When I walked into Hua Lou, I immediately saw the glass pavilion in front of the building and the crowd of people standing in front of it to take pictures.
This place has really become an attraction and a holy place for Internet celebrities to check in, which has really helped Hualou attract many customers.
Bypassing the crowd, I came to the building and found that the shops in the building had also undergone many changes.
It turns out that there was just a trend of modern art trading centers, and it was not as obvious as it is now.
Things are different now. Almost all of the most conspicuous shops here sell porcelain, and at most there are only a few selling calligraphy and painting works.
As for jade, jewelry, and gold, apart from the original few, no new stores have been opened.
As for antique shops, they have now become side businesses, and they don’t even have a brand.
"The inheritor of Longquan celadon? Professional in selling celadon."
Chen Wenzhe took a few glances and found that he was not a threat. At least the works on display, especially the glaze colors, were far behind him.
As for the production process, it is slightly above the qualified level.
According to the rules of their Yi Niantang, it can only be regarded as a fifth-level handicraft at most, and this is still their best work.
Next, Chen Wenzhe saw the Yue Kiln, Yaozhou Kiln, Xing Kiln, Dehua Kiln, Jian Kiln, Cizhou Kiln and so on.
No matter how big or small a store is, the signs they put up are very deceptive.
Of course, these are somewhat restrained, and there are some who don't want to be named Bilian, and directly put out signs such as Chai Kiln, Ding Kiln, Ru Kiln, Guan Kiln, etc., but a large part of the porcelain they sell is blue and white porcelain.
They also didn't think about whether blue and white porcelain appeared when the firewood kiln existed.
In the Song Dynasty, blue and white had not yet been created and burned, right?
So, the market has become uneven now? It seems that it has never been uniform.
From here we can actually tell that those who have a brand name are professional craftsmen.
And those who put up signs randomly are professional businessmen. They sell whatever they like, so they dare to put up any signs.
For example, that store that sells a firewood kiln brand, no matter what they sell is blue and white, pastel or multicolored, their main product is as thin as paper and as loud as a chime!
Let’s not talk about the thin tires, achieving this is a matter of technology.
And the sound is like a chime, this is really hard to say.
Because it is a small bowl, when you knock it, the sound will be crisper.
Otherwise, why would someone use a small bowl as a percussion instrument to play music?
This store is very good at marketing, so he actually found a beautiful woman to sit in the store and knock bowls!
Knocking on the clapper when you are little, carrying a basket when you are big!
This sentence is a folk proverb from Qilu. What does it mean?
Even when I was a child, if a child used chopsticks to tap the bowl or basin while eating, it was called bangzi. Bangzi here refers to the wall of the bowl.
When I get older, I carry a basket. When I get older, I grow up.
The frame here refers to a container made of wattle, similar to a bamboo basket, etc., with three lifting beams.
Just carry it with your hands and put it on your waist.
To carry something is to bend your arm to hang something on your shoulder or hang it on your waist.
Here in Qilu, people begging for food used to be like this.
Therefore, this proverb is to tell people not to knock the bowl at any time. This is something only a beggar should do.
And now, the beauty in front of me is actually a professional bowler!
Regardless of whether you are begging for food or not, as long as you can attract people.
Shaking his head, Chen Wenzhe turned around and walked into Yi Nian Tang.
I haven’t been here for a while, and Yi Niantang has changed a lot.
At least, there was originally only a store of 100 square meters, but now it has expanded to 200 square meters.
Needless to say, of the three shops, Li Jinli took back one, but not the other.
Another company is also dealing in porcelain, but they are dealing in cloisonne.
Yi Niantang did not sell cloisonne, so the store simply became a cloisonné store, and the original customers of Yi Niantang were transferred to him.
He is a smart man, otherwise it would be strange for Li Jinli to ignore him.
When I walked into the store, another person who didn't know Chen Wenzhe said directly, "Welcome!"
"Hello, boss!" An old employee recognized Chen Wenzhe.
"There are more people!" Looking at the sales manager, she was also promoted and became a branch manager.
As for Li Jinli, he is naturally the general manager!
After entering the store, Chen Wenzhe slowly looked in from the door of the store.
He didn't even recognize the changes in this meditation hall, such as these vases at the door.
At first glance, you can tell that it is Chen Xingchen's craftsmanship. He can still make large-scale vessels. Of course, the maximum is only thirty or forty centimeters high.
For Chen Xingchen who can make revolving bottles, can he make some blue and white porcelain with red underglaze?
"Is this made by Chen Xingchen?" Chen Wenzhe looked at the glazed red plum vase at the door and asked in surprise.
"Yes, I heard that the glaze prepared by you was used, otherwise the firing would not have been successful!" Sales Manager Lin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
Chen Wenzhe was stunned, Chen Xingchen even said such a thing? This is too modest!
Even with the glaze formula he provided, it was still a skill to be able to produce a perfect glaze red product.
At the very least, he is already very confident about the temperature control of the kiln.
After taking a closer look at the plum vase in front of me, that boy was a bit clever. He actually applied glaze all over it.
First, a layer of white glaze is applied, and then copper red glaze is applied to the entire body, and the white part becomes a white dragon!
This is a plum vase with copper red glaze and white dragon pattern. The craftsmanship of the vase cannot be said, it is a standard vase.
If you leave it blank, it's okay. As for copper red, it's beautiful.
A perfect bright red, although it cannot reach ruby red, it is still much better than dark red.
Judging from this bottle, Chen Xingchen's skills have improved rapidly recently.
Not to mention the kiln firing, the glaze application is also very powerful. First a layer of white glaze is applied, then a copper red glaze is applied, and finally a layer of transparent glaze is applied.
This is a standard red-underglaze work, and it is quite well made, with a wonderful copper-red glaze. How could something like this be left in the store?
"No one wants this one?"
"Countless people ask about it every day, but manager Chen Xingchen said that he just made one, and he will definitely not sell it. When he makes another red dragon plum vase and makes a pair, he plans to sell it.
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It seems that you still think highly of him, but you didn't fire a second underglaze red one?
"That's not right. Does that kid want to make blue and white with red underglaze? Instead of using white glaze, use blue and white to make the sea?"
Chen Wenzhe feels that he has discovered the truth, but Chen Xingchen still refuses to admit defeat!
Chen Wenzhe is younger than him, but his achievements are much higher than him. This makes Chen Xingchen, who has been proud and arrogant since he was a child, feel a little unconvinced!
Even if it's not as good as Chen Wenzhe, it can't be too far behind!
This should be what Chen Xingchen is thinking, he is trying his best to catch up with Chen Wenzhe.
Regarding this, Chen Wenzhe is happy to see the success.
There is a surprise when you enter the door, so there should be more surprises next, right?