The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

Around 10 o'clock the next day, the doorbell rang.

Yun Zhou was glueing the remaining pieces of porcelain in the Duobao Pavilion, and immediately put down the tools in his hand to open the door after hearing the sound.

The one standing at the door was indeed First Young Master Xu.

The other party was wearing a well-tailored dark suit, with various health care products in his left and right hands, a few drops of sweat slipped from his forehead, and his Adam's apple rolled down his neck into the tightly closed collar, giving him a little more stable attire sexy.

It was the first time for Yun Zhou to see the other party in formal clothes.

Sure enough, a person with a good figure looks good in anything, with wide shoulders and narrow waist, long legs wrapped in suit pants are long and straight, and a natural clothes hanger.

The hair has obviously been taken care of, and even the ends of the hair are delicate, coupled with the heroic facial features, there is a kind of handsomeness and maturity between a young man and a man.

When he was in school, the eldest and young master always wore casual clothes, with a casual and unrestrained feeling, but now he is a little more stable, two completely different styles.

It's just that it's only mid-October, isn't it hot to wear like this?

Yun Zhou looked at himself. He was dressed in a simple T-shirt and long trousers at home, with slippers on his feet, and he was barefoot.

Well, he really didn't expect Xu Ze to dress up so formally.

Facing the slightly surprised gaze of the young man, Xu Ze's ears turned red, and he pursed his lips lightly, feeling a little uneasy.Isn't it strange that he rarely wears a suit except for formal occasions.

"Young Master is very handsome today."

Yun Zhou let him in with a smile, and when he saw that his hands were full of things, "You are so kind, you brought so many things here."

"It's all supplements for Auntie." Xu Ze put down his things, and unnaturally tugged at the tight tie with his fingers, "Where is Auntie?"

"Oh, my mother heard that you are coming, and she plans to show you cooking skills. She went to the supermarket to buy, and I will stay at home and wait for you."

Yun Zhou squatted down, took a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them on the ground, "It's new, never worn."

"Thank you." Xu Ze took off his suit jacket, put on slippers, and found that the size was very suitable, he couldn't help feeling a warm current in his heart.

He knew that the boy did not treat him differently.

If it were any roommate who came over, the other party would do it very properly, but it is still very exciting to get such attention on such a small matter.

Moreover, there are only...he and Yunzhou in the family.

This realization made his heart beat faster, Xu Ze felt a rush of hot air pressing against his cheek, couldn't help but stretched out his hand and pulled down the tie, his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

Seeing this, Yunzhou immediately turned on the air conditioner and poured him a glass of warm water.

The cool water poured into his throat, he finally suppressed the heat, and followed the boy to Duobao Pavilion.

When he opened the red sandalwood box, Xu Ze was slightly stunned and couldn't believe his eyes.

Presented in front of his eyes is the perfect jade pot spring vase.

There is no trace of cracks on the surface, the carcass is light and thin, and the glaze is as smooth as jade. Even the most precious and exquisite enamel color "Peony Pheasant Picture" has been repaired without flaws, which is comparable to that of a court painter alive. Not a single trace of restoration can be seen!

As the grandson of Xu Lao, a great collector, Xu Ze has been exposed to antiques since he was a child, and his eyesight is far beyond comparison, but no matter how he observes, he can't see any flaws in this jade pot and spring vase, as if, as if it had never been opened. Like broken.

But...how is this possible? !

The only person in the world who can do this is Master Feng, and Master Feng passed away a few years ago.

Shock flashed in Xu Ze's eyes. He got up and held the porcelain under the sunlight, turning it a little bit along the light. There was no hidden crack on the glaze, not even a dark mark.

With a flick of your finger, the sound made by the porcelain is like the sound of gold and jade, crisp and pleasant, without any sense of fracture or dull sound.

He can guarantee that if no one explains it, no one will think that it is a restored piece of china, but that it is a good piece of porcelain that has never been broken!

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a repair method is ingenious——

Xu Ze held his breath slightly, and when he turned to the young man, his eyes sparkled, "Which master is this work, can you help me... recommend it?"

The master's artistic attainments must have reached the pinnacle, and his understanding of porcelain is far beyond ordinary people, and there is no harm in being able to make friends with him.

