Since the concept of antiques, antique restoration has been inseparable from the antiques industry. This is true both in China and abroad.

It's just that compared with foreign antique restoration, which pays attention to repairing the old as new, domestic antiques are obviously much more elaborate in terms of restoration.

Domestic antique restoration, in addition to paying attention to a repair of the old as the old. Depending on the type of antique, the means of restoration vary greatly.

For example, porcelain, in addition to repairing as completely as possible and retaining the charm, it is also important to pay attention to a repair without covering up the flaws.

To put it simply, it is necessary to repair the damaged porcelain to maximize its value, but not to make people unable to see that it has been repaired.

After all, if the repair is too good, so good that people can't see the flaws, then it is called fake, not repair.

However, this kind of attention is only in porcelain, calligraphy and painting, etc. In terms of furniture, this is the exact opposite, and the flaws are as unrecognizable as possible.

The reason for this is also very simple, that is, the materials and craftsmanship of old furniture will not be faked.

As long as the restoration is good enough, even if it is restored, it will not affect the value of the old furniture too much.

Don't worry about some people scheming and taking things that are not worth much after repair to shoddy and deceive the layman.

It is also because of these difficulties. Although Yang Zhen also wanted to repair those furniture as soon as possible, he never started it.

After all, it is too hard to find a carpenter who can restore these old furniture. Because of this, Yang Zhen didn't pay much attention to Zhong Cuixia's proposal.

After all, in his heart, Zhong Cuixia is an old lady who doesn't have much knowledge, and the craftsmen he can know are probably ordinary carpenters and the like.

The so-called restoration is to repair those old furniture with missing arms and legs to the point of use. This is by no means the result Yang Zhen wants.

However, with the kindness of the old lady, Yang Zhen naturally couldn't refuse directly. just said that Zhong Cuixia would bring someone over first, so that he could see if he could do it.

Zhong Cuixia didn't say much, but early the next morning, she brought an old man with white temples and a box of peaked caps over.

"His name is Gu Zifeng!"

"We used to know each other!" Zhong Cuixia introduced: "You can call him Uncle Gu!" Yang Zhen was as good as a stream, and when he sat down, he opened up and made tea.

"Director Yang, you can call me Lao Gu!" Gu Zifeng was polite, saying that there was no need to make tea, and asked Yang Zhen to let him see what furniture he needed to repair.

Although the old furniture now looks like a pile of rags. But if you want to fix it well, it's all things that may be auctioned in a few decades.

Before he knew Gu Zifeng's craftsmanship, Yang Zhen naturally didn't dare to let Gu Zifeng try it easily, so he just opened the door of a room with old furniture, took out a circle chair of sour branch wood that was not too valuable and handed it to Gu Zifeng, saying that he would let him repair it first.

If you want to fix it well, then let's talk about it. But if you don't repair it well, you can only let him go. Of course, Yang Zhen didn't forget to tell Gu Zifeng, saying that even if he couldn't repair this chair, he couldn't satisfy himself...... How many days he worked, he would still calculate it for him according to the current carpenter's salary, and he would not be allowed to work in vain.

"It seems that Director Yang wants to repair these chairs, but not just to be able to use them!" After understanding what Yang Zhen meant, Gu Zifeng not only did not show timidity because of Yang Zhen's request, but said with some excitement: "The restoration of ancient furniture is not difficult, the difficulty is to find the right materials!" ”

"If you're lucky enough to come across the right materials, you might be able to fix it in one morning!"

"But if you're unlucky, you can't find the right material......"

"Maybe it won't be repaired in ten or eight years!" These words, if it weren't obvious to someone who really understood the restoration of ancient furniture, would not be able to say it at all.

It is also because of this that Yang Zhen not only did not say that Gu Zifeng was unlucky at all, maybe he might not be able to repair the chair in ten or eight years, but excitedly stuffed the keys to the two rooms full of old furniture to Gu Zifeng.

It means that the old furniture in these two rooms is not much, but it is not too little. Give him ten days himself.

As long as he can fix one for himself, and he can satisfy himself. Then the restoration work of these old furniture will be handed over to him to do!

"These old things are now too much of a place for people to put at home, I can't imagine that Director Yang, you actually spent money to collect so much back......

"It seems that Director Yang, your vision is not ordinary!" Although Zhong Cuixia has already known through Zhong Cuixia, Yang Zhen has collected a lot of old furniture.

