Guanfu Museum.

Ma Wei pointed to a white-glazed porcelain pot and personally explained to Song Weiyang: "Does it have its opening? It looks like a monk's hat, so this is called a monk's hat pot. This type of pot was originally born in the Yuan Dynasty, but the monk's hat pot in the Yuan Dynasty was solid in shape, with thicker neck and shorter flow. This piece was obviously not an item from the Yuan Dynasty. It was from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. The pot flow was slightly longer, and other characteristics were similar to the pot of the Yuan Dynasty. It was different in the Qing Dynasty. The neck of the pot was raised and the belly of the pot was slightly thinner, so the overall look was longer..."

"What about this one?" Song Weiyang said, pointing to the porcelain bottle next to him.

Ma Weidu said: "The full name of this bottle is 'Faihua wrapping peony pattern plum vase'. Fahua is also known as Dharma flower and pink flower. It is a low-temperature glaze pottery. It is very similar to glass in terms of craftsmanship and glaze color, so fauna is sometimes commonly called glazed glass. As for plum vase, as the name suggests, it is used to insert plums. But plum vase was a matter after the Ming Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, plum vase was also called scripture bottles, which were used to hold wine. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was often used to hold wine."

Song Weiyang asked: "What era is this bottle from?"

"Ming Dynasty," Ma Wei pointed to the bottle and said, "The plum vases in the Ming Dynasty have a low-profile shape, round and thick mouths, no obvious corner twists, and the shoulders are raised, which look full and powerful... The Song Dynasty was thin and long, and they looked similar to chicken legs; the Yuan Dynasty inherited the Song Dynasty style, but the shoulders were plump and often had bottle caps; the Qing Dynasty had a plump shoulder, and the waist was straighter..."

Ma Wei is both the founder of Guanfu Museum, but he has not yet served as the director. Song Weiyang called him "Director Ma" just a respectful title.

After strolling in the museum for a while, Song Weiyang nodded and smiled: "The antiques are quite interesting. When will I buy a few practices?"

Ma Wei said: "You can practice, don't be addicted to it, and don't think about finding bargains. It will take at least ten years from the moment you first entered the industry to having a little experience. I even slapped you a few years ago. Boss Song is definitely not short of money. If you really want to collect it, it's best to buy a few items in the auction house for real money, which is at least relatively safe. It's okay to pick up bargains on the street stalls. Three or five thousand yuan is just a small amount for you, but don't touch street stalls that are priced at tens of thousands of yuan."

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "Haha, even if I buy the real thing, I don't have time to take care of it myself. I'll just give it to you in the museum."

Ma Wei said: "Yes, it's stored in the museum for exhibition. We will help you maintain it and only charge a small amount of management fees."

"I know an old man in Shenghai named Du Weishan and Du Yuesheng's son," Song Weiyang smiled. "If Director Ma goes to Shenghai, you can talk to Mr. Du. You must have a common topic."

Ma Wei said: "That's good. Mr. Du, I know, an expert in ancient coins research, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to communicate in person."

Song Weiyang said: "He is on the 5th floor of Shenghai Museum. When you arrive, you will ask directly. The old man likes to chat with people very much."

"I will definitely visit you next time I go to Shenghai." Ma Weidu said.

The ringtone of the cell phone suddenly rang, and Song Weiyang answered the phone and said, "What's the matter?"

The phone call was called by an employee of Xifeng Jingcheng Branch. Song Weiyang couldn't come forward to buy the courtyard in person, so he asked the middle-level cadres of the branch to help him. The man said, "Boss, you can't get 2.5 million, but it costs at least 2.8 million to 3 million."

Song Weiyang asked: "The price starts on the ground?"

Xifeng staff said: "Not that, it's mainly because they don't want to move. The residents in the Siheyuan basically work nearby, but the price we give is only enough for them to buy a very small house on the Second Ring Road. If they buy a house outside the Second Ring Road, it will be inconvenient for young people to go to work. The elderly will be even more unhappy. They have lived in the Siheyuan all their lives and it is difficult for them to persuade them to move out."

