Chapter 44: Senior Brother, are you okay?

If it was Lao Hu here.

Seeing Mr. Zheng talking eloquently, one would definitely say:
This is what a man should do!
Lao Hu and General Zheng's brain waves match each other, and they both want to make a big mistake.

The only difference is that Zheng has a bigger appetite.

But Zhang Yang felt that they were a bit too extreme.

He always talks about coffin money and stuff like that, it's really annoying.

However, if Mr. Zheng can really cheat the money from the antiquities dealers, that is his ability.

As for whether it is illegal or not, whether it will cause international disputes and trigger the Third World War...

None of it is Zhang Yang’s business.

Zhang Yang was just an ordinary craftsman, earning his hard-earned money to make ends meet.

"Mr. Zheng, just tell me what you want to buy? Bronze ware or pottery figurines?"

"But I have to remind you first, during the time you were in police custody, we have completed industrial upgrading here."

"In the future, we will mainly accept custom orders."

“Customized products provide better service and higher quality goods, but they are also more expensive.”

After listening to this, General Zheng nodded, gave a thumbs up, and said:
"Master Zhang, that's a great idea!"

"Customized production will be the mainstream in the future."

At this time, even if Zhang Yang said that he was the reincarnation of Sun Wukong, General Zheng would still call him the Great Sage.

Who made him so anxious to do business?

This time, those overseas antique dealers came in the guise of a tour group and did not stay in the country for long.

If you miss this village, you will miss this store.

"Actually, even if you didn't tell me, Master Zhang, I also wanted to order an antique this time."

"Okay, what do you want to order?"

"Bronze?"

"No, no, no." Mr. Zheng shook his head.

"The counterfeiting of bronze artifacts in our country is so bad that foreigners don't have machines to detect them in China, and they can't tell the difference with the naked eye, so they don't dare to buy them at all."

"I bought one before, but after shipping it to the UK, I discovered that there were more than a dozen identical ones on display in the antique shop in the local Chinatown."

"Hahaha."

Zhang Yang laughed out loud when he heard this.

To be honest, high-quality imitations of bronze ware are indeed extremely difficult for foreigners who can hardly even recognize Chinese characters.

Just talking about the patterns, there are tiger patterns, horizontal hook patterns, owl patterns, coiled snake patterns, Kui patterns, drooping leaf patterns, bead patterns, cloud patterns, circular vortex patterns, fine thunder patterns, wind bird patterns, dragon patterns... and so on, about thirty or forty kinds.

Plus the arrangement and combination of vessel shapes.

It is also necessary to consider factors such as the era, historical facts, funeral customs, and excavation pits.

All in all, foreign cultural relics dealers may not be as good as the domestic national treasure gangs.

"If they can't figure out how to work with bronze ware, then porcelain should be even more difficult, right?" Zhang Yang asked speculatively.

“Yeah, they can’t do thermoluminescence, and they don’t dare to buy porcelain.”

"Now grab the pottery figurines and jades and buy them."

"Master Zhang, what do you think?"

President Zheng looked at Zhang Yang eagerly, waiting for his reply.

"Okay, let's make jade articles."

"Great, I believe in your pottery craftsmanship, Master Zhang."

After Zheng subconsciously flattered Zhang Yang, he suddenly realized:
Wait a minute, it seems that what we just talked about was not terracotta figurines?

What the hell is jade?

He and Zhang Yang looked at each other, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

"Mr. Zheng, you are a little too deliberate."

Zhang Yang smiled and explained:

"As I said just now, we have completed industrial upgrading."

"Now the imitation of ancient jade artifacts is also within the scope of business."

"Is it really upgraded?"

"Really? Do you think I'm just looking for a gimmick to make money?"

"Okay, then I understand."

President Zheng scratched his head and couldn't help but look up at the top of Zhang Yang's head.

There are no signs of consecration at all, so how come he suddenly figured out how to make jade look old?

