Nowadays, it seems that no matter how far away the distance is, as long as there is convenient transportation, people can't feel the feeling of being thousands of miles away. Just now, when you suddenly see the prosperity of Guangzhou, Jia Sidao's mind was a little bit unsteady. He praised the speed of the plane and didn't have time to sigh at anything else. Wang Biao took him to Guangzhou Railway Station and took the No. 275 dedicated bus. It took less than an hour to reach Pingzhou Bus Station.

Speaking of which, Pingzhou is not just a small town, and its scale is not as large as a county-level city like Linhai. It is under the jurisdiction of Nanhai City, Guangdong Province. It is just that it is very close to Guangzhou, only more than 20 kilometers. Jia Sidao even knows that Pingzhou has a long history of processing jade. Compared with Tengchong, Yingjiang and other places in Yunnan, it has many inconveniences in the location. It is far away from Myanmar, the origin of jade, and it is not considered an advantage.

However, Pingzhou's jade processing is not very famous.

In the 1980s and 1990s, there was a very inconspicuous Suhao Street in the secluded place next to Pingzhou Pingdong Avenue. The entire street was only 200 meters long, and dozens of individual jade processing workshops were squeezed into it. It was famous for processing jadeite avatars, polishing jadeware, etc. This is the predecessor of Pingzhou Jade Street.

Although the conditions were very simple at that time, due to the advantages of craftsmanship, especially the types of jade buckles, from the extra-large buckles with a diameter of 50 mm to small buckles of about 35 mm, and even bracelet buckles and micro buckles below 10 mm, etc., there is also a general term called "Pingzhou buckles", which naturally attracted many tourists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, so that there are many jade merchants from all over the country who come to Pingzhou to purchase goods in batches.

Sometimes, it is often sold out as soon as it is shipped, and there is a trend of supply and demand.

Who made the things here good and cheap? With the current situation, there was no Asian financial turmoil in the years when Jade Street was gradually becoming large. As long as you came to Pingzhou to purchase goods, jade merchants can basically save a lot of money, especially in batches of transactions, which makes them stable and profitable. For a time, the scale and fame were made.

After experiencing the financial crisis, the new "Pingzhou Jade Street" has been fully open since 1998 and has developed every year. Jade shops have long grown from dozens to more than 200. It is also the newly developed places in Jieyang, Puning, Guangdong and other places. There are also many bosses who came to Pingzhou to open shops to operate higher-end jade products.

I'm afraid that Liu Yufei's Liu family will not let go of the Pingzhou market, right?

I originally wanted to call Liu Yufei, but because I was unwilling to disturb him at this time, Jia Sidao decided to surprise Liu Yufei directly when he arrived in Jieyang. He stayed at Pingzhou Hotel with Wang Biao. The conditions were naturally not good compared to those of the big cities, but locally, he was already the best. The price was still affordable.

Although Wang Biao is a big boss, he doesn't have so many things to do. He has been to Yunnan or even Myanmar. When he saw Jia Sidao looking at Pingzhou Hotel a little curious, he also explained: "Don't look at the layout of this hotel, it may not be very good in your eyes, but if it weren't for Pingzhou Jade Street, even such a hotel would not be able to handle it."

Jia Sidao nodded and came out of Pingzhou Railway Station. He could almost foresee such an answer when he saw it along the way. After arranging his residence, the two of them went to Jade Street while the sky was still bright. In Jia Sidao's words, they were all going to go anyway, so it would be better to hurry up.

The surrounding houses and other things are quite good compared to the small town. The road conditions are average, there is no so-called very eye-catching green area, nor is there a very spacious emerging avenue. In Jia Sidao's opinion, everything seems a bit average and has a township atmosphere. I simply saw pictures from Pingzhou on the Internet. Jia Sidao was mentally prepared for the scene in front of him.

Otherwise, if it were a novice, if it were someone who came for the reputation of the Jade Street here, I would be a little disappointed. However, when I think of those exquisite and dazzling finished jade products, it was from the small houses on both sides of the street, and Jia Sidao's heart was filled with an inexplicable touch.

"By the way, Brother Wang, there should be large processing plants here, right? Is it also on both sides of this Jade Street?" Jia Sidao only saw many self-employed people, and was curious, so he asked.

"Yes. There are two people who process jade bracelets alone." Wang Biao smiled faintly and said, "I have mentioned the goods here. Why? Do you want to go now?" It seemed that he was asking. Jia Sidao did not sell jade products. Even if he went there, it was just a jade processing factory, what was there to look good.

"Forget it, I'll just ask." Jia Sidao thought to himself. It was indeed the case. In addition, he didn't have any jadeite rough stones at hand, so he went to the processing factory to take a look, which was a bit artificial.

The two of them just walked around Jade Street and did not go far.

Because it was Jia Sidao's first time, Wang Biao acted as a temporary guide. While watching, he also explained to Jia Sidao. For example, the development history of Pingzhou Jade Street, or some hard indicators of finished jade products.

At least, Wang Biao is operating these things himself. Looking at the finished jade products on the counter, his eyes are undoubtedly much more vicious. Many insider prices and operations are the merchants themselves. After hearing Wang Biao's explanation, they also had a helpless expression on their faces. Fortunately, Wang Biao was just saying to Jia Sidao and did not make trouble on purpose.

In addition, Wang Biao is much older than Jia Sidao. When he looks at it, it is like an elder who is taking the juniors out to gain a lot of knowledge. This situation is really common in Jade Street or gambling stone markets. As long as the merchant does not deliberately destroy the transactions that others are doing, the merchant will not say anything more when he sees it.

