The method Ye Jianshe gave is very simple.
Find a national or provincial museum and store these things in it, or rent them out. The ownership belongs to Zhu Yu, there are experts there who can be responsible for the restoration, and then the display rights belong to the museum.
Of course, you can also do this with private museums.
Such as Lao Ma.
But it is private, after all, it does not have the authority of the state. Moreover, national or provincial museums are more professional in the protection and restoration of cultural relics. Private experts in this field are weaker.
Zhu Yu was a little moved by the suggestions given by Ye Jianshe.
Although these bronzes belong to him, Zhu Yu doesn't know how to handle them.
Finding someone to fix it can be a hassle. In addition, even if you find someone to repair it, can you really put it in the basement of your villa?
That doesn’t show its value!
The suggestions put forward by Ye Jianshe perfectly solved these two problems.
The things belong to you, and the museum must have experts who can repair and study them. Research results can be made public in the same way as acupuncture bronze figures and bamboo slips.
In this way, Zhu Yu would be more satisfied. The things were not given away in vain. The officials had research results and could still honor their feelings.
"Second uncle, do you have any connections there?" Zhu Yu asked about the familiar museum.
He wanted to find a suitable place, but he really didn't have Ye Jianshe's reputation and connections.
"I have the deputy director of the museum's phone number here. I will send it to you later. You'd better talk to him about this matter yourself. I can only leave out the message."
"Okay, thank you very much!" Zhu Yu said sincerely.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yu quickly received a call from Ye Jianshe, the deputy director of the museum.
The deputy director's name was Zhou Boyu. Zhu Yu noted it down and planned to fight him that night.
There is an eight-hour time difference. It is two o'clock in the morning here, but it is ten o'clock there, which is exactly the time to go to work.
Zhu Yu calculated very well.
He had nothing to do in the afternoon and didn't go out. He just studied the photos of the bronzes in the villa.
The housekeeper is very dedicated and enthusiastic, and specially invited a Chinese chef to cook Chinese food for them. But obviously, the taste of this Chinese food can only be described as...sigh.
It was hard to sleep at night, so Zhu Yu simply went to look at the bronzes in the car with Ran Jie from the first shift.
Then Ye Jianshe sent a message asking Zhu Yu to send some photos of bronze vessels.
Zhu Yu picked a few and sent them over.
As for the inscription, because it is covered with rust, you can see the words, but you can't see them clearly.
At two o'clock in the morning, Zhu Yu took out his mobile phone and dialed Zhou Boyu.
"Hello, Deputy Director Zhou, I was introduced by Mr. Ye Jianshe." Zhu Yu introduced himself very politely, "I would like to discuss a business with your museum."
A middle-aged man's voice came from the other side:
"Lao Ye introduced me here? Then you can tell me."
Zhu Yu could tell that the other party was not very enthusiastic.
However, he guessed that this person might be like this, so he didn't care and continued:
"That's right, I purchased some bronzes abroad..."
"Buying bronzes?" There was some surprise in the tone of the other person's voice, "What era are they from? What kind of artifacts?"
"It should be from the Shang Dynasty." Zhu Yu's celestial eye could tell that these things were from more than three thousand years ago, to be precise, three thousand four to five hundred years ago.
"Well, is there an inscription?" The other party continued to ask, his tone still very calm.
"Yes." Zhu Yu said.
"Okay, when can it be delivered? We will give you a donation certificate and a bonus.
Of course, we encourage patriots like you to buy back these valuable cultural relics and donate them to museums. By the way, what's your name? "
Zhu Yu said hurriedly:
"I'm not donating..."
"Not a donation? What do you mean by not donating? Do you mean you want to sell this bronze to a museum? Are you overthinking it? Bronze, this is not for sale, you know? You have to understand that buying and selling this bronze is It’s illegal…”
Zhu Yu was confused after hearing this. Did the deputy director have a grudge against Ye Jianshe, or did he think he was easy to bully?
After listening to such a lot of preaching, Zhu Yu reluctantly finished listening and then said:
"I want to rent things to you and put them on display there so that you can study them. In addition, I want to help me contact experts for repairs. After all, these bronzes have been left outside for a long time. Some are damaged and some are rusty..."
Generally speaking, Zhu Yu is relatively practical and puts his words first.
