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Chapter 155: Mysterious Collector Donates Artifacts

On the day of returning to China, because he had to meet with the Tibetan Museum, Shen You did not look as unkempt as he had been in the previous two days. He just wrapped himself in a down jacket, put on a mask, and went out without combing his hair.

The weather was cold, so she wore a goose yellow Ming-style double-cross top and a beige brocade horse-faced skirt. This was real handmade brocade, with a circle of cassia twig flowers on the hem of the skirt.

She is fully equipped with super thick warm clothes and pants. She puts on her original body and an embroidered beret.

It was morning when we arrived at Haicheng Airport.

Shen You had never experienced such airport pick-up treatment in her life. Before she even left, a large group of people arrived, including Professor Li and Deputy Director Professor Tu.

"Teacher, why are you here at the airport in person?" Shen You smiled and greeted Professor Li. "Only apprentices pick up their masters, not masters picking up their apprentices."

Professor Li glanced at the people at the Haicheng Collection Museum next to him and whispered, "Before coming to Haicheng, a few of us old bones discussed how to prevent them from stealing our things."

It's a great thing, every museum would want to put it on display.

"Since we are here, I thought we could come along so that you don't have to go through the customs process smoothly."

The customs staff laughed dryly after hearing this. They had received a call from their superiors a few days in advance, asking that the Jiangcheng and Haicheng collections be receiving the items together. As long as the necessary inspections were carried out, there was no way that things would go smoothly for them.

The people who returned on the same plane were stunned when they saw this scene.

"What big shot is this returning home?"

The passengers looked left and right but didn't see any celebrities, so why were there media carrying equipment?
"Or is it the story about getting a silver bracelet as soon as you get off the plane?" The person next to him thought divergently.

"Can't you?"

Soon, someone discovered why.

An unknown collector brought back two treasures that were lost in foreign countries!

I heard that they are murals from the Tang Dynasty and ghost-crafted balls from the Qing Dynasty, both of which are extremely valuable.

The news here in China has already spread, and in this age of advanced Internet, someone took a photo as soon as he got off the plane.

Several people with museum work badges personally carried the boxes and three people to go through customs procedures.

We walked through a special passage, so I didn't take any pictures. I just saw that the horse-faced skirt was gently lifted up in the cold north wind, and the hem of the skirt was shining. Although the person next to her was from the back, I could still see her superior height and proportions.

Standing in the wind, it's like a painting.

Comments quickly appeared under the video.

"Oh my god!! That's the mysterious collector? He looks so young."

"What kind of young lady and young master are these who have returned from studying abroad?"

"Is there no one speaking up for the man dragging a big box next to him?"

"I seemed to have met them at the scene when I was boarding the plane. I heard some of their conversation and the one with the big suitcase was the real young master."

"As someone who is half an insider, I think I know who the collector is. She can also repair cultural relics. At that time, a foreign wealthy businessman was competing for the mural. This sister directly added 70 RMB. For scientific popularization: such a severely damaged mural is not worth collecting by individuals."

"!!! That's awesome, rich sister!"

"If I have money, it's earned from ordinary people. If I had money, I could donate it."

"I don't understand the point of spending money to donate these dead things. It's better to donate the money directly to those in need."

There were some people who tried to argue in the online discussions, but they were quickly rebutted.

"You don't have 70 yuan, but you have 700 yuan, right? Have you donated it? If you haven't donated, don't say anything. Look how jealous you are."

"If it's meaningless, then go talk to foreign museums and ask them to return the meaningless things to us."

At this time, Shen You and his friends refused the interview, put their luggage in the hotel, had breakfast, and then went to the Haicheng Collection Museum. The items had already been unpacked and inspected at the customs, and now it was time for the national team to identify them.

"It is indeed a mural from the Tang Dynasty! When it comes to mural repair, we generally do 'minimum intervention'. Problems like peeling, acid-base and chalking can all be solved. It is quite difficult to complete the color of the painting and it is difficult to restore it to its original state, but we can do our best to remedy it." said a gray-haired professor.

The ghost ball has also been identified.

"It is estimated that it was made in the middle or late Qing Dynasty, but the exact year cannot be confirmed."

Several experts nodded as they discussed. Finally, an expert from the Haicheng Museum stood up and said to Shen You, "Ms. Shen, thank you for bringing the cultural relics back to China."

Tu Guangsong responded quickly, "Yes, when Shen You said that she wanted to donate it to our Jiangcheng Collection Museum, we were so touched."

The words "Jiangcheng" were emphasized more clearly.

"Lao Tu, when you called us, we cooperated with you to receive the cultural relics without saying anything. Are you going to destroy the bridge after crossing it?"

"It's not that I'm being polite. It's not a good thing to cooperate with the reception of cultural relics when they return to China."

Such a familiar scene. Shen You looked at this and that, and finally found Professor Li.

"Teacher, I found something at the flea market. Would you mind taking a look at it for me?"

"Row"

Professor Li had barely finished his sentence when another voice came in and asked with great interest, "What is that? Let me take a look."

He is Deputy Director Tu Guangsong.

"Of course no problem, but I don't plan to donate this thing. Can you show it to me?" Shen You said in a low voice.

"It's not a big deal." Tu Guangsong waved his hand, "We are not forcing donations."

I hadn't even gone to see the stuff when a phone call came in. I heard it was from the capital.

"What do you mean? You want to go over there as soon as the things arrive!" Tu Guangsong looked reluctant.

"You don't have a mural repair team in Jiangcheng, nor do you have experience in protecting murals. We must send the stuff over there." The big shot in Haicheng said.

"I will participate in the restoration. Look, after the things are repaired, you can go on tour first, and then we can go on tour. The Ghost Ball will be lent to us for a month in Haicheng. You can't give it to us, so you can just go on tour, right?"

This is also a good plan. The details in the middle can be discussed by both parties later.

Murals are usually found in caves, and they will not be taken away by people in China to protect them. There are very few of these found from outside, so it is a great thing to be able to exhibit them in the museum.

But the repair may take a long time.

This time there were also donation certificates and bonuses, which were given at the highest standard of 100 million. The one for the mural was given by the Imperial Capital, and the one for the ghost ball was given by Jiangcheng.

The prize money will be donated in the name of the studio and go to Shen You.

It was time for the photo session again. Wen Zhi did not participate. Gu Shaoyu stood among several big names, smiling like a flower.

This honor and fame also gave him a share!
I’ll hang the photos in my studio when I get back!
After finishing the work, Shen You returned to the reception room of the Tibetan museum. When there were no outsiders around, he took out the brocade box from the cloth bag.

The bowl and base inside were wrapped with cloth strips for protection. When they took them out, the two experts were stunned for a moment, thinking they were porcelain, but they didn't expect them to be agate.

Shen You watched them identify the product and felt a little nervous. It all depended on this moment whether he had bought a fake or found a bargain!
"How much did you charge?" Professor Li asked.

"1500 pounds."

The two masters looked at each other, gasped at the same time, and gave her a shocked look.

"What's wrong?" Shen You asked.

Oh my god. I was distracted and forgot to post it.