The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

After the banquet, Mr. Qiu began to think about what Mr. Du said about 'Yun Zhou is a master of porcelain restoration'.

When he first heard it, he was dubious. After all, the young man was too young to be a master of porcelain restoration.

Everyone knows that restoring porcelain is not so easy, it is a very difficult craft, and it must be taught by a master. It takes five or six years to get started, and how old is Yunzhou?

A young man in his early twenties has only been in the antique business for less than four years. How is this possible?

The speed is simply faster than making a rocket!

In the middle, I felt that there was a lot of water, but the result was predictable, and I was slapped in the face.

Alas, his face was swollen from the beating, so there was no doubt about it.

There is also an explanation for Yunzhou's ability to discover the imitation plum vase. Only a true master of porcelain restoration has such keen observation and perception, and can detect suspicious points that ordinary people cannot detect.

So far, Mr. Qiu no longer has any doubts about the identity of the young master of porcelain restoration.

The only thing that needs to be verified is whether this technique is a true 'stainless restoration' technique.

It's not that he doesn't believe Mr. Du's words, it's just that the traceless restoration skills have been lost with the death of Mr. Feng, which has become a pity for the entire cultural relics restoration industry.

In the 12 years since this skill disappeared, people have been impersonating it, and there will be news of traceless restoration and reappearance every once in a while, but these news are all fake without exception.

Precisely because of the reputation of the "stainless restoration" technique, it is necessary to be cautious.

Once it appears in the world, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire antique world!

Without further ado, on the second day of the banquet, Mr. Qiu asked his friends to help contact several bosses who had asked Yunzhou to repair the porcelain, and asked carefully, and it was indeed repaired so that no flaws could be seen.

To be on the safe side, he proposed to visit the other party in person during their free time.

As the saying goes, "a layman sees the excitement, an insider sees the doorway." In the eyes of some antique lovers, the repair that looks flawless, but in the eyes of experts, it is full of loopholes and can barely pass the mark.

This happened more than once.

The general repair method looks okay from the surface, everything comes out when the purple light is illuminated, and the traces of repair are very obvious.

And feel.

The feeling of fetal glaze is different, texture, thickness, uniformity, fineness and smoothness, etc., as long as there is any part that is not repaired in place, it can be identified by experts.

But now, Mr. Qiu opened his eyes wide, and with a professional purple light in his hand, he moved inch by inch on the surface of this 'Yongzheng Doucai Rurifang Zhongtu Goblet', wishing he could put his face on the wall of the cup.

It's a pity that after searching for half an hour, I couldn't find any traces of restoration. It was so perfect that it seemed that this was a complete piece of porcelain.

He couldn't help asking Mr. Yan next to him, "Are you sure... this is the porcelain that was sent for restoration?"

Yan Yue was quite flattered by Mr. Qiu's visit, and replied with a serious expression: "Yes. It was repaired by Master Yunzhou, and the contract is also there. I'll bring it for you."

Mr. Qiu looked through it immediately after receiving it. Although the contract was simple, it had complete clauses.

Attached at the back is the original photo and identification certificate of this Qing Yongzheng Doucai Goblet Cup. The photo clearly shows that a part of the bottom goblet is missing.

! !It's really a residual weapon!

Mr. Qiu took a deep breath, compared the photos back and forth, and finally found the repaired part on the porcelain.

So he observed more carefully.

Finally, with a look of shock on his face, he put down a series of identification tools such as a purple light lamp and a magnifying glass.

Now it can be fully confirmed that this is definitely a true 'stainless repair', and it is not inferior to Master Feng's superb skills!

He was fortunate to have seen the porcelain restored by Mr. Feng, which was exactly the same as this one.

In 12 years, he never imagined that this lost skill would be reappeared in a young man in his early [-]s.

After the shock, it was followed by an uncontrollable excitement, his chest was full, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Over the past ten years, he has confirmed it time and time again full of longing, but was disappointed again and again, but this time, Old Qiu knew that he had finally found it.

