The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 90 Mr. Shen, please help us repair the cultural relics!
After learning some information, Shen Le was no longer opposed to being a non-staff member - of course, he still had to make sure that he could really work in this profession.

He asked smoothly:
"By the way, do you have any cultural relics to repair? Where did they come from? There are so many experts, why don't you ask them to repair them?"

Those are experts and professors from major universities, research institutes, and museums!
He is my mentor, my mentor’s mentor, and my mentor’s brother!
They were lecturing upstairs, and I could only listen from below. If it was a lecture, I might not even be able to get a seat.

They have the expertise, the skills, decades of experience, and a group of people to help them.

If you need instruments and materials, there is an entire laboratory to support them.

What is it that they can’t fix and they want me to fix it?
"It's not convenient to ask an expert." Gu Yulin continued to smile bitterly. Seeing Shen Le's somewhat unconvincing expression, he quickly explained:
"For example, we seized a cultural relic some time ago, a bronze tripod. The problem is that it was seized from the lair of a snake demon with a lifespan of 2,000 years..."

Shen Le opened his mouth and quickly closed it. Well, he could probably imagine what the scene was like.

The bronze tripod that the snake demon collected for two thousand years has probably, perhaps, very likely, never been buried in the ground in the past two thousand years.

If this were brought to an old professor, he would take a quick look and ask: Wow, where was this cultural relic unearthed?
Were they buried in the Central Plains, in the South, in Bashu, or in Yunnan?
Why is the color and the rust composition wrong?
This doesn't make sense!

It is impossible to force a few experts to death, but it is highly likely that they will be forced half to death and at the same time, several doctoral and master's students who are working on the project but cannot complete it will be forced to death...

When it comes to the cultural relics seized from the monsters, Gu Yulin can't stop talking. Every time he opens his mouth, he makes a tearful accusation:
"Besides, it's impossible to fake it now! We tried it once, artificially making it look old, pretending it was newly dug out. But when we tested it with instruments, it was all exposed!"

"You weren't beaten to death?" Shen Le opened his mouth, then closed it again, and finally couldn't help asking. Real bronze artifacts were artificially made to look fake and pretend to be newly unearthed - this is destroying cultural relics!
Which professor who was in charge of the appraisal really didn't beat the person who sent the cultural relic to death? !
When I heard that, I wanted to beat that guy to death!
"I was beaten, but he didn't die..." Gu Yulin looked embarrassed. The trouble was caused by his senior brother, who claimed to have the ability to fight against the old man, but he couldn't even last a round in front of the professor:

"The professor was hospitalized due to anger, and we paid for his medical expenses..."

Well, I have received strict training... Shen Le tried hard to flatten the corners of his mouth. Seeing that he was in a good mood, Gu Yulin hurriedly continued to complain and pity:

"Besides, some cultural relics are stained with too much evil spirit. You are a cultivator, so of course you are not afraid, but ordinary people can't bear it, and the old professor can't bear it even more...

We have limited manpower, and all those who can be spared have gone to the archaeological site for support, so we are unable to spare any manpower to be experts in protection and restoration.

If you have time, can you help us fix it? Anyway, you won’t be paid less…”

Shen Le was really tempted. He could repair cultural relics, some very old cultural relics, and efficiently charge copper sheets, and he could also make money!

What a great thing this is!
Ordinary people like him who are wandering around outside cannot pass the civil service exam, cannot enter museums, research institutes, or archaeological teams, and he is not even qualified to touch any higher-level cultural relics.

If we register with the Special Affairs Bureau, we will have access to these cultural relics!
Join them, it’s worth it!
but……

"Are these cultural relics of yours real ones? ... Even if they are repaired, will anyone really buy them?"

"It must be a real cultural relic." Gu Yulin nodded seriously.

