Chapter 970: Sweep
In Lao She's "Teahouse", shopkeeper Lao Wang once said this.
"In the early years, when I had teeth, there were no peanuts to eat. Now I have peanuts, but no teeth."
This line is undoubtedly trying its best to declare to people A very important philosophy of life.
In fact, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds in life. It is also impossible to have everything considered and everything you want to come true. Nothing will happen until you are ready.
Of course, the converse can also illustrate another equivalent issue.
That is, if someone can get whatever he wants and have whatever he lacks, then he will be the happiest person in the world.
Is there really such a person in the world?
Yes, Ning Weimin is it.
Now, because he has a platform to fully utilize his personal abilities after going abroad, making more money is nothing.
This guy's assets in Japan, because they are at the forefront of global finance, have ushered in Japan's interest rate cut cycle again.
Under the water released by the Bank of Japan, it is growing vigorously almost every day, eager to rise at an angle of 45 degrees.
If he is not afraid of being tongue-tied by the strong wind, even if he lies flat, he can earn one or two small and medium-sized domestic factories in a day.
I dare not say that the country is as rich as the enemy, but the county should be qualified if it is as wealthy as the enemy.
So even in China, there is still Yin Yue who is willing to serve as Ning Weimin's rake, a jar for saving money, and abacus beads for accounting.
He didn't have to worry about it at all and saved another 1.05 million in cash for him.
But on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Ning Weimin remained calm after reading the accounts, not much excitement.
To put it bluntly, he didn’t take this little money seriously at all.
Whether it’s one million or two million, it doesn’t make much difference to him.
Anyway, just know that your business is making money and not losing money.
In comparison, what he actually cares more about is how to spend the money he earns in the right way.
As we all know, currencies have the problem of devaluation.
If your wealth reaches a certain level, how to manage your existing wealth may be more important than running the business itself.
Especially the current domestic environment is no better than overseas. Although there are fewer taxes, there are many restrictions and there is a lack of investment channels.
And just the opposite of the Japanese yen, the RMB has started a long-term depreciation cycle.
If you really put the money you earn in a domestic bank, no matter how much interest you pay, it will actually be very uncomfortable.
The best thing is that no matter how much money Ning Weimin earns, he can reasonably digest the cash immediately and strengthen his wealth foundation step by step. That is a blessing.
But the question is, how can this be so easy?
There are only two reasonable places for money.
Ning Weimin himself said that expanding investment in the real economy would not count.
Whether he can do it or not ultimately depends on policy.
If the time is not right, then you have to wait, otherwise you will definitely be in trouble if you make a big move in one step.
And relying on buying things to preserve value is not satisfactory.
Nowadays, there are not many suitable targets compared to the past few years.
Like buying a private house, you have to take a chance and it is a sporadic transaction.
Because Ning Weimin bought too many calligraphy, painting and seal stones in the first few years, the prices have already skyrocketed.
Buying stamps is still a good idea, but you can't rush for success. If you want a good price, you have to slowly accumulate funds, which can't keep up with the speed at which Yin Yue makes money for him.
So to be honest, even Ning Weimin himself feels that it is a luxury to make the most of his money in the country and achieve a virtuous cycle to the greatest extent.
But it was purely evil. God seemed to be particularly partial to Ning Weimin, and really loved him as his own son.
As if he was afraid that he would be unhappy, by donating cultural relics and using the words of the leaders of the Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, he just put a huge treasure house that was at a low value in his possession. before.
Those are the many cultural relics sold in "Hongguang Pavilion".
There is no doubt that for anyone who is lucky enough to have access to cultural relic collections, the attraction of the inner cabinets of cultural relic stores that have just been opened to the public is very huge.
Because this is one of the few legal channels for ordinary people to purchase cultural relics in this era.
But it has to be said that the change of "Hongguang Pavilion" from external cabinets to internal cabinets was specially reported once by "Xinwen Lianbo" and even appeared on the "Beijing Evening News" It was on the front page, but it did not attract widespread attention from society.
