Chapter XIV: Exchange
The first piece of Yuan blue and white has been sold at a high price of 350,000 yuan, and then the auction of the second piece of porcelain began, which is a heavy piece - the blue and white unicorn and general Doufeng jar.
The so-called general jar is one of the jars in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is a vessel for Buddhist monks to collect ashes. It is named because the top cover of the orb resembles a general's helmet.
The general jar was first seen in the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty, and the atmosphere of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty was basically stereotyped and prevailed in the Kangxi Dynasty. The shape of the vessel is tall, and the shape of each is slightly different.
The general jar in front of him is about 50 centimeters high, its round tank body stretches the shoulders and lifts the abdomen, lengthens the neck, tightens the circle foot, looks upright and upward, the spirit is magnificent, and the shape is like a mighty and majestic general.
On the bottle body, a unicorn steps on the colored clouds, and a phoenix spreads its wings and flies in mid-air.
Han Tiesheng's eyes lit up, and he whispered: "This porcelain jar looks quite imposing, how much is it appropriate?" ”
"About 300,000." Zhao Zhuo thought about it and replied.
Then, the auctioneer introduced the general jar again, with a starting price of 200,000 yuan, but some merchants shook their heads as soon as they heard that it was something containing ashes, but this second piece was not as many people as the first bidder, but there was a middle-aged businessman who looked quite heroic, and he was bound to win it as soon as he made a move, and finally auctioned this jar at a price of 360,000.
Han Tiesheng secretly said that it was a pity, but he thought that the auction had just begun, so he was relieved.
With the auction of a piece of porcelain, the price has risen higher and higher, and by the seventh piece has reached the level of 900,000 yuan, although this is not a professional auction house, and there are few businessmen who have been to the auction house, but there are not a few who have made generous purchases.
At this time, the last piece of porcelain was finally brought up, and as soon as the red cloth was uncovered, Zhao Zhuo also felt that his eyes lit up, this was a carved flower pattern vase.
This long-necked bottle has a beautiful shape, with holly glaze applied throughout the body, and the body is engraved with entwined floral patterns, with smooth lines, sharp blades, and a strong carcass.
Whether it is this glaze, modeling, charm, and painting, they are all first-class, and what makes Zhao Zhuo even more amazing is that this type is from Yaozhou kiln.
Yaozhou kiln, is one of the famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, in the Tang Dynasty is the famous production area of fired ceramics, the Song Dynasty further reached its peak, becoming the largest kiln system of the six major kiln systems in China, its products become the representative of the northern celadon, in the Northern Song Dynasty is the place of firing tribute porcelain.
It was not until the Jin Yuan era that it began to weaken, and finally ended at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty.
Mo Ling is also attracted by this porcelain vase, just from the naked eye, you can distinguish this fetus thin and firm, the glaze is smooth and quiet, the color is green and quiet, translucent, very elegant, the structure is rigorous and plump, the lines are free and smooth, after hundreds of years are still intact, it is really rare.
All the appraisers who know the goods are not without their eyes, and they whisper to the employer to explain the value of this porcelain, and the merchants who have already taken pictures are very regretful and sigh that they are too early.
Before Han Tiesheng could speak, Zhao Zhuo said: "Uncle Han, the price of this porcelain vase must be more than one million, do you want to take so much money to shoot it?" ”
Han Tiesheng said with a smile: "I didn't have this plan, but if it's a sure thing, let alone one million, I dare to invest two million." ”
Zhao Zhuo smiled and said: "Then let's take a look at the situation first, and then we will make a move, if we can take this treasure at a suitable price, it will be good." ”
Han Tiesheng nodded, indicating that everything was subject to Zhao Zhuo's reminder.
As the auctioneer announced the starting price, everyone sighed, and the starting price alone reached 800,000, but this price is not expensive for those who understand the market.
"850,000." As soon as a fat businessman opened his mouth, it rose by 50,000 directly.
"880,000." Not far away, a short merchant shouted.
"900,000."
"950,000."
With a mouthful of bidding, the price soared to 1.3 million, at this time there were only two people left to compete for the ownership of the flower pattern bottle, both of them were powerful local porcelain dealers in Baicheng, and the appraisers around the two were also professional appraisers, so they naturally grasped the price very accurately.
However, Zhao Zhuo was confident that he would be more accurate in his grasp of the price, and said to Han Tiesheng: "Uncle Han, let's directly sell the price to 1.45 million." ”
"Add 150,000 all at once?" Han Tiesheng was taken aback.
Zhao Zhuo said lightly: "Those two businessmen seem to be quite powerful, if they don't add their surnames at once, it shows Uncle Han's momentum, it is estimated that they will add more, and besides, Uncle Han, don't you also want to show your face?" ”
Han Tiesheng laughed and shouted, "1.45 million!" ”
As soon as these words fell, everyone's eyes were all attracted, and even Liu Yongle couldn't help but look here to see who actually added 150,000 at the high price of 1.3 million.
