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Chapter 187 Kaolin?This is called professionalism!
After listening to Lin Ran's words, Yang Jianlong immediately agreed with his chest.
"Godfather, don't worry. My father-in-law knows the owner of their auction house, so he should be able to arrange a spot for us."
Under Lin Ran's encouragement, several people's feelings about their family and country were also awakened.
Yang Jianlong has always believed that his life has no purpose. Although he joined the ranks of antiques, he has not made any achievements and is looked down upon by various people.
Today, he realized that he could also contribute to the entertainment industry.
Protecting Chinese civilization is the unshirkable responsibility of every Wenwan person!
"There is no room for error in this matter, Jianlong, we must do it in private and not let others know about our plan." Lin Ran was worried that Yang Jianlong liked to show off outside and would leak the news.
Yang Jianlong said seriously: "Godfather, although Jianlong has a big mouth, Jianlong also knows what to say and what not to say. This matter will never be known to the fifth person."
"It's okay for Brother Zheng to know." Lin Ran smiled. He believed that Zheng Xueming would keep his secret. Otherwise, if Yang Jianlong suddenly asked him to arrange a filming location, he would be beaten inexplicably.
How can you sell your ancestors’ things to foreigners?
It’s simply like forgetting one’s ancestors!
Yang Jianlong nodded and said, "If my father-in-law knows about it, he will definitely support us."
Lin Ran looked at Wei Chengbin and Li Yuanhao at this time and asked: "We are about to start our first business. I wonder if you two are confident?"
The two of them smiled knowingly: "With Mr. Lin's guidance, I'm afraid even the most skilled appraiser will not be able to spot the flaw."
"Okay, I wonder where you two live? Do you want us to arrange a place for you to stay?" Lin Ran asked. He was worried that Wei Chengbin was living under the bridge again.
Wei Chengbin also understood what Lin Ran meant.He smiled awkwardly, rubbed his head and said, "Last time I planned to make a fortune and run away, so I didn't rent a house. Now we rent an abandoned warehouse owned by a farmer in the suburbs."
Under the guidance of Wei Chengbin, several people drove to their temporary destination.
As they say, this is a run-down warehouse.
There is a lot of mud outside, and it can be seen that no one usually takes care of it. Living in a place like this can be considered a embarrassment to the two "masters".
However, Wei Chengbin proudly led Lin Ran and two people into the room for inspection.
Good guy, there really is something special inside!
It looks like an exquisite counterfeiting den.
The first is that on one side of the room, there is a small mound of earth and a makeshift stove.
"These are kaolin clays that I brought from home. They have not been processed with special ingredients. Only the carcass materials made from this soil are realistic." Wei Chengbin introduced.
The total amount of soil in front of me should weigh forty or fifty kilograms. I really don’t know how he brought it here from Henan.
Lin Ran picked up the soil and touched it. The texture was indeed good.
A layer of silver-white paint was added to the original stove of the farmhouse, which contained saggers, pillars, nails, washers, rings, cakes, shed boards, pillars, refractory brackets, etc.
It is obviously a professionally renovated kiln to prevent it from being stained during the firing process. It has the same structure as the ancient official kiln.
In order to imitate the real thing, Wei Chengbin copied all the techniques he used intact. This level of professionalism really impressed Lin Ran.
On the ground aside, there are wheeled vehicles.
A wheel cart, also called a windlass, is a wooden round wheel with a vertical shaft under the wheel.
The lower end of the vertical shaft is buried in the soil, and the upper end is equipped with a hinge.
During operation, turn the round wheel to make it rotate smoothly.
Then, with the rotation of the wheel, the carcass is pulled into the desired shape with both hands.
In terms of technology, it is called billet drawing.
On the small table next to it, there are a large number of models.
There are various shapes, including Tang Dynasty soldiers, camels, and exotic stable boys that we first saw.
These molds are models of the shape of the porcelain to be formed. The mud is applied or beaten into pieces and placed in the mold, and then pressed to form the porcelain blank.
There is a box beside it, which is a sagger.
After injection molding, it is placed in a sagger and fired. The main function is to allow the product to be heated evenly and to prevent smoke from directly contaminating the glaze.
The mat cake matching the sagger is ready to be placed on the ground.
On the wooden table nearby, there are scattered support pins of various shapes, such as straight tubes, rings, round cakes, three-pronged ones, etc.
Good guy, not only are there imitation tools of the Tang Dynasty tricolor, but I also have ready-made buckles made from the Ru kiln of the Song Dynasty with traces of nails on the bottom.
Looking at the various tools in his studio, Lin Ran and Yang Jianlong were impressed.
What is a professional?This is professional!
Obviously not all of these tools were brought from his hometown in Henan, but some were made by himself using materials after arriving in the capital.
When Wei Chengbin saw their expressions, he thought they were dissatisfied with the messiness of his room, so he said sheepishly: "It's funny, we are all rough people, so we live in a bit of a mess."
Only then did Lin Ran realize that there were two steel wire beds at the door. Due to the hot weather, there was only one pillow and no bedding on them.
Lin Ran couldn't help but stand in awe. There were already some Tang Sancai on the ground, but they were obviously not specially processed and traces of imitation could be seen with the naked eye.
Wei Chengbin explained: "Mr. Lin, I don't plan to sell fake cultural relics anymore. I decided to sell these Tang Sancai because I really couldn't find you, so I decided to sell them."
He was a little lucky. After he went home and told his father what happened, he was also scolded by his father.
From then on, he decided to change his ways and no longer engage in the business of selling fake cultural relics.
Unless it is to serve the country!
But in comparison, following Lin Ran, the limitations are obviously smaller!
"Wei Chengbin has many tools, but mine are relatively simple." Li Yuanhao also explained with a smile, "Although working in the kiln is a bit hot, it helps the ink dry quickly."
There is also a desk in the room with a piece of glass on it.
Current carpentry is not sophisticated enough, so that the surface of an ordinary table is pitted, so a layer of glass is needed to make the table smooth.
There were pens, inks, paper, inkstones and paints of various colors on the table. Li Yuanhao smiled and opened the drawer, which contained paintbrushes of various sizes.
"These pens and ink are placed in drawers to prevent them from drying out all at once, but these paints are easy to get and can be bought outside."
After they finished introducing their tools, they stood there and looked at Lin Ran.
Wait for his evaluation.
Lin Ran was slightly shocked at first. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have thought that the counterfeiting den was the true inheritance of civilization.
Today's work relies so much on machines that the products produced will always have flaws.
In order to maintain the authenticity, the counterfeiters copied the craftsmanship of their ancestors.
It can be said to be a real piece of craftsmanship!
With the help of these two people, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel more confident when he thought about the grand blueprint in his heart!
"Brother Wei, Brother Li, I'm counting on you these days!" Lin Ran couldn't help but increase his tone.