Su Yuan understood the old man's thoughts, the first is to let himself see the world and accumulate contacts, after all, they are all senior collectors, with strong strength, status and status.

There is also a deep-seated reason, which is succession!

Because the older generation of collectors is getting older, there are not many descendants who like to collect, and the fine products in their hands are facing an important moment.

For example, the collection of Qiu Yanzhi, a great collector in the last century, was auctioned by Sotheby's twice, triggering a climax of bidding. Ming Xuande blue and white group phoenix pattern prismatic wash, Ming Xuande blue and white folded branch flower fruit pattern bowl, Ming Chenghua blue and white Sanskrit wine glass, Ming Xuande white glazed bowl, etc., large and small Ming Dynasty boutique official kiln, have been purchased by many senior members of Minqiu Jingshe.

In November 1984, shortly after the death of Dr. Ye Yi, Sotheby's held a special auction, and a Ming Chenghua entwined branch lotus pattern bowl was auctioned at a high price of 1.485 million yuan. Many of the lots were purchased by Minqiu members, such as Ge Shiqiao, the owner of Tianmin Building, who bought a Ming Yongle blue and white flower and fruit pattern plate.

In June 1985, Hu Renmu also handed over the collection to Sotheby's New York to hold a special auction, which sold a total of 79 pieces of Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain, of which one Ming Jiajing multicolored fish algae pattern jar was hammered for 1.1 million US dollars, setting a record for the highest price of porcelain at that time.

It can be said that on Hong Kong Island, many of the sky-high artworks traded in the art market are purchased by members of Minqiu Jingshe in a low-key manner, or even traded privately, in order to prevent the fertilizer from flowing into the fields of outsiders.

This is also the biggest motivation for Su Yuan to be anxious to make money, if he really wants to wait for the older generation to pass away, he will go to the top. Grab all the treasures, put them in the museum, and stay in your homeland forever.

In all fairness, the level of collecting is still high on Hong Kong Island and Treasure Island, after all, the economy is developed, the collector culture is profound, and the auction started early. Don't look at the two leading companies of Baoli Jiade in China, in fact, it is still the world of Jiashide and Sufubi outside.

Many top collectors do not come to the mainland to raise their cards at all, for many reasons, mainly because of the poor reputation here, there are too many fake auctions, and the water is very muddy, so they dare not end up easily.

This circle looks at the eyesight, the second is the collection, and the third is the connection. For example, Zhai Jianmin, the owner of Yongbao Zhai, a famous broker, although he does not have many heavy weapons in his hands, he has a wide range of contacts, and if friends want to exchange or make a move, they also ask others for help.

The name of the intermediary is the guarantee in the circle, and the first transaction between the two parties, with his intermediate guarantee, are assured. In particular, there are some collections that are not suitable for auction, and this is the only way.

The same is true of the old glaze factory in the Republic of China, but all famous people in the circle like you to play for a few days before giving money. If you really don't like it, it's okay, just get the original back, and the antique shop is a reputation.

According to the rules of the industry, the buyer pays 3% of the transaction amount and the seller pays 2% as the commission of the middleman. It is much cheaper than 10 or even 15 percent cheaper than auction houses, so many people like to trade privately.

In fact, there are auction houses in this way, called private negotiation, and many unsold boutiques are sold in this way, of course, the price is much cheaper, and some are even sold at half price.

Su Yuan's first visit this time was Zhang Zongxian, who was really a legendary figure who was known as the No. 1 collector on Hong Kong Island.

He spent decades sparing no effort to collect porcelain, calligraphy and paintings all over the world, and was universally respected in the world's cultural relics collecting circles. It is also the main promoter of the two international leaders Sufubi and Jiashide to expand the market on Hong Kong Island, and it is also the top platinum VIP.

His expertise in porcelain and miscellaneous has earned him the trust and respect of collectors around the world. These three words of Zhang Zongxian have become the golden sign of the antique industry in Greater China, and the guest of honor of the world's major auction companies.

Some people in the circle joked: When you collect things, Zhang Zongxian is a strange goods, and when you shoot things, he dares to spend a lot of money. What auction company wouldn't welcome such a client who keeps bringing in lucrative commissions?

In 1993, at Duo Yuxuan's first calligraphy and painting auction in the mainland, Zhang Zongxian appeared at the auction with the No. 1 card in hand, and the first lot was Feng Zikai's "A Round of Red Sun and Oriental Surge", with a starting price of 20,000 yuan.

Because it was the first auction, mainland buyers were very cautious in bidding, adding hundreds of thousands at most, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he increased the price by tens of thousands, and finally topped the painting to 115,000 yuan, setting the highest price for Feng Zikai's works at that time.

In 1994, Jiade held its first auction, and the first lot was Wu Xizeng's "Fishing Pleasure Picture", with a reserve price of 7,000 yuan. Zhang Zongxian, who was holding the No. 1 card, stood up and said: Today is Jiade's first auction, I will pay 18,000, and I will send it as soon as I shoot it!

The scene was suddenly active, Zhang Zongxian successively increased the price, 28,000 yuan, 38,000 yuan, until it was increased to 88,000 yuan, and Mr. Xu Bangda, the appraisal master, came to the stage and sounded the first hammer, and the old man won the jackpot!

In the first auction of Hanhai in the same year, he held the No. 1 card again, took out 16 million yuan in one go, and ate half of the 32 million yuan turnover of the whole auction.

When I called the other party, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning, but the other party had just gotten up and made an appointment to have lunch together. Su Yuan came to a teahouse and finally met the legendary Zhang Zongxian.

Don't look at the old man, who is already ninety-one years old and in good spirits, he said happily when he saw Su Yuan: "Brother Geng has already called to talk about you, a rising star, and I have always wanted to meet you, come, sit down and chat while eating." ”

The old man ordered more than a dozen snacks in one go, filled the table, and said while eating: "At that time, I often went to the capital to look for goods, and I lived in the traffic hotel opposite Quanyechang, and I couldn't even find a place to eat, so I could only buy a few bananas to fill my stomach." ”

"Later, I met Geng Baochang and lived directly in Sun Yingzhou's shop in the East Fourth Archway, and decades have passed!"

Su Yuan also picked up the chopsticks and listened while eating, the old man was very cheerful and informal, which was really a bit of an old naughty boy.

"I thought that a piece of Liulichang jade brand was 5 cents, I remitted 1,000 yuan, and sent me 500 jade brands over there. After getting the goods, spend a night of water in a bucket to deal with the dirt on the surface, and clean it, at that time, a good piece here can be sold for 10 yuan. ”

"But now you look at it, a fake Zigang card costs more than 1 million, hey, it's really unthinkable. ”

The old man put down his chopsticks, took a sip of tea, and recalled: "In the best time of the eighties and nineties, the store was stacked cabinet by cabinet, the red glaze was red glaze, and the blue and white were all blue and white, which looked red and green at a glance, which was very eye-catching. ”

"Specially put the tall things in the back, four neat rows by the window, and the small pieces in the front, and the reaction of those foreign guests who have been in contact with each other for a long time is, don't bother, don't always move the stool to get it, I want all the things in the back cabinet. ”

"I still remember that the code at that time was: if people don't know, unless they don't do it. This sentence is the main line, corresponding to 1-10 This is a number, for example, write a "to", the number represented is "12", and "self" represents "8". ”

"In this way, in front of the customer, the guy can understand the price, and if he is not in the store, the guy can also help open the goods. ”