When will the purple clay pots made by Chen Wenzhe settle down for a few years and the market price reach three to five million yuan? At that time, he will truly have the title of national arts and crafts master.
It’s better to be patient now and take it step by step slowly, otherwise, Chen Wenzhe won’t even be able to maintain his current market position!
After briefly talking to Li Jinli about the characteristics of the modern art market, Chen Wenzhe ignored him.
After walking out of Yi Niantang, Chen Wenzhe did not leave in a hurry, but strolled through this magnificent building that had undergone tremendous changes.
As he walked, he looked around. When he came to Zhang Yijie's shop, he almost couldn't recognize it.
"Zhang's Modern Art Boutique? What they sell is blue and white? It's really good!"
After looking at the situation in Zhang's store, although the business is not as prosperous as his store, it is not empty either.
At this time, Aunt Zhang was greeting the guests. When she saw Chen Wenzhe coming, she immediately walked out with a smile.
"Wen Zhe, you are so rare these days!"
"I can't help it. The factory in my development zone has just opened."
"Come in and wait for a while. Yijie and the others have gone to the warehouse. Recently, our entire antique city has taken over your business, and business has become good."
"Business has become good?" Chen Wenzhe looked at several merchants in the store in surprise.
They are obviously not collectors, but more like wholesalers.
Sure enough, Aunt Zhang directly introduced: "This person is the boss of Yi Niantang. Those purple clay pots are his works. These are the bosses of the ceramic art business in various scenic spots, and they came here to purchase the goods."
"Do you specialize in selling blue and white flowers?"
Chen Wenzhe looked at the products in Zhang Yijie's home. There were many varieties, including various bottles, jars, and even some antiques, such as blue and white statues, Ruyi bottles, etc.
These slightly larger ones can still be seen, and there are even some exquisite ones inside.
But the same cannot be said for those bowls, plates, and plates. Although it can be seen that they are handmade, the production level is really average.
Let's put it this way, it turns out that what Chen Wenzhe sells in the small market outside the Grand Academy of Fine Arts is this grade of porcelain.
In other words, these things should also come from students of the Academy of Fine Arts. They used to have no channels to sell their works, but now they have channels, and they flow into Hualou.
No need to think about it, this must be Zhang Yijie's handiwork, and he is the only one who has this channel.
"We still need to find some experts, otherwise this kind of business won't last long!"
After Aunt Zhang saw off the three guests, Chen Wenzhe reminded her.
"I know, Yijie also said it, but the time was too short, and he couldn't find the masters from the Academy of Fine Arts."
"I know some of them, but I don't know if they have a regular seller. Let me ask you. Otherwise, when my place becomes stable, I can share some of the goods with you."
"How embarrassing is that? Yijie has already said that I can't trouble you, but I can't trouble you!"
"That's it, it's settled. When the production capacity of my factory increases, I will ask you to help deliver some goods. Otherwise, it will be stuck in the warehouse, which will be bad."
"You really know how to talk. I saw what happened over there just now. All the purple clay teapots were snatched away, right? The ones with the lowest price, 500 sets, right? You need to make more of those.
Ah, it shouldn’t be difficult to make, right?”
Speaking of this, Aunt Zhang felt a little sad.
She didn't know anything else, but she knew that cheap things should have a very low level of craftsmanship. If that's the case, why not mass-produce them?
You should know that a set of 500 teapots is quite affordable.
Although she didn't know Yi Niantang's profit margin, she knew that Chen Wenzhe never did low-profit business.
Thinking about it this way, there must be a lot of money to be made, so this kind of tea set that is easy to sell is not based on quantity?
"I can't help it. I'm really too busy. Now I have the idea of going to Jingzhen to wholesale a batch of porcelain." Chen Wenzhe said jokingly.
Aunt Zhang was very serious: "You are not the only one who has this idea. Yijie and his father also have this idea. They even went to Jingzhen, but they found that the market there seemed to be a little off.
What they sell are all high-end imitations, and there are simply not a few brand stores that specialize in modern art, and some of them we can’t participate in.”
"There should be quite a few ceramic factories and art companies over there in Jingzhen, right?"
"It's quite a lot, but we can't get a good price for better porcelain. If we really want to buy a batch, we won't make any money at all."
"Why don't you make money?" Chen Wenzhe felt a little strange.
"Those are high imitations. If you sell them at the price of modern art, you will definitely not make money. We are not their good customers either. Their customers are all in the antique business. Just like us before, if we buy a batch of high imitations, we will
Sell it as an antique, so as long as you sell any one, the profit will be high."
Chen Wenzhe was a little silent, which was also his original method.
For example, he couldn't help but want to make the high imitations of various dynasties that he obtained from Wushuang as long as they were of better quality.
In fact, he must know more about high imitation than Aunt Zhang.
Not to mention other things, let’s just say that the blue and white porcelain he made has red underglaze. There are few imitations of this kind of porcelain because it is difficult to fire.
However, there are many imitations of underglaze red. Nowadays, there are some ordinary imitations on the market. If it is a high imitation, the cost of firing a small goblet is usually no less than 100,000.
This is also the reason why Chen Wenzhe’s ruby red and blue and white underglaze red are so popular.
As we all know, even if it is a modern imitation, its firing cost is not low.
As for Chen Wenzhe, he was an anomaly. His starting point was too high, so he only burned a few batches of blue and white underglaze red at the beginning. Although the quantity produced after that was not large, the firing rate was 100%.
This is entirely due to the combination of modern kilns and his exquisite kiln-firing technology and porcelain-making technology, which allowed him to save a lot of costs.
Otherwise, if you successfully bake a piece of blue and white with red underglaze, you won't make much profit even if you sell it for two to three hundred thousand.
Generally speaking, the yield of firing blue and white underglaze red can reach 100, which is considered very high.
Therefore, if the cost of a large blue and white underglaze red jar is 1,000 yuan, then multiplied by 100, the cost of firing one successfully reaches 100,000 yuan.
So the cost of a large blue and white underglaze red jar is really only one thousand yuan?
Clay tire is money, glaze is money, labor is not money?
There is also a kiln, whether it uses electricity or gas, it costs a lot of money!
The yield rate is high and nothing is a problem.
If the yield rate is not high and a large number of porcelain embryos enter the electric kiln, just the cost of firing can kill people.
The costs of kiln burning, including kiln wear and tear, electricity bills, etc. are also staggering.
Even if the firing is successful, channel fees, subsequent taxes, etc. need to be added. All the costs add up to a lot.
If modern art is fired, then if the firing is successful, it will surely be sold at a high price?