Chapter Ninety-Four: Sandalwood Rosewood

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Compared with those ancient porcelains that are often sold for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, the price of modern porcelain is relatively low, and the starting point of collection is also low, which is easy to be accepted by ordinary collectors. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Just like this special auction that Wang Zheng saw now, even the final price of the 'kiln pastel bowl' of Liu Weikai, the master of Chinese national rite porcelain, is only 2.3 million, and its value is only equivalent to an ordinary official kiln of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. As for most of the others, between tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands, I will not go into detail here.

However, the 'Jiamutang Special', which specializes in auctioning Ming and Qing dynasty furniture in the evening, made Wang Zheng a little surprised.

"More than 7 million, just a table, why is the price so high?"

"What's so surprising about this, it's only 7 million! The final finale of the 'Late Ming Huanghuali Round Back Chair' is at least more than 20 million! Relatively speaking, this 'early Qing Dynasty rosewood four-sided flat overlord fat table' is quite cheap!" Wang Ying said indifferently.

Hearing this, Wang Zhengzai carefully looked at the dark brown table on the electronic display screen. He really couldn't see that it could be worth more than 7 million there.

"I don't see anything pretty, is it just because it's been circulating for a long time?"

"Hehe, it seems that you really don't know anything about the collection world! This old furniture, although it has been circulated for a long time, has increased its own value, but the most important thing is the material!"

"Material?"

From ancient times to the present, there are four most precious types of wood in China: sandalwood, red sandalwood, huanghuali, golden silk and old mahogany!"

"Sandalwood red sandalwood, also known as small leaf red sandalwood, the growth rate is slow, 5 years is only a year, it takes more than 800 years to become a wood, the hardness is the first of the wood, it is called "the wood of the emperor". Since the Ming and Qing dynasties were harvested to the present, China's small-leaved red sandalwood has long been exhausted. The best rosewood in the world today is imported from India. ”

"How's the price?" the silent Wang Zheng suddenly asked.

"The price, of course, is expensive. Rosewood microphylla grows slowly, and is often 'ten sandalwood and nine empty', so small-leaved rosewood has always been in demand in the market. Of course, the price of different grades of rosewood is also different. Generally speaking, the price of high-grade small-leaved rosewood with a diameter at breast height of 10~20 cm and a height of 2 meters is 700,000 per ton! The price of small-leaved rosewood with a diameter at breast height of 30 cm and a height of two meters has doubled, 1.3 million per ton! Of course, this is still the price of this year. With the scarcity of rosewood resources, the price is still rising, and it is estimated that even if the two-level material cannot be doubled next year, it is estimated that there will be no problem with an increase of two or three hundred thousand per ton. ”

After nodding his head clearly, Wang Zheng continued: "How much is the red sandalwood material with a diameter of 40 centimeters?"

"DBH 40 cm?"

"Yes, what, isn't it?" looked at Wang Ying with wide-eyed eyes, Wang Zheng said curiously.

"There used to be, but I don't know if there is still now!"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the maximum DBH of the small-leaved red sandalwood that has been recorded is 50 centimeters. Generally speaking, the small leaf red sandalwood with a diameter at breast height of 10~20 cm is already considered a big material. The 30 cm DBH small-leaved red sandalwood belongs to the priceless market. As for 40 centimeters, I haven't heard of this kind of material on the market in recent years! It is estimated that even if there is, it has long been privately collected by those rich people! As for 50 centimeters, it is already a legend!"

"I see!" Wang Zheng nodded knowingly.

"Why are you so curious about this, it can't be that you have rosewood in your hand, right?"

Regarding Wang Ying's unintentional temptation, Wang Zheng changed the topic with a smile, "By the way, didn't you say that there are other three kinds of top-grade wood?" Anyway, we don't participate in the auction now, and if we're idle, we'll be idle, so can you introduce me to it?"

"Of course, it's okay to introduce me, but how can you thank me?"

"Please eat Quanjude at night!"

"That's pretty much it...... In addition to the small-leaved red sandalwood, it is Huanghuali. At present, these two types of wood are the most expensive in the world. However, there are two kinds of Huanghua pear, one is Hainan Huanghua pear, and the other is Vietnamese Huanghua pear ......!"

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"Dada......!"

In the hotel suite, which is not very spacious, Wang Zheng is pacing back and forth with his brows twisted, with a hint of thought on his face. In fact, he has been in this state since he came back from dinner with Wang Ying in Quanjude. It's been almost an hour now.

Suddenly, the footsteps stopped. While Wang Zheng's brows opened, he also made a decision in his heart.

"You three come here!"

Hearing this, Wang Gan, Qian Di and Wang Peng, who had been standing on the side, hurriedly walked to Wang Zheng's side.

"Tomorrow, you will turn around the major seed stores in the capital for me, and only buy two kinds of seeds, sandalwood red sandalwood and sea * south yellow pear, remember that it is sandalwood red sandalwood and sea * south yellow pear, not Indian red sandalwood, not even Vietnamese yellow pear, do you understand?"

"Got it!"

