In 2000, a tycoon in Jincheng, China, spent 30 million yuan to buy a century-old Western-style building.
He decided to transform it into a porcelain building to promote the porcelain culture of the Chinese nation and build a monument to the porcelain culture.
At first, the boss just thought that it would be enough to cover the eaves with porcelain tiles.
In 2005, when he attended the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers' Meeting in Jincheng, he went to the Huayun Museum for dinner and was shocked by a wall inlaid with ancient porcelain fragments.
Inspired by this, the boss thought that if the whole house was covered with ancient porcelain, the effect might be even more amazing.
So he took out all the Tang Sancai, Song and Yuan official kilns, and Ming and Qing treasures that he had collected for many years, and turned them into unparalleled building materials.
Compared with the porcelain houses in Jincheng in China, this house in South Vietnam is definitely small and dwarfed.
Of course, the value cannot be compared. Domestic porcelain houses use too much porcelain.
Chen Wenzhe knows more than 4,000 pieces of ancient porcelain, more than 400 pieces of white marble stone carvings, and more than 700 million pieces of ancient porcelain.
In addition, there are more than 13,000 ancient porcelain plates and bowls, and more than 300 porcelain cat pillows.
This is not the end, there are many other things.
For example, there are more than 300 white marble lions from the Tang and Song Dynasties, more than 300 stone sculptures from past dynasties, and more than 20 tons of crystal stones and agates.
The boss directly decorated a French-style mansion into a priceless porcelain house.
There are more than 700 million porcelain pieces inlaid on this porcelain house, covering various historical periods.
There are Jin Dynasty celadon, Tang Sancai, Song Dynasty Jun porcelain, Longquan porcelain, Yuan and Ming blue and white, Qing Dynasty pastel, etc.
Almost all categories of official and private kilns can be found on the walls.
And they are all cast internally with cement and glued with marble glue to become part of the building.
Together with the world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris, Pompidou Center and other world-class art temples, it was selected as one of the "Top 15 Unique Design Museums in the World" by the beautiful country's "Huffington Post".
However, now that porcelain house seems to have become an illegal building.
Because this house is too luxurious, especially for Chen Wenzhe who likes collecting, it is definitely a dream.
So after knowing the existence of this house, he always wanted to see it.
Unfortunately, the trip never took place, and now he heard that there was a dispute at that house.
It seems that in 2017, there was news that the house would be auctioned.
It was also at that time that Chen Wenzhe learned that there was such a unique house in China.
Let’s not talk about whether it should be auctioned or not. Let’s just talk about this incident. The starting price set at that time was 140 million yuan.
The auction reserve price of 140 million yuan is the appraisal price of the property commissioned by the local court, and does not include the price of the ancient porcelain pieces affixed to the house.
The owner of the porcelain house then commissioned a company to evaluate the house, and the total price was 9.8 billion yuan, of which the porcelain tiles were valued at more than 9.4 billion yuan.
If that house is really going to be sold, Chen Wenzhe really has some ideas now. After all, he has so much money that he can buy that house.
However, the reason why that house violated the rules was mainly because it was originally the former residence of a modern diplomat and was converted into a porcelain house. It must have violated the rules. After all, it was an ancient building under special protection in Jincheng.
So, instead of spending so much money to buy one, why not build one yourself?
Of course, this is just a thought, Chen Wenzhe has no intention of actually doing this.
And even if it is really done, it will definitely be better than the one in Nanyue, but it is incomparable to the one in Jincheng.
With so many antiques, even if only 700 million ancient porcelain pieces were used to decorate a house, Chen Wenzhe would not be able to do such a thing.
Rather than turning it into a house, he prefers to hide it in basements and museums.
Naturally, the more collections, the better. It would be even better if there are some cultural relics from other countries.
After getting to know Nguyen Van, Chen Wenzhe got to know such a person here in South Vietnam.
He definitely has to go see all the porcelain houses in China. Not just to buy them, he also needs to go back and learn about them all.
However, he is now abroad after all, so he plans to collect as many foreign artistic achievements as possible first.
For example, this person likes to collect neon cultural relics.
This was quite gratifying. Chen Wenzhe really wanted to see it, and finally through Ruan Wen, he actually saw it.
This South Vietnamese man claimed to have the rarest collection of ancient neon pottery, and his colleagues also called it a priceless treasure.
In life, many rich people have the hobby of collecting.
But this rich man has attracted a lot of attention because of his collection of the rarest ancient neon pottery in the world.
It is said that the price of the ancient neon pottery he collected has been immeasurable and is a priceless treasure.
When he saw this person, Chen Wenzhe found that he was not too young. He seemed to be 56 years old and lived in District 6 of Ho Minh City.
After being introduced by Ruan Wen, Chen Wenzhe really learned a lot when meeting this legendary figure.
It turns out that the pottery he collected was Neon's most famous Satsuma pottery.
It turned out that Chen Wenzhe had never paid attention to this kind of thing. After learning more about it, he discovered that this thing in Neon was really at the level of official kiln wares.
Satsuma pottery has a history of about 400 years and has been used by successive feudal lords.
This is similar to domestic porcelain, which is fired exclusively for royal use.
Chen Wenzhe didn't know anything else, but he knew that this thing was said to be very beautiful and the craftsmanship was very impressive.
He just doesn't know if these legends are true, after all, he has never seen them.
Chen Wenzhe knows that one of the biggest characteristics of Satsuma pottery is its exquisite and clear three-dimensional effect, which looks more elegant and beautiful.
Is it true? We will see it this time.
Under the guidance of Ruan Wen, Chen Wenzhe successfully met this great collector.
As soon as they met, Chen Wenzhe was shocked.
The Nanyue man really deserves his reputation because his mouthparts are so big.
After the conversation, Chen Wenzhe learned that this collector actually had a threshold for the works he collected.
Specifically, the collection collected by this person must meet four elements.
First, it must be a national treasure of neon;
Second, it is carefully crafted by world-renowned craftsmen;
Third, it must be an item used by Neon Royal;
Fourth, they must be unique, with only 1 or 2 in the world.
To confirm what he said, this person immediately showed Chen Wenzhe and others a ceramic vase about 78 centimeters high.
This vase is covered with extremely exquisite patterns.
The vessel is large in size, exquisitely painted, and well-fired.
Seeing this piece of porcelain, Chen Wenzhe knew it well.
This kind of porcelain carefully made by the little devil is really good, but it is really not good to be a national treasure.
However, since it is considered a good thing, you must study it carefully. After all, it is not easy to encounter a high-quality porcelain made by a small devil!