Chapter 36
If you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work.
The meaning of this sentence is to weigh yourself before doing things, and if you are not capable, do not do things that are beyond your ability.
In people's minds, "porcelain work" is referred to as those tasks that are difficult for ordinary people to solve, which shows that porcelain restoration is indeed a difficult, high-tech, high-demand and high-standard work.
Xiong Boyi has always had the mentality of watching a good show, but at the critical moment when the company was in danger, Lin Chuyi pinned all his hopes on a hairy boy invited from outside, and the dozen or so restorers in their restoration center, including him, the director of the restoration center, were all excluded. This is a distrust of his personal skills and all the restorers in the restoration center.
If Jiang Lai repairs this bottle and destroys it, then he and the restoration center he leads will naturally be able to raise their eyebrows and straighten their backs. He wants to tell Lin Chuyi with practical actions, and tell this little girl who may take over the entire Shangmei Group in the future: We are the most reliable people in the group.
If Jiang Lai repaired this bottle and repaired it perfectly, then in the future, when there were antique cultural relics such as heavy objects and large pieces that needed to be restored, Lin Chuyi would ask them to repair the center or find a restorer like Jiang Lai from the outside? Could it be that Xiong Boyi could only be reduced to a second-rate restorer doing odd jobs? This was absolutely unacceptable to him.
Another reason that made Xiong Boyi panic even more was that he could see that Lin Chuyi was completely different from Jiang Lai, not to mention the car pick-up and drop-off every day, but also took him to his office to rest...... Even if she wanted to repair this Southern Song Dynasty boy playing water bottle too much, didn't she feel that what she had done was really "excessive"?
She hadn't been so attentive to herself or to other restorers before.
Her dignified princess Shangmei needs to do such a thing herself? What did the secretary assistant ask for?
Perhaps because they are also young people, they have more of a common language. In case Lin Chuyi had the intention of letting Jiang Lai take charge of the Shangmei Restoration Center, then where would he Xiong Boyi go?
There are only a few well-known antique companies in China, and there are only a handful of large-scale restoration centers. A radish and a pit, if his pit is robbed by Jiang Lai, it will be difficult for him to find such a comfortable and comfortable position with such a high salary.
Therefore, he didn't want Jiang Lai to be able to repair it, but he wouldn't stupidly do anything to sabotage it secretly.
When Lin Chuyi asked him to help, he would also contribute his vision and skills as much as possible. Lin Chuyi is too smart, whether a person is working hard or not, in her opinion, it is clear at a glance. If you let her know that you're dragging the whole project back, or even just make her suspicious...... Then, you will have a very hard time in the future.
Qin bricks and Han tiles are worth a thousand gold.
A piece of porcelain from the Song Dynasty may also be worth a lot of money in the trading market. However, compared with the entire Southern Song Dynasty children's water bottle, it is not worth mentioning.
It is extremely difficult to find porcelain pieces from the same age as the Southern Song Dynasty boy's water bottle, and it is also the official kiln of the Xiu Nei Division. Xiong Boyi rushed to the warehouse with several restorers from the restoration center to rummage for a while, but still did not find the restoration materials Jiang Lai wanted. In the end, Lin Chuyi called his father Lin Yu, and Lin Yu said that there was such a piece of porcelain at home, and if needed, he could ask Lin Qiu to help send it over.
Lin Chuyi was extremely happy, and hurriedly said that he would ask Lin Qiu to help send the porcelain pieces over. was worried that Lin Qiumao would break the porcelain piece with his hands and feet, so he specially called over and told him again and again, telling him to be cautious, and would rather break it than complete it. After receiving Lin Qiu's repeated assurances, she was relieved.
Soon, Lin Qiu sent the fragments that met Jiang Lai's requirements. Jiang Lai took the fragments and carefully surveyed them, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Completely kiss and reconcile." With this piece of porcelain, I feel more confident. ”
"What does the master want a piece of broken porcelain for?" Lin Qiu asked with a curious expression as he looked at Jiang Lai's back as he walked into the restoration room.
"Powdering. Xiong Boyi explained aloud.
"Powdering, beating the porcelain tiles into powder?"
"Yes. Xiong Boyi nodded, thinking to himself, Lin Qiusheng is in a family like the Lin family, how can he not know anything about the restoration of cultural relics?" In this way, the patching effect is the best. If the skill is high and the technique is in place, people will not be able to see that it has been broken. ”
After a pause, he remembered that he could give Jiang Lai an eye medicine at this time, and said loudly: "With the technique of 'icing on the cake, ghost hand inheritance', I think we can achieve such an effect." ”
Lin Chuyi just glanced at Xiong Boyi out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes were always on Jiang Lai, who was working hard inside.
As Xiong Boyi said, Jiang Lai beat the porcelain piece into porcelain powder with a machine, and then dipped it in a little powder and added his own exclusive potion, as well as white epoxy resin mixed into a soft clay sheet, and compared it with the color of the Southern Song Dynasty Tongzi's water bottle itself according to the color of the soft clay molding.
