If it were a simple ceramics factory, Chen Wenzhe's factory might not be able to compete with other local factories in this location.
Because transportation and transportation costs are different, the price of the porcelain he makes will definitely be higher.
But it's different in antique porcelain, which requires technology.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that Chen Wenzhe’s factory is the only one in the South Vietnam market that can make antique porcelain, but the ones they make here are more primitive and more realistic.
If the stuff is good and the price is not too expensive, it will naturally be easy to sell.
Therefore, as batches of porcelain were shipped, Chen Wenzhe's factory became famous.
Business becomes easier when you become famous. As your business grows, it actually attracts a large number of people and gathers around Chen Wenzhe's factory.
Now in the Chen Wenzhe factory area, on both sides of a road along the inland river, a large number of vendors set up stalls here almost every day, and they are all engaged in the wholesale porcelain business.
"This is an emerging market, full of vitality!"
When he walked out of the factory and saw the lively scene on the street outside, Chen Wenzhe still had a look of emotion on his face.
There are antique stalls, snack stalls, mobile vendors, and even a little further away there are stalls selling clothing, vegetables, etc.
Of course, the most popular ones here are those who sell porcelain, and there are all kinds of porcelain.
Looking at the external trends, if it develops well here, it might be able to develop a large wholesale market.
You must know that very early on, there were ancient ceramics wholesale markets, ancient jade wholesale markets, ancient bronze wares wholesale markets, and jewelry wholesale markets...
There is nothing strange about the name, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that what is ancient ceramic wholesale? Isn’t it a counterfeit business?
Without local government support, would those markets have survived to this day?
Thinking of this, Chen Wenzhe felt that he was just making a small fuss.
As you walk and look around, maybe one of these antique porcelains is genuine?
Most of the dishes on the market are all kinds of dishes, and even some of them look like domestic craftsmanship. Compared with the porcelain here at home, the shapes are weirder and the patterns are more colorful.
Therefore, the cultural relics that have returned to China are still easy to identify.
Perhaps it is because there are more people like Chen Wenzhe that there are counterfeits in the cultural relics returning to the country, and the rate is not low, and is increasing year by year.
"This is a real antique, not a fake!"
After just a few steps, Chen Wenzhe heard an awkward Mandarin speaking.
This must be Yuepu, and the South Vietnamese accent is still easy to identify.
I have to say that the country is indeed strong, otherwise how could there be so many people who understand Chinese?
This is cheaper for Chinese people abroad. It is much more convenient for them to live, study, and work abroad.
I walked over and saw a group of four people. They were obviously Chinese in their attire.
"I didn't say it was a fake, but the price you asked for is too expensive. If it's cheaper, I want this large pastel plate."
One of the middle-aged men, holding a flower platter in his hand, said very confidently.
Chen Wenzhe squeezed in and saw that the plate was beautifully made, but what the man said was not accurate.
This large plate looks very gorgeous, but it is not pastel, but multicolored.
Wucai, pastel and Guangcai have different names, and the pigments are also different.
Documentary records are also very different. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the book "Chinese Porcelain" clearly explained the difference between five colors and pastels.
Ancient colors and pastel colors are collectively referred to as five colors.
Ancient color is a traditional decoration in my country. The technique is single-line flat painting, the color is rich and not dazzling, and the pigments used are local materials.
For example, use saponite (preferably aged) to make alum red, add a little lead powder into alum red to make it yellow, add lead powder stone powder into copper flowers to make it green, and add lead powder stone powder into green material to make it purple.
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The green color is dominated by Yang Cui, followed by Guang Cui, and alum red is the main color.
Pastels are based on the boneless painting method. The raw materials used are not only those that use ancient colors, but also create several colors.
For example, carmine red and aqua red are all made of red gold and crystal materials.
Its magenta, magenta, magenta white, emerald and other colors are all made of nitrate powder, stone powder and borax.
The differences mentioned above are, firstly, the technique. Wucai is a single-line flat painting, while pastel is a boneless painting method;
The second is the usage of pigments. In addition to inheriting ancient colors, pastels also created several pigments, such as carmine, turquoise, magenta, magenta, etc.
The large dish that Chen Wenzhe saw now should be a large colorful flower dish imitating the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.
Although the Qing Dynasty was more famous for its pastels, the five-color porcelain was not bad either.
The painting of this color plate is compact and decent, the flowers are painted vividly and naturally, and the bright colors are more gorgeous and moving.
But compared with the real Yongzheng pastels, the five colors on this porcelain are monotonous, red is red, green is green, and lacks a sense of hierarchy.
Of course, this is no longer pastel.
The painting of Yongzheng pastel is soft and elegant. Because the pastel material is mixed with lead powder and added with glass white, the color is thick, the pattern is convex, the layers are clear, and it has a three-dimensional effect, which is obviously better than that of five colors. This is why pastel has long-lasting prosperity.
s reason.
This piece of porcelain is most likely foreign trade porcelain, and it was sold in recent years, maybe ten or twenty years old at most.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to do so poorly.
Well, it can’t be said to be bad. It should be deliberately adapted to foreign aesthetics?
It is only in the past ten or twenty years that such porcelain has been produced, right?
It looks a bit old, but its artistic value is extremely low.
The main reason is that even if this thing is returned to China, it will not have much value.
Listening to the two people bargaining, both parties are amateurs anyway, so whatever they say is fine.
One asked for 10,000 yuan, and the other only wanted 5,000 yuan.
Whether it's ten thousand or five thousand, it's not worth it.
In Chen Wenzhe's opinion, this plate is only worth three to five hundred at most.
The main reason is that this is a large plate, and the patterns on it are very complicated, which is very labor-intensive!
Of course, the price may be higher in South Vietnam. After all, the bright colors are just what South Vietnamese people like.
But when it comes to China, Chinese people's vision is not like this. Chinese people prefer to be soft and elegant, or more plain.
After a few glances, Chen Wenzhe lost interest.
Both parties are willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. If there is a voluntary transaction, he can't go over and meddle in other people's business.
Continuing to walk forward, after just a few steps, Chen Wenzhe saw a relatively familiar stall.
The things on this stall look like domestic gadgets.
A water-coated copper shell is what is called a bronze vessel.
There are also some modern works of art. To be precise, they are factory goods. Are these porcelains imported from China?
The things on this stall are not as good as the exported porcelain just now!
But when he thought about it, it seemed that the things in front of him were also exported porcelain, but the quality was too poor.
Shaking his head, he thought that building a factory abroad to produce antique porcelain was ahead of the times. Unexpectedly, people had already exported the domestic waste abroad. He was looking down on the Chinese.
While walking and looking around, Chen Wenzhe finally found some fun in searching for treasures in China.