Chapter 28: Digging up the Ancestral Graves

When Lao Hu heard the boss on the other end of the phone talking about stealing a hole, his expression did not change at all.

He already knew what the other party did.

The title "General Zheng" may sound a little unfamiliar.

But if we are talking about the name "Zheng Baotou, the wilderness tomb explorer", who in the circle didn't know him a few years ago?
While the tomb robbers were still thinking about how to dig out the treasures from the tomb.

General Zheng has already started moving the "antiques" into the emptied ancient tombs.

It is said that the inspiration came from reverse smoking.

He called this reverse tomb robbing.

They filled the ancient tomb with imitations, sealed the tomb door, and then brought tourists to rob the tomb.

100% chance of finding treasures.

The charging method is somewhat similar to that of a strawberry picking garden.

Visitors can choose to take the antiques away, or just spend money to experience the feeling of using a Luoyang shovel and digging a hole.

"Okay, I'm done."

On the other end of the phone, President Zheng regained his attention.

"Old Hu, right? What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Mr. Zheng, this is what happened. Do you still remember the bronze ware I gave you before? I said it was made by a local master."

"Some impression."

"The apprentice of that master now knows how to make Han Dynasty pottery figurines."

"I can make it look exactly like the one in the photo you showed me."

"seriously?"

After hearing what Lao Hu said, Mr. Zheng's first reaction was that this person was bragging.

The pottery was a genuine Han Dynasty pottery figurine that he borrowed from someone for advertising purposes when he first opened his business.

Can it be made exactly the same as the real thing?
Absolutely bragging.

"It's true. Mr. Zheng, let me tell you this, the things he made are so good that even the tomb robbers here can't tell the difference between the real and the fake."

In order to prove that what he said was true, Lao Hu sold out Boss Kuai without hesitation.

He explained in detail when Lao Kuai had been in prison and where he could find news reports and files.

That sounds quite plausible.

After listening to this, President Zheng commented calmly:
"This tomb robber named Kuai is also a bit stupid."

"He actually went to dig up someone's ancestral grave. I'm going to fight him to death, right?"

"Hey, who said it wasn't!"

Lao Hu echoed and changed the subject.

Although Lao Kuai is indeed stupid, let’s not talk about tomb robbing, now we are talking about pottery figurines.

He asked tentatively:

"Boss Zheng, do you buy pottery figurines of this quality?"

"We can customize it according to your requirements."

"It's okay, no need to customize."

"As long as the shape and the aging look good, I'll buy it."

"And we'll take as much as we can." Mr. Zheng said generously.

"What about the unit price?" asked Lao Hu.

“It depends on the quality.”

"But don't worry, I won't lower the price."

"I'm not bragging, Lao Hu. You don't know how professional my current team is. We can imitate the burial mound to about 70% of the original. The only bottleneck is really the things in this tomb."

"For the sake of reputation, I even went to auctions to buy real antiques..."

After hearing this, Lao Hu felt very envious.

In his eyes, to do antique business, one should be like Mr. Zheng, specializing in harvesting rich people.

Those who eye the pension money of old men and women are all scum of the world.

He made an appointment with General Zheng to send a sample as soon as possible.

If suitable, place a bulk order.

……

At night, Zhang Yang drove his Laotoule and wandered around the streets of Qingzhou City.

It's not that I'm bored, but I want to find a place to charge my car.

Otherwise I won’t be able to drive back tomorrow.

He thought that after charging the car, he would take the goods in the trunk and go to the ghost market.

Anyway, Lao Hu said that the ghost market opens at 10 pm and lasts until 4 am.

It's not too late to go there later.

Zhang Yang had just found a parking space near May Day Square when the phone rang.

It’s Lao Hu calling.

On the phone, Uncle Hu said to him excitedly:
"Zhang Yang, good news. President Zheng is out of stock."

"He asked you to send a sample over right away, and if it's suitable, he'll place an order right away!"

"Is it such a coincidence?"

