When it comes to handling cash, Hong Yanwu is really in a dilemma.
What troubles him is that with the current social consumption level, where can he spend 110,000 yuan in less than a month, which can maintain the value steadily without attracting attention?
Collect huanghuali and rosewood furniture?
Looks pretty reliable.
There is no need for him to learn from the "Red Sandalwood King" or create any "sports heritage", because there are many ready-made "sports heritage" in the trust store.
But those utensils take up a lot of space. Where can he put them after buying them? Buying a few tables and desks is not enough to cause trouble.
Buying antique china?
That thing takes up a little more space, but it's even less reliable.
Because of the policy of cultural relics stores these days, they only accept and do not sell to the private sector. The relevant sales regulations are that cultural relics after 1795 (the 60th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty) can only be sold domestically to government agencies in addition to being exported for exchange.
If he bought it secretly, there was no antique market at that time. If he wanted to stock up, he had to go to the "Xiao Market". But the scale there was too small, and there were a lot of tricks in the transaction.
What's more, it would be very eye-catching if he made a big deal and brought home a large number of jars and jars.
Can he avoid making the neighbors suspicious? Even if his parents asked him, he couldn't explain it.
So I have to say that for him, making money too fast is also a pain.
But after all, a living person will not be driven to death by urine, and Hong Yanwu's brain is not made of paste.
He was so arrogant that after walking around the streets for a few days, he discovered a good doorway that he had always ignored.
That is to buy seal stones, calligraphy and paintings.
These items were not subject to sales policy restrictions at the time, and you could buy them if you had the money. Not only were they small and easy to preserve, their appreciation potential was no less than that of stamps, or even worse.
Because as far as he knew, the price of Dalong tickets in the future would only be around hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
The highest auction record was at the Guardian 2008 spring auction, when three complete, top-grade Dalong tickets were sold for more than 50 million yuan.
However, in comparison, during the same period, calligraphy and paintings by famous artists exceeded 100 million yuan, and it was much more common for a gram of Tianhuang stone to be sold for 100,000 yuan.
Which one is better and which one is worse can be seen from this.
Of course, he also knows that the threshold for playing with these things is much higher than that of stamps. Not only do you need to be rich, but you also need to be knowledgeable. The requirements for collectors' cultural quality are far higher than other collection types.
To be honest, with his limited cultural level, he felt that he did not have the qualifications to get involved in this field.
But after all, he knew the famous names of Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi, and Li Keran.
We also know that chicken blood stone, Tianhuang stone, and hibiscus stone are known as the "Three Treasures of Seal Stones", and they are all priceless and rare treasures.
It’s even more unbearable that there are no fakes these days.
Moreover, the value of these things is also related to the national destiny, so they are extremely cheap.
Specifically, he visited the "Rongbaozhai" Nanzhi store.
I found that Qi Baishi's paintings were priced at only thirty-five yuan per square foot. Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian were priced at twenty-five yuan, Li Keran was fifteen yuan, Wang Xuetao was twelve yuan, and Lu Yan was only eight yuan. Liu Bingsen was the worst, only eight yuan.
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In the "Cuiwen Pavilion" engraving sales department, the "Three Treasures of Seal Stones" can be seen everywhere with six-sided plain seals weighing more than 60 grams (plain seals lose weight, which is an unimaginable luxury today), and the price
They all hit rock bottom.
Although compared with the gold price of RMB 9.7 per gram in those days, Tianhuang stone is priced at 10 yuan per gram, chicken blood stone is 8 yuan per gram, and hibiscus stone is 9 yuan per gram. It seems that "one gram of stone, one gram of gold" is not low.
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But if you compare it with the so-called "top-quality Tianhuang has become the quintessence of the country, and Yijin is a hundred times as valuable as ancient and modern times" and "high-mountain stone is Tianhuang, which is more expensive than gold dozens of times", it is simply a big joke. It is definitely a joke.
The price of cabbage is as low as it can get.
So, facing this huge treasure house that he almost missed, he should just say hello.
In two weeks, Hong Yanwu took Chen Liquan to visit the five cultural relics stores and "Rongbaozhai" in Changdian'er, as well as the "Peace Painting Shop" and the Arts and Crafts Building in Wangfujing. He did not hesitate.
The money was thrown away.
So much so that later on, he spent so much money that he even lost the money to go to Bincheng. In the end, he had to go to the bank to withdraw five thousand yuan temporarily and use it as travel expenses.
As for the specific gains, Hong Yanwu only spent nearly 30,000 yuan on calligraphy and painting works by people whose names he had heard.
I bought a total of nine paintings by Qi Baishi, 21 paintings by Xu Beihong, and 15 paintings by Zhang Daqian.
At the same time, there are more than a hundred works by Wu Zuoren, Li Keran, Wang Xuetao, Fu Baoshi, Pan Tianshou, Cheng Shifa and Guan Shanyue. And among all these paintings, most of them are large works of more than eight feet.
The remaining more than 70,000 yuan was used to buy seal stones made of Pingzhang aniseed.
And they mainly spent on 63 pieces of Tianhuang stone, known as the "Emperor of Seal Stones", and 81 pieces of chicken blood stone, known as the "Queen of Seal Stones".
As for hibiscus stones, because Hong Yanwu didn't understand them at all, he only picked out the ones with clear and beautiful colors and bought more than ten pieces to make them as playthings.
In this way, Hong Yanwu's 110,000 yuan was spent and turned into these things, which he specially stored in the three large camphor wood boxes he bought.
After handling this matter, he not only felt at ease, but also felt that he no longer had to worry about the whereabouts of the cash in the future. He even felt quite satisfied, feeling that he had become a favorite among collectors.
You really can't blame him, because these three boxes will be worth at least ten buildings in the future. It is already equal to the wealth that he used to compete with the "big shots" in his previous life.
And with these things, he will never be poor even if he just wastes money in this life!
Finally, there is one more thing that needs to be mentioned, that is, when Hong Yanwu was buying calligraphy, painting, and seal stones, he accidentally picked up a big leak.
I bet that at this time, the acquisition business of the cultural relics store’s sales department is beginning to become busy.
This is not only because the social atmosphere is becoming more relaxed, but also because of the blessing of television.
Because many people who want to buy this thing don't have enough money and can't resist the temptation of watching a "little movie" at home, they sell some of the valuable things they have saved at home.
There was an old Hui lady wearing a white hat who wanted to buy an emerald ring for no less than 500 yuan.
But when she went to "Rongbaozhai", they thought her items were just jade, and the highest price they offered was only 280 yuan.
As for "Cuiwen Pavilion" and "Yinggu Zhai", which specialize in stone-printed jadeware, they dare not accept them due to regulations because the ring holders are made of gold. Without even looking carefully, they asked the old lady to put the items away.
Send to the bank.
Just like that, Hong Yanwu, who happened to be watching in the "Cuiwen Pavilion" and heard what happened, caught him.
When he saw that the ring of the old lady's ring was so green that it was almost oily, it weighed a full ten carats, and the grip on the ring was in an Arabic style. He was convinced for the first time.
Then he thought about it, even if he bought the jadeite, he wouldn't be at a loss. Besides, the ring was so beautiful, if "Sugar Heart" were to wear it, he would have no choice.
So he chased it out, and when he asked the price, he quickly paid five hundred yuan and got it.
However, after buying this thing, he did not rush to give it to "Tang Xin'er", but patiently waited for a more suitable opportunity...