"This piece of furniture is a contemporary treasure. It is called 'Magpie Singing Spring Nine-Headed Musk Cabinet'. The craftsman who made it was surnamed Xie. However, the wonderful thing about this piece of furniture is that there is a mechanism hidden in it. When the cabinet door is opened and the mechanism is driven by the wind, you can hear the sound similar to magpies singing in spring. People are refreshed, like a spring breeze. This cabinet is an extension of the wardrobe style of the Ming and Qing palaces. It has a luxurious appearance and a fine interior. If you can have such a wardrobe, changing clothes every day must be a very wonderful thing."

What the narrator introduced this time was the proud work of Xie Lang’s grandfather Xie Zhong. When the narrator gently opened the cabinet door, there was a slow sound of silk and bamboo, accompanied by bursts of magpies. The sound of chirping, as far as it is near, coupled with the faint fragrance floating in the air, really feels like being in the mid-spring season.

"The craftsmen of the palace are indeed extraordinary skills," the old man praised, "A lot of furniture nowadays is superficial and flashy, and most of the craftsmen who make it are half-baked, ruining the skills handed down by the ancients beyond recognition. Its name is: the combination of Chinese and Western. From my point of view, the things produced by many furniture companies now are completely different. This Mr. Xie has a good craftsmanship. There are still such craftsmen, which makes people feel gratified."

Hearing that the commentator and the old man praised his grandfather so much, Xie Lang was really happy in his heart, because he was the one who proposed to his grandfather and put it in place with his own hands.

"Not bad, not bad, Chinese craftsmen, GOOD," the foreigner spoke half-baked Chinese and gave a thumbs up.

"Mr. Will, although this wooden cabinet is good, but in terms of craftsmanship and carving standards, it can only be regarded as the upper class. Nowadays, the wages of craftsmen in China are low, and many people have changed their careers. The exquisite craftsmanship that has been handed down is not Many, so Mr. Will had better not place high hopes, but our company in Singapore has brought together many famous craftsmen in Asia by virtue of its economic advantages, and can create any style you want for Mr. Will," said the businessman next to him. The words clearly meant to belittle the craftsmanship of today's Chinese craftsmen, and it was only at this time that Xie Lang realized that this guy who looked like a Chinese was actually a Singaporean.

Xie Lang also knows that there are indeed many traditional and exquisite arts that are lost today, but this Singaporean businessman will never be able to slander them, not to mention that this piece of furniture was made by his grandfather, so Xie Lang said: "As far as I know, Chinese furniture The craft has a history of thousands of years, but I don’t know how many years it is in Singapore, can this gentleman tell me,”

"What's the use of a long history? The United States only has a history of a few hundred years, but it is much stronger than China in many aspects. Similarly, your furniture has a history of thousands of years, but you may not be able to produce better and more exquisite furniture than ours," The businessman said unwillingly.

"That's right, long history is not directly related to the level of craftsmanship, but it's not a bad thing to have more history. I heard that there is a country in Asia that tries to 'steal' others because its history is very poor. They said that traditional Chinese medicine was invented by their country, that the dragon is a symbol of their country, and that the Dragon Boat Festival is a festival of their country, and they even applied for a world heritage. Forget it, it’s far away, I just want to tell you No matter how many skilled craftsmen your Singapore company gathers, their skills are also passed down from China, and the furniture they make is also called Chinese-style furniture, not Singapore-style furniture. Besides, you, a Singaporean, how can you say that Chinese furniture skills are lost? Don’t tell me, we Chinese don’t have the right to speak,” Xie Lang responded coldly.

"Well said," said the old man beside him clapping his hands and laughing.

"What's the use of lip service? If you really have the ability, why are there only a few eye-catching contemporary works here?" The businessman said in a mocking tone, "I'm always immersed in the dream of a great country and a thousand-year history. No wonder the skill goes from bad to worse,''

"As far as your vision is concerned, it doesn't matter if you don't enter it," Xie Lang sneered, "Even if there are good things in front of you, with your little knowledge, I'm afraid you may not be able to recognize them."

