Recycled Porcelain [Ancient Wears Today]

Shanghai, an international metropolis, is a magical city.For artists, this is an essential stage to show themselves.When Zou Hengxin was young, he often came to this city to participate in various exchange activities.

The bigger the city, the more inclusive it is, and there are all kinds of competitions.

This time Zou Hengxin named Xu Jiuzhao to participate in the National Arts and Crafts Exhibition, which covers a very wide range of art, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics and so on.

After Zou Hengxin's introduction, Xu Jiuzhao understood the necessity of participating in this competition.

This kind of competition actually plays the same role as the private auctions that Xu Jiuzhao participated in privately before, and it has the effect of becoming famous.

Although the National Joint Exhibition of Arts and Crafts is not an international event, and the scope of the competition is only in China, it is a good initial platform for those newly emerging artists.

"Art Today" will report the whole process, and the participating judges are all well-known artists and critics, and the works of the final winners will be tested, and there will be a price in the market, which is a win-win situation.

Now is no longer the time when the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Even if you have outstanding craftsmanship, you still have to be able to promote your own works.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Zou Hengxin asked Xu Jiuzhao to participate in this joint exhibition.After all, he is not young anymore, and he can't take care of his little apprentice for a few years. Now that he can move around more, he should do what Xu Jiu should do as soon as possible.

This time I went to Shanghai to participate in the competition, not to stay for a day or two, but to find a good place to live.

Jiang Weiguo and Zou Hengxin are old friends. When Zou Hengxin arrives in Shanghai, he will naturally go to him.When people get old, they like to stay together with friends, and even bring company to relieve boredom.

The Jiang family is an old house on the protection list. It is a typical small western-style building in the Republic of China. The interior decoration is a combination of Chinese and Western styles.Because this area is a protected building, although the location is in the center of the city, it is quiet and quiet.

Zou Hengxin greeted Jiang Weiguo before taking Xu Jiuzhao to visit, but Jiang Xin didn't know about it.So when he saw this boy who once made him doubt whether he was a beast suddenly appear in his home, he was naturally stunned.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Jiang Weiguo was very unhappy to see Jiang Xinmu's dumbfounded reaction.

"Old Zou...Jiu Zhao, you are welcome to come to Shanghai." Jiang Xin forced a smile on his face, and finished the greetings.

Zou Hengxin said with a smile: "I will be bothering you at home during this time."

Jiang Weiguo said displeasedly: "You are welcome, you just came to relieve my boredom, and my grandson is away from home all day, so I don't know what to do?"

Jiang Xin said wrongly: "Why are you in a hurry? You handed Boguxuan to me. I have been working hard all the time. I am afraid that I will lose your name."

Relying on the piece of sealed kiln porcelain that Jiang Xin found earlier, as well as the exquisite famous porcelain from the same period, Jiang Xin held a small internal exhibition in Boguxuan. The old brand is shining again.

Compared with the previous two years, the recent turnover has increased significantly. Jiang Xin has been so busy that he almost neglected his own small business. Tired, his classmates who are partners with him have been chasing after him in the WeChat circle. He scolded, saying that he exploited labor.

Seeing Xu Jiuzhao, Jiang Xin was actually happy in his heart, even if he couldn't make any progress, people are always willing to contact someone he likes.

"Are you coming to Shanghai this time for business or pleasure?" Jiang Xin's exhaustion disappeared, and she leaned on the sofa to talk to Xu Jiuzhao.

"I came to participate in the joint exhibition." Xu Jiuzhao said.

"Oh?" Jiang Xin's eyes lit up, and she said to him: "You have works that can be exhibited in the joint exhibition right now? You are so young and promising!"

Zou Hengxin held his teacup and said, "Be famous as early as possible, youth is an advantage, it is capital!"

This time Zou Hengxin brought people to sign up. Xu Jiuzhao, who has just grown up, is not the youngest among the exhibitors, but Zou Hengxin can be sure that he must be the youngest among the winners.

Zou Hengxin snorted coldly and said: "The current level of joint exhibitions is getting worse and worse, and there are many people who are pretending to be fake!"

