Chapter 108 A Kind of Irony

"Twenty thousand, what currency unit is this?" Grandpa Lu came close to Zhang Yang and asked.

“The symbol is the euro.”

“It’s equivalent to spending 15 RMB on a painted mummy mask.”

"It's just a mask, why is it so expensive?"

"This kind of painted mask is roughly equivalent to our domestic lacquerware, and is used exclusively by emperors and nobles," Zhang Yang explained.

"The Ptolemaic Dynasty is equivalent to the Han Dynasty in our country."

"I see." Grandpa nodded, "Can our Han Dynasty lacquerware be sold for so much money?"

"It's hard to say, because there are basically no Han Dynasty lacquerware for sale now, they are all in museums. Maybe we can go back and try."

Zhang Yang looked at the asking price of 20,000 Euros and really wanted to take the deal.

It’s okay even if the other party is purchasing a genuine product.

He is confident that he can make it so that the other party cannot tell the difference.

But there is no rush for this matter.

The most important purpose of Zhang Yang visiting this website now is to check out the accounts of Zhang Sanfeng and others.

Search for "Good Luck Village Zhang Guoqiang".

Sure enough, an account with the full spelling of the name and a "V" popped up. The authentication information translated was:
"Fellow of the British Museum Bronze Research Society".

Coincidentally, Zhang Yang had heard of this research association when he was working in a museum.

You can become a member by paying a certain amount of membership fees every year, about 10,000 Euros.

It has nothing to do with what level you are.

Correspondingly, there are also Porcelain Associations, Calligraphy and Painting Associations, etc. In the early years, the national treasure gang in China liked to join such associations.

They want to use the power of international associations to force domestic experts to submit.

The result... of course no one recognized it.

However, with this certification, it will be easier to gain trust when doing business in Europe, especially when facing British customers.

Plus this account is already level five.

He is a high-quality seller on the entire platform.

Zhang Yang suddenly had the urge to take over its body.

Of course, it's just a thought. Protecting your rights on such a European platform is really harder than climbing to the sky.

Instead of spending this much time on this, you might as well create a new account to take orders, let good money drive out bad money, and become the order king of the entire platform.

In addition to the authentication, on the main interface of Zhang Sanfeng's account, Zhang Yang also saw the link to the other party's overseas version of Douyin.

After jumping over and taking a look, he completely understood.

Why was the other party able to intercept him?
Because this guy actually moved the video he posted on Douyin to overseas and added English subtitles.

"So they created another me in the world!" Zhang Yang said helplessly.

You can file a complaint here, but it probably won’t be very effective because the other party has already established an account on the trading website.

Grandpa Lu also understood it and commented:

"We didn't pay attention to overseas markets before."

"But Zhang Yang, it's not your fault. Normal people who want to forge something will first think of the national treasures in the Forbidden City, and then "Treasure Hunt". Who would think of foreign antiques?"

"Grandpa, you don't need to comfort me. If you have time, why don't you help me think about whether you have any connections in Europe."

"I want to create an account, too, preferably one in Europe."

“Otherwise, if they see a Chinese selling a mummy, they probably won’t believe it.” Zhang Yang said with shining eyes as he looked at the information in the purchase area.

There are too many restrictions on counterfeiting antiques in China.

He still likes the free feeling of overseas markets.

There are people who collect mummies, Greek pottery jars, Indian Gandhara Buddha statues, and even Chinese bronze tripods...

Zhang Yang felt that if he didn't satisfy them, he would be letting down these people's love for cultural relics.

Of course, there is also a lot to say about taking orders on foreign platforms.

The authenticity of the item is only one aspect. You also have to give the other party detailed information about the source of the item. Otherwise, if the other party refuses to accept it, you will have wasted your time and money on materials.

In addition, since Zhang Yang is in China, the requirements are even higher.

As for the imitation orders of bronze ware like Zhang Sanfeng's, there are none in the purchasing information.

I guess someone else took the initiative to find him.

This kind of counterfeit business is generally more covert.

"You don't want to take a job from these people, do you?"

Grandpa Lu said with some concern:

"Can you handle the things in Europe and Africa? I feel like even they themselves don't understand them very well!"

"Isn't it a good thing that they themselves don't know?" Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows and asked back.

Grandpa Lu immediately understood what Zhang Yang meant.

He smiled knowingly.

Then he shook his head and said:
"I don't have any connections in Europe, but I remember that you were with a German girl, and you two were..."

"ok, ok, I got it."

Zhang Yang quickly waved his hand, signaling his grandfather to stop.

At this moment, Anna probably doesn't have time to hate him enough, so how could Zhang Yang contact her?

"It's come to this. Let's go back first and think about this matter again."

"By the way, Grandpa, if you get a call from Zhang Sanfeng and the others, don't let anyone know."

"Don't worry, I'm playing myself, how can I go wrong?"

Grandpa Lu pointed to his head.

It means that the inside can return to a chaotic state at any time, also known as "being old and confused".

