Chapter 348 Knowledge is power

In fact, on this Chairman Mao seal, there was originally a lettering: "Chengdu Gold Jewelry Store, 22k, number 2".

However, whether it is this collector or the person who sells this commemorative medal, they all think that if the three ‘2’ characters are arranged together, they must be the ones who make the lottery. Even if they don’t care much about the words ‘Chengdu Gold Jewelry Store’ in front, they wouldn’t have thought that this Chairman Mao seal would be made of gold!

In the souvenir shops next to some tourist holy sites, in addition to those that sell brand new souvenirs, there are also some shops that sell so-called antique goods. In such shops, the probability of finding a vacancy is probably lower than picking up a vacancy stall in the antique market?

It was also such a gold Chairman Mao seal. After being discovered, the collector was naturally very happy. Then, he invited experts from the category of commemorative medals to help. As a result, things were not just gold. At this moment, even people like Ah San who don’t like memorial medal collection were familiar with such things. It can be seen that such a gold commemorative medal is far from comparable to the price of gold.

It turned out that according to experts, the earliest known gold Chairman Mao seal on the market was cast in 1952. At that time, in order to commemorate the liberation of Shanghai, the Shanghai Gold Store cast dozens of gold Mao Zedong seals. However, the gold Chairman Mao seal received by this collector surprised the expert because the words "Chengdu Gold Jewelry Store, 22k, No. 2" were signed on it!

According to his inference, this is likely to be the first gold Chairman Mao seal in the country. If it can be confirmed, some of the terms in the collection industry may undoubtedly be rewritten because of this.

Because the characters on the seal reminded him of what was recorded in the information that Chengdu began to form the first batch of financial institutions after the liberation in 1950. At that time, the People's Bank of China established the Chengdu Branch of the West Sichuan District of the People's Bank of China. The branch recruited some gold and silver ware production artists and established a state-owned Chengdu Gold Jewelry Store. It was the words "Chengdu Gold Jewelry Store" that gave the expert a greater confidence to determine that the gold Chairman Mao seal should have been cast between 1950 and 1951, which means that the earliest gold Chairman Mao seal might have been cast in Chengdu, earlier than the Shanghai Gold Shop.

In this way, there were many people who came to check out the gold Chairman Mao seal. Anyone who was a friend of this collector or an expert who studied commemorative medals came to the door. The collector's home was full of people.

Of course, although Ah San had a good interpersonal relationship on Antique Street, he did not reach any collector in Linhai area. After receiving good things, he had the opportunity to check them out in the real world. He could know that it was because in the end that such a thing caused a stir in the newspaper.

At this time, the collectors in Linhai were surprised. It was obvious that their Linhai fellow villagers had such good luck and could pick up bargains from thousands of miles away. This directly led to the popularity of the tourism industry in Sichuan that year, which was more lively than in previous years.

That's right, even the newspaper clearly describes it. The shape of this gold Chairman Mao seal is quite strange, it is a five-pointed star shape, and the middle part is Chairman Mao's portrait, and it has a signature on it. Moreover, a picture of this seal has been attached to the newspaper!

In this way, if anyone sees a similar Chairman Mao seal in the future, he will not let it be engraved!

"If I were a maker of the commemorative medal, maybe after hearing about this, I would immediately make some imitations and go to Sichuan to sell them." After hearing this, Jia Sidao couldn't help but sigh.

Because when the incident happened, he had not entered the collection industry, so he naturally would not pay too much attention to such things. It is reasonable to not know about it before!

"Haha, Xiao Jia said it well." A San echoed, "Since then, this type of commemorative seal has naturally become more and more old. As the saying goes, in the real collection world, most people spend their time in "taking eyes", "taking medicine", and "paying tuition fees". Only by suffering losses is the theme of the antique market!"

"So, isn't it like a fantasy to find a bargain?" one of the young men asked.

"That's not what it said," said A San. "In normal times, we will occasionally hear someone who has picked up big holes in some places. But you never hear someone who has picked up a hole every day, right? The antique market is so big, and anyone who has picked up a hole can almost be quickly spread. Not to mention it, it's known to everyone in the city. In the collection circle, few people don't know the news at all."

"This is true. If someone really picks up a big leak on the antique street, unless he collects the things, he will keep hiding at home and not letting things appear. Otherwise, it will be spread soon." Zhao Yun said, "Although I am not very involved in the market state in Linhai, it is still quite good as a collector. I have encountered many antique shops in other places, in order to make a purpose too high the price of local antiques for sale, and strong forces join forces to seek certain benefits from it. If this kind of thing is placed in a big city, it is naturally not necessary to mention it. But if it is in some small county towns, as long as local antique merchants join forces, the most disadvantaged will be some local collectors."

"How do you say it?" Xiaoqian asked curiously. It seemed that this afternoon, Xiaoqian's existence was like a very curious baby.

"You think, if you are a local from Linhai or an outsider, temporarily living in Linhai. If you have antique collections on hand, you want to take action. Any shop that can be purchased will keep the price of your thing very low. If you like something and want to collect it, the price will be raised by the other party. What profits will you have when you are collecting it?" Zhao Yun looked at Xiaoqian and said, "After a long time, it will naturally seriously hinder the local antique industry. If the antique industry in a place is not standardized enough, in the end, it will have a greater harm to the interests of local antique collectors?"

