Return To 1977 Chapter 665: TOEFL
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Yuntai took the opportunity to admonish his nephew with good intentions. But he didn't expect that Hong Yanwu had his own reasons.
"Uncle, what you said is for my own good. But let me tell you clearly, I have no intention of going deep into this industry. Because, just like what you just said, I am not an elegant person. Man. I love these things, I just love how cheap and relatively safe they are now."
“It’s still the same sentence, gold in troubled times and antiques in prosperous times. What I buy is their appreciation space from decline to prosperity. What I buy is the old things that even the fakes are imitations of the Republic of China. I know that the water in this industry is deep, so I really When these things become expensive, people today will start to fake them. Then I will just sell them instead of buying them.”
I saw Yuntai looking shocked. Hong Yanwu smiled again.
"Uncle, you probably think I'm a bit worthless. Because I'm afraid of the depth of the water, I don't learn to swim but don't go into the water anymore. You may also think I'm a bit of a philistine, buying antiques with the intention of selling them one day. But I'm both Being self-aware is also for the purpose of 'reasonable allocation of resources'."
"First of all, my ambition is not here. My personal future plan is to find opportunities to resume the Hong family's business. My temperament is not stable, and I will never specialize in a certain industry. And in antiques, Culture is vast, and anyone who wants to get into it will have to spend his whole life on it. "
"Secondly, the cultural value of antiques is certainly its elegance, value and interest. But the price of antiques is not necessarily defined according to its cultural value. Take calligraphy and painting as an example, some painters The artistic level is high, but the price is low, and the artistic level is low, but the price is high. The cultural value and economic value may be greatly affected by fame, age and longevity. ”
"So for me personally, collecting antiques is purely a means of concentrating and preserving wealth. I care more about its cost-effectiveness. I will also hoard goods when the market is down, and when the market is high, I will Consider selling for profit."
"To put it bluntly, I think antiques are valuable no matter how much culture they contain. Because no matter how good they are, they are just dead objects. If you sell an old porcelain, you can re-fire it. I would not hesitate to sell the technology of growing porcelain.”
"In addition, no matter how good things are, they are for people to use. If one day I really encounter difficulties in needing money, I will not do anything stupid like a miser holding gold coins and starving. Haven't you seen how miserable Zhang Boju's later life is? A saint like him is not my role model."
"However, none of this means that I do not respect culture. Although I am not willing to delve into it, I hope that the children of the Hong family will love our traditional culture. Even more Chinese people can learn from it. So I think You can do at least two things yourself.”
"First, I will not consider selling these things when the price is not high enough and there is no shortage of money. Second, even if they change hands, I will not sell them overseas, let alone hide them forever. I will I will try my best to preserve these fine works of art, and if the conditions are suitable, I will try my best to find some public exhibition opportunities to let more people see my collection. This is my general idea about these things..."
After Hong Yanwu finished speaking, Yuntai couldn't help but fell silent. After a long time, he said calmly, "Uncle, I can't teach you anything. I originally wanted to say one more thing, don't take money so seriously, so that you can succeed. But instead, you drew on the analogy and used economic principles to say that it is not possible to do this. What do you mean? You are more eloquent than me. It's easier said than done. Even if you think so, you have to be able to do it. "
Indeed, although Yuntai couldn't fault Hong Yanwu's rhetoric, he still had some doubts. He was afraid that this nephew was just talking high-pitched words. But he didn't expect that after returning, Hong Yanwu would quickly prove everything with practical actions.
Among the things I collected on this day, not only did I find the calligraphy of Mi Fu in the scroll, but there was also a piece of "A Standing Show" by Shen Zhou, a piece of "Ink Bamboo" by Zheng Banqiao, and a piece of "Ink Bamboo" written by Qianlong. Picture of Three Benefits of Sui Han".
But the most precious thing is that a white porcelain bowl with the word "Privy" on it was found among those porcelains.
Jing Yuntai and Wang Yunlin discussed together, starting from the characteristics of the bowl having a small base, thick body, devitrification of plain glaze, and bluish-white color, and then thought of the article "Ancient Rao Utensils" in Cao Zhao's "Gegu Yaolun" of the Ming Dynasty. There is a sentence in it: "In the Yuan Dynasty, those who burned small feet stamps had the word "Privilege" inside."