...Just a few hours before Zhang Yang drove home.

The plane carrying members of the archaeological exchange group from the University of Regensburg in Germany landed at Qingzhou International Airport.

This exchange group consists of 13 members, 12 of whom are members of an archaeological team under the University of Regensburg.

The only exception is Anna, the daughter of the boss of the archaeological team, who once came to Qingzhou for exchanges.

The archaeological team led the excavation of an ancient battlefield in Bavaria a few months ago, unearthing a large number of bronze swords, stone tools and human remains.

Through carbon 14 identification of human remains, it can be determined that the age of this batch of bronze and stone tools should be around the 16th century BC.

However, the archaeological team discovered many problems during their subsequent research, so they came to Qingzhou University for academic exchanges.

Of course, the above are all official statements.

The actual situation is:
"We have attracted a lot of sponsorship thanks to the results of this discovery. One of the bosses is an overseas Chinese. He suggested that we come to China to enhance our international influence."

"Since the sponsor is paying, of course we have no problem..."

"Because Zhang Yang you are in Qingzhou, my mother and the others want to order a batch of new bronze wares from you."

Anna said this while holding Zhang Yang's arm and leaning on his shoulder, so it is highly credible.

When Zhang Yang and his grandfather returned home, Shen Yiyi had already brought the German girl home.

Anna didn't give Zhang Yang any time to react and directly hugged him, testing him in front of everyone.

Fortunately, what she said was quite interesting.

This allows Zhang Yang to concentrate on his thoughts without being affected by the scenery on the lower left.

"Hasn't your bronze sword been carbon-14 tested?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

Soon the translator answered him:
"No, the carbon 14 of bronze is very inaccurate."

"And the presence of human remains is very convincing."

Zhang Yang thought about it and decided that considering the roughness of foreign archaeology and Anna's mother's deliberate manipulation, this was actually quite reasonable.

Holy shit, they really did it?!
"Do you really have human remains from the 16th century BC?"

"Yes, but there is only one set. I borrowed it from a museum in the next state."

"…Then you are invincible."

Zhang Yang wanted to reach out and give Anna a thumbs up, only to find that his hand was held by her.

Where is grandpa? Where are you?

Are you spreading rumors again that you have never touched a girl’s hand since you were 20 years old?

Oh, Grandpa Lu thought of his Shen Jiayi and went back to his room feeling depressed.

As for Shen Yiyi, Zhang Yang knew that this girl must be watching the surveillance video in the room to see if he could resist the temptation.

Of course he is fine and can still hold on for now.

"Anna, although we have a good relationship, I heard that you Germans are very clear about the distinction between individuals and families."

"You are you, and your mother is your mother, right?"

"Yes." Anna nodded happily.

"Then I will also treat you and your archaeological team separately..."

"Just to be frank, I'm going to raise the price this time."

"Because I am now a nationally recognized bronze replica craftsman."

Zhang Yang took out the photo of the certificate from his mobile phone.

From the perspective of Zhang Yang, a domestic practitioner, this archaeological team of Anna's family has some bugs.

Fortunately, they went there for sponsorship.

Otherwise, we really can't take their business.

"I know, people like you are called great craftsmen!" Anna said to Zhang Yang with a thumbs up.

"You're quite knowledgeable. Tell me, what do you want to order this time?"

Zhang Yang showed an expression of listening attentively.

Although I don't understand German at all.

Soon, he got the answer.

This time, Anna and her friends did not come for the ancient Chinese culture.

They set their sights on ancient Egypt.

The reason is that when they were soliciting sponsorship, they found that when they talked to others about China's Sanxingdui culture, the other party's reactions were all confused.

Except for those who understand archaeology and are interested in Chinese culture, most Europeans don't know anything about Sanxingdui.

Their understanding of the oldest Chinese history is still limited to the Qin Dynasty and the Terracotta Warriors.

Zhang Yang thought to himself that he could actually make the Terracotta Warriors himself.

But since they have targeted ancient Egypt, there is no reason for him to self-destruct.

Anna told Zhang Yang:

"Ancient Egypt is most famous for its pyramids and sphinxes. We would like to order a bronze pyramid prototype, a sphinx and a bronze cat from you, dating back to around the 22nd century BC."

Zhang Yang's first reaction after hearing this request was:
Germany is short of copper again.

How big does a thing have to be to be called a “tower”? How much bronze raw material is needed?

If Zhang Yang really wants to take over this business, the first step is to buy a copper mine and then a copper factory.

So he directly rejected Anna's idea.

And gave the most pertinent advice:
"Since you can get the remains of ancient Germans, why not make mummies?"

"Wouldn't it be possible to prove that Egyptian mummies originated in Germany by examining the carbon 14 of mummies in this way?"

Zhang Yang felt that what he said made sense.

After hearing this, Anna laughed out loud:

"Hahaha, Zhang Yang, are you satirizing the relationship between Britain and Germany? They treat us like they ate mummies back then."

(End of this chapter)