"It seems that I need to consider whether I need to enter the antique collection industry." Xiaoqian nodded and said in a profound way, "It's too dark."

"Okay, look at what Xiao Zhao said, it actually scared Miss Xiaoqian." Asan said with a smile on the side.

"San, don't talk about Xiao Zhao. I think it's mainly because you are the culprit, you, the trouble caused." Ali said, "If you hadn't been talking about these dark things, Xiao Qian would have been so excited about antiques and porcelain. Every day, she would be smiling at our "weekly diary". She would have been waiting for the weekend and then practice it on the street stalls on the antique street."

"You can also go to the street stalls on the antique street to practice," said San, speechlessly, "And, with this mentality now, it is more suitable for the antique collection. Otherwise, it would be strange if she was so excited that she would not be fooled by the antique vendors."

"You are so fooled." Xiaoqian retorted, "I heard Ali say that every time you take action, you will probably have a 'smack'. Ah," it seemed that after realizing that she had missed her mouth. Xiaoqian quickly shrank her neck and said in an obvious way, "I didn't say anything!"

Looking at her cute appearance, A San couldn't bear to say anything else to her. He could only stare at Ali viciously, blaming her for actually tearing his stand behind her back.

The rest of the people were a little laughed.

In the following time, everyone talked casually about Zhao Yun's collection in the living room. Zhao Yun even talked about some interesting things he encountered during the collection process. Because Zhao Yun didn't have long returned to Linhai, and most of the collections at home were collected from other places. In this way, it naturally became interesting. Especially the situation of some antique markets outside Linhai made Jia Sidao a little moved.

Inexplicably, looking at the many plum vases in front of him, Jia Sidao felt a sense of emotion. The first time he went out to other antique markets, that is, to Henan, he met a few plum vases hidden at home by collecting lovers? However, at that time, Jia Sidao was still a very immature novice. He was also a little unwilling to let go of the deal while preparing for the transaction.

Looking back now, it seems a little immature!

If you have the opportunity to go to Henan again, the result will be very different. However, Jia Sidao also knows that good porcelain is not only available in that place. Sometimes, if you miss it, you miss it. As long as you have a correct attitude, you will always gain something.

On the way back, she passed by the "Hengji Pawnshop" where Zhao Yun was. Xiaoqian suggested that she had never seen it at the pawn shop. Since Zhao Yun worked there, it would be better for Zhao Yun to lead them to visit the pawn shop. This proposal was naturally approved unanimously.

Jia Sidao was also very curious about what kind of situation would this pawn shop be like?

Not to mention simply going there, let’s take a look. Since there is such a place, Jia Sidao is also thinking that it is still necessary to go and check out something from the death of the pawn shop. After all, a familiar environment is always better than a stranger, right?

Moreover, let alone Xiaoqian, Jia Sidao, a person who has been walking around the Antique Street for many times has never been to the "Hengji Pawnshop". He has never been to some other pawnshops. When he walks on the road, even if he encounters them, he has no idea of ​​going in and taking a look.

Jia Sidao's impression of "pawn shop" may still be in some old movies. At that time, the scene was in the same gloomy storefront. After entering, there was a high counter. Behind the counter, there was a shopkeeper in a long robe and jacket, either sitting on a grand tutelage chair or standing against the counter, wearing a pair of reading glasses, and plucking abacus beads, an unpredictable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. No matter how good the fur coat came to their mouths, it would be converted into a saying that "the plate is hairless, the bite of insects and rats, and a piece of ragged jacket". No matter how good the precious jewelry is, when it slips past their eyes, it will be treated as a bargain! When encountering gold bars and silver bars, they can still use their teeth to test the hardness, and they can't wait to bite off one!

As he thought about it, Jia Sidao couldn't help but shivered all over.

Fortunately, the "Hengji Pawn" in front of me is quite grand from the perspective of the store. Although it lacks the charm of the antique street shop next to it, it also shows very clean and tidy!

When the group entered the gate, Jia Sidao suddenly felt that what appeared in front of him was a shady area. There was no shopkeeper inside. Some were just a spacious and bright service hall. In addition, there was a service desk on the side, which was very wide and long. The one sitting behind the service desk was a digital smiling salesperson. Each of them had a laptop in front of them.

When he saw Jia Sidao and his group come in, a young female pawnsman near this end of the door stood up and greeted everyone with a smile: "Hello! Welcome to Hengji Pawnshop. Do you have anything to help?"

The kind voice was warm and warm, like the spring breeze blowing on my face.

He did not take any slack action because he saw Zhao Yun next to Jia Sidao and others. Jia Sidao couldn't help but secretly praised: This is quality.

Looking at the female pawnshop in front of me, maybe her position is the service of the front desk. She looks pretty in appearance, because she is wearing the "Hengji Pawnshop" work clothes, she looks much more capable in temperament. Combined with the softness of her face, it has a unique charm! Especially with her long hair with flowing and soft shawls, the quietness, not to mention that a man like Jia Sidao is pleasing to the eye, even a woman like Xiaoqian and Ali are also envious!

