National Tide 1980.

Chapter 450 Cornucopia

In fact, from the perspective of the time, after the reform and opening up, the antique trade slowly recovered among the people.

It is very reasonable to call it "second-hand goods" instead of "antiques".

This is not only because the country's laws and regulations at that time strictly prohibited this kind of folk cultural relics trading, and it was necessary to use "second-hand goods" to avoid taboos and cover up this kind of shameful behavior.

It is also because after experiencing the catastrophe of the "movement", there are very few good things that survived, and there are not many things that can really meet the standards of antiques.

What was the definition of an antique in the past?

Kang Shude once told Ning Weimin about this.

The old man said that it is limited to Banpo painted pottery, Hongshan ancient jade, Shang and Zhou Dingyi, Qin brick and Han tile, Northern Wei statues, Tang Sancai, Song official kiln, Ming Dynasty Xuande stove, and celebrity calligraphy and painting, Ming and Qing porcelain, Tianhuang chicken blood, old ink ancient Inkstone, enamel and carved lacquer, agate jadeite, rhinoceros horn ivory carving, ancient bronze mirror coins, inside-painted snuff bottle, sachet fan pendant, Kesi embroidery and the like.

In short, the "antiques" mentioned in the past are all high-end and elegant things.

Moreover, when there were antique shops before, many well-known firms were extremely commercially credible.

Even if people who don't know much come to buy, as long as they are willing to spend money, they will definitely be able to buy genuine products.

But now, where else can I go for a change?

Most of the things that can be seen on the market are the less important parts of the reimbursement materials, which flow out only when people don't want them.

Not only is the category low, but there are all kinds of messy things, the key is the quality is not good.

Such as stoneware, feederware, bambooware, woodenware, song insect jars, bird food jars, smoking guns and drinking utensils, wooden boxes and holding boxes, abacus stamps, clocks and glasses, copper lock molds, these are all good things.

It happens to be a bit high-grade, and most of them are damaged, incomplete, and even filled with a large number of poorly manufactured fakes.

Occasionally, it happens that the prodigal son takes the good things that have been saved at home with great difficulty, and sells them as worthless fakes.

It has to catch up with the lack of vision of the recipients before they can flow into the market.

Afterwards, buyers who visit the "ghost market" have to rely on their own fate to pick up the leaks.

Such a market situation can only be called buying second-hand goods.

How could it be worthy of the title of "antique trade"?
So the old man thinks, not to mention that the country does not allow it, it means that the country has liberalized the policy.

I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to see the wonderful scene of antique trading like in the past in his life.

To put it bluntly, this industry has become chaotic, there are no rules, and there are fewer people who really know how to do it.

No matter how difficult it is to get a grade, from now on it will be a pattern of living in the shadows and making small noises.

Ning Weimin had to admit that what his master said was largely true.

Under the current situation, the decline of the antique industry is obvious at a glance. Compared with the past, it is of course a world of difference.

But the old man's concept is also biased, he just blindly sees the bad things.

On the other hand, as an "experienced person", he pays more attention to the opposite of these "bad".

First of all, it is rare and expensive, and you can make money without losing money.

The destruction of a large number of cultural relics has greatly increased the value of the only things left in the world.

Not to mention that the old man admits that those things that he despised in the past are all good today.

As for the fakes these days, they were all imitations from the Republic of China.

If you get an antique that will be valuable in the future, there is no risk of "punching".

Even this is called scarcity of chips.

On the contrary, it is more worthwhile to collect, and it is easier to obtain huge profits from it.

Secondly, there are fewer people who really understand and the disappearance of the high-end market. Although this is not a good thing, it has a good side. ,
Undoubtedly, it makes the antique trade more down-to-earth.

It is also more exciting and easier to confuse people's hearts.

You know, what matters is that only when there are many participants can a real market flourish.

In the past, there were only a few people who loved these things that were inappropriate to eat or drink, and that level was high.

But then again, "no fish in clear water ponds".

This also limits the number of participants and limits the market for antiques.

Just like the Liulichang in front of your eyes.

Except for a few Chinese people to patronize, most of the transactions have to be taken care of by foreign guests, and the stamina is weak.

Looking at the "ghost market" in turn is different.

Second-hand goods and antiques are mixed and placed on the street stalls, which means that the threshold of antiques disappears at once.

In addition, this kind of market characteristics is likely to be missed.

For the poor, the story of sudden wealth is undoubtedly the most attractive.

Naturally, more and more people will be attracted to it, and the market size and demand will be expanded.

In the end, the collection of antiques has become a kind of speculative behavior that can be participated by the whole people and has the characteristics of gambling and entertainment.

To put it bluntly, it is just like the evolution of the stock market.

It was indeed a purely cultural activity at the beginning, but its purity cannot be maintained when money is involved.

So that in the end, people who really understand stamps and really love stamp collecting all disappeared from the stamp market, and the stamp market was completely reduced to a speculative place.

There is also the ongoing "Clivia Fever" in Changchun, which is the same.

More and more participants are not people who really love flowers, they just put their wealth and life into it because they value raising such a thing to get rich quickly.

