National Tide 1980.

Chapter 456 Big Peony
In life, it is inevitable to mediate conflicts for others and act as a peacemaker.

However, peacemakers are not easy to do.

Because this is a thankless job.

If there are no better means and techniques, not only may one lose sight of the other, but one may even fall into it.

Let yourself become the object of resentment by one party, or even by both parties.

Fortunately, in this regard, Ning Weimin still has some ideas.

He managed his own company in his previous life, after all, he was not a small boss in vain.

At least I understand a common saying - "One hand can't be clapped".

And his favorite method is to elevate one party's status, boasting it like a big peony flower that is number one in the world.

Then try to emphasize the gap between the two sides of the contradiction.

As long as the pride of the party being praised can be successfully aroused, it can often make them maintain their different identities, "there is a lot of adults", and voluntarily withdraw from the dispute.

In this way, for the other party, since there is no object of conflict, the dispute will naturally be resolved.

This time, this method is especially suitable.

You know, under normal circumstances, there is a big taboo in this method of pushing one and stepping down one.

That is, it is not good for the other party to "raise" one party or "belittle" the other party, so as not to hurt the self-esteem of the other party.

But in the current situation, both Xiao Wei and Xiao Meng knew that they had made a big mess.

No matter what Ning Weimin said or did, they obviously understood that it was to calm the situation.

So no matter how wronged they are, no matter how unhappy they are, they will bear it, and they will never go against Ning Weimin face to face.

In this way, Ning Weimin basically said what he said.

For example, he picked up the sign of "forex trading only".

The invoice for the middle-aged man, he opened it as soon as he said it.

He told him to close the store, and he closed it as soon as he said so.

And the onlookers were relieved enough to see this, and most of them would leave satisfied.

The foreigners are pretty much the same, since there is no more fun to watch, of course they can leave as soon as they say it.

Even the middle-aged man himself was greatly surprised by Ning Weimin's "self-mutilation ruthlessness" in intervening, and no longer doubted that a fair result could be obtained today.

He also declined the request of a few masters who had time to meddle in their own affairs and insisted on attending.

In this way, the noisy scene returned to calm again very smoothly.

When several parties followed Ning Weimin to his office, the rest of the matter would be easier to handle.

Ning Weimin then started to use the word "holding" again.

He showed great enthusiasm, gave up his seat to the middle-aged man, and served good tea to the middle-aged man, trying his best to treat him as a distinguished guest.

And after understanding the whole incident carefully and patiently, he not only expressed his gratitude to the middle-aged man for discovering the loopholes in management for him, but also asked Xiao Wei and Xiao Meng to bow and apologize on the spot.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man took the soft but not the hard, seeing him so respectful, his anger dissipated immediately.

But this is not over yet, Ning Weimin still strikes while the iron is hot, continuing to clarify misunderstandings for the middle-aged people.

He introduced the relationship between the craft store and the second-hand stalls of the book market.

Saying the same thing, I have always earned money from foreigners, and then subsidized my compatriots at extremely low prices.

This is good, the middle-aged man is a little embarrassed when he knows the real situation.

Not only did he take the initiative to express his willingness to reconcile, he even took the initiative to intercede for the two girls, hoping that Ning Weimin would not punish them.

"The main focus of our conflict is that I really thought you discriminated against your compatriots just now. Thinking about it now, I'm a little too excited."

"To be fair, in fact, your service attitude is much better than other places. After all, even the department store promises to 'not beat and scold customers'. It can only be said that we are talking too much today and are not considerate of each other. There was a misunderstanding."

"Since the two of them apologized and I bought the cup, let's stop here. I don't think your store needs to be closed, otherwise I can't bear it."

As he said that, the middle-aged man took out the money to pay for the porcelain cup.

He also didn't want to take advantage of any advantage. It should be ten yuan of foreign exchange certificate plus ten yuan of RMB, and he didn't pay less at all.

In his mind, as long as the bill is paid, the matter will be over.

But Ning Weimin didn't do it, he reached out and stopped the middle-aged man's hand handing over the money.

"Comrade. Anyway, it took you a lot of time, and it made you anxious and angry. Don't pay the money. I'll give you the cup."

The middle-aged man was full of surprise, he never expected Ning Weimin to be so generous.

"No, no, it's not appropriate. How can there be no reason not to pay for something? Besides, this cup is not cheap. If I take it for nothing, then I won't be blackmailed?"