"Speak wildly, I, Lin Yiying, is the vice president of the Singapore Furniture Association, how dare you say that I have no vision," the businessman said angrily.

"Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to walk it to know. If you have eyes, you have to try it." Xie Lang changed his tone, and then pointed to an unremarkable piece of furniture, "Since Lin Hui There is no problem with long-term self-confidence and vision, but I don’t know if you can recognize that thing.”

What Xie Lang was referring to was a half-meter-high wooden stool. The wooden stool was somewhat gray and inconspicuous, but after a closer look, one would find that the stool was placed there, like a crouching bird. The moving tiger, but all the power of this tiger seems to be imprisoned in the prison of time and space, and it is not revealed at all, so it rarely attracts people's attention.

The name of the vice president of the businessman is not for nothing, of course, he will not immediately talk nonsense, he stepped up and looked at it for a while, and then said: "The color of this stool is natural and not colored. Judging from its material It should be made of hemp willow that is hundreds of years old. However, because of the poor color of this material, few people use it now. Judging from its carving style, it should be a work of the Republic of China. The time is not too long. The original carving skills It’s not bad, but the tiger’s teeth haven’t been carved into shape, so it’s a failure if the tiger loses its prestige.”

"This is your conclusion," Xie Lang asked.

The previous judgment, in fact, the businessman himself was a little uncertain, because the shape and material of this thing were really weird, and he had never seen its style before, so he only guessed it based on experience, but he believed that, based on his His insight will never be lost to a boy, so he still said confidently: "That's right, don't you have another opinion?"

"I can't talk about high opinions, but at least I won't fool people with the title of president of any association," Xie Lang said coldly, "First of all, let's talk about the material, the material of this wooden stool does look a bit like willow tree , but the material of willow tree is different in softness and hardness, it is impossible to survive thousands of years without deformation, so its material should be the legendary Shenwuhu tree. This kind of tree is like fine steel, and it is extremely heavy. However, this kind of tree is now It has long been extinct, so you must have never seen it before. Besides the time, this item should be from the Western Zhou Dynasty. You can see that this tiger has a ferocious face, eyes wide open, erect ears, four thick legs, strong hooves, and a It is the style of that time, and this stool is also famous, called Shenwu Huzun Stool, commonly known as Tiger Stool in the folk, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, only generals and the like could sit on such a stool, but ordinary people did not have that blessing, "

"You are obviously talking nonsense. How could the furniture from the Western Zhou Dynasty have been preserved to this day?" the businessman couldn't help interjecting.

But at this moment, the old man next to him and the narrator showed displeasure. The two of them found Xie Lang's explanation quite interesting, and they were of course a little upset when the businessman interrupted him rashly.

"President Lin, you are very...very rude," said the foreign youth who was traveling with the businessman with some displeasure. It could be seen that he was also very interested in what Xie Lang said just now. Said, "Go on, sir, please,"

"As for the failure President Lin said just now, it is that the tiger's teeth were not carved into shape. In fact, President Lin did not know this. When Lang said this, he paused for a moment, because he knew that others must have doubts when they heard this.

"Well... young man, what you said earlier seems to make sense, but why did you say that the craftsmen at that time did not carve tiger teeth on purpose?" At this time, it was the powerful old man who asked the question. And that's what the rest of you want to know.

"In ancient times, the generals who were brave and good at fighting were all crowned with tiger generals, so it is natural for a general to sit on a tiger stool, but the so-called two tigers fight, one must be injured. If the tiger under the seat shows the tiger's power, it will naturally match the general's tiger power. Chong, causing the disadvantage of inconsistent aura, but a tiger without teeth, its tiger power will not be released, it can only be restrained in the body, so that there will be no conflict between the two, and it can act as a town house to ward off evil spirits Chairman Lin, there is another point, this technique is not called a failure, but a gap. A craftsman with exquisite skills will always leave a little harmless defect on his work, so as not to leave this piece of work. Things have spirituality and some changes beyond ordinary people's imagination, I think the statue of Venus with a broken arm, which is widely known in Greece, may be due to this reason."

