Rebirth 13, starting from the big demolition treasure hunt

Chapter 248: Damn, I’ve played a lot

We arrived at the main intersection at the Honggou demolition area and walked forward for about 200 meters.

Wu Yuansheng saw Hei Lei's tricycle parked next to a big tree on the roadside not far away.

There were two "wooden cabinets"-like items about two meters high on his car.

These two objects should be the game consoles he was talking about.

In addition to him, there were several other recycling people whose cars were also parked nearby.

Their tricycles also contain scrap metal, cardboard boxes, plastic barrels and other miscellaneous things.

"Boss Wu, I have two pieces of calligraphy here. Do you want to take a look?"

When he rode his bike there, Hei Lei saw him but had not yet spoken. Another recycling worker, whom he remembered was a master named Fan, said hello to him.

"Okay! Let me see!"

As he spoke, Wu Yuansheng pulled over the tricycle, took out a cigarette and gave one to everyone.

He rarely smokes now, but when he is doing business outside, he often smokes for others, so he usually carries a pack with him.

"You should read his calligraphy first, and you can look at mine later!"

While smoking with Hei Lei, he said to him.

Master Fan quickly took out the calligraphy and handed it to him.

Both pieces of calligraphy are framed.

Wu Yuansheng took it and opened one of them and read it. It read:

"Although the rain from the sky is wide, it will not moisten the grass without roots; the Tao is vast and will not help those who have no destiny."

The writing was very good and the content was philosophical. I took a look at the signature and said, "Explanation XX".

It may have been written by a monk or a convert to Buddhism, with the word "Shi" in it.

Usually Buddhists use the word "Shi", or so he thinks.

Judging from the age of the paper and mounting, it's not that long, probably no more than twenty years.

After rolling up this piece of calligraphy, he opened another piece and read it. The words written on this piece were:

"Sit quietly and think about your own faults; don't talk about others' faults in idle chatter."

The handwriting was also very good. I looked at the signature and saw that it was "Wang XX".

This calligraphy was written by a local famous artist.

The paper is yellowed and appears to be older than that one.

"How much does it cost for two paintings together?"

He rolled up this piece of calligraphy and asked Boss Fan.

"I have inquired about these two pieces of calligraphy, especially the second one. It was written by a famous person. It is worth seven to eight hundred yuan. The two pieces together are 1000 yuan. Do you want to take a look?"

Recently, more people have gone to the demolition area to collect antiques than when the demolition first started. When the recyclers get the items, they first find out the general market price before selling them, instead of just selling them casually like before.

There are more people, and the pressure of competition is greater. Going out to collect things is not as cheap as it was at the beginning.

"I definitely can't get it for 1000 yuan. If I buy it at this price, there will be no profit at all. I might not be able to sell it for 1000 yuan. I can only pay 500 yuan at most. If it works, I'll take it. If it doesn't work, just ask others!"

He returned the calligraphy to Boss Fan.

He felt that it didn't matter if he wanted these two words or not. They were not really good things.

500 yuan is collected, and the profit is only two to three hundred yuan at most.

If other antique collectors came to buy this calligraphy, they would only pay this price at most.

"Another 100 or 600 yuan for you!"

Master Fan said to him again.

"No! I said, up to 500!"

If the price exceeds this price, he would rather not buy it. It doesn't matter if he doesn't buy it, and he won't lose anything.

If you raise the price, on the one hand, your peers may say that if you buy something in the future, you won’t be able to buy it if the price is too low.

"Okay! Five hundred yuan then! Forget it!"

<divclass="contentadv">Boss Fan thought about it and sold the calligraphy to him.

"Now look at my game console and those photos!"

Seeing that they had completed the deal, Hei Lei said to him.

"it is good!"

After agreeing, Wu Yuansheng walked to his tricycle and began to look at the two game consoles.

Both are electronic game consoles from the [-]s. You put "game coins" in them and then control them with manual joysticks and buttons on the machine.

The joysticks and buttons on the machine looked intact, and the patterns painted on them were familiar to him.

One is painted with the game pattern of "Three Kingdoms 2", and the other is painted with the game pattern of "Street Fighter 2".

"Have you ever played a game console like this when you were a kid?"

While watching, Hei Lei asked.

"I must have played it. That is the memory of many people born in the 80s! Haven't you played it?"

He remembered that someone once opened a video game room in their town, and the business was very good at that time!

"Of course I have played it. I remember playing Street Fighter and [-] Kombat at that time. I was addicted to Contra. In order to raise money to buy game coins, I stole eggs from home and sold them. I even got beaten!"

Thinking of the past, Hei Lei said with a smile.

"Nine-Three Quick Fight" and "Contra" are also classic video games.

These two games, including "Street Fighter," were basically available in game rooms of that era.

It is said that the first owner of a video game room made money.

"There is an egg thief in your house. I live in a town and I don't have chickens at home. At that time, I often watched other people play, and I usually looked for opportunities to take advantage of them. If someone had something to do and left, I would stand over and continue playing for a while!"

Thinking of his own experience, Wu Yuansheng said.

My family conditions were not good and I didn’t have any pocket money to play games, but at that time I was able to play a lot just by spending money.

He remembered that sometimes he was lucky enough to pick up one or two game coins that others had accidentally lost in the game room.

Especially the gambling game machines, where he picked up the most.

Sometimes when the machine is broken and others leave, he will pat the gambling machine a few times and a few will fall out.

Damn it, he played the two games "Street Fighter" and "[-] Quick Fight" until he was able to pass them.

"After I was beaten for stealing eggs, I stopped stealing. But later I went to the weir pond near the village to catch fish or use a cage to catch eels and sell them for money. I used this method to raise money to continue playing. Playing games is quite addictive! Just like some people now go to Internet cafes to play games!"

Hei Lei continued.

"Yes! Games are always addictive, whether they are video games or online games!"

He also admitted that when he was young, even if he didn't play much, he would become addicted just by watching. Later, Internet cafes, including smartphones and tablets, made more people addicted.

"Aren't you going to keep these two game consoles and go back to practice? Maybe they are still good. Even if they are not good, you can find someone to repair them and you can still play them!"

Looking at Hei Lei, he said with a smile.

"No! I'm afraid that if I take it back, the kids at home will see it and get addicted to playing with it! After all, this thing is not a good thing!"

Hei Lei said to him with the same smile.

"Then tell me how much these two video game consoles cost together!"

If the price is not expensive, Wu Yuansheng still plans to buy it.

These two consoles are genuine machines from the early [-]s, not the new machines you see in game rooms today.

It’s not about making money, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s good or bad.

Just because they are two collectibles, just like those old radios, tape recorders, old televisions, and record players.