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.
In the garden of Jishuitan Hospital, under the envious and admiring gazes of several patients and nurses in hospital gowns, a stunningly beautiful woman was pushing a wheelchair and walking along the pond and flower beds with a smile on her high heels. While walking, there was an ordinary-looking man sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the sky and water, and occasionally turning back to chat with the woman. The two people are naturally Qu Yunxuan and Dong Xuebin.
"Aunt Xuan, how was the harvest during the spring auction?"
"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 9 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 7 million, but because of you In the first auction, we raised several sky-high prices, including wild ginseng and Hotan hosta, all of which gave our auction a lot of fame. As a result, this spring auction collected a lot of good things, and now , the total assets have less than doubled, to about more than 12 million. "
Dong Xuebin said, "So many? Are we two multi-millionaires now?"
When talking about this, Qu Yunxuan also smiled, "Yes, it's like a dream, haha."
"Oh, I didn't expect that my brother would be here today!"
Both Qu Yunxuan and Dong Xuebin were ordinary people a year ago. Aunt Xuan's family situation was a little better. She was an office worker with a monthly salary of several thousand yuan, which was enough. However, Dong Xuebin and his mother were married. They were penniless, and even having food was a problem when they were poor. But today, a year later, the two of them have become small millionaires with assets of over 10 million, which makes people a little bit sad.
For a moment, Dong Xuebin said angrily: "This is not enough. Our next goal is 20 million."
Qu Yunxuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's simple, but it's not that easy."
"You forgot that I can bet on stones. Come on, let's go back to the company to discuss the plan first."
Now that he has come to the capital, he has two or three months of free time with nothing to do. Dong Xuebin’s first thought is naturally to make money. Firstly, to make Aunt Xuan happy, and secondly, to spend more spare money. Dong Xuebin I also plan to buy a nicer big villa in the future. The third reason is naturally to smooth my official career in the future. I may not be able to use the money in the future, so I have to prepare it now.
Two and three months, if I don't find something to do, I will be bored to death.
Yunde Auction Company.
On the top floor, Qu Yunxuan's office.
Qu Yunxuan got straight to the point: "Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Dong Xuebin Dong. He will be solely responsible for the jadeite 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.
Qu Yunxuan didn't mean to ask for their opinions, she just announced a decision.
Yunde Auction is still a small company, and the staff are all new, and most of the relationships have not been sorted out properly. Seeing that Mr. Qu directly brought a new person in and put it on their heads, everyone had some small opinions, but seeing Qu Yunxuan She pushed the wheelchair dotingly like a big sister. Even a fool could see how close this person named Dong Xuebin was to Mr. Qu, so no one said anything.
Dong Xuebin said nothing.
He was an all-powerful man 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 he had always been like an elder, so in front of Aunt Xuan Dong Xuebin couldn't raise any momentum.
After the meeting, Qu Yunxuan specially kept one person behind. He was 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. The emphasis in China is on seniority. For people of Dong Xuebin's age, no matter how great their abilities are, there are limits. Gambling on stones? 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 to gamble on stones. Let's go together."
Qu Yunxuan said without even thinking: "Absolutely not. You are so injured that you want to travel far away? If something happens on the way, how do you ask my aunt to explain it to Sister Luan?"
"Hey, what can I do?"
"That's not OK."
Dong Xuebin spread his hands, "What do you think we should do?"
Qu Yunxuan thought for a while, looked at Teacher Wei and said, "Is there any place in Beijing where you can gamble on stones?"
Teacher Wei smiled bitterly and said: "There must be some, but the materials are not very good. Most of them are scraps from Ruili and Myanmar. Nine out of ten bets are too much. Mr. Qu, the next jade sale is getting closer and closer. , it is basically unrealistic to collect good jade from the private sector, let alone the best glass species, even the ice species has little hope. After all, there are so many auctions in Beijing every year, and how many pieces of good jade can you really see? ? Some people don’t sell it either.” There’s something else I haven’t said yet. Even if there are people who want to auction jadeite from glass, they won’t choose Yunde Auction.
