Luo Tian suddenly remembered that yesterday was the seven-day time limit, so he went to participate in the long training and put the matter behind him. Ding Cheng must have thought that he did not want to take him in, and the hotel room had also expired.
, so all I have to do is pack my luggage.
If he doesn't come back, Ding Cheng will probably have to go back to his hometown in despair. Luo Tian is a little embarrassed: "I forgot to tell you, I attended the long training at the driving school two days ago and I just came back."
It's hard to explain Ding Cheng's feelings clearly in a few words. He has never treated anything so formally in his life. In order to pass Luo Tian's test and stay by his side, he studied as hard as he could.
Even when he returned to the hotel, he stayed up all night. When Luo Tian didn't show up in Rangli yesterday, his blood seemed to be frozen. The moment he saw Luo Tian just now, he almost jumped up.
"Let's go in and talk." Luo Tian saw A Yi's gloating face. He knew that Ding Cheng's gangster style made them dislike him very much. People's prejudices are difficult to change in a few days. Besides, this Ding Cheng
No one knows what Cheng will become in the end.
Luo Tian pointed to the products displayed in the store: "First, when customers come in and are interested in a certain product, they must be able to briefly introduce it. This is the basic skill. Now we will draw one to see if you can do these two things.
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Luo Tian walked to the row of bronze vessels and pointed at one of the bronze wine vessels. Of course, this one was a fake. Authentic and fake were mixed together in the antique store. It was up to the customer to judge the authenticity. For an antique store, of course not
Tell customers this is a high imitation version.
"This is a bronze jue. During the Zhou Dynasty, there were clear regulations on bronze wine vessels: one liter is called a jue, two liters is called a goblet, three liters is called a goblet, four liters is called a horn, five liters is called a powder, and six liters is called a pot. This one is
A liter of knighthood."
"What dynasty is this from?" Luo Tian asked.
Ding Cheng scratched his head, and finally looked at Luo Tian helplessly: "This is an imitation of the Warring States period, and it has a certain collection value." He was not sure whether this would work, and whether the antique shop clerk should bite him.
Is everything true?
Luo Tian nodded approvingly: "Okay, come over again."
This time the test was on porcelain, blue and white porcelain from Jingdezhen, from the Kangxi period. Luo Tian had already given him the catalog of the store's products, and it was up to him to see if he remembered it: "Tell me about this one again."
"Blue and white porcelain was produced in Jingdezhen during the Kangxi period." Fortunately, the response was quick.
"Oh, what are the characteristics of blue and white porcelain?"
Ding Cheng was a little stuck. It was still difficult to find one piece of information among the massive amount of information: "This..."
"Don't worry." Not everyone can digest all the information as quickly as he can. Luo Tian looked at Ding Cheng and felt a little sweat for him in his heart.
"Blue and white porcelain uses cobalt oxide-containing cobalt ore as raw material, depicts patterns on the ceramic body, and then covers it with a layer of transparent glaze. It is fired in one step with a high-temperature reduction flame. The artistic quality of blue and white porcelain is quite strong." Ding Cheng finally remembered.
When he got up, his palms were sweating unconsciously.
"Not bad." Luo Tian praised it sincerely. After all, this guy only spent a week. Before that, he only knew about jade. Now he also knows a little about bronze and porcelain. Although he was asked to appraise it
It's a bit difficult to tell the truth or not, but it's ok if you can talk to customers in front of them.
"Boss, what else are you going to take?"
Luo Tian sat down: "That's enough."
"What...what does this mean?" Ding Cheng panicked.
"Your performance is good. You can stay and learn more from Lao Zhang and A Yi how to entertain customers. Logically speaking, you need to pay a deposit in the early stage to work in an antique store. After all, there are many valuable things in the antique store, but
Considering your situation, this layer of procedures is waived. As for the salary, it should be the same as A Yi. I will take care of the housing for you." Luo Tian looked at Ding Cheng: "You chose this path yourself.
It’s up to you whether you can go on or not.”
Luo Tian is not a saint. If Ding Cheng is not suitable, he can only ask him to find another job. This time, he mainly wants to see how determined Ding Cheng is. I didn't expect that he actually persisted. It's just his nature.
Whether Ding Cheng, who is used to being a gangster, can change his mind, we can only wait and see.
It was getting late, so Luo Tian took Ding Cheng to his own house to sleep overnight, and then went to find a house for him the next day. Entering Luo Tian's house, Ding Cheng was surprised by such simple decoration. Luo Tian said: "I'm just a big man.
It's a man's place, so it's not very fancy."
In fact, Zhou Hong arranged this for him. It was just what he wanted. It was simple, elegant and neat. Every time he thought of this, his heart still hurt, but he began to get used to the fact that she had left. He slept in the bed she bought for him.
On the bed, Luo Tian would think about the two of them sleeping together more than once, but all of this had come to nothing.
Ding Cheng began to take out his pajamas, and a photo inside caught Luo Tian's attention. In the photo, a sixteen-year-old boy and an old man in his sixties were sitting and leaning against each other, giving the impression of being dependent on each other.
"Is this your grandpa?"
"Yes, my grandfather's name is Ding Zhigao."
