Su Yuan listened carefully, it was all the experience of his predecessors, and achieving this realm was no longer a matter of eyesight, but the truth of life.

To this day, Guardian, Hanhai, Rong Bao Zhai, and Duo Yun Xuan, the four top auction houses still retain the No. 1 auction plate for him. Get close to this legendary character, and find that the other party has little popularity, which corresponds to the ups and downs of the business sea and a kind of domineering from the hard work of the calloused hands and feet.

Although he is ninety years old, he is fashionable and exquisite, revealing domineering and arrogant. As long as you go to the auction, you have to sit in the first row, and you will definitely have to make a move.

If you want something, you will raise your hand and say that you are the first in the auction house.

Zhang Zongxian rested for a moment and continued: "Playing antiques, the first is true or false, the second is good or bad, and the third is complete. The collection is a deep well, some people have done it all their lives, and they will still miss it in terms of authenticity and falsehood, and it is a pity to make an eye. ”

"My principle is not to touch what I don't understand, I am willing to miss it, and I will never buy fakes. If you buy a fake, you will still be fake after a hundred years. But the real thing doesn't rise in a year, it doesn't rise in five years, and it will always rise in ten years. There is still a chance to miss it, but the fake will always be fake. ”

"The identification of cultural relics is called ophthalmology, focusing on one eye, and seeing more is the most important condition. If I were to draw an analogy, I once asked a painter friend to paint a portrait of my parents, and the painter was very good at painting beautiful women, but when I painted my father, I could see at a glance that he didn't like it. ”

"Because the faces of relatives are too familiar, looking at porcelain and calligraphy and painting is the same thing, that is, familiar, looking at treasures should be as familiar as parents. ”

"Walk thousands of miles to see museum collections. My favorite place to visit is the David Foundation in the UK, which has had a huge impact on me, and I guess I've been there at least 100 times. ”

Zhang Zongxian said with a smile: "The museum is the most affordable place to exercise your eyesight, you can see all the fine products for a few pounds, and more importantly, it is self-contained, and it is finished by a master, where else is more cost-effective?"

"Don't look at me as an antique dealer, but I actually like to trade in an auction house the most. Normally, there is always a bargain in trading, and the more you cut, the cheaper it gets, and as a result, not only does the seller not make much money, but the buyer still feels that he is expensive. ”

And no matter how many times you buy and sell, the buyer always feels that he is the seller's food and clothing, God, and is always inferior. It's different when you go to the auction house, the seller puts the goods in the auction house, and whoever wants to increase the price, no matter how much money is sold, the two parties don't know each other. ”

"The seller doesn't have to thank people, just take the money and go home. It doesn't matter if you can't sell it, it may just happen that the buyer didn't come, as long as the thing is really good, it can't be sold today, and there will be a chance next time. ”

Su Yuan laughed, Zhang Zongxian is really a shrewd businessman, compared to his eyesight, he takes the scene of doing things and the way of being a person in his heart, this is the secret of his success.

I heard that when I lived in Shanghai in my early years, I would go to the Garden Hotel to meet my friends for coffee almost every day, and always carry a wad of brand-new banknotes worth 50 yuan or 100 yuan in my pocket before going out, and this habit has been maintained for many years, and it is the same to this day.

There are hotel familiar doormen, waiters and lobby managers, come forward to say hello, compliment a few words of good looks today, etc., he will stuff a tip as a tip, no matter how much will always be given, and every day to meet every day.

The same goes to the restaurant he frequents, but as soon as he arrives, the familiar waiters come to say hello one by one, say a few thoughtful words to make him happy, and the tip will be more generous, and today is the same, no matter where he goes, the stars hold the moon and are exquisite.

I especially love gold, because it lasts forever and never fades. A lot of Australian gold coins will be prepared during the New Year's holidays, and when red envelopes are sent to relatives and juniors, over the years, someone can save a lot of gold coins.

Because it is a rabbit, I once had a whim to cast a rabbit pattern on a gold coin, and it is a very special small gift to give away. Every noon or night, Zhang Zongxian would invite many people to dinner, including collectors and businessmen, and he basically invited guests.

Whether it is the elders or the younger generations, they will take care of it thoughtfully and meticulously. Senior auction house people know that Mr. Zhang must call first to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival. The elderly in their old age have high seniority and deep qualifications in the industry, but they will first pay New Year's greetings to the younger generations, which is something that ordinary people can't do.

Today is the same, when he met the old man for the first time, he could feel the friendliness and intentions of the other party, which made Su Yuan admire him very much.

After the two finished eating, they began to drink tea and chat, Zhang Zongxian was in a good mood, it was rare to meet a rising star, or an old friend Geng Baochang introduced him, and talked eloquently: "In the early years, some connoisseurs and friends in the mainland would stay at the Six Nations Hotel in Wan Chai every time they came to Hong Kong Island to bring goods. ”

"Inquire around the local Morro Street, if you hear that someone here wants something, immediately go to the Six Nations Hotel to inform these bosses, and then help send it from the Six Nations Hotel to Morro Street, according to the rules, if the transaction is completed, there will be a 5% commission,"

"At that time, I could fight with others for a dollar, and then I slowly got together like this, and finally saved 1,000 yuan, thinking about doing some big business, but at that time, if I wanted to do export business with the mainland, I had to have a 3,000 yuan letter of credit account in the bank, but I didn't have it. ”

"What should I do? I can only borrow money from a good friend and a noble man of mine, Liang Sanye from the capital. He said that he had never lent money to others in his life, but he could afford me and could lend me money, but he could only lend me gold bars. ”

"No matter when you pay it back, you have to exchange it for gold bars according to the market price, if you lend it to me today, if the price of gold is ten yuan, when it falls to one yuan, it will also be exchanged for gold bars, but if it rises to a thousand yuan, it will also be exchanged for gold bars. ”

Zhang Zongxian sighed: "It was not until 1959 that the hard work came to an end, and at the age of 30, I finally had my own antique dealer, Yongyuan Xing. ”

"The antique shop business that was originally smooth sailing changed because of Qiu Yanzhi, who was also a teacher and friend. ”

Su Yuan's eyes lit up, Qiu Yanzhi was the top collector of the Republic of China back then, comparable to Sun Yingzhou and Zhang Boju, especially the porcelain collection, known as a must.

Speaking of this, the old man was a little sad, and recalled: "Every time a new product is sent from the inland to Hong Kong Island, if it has not been opened, Qiu Yan will enter the door, open it, and then joke and say, don't think I like it, you just make a false offer, don't mess around." ”

"Jokes aside, Qiu Yanzhi never defaults on payments, and when it matters most, he has a far-sighted vision, speaks English and French, and knows what Europeans like. ”

Usually he buys cheap goods from the European market and sells them to Hong Kong Island to make the difference. Over the past few years, there have been more and more high-quality products in his hands, and he has soon become a pivotal figure in the circle. ”

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