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Chapter 8. Bags of Babies

Lin Yi had no intention of leaving from the beginning. His grandmother said that the book in this fish skin bag was very heavy, and Lin Yi did not intend to recite it back.

So after Guo Zixing took the initiative to persuade him to stay, he looked reluctant, sat down, sighed and said, "Brother Guo, I am not greedy, I know that everyone is the hard truth to make the benefits. No one can take all the good things in the world. You must know how to share good things. I will sell these books to you, and I will not open my mouth and make you less than a penny. On the contrary, I only want to make 50% of the profit and give you half. Is it not worth your heart to do this, brother?"

Lin Yi's words made Guo Zixing feel ashamed. It turned out that the other person had left him a profit margin, which was ridiculous that he wanted to get a bargain and take advantage of it.

"Ahem, little brother, you said this, making me ashamed. - In this way, you and I will no longer go around the corner, open your heart and make this deal thoroughly. If you want, we will make a deal. Even if we can't make a deal, we will still be good friends in the future. How about it?"

Lin Yi took the opportunity to give a thumbs up, "Brother Guo is so happy!" He thought to himself, and he was finally going to understand, and he didn't know how much these books are worth.

How could Guo Zixing know that his old world was capsized in this small ditch, and his underwear was exposed by Lin Yi, a fake fellow traveler.

"First talk about your 24-book "Malaur King" with good looks. I will sell it for up to 300 yuan. Since you said that the profit is evenly divided, I will win it for 150 yuan; if I can sell this set of 19-book "Youyou Bai Shu", I will give you 200 yuan; and if I can sell this set of 57-book "Football Young Players", I can sell it for up to 1,000 yuan, and I will win it for 500 yuan; finally, as for this set of "Dragon Ball"... Hainan's 1994 edition, 78 books and ten-grade collections are another set of collections, and now it has great appreciation potential. If you don't rush to sell it, you can sell it for up to 3,000 yuan, I will give you 1,500 yuan! The total amount of these books is 2,350 yuan. What do you think?"

Lin Yi was so amused and crying. No wonder the other party was reluctant to make it clear before. When he heard that he wanted to share the profits evenly, he took it all. He only earned 350 yuan more after a long time.

Seeing Lin Yi frowning, Guo Zixing was afraid that the cooked duck would fly, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the second time we met, brothers will also give you a gift, so I will add some integers to you---2500, right?"

2500?!

Ten times of 25, it looks like I really look like 25, which has expanded ten times.

Lin Yi thought so in his heart, but he was not the kind of person who didn't understand the actual situation. He knew that he had already paid all his money, and he had no other name. Even if these books were worth ten thousand, it would be useless to put them in his hands, so he accepted the price easily.

Lin Yi's knowledge and tactfulness made Guo Zixing very happy and directly checked 2,500 yuan. "Little brother, please read the amount of money, and see the real thing - money is the most boring thing, but it must be carefully calculated."

Lin Yi understood what he meant, took the money, counted it, and said, "No problem--but Brother Guo, I have some other books, do you want to read it?"

"Other books?" Guo Zixing was stunned for a moment, and saw Lin Yi take out a stack of books, but not comics, but recipes, medicine books, textbooks, calendars, etc. of different thicknesses.

Guo Zixing laughed, "I didn't expect you to play very broadly, brother, but I have always only played comics and comics, and it's like a mountain. I don't understand these miscellaneous books."

Lin Yi originally hoped that he could also accept these books. Since these books have a fragrance, they proved to be valuable good books, but unexpectedly...

Just as Lin Yi was thinking, Guo Zixing smiled again, "But I know a few people. If you want, I will call them and ask for the price. If it is appropriate, I will collect them for them."

The reason why Guo Zixing said this is to sell favors. After all, a small book dealer like Lin Yi might get a big fish one day, and he would not be cheap at that time.

Seeing him say this, Lin Yi thanked him, saying, "Why would he refuse to give him a lover to me?"

Guo Zixing was quick and took out his cell phone and dialed an old friend's number. His friend's surname was Cao, and he also opened a bookstore to play with old books. Guo Zixing told him the names of the books and the copyright page content, and then told him that the books sellers were also fellows, so the price should be fair and not too low. Unexpectedly, after the other party considered, the price quoted scared him.

