Collection of Gods

Chapter 843 Knocking on the Door Late at Night

The long journey is tiring.

After Tang Yuan returned to the room, he also took some clean clothes and walked into the bathroom. He threw two essential oil bubble balls into the bathtub and turned on the water valve of the bathtub. While the bathtub was draining, he called Director Dong who was far away in Yanjing.

Soon, the call was answered.

"Director Dong, I haven't contacted you for a long time. What are you busy with?"

Tang Yuan stood in front of a full-length mirror, admiring his strong and firm muscles while contacting Dong Wenhui in a very familiar manner.

In the past, when Tang Yuan was in the gym, he would watch those muscular men posing in front of the mirror, admiring themselves and thinking that those people were a bit exaggerated. But now he can understand them.

"Director Tang, you're back home?!"

Dong Wenhui's tone was inexplicably surprised when he heard this.

"I just returned home today, less than four hours after landing."

Tang Yuan saw that the water level in the bathtub was more than half full, so he turned around and walked into the bathtub and sat down, saying with a smile: "Director Dong, do you think our revolutionary friendship is very deep? I contacted you as soon as I came back."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Tang, just speak frankly."

Dong Wenhui asked with a smile in his voice, a little helplessly: "What treasure did you find in Thailand this time?"

"Director Dong, look at what you said."

"If I hadn't found the baby, I wouldn't have been able to call you, right?"

Tang Yuan clicked his tongue twice and said in a reproachful tone.

Dong Wenhui was a little suspicious when he heard Tang Yuan's tone: "Did you really call me this time just to tell me that you were returning to China? Nothing else?"

"hey-hey……"

Tang Yuan laughed twice, then replied briefly and forcefully, "Something happened."

Dong Wenhui: “…”

Mudd!

What a waste of feelings!
Dong Wenhui, who was far away in Yanjing, was as speechless as he could be. It must be that the two of them were on the phone, otherwise the six words "The other party is typing" would have been constantly changing above Dong Wenhui's chat box.

"Talk about something!"

Dong Wenhui responded with a dark face and a rather resentful tone.

Tang Yuan stopped joking and said seriously, "Director Dong, I bought a copy of the "Lantingxu" by Zen Master Biancai from the Thai royal family at the Royal Treasure Appraisal Conference for the King's Birthday."

"Oh?"

"Master Biancai?"

"Isn't that Wang Xizhi's disciple?"

“It has also preserved the original copy of the Lanting Preface for decades.”

"He actually left behind a copy of the manuscript. This is a rare treasure!"

As the director of the National Museum, Dong Wenhui naturally has a strong interest in those precious collections. When he heard that Tang Yuan had collected a copy of "Lanting Preface" by Zen Master Biancai from the Thai royal family, he immediately became very interested.

"how?"

"What do you mean by telling me this?"

Dong Wenhui knew that Tang Yuan had a large collection. Under normal circumstances, he would not have called to tell him the news. Only when Tang Yuan had certain needs would he contact him. "Director Dong, are you free to bring a team to Zhonghai in the next two days?"

Tang Yuan directly extended an invitation to Dong Wenhui: "I will hire you according to the highest standards. Come and help me. If things go well, it can be done in half a day."

There are only a few ways to disguise cultural relics such as calligraphy and paintings. According to the era of Zen Master Biancai, the most likely means of disguise was to use the method of interlayering the original. Therefore, if one wants to reveal the original "Preface to the Lanting Poems" to the world again, it must be done by top experts themselves.

"It's no problem to take some time to go there. After all, the flight between Zhonghai and Yanjing is only three hours." Dong Wenhui thought for a moment and said, "But you want me to bring a team. Do you want an appraisal team or a repair team? Please tell me clearly."

"Restoration team."

Tang Yuan answered very simply.

"Restoration team?"

"Is this copy of Master Biancai damaged?"

Dong Wenhui heard this and guessed with some curiosity.

There were some things that Tang Yuan couldn't tell Dong Wenhui directly, so he could only keep it a secret for a while: "Director Dong, this copy is not damaged at all. I need our National Museum's cultural relic restoration experts for another purpose. This matter involves a secret, so I can't tell you directly over the phone. Let's talk in person when you come."

"Oh……"

"That's fine."

Dong Wenhui's curiosity was completely aroused by Tang Yuan, but since Tang Yuan had said so, he couldn't ask any more questions on the phone, so he had to respond: "Mr. Tang, I will go to work tomorrow to check the recent work arrangements. I will call you back after I set a time."

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Dong. I'll make arrangements for you when you get to Zhonghai."

When Tang Yuan heard Dong Wenhui's answer, he knew that the matter was basically settled. However, Dong Wenhui was a member of the system after all, and the National Museum was not his one-man show. Some matters still needed to be communicated to the higher and lower levels.

"correct."

"Director Dong, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

Tang Yuan, who had originally planned to hang up the phone after a few more pleasantries, suddenly remembered that he had not yet found a suitable "handler" for his heirloom-level jadeite raw stone. Thinking of Dong Wenhui's identity as the director of the National Museum of China, he felt that the other party might have such resources.

"You said."

Dong Wenhui responded very readily.

"During my trip to Thailand, I bought a valuable jadeite rough stone. I think the quality of this jadeite rough stone should be good, so I want to find an experienced operator to help me cut this jadeite rough stone. Director Dong, do you know anyone in this field?" Tang Yuan directly stated his request.

"I have a classmate who runs a jade business in Yun Province. It's quite large. He should have the professional talent you need. Even if he doesn't have it, he should know someone like that."

Dong Wenhui thought for a moment and responded to Tang Yuan.

"As long as he's reliable, I'll charge him the highest fee in the industry."

Tang Yuan had considerable trust in Dong Wenhui. He knew that the person introduced to him by the other party would definitely do some screening in advance, so Tang Yuan directly entrusted the matter to Dong Wenhui.

"Okay, I'll find a good candidate for you and contact you."

Dong Wenhui enjoyed the opportunity to earn Tang Yuan's favor, so he agreed to the task without any hesitation.

Afterwards, the two exchanged a few simple greetings and ended the call.

Tang Yuan took a comfortable bath in the bathtub, enjoying the built-in massage function in the bathtub. He walked out of the bathtub until he felt a little sleepy. Then he went to the shower area to rinse briefly, and finally changed into pajamas and walked out of the bathtub.

However, just when Tang Yuan was about to play with his phone and go to sleep, there were suddenly several gentle knocks on the door...

(End of this chapter)