"Look, the wolf demon you killed yesterday had practiced for five hundred years. Behind him was a mountain king who had practiced for seven, eight hundred years, or a thousand years?
If you have been practicing for 700 to 800 years, it is reasonable to have a few Yuan blue and white porcelains in your home, right? If you have been practicing for a thousand years, it is also normal to have a few Song Dynasty paintings and calligraphy, Song Dynasty books, etc., right? "

Shen Le's eyebrows jumped up and down. It was normal, really normal, so normal that it reminded him of his own house and the house full of Ming and Qing furniture.

Now it seems that this house was not passed down to him by his great-uncle. It should be possible, or most likely, that it was given to him by some monster in the name of his great-uncle?

Because the monster has lived here for hundreds of years, there is a room full of Ming and Qing furniture. [I moved here during the Ming Dynasty, so it makes sense to use Ming Dynasty furniture, right?]

"As for sales, once it's repaired, there will be no problem with sales." Gu Yulin said sincerely:

"After all, there are many collectors who don't care about inheritance as long as the items are authentic. Our bureau is short of funds on a daily basis, so if we can get more, we'll get more!"

Huh?
So, I still have a unique business?

Shen Le's eyes lit up.

Not only is it a unique business, but it is also a unique business that can make you money, and can make you a lot of money?
People who are better at repairing cultural relics than me cannot withstand the evil spirit, and people who are better at resisting the evil spirit than me cannot repair cultural relics...

Shen Le's thoughts raced. Since this was a unique business, he would take the opportunity to raise the price!
"Can I help you repair the cultural relics and get a salary from the museum?"

He doesn't want to take the civil service exam anymore!
He really gets a headache when he sees those civil service exams and essay writing exams!

"This... Every promotion requires an exam..."

Gu Yulin answered reflexively. Seeing Shen Le's eyes becoming dangerous, he quickly added:
"You do it first! You do it first! When you have repaired more and have achieved practical results, we will help you apply for external experts!
External experts can also enter the museum and learn about the latest developments in archaeology!"

This makes sense. Shen Le nodded with satisfaction, agreeing:

"So, where is the object that needs repairing? I need to take a look to make sure I can fix it!"

"Please take a look at the list on the tablet and pick a few that you are interested in. However, the items are not in Zhuxi Town—" Gu Yulin had been prepared for a long time and answered immediately. Seeing Shen Le raised his eyebrows, he quickly added:
"In Binhai! Right in Binhai! There's a huge amount of them stored in Binhai! I'll drive you there. If you don't want to take a car, you can also take the subway!"

Shen Le swiped around on the tablet, picking and choosing. After a long time, he chose three items:

A box with a Kuilong pattern inlaid with boxwood and made of huanghuali wood. The pattern is simple and elegant, and the shape of the dragon pattern feels like bronze. The box was broken, the frame and handle were loose, the copper sheet inlaid on the corners was warped, the Kuilong pattern was crooked and misaligned, and there were some traces of burning on the edge. I don't know what kind of damage it has been through.

A reference price is marked below the picture. A box made of similar material, with a Chilong pattern instead of a Kuilong pattern, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn Auction in 2015 for HK$150 million.

A rosewood pen holder with flowers and silver threads inlaid with poems from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. There is a large crack on the rosewood, the flowers are broken, the silver threads are gone, and only the words can be barely seen from the dent.

There is also a reference price marked below the picture. A similar piece was sold at Christie's Binhai Spring Art Auction in June 2018. The piece was in good condition and sold for 6 million yuan.

The third piece is a big one, a rosewood musical instrument table from the Ming Dynasty, five feet long, one and a half feet wide, and one foot and one inch high, made of thick rosewood boards.

The sides, the plate foot, and the curled foot were cracked on one side, and completely shattered on the other side. There was a huge mark on the sides, as if someone had hit it with a hammer in anger.

From this, you can also see that there are rounded arcs between the sides and the board feet, and between the half feet and the curled feet. The waist is in the middle, and the feet are curved. The whole thing looks like a soft and light cloud.

Shen Le exclaimed:

"Who would be willing to smash such a beautiful piano table?"

