Chapter 396 Whitewash Plan

"This..." Zhang Yang's words left Librarian He speechless.

"That's why I want to go to the scene to have a look." Zhang Yang sighed after seeing this.

In the eyes of Librarian He, when Zhang Yang was the deputy director, his duties and powers were no different from those of the director.

In his opinion, the personnel changes in the library in the past two days were just a formality.

Everyone knows that after something happens to Director Xiao Wang, there is a high probability that he will not be able to come back.

Therefore, Librarian He didn't realize that Zhang Yang's state today was fundamentally different from the last time he went to the kiln.

In the past, if something went wrong, Wang Jianye could be blamed. But if something went wrong now, it would be Zhang Yang himself who would suffer the most.

Over at Jianzhan Factory, Zhang Yang was already talking about withdrawing his shares.

Although the live broadcast of building a kiln and opening a kiln may not be illegal at the moment, it may cause problems in the future if it is not fully protected!

To put it bluntly, as long as unscrupulous money continues to flow into the Hailin Museum, there might be a thunderstorm in the kiln factory and Zhang Yang will be implicated.

Cutting as soon as possible is the way to go.

However, they are all old people who have gone out to museums. When Zhang Yang proposed to withdraw his shares, he was still very tactful.

What he said to the outside world is:

The current situation of the museum is not good, and the assets must be tightened and concentrated to ensure the good operation of the main body of the museum.

"Let's cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future."

In this way, it is natural to visit the silver dollar factory and antique restoration workshop.

…

After driving for two full hours from the museum, Zhang Yang and the two finally arrived at their destination.

The Silver Dollar Factory moved to a newly built industrial park, and the signboard was "Xiongxiong Crafts Co., Ltd.", which was similar to the former Hedong Group.

Zhang Yang's eyelids jumped at the sight.

It always feels like they are doing something illegal and disciplinary under the skin of the company.

But once inside the company, the environment becomes much more normal.

Following Mr. Luo's nephew, Deputy Factory Director Xiao Luo, as he walked in the corridor outside the factory, what came to his ears was either the sound of "clang-clang-clang" of forging iron, or the sound of "ding-dong-dang-dang-dang" coins colliding.

"Director Luo, it's the end of the year, is the business still so good?" Zhang Yang asked.

Listening to the noise inside the factory, it feels like the machines are spinning. It’s hard to imagine that this is the factory atmosphere before the Spring Festival.

"Business will indeed get better at the end of the year, because the silver coins we produce are very suitable for making new year's money or as gifts." Xiao Luo introduced to Zhang Yang with a smile, "I have to rush to work these days to make all the goods for the year. Express delivery is still open, please send it out as soon as possible.”

"In our factory, where do we usually send our customers at the end of the year?" Zhang Yang continued to ask, like a leader who cares about the work of his subordinates.

"They are available all over the country. Most of them are sent to Yanjing, where the demand for antiques is huge."

"Antique market?" Librarian He repeated Xiao Luo's words in surprise and looked at Zhang Yang in surprise.

He immediately understood what he meant: The antique market... wouldn't it be selling fakes?

According to the previous statement given by the Silver Dollar Factory, the goods were sold to souvenir shops and online shop owners in various places. But now it suddenly changed its story and it was suspected of stabbing Librarian He in the back.

Zhang Yang smiled and spread his hands and said, "Look, Lao He, we really have to come and ask him on the ground."

"Director Zhang, what do you mean by asking?" Xiao Luo looked confused.

He didn't know that his uncle had deceived Zhang Yang, but he felt that the two people in front of him were playing riddles, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Hahaha, there are many questions." Zhang Yang smiled.

"I also want to ask you something. In addition to selling foreign goods, what else are we selling here? What are the most popular ones and the most profitable ones?"

"Then it must be Sun Xiaotou." Xiao Luo replied without thinking.

"Isn't it Yuan Datou?"

Xiao Luo's answer was beyond Zhang Yang's expectation.

In terms of fame, audience, and even circulation, Sun Xiaotou is not as good as Yuan Datou.

"Hey, Director Zhang, you don't know something..."

Director Xiao Luo was very candid. After Zhang Yang and Librarian He sat down, he took out two sample coins directly from the drawer.

The shape is exactly that of the silver dollar minted in 1927.

The pattern seems to be a common one, and the wear and tear is natural. If it is genuine, the price is only slightly lower than Yuan Datou, estimated to be around 700.

Zhang Yang took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and quickly discovered something was wrong:

There are two Sun Xiaotou coins, one is authentic and the other is fake. There are blisters and silver streaks on the surface of the coin, and there are also gaps in the casting port on the edge teeth.

If you just look at the appearance, you really can't tell much difference.

"The Sun Xiaotou you sell are all silver coins cast in sand?" Zhang Yang suddenly figured everything out.

"That's right." Director Xiao Luo nodded proudly, "The stamped silver coins are just Tuyile. No matter how well they are made, because the mold of the machine is new, no matter how old it is, it will be difficult to sell the die-cast items. High price…”

According to Xiao Luo, machine-die-cast silver coins, whether they are made by Zuoyang or the ones they later developed, such as Yuan Datou, Guangxu Longyang, etc., all need offline channels to help sell them.

This involves an issue of profit margin.

Those scammers and antique dealers who are active in the first-line market have many choices for the source of these "new at first glance" machine silver dollars, so it is impossible to buy them at market prices. In order to sell them, most of the silver dollars sold by the silver dollar factory It's all 50% off or even 30% or 40% off.

The risk they are taking is too great, and it is not easy to sell.

For Director Luo and others, under normal circumstances, a machine-made silver dollar can earn between thirty and eighty yuan, excluding the cost of materials and production costs.

The profit is really no different from selling handicrafts.

But sand casting is different. This is a traditional craft, and the mold is made of genuine silver coins. After a little polishing, it will be indistinguishable from the real thing.

Not only are merchants willing to purchase goods at high prices, but even Factory Director Luo and the others are able to sell them themselves.

A sand-cast Sun Xiaotou can earn more than 200 from wholesale, and more than 400 from retail.

"What's the best thing, curator, do you know?"

Factory Director Xiao Luo was still trying to make excuses, but Librarian He next to him had already covered his face in pain.

"What is it?" Zhang Yang asked very cooperatively.

"In fact, in modern times, there were already sand-cast Sun Xiaotou, and there were quite a lot of them."

"Collectors subconsciously believe that the sand casting process is very troublesome and very inefficient. Counterfeiters will not use this method, so the casting opening on the silver dollar has become one of the basis for them to judge whether something is authentic."

"As everyone knows, we have already achieved streamlined production..."

After Zhang Yang heard this, he put down the sample coins in his hands and clapped very seriously.

"Did Teacher Luo come up with this idea?"

"No, it was all my idea." Director Xiao Luo replied proudly, "I used to be an Internet product manager, and later I came back to help my uncle and was responsible for the silver dollar sales section."

"I found that the domestic silver dollar market has long since changed from an incremental market to a stock market. At this time, it is difficult to sell products without characteristics."

“No one likes to buy, and it’s no use having a high profit margin. If the product can’t be sold, it’s just useless…”

"I learned it." Zhang Yang nodded in agreement, "Then how much revenue do we get from selling this kind of sand-casting coins in total?"

"The total amount in the past few years should be about 30 million."

"Oh, not bad."

Zhang Yang nodded while thinking about a question in his mind:

Give away 30 million, plus a nephew, to clean up your factory. Will Teacher Luo consider this plan?

I'm stuck, just one chapter today, I'll make up for it tomorrow