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Chapter 82. Hardcover 'Good Friends Literature Series'

Pay the payment and pay the bill, and leave the goods.

After negotiating with Minister Wang of "Ace Nine", Lin Yi called the taxi to load the goods.

On the other end, Wang Heizi, Dong Yanjing and others were cheering and celebrating, opening their arms, holding their stomachs, opening beer, bubbling, and drinking so hard that they could flow through their necks.

Then, they were stunned and looked at Lin Yi foolishly, and saw Lin Yi bring out a bag of books on the Republic of China.

What's going on?

Did he buy them all?!

Envy, envy, jealous.

The price of 130,000 was already scared, but Lin Yi took it all. What does this mean? It means that he is not short of money and is no longer on the same level as himself.

At that moment, they suddenly felt that the beer they had just drunk was very bitter and bitter.

When did Lin Yi just visit their old book shop. When did he not even have money to buy old books?

But now, everyone found that Lin Yi had completely distanced himself from them, and the distance was so far. The group of people who shouted to drink and celebrate after having a small gain. At this moment, they could only look at his back, pitiful, like a frog squatting in a well "hitting"--

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Carrying a full car of books on the Republic of China, Lin Yi returned to the old book warehouse he rented. The warehouse was downstairs of the apartment he rented. It was originally a large garage. Lin Yi had no car, so he just hurried to find a suitable warehouse for these books and rented them. Unexpectedly, the original 60,000 books turned into 2,600 copies, which cost him a lot of money to rent the warehouse.

But it doesn't matter. Lin Yi was extremely happy at this time and didn't care about the extra three or four thousand yuan.

When the truck driver wanted to help Lin Yi carry the sacks of books, Lin Yi said that he could do it himself and there was no need to bother the master.

The driver thought that this kind of customer was good. There was nothing he didn't want him to work hard when he encountered before. It seemed that he had rented his car and his people rented it out. But he didn't know that Lin Yi felt sorry for the books in the sacks, and was afraid that he would ruin the books too roughly, so he did it himself and did not let others interfere.

There were 2,600 books, as many as twenty-eight sacks. Lin Yi carried them one sack after another and put them into his warehouse. After a few trips, he was almost exhausted.

The driver was smoking a cigarette aside. Seeing him like this, he felt a little embarrassed to be idle, so he wiped out the cigarette and helped him carry it.

Lin Yi was so tired that he no longer refused his master's kindness.

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In the warehouse, Lin Yi had already sent the truck driver away. He was eating instant noodles in big mouthfuls. He was so hungry.

After eating the noodles, he began to tidy up the books of the Republic of China.

2600 books, so many.

However, for Lin Yi, the more the better, and only then can he discover the treasure.

After a brief sorting, Lin Yi first selected some valuable books in the Republic of China, most of which were the "Chinese Studies Series" series and the "Wanyou Library" series.

These two sets of books are a compilation of cultural and academic aspects of the Republic of China period, especially the "Wanyou Library" series, with a total of 1,721 types and 4,000 volumes. They were printed and copied by the Commercial Press from 1929 to 1937. There are two episodes in total, with profound content, covering all aspects, economic, political and cultural, and even archaeology. Therefore, depending on the content, the value of each book is different. For example, "Tao Shuo" in the Wanyou Library series is more expensive, while general poetry is cheaper.

Lin Yi likes this kind of small series, but what he needs is more new literature of the Republic of China than this series of books.

The God of Luck likes to patronize those who have the courage to make big gambles the most. Just when Lin Yi flipped these books, he finally discovered some of the best good books, that is, the hardcover "Liangyou Literature Series".

Unlike "Wanyou Library" and "Chinese Studies Knowledge Series", "Liangyou Literature Series" is a genuine Chinese modern literature series.

This set of books was edited by Zhao Jiabi. From January 1933 to June 1937, it was published by Shanghai Liangyou Book Company. It mainly includes works by left-wing and progressive writers, and was also selected by other writers of various schools. Most novels are also included in the works of prose and literary works. Such as Ba Jin's "Mist", "Rain", "Electricity", Zhang Tianyi's "One Year", Lao She's "Divorce", Xie Bingying's "A Female Soldier's Autobiography", Wang Tongzhao's "Spring Flower", etc., novels; He Jiahuai's "Ambient" "Mi", Shi Zhecun's "The Deeds of Good Women", Lao She's "Going to the Market", Ling Shuhua's "Two Brothers", Ye Shengtao's "Four and Three", Zheng Boqi's "Lighter", Mao Dun's "Collection of Smoke", Lu Yan's "River" and other short stories; Zheng Zhenduo's "Ou Xing Diary", Mao Dun's "Talk Box", Feng Zikai's "Carriage Society", Yu Pingbo's "Yanjiao Collection" and other collections of literary and artistic theories by Zhu Guangqian; there are also some translated works, a total of 44 kinds.

