Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1143 The Doorway
It should be said that Gongmei Store attaches great importance to this set of jade carvings. Of course, according to Zhou Zhi’s malicious speculation, it is more likely that Gongmei Store is afraid that the superior unit will “borrow without repaying”, so it will send various certificates, information, certificates, certificates, and even related Newspapers and magazines are all well preserved. These are proofs that can ensure the property rights of one's own things.

However, by chance, these information certificates have now become interesting historical experiences that can prove the "noble blood" of this set of jade carvings.

"The instructions given to us by the old director as a gift were just four words - regardless of the cost of work." Manager Zhou delivered the information to Zhou Zhi: "Mr. Xiao Zhou, you are also an expert and know how many meat heads were lost in this set of jade carvings. You Look at these original photos of two pieces of jade, both of which were the best first-grade white materials at that time.”

"One piece is sprinkled with gold leather, and the other is maroon leather. You can compare it with the finished product. Who would dare to do this now?"

"Mr. Zhou doesn't want to sell it to me at the original weight, right?" Zhou Zhi smiled tactfully, making Xu Gang feel like he didn't know this roommate: "I have quite a few acquaintances in the industrial and aesthetic system and the light industry system, Shu I have teachers in China, Gansu Province, and the capital, and the prices in the windows are seriously inflated."

"Who do you know from Ganzhou Gongmei?" Manager Zhou asked very modestly, but he was actually testing the truth.

"I don't know many people from Ganzhou Gongmei, but Director Liao from the Provincial Light Industry and Director Liu from the Porcelain Research Institute are very familiar with them."

"Director Liu? Are you talking about Liu Changjian? Isn't he the chief engineer?" Manager Zhou continued to ask.

Zhou Zhi didn’t know if he was testing himself, but that didn’t matter: “He used to be the chief engineer at the Dishuidong Porcelain Edge Institute, and later he was transferred to the Provincial Department of Light Industry Porcelain Research Institute as the deputy director. Years ago When the old director retires, it’s natural for him to take a step further.”

"That's him!" Manager Zhou smiled happily: "Then we are really not outsiders!"

"Why is Lao Liu still related to Northern Xinjiang?" Now it was Zhou Zhi's turn to ask. Lao Liu got to know Lao Liu when he was in the capital through Director Liao of Gan Province Light Industry when he was engaged in Mao porcelain and 567 national porcelain. Recently, the two of them have been in contact because of the issue of Zhushan Bayou Porcelain.

After Mao Porcelain became famous at home and abroad, countless people came to Lao Liu to inquire about the whereabouts of the batch of porcelain, but Director Liao and Lao Liu were both tight-lipped, which made Zhou Zhi admire their character very much.

"Our northern Xinjiang is not a porcelain desert." Manager Zhou quickly corrected, as if this matter was very important, pointing to a display area: "In our northern Xinjiang families, many families have several sets of porcelain, and one set is still placed in the cabinet. Here, display porcelain is specially used for display.”

Zhou Zhi looked at the porcelains and found that they all had one characteristic, that is, the patterns were abstract, the colors were bright, and the shape of the porcelain was different from traditional Chinese ones, with a strong Persian style.

"Our porcelain must also be exported," said Manager Zhou: "The local favorite is the colorful porcelain..."

"Enamel color." Zhou Zhi nodded: "In order to restore the style of Kangyong enamel color porcelain, Lao Liu worked hard to help the autonomous region porcelain factory get some richly colored glazes. That was a professional job done by professionals. "

"In fact, the enamel porcelain in the Qing Dynasty was fired first, and then the porcelain body was sent to the palace. After being painted in the palace, it was fired in the palace. Therefore, the enamel color porcelain can only be from the imperial kiln, and the base price It is usually a four-character inscription, such as the Kangxi one, which will say 'Kangxi Imperial System', which is different from the general chronological inscription 'Kangxi Annual System of the Qing Dynasty'."

"Lao Liu's main job is that, but there is another way to export porcelain in the Qing Dynasty, and that is the widely made 'yangcai'. The glaze is actually a kind of enamel color, but the production is not as exquisite as the imperial kiln enamel color, but The themes and colors are more bold and lively.”

"If we are serious about helping the porcelain factories in the autonomous region, we should learn from the 'Yangcai' method, which is also in line with the pedigree of export porcelain."

"Yes." Manager Zhou slapped his thigh. Now he was completely convinced that Zhou Zhi and Director Liu were not outsiders: "When we mentioned that we wanted to imitate enamel, Liu Gong's words were exactly the same as what you just said!" "He said imitation enamel. Cai Cai is really difficult. Let’s start with Yang Cai and then go on to do it well.”

"A very important feature of enamel and foreign colors is that, like copper-bodied enamelware, the colored part of the glaze is used to create a bas-relief effect." Zhou Zhi asked: "Has the Autonomous Region Porcelain Factory achieved this?"

Manager Zhou also admired Zhou Zhi very much. The boy only glanced at the porcelain display cabinet from a distance and was able to tell the secret inside, which is not something ordinary people can do: "There are very few porcelains like you mentioned. We display all the porcelain cabinets here." , as for the ones downstairs...then it’s just coloring, there’s no sculpting effect.”

Zhou Zhi shook his head: "If you want to purchase porcelain, you have to go to Jingde. Now that you have left Jingde, there is still something missing."

"That's right, you have to talk about the local products, such as snow lotus, but it has to be from our Tianshan Mountains." Manager Zhou said with a smile.

"Another example is Hetian Jade, right, Manager Zhou?" Zhou Zhi said with a smile what Manager Zhou meant by the digression.

"Since they are all under the Gongmei system, I won't bear the price. Let's follow the internal process." Manager Zhou also said with a smile: "But when issuing invoices, we will open the Shudu Gongmei Shopping Center for you. This is that OK?"

This is an "internal adjustment" measure, which is equivalent to the adjustment of goods by peers, and the price is naturally much cheaper than when purchased by outsiders.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for doing this, that is, Zhou Zhi works in Shudu Gongmei, so he must have a good relationship.

"No problem." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "When we have an agreement, I will call Manager Fei from Shudu Gongmei, and he will give me this face."

"That's easy to handle." Manager Zhou is very likely to make such a big deal. The transaction amount, even if it is only the internal price, is enough for this newly established Art and Design Hall to gain an existence value.

Although I was vaccinated by my superiors about "three years of no business opening and three years of openness and management", performance will always determine the salary, and this matter will never go away.

"Mr. Zhou, do you think this is suitable?" The price of jade handicrafts is actually difficult to determine these days. It is also the first time for Manager Zhou to sell such a large item: "We don't have a standard for the time being, so we will simply base it on the material." As for the labor price, let’s take a ratio based on the price of the materials, do you think that’s okay?”

The same is generally true for the value of jade articles in later generations. Generally, good materials come with good workmanship, so the total value of carved pieces with workmanship is calculated based on weight and price per gram, and then depends on the level of craftsmanship and the level of the carver. Generally speaking, for a master with the prefix Guo, the labor cost It will be higher than the price of jade. The labor fee for provincial masters is about the same as the price of jade. For apprentices, it costs one to two hundred per piece, or even dozens.

But this algorithm is for small items. Now, except for the jade sword suit, the rest are large and oversized items. It is definitely not cost-effective for Zhou Zhi to charge based on weight.

But even if we don’t count the work and only the materials, there are still many ways to do it.

(End of this chapter)