The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

　　 How many tomb robbers were in Nanyang in the 1980s and 1990s?

　　 Zhang Nan “before” has dealt with many Nanyang antique dealers, many of whom are ordinary farmers and have a good understanding of the actual situation in the countryside.

These friends describe the rampant tomb robbery near Nanyang at that time. They say this: Once the autumn harvest is off, the young and old in various villages will call friends, relatives and friends in groups, carrying Luoyang shovel. And tools, go to the wild to make caves everywhere.

　　 Those big tombs that are passed down by word of mouth and everyone knows are generally not excavated, because the goal is too big. But using Luoyang shovel to hunt for treasure is like doing farm work, and you dare to do it honestly during the day!

　　 Digging graves and robbing graves has become an indispensable work for many people. It is as sparse and ordinary as farm work.

　　 In the downtown area of ​​NY, in addition to state-run jade shops, vendors who set up street stalls selling jade also appeared in the 1980s.

　　 And from the mid-1980s until the end of the 1990s, almost all private jade vendors and shops in the country did not sell antiques! In Nanyang, that's almost 100%!

　　 But a few decades later, the phrase "Chinese antiques come out of Nanyang!" actually has a second meaning: Nanyang has become the largest antique antiques production base in China since the mid to late 1990s.

　　 In another ten years, real, fake, and half-true antiques will flood the Nanyang antique market, everywhere!

　　 is also sold all over the country.

　　 Until the 21st century, unless you are a connoisseur, most people who want to shop for antiques in Nanyang will buy fakes in all likelihood.

　　 At that time, the production of antique antiques was grouped and specialized. For example, there were 10 workshops and small factories in Jiacun to cast bronzes, but none of them did the old process.

　　 How can the newly-made bronze ware be "antique"?

　　 Don't worry!

　　 Five miles away, Yi Village is a professional village that studies the old craftsmanship of bronze ware. Village A’s "semi-finished products" will be taken over by Yi Village.

　　 is not only bronze ware, ceramics, calligraphy and painting, jade, etc., many of them are in this mode of operation.

　　 Over 20 years of antiques career, Zhang Nan has been to Nanyang dozens of times and is very familiar with everything here.

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　　 The car drove to Nanyang Baihe Hotel, which is currently the best hotel in Nanyang. Zhang Nan seems to remember that this hotel was renamed Nanyang Hotel in the 1990s.

　　I used the "Certificate" of the Ministry of Water Resources for registration, and I successfully moved into this old hotel built in 60 years. The government hotel is chosen for safety. Put a lot of things in the jeep and park in the hotel parking lot without worrying about people having dirty hands and feet.

　　 Once settled down, Zhang Nan took Guan Xingquan to Taobao.

　　 There are several state-run jade shops near the street where the hotel is located. These are the sales outlets of local jade processing factories.

　　Walk into a house at will, good fellow! Set aside the jade carving mountain, dozens of large and small: the small one is seven or eight catties, and the big one weighs several hundred catties!

　　 This scene is rare in 30 years.

　　 There are still a lot of reserves in the Dushan jade mine, so there are many large jade carvings, not to mention other jade wares. The output is large and the price is cheap.

　　 Wait another 20 years, when the jade mine is mined seven or eight, and the government introduces strict mining restrictions, the price will soar.

　　 "Brother Guan, choose whatever you like!"

　　 Guan Xingquan is not very interested, "I bought it and it's useless."

　　 "Nonsense! It's not for you to use! You don't know how to buy a few bracelets, one for Aunt Liu, and two for your future girlfriend?"

　　 Aunt Liu is Guan Xingquan’s mother.

　　 The two people spoke Mandarin, and Zhang Nan also had a bit of Beijing film flavor, and described Guan Xingquan as a wooden knot.

　　 Upon hearing the taste, a salesperson walked over.

　　 "Two comrades, what do you need to buy?" is a female salesperson in her forties.

Zhang Nan looked at the various jade articles in the long counter, and said, "Hello, we belong to the Ministry of Water Resources and live in the Baihe Hotel opposite. I think you have put one of your old pit permeable sky blue bracelets, is there any more? OK?"

　　 said, she turned on her ID.

　　 There are many things in the jade shop, but unlike the fine carvings 20 years later, the jade carvings of Dushan are generally a bit rough nowadays, and Zhang Nan is not very attractive, except for the bracelets whose carvings are almost negligible.

　　 The water-permeable sky blue bracelet on the counter is a bit big, with an inner diameter of almost four fingers. It is probably for a big lady, and Zhang Nan doesn’t need it.

　　 "Yes, wait for the two of you."

　　 "Bring more."

　　 "How much do you want?" The salesperson heard that this was a major customer.

　　 "At least ten pairs, the higher the grade, the better!"

　　 The old hole permeable sky blue bracelet that Zhang Nan talked about is the top item in Yuli, Dushan, Nanyang. After 20 years, the price will be at least five digits per piece.

　　 And this is also jargon.

　　 Zhang Nan will buy bracelets not to add value to collection, but to give away—this variety of Dushan jade bracelets are really beautiful! It is said to be transparent blue, but it is actually a transparent dark green, which makes people happy at first sight!

　　 There is a kind of desire that you want to have at a glance, it is easy to see it and cannot be pulled out!

　　 The salesperson brought a large bag and opened it was a simple rectangular red paper bag with the price written on it with a pen.

When 　　 opens, each package is one pair, and the bracelet is tied with a red thread and half-fixed in the red paper package.

　　 "Comrades, these are the twelve pairs of the best bracelets in our shop at the moment, the best old pit material from UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, from the same material, I can’t run into it twice a year."

　　 The salesperson did not brag, the green is deep and transparent, all of them are traditional cylindrical jade bracelets, with different sizes, but there is not much difference.

　　 This shows that during the processing, a cylinder is not roughly cut from the rough stone and then cut off section by section. Instead, it has been conceived and taken reasonably.

　　 Otherwise, 24 bracelets will become one size.

　　 What’s more valuable are these 12 pairs of jade bracelets. Each pair has very little difference in color difference and green distribution. The pairing is carefully selected, and the polishing is also in place. The surface flashes a beautiful glass luster.

　　 This is a high-end jade bracelet similar to high-end jade but with a different taste.

　　 Now even Guan Xingquan’s attention was drawn: these jade bracelets are so beautiful!

　　 comes from the same piece of material, which is even more rare.

　　Good jade material, as long as the size allows, the first choice must be to make bracelets, this is the most cost-effective!

　　 After some negotiation, all the twelve pairs of jade bracelets were bought for a total of 1,500 yuan!

　　 This is still the wholesale price, otherwise the price will be higher!

The average grade of Nanyang Dushan jade bracelets cost a few bucks. Zhang Nan remembers that by the mid-1990s, the price of Dushan jade bracelets at that meeting had risen sharply. Generally, the most common mid-range goods were sold at wholesale prices. A couple of dozens of dollars, and the retail price is already a few hundred!

　　This is the case with new jadeware. The wholesale price and retail price are very different. There is no price difference of several times or even ten times. Retailers will never do this business-it is not a black heart, but it will lose money if you don't do it like that.

　　 Jade is not Chinese cabbage, it is not business every day.

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