Chapter 42: Who Exactly Is It (Part 1)

  "We have a genius like Xiao You in our new river, I don't know who his master is?" Along with Zhou Ming's words, Lao Ge on the other side also suddenly spoke up, looking very curious.

  Zhou Ming Luo's age was only in his early twenties, but his attainments in antiques were truly not shallow. Not only did he have uncommon strength in the aspect of appreciation, but also this porcelain repair item far exceeded his imagination.

  He really couldn't think of anyone in the New River region who could teach such an outstanding disciple.

  As he spoke, even Lian Ren's eyes flashed with a few threads of curiosity, and under the gaze of the two, Zhou Ming Luo's originally somewhat bright face suddenly darkened.

  "It's nothing, little friend. If there's anything inconvenient, don't mention it. It was I who asked something too sudden." Seeing Zhou Mingluo's sudden change in expression, He Lao was taken aback for a moment and hastily smiled and waved his hand.

  "It's nothing." There was no need to hide anything, Zhou Ming Luo was just a bit down in the dumps, so he smiled and said, "I'm a disciple of Fang Shu Tong, but..."

  "Really?!"

  No matter if it was Ren Zhongshan or He Lao, their expressions changed slightly, and a hint of strangeness flashed in their eyes. The few people finally understood why Zhou Ming's expression had been so low before.

  Fang Shu is not the guy who was framed and imprisoned for getting a porcelain?

  They really knew about this, after all, Xinkuang is big, but some specific circles, especially those like antique collection, are not particularly large, let alone Fang Shu being a mid-to-high-level figure in the Xinkuang antique world.

  Although his reputation is not as loud as Ren Zhongshan or He Lao, he also has real skills under his hands.

  That thing was because Fang Shu accidentally got a celadon bowl, originally thought it was an imitation of Ru kiln porcelain from the Yongzheng period, but also had some doubts, so he asked someone else to take a look, and as a result, the other party felt that the celadon bowl looked like real Ru kiln porcelain.

  So Lezi became famous, and later almost all connoisseurs who could appreciate it went to see that disc.

  Ren Zhongshan and He Lao have both been here before, and even now it is still unclear whether the blue glaze bowl was made in imitation of Yongzheng or is a genuine Ru kiln porcelain.

  If it's the former, that bowl still has a value that is not ordinary. But if it's the latter, then its value is more than just not ordinary.

  Because the value of genuine Ru kiln porcelain is too high, in the 1990s, an American auction house publicly sold a Ru kiln porcelain plate with a diameter of only eight centimeters. The plate was slightly deformed and had not been fired well, so it was discarded by the craftsman as waste material. Many years later, it was unearthed and recognized, and this small, crooked plate was sold for $1.54 million in the United States thirty or forty years ago.

  Twenty or thirty years ago, the US dollar was worth a lot of money. The cloisonné enamel that can now be sold for hundreds of millions of RMB, at that time its price was only twenty or thirty million dollars, and it was still an inferior product among Ru kiln porcelain.

  It can be imagined that if this celadon bowl is really a Ru kiln porcelain, what kind of sky-high price it would sell for.

  The result was also because the value of that celadon bowl was too terrible, and Fang Shu entered prison in a daze, and the celadon bowl also disappeared in a daze.

  This is absolutely the most noteworthy thing that has happened on Xinkai Antique Street in recent years, without exception, so Ren Chongshan and He Lao naturally remember it clearly.

  It can be said that both of them have been indignant about this, because in the antique business, cleverly taking advantage of others is absolutely the most despicable behavior. Who hasn't had a time when they couldn't tell where an antique came from? At that time, finding someone to appraise and confirm its authenticity was a very common thing. If you found someone to appraise it, but as a result, they developed greedy thoughts and directly took away your treasure, then the looter would be subject to the industry's contempt and exclusion.

  Who would dare to make a deal with him or ask him to take charge? Those who really mix in this industry, no one dares to do such things.