Among the popular "New Literature Fever in the Republic of China" today, this series of books is the most popular version, especially the rare hardcover version, and it is also a rare treasure that countless book collections have always dreamed of.

Other Lin Yi didn't know that some of the market prices recently auctioned were extremely clear---

Shi Zhecun's "The Deeds of Good Women", the first version, ninth grade, with a shield, 2,800 yuan;

He Jiahuai's "Ambiguousness", the first version, the eighty-fiveth grade, lack of protection, 2,500 yuan;

Feng Zikai's "Carriage Society", first edition, 85th grade, missing seal, 2,400 yuan;

Especially Yu Pingbo's "Yanjiao Collection", the first edition and the ninth grade, is as high as 10,300 yuan.

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In other words, among these well-dressed good friends series, such famous artists as Lao She, Ba Jin, and Coward, are the lowest prices because of their large number of works. "Divorce", "Going the Market", "Episode 43", etc., are only about 1,500--2,000 yuan;

The more special writers such as Yu Pingbo, Feng Zikai, Wang Tongzhao, Lu Yan, etc., their representative works are amazingly priced, especially Yu Pingbo's new literary works, which are almost every one of them is hailed as a rare book, so it is definitely a very honorable thing to be able to collect Master Yu Pingbo's works in the new literature collection.

Fortunately, Lin Yi compiled this set of Liangyou Literature Series, and it actually included Yu Pingbo's "Yanjiao Collection". In other words, this book alone has such a good look, with a protective seal and a protective paper. Apart from a seal, the value of nine grades is tens of thousands.

After careful examination, in addition to the lack of four "extra-large" Liangyou hardcovers and one of Mu Shiying's "Black Peony", Lin Yi actually owns 39 books in this set of Liangyou's series. In other words, as long as Lin Yi works hard to match the five books he missed, he will have a complete set of Liangyou's literary series---Remember, a year ago, at the website auction, such a series of books sold at a sky-high price of 680,000, which is eight times the price required for a set of individuals.

However, it seems that the four "extra-large" versions are extremely difficult to find, and the price is high, and each one is about tens of thousands of yuan. The book "Black Peony" can be matched, and if it is of good quality, it will cost 7,000 to 8,000 yuan.

Lin Yi was inexplicably excited. The new literature of the thread-bound book "Shima's Poems" was nearly 300,000 yuan. Now, as long as you spend some effort to complete the series of Liangyou books, it will be another 680,000 yuan. The two items alone add up to about 1 million. Needless to say, this deal is a big deal!

...

Because there are too many books.

Lin Yi had no choice but to keep sorting out and registering.

On the first day, a total of more than 300 new literatures of the Republic of China and 400 general books of the Republic of China were compiled;

The next day, a total of more than 400 new literatures of the Republic of China and 500 general books of the Republic of China were sorted out;

On the third day, a total of more than 400 new literatures of the Republic of China and 600 general books of the Republic of China were compiled.

Finally, in total, there are 1,500 books in general of the Republic of China and 1,100 new literature in the Republic of China.

There are 1,500 books in general, such as the "Chinese Series" and "Wanyou Library", and each book is calculated at a total of about 60 yuan, with a total price of about 100,000 yuan.

In terms of new literature in the Republic of China, according to the current price trend of the old book market, except for the book "Shima's Poems" and 39 Good Friends' hardcover series, the rest of the new literature in the Republic of China cost about 1,000 yuan per book, so 1,060 books can be sold for about 1.06 million yuan. If you add the line-up "Shima's Poems" and 39 Good Friends' hardcover series, the price will be as high as 2.06 million yuan.

In other words, the total value of the batch of books on the Republic of China collected by Lin Yi will be as high as more than 2 million according to the current price.

But this is not the most important thing. The main reason is that the new literature of the Republic of China is basically equivalent to stocks, and it is still soaring at 30% of the year. According to this rate, in one year, 2 million will become 2.6 million, 3.38 million in two years, and in three years, 4.39 million---

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Lin Yi is not the kind of impatient person. He knows more that the prices of these books are still rising, so he is even less in a hurry to take action.

But if his actions are not done here, it does not mean that others will not help him promote it.

So not long after, the news that Lin Yi spent 100,000 yuan to buy a large number of books on the Republic of China spread throughout the old book industry in Nandu.

There is no doubt that Lin Yi's newly leased warehouse has become a tourist attraction for many old book fans. Cao Yidao, Guo Zixing, and even Director Sun have come.

As for Lin Yi receiving so many good books at once, countless people drooled in their envy. When they learned that the market price of these books was about 2 million, the saliva flowed even bigger.

Small episode---
Chapter completed!
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