Ding Zhigao... Luo Tian was really surprised now, "Are you Ding Zhigao's grandson?"
Luo Tian likes snuff bottles, as mentioned before, and Ding Zhigao is good at identifying snuff bottles, and his craftsmanship is also very exquisite. It is said that Ding Zhigao is good at interior painting, and his artistry is quite high. The so-called interior painting
, in the late Jiaqing period and the early Daoguang period. It was painted in a transparent pot with a special tiny hook-shaped brush.
The original painted snuff bottles were transparent glass bottles with no frosted inner wall. Because the inner wall was smooth and difficult for ink and color to adhere to, only simple pictures and patterns could be painted, such as grasshoppers and cabbages, dragons, phoenixes, simple landscapes, figures, etc.
, later, artists used iron sand and emery and water to grind the inner surface of the snuff bottle back and forth. This made the inner wall of the snuff bottle look like milky white frosted glass, which is delicate but not smooth and easy to adhere to ink. The effect is like rice paper, and the snuff bottle is painted inside.
Later, some more sophisticated works appeared, and later developed into fine works of art combining poetry, calligraphy and painting.
Ding Zhigao is good at landscapes, which are quite artistic. Luo Tian bought his works in the early years. Although they are not antiques, they are very good to play with in his spare time. However, in recent years, I have rarely heard from him.
, Luo Tian has always been fascinated by Master Ding, but he didn't expect Ding Zhigao to appear in front of him like this.
"You've heard of my grandfather." It's a pity that Ding Cheng didn't know that his grandfather was a well-known figure.
"Of course, your grandfather's painted snuff bottles are highly sought after in the market." Luo Tianzhen really didn't know what to say. This Ding Cheng probably made his grandfather worry a lot.
"You mean those bottles that my grandfather painted?" Ding Cheng then remembered the bottles that his grandfather traced around every day while wearing reading glasses.
"Ding Cheng, I want to beat you now. Your grandfather probably used those bottles in your mouth to feed you to this size!!" Luo Tian gave him a sharp look: "You may have looked down on your grandfather before, but
You go out and ask a person in the antique circle and tell him your grandfather’s name, he is also the number one person!!”
Ding Cheng remained silent, and Luo Tian sighed: "You have to give face to your grandfather, you must!! At least you can't go back to being a gangster, otherwise you will be sorry for your parents and your grandfather at the bottom!!!"
"Yeah." Ding Cheng snorted: "I was not sensible before, and I was looked down upon by others. How can I do it if I don't be cruel?"
"It's just a tiger pretending to be a fox. Do you think that by wearing the skin of a gangster, people will be afraid of you and look down on you? It's not that people look down on you, it's you who make others look down on you." Luo Tian became more and more excited as he spoke, "Have a good time in the antique shop.
Keep doing it, and one day when your wings harden, you can go out and work alone!!"
The last time Ding Cheng made a mistake at the expo, he opened a good green and pocketed 1.2 million with nothing. He originally thought that he would become famous, but he didn't expect that he would be beaten back to his original form overnight. After this,
Jie, Ding Cheng really had some enlightenment. Thinking of Luo Tian, who was unparalleled at the expo, he bravely defected to him, but he really didn't have any plans for his future.
Now listening to Luo Tian's words, Ding Cheng vaguely has some visions for the future: "I have completely severed ties with the group of friends I used to have. Brother Tian, from now on I will recognize you as a brother!!"
"No, no, no." Luo Tian waved his hands repeatedly: "As for you, just look after the antique shop for me at this stage. It's getting late. You should take a bath and go to bed early. I will find a house for you tomorrow."
"Thank you, Brother Tian."
Ding Cheng slept on the sofa in the living room. Looking at the sleeping Ding Cheng, Luo Tian thought about Ding Zhigao again. This person in his dreams had missed the chance to meet him last time. This time with Ding Cheng as the matchmaker, he must
Just see you last time!!
But before that, we need to deal with the old guys from the Antiques Association first. However, Luo Tian is the type who becomes more courageous the more he fights. The stronger the opponent, the stronger his competitiveness. This is the so-called "become stronger when encountering the strong", right?
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Counting now, there are still two days until the Antiques Association’s first collection appreciation meeting. This collection appraisal meeting is somewhat like the previous industry exchange meeting.
In the past, good things usually changed hands in the industry and were difficult to get out. Moreover, people in the industry knew the origins and ins and outs of good things, including which collector the object originally belonged to.
In the past, people in the industry also made it a point to hold regular gatherings to watch things, which was actually a test of one's eyesight.
For example, people in the jade industry gather together, everyone brings their own items, and everyone evaluates them together. If whose goods are rated as the lowest, the host family has to pay for the dinner that day. This kind of
The gathering was a bit like the current industry exchange meeting, but the format seemed more lively and the content was more pragmatic.
This appreciation meeting is where members of the association bring out their favorite collections for everyone to appreciate together. On the one hand, it is for communication, and on the other hand, it is inevitable to show off. Luo Tian is already excited at the thought of opening his eyes again.
It is obviously not Luo Tian's purpose to broaden his horizons. How to build his reputation among them and how to reach a higher level through the Antiques Association is what Luo Tian really needs to consider.