After finally calming down his excitement, he knew not to act too hastily.

This is big news enough to shock the entire antique world, and it is also good news once in a lifetime for the cultural relics restoration industry, and its impact cannot be underestimated.

However, Yun Zhou is too young, and has no intersection with Master Feng.

When Master Feng passed away, Yunzhou was only ten years old, and it was impossible for a child to inherit such a profound skill.

Maybe there is an intersection with Feng Lao's apprentice?

Old Qiu guessed.

But I heard that Feng Lao's two apprentices, including his children, have not been passed on, otherwise this skill will not be lost.

Everything is so incredible.

If he hadn't seen the real thing, Qiu Lao himself would not believe it, let alone other people.

Propagating it rashly like this will not only not be recognized, but may also have the opposite effect.

Moreover, he also wanted to see how superb the other party's skills were.

You should know that the difficulty of restoring a single-color glazed porcelain is completely different from that of restoring a pastel porcelain with complicated paintings.

Mr. Qiu had something on his mind, and wanted to find Yunzhou several times. He remembered that the young man said that he would practice in Zhenbao Pavilion a few years ago.

However, he has observed a few times not far from Zhenbao Pavilion, either ordinary people are waiting in line with family heirlooms, or the boss in a luxury car comes to the door for appraisal with his collection. The boom in business makes him speechless.

Old Qiu: ...

Isn't there usually very little traffic in antique shops like this?

Why are there so many people now!

He came three times, but he didn't find a suitable opportunity to enter.

As the former curator of the museum in S City and a well-known appraisal expert, he can't wait in line like everyone else, right?

This is so demeaning.

Furthermore, the business of Zhenbao Pavilion is so good, the shopkeeper will definitely not let people go.

Forget it, he'll wait until the next year.

**

At this time, there is still a week before the Chinese New Year. From February last year to the present, Yunzhou has come to Zhenbao Pavilion for an internship for a whole year.

This year, the youth grew rapidly.

Thousands of antiques have been appraised, and it can be said that all the strange and weird objects have been seen; the method of counterfeiting is the same, and all that appear on the market have been seen.

In fact, after seeing more, you can understand why many experts can quickly draw conclusions without using those professional appreciation tools.

Because it is too familiar, as long as it is not a high imitation, the means of fraud are obvious at a glance, and there is no need for those tools.

In addition, miscellaneous items, ancient books and other categories that were slightly weak in the past have also become more professional under the constant contact and the teaching of Mr. Du.

In addition, its own theoretical foundation is very solid, so far it has not been drilled, and I believe it will not happen in the future.

Many colleagues who are jealous of the booming business of Zhenbao Pavilion hope that the young man will be hit by others because of a wrong appraisal every day, and his reputation will be ruined.

It's a pity that they waited for a year and didn't get it. Instead, they saw the distinguished customers who couldn't be lured by their own store come to the door one after another.

His peers were so jealous that their eyes were red.

What do you mean by "not opening for three years, but three years after opening", the Treasure Pavilion is open every day!

They really can't open a business, they can only deceive novices who have just entered the industry and foreigners who don't understand antiques, and they are about to close down.

Unknowingly, Yunzhou was dubbed as an 'appraisal expert' by people, and no one dared to underestimate this 22-year-old youth.

Especially now that he has strong appraisal ability, does not charge fees, and never puts on the airs of an expert, everyone naturally likes to ask him for appraisal.

At the same time, his ability to restore porcelain has also been significantly improved, and he has seen many never-before-seen types and types from various collectors.

Moreover, the parts that need to be repaired for each piece of porcelain are different, and the difficulty is different. The repair method can be used more flexibly, and the efficiency has nearly doubled.

Every time Yun Zhou comes into contact with a new piece of porcelain, he will write down the difficulties of material configuration and repair, so that it will be much easier next time he encounters a similar one, and he doesn't have to study hard.

