Chapter 274: Stone Carving Grandmaster

"Ignorant child, don't talk nonsense here if you don't understand!"

With this angry shout, an old man of about fifty years of age with gray hair walked briskly towards them.

Zhou You was stunned by the scolding.

He just said that he was about to come out in distress for a while, and he didn't want to provoke such an impudent reprimand. However, thinking deeper, Zhou You guessed that the old man in front of him who looked angry was probably the restorer of this Ming Dynasty blue and white cloud dragon plate.

Manager Huang hurriedly came out of the round and said, "Mr. Huang, you are angry, this gentleman is just in a hurry." ”

I didn't want Mr. Huang to give up, and asked Zhou You: "Young man, tell me how far you have to repair it to be considered successful." ”

Porcelain restoration is a very technical work, which has to go through six main procedures, such as cleaning, gluing, filling, priming, coloring, and glazing, which is very cumbersome. Each process is very technical, not a day's work, and some even need to configure a certain amount of equipment to complete. Of course, this job has certain requirements for the art of color and shape, which is beyond the competence of ordinary people.

A true master porcelain restorer takes great pains to restore damaged porcelain to perfection. In many cases, it is difficult to detect the flaws in porcelain restored by master restorers.

Mr. Huang's skills are still quite far from the master level.

Zhou You's understanding of porcelain restoration is only at the theoretical stage, but this does not prevent him from arguing: "A real porcelain restoration master will not leave a deep trace on the restoration, but yours, the burrs at the joint are clearly visible, even the most ignorant people can feel the roughness of their handwork; ”

Teacher Huang was so angry that his face turned red when he was said.

Although Zhou You's talking is right, Mr. Huang is angry. At that time, he took over this restoration process, which was a bit far-fetched, and his body was getting worse day by day, so he was a little unable to cope with this highly professional work, and naturally it was done badly. It's a pity that Mr. Huang is too self-righteous, thinking that Zhou You is challenging his majesty, with sinister intentions, and completely blames Zhou You for the contradictions in the scene.

The more Mr. Huang thought about it, the more angry he became, and shouted: "Since you think my restoration process is not up to par, then you can't buy it and leave." We have no shortage of unreasonable guests like you in Jade Seal Building!"

Ma Fatzi replied with a smile: "It turns out that this is the style of the Jade Seal Building, and I have seen it today!"

Zhou You turned around and left: "Uncle Ma, let's go, it will make me lose my appetite here." ”

"Mr. Ma!"

Manager Huang knew it was bad.

This time, it was obviously Mr. Huang's fault, and he actually drove away the guests in the end, which was simply a jealousy of the merchants. If things are allowed to develop, the reputation of the Jade Seal Building will definitely be affected, and if it is used by someone with a heart, it will even turn into a disaster.

You know, the antique industry is about reputation, and those who open antique shops pay more attention to reputation. If your reputation is not good, the devil will dare to come to you to buy antiques.

Manager Huang chased after the general and said: "Mr. Ma, please forgive my uncle's rudeness, he is a stinky temper, and he can't listen to others say that he is not." If we have anything to offend, please also ask Mr. Ma Haihan. ”

"Finished?"

The fat man was so angry now that he replied coldly.

Manager Huang was asked by Ma Fatzi, and he didn't know how to answer.

Ma Fatzi didn't give Manager Huang face at all, and walked out of the Jade Seal Building directly with Zhou You, and walked into another antique shop next to him without looking back.

Manager Huang really regrets it now, regretting why he handed over the restoration of such a valuable blue and white to his own uncle, who was not successful enough to do more than anything, and made him in a dilemma now. Now not only has he offended a billionaire who is likely to become a big customer, but he also has to pay a terrible price for reputational damage, making Manager Huang seem to see the anger of his boss.

In an instant, Manager Huang looked at Mr. Huang's eyes with disgust.

Mr. Huang, who walked to the corner of the stairs, was a little worried, but now when he saw his nephew's eyes, he knew that he had messed up things again, and it was a bit outrageous.

Ma Fatzi and Zhou came to the antique shop next door, purely out of annoyance. However, their arrival still gave this cold antique shop a little more warmth, and was welcomed by the owner's family.

The owner is a rather kind white-haired old man, who at first glance looks seventy years old, but Zhou You estimates that he is only in his sixties at most, and it is the tribulations of history that have stolen his vitality.

The white-haired old man asked, "I wonder what kind of antiques the two guests like?"

Ma Fatzi replied very proudly: "It's very simple, anything with collection value or artistic value can be used." ”

The white-haired old man nodded his head when he heard this.

He wasn't overly excited, he wasn't pretentiously cold, he didn't look like he was in business.

However, the white-haired old man quickly gave Ma Fatzi and Zhou You a surprise, only to see him take out a Shoushan stone sculpture that was so delicate that they were impeccable that Zhou You.