"Also, Qian Di and Wang Peng!"

"Boss!"

"After the two of you go back, go up and book two direct flights from the capital to San/Asia, if you can't buy the seeds we want in the capital, then you go directly to Hainan. ”

Wang Zheng also thinks about what if. After all, whether it is huanghuali or small-leaved red sandalwood, they are all subtropical and tropical tree species, and they may not be sold in the capital.

"Alright, you go back and rest, don't forget what I explained!"

"Yes, boss!"

After waving his hand to let the three of them leave, Wang Zheng couldn't help but have a hint of excitement on his face while he sighed.

Previously, he had been thinking about how to make money. Whether it is the construction of Taoyuan Villa or the expansion of Baiweiju, a lot of money is required. Originally, after coming into contact with ginseng, Wang Zheng was thinking about whether he should grow some ginseng and sell it for money, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

There are two reasons for the abandonment, one is that the price is too low, and the other is that the number of people produced each year is too small.

A hundred-year-old wild ginseng is only one or two million, which is less than a month's profit of Baixiangju Hanzhong store.

Of course, with the assistance of Shennong's nutrient solution, Wang Zheng can produce century-old wild ginseng in batches. But for the hundred-year-old wild ginseng market, which is only two or three a year, or even less, if Wang Zheng ships in large quantities, it can undoubtedly attract a lot of attention and suspicious eyes.

Compared to the risk taken as a result, the money earned is really not worth it.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Wang Zheng gave up.

But today's conversation with Wang Ying made Wang Zheng have an idea in an instant.

Rosewood and Huanghuali are two of the most expensive woods in the Chinese furniture market.

A ton of material over 10 centimeters is close to a million!

Moreover, although these two kinds of wood are scarce, they are not to the extent that they only produce two or three dollars a year like the century-old wild ginseng of Changbai Mountain.

What's more, the price is also high.

Of course, Wang Zheng put his goal of making money on these two precious woods.

The next morning, Wang Zheng still went to participate in Guardian's autumn auction, while Wang Qian and the three of them went to the Quartet with the tasks assigned by Wang Zheng.

Although the autumn auction in the morning has repeatedly offered high prices, Wang Zheng has somewhat adapted to it. And he has been more focused on how to make money through Huanghuali and Xiaoye Rosewood, rather than the auction in front of him.

However, when a masterpiece of contemporary calligraphy and painting, Lai Shaoqi, one of the founders of the New Hui School of printmaking, "Sleepwalking in the West Sea Gate of Huangshan", was sold at a sky-high price of 39.1 million yuan, it was still inevitable that Wang Zheng was surprised.

This price has exceeded yesterday's Huang Zhou's "Plateau Soldiers" by 38.87 million, becoming the most expensive painting and calligraphy work in Guardian's autumn auction so far.

"If only my Qianlong enamel bowl could fetch this price!" Wang Zheng sighed.

"Difficult!"

Wang Ying shook his head, "Although every piece of enamel porcelain of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty is not cheap, the price is also high and low. Like the enamel color large-scale ware, or the enamel color of the Yongzheng period, each piece is not less than 100 million yuan. However, during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, because of the long reign, a large number of enamel porcelain were made, and small vessels such as bowls, cups, and cups were difficult to fetch high prices unless they had the emperor's imperial inscription poems or seals on them. ”

Flip to the page where Wang Zheng's pair of small bowls is located in the auction brochure, "Just like your pair of small bowls, although they are fine products from the Qianlong period of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, there are no poems and seals of Emperor Qianlong on them, and the specifications are not too big." Although it is a pair, in terms of price, more than 20 million should be fine, 30 million is a bit difficult. But 40 million is a bit in the balance! However, nothing can be said in the auction room. Now there are fewer and fewer fine porcelain, and there are more and more rich people who like vassal elegance, maybe which rich man will directly push down the price of fifty or sixty million, or even hundreds of millions!"

"Hehe, I hope!"

Wang Zheng smiled.

It is not uncommon for you to compete for a fine antique at the auction and increase the reserve price more than ten times, or even dozens of times, but Wang Zheng doesn't think that this kind of 'pie' that is not a few times a year can be smashed on his head.

Moreover, as Wang Ying said just now, the pair of enamel colored small bowls of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty that he took out are relatively rare, but they are not priceless things. Therefore, it is difficult to have an auction price that exceeds the reserve price too much. After all, no one's money is blown by the wind. Although the nouveau riche is rich, it does not mean that people are stupid!

No matter how much Wang Zheng speculated and prayed about his pair of enamel bowls, after the start of the Ming and Qing Dynasty porcelain special session in the afternoon, as the porcelain pieces were auctioned out, his heart gradually hung up.

"Wang Zheng, it's your turn!"

"I saw it!"

Looking at the small enamel bowls that appeared on the big screens on both sides of the auction table, Wang Zheng took a deep breath and nodded.

"Don't be nervous, your little bowl is a good thing!"

"Hmm!"

Wang Ying's comfort didn't do much. The current Wang Zheng does not have a calm mentality that is indescribable from joy and anger. (To be continued.) )