My system is not decent

Chapter 1907 Root Grave
With the changes in the market in recent years, woodcarving can no longer meet the needs of the majority of collectors, and the supply is in short supply.

Ever since, the players turned their attention to the root carving.

However, carving has always been a delicate job, especially root carving.

It takes a lot of work to turn an ordinary tree root into a perfect collectible.

During the most popular years of root carving, many people have poured into this industry, and there are not a few root carving masters.

It's just that flowers are not popular in a hundred days, and root carvings are destined to return to calm after being popular, and it is not uncommon for them to be replaced by new things.

And now Chen Wenzhe has encountered a good time, because in recent years, all kinds of hypes have come out frequently, and the market for many good things has been ruined.

For example, the biggest hype is antiques, calligraphy and painting, and various bracelets and Wenwan.

Among them, root carving is also an item. At this point in time, although some good root carving works have been hyped into sky-high prices.

But because the current economy is not good, many things are only priced but no market.

This is indeed similar to many so-called high-end real estate projects.

The owner of the shop where Chen Wenzhe is now is such an unlucky guy.

He has experienced the peak period of root carving, but he did not leave the market with a profit, but continued to increase investment.

Therefore, he has accumulated a large number of root carvings in his hands, and he is hesitant to be a professional, so the accumulated root carvings are all fine works.

At the very least, they are all small boutique wood carvings, and the minimum price is no less than two thousand. If the quantity is too large, the cost of pressing will be too high.

So, after knowing that Chen Wenzhe might be a big boss and that he had a good chance of clearing his inventory, the boss got excited.

If you want to sell goods, you naturally have to blow a wave.

However, Chen Wenzhe can still be sure that his bragging is not too strong.

Because through a rosewood bracelet he wore, Chen Wenzhe had obtained the boss's delicate information.

He started learning root carving at the age of 15, and he has produced many excellent works with his skillful hands.

Relying on this craft, he also earned the first pot of gold in his life.

At that time, the root carving market was still very optimistic, and his excellent craftsmanship allowed him to accumulate a certain amount of venture capital.

In this way, he founded his own root carving factory in 17 years, mainly engaged in carving Buddha statues.

Because of his good craftsmanship, he is also well-known in the local area.

It's a pity that root carving is not a stable industry, and it mainly depends on the market to make a living.

When the boss started his business, it happened to be the peak period of the root carving market.

After that, the temperature dropped rapidly, and root carvings were no longer as popular as usual. The carved works were basically ignored by no one, and it was commonplace for them to rot in the warehouse.

Under such circumstances, he learned from the painful experience and decided to take a gamble at this time.

In 2017, he used his remaining 50 yuan to buy a giant ebony, and wanted to carve 500 arhats on it.

As soon as the news came out, many people rushed to hear the news.

A year later, his works first took shape, and many people came to visit after hearing the news.

Among these people, a wealthy businessman showed great interest in this work, and offered a high price of 100 million yuan on the spot.

He was naturally overjoyed to have such a harvest.

If we look at the previous market situation, the cost of 50 yuan and the cost of 3 years is simply not a worthwhile transaction.

But at this moment, 100 million is already a very good price.

After receiving the customer's deposit, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to root carving.

I thought this would be a successful transaction, but no one expected that the rich businessman would regret it later, and this was definitely a fatal blow to him.

The main reason why wealthy businessmen repented was because the market took a sharp turn for the worse.

Due to changes in the market, the price of wood carvings has dropped significantly.

Under such circumstances, the wealthy businessman also saw that the market was inevitable, and directly terminated the contract with Long Dinghai, and even gave up the deposit he had paid before.

The carving of 500 arhats this time was a gamble for him, but the reality finally gave him a solid slap in the face.

He was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, more than half of the 500 Arhats have been carved and will be completed soon.

He knew better than anyone that in such a market, it was impossible to find another buyer.

Although there is no buyer, he does not want this work to be suspended like this.

After some consideration, he finally decided to complete this work and put an end to this matter.

It took a total of 3 years for this work, and the effort he put into this work is self-evident.

It is a pity that such a work did not meet its Bole after all, and fell into his hands.

Different from ordinary works, the preservation of root carvings needs to meet many conditions.

His 500 arhats grew mushrooms slowly during storage in the warehouse because no one cared about them for a long time.

Overnight, a million-dollar artwork turned into rotten wood.

Such an ending is really embarrassing.

There are not a few examples like him. Many root carvings can only be put in warehouses to rot and grow mushrooms after the market enthusiasm has subsided. This is also the final destination of most root carvings.

Although root carving is an excellent folk handicraft, the hype in the market has already exceeded its original value.

Under such hype, the price of a root carving has been fired at tens of millions or hundreds of millions, and even the raw material prices of the root carving remain high.

Many people followed suit and joined such a deformed market. In the end, the market slumped, leaving sculptors and investors with nothing but feathers.

Irrational consumption can only bring irrational consequences in the end, and a false market cannot bring about substantial development at all.

Through this boss, Chen Wenzhe also saw that there is actually a "tree root grave" in the suburbs of Guishi.

The once sky-high priced root carvings have now become trash that can be thrown away at will.

In fact, from the moment it was enshrined on the "altar", it was already doomed to fall from a high place.

Today's results are just written down, it's just a matter of time.

Trends have always been sought after by people, and most people just follow the trend.

In the information age, how many people have lost their own thinking and just blindly follow in the footsteps of others.

Root carving isn't the only hyped item, and the popularity never stops.

Only by thinking independently and figuring out what you want can you stay awake amidst such hype.

Now the boss is sober, but the loss is also huge.

However, Chen Wenzhe was very interested in his five hundred arhats, which were also carved from ebony after all.

Not to mention the artistic value of the carvings, but the raw materials can also be collected, and they will not lose money anyway.

(End of this chapter)