When Lin Yi met those buyers in front of the library, he realized what "a crowded place" means, and how much capital did Lao Cao spend.

More than a dozen people were blocking the door, just waiting for Lin Yi to come out.

Seeing that Lin Yi and everyone took the initiative to say hello to him.

Nonsense, who is Lin Yi now? He is very famous in the entire Nandu and even in the province. He is a pride among collectors and a stranger in the old book industry. I heard that he has completed seven or eight thousand line-bound books all at once, which is definitely a big deal.

So when Lao Cao shouted, they flocked to Taobao and wanted to get a share of the pie.

Looking at these buyers who are like wolves and tigers, Lin Yi was amused. Well, since you want Taobao, let you see what the real "treasure" is!

Lin Yi casually greeted these buyers. Most of these people came from the province, and some came from outside the province by looking forward to it. Especially after Lin Yi appeared on the treasure appraisal program, the ratings of that episode were extremely high, and those who knew him directly called him "Master Lin".

Lin Yi thought this title was a bit funny. It seemed that only a great person like "Huang Feihong" would be called "master". He was so handsome that he could take on the word "master" at a young age.

At this time, Lin Yi forgot that his hair was gray and his whole body was like an ancient book. He was reborn and experienced the vicissitudes of storms and vicissitudes. His temperament had the demeanor of a master.

Therefore, those who call him "Master Lin" are definitely willing, and they feel that Lin Yi deserves it.

During the introduction, Lin Yi also met one or two good collectors, such as Mr. Yang Liancheng, the city's leading old book collector. This is a retired cadre. He doesn't have much hobbies and likes to collect some old books. In his words, he loved reading when he was a child, but looked down on him. When he was old, he became uncontrollable when he came into contact with old books and became obsessed with books like he was poisoned.

Lin Yi understood his feelings. Many old book lovers came here like this. At first, they just missed the old book stall, and then started to buy old books constantly, first for dozens of yuan, then for hundreds of yuan, and then for thousands of thousands... The hobby of collecting books is a bottomless pit, you can never satisfy it. The pursuit of versions and the pursuit of rare books make you always feel excited about the love of old books. So much so that like Mr. Yang Liancheng, like this, the family now has 30,000 books, the first and second floors, and even the aisles are filled with bookshelves, but they are still not satisfied and feel that collecting books is not enough. His wife complains that his son Dulu, he can't listen to it, and treats it as a wind in his ears. He spends most of his pension to buy books, and is called "book fanatic" by people around him.

Yang Liancheng, a book lover, is quite a bit of a lot of books. In the past, he found out that he had taken a detour and had to collect high-quality books, not to catch shrimps and big fish. So now Mr. Yang has begun to focus on line-bound books, thinking that this is a potential stock, and the more you can hide it in the future, the more valuable it will be.

Compared with Mr. Yang, the purpose of others is much pure. They come here to make money. It is better to say that they are businessmen and book vendors who buy and sell used books.

Lin Yi did not underestimate these people. After all, he was only half a book vendor, otherwise where would the money on the bank card come from?

Lin Yi never despises himself and always likes to respect others. So much so that he is treated like a spring breeze. He feels that this "Master Lin" is indeed extraordinary. His words and demeanor are all the demeanor of everyone, and he looks very decent and well-educated.

Seeing that the time was almost the same, Lin Yi now invited some people to read books in the library first. There were too many people and he had to enter one by one.

Lao Cao was outside to greet the booksellers, while Lin Yi brought some of them into the library.

When they didn't go in, everyone didn't feel that it was good. They even remembered that Lin Yi's library was like many bookstores selling old books, and was packed with old books. But when they went in, I was dizzy. This was a museum!

Tall and neat bookshelf, bright glass bookcase, elegant wooden booth, old books are placed in different categories, and are viewed from a distance, majestic and antique.

These book dealers were shocked, and their intentions to come and pick up the bargain were immediately depressed. Moreover, they heard that Lao Cao said that those thread-bound books were not very good, so they had already made up their minds to lower the price. But now... looking at the old thread-bound books with perfect appearance, they suddenly felt guilty and couldn't help but touch their money bags...

...

Old Cao Cao was chatting with a group of book dealers, and saw the first group of people who went in to "see the goods" come out.

But his expression was strange. He was very happy when he entered, but he was dejected when he came out.

Why, not satisfied?

"Hey, brother, how do you think? Are you satisfied?" Lao Cao asked, pulling someone.

The man looked at him and said angrily, "What are you kidding me?" After that, he left angrily.

Lao Cao was confused and grabbed another person and asked, "Is it okay to read those books?"

"Those books? You have the nerve to say that it would be cheap to say it was a pile of rags, but... it was really a shame." The man also left angrily.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad.

When the other people came out, they were really satisfied. They praised Lao Cao for his good greetings and would come back in the future. Not to mention anything else, just this kind of appearance, no matter how much money it is worth.

He was complimented and scolded, which made Lao Cao confused. From beginning to end, he couldn't figure out what was going on.

The second batch went in, the scene was the same.

The third batch entered, and the situation was still the same.

Lao Cao was scolded and praised, making him almost crazy.

In the end, he couldn't help it anymore and went to the library in person. When he entered the library and saw that the thread-bound books that should have been ragged were neatly coded on the bookshelf, Lin Yi was negotiating prices with those wealthy book vendors, he felt dizzy.

