Go back to 1990 to start a business

Chapter 1194 The lion opens its mouth

After Anna read a cultural relic appraisal book, told all the top collectors that she would buy Buddhist relics at a high price, and the news spread, she finally got her first seller.

This is a Chinese collector from Luoshanji.

"Hello Miss Anna, my name is Dong Yi." The visitor was polite and in his forties, looking like a businessman.

Anna was secretly wary that Chinese businessmen are best at cheating, so beware of making jokes about modern cultural relics.

She smiled broadly and asked him to sit down, then asked, "Do you have a Buddha statue?"

Dong Yi took out a beautiful bronze Buddha from his bag and placed it in front of Anna.

Anna reached out and picked it up, but her fingers didn't respond. She pretended to check it and sighed: "What I want is a cultural relic."

Dong Yi's cheek twitched slightly: "You don't use old and new to identify cultural relics, do you?"

Anna was a little convinced and asked casually: "How much do you want to sell it for?"

Dong Yi sighed unconsciously. Anna obviously didn't understand. She didn't even ask about the dynasty. He asked curiously: "What do you want the Buddha statue for?"

"Xia Chuan needs it." Anna confessed simply.

Dong Yi was relieved and said: "I'm either making money with a Buddha statue or making friends. This is a Buddha statue made during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when Buddhism was at its peak. Cultural relics have no fixed value. It all depends on the buyer's preference. I'll give it to you. The fairest price, one hundred thousand dollars.”

Anna said without thinking: "Ten thousand."

Dong Yi shuddered, "Although I am a bit ruthless, you are a little more ruthless, you are a bit of a wolf."

But he thought that it was Xia Chuan who needed it, so this could be calculated separately. He said cautiously: "It doesn't matter if I lose, let's count ourselves friends, right?"

"Of course. My favorite collector friend, as long as the Buddha is real, you will be on my trust list." Anna said casually.

"Okay, deal."

Anna paid cash directly, and Dong Yi left.

Anna put the Buddha statue on the table and waited for the second seller to authenticate it, acting like an idiot.

This Buddha statue must be bought, which is equivalent to setting a price for the Buddha statue. Otherwise, if she gives up all the Buddha statues that are not used and only buys the Buddha statues with the power of aspiration, then people will instantly understand that the price is low, and there is no way to win it without tens of millions of dollars.

But now this kind of behavior gives people the feeling that they are completely amateurs, they don’t understand anything, they are just randomly buying.

As a result, after she bought three in a row,

Woolsey was stunned.

We were all prepared to steal the Buddha statue that Anna bought and immediately dissect it and study it.

Who knew Anna bought it this way? The authenticity has to wait for a second person to identify it.

But after Woolsey reported to Crichton, Crichton smiled and said:

"Anna is indeed not a fool, and she definitely knows how to identify the Buddha statue that Xia Chuan needs. So, whenever Anna calls Xia Chuan, the Buddha statue she bought that day is genuine and will be stolen immediately.

But don’t bring it to the headquarters. Just find a laboratory to study it. Don’t let them know the truth and don’t have anything to do with us. Remember, Xia Chuan must clear up the relationship before coming, he can find anything lost! "

Woolsey took the order and continued to monitor Anna.

Anna didn't know that she thought she was smart, but there were people a hundred times smarter than her, not Woolsey, not Crichton, but the patients.

She only acquired the Buddha statue on the first day.

Then, there was no one left.

All the Buddha statues in the United States were purchased by patients at high prices. Then the prices of Buddhist statues in China skyrocketed, and the whole world was undercurrent, as if there was an invisible hand devouring all the cultural relics and Buddha statues scattered in every corner of the world.

The speed was so fast that Anna couldn't even react.

Those patients grasped the real key. As long as there was the Buddha statue Xia Chuan needed, the amount of money did not matter.

Compared to a billion dollars, what is that little money to buy a Buddha statue?

What's more, it's not in vain. Even if Xia Chuan doesn't need it, it's still a cultural relic. It's easy to sell it at a high price.

The disease was cured and money was made.

……

On Saturday, someone finally couldn't help it anymore. He was Bill Ford of the Ford family. He specifically took a look at the Chinese Gregorian calendar brand, Yinacai.

Nacai means marrying a wife and giving her a betrothal gift. He thought Easterners would look at this to decide whether to make a purchase.

Then Anna got the call.

"Hello Anna, I'm Bill Ford."

"Mr. Bill, what's the matter?" Anna now knew that she was self-defeating and could only continue to act stupid.

"If you have time, I hope you can come to Dearborn. I have a hundred Buddha statues. Note that they are not handicrafts from factories, they are cultural relics. I hope to have an interview with you."

"I'm sorry, but I can't go anywhere because someone will show up at my door."

Bill Ford suddenly felt a congestion of blood blocking his lungs. Anna was right. Someone would come to her if she just waited. There was no need to come to her door.

But if they came to talk to Anna, he would be passive, because he had no intention of selling, so he took these hundred cultural relics to talk to Anna. If none of the hundred cultural relics were useful, he wouldn't believe it. If they were useful, he would treat the disease and exchange them for Buddha statues. Xia Chuan didn't need the other ones either. He took them back and sold them at a high price, and everyone was happy.

"Miss Anna, I think there aren't many that can be delivered to your door. It's far less efficient than your visit. What do you think?"

"No, I think it's safer to sit at home." Anna hung up the phone directly.

Bill was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Is there anyone safer than you in the United States? The gangsters all walked around, and they didn't have much money, but they died faster than anyone else.

Bill had no choice but to rent a plane, load all the Buddha statues on it, and then fly to San Francisco himself to meet Anna.

noon.

Anna's words finally came true, and someone came to the door.

Well, that's Bill.

Bill was in the hall and asked his men to open all the boxes and show them to Anna.

There are really various sizes, big and small, but they all have the feeling of cultural relics, not handicrafts.

Anna checked it carefully, and it seemed that every one of them was a single movement. Even if she grabbed the Buddha's head and shook it, she didn't have to force it to move. Each one took absolutely the same time.

Bill thought carefully, what is the key here?

But he was too exhausted to figure it out.

After everything was checked, Anna said: "I bought them all, how much do you want?"

Bill was overjoyed. There must be a need here, otherwise Anna would not have bought so many Buddha statues just to pretend to be a fool. He smiled and said, "I only have one request. If you pick a Buddha statue, Xia Chuan will treat a patient for me."

This is more than just a big talk from the lion. He is thinking too far. He not only wants to cure the disease, but also turns it into a business.

Anna didn't show any weakness: "Then just send her to the hospital."

Bill smiled and said, "Then I'm really leaving. If Xia Chuan needs it, let him find me."

He is not worried that Xia Chuan will rob him. That is impossible. Xia Chuan's reputation is more valuable than anything else.