Riding the wind of rebirth

This is indeed true. If An Siyuan had not been working hard to make a living through entertainment, he would not have achieved what he has today.

Just as Zhou Zhi felt regretful about An Siyuan's decision to auction off the Yaozhou porcelain that he had spent many years collecting, An Siyuan also felt the same regret about Zhou Zhi not participating in the spring auction that he helped plan. However, they were all sensible people and just laughed it off.

Using the hand holding the pipe, he drew a small circle on the table with twelve small cups on it. An Siyuan sighed and said, "If you don't want to participate, then don't participate. After all, you have made a lot of money this time. You probably won't be interested in my auction items."

"That's not the case. My family is waiting for me to come home for the New Year." Zhou Zhi quickly explained, "This time the pursuit was successful, thanks to Mr. An. I am very grateful. If Mr. An is willing to visit our country, we will definitely welcome him."

"I hope there will be another chance." An Siyuan handed the pipe to his left hand, extended his right hand to Zhou Zhi, and said seriously: "George, young Chinese collector, welcome to officially join the world market of oriental art."

Zhou Zhi had no choice but to reach out his hand and shake hands with An Siyuan: "Mr. An, thank you for your encouragement."

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"According to the news we just received, the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly King relief statue, which has attracted much attention from people across the country, has arrived at the Capital International Airport today and is going through the relevant customs procedures."

"The relief statues of the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Kings in the tomb of Wang Chuzhi of the Five Dynasties are the first important lost cultural relics that my country has successfully recovered through legal means. It also provides a new channel for my country to recover cultural relics that have been illegally lost and exported. Please see the report sent back by our reporter from the airport below..."

The screen switched to an excited reporter: "Hello, everyone. We are at the Customs Entry-Exit Inspection Center. You can see that the two precious cultural relics have been unpacked and the staff are conducting an intensive and orderly inspection on them."

"This is Comrade Liang Pingyi from the Security Department of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. Comrade Liang Pingyi is one of the main persons in charge of this cultural relic recovery. Director Liang, please tell us about the current situation."

Liang Pingyi is now wearing a uniform, and his resolute square face looks even more solemn: "In addition to the attention of the country, this cultural relic recovery has also received great help from domestic civilians, Hong Kong compatriots, overseas Chinese, and relevant foreign personnel. Everyone worked together and made a lot of efforts to finally allow the Heavenly King statue that was lost overseas to return to the motherland."

"In particular, Mr. An Siyuan, a famous American collector, not only provided key evidence for the case, but also donated the Dancing Phoenix Heavenly King statue purchased from Hong Kong Island to our country. This time it is also returning to China. Here, on behalf of the country, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those who have participated in and helped the Heavenly King statue return to China!"

"Thank you, and thank you Director Liang," the reporter went to an old man who was inspecting the stone statues, "Next, let's interview Mr. Wang Shixiang from the National Museum and Mr. Qi from the Palace Museum. Mr. Wang, Mr. Qi, you should be the happiest about the return of the two Heavenly King statues, right?"

"That's great. This is a big deal." Old Wang straightened up. "These two cultural relics are made of Quyang marble, and the techniques used are deep relief, ring carving, openwork and other processing techniques, and the whole is painted with bright colors. They are of great significance for the research on the statue style, traditional changes and decorative techniques of the Five Dynasties period."

"Especially the statue coloring technology. We know that the coloring technology has been used since the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty and the statues of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. However, among the existing cultural relics in China, those that perfectly preserve bright colors are very rare before the Yuan and Song Dynasties, and most of them are wooden statues. Clay statues, stone statues are even rarer."

"Therefore, these two versions of the statues fill a big gap in our research."

"This is not the most exciting thing for us, the older generation of cultural heritage workers." Grandpa Qi took over the conversation with a smile: "What makes us most happy is that our country now has a new generation of cultural heritage workers. They are not only proficient in their own business, but also understand the law, foreign languages, and international rules. They have their overseas social connections and influence. With them taking over the baton from us old guys, I believe that the return of the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly King statues this time is just a good start. In the future, more and more lost cultural relics will be able to return to the motherland."

"Of course, we would also like to appeal to governments and departments at all levels to strengthen the protection of cultural relics. Instead of pursuing them after the fact, it is better to block the possibility of criminals committing crimes from the very beginning..." "Second Elder, where is the young man you mentioned? Can we interview him?"

"Huh? He was clearly here just now, but in the blink of an eye he disappeared somewhere..."

In order to save on phone bills, Zhou Zhi replaced his mobile phone card with a local one when he was overseas. He could not use his pager abroad, and when he replaced the battery of the pager, the machine started beeping non-stop. In the past month, the pager was almost blown up.

Zhou Zhi simply pressed the mute button. He thought that the information was outdated now and there was no point in reading it. After thinking about it, he called Jiang Shuyi and asked her where she was.

Today is the fourteenth day of the lunar year, and tomorrow is the first day for universities. If Jiang Shuyi and her friends wanted to arrive in Shanghai before school started, they should have left their hometown yesterday.

Anyway, it was too late to go home before the New Year, and the capital was not far from Shanghai. Zhou Zhi thought that if his guess was correct, he would rush to Shanghai, meet the three girls there, and then take a plane from Shanghai to Yuzhou and return to his hometown from Yuzhou.

So after Zhou Zhi called Jiang Shuyi, he remembered that she might be on the train and couldn't return his call.

At this moment, Zhou Zhi's mobile phone rang. Zhou Zhi looked at the caller ID and saw that it was from Fang Wenyu's dormitory building.

After picking up the phone, Fang Dashuai's anxious voice came from the other end: "Oh my god, Elbow, you're finally back!"

"Marshal, you have already arrived in Yuzhou? What about Shuyi and the others? Have they set off as well?"

"Elbow, go back to Jiachuan as soon as possible." Fang Wenyu said anxiously on the other end: "Shu Yi has applied for a leave of absence!"

"What?!" Zhou Zhi was shocked: "Wenyu, don't scare me, what happened to Shuyi?"

"Don't worry too much, Elbow. Shuyi seems to be under some... psychological pressure, which has affected her studies." Fang Wenyu said, "You haven't come back yet, and I can't get in touch with you. I sent Xinyi and Xinxin to the train yesterday. Before she left, Xinxin told me to call you every morning and evening. I finally got in touch with you!"

  "Psychological pressure?" Zhou Zhi felt very confused. Considering what Jiang Shuyi experienced in high school in his previous life, some psychological pressure was understandable. But in this life, under his protection, everything should be developing in a good direction. How could there be psychological pressure?

"Well..." Fang Wenyu hesitated: "You should go back and take a look. No matter how we try to persuade you, we can't compare to you. Maybe once we see you, everything will be fine."

"Okay, I'll go back now." (End of this chapter)