In addition to Master Feng's guidance to him, he has recorded five thick volumes of notes on porcelain restoration, which are divided into very detailed categories according to age, glaze color, and decoration. Even Master Feng was amazed after reading it.

He couldn't help thinking, if he had left the manuscript before, would this skill not be lost?

However, the traditional handicrafts of the Hua Kingdom have always been passed on by word of mouth, and there has never been such a comprehensive record.

One is that it is inconvenient to spread the exclusive secret recipe, and the other is to pay attention to the understanding of the apprentices, and the master cannot always feed the food to his mouth.

However, Yunzhou's situation is completely different.

This is the result of his own efforts to summarize and record, and it is also a review after each restoration.

Completely record the parts that are not clear and have been tested many times in the repair process, and check them repeatedly to make up for the weak points.

Then next time, you don't have to bother to mix the glaze more than ten times, and it will be successful once or twice, which greatly improves the efficiency.

Of course, he has other plans for such a detailed record, which is just an immature idea at present.

After he has fully mastered this skill and gained a greater reputation, some ideas can be implemented slowly.

The end of the year is coming soon, the weather is freezing cold, and it snowed yesterday.

There are still snowflakes outside the door, a vast expanse of whiteness, and some places are frozen, so you need to be careful when walking.

There are not many people coming to the antique shop now, it is busy at the end of the year, and there are still new year's goods to be prepared.

Shopkeeper Wu is calculating this year's profit.

In fact, there are accounting accounts every month, but he was still shocked when he saw the final statistics, and he couldn't help but calculate it several times.

After excluding various expenses, this year, or should be said last year in the Gregorian calendar, the net profit was more than 1300 million!

Omg.

That's not counting January of this year.

The data for January has not yet come out, but he has seen the amount on the contract, and the net profit is at least 1 million. After all, it is the off-season, so it is normal.

That is to say, in the year Yunzhou came here, the store's net profit exceeded 1400 million, which was more than the store's previous five years combined!

This is something he never dared to think about before.

At the end of August, the profit reached an astonishing 8 million. At that time, he felt that he could wake up with a smile if he could exceed 600 million by the end of the year. After all, there are only four months left, and there is still an off-season.

Unexpectedly, it has reached 1400 million now, especially in November and December, the performance has been rising steadily, with a net profit of 11 million in the account every month, and the monthly turnover exceeds 12 million.

Treasure Pavilion has never been so brilliant in so many years.

Moreover, the store is now well-known, and the business in the future will definitely be much easier than before.

When shopkeeper Wu reported to the boss, his voice was trembling.

He has 30% of the shares. Although half of this part has to be compensated to Yunzhou, it is much better than his previous annual salary of hundreds of thousands.

This year, there is an annual salary of 200 million, which has tripled!

All of this was brought by Yunzhou.

Youth is simply his lucky star, his God of Wealth!

No, not only his, but also the God of Wealth of the entire Zhenbao Pavilion.

Yun Zhou will naturally not be treated badly.

This year's harvest has been huge. The 50% profit of Zhenbao Pavilion is almost 700 million. Including the pair of blue and white book lamps and his restoration of porcelain, the account has a total of 1100 million more.

This year, not only have I gained countless experiences, but I have also gained a lot of money, and I have the fame and fortune that others yearn for.

Yun Zhou himself is also very satisfied.

But he is not short of money now, and he knows that money is endless.

The time agreed at that time was until the end of the year, and now the time is coming soon, and he is going to bid farewell to shopkeeper Wu.

Shopkeeper Wu was naturally unwilling to let him go, and the boss specifically emphasized that he must be kept.

So he brewed a cup of tea and said earnestly: "Xiaozhou, if you have any requests, just ask."

It's okay to ask for shares, or to recruit assistants alone, and even shopkeeper Wu thinks that he can retreat to the second line and let Yunzhou be the number one.

Yun Zhou declined, "Master Wu, thank you for your kindness. I originally planned to do an internship for half a year, but it was changed to the end of the year. I have stayed here long enough."

