Chapter 5 There are comparisons before there are gaps
Sellers often defend their belongings by saying that they were stolen because they were well kept.
In fact, this is nonsense. Good storage is only related to the quality of the things and has nothing to do with "stealing the light".
"Stealing light" and "baojiang" should be two things that are incompatible with each other.
Now the cricket jar in Chen Wenzhe's hand has been coated with paste.
Eliminating the outer layer of light actually destroys the refraction of light on the glaze surface, so the blue and white jar looks gray and the surface is very dull.
Now that a layer of coating has been applied, a soft light appears on the surface of the porcelain.
This is the light refracted by the glaze, and it becomes very soft, and even the glaze has a jade texture.
It's just that because of the lack of patina, it appears that it has experienced a little less time, so the trace of jade texture has not turned into precious light.
Although the age seems superficial, it has always experienced time and is completely different from newly fired porcelain.
"Activate Novice Task 2 and successfully produce your first work. You need to gain recognition from the world. After the task is completed, the achievement value will be increased or decreased according to the situation!"
Gain recognition from the world? Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but think of Chen Xingchen. He also wanted to gain recognition from the world.
Therefore, Chen Xingchen went crazy and made the same high imitation.
Does he need this now? But Chen Wenzhe doesn’t need to be crazy!
Looking at the blue and white cricket jar with intertwined branches and floral patterns in my hand, this imitation should be sold, right?
But what does it mean to increase or decrease achievement points according to the situation?
"What's going on? Could it be that the achievement value is increased or decreased based on the selling price? There seems to be something wrong."
The role of achievement points is so important that Chen Wenzhe has to pay attention to it.
What are the circumstances under which the achievement value will be increased according to the situation?
One is the price, and the other is who to sell it to?
Could it be that the system will deduct his achievement points because the price is low?
It seems unlikely, then it just depends on who you sell it to.
It can also be said to be cheating. Could it be that if the wrong person is cheated, the achievement points can still be deducted?
Not sure, he'd better be careful!
Looking again at the porcelain in my hand, "There is no thick patina, and it looks like it is only a hundred years old!"
Pulling out the base, there is a six-character inscription made in the Guangxu Year of the Qing Dynasty on it.
Chen Wenzhe was a little anxious. From the Guangxu period to the present, there is at least more than 120 years of history.
There's a problem here. He can't see any difference between more than a hundred years and seventy or eighty years!
Even if the late Qing Dynasty cricket jar in the Qing Palace's collection is not signed, it can be judged to be a Guangxu official kiln based on the tangled branches of Western flowers painted on the outer wall.
This batch fired by Chen Xingchen was all signed, which made it more difficult for him to make them look old!
There was no way to solve the problem, so Chen Wenzhe had no choice but to let it go.
Anyway, this is an old thing. If it can be sold, you will know if you go out and try it.
On Sunday morning, the small market outside the school is the busiest. Now that we have gone there, we may be able to sell a few more plates.
I got up and freshened up, felt refreshed, and went out directly.
When he arrived at the Taoyan Center building, this time he did not go to the studio upstairs, but went to a small storage room below, where a large amount of garbage and waste products were stored.
For many students here, the plates, bowls, and dishes in the room are just garbage, waste products that need Chen Wenzhe's help to dispose of.
For Chen Wenzhe, these are his extra money, his living expenses, and his tuition fees.
Opening the door, he pulled out a large suitcase with many dishes already packed inside.
These things sell best, and students bake the most.
The things were not valuable, and they were some practice work, otherwise they would not have fallen into his hands easily.
Pulling the suitcase, I quickly walked out of the campus, walked around in a circle, and came to a small park.
After crossing several steps, we came to a remote corner, where a small market spontaneously formed.
This place is so hidden that neither the municipal government nor the urban management department can find it.
In fact, the main thing is that they left before nine o'clock.
At this time, the city managers have not yet gone to work!
"Old Chen, this way!"
As soon as Chen Wenzhe came over, someone saw him.
"When did you come?"
Chen Wenzhe looked at his two roommates in surprise. He didn't expect that Zhang Yijie and Cao Qingchun would also come here to set up stalls.
"I came here yesterday. I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you didn't come!"
Cao Qingchun said while helping Chen Wenzhe set up the stall.
In this small square, which is more than ten meters in length and breadth, there are twenty or thirty stalls crowded together. There are not many stalls, but not too few. I came late and there is really no good seat.
With the help of Zhang Yijie and Cao Qingchun, they laid a layer of torn curtains on the ground, laid out the contents of the boxes, and started selling.
After finishing his work, Chen Wenzhe took the time to look at the stall where the two of them were.
One sells porcelain and copperware, and the other sells jade.
The things on the stall looked ancient, but if you look closely, they were all modern handicrafts, and they were all very old!
I looked around again, and it seemed that no matter whether it was copperware, furniture, calligraphy, paintings, or books, there was a layer of patina.
If it was the original, he wouldn't see any problem, but now he sees it, it's better not to apply that layer of patina!
As long as it goes through time, no matter what it is, there will be a layer of patina on its surface.
The paste is the witness of time, the imprint of time, this "paste", this layer of "light", new things are impossible to have.
No, counterfeiters want to make the imitation more authentic, so they will use various methods to make it look old!
However, the technique was not enough, and as a result, not only was it still without patina, but it also had an extra layer of luster - stiff, frivolous, ugly, and uncomfortable to look at.
The paste is for eye candy, the light is for dazzling, fake stuff makes you feel uncomfortable just looking at it!
Chen Wenzhe quickly came to the conclusion that compared to the old things he made, they were far behind.
Seeing this situation, he was relieved. There is a difference only when there is a comparison.
There is no work on Sundays, and generally no one wants to get up early. Now the people who come here are old men and women from the neighborhood who get up early to exercise.
As for Zhang Yijie and Cao Qingchun, they work in the ghost market and came here at three in the morning.
Feeling that there were no customers for a while, Chen Wenzhe stood up.
"You two, have you had breakfast?"
"After eating, I came here at three o'clock. I didn't make any business, and I wasted my breakfast money!"
It’s funny to see Cao Qingchun, this Northeastern eldest brother, who has been severely beaten by society, even starting to care about breakfast.
"I'm going to eat, help me look after the stall."
I took a look at the suitcase and saw that the blue and white cricket jar hadn't been taken out yet, so naturally I wasn't afraid of any loss.