Chapter 158 Private Order
Sun Lang pondered for a while, and then chose a porcelain statue, on which was painted a person dressed as a minister, tall, fair-skinned, sparse eyebrows, and a beautiful beard, standing upright on the court, with a sword hanging from his waist, and was playing to the young man in the dragon chair. Sun Lang pointed to this porcelain venerable and said: "If it is given to Cao Gong, it must be this blue and white porcelain venerable!" β
"What's on this?" Xu Chu asked puzzled.
Sun Lang replied loudly: "This is Huo Guang, the minister of the Han Dynasty!" He served Emperor Wu, Emperor Zhao, and Emperor Xuan, and worshiped the Great Sima and the Great General, ranking first among the eleven meritorious heroes of the Qilin Pavilion! After thinking about it, the villain is the only one in history who can be compared with Cao Gong! β
This Huo Guang has been in control of the government for a long time, and he once did the abolition of the establishment in vain, and demoted the Han Emperor Liu He to the king of Changyi. It is indeed very appropriate to compare him to Cao Cao. Xu Chu was overjoyed and took this blue and white porcelain into his arms.
In the end, Sun Lang chose a porcelain vase, on which was painted a big tiger of the king of the mountain, although the majestic standing on the bluestone, but there was an eagle above the mediation and coiling, which was naturally a metaphor for the Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie in name only, although the name was the Son of Heaven, but it was just a puppet who was coerced everywhere.
Xu Chu laughed and ordered his subordinates to take the three porcelains together. In ancient times, the copper coins were about 1,000 yuan, and the 10 copper coins were converted into 1 tael of gold, and now these three porcelains are sold for 500 yuan, that is, 50 taels of gold. Xu Chu also came prepared, so he ordered his entourage to take out the gold and pay it to Sun Lang, got into the carriage, and left.
The car was rolling and moving, Xu Chu's guard of honor went far along the street, and after walking far, Xu Chu's thunderous voice could still be heard from the carriage: "I just painted fifty taels of gold, and I bought such a good rare treasure, it's really cost-effective, it's really worth it, it's really a big leak!" Hahahaha......"
The onlookers were dumbfounded, wondering in their hearts, could it be that the rich people in the world are so willful? Or maybe this Xu Chu's brain was kicked by a donkey, why did he spend so much money to buy a few bottles and cans?
A wealthy old man in the crowd shook his head and explained to everyone: "This blue and white porcelain has a beautiful appearance and elegant form, and what is even more commendable is that there are many patterns carved on it, which can satisfy the vanity and yearning of dignitaries." This kind of porcelain seems to be bottles and jars, but in fact, it can be placed high in the home, replacing bronze, and then showing the noble identity and status of the owner, becoming a new popular thing. β
After he said this, he stepped forward and asked Sun Lang, "Is your porcelain now sold at General Xu's price, or at the previous price of fifty guan?" β
Sun Lang saw that someone was tempted, so he smiled and said, "Naturally, it is still sold at the original price!" Not only that, our store has launched a three-day price reduction activity, and all porcelain will be discounted for 40 times! β
When the people heard this, they began to whisper more and more. The rich old man raised his eyebrows and exclaimed, "Good! Forty runs, I'll buy one! β
As soon as the old man bought it, the rest of the people fried the pot even more. Rich people came forward in twos and threes, and they also had to spend forty yuan to buy porcelain, while the poor ordinary people could only watch the excitement, shaking their heads and lamenting that they were born poor and were not blessed to have such a luxury that showed their status.
"I want this one with the painting 'Chu Overlord Carrying the Ding'!"
"I want this one with the painting 'Han Gaozu Slaying the Snake Uprising'!"
"I want this ...... with the painting 'Empress E'"
"Don't rob, don't rob, this 'praise father day by day' is my ......"
The news that General Xu Chu bought porcelain at a sky-high price and sent it to the Son of Heaven and Cao Gong spread far and wide, and within half a day it spread all over the streets and alleys of Xu Ducheng. Some of them are rich landlords who have thousands of pourings, some are big businessmen who make business profits, and some are civil ministers and military generals who are officials in the court, they all heard that General Xu Chu spent 500 yuan to buy three porcelain, and now he only needs 40 yuan to buy the same fine porcelain.
The things that both the Son of Heaven and Cao Gong used, but they could buy them for less than half of the money, which was enough to make everyone rush to it......