But after seeing the two rooms full of old furniture, Gu Zifeng still couldn't help but gasp, and then said: "So much furniture, ten days!" ”

"As long as you fix one piece, even if you pass the level, it's definitely no problem!"

"But this kind of restoration is time-consuming and laborious, and it is different from ordinary carpentry work!"

"So if I can repair it to the satisfaction of Director Yang, and let me repair it when the time comes, then the price can't be calculated according to an ordinary carpenter!" Without waiting for Gu Zifeng to finish speaking, Zhong Cuixia was unhappy, and snorted: "This is my grandson - I said Lao Gu, we have been friends for decades!" ”

"You wouldn't be in front of my grandson and still want a high price, would you?" Seeing Gu Zifeng's face shocked when he heard this, he repeatedly explained that he didn't want a high price.

It's really an antique furniture restoration, and it really doesn't look like a furniture repair or anything like that. Yang Zhen naturally didn't make Gu Zifeng embarrassed, and helped to divert the topic while giving Gu Zifeng a wink, so that he didn't have to explain to the old lady, and the matter of wages would be discussed with him privately at that time.

As long as he can really help fix the furniture, the salary is definitely not a problem. After saying what he had to say, Yang Zhen took another hundred yuan and handed it to Zhong Cuixia, saying that he had to go to work during the day, so he could only let her help take care of it at home.

Food and the like, she watched and helped arrange. After finishing all this, Yang Zhen rode his bicycle to work on the street.

As soon as he entered the street, Yang Zhen saw the appearance of various departments trotting to the conference room with folders.

Obviously, it was Xu Shanhe, Shi Jinbiao and others who were convening a meeting. Seeing Yang Zhen coming, although some people began to greet him from afar, no matter who it was, they still didn't mention the meaning of letting Yang Zhen go to the meeting together.

Yang Zhen didn't care, supervised the training of the department, and simply arranged the work. If there were no accidents, Yang Zhen's work for the day would have been completed.

According to tradition, Yang Zhen usually makes a cup of tea in the office and reads the newspaper for a while.

But today, Yang Zhen did not. The reason for this is quite simple, that is, because the demolition work has officially begun, and recently there have been gradual moves of workers and people in the demolition area.

Moving is certainly not unusual. But the move to Jiuchang Street is different. After all, this is the root of the imperial city, at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

I can't tell who has what treasures are hidden in their homes. These treasures are usually not seen, but now that they are being demolished and moved, the altars and jars at home have to be moved out...... It is also because of this that there have obviously been a lot of antique shops in Jiuchang Street recently, but whoever moves will come up to excuse help, but in fact, they are fighting to see if there are any treasures and whether there is a chance to pick up leaks.

The antique dealers are here. Yang Zhen, the largest antique dealer in the black market in Sijiu City, naturally couldn't miss this kind of opportunity that happened right under his nose.

After buttoning up a peaked cap, putting on a pair of glasses, and looking in the mirror for a little to make sure that people would not recognize who he was at a glance, Yang Zhen wandered around the streets and alleys in the demolition area like those antique people who shoveled the land.

Whenever he saw someone moving, he would be like those antique people, and he would come up to help. In one of the alleys, Ma Jia and Liang Yuhui were also shoveling the land.

Seeing that a family called the board master who pulled the cart, and then moved a large bag to the car, the Ma family and Liang Yuhui immediately trotted all the way up, and said while picking up things: "I'll come, I'll come......" Seeing the two faces, the master said vigilantly: "Who are you?" ”

"We live in the alley next to it!"

"Old neighbors who have lived together for decades, do you think you can do it?" Ma Jia and Liang Yuhui were talking nonsense casually, and they rushed to help move things.

Seeing that the two of them were busy sweating profusely and their faces were dusty, but they only really helped move things and didn't see any signs of running away without anyone following the things, the master didn't think much about it, but just thanked him repeatedly.

Seeing that the main family relaxed their vigilance, the Ma family and Liang Yuhui looked at each other and smiled. Then when I moved things, I began to pay attention to helping to move those altars and jars, ancient books and ancient books that looked a little old.

"Two big brothers!"

"Look at you helping us move, you're sweating profusely!" Seeing that the pick-up was almost over, the main family hurriedly dispersed the smoke and said, "Why don't you two go with us to the place where our family lives now, and I'll let my maidens fry a few dishes later, and let's have two sips?" ”

"It's all old neighborhoods!"

"When it comes to helping with the handle, what are you polite!" The Ma family and Liang Jiahui politely refused, watched the family walk away, and after going into the house to check and make sure that there was nothing underground, they took a stupid quench, scolded the poor and the like, and then rushed to the next house...... The same goes for Yang Zhen.

