Chapter 149: A moment of brilliance
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Qi Xiang didn't know that in Feng Gong's eyes, he had become the No. 1 loser in Tianzi. But even if he knew, he would laugh it off. Because at this time, he was very happy to see the sun.
"I didn't expect it to be like this......"
Qi Xiang looked up at the sky, as if he saw a golden mountain falling from the sky.
"Be calm, be calm!"
Qi Xiang exhaled and slowly calmed down his excitement. As soon as he was in a good mood, his head was running quickly: "I'm afraid I can't burn it, otherwise the movement will be big, and it will easily attract the attention of Shifangdao." β
"Why didn't I think of this stubble before, what a mistake." Qi Xiang couldn't help but wonder: "If you don't burn the Liuxia Cup, what should you do?" β
"Which antique porcelain is the hottest this year, you need to do a good investigation......
With this thought, Qi Xiang returned to the manor, turned on the computer, and began to browse the latest developments of this year's antique auction. After looking at it for a moment, he frowned.
"Why is it still the same as in previous years, the porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties is the only one."
Qi Xiang shook his head, he β«can't do the porcelain of the official kiln, he can't do it, it requires very, very professional skills. Besides, he is not antique porcelain, and he doesn't know how to imitate ancient porcelain at all.
"Forget it, take a look at the modern art porcelain special ......" Qi Xiang continued to inquire.
Speaking of which, modern art porcelain is also something that ordinary people can easily ignore. Or in the eyes of ordinary people, modern porcelain is cheap and not worth much.
Actually, that's a very one-sided view. As an insider, Qi Xiang clearly knows that in fact, modern art porcelain, even if it is not the mainstream, is in the collection market. It is also one of the popular categories.
In particular, the price of some national arts and crafts masters made by the famous porcelain of rare art is not low. Generally, hundreds of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, or even tens of thousands, it is not unusual.
Of course, 10,000 is also a limit, after all, modern porcelain also has the problem of congenital insufficiency, there is not enough accumulation and precipitation, it is difficult to sell at a sky-high price.
Unlike the fine porcelain of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, as long as the time and place are favorable, people work together. Coupled with the promotion of some people, it can often explode with infinite potential, and it is not a problem to shoot hundreds of millions.
The scenery of ancient porcelain is infinite, which naturally covers the light of modern porcelain. So much so that many ordinary people simply don't understand the prosperity of this industry.
"Look, the most expensive transaction price of modern porcelain this year is ......" Qi Xiang looked at him for a moment, and then was stunned: "It's actually secret color porcelain?" β
Indeed, it should be an antique secret color celadon, a lotus-shaped offering plate. The shape is very elegant, and the color of pink and blue is like the water of Bobi Lake in spring, which is clean and flawless, and very beautiful.
This is the handiwork of a well-known master. Sold at a price of $680,000.
"This year's modern porcelain market is showing signs of decline." Qi Xiang pondered: "Is it really as some experts say, the collection market has begun to return to rationality?" β
Qi Xiang sighed, the market is rational. For people like them, it's not a good thing. He still misses the previous few years, all kinds of calligraphy, painting and porcelain. At every turn, it is hundreds of millions.
At that time, the entire collection market was very high, the people of the whole country were enthusiastic, and all kinds of funds entered the market. It was during that time that he earned the money to open a store......
"It's a pity, that good old age seems to be gone forever."
Qi Xiang recalled the past and sighed.
"Smack!"
Suddenly, Qi Xiang let go of the mouse and slapped the table: "That's it......"
Qi Xiang fell in love with a piece of porcelain, and then immediately took his mobile phone and made a call. It was the contact number of the Jingdezhen kiln factory, and someone answered it as soon as it called.
One is born, and the second is ripe. Qi Xiang didn't talk nonsense, directly stated his identity, and the purpose, and then paid the deposit in advance. The person in charge of the kiln factory, naturally, spoke well and agreed to his request without hesitation.
After hanging up the phone, Qi Xiang went out again. He went to Yixing, but this time, he did not go to Zhu Shen's workshop, but went into the ravines and ravines of the poor countryside.
After wandering around the ravine for a day, Qi Xiang directly locked onto the target.
"As expected......"
Qi Xiang looked at a hill and saw that there were earthen kilns scattered nearby.
These earthen kilns, which are generally firewood-burning, are more polluted. Strictly speaking, it is an illegal building and must be cleaned up and demolished. The problem is that the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and the location of the earthen kiln is remote in the mountain, which is difficult to supervise.
Besides, these clay kilns are not often opened for fire. At the end of the year, it is frequent. Otherwise, it may take two years to wait for some major festival in the countryside and need to replace the dishes and utensils, so everyone will work together to open the furnace and burn the kiln.
Based on this reason, the regulatory department will turn a blind eye to the existence of these clay kilns. After all, even if they send someone to demolish it now, they can still rebuild it when they turn back to the village surname. Take a shot, change places, and repeatedly ban them, so why bother tossing.