What's more, there are still several remnants in Grandpa's collection. If they can all be restored, it will be regarded as fulfilling a wish he has had for several years.

Yun Zhou shook his head slightly, "I'm really sorry, Master doesn't want others to know his name, so I can't reveal it for now."

The young man lowered his eyes, pinched Xiao Yulong's ice-cold body, and a trace of helplessness flashed across his eyes.

Because at this time, the little Yulong was holding his head high, staring angrily at the 'bad guy' in front of him, if the other party dared to get close to the boy, it would bite him hard, hum!

A touch of disappointment welled up in Xu Ze's heart, and then he felt normal again.

To be able to repair porcelain to such a degree, if one wants to be famous, one must be famous all over the country. Only those who are indifferent to fame and wealth will hide their names, which is also in line with the character of some art masters.

He put the jade pot spring bottle into the red sandalwood box, turned his gaze to the boy, and said in a very serious tone, "Yun Zhou, you really helped me a lot this time. You paid for the repair cost in advance, right? I'll transfer it to you right away.

If there is any request in the future, I will try my best to meet it. "

Yun Zhou was taken aback when he heard this.

Yes, there is a fee for the master to restore porcelain.

He remembered that Master Feng mentioned that the restoration of porcelain should be charged according to the difficulty of the craftsmanship. Generally, the more precious the porcelain, the more difficult it is to restore, because the quality, glaze color, and workmanship of this kind of porcelain are top-notch, and it is extremely difficult to restore.

The coloring of enamel-colored porcelain is the most difficult, and this jade pot spring vase is worth tens of millions of enamel-colored porcelain, so it cannot be repaired without a single flaw, and the fees are ridiculously high.

"Cough, that... The master said that the repair cost is 50." Yun Zhou whispered, feeling like he was asking for the price.

"50?" Xu Ze paused, thinking that Master Chang's fee is a bit higher than this, not to mention that there is no one in China who can repair without trace.

After asking for Yunzhou's bank card number, Xu Ze moved his fingers slightly and transferred 100 million directly.

The boy's eyes widened slightly when he saw the amount of money transferred. He didn't expect porcelain restoration to be so lucrative.

But what he didn't know was that Master Feng was the only one in Huaguo who could do this, so it was naturally worth such a high price.

"The master may have been hidden from the world for too long and did not understand the market. This fee is too low."

Xu Ze also hopes to use this action to win the favor of the master. It would be even better if he could get acquainted with him.

Yun Zhou: "...Okay, I will definitely convey it to you."

He can only agree, after all, the money is not for him, but for the 'Master'.

'After learning the skills, if the other party has a request to restore porcelain, I will not charge money. ' The young man thought in this way, and felt a little funny again.

It takes a long time for him to stick the broken porcelain pieces together now, and he doesn't know when there will be such a day.

Xu Ze looked at the young man with clean eyebrows and bright smile, and his heartbeat gradually accelerated.

He especially wants to hug each other right now, and treat it as... a thank you between brothers.As a brother in the same dormitory, it is normal to hug when you are happy, right?

He paralyzed himself like this, but only he knew what he was thinking.

Xu Ze felt that his face was a little hot, and he swallowed unconsciously, and looked at the other party with a trace of burning and longing.

He was about to get closer, when he suddenly felt an extreme yin attack, his whole body seemed to be soaked in the cold icy water, and the heat on his body dropped instantly.

It also made him completely calm down.

What were you thinking just now? !

Xu Ze pursed his lips. He couldn't approach the other party with such a mind. This was taking advantage of the youth's trust in him.

Yun Zhou seemed to feel the breath of the Great Emperor appearing in the room, and the cold wind blew over his white neck, bringing a tingling feeling, like being caressed by fingers.

This feeling was fleeting, and when he looked around, he didn't find the other person's figure.

Maybe an illusion?

"...Yunzhou, I'm going back."

Xu Ze felt that it was not suitable for him to stay here anymore. The space of only two people would bring him endless reverie, and he couldn't help but use various reasons to approach each other.

He didn't want to do anything beyond the rules before he recognized his feelings, lest even his brothers would not be able to do it in the future.