"Hmph, just blow it up, this shit can be compared to the statue of Venus," the businessman said angrily, "This thing is only a hundred years old at most, and you want to say it's from the Western Zhou Dynasty? That's all, you still say that the failure is a lack, as if it is a matter of course, I think you are just trying to fool everyone, who wants to make anything perfect, how can you intentionally leave incomplete, unless you make something Some people are sick, and they say that some unexpected changes have happened, can the tiger still live?"

"If President Lin doesn't accept my point of view, even if you present evidence against it, you can't use your ignorance to judge whether other people's views are right or wrong," Xie Lang said lightly, "If you don't believe me, you can try this thing weight, if exhibits allow,"

"Don't try it, this stool actually weighs [-] kilograms," the narrator said excitedly, "Mr. It was an object from the Western Zhou Dynasty. No one believed it, and no one believed that the object weighed nearly two hundred catties. Later, we checked the wood with instruments and found that the history of this object has been at least a thousand years, and the density of the wood is very high. , It’s really unbelievable that it’s close to the density of steel, now we’ve finally figured out the origin of this stool after hearing what Mr. Xie said.”

What the narrator said undoubtedly confirmed Xie Lang's point of view, and the merchant's face suddenly became very embarrassed.

"Is this stool for sale?" the foreign youth asked, knowing that this unremarkable stool is so magical, he seemed to have moved to buy it.

"Mr. Will, you have to calm down, maybe they are a partner to defraud you..." the businessman said repeatedly.

"Mr. Lin, please be polite, I have the ability to judge myself." Although the foreigner was a little displeased, he still spoke with grace, but the businessman finally shut up.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Will, this collector didn't intend to sell this item. He sent it over for an exhibition, just hoping that someone would recognize this item. However, for Mr. Will to value it so much, the collector must also I will be very happy, and I will contact him again," the narrator implicitly rejected the foreign youth's purchase offer.

The collector of this stool is a very strange old woman. She originally collected many good things, but she just sent this unremarkable stool over, saying that she hoped that someone would know the origin of this thing, but At that time, people in the exhibition party were not optimistic about this thing. If it weren't for the fact that the old woman was a very famous collector, the people in the exhibition party would not even take this thing out for exhibition.

But now, after hearing what Xie Lang said, coupled with some previous scientific analysis, the narrator suddenly felt that the value of this stool soared immediately, and secretly thought that after the narration was over, he must contact the collector. Trading, maybe you can get many benefits.

Along with the value of the tiger stool, Xie Lang's weight in the eyes of these few people also soared. During the next visit, the old man, the foreign youth and even the guide asked Xie Lang some questions from time to time, and Xie Lang gave Most of the answers they gave satisfied them, only the president businessman felt very uncomfortable and destroyed the group atmosphere.

After the visit, the old man said to Xie Lang: "Young man, there are not many knowledgeable young people like you these days. Good job, if I don't have other things today, I have to talk to you again,"

After finishing speaking, the old man left the exhibition center together with the stern young man beside him.

"Mr. Xie, I admire your knowledge and wisdom very much. Just like a proverb in your country, it is called 'Heroes make young men'. I don't know if I am lucky enough to meet you," the foreign youth asked sincerely, but his tone of voice was genuine. It was a little weird, which made Xie Lang want to laugh.

"Of course, of course," Xie Lang said hastily. The other party is really polite and self-cultivated. It should not be wrong to meet such a friend.

It's just that the accompanying businessman's expression became even more embarrassing at this time.

After Xie Lang exchanged some polite words with the foreign youth named Will, he suddenly saw a group of people rushing over from a distance, most of them were girls, and quite a few of them were holding flowers.

"Mr. Xie, let's talk next time." Will looked at the crowd, his face changed slightly, and he quickly got into a car and drove away.

As soon as Will left, Xie Lang received a call from Su Mu, asking him to meet at the "private kitchen" restaurant in the city center at [-]:[-] noon. She arranged for Xie Lang to meet her grandfather so that Xie Lang could complete the that sculpture.

This matter has been dragged on for a long time, Xie Lang felt a little sorry in his heart, and quickly agreed to go on time,

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