After Wen Desi sold the gold in this time and space, he sold it for almost 270,000 yuan because the quality was not pure enough. He also found a small smelter to smelt the silver again and cast it into standard 925 industrial silver, which he also sold.
Two hundred thousand yuan.
As for the large baskets of porcelain, there was no way to put them in the hotel room, but if they were to be transported immediately, there was no way to explain why there were so many extra things in the room, so we had to stay for a few more days and the three of us took turns transporting them in suitcases every day.
After counting the porcelain, there were two hundred pieces in total, most of which were various plates, but also many bowls and vases. Although they knew it was Clark porcelain, they were all laymen in the cultural relics business after all.
Wen Desi remembered that he had met Professor Ma at the dinner table in the past. He taught in the history department of a famous local university. He also liked to play with antiques and the like, and was somewhat famous in the collecting world. After flipping through his business card book for a while, he found this
Professor Ma called me and made an appointment to have dinner together at noon to talk about something.
"Yes, this is Clark porcelain." Professor Ma looked at the disk in his hand. "Typical export porcelain. This kind of porcelain is characterized by wide edges, mostly blue and white porcelain. The rims of plates and bowls are painted with divisions and
Round consecrated decorations such as landscapes, figures, flowers, and fruits.”
Wen Desi adopted an attitude of being open-minded and willing to be taught.
"The age of Clark porcelain can be divided into Wanli and Kangxi. Yours is from Wanli. Every circle outlined in the pattern is made up of two strokes. This is a characteristic of porcelain paintings in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties."
Wen Desi thought that this was obviously from the year of Tianqi.
"Then this porcelain plate is worth a lot?"
"Don't think of money when talking about cultural relics." Professor Ma showed a look of disdain, "The value of cultural relics mainly lies in its historical and cultural connotations."
As he spoke, he looked at it over and over again, as if he couldn't put it down, and suddenly frowned slightly: "This plate is still hot, can it be a high imitation? Where did you get it from?"
Wen Desi thought that I couldn't say that I got it from another time and space and that it was a new product that had just been out of the kiln. "When I went to the countryside to do business, I saw some fellow villagers setting up stalls. The patterns were quite special, so I picked up a few pieces."
"You noticed this very carefully." Professor Ma nodded appreciatively, "Clark porcelain is actually a product processed from samples. The patterns and decorations all cater to the aesthetic needs of Europeans, and some are directly modeled after Europeans.
The designs are colorful.”
"That must be true?" Wen Desi looked like he was eager to know the authenticity.
"Probably." Professor Ma pondered for a moment, "However, there are not many of this kind of porcelain in the country. Most of the products on the market are fished out of the sea. But this plate has obviously not been immersed in water."
"If it is true, how is the market going now?"
"Well, the market for ceramics is relatively complicated, and it's been generally cold recently. However, Clark porcelain is considered a hot commodity, with the highest transaction rate among ceramics, but the value of a single piece is not high. A plate like this can probably be sold for three to four thousand.
Bar."
"That's not bad." Wen Desi looked proud of finding a bargain.
"It's hard to tell whether it's true or not," Professor Ma leaned back comfortably on his chair, with a subtle smile on his face behind his glasses, "This plate of yours, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be angry. Clark porcelain is said to be rare.
I have never heard of high imitation and mine-laying."
Wen Desi looked anxious: "Professor Ma, do you think this thing is real?"
Professor Ma thought for a while: "Well, I have a friend who specializes in porcelain collection and is an expert in this circle. I will give you a number and you can make an appointment with him to take a look. If it is a real thing, he will definitely want it.
"
The expert introduced by Professor Ma was also named Ma, but he was not related to Professor Ma. He was considered a master in the collecting circle. As soon as Wen Desi’s things were taken over, 200 of them were taken away. Experts doubted that Wen Desi was a
It’s not like he dug up a porcelain cellar in Fujian. Because this old writer, not only did the things appear to be in excellent condition, but he also meant that the things were still good. Ma Hongjie knew that Clark porcelain was quite easy to sell because of its moderate price. There was a stable supply.
, naturally I couldn't ask for it, so I said I can still get it if it is available.
After selling gold, silver and porcelain, the profit from this trip was almost three million yuan. Using this money as start-up capital, the executive committee began further actions.
It was obviously not appropriate to rent hotel rooms again. Wen Desi decided to set up a company and spent 20,000 to go through all the procedures, and a trading company was launched. Xiao Zishan had already been announced by the company that "the labor contract would not be renewed" and he would just go full-time
He took charge and was given the title of administrative manager. Wen Desi also wanted to resign, but there was too much work in the company and the leader treated him fairly well, so he couldn't just leave. However, he talked it through and finally agreed to leave in three months. Wang Luobin
On the other hand, he was much more unrestrained. He came to Guangzhou as soon as he read a dictionary, and actually went directly to work as a worker in a small machinery factory, saying that he wanted to "get familiar with the craft".
The company started with nothing. Fortunately, Xiao Zishan has been living in Guangzhou for many years and has come into contact with a wide range of people in the sales field. Now he has money and everything is easy to handle. The office is rented in a regular hotel in the original hotel.
This kind of business suite is an independent unit. There is no need to go through the lobby to enter and exit, it is relatively quiet, and it also has an underground parking space, which is very convenient. Xiao Zishan used a small warehouse inside as the crossing point of the wormhole and installed it separately.
He bought a security door. In order to adapt to the next need to move large quantities of goods, he bought a hydraulic trolley.
The executive committee had their first disagreement over the company's vehicles. Xiao Zishan's opinion was to buy a seven-seater small-displacement bus similar to the Chang'an Star. It was cheap, could haul a lot of people, could transport goods, and was fuel-efficient.
Wang Luobin believes that since we have to go to the 17th century, such a car cannot use its waste heat in that time and space - there was no gasoline in the Ming Dynasty, and the road conditions were not suitable for such a small car, so he suggested buying a four-wheel drive car.
Diesel-powered off-road vehicles - by contrast, diesel alternatives are relatively easy to obtain.
After the three people on the executive committee discussed this issue for several hours, they finally decided to buy an SUV. The car sales lady was confused by the choices of these men. They rejected the new model with a more fuel-efficient electronic injection engine and bought an SUV.
An old Cherokee Jeep: four-wheel drive, manual transmission, diesel power, with self-rescue winch.
Now that we have a car and a way to make money, what should we do next? The three members of the executive committee sat at the table in the conference room and discussed the next step.