The joint exhibition is a good copy for brushing up on qualifications. Many people of average level also come to participate. All that is needed is an exhibition fee of 200 yuan. Who wouldn't like to spend 200 yuan on an exhibition space?

Zou Hengxin is the honorary president of the National Artists Association. Relatively speaking, he is of a high rank, and he is unwilling to move when he is old.In previous years, he was not invited to come, but this year, he was not invited to come directly.Looking at this year's exhibits, most of the old people directly brushed off, these people just paid 200 yuan for nothing, and the chance to show their faces is gone.

This made the organizers of the joint exhibition very distressed. Most of them were wiped out. Without the part of displaying qualifications at the exhibition, the number of people participating in the next exhibition will directly decrease, which will affect the income.

Besides, since this person came this year, Zou Hengxin has to move one of the twelve judging positions, right?This is another thing that offends people.

Zou Hengxin doesn't care about it, but if he doesn't see anything, he will spray it up, and the organizers will cry without tears, and you can't say that what they say is wrong.

"Let's go back and practice at this level. This thing is on display, so that people can see that modern young people are at this level. Are you ashamed? It will lower the national level!"

Several judges at the scene were also reprimanded by him. This time, Ma Xiushan was one of the three judges in the ceramics group. Zou Hengxin didn't have to point fingers at Huai, he just scolded them to the point of desperation.

Jiang Weiguo said to Zou Hengxin: "These people should be well managed, making a mess. Really good works and talented people have no money or connections, but they can't get ahead. This exhibition opportunity, which was originally set up for young people, has become a certain It’s a tool for these people to make money. Let me tell you, you should come out and beat these people this time.”

Zou Hengxin had a serious face, and he didn't expect the situation to be so serious: "I'll call Xiaoer later, I should talk to him."

"Who is Xiaoer?" Xu Jiuzhao asked Jiang Xin.

Jiang Xin said: "It should be Zou Lao's second apprentice. His name is Liu Xinhua. He is also a member of the Artists Association and a representative of the National People's Congress."

Xu Jiuzhao raised his eyebrows in surprise, and Jiang Xin said: "Old Zou has three disciples, and you are the fourth and last one. The eldest apprentice has passed away, and the third apprentice is now developing abroad. In addition to the apprentices, Elder Zou has two disciples. The daughters live separately, the eldest daughter just became a grandmother this year, and the second daughter is still unmarried, she is a strong woman."

This family relationship is too complicated, it took Xu Jiuzhao a long time to digest it.

After lunch, Jiang Xin took the initiative to take Xu Jiuzhao to visit the metropolis of Shanghai.

It's a pity that as soon as he walked to the street, the stream of people coming and going made Xu Jiuzhao dizzy.There was no other way, so Xu Jiuzhao had no choice but to ask Jiang Xin to go to a place with a little less people.

For several days in a row, Jiang Xin took Xu Jiuzhao out early and visited several famous scenic spots when there were few people. Once the crowd started to get big, the two of them withdrew.

Xu Jiuzhao was greatly shocked by the modern metropolis, and the various exotic buildings in the embassy area opened Xu Jiuzhao's eyes even more.

This morning after seeing the sights, I happened to be walking near the street where Boguxuan was, and Jiang Xin said, "Boguxuan is right in front of Zhongfu Antique City, do you want to go in and have a look?"

Xu Jiuzhao nodded and said, "Okay."

Because Xu Jiuzhao was afraid of crowds, Jiang Xin deliberately avoided the famous antique market in Shanghai these days.

Zhongfu Antique City is a high-end antique market with a construction area of ​​[-] square meters and [-] shops.There are all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, furniture, etc., and even all kinds of strange collections in the market.

Boguxuan is on the second floor. The store is next to the elevator and has a large operating area. The shopkeeper inside saw the boss and immediately came out to say hello.

As soon as Xu Jiuzhao entered the door, he saw the azure porcelain vase he made by himself placed in the booth, surrounded by a glass cover.

