Chapter 423: It makes sense

Chapter 423: It makes sense

Chapter 423: It makes sense

past life.

I once dealt with a small boss.

The other party's surname is Song. He was a rag collector at first. Later, he rented a warehouse and bought back some second-hand home appliances, furniture, etc. It happened to be the peak season of the real estate market, and he successfully made a fortune by reselling them and making a profit.

Immediately afterwards, the other party rented another warehouse and collected a batch of second-hand movie props in Hengdian for rent.

Since the purchase price is extremely low, the cost can basically be recovered after renting it out once or twice, and the rest is all gross profit. The company has snatched away a lot of business from its competitors by offering low prices.

After a few years, the business was booming, and when Fan Wumian saw him again, he was already driving a Maybach S450.

At that time, Fan Wumian was deeply moved and discovered that there were some particularly profitable ways hidden in these inconspicuous second-hand businesses.

This is just a minor incident.

In the past few years, the mainland real estate market was sluggish and some developers could no longer hold on, so the projects they developed were left unfinished.

Some businessmen have emerged in the market who specialize in purchasing cost-effective unfinished real estate projects, which is often equivalent to buying land and getting an unfinished house for free. During this period, there happens to be a wave of rising housing prices, which allows these developers to make a lot of money.

Some of them made a fortune by reselling unfinished office buildings.

He acquired an unfinished building for several hundred million yuan, developed it and resold it for more than double the profit, selling it for more than ten billion yuan, and has already made it onto the Hurun Rich List of mainland China.

There is also the second-hand trading platform "Xianyu" founded by Alibaba Group. As the largest C2C community and trading market for long-tail commodities in the mainland, its market valuation has reached tens of billions.

Fan Wumian also met the owner of a mobile phone store who specialized in buying low and selling high on Xianyu to make a profit, so he could make a living without any problems.

I looked at the photos sent by President Quentin Nelson again.

He suddenly thought that he could set up a second-hand trading platform in advance through the Penguin Group.

Penguin has a huge user base, and what it lacks most now is a channel to monetize its users. Even if it only takes about 0.5% of each transaction, it will be a considerable profit over time.

Mailing list above.

Some items have been painted black, indicating that they have been sold, including the batch of old items that Fan Wumian bought in bulk.

He read through them one by one and found that apart from the luxury hybrid sailing yacht, he was only interested in the Ferrari Enzo supercar. He said to Zuo Ziyan excitedly:

"The license plate of this Enzo is particularly interesting, OUO, with the U placed at the bottom, which is vivid, but unfortunately it looks rather short and compact."

"There's also an old Rolls-Royce Silver Spur with the license plate "I LOVE U" on it. Do you like it? I can try to get it and give it to you."

"Apart from them, only this Patek Philippe Reference 96 watch that belonged to the last emperor Puyi seems to have some collectible value. If I didn't have so many good projects to invest in, I could have picked the right time to help that unlucky guy and made a small profit."

Thanks to Douyin, Fan Wumian’s horizons have been greatly broadened.

However, although there are a lot of information gaps that can be used, there are also many things he doesn't know.

For example, this Patek Philippe Reference 96 full calendar moon phase watch owned by the last emperor Puyi is not just "slightly collectible".

It was only valued at HK$80 on the list, but more than a decade later it was sold for US$620 million, equivalent to about HK$4800 million.

However, because he didn't understand these things, Fan Wumian only regarded the watch as an "interesting addition" and didn't take it seriously at all.

Just like some clothing stores, there are always signs hanging up saying "how many days until closing" and "clearance sale", which always attract some buyers' attention and increase store profits.

Zuo Ziyan also liked the idea of ​​finding a bargain at a low price, and said with a smile:
"The license plate "I LOVE U" is really romantic. I have seen it on the streets of Hong Kong. I also have some impression of this Ferrari. I seem to know who this sports car belongs to. She was dating a friend of my cousin, but their family does business in Malaysia and I am not very familiar with them."

"Have you noticed that you have started to think ahead about what you should ask the seller for after buying this sailing yacht?"

"This shows that in your subconscious mind, you still really want it."

Fan Wumian said with a melancholy tone:

"Before the Spring Festival, I wanted to buy a Lamborghini Bull to reward myself. Later, as you know, the car was placed in a container and encountered a typhoon on the way to the port city. The container fell into the sea."

