In the afternoon, Xu Qing found the hotel where Yuan Xishi was staying according to the address, and saw a poster of the ceramic art fair at the door. The front desk told her that Yuan Xishi and his assistant had gone out early in the morning and had not come back yet.

Xu Qing waited for a while, circled back to the poster, and decided to try his luck.

By the time she arrived, the fair was halfway through today's itinerary. She found an exhibition brochure and saw Yuan Xishi's name in the list of speakers on a certain cultural and creative ceramics, and knew that she had come to the right place.

There are volunteers who distribute integrated cards at the entrance registration counter, complete the check-in task in the exhibition hall, and can give small gifts. Xu Qingshun took one in his hand and asked what activities were inside.

The volunteer introduced her a few items, she heard the word ancient ceramics, found the corresponding location on the map, and went straight to the "ancient ceramics" section. Xu Zhiliu watched her walk all the way, chased after her and asked, "Are you sure Yuan Xi will go there?" ”

She shook her head.

Encountering a small cart loaded with gifts, Xu Qingqing retreated and explained to Xu Zhiliu: "If Cheng Yubai will appear here today, I believe he will also come for Yuan Xishi." Then where he is, it is possible that Yuan Xishi will be there. ”

The whole exhibition area is too big, blind search is a waste of time, and it is very likely to miss the other party, so you can only start from the place where there is a high probability of appearing.

Antique, identification, and old-fashioned are the directions that Cheng Yubai specializes in, and they are also what he is good at. He has become a representative of the younger generation in the master porcelain door, even if he doesn't want to go, so many peers are there, and if he meets one or two acquaintances on the road, he always wants to take him to the home field to open his eyes, right?

She firmly believes that it is always right to follow Cheng Yubai, and he has a way to find the person he wants to see. Sure enough, all the way over, only the three layers in the ancient ceramics area and the outer three layers were full of people, and there was a situation at a glance.

Xu Qing hurriedly pulled Xu Zhiliu forward. There was a foreigner inside who was pointing to a milky white jade bottle and saying fraud, full of English, the organizer couldn't understand it, and tried his best to explain something, the other party just "NO/NO/NO!" ”

Cheng Yubai walked aside, picked out a blue and white bowl from the stall, and showed it to the foreigner, who was immediately silenced, threw away the jade bottle with a smile, and hugged the blue and white bowl.

Xu Qing showed a look to Xu Zhiliu, "I guessed right, right?" Then he explained the situation of the foreigner to him: "He doesn't know ceramics, he doesn't know where he heard it, he said that if he wants to buy it, he will buy the first green and the top green, and then the undertaker will give him a jade bottle." He also said that it was not a jade bottle, thinking that the organizer had lied to him, so he made a fuss. ”

She didn't understand Guan Qiao either, "What do you mean by head green and top green?" ”

Xu Zhiliu said: "The blue of the head and the top of the green is not about the color, but about the quality grade of the porcelain. ”

Foreign foreigners mistakenly understood "green" as blue and white porcelain, so when they saw the jade bottle, they said that they were fraudulent, and Cheng Yubai gave him a blue and white bowl, and he smiled. No wonder there was such a big commotion, Xu Qing said: "Where can I find the kiln where the iron package is burned now?" No kiln factory owner dares to pack a ticket, we just burn here, no matter how good it is. ”

Although she has never been to a processing factory, she often listens to classmates talk about how much porcelain she burned and how much she lost.

Most of the entrepreneurial students have a tight life, and they have no ability or confidence to supply a kiln by themselves, so they can only go to the public kiln to rent a kiln and burn porcelain together. Now they are all gas kilns, not compared to the ancient firewood kilns and the coal kilns of the Republic of China, the gas kilns use liquefied gas as fuel, use flame nozzles for pressurization, and have modern instruments as auxiliary, which can stably control the heating temperature and atmosphere required for porcelain firing, and the yield is greatly improved.

But even so, it will still be affected by air, humidity, moisture, and kiln position, and the finished product will be somewhat flawed.