In this way, it was cheaper for Jia Sidao and Wang Biao to explain, which gave him a very straightforward sense of the grade of jadeite, B-quality, and C-quality finished products made with corresponding quality.

For example, the most common B-quality jade products, and the so-called B-quality products, the latter mentioned by merchants is naturally natural jadeite raw stones, and the texture and water cut out. However, Wang Biao explained that these things are just to distinguish between B-quality jadeite products from B-quality products in vain. Moreover, if you change this name, the price will naturally fluctuate, which is enough for some laymen to be confused about the trick.

What impressed Jia Sidao the most was the reputation of the merchants here. There was indeed nothing to say.

Speaking of which, as early as the "Suhao Street" period several years ago, Pingzhou Jade Store sold B-, C- and miscellaneous jade products, and almost all natural A-grade jade that buyers can rest assured. It is precisely with such credibility that the jade trading market will become more and more perfect.

Even today, when buyers who are not very familiar with goods ask some local reputable stores and which ones are B-stock, most Pingzhou people will tell the truth and rarely use B-stock or B+C-stock to pretend to be A-stock.

Many times, before Wang Biao began to explain, the merchants would take the initiative to say what the finished jade products that Jia Sidao was interested in were.

Such a transaction can indeed reassure customers much more than the intrigues in other places.

After leaving Jade Street, Jia Sidao asked on the way back: "Brother Wang, since everyone is doing real business, isn't the profits in it just not as good as those fraudulent merchants?"

"Haha, that's not what I said." Wang Biao was deeply touched by this. After thinking about it for a little while, he explained, "Although there are many B-merchandise here now, in the past, they were used to it. The reputation and old customers have continued. If it is suddenly destroyed, it will naturally be more cost-effective. However, you also know that the business of A-merchandise is indeed very good.

It is difficult to make. Good materials are in high prices, and it is even more difficult to sell in large quantities. As for the so-called C-quality products, they are just completely foolish. To put it bluntly, even jade is not. It is even lower in grade than those that we have gambling stones that are thrown away and no one wants. Such products are naturally difficult to sell. And now the popular B-quality products are, on the one hand, the cost is low, and on the other hand, the things made are also beautiful, which makes money more profitable."

"So, don't everyone prefer to do B-buy business?" Jia Sidao was even more puzzled after hearing Wang Biao's explanation.

"Haha, it's true in other places. Not to mention the things in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, even if the prices are too expensive, the things may not be right." Wang Biao said, "If the jade industry does not have a good sales channel, the business of high-end jade products is indeed difficult to make. In fact, in the eyes of us jade merchants, the A-grade jade products are actually medium and low-end jade products. The sales volume is also the largest part. As long as they have a certain reputation when they are wholesale, the sales volume is large, the profit will naturally not be low."

"I understand." Jia Sidao nodded and said, "No wonder when I looked at it just now, most of them were of medium and low quality, but they were also of A-grade products." However, after saying that, Jia Sidao also knew that laymen's love for jade is just its cold color and beautiful appearance.

As long as the thing looks good, the importance of its texture and water planting is not very high.

However, the only thing that truly preserves value and collects value is the top-notch part. That is, the glass-type green and ice-type sun-green that Jia Sidao pursues in gambling stones. If a finished jade product does not cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, at best, it is just a "middle- and low-end product" mentioned by jade merchants.

Of course, when merchants introduce them, these are natural top-notch ‘a products’.

To put it bluntly, profit determines the market. As for those B-go, the move is quick, but the value of the things is not high. Jia Sidao naturally knows it. Anyway, with the help of his supernatural powers, it is believed that even the cut scraps, such as those colorless glass types, are enough to be far higher than ordinary market products.

However, compared with other antique products, the identification and price of finished jade products is already obvious enough.

No wonder many people say that the water in the antique market is deeper and more muddy!

"Let's go, now we'll have dinner first, and then get off early in the evening." Wang Biao pulled Jia Si and said, "We'll get up early tomorrow."

"Get up early?" Jia Sidao said in confusion, "I usually get up early. Didn't I get up early enough today?" I remembered that Wang Biao hurriedly called Jia Sidao and pulled Jia Sidao out of the bed. Jia Sidao's heart trembled. Will it not be earlier tomorrow, right?

"Just the time you get up, it's not too early." Wang Biao said with a smile, "Listen to me. Tomorrow morning, we will probably get up at four or five o'clock."

"It's too early, right?" Jia Sidao complained, "Can the gambling stone market open so early?" Speaking of which, when you arrive in Pingzhou, there are two places that you must visit. One is Jade Street, and the other is naturally the gambling stone market. Jia Sidao and Wang Biao's destination is also there. But you can't get up before dawn, right?

Suddenly, Jia Sidao's heart moved and he understood a little in an instant. Looking at Wang Biao's still smiling look, he felt even more certain. He couldn't help but slapped his thighs and said, "Yes, it's time to get up early. Why did I forget the ghost market?" After saying that, he looked quite regretful.

It immediately attracted Wang Biao's even more wanton laughter...

Jia Sidao didn't care. When he went back to Shanghai, Jia Sidao missed the ghost market. This time he came to Pingzhou, there was no reason to miss it again. Generally, there were only slightly larger antique markets and places like the jade market. In the middle of the night, there would be many vendors, each carrying a lamp, setting up stalls on both sides of the street in an orderly manner, selling treasures they collected.

Of course, most of them are not treasures, but some defective products, or even fake things. However, looking at antiques and jade later, it is undoubtedly very intensive to a person's experience and eyesight. Even if many people are fooled in the ghost market, they are still keen on this.
Chapter completed!