"Hello!" Zhang Junping greeted the square-faced young man with a smile.
"Hello, Ma Zi and I are childhood friends. We have long heard that Ma Zi said that he met an amazing young artist. When we met today, it turned out that..."
"Okay, you're not a cultural person, what are you talking about!" Ye Jing interrupted the square-faced young man without politeness, and then told the matter like a cannon, "Pingzi, Huazi just came back from Xinjiang
, I don’t want to enter the system, I want to do something on my own, but I am short of capital, so we will find you at your door. However, don’t get me wrong, it’s not about you borrowing money, Huazi brought back a batch of Hetian jade from Xinjiang, you
Let’s see if there’s anyone interested in taking over.”
The square-faced young man was not angry at Ye Jing. He just smiled and waited for Ye Jing to finish speaking. We all grew up in the military compound and knew each other's temperament and character.
"Brother Hua, have you brought your Hetian jade? Can you take a look at it?" Zhang Junping turned to look at the square-faced young man and asked with a smile.
"Take it with you!" the square-faced young man said, taking out a newspaper bag from the military green satchel he carried with him.
Opening the newspaper, there was a piece of white cloth inside. Opening the white cloth again revealed the Hetian jade inside.
This is a piece of Hetian white jade material. At first glance, it looks like a boiled and peeled goose egg. The jade quality is delicate and crystal clear, and you can clearly see the moisture filling it in the warmth.
Although it does not reach the level of mutton-fat jade, it is not far behind.
I won’t give you a popular science on Hetian Jade. As long as adults in later generations basically know that Hetian Jade is a good thing, for most people, it is a luxury item that can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be played with.
This top-grade collection-grade Hetian white jade costs more than 10,000 yuan per gram. This piece of Hetian white jade, which is larger than a goose egg, is at least one kilogram by visual inspection and is worth more than 10 million yuan. In later generations, he became a provincial-level
Those who are masters of arts and crafts are not qualified to possess one.
Not only is there not enough money, this top-grade collection-grade Hetian white jade is simply priceless and unmarketable.
You can't buy it if you have money.
It’s really a sleepy pillow, it’s timely rain!
The old lady handed him the jade plaque from Jiangmen Tuzitang, although she only briefly told the history of Jiangmen and made no other requests.
However, Zhang Junping would not simply think that the old lady gave him the jade plaque of Jiangmen Tuzitang just because he named the foundation Jiangmen.
The meaning contained in this does not need to be stated, it is just two words, inheritance.
When he repairs ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are many places where Hetian jade is needed.
Just when he was looking for an opportunity to study the jade carvings, Zhang Hua sent the Hetian jade to him.
Zhang Junping glanced at it for a few times, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked calmly: "How much does Brother Hua plan to pay?"
"Five thousand!" The square-faced young man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said.
"Okay! I'll take the five thousand as Brother Hua said!" Zhang Junping nodded crisply and smiled.
"Uh..." Zhang Hua, the square-faced young man, was stunned. He really didn't expect Zhang Junping to agree so simply. He thought he had to negotiate the price anyway.
He bought this goose-egg-shaped piece of Hetian white jade from Xinjiang for ten yuan, and his psychological price was only one thousand yuan.
The profit of a hundred times made Zhang Hua, who had seen life and death, unable to react.
"Aren't you going to make a counter-offer?"
"Bargaining? Gold has a price, but jade is priceless. Meeting such a good Hetian material is fate, and it would be blasphemy to bargain for it." Zhang Junping reached out and gently touched the Hetian white jade, feeling the softness of the Hetian white jade.
Delicate and lubricating touch.
As one of China's four major ancient jades, Hetian jade has been severely underestimated due to special reasons in this era.
Jade has been given special meaning by humans since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It has added many name tags and has become a symbol of status.
A gentleman is like jade. If the ancient literati did not have a jade pendant, they would be embarrassed to say that they were educated people.
Seeing Zhang Junping accept Zhang Hua's Hotan white jade calmly, Ma Wei couldn't help but sigh. It's not that he doesn't understand, it's that the world is changing too fast.
The seemingly plain tone is full of heroic momentum.
I met a little brother by chance back then. In just one year, who would have thought that a little brother who repaired furniture would turn into a master of art.
Ma Weidu was also glad that he did not look down on Zhang Junping because he was repairing furniture and was covered in gray.
otherwise……
"Brother Hua, if you still have such jade material in your hand, feel free to bring it over. The price is guaranteed to satisfy you." Zhang Junping added with a smile.
"Yes, there are quite a few more! Zhang..." Zhang Hua opened his mouth and didn't know what to call his sponsor.
"Just call me Pingzi like Brother Ye, Brother Ma and others!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Okay, you're welcome. Pingzi, how much jade material do you need?"
"As much as you need, to be bragging, I want as much as you have. After my furniture factory is built in two months, I will eat as much jade as you can transport back from Xinjiang!
Of course, the premise is that my warehouse can accommodate the pile." Zhang Junping said with a laugh.
Wang Shuo, Ma Weidu, and Ye Jing were all shocked by Zhang Junping's words.
This is a bit too big a statement. You need to transport as much as you want. You must know that Hotan's current jade output is about 80 tons per year.
Even if the price of jade is cheap now, these eighty tons are still an astronomical figure for them.
However, Zhang Hua looked at Zhang Junping thoughtfully and did not raise any questions.
They are all from the army compound, and the red disciples are also divided into three, six or nine grades.
Zhang Hua's background is one or two levels higher than Ma Weitu and others.
Before coming here, I specifically inquired about Zhang Junping, who was highly regarded by Wang Shuo, Ma Weidu, Ye Jing and others.
I knew something about what Zhang Junping was doing in Xiangjiang, so I didn't question Zhang Junping's financial resources.
"I still have a dozen pieces of jade about the same size as this at home. I'll bring them to you tomorrow.
If you still need it, I can send a telegram and ask my comrades to help transport some." Zhang Hua said, and couldn't help but have a hearty smile on his face.
He had just returned from a job change. He didn't want to join the system or a factory. He wanted to do something on his own, but he just lacked the capital.
Zhang Junping's words were a great help to him.
"The relationship is great! I still say the same thing, as long as my warehouse can accommodate it, I will collect whatever Brother Hua brings.
In addition, the more of this collection-grade jade material, the better.
I also want other ordinary craftsmanships, and they are welcome!
As for the price, Brother Hua will definitely be satisfied!”
The reason why Zhang Junping dares to say this is because the price of Hetian jade in this era is similar to that of Russian jade, which is very cheap.
Craft-grade jade materials in Hotan only cost a few hundred yuan per ton to several thousand yuan per ton.