But Deputy Director Zhou was not happy:
"What do you mean? Young man? Do you plan to let our museum work for you? Young man, don't calculate the accounts too accurately!
I know you may have some good intentions and hope that more people can see the bronze. However, as someone who has been there, I would like to remind you that you should not be too selfish and have some national feelings..."
Zhu Yu hung up the phone with a bang.
Is there something wrong with this person?
Are you addicted to giving lessons?
He originally wanted to call Ye Jianshe and ask, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
Then Zhu Yu became a little worried.
If this road doesn't work, what should you do?
He felt that Ye Jianshe's idea was actually quite good.
It should be that I met the wrong person.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yu had an idea and searched online directly, and then he really found a number.
With the idea of giving it a try, Zhu Yu dialed over.
"Hello, this is the New Provincial History Museum. Who are you looking for?"
A nice female voice came from over there.
"Hello, my name is Zhu Yu. I am abroad now. I purchased some bronzes and want to cooperate with your museum..."
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"Your name is Zhu Yu? Are you the Zhu Yu who brought the acupuncture bronze man back from abroad?"
The female voice suddenly raised her voice and asked in surprise: "Really?"
Zhu Yu didn't expect that he was actually quite famous!
"It's me." He breathed a sigh of relief, this is right!
It's a win-win situation in itself, but it makes me tremble, which is really wrong!
Well, I’m sure, there must be something wrong with Deputy Director Zhou!
"Is it really you? You are really awesome!" the other party said happily, "Oh, you said you have bronzes and want to cooperate with our museum?"
"Yes." Zhu Yu said, "I am now in the UK and purchased some bronzes. However, some of the bronzes are rusty and some are damaged. I want to transport them back to China, but I have no place to store them myself. I want to cooperate with your museum... "
Zhu Yu said all his thoughts.
He didn't intend to hide anything first, including the requirements for leasing, exhibiting, repairing, and that he could obtain surveillance.
Although it is not complete, the general meaning is there.
There was a rustling sound over there, and he was obviously listening and taking notes.
After Zhu Yu finished speaking, the other party asked:
"The rent..."
"One yuan per year." Zhu Yu thought for a while and said, "Actually, this is a win-win situation. You must have invested a lot, so the rent will be a symbolic fee. Of course, you can sign a long-term contract, about ten years."
The other party was very excited and said:
"Mr. Zhu, is this your phone number? If so, then I have written it down and I will report it to the leader now! I think this is very good. You make us feel... really excited..."
The other party's words were a little incoherent at the end, but Zhu Yu knew that he was excited.
"Yes." Zhu Yu said, "You can contact me at any time."
"Okay, then you wait for my call, I will report to the leader now, soon!"
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.
Zhu Yu let out a sigh of relief.
Although it was getting late, Zhu Yu didn't want to sleep yet.
He felt that he should be able to handle this matter in a while.
Well, Xin Province, the province where my hometown is located, although not strong in bronze restoration, at least this sincerity allows me to see it.
Of course, it depends on the specifics.
It took half an hour for the phone call to come through.
"Mr. Zhu, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." When the call came, a gentle middle-aged male voice came over, "The main reason is that we are not sure how many bronzes Mr. Zhu mentioned, which dynasty, and which Yes, it means whether there is..."
"Inscriptions? There are some!" Zhu Yu understood instantly and replied immediately.
"That's good, that's good. In principle, our museum agrees to such cooperation. Of course, the specifics will depend on the details. Does Mr. Zhu have photos of these cultural relics? Can he send them over?"
"Yes, you send us an account and I'll upload it right away... Forget it, if we can cooperate, I'll transport the stuff over tomorrow. By air."
"That's great. We can squeeze out the existing exhibition hall now to make room. Mr. Zhu, how many cultural relics are there?"
"More than a hundred pieces." Zhu Yu thought that it might not be possible to make room for it.
"What? More than a hundred pieces?" The other party exclaimed, "Are you sure it is more than a hundred pieces? Are they all bronzes?"
"Yes." Zhu Yu was very satisfied with the other party's reaction. "Eleven of them have inscriptions. And I have found experts here to confirm that they are all bronzes from the Shang Dynasty."
"That, that, that..." The other party was too excited to speak!
We can open a bronze branch here!