"What is this for?" Lin Qiu asked out loud as if he was a curious baby.
"I'm doing a comparison experiment. Xiong Boyi said aloud, but he had a premonition that the situation was not good. He thought that a young man like Jiang Lai, who had a very high self-esteem and a lot of background, would definitely have a heart higher than the sky and a master with a lower eye, and he would immediately repair it after the materials came.
Young people like this succeed because of their natural talents, but they are destroyed by their own hubris. If he reconciles this piece of porcelain pieces that he finally found, but finds that the color of the soft clay is different from the color of the Southern Song Dynasty Tongzi water bottle itself, then all these precious porcelain powders will be wasted, and it will be extremely difficult to find the same porcelain piece.
Unexpectedly, he was young, but he had the heart of those old fathers, he did not rush to repair, but first used a little porcelain powder to add the adhesive to the color comparison experiment.
It's like making noodles, how much water is added to the noodles, whether the noodles are hard or the water is thin, they are all very exquisite. How much porcelain powder needs to be used, how many chemical materials and binders need to be blended, and after continuous experimentation, the final selection of porcelain clay with the closest or exact color is selected.
Obviously, this first experiment should have been a failure. After Jiang Lai compared the color of the soft clay he had prepared with the notched color of the boy's water bottle, he found that there was a color difference between the two, so he poured out the soft clay in the small bowl without hesitation. Because after the soft mud is made, it should be repaired in the fastest time. After a certain period of time, the soft clay will solidify, and it will be difficult to repair it, and even if it is applied, it will no longer be the artistic effect that the restorer wants.
Jiang Lai was not angry, and once again picked a little porcelain powder with a spoon, mixed with the secret potion he had concocted, and the silent and transparent epoxy resin for mixing, but found that there was still a color difference problem, but the color was closer than the last time.
Once again, the experiment failed.
In the third modulation, the colors are already extremely close, and if you don't look closely, you can't find the color difference between the two. However, Jiang Lai still shook his head regretfully, and without any hesitation, he scraped off the soft mud in the bowl again.
Lin Qiu couldn't help but worry about Jiang Lai, and said nervously: "The master has failed again and again...... Will you run out of the porcelain powder I sent? There's only one of them at home. ”
Lin Chuyi's fists were clenched, and his heart was hanging high, but seeing Jiang Laiyun's light appearance, he was methodically starting the next experiment, and he didn't know what was going on, his heart suddenly became much more stable, and his confidence also increased a few points, and he said loudly: "Jiang Lai should know the current situation." Since he doesn't worry about this at all, let's give him more trust. ”
The corners of Xiong Boyi's mouth twitched, thinking: Dead duck has a hard mouth.
Jiang Lai messed things up in a while, and let's see how you sisters and brothers can talk back.
It wasn't until the end of the seventh experiment that Jiang Lai finally showed joy on his face after comparing the colors.
"It's done. Lin Chuyi shouted excitedly.
As if hearing her voice, Jiang Lai raised his head and looked in the direction where she was. Seeing her smiling face, he nodded slightly at her.
Lin Chuyi also applauded him lightly in response.
However, Lin Chuyi knew in his heart that it was impossible for Jiang Lai to hear his voice. This is because the restoration chamber is completely soundproofed.
"The master is so handsome. Lin Qiu let out a heartfelt voice of praise.
Jiang Lai did not delay, immediately picked up the horn knife on the table, hooked a trace of porcelain clay, and began to smear the cracks of the boy's water bottle firmly fixed on the tool table.
Xiong Boyi exclaimed in surprise and said, "It's too bold. This guy is so bold......"
"Uncle Xiong, don't make a fuss, you scare me to death. Lin Qiu glared at Xiong Boyi dissatisfied, and said, "Is there something wrong with what the master did?"
"There's nothing wrong with that, but it's ...... Too bold. Xiong Boyi explained aloud, saying: "He uses the 'random filling method', that is, repairing according to the damage of the artifact itself. ”
"yes, there's nothing wrong with that......"
Xiong Boyi didn't bother to say anything more to Lin Qiu, a bear child, turned to look at Lin Chuyi, and said, "Mr. Xiaolin, there is nothing wrong with this repair method he used, but it is too easy to make mistakes in the repair process...... If your hands are light or heavy, your hands are shaking or even sneezing, and the slightest mistake may leave marks on the porcelain. ”
Lin Chuyi knew this method of repair, which was like Wang Xizhi's writing, which could be written with a brush, a tree branch, or even a mop. Write anytime, anywhere. It's like the point in martial arts novels that flying flowers and picking leaves can hurt people, and Jiang Lai's repair method is actually "do as you like". I didn't see him have a draft, and I didn't see him meditating, so he picked up the glowing horn knife with the handle and picked up the porcelain clay and began to get started.
And it is directly applied to the top of the children's water bottle.
As Xiong Boyi said, Jiang Lai's hand shook slightly, and the bottle was about to be destroyed.