Qu Yunxuan picked up the cup and fed Dong Xuebin considerately, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Teacher Wei shook his head helplessly, "I didn't agree with holding any special jade sale at the beginning. How long has it been since no one dared to do this kind of auction? Even the big auction houses in Shanghai and Hong Kong avoided it. Why? There are too few good jadeite. There are too few people who are willing to take it to the auction, and everyone is rushing to collect it before it is too late, and not one of the ten people is willing to sell it, so this kind of jadeite sale is mostly thankless. "
Qu Yunxuan wiped the corner of Dong Xuebin's mouth with a handkerchief, "Haha, that's why I have to bet on stones."
"But the risk..." Teacher Wei sighed: "Let me say something unlucky, the risk of betting on stones 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 here."
Teacher Wei didn't know whether to cry or laugh, "How sure can Mr. Dong be?"
Dong Xuebin shook his hand, "No, no, just call me Xiao Dong. I'm sure, Khan, 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 her 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 collected a few waxy jade ornaments. It is estimated that even if the price is high, we will earn a lot of money." It's not much money, and it doesn't have much practical significance. The first thing I thought about was to let Xiaobin get some jadeite from ice or even glass. In this way, not only can he make money, but his reputation can also be more famous, killing two birds with one stone. Son."
Teacher Wei was speechless, ice species? Glass species? How can it be so easy to do!
Qu Yunxuan paused and said, "Xiao Bin, why don't you just check with Jingli first."
"It's okay." The stones in Jingli are a little worse, but it doesn't necessarily mean there are no good ones.
"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 much hotter here than in Yantai County.
However, Dong Xuebin, who was sitting in a wheelchair, not only did not feel hot, but felt warm and comfortable all over his body. There is no intrigue, no official struggle here, there is only a beautiful woman pushing a wheelchair. This kind of plain warmth is something Dong Xuebin has longed for for a long time. He just hopes to squint his eyes and walk away. Walk, walk, walk, and spend the rest of your life with Aunt Xuan.
Unknowingly, Dong Xuebin fell asleep.
When he woke up faintly, he suddenly heard Aunt Xuan talking to someone behind him.
"Yes, what a coincidence. Mr. Feng is also here to check out the stuff?" It was Aunt Xuan's voice.
"Well, I'm getting ready for the next auction. Let's take a look at what good stuff we have here." It was a young man's voice, "... who is this?"
"It's my friend. His leg was injured."
"Oh, are you here to see antiques too? By the way, I heard that your bank is going to hold a jade sale?"
"Haha, no, I'm just here to look at the raw materials today."
"Oh, that's a coincidence. Our company is also planning to hold a special jade show."
"Um?"
There was a lot of people and 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 young man named Feng was also there. The person who runs the auction company is not far from Yunde Auction House. Under such circumstances, competition is naturally inevitable. Listening to the tone of Mr. Feng and Qu Yunxuan's words, it doesn't seem like much on the surface, but you can tell after a closer look that it's not that friendly.
"Hey, Xiaobin 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, um, this is Dong Xuebin."
Feng Yi thought Dong Xuebin was a relative of Qu Yunxuan, so he paid no attention to him and nodded without shaking hands.
Dong Xuebin didn't reach out, looked at him and nodded.
Feng Yi is about less than 30 years old. She looks about the same age as Aunt Xuan. She is quite tall, about 1.8 meters tall. She holds a bag and has a slicked back hair that is not suitable for her age. She has very sexy stockings. The style of successful people. 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 go out and do something when we have the opportunity another day."
"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 each other. Feng Yi actually didn't take Qu Yunxuan seriously at first, because ordinary auction houses don't do business for a long time, have no supply of goods, and are not popular. After a year and a half, he closed down his own business. However, with the great success of Yun De's several auctions, a sense of crisis gradually approached Feng Yi. He felt that Qu Yunxuan was really amazing. Not only was he beautiful, but he was also smart. , since the Yunde Auction Company was established opposite, his business has been seriously affected. Although it is not fatal, who thinks there is too much money.
So Feng Yicai had the idea to bring down Yunde Auction. This was not the first time he had done this.
far away.
