Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 245 A Bargain! Ming Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain!

When Li Feng returned to the dormitory, everyone asked him what had happened. So Li Feng had no choice but to tell everyone what Commissioner Zhou had just told him.

When everyone heard what Li Feng said, they couldn't help but excitedly greet him.

"So fast?"

"I thought I would have to wait a while longer."

"I didn't expect Director Zhu to get all this done so quickly. Now you can start recruiting when you go back."

"By then, you will be a regional warlord."

After hearing what Wang Liu said, Li Feng was immediately amused by Wang Liu.

So Li Feng shook his head at Wang Liu and said.

"What do you mean by 'warlord of a region'? You've been watching too much of the Three Kingdoms period, haven't you?"

"I'm going back this time to work, and I also need to prepare for the college entrance exam!"

"I'll definitely be working myself to death by then."

At this moment, Zhou Jianjun patted Li Feng on the back with some sympathy.

"It was tough going back."

"As the saying goes, after hardship comes happiness."

"Besides, my dad works in the workshop too, so he'll definitely support you."

"Besides, you can't possibly prepare for the Shallow Colors Group without involving my dad, can you?"

"So if you need any help, just ask my dad."

Upon hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, Li Feng couldn't help but express his gratitude to Zhou Jianjun.

"Jianjun, thank you."

As soon as Li Feng finished speaking, Zhang Jiefang couldn't help but ask Li Feng a question out of curiosity.

"In that case, once we pass level one, can I come and help you?"

After Zhang Jiefang finished speaking, Jiang Fei suddenly looked at Zhang Jiefang speechlessly.

"You don't want to stay in the new color group anymore?"

"How dare you go to the Asahi-iro group?"

Zhang Jiefang, however, didn't care about the Dao.

"Won't Li Feng be the leader of our new color team from now on?"

"We're like meat rotting in the pot; it's the same no matter where we are, right?"

"However, this new style of painting is indeed difficult to learn. Didn't we also not learn portrait painting very well this time?"

Upon hearing Zhang Jiefang's words, Jiang Fei and the others showed a distressed expression.

At this moment, Li Feng offered some advice to the two of them.

"Don't panic!"

"Who can say what will happen in the future?"

"Don't worry, Master Deng will definitely make you two first-class painters."

"If the two of you don't become first-class painters, how embarrassing would it be for Master Deng?"

Afterwards, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei felt that Li Feng was right, so they felt much better after Li Feng's persuasion.

The next day
May 11

The sun was shining brightly, and it seemed that even in Jingdezhen, a city in the south, it was getting hot this month. Li Feng was only wearing short sleeves, but he still felt sweating all over.

I took a cold shower yesterday, and I guess I'll have to take another one today.

After Li Feng and the others finished breakfast, Commissioner Zhou announced that everyone was free to disperse, meaning they were free to do as they pleased.

Everyone was very happy about this, and after today, their study trip to the South will come to an end.

So everyone is free to go wherever you want today.

Nowadays!

Everyone unanimously decided to go to Hongdian Street, which they hadn't been able to visit last time.

After all, last time it was a choice between Fanjiajing and Hongdian Street, and Fanjiajing was chosen in the end.

So everyone unanimously decided to go to Hongdian Street this time.

Li Feng was also looking forward to it. Last time he went to Fanjiajing, he found a gold cauldron covered in iron and made a profit of 75,000 yuan.

This time, Li Feng doesn't know what he might encounter.

However, Li Feng was also prepared for the possibility that nothing would happen to him, as such luck was unlikely to come every day.

Although Li Feng had high hopes, it was only a fleeting thought in his mind.

Some things are a matter of chance, so Li Feng didn't pay much attention to them.

Hongdian Street isn't very far from Li Feng's Hongfeng Ceramics Factory; it's about a 30-minute walk.

This calculation is based on walking.

Even so, Li Feng and his group quickly arrived at Hongdian Street.

At this moment

Li Feng looked at the archway in front of him, which had the words "Red Shop Street" written in gold lettering. After Li Feng and his group went inside, Li Feng found that there were many shops on both sides of Red Shop Street, as well as some street vendors.

As for the shops, there are many porcelain artists painting inside. However, Hongdian Street is not as winding as Fanjiajing Street. It is mostly square and long and straight.

Li Feng actually prefers this kind of straightforward road.

Li Feng wouldn't get lost in a place like Fanjiajing, but he really disliked the structure of that kind of road.

at this time
At first glance, the most conspicuous thing in Li Feng's eyes was the chimney not far away.