What's more, in the entire Xudu City, and even in the whole world, only this "Jiangdong Sun's Porcelain Shop" has this kind of blue and white porcelain for sale, what if it is snapped up by others? Where can I buy this kind of good stuff in the future? And what if the boss surnamed Sun raises the price? Wouldn't that be a big loss? Thinking of this, they flocked to buy Sun Lang's porcelain.
At the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the Han Dynasty, casually throwing a brick into the sky, falling can hit a person who is an official, so there are really a lot of rich people. At first, some unknown petty officials came to buy it, some said that they were playing with it, and some said that they wanted to give it to their bosses as gifts.
Sun Lang struck while the iron was hot, and strongly launched "the same porcelain of the Son of Heaven", "the same porcelain of Cao Gong" and so on, which means that as long as you buy this porcelain home, you can have the same porcelain as the Son of Heaven and Cao Gong. Later, even Xun Yu, Xiahoudun and other housekeepers came with a swagger, saying that they were ordered by the lord of the mansion and said that even Xu Chu had blue and white porcelain, how could he not have it, so he had to buy a piece of porcelain anyway.
Sun Lang saw that there were more and more people, and his identity was special, so it was inconvenient for him to show his head again, so he entrusted the big shopkeeper of this porcelain shop to He Qi. He Qi's hands are numb when he counts the money these days, and his eyes are about to get into the money eyes, and he persuaded Sun Lang: "Son...... Our porcelain is so popular, why is it still sold for forty yuan? It's better to go with the trend and increase the price...... In my opinion, even if it rises to 60 yuan, there will be no shortage of people to buy it! β
Sun Lang shook his head and said, "No! The price is final, and what you say is how much. The price is reduced within three days, and after three days, it is still sold for fifty yuan, and it is not enough to pay more! β
Within a few days, the first batch of blue and white porcelain was almost sold out. Sun Lang could only let He Qi preside over the shop and go back to the mansion to make new porcelain. This time, he demanded more from himself, and made various patterns such as carving, scratching, printing, appliquΓ©, and defloration on porcelain, although it was not as ingenious as the porcelain craftsmen of later generations, but it was also of different forms and had quite high artistic value.
The color of the glaze is not only blue and white, but the iron ore powder is mixed into the glaze, which can be fired into the red in the glaze; Mixed with copper ore, it can be fired to produce bean green glaze; Adjusting the firing temperature and increasing the expansion temperature of the porcelain carcass can make the surface of the porcelain "open" and form fine cracks like a grid, which is the style of the Song Dynasty kiln; The surface of the porcelain is first outlined with blue and white wire frame, and then painted with color patterns after firing, and then fired twice, which is called glaze color, and can be fired to produce doucai porcelain.
This bucket color porcelain was produced in the Ming Dynasty Chenghua period, a bucket color chicken bowl cup can be sold for thousands of taels of silver in the world, and in the 21st century, it can be auctioned to hundreds of millions of yuan. Sun Lang painted a picture of a chicken pecking rice on this porcelain cup, which suddenly raised the history of the doucai chicken bowl cup by more than a thousand years.
Sun Lang made these exquisite porcelains and continued to send them to the store to sell, and there were many styles, which attracted more and more people from the rich and noble people in Xudu. After another five or six days, the production cycle of this ceramic has been far from catching up with the speed of sales, He Qi kept sending people back to the house to urge the goods, saying that the store was surrounded by people all day long, if it is not supplied, he has to be flayed alive.
Sun Lang laughed, and he already had a way in his heart, so that He Qi could set a new rule in the store, as long as someone was willing to increase the price by ten yuan, he could enjoy the "private custom" service. The so-called private customization means that the buyer pays a deposit in advance and picks up the goods after a month, and the porcelain can be inscribed with the customer's name as required, or the customer's favorite poems, or the customer's favorite historical allusions, etc.
As soon as this private sales model came out, many people were willing to pay a deposit and wait a month before picking up the goods. After all, you can design the patterns and words on the porcelain according to your own mind, enhance your taste and give full play to your creativity. He Qi only used to record the customer's request on the bamboo slips, and then sent the order back to the mansion, and a month later the porcelain was made, and then someone could deliver it to the door, so there was no need to worry about the shortage of supply. (To be continued.) )