"After I got rich, I have been trying to be thrifty and calculate carefully, pursuing how to maximize profits. Now that I am almost the largest shareholder of Penguin Group, it seems reasonable to reward myself with a few tenths of the total assets."

"I know exactly where the problem lies. My family was too poor before, so I always subconsciously considered whether the goods were practical and cost-effective. Unlike a rich woman like you, who grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth, you swiped your card to buy me leather shoes worth thousands of pounds without blinking an eye." ""

Reaching out and patting Fan Wumian's arm, Zuo Ziyan said with a smile:

"I paid for your gift, and you actually blame me for spending money lavishly? The purpose of making money is to enjoy yourself. In many cases, making yourself happy is the most important thing. Just like many pieces of jewelry, even though we know that they will depreciate after we buy them, and wearing a necklace worth tens of millions of dollars will not make us immortal, it still makes us feel good."

The topic changed.

She then said to Fan Wumian:

"But it's definitely a good thing to be a little more careful with your money. I used to worry that you would become a bad person after you had money, and go to the casino to play cards, or hang out in bars all day. Now everything is fine."

Fan Wumian didn't dare to respond.

He did become a bad person, but the bad thing was not that he sought excitement through gambling or drinking.

After thinking it over carefully for a while, Fan Wumian told her:

"Then buy it first. The price is still reasonable. If you regret it later, you can sell it later, or rent it out when it's not in use. On the bright side, a sailing yacht has several built-in advertising spaces, and you can even put giant posters on the sails."

".I admire this kind of business acumen."

Lie down and get under the covers.

When her foot touched Fan Wumian's leg, Fan Wumian shivered all over as if he had been electrocuted, as if ice cubes had been stuffed into his quilt.

If you can get more in return, the actual transaction price is only about 8500 million Hong Kong dollars. The yacht itself will still be quite valuable in the next few years.

Thinking that there was no pressure at all, he no longer worried about whether he should waste money. Fan Wumian decisively emailed President Quentin Nelson, hoping to close the deal at a price of HK$9200 million and ask the seller to give him an Enzo supercar, a silver spike with the license plate "I LOVE U", and the Patek Philippe watch of the last emperor Puyi, along with the license plate.

It is not clear whether the seller will agree to this offer, but considering that the other party is almost desperate, there is definitely hope. The pleasure of bargaining makes him feel indescribable.

Until the email is sent.

Fan Wumian began to worry and muttered:

"I should have first said 9000 million Hong Kong dollars. If they agreed to my offer right away, wouldn't I be depressed for a day or two?"

Zuo Ziyan laughed and said:

"After kicking him when he's down, you still think the stone you threw isn't big enough? But it doesn't seem like it's kicking him when he's down. After all, you weren't related to him before. The two transactions on your side helped him raise more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars in cash. If you put yourself in his shoes and look at it from his perspective, it's better to be hurt than to be completely ruined."

"Yes, it's better to sell the second-hand house at a loss than to go bankrupt and be seized by the court and sold at auction."

Fan Wumian didn't know the seller at all, so of course he didn't care too much about the other party's opinion. He just regretted that he couldn't bargain in half like he did at a street stall.

According to President Quentin Nelson, several potential buyers are already eyeing the Italian-made PARSIFAL III yacht. If it were priced at only HK$70 or 80 million, it might be snapped up immediately.

As the yacht is for sale, related news appeared on the Internet.

After searching and looking through the interior, Fan Wumian was very satisfied with the appearance and interior, and asked:
"What do you think I should name this ship if I buy it? Bandit King? Holy Flame Meow Meow?"

Zuo Ziyan, who was about to fall asleep, opened her eyes and looked at him with a surprised tone:

"Are you crazy? One is a bandit, and the other is the Holy Fire. Both are suppressed by the sea. It's obviously not auspicious."

".It seems to make sense."

Continue to think about it.

Zuo Ziyan was about to fall asleep when she heard Fan Wumian say:
"How about calling it the Salted Fish? No, the Salted Fish is dead, and it's not good to float on the sea. Let's call it the Flying Penguin."

".Be good, we can talk tomorrow. We have plenty of time on the way to the filming. Shut up right now."

Turned over.

Zuo Ziyan quickly rolled away all the quilts on Fan Wumian's body.

This left him speechless. Zhuang Muxi was like this, and Feng Ying'er was like this too. It was like some kind of female innate skill.
(End of this chapter)