At that moment, the chimney was still emitting black smoke.

At that moment, he couldn't help but think that the chimney must be used for firing kilns, because Li Feng could smell the scent of pine wood.

In places like this, pine wood is generally used for firing porcelain.

In some places, electric kilns have been introduced to fire porcelain, but here, the traditional methods are still used to fire porcelain.

This puzzled Li Feng. He wondered if they wanted to create some special pattern or something.

As Li Feng was thinking about these things, Zhang Jiefang suddenly squatted down and asked Li Feng a question.

"Li Feng!"

"Are you saying this famille rose porcelain is from the imperial kilns?"

When Li Feng heard Zhang Jiefang's words, he was stunned for a moment, because he couldn't help but think.

How could official kiln blue and white porcelain possibly appear on a street stall?
If it's about finding a bargain, this isn't the way to do it.

Before Li Feng could speak, Jiang Fei shook his head at Zhang Jiefang and said...

"Are you stupid?!"

"How could something from an official kiln possibly appear on a street stall?"

"Don't even think about it."

However, after Jiang Fei finished speaking, the stall owner immediately became unhappy, and he couldn't help but angrily say to Jiang Fei.

"What makes you think my stuff is fake?"

After hearing the stall owner's words, Jiang Fei explained to the stall owner with a speechless expression.

“I didn’t say it was fake. I just said it wasn’t from an official kiln.”

"Items from official kilns are generally unlikely to appear in the private sector."

The stall owner did not deny what Jiang Fei said.

After all, official kiln porcelain from this region was generally intended for tribute. Although some official kiln porcelain did end up in private hands, it was mostly collected long ago.

It's really unlikely that what's displayed on street stalls now is like that.

Next, Zhang Jiefang and Jiang Fei went to other stalls, leaving Li Feng behind.

At this moment, Li Feng was not paying attention to what the stall owner and Jiang Fei were saying. He was squatting on the ground looking at the porcelain displayed in front of him.

to be frank!
The porcelain at this stall is quite a mixed bag.

It includes everything: Yuan blue and white porcelain, Ming blue and white porcelain, doucai, wucai, famille rose, and so on.

However, 99% of them are fake.

After Li Feng's appraisal, most of the porcelain here was only a year or two old, and the most recent piece was from last week.

In other words, most of the items here are counterfeit.

Since they were all fake, Li Feng immediately tried to stand up.

Just as Li Feng was about to stand up, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the blue and white porcelain in the corner.

At this moment, Li Feng felt that the blue and white porcelain was very special, but in fact, it was also very ordinary.

At this moment, Li Feng couldn't help but bend down again to examine the porcelain.

However, in order to avoid letting the boss notice that he had noticed the blue and white porcelain in the corner, Li Feng decided to look at them one by one.

After all, that way they wouldn't attract attention.

Meanwhile, the others around Li Feng were paying attention to the items on other stalls. After all, he wasn't the only one running a stall here. Most of them felt they couldn't leave empty-handed; they had to buy something to take home, otherwise their trip would be pointless. So, they were all buying other things.

of course!

These things were of course none of Li Feng's business, because Li Feng assumed that what they bought were just trinkets.

Even if there is a loss, it won't be a huge loss.

At this moment

Li Feng took the hundred-piece Ming blue and white porcelain vase in his hands. After examining it for a few seconds, he began to ask the shopkeeper a question.

"boss!".

"How much does this blue and white porcelain cost?"

Seeing that Li Feng was a stranger and looked quite young, the boss spoke directly to him.

"Fifty.".

When Li Feng heard the shop owner quote fifty yuan directly, he frowned and then said to the shop owner with some dissatisfaction.

"boss!".

"Isn't your asking price a bit too casual?"

The boss asked Li Feng with some doubt.

"how?".

"This is a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain!"

"What's wrong with me asking for fifty?"

Upon hearing his boss's words, Li Feng couldn't help but sneer.

"Yuan blue and white porcelain?"

"boss!".

"Does this look like Yuan blue and white porcelain?"

"And you'd put Yuan blue and white porcelain here to sell?"

"Besides."

In my opinion...

"Most of the things you've encountered are from the last year."

"You're asking for fifty yuan right off the bat? Do you think I'm a sucker?"

"Let me tell you, I'm also involved in porcelain."

"You know Hongfeng Ceramics Factory, right?"

"That's where I work."

"I decided to buy it because I found the blue and white porcelain interesting."