But because in the end, it is a celebrity on Jiuchang Street. Therefore, even if he deliberately wears a cap and glasses, he is often recognized.

It's best not to be recognized. But even if he was recognized, Yang Zhen didn't mind. After all, the big deal is that you really come across something good, and you can't be too outrageous when you make an offer, it's not a big deal at all.

At this moment, Yang Zhen was recognized again. Looking at Yang Zhen's grizzled appearance of helping to move things, the master said with an embarrassed face: "Director Yang, look at you, you actually came to help us when we moved, you said you made us embarrassed......

"All the neighbors in the street, what are you telling me to do here?" Yang Zhen smiled and pointed to the washbasin shelf in his hand and said: "This washbasin stand looks a little interesting, either how much do you see, or give it to me?" ”

"This washbasin stand is missing a leg, what do you want to do here?" The master said: "If you want Director Yang, your family lacks this thing, and I'll buy a new one and send it to your house when I go back!" ”

"Don't I see if this is an old thing!" Yang Zhen hurriedly excused himself and said: "If you want to see how much money you can sell to me, if you want to be rare yourself, then you can keep it, and send me a new one, then you don't have to......"

"This thing is missing a leg, and it can't be used at all!"

"I was going to do it for the time being, but when the plan was completed, I moved to a new house and lost it and replaced it with a new one!" The host smiled: "Since Director Yang, you like this, then I can give it to you, what more money do you need!" ”

"What you lose is what you lose!"

"I buy it, that's what I buy, you can't mix it up!" Yang Zhen insisted, saying that unless he gave money, he wouldn't want this washbasin shelf.

"Director Yang, why do you say this!" Hearing this, the main family couldn't help but laugh, saying that since Yang Zhen must give, then give a five-cent meaning.

"Don't mention Wumao!"

"I'm guilty of the word five cents!" insisted on giving a dollar, and Yang Zhen rushed down the house with the washbasin shelf.

After wandering around for more than two hours, Yang Zhen carried a washbasin shelf and two chairs with missing legs into the fish stall.

Looking at the washbasin shelf and chair in Yang Zhen's hands that were either missing arms or legs, Shen Qiang was curious: "It's not that you are missing arms or legs, and it doesn't look like an old thing, Brother Zhen, what do you want to do here?" ”

"Furniture is not the same as porcelain, calligraphy and painting!"

"In addition to the age and craftsmanship of furniture, the material is also very important!" Saying this, Yang Zhen pointed to the washbasin stand and the two broken chairs, and said that the washbasin stand was Jin Sinan's, and the chair was Huanghuali's.

Not to mention that these materials can be taken back as materials for repairing old furniture made of the same type of wood, it is said that they have been used for decades to drive beads...... If you're lucky, you might be able to sell it for 10,000 yuan!

That's not a small amount of money! Although Yang Zhen didn't say these words, with Shen Qiang's cleverness, he naturally knew that Yang Zhen had a personality that was unprofitable and unprofitable.

It is also for this reason that after finishing the business in hand, Shen Qiang found a rag to wipe Yang Zhen over and over again and put it in the store temporarily, preparing to bring back the chairs and washbasin shelves in the courtyard at night to observe the wood grain on them.

When the vegetable market closed in the evening, they began to wander through the streets and alleys of the demolition area. A few days passed in a flash.

In the past few days, Yang Zhen has not received a truly valuable thing, except for picking up or collecting a few pieces of broken furniture that are used as raw materials for repairing furniture or car beads.

On the contrary, it was Shen Qiang, who actually took advantage of the efforts to help people move at night, and received a round stool made of rosewood.

Although it is a craft in Qingzhong. Although the condition is not too good. But in the end, it is red sandalwood, and it is relatively intact.

Thinking of such a round stool, it can be sold for two or three hundred thousand casually in ten or twenty years, and if you are lucky, you may be able to sell it for 500,000 yuan.

What stimulated Yang Zhen was that his eyes were green, and he didn't even bother to go home for dinner for the next few days, and everyone who saw the sky was wandering in the streets and alleys.

After all, although I didn't understand antiques in my previous life. But now I have been dealing in antiques for more than a year, and I usually learn to immerse myself in yin.

I don't dare to say how expert I am, but at least I'm an expert. Now he is actually compared to Shen Qiang...... If you can't pick up a leak solidly, where can Yang Zhen swallow this breath?