"Haha, you'd better be busy with your own. These are all my friends, and they came from the Antique Street. Come here to take a look, visit, and I'll be here to entertain you." Zhao Yun smiled and greeted the other party, indicating that everyone could take a look at it casually.

However, in addition to being spacious and bright, the entire service hall is equipped with some high and low swivel chairs in front of the service desk. On the opposite side, there are also a row of wooden sofas and coffee tables. In addition, there are no special decorations. On the wall, some pawn rules and enthusiastic service promises made Jia Sidao look at it and it feels quite interesting.

As for the top area of ​​the service hall, the decoration is also relatively luxurious. The chandeliers and the borders inlaid around them have a sense of modern art. This is obviously very different from the shops on the Antique Street. In addition, there is a surveillance system.

This is also a must in pawn shops.

Jia Sidao's "green, fat, red and thin" jade store will definitely require a monitoring system after it opens. I believe that such equipment is indispensable in any store on Antique Street!

"How is it? In fact, this pawn shop is no different from a general place." Zhao Yun said, "Often, it seems deserted most of the time. However, once a customer comes in, whether it is in service or in appraisal, it needs to be taken seriously."

"That's natural." Jia Sidao glanced at the service desk. In addition to a few women, there was also a male pawnsman.

Perhaps I noticed Jia Sidao's gaze, Zhao Yun said, "I also sat there when I was at work. Moreover, everyone is busy doing things now. In fact, they are still relatively leisurely. Sitting in front of the computer, you can surf the Internet, check information, etc. Once you have valuable things, you still need to ask the masters on the second floor to check!"

"I'm talking." Xiaoqian glanced at Zhao Yun and said, "If the experts in the pawn shop were so young, maybe I could become a pawn shop."

"Haha, Xiaoqian, your idea is wrong." A San said, "Aren't you sure you go to work at Xiaojia's jade shop? Why did you think of the pawn shop here again? It's not that the environment here is relatively loose, right? Let me tell you that Xiaojia's jade shop will not be as spacious as here, but it will not be similar to most antique shops on the antique street. If you don't go, don't regret it."

"Yes, yes." Ali said in a fit, "I still have a say in what salesmen need to do in the shops on the antique street." No matter what, Ali is also the daughter of Uncle Zhou Fugui of "Jingji", right?" "But I don't know much about the industry of pawnshops. However, I think it's definitely not so easy to become a person, right?"

"That's it." Zhao Yun smiled and said, "If it's just a simple front desk service, it's not too difficult. However, it takes high requirements to gain further development and even become a pawn shop to make a decision. My master, oh, is a master who introduced me to the "Hengji Pawnshop". He also works here and is the master of appraisal of antiques here. The master in the pawn shop is actually similar to the appraisal experts in the antique market."

As if he was afraid that Xiaoqian would object to this 'master', Zhao Yun explained it himself and continued: "He warned me when I first entered this job. A pawnsman should first be a museumist and a certain amount of 'experts' in knowledge of various disciplines. He has extensive knowledge, but he is the basis for engaging in pawns. As a pawnsman, he should do the 'three diligence'."

"Which three is there?" Asan interrupted, "Tell me and let us know each other for a long time. I have some understanding of the people on the pawnshop, but I have never heard of such a saying."

"This is what he summarized based on his own experience." Zhao Yun explained and said, "First of all, we must study hard."

"Yeah." Jia Sidao nodded. This is not difficult to understand. To put it bluntly, the pawnsman needs to master more knowledge. Otherwise, if someone brings something to you and appraises it, and if you don't even know what it is, wouldn't it be a joke?

Only by taking books as a teacher, whether it is archaeology, identification books, magazines, etc. in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, you must learn and reach a certain depth. Any marginal disciplines related to pawnshops, such as history, geography, metallurgy, architecture, ceramics, knife and pen carving, painting technology, etc., must have a relatively broad understanding, especially the need to continuously enrich modern science and technology. This is far from being difficult to enter the antique collection industry.

The former requires "wide" and if you only have an interest in a certain item, you only need to achieve something in your own field, which is good.

"This second 'diligence' is diligence in practice." Speaking of this, Zhao Yun seemed a little embarrassed. "In this regard, I am the one who lacks the most. I am not afraid of laughing at you. The teacher once warned me that I should always take things as my teacher, people as my teacher, and constantly practice so that I can make progress. But even so, my practical operation ability is still very weak."

"Haha, this practical ability is unhurried," said A San. "In the future, go to the antique street more often, or just observe and study some pawn items in the pawn shop. Over time, you will naturally gain experience."

The pawning process is also a very practical job from the perspective of antique collections.

Only by diligent practice can we gain certain insights from the understanding of the physical objects of the pawns.

"That's right, anyway, we'll be shopping on the Antique Street on the recent weekend. Xiao Zhao, if you have time and don't go to work on the weekend, you can be with us. There are too many people, and it's also lively." Xiao Qian said, "You can have more communication when you are together."
Chapter completed!