The reason is very simple. Even for those who know about antiquities and love collecting, it is not easy to decide to spend hundreds of yuan to buy a cultural relic
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Don’t forget that at this time, ordinary people in the capital were still working hard to improve their material living standards.
After all, these things placed in the cultural relics store are needs beyond the necessities of life.
This is the same even for Teacher Ma, who has already begun to pick up antiques.
In fact, according to what this man later recalled on the show, although he often visited the cabinets of "Hongguang Pavilion" back then, he still bought very little just to look at it.
Maybe eight out of ten times I go there, and one of them is to buy something.
So speaking of it this way, the happiest person in the world is only Ning Weimin.
Compared with others, he not only has money and a place to put it, but he also has human connections. It is indeed the right time, place and people.
Especially after going there, he saw with his own eyes that the things there were so cheap and so good.
One pair of eyes is not enough, and I wish I could move all the items home.
Even Kang Shude, who accompanied him, was very excited about the shopping, his eyes were shining, and he was really happy that his apprentice could pick up the big leak.
As for the quality and price of the cultural relics mentioned, it is really a good deal.
Don’t forget, the cultural relics trade in the past was not open to the outside world, and the prices were not driven up by foreigners at all.
And if we let it go now, it’s because no one wants to open the inner cabinets.
The initial price cannot be set too high, and even because of the rush to cash out, it is even 10% lower than the price sold to foreigners.
For example, a Yongzheng official kiln pastel bowl can be bought for only 350 yuan, and it must be of good quality.
If there are "collapses", "charges", or faults, you may even be able to buy them for a hundred or ten yuan.
But in Ning Weimin's eyes, something like this would be worth 18 million in the future.
You may not necessarily buy something in very good condition, but that is really different.
What about "Jia Dao"? Of course it's a bit worse, basically dozens of yuan lower than the ones from "Yongqian".
The official kiln of "Tongguang" is even cheaper.
The 23cmx7cm plate is only 300, the 16cmx7cm is 120, the 10cmx5cm is 50, and the 8cmx3cm is 20.
As for "Guangmin", even the big ones are only over fifty.
You have to move piles of belongings home, and a cart full of household items will cost you only 20,000 yuan.
There is a word called "Being happy but not thinking about Shu", which is probably the most suitable word to describe Kang Shude and Ning Weimin's master and apprentice at this time.
So they were not polite. With the note given by the leader in their hands, it was like a big sweep to select goods.
As for what I bought?
It must be from top to bottom, choose the good one first and buy it.
If nothing else, the first prerequisite is to pay close attention to the official kiln.
Then they are sorted according to the year, kiln mouth, whether it is a complete set, and the purpose of the utensils.
My dear, these guys are just like buying vegetables at the wet market.
The five offerings in front of the hall are made in sets, and the bowls from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty are bought in piles.
What watermelon jar, general jar, sun and moon jar, flower mouth jar...
What wall vase, plum vase, garlic vase, phoenix tail vase...
What Guanyin Zun, Niutou Zun, Radish Zun, Taibai Zun...
What about the back pot, pear pot, Boshan stove...
What kind of lying-foot bowls, tall-legged bowls, water-purifying bowls...
What tall-legged cups, chicken bowl cups, pressing hand cups...
Whenever you see "Yongqian" and "Jia" The official kiln porcelain from the "Dao" period was not spared, and all were taken down.
From Hongguang Pavilion to the manager, down to the clerk, have you ever seen such a rich man buying things?
I was really disturbed by these two men.
In the beginning, we also used the method of posting notes to each other. That is, when a customer picks something, a clerk will first put a note on the item, which means that it has been sold, and other customers will not be able to buy it if they like it.
Later I found out that it didn’t work.
Because the speed of posting the strips cannot keep up with the old man and the young man who are scrambling.
