Antique Dealer

Chapter 254 New Ideas
A group of people came to the restaurant that Fang Hao had booked in advance, plus the staff invited from Tang Yunjuan, two tables were full.

Fang Hao first said some congratulatory speeches, everyone toasted together, and then began to exchange glasses, which was very lively.

Nian Kangshi came to Fang Hao with a glass of wine, and clinked glasses with Fang Hao: "Teacher Fang, I didn't enjoy myself just now!"

Xing Shu was sitting next to Fang Hao. He knew Nian Kangshi's character very well, and said with a smile, "Mr. Nian, I didn't say that. You are not active when you know that Teacher Fang has prepared good things. You came here near the end. It's not that Teacher Fang is kind, and everyone didn't care about it, you don't even want to take a picture of anything."

Nian Kangshi smiled: "Of course everyone's kindness is in my heart, but it's not because the company is in a hurry. Today is New Year's Day, and many people are on vacation. I can only go back to deal with it myself, so I am late. Of course, This is my own problem, it's just..."

Seeing that Nian Kangshi was racking his brains to find a reason, Fang Hao smiled and said, "President Nian, just tell me, what do you want to do?"

Just as Nian Kangshi was about to speak, he saw Xing Shu looking at him with stern eyes, and immediately withdrew his words: "Let's talk about this later."

Xing Shu saw through Nian Kangshi's thoughts, and said, "Hey! Don't think we don't know, you're trying to beat Geyao Kuikou, and ask the big guy if he agrees!"

Li Jikai and others next to him also agreed.

After all, that brother kiln sunflower wash is so good that everyone is greedy. Li Jikai and Xing Shu discussed it before, and the two tried to persuade Fang Hao to sell it. Now it seems impossible. If this is the case, Nian Kangshi If they wanted to take it all by themselves, of course they would not agree.

This Ge Kiln Kwai Kou Washi is a masterpiece of Ge Kiln porcelain, and it can be used as the treasure of the town store. Fang Hao has no plans to sell it for the time being, and he doesn't want to cause disputes because of this matter, so he stood up and said with a smile:

"I know that everyone wants that Ge Kiln Kwai Kou wash, but there is only one thing, no matter who you give it to, some people will feel regretful, and I have no intention of transferring it for the time being, so please stop arguing, so as not to hurt your friendship. In addition, I have decided that every year today, without any accidents, there will be a trade fair, and the theme next year will be the Exhibition of Famous Kilns from the Song Dynasty, so stay tuned!"

Although this matter was his temporary idea, but thinking about it now, it is indeed very feasible. Of course, it is both easy and difficult to collect twenty or thirty famous kiln masterpieces of the Song Dynasty.

It's easy to say, you can use only a small amount of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, Ru, Guan, Ge, Ding, and Jun, and other fine porcelain from well-known kilns such as Yaozhou Kiln, Quanzhou Kiln, and Jian Kiln.

In this way, although everyone can't say anything, they can understand him, but they lack some shock.

As for the difficulty, think about it, if the exhibition is full of fine works of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, let alone the value of more than [-] million, the value of a single exhibit is more than [-] million, and the total value of more than one billion or even tens of billions is normal. .

This must be a huge challenge for Fang Hao, who only has a quota of more than 3000 million a year. What's more, the usual operation of an antique shop must show some antiques, which will occupy a certain amount of funds.

Of course, Fang Hao is not aimless now. He invited a total of 24 guests today, and 21 of them were present. However, Xiao Xing'an and Jiao Tai System, who came to the door on their own initiative, were included in the list, which was a surprise.

Each of the 23 guests was very satisfied with the fair, and their satisfaction levels varied, but in general, the system settled the tasks, and each of them brought him about 200 million credits, and a total of more than 4600 million credits were rewarded to him.

With these quotas, for at least one year, there is no need to worry about the goods that the antique shop usually needs for business.

This is exactly the reason why he made this decision.

Everyone just got excited because they were a little surprised, because everyone here believed in Fang Hao very much, and believed that Fang Hao would definitely do what he said, and they were all looking forward to what kind of boutique Fang Hao could produce.

Nian Kangshi said excitedly: "Teacher Fang, what rules will there be on that day?"

Fang Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Nian, you are too impatient, but I can assure everyone that everyone will be able to buy at least two pieces at that time, and it will not be worse than this time. It's up to you."

Nian Kangshi felt that since he had no chance to eat alone, Fang Hao's attitude was not bad. He planned to walk around with Fang Hao more often to get closer, and maybe he could get some treasures out of Fang Hao's hands.

Seeing that Nian Kangshi happily returned to his seat, Fang Hao shook his head secretly. He knew that after he announced the news, there must be many people coming to make connections, unless he was ready for the exhibition next year, otherwise He certainly won't be selling.

If he sold it to a friend, it wouldn't be nice to favor one over the other, right?This one is selling one, and that one is also selling one. Can the fair still be held?
He believes that as long as he is a true friend, he will understand him.