It can only be said that this kind of change may be a bit disgusting to those who regard these things as hobbies.

But for those who want to fish in troubled waters and make a fortune, it is the best thing.

The last one, the old man is limited by the times, and all the experience of measuring things comes from the past, and he has never considered the impact of technological development on people's lives.

You know, at the beginning of this year, American Toffler's "The Third Wave" had just been published by Sanlian Publishing House.

Although the book accurately predicts the advent of the "information age", it will lead to tremendous changes in human society in terms of work, study, and communication.

But the old man obviously wouldn't read this book.

Of course, it is impossible for him to imagine, let alone believe, how quickly those lost traditions and rules will be restored with the help of modern communication tools.

There is also the Western trading model of auctions, which will soon be applied to the antique trading in the domestic market.

And soon, it will once again set a high-end industry benchmark for antiques in a way of shocking the world and repeatedly setting sky-high prices.

Therefore, the biggest difference between Ning Weimin and Kang Shude is the perception of the antique market.

It is that Ning Weimin is not at all confused by "scattered flowers gradually becoming charming eyes", but instead focuses on "Heroes come out of troubled times".

He knew very well that it was precisely the current market situation that his master disliked so much that he had the opportunity to "win in the chaos and take the lead".

He loves this chaotic and bleak era of antique market from the bottom of his heart.

As for his worries, there is nothing else, but the country is restricted by laws and regulations.

He couldn't take all the cheap chips in his arms as happily and conveniently as collecting stamps, calligraphy and paintings, and seal stones.

His accumulating speed is too slow, and there is no chance of a big deal at all.

If you want to get something good, you can only rely on yourself to "go to the ghost market" to pick up leaks, and go to the entrance of the cultural relics store to wait for the treasure.

To be honest, he is looking forward to the country's early liberalization of folk cultural relics trade.

But I'm afraid that once that day comes, there will be very few good things left on the market, and the prices will be high.

Really contradictory.

As a result, he never expected that God seemed to understand his difficulties, and unexpectedly pushed Sun Wufu, who was almost desperate, to him.

Very pleasantly surprised to send him a key that can fundamentally solve this problem.

Don't forget, the reason why Ning Weimin was willing to accompany Sun Wufu to meet Xu Laoliu.

A large part of the reason is because he wanted to establish a straight-line transaction relationship with these two people, so as to make it easier to "find the leak".

Even though Xu Lao Liu was not raised by humans, he actually came to a "rolling bag meeting" and made the kind-hearted Sun Wufu miserable.

But it must be admitted that the situation caused by Xu Lao Liu is more beneficial to Ning Weimin.

Ning Weimin is such a shrewd person, he thought of it almost by intuition.

If he gives charcoal in a timely manner, he will not only get Sun Wufu's gratitude, but also pay off his past debts.

And since then, there has been a real person who is not afraid of losing face and is familiar with collecting second-hand goods, serving him loyally.

Doesn't this mean that he has a clone and can collect antiques more conveniently.

He absolutely believes that as long as Sun Wufu understands the reason why the capital is rich in the east and rich in the west.

Then slowly teach him what categories to accept, what categories not to accept, how to negotiate prices, and how to make customers happy.

The probability that this kid will receive good things will be greatly increased compared to now.

To put it bluntly, Sun Wufu is a living "treasure bowl" for him, which is much better than collecting one or two dead treasures of national treasure level.

Where can I find such a good job?

In fact, that is exactly the case, among other things.

Just two things that were cleared from the "residual assets" that bought out Sun Wufu at [-].

Ning Weimin made a fortune.

Because among those rags, there are really two good treasures, which have completely become Ning Weimin's leader in accepting Sun Wufu.

The first piece was hidden among the twenty or so pieces of porcelain, and it was caught by Ning Weimin at a glance.

It was an outer wall covered with flower glaze, the inner wall glaze was blue with yellow inside, yellow with black inside, black with white, and white with a bright red brush wash.

Don't look at Ning Weimin, who has never seen anything like this before.

Moreover, there was an unused piece of soap and a few new candles in the washer at that time, which were covered with ashes.

But the problem is, real goods, good things, rare treasures, catch people!
Once a knowledgeable person passes by, the real thing will attract people's eyes firmly like a magnet.

It felt like when a man was on a blind date, his eyes lit up as if he saw a beautiful woman, and he had a feeling of fascination.

If it's a fake, push people out, no matter how you look at it, how awkward it is.

In particular, Ning Weimin firmly remembered the words of Kang Shuode, "Good things are often deep and introverted".

He carefully looked at this colorful thing, and felt that the color was bright but not too off-putting, and the shape of the utensil was stable enough.

After turning over the pen to wash the bottom, it is the year of Yongzheng again.

In addition, when this object is held in the sun and looked at, there is a faint stream of color light.

He concluded that it was a good thing, and it fell into his "devil's eyes".

How else would you be so happy to give Sun Wufu two hundred and two?
Sure enough, when he took it back to Kang Shude for appreciation, he put the brush on the table, and the old man's eyes lit up.

After watching for 2 minutes, the old man made an assertion on the spot.