When she and Liao Yifan set up a stall in Taoxichuan together, they didn't smash the failed finished products, if they didn't smash it, they couldn't let the defective products flow out, right? But it's smashed, it's really distressing, on the one hand, it burns money, on the other hand, it burns heart, and then she simply doesn't ask about the factory, just design the sketch wholeheartedly.

Xu Zhiliu guessed: "You don't agree with the general direction of returning to primitive handicrafts and personal workshops, is there this part of the reason?" ”

"That's right, Jingdezhen is now mostly private workshops, studios and integration shops, which are scattered and difficult to centrally manage, with low work efficiency and chaos, which is more likely to cause internal injuries in the long run."

If you standardize the factory area and combine manual and mechanized industry, you can also ensure quality and quantity, and then combine the business play of the terminal to the front end, which is more suitable for market development and can also allow more people who have the same difficulties in starting a business as her to stay.

As soon as the foreigners left, the crowd loosened a little, and they took advantage of the situation to walk in front.

Xu Zhiliu stood on the edge of the practice stall, picked up a reward bottle casually, touched it, put it back, and then glanced at the word "official kiln" written on the sign, and shook his head.

Xu Qing asked, "What's wrong?" Not a bottle from an official kiln? ”

"Well, the folk kiln."

"What's the difference?"

"The recipes of the glazes of the official kilns and the private kilns of the past dynasties are not the same, and they can't be seen by the eyes, but they can only be touched by hand." If you want to say the specific difference, you can't finish it for three days and three nights, and the experts will shoot and see the experience.

Cheng Yubai also touched the porcelain at the other end, after the war, the folk official kiln porcelain was almost extinct, and now any tattered can be sold for hundreds of thousands. The water is too deep, coupled with capital speculation, it is a bad account that cannot be explained. He flipped it over, looked at it, put it down, looked at the sign again, and shook his head.

The action is exactly the same as when Xu Zhiliu saw the bottle! Xu Qing glanced between the two, and there was an indescribable sigh in his heart. If Cheng Yubai could see him, would there be a different kind of spark? Is there a possibility between an ancient porcelain master and a modern antique porcelain master other than hostility?

Just thinking about it, there was a sudden "bang", and a Yongle multicolored bottle fell in front of everyone's eyes.

It happened so fast that no one expected it, and there was a crisp sound, which made the surroundings silent. Xu Qing came back to his senses after a while, and saw that the helpless "initiator" turned out to be Yuan Xishi!

The person in charge of the organizer rushed to the call, and he was so anxious that he slapped his thigh.

Yuan Xishi's assistant apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we really didn't mean to, there were too many people just now, someone was squeezing us in the back, and I didn't know what was going on, so I hit the showcase." ”

The person in charge doesn't care if you have the intention or not, I only know that if such a big thing happens, I will definitely be responsible, I am angry and anxious, and I cry at the top of my throat: "What can I do, how can you let me deal with it?" In the end, he was indiscriminate, and when he pointed at Yuan Xi, he scolded, "Someone saw it just now, and it was you who bumped into it!" Do you know that this is a bottle from the official kiln of the Ming Dynasty, which is worth a lot of money, and even if you sell it, you can't afford to lose it! Sensei told me that I was careless, it wasn't intentional, so many people walked around, why can't others touch it, you bumped it, I don't care, if you don't give me an explanation today, don't want to leave. ”

Yuan Xishi is as lame as Hong Kong people when he speaks Mandarin, but he can generally understand it if he speaks it slowly, but if he adds a dialect, it is a book from heaven, and the assistant quickly translates while explaining the situation to the person in charge.

The security guards at the scene came over to maintain order, and surrounded Yuan Xishi and his assistant in the middle, looking like they were guarding him from sneaking away.

Yuan Xishi's color immediately changed, his expression was serious, and he communicated with the assistant in a low voice. I don't know what he said, the assistant was obviously stunned, and took out the phone to call the police for a while.