There were so many things they wanted to buy that they quickly confused the people in Hongguang Pavilion and stopped selecting for a while.
Until Ning Weimin showed a blank check, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, who had accompanied them, showed two more boxes of banknotes.
Only the manager of Hongguang Pavilion can be sure that these people are not joking, but really want to buy.
However, since the purchase was a purchase, the regulations had to be changed. After convincing a few individual customers in the store to leave, they closed the store and just waited for Ning Weimin and his party to select items.
But even so, everyone in the store is very busy, because the accountant has to do the accounting and the clerk has to be responsible for packing the boxes.
I’ll see you in the afternoon when all the statistics are finished.
In total, Ning Weimin and the others selected nine hundred and sixty-four items and bought out one-tenth of the items in the store, for a total price of two hundred and seventy-two thousand two hundred.
Think about it, the packaging work alone is also a big project.
So it was all down to this, and Ning Weimin counted out all the cash.
The manager of Hongguang Pavilion still couldn't help wiping his sweat and hung up the phone to his superiors to ask for instructions on whether it was OK to let someone buy it like this.
What is being sold is of high quality.
If you want to say that the leadership is really awesome, it can be more than just nodding and giving instructions.
And he asked the manager to give Ning Weimin another discount, charging him only 250,000 yuan.
Then the municipal bureau leader also asked the manager to transfer the call to Ning Weimin and personally expressed his gratitude to him for supporting the work of the Cultural Relics Bureau.
Finally, I also informed him of the news that the Cultural Relics Company also had a Dunhua Pavilion with a lot of good stuff.
If you are interested, invite Ning Weimin to go there another day.
Look, this is the value of favors. Can we still live up to the leader's kindness?
Nothing else, I must go!
But that's not the end yet. Ning Weimin was satisfied, but before leaving, Kang Shude had to pick up a big leak.
The old man Ganqing heard from the manager of Hongguang Pavilion that there were some big things in the store in the back, so he wanted to take a look.
It didn’t matter at first glance, I actually fell in love with a pair of flat peach trees planted in large pastel flower pots.
I came out and asked about the price. I heard it was four thousand, and I wanted to buy it again. I immediately urged Ning Weimin to count the money.
At that time, Ning Weimin still didn’t understand.
Because when he went in and took a look, the pair of feeders were indeed well made.
The peach trees are lifelike, their flowers and leaves are fluorescent, shiny and smooth.
It’s so lifelike and beautiful. The words “beautiful” can be heard at first glance.
But the problem is that the cutter is not still a cutter after all. This thing is made of glass, not a gem, and its history is too limited.
Think about it, this thing only appeared in the middle of the Qing Dynasty in order to replace gem bonsai.
Even if you just count it as an antique, it’s not too early.
Four thousand?
I can buy ten large pieces of official kiln porcelain from the Yongzong and Qianlong periods, and they are in good condition.
Is it a loss if I just buy this thing?
If nothing else, Ning Weimin has a master of cooking utensils like Master Jiang under his command.
If he wanted something like this, his own people could burn it, and the cost would definitely be much lower.
Besides, this thing is too big.
The tree alone is only 1.5 meters tall, and its branches stretch out to take up a lot of space, and the large glass cover is placed on the ground.
A pot of food takes up almost two square meters and weighs less than 200 kilograms.
In addition, this thing is too delicate, there is no place that is not afraid of being bumped.
As long as you are not careful, you will be disabled if you make a mistake.
This thing has to be shipped back. Hey, most people have to worry about it to death. How can people get it home?
Although Ning Weimin had been prepared for a long time, he asked Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao to ride a cart together today. He was ready to take the goods and leave
But just pulling this thing would probably occupy a car, and the two of them would have to make separate trips, which was a bit unfair.
In short, Ning Weimin was a little unhappy because he was thinking about how to lose money. He tactfully advised the master not to think about it again, saying that buying such a thing would be too troublesome to transport.
