This ti opening a clinic is completely different from when I opened one in Ghost Wood City.
Although both were aid at establishing a foothold in a new city, at the ti in Ghost Wood City, Liu Zixuan was just a small figure in people's eyes. Everything done was to grow the Xiui Lingerie business.
But this ti, it's different. Firstly, his identity has changed, and secondly, he's in the Celestial Capital for honing himself, not to make money from the clinic.
So, setting up this clinic was rely a temporary cover to divert attention!
After buying so essential items from the market, as well as several sets of tables and chairs, and having the store send them over, Liu Zixuan headed towards Mingyuan Road with Luo Xi.
"These are all antiques and paintings, what are you buying here?"
After getting out of the car, Luo Xi asked in confusion.
Liu Zixuan chuckled, "Since we're opening a clinic in the Celestial Capital, we should at least have a few decent items to display in the clinic."
"Does it an anything?" Luo Xi was still puzzled.
"It's for showing off! Put a few items that look like high-quality jade on the table, hang so paintings that seem like authentic works, and the clinic imdiately seems more upscale!"
"Pfft!" Luo Xi couldn't help but laugh; "I never thought you, Liu Zixuan, were like this!"
"Isn't it all about showing off these days?" Liu Zixuan shrugged and walked forward with Luo Xi.
Liu Zixuan didn't even consider those shops. After all, they were just for show, so he stood right in front of the stalls outside.
"Look, look, that's a painting of Shennong gathering herbs."
After wandering around for a while, Luo Xi suddenly pointed not far away and excitedly clung to Liu Zixuan's arm, "This would be perfect for your clinic!"
Liu Zixuan looked where Luo Xi pointed. On the third stall to their left, there were several ancient-looking scroll paintings, most of which were of ancient notable figures.
He smiled, "You've got a good eye."
"Of course." Luo Xi giggled and then pulled Liu Zixuan over. As they approached, Luo Xi whispered, "I'll help you haggle in a mont, you just watch, don't say anything!"
"Is there a trick to it?" Liu Zixuan asked, bewildered.
"Just watch!" Luo Xi smiled mysteriously and stood in front of the stall.
"Hey, handso guy and beautiful lady, here to look at paintings?" The stall owner was enthusiastic, picking up the paintings as they approached; "Co on, these just ca in, masterpieces from famous artists, you're lucky to have co across treasures!"
"Masterpieces?" Liu Zixuan raised an eyebrow, looking at the signatures on the scrolls, none of which seed familiar to him.
Luo Xi pretended to look around, finally settling on the Shennong gathering herbs painting she pointed at earlier. Picking it up, she asked, "Boss, how much is this?"
"You really have an eye for treasures, miss. Let tell you, this was painted by a well-known artist from the Huang Dynasty."
The boss boasted, then raised three fingers: "Since you're my first custors today, I won't ask for much, just this price!"
"Three hundred thousand?" Liu Zixuan asked.
"Handso, you must be joking, this kind of treasure, three hundred thousand? Go ask around the entire Celestial Capital City, can you buy it for three hundred thousand?" The boss rubbed his hands, "I'm not lying or scamming you, three million, no haggling. I'm only making a few thousand as handling fee."
Liu Zixuan was about to speak when Luo Xi suddenly gave him a signal, then looked at the boss! But what she said next nearly made Liu Zixuan's jaw drop, completely overturning his understanding of the antique industry!
"Three million is impossible, give us a better price!"
"Not less than two million eight hundred thousand!" the boss frowned.
"Three thousand!" Luo Xi imdiately pulled out a stack of cash from her wallet, "If you're selling, it's this price, if not, we'll look elsewhere."
Oh my god!
So Liu Zixuan's talk of three hundred thousand was too much? A painting priced at three million was going for three thousand?
This bargaining skill is incredible!
The boss's face changed instantly: "You must be here to make trouble, young lady, this treasure, and you offer three thousand?"
Luo Xi snapped, "And I didn't even say three hundred already thinking of letting you earn a bit. If you use this trick on outsiders or those not in the know, it might work, let them get scamd, but I've been coming here to Mingyuan Road like visiting the vegetable market."
"How much a bead costs, how much a painting costs, I could tell clearly at eight years old, and you still try to fool ? I stand by my word, three thousand, take it or leave it, we're leaving if not!"
The boss's mouth twitched a few tis. He thought he'd get a good deal off these young people, only to find out they were locals.
He awkwardly waved his hand, "Alright, alright, three thousand it is, let's just consider it making a friend!"
Luo Xi didn't waste any more words, tossed the stack of cash on the stall, rolled up the painting, and dragged Liu Zixuan aside.
During this whole ti, Liu Zixuan was in shock. He felt the world was too crazy!
A three-million item, being able to bargain down by ten thousand on a regular day would be impressive, yet this was a thousand tis less!
Seeing Liu Zixuan's expression, Luo Xi laughed smugly, "Do you suddenly worship now?"
"I salute you!" Liu Zixuan gave her a thumbs up!
"Actually, this is just the rule here, those stall owners don't have more than three genuine items in hand all year round. Yet the collected items can easily confuse people, so they set a high price to scam so outsiders or those not familiar."
"Although people are harder to scam now, if they manage to sell one, they can take a break for a year. Like just now, if we had really bought that painting for three million, I bet you wouldn't see him here tomorrow or for the next half year."
Listening to Luo Xi's explanation, Liu Zixuan chuckled, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
"If they truly had so many authentic antiques, would they still be setting up stalls here? They'd probably be living in mansions and driving luxury cars!"
With Luo Xi's words, Liu Zixuan understood a little.
"Damn, are you cheating , there's nothing in these stones."
"Betting on stones is gambling first and then stones, if every stone had jade treasures, wouldn't I be rich? Off you go, if you can't play, don't play!"
At that mont, a quarrel nearby caught Liu Zixuan's attention.
"Don't even think about that, it's like the odds of winning the lottery, ninety-nine percent can't find a good stone," Luo Xi reminded.
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