Chapter 57 Xiao Shen's Trial

"Do you two have anything else to say?" Zhang Yang asked, standing at the door.

"Master Zhang, there is a small matter that has nothing to do with the case just now. I would like to ask you for advice."

"Is that so? Then come in and tell me."

"No, no, we'll just ask and leave."

Policeman A took out his cell phone and asked Zhang Yang according to the message just sent by his superior:

"Excuse me, Master Zhang, can your workshop use materials other than ivory to make modern imitation ivory carvings?"

"If it is possible, can rhino horns also be imitated?"

“Can we make it edible and easily digestible for humans while ensuring the degree of simulation?”

Policeman A asked three questions in a row, then raised his head and waited for Zhang Yang's answer with great anticipation.

Imitation ivory? Imitation rhino horn?
Of course Zhang Yang wouldn't.

But he can learn on the spot.

But the prerequisite is that what you learn can generate value.

Zhang Yang thought for a moment and asked back:

"I roughly understand the purpose of imitation ivory and rhino horn. You probably want to use them as props or something, but why do you emphasize that they are edible? Does the leader have some special hobby?"

"After all, this is a workshop, not a food factory."

"Wait a moment, I'll ask the leader."

The police officer fiddled with his phone for a while and explained to Zhang Yang:
There was an old lady who once ground a rhino horn made of plastic into powder and boiled it in chicken soup for the whole family to drink.

The result is similar to the effect of "Chicken soup is here!"

Almost sent away the entire family of six.

Therefore, leaders require that such imitation products must be food grade.

This way you can use it to fish for criminals without any worries.

"I seem to have heard this news before. Netizens said that the old lady was the reincarnation of the King of Hell."

Zhang Yang now understood his leader.

Look how thoughtful they are.

But he couldn't take this business.

Things that are to be imported have very high requirements for the production environment.

If he had this level, he wouldn't have dared to even lick that jade cicada before.

Zhang Yang cupped his hands and told the two policemen:
"You two, we can't do this kind of thing here."

"You should seek help from someone else."

"Roger that!"

The police officer answered straightforwardly without arguing with Zhang Yang.

They were in a hurry to drive home.

Before leaving, they left Zhang Yang's contact information, saying it might be useful in the future.

"Brother, what's going on?"

"Captain Tu didn't take you away. Are you a little disappointed?"

Seeing that Zhang Yang had not closed the door for a long time, Shen Yiyi came out and asked.

Zhang Yang didn't say anything and just rolled his eyes at her.

Xiao Shen scratched his head in embarrassment.

She hurried over to help lock the door, and at the same time changed the subject in a chatty tone:
"Um... Senior Brother, my chimes are done. When can you help me take a look?"

"Grandpa, have you seen it?" Zhang Yang asked.

"He has seen it. He even took a video and sent it to his fellow Tibetan friends in the group."

“Everyone says it’s a national treasure.”

"Some people even asked where it was dug and wanted to join in."

When Xiao Shen said these words, his tone was quite proud.

Since my grandfather turned over a new leaf, he has basically quit all the groups he joined.

Only two were left.

One is a group of ten close friends that I joined when I first entered the industry.

There is also Qingzhou’s largest “private collectors exchange group” with more than 2,000 members.

The latter has now become Shen Yiyi's exclusive "trial ground".

Every time she made some progress in her research, she would ask her grandfather to share his collection and display her antique bronzes in the group.

Even though most people in the group are national treasures, they don’t praise each other.

On the contrary, picking on and belittling each other is the norm.

After all, if two people have the same national treasure, including the one in the Forbidden City, there will be three in total.

Not rare enough.

If someone else's national treasure can be turned into a fake, then wouldn't one's own national treasure be a unique piece among the people?
Therefore, Xiao Shen's chimes were able to scare everyone in the communication group, so he must be of some skill.

Zhang Yang nodded after listening:
"It's a bit late today. Remind me tomorrow and we can study it together."

"Oh, there's one more thing. How's Grandpa's jade collection going?"

"He doesn't have any at all. I suspect he has already given up!"

Little Shen pouted and said with disdain, "Grandpa has been talking on the phone with Grandma Tian whenever he has time these days. I overheard him a few days ago saying that in his midnight dream, Grandma Tian had become his Shen Jiayi."