After Qi Xiang observed a circle, he fell in love with an earthen kiln far away from the mountain village, and then went directly into the village and negotiated with the surname of the village, saying that he wanted to rent the earthen kiln.
Under Qi Xiang's money offensive, the judgment went very smoothly.
Half an hour later, Qi Xiang returned satisfied.
In the next two days, Qi Xiang has been preparing for various matters, during which the kiln factory in Jingdezhen also transported the things he needed and unloaded them directly in his manor.
As before, the goods delivered this time were also unglazed plain porcelain.
It took Qi Xiang four days to glaze all these plain porcelains, then pack them and pull them directly to the remote mountain villages.
Since it has been negotiated, the surname in the village naturally has no opinion, and even took the initiative to help, carrying boxes of plain porcelain to the earthen kiln.
"Thank you, thank you." Qi Xiang was grateful, and hurriedly dismantled a cigarette and dispersed them one by one. After more than ten minutes, he was able to send away a group of enthusiastic surnames.
"Hoo ......"
Qi Xiang exhaled and wiped the white sweat from his forehead, but he was in a very happy mood.
Unpack, fill the bowl, and then place the bowl in the kiln room. Step by step, he proceeded in an orderly manner. Even if the movements are a little rusty and clumsy, there are basically no mistakes. After all, after a few days in Zhu Shen's workshop, he didn't waste his time in vain, he kept observing carefully, and now it finally came in handy.
Compared with the thousands of pieces of porcelain last time, this time there are many fewer porcelains, only a few pieces. However, a few pieces of plain porcelain, after being put into a sagger, can just fill the small clay kiln room.
After putting the plain porcelain, Qi Xiang retreated and sealed the kiln room again.
At the same time, there was also a large truck, which transported a whole cart of high-quality pine resin firewood.
"This is the real firewood kiln."
After Qi Xiang inspected the goods, he was very satisfied. You must know that the ancients also confirmed that the porcelain quality obtained by burning the kiln with pine wood was the best after repeated verification.
Because pine wood is rich in oil. When burning, the grease penetrates into the porcelain and mixes with the glaze to increase the brightness and moisturizing of the porcelain and glaze.
When the porcelain is completed, the glaze is shiny and moist, and it can exude a greasy-like brilliance. In contrast, the glaze of porcelain fired by gas kiln and electric kiln is relatively dry and boring, and the fire is vigorous.
"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed."
After unloading the firewood and moving it to the combustion chamber, Qi Xiang didn't say a word, and immediately lit the kiln.
A small spark, in the blink of an eye, turned into a raging fire. A pile of pine wood burned, constantly secreting oily oil and water, and then turned into a golden flame.
The fire was fierce and the air was overwhelming. Qi Xiang couldn't help but take a few steps back, paying attention from a distance.
From the time of firing the kiln, Qi Xiang did not leave the kiln mouth an inch, and as soon as the fire was weak, he hurriedly added firewood. A day's meal, the surname of the village, will be brought to him. In the evening, he spent the night in a crude bamboo hut next to the kiln entrance.
Under his careful care, the kiln fire burned all the time and remained in its most vigorous state.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed. On this day, an old man in the village, when delivering food to Qi Xiang, took a bamboo cigarette stick, stuffed some tobacco in the smoke pot, and lit it with the kiln fire.
The old man swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog, squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while, and then said quite experiencedly: "Little brother, you kiln thing, it's time to turn off the fire." If you burn it any longer, it will be broken. β
"Master, do you know how to put a pile?" Qi Xiang was a little surprised.
"Of course." The old man said proudly: "Ten miles and eight towns, when I open a kiln to burn things, I am invited to watch the fire." β
"Awesome......" Qi Xiang gave a thumbs up and slapped his ass wildly.
The old man smiled, confused, and after chatting for more than half an hour, he forgot his original intention, and then went back with an empty lunch box.
The old man's kindness, Qi Xiang naturally knows.
It's just that when to turn off the fire, he knows it in his heart, and he knows it better than anyone else. To put it mildly, even the most experienced pile master may not be as good as him.
Because these few nights, when the kiln fire was burning, he was not idle, and went directly out of his body and drilled into the sealed kiln room, and saw very clearly. So he knows best what the porcelain is in in the kiln.
"Burn it for another day, and after that, it's all right."
Qi Xiang watched the fire, his heart was somewhat excited, and his smile was like a flower.
A day flies by. Qi Xiang didn't add firewood to the kiln, and the kiln fire gradually went out. After that, it will take two days until the kiln mouth has cooled naturally and the temperature has returned to normal before the kiln can be opened.
This night, the night was quiet, and in the village of the mountain, every household had turned off the lights and slept peacefully.
However, Qi Xiang didn't sleep, he took advantage of the hazy moonlight in the sky, lightly dismantled the kiln room, moved a bowl of porcelain outside, and lined it up in an orderly manner.
The clear moonlight, shrouded in fog like a veil, is beautiful...... (To be continued......)