Chapter 1145 Doorway
It should be said that Gongmei Store attaches great importance to this set of jade carvings. Of course, in Zhou Zhi’s malicious speculation, it is more likely that Gongmei Store is afraid that the superior unit will “borrow without repaying”, so it will Certificates, documents, awards, certificates, and even relevant newspapers and magazines are all well preserved. These are all proofs that can ensure the ownership of your own things.
However, by chance, these information certificates have now become interesting historical experiences that can prove the "noble blood" of this set of jade carvings.
“The instructions the old director gave us as a gift were just four words—regardless of cost.” Manager Zhou delivered the information to Zhou Zhi: “Mr. Xiao Zhou, you are also an expert and know the losses of this set of jade carvings. How many meat heads are there? The original photos of the two jade materials are the best first-class white materials at that time. "
"One is sprinkled with gold skin, and the other is maroon skin. You can compare it with the finished product and see which one is now. How dare you do this?”
"Mr. Zhou doesn't want to sell it to me at the original weight, right?" Zhou Zhi smiled tactfully, making Xu Gang feel like he didn't know his roommate: "I have quite a few acquaintances in the industrial and aesthetic system and the light industry system, Shu I have teachers in China, Gan Province, and the capital, and the prices in the window are seriously inflated.”
“Who do you know about Gongmei in Gan Province?” Manager Zhou asked very modestly, but he was actually trying to test it. true and false.
“I don’t know the people in Ganzhou Gongmei very well, but Director Liao of the Provincial Light Industry and Director Liu of the Porcelain Research Institute are very familiar with them.”
“Director Liu ? Are you talking about Liu Changjian? Isn't he the chief engineer?" Manager Zhou continued to ask.
Zhou Zhi didn’t know if he was testing himself, but it didn’t matter: “He used to be the chief engineer at Dishuidong Porcelain Edge Institute, and later he was transferred to the Provincial Department of Light Industry Porcelain Research Institute. Deputy director, the old director retired a few years ago, so it was natural for him to take a step further.”
"That's him!" Manager Zhou smiled happily: "Then we are really not outsiders!"
"Why is Lao Liu still related to Beijiang?" Now it was Zhou Zhi's turn to ask, is Lao Liu When we were in the capital, we met through Director Liao of Gan Province Light Industry when they were engaged in Mao porcelain and national porcelain with the prefix 567. The two of them were also in contact recently because of the incident of Zhushan Bayou Porcelain.
After Mao Ci became famous at home and abroad, countless people came to Lao Liu to inquire about the whereabouts of the batch of porcelain, but Director Liao and Lao Liu were both tight-lipped, which made Zhou Zhi admire their character very much.
"Our Northern Xinjiang is not a porcelain desert." Manager Zhou quickly corrected, as if this matter was very important, pointing to a display area: "Many of our families in Northern Xinjiang have several sets of porcelain. One set is still placed in the cabinet, specially used for displaying porcelain. "
Zhou Zhi looked at the porcelain and found that they all had one characteristic, that is, the patterns were abstract, the colors were bright, and the shapes were similar to those of China. The tradition is different, with a strong Persian style.
"Our porcelain must also be exported," Manager Zhou said: "The local favorite is the colorful porcelain..."
"Enamel." Zhou Zhi nodded: "Lao Liu wanted to restore the Kangyong enamel. Great efforts have been made to create the style of colored porcelain, which helps the autonomous region The porcelain factory makes some richly colored glazes, which is a professional thing done by professionals.”
“In fact, the enamels in the Qing Dynasty first fired the porcelain body, and then sent the porcelain body to the palace. After being painted in the palace, it was fired in the palace. Therefore, the enamel-colored porcelain can only be from the imperial kiln, and the base price is usually . The four-character inscriptions, such as Kangxi's, will say 'Kangxi imperial system', which is different from the general period inscription 'Kangxi reign of Qing Dynasty'."
"Lao Liu's main job is that. However, there was another way of exporting porcelain in the Qing Dynasty, and that was the widely made "yangcai", glaze In fact, it is also a kind of enamel color, but the production is not as exquisite as the imperial kiln enamel color, but the theme and color are more bold and lively."
"If you want to seriously help the porcelain factory in the autonomous region, you should learn from the 'Yangcai' method. , also in line with the pedigree of export porcelain. ”
"Yes." Manager Zhou slapped his thigh. Now he was completely convinced that Zhou Zhi and Director Liu were not outsiders: "When we mentioned that we wanted to imitate enamel, Liu Gong's words were exactly the same as what you just said!" "He said imitation enamel. The difficulty of lottery is really too high, let’s start with Start making foreign colors and then finish them well.”
“Enamel and foreign colors have a very important feature, which is that like copper-bodied enamelware, the colored glaze is made. "The effect of bas-relief." Zhou Zhi asked: "The autonomous region." Has the porcelain factory achieved this?"
Manager Zhou also admired Zhou Zhi. This kid could tell the secrets inside the porcelain display cabinet only by glancing at it from a distance, which is not something ordinary people can do: "The kind of porcelain you mentioned is rare. We have it here. They are all listed. As for the ones downstairs... they are purely colored and have no carving effect."
Zhou Zhi shook his head: "If you want to purchase porcelain, you have to go to Jingde. Now it's out. Jingde, there is still something missing.”
"That's right, you have to talk about the local products, such as snow lotus, but it has to be from our Tianshan Mountains." Manager Zhou said with a smile.
“Another example is Hetian Jade, right, Manager Zhou?” Zhou Zhi said with a smile what Manager Zhou meant by the digression.
“Since they are all under the Gongmei system, I won’t bear the price. Let’s follow the internal process.” Manager Zhou also smiled and said: “But when issuing invoices, we will give you Cheng Shu Du Gongmei Shopping Mall, is this okay? "
This is an "internal adjustment" measure, which is equivalent to the adjustment of goods by peers, and the price is naturally much cheaper than outsiders.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for doing this, that is, Zhou Zhi works in Shudu Gongmei, so he must have a good relationship.
"No problem." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "When we have an agreement, I will call Manager Fei from Shudu Gongmei, and he will give me some face."
"That will be easy to handle." Manager Zhou is very likely to make such a big deal. The transaction amount, even if it is only the internal price, is enough for this newly established Art and Design Hall to gain an existence value.
Although I was vaccinated by my superiors about "three years of non-opening and three years of openness and management", performance will always determine the salary, and this matter will never go away.
"Mr. Zhou, do you think this is suitable?" The price of jade handicrafts is actually difficult to determine these days. It is also the first time for Manager Zhou to sell such a large item: "There is no standard yet. , let’s just base it on the price of the materials. As for the labor price, we’ll just base it on the price of the materials. Do you think that’s okay?”
The same is generally true for the value of jade articles in later generations. Generally, good materials bring good workmanship, so the total value of carved pieces with workmanship is calculated based on weight and price per gram, and then depends on the level of craftsmanship and the level of the carver. Generally, a master with the prefix Guo, a workmanship The fee will be higher than the price of jade. The labor fee for provincial masters is about the same as the price of jade. The fee for apprentices is one to two hundred per piece, or even dozens.
But this algorithm is for small items. Now, except for the jade sword suit, the rest are large and oversized items. It is definitely not cost-effective for Zhou Zhi to charge based on weight.
But even if we don’t count the work and only the materials, there are many ways to do it here.
(End of this chapter)