Master descends to earth

Chapter 187 Auction No.1

Su Yuan understands the old man's thoughts, the first thing is to let himself see the world and accumulate contacts, after all, they are all senior collectors with strong strength, status and status.

There is another deep-seated reason, which is succession!
Because the collectors of the older generation are getting old, the descendants don’t like to collect much, and the high-quality goods in their hands are facing an important moment when they are out of stock.

For example, Sotheby's held two special auctions for the collection of Qiu Yanzhi, a great collector of the last century, which triggered an upsurge of bidding.Ming Xuande blue-and-white phoenix-patterned edge wash, Ming Xuande blue-and-white bowl with folded branches and fruit pattern, Ming Chenghua blue-and-white Sanskrit wine cup, Ming Xuande white-glazed bowl, etc. Many fine official kilns of the Ming Dynasty, large and small, have been handed over by many senior officials from Minqiu Jingshe. Member purchases.

In November 1984, shortly after the death of Dr. Ye Yi, Sotheby's held a special auction, and a Ming Chenghua bowl with twining lotus patterns was sold at a high price of 11 million.Many of the lots were purchased by members of Minqiu. For example, Ge Shiqiao, the landlord of Tianmin, bought a Ming Yongle blue and white flower and fruit pattern plate.

In June 1985, Hu Renmu also handed over his collection to Sotheby's in New York for a special auction. There were a total of 6 pieces of Ming and Qing porcelains in the auction. Among them, a Ming Jiajing five-color fish and algae jar was hammered at 79 million US dollars, setting a record for porcelain auction at that time. record for the highest price.

It can be said that on Hong Kong Island, many of the sky-high priced works of art sold in the art market were purchased by Minqiu Jingshe members through brokers in a low-key way, or even privately traded, so that the richness would not flow to outsiders.

This is also the biggest motivation for Su Yuan to be eager to make money. If he really wants to wait for the older generation to pass away, he will take over.Take all the treasures back, put them in the museum, and stay in the homeland forever.

In all fairness, Hong Kong Island and Treasure Island are of high level in collecting. After all, the economy is developed, the cultural heritage of collectors is profound, and auctions started early.Don't look at the two leading players of Baolijiade in China, but in fact, Jiashide and Sotheby's are still the world outside.

Many top collectors do not come to the Mainland to raise their placards. There are many reasons. The main reason is that the reputation here is poor, there are too many fake auctions, and the water is very muddy, so they dare not leave easily.

In this circle, the eyesight is the first, the collection is the second, and the personal connections are the third.For example, Zhai Jianmin, the owner of Yongbaozhai, is a famous broker. Although he doesn't have many weapons in his hands, he has a wide network of contacts. If friends want to exchange or make a move, they also ask for help.

The name of the middleman is the guarantee in the circle. For the first transaction between the two parties, you can rest assured that there is a guarantee from him.Especially for some collections that are not suitable for auction, this is the only way.

The same is true of the old Liulichang in the Republic of China. Anyone who is famous in the circle likes you to play for a few days before giving money.If you really don't like it, it's fine, just bring back the original thing, and the antique shop pays attention to reputation.

According to the rules in the industry, pay attention to break two and draw three, the buyer pays [-]% of the transaction value, and the seller pays [-]% as the middleman's commission.In comparison, it is much cheaper than [-]% or even [-]% of the auction house, so many people like to trade privately.

In fact, auction houses also have this method, which is called private sale. Many unsold high-quality goods are sold in this way. Of course, the price is much cheaper, and some are even sold at half price.

The first person Su Yuan visited this time was Zhang Zongxian, who was truly a legendary figure known as the number one collector in Hong Kong Island.

He has spent decades collecting porcelain, calligraphy and paintings all over the world, and has been widely respected in the world cultural relics collection circle.It is also the main promoter of the two international leaders Sotheby's and Jiashide to expand their markets on Hong Kong Island, and is also the top platinum VIP.

