With a moneygrabber’s insistence, Qin Guan brought the price down from 800 yuan to 200 yuan each.
Qin Guan's unkind fellow townsman smiled to himself as Qin Guan was about to leave the counter with his trophies.
The fake frames that cost 50 yuan to buy in South China could be easily sold for 200 yuan. The buyer looked very satisfied. It was the greatest pleasure to cheat an acquaintance.
(Readers with glasses might have had a similar experience. Glasses were horribly expensive during one particular period.)
Peace didn't last for long. Suddenly, the sellers in the market became nervous. Several staff members in uniforms were running along the paths between the shops with briefcases under their arms. They were like a storm sweeping through the market.
"Hurry! They are looking for fakes! Hide them quickly!"
"Run! Run! Run to the stock room with the fakes!"
Several sellers who put fakes openly on their stands hastened to hide them.
