Zhang Tianyuan actually knew at that time that those people bought the imitations he made to "put them on auction" after they were "old".

There are many people in Jing~Dezhen who specialize in high imitation, and take it to the auction house as an old thing auction, if it is sold for 1 million yuan, the maker will receive a commission of 3 percent, and take 300,000 yuan. This is definitely a lot of income, if it weren't for the fact that Zhang Tianyuan was no longer short of money at that time, he probably wouldn't be able to resist this temptation, after all, this way of making money is too simple and too direct.

"Brother Zhang, we will be in Jincheng soon, which way should we go?"

Zhanfei said suddenly.

"Turn right when you get out of the highway and keep walking, and I'll tell you when the time comes. Tang Batian replied.

"Okay. ”

"Boss Tang, I have a question, since Liu Dabin's imitation technology is so good, if he runs out of money first, he can continue to do this kind of business, and he doesn't have to sell it himself, someone will look for him. I've also seen the things of those masters in Jing~Dezhen, but to be fair, this Liu Dabin is better, this guy must have worked hard, otherwise he wouldn't be able to reach that level. Zhang Tianyuan asked with a smile.

"Hmph, this kid has really worked hard, don't you know, after I saw him, I really wanted to beat this bastard to death with a stick, don't you know, the genuine Tang Sancai and purple clay pots he exchanged from other people's houses were all broken. Tang Batian snorted coldly, feeling that his nose was about to be crooked.

"Ah, it was broken, so careless?" Zhang Tianyuan felt a little pity, but this matter might be his chance, if he wanted to find someone in this world who could perfectly repair porcelain. Then it can only be him Zhang Tianyuan, and others really can't do it.

"It's not accidental. It was simply deliberately broken. That kid said that it was to be able to imitate those techniques more accurately, do you think this is a brain twitch?" Tang Batian was so angry that his teeth itched.

"It's kind of crazy. Zhang Tianyuan was also a little incomprehensible. Let's ask when the time comes, and when I see this Liu Dabin, I will ask again, after all, although this Liu Dabin is older than himself, he can be regarded as a fellow villager, if there is really any trouble, it is okay to help a gang.

"It's not just crazy, it's just super crazy! You said that he learned such excellent imitation skills, if you go to Jing~Dezhen. The absolute income is quite good, and it will be very popular. But he told me that it was already too much to sell so many high-quality imitations, and that if he did it again, he would have a bad conscience. Does this kid still have a conscience? This is all sold, and he cares about this?" Tang Batian scolded: "By the way, Boss Zhang, the reason why he wants to borrow money instead of continuing to sell high imitations is this according to his reason, but I don't believe it." He's not that tall. ”

Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but smile when he saw Tang Ba's weather like this: "We don't care if he is a person with a backbone or not, but this guy is my fellow countryman, don't be too fierce when you go later." I'll talk to him first and see what he has to say, okay?"

"Of course that's fine. It was because Boss Zhang wanted to see him that my friend and I didn't touch him. Otherwise, with my temper, I would have to be beaten half to death first. You say that this kid is such a waste of things, so good antiques can be smashed casually in his hands, it's so annoying. Tang Batian was still angry, but because of Zhang Tianyuan, he did give Liu Dabin face and did not beat Liu Dabin.

"Then thank you Boss Tang for my fellow countryman first. ”

"No, no, no. "Tang Batian said no, but he was thinking in his heart, you just need to remember my goodness, I will do something with you in the future, don't drag your feet, we don't like to bargain with others, but we don't like to suffer losses.

Zhang Tianyuan didn't say anything more, just smiled slightly, the reason why he wanted to see Liu Dabin was mainly for two reasons, one was because this Liu Dabin was his fellow countryman, and he was also a fellow countryman with a relatively close relationship.

In addition, there is another reason that I think this Liu Dabin is very interesting, this kid can reach such a level at such a young age, which shows that he is very talented in this area, with a little training, he will be a generation of pottery masters in the future, if he continues to make such detours, it may be ruined.

Zhang Tianyuan felt that he should not only rescue ancient cultural relics, but also learn to rescue ancient techniques, many ancient ceramic techniques have been lost to this day, but if there is such a very talented person, then maybe those techniques can be brought back to life.

Some people may think that imitation ceramics are not a big deal, but in reality it is not as easy as imagined.

In Zhang Tianyuan's view, the ceramics that can be called "high imitation" are comparable to the real ones in terms of quality, material and craftsmanship; If it is close to more than 80% of the real thing, it is difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, and if it can reach more than 90%, it can almost be said to be perfect.

A good imitation of the Ming and Qing Dynasty official kilns has been sold for tens of thousands of yuan or even hundreds of thousands of yuan.

