Return To 1977 Chapter 726: Yes or no
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Teacher Ma, who is well-known in the Beijing collection circles, once said this.
If everyone could live again, they would all be winners in life.
For example, if anyone could live his life over again, he would have made a fortune by working hard to buy a house, stocks, and antiques in the early years.
But unfortunately, there are no ifs in life, and there is no regret medicine in the world.
This is true, but not entirely true.
Because there is such a saying.
"Small wealth depends on luck, medium wealth depends on wisdom, and big wealth depends on virtue."
Hong Lucheng also used the training of the Hong family to educate Hong Yanwu in his life, saying, "To build a foundation, you need courage, to keep it, you need your brain, and to pass it on, you need your heart."
In fact, these two sentences have similar meanings. They both emphasize that opportunities only have a temporary effect on people, and they only account for a small part. The key to success depends on personal quality.
Otherwise, even if you are lucky and make a fortune, you will not be able to keep it.
If faced with the same opportunity, your gains will be far lower than those of people with higher qualities than you.
For example, for those who accidentally win the super jackpot, why are so many people’s lives completely ruined because of this luck?
Wifes are separated from children, relatives turn against each other, people fall into self-indulgence, and families are destroyed.
What is exposed is the problem of mismatch between personal quality and the large amount of wealth obtained.
In fact, we might as well give a more technical and concrete example.
As far as where to collect jewelry and jade.
As people today, all of us know that this is a sure way to make money without losing anything, and it is the only way for those who are born again.
Many people have heard of Hetian Jade King and Jade King, rough stones accumulated since the 1980s and 1990s.
Then when a large number of old pits no longer produce rough stones, the price of high-quality rough stones soared, and the story of sudden wealth came.
But if someone really travels back in time and just imitates a cat or a tiger, that would definitely be unwise.
Why do you say that?
Because he didn't use his brain, he first made a mistake in a common sense logical relationship.
In addition to a good market environment, the factor that can most enhance the economic value of cultural objects is not the scarcity and quality of raw materials that play a leading role.
The main part is determined by the feelings of historical inheritance, the interest of humanistic knowledge, and exquisite production skills.
Otherwise, how could things like grasshopper gourds, birdcages, and purple clay pots made by famous artists be more valuable than jewelry and jade?
Of course, celebrity calligraphy and painting can better reflect this.
So things like jade and jade, which have the greatest potential for appreciation and the highest profits, are those that have been carved into shape by masters of craftsmanship.
Because if these finished products are not valuable, then the rough stones are nothing.
When the price of raw materials increases due to scarcity, the price of finished products will naturally far exceed that of raw stones.
Besides, even in terms of raw stones, most of the truly top-grade Hetian jade and jadeite were mined in the Qing Dynasty.
It is recorded in books such as "Miscellaneous Notes of the Government and the Wilderness Since Daoxian".
"On the occasion of the same day, Guangdong merchants came to Beijing to purchase jadeite, and there were two famous stones. One was thirty-three thousand, in terms of price, and one was a pot, and in terms of form, both were pure green and flawless. Most of the ornaments needed in the palace cost thirty-three thousand yuan, so its reputation was famous at that time. In fact, the materials produced by the pot were especially good, such as the jade flat square given to Wanyan family, the ring finger from Jixiang and the Wensuo family. One of them is a jade bracelet."
Note that the important information reflected in this paragraph is as follows.
First, it explains the origin of many jade treasures in the palace during the period when Cixi came to power in the late Qing Dynasty.
Second, it records the quality that jadeite rough stones could achieve at that time.
Not only is it clearly written in the book, both "Thirty Thousand Three" and "One Pot" are pure green and flawless products.
And judging from historical relics, such as the "twisted silk jade bracelet" that Du Yuesheng and his wife bought from Chongguzhai in Beijing and transferred it to Song Meiling, it also verified that this kind of legend could indeed be seen on the market at that time. Medium to high quality treasure.
Since modern times, this kind of thing has disappeared in Myanmar.
If compared with the so-called "A" grade jadeite on the market today, I'm afraid it would only be a smash.
Thirdly, the article also points out the origin of Wang Yunlin’s family heirloom jade flat square.
Not only is it a gift from the emperor, but it also comes from "a pot".
At the same time, the person Wen Suo recorded in the article also has quite an origin. He is Zeng Chong's father.
Many people should know that Zeng Chong from Qinlao Hutong and Na Tong from Jinyu Hutong were equally famous ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the late Qing Dynasty. They were also affiliated with Xianghuang Banner like the Wanyan family.
It can also be seen from this that under the Eight Banners system that "only focuses on the banner people, not the Manchus and Han", the status of the "Shangsan Banners" is still transcendent within the small circle of powerful people, and the holy family members are not comparable to ordinary banner people. of.
Of course, these last few sentences are purely off-topic.
However, the above should be enough to prove that since modern times, the output and quality of raw jadeite have been in a continuous decline trend.
Then if you are a sensible person, you should no longer choose to invest in rough stones.
As the same saying goes, high-risk speculation like getting rich suddenly is only a choice for the poor.
As for the last thing, there is one most critical disadvantage that needs to be mentioned about rough stones, and that is the transportation problem that must not be ignored.
Why were all the rich people in the past businessmen? Are they all engaged in trade?
In addition to information asymmetry, the main reason is that transportation costs were not only high in the past, but also it was possible to encounter gangsters and lose your life when traveling far away.
It is extremely uneconomical for individuals to run around for their own affairs.
Everyone needs different things, so many people pay for their travel expenses through trade, making long-distance trafficking profitable.
In fact, until the beginning of reform and opening up, our business still had this characteristic.
Don’t forget, all the people who made a fortune at that time had a title - treacherous master.
This directly points out how they make money.
Those who make a fortune by traveling back and forth, earn all their hard-earned money from transportation on the road.
Don't take Hong Yanwu as an example. Apart from them, there is no other private person who can import such a large amount of goods by truck.
Most of the time they were eating dry bread and squeezing into the train without even having a seat.
Of course, you also have to bear the risk of personal safety and property damage.
Like local evil forces, various gods who eat train freight, as well as various scams, extortion, and extortion in shopping malls, there are simply countless.
So, traveling around doing business in the 1980s was very risky.
If you think about it, Hotan is far away in Xinjiang, and jade is far away in Myanmar.
If anyone wants to do this, don’t tell me how much the shipping cost will be or how you will get the stuff back.
To be honest, it is no different from seeking death.
So no matter how you look at it, it is putting the cart before the horse instead of buying the jade and jade that are already finished in the stores in the capital, and instead going to the places of production to track down the rough stones.