Easy Tycoon

Chapter 490 Cultural Protection
If the disciple has requests, the master will naturally not stand aside and watch.

Mr. Liu is specialized in cultural preservation work. Although he is not very proficient in the cultural preservation work of Western artworks, considering Mr. Liu's status in the circle, as long as he makes two phone calls, some of them are proficient in cultural preservation work of Western artworks. experts to help.

Not to mention that there are many unbelievable top-quality treasures in this batch of treasures. It is the dream of every expert in cultural relics protection to be able to see and touch such treasures with his own eyes.

Similarly, this matter cannot be made public, after all, these treasures entered the customs through illegal means.No matter what the purpose of Yang Jing is, if the procedures are not complete, the procedures are not complete, and it will not work.Therefore, the preservation work of these treasures must be kept secret.

However, Mr. Liu couldn't help it. He directly called two experts who specialize in cultural preservation of Western artworks. Then Yang Jing followed the advice of these two experts and directly spent more than 700 million US dollars to purchase a group of professional cultural relics from abroad. maintenance tools.

In the future, western artworks will definitely be indispensable, and even digging out a few more treasures may not be impossible. My own museum will also have work on the preservation of artworks and antiques, so buying a set of advanced cultural preservation equipment is still a must. Quite necessary.

For Yang Jing now, things that can be solved with money have never been a problem. With a wave of his hand, the set of high-end cultural preservation tools was transported to Tianqu by air in less than ten days.

These things cannot be preserved in Yanjing.These treasures themselves entered the territory of China in violation of regulations. If they were doing cultural security from Yanjing, it would be like putting eye drops on the relevant departments. Yang Jing didn't want to do such a desperate thing.

Yang Jing rented the workshop of a small closed factory in the suburb of Tianqu, and even rented all the houses in the courtyard. It took three days to install air conditioners in several of the offices, and temporarily sealed the windows. , a simple workshop is thus formed.

It just so happened that Chris and the others also had a 20-day long vacation at home. Yang Jing made a phone call, and the twelve bodyguards came to Huaxia immediately.Twelve of them will be responsible for the security work of this temporary workplace.

Except for the two experts, all four of Yang Jing's masters and Mr. Yang who lived in seclusion in Tianqu all came. Everyone wanted to see these extremely precious treasures in the first place.

Due to historical reasons, many Chinese national treasures are now floating abroad and cannot come back.But now, a treasure that is also regarded as a national treasure by Westerners has actually gone to Huaxia. It is a lie for these old experts to say that they are not excited.

After everything was ready, a container truck quickly drove into this remote yard.

Without hiring loaders, Yang Jing and Chris worked together, and within an hour, more than a dozen wooden boxes were all unloaded—some wooden boxes Yang Jing didn’t bring, they were gems or didn’t need to be preserved. Jewelry, those things do not need to be preserved.

These old experts, including Mr. Yang, were all staring at these big boxes with green eyes from the beginning to the end, like wolves seeing meat.

After all the boxes were transported into the workshop, several old fellows gathered around and stared at Yang Jing one by one. The meaning was very clear—you open a box quickly and let the old man take a look, otherwise I will make you look good!
Well, Yang Jing can't afford to provoke these old people, any one of them can train him into a grandson, Yang Jing doesn't want to make trouble like this.

After Chris and the others informed Yang Jing that everything around was safe, Yang Jing opened the first box.

The bronze "David" is in full bloom in this box. Because it is a bronze sculpture, it can be operated without putting it in an argon gas chamber.Compared with such fragile treasures as calligraphy and painting, sculptures such as bronze and marble are undoubtedly much "stronger".

The two experts Mr. Liu invited, one surnamed Zhao and the other surnamed Tong, are both old men in their 60s.

After the bronze "David" showed its true face, Mr. Liu and the others could talk, but Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong's eyes almost popped out!
They already know what they are going to do cultural preservation work on, and they are already mentally prepared.But when they saw the bronze "David" with their own eyes, the two old men were so excited that they almost had a heart attack.

"It's really "David"!" Mr. Zhao touched the sculpture with fascinated eyes. With his expression and movements, those who didn't know it thought that the old man had regained his second youth and found a beloved woman.

Tong Lao was similar, touching the sculpture with fascination, feeling every detail of the sculpture with his fingertips.

However, looking at the expressions and movements of these two old men, Yang Jing got goosebumps all over his body.