His superb appraisal ability for porcelain and miscellaneous items has earned him the trust and respect of collectors all over the world.The three words Zhang Zongxian have become the gold-lettered signboard of the antique industry in the Greater China region, and the guests of the world's major auction companies.

Some people in the circle joked: When you collect things, Zhang Zongxian can live with rare goods; when you shoot things, he dares to spend a lot of money.Which auction company wouldn't welcome such customers who kept bringing generous commissions?

Back in 1993, at Duo Yuxuan's first painting and calligraphy auction in the mainland, Zhang Zongxian appeared at the auction with the No. 2 plate. The first lot was Feng Zikai's "A Round of Red Sun Dongfang Chung", with a starting price of [-] yuan.

Because it was the first auction, mainland buyers were very cautious in their bids, and they could increase their bids by hundreds or thousands at most. However, he raised the price by tens of thousands of yuan as soon as he opened his mouth. In the end, he actually raised the painting to 11.5 yuan, which was the highest price for Feng Zikai's works at that time. price.

Jiade held its first auction in 1994. The first lot was Wu Xizeng's "Fishing Joy" with a reserve price of 7000 yuan.Zhang Zongxian, holding the No. [-] card, stood up and said: Today is Jiade's first auction, and I will pay [-], and it will be issued as soon as it is shot!
The scene was lively immediately, Zhang Zongxian increased the price one after another, 2.8 yuan, 3.8 yuan, until it was increased to 8.8 yuan, Mr. Xu Bangda, the master of appraisal, came to the stage and struck the first hammer, and the old man won the jackpot!
In the first auction of Hanhai in the same year, he held the No. 1600 plate again, and took out 3200 million yuan in one breath, eating half of the [-] million yuan turnover of the entire auction.

It was already eleven o'clock in the morning when I called the other party, but the other party had just woken up and made an appointment to have lunch together.Su Yuan came to a tea house and finally saw the legendary Zhang Zongxian.

Don't look at the old man who is 91 years old and in good spirits. When he saw Su Yuan, he said happily: "Brother Geng has called you a long time ago to talk about you, a rising star, and I have always wanted to meet you. Come, sit down and chat while eating."

The old man ordered more than a dozen kinds of snacks in one go, filled the table, and said while eating: "At that time, I often went to the capital to find goods, and I lived in the transportation hotel opposite Quanyechang. I couldn't even find a place to eat. I can buy a few bananas to fill my stomach."

"Later, I met Geng Baochang and lived directly in Sun Yingzhou's store in Dongsi Pailou. It's been decades since I've been messing around!"

Su Yuan also picked up his chopsticks, and listened while eating. The old man was very cheerful and careless, he really looked like an old urchin.

"I think that a piece of Liulichang jade brand was 5 cents back then. I remitted 1000 yuan and sent me a 500 yuan jade brand. After receiving the goods, I spent a night in the bucket of water to deal with the dirt on the surface. Clean and clean, at that time a good piece could sell for 10 yuan here.”

"But look now, a fake Zigang brand costs more than 100 million yuan, hey, it's really unexpected."

The old man put down his chopsticks, took a sip of tea, and recalled: "When the eighties and 90s were the best, they were stacked one by one in the store. The red glaze was red glaze, and the blue and white were all blue and white. It looked red and green clearly at a glance, very eye-catching."

"Specially put tall things in the back, neatly arrange them in four rows by the windows, and put small items in the front. The reaction of those foreign guests who have trusted each other for a long time is, don't bother, don't always move stools around. I want everything in that cabinet."

"I still remember that the password at that time was: If you want people not to know, unless you don't do it yourself. This sentence is the main line, which corresponds to a number from 1-10. For example, if you write "If you want", the number represented is "12", "Ji" stands for "8"."

"In this way, the shop assistants can understand the price in front of the customers, and if they are not in the store, the shop assistants can also help with ordering."

(End of this chapter)