"Ah, are you leaving now?"

The young man didn't expect the other party to leave so soon, with a look of surprise in his eyes, he couldn't help but hold back and said: "Stay here and have a meal before leaving, my mother's craftsmanship is very good."

"I'm really sorry, grandpa is back, I want to return the restored porcelain to him as soon as possible."

Xu Ze still couldn't hold back, and before leaving, he gently hugged the boy.He restrained himself and didn't use any force, he just put his arms around the opponent's shoulders weakly, and quickly let go.

This is a hug as a good friend, without any expectations.

"See you at that school." Yunzhou sent him downstairs, watched him get into the car, and waved to him.

Seeing the young man's clean smile in the rearview mirror, Xu Ze felt a little sore in his heart. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had recovered his calm.

He has to deal with family matters first.

When he left, he didn't know that the news that he broke the jade pot and spring bottle had already spread, and his uncles and uncles all came to grandpa to make a fuss about changing the heir.

Grandpa is old, don't be fooled by these popularity.

**

When Xu Ze returned with the complete jade pot and spring bottle, before entering the door, he heard his uncle's low growl in the hall.

"Dad, don't be obsessed anymore, can't you see how much the profits of Handed down Jewelry have dropped in the past few years?

Now the high-end jadeite business is too difficult to do. Myanmar has been restricting exports. There are fewer and fewer rough stones and jadeite in the market, and many brands have gone bankrupt.

Why do you insist on sticking to the word 'high-end'? "

Xu Yuhui's tone was exasperated, "If you want me to say, why don't we open a gold and silver jewelry store in such a good location as N's downtown square?

I asked my friends, the consumer group of gold and silver jewelry is extremely huge, [-] times higher than the number of people who buy jadeite!

With such a large consumer group, the performance will definitely get better and better, and the name of our handed down jewelry will become more and more famous.It's better than closing down! "

Mr. Xu closed his eyes to rest and turned a deaf ear.

At this moment, Xu Ze entered the door with a red sandalwood box in his hand, tore off his tie, and took a look at Xu Yuhui, "Uncle, you are wearing L's haute couture, right? If L's starts making men's clothing that costs hundreds of dollars , will you still buy it?"

Xu Yuhui frowned: "What does it matter? Even if I don't buy it, other people will buy it, and there will only be more people who buy it."

Xu Ze stood on the opposite side and said coldly: "As a global luxury brand, the L family has existed for more than 200 years, doesn't it mean that it doesn't understand this?

Once the brand value decreases, it will not come back. Many low-end brands are trying their best to become high-end. I didn’t expect you to take the initiative to change from high-end to low-end. It really opened my eyes. "

Mr. Xu opened his eyes, and gave his grandson an approving look, "That's right. It's easy to change a brand from high-end to low-end, but it's hard to reshape the brand value."

Xu Yuhui blushed instantly, the old man didn't give him any face in front of the junior.

He didn't dare to challenge Mr. Xu, so he had to attack Xu Ze, mockingly: "You broke the old man's favorite jade pot and spring vase, and you still have the face to come back—"

Xu Ze ignored him with a cold face. Looking at Mr. Xu's gray hair, his heart felt a little sour, and his only anger disappeared.

Alas, the old man is so old, why bother to get angry with him, just beat him up.

"Hey, old man, the porcelain has been repaired for you, take a look." Xu Ze still couldn't say a word of apology, he fiddled with his hair a little irritably, and pushed the red sandalwood box over.

"Oh? Let me see how it goes."

Mr. Xu glanced at him in surprise, um, yes, his temper is much better than before.

He was still wearing a suit today, and he looked much more mature than before.

"If it's broken, it's broken. Can it be restored? Don't try to expose this matter."

Seeing that the old man was only talking to Xu Ze and ignored him, Xu Yuhui was so angry that his lungs would explode, "Dad—you can't spoil him anymore, Xu Ze doesn't look like an heir like this!"

However, at this time, Mr. Xu did not hear his roar, and all his mind was focused on the restored porcelain in front of him.