The surprise is really great!
"Mr. Zhu!" The middle-aged man finally calmed down and said, "Mr. Zhu, we very much welcome this cooperation! We welcome you! I will give you my mobile phone number and Xiao Li's mobile phone later. The number will be sent to you, and you can contact us at any time, 24 hours a day!”
After chatting for a few more words, the other party said that knowing that it was early morning here at Zhu Yu's side, it would not affect Zhu Yu's rest and that they would wait until daybreak here.
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Yu sighed, there was really a big difference in the attitudes of the two sides.
Zhu Yu knew that if he had told Deputy Director Zhou that he had more than a hundred bronzes and 11 of them had inscriptions, Deputy Director Zhou would have a different attitude.
But he thinks this is good.
Then he received the message on his phone.
Zhu Yu sent a few photos to let the other party see clearly.
The other party sent two big words:
"welcome!"
Zhu Yu was very happy.
The location of my hometown is just to give face!
Then he went to sleep peacefully.
Get up the next day, have breakfast, and then settle the matter of renting a plane.
By the time Ran Jie and others moved all the bronzes to the plane, it was already afternoon.
Fortunately, the journey was relatively smooth.
When we arrived at Dihua International Airport, people from the museum came to pick us up.
Three large trucks were lined up at the airport and were granted special permission to enter. Then they loaded the well-packaged bronze items from the plane.
Zhu Yu saw a man and a woman this time.
The man was about forty-five years old. When he saw Zhu Yu, he smiled and greeted him:
"Hello Mr. Zhu, I am Huang Jianzhong, the deputy director of the museum, and this is Xiao Li who spoke to you earlier."
Xiao Li was twenty-three or four years old. He must have been assigned here not long after graduation. He looked at Zhu Yu with a smile and took the initiative to reach out and shake his hands:
"Hello Mr. Zhu, I'm so glad to see you!"
People and things arrived at the museum together. The main leaders met Zhu Yu. After chatting for a few words, they handed the matter over to Deputy Director Huang.
Both parties now understand the key point, which is to take out the things, count them one by one, and store them in the warehouse. Only then will both parties feel at ease.
Then it’s time to discuss cooperation.
According to the museum's wishes, it should be restored first, and while repairing it, space could be made to create a dedicated bronze exhibition area.
Zhu Yu thought for a while and said:
"I think your museum has quite a lot of space. I have a suggestion. I'll donate some money and you can build a separate bronze branch."
Huang Jianzhong was a little surprised when he heard this. He smiled and said:
"You have already donated the bronzes and rented them to us, how can we still ask you to donate? Let's apply for the grant ourselves? But it may take a little longer, until next year."
"No, no, no. I can still afford this little money." Zhu Yu thought about leaving his money alone. Anyway, these bronzes are still my own, and the procedures are very useful when going through customs. It’s no problem to build a house for your things!
Seeing Zhu Yu's persistence, Huang Jianzhong smiled and said:
"Then I really want to thank Mr. Zhu."
He is truly grateful. In this museum, there are mummies, gold and silverware, etc., but when it comes to bronzes, they are really rare.
"We have two bronze restorers in the museum. However, the technology is not comparable to that in China. We have prepared to invite two experts from the Forbidden City and two experts from Baoji."
Huang Jianzhong is very confident about this.
"Can you invite me?" Zhu Yu was a little worried.
"As long as you send photos of the bronzes with inscriptions, I think they will be very happy to come over!" Huang Jianzhong smiled, "He is definitely the top restoration expert in the country!"
Come to think of it, who in the industry can reject such an important thing?
If the inscription contains content that can prove major historical events, it will really become famous overseas!
The matter was settled just like that.
Zhu Yu happened to have not been home for a while. After settling this matter, he returned home.
The museum immediately began calling in experts.
Because the circle is so big, a batch of more than 180 bronzes settled in the New Provincial Museum, which immediately became news that shocked the circle.
Ye Jianshe knew it was related to Zhu Yu as soon as he heard it.
But he didn't expect there to be so many!
The point is, the place you went to was not the museum you introduced?
He immediately called Zhou Boyu.
At this time, Zhou Boyu's intestines were filled with regret!
That’s more than a hundred pieces!
Eleven pieces with inscriptions!