Song Weiyang smiled and said, "So, is it still a matter of money?"

"Yes," said Xifeng staff, "at least they can buy a house within the Second Ring Road so that these residents are willing to move out. Even so, they still have to persuade the elderly, after all, they have lived in the alley for a lifetime."

Song Weiyang said: "I will give you 3 million, and you can handle this for me. Remember not to do anything randomly."

Xifeng staff said: "3 million is enough, I will make an agreement before the Chinese New Year as soon as possible. However, it will probably be delayed until April and May to move out. After all, buying a house will take time to move."

"No problem." Song Weiyang said.

The real estate market in Beijing in 1999 was not outrageous. The housing prices within the Second Ring Road were between 1,500 yuan and 3,500 yuan. The specific price depends on the location and the quality of the house. This is much cheaper than the housing prices in Shenghai. But it will continue to grow next year. The unit price of good second-hand houses can rise to 4,000 yuan, and the average one is basically above 2,000 yuan.

As for houses outside the Second Ring Road of Beijing, you can buy them casually and get a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan. You can consider mortgageing large-scale apartments on the Third Ring Road.

Ma Wei stood beside him and understood, and smiled and said, "2.5 million will definitely be able to take down the courtyard, but it will take time. The residents there are a family of people crowded in a small house. The young people want to change the place early, and the old people can only listen to the young people's opinions in the end."

"It's better to spend some money to solve the problem as soon as possible, there is no need to spend too much energy," said Song Weiyang.

If it really drags on until next year, housing prices in Beijing will rise sharply, and those residents may have to get more.

...

The employee of Xifeng Branch who helped Song Weiyang negotiate the price was named Zhai Qinghua. This guy had already figured out the boss's thoughts. He didn't care about how much money it was, but only cared about letting the residents move out as soon as possible.

That night, Zhai Qinghua called all residents into the yard, with the relocation fee of 2,600 yuan per square meter, and even counted the patio and aisles inside, with non-building locations of 1,500 yuan per square meter.

This idea was very insidious, and immediately changed the main contradiction from whether you want to move away or not, whether the relocation fee was enough, and to whom should be considered by those patios and corridors. The relatively harmonious neighborhood instantly made a fool of itself, and in order to compete for a few square meters of aisles, he even went to the police station.

The elderly who didn't want to move were panicked, fearing that the neighbors who moved away first would sell the aisle and patio. So regardless of whether they sold it or not, they rushed to negotiate a contract with Zhai Qinghua, at least taking ownership of those non-building locations in their hands.

The police station was overwhelmed and they were invited to be distributors, but they could not be distributed at all.

Residents with a large family said that the patio and aisle should be divided according to the head. Residents with a small family said that they should be divided equally according to the number of each household. Even the residents who have lived the longest, they will be divided according to the year if they bite to death, and say first come first served.

The united front of the residents collapsed, and the courtyard quarreled every day.

The old man who was originally reluctant to move out became the most wanted to leave quickly. It was really sad that his old friend turned against him. It felt uncomfortable to stay here for one more day.

Finally, under the mediation of the street office, everyone finally recognized a relatively reasonable allocation plan.

Song Weiyang was so amazed when he learned about this. He first criticized Zhai Qinghua, then promoted Zhai Qinghua and paid a salary increase, and compensated each household of Siheyuan for 10,000 yuan, which was to comfort their injured hearts.

Thomawei invited an ancient architecture expert to go to check the house on the spot, and the feedback he received made Song Weiyang speechless.

The foundation of the broken house was damaged many places, and more than 30% of the wood was severely corroded. Some places could not be repaired, so they could only be rebuilt. There were also wires that were connected privately, just like spider webs, which was a big shame in the ancient building.

Ancient architecture experts say that if you want to perfectly repair and reasonably integrate some modern facilities, it will cost at least millions. If Song Weiyang wants to use high-quality wood and paint, he will ask the best craftsmen to do partial decoration and make some rockery pavilions or something, and he can use up 5 million yuan.
Chapter completed!