Zhang Yang was also a little surprised.

If buyers are out of stock, it's a seller's market. At least I should have some bargaining power.

It’s good for you to make money.

"Yes, so don't think about that broken bronze ware anymore, go back and make a pottery figurine."

"Just go to the National Museum's official website and find a Han Dynasty artifact and make a replica of it."

"Mr. Zheng has made it clear to me that as long as the quality is OK, I will pay you at least 8,000 yuan for each pottery figurine."

How much? Eight thousand?
Upon hearing the price, Zhang Yang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

I couldn't help but sigh:
"I go!"

He worked hard to imitate a bronze mirror, which normally only sold for a few hundred yuan.

Eight thousand can buy a Four-Ram Square Tripod.

It would take at least half a month to make a Four-Ram Square Tripod from scratch.

There are also several thousand yuan in material costs.

But as for the terracotta figurines, how much does that little bit of clay cost?

Even if the carving and shaping of the terracotta figurines is more complicated, it can't be more difficult than the Four-Ram Square Tripod, right?

So the price of eight thousand yuan seemed outrageously high to Zhang Yang.

It feels like the high price can only be achieved when the anchor sells the goods to his "family members".

“Do tourist souvenirs make so much money?”

"Uncle Hu, why don't we also go to the scenic area to set up a stall?"

"Hahaha."

Old Hu laughed twice, and then he tapped the young man Zhang Yang a little:

"Don't let your imagination run wild. They've been doing this for five or six years. Do you have their resources?"

"Just make some money first, don't be too busy."

"Hehe, got it, thank you uncle."

Since Lao Hu helped to find the business, Zhang Yang certainly would not let him down.

I won’t go to the ghost market for now.

Let's keep the suspense for a few more days.

Zhang Yang found a youth hostel nearby and had a quick nap.

The next day, just after daybreak, Master Zhang, who had just turned 18, got up and prepared to drive home.

Before departure, sitting in the car, Zhang Yang suddenly remembered something.

To make colorful human-shaped pottery figurines, he needed to buy pigments.

The pigments in ancient times were all minerals, which are completely different from the chemical colors of today.

In order to make less trips.

Zhang Yang sat in the car blankly, trying to unlock the corresponding ability.

When searching for "Han Dynasty Pottery Figurines" in the system, there is only one result.

【Ceramic figurines carving and painting】

The relevance of this ability is too strong.

Zhang Yang didn't even think twice and directly spent 26000 points to unlock and upgrade to LV4 (Master Level).

This time, he spent almost all of his recognition points.

There are only a pitiful two thousand points left.

But this time it was worth it more than before.

Because of the foundation in pottery, it is equivalent to unlocking a category of antiques directly with one ability.

Very cost-effective.

After unlocking the abilities of the terracotta warriors, Zhang Yang carefully analyzed his current situation.

His goal from the very beginning was to become an all-round counterfeiter.

After gaining a certain position in the industry, you can then transform into an expert, or retire to the countryside once you have financial freedom.

He originally thought that gaining recognition was the bottleneck for improving himself.

He never expected that what really stopped him was money.

We've only just started making pottery, but we're already running out of funds.

In the future, there will be a lot more money to spend on calligraphy and paintings, jade and stoneware, bamboo, wood, ivory, furniture, and ancient coins.

To this end, Zhang Yang developed a simple strategy:

Try to use your existing abilities to enrich your wallet.

At the same time, proceed step by step, do not rush into anything, and gradually expand based on existing capabilities.

For example, now we already have the ability to make pottery. With a little expansion, we can directly advance to pottery figurines.

The same goes for bronze ware, which can be easily upgraded to bronze Buddha statues.

The most critical point in this strategy is:

Watch out for the police!

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sound of knocking on the glass window next to Zhang Yang's ears.

Turning around, a traffic policeman in uniform was staring at him through the glass, motioning him to hurry up:
"Don't stop here, old man!"

(End of this chapter)