Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 594 Current Situation of the Antiques Industry

The antique market in Beijing has always had a tradition, and the antique business is mixed with daily second-hand goods trading.

Rao is the famous Panjiayuan, and its full name is also called "Panjiayuan Flea Market."

Yes, later.

These days, the Panjiayuan market does not exist yet.

Li Jiankun is standing under an overpass on the East Third Ring Road. To the left is Panjiayuan, which is still a wasteland with no people inhabited. To the right is Shabanzhuang, which is also overgrown with weeds, but under the bright sun, there are people inside. , the atmosphere is noisy.

Xiao Wangchu was by his side. As a professional, he learned about the development and market changes of antiques in Beijing.

Before the 70s, the concept of antiques did not exist in Beijing.

By the end of the 70s, Longtan Park, located next to the Temple of Heaven, took the lead in forming a large-scale bird market. In addition to selling birds, it also began to sell old bird cages, old cages, and old bird sticks.

Some exquisite bird food jars from the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China are highly sought after.Xiao Wang said that an old man told him that a Qianlong blue and white bird food jar was sold for a high price of 50 yuan, and the buyer was from Hong Kong.Since then, the common people in the capital have had the concept of antiques and have vaguely realized that they have a certain value.

By the late 70s and early 80s, the antique business began to emerge in rural areas.

There was a scene that Li Jiankun and Xiao Wang had seen near Di'anmen: Farmers from the suburbs of Beijing and other places used bicycles to carry two large baskets containing old porcelain collected from all over the country, forming a group of eight in ten vehicles. Set off in the middle of the night to deliver goods to cultural relics stores such as Di'anmen and Hufang Bridge.

The convoy arrived early, the cultural relics shop hadn't opened yet, and there was a long queue at the door.Next to the team, you can often see a few city people chatting and chatting with farmers.This is the pioneer of antique antiques in Beijing.

At that time, the cultural relics store received the goods and the bids were very low. A pair of "three hundred pieces" porcelain vases ranged from a few yuan to more than ten yuan. The acquisition conditions were also very harsh. If they were slightly disabled, they would reject them.The forerunners outside the door waited for the opportunity to come over to negotiate prices and intercepted the goods that the farmers could not sell.

The so-called "chasing the big basket" era.

It belongs to the "prehistoric period" of Beijing's antique market.

Since then, more and more people have sensed the value of antiques - most people may not understand the appreciation space of antiques, but they know that they are valuable now and there is no shortage of buyers in the market.Therefore, as the trading volume of antiques increased, several antique markets gradually formed in the capital. They were mixed with second-hand goods of insects and birds, and some were adjacent to small food and vegetable stalls.

Forced conditions are a factor, but it also seems to be a cover-up.

In fact, for many years, the buying and selling of antiques has always been in a confusing situation between illegality and legality.

Therefore, you can often see people setting up stalls selling antiques. They spread a piece of cloth on the ground and put a few things on it. If there is any movement, they will grab the four corners of the cloth, lift it up and run away.

This belongs to the "pioneering period" of Beijing antiques.

Now, it has entered another stage - the development stage.

In recent years, as the antique market has become more and more popular and management intervention has been obvious, antique dealers in the capital suddenly went on a "crusade" and almost moved eastward en masse to Shabanzhuang in Chaoyang.

It is exactly where Li Jiankun is looking at right now.

This piece of wasteland covered with weeds was the original site of the Capital Antique City in the future.

Around this time, a market also appeared on a hillside a stone's throw northwest of Shabanzhuang, which was the predecessor of Panjiayuan Market.

According to Xiao Wang, not only local antique dealers came here, but also many outsiders.They carry baskets and sacks, and most of them come to set up stalls on Sundays.With so many people participating, the market grew quickly.

The two major markets echo each other, marking a new stage in the development of the Beijing antique market.At the same time, the regulatory authorities have also changed from blindly checking to taking advantage of the situation, basically recognizing the legitimacy of the market.

“In short, the golden age of antiques is coming!”

Wang Shanhe put one hand on his hip and pointed the other hand in the direction of Shabanzhuang, high-spirited.

"Isn't it coming yet? Believe me, antiques from the golden age of troubled times, as long as the world is peaceful, the value of the antiques will be higher in the future. Don't sell these serious boutiques."

To be fair, Li Jiankun doesn't want to sell antiques at all now, he just wants to be a collector.

However, what Shanhe said about opening a shop to facilitate shopping for goods does make sense.

"Don't worry, I won't let you go either."

"The key is that our standards are probably different."

"What are your standards?"

"Nothing from before the Qing Dynasty is sold."

Xiao Wang: "..."