In Jing~Fuliang County, Dezhen City, the ancient porcelain capital, Zhang Tianyuan was fortunate to meet a master of high imitation. Walking into the courtyard of the workshop, I saw fired porcelain everywhere, and the scenery of several eras ~ Dezhen famous porcelain can be seen. "These are burned, and the good finished products are put separately. The introducer said that the "high imitation" they made can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan.

In the courtyard, there are more than a dozen large water tanks, filled with water and covered with canvas. It turned out that tire mud was being precipitated in the tank. It takes several months for a good tire mud to settle down, from one tank to another, and the sedimentation is several rounds; after the precipitation, the impurities in it are further kneaded out by manual kneading mud, "You throw a soybean into hundreds of pounds of tire mud, and the workers can knead it out for you!" said the staff.

According to connoisseurs, a good imitation of the official kiln, in addition to the development, painting, and craftsmanship must comply with the palace regulations, must also meet several auxiliary conditions: first, the fetal soil, which must be taken from the old pit of the current dynasty; second, the pigment, must come from the raw material origin of the year; and third, the firewood kiln firing.

First of all, the fetal soil, high imitators will generally buy imitation ancient porcelain near the old pit fetal soil, although often the local government regulates it, but it can still be bought on the black market. Now some of the better kaolin costs hundreds or even thousands of dollars a bag.

The second is the glaze, the glaze is much more expensive than the soil, but the glaze color of thousands of yuan a pound is already very good.

Again, the firewood kiln, the ancient porcelain is fired by the firewood kiln, and the new porcelain is mostly fired in the electric kiln and gas kiln. At present, the cost of a firewood kiln is 3,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, because pine wood must be used as fuel, and the master must be asked to watch the fire. However, the porcelain fired in the firewood kiln, due to the size of the kiln fire, resulting in temperature changes in the kiln, so the glaze of the porcelain will leave bubbles of uneven size, which has become an important standard for experts to identify ancient porcelain. The latter two kilns have fewer and uniform bubbles due to their stable temperature.

The master of high imitation told Zhang Tianyuan that the cost of labor, materials and equipment for a high imitation product may cost tens of thousands of yuan. To imitate seamlessly, imitators often have to compare the real thing with imitation. But it does not mean that the imitation of the official kiln has to buy a finished official kiln, "how can you afford it?" we generally buy the low-priced remnants, or buy the broken porcelain pieces of the same era and characteristics in the broken porcelain market of Jing ~ Dezhen, and the porcelain tiles need to be accumulated for a long time. ”

In his exhibition hall, Zhang Tianyuan saw a fine antique porcelain, even the Tuqin at the bottom of the bottle is obvious, there is no "thief light" on the surface, and only ancient porcelain has a treasure light. The staff said: "This is an imitation ordered by the museum, and after we have fired it, we ask people outside to 'make it old'." In order to prevent damage to particularly valuable exhibits, many museums will place high-quality imitations in the exhibition halls. ”

Zhang Tianyuan knows this, after all, he is also a museum now, and it is very dangerous to put a lot of things there if they are too precious, so many people have suggested that he do this, and basically every museum has done this, which is also to protect the real thing from being damaged.

After all, no matter how good the imitation is, it can be redone if it is broken, but if the real product is broken, it will be a pity.

When leaving, a high-quality imitation expert who was traveling with Zhang Tianyuan said: "Those may have been bought by the museum, or they may have been ordered by the 'salesman'." Those high-quality imitations generally sell for tens of thousands of yuan, and if the auction house sells the real thing, more than 2 million yuan is not a problem. ”

Zhang Tianyuan was in the workshop of another high imitator, and he also saw a bowl of gray fine slag on the ground, and the accompanying expert said: "This is grass and wood ash, which was padded under the tire when the porcelain was burned in ancient times, to prevent the porcelain from being stained with the sagger, that is, the container used to place the ceramic carcass when firing. ”

Many people should understand that to make a high imitation, that is, to do it according to the old-fashioned firing method, so that the product is similar enough, otherwise it is really difficult for you to make it.

Because of this, Zhang Tianyuan's interest in this Liu Dabin is also extremely strong, he really wants to know how this Liu Dabin imitated those things, just by himself?

The car drove for about two hours in total, and arrived at a place that looked relatively remote, there were many unfinished buildings here, I heard Tang Batian say that he was preparing to open a factory before, but then he didn't do it for some reason, and it was rotten there, Liu Dabin got his den here, no one could see it, and he was at ease alone.

The car drove into a very bad gray and sand road, and saw a Toyota Prado parked on the side of the road, and a person was leaning on the side of the car to smoke. (To be continued......)