Unexpectedly, Kang Shude glared at him with raised eyebrows, and said unceremoniously, "The peach tree represents longevity. This lottery is good, and I like this auspiciousness. What's wrong? I can't Buy it?”
Now Ning Weimin knew something was wrong and did not dare to object anymore. Then he quickly endured the pain and took out four piles of banknotes to pay the bill.
Then they followed Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao, and under the command of the old man, they wrapped the pair of peach trees and their glass covers in thick quilts. He carefully lifted onto the tricycle and decided to transport the pair of things first.
To be honest, this trip was really a lot of effort.
When you think about it, you will know that something over 200 kilograms is still so delicate.
Can the person who transports this thing not suffer?
Although it is transported by car, the rider cannot go fast, and someone has to hold everything in the car.
It’s almost like raising two living ancestors who have many things to do.
But having said that, when they finally got out of the Hongguang Pavilion, the four of them protected the pair on the road. Ning Weimin finally knew what was going on from the old man's mouth, and he immediately stopped feeling that he was running away. It's a loss.
For no other reason, just because the flat peach tree that Kang Shude brought back was not ordinary. The old man said that it belonged to the Queen Mother of the West.
As for why you say this, what basis does the old man have?
Of course there is a basis for that.
First of all, such a large material utensil is rare among the people. It can only be made by the imperial factory dedicated to the palace.
In addition, the pastel flower pots conform to the characteristics of the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, so the natural age is right.
The most important thing is that the Queen Mother has a habit of requiring that the porcelain she uses must be signed with the name of the palace where she once lived.
Although most people in the world know that "Chuxiu Palace" is her residence, few people know that "Tihe Palace" is the place where the Queen Mother dines.
On the edge of the flowerpot, there are the words "Tihe Hall". Although it is very small, it can still be recognized.
But why didn’t the people in Hongguang Pavilion discover this?
According to the old man's inference, most of the items with the words "Ti He Dian" found so far are tableware, and there are very few large utensils with these three characters.
In addition, it is easy to be careless with things like feeders.
Even Ning Weimin knows that the material utensils have little history. Of course, the people in Hongguang Pavilion also know that they will not take this thing seriously.
Finally, combined with the special theme of this kind of peach tree and historical records, we can deduce it.
It is recorded that Empress Dowager Cixi spent 15,000 taels of silver on her 50th birthday, 121,100 taels on her 60th birthday, and 38,500 taels on her 70th birthday. They all produced large quantities of porcelain, ornaments and utensils.
So this thing, not surprisingly, should have been specially made for the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi.
And it is an ornament specially placed in the "Tihe Hall".
As for the specific time of burning, there is a trickier way. Just count the number of peaches on the tree, and you can probably know.
After saying this, all the young people except Kang Shude himself became interested immediately.
While Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao were urging him, Ning Weimin counted them down and found that it was true!
Each tree holds a full sixty peaches!
Now I gave him something beautiful. Not only was he not tired at all, but his depression disappeared.
On the contrary, he became energetic and began to squeak complacently.
“Oh, this belongs to the Queen Mother of the West, and it will never be seen again. I think it’s considered a national treasure, four thousand, it’s a bargain. I said, Master, there are so many things in Hongguang Pavilion. There are so many things, how can you tell that these two things are extraordinary? Hey, we are lucky today..."
However, the old man is extremely unlucky. Give him face and deliberately stimulate him.
"Is this luck? I rely on my eyesight! You boy, you really have a pair of white eyes. The longer you live, the more you go back. Of course, it's all up to me. I shouldn't accept a disciple like you who relies on luck. Listen. , you pay for this thing, but you don’t have any share, don’t worry about it. When you get tired of it, I will also donate it. I have to panic..."
It doesn't hurt much, but it is extremely insulting, and people's self-esteem cannot be hurt like this.
Ning Weimin was speechless after being scolded, as bleak as a flower, as sad as a glass of wine.
(End of this chapter)