The foot on the right is completely broken!

If it hadn't been broken, you wouldn't be able to tell that these parts were joined with mortise and tenon structures. He would have thought it was a whole piece!

"Oh, the original owner of this zither table was a zither that turned into a spirit." Gu Yulin replied expressionlessly:
"Once she lost a piano contest with someone, and she felt that the piano was holding her back, so she smashed it in anger..."

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Great, that makes sense...

Qin complained that his piano was not easy to use and uncomfortable.
Regardless, these three cultural relics really made Shen Le excited, and they were also within his ability to repair. More importantly, the repair pay was high!
The price starts at 20,000 per piece, and the client provides the materials needed for the repair. If you think the price is too low, you can also choose the minimum guarantee + profit sharing method:
The labor cost for each piece is RMB 5. In addition, if the restored antique is successfully sold, the restorer can obtain the difference between the current valuation and the selling price, % of which will be used as compensation.

For example, the box was in poor condition before restoration and was worth only 20 yuan at most. After restoration, if it was auctioned for a high price of 100 million yuan...

Then, the restorer can get a guaranteed salary of 80 yuan, plus 5% of the yuan, which is yuan, for a total of yuan.

Of course, when it can be sold and whether it can be sold at a high price is a long way off. If the market is not good, it is very likely that the final amount will be less than 20,000?

In short, Shen Le felt that it would take him only half a month at most to repair an antique. Two pieces a month, a monthly income of 40,000, would allow him to enter the golden collar class!
He circled them one by one and looked at Gu Yulin:

"So, can I go and see the real thing? Only by seeing the real thing can I confirm whether it can be repaired..."

What if we can find something better?
For example, if you find something that could be a demon in the collection of the Bureau of Special Affairs, would you be able to replenish your copper coins?
He agreed to join, and the two new Maoshan Taoist priests were greatly relieved. Gu Yulin drove Shen Le and headed straight to Binhai.

The Special Affairs Bureau's office in Binhai is located in the eastern part of Binhai, in a densely packed artificial forest. Walking on the road outside, you can't see a single house.

The small buildings were independent of each other, and outside each building, there were tall iron railings, and the electric fence almost covered the roofs of the buildings. From time to time, a scream could be heard:
"what--"

Or a group of yellow birds, rising rapidly, trying to break through the air and fly away. They only rise a few meters high, when suddenly a large net falls down, covers their heads, and drags them back.

When I looked more closely, I realized that what was in the net was not a yellow bird, but a group of human heads with long spines hanging from them...

There was no sign outside the building, only a serial number. All the doors and windows were closed, and no words such as "Talisman Department", "Treatment Department", "Monster Department" or "Maoshan Sect", "Shangqing Sect" could be seen.

Gu Yulin did not take Shen Le into any building, but directly stepped into an entrance shaped like a subway entrance and walked down step by step:

"Here it is. We seized a lot of things, and the ordinary warehouse is not convenient, so we had to pile them up in the basement. Don't worry, take your time to choose. In addition to the antiques that have been circled, you can also choose other things that can be repaired..."

Shen Le could no longer hear what he said. He stood at the door of the warehouse, stopped, and took a deep breath:

so big!
Although it is a basement, the height is quite amazing, far exceeding that of an ordinary garage, and even catching up with the height of a subway station hall. Standing at the door, looking left and right, it feels like there is no end in sight.

Above his head, there were signs hanging high up, indicating the categories of various collectibles. Raw materials, weapons, armor, auxiliary instruments, talismans, elixirs...

Each type of collection is stored in a separate row or even more than one row of warehouses. The thickness of the walls of each row of warehouses is as thick as that of civil air defense fortifications.

Shen Le followed Gu Yulin and walked to the left. After walking for nearly 500 meters, they arrived at the end of the basement and the door of the warehouse marked "Miscellaneous".

After swiping his card to enter, Shen Le took a deep breath again:

"You have seized too many strange things!!!"

(End of this chapter)