Xu Yang cut some agarwood from the wooden stake.

This kind of delicate work can only be done in a specialized wood processing shop. It is impossible to get such fine work done back on the farm.

Xu Yang also considered this and went directly to the wood shop to cut it.

However, looking at the people surrounding him, Xu Yang thought to himself:
"I miscalculated. I should go back and do it secretly. If I do that, the price of the good wood I'll buy later will probably be higher."

"But if you find a big store, there won't be any problem."

"Big stores have clear prices, so it's not so confusing."

Xu Yang put away the wooden box, which contained tightly packed agarwood powder and two agarwood lumps.

The crowd watching could only see that it was agarwood, but could not tell the grade of the agarwood.

The owner of the processing shop only knows a little, not much.

Agarwood is also divided into grades. The best agarwood is very precious, but ordinary agarwood is very cheap.

It's somewhat similar to the principle of ginseng.

So everyone was not that surprised, they just thought that Xu Yang made an extra 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.

But Xu Yang could feel that this agarwood was definitely of the best quality.

He only knew a little bit that the best quality agarwood had a darker color, thicker powder and a higher density.

When it burns, it can burn for a long time.

Spices are also traditional luxury goods, but fewer people play with this category and the circle is relatively small.

Although the circle is small, there are many bigwigs in it, and there are even more people who pay high prices to buy incense.

Xu Yang was thinking about selling some of the agarwood.

He doesn't need these things, it would be better to exchange them for money.

Xu Yang put away the wooden box and paid the processing fee and the cost of the wooden box to the owner of the processing shop.

The people around immediately gathered around and said:
"Captain Xu, you have a good eye. How did you find out there was agarwood?"

"Can you show us the agarwood? We haven't seen it much. Can you give us a smell of what it smells like?"

"Will you sell this agarwood? You bought the wood for 10,000 yuan, and I'll buy it back for 15,000 yuan. I'll make 5,000 yuan for free. How do you think?"

The people around here are all businessmen, and they value profit, so many times the bids they make are outrageous.

Xu Yang understood this and just replied:
"I just tried it, I didn't expect there was something inside. These are all ordinary agarwood, not easy to sell."

He waved, got in the car, and drove away from the area.

The pier is huge.

There are many lumber shops around.

There are scattered stores and there are regular stores.

Just like the taxis at the high-speed railway station, there are illegal taxi drivers who pick up passengers and are often unscrupulous, while there are also normal drivers who operate by meter and are very formal.

Xu Yang looked for a formal store with professional sales staff, so the price fluctuations would not be that big.

There are many shops like this, where many square pieces of wood are bundled and piled together.

Xu Yang walked into a store, and the female salesperson immediately came up to serve him, and asked with a chuckle:
"What are your needs in terms of wood? What do you need it for?"

Xu Yang took a look and said, "I want to make a set of furniture."

"It's mainly a wardrobe, a set of tables and chairs, a tea table, and a reclining chair."

"I want to see if there is any suitable wood."

The saleswoman smiled and replied:

"Yes, we have them here."

"If you want a Japanese feel, choose white oak. If you want a simple and elegant look, choose ash."

"If you want a high-end texture, choose Burmese teak for light colors and North American black walnut for dark colors."

"We have samples here, you can choose from them."

The salesperson was professional after all and took Xu Yang to an exhibition area.

There are all kinds of wood here.

At the same time, several people followed Xu Yang, holding up their mobile phones to take pictures.

Another female salesperson in the store recognized Xu Yang and quickly notified the boss via WeChat.

Female salesperson: "Boss, a big customer is here!"

The boss was curious, "How big of a client? How many people?"

Saleswoman: "It's just one person, but he's a celebrity."

The boss snorted disdainfully: "How much can one person buy? What's wrong with being a celebrity? Who is it?"

Female salesperson: "Xu Yang, the one who raises tigers and leopards in the forest."

The boss was so shocked that he sat up immediately and sent a voice message: "Xu Yang? Wait for me, I'll be there soon, don't let him leave!"

The owner of this lumber shop loves to watch Xu Yang's live broadcast.

In fact, this is normal. When Xu Yang is live streaming, he is often the most popular person in the province, and many local people love to watch him.

More real, less contrived.

And he doesn't deliberately play the role of a regional stereotype, but is more like a living "ordinary person".

When the boss heard that Xu Yang was coming to his shop, he insisted on coming over to take a look.

The boss's name is Yang Si. He has a short flat head and is a little fat. He wears a colorful sweater, a big gold chain and a small bag.

The demeanor of a typical local boss.

As soon as he heard that Xu Yang was in the store, he drove over hurriedly, and then walked to the store, where he saw Xu Yang looking at furniture.