"Ah? This—"

Shopkeeper Wu didn't expect that he was not greedy at all, so he was stunned for a moment, and all the conditions to persuade the other party seemed to be ineffective.

Yunzhou continued: "Actually, the business will be better in the first year. You should have noticed that there are a lot fewer people coming in January."

Seeing that shopkeeper Wu didn't refute, he seemed to understand what he meant, "The news of the free appraisal has been spread for so long, and almost everyone who wants to have an appraisal at home in S City has come.

It is impossible for those big bosses to be big collectors and obsessed with collecting all day long. Most of them are just hobbies, and they all have their own careers to be busy.

Grandpa Du's banquet last time aroused their enthusiasm for antiques, so they came over to appraise them, and collected a few antiques that were confirmed to be genuine for appreciation.

For them, there is nothing wrong with it, but this trend prevailed for a while, and then faded away. "

Shopkeeper Wu couldn't help but glanced at Yunzhou, he didn't see this young man thoroughly.

He also thought about this problem before, but he still took chances. After all, who doesn't want to make more money?

A salary of 200 million a year, looking at the entire city of S, is at the top of the pyramid. It only takes two years for a big house to come out.

Even if there are a lot fewer customers, having Yunzhou here is always better than him being there, but it's a pity that the other party doesn't mean it.

Shopkeeper Wu pondered: "Alright, anyway, you haven't graduated yet. If you want to come over after graduation, Zhenbao Pavilion welcomes you at any time."

It is really necessary to look at the next market first. If the market is not good, the treatment should be adjusted accordingly.

The two were talking, when Mr. Qiu came in from the door.

Shopkeeper Wu recognized his identity at a glance, and hastily greeted him, "Old Qiu, why didn't you let me know in advance when you came, Mr. Du is not here today—"

Old Qiu lightly nodded: "Is Xiao Zhou there? I'll look for him."

Shopkeeper Wu was secretly surprised, it turned out that he also came to look for Yun Zhou.

Yun Zhou greeted him: "Grandpa Qiu."

Mr. Qiu sat down and said bluntly: "Xiaozhou, are you interested in working in the city museum after the next year? You should also know that nearly half of the cultural relics in the museum are damaged and need to be repaired and dealt with urgently."

He sighed, "It's a pity that there are not enough cultural relic restorers now, so we can only rush to repair the severely damaged ones, but if the others are not dealt with, they will be eroded little by little, and the cycle will repeat."

Seeing the young man's pensive face, Old Qiu said solemnly: "I know this is a bit of a challenge. The salary of this job is not high, and it's tiring, and it can't guarantee your employment after graduation."

The more he talked, the more he felt that the conditions were too bad.

The other party now costs tens of thousands of yuan to repair a piece of porcelain, but this kind of cultural relic restoration work can only give an internship salary of 3000 to [-] yuan, which has not yet been established.

The most important thing is that he must first obtain Yunzhou's consent before the current curator can submit an application to the provincial level.

Maybe it has to go through a strict review, after all, it is a precious cultural relic, and no one can afford it if it is damaged.

Old Qiu felt that his face was hot, he really gave up this old face to come here.

He knows that there is a 99% probability that the other party will not agree.

With such a bright future, he is a highly respected appraisal expert and a master of porcelain restoration at a young age. You can see it from the business of Zhenbao Pavilion. It is no doubt that he can earn several million a year.

Who would choose such a job?

Just when he was feeling uneasy, the youth's clear voice sounded: "I think I can give it a try."

"Oh, I can understand, but it's okay not to--what did you say?"

Mr. Qiu was about to comfort the other party and comfort himself, but when he heard the other party's promise, he stood up in disbelief and opened his eyes wide, "Do you really want to go?"

Yunzhou said 'hmm': "But I only have four or five months of internship time left."

They don't need to write a graduation thesis for their major, they just need to submit the internship report to the system and go back to school for a defense. The content of the defense is based on the report.

Old Qiu said happily, "It's okay, I will take care of it as soon as possible."