"Famous Chinese Recipes" 10 books, 2,000 yuan;

"Five-year Primary School Chinese Textbook" 10 books, 900 yuan;

"Selected Paintings of Qi Baishi" 1 book, 2,000 yuan.

"Theory of Qi and Blood" 1 book, 100 yuan.

"The Palace Museum Calendar" 1 book, 500 yuan.

Total - 5,500 yuan!

Lin Yi was also confused when he heard this offer. He didn't make much money in the comics just now, but he didn't expect to find a big gap on it.

However, Guo Zixing knew very clearly that his old friend, nicknamed "Cao Yidao", likes to make a one-size-fits-all offer. It is quotation of 50 for 1000 for 1000, and quotation of 500 for 1000. According to this principle, the total price of these books is definitely more than 10,000.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

"Famous Chinese Recipes" published in 1958 can be said to be a famous dish production series launched after the founding of New China. Although the book is very thin, it is all the cooking recipes of famous chefs. This set of books was published by the Food Industry Press. The first to the eleventh volumes have a total of 11 books. It took seven years to be published. "Beijing Roast Duck" is the first famous dish in this book. The entire production process is extremely detailed and can be used for practical operation.

Because of this, this set of books is a recognized "chef secret book" in the cooking industry. Countless chefs of all sizes want to collect them and look for them at high prices. As a result, a full set can even be sold for five or six thousand. Unfortunately, Lin Yi's set is only 10 books, and even if he can sell at high prices, it will only be about four thousand. Cao Yidao gave half price of 2,000 yuan, which is reasonable.

Nowadays, the old book market has aroused a nostalgia fever, especially those middle-aged people in their forties and fifties, who are basically successful in their careers and start to have nostalgia at this time, and various Chinese textbooks have undoubtedly become a collection of high-quality collections of nostalgia. Who has never memorized the beautiful texts in Chinese textbooks when they were young, and who has not drawn the exquisite illustrations in the textbooks? A good-looking set of "Five-Year Primary School Chinese Textbooks" in the 1980s is still rising. Anyone who is smart knows that this is a potential stock. Therefore, even if a set of 10 books is high at 2,000 yuan, someone will buy it. However, Lin Yi's set is only 85 items, and it is sold at most 1,788. Cao Yidao has 900, which is also considered authentic.

In calligraphy and painting, the collection value of albums has always been rising, especially those early albums of famous artists, which were loved by calligraphy and painting collectors because of their rare publication, precious paper, and exquisite binding. As a famous master of Chinese painting, Qi Baishi's name can be said to be known to everyone, so his early albums were hard to find in the market. Even if there are, they were swept and stored by some people who are interested. The "Selected Paintings of Qi Baishi" received by Lin Yi this time was a large-scale album published by Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House in 1984. The printing volume is 3,000 copies, which belongs to one print and one print. It can be sold for 5,000 yuan in the market. Cao Yidao bargained for more than half of it, and only gave 2,000 yuan was considered a small advantage.

The medical book "Theory of Qi and Blood" was a book published by Liaoning Science and Technology Press in 1990. It only printed 2,006 volumes. Its rare things are expensive. In addition, the content of this book is special. It is sold at a price of around 200 to 300 in the market. Cao Yidao only gave 100 and took half of the profit.

The last book "2010 Forbidden City Calendar" is a product of hype. No one noticed this kind of calendar before, and was targeted by several big book vendors. The reason is very simple. The print volume is not much and the content is rich. Basically, each page has exquisite collections of famous paintings or treasure patterns. In addition, the binding is very high-end, and it has a future of hype. Therefore, the Forbidden City Calendar, which was originally priced at 30 or 40, has soared thirty times in just three months. Now, a brand new book in 2010 can be sold for more than 1,000, which is amazing. Now Lin Yi's book is at most nine grades, and it is also a hype product. Cao Yidao's 500 is worthy of it.

Of course, these are some of the latest inside stories in the old book market. Although Guo Zixing also plays with old books, he focuses on comics and comic strips, so he is not very clear about these. At this moment, he was shocked when he heard Cao Yidao's offer. Only these twenty inconspicuous books were as high as 5,500 yuan.

"This is really like a mountain!" Guo Zixing sighed again, but this time it was from the heart.
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