Then do it!
He has never collected anything from the Qing Dynasty onwards.There are not even many from the Qing Dynasty, unless they are produced by everyone or objects in the palace.

This standard really needs to be discussed carefully. The two of them walked towards Shabanzhuang while talking.

This place is really desolate. Li Jiankun never thought that there would be such a desolate place just a few steps away from the central block of Chaoyang.

Among the weeds growing wantonly, there is a loess road, which was trampled purely by humans.After passing this section of the road, there is a relatively flat terrain with a large flow of people.

This place is the Shabanzhuang antique market. There is a flat terrain in the northwest, and people are also coming and going on it. It is a new market.The reason why they are not concentrated in one place is because there is not enough land here.

Between the two markets, there are some low-rise residential buildings.

Strong antique dealers have moved in and converted their stalls into shops, but there are not many of them who are really strong.

Wang Shanhe's target is precisely these houses. Naturally, this is not his first time here and he is a regular visitor here.

Li Jiankun looked around and saw stalls placed on the floor everywhere he could see. The more sophisticated ones were mostly selling calligraphy and painting, with a simple table set up.

It is impossible to count how many antiques there are in front of my eyes.

He suddenly thought of a question, looked at Xiao Wang and asked: "Are there any fakes now?"

"Yes. The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds." Xiao Wang explained, "But most of them pass off inferior products as good ones and new ones as old ones. If you want to do well in this industry, you must first know more than the traders. .Those old traders are not simple, and ordinary history teachers may have doubts about their lives when facing them."

"What about you? Have you ever had an eye shot?"

"Hey! You still know how to punch eyes?" Xiao Wang was surprised.

Li Jiankun: "..."

Damn you, have you never eaten pork or seen a pig running?

The two of them were chatting and walking towards the residential area. Inadvertently, Li Jiankun was bumped into by someone. He didn't take it seriously, but Xiao Wang suddenly stopped and looked sideways, squinting slightly.

"What's wrong?"

"Check if your wallet is still there."

Li Jiankun was suddenly startled and reached out to touch it. Damn it, it's really gone!
It doesn't matter whether he has money or not. There is something in his wallet that must not be lost - the amulet that Miss Shen asked for him in the temple!

He wanted to chase him, but the problem was that he didn't see the other party clearly, and he could only catch a glimpse of a blue jacket.Look around, oh my God!Almost every capita has a blue jacket.

"Fuck! Shanhe, can you see the person clearly?"

"Don't worry, come with me."

Xiao Wang led him to a private house without looking for the thief.This place has been transformed into an antique shop. The main room is equipped with counters and antique shelves, and there are a wide variety of antiques in it.

There were three people inside, one old and two young.

"Uncle Long, your Buddha has no rules and dares to stretch his hands on me!"

The little old man wearing a black double-breasted coat held a purple sand teapot in his left hand. After seeing the person clearly, he smiled and said, "Is this happening? The people under me are not so blind."

Xiao Wang walked next to him and lay down on the Taishi chair covered with soft quilts. "I don't care. Get it back quickly, or I won't leave."

"Aren't you... not being a rogue?" The little old man named Uncle Long couldn't help but smile. "This used to be a wasteland, and I just came here to hang out."

Xiao Wang leaned on the chair support, straightened up, and said with a smile: "If you can't handle it, how about me?"

Uncle Long didn't answer, turned around and ordered, "Find it right away."

"Yes!"

In less than 10 minutes, Li Jiankun's wallet was returned intact, and the three-handed man, called Buddha in jargon, was also twisted by two big men and brought to Uncle Long.

Xiao Wang cupped his hands and said, "Your sword is not old yet." He didn't want to see what happened next, so he pulled Li Jiankun away.Li Jiankun noticed that Uncle Long was obviously relieved.

Tsk tsk, my family is no longer simple.

How could such an old stubborn master be afraid of him?

After this experience, Li Jiankun no longer had any scruples about Shanhe wanting to open a store here. Originally, he always thought this place was too desolate and unsafe.

"Don't rent a house. These shabby houses have all the good stuff inside, and you don't even know if someone dug into the corners. You can build a small shop first, then buy a homestead and build a good house. We'll do it directly." A small antique city.”

Isn't it said that opening up a sign can attract more good items?

Then make it bigger!
Li Jiankun, the planner, said: "If the weather is not good now, we will wait until early summer to start construction and finish the construction. It will be completed by the end of the year and open next year."

Xiao Wang grinned and said coquettishly: "I want it! The boss of the store is so good at bullying customers."

Some of the value of antiques is difficult to explain clearly, but people's ambitions are unlimited.In the current situation, there are not many good things in the hands of ordinary people, and most of them are in the hands of dealers.

Special profession, special treatment.

　The second update is later, returning from my hometown today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)