Not to mention anything else, just now the boss Zhang, it is said that it was a few years ago to fake the real family, at that time it was the antique collection just hot, a large number of newcomers influx, so that this boss Zhang took the opportunity to make a lot of money, and then took down this antique shop and started a serious business. Speaking of which, in the antique industry, counterfeiting is not counterfeiting, it is called old, and people in the industry don't seem to care, although they are disgusted, but they will not make a fuss and shout and kill. Some skilled masters can make some experienced old experts and old players take medicine.

If Xie Bin really wants to get some old things to fool people, it's not too difficult, after all, he has also been in the antique world for many years, and some of the ways are still very clear, but Xie Bin is unwilling to do it, for no reason, he just doesn't like it.

Just like the wood carvings sold by Xie Bin, although he will ask for a higher price, he will definitely not pretend to be antiques to deceive customers. With Xie Bin's methods, if some gadgets are old, they can still bluff some people on this street, but Xie Bin has never done that, perhaps because his grandfather was very strict since he was a child.

When he was a child, Xie Bin followed his grandfather to do work for people, no matter how the master treated them, the work was not sloppy at all, and he would not fool people at all. Xie Bin seems to have inherited a little arrogance from his grandfather, saying that he is unwilling to cheat, rather disdain to cheat.

For the boss Zhang who didn't know the so-called pride, Xie Bin despised it from the bottom of his heart. It's just that these years are smiling at the poor and not smiling at prostitutes, and those who can make a lot of money are popular, and this boss also relies on this antique shop and some previous doors, and has made a lot of talented people, and can often hear about his dealings with an expert or collector.

A few days ago, it was rumored on this street that the boss received a Qianlong enamel garlic bottle in the countryside, which made Xie Bin very envious, thinking about when he would be able to make a fortune like this. The porcelain in the Qianlong period, in good condition, can be sold for at least more than 100,000 yuan.

It's just that Xie Bin also knows that it is very difficult to pick up leaks from the countryside now. If it had been 10 years ago, maybe there would have been something good in the countryside. However, after the launch of CCTV's treasure appreciation column, a frenzy of antiques was set off across the country, even farmers who didn't know a single word in the countryside knew that antiques were valuable, plus large and small second-class dealers ran to the countryside, and no matter how many treasures were collected.

Now if you want to find good things, one is to go to auction, another is to go to the black market, and the other is to buy directly from those earth rats. It's just that if you go to the auction to buy, the price is inflated, and you can't do it without a certain strength; The black market, on the other hand, has certain risks, and there is no guarantee that the goods are genuine; Buying directly from tomb robbers is not afraid of the goods being genuine, but they are afraid of lawsuits, after all, it is illegal.

This boss doesn't know how much shit luck he has taken, but he was able to find a Qianlong enamel from an old farmer in the countryside for only 8,000 yuan.

After all, countrymen are countrymen, and 8,000 yuan is almost a year's income for them, which is a big number, but they never imagined that such a porcelain vase in their hands that sold for 8,000 yuan could be sold for more than 100,000 yuan, or even more.

Xie Bin has no knowledge of porcelain, although he has also heard his grandfather explain some porcelain knowledge, but he has not started it, and he can never imagine what kind of form those porcelain will be. If you want to play porcelain, you can't become an expert without rich knowledge accumulation and a large number of physical objects.

Over the years, Xie Bin knew that the water in the antique shop was unfathomable, so he never thought of going in to test the water. It is precisely because of this that Xie Bin converted his antique stall into a handicraft stall, specializing in pure handicrafts.

There were not many people in the morning, so Xie Bin sat there, took out the carving knife and wood, and started to beat the embryo. Anyway, being idle is idle, and Xie Bin will not waste this precious time. When Xie Bin beats the embryo, he generally does not use other tools, just an ordinary carving knife, cutting layer by layer, although it is troublesome, but it can ensure the integrity of the embryo, leave room for modification, and wait until he returns home, and then carefully repair and polish.

Fortunately, Xie Bin uses ordinary basswood, and the hardness is not very high, otherwise Xie Bin would have to die of exhaustion.

Basswood is relatively soft, the price is not expensive, it is more common, suitable for novices, and the wood properties of basswood are relatively good, wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant, not easy to crack and easy to process, so Xie Bin likes to use basswood for carving.

At this time, the basswood in Xie Bin's hand was no more than 20 centimeters high, ** centimeters wide, and ** centimeters thick, so Xie Bin planned to carve it into a figure carving. The most classic and most common figure carving is naturally the maid carving or Guanyin carving, and this kind of vertical figure carving does not require too complex carving skills, but it is a very test of skill, otherwise the carved figure image is dull and dry, and it does not look attractive at a glance.

You must know that the most basic requirement of the so-called artwork is to have a certain appeal, or artistic rendering, otherwise it has no artistic value.

Although Xie Bin is not famous, he has also practiced since he was a child, and his one-handed knife skills are quite good, otherwise how could he be praised by Lao Wang's people?

An ordinary piece of basswood, under the knife in Xie Bin's hand, was cut layer by layer, slowly revealing a model of a maid, although it has not yet been repaired, but the general outline of a face can already be seen, which is quite vivid.