"Forehead……"

Zhang Yang gestured to Xiao Shen, asking her to stop talking:

"Junior sister, although we are family, you don't have to explain grandpa's private life in such detail in the future. It's a bit disgusting."

"Hahaha, I get it."

"Well, then go to bed early."

……

After Zhang Yang returned to his room, he carefully "understood" the [Metal Buddha Statue Production].

I already had the idea of ​​making that Ming Dynasty bronze statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva in my mind.

But I still haven’t found a way to spend 20,000 recognition points.

Since he had nothing to do, Zhang Yang sat on the bed and began to look for relevant information on some antique forums that he was familiar with in his previous life.

See what knockoffs are in the greatest demand.

In the days before live treasure appraisal became popular, the earliest way of treasure appraisal on the Internet was to take a photo of your own antiques, post it on a forum and wait for experts to pick out the winners.

Unfortunately, now it has become the tears of the times.

The most famous website in Zhang Yang’s memory should be OpenSesame Antiques Network.

He searched the Internet.

Wow, he's still alive?

Not only that, the most recent news item on the homepage was published yesterday.

There are still more than 20,000 views.

After all, it is an old website and it is still going strong.

Zhang Yang clicked on the antique trading section of the website forum and took a look. It was even more lively than the homepage.

There are still a lot of posts just posted today.

Among them, a purchase post that was pinned to the top instantly attracted Zhang Yang's attention.

《＊Moderator qualification certification＊Looking for imitations of Huang Tingjian's calligraphy works at high prices＊Valid for a long time》

Anyone looking to buy a replica?

Zhang Yang quickly clicked on the post to take a look.

The post was posted the day before yesterday and was last edited half an hour ago. I haven't received it yet.

The buyer said that if it was a high-quality imitation, he could pay up to 7000 yuan per character.

Zhang Yang rubbed his eyes, thinking he was dazzled.

But they do charge by the word.

It’s fine if the genuine product is charged by the number of words, but can the fake product be charged in the same way?
The buyer is very powerful.

However, Zhang Yang was not in a hurry to reply, nor did he try to unlock the ability to imitate Huang Tingjian's calligraphy.

Because Huang Tingjian is not the top calligrapher.

Wang Xizhi and Yan Zhenqing are both taller than him.

Even Su Shi of the same period could surpass him by half a head.

If his calligraphy can be sold for 7, then Su Shi's can be sold for 1.

It doesn't matter if you imitate anyone, there's no reason to imitate a cheap one.

Zhang Yang thought about it, registered an account, recharged it and posted a message:
《Selling high-quality imitations of calligraphy works by great calligraphers of all dynasties at a low price＊Price starts from 1/character＊No charge if you are not satisfied＊Please leave a message if you are interested》

As soon as the post was published, Zhang Yang received a friendly comment.

"Is the idiot OP crazy about money? Thumb up and let everyone see the diversity of species."

Zhang Yang looked at it and laughed, but was not angry.

Just wait, once you get your first order and demonstrate your strength, this comment on the second floor will become a complete clown.

After posting, Zhang Yang fell asleep.

The next morning, when he woke up, there were already guests at home.

It’s Grandma Tian.

Zhang Yang thought she was here to be a supervisor or to have an affair with his grandfather.

I didn't expect that they were here to give me money.

Seeing Zhang Yang walk out of the room, Grandma Tian took out a red envelope from her pocket:
"Master Zhang, I've thought about it carefully. A deposit of 2,000 yuan is really too little."

"Here are three thousand more, let's make it even."

“That way you can do it without having to worry about the cost.”

The last time Zhang Yang saw such a generous customer was Mr. Zheng.

Mr. Zheng’s catchphrase is:
"Don't worry about the cost, I will definitely make money."

However, because of tomb robbing and fraud, it is estimated that Mr. Zheng has been nowhere to be found in the past few months or even two to three years.

Now, just to reassure the old man, Zhang Yang has to accept the money in the red envelope.

"You are so kind."

"Grandma Tian, ​​if you don't have anything to do today, please leave later and help me confirm something."

"Yes, yes, yes." Grandpa agreed repeatedly, "Later, let's go after dinner."

(End of this chapter)