Chapter 24 My Aunt
If you say that these 400 grams of silver are not a big business, but ordinary people rarely buy so much. Even if you make 50 cents per gram, it is not a small amount.
"It's good to have it. By the way, just divide it with forty grams, and it's best to make it into silver dollars." Li Anran nodded and said again.
"Forty grams per? Made into silver dollars? I said to old classmate, what are you trying to do?" Chow Tai Fook, who was somewhat surprised by such a request, asked.
"What do you care about me? Can I buy it and collect it? It's not that I won't give you money. By the way, I don't want any discounts you give, but there must be no problem with the things."
Li Anran was not so stupid as to reveal his true purpose. He just reminded the other party not to be so curious in a half-joking way, and also emphasized quality.
"That's right, why do I care about so much? But if it's a silver dollar, it's a bit troublesome. You have to reopen the mold according to your requirements. By the way, I have it ready here."
"It's just the kind of Yuan Datou in the Republic of China period. However, there are some problems with weight. Each one is only about twenty-six grams. One is too small, and two are too large."
Knowing that he had asked what he shouldn't have asked, Chow Tai Fook slapped his forehead and changed the topic just now and turned the topic to the question of making silver dollars.
"Yuan Datou? I don't want that thing. If it's really troublesome, you can easily make whatever you do. If it's really hard to make, silver cakes are fine."
Li Anran didn't expect that the silver dollar production would need to be re-opened. As for Yuan Datou, it would definitely not be used. Taking Yuan Datou to Datang for consumption is not a big deal. Even if Datou does not have any legal provisions for printing avatars on silver dollars, if something goes wrong, wouldn't he cause trouble then?
"Silver cake?"
Chow Tai Fook, who was stunned for a moment, felt that his old classmate suddenly bought so much silver, and most of the time he wanted to invest in this area, so he said, "How about this, I will make it a silver bar for you according to the amount you said. Anyway, there are ready-made machines at home, and it won't take much time."
"Silver bars? Okay, just follow what you said. Forty grams per piece, get ten for me. By the way, if there are only four grams of silver, what can it be made?" Thinking about how I prepared these silver, I was just to use it to throw stones and ask for directions before the development of time and space in the Tang Dynasty. Li Anran did not pay much attention to it.
"Four grams? The portion is a little less. If you really want to make it, you can only make some silver beans, silver beads, or coins that imitate ancient times, which are small copper coins."
"Copper coins? Do you have any ready-made ones here?"
"Yes, I just entered, wait, I'll give it to you."
Soon, Chow Tai Fook brought a tray with bright silver coins placed on it.
These coins are really the same as copper coins, with round outside and square inside, and characters printed on both sides. They are small and exquisite, with a very antique meaning.
"Oh, this thing looks really good, rich and safe, good fortune and fortune, and every year, nominations on the gold list, are all good words." After picking up a few silver coins placed in the plastic seal and playing with them in his hand for a while, Li Anran was very satisfied with this kind of small thing that specializes in collecting gifts for people.
"How is it, it's great. Nowadays, it's popular to send these items during festivals or during some happy events. Not only does it have collection value, it can also maintain value and appreciate."
"It's just that the portion is a little worse than what you ask for. This one weighs five grams." Seeing the old classmate's satisfaction, Chow Tai Fook did not forget to remind him.
"Five grams? Five grams is only five grams, but you are already considered jewelry, and it must be more expensive than buying silver materials." After pondering for a while, Li Anran said.
"Don't worry, for outsiders, they must be sold at the price of jewelry. If you want it, I'll still follow the price of silver." Chow Tai Fook said with a smile.
"Kuangliang! Since that's the case, besides the ten silver bars just now, please give me another hundred silver coins. If that's the case, there's no problem with the quality."
Li Anran knew very well that the value of the silver material and the finished product was quite different. He didn't care about the gap of 0.5 grams anymore, so he made a decision. It was only half an hour before and ten silver bars weighing 45 grams and one hundred silver coins with various auspicious words were in Li Anran's hands.
Chow Tai Fook was not vague about quality issues. He directly invited his old classmates to the workshop behind his store and made them on-site in front of him. The silver bars that have not been finely processed look far less beautiful than those silver coins, and the silky textures can be easily seen from the surface with the naked eye.
After getting the silver bars done, Chow Tai Fook also gave two velvet bags specially used for jewelry. They were about the size of a palm and were exquisitely crafted. After paying the money, Li Anran did not rush to leave, but sat in the store with Chow Tai Fook, who had no business yet, and started chatting.
"I said Ah Fu, your shop also collects gold and silver in addition to selling gold and silver, right?"
"Come on, why, what are the old classmates who have any good care for me?"
"It's not a question of care. This is not the last time. I'm very quiet and want to go to the city to do some small business. I don't have much cash on hand, so I just want to sell some gold."
"Okay, as long as the things are fine, I dare not say that the price must be higher than others, but I am absolutely kind." Chow Tai Fook, who had just made a fortune, said patting his chest.
Li Anran was very satisfied with the other party's attitude of not asking about the source of gold, but he didn't say much. Instead, he changed his mind and changed the topic.
"If you say this, I will feel relieved. When I decide, I will bring the things over. Then I will talk about it after seeing the goods. By the way, Ah Fu, are you making copper coins?"
"Copper coins? Are you talking about antiques?"
"It's not an antique, I don't understand that thing."
"You mean, custom-made copper coins? Just like the one sold in Feng Shui stores?"
"Uh...it's about that."
"I haven't done this business before, but if you really want it, you can help you with some next time you purchase the goods." Zhou Dafu pondered for a moment and said.
"Let's do this. If you can find a way out, please help me ask how to calculate the cost of custom-made copper coins." Li Anran, who put down the teacup, said seriously.
"No problem, I remember this, I will call you whenever there is news." Although I was a little curious, Chow Tai Fook was very clever and didn't ask much.
After the two chatted for a while, it was lunch time, Li Anran waved his hand and took Zhou Dafu to the best-selling Lishui family. If it were someone else, it would be really not easy to get a private room in this famous restaurant in the county town at this meal time, but it was easy for Li Anran.
As soon as the two of them entered the door, they saw a beautiful young woman and came to meet her.
"Little Lizi, why did you come empty-handed? I want to get the goods last time?"
"My aunt, didn't I just delivered the wine three days ago?"
Looking at the other person's appearance of staring with his hips on his hips, Li Anran, who had long been used to this personality, raised his hands and surrendered, with an expression of being truly wronged.
"Hmph, you know what I'm talking about, I don't care. I'm going to entertain a distinguished guest in two days. You can't lose your links at critical moments."
Hu Jing's decent cheongsam fully demonstrated her curvy figure. With her delicate and beautiful face, many female celebrities are ashamed.
"Sister Jing, I don't want to lose the chain. Otherwise, I can send myself here at that time." Li Anran said with a sad face.
"I'm a restaurant, not Sun Erniang's black shop! What's the use of asking you for this body!" Looking at the big guy in front of me with his head hanging down, Hu Jing, who suppressed his smile, put his hand in front of him after giving a plan and a yang finger.
"I know that sister, you won't stop if you don't move the little wine at home. OK, it's just a jar of wine, I'll give it!" In the past, every time Li Anran came to deliver wine, he would basically be surrounded by the other party for various reasons. He had long been used to it.
If it were the jars that the old man soaked in the past, Li Anran would not be willing to give them a large-scale wine with tiger bones as the main ingredients and several Chinese medicinal materials as auxiliary ingredients. But now it is different. As long as he can return to the Tang Dynasty, let alone a few tiger bones, as long as he has enough money, the whole tiger can be dragged back.
Chapter completed!