Chapter 595 Industry Changes
“They are all things that can be encountered but not sought, and it is impossible to take action.” Zhou Zhi smiled and said: “So no matter how much it is, it can only be a number for fun.”
Kicked the box under the hard sleeper: "It's serious to be able to get rid of these."
"Tch! That's my workmanship thing." Fei Guan began to despise Zhou Zhi again: "I look down on you self-employed people the most. You go empty-handed. It's clear that you plan to return empty-handed, hoping to make a fortune by picking up the missing pieces!"
"How many opportunities are there to make money now? The world is different."
"That's right. Speaking of which, you were born ten years too late. If you had the skills you have now ten years ago, you would be able to pick and choose from the treasures everywhere."
"By the way, it was boring all the way. Uncle Fei, please tell us about the Longmen Formation in this business."
Fei Guan took out a lunch box from the gift box and opened it. Zhou Zhi looked strangely familiar: "These braised dishes..."
"After eating Lao Zhang's platter, other braised dishes are no longer fragrant. Yesterday, I went to the kitchen specifically to eat all the braised dishes that he had not used. It’s all packed up, let’s eat and chat.”
“The train is moving,” said the step-brother, looking out the window at the slowly moving platform.
Zhou Zhi took out a bottle of Laojiao from his bag: "Brother Wu, can you have some drinks today? Let's chat while drinking!"
Jiang Wu also took out a large bag of peanuts from his bag and said with a smile: "This is a big peanut from Shandong. My comrades brought it from the north. Let's eat it all the way back."
The train speed gradually accelerated and soon left the city and passed through the suburbs. I fell in love with two On both sides are plain fields of rice fields that are about to mature.
“Speaking of our country’s antique business, we have experienced several key nodes.” Fei Guan picked up a piece of beef with his index and middle fingers and put it in his mouth, and took a sip of wine: “Speaking of which, The antique industry in our country can be summed up in one sentence, that is, there have been three major changes in the past thirty years.”
“Do you know where the most antiques in our country were at the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China?”< br>
"Weren't you always in the capital?"
"Wrong! At that time, the place with the most antiques was in the Northeast, in Changchun!"
"At that time, the street cultural relics in Changchun were priced in sacks. , many national treasures were mixed in. At that time, the antique shop was called "Northeastern goods", and antique dealers from all over the country went there to purchase goods. "
"Collection in the golden age of troubled times, at that time, transactions between Chinese people had already begun. substantial reduction Antique dealers collect cultural relics through 'international trade'. They are all antique dealers from Europe, island countries, and the United States. They are responsible for the acquisition. "
"In response to this phenomenon, although the country has just been established. Before the situation in the southeast, northwest, and northwest all stopped, they first issued a regulation - "Interim Measures for Prohibiting the Export of Precious Cultural Relics Books", and then local regulations were gradually promulgated and cultural relics management departments were established. "
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"The concept based on this law is that precious cultural relics should be owned by the state and can only be traded within China and cannot be exported."
"This has actually been the consensus of many old-timers, and many collections In order to keep the national treasure from going to foreign countries, everyone is willing to go bankrupt. ”
“But the moral rationality of a few people cannot overcome the profit-seeking desire of the majority. It was not until the establishment of this law in New China that the disorderly outflow of cultural relics was effectively stopped.”
"Disorderly outflow, in fact, there is still outflow." Zhou Zhi sighed.
"It's probably not many. After all, in one or two years, there will be basically no foreigners left in China." The sworn brother suddenly showed his unique black humor. "Mr. Qiao is right." Fei Guan said with a smile: "Later, in order to earn foreign exchange, the rules were changed. At that time, the three ministries of foreign trade, public security, and culture jointly issued an order stipulating that three types of cultural relics were not allowed to be bought, sold, or exported. Year 0 is the limit, and all cultural relics from before; cultural relics from official kilns and family collections after 180; and newly unearthed cultural relics after the founding of the People's Republic of China are not allowed to be exported. Other than that, they can be bought and sold. "
"That is, the one before the Eastern Han Dynasty will be cut off, the official kiln utensils handed down after the Eastern Han Dynasty will be cut off, and the one after the founding of the People's Republic of China will be cut off. The rest can still go out, right?"
"Yes, Pretty much the same thing." Fei Guan said with a smile: "But by that time, antiques were basically no longer interested in China, and many antique shops were in decline."
"Yun Guzhai was in decline at that time. Hou is the largest store in Liulichang. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were about ten people. After that, there were only six people left. Baogu Zhai only had six or seven people. Tonggu Zhai only had one waiter except the shopkeeper. The others were all from the same family. "
"In the end, they couldn't continue their business, so they all changed their businesses. After the public-private partnership, Yun Yuzhai started selling grains, and Baohua Zhai started selling roasted seeds and nuts. "< br>
"Of course, not all of them have been transformed into tea clerks and rice noodle clerks. For example, Geng Baochang of Zhenhua Zhai and Sun Yingzhou of Dunhua Zhai donated cultural relics to the Palace Museum, and then followed the cultural relics to the museum and became research institutes."
"More part, will store The collection inside was donated to the country, and the antique shop became the 'Crafts Company Cultural Relics Department' under the leadership of the foreign trade system, similar to the predecessor of our Gongmei, and the store owner and clerks became public servants. ”
“Why did the cultural relics department The affiliated agency was the Ministry of Foreign Trade because of the concept at that time that cultural relics were waste products and it was encouraged to exchange old ones for new ones. Exporting them to foreign countries could be exchanged for foreign exchange and support national construction."
"Later, because the cultural relics business included old books, it was added. Placed under Xinhua Bookstore, a new Soon after, the Huashen Bookstore Cultural Relics Department became independent because more of its business had nothing to do with the book industry and became a cultural relics store that has continued.”
“Some stores can become larger and become part-time businesses. Arts and Crafts Emporium ”
Zhou Zhi understood: "This is why Xinhua Bookstore in Shudu, Gongmei Shopping Mall, and Ancient Books Bookstore are all next to each other, because they were originally the same family before!"
"That's the truth." Fei Guan said with a smile. : "Later, it was managed by the National Cultural Relics Headquarters Cultural relics from all over the country. The main tasks are three things-receiving, delivering and selling goods."
"Receiving goods is to collect scattered cultural relics and provide cultural relics to museums and research institutions as the first priority. At that time, the only units with the power to acquire cultural relics were the cultural relics department and Export company. "
"Take the largest capital city in Hangzhou as an example. The capital cultural relics store has set up three purchasing stations in the city, located in Xidan, Liulichang and Di'anmen. In addition to the three stores, The masters of the cultural relics shop are divided into three groups: northeast, south and southwest. I have been collecting for many years.”
“These people are basically the old guys from the antique shop. They are experts, have good eyesight, and are familiar with the world. They go to see things, and then the collectors show them to them. The newcomers go there. , collectors are afraid to take out good things.”
"This situation changed again in the 1960s. Before the 1960s, there was also buying and selling at the same time as the acquisition, because the old masters had an old style and would resell when the price was right; but after the 1960s, buying and selling were just The work is divided. "
"After identification, the cultural relics with high value will be sent to the main store, and the rest will be distributed to museums and research institutions in various places. Sold by heritage shops."
"The first class is placed in the store's 'inner cabinet', usually upstairs, reserved for important customers and connoisseurs."
"The second class. The "Zhonggui" is open to the general public. "
"The third class is the large-scale goods that can be exported, and the sign of the foreign guest supply office is displayed. The so-called "Outer Cabinet" specializes in cultural relics that can be exported. "
(End of this chapter)