After dinner, Fang Hao sent his friends away. Du Manzhuang, Huang Zhicheng and Fang Hao from Xijing returned to Ju Hui Zhai.

Before leaving, Fang Hao gave big red envelopes to the three staff temporarily transferred from Tang Yunjuan. After all, he gave up the rest on New Year's Day, and came to him to help, no matter what.

The three of them immediately beamed with joy and thanked them repeatedly. Originally, they were indeed somewhat resistant to coming to the antique shop to help, but Tang Yunjuan told them that there was a bonus, and Tang Yunjuan also came, so they would definitely come if they didn't want to resign.

Unexpectedly, Fang Hao not only sent a 2000 yuan red envelope, but also ate a big meal, which he thought was worth it.

Tang Yunjuan told them that they could go back, and the three went back happily.

Walking to the door of the antique shop, Huang Zhicheng noticed the plaque hanging on the door again: "Fang Hao, the words on this plaque should not be written by you, right?"

Fang Hao opened the store door: "Yes, I plan to make a better one after a while."

In fact, it is not difficult to make a wood carving plaque by yourself. First, think about the words you want to engrave, plan it, then buy a wooden board, paste the printed things on the wooden board, and then use a carving knife to remove the font. part of it is dug out.

Then polish, paint, add color essence with resin, pour it into the groove of the font, and then polish, trim, and apply wood wax oil, and finally a plaque is ready.

However, making a plaque in this way cannot meet Fang Hao's requirements. If you want to carve a good plaque, you must learn from the ancients.

In ancient times, a plaque was not only a sign, but also a symbol of cultural identity.It is the highest honor to get a plaque from the emperor, and the second is the plaque inscribed by dignitaries and celebrities. It is also a good decoration in the home, a symbol of status, and the plaque inscribed by a famous calligrapher is self-evident to the literati. Metaphor.

A small plaque has such importance, so it will naturally be treated with caution, and many secret techniques have been used.For example, according to the production process, there are flat yang carvings, flat intaglio carvings, flat lacquer characters, totem carving frames, hollow totem carving frames and other forms.

In addition, the wood used for the plaque is also the most important. The ancients usually used abandoned beams or door leaves that are more than a hundred years old. After the test of time, such wood is very stable in wood, and the plaque made of it is not easy to crack and deform.

Among them, the wood is mainly made of red pine and walnut, and more exquisite is the use of high-grade wood such as golden nanmu or rosewood.

Now that the antique shop has successfully opened, Fang Hao is also free, and has time to find an old material suitable for making a plaque.

Du Man said, "Shall I introduce a calligraphy master?"

Tang Mingshan shook his head and said, "You don't know, our boss Fang, how good calligraphy is, right? Leaving aside other things, there are few people in China who can match his regular script."

These words surprised the people around them, and they thought Tang Mingshan was bragging for a while.

In fact, Fang Hao did not show his calligraphy in front of outsiders very often. Only Tang Mingshan and Huang Zhi were present to clarify Chu Fanghao's level.

Although Fang Hao also sent a video of her calligraphy practice to Shang Xiaoxuan, Shang Xiaoxuan could see that Fang Hao's handwriting was particularly good, but she didn't know much about calligraphy, and she had no idea of ​​Fang Hao's level.With Tang Mingshan's personality, although it might be exaggerated, it would not be too much. Therefore, this sentence also shocked her.

Compared with other people's reactions, Li Mingchao and Liu Shi were a little more insipid. Fang Hao was able to "hide" himself so well that his classmates didn't know that he was so good at antiques for more than three years, and Fang Hao usually took notes. , It's really pretty, and the brush calligraphy is very powerful and justified.

Tang Mingshan saw that everyone was dubious: "If you don't believe me, ask Brother Cheng if I'm bragging."

Huang Zhicheng said with a smile: "Fang Hao, I think you are too low-key. You obviously have a good handwriting, but you don't show it. It's really better to be alone than to be alone!"

Others also agreed one after another, and it would be hypocritical for Fang Hao to refuse.

A group of people waited to enter the antique shop, and Fang Hao went to get a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and came out.

When used on a plaque, the store name must be in big characters. The brush used to write big characters depends on the style of writing. Running script, especially cursive script, is suitable for Jianhao and Langhao; while regular script is better.Of course, it also depends on personal habits, some like softer brush hairs, some like firmer brush hairs, it cannot be generalized.

What Fang Hao prepared was the finest brush, and he added a little wolf brush for signature.

The brushes, inkstones and inkstones that Fang Hao brought were all from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

Yuban Xuan is a kind of half-cooked Xuan.This type of rice paper is white in color and thick in texture.It looks smooth and firm, like a jade plate, so it is named Yubanxuan.This paper is suitable for calligraphy creation.

The jade version that Fang Hao took out was made by the supervisor of Jiuhuatang in Lushang. It costs [-] copies, and the system mall sells for [-]. Moreover, there are many in the mall, so Fang Hao doesn't feel bad about using it.

(End of this chapter)