you go up first, I and... my brother will come after a few words."
The beauty seemed to want to ask something else, but at this time a few well-dressed men and women came outside, she seemed to be afraid of being noticed, she shut her mouth at once, straightened her expression, and nodded slightly at Sheng Minou, blowing the fragrant wind leave.
After the beauty left, Sheng Minou didn't even look at me, and walked out without saying a word, as if he was sure that I would follow him.
I twitched the corners of my mouth, waited for him to walk a distance, and followed him in a shuffling manner.
Sheng Minou leaned against the outer wall of the hotel, lowered his head to hold the fire, and lit the cigarette on his lips.
Taking a deep breath, and then exhaling slowly, the orange fire flickered in the dark night, he held the cigarette between his hands, his brows and eyes looked a bit depressed due to the hazy smoke.
I walked towards him, trying to liven up the atmosphere: "Why, is it really your girlfriend?"
"Lu Feng..." His deep voice came through the night breeze, making me slightly stupefied.
It's been ten years, and this is the first time in ten years I've heard him call my name.
He looked at me, no longer trying to hide his coldness and ferocity.
"leave me alone."