This jade pot and spring vase is indeed his favorite, and he takes it out to watch and play with it almost every few days, not to mention a crack hidden under the pigment, even if it only wears off the glaze the size of a grain of rice. I could feel it, so I was even more shocked at this moment.

Because he can't feel the trace of repair at all, there is no trace at all, just like he has never broken it!

Mr. Xu touched the glazed surface slowly with his hands, and carefully observed the enamel color on it with his reading glasses. If it wasn't for his memory telling him that the jade pot spring bottle was indeed broken, he almost thought that this incident had never happened.

Which master can have such a high skill? !

This skill can be compared with Master Feng, it has reached the pinnacle!

"Dad, let me tell you that Xu Ze is too reckless and not stable at all. This time I accidentally broke your jade pot and spring vase, and next time I might break the glass full of green bracelets that are the treasure of the town store. You May I-"

"…To shut up."

Mr. Xu was admiring the lost and recovered jade pot spring vase, when he heard this, he raised his eyelids, and his eyes flashed: "What should I do? Do you have A Ze's eyesight?

The treasure of the town store was obtained by gambling with stones by Aze, if you have the ability, you can also gamble for a piece. "

Xu Yuhui's face suddenly became extremely ugly, he glared at this tall and handsome nephew with hatred, and slammed the door away.

Mr. Xu observed the jade pot and spring vase for a while, looked up at his favorite grandson, and said in a solemn tone, "Which master repaired this? Can I see it?"

Xu Ze: "I asked someone to fix it, I don't know who it is."

Mr. Xu sighed softly, and didn't get entangled in this.

Some masters just have hobbies of one kind or another, and it's normal not to be named.

He looked at his grandson who was standing there with an awkward expression, and smiled: "Okay, grandpa admits to you, I shouldn't have hit you last time."

Xu Ze's ears were slightly red, and he coughed uncomfortably: "Actually, it's my fault. I shouldn't have broken your most beloved jade pot and spring vase. However, I've already supplied it to you now, so this matter will be cancelled."

Mr. Xu laughed: "Okay, write it off!"

He was really happy today. Not only did he get the lost baby, but he also saw a grandson who was much more mature than before.

The latter's opinion just now made him firmer in his idea of ​​making Xu Zeli his heir, and he should know some things.

Mr. Xu's tone became more serious: "You should know the current situation of Handed down Jewelry, right?

What Yuhui said just now is true. In recent years, our profit has been declining every year. In the first half of this year, it has dropped by 30%. The situation is not optimistic. "

He sighed, "Not only our handed down jewelry, but all jadeite companies are facing the same problem, that is, the shortage of raw materials. A smart woman can't cook without rice, and there is no finished jewelry without jadeite.

So this time I went abroad not only to participate in the auction, but also went to the Burmese public market on the way. "

Xu Ze frowned. He didn't expect his grandfather to fly to Burma on the way. Could his body be able to handle it at such an old age?

"Then how did you get it?"

Mr. Xu shook his head, "The price of rough stones this year has doubled compared to last year, which is frighteningly high. The bid king even set a previous auction record of 4.3 million. , but many people did not expect this price, including me.”

Xu Ze understood that 90% of the public offerings in Myanmar were hidden bids, and the old man did not win the bid.

The so-called hidden bid is to place a "bidding box" next to each piece of wool. Everyone who is interested in this piece of wool can write down their psychological price on the bidding sheet and put it into the bidding box. The one with the highest price will be the one. Owner of wool.

Because everyone only knows the price filled in by themselves, but not the price filled in by others, it is called a 'hidden bid'.

This kind of blind guessing method will make the price of wool in the hidden label area higher and the competition more intense.

Mr. Xu originally wanted to win the bid, but this is the imperial green jadeite made of glass. Many people will never see such top-quality jadeite in their lifetime. It belongs to the top of the top, so it was dubbed the title of 'Emperor', just a pair of bracelets It will cost tens of millions.

He knew that his competitors were also eager to move on this piece of material, so he hesitated and filled in a high price of 3.5 million yuan, and then changed it to 3.8 million yuan just before closing the bid.

This almost used more than 60% of the entire Xu family's working capital, and the price was more than twice that of last year's bid king.He felt that this price was already relatively safe. Except for a few giants, other jewelers did not have such financial resources at all.

