Chapter 397 It’s All True

Zhang Yang did not tell Teacher Luo directly about this whitewashing plan immediately after meeting him.

Of course, he didn't ask factory director Xiao Luo for his opinion. Zhang Yang was a professional and couldn't possibly alert the enemy.

According to the current contacts, the Silver Dollar Factory is already deep in the swamp of manufacturing and selling counterfeit goods, and Zhang Yang definitely doesn’t want to get involved anymore.

On the way back, he forwarded the whitewashing plan to Librarian He.

Let him first consider it from Teacher Luo's perspective. After all, they were former colleagues, had a good relationship, and had a certain understanding of his personality.

If Teacher Luo had the spirit of the Cheng family and was able to kill relatives and cut off men's wrists in a righteous way, Librarian He would tell him this plan.

If not, just stop talking.

Just honestly get back your previous investment.

"Director, I think with Teacher Luo's personality, he...should..."

"If you're not sure, just go back and think about it carefully. Don't rush to tell me the answer." Zhang Yang interrupted the hesitant Librarian He.

"Okay, then I'll think about it."

"How far is our next stop from here?" Zhang Yang asked with a yawn.

"About half an hour's drive."

"Is it so close? Then I'll close my eyes for a while and call me when we get there."

Zhang Yang's biological clock was off, so he had to take a nap, otherwise his mind would not be clear later and he would easily miss details.

What we are going to visit later is the antique restoration studio.

The owner of the studio is Lao Yi, the former warehouse manager of Hailin Museum.

Now it seems that he has been packaged as "Master Yi".

Before coming into contact with the Hailin Museum's foreign investment industry, Zhang Yang never thought that antique restoration could also make such money.

He used to learn a lot about antique restoration from Teacher Zhong in Yangcheng. To put it bluntly, antique restoration has little value.

The most impressive thing is the craftsman's understanding of the characteristics of antiques, knowing what type of vessel it is, what the missing parts look like, and how the patterns should be spliced ​​together.

To put it simply, you must at least be an expert in antiques.

As for the repair technology, whether it is porcelain or metal, it is nothing more than cleaning, splicing, repairing, and coloring...

The most difficult repairs can be done with 3D printing, as long as you can model.

In the past, operators were required to have some knowledge of chemistry, but now they just follow the plan researched by the official museum and take the medicine according to the prescription.

It's really not that difficult.

Zhang Yang is just curious, how does this restoration studio make money?

About half an hour later, Zhang Yang was woken up by Librarian He.

As soon as he opened the door, Lao Yi and his studio staff lined up downstairs to welcome him.

The red banner reads "Welcome Director Zhang of Hailin Museum to visit and give guidance."

Zhang Yang took a look and found that the average age of the studio's employees was probably 60 years old, with gray hair and some wearing crutches.

He quickly got out of the car and greeted her, otherwise his life would be shortened.

…

After greetings, Lao Yi led Zhang Yang and the two of them to the office.

"Director Zhang, you are so polite to bring so many things this first time. We are all our own people, there is no need to engage in such formalism..."

Although Lao Yi said something nice, Zhang Yang noticed that his eyes and actions clearly didn't care much about the tens of thousands of yuan gift.

"It's just a small gift, not worth mentioning. I'm afraid you might not like it, Master Yi." Zhang Yang said modestly.

"No, no, no..."

"I heard from Lao He, do you want to see the development of our studio this time?" Lao Yi lightly revealed the gift and asked about Zhang Yang's intention.

"It's too frivolous to say that it's just a matter of studying." Zhang Yang turned around and smiled at Lao He, wondering why Librarian He didn't know how to cover it up.

Fortunately, the scene can be a bit publicized.

"I just took over the museum and I need to learn all aspects."

"Our museum has not had contact with the restoration of cultural relics for many years. I heard that Master Yi is the leading studio in Linhai, so I can only shamelessly bother you."

"Thank you, thank you." Lao Yi said with a comfortable smile.

He was clearly touched by Zhang Yang's words, and his tone became kind.

"What does Director Zhang want to know?"

Lao Yi introduced Zhang Yang with his fingers:

"Our current business includes the restoration of metal ware, mainly bronze ware, and a small amount of brass ware;"

“Ceramic restoration, there are currently more ancient porcelain and painted pottery in this area;

"Recently, because I have hired a new master, I am also developing calligraphy, painting and watch repair business, but it is not yet mature."

"Have you opened up new business?" Zhang Yang showed an interested expression, but he did not continue to ask about the business, but changed the topic and asked, "Where do we hire the masters of our studio?"

"Masters...most of them are old experts who have retired from various museums."

Lao Yi mentioned the names of several museums, all of which were county-level or municipal-level museums.

Although the museum may not be as famous as the Hailin Museum, if someone can stay in these museums until retirement, he is definitely a top expert in the antique circle.

It's easy to take off, but difficult to land smoothly.

It’s really not cheap to hire people like them, right?

Zhang Yang is becoming more and more curious about the studio's source of income. However, it is difficult to ask this kind of question directly at the moment. Even if he asks it, he may not have an answer. He still has to observe it by himself.

"Master Yi, if you are not busy, I have a gracious favor."

"You're not busy, Director Zhang said."

"I would like to ask you to take me to see all the projects in the studio, because I am a newbie and don't know anything." Zhang Yang smiled implicitly.

These words caused Librarian He to look at Zhang Yang in shock.

There is a boss pretending to be a newbie!

But Zhang Yang pretended to be quite similar, mainly because his age was very convincing, so Lao Yi nodded and agreed without much hesitation.

"Then let's start with the restoration of bronzes!"

As soon as Lao Yi opened the door of the bronze workshop, a smell of pine came to his face. Someone was working a soldering iron next to the window, but the wind was blowing into the room.

"Ahem, cough, cough." Lao Yi couldn't bear it himself, "Old Du, please stop what you are doing first. We will visit it later."

"Director Zhang, let's go to the side to look at the porcelain first. The bronze ones will come back later."

"Okay." Zhang Yang nodded, and guests did as they pleased.

But as soon as he opened the door, he had already seen the room and the shelves filled with bronzes of various sizes.

Ding, Ge, Yi, Gui, Fu, Yu, Dun...

Neatly arranged in categories, everything you need is available.

These are all bronze vessels used to display food in ancient times. There are so many types. Even the Hailin Museum does not have such a complete collection.

It can't be all true, right? Zhang Yang thought.

If they are all genuine, you can just use Gatlin to tut tut tug, ensuring that no one is innocent.

But if it were all fake...it wouldn't be a good idea?