Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

Li Jianjun exclaimed, "Mr. Xu is so well-preserved. He hasn't changed much in more than ten years, and he's even more handsome now."

Xu Xing chuckled and said, "After all, men are like fine wine."

Li Jianjun laughed and said, "Okay, I'll scan your ID card and send it to HR right away."

After scanning the ID card, he called over the head of the porcelain group.

Less than two minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

The door opened and a man in his fifties walked in.

He wasn't tall, wore a plaid shirt, and had black-rimmed glasses perched on his nose, giving him a somewhat scholarly look.

"Director, you wanted to see me?"

"Team Leader Chen, this is Mr. Xu Xing, the new restorer, who has been assigned to your porcelain team."

Li Jianjun introduced them, and then said to Xu Xing, "Mr. Xu, this is Chen Ming, the head of the porcelain group."

Chen Ming looked at Xu Xing, his gaze lingering on his face for two seconds, and extended his hand: "Mr. Xu, welcome."

Xu Xing stood up and shook hands with him: "Team Leader Chen, please guide me in the future."

Chen Ming's hand touched and then immediately parted. He turned to Li Jianjun and asked, "Director, was Mr. Xu here before?"

Li Jianjun said, "Jingyang County Museum."

Chen Ming raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said in a detached tone, "Oh, the county museum."

That sense of contempt was impossible to hide.

Li Jianjun's expression darkened slightly. He said to Xu Xing, "Mr. Xu, please wait at the entrance for a moment. I need to discuss something with Team Leader Chen."

Xu Xing understood perfectly. He nodded, got up, and left the office, closing the door behind him.

Inside the door, Li Jianjun's smile vanished instantly.

He stared at Chen Ming and lowered his voice, saying, "What was that attitude of yours just now?"

Chen Ming was taken aback: "Director, I..."

"What do you mean, 'me'?"

Li Jianjun interrupted him, saying sternly, "He's someone General Manager Wang brought personally. Who are you giving him attitude to?"

Chen Ming's expression changed, and he asked in surprise, "Did President Wang bring this?"

"Otherwise what?"

Li Jianjun leaned forward and whispered, "President Wang isn't the kind of boss who just throws people in. The fact that he personally brought people over and specifically instructed me to make arrangements means what? It means that Xu Xing is either incredibly skilled or has a very close relationship with someone!"

But no matter which one it is, you have to treat me with utmost respect. Not giving Xu Xing face is tantamount to slapping President Wang in the face, understand?

Chen Ming's forehead was covered in a fine sweat, and he nodded repeatedly: "Director, I understand."

"Good that you understand."

Li Jianjun leaned back in his chair, his tone softening, and said, "Let him familiarize himself with the environment and set up his workstation. As for how well he gets the hang of the technology, we'll see."

If he's just a pretty face with no substance, we'll see later, but in the meantime, you'd better get your attitude straight.

"Yes, yes."

"Go."

Chen Ming wiped his sweat, turned around, and walked out of the office.

Outside the door, Xu Xing leaned against the wall, looking at a landscape painting hanging on the corridor wall.

When Chen Ming came out, he turned his head and looked calm.

Chen Ming forced a smile, looking more natural than before, and said, "Mr. Xu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Come on, I'll take you to the porcelain section."

"Excuse me, Team Leader Chen."

The two walked through the corridor one after the other and came to a heavy, soundproof door.

Chen Ming swiped his card to open the door, revealing a spacious area of ​​over 200 square meters.

This is the restoration workshop for the porcelain group.

The space is divided into several areas separated by frosted glass. Along the wall are rows of professional restoration worktables, each equipped with a high-powered microscope, shadowless lamp, and various precision tools.

The middle section is the materials and equipment area, where large equipment such as ovens, vacuum pumps, and ultrasonic cleaners are placed.

There are also two separate glazing rooms and firing rooms at the very back.

The entire studio was clean and tidy, with a faint smell of resin and glaze in the air.

There are eleven people working in the studio at this moment. The main operators are two men and one woman, and the rest are obviously assistants, all busy at their respective workstations.

The three people looked up when they heard the door open.

Chen Ming clapped his hands: "Everyone, stop for a moment, let me introduce a new colleague."

Everyone put down what they were doing and came over.

Chen Ming pointed to Xu Xing and said, "This is Mr. Xu Xing, a newly joined restorer in our porcelain group. His skills are outstanding."

He emphasized the words "exceptionally excellent".

The three exchanged glances, their eyes sweeping over Xu Xing.

A man in his mid-forties spoke first, his smile somewhat perfunctory: "Welcome, Mr. Xu. My name is Liu Zhen, and I've been in this business for twenty years."

A woman in her fifties wearing arm sleeves next to her continued, "Zhao Fang specializes in blue and white porcelain."

The last one looked the youngest, not yet forty, and wore frameless glasses. His tone was quite sincere: "Hello, Mr. Xu, my name is Sun Hao, and I mainly work with colored porcelain."

Xu Xing shook hands with each of