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    It's a pity that God was not kind. In the early 1990s, the operating conditions of state-owned companies were deteriorating, and even Ma Laocai's company was no exception.  In addition, Ma Laocai always took advantage of the company, and he even cheated the company a few times. The company also lost a lot of money because of this. This was just because Ma Laocai did it covertly and his image in the company has always been good.  No one found it.  Anyway, in the end, although the company's collapse was not entirely due to Ma Laocai, Ma Laocai also "contributed" a large part of his strength.  Seeing that the company was being ruined by him, and the company was beginning to lay off its employees, Ma Laocai saw that it was difficult to get profits from the company, so he resigned under the pretext of going overseas.  Unexpectedly, he was praised by the company boss for setting an example. If he knew that Ma Laocai had a hand in the company's situation at that time, I don't know how he would feel.  After quitting his job, Ma Laocai turned into a professional antique dealer. However, what made Ma Laocai miscalculated was that he had indeed made a lot of money because of his financial advantage.  However, once he resigns and loses his previous source of funds, all living expenses will have to be deducted from the profits from selling antiques. In addition, with rising prices and increased consumption, he still has a wife and children to support, and the living expenses of the whole family will be reduced.  became a burden to him.  Youdao is that the environment changes life. Seeing that the daily consumption at home is increasing, Ma Laocai is jealous of money, and his mean temper towards others is revealed.  At the beginning, everyone did business with Ma Laocai as before. After a few times, they discovered that Ma Laocai had a personality problem. He always wanted to get an advantage, was mean to others, and couldn't bid well. Many people suffered losses because of this.  I don't want to deal with him anymore.  ¡°For example, Director Nian¡¯s wife¡¯s natal family suffered a loss from Ma Laocai.  That was only three months after Ma Laocai went to sea.  Once, Mrs. Nian's family was tidying up the old house and found a blue and white bowl from the mid-Qing Dynasty. It was also a product of the palace kiln. Based on the current market value, it should be worth hundreds of thousands, of course.  It certainly wasn't worth that much at the time, but it could be sold for seven or eight thousand, which was considered a very good thing.  At that time, there happened to be a senior shovel collecting goods in the village. When he heard the news, he rushed over. After looking at the items, he expressed his intention to buy them for 200 yuan.     at that time.  Selling a bowl for two hundred yuan is also a very exciting thing. Besides, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family doesn¡¯t know much about antiques, so she is a little excited. However, after all, it is something passed down from ancestors. It can be sold for two hundred yuan.  I was a little reluctant to drop it, so I hesitated.  Such a situation.  The senior shovel had seen too much, and the only way to impress the other party was to add money, so he kept adding money while working hard.  Unexpectedly, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family was also quite smart. Seeing that the shovel kept adding money, she felt that this thing should be a good item, so she bid 800 yuan.  Don't sell it for a penny less.  Eight hundred yuan can be sold for seven to eight thousand yuan. Of course, shovels usually sell things for less than the market price, but even if they only sell for five thousand yuan, it is still a very good deal.  How can ordinary people not be tempted by such a business?  "But, I'm a businessman.  He wanted to pay less, but the key was that he didn't have enough money, so he went on to grind the shovel with Mrs. Nian's family, but Mrs. Nian's family was sure to buy the shovel.  Even if the other party offered 680 yuan, they still didn't agree.  There was no other way, so the shovel told Mrs. Nian¡¯s family and asked them to wait. Then he walked to the small shop at the end of the village and prepared to call a friend to borrow money.  "It's just that this man didn't speak clearly because he was impatient, which made Mrs. Nian's family think that he didn't want to buy it, so they gave Ma Laocai, who had been watching for a long time, an opportunity.  Ma Laocai returned to his hometown yesterday because he had something to do. However, he drank too much at night and woke up very late. When he heard the news, he hurriedly and slowly let the shovel take the lead. This made him  I was so angry that I cursed my mother in my heart.  Although Ma Laocai was greedy and mean, he still had to abide by some of the rules of the antique shop, so he could only watch and worry from the side. When the shovel went to make a phone call and didn't make it clear, he jumped out quickly.  Said he wanted to buy it.  They were all from the village. When they saw Ma Laocai wanted to buy it, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family was also very happy. They thought that since they were from the village, Ma Laocai would definitely not let them suffer.  However, when discussing the price, Ma Laocai's stingy and mean temper was revealed again. He didn't mention the asking price of 700, but also kept saying that the price was almost the market price, and he would make hard money by buying it.  Originally, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family had almost lost their patience due to the shovel. Not to mention that Ma Laocai had twenty yuan more than the one just now, and he was a neighbor in the village.After thinking about it, I agreed.  In addition, Ma Laocai paid the money immediately to avoid long nights and dreams, so he felt quite satisfied.  After an hour or two, the shovel borrowed the money and transferred it back. When I asked again, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family said they had sold it.  Where can I trust the shovel?  After saying good things for a while, Mrs. Nian's family explained the situation in detail.  