bullyxtreme Chapter 1749: It went too smoothly, something is wrong
Chapter 1749: It went too smoothly, something is wrong
As a curator of a museum, I have naturally seen replacements of the Liushan Mirror.
He once participated in the repair work of a bronze mirror. At that time, he had to rub it with a carving knife for a long time before cutting off a small piece of the patina on the surface, but Lin Ran actually did it just with his fingers.
Either his strength is amazing, or there's something wrong with the bronze mirror! ?
After Tang Lanxuan said these words, he suddenly woke up.
"Lin Ran, isn't this...?"
"It's time." Lin Ran smiled and said, "Teacher, this is actually not patina, but..."
Then he frowned. He couldn't tell what kind of substance it was. He just said: "The owner of this bronze mirror may have deliberately used a special substance to adhere to the surface in order to prevent people from thinking about the bronze mirror." , making it look like patina."
As mentioned before, collectors will lose interest if the patina is too thick.
During the Republic of China, many people deliberately made false claims in order to ensure that their belongings would not be stolen.
This bronze mirror actually uses the same principle.
"That's really smart, Lin Ran, how did you see it?" Tang Lanxuan felt a little incredible, because the patina on the surface looked too real. As researchers, they were unlikely to use their hands to pull the patina, they would only conduct research. Only when the time comes.
Being able to break away from inertial thinking is also a rare ability for Lin Ran.
Immediately afterwards, he saw that the patina that he once thought was extremely hard became vulnerable in Lin Ran's hands.
In order not to damage the mirror surface, Lin Ran did not use a more convenient knife, but used his fingers to pick it off piece by piece.
Tang Lanxuan had mixed feelings: "Chen Cheng, your intelligence is really high, but you deliberately concealed it. However, I'm afraid you didn't expect to meet a genius who surpassed you."
Seeing the patina being removed piece by piece by Lin Ran, Tang Lanxuan was filled with emotion.
He believed it from the beginning and then heard Chen Cheng say it was a fake, so he always wanted to use formal methods to prove it. Unexpectedly, he took advantage of his own psychology.
In fact, Chen Cheng took advantage of his psychological method, so he made the patina of this bronze mirror extremely thick.
If it weren't for Lin Ran, this statistic would have been regarded as a "family heirloom" and would have been lying in the warehouse of the National Palace Museum.
But now, the problem has finally been found.
Tang Lanxuan suddenly believed that Lin Ran would be able to solve the mystery of this bronze mirror very quickly, and it wouldn't take long.
"Chen Cheng, I'm afraid you haven't thought that there are geniuses in this world who are far stronger than you!"
But he only said this in his heart, and Lin Ran couldn't hear it at all.
Lin Ran spent a long time, and there was not much patina left on it.
"Lin Ran, do you want me to help you?" Seeing Lin Ran sweating profusely, Tang Lanxuan asked.
"Teacher, I can handle this little thing myself." Lin Ran said with a smile. Although Tang Lanxuan is in good health now, he still has many chronic diseases. The specific composition of this patina is not well understood. If anything goes wrong, Lin Ran will not regret it for the rest of his life.
Seeing Lin Ran's insistence, Tang Laixue did not continue and just watched from the side.
"Lin Ran, I want to ask you to promise me something."
"Huh?" Lin Ran looked at Tang Lanxuan in surprise.
Then, Tang Lanxuan looked at Lin Ran and said seriously: "I hope that no matter what happens, you can move forward to achieve your goals."
Tang Lanxuan is no longer the curator of the museum at this time, but more of a teacher.
"I hope you can become a true pillar of the antiques community."
"Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely work hard towards this goal."
Tang Lanxuan slowly closed his eyes, filled with emotions in his heart.
It's a pity that he doesn't have much time anymore. He believes that Lin Ran can definitely do it, but it's hard to say whether he can see this day.
"Chen Cheng..."
Tang Lanxuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Lin Ran said: "Teacher! Can you do me a favor?"
Tang Lanxuan looked at Lin Ran, then smiled and said: "You can just say, as long as I can help, I am willing."
Lin Ran smiled and said: "Okay, only you, teacher, can do this."
There are indeed many magical crafts in China, and this time there is actually an element of luck involved.
If Lin Ran hadn't tried to pick out the patina, but had used the research method Tang Lanxuan taught him and continued to study it step by step, no matter how hard he studied, it would be useless.
The patina in front of you is so realistic that it looks like the real thing.
Not only the appearance, but also the color and the texture on the surface are perfect, perfectly deceiving everyone's eyes.
Moreover, looking at the cut-out patina mud, the internal density and texture are almost exactly the same as patina, except that the texture is relatively soft and can be cut off directly with sharp objects.
In other parts, the imitation is exactly the same as the real thing.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh. If this Warring States Chu-style six-mountain mirror was really forged, Chen Cheng's strength would be too terrifying.
Even "Suzaku" wouldn't be able to make it so realistic, and his imagination is even more unbridled. He actually thought of using alternative materials to make the camouflage layer. In this way, it can not only increase the sense of reality, but also maximize the effect. Prevent others from further appraisal of the bronze mirror.
Moreover, the most difficult part of this step is the color adjustment process.
If you guessed it correctly, it should be ground into powder with real patina and then applied to the surface.
Fortunately there was a small window on the surface, otherwise they would have been helpless in the face of this seamless disguise.
Lin Ran finally spoke slowly: "Teacher, can you show me the letter Chen Cheng sent you earlier? There should be detailed production methods in it, right?"
Being able to carry out such disguise, and the bronze mirror itself is of high quality, is not something that ordinary counterfeiters can do.
In a sense, Chen Cheng is an absolute master. Even if he does not make fakes but becomes a handicraft maker, he can definitely get results!
Hearing these words, Tang Lanxuan became a little embarrassed.
Lin Ran asked curiously: "Teacher, don't worry, I will leak the contents inside, and I will not show it to our craft master."
"No." Tang Lanxuan quickly explained that he did not doubt Lin Ran's character, "it's just that the letter has disappeared."
"Okay." Lin Ran sighed.
"Why, can't you deal with the patina?" Tang Lanxuan asked.
Now, the status of the two people seemed to have been reversed. Tang Lanxuan asked Lin Ran what he should do.