Xie Bin blew the sawdust on his body, looked up and down, and felt quite satisfied, but his fingers were a little painful, and he was strangled by a carving knife. No matter how soft the wood is, it is still wood, and it is still very difficult to carve with a knife.

Xie Bin put the embryo in the bag behind him, took out another piece of wood, and was about to start work again, when he looked up suddenly, he saw a beautiful figure standing in front of him.

Xie Bin blinked, but it was the beautiful chengguan who bought a shepherd boy riding a bull pen holder yesterday, uh, what is she doing here, does she think it's expensive and want to regret it? Xie Bin would not think that this beautiful girl was attracted to him.

With a dry cough, Xie Bin opened his mouth and asked, "What, this, what's the matter?" Xie Bin originally wanted to call this young lady, but when he thought that this title didn't seem to have any good meaning, he could only skip it.

"Ah, what's that," the female city manager grinned, and then pointed to the sawdust around Xie Bin, some of which had been blown away by the breeze and scattered around the stall, "You should pay attention to it in the future, it is best to collect it, otherwise it will be very troublesome for the sanitation worker aunt to clean up." ”

Xie Bin's face turned red, only then did he know that he had made a mistake, thinking about it, he got sawdust everywhere, it was really a little uncivilized, and he nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, you must pay attention," said and quickly pulled out a plastic bag, pulled up the sawdust by hand and put it into the bag.

The female city manager sneered, causing Xie Bin to look at her in surprise, but then asked with a straight face, "Are these things carved by yourself?" ”

"Of course," Xie Bin raised the sawdust in his hand, "How about picking two more favorites?" What did you think of that pen holder yesterday? ”

"It's good, but it's a little old-fashioned, don't you know how to carve some fashionable ornaments?" The female city manager simply squatted down and pointed to Xie Bin's traditional ornaments and said.

Xie Bin was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, too, these works carved by himself are more traditional, mainly historical figures, flowers, birds, landscapes, and animals, so he asked with a smile: "Then what kind of ornaments do you want?" I also accept made-to-order. ”

"Will you carve Transformers?" The female city manager asked excitedly.

Xie Bin was stunned, he carved Donald Duck Popeye Barbie or something for Wang Zi's girl, and he really hadn't tried Transformers. Speaking of which, Xie Bin also likes Transformers very much, but he never thought of turning them into statues. Hey, maybe you can try to make some of them, maybe they'll be more popular.

"You can try, who do you want? Optimus Prime? Bumblebee? Or is it Megatron? ”

"This ......" the female city manager said with some embarrassment: "I want it all, is it okay?" ”

"Haha, yes," Xie Bin laughed, "However, the price is not cheap, by the way, do you have any requirements for wood?" ”

"Money is not a problem, you can do whatever you want about the wood, anyway, you are an expert, as long as you guarantee that it will not be easily damaged, but it must be good-looking, otherwise you won't pay."

"Okay, I'll try when I go back!" Xie Bin really wants to try, putting these more popular elements into the bamboo and wood carving system, maybe it can also create a new trend, but will it infringe on other people's copyrights? It seems that these should be regarded as people's peripherals. No matter, anyway, they can't control their own small stall.

Since coming here at seven o'clock in the morning, Xie Bin has been carving, and before he knows it, it is almost eleven o'clock. There was no guest in the middle, but fortunately, this beautiful female city manager gave Xie Bin a very good suggestion.

It's just that how could such a beautiful girl choose to be a chengguan? Although the chengguan is also officially established now, after all, the reputation is not very good, especially on the Internet, it is simply talking about the change of color of the chengguan. However, thinking of the boldness of this beautiful female city manager when she spent money yesterday, it is estimated that the family is not very short of money.

In the afternoon, there were a lot of customers, Xie Bin happily unfolded his three-inch tongue, and sold nearly 4,000 yuan, which is not less. It is still relatively rare to be able to sell 10,000 yuan a week, could it be that his Xie Bin's good luck is coming? Not much, with such a turnover for five months in a year, I believe he will soon be able to buy a house. However, Xie Bin also knows that this is impossible, after all, he has been here for two or three years, and he still knows a lot about the market here.

May Day and November are the peak season for a month before and after the Golden Week, July is the low season, and there is hardly any business in winter except for the Spring Festival. Of course, it is fortunate that this is the case, otherwise Xie Bin would not be busy at all. Even if he carves one a day, he can only produce five works a week, and if there is no off-season and winter inventory, where would Xie Bin have so many works for sale?

This week, he sold more than 20 works in two days, ranging from more than 100 yuan to more than 1,000 yuan, and on average, a work is four or five hundred yuan.

Compared with some other craftsmen, Xie Bin is already good, after all, he can still sell his works. Some craftsmen can't put down their children, and they refuse to come out to set up stalls, so they can only wait for the work to come to the door, and those days are called poor.

When it was getting dark, Xie Bin packed up his stall and was about to go home, when a small man came over and stood in front of Xie Bin, "Hey, buddy, I have a good thing, do you want to see it?" ”