As a result, at the moment when the bids were opened, everyone was shocked. A piece of glass emperor green wool that was a circle larger than a football actually sold for a high price of 4.3 million yuan!

The most frightening thing is that this is a half-cut woolen material with half of the cut surface exposed, and the leather shell has not been completely untied, so there is still a certain risk!

Not only did Mr. Xu fail to capture it, but other jewelers in China also failed to capture it. In the end, it was captured by a rich man on the F Booth list, saying that he would leave it as a family heirloom for future generations.

Mr. Xu also bought some other woolen materials on the public market, but the bid king had already spent a lot of money. In order to turn over the funds, he did not bid for other semi-finished woolen fabrics that performed well, but bought more than a dozen full-blown woolen fabrics. Wool, the total price is around 3000 million.

Mr. Xu's expression was bitter: "Biao Wang didn't get it, and all the materials he took were relatively ordinary. He only got two pieces of waxy sun green jadeite and one piece of bean spinach green. They are not too big. At most Twenty pairs of bracelets can be produced, and the rest can only be carved into pendants and pendants."

Among jade ornaments, bracelets are generally the most expensive, because they require perfect cross-sections, and small jadeites cannot be opened into bracelets at all.

The second is the ring surface. Although the ring surface is not big, the requirements are very high. The seed water must be at least above the ice seed level, the color is uniform, and there are no flaws, otherwise it will be cheaper to put on the ring.

In addition to bracelets and ring faces, there are pendants and pendants next.Because it has no fixed shape, the master carver can carve according to the size of the remaining material, and some minor flaws can also be covered up by the carver.

In addition, there is another type of bead string. The value of the bead string is judged according to the diameter of each bead, seed water, and color. The price of different sizes varies greatly.

Generally, the price of bead strings with large diameter and almost no difference in the size and color of each bead is even higher than that of bracelets; while the price of bead strings made of small beads ground from leftover materials is very low, just for Let the emerald be used reasonably.

Hearing Mr. Xu's words, Xu Ze fell into a rare silence.

This is a gamble. The Nuozhong bracelets are only tens of thousands of yuan each, and the price of pendants and pendants is even lower. These add up to no more than 400 million. Compared with the price of 3000 million rough stones, the loss is huge.

Mr. Xu patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, don't be too pessimistic, Xu's still has a few pieces of ice jade in the warehouse, don't worry for now.

Telling you this is to let you understand the current market situation.In the past two years, many jewelry stores in Huaguo have either closed down, or transformed into selling diamonds and synthetic jewelry, but our "handed down jewelry" is different. We are one of the top ten jewelry brands, and it is not so easy to fall down. "

"Of course, if there ever comes a day—"

Mr. Xu looked at his grandson, his appointed heir to the Xu family, "In short, we must plan ahead and plan our future in advance."

When Xu Ze returned to the room, his heart was very heavy.

He knows that the current jewelry market is facing a huge impact, but he doesn't know that 'handed down jewelry' has also encountered a great crisis.

Just relying on those few pieces of ice material is far from enough. Handed down jewelry has dozens of branches across the country, and within two years, some branches will close down one after another due to insufficient raw materials. In the long run, it will inevitably affect the brand reputation and profits. will fall even more.

He took off his suit and changed into comfortable home clothes, lying on the bed with his arms on his pillow and looking at the white ceiling.

This time, Xu's 'handed down jewels' failed in the Burmese public market, and other jewelers may target them from now on. Adding insult to injury has always been a favorite tactic of competitors.

What's more, the high-end jadeite market is a piece of fat that everyone covets.

Xu Ze turned over impatiently. From this moment on, he felt that the burden on his body was heavy, weighing more than a thousand catties.

He is the heir of the Xu family, and he carries not only the expectations of his grandfather, but also the expectations of nearly a thousand employees of the Xu family.

Just like what grandpa said, he has to plan for a rainy day, and he can't wait until the crisis has completely come to think of a solution, then it will be too late.

It's just that he doesn't have any good solutions now. The shortage of raw materials is a fact, and everything that can't solve this problem is empty talk.

Now we can only take one step at a time.