Due to oxidation, the color of the bronze "David" is not very good-looking, but after all, it is a sculpture of a naked male body.If the two old men are women, it’s okay to say something, but you are both old men in their 60s, why are you so fascinated by a naked male sculpture?

You don't need to think about this kind of scene, just look at it, and those who don't have enough concentration will immediately have to retreat.

It may be that he already knew that this sculpture was Michelangelo's authentic work, so Yang Jing's thoughts must be different from those of these old experts.

Let alone Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong, even Mr. Yang and the four masters looked fascinated.

Seven old men whose combined ages are more than 450 years old collectively showed a fascinated expression to a naked male body sculpture of a red fruit, and touched the sculpture of a naked fruit from time to time. This kind of scene
Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong "touched" for more than 20 minutes, and finally Mr. Zhao said with certainty: "This is a miracle! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and touched it with my own hands, I can't believe that there are still rice in the world." Bronze David by Angelo.”

Tong Lao also nodded and said: "Yes, what Lao Zhao said is correct! According to the judgment of the two of us, we are more than [-]% sure that this sculpture is the authentic work of Michelangelo. Of course, if we can use instruments to re-identify If you do it once, you will be more confident!"

In fact, for an immortal work like the bronze "David", people will have a general judgment in their hearts after looking at it.

Why Michelangelo's "David" is known as the top ten sculptures in the world?Why have so many sculptors been imitating "David" for so many years but none of them have achieved success?

As the saying goes, "always imitated, never surpassed", it refers to the peak works of this kind of master.It would be great if such a work could be produced in hundreds of years. As for surpassing it, it is simply impossible.

Even if you reprint a "David" with a 3D printer, it may be exactly the same as the original, but it will definitely lack the temperament contained in the original!
That's right, it's not the master's technique that's exquisite like this kind of pinnacle work that happens once in hundreds of years, but the master endowed this work with real vitality!This is the fundamental reason why a master is called a master.

Even if those imitation works are exactly the same as the original works, they lack the most important thing, which is the vitality of sculpture!
Although the bronze "David" in front of me looks gray and gray, as long as you take a look at it, you will know that this sculpture is definitely not simple. Such a strong feeling.

This is the pinnacle of the master!It can make people who don't know how to do it feel good!
It's like Ge Ge who came back on purpose, she is a layman, but when she saw the bronze "David" for the first time, Yang Jing beside her could clearly feel the joy from Ge Ge.

The four masters and Mr. Yang are not very proficient in Western art.But the antique works of art in the world all have some commonalities, and they can naturally see the goodness of this sculpture at a glance.

The works created by real masters will resonate with everyone!
Now that we have seen this bronze "David", the next step is to protect this bronze sculpture.

This kind of work must be done by professional personnel, whether it is tools or other items, it must be professional, otherwise it is very likely to damage the bronze "David".

Fortunately, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong had already obtained the list before they came. They knew that they needed to do the cultural preservation work of those things, so they were quite well prepared.

In fact, the things that Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong need to do cultural preservation work are mainly oil paintings. Bronze sculptures like this, whether it is Mr. Liu or Mr. Guo, are no problem.After all, China also has a lot of bronze cultural relics, and many of the cultural preservation work is done by these cultural relics experts from the Palace Museum.

Doing cultural relics protection work is very complicated and meticulous, and it takes a long time.Just like this bronze sculpture needs to be protected, there are generally three methods, the most traditional method is the corrosion inhibitor protection method.As for the more advanced laser rust removal method and glow discharge method, although the effect is also very good, the demand for equipment is too high.

Therefore, after discussion by several experts, it was planned to use the traditional corrosion inhibitor protection method to protect the bronze "David".

The corrosion inhibitor, benzotriazole (BTA), has been used in the protection of bronzes for more than 50 years, and the effect is very good, and the damage to the bronzes is also minimal.

However, it takes a long time to use this method, and several steps also need to be vacuumed, and there is another step that needs to be placed at a constant temperature for eight hours.
Anyway, although this method is very safe, it takes a long time. It takes at least 20 hours to complete the whole set of maintenance for this bronze "David".

However, Mr. Guo and Mr. Liu are on the side to help, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Tong cooperate with each other. While maintaining the bronze "David", they can also maintain the next bronze sculpture.

Yang Jing found the treasure of the last tsar from Siberia this time. There are three bronze sculptures in it, which are enough for these old men for a long time
(End of this chapter)