"!" Xu Jiuzhao's eyes widened. This open-mouthed square bottle was placed in the booth, and a ceiling lamp was lit from the top of the head, making it even more beautiful and dreamy.

"Not bad." Jiang Xin crossed her arms and admired: "This kiln-sealed square bottle can be said to be the only one in Shanghai."

The shopkeeper said flatteringly: "It's still the little boss who has the ability. Now even the repaired porcelain is not seen outside. This supreme porcelain is placed in our store, which has attracted many people from overseas to come to see it."

"Supreme?" Xu Jiuzhao looked at Jiang Xin puzzled.

Jiang Xin explained: "Supreme is a term for orthodox orthodox antiques. Because of the manuscript, the origin of this square bottle is clear, so it is called Supreme Porcelain."

Xu Jiuzhao nodded half-understood, it was the first time he heard this word, he said: "It sounds quite domineering."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Not only does it sound domineering, but the things are also domineering. Today, the boss came to offer an offer of 1000 million."

After calculating the price difference, Xu Jiuzhao widened his eyes in astonishment, and said, "1000 million, that's the price for the porcelain that was picked up and returned by the imperial court."

Jiang Xin looked at him and said: "This is different from the official kiln wares that come from private kilns that are collected and returned by the imperial court. This is a special kiln for firing. The existence of the sealed kiln is very short. According to archaeological investigations, there are a total of It has been fired for two years, less than seventeen times in total. This is shorter than the Ru Kiln's existence, and the surviving quantity is so rare that only such a complete vessel exists. This is stubbornly not to be sold, if Sending it to auction, the price of 1000 million is just a breath of air."

Xu Jiuzhao looked at the square bottle covered in glass in disbelief. This is probably the most expensive work in his career.

"Just put it in the glass cover, is it safe?" Xu Jiuzhao couldn't help but asked worriedly.

"This is not ordinary glass, it is tempered anti-theft." Jiang Xin pointed to the booth and said, "This booth also has very strict anti-theft measures. As long as there is an external force or the weight is wrong, the alarm will ring."

Realizing that this is the boss's friend, the shopkeeper also said, "Don't worry, the anti-theft level of our Zhongfu Antique City can be said to be one of the best at night."

"That's good." Xu Jiuzhao said.

For those who like it, no matter what the price is, they are willing to buy what they like.

Sometimes money is money, and sometimes it is just numbers at all.

At the same time, Alaska, USA.

At this time, it was early morning, and the famous American casino had just fallen asleep. The streets were sparsely populated and quiet.

In the back alley of a casino, Yang Jiuyang, who was originally fair and now tanned, was beaten up with a bruised nose and a swollen face, crying for his father and mother.

"Brother, I was wrong! I was really wrong!" Yang Jiuyang scrambled and tried to hug the thigh of the man who was standing beside him. The bodyguard standing aside noticed his intention and kicked him A few somersaults.

"Oh, what's wrong with you? Where did you go wrong?" A man with a feminine face and full of chills said slowly and softly.

"I shouldn't be obsessed with ghosts for a while, and I shouldn't sell you the wrong things." Yang Jiuyang cried with tears and snot running down his nose.

"Hmph—" The feminine man was noncommittal.

Yang Jiuyang cried until he hiccupped: "I can pay you back, pay you back. I will pay you back..."

The feminine man looked at him with a half-smile and said, "How did I hear that you have been losing money recently. You have lost a lot, what do you have to pay back?"

Yang Jiuyang froze, lying on the ground with his head buried, trembling all over.

The bodyguard stepped forward and grabbed Yang Jiuyang's hair, and the feminine man said coldly, "I don't care about the money. You can pay it back with other things."

Yang Jiuyang said tremblingly, "What do you want?"

The feminine man said gloomyly and softly: "I'm interested in discovering the person who sealed the kiln. You know who he is."

Yang Jiuyang said without hesitation: "I know his name, his name is Xu Jiuzhao! He is from our orphanage. He has many archaeological books. He was the one who found the porcelain piece!"

The feminine man signaled the bodyguard to let go of Yang Jiuyang, and said Xu Jiuzhao's name, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.