  What can you do, the person who made the move is not even in this line of work, they are a typical example of seeing if something is valuable and then snatching it and leaving, they never planned on being in this line of work, so even if people in the antique industry despise or exclude them, it's useless.

  So they could only vent their anger in private.

  But now they never thought that the person in front of them, Zhou Ming Luo, who is known for his miraculous restoration skills, would actually be a disciple of Zhou Ming Luo. They know Fang Shu Tong and are clear about his abilities. Fang Shu Tong is an expert in ceramic appraisal, probably only slightly inferior to Ren Zhong Shan. Moreover, he is also considered an expert in ceramic repair, able to restore broken ceramics to the point where others can't detect any flaws without using tools.

  But undoubtedly Zhou Ming Luo's ability is even more astonishing, it seems that he has long been better than his master in many ways.

  At least this repair ability far surpasses Fang Shu Tong's.

  "Li Heng, Li Juan, you two go out first, I have some things to discuss with Ming Luo. A hint of solemnity flashed on his face, Ren Zhongshan directly waved his hand, and after the younger ones left, he said to Zhou Mingluo, "Mingluo, let's talk in the house."

  "Really." Zhou Ming's eyes also gradually showed a hint of excitement, it seemed that the other party was clear about Fang Shu Tong's situation, could he have a way to rescue Fang Shu Tong from prison?

  Although he had previously repaired the porcelain, it was not intentional to wait for the other party's reward. However, if this matter really has something to do with Uncle Fang, then he will not hesitate at all.

  Not to mention repaying kindness, as long as he can save Fang Shu Tong, he is willing to pay any price.

  A moment later, Ren Zhongshan, He Lao and Zhou Ming Luo arrived at a study.

  The study was decorated in an ancient style, but Zhou Ming didn't seem to care, and after sitting down on a chair that looked like it had been around for some years, he immediately turned his attention to Ren Zhongshan.

  It wasn't until then that Ren Zhongshan sat down opposite Zhou Ming, a faint bitter smile flashing across his face. "Zhou Xiao You, it seems you care about Fang Shu deeply, but my answer might be disappointing - relying on myself alone, I'm not capable of helping you resolve this matter."

  When he said this, he was also very depressed in his heart. He had just said that no matter what Zhou Ming Luo wanted to do, as long as he could do it, he would try his best to do it. But now when he realized what Zhou Ming Luo really needed, he was completely powerless. This made him wonder where to put his old face!!

  He really has some sense of shamelessness.

  Afraid that Zhou Ming would misunderstand, he followed up and spoke again, "Actually, when the thing just happened, I had thought of stopping it. After all, that person's approach was really too despicable, completely disregarding and trampling on our industry's rules. What's the difference between this kind of robbery and a bandit? Today he snatched your master, who knows if next time he'll snatch someone else? This kind of person has already provoked the anger of everyone in the industry, but unfortunately, my Ren family, although having some power in Xinkuang, still has limited strength."

  This is not Ren Zhongshan talking nonsense, but it's a fact that the person's behavior was really out of line. Today he can snatch the treasure from Fang Shu's hands, who knows who he will snatch next time? Do people with good things in their hands have to hide their treasures and dare not show them to others?

  So after that incident, Ren Zhongshan was so angry that he ordered the youngest son of Shi Rengui, the secretary of the district committee, to investigate this matter. However, as a result, they were faced with the opponent's fabricated evidence and powerful background.

  He was completely powerless and could only let things end in nothingness.

  Briefly, Zhou Ming Luo's face, which was originally filled with a strong sense of hope, suddenly dimmed. No way, it seemed that even Ren Zhong Shan didn't have the ability to rescue Fang Shu Tong either. However, this expression only flashed for an instant before Zhou Ming Luo's determination resurfaced. "Ren older brother, can you tell me who that person is?"

  Even if they still can't rescue Fang Shu at this time, as long as they can find out who that person is, he feels that it's not a wasted trip. This is much better than before when he didn't even know who the damned guy was.