"You brought this thing back. It is a relatively rare kiln glaze. This is a variety that was bred when it imitated Jun kiln porcelain in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. It was fired with two or more glazes, and the glaze color was reddish. It is called 'flame red', and the bluish one is called 'flame blue'. Your brush wash, the glaze surface is red and yellow, flowing and blending, the whole body is glazed by kiln, and the glaze is obvious on the outer wall near the feet. There is no doubt that it is 'flame red'. '. The most rare thing is that it didn't crash or rush... What a thing. It's really a thing! Where did you get it? Your eyesight is improved, you can catch such a rare thing..."

Of course Ning Weimin was praised, but he didn't answer, instead he took out another thread-bound book from his pocket.

This is the second one, which he found from those old books.

He didn't understand at all, just because of the many red stamps on the pages, he instinctively felt that the book was old.

Seeing that it was well preserved, I thought that rare ancient books from Ming or Qing should be worth some money, so I took them back.

As a result, I never expected that the value of this thing is far more than that "flame red".

Moreover, Mr. Kang is such a calm person, if you don't look at it, you will think it, but when you see it, you are so surprised that you can't help crying out!

"Song edition!" The old man picked up the book, his hands trembling.

"That's right, the absolute Song version book. This is the authentic Southern Song 'Zhe version'. Look at this character, the engraving is a typical European font, the font is rectangular, and the strokes of the book Dan are meticulous and there is no slack. Every word Tall and beautiful."

"Look at the white mouth, the fishtail, and the left and right double-column frame. Especially here, there is a character 'Kuang' at the bottom of the core, which is the name of the engraver. Look at the paper of this book, it is made of jute. Paper for sure."

"There are two main points to identify the paper of the Song Dynasty and the imitation hemp paper after the Ming Dynasty. One is that the paper in the Song and Yuan Dynasties was rough and brittle, while the imitation paper of the Ming people was much finer than the paper in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The second is that the paper in the Song and Yuan Dynasties The main raw material for papermaking in the period was hemp, so there were strands of hemp fibers left on the paper. Look, this is it.”

The old man was very excited, and pointed to Ning Weimin one by one.

But Ning Weimin nodded his head back, but was more concerned about another issue.

"Old man, how much do you think this book is worth?"

"How do you know money! Don't you know anything else?"

Kang Shude was a little disdainful, but told him anyway.

"I can't say how much this thing is worth, but it must not be cheap. Because there was a saying before liberation, 'one page of Song edition, one tael of gold'. Your book, according to the standards of the past, even 16. Two catties are worth a few catties of gold. What's more, there are even fewer of these things now. But it's a pity that there is only one book, not a complete set, otherwise it would be even more serious."

In this way, Ning Weimin is of course beautiful.

How many catties of gold!According to the gold price of 30 yuan per gram, that is 10,000+!

This is going to be sold, so how much good stuff do I have to exchange for?

But he just thought about it.

Because it wasn't long before the old man stretched out his hand and took the book away from him.

Not only locked in the cabinet, but also waved at him.

"Okay, you have nothing to do here, let's go."

Ning Weimin was immediately dumbfounded.

"Ah? You... what do you mean? That book..."

Kang Shude is upright and confident.

"What's the matter? I gave you an appraisal for nothing? How many times have we come? You come here as soon as you say, and you don't even bring me a bottle of wine. Sometimes, I have to serve you in turn. Today I I want to keep something from you, shouldn't I?"

Ning Weimin's head was sweating, he was indeed wronged.

"No, master, the Song version of the book...Actually...it's okay if you like to keep it. But I'm not thinking, it's not worthwhile for us to keep it. You see, the things of the Song Dynasty are not easy to keep. If you really want to It's worth 10,000+, of course it's better to sell it. Even if we are half of each other? It's better than..."

Who knew that Kang Shude didn't care about him at all.

"Are you thinking about using money to buy those new gadgets of yours again? How much do you plan to buy enough? I also tell you, if you really sell this thing, you will cause trouble! It will be even more sinful to exchange your rags! I forbid Don't talk nonsense! Are you going to go? If you don't go, you don't want to take that 'Flame Red', so you can keep it for me."

Well, just based on the old man's attitude, Ning Weimin knew that 10,000+ was definitely hopeless.

Speaking of which, he is also quite peeing.

After thinking about it, if this is the case, what's the use of it.

Simply put "Flame Red" on the table, and it really stayed.

"You like it, tell me earlier. Keep it for fun. Don't tell me I'm just a stingy person in your heart?"

This was beyond Kang Shude's expectation.

The old man couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, you have a conscience. You are not stingy."

It's okay not to boast, but with this boast, Ning Weimin's truth will not be listened to.

"That is, who are we with whom? Anyway, what's yours is mine, and sooner or later you have to return it to me!"

Well, this time it was the old man who stared.

"I said you boy, what are you thinking about? Ah? Get lost!"

PS: In the past few days, people often complain when they see that the article is different after four o'clock.I've tried my best not to affect everyone's lives.There is really no better way.I still hope that these people can go to bed early. I don’t ask you to understand me and take responsibility for your own body.

(End of this chapter)