Seeing this, the person in charge breathed a sigh of relief and also reported the situation to the superiors. The result, of course, was scolded by the stinker, and after hanging up the phone, the person in charge seemed to be drained of his strength, and said dejectedly: "Let's wait for the police to come first." ”

The assistant stepped forward to discuss, revealed the identity of Yuan Xishi's keynote speaker, and wanted to arrange for him to wait in the lounge or security room first. You can't just wait for someone to stay where you are, right? With so many people looking inside and out, what does it look like?

Unexpectedly, when the person in charge heard Yuan Xishi's identity, he was even more frightened, worried that the organizer would not be able to wipe off his face, and in the end he would still let him take the blame. Can guests damage the exhibits without compensation? ”

The assistant was busy wiping his sweat: "It's not that you don't pay, how can you think so?" ”

"You are all big people with heads and faces, where can I afford to provoke them? I can't keep my job, and I don't care if you want to be ashamed! ”

Considering that the exposition would continue, the representatives of the adjacent exhibition area came forward to persuade them. The person in charge is resolute and unmoved. Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, a voice interjected: "I think today's incident, if the police can't come, I'm afraid it's really not good." ”

Everyone turned around and saw Cheng Yubai stepping forward, casually picking up a high-footed pipa produced by the official kiln in the Yongzheng period and throwing it to the ground.

The person in charge rolled his eyes in fright, and was pulled from side to side before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that there was another priceless treasure on the ground, he cried and threw himself at Cheng Yubai: "What are you doing here?" You want my life! ”

Cheng Yubai held the arms of the person in charge, helped the middle-aged man with a withered face up, and said with a smile: "A few fakes, where did you get your life?" ”

"What do you say? Fakes, fakes? The person in charge immediately pushed him away, "How is that possible?" Don't talk nonsense, these are all from ......."

Halfway through the words, the person in charge couldn't say any more and swallowed his saliva. If it is really a fake, it can only be the hands and feet of the above, from what channel did he get these exhibits or what is the problem, where does he dare to say more? If this person is right, according to this price, it is not a trivial matter, and he may not be able to eat in prison.

The person in charge was trembling, and he didn't dare to come out.

The onlookers were also in an uproar, and they exchanged heads and discussed one after another.

Some people didn't believe it and said: "This is a serious expo, there is a screening and review threshold, and there are reporters outside, you can't talk nonsense." ”

"This is going to be a different person and maybe talking nonsense, who are we? How can an expert in antique appraisal smash his own signboard casually? ”

"That's it, the name of a scoop of drink, haven't you heard of it?"

Xu Qing didn't know if these people were met by chance by Cheng Yubai at the exhibition, or if they were specially found to help them. Cheng Yubai didn't care, pulled his slim trousers and half-squatted down, picked up a piece of debris, and looked inside and out.

If it is a general porcelain, the identification mainly depends on the bottom foot, the style recognition, and the identification of the fetal soil, but this has obviously made the antique porcelain to the point of being fake and real, and it is definitely not possible to just look at the outside.

The so-called antique porcelain is from raw materials to technology, and every link copies the ancient. For example, if this pipa Zun of the Yongzheng period wants to imitate the same as the real thing, the porcelain clay must be similar to that of the Qing Dynasty, stale for at least three years, and the process can not use a ball mill, you have to step on the mud with your feet. Glazes and pigments are used in the recipes of the past. When firing, it has to be loaded with sagger, made of pine wood, and burned in an ancient firewood kiln for two days and one night.

This kind of high imitation coupled with the old master is old, and it is impossible to see what kind of instrument the expert holds.

"There is only one, the process of the Ruyao Ge kiln period is lost, the formula is not known, and it can only be tried, and the visual effect can be imitated vividly, but the same chemical composition cannot be made. Again, the real ancient porcelain, after hundreds of years of weathering, the molecular structure of the porcelain glaze will become loose, so the old porcelain looks very moist and the luster is soft, but the new porcelain will be bright and have a thief light. ”

This has led to a new process: aging.

