Most people are always waiting for opportunities to fall from the sky, rather than working hard to create such opportunities. When a man dreams of how to earn 50000 pounds, a hundred people simply dream that 50000 pounds will fall in front of them—— Milne

    Timing is crucial to success. A good time can bring a good beginning and a good result. But although timing is very important, not everyone can catch a good time. Most of us, when we encounter an opportunity, always miss it for a variety of reasons. Opportunities often exist, but it is very difficult to seize them. There are many people in this world who can't catch a good time in their life, so they can only spend their life in depression and complaint. There are also some people who accurately grasp the opportunity, so they take advantage of the situation to realize their life value.

    Timing is uncertain, indescribable and abstract. Many people can't grasp the opportunity, and take the lack of opportunity as their excuse to cover up their shortcomings and cover up their mediocre and absurd life. Successful people take the initiative to create opportunities and usher in their own success with the opportunities they create. In the eyes of the strong, there is no saying that there is no time. There is a Chinese saying that "if the mountain doesn't come, I'll go.". This sentence can sometimes be compared to timing. We may not grasp the opportunity, but we can take the initiative to create the opportunity! By creating opportunities, we can usher in changes in our lives.

Create opportunities to receive goods in the countryside

    Luo Jun is a cultural relic lover. He has no other special interests besides his usual work. The only hobby is collecting cultural relics. He knows that condensation of the essence of cultural relics is a proof of a long history. After Luo Jun retired, he was very idle. He no longer had work to complete. The usual busy days finally passed. Luo Jun was idle at home. Under such circumstances, his friends suggested that he go to the countryside to search for cultural relics. Maybe I accidentally found a valuable cultural relic? There are many people in the cultural relics circle who are scouring the country with this idea.

    He thought a little and thought it was a good time. Maybe we can find some cultural relics? Just do what you say. One day in June 1996, Luo Jun went to the countryside to buy goods. The scenery in the countryside is very good and the air is very fresh. Luo Jun, who had been staying in the city, seldom saw these beautiful scenery. For a time, he began to enjoy the harvest scenery. When Luo Jun was busy until noon, Luo Jun was already sweating with heat. So Luo Jun ran to a fellow villager in the village and asked them for a drink of water. The owner of the villagers' house was a farmer. He was very kind. When he saw someone asking for water, he began to deliver water to Luo Jun without saying a word. At this time, grandpa also began to take out his own cigarettes. Grandpa usually doesn't have any hobbies. He likes to smoke a few cigarettes after he is busy with farm work.

    Luo Jun drank many cups in a row and was ready to finish it. He continued to go shopping. He got nothing this morning and nothing of value. When he finished drinking and was ready to ride away, he heard an unusually clear sound. This voice attracted Luo Jun's attention, and Luo Jun immediately turned around and looked back. I saw grandpa hitting a black porcelain basin with a cigarette pole. The black porcelain basin attracted Luo Jun's attention. Luo Jun subconsciously thought that the black porcelain basin was likely to be unusual. He put forward the wish to see the black porcelain basin, and the farmer immediately moved the black porcelain basin to him. Until close contact, Luo Jun found that the black porcelain basin was originally used to hold soot. The opening of the small basin is very thick and straight, the bottom is very flat, and there is a string of drum nails in the center of the plate, which looks very special.

Two packs of cigarettes to buy antique black porcelain basin

    Luo Jun thought the black porcelain basin was not ordinary. He wanted to buy it. So he began to discuss with the farmer and said that he would buy the black porcelain basin with money. The farmer saw that Luo Jun was very concerned about the black porcelain basin, so he was ready to let him take away the black porcelain basin directly. Just buy him two boxes of cigarettes. Because this black porcelain basin was also found by the farmers in the mountains. When it was dug out, the farmers adhered to the principle of making the best use of everything. The farmers used it as an ashtray for three years. He didn't spend money on the black porcelain basin at all, so the farmers felt it was fair to change a black porcelain basin for two packs of cigarettes.

    Luo Jun heard these words and ran to the canteen in the village. There I bought two packs of cigarettes with 4 yuan and took them to the farmer's house. After that, when Luo Jun left, he returned to the city with the farmer's black porcelain basin and ashtray. Luo Jun, who came home, gave a big cleaning to the black porcelain basin. Because when he was in the countryside, the black porcelain basin was very black and he couldn't see clearly, so he couldn't analyze it in place. The porcelain basin washed with black mud looks very beautiful. It is applied with natural color emulsion glaze inside and rose color emulsion glaze outside. The mouth edge and breast nails of the basin body are golden, which looks very eye-catching.

    However, the porcelain basin also has some disadvantages, that is, the porcelain basin is obviously damaged. It can almost be seen that there is a lack of skin, but nevertheless, the porcelain basin is very beautiful and attractive. Because of the unusual shape of the porcelain basin, Luo Jun decided to take the porcelain basin to his friend and ask him to help identify it. Luo Jun is a cultural relic lover, but he is an amateur. He is not an expert. Therefore, in many cases, when he looks at cultural relics, he sees them very simple and can't see the specific ones. This specific aspect still needs experts to identify and analyze them.

Drum nail washing treasures of cultural relics in Song Dynasty

    The porcelain basin was quickly identified after being appreciated by Luo Jun's friends. This porcelain basin is indeed an antique. It comes from the Song Dynasty and is a famous bronze ware in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, drum nail washing was an indispensable object for talented scholars and scholars. It was often used to wash brushes. More than that, song Huizong also liked to use drum nail washing. It is said that song Huizong once had a dream about drum nail washing. After waking up, song Huizong began to wash with drum nails. Luo Jun's friend saw the porcelain basin and couldn't bear to put it down. He wants to make a deal with Luo Jun and buy the porcelain basin for 60000 yuan. Of course Luo Jun was willing. He bought the porcelain basin for only four yuan.

    If the porcelain basin is sold to a friend at the price of 9 yuan, it is a zero cost transaction. In this way, Luo Jun sold the porcelain basin at a price of 60000 yuan. But after selling the porcelain pots, Luo Jun felt that he should give the farmers some more money. After all, the farmer was willing to give him a bowl of water to drink when he was thirsty and helped him. Secondly, the porcelain basin was also taken from the farmer to sell. He can't bully others because the old man doesn't know the goods. He can't let people suffer too much. So Luo Jun came to the countryside again and gave grandpa 6000 yuan as compensation.

    After that, Luo Jun's friends took out the drum nail washing and sold it for 300000 yuan. Soon after, someone saw the treasure at the Hong Kong auction. At this time, the value of drum nail washing has been greatly improved, and the auction value is as high as HK $1.8 million. No one thought that the drum nail washing started with two packs of cigarettes worth 4 yuan, and finally sold for HK $1.8 million. But this is also very normal. You know, drum nail washing is very valuable. There are only a dozen drum nail washes in China. After all, "rare things are more expensive". I believe that over time, the value of drum nail washing will be higher.

epilogue

    Luo Jun's experience is admired by many people. It is estimated that most people want to find treasures with a few yuan like Luo Jun. But there are few cases like Luo Jun, and the probability of its existence is as low as that of winning the lottery. People can only admire Luo Jun for having a good opportunity and seizing the opportunity that belongs to him. With a pair of eyes for discovering opportunities and a mind for creating opportunities, this person is likely to usher in his own road of wealth and make himself successful.