Zhao Fangming: taste the charm of rosewood

In fact, for a long time, red sandalwood rosewood is a very interesting collection of species, and Zhao Fangming is also a lot of sense. In his words, the first element of the collection of red sandalwood is like, and then you can slowly understand it from practice and feel the charm.

From love to learning to talk about red sandalwood, Zhao Fangming seems to be remembering and describing an old friend, little by little. “It was probably more than a decade ago when we first started contacting the collection of rosewood,” Zhao Fangming recalled. “Now people who know me all call me 'woodies.' In fact, from a very early start, I’m particularly fond of some wood products. Coincidentally, it started to touch rosewood."

At the beginning, Zhao Fangming was out of interest. First, he purchased some related books for reading at Xinhua Bookstore. Later, I gradually went to visit museums in various parts of the country, Beijing’s Forbidden City and other places. The purpose was to learn more and more. He said: "Slowly, just appreciate it, and never understand it completely.

“Is there any difficulty in the beginning?” Facing the reporter’s question, Zhao Fangming smiled and said: “Of course there is, for example, if you buy it at the beginning, you’ve bought it wrong, and you’re deceived by others. At the beginning, you will always encounter this type of problem or a variety of problems. Of course, sometimes you may also encounter a blackhearted profiteer, but sometimes you will find that this is not always the case. Some merchants actually have a little knowledge of themselves. He thought that he was selling the right thing, and he was not concentrating on deceiving you.” In light of the failures and setbacks of those years, Zhao Fangming seemed to be indifferent and he took it with him. He went on to say, “This is why we must have a good sense of practice. We must enter this circle first, but we cannot get in the clouds of people. We must follow the people who know little about it, and we should come down to earth, step by step, and gradually come to ourselves. There will be income."

Therefore, Zhao Fangming began to search for this step by step, scouring little by little, and after more than ten years, he collected a lot of red sandalwood from players and antique dealers in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Collection.

Long way to go, Zhao Yuanming said that on the way to collect red sandalwood, there are many experiences and stories because you need to search for and spend quite a long time. You can't rely on running once or twice to gain something. Press Zhao Fangming himself. In terms of words, this is a process of “building nests and attracting phoenixes”.

“At that time, there was no internet network. I heard a message. On the cold days or hot summer days, I got up at two or three points in the middle of the night. A train ticket or airline ticket went out to the field.” Zhao Fangming said with a smile. "But if we go there must be something to see? Is it sure to be right? Must we understand it? Must you like it? Or, if you like it, you must be able to afford it? No, you don't know." ”

But this is precisely a way of learning. Zhao Fangming like this, to the front line, to listen to, to learn, while enjoying their eyes, but also get experience, is also looking for opportunities. "Five times, ten times, and twenty times. If you finally got what you wanted, it was quite satisfying and full of happiness." Zhao Fangming said, "This is also a kind of gradually cultivated from affection. Out of patience, once, I stared at a thing for 3 years, visited several times and three times, Ruanmowanpao, after several twists and turns, took the family's baby to me."

Carefully playing to increase the fun, Zhao Fangming paused and then said: “Our people are often pursuing a kind of rarity. We have people who have no self and people who have me. On the basis of what we like, we can do what we can. In the pursuit of some unique and incomparable antique collections, for me, it is usually some literary and antique furniture and antiques after the Ming and Qing dynasty, because I personally liked them more.”

Zhao Fangming said that some things may look old or even defective, and ordinary people may not necessarily like it. But in this old style, the unique charm of red sandalwood is revealed in it. The key is to like it and to experience it. "It is the taste of northerners."

At the same time, the red sandalwood collections are often practical and playable, which makes the collection of red sandalwood has endless fun. It's not just a simple investment, it's not a collection, it's hidden away from where it is. He said: "The collection of red sandalwood pays attention to charm and fate. Sometimes it is clear to your hand that you don't understand it, and it's ridiculous to get it out. Sometimes, when you buy something, you always have this kind of gossiping. I once did it again. It's very interesting. I just bought something in the store, and when I haven't returned home, I've been stopped. In any case, I'll have to add money to make me change my hands. So I still have to be quiet and have to taste it."

Zhao Fangming insists that, on the basis of his own practical experience, he should calm down and calm his mentality. Like red sandalwood, to understand the red sandalwood, often play to appreciate it, can you gradually feel something. There are things whose charm is there, and when one day you can feel it's good, it's beautiful, this moment the fun comes. By then, the specific market value will be less important.

The potential for future appreciation is huge. Zhao Fangming believes that the market for rosewood has a brighter future. As the king of wood, rosewood has both high hardness and good flexibility. In recent years, there has been a 2 to 5 times increase in material prices. In addition, due to the special emphasis on the production process, labor costs have recently increased year by year. Even if it is new, including some imitation furniture, prices are rising every year. Plus rosewood furniture is not even depreciation, and some spent a few years furniture stores are willing to increase the price by 20% to 30% to recover, it can be seen that its preservation function.

This is especially true of antiques. Some things are often priceless, or there is no price. Recently, many funds have also entered the collectibles market, and the appreciation of rosewood can be quite large. "This is related to the social and market environment. My own collection is also about 5 to 20 times more value-added in these ten years. Some of the top rosewood products on the market even have 200-fold and 300-fold gains." Zhao Fang Ming said, "Some things look almost the same, but they will cost more than 20 times the price. This is not just because of the size, age differences, but also including the form factor, workmanship, materials and other aspects of stress."

"Now my own collection has already accumulated a certain amount of money. I don't need to invest too much, because there will always be people asking me whether or not to use the items in my hand. This is how to raise Tibet." Zhao Fangming said finally. "In short, the most important thing is to collect red sandalwood, and it is important to like it. There is a love for red sandalwood in order to understand its charm and to obtain it."

Reporter Comments:

Zhao Fangming has always said that if you want to collect red sandalwood, it must first be heartfelt to have a liking or love. Of course, if you want to achieve something in this area, you will encounter many obstacles, such as restrictions on professional knowledge and economic strength. However, we have seen that although Zhao Fangming has encountered difficulties in all aspects during the collection process, he finally achieved great success. Supporting him to go one step at a time to this day is precisely his "infatuation". His love for the red sandalwood has led him to a definitive search.

At the same time, most of the red sandalwood products have practical value, and it is precisely because they collect and play with taste, they have a sense of emotion and pleasure before they feel satisfied and can grasp the true meaning of the collection.