Jingdezhen's aging technology is not only ahead of the past, but also ahead of the current identification technology, which has caused a large number of fakes to circulate in the market. Cheng Yubai used to be at the exhibition, and saw an authoritative swear that a piece of heirloom porcelain was genuine, and was robbed by a group of people, but the buyer took it home and put it for a while, and said that it attracted flies and found him to ask for advice. He knew at a glance that in order to cater to the heirloom style, the artisans had smeared organic matter, dirt or soaked it in a manure pit when making the pulp.

Anyway, there are many old methods, and in order to achieve realistic results, you can think of any magic trick. However, antique porcelain is antique porcelain, and the antique porcelain is sold as genuine, which is used to deceive outsiders, and it is generally necessary to pour several hands, and the source is difficult to check, and eventually it will flow out of Jingdezhen, and it will rarely circulate in the town.

When the police came, they took the relevant physical evidence and personnel to the police station. Yuan Xishi's assistant looked at Cheng Yubai eagerly, expecting him to go to the police station to be an appraisal and witness together.

Cheng Yubai didn't seem to know Yuan Xishi, and turned his head to leave. Seeing that people were about to leave the ancient ceramics exhibition area, Yuan Xishi quickly stepped forward to stop him.

He turned around and looked puzzled, "Are you?" ”

Yuan Xishi was a little embarrassed, and his face turned red when he introduced himself. Cheng Yubai was surprised and surprised, and hurriedly shook hands with the other party. After some greetings, Yuan Xishi pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with difficulty: "If it is convenient for you, I would like to ask you to prove my innocence." ”

Cheng Yubai is the authority of the laboratory, and with him as a guarantor, he is more reliable than anything else. Cheng Yubai expressed his gratitude for his trust, but there was only a difficulty: "You also know that if you can make a fake of this level and dare to circulate it in the market, the relationship behind it is definitely not simple, if I help you go to the police station to record and testify, it may lead to unwarranted disasters, and you may be retaliated against......"

Yuan Xishi fully understood the artist's mentality of cherishing feathers and avoiding trouble, and said bluntly: "We can apply for protection." ”

Cheng Yubai still said: "How long can the protection last?" In the future, I will continue to live in Jingdezhen, and when you leave, I will ......"

Yuan Xishi looked at his expression, seemed to be embarrassed, and seemed to be not so embarrassed, and suddenly understood: "Then what do you mean?" ”

"In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the market, although it is a bit risky, but it will not really hurt me, only a little trouble, but if you are willing to vote for the reform of Baicai, then this trouble is nothing, I am also willing to serve you."

Yuan Xishi was in disbelief, for the first time he saw a bastard who directly wrote the "transaction" on his face and didn't hide it at all!

In order to cater to today's theme, he specially wore a white crane gown that was transformed from a kimono. The crane has an auspicious meaning, and it is also a commonly used element in ceramics, he thought that today would be a wonderful exchange activity about Chinese and Japanese cultural creativity, but he did not expect that one after another happened, so he was shocked!

Oops, it's terrible! If it weren't for the good cultivation restraining him, he would even want to curse! Bullying him for not understanding Chinese, can't he understand drama? Who pushed him behind the scenes, and who single-handedly directed this scene?

Is he most disgusted in his life to think of himself as a fool? He took a step back and bowed slightly: "Thank you for helping me out of the siege just now, and I won't bother you about the rest of the matter." ”

The assistant immediately turned white and persuaded him three times. Yuan Xishi's attitude was resolute and refused to back down.

Cheng Yubai had already expected it, took a step forward, and lowered his voice in Yuan Xishi's ear: "Mr. Yuan probably doesn't understand, right?" In addition to the meaning of longevity and auspiciousness, the Chinese crane is also commonly used in the civil official supplement, and is known as the Yipin Bird, which means that the first product is in power, and is a symbol of high officials and power. ”

Yuan Xi frowned.

Cheng Yubai chuckled: "Sishitang wants to promote Japanese porcelain in China, and Jingdezhen is the best choice for the dream to set sail, isn't it?" ”