Yang Si looked delighted, and hurried over, stretching out his hands to shake hands with Xu Yang, and said:

"Xu Yang! Hello, I'm your fan and I love watching your live broadcasts."

"I'm the owner of this store. Just tell me what you like and I'll give you a 7% discount. They're all good products."

Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Xu Yang shook hands with him and said:
"Hi, I'm here to look around and see some wood. I want to make a set of furniture."

"It's better to be calm, but not too dark. Burmese teak is a bit light, and North American black walnut is a bit dark."

Hearing Xu Yang's words, Yang Si immediately smiled and said:
"Then it can only be national standard rosewood." "It seems that you are also knowledgeable. In the wood ranking, the first tier is national standard rosewood, Burmese teak, and North American black walnut."

"Then there are white oak, golden ebony, and black ebony."

"I'll show you the national standard redwoods. They are all genuine. Some are brought back from overseas. There is absolutely no problem."

After listening to his words, Xu Yang nodded, and followed Yang Si to look at the wood.

To be honest, after becoming famous, everything you do is different.

In fact, it’s not because of fame, but because Xu Yang is liked by people.

Yang Si watched Xu Yang's live broadcast and liked him very much, so he recommended good things to him and gave him discounts.

If another big star who you have no interest in comes, you will have to pay the same amount of money, and even if you know that the star has money, you will have to pay a higher price.

Xu Yang felt that Yang Si was genuinely discounting him, and he had a very good ability in judging people, so he felt relieved to let Yang Si make the recommendation.

After all this trouble, buying furniture became easier.

Choose the wood yourself and make a set.

In addition to the e-sports room, Xu Yang also wants to build a study.

Inside was a solid wood bookshelf and display cabinet, a heavy table, two wooden chairs, and two small wooden tables for vases.

Then build a tea table and place it on top.

I also need to build a sofa for the living room and a wardrobe for the bedroom.

The whole set is uniform and made of mahogany.

After all, his two-story building was newly built, very beautiful, and the construction was well done.

If you equip it with some good furniture, you won’t have to change it for at least thirty years.

The rest of the process went smoothly.

The whole house cost about 180,000 to 190,000 yuan, and all the furniture is solid mahogany.

This price may sound expensive, but compared to those sold directly online, it is much cheaper.

This is definitely the standard for the rich.

Xu Yang is indeed making a lot of money now. There have been huge changes in the past year or so.

The Internet is indeed extremely profitable.

In fact, his amount is very small. For example, those big and small sheep who sell goods have made billions after becoming popular and have started building buildings.

Xu Yang’s few million dollars is still not enough, but he lives a comfortable life and can buy whatever he wants.

Xu Yang thought this was a good idea. If he started a company and employed tens of thousands of employees, he would have no control over many things.

The furniture deal was finalized, and Xu Yang took a photo with the boss.

Yang Si asked if he could hang the group photo on the wall and not promote it on the Internet, just treating it as a celebrity wall.

Xu Yang also agreed.

This is all normal.

After the general plan is agreed upon, a special person will go to Xu Yang's home to measure the dimensions, make a design, and make a 3D model for Xu Yang to see before starting production.

The service was very attentive.

This is what it feels like to be rich.

Xu Yang and Yang Si chatted for a while and then left the pier.

The timber market is quite interesting.

Very lively.

On the way back, Xu Yang came to a shop in the county that purchased Chinese medicine.

In the past, Xu Yang’s old mountain ginseng was sold here.

He took out the agarwood and asked the old Chinese doctor how much it could be sold for.

The old Chinese doctor tasted it carefully for a long time, then looked up at Xu Yang and asked cautiously:

"These two pieces of agarwood, this amount."

The old Chinese doctor made a "pistol" gesture, which means eight.

"How many?"

Xu Yang really didn't understand the order of magnitude behind it, so he asked again.

"800,000, do you think it's appropriate? This agarwood is indeed the best insect agarwood. We need to ask our company's spice expert to come over for details."

The old Chinese doctor said again.

Xu Yang looked calm on the surface, but his heart was actually in turmoil.

"Eighty. And ten thousand?"

“No, is this thing so valuable?!”

Before this, Xu Yang thought it would be good if he could sell it for 30,000 or 50,000.

Who would have thought that the spice industry is also a traditional luxury industry.

Some people ask why there are no luxury brands in China, such as watches and bags.

Foreign luxury watches and bags are sold for hundreds of thousands.

In fact, domestic luxury goods are simply beyond the reach of ordinary people and cannot be mass-produced.

It has long been divided up by the rich and cannot flow into the market.

Top-quality agarwood is rarely seen in the market and is truly worth the price.

"No, didn't I go out to spend money?"

“How come I ordered a set of furniture and made hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

"This"

Xu Yang took a sip of tea.

I felt a little secretly happy for a moment. (End of this chapter)