Ma Laocai is well-known in the local antique market, so when Mrs. Nian¡¯s family told the story, the dealer could only sigh and think that he was unlucky.  He stamped his feet, regretting it, and told people that he didn't make it clear just now, but that he actually borrowed money, not to mention eight hundred, even if he added two hundred, he still wanted the thing.  " Shovel regrets it. Mrs. Nian's family is also very awkward. They believed the villagers just now, but reality slapped them hard.  ¡°Actually, a hundred dollars less is a hundred dollars less. In the final analysis, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Although Mrs. Niu¡¯s family members felt quite awkward, they would not stop interacting with Ma Laocai¡¯s family just for a hundred dollars.  However, as the old saying goes, there is no airtight wall in the world. By chance, Mrs. Nian¡¯s family learned that his blue and white bowl had been sold by Ma Laocai for 6,200 yuan. This incident shocked them.  I'm so angry.  You said that we are all neighbors in the same village, and it is understandable to make some money. But you can obviously make thousands of things, but you said that you can only earn some hard-earned money at 700. Are you still shameless?  However, now that the matter is over, if you go to Ma Laocai's side to make trouble again, people will ignore you. After all, they are from the same village. Mrs. Nian's family feels that the trouble is too big and both parties will lose face. However, from now on, the two of them will  The family never interacted with each other again.  Ma Laocai was quite calm about this. He did what he was supposed to do. If the two families didn't interact, they wouldn't interact with each other. Moreover, Director Nian's position was quite awkward at that time. Ma Laocai didn't feel it bothered him. It wasn't until a few months ago that he really felt  regret.  In fact, Ma Laocai is not only mean to sellers, but also to his peers.  At that time, there was an antique shop owner next to him named Ren Qiang. He was quite straightforward and happy to deal with both friends and business. Many people liked to deal with this boss Ren.  Just like Mrs. Niu's family thought just now, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Although some colleagues in the antique industry say they are enemies, Ren Qiang is a straightforward person, and when Ma Laocai did not go to sea before, the two parties had dealt with each other several times, so  , usually the two of them get along quite well. If nothing happens, Ma Laocai will go to Ren Qiang's shop to drink tea.  In this way, the time came for the first anniversary of Ma Laocai's opening of the store. At this time, Ma Laocai was jealous of money and had a mean temper. However, Ren Qiang had not seen it with his own eyes and the two of them got along relatively well. He  I didn't believe this, thinking that some people were jealous of Ma Laocai's good business and spread the news deliberately.  On this day, because it was the first anniversary of the opening of his antique shop, Ma Laocai calculated the goods for the year. He felt very happy, so he bought some food and wine, and called Ren Qiang over to have a drink in his shop.  Just like that, when the two of them were drinking happily, Ma Laocai wanted to pour another drink for Ren Qiang, but Ren Qiang declined, saying that an old customer wanted to transfer a painting of Wang Duo's calligraphy this afternoon, so he couldn't drink more.  This Wang Duo was an official, calligrapher and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.  In the second year of Tianqi's reign, he became a Jinshi, a concubine in the Hanlin Academy, and was promoted to Minister of Rites.  In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Wang Duo became a bachelor of Dongge University.  After entering the customs in the Qing Dynasty in 1644, he was awarded the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, a bachelor of the Guanhong Academy of Literature, and the crown prince Shaobao. He died of illness in his hometown in 1652.  Wang Duo¡¯s calligraphy is unique and is known as ¡°Wang Duo¡¯s Magic Pen¡±.  His calligraphy is as famous as Dong Qichang's, and he was known as the "King of the South, Dong and North" in the late Ming Dynasty. His calligraphy brushes are well-regulated and relaxed, but full of free and powerful power.  Wang Duo is good at cursive writing, and his brushwork is magnificent, vigorous, free and easy, dripping and joyful.  Dai Minggao said in "Wang Duo's Cursive Script Poems Volume Postscript": "Yuan Zhang (Mi Fu) Kuang Cao especially talks about Dharma, Jue Si is all about momentum. The wind track of the Wei and Jin Dynasties has been swept away, but the wind and Qiang array horses are extremely satisfying and powerful.  , beyond the reach of Zhao and Dong generations. "Although Wang Duo was very accomplished in calligraphy, in history, he was included in the "Er Chen Biography" because of his surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and was slandered by later generations.  Implicated by this, his calligraphy also suffered from neglect and was once unknown to the world.  Later, after generations of people studied it, Wang Duo's calligraphy became more and more brilliant and was more and more respected and appreciated by everyone.  The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Ma Laocai did not expect that someone would transfer Wang Duo's calligraphy works to Ren Qiang, which immediately made him envious and jealous.  You know, Wang Duo's calligraphy works are very popular in the market. He remembered that not long ago, a Wang Duo's running script fan was auctioned by an auction house in Beijing for a price of 33,000 yuan.  The price of a calligraphy work is no less than 100,000, and if the size is larger, it will be even more incredible.  ? ?Moreover, although Ma Laocai didn't know how much money Ren Qiang had, he believed that even fifty thousand was enough, let alone one hundred thousand.  The thought that Ren Qiang could earn 50,000 or more in one transaction immediately gave Ma Laocai a red eye.
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