He rubbed his eyes, sure that he was not dazzled.

I picked up a thread-bound book and looked through it hard, and I was sure that it was true, not a dream.

How is that possible?

These were originally very worn, so he bragged to those people that the price would be very low, and it would be enough for them to make money after the sale---

But now, he finally understood why those who scolded him scolded him. He brought less money and was embarrassing.

I also know why some other people praised him. His appearance was so good that it was hard to get a book.

In this way, Lao Cao stayed in the library and dreamed, wondering if he had any brain problems. Could it be that these books were good and he remembered them wrongly? But how could it be? These books were put into sacks by himself--Lin Yi found someone to repair them, but there was no trace of repairing them at all, and there was not even a needle hole.

So Lao Cao stood there in a daze, thinking about it, but he couldn't understand it---

...

Mr. Yang Liancheng was also standing in the library in a daze, looking at the antique thread-bound book that was placed like a treasure.

He has been playing with books for so many years and has never seen such a big scene. No, he has seen it before, in the ancient book showroom of the city library, but the books there are also dilapidated, not like the ones in front of him, brand new as before.

As long as you are a collector, you understand that no matter what you collect, there is a principle, that is, "playing with the old is like the new", which means that the quality of the collection is very important. Take the popular comic strip for example. The price of a first edition of "Chicken Feather Letter" with a crease and a ten-grade "Chicken Feather Letter" can be thousands of dollars different. It is because of a crease.

Yang Liancheng first felt that he could see such a spectacular scene and never lived in vain for life, then he sighed and had no money to buy it, and then he felt sad. Compared with Master Lin’s collection, he, who is known as the “No. 1 old book collector” in the city, is simply incomparable.

Look at what you are hiding. Apart from the number of things you have, there is basically nothing you can do. At least compared with Lin Yi’s books, those are simply garbage!

In the past, Yang Liancheng was proud of his collection of books, but now he is full of sadness and shame.

I feel that I don't deserve my name.

Finally, Yang Liancheng said to Lin Yi: "I am ashamed, you are the real number one collector!"

Lin Yi wanted to comfort him, but knew that he had nothing to say, so he could only give him a few books to gift him.

Yang Liancheng refused to ask for it. You have to know that Lin Yi’s book is sold for thousands of times.

He refused to take up such light.

Lin Yi didn't force him.

Because there are other guests around.

...

Lin Yi divided the thread-bound books into three categories, one of which he kept and collected, including the Song version of "Mengxi Bitan", the hand-copied "Zhang Tianshi's Book of Diseases", and the Ming version of "The Mad Woman".

There are about a thousand copies of these books, and the specific value of Lin Yi is still uncertain. However, Lin Yi still called to Hong Kong and received auction data from the New Century Auction House. If the Song version of "Dream Xi Bitan" is auctioned, it will start at about 1.5 million yuan, hand-copied "Zhang Tianshi's Book of Diseases" start at 800,000 yuan, and Ming version of "The Mad Woman" start at 600,000 yuan. In other words, the price of these three books is as high as 3 million yuan.

The second category is those who have been held and waiting for appreciation. There are about 2,000 copies of these books. According to the current value, it is worth about 5 million. Lin Yi guessed that according to the popularity of ancient books, it will definitely increase significantly in two or three years.

The third category is for sale. Most of these books are not complete, scattered, or the versions are mostly from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period.

The total number is about 4,000 volumes. The batches of book dealers who came today have almost booked the books away. Those who can afford to pay the money have given the full amount, while those who can't afford to pay the money have given the deposit. Lin Yi roughly calculated that according to the sale price of about 1,000 yuan per book, the income of 4,000 volumes is about 4 million yuan.

...

In other words, at this time, Lin Yi sold the stamped thread-bound books collectively and got about 4 million, so Lin Yi generously took a check of 400,000 and stuffed it into Lao Cao's pocket.

Old Cao Cao was still stunned. He really couldn't think of how this would happen? It's unreasonable, it's evil!

"Why, I'm not happy to make money." Looking at his distraught look, Lin Yi joked, "In the past, you had to kiss me wildly after taking money, jumping three feet high."

Old Cao suddenly came to his senses, grabbed Lin Yi's clothes, and showed a confused expression on his face: "Tell me, Lin Yi, am I dazzled?"

"You're not dazzled."

"Did I read it wrong?"

"You read that right."

"Then am I crazy?"

"You're not crazy, either."

"That's wrong..." Old Cao let go of Lin Yi's clothes, his expression a little obsessed. "I clearly put these books in sacks, and they are obviously ragged, but now---how do you explain it?"

"I can't explain it." Lin Yi shrugged, with a strange smile on his face, then patted Lao Cao on the shoulder and said, "Look forward, don't be obsessed with it. There are many things in this world that cannot be explained... If you are too serious, you will lose."

Lao Cao couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to lose his head. He was originally a very nervous person. After Lin Yi said this, he stopped thinking about it. He took out the check that Lin Yi sent him and took a look at the number on it--400,000!

The mood immediately changed from low to excitement--yes, why do you think so much? As long as the money is real, but please care whether these are true or not!

Fuck it!

Seeing Lao Cao posing in a crab pose again and leaving excitedly while touching the big bald head, Lin Yi smiled. Perhaps only such a person in the world could live happily.

Yes, what do you want to do if you want so much? As long as you have money to make money.

Unfortunately, many people don’t understand this principle.

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Chapter completed!