Ning Weimin laughed, and began to reveal his real intentions.

"Of course it's not for nothing. I just ask you to reveal the truth of a mystery for me!"

"The answer? The truth?" The middle-aged man was puzzled.

"Yes, such an ordinary porcelain cup, there are many similar ones in the store. I put it in the store to catch foreigners, and I never thought that our people would buy it. Since you are willing to pay such a big price There must be a special reason for buying it? Could it be that this thing is old? It shouldn’t be..."

Speaking of which, Ning Weimin fixed his eyes on the cup in the middle-aged man's hand again, as if afraid of the middle-aged man's misunderstanding, he also explained.

"Don't worry, the thing is already yours. I just want to find out. Did you pick something up from me?"

As soon as these few words were said, the middle-aged man immediately laughed.

"Hey, young man, I didn't expect you to know a few lines of business. Well, since I'm a person of the same interest, I won't hide it from you. This porcelain cup is old, and it's not young. In my opinion, I'm afraid it's worth it." There are 300 years..."

"Ah? No... no way?" Ning Weimin was startled by these words.

Although he was already mentally prepared, the answer far exceeded his psychological expectations.

After counting with his fingers, he cried out.

"You said this...is it from the Tang Dynasty? It can't be from Xing Kiln, right?"

After saying this, the middle-aged man's expression looked happier.

"Yo, not bad, young man has a lot of knowledge. You also know the Xing Kiln, the originator of white porcelain. It's really rare for young people like you to have a certain understanding of ceramics."

But then he shook his head and placed the porcelain cup on the table.

"But you are wrong, this cup is even earlier, I think it is from the Sui Dynasty..."

Seeing that Ning Weimin opened his mouth wide and looked like he couldn't believe it, the middle-aged man became even more excited.

"It's no wonder you drilled this cup, because it's too ordinary, without any decorations, and the characteristics of the shape are not obvious. It's just a white porcelain cup. Most people can't see the bones of this porcelain cup, and they will leak it."

"But I'm different. My eyes can see what's inside, so I can tell it's not an ordinary thing at a glance. Take the glaze color of this porcelain cup as an example, it's lime glaze, and the glaze is very transparent, very similar to a layer of Glass. This is a typical feature of Sui Dynasty porcelain."

"White contains water vapor, but it is not as pure as today's white porcelain. This is also in line with the characteristics of the age of ceramic firing technology and the characteristics of low aluminum high-speed iron in the north. Look at this mud tire, which is specially prepared. The thick part of the cup bottom is as hard as steel. , and the metallic sound is produced when struck, which is also extremely important evidence of the age."

Ning Weimin's eyes widened when he heard that.

"...My God, can you make such an inference just by looking at it with your eyes? But... But as far as I know, there is no white porcelain in the Sui Dynasty porcelain that has been discovered so far, right?"

"Hey? Your statement is outdated. It's timid again. It should be said that there was no real white porcelain from the Sui Dynasty before liberation."

The middle-aged man was so talkative, he waved his hand, and he felt quite high-spirited.

"But in 1959, we unearthed a batch of white porcelain from Zhang Sheng's ancient tomb in the 15th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in Anyang, Henan."

"Moreover, from the records of "Daye Miscellaneous Notes", it is also said that Emperor Sui Yang liked to eat dried carp with sea formula, and the dried carp was made by putting it into a new white porcelain bottle that had not been filled with water. This shows that Emperor Sui Yang's imperial use Among porcelain, there is white porcelain. There are also evidences in ancient books.”

"It was not easy to make white porcelain in the Sui Dynasty, and most of it was exclusively for the royal family. Rare things were originally rare, and there were very few years in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, there are very few white porcelains in the Sui Dynasty. I can find this porcelain cup here, which is really true. It is a great blessing for the ceramic industry."

"Otherwise, if no one knows the goods and you sell them to foreigners, wouldn't it cause the loss of national treasures? From this point of view, you can really thank me for preventing you from being a sinner of the nation..."

When the middle-aged man talked about his pride, he couldn't help but hit Ning Weimin with a cymbal and smiled happily.

But Ning Weimin was completely dumbfounded by his words, and the tone of the inquiry was extremely reverent.

"You... have such great knowledge? Who are you?"

The middle-aged man played it lightly and took out his work card.

"My surname is Ye, and my job is to study ceramics."

Ning Weimin opened it and saw that it was actually a researcher from the Palace Museum named Ye Hemin.

(End of this chapter)