It was finally determined that this should be a custom-fired vessel made for the "Privy Council" by Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, who set up the Fuliang Porcelain Bureau in Jingdezhen.
You must know that the Yuan Dynasty was only a hundred years old, so the number of firings was extremely limited, and even fewer had inscriptions.
Although similar bowls were fired in later generations, the style has been changed and the glaze is not smooth. Therefore, these rare "privy porcelain" from the Yuan Dynasty have become exquisite. It is undoubtedly a genuine national treasure.
Yuntai couldn't put it down just for these few things. I even changed my plan temporarily because of this, wanting to stay one more day and take a closer look.
I didn’t expect Hong Yanwu to be surprisingly generous. He wanted to give all these things to Yuntai on the spot, saying that they were all one family anyway, and the meat rotted in the pot. If the uncle likes it, he can take it away. As long as the nephew has it, he will have no problem with it.
Yuntai was very impressed by this and couldn't help but secretly marvel. He didn't expect that Hong Yanwu really didn't lie at all and actually did what he said. In such a comparison, it turns out that he himself is fascinated by things and is a bit inferior.
On the other hand, how could he, as an uncle, take advantage of his nephew? So in the end, Chengqing is Chengqing, and he really just uses it for fun, and will not keep it as his own.
In fact, Yuntai still doesn't know that Hong Yanwu's generosity is not without reason. Just because of going to "Xiao City", this kid has already had a bolder idea.
He felt that to collect things, he had to take them from wealthy families. It is better to take the initiative than go to "Xiaoshi". Now that no one recognizes these things and industrial and commercial policies have been liberalized, why not make a big investment earlier?
So after seeing off their uncle's family, one night, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan called the people from "San Bo Zi" and "Chop Knife" to discuss the big plan.
After reaching a consensus, Hong Yanwu quickly reduced the six theaters in his hands to four.
In the end, the "Lotus River Cinema" in charge of "Chop Knife" and the "Guang'anmen Cinema" in charge of "Santengzi" were transferred to Nancheng Bazi "Xiao Jujuo" for a total of 2,000 yuan.
From then on, the brothers from the two theaters under his command went to work in Xicheng District and Dongcheng District.
At the beginning of each day, these people cycled and stayed in key areas such as Xidan, Xisi, Dongdan, Dongsi, Gulou and Shichahai.
There is a sign in front of the car that reads "High-priced recycling of calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, and furniture," specializing in collecting these types of old items from before liberation. It is equivalent to the new generation of "drummers".
As for the income of this group of people, it has skyrocketed.
Because the conditions Hong Yanwu gave them were based on the guaranteed dead price given by the "Xiaoshi" price. The difference in price is all their own.
Two pieces for scroll-like characters and five pieces for paintings. There are two grades of porcelain, two pieces for small and elegant pieces, four pieces for middle pieces, and six pieces for large pieces. One piece for small items that are not expensive, two yuan for medium items, and three yuan for large items. Classical furniture is worth the same as new furniture sold on the market.
If these items are defective or damaged, break them in half. But regardless of whether it is true or false, as long as it is delivered, we will give you cash. No matter how lazy you are, you will still have to earn hundreds of dollars a month at least. If you are diligent, the difference in price can exceed a thousand.
In addition, if the owner wants to sell for more money and needs to negotiate the price, he can also go to Hong Yanwu to negotiate alone.
However, Hong Yanwu had to ask Wang Yunlin to do the appraisal. Finally, the commission will be given to the stretcher based on the transaction status.
In short, although the rules set by Hong Yanwu are not impeccable, over time, some people will definitely take advantage of various loopholes and try to be more supportive. But the intermediate risks are indeed minimized by the particularity of the times.
Even if he accepts fake goods, he will definitely not be able to accompany her. So under this situation, countless goodies scattered among the people poured into Hong Yanwu's bag like gurgling water at an alarming speed.
In the early days, Hong Yanwu deliberately calculated the approximate probability.
He found that after his mother’s appraisal of the things he collected, the ratio of authenticity to fakes was approximately 60% genuine and 40% fake. And among a hundred objects, there is a high chance that one or two neglected treasures will be found. That's so worth it.
Needless to say, this is all thanks to the troubled times. Don’t think about it in detail, otherwise it will inevitably mean that it is difficult for the country to make money.