The subject of this Shoushan stone carving is a rare pavilion drawing.

The pavilion plan is a rather complex sculpture, not to mention the unusually hard Shoushan stone, and even the wood carving requires quite demanding craftsmanship. From the first glance alone, you can see that the meaning, shape and knife of this Shoushan stone carving are organically integrated, and such a wonderful work of art can be carved, which shows how terrible the author's skills are, and may even be a grandmaster-level existence.

"Boutique!"

Even the fat horse, who doesn't appreciate artwork very well, couldn't help but admire.

Zhou You trembled and asked, "Old man, I don't know who the author of this masterpiece is?"

The white-haired old man replied lightly: "It's the old decay." ”

"Rude!"

Zhou You hurriedly confessed.

You must know that the character standing in front of you is likely to be the Taishan Beidou-level figure in the stone carving world, and you don't know how many such characters you can meet in your life.

Ma Fatzi was the most straightforward, and replied: "Old man, I don't know how many other works of art you have here, I have it all!"

The white-haired old man was surprised and asked, "Are you all-inclusive?"

The fat man nodded firmly.

But Zhou You came over and grabbed it: "Uncle Ma, you can't be too domineering, how can you occupy all of the past, why don't we all occupy the past, might as well be half of us?"

The fat man nodded helplessly.

The white-haired old man finally saw that these two strange guests were not joking, so he laughed and asked, "The current mainstream market is inclined to gold, silver, and jade artworks, and not many people have the heart to pay attention to these dry stones." It's strange that the two of you want to get all the works of old decay, but it's interesting, is it because you have taken a fancy to the potential of Shoushan Stone?"

Zhou You shook his head again and again.

Shoushan stone, a Chinese treasure, is one of the traditional Chinese "four seal stones", and has the praise of "the king of stones". Perhaps the name of Shoushan stone is relatively unfamiliar, but one of its varieties is believed to be unfamiliar: Tianhuang stone.

The rarest of Shoushan stone is Tianhuang stone. Since ancient times, there is a saying that "one or two Tianhuang ten taels of gold", but in fact, the price of Tianhuang stone has far exceeded gold, and the starting price of each gram of high-quality Tianhuang stone is as high as 3,000 yuan. Interestingly, the high value of Tianhuangshi is not hyped, but because of the rarity of its own variety. As the resources of Tianhuangshi are on the verge of depletion, the state has taken a series of protection measures, so there are fewer and fewer opportunities for Tianhuangshi to "show its face" in the market.

With the weight and artistic value of the Shoushan Pavilion stone carving in front of me, I am afraid it will exceed five million.

Only then did the fat man think of the price of Shoushan Stone, and his face turned white. If there are a little more stone carvings here, I am afraid that all the working capital of the Jade Pavilion may not be satisfied. Thinking about his previous tone, Ma Fat Man was embarrassed.

You You couldn't have imagined that this seemingly small, backward antique shop could have such a terrible fortune.

The white-haired old man suddenly asked, "Young man, how much do you think the old man's Shoushan Pavilion stone sculpture can be worth?"

"Ten million!"

Zhou You didn't want to give an unimaginable price.

The white-haired old man asked in a funny tone, "Young man, your price is a bit exaggerated, are you looking for the old man to be happy?"

Zhou You replied: "No, it's really worth the price." Chinese artists are undervalued by the market, resulting in the loss of many cherished crafts, and the old man's stone carving craft is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the industry, and the price of tens of millions is still underestimated in my eyes. ”

"It's rare that you have such a heart. ”

The white-haired old man listened happily and couldn't stop nodding.

Finally, the white-haired old man said, "Young man, the old man does not take advantage of you. This Shoushan stone was brought in by the old man with three million, plus other manual and miscellaneous expenses, you can count four million. ”

"Thank you!"

Zhou You happily signed a check.

Ma Fatzi had an idea and asked, "I've been talking to the old gentleman for so long, and we haven't introduced ourselves yet." ”

After speaking, Ma Fatzi introduced himself, and deliberately pointed out their identities, hoping to win the respect of the other party.

It's a pity that the white-haired old man seems to look down on everything, and just replied lightly: "The old man's surname is Shi, and the people in the industry call Lao Shi Shi, you are a distinguished guest, you can call it at will." ”

"Dad, the stone carvings that the guests asked for are here!"

A forty-point man who resembled Shi Lao excitedly held an iron plate with several wonderful stone carvings carved from various types of stones.

Shi Lao caressed his works lovingly, and he didn't know what he thought, so he suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhou, you said before that you wanted to build a large private museum, I don't know if there is a place for stone carving artworks in it?"

Stone carving, the status of the country is lower than the status of gold, silver, jade, many museums would rather collect some lower grade gold, silver, jade, than to give stone carving a place to stay.

And this phenomenon has always been Shi Lao's biggest heart disease.