"Don't think I don't know anything about this."

Only then did the boss realize that the young man in front of him was a knowledgeable person. So the boss changed his attitude and smiled at Li Feng.

"Young man, I was just joking with you!"

"However, what you have in your hand is definitely not something from within the last year."

"I bought it from someone else's house a couple of years ago."

"Young man, you have to let me make some money, right?"

"Otherwise, what's the point of me setting up a stall here?"

Looking at the boss in front of him, Li Feng shook his head and said.

"But you can't ask for fifty!"

At this moment, the boss directly asked Li Feng.

"Then tell me, how much are you going to offer!"

Li Feng thought for a moment, then held up his five fingers.

Upon seeing this, the boss shook his head at Li Feng.

"That's too little!"

"Five yuan, I'll take it. It's worth more than that."

"Would you like some more?"

Li Feng then added three more pieces for him.

However, the boss was not satisfied with the extra money Li Feng offered.

Although the shop owner didn't know the origin of the blue and white porcelain, he just wanted to make some money. Like other items on the street stall, he would try to rip off anyone he could.

He still hopes to sell it and make some money.

At this moment, Li Feng spoke directly to the boss.

"Ten yuan."

"I can't have any more. If I have any more, I might as well just go to the factory, ask for a favor, and get one back."

"At least it doesn't cost that much money."

"Ten yuan!"

"That's the most I can do. If it really doesn't work, I'll go to another company."

When Li Feng got to this point, he pretended to get up and leave.

Just as Li Feng was about to stand up, the boss immediately stopped him and then hurriedly said to him.

"It's a deal!"

"Ten yuan it is!"

"Just consider it making a friend."

Li Feng nodded, then took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper received Li Feng's money.

Li Feng immediately took the Ming blue and white porcelain into his hands.

At this point, Li Feng felt it was a bit difficult to carry, so he asked the shopkeeper for some wrapping paper and straw rope to tie the porcelain securely.

Seeing Li Feng's quick movements, the boss couldn't help but ask him a question.

"Hey bro, you're the one in charge of packing at the factory, right?"

However, Li Feng shook his head at the boss in response.

"No, that's not true. I'm just a painter."

After saying that, Li Feng left the stall and found a secluded spot. He then placed the Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain into his personal space and went to find Wang Liu and the others who were buying trinkets nearby.

When Li Feng found them, Wang Liu and the others had already bought the trinkets they wanted. Seeing that Li Feng's hands were empty, they couldn't help but ask him curiously.

"Aren't you going to buy something to take home?"

"Your partner must be at the hospital, right?"

"Shouldn't you give her something?"

Li Feng simply shook his head at them.

"Most of the things here are fake. I might as well go to the Red Maple Ceramics Factory and get some stuff to take back!"

When Li Feng finished speaking, their eyes lit up.

"Yes!"

“Hongfeng Ceramics Factory does indeed have things that our factory can’t make, such as thin-walled porcelain.”

"Why don't we take some back?" Wang Liu said, and Zhou Jianjun and the others agreed.

Actually, Li Feng said that just to help Sha Zhu bring back tableware and tea sets.

After all, he had promised him, and Li Feng couldn't go back on his word. Now that everyone wanted to take something back, Li Feng naturally had no choice but to comply.

So everyone returned to the Red Maple Ceramics Factory in a large group. For things like this, it was best to find Commissioner Zhou, who was the liaison officer.

Because the porcelain from Hongfeng Ceramics Factory isn't something you can just buy whenever you want; it's all produced according to a plan.

However, having a slightly larger or smaller plan is still fine for internal adjustments.

So Commissioner Zhou quickly agreed to Li Feng and the others' request, and then he prepared to talk to the person in charge of the Hongfeng Ceramics Factory about it.

Commissioner Zhou estimated that there should be no problem.

After all, it wasn't just Li Feng and his group who wanted to buy some porcelain to exchange with others.

After Commissioner Zhou finished discussing the matter, Li Feng and the others went to select porcelain. The others chose some small porcelain trinkets, while some chose sculptures. As for Li Feng, he directly took a set of tableware and a tea set.

It cost a total of seventy-five yuan.

of course!

This is the cost price; you couldn't get this much money elsewhere.

After all, if sold outside, the price would be several times higher, so Li Feng got a good deal this time. However, all of these were for Sha Zhu.

Li Feng certainly wouldn't charge Sha Zhu more money, since Sha Zhu had treated him well.

(End of this chapter)