Both businessmen obviously frowned at the same time, and one of them hesitated a little and then said, "1.46 million." ”
"1.5 million!" Han Tiesheng raised the price again at Zhao Zhuo's signal.
As soon as he said this, the appraiser next to the merchant shook his head, and the auctioneer confirmed that the auction was successful after shouting three times, and Han Tiesheng won the last auction item at a price of 1.5 million.
Everyone in the room whispered to know what the origin of this generous businessman was.
Liu Yongle personally handed over the carved flower pattern bottle to Han Tiesheng, and chatted with him with a smile.
When he walked out of the hall, Han Tiesheng sighed and said: "Xiao Zhuo, my hand is still a little shaky now, one and a half million to buy such a bottle, if I didn't have you, I wouldn't dare to think about it." ”
Zhao Zhuo said with a smile: "Uncle Han, don't worry, this porcelain will not be lost." Three months ago, in a foreign auction house, a similar piece was sold for 2 million. ”
"Then this handover, can't you make hundreds of thousands? Don't those people know? Han Tiesheng said with surprise and joy.
"Probably because they pay more attention to domestic information, and ignore foreign information." Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly, there are so many auction houses in the world, large and small, all kinds of information, almost every day to update the market and information, to synchronize these with the world at any time, it takes a lot of time.
Only Zhao Zhuo's ability to never forget can be continuously updated every day.
He hadn't walked out for long, but he heard a voice from behind, "Mr. Han, please stay." ”
Zhao Zhuo and Han Tiesheng turned their heads and found that it was a middle-aged man in his forties who spoke.
This man looks heroic, with thick eyebrows and a straight nose, and sharp edges, but the smile on the corner of his mouth makes this cold expression look much softer.
Zhao Zhuo immediately remembered that this was the middle-aged businessman who took the general's jar.
The middle-aged businessman stepped up his pace, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Han, I have heard of the big name for a long time, and next week Yongliang, the general manager of Xinchen Group." ”
"Brother Zhou, hello." Han Tiesheng hurriedly said.
Zhou Yongliang said with a smile: "Brother Han's name is like thunder in Huaihai City, every time I go on a business trip, I must stay in your hotel." ”
Han Tiesheng said with a smile: "Brother Zhou smiled, my name is inconspicuous in Baicheng, but Brother Zhou, your group is a veritable porcelain kingdom." ”
Zhou Yongliang laughed and said, "Brother Han, you are too modest. Speaking of this, he paused slightly, "Actually, I have a request." ”
Han Tiesheng smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, please tell me if you have something." ”
Zhou Yongliang's eyes fell on the entangled flower pattern bottle, and said bluntly: "Then I will open the skylight and say something bright, I really want this porcelain in Brother Han's hand, I don't know if Brother Han can cut love?" ”
When he said this, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect Zhou Yongliang to make this request, Han Tiesheng couldn't help but glance at Zhao Zhuo, and said in surprise: "Although this porcelain is from Yaozhou kiln, I didn't expect it to make Brother Zhou so excited?" ”
Zhou Yongliang said: "Here's the thing, in fact, I have exactly the same porcelain at home as this one, I have long wanted to make a pair, this piece is just like my family in a mold, no matter the size of the shape or the pattern, but unfortunately I have just shot the general jar, naturally it is not good to shoot again." Of course, I know that this request is very abrupt, but if Brother Han is willing to endure the pain of love, I am willing to add more money. ”
Han Tiesheng smiled slightly: "This money is not a problem......
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yongliang suddenly realized, patted his head and said: "It's because I'm too anxious, forgetting that Brother Han is also a person who loves antiques, if you buy it with money, it will be too out of proportion, so let's go to my house and sit down, and come to appreciate my family's collections, if you can see the same value, then how about we make an exchange?" ”
"This ...... Since Brother Zhou has said this, what reason do I have to refuse? Han Tiesheng laughed, and while asking Zhou Yongliang to walk in front, he whispered to Zhao Zhuo: "Xiao Zhuo, there is no way to refuse, you see ......"
Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly: "It's okay, anyway, Uncle Han didn't take this collection for collection, if it can be used to make a business partner in Baicheng, it's not impossible." ”
So the two of them drove with Zhou Yongliang, talking on the road, Zhao Zhuo knew that Zhou Yongliang turned out to be a very famous person in Baicheng, this person was ten years ago or penniless, he founded today's porcelain group from scratch, its market share accounts for about 30% of Baicheng, in a short time to reach this point, it can be regarded as a business wizard, if you can be a business partner with him, it is a big business for the ceramic factory.
Zhou Yongliang's villa is in a community in the north of the city, and people with such an identity will naturally not set up any scams because of millions of things, so Zhao Zhuo is also very relieved, and he is also very interested in seeing Zhou Yongliang's collection.
After coming to the villa, he found that there was no one inside, Zhou Yongliang smiled and said, his son was studying abroad, and his wife followed him to accompany him, so he was alone here, and he generally lived in the company.
(To be continued)