Professor Zhao was a little confused.

Boarding the yacht, Mo Fan asked James to stay outside, took Professor Zhao to the vault corridor, and closed the door: "As far as I know, some of these ceramics may come from ancient Huaxia. If there are any discoveries, take note of them, and I'll negotiate with the Phipps family to keep them. ”

Professor Zhao looked confused: "How many years ago did Atlantis sink? ”

"These things are in the collection of the Phipps family. Mo Fan scratched his head.

"Don't be sloppy with me. Professor Zhao knocked Mo Fan on the head.

"The continent of Atlantis should have sunk 12,000 years ago. ”

"What does ancient Huaxia mean?"

"Ancient ...... It's far more complicated than we know. As far as I know, the history of ancient China is very long, long before Atlantis established civilization. I don't know the specifics, I'm not an archaeologist. Mo Fan said as he opened the box, and the broken ceramic jar inside was a simple fragment of a clay pot that burned paper with clay. The clay is marked on the chest...... Then open a fragment marked with porcelain, and the patterns and colors on the porcelain may be clear or blurred.

It can be preserved for 10,000 years, which is related to the environment inside the pyramid. For example, Mo Fan searched for the Poseidon Palace, but he did not find ceramic utensils.

Hundreds of boxes piled up, Professor Zhao let out a long breath, and said after a long time: "This is a big project, I'm afraid I don't have that energy." ”

"You're not old, how can you not have energy. Mo Fan smiled bitterly, this is indeed a big project, and it is expected that more ceramic fragments will be sent later. Mo Fan didn't understand ancient ceramics, and it was difficult to find someone who could be relied on for a while.

"Okay. I joined, but I had one request. ”

"I don't want to say one request, I will agree to all ten requests. ”

"You said that there are things from ancient Huaxia in it, I believe you for the time being. I hope you keep the cultural relics of China, don't sell them, donate them to the country or collect them yourself...... Too many of our ancestors' things have gone abroad to ...... anymore."

"Good. ”

Mo Fan opened the door and called James over: "Move things to the ship." ”

Back at the research institute, Mo Fan asked Matt to type a letter of appointment, and Professor Zhao looked at it and signed his name on it, Zhao Weiguo.

"Congratulations, we'll be colleagues from now on. Matt smiled and shook hands with Professor Zhao.

There is no conference room in the research institute, and the meeting is for everyone to get together and discuss. When they arrived at Lab 2, everyone was waiting for them.

Except for Professor Zhao, no one else understands the restoration of ancient ceramics, but they have knowledge and connections, and they can help Professor Zhao in other aspects.

Professor Zhao is in charge of the restoration of ancient ceramics: "This is the first money-making project since the establishment of the Institute, and I hope you can cooperate with Professor Zhao's work." ”

Kyle's skull, the first money-making project since the establishment of the Institute?

"Ceramic restoration is a delicate job. If a piece of ceramic is perfectly restored, its value can even increase dozens of times. Professor Zhao looked at Kyle.

This is not a lie.

"These are the things that you can talk about after my father comes, and it's none of my business. Kyle waved his hand.

Ceramic restorations are not like buying and selling commodities, there is no absolute price code. One is to look at the value of cultural relics, and the other is to look at the value of cultural relics restorers......

The number of ceramic fragments in this batch is huge, and the restoration work is not simple. Professor Zhao didn't know how much to charge.

The crates of ceramic were sent over, and the boxes were marked in the order of salvage, otherwise it would be impossible to piece together the pieces.

In the next few days, Professor Zhao led people to open some of the boxes and re-mark the serial number.

Of the more than two tons of ceramic utensils, only three were intact and a dozen were slightly damaged, and their original color could no longer be seen with attachments. It took Professor Zhao three days to clean up a good porcelain bowl from 10,000 years ago, which was an azure glaze, and the porcelain glaze was seriously aged, and there were many cracks on the surface of the enamel.

There are also two pieces of intact pottery, the surface of the pottery is patterned, and it is still facing a serious aging problem.

Number 13.

Philip and his assistant arrive at the Institute.

"Mo, long time no see. ”

"Long time no see. Mo Fan stepped forward and hugged him, and introduced: "Professor Zhao, a famous Chinese archaeologist. He was responsible for the restoration of ancient ceramics. ”

"Hello Professor Zhao. Philip held out his hand.

Professor Zhao shook hands with him and said, "The restoration of these ceramics is not simple. ”

"I know. How much can be repaired...... "These days Philip learned about the restoration of ancient ceramics, the world's best ancient ceramic restoration masters in China and Japan, and the best ancient ceramic color restoration experts in Europe and the United States.

The perfect restoration of Atlantis ceramics is more difficult than you think.

"Let's talk about the price. "Entering the laboratory, Mo Fan got straight to the point.

"You're the big head of these things. Philip looked at the broken ceramics and smiled. Because there is no market precedent for these ceramics to learn from, their value is unknown, and it is not known whether they are beautiful...... I really don't know if it's worth investing a lot of money in them.

Mo Fan took out the porcelain bowl that he cleaned up before: "The azure porcelain bowl has a uniform enamel, and it is still shiny. And with the blessing of its origin halo, it is not enough to call it a priceless treasure. ”

Phipps, like Mo Fan, understands the art of a fart......

"The color is good, it's beautiful. Phipps touched his chin and beard: "In this way, the ceramics restored by your research institute have ten percent ownership, how about it?"

Empty gloves white wolf?

"$100,000 each. ”

"It's too expensive. Whether it will sell for $100,000 is still unknown...... $1,000, $1,000 for you if you don't fix one. You are the majority shareholder of the company......"

Mo Fan raised his hand and interrupted: "$1,000 in labor costs is not enough. $50,000, the lowest price. ”

"All ceramics, your institute owns 20 percent. Philip had a headache, he looked at the ceramics experts in the company, and those experts didn't even dare to do it. Philip didn't dare to make a big deal about anyone else.

"Forty percent. ”

"Mo, although you are a major shareholder, you ......"

"Thirty-five. How about I have a team of no less than 100 people?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a hundred or ......a thousand," Philip shook his head, there are too many ceramic utensils in the underwater pyramid of Atlantis, more than ninety-nine percent of them have been broken in the underwater pyramid, and some are well preserved, and they can be touched lightly during the salvage process......

This time, more than two tons of ceramic items were delivered, and only three were intact. There were more ceramics in the back, and in Phipps's opinion, it would be a pity to discard them if there were a lot of gold and silver objects, and Phipps valued them more: "I know how difficult it is to fix them. There will be more ceramics in the future...... It's not a problem to give up 35 percent ownership, but you have to promise me how much you can fix?"

"It's hard to say how much this can be fixed. Some of the appliances are completely old......"

"At least 100 pieces of 1 ton of fragments have been recovered. Shouldn't this be difficult?"

"I can't guarantee it. When there are sufficient funds, we will do our best. Professor Zhao shook his head and looked at Mo Fan with bright eyes.

"Absolutely well funded. ”

"I need to send someone over to oversee it. ”

"No problem. ”

Philip sighed: "Nice to work with. ”