Can the counterfeiting industry also have an epiphany now?

"Then let's go with jade. It just happens that jade is more expensive than pottery figurines." "Master Zhang, you should be able to make jade from the Qin and Han dynasties, right?"

"Yes, but the unit price is very high because the raw materials are expensive."

"Actually, I would rather recommend you prehistoric jade artifacts." Zhang Yang suggested considerately.

But Mr. Zheng shook his head and said that foreigners would be even less able to understand prehistoric jade artifacts.

After the two reached a preliminary intention of cooperation, they carefully communicated the details.

Finally, it was decided to make a total of thirty jade artifacts from the Qin and Han dynasties at one time.

Foreign buyers are also very picky. They make a little of every type of jade and can always sell it.

Zhang Yang was afraid that General Zheng would not come back for several years after he left this time.

I specially signed an order contract with him.

We received one third of the total transaction amount in order payment, a total of 150,000.

The moment the money arrived, Zhang Yang felt relieved.

As soon as President Zheng left, he locked himself in the room, preparing to unlock the abilities related to Qin and Han jade artifacts.

……

From the perspective of recognition value alone, Zhang Yang’s participation in this offline event was very effective.

According to Xiao Shen, Teacher Bai’s live broadcast room had more than 2 viewers at its peak.

But this time, Zhang Yang gained more than 32000 points of recognition.

Part of the extra money is attributed to Teacher Fan.

There are nearly ten thousand spectators on his side.

The rest are because there are many elderly people doing live broadcasts at the scene.

Although many of their live broadcast rooms are only watched by relatives and friends, there are still too many people.

A little bit of sand makes a tower, and Zhang Yang finally gained enough recognition.

Allowing him to unlock both:

[Knowledge about Han Dynasty Jade Artifacts] and [Aging of Ancient Jade Artifacts].

And they have all been upgraded to LV3 (expert level).

There is nothing much to say about the ability to make antiques reach the expert level, as this is what people rely on to make a living when making imitations.

This time, Zhang Yang upgraded his "knowledge" abilities for the first time.

Because he needs to use relevant knowledge to buy jade raw materials.

The material of precious jade wares in the Qin and Han dynasties was basically Hetian jade.

There is even top-grade mutton-fat jade.

The price of Hetian jade has risen sharply now, and it is easy to buy fakes.

Zhang Yang himself is a counterfeiter, and he doesn't want to be cheated by fake jade.

That would be too embarrassing.

The neighboring city of Sanyang has the largest jade raw material trading market in the province, and he plans to take the 150,000 yuan given by General Zheng.

Go and give it a try.

Zhang Yang was planning his route to Sanyang in his room when Shen Yiyi suddenly knocked on the window outside:
"Brother, Junior Brother Lu asks you, when are you going to see the master?"

Junior Brother Lu???
quack quack...

It seemed like a crow flew over Zhang Yang's head.

This name is really weird, he can hardly hold it anymore.

But Shen Yiyi and her grandfather seemed to enjoy this atmosphere, like a parent-child game.

Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't reply, Grandpa Lu also came over and knocked on the window glass:

"Big Brother, are you okay?"

hiss~
Are all the senior brothers here?
Zhang Yang suddenly felt his scalp tingling, as if he was going to grow monkey hair.

The main reason why he didn't want to accept his grandfather was because it was easy for an elderly man to cause problems in his own small workshop.

The processing of bronze ware and pottery figurines often involves contact with high temperatures and chemicals.

The old man is not like a young man. If he gets dizzy or stumbles, he might be seriously injured.

If something happens to Grandpa Lu, will Shen Yiyi's family let me go?

but now.

It's not just a safety issue anymore.

Zhang Yang is feeling uncomfortable all over.

He looked at the date and stood up.

Then he pushed the door open and walked in front of the grandfather and grandson, and said seriously:
"Grandpa, there's no need to wait. We'll go see the master the day after tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)