Qu Yunxuan was also frowning.
"What's wrong, Aunt Xuan?" Dong Xuebin asked.
Qu Yunxuan took out her mobile phone and said, "Wait for my aunt to make a call first." She dialed a number and held the mobile phone to her ear, "... Hey, Xiao Tao'er, check the Jiaxin Auction website for me to see when their jade sale will be. Opening... If it's not available 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, "Have you found it? You said... what... is it really that day... Okay, I see."
Dong Xuebin blinked, "What's the matter?"
Qu Yunxuan tapped her eyebrows with her fingers, "Then Feng Yi actually wants to hold a jade sale on the same day as us."
"the same day?"
"Yeah, the date just went up on their website this morning."
Jadeite is hard to come by, and good jadeite is even harder to come by. Therefore, even in places like the capital, jadeite auctions are not often seen, and now the two auction houses on a street east of Panjiayuan Bridge are all in A jade sale 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 bitter smile: "There are some things that you don't know very well. From the day we opened, several auction companies around us have not been very friendly to our Yunde Auction, and we are developing so fast. , the first small auction outperformed all the auction companies, and it seems that we are becoming more and more dissatisfied. Alas, it’s fine now. It has openly started a war with us. I thought we would have to wait until next year to face this kind of situation. It’s a kind of pressure.”
Dong Xuebin said: "We can't compete with them?"
Qu Yunxuan shook her head slightly, "Our foundation is still shallow, with only more than 10 million yuan in assets, but they are already a towering tree. Their working capital alone may exceed 100 million yuan. Just go for Feng Yi's auction house's brand, and the same special auction Ninety percent of people will definitely send the auction items to them instead of us, and in a vicious circle, since it opens on the same day as us, most people will also go to Feng Yi's auction house. Although they don't want to admit it, But we really have no chance of winning.”
"Since Feng Yi Company is so big, why should it 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 harm his interests. After all, we are on the same street."
Dong Xuebin smacked his lips, official fights, business fights, why are these 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?"
Although Dong Xuebin was also very tired of fighting, he still stared when he heard this, "Don't you announce your daily life to the public? In business, you must be honest. You must not change it. If you change it, our momentum will be weakened." , Besides, we set the date first, and they set it later. If we change this, where will we put our face?" In Dong Xuebin's official career, there has never been a compromise, fight, fight, fight, Dong Xuebin He came through the struggle again and again. Although his path was criticized by Xie Huilan as useless, Dong Xuebin felt quite free and unrestrained. At least he lived happily 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 himself.
Qu Yunxuan explained: "Kill the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred. No one can benefit from this kind of vicious competition. Feng Yi must have calculated correctly that we will avoid them and change our lives. This will overwhelm us in terms of momentum. It’s like giving us a kick and letting everyone see our joke, but if we don’t back down and go ahead, the Jade Show 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 her hand as if to strike, "If you say bad words again, do you believe I will tear you apart?"
"Ahem, keep going, keep going."
Qu Yunxuan put down her hand, straightened his hair that was messed up by the wind, and said gently: "Auntie is also new to this industry, and she is not familiar with many things. This time, I gave her a heads up, and I will do it next time." For this kind of auction, the opening time cannot be set in advance to avoid changes." Qu Yunxuan looked back at Feng Yi's back, "Since he wants to fight us, let's fight. We just won't change the date. Well, as long as we can get a batch of good jade, we don't have to be afraid of him Feng Yi."
Dong Xuebin looked at her unexpectedly, "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 your 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 the nephew of the director of the Beijing Bureau. "Feng Xueliang, that is a member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and a senior official at the deputy ministerial level.
Dong Xuebin said in surprise: "Director Feng's nephew?"
Sure enough, this is the capital, and a brick falling down can hit several officials.
Qu Yunxuan responded, "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 look back at him. It turned out that he was a relative of Director Feng. , no wonder this girl smells 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 Feng Xueliang was also from Xie's father's faction. Later they found out that this was not the case at all. Feng Xueliang was the mayor's man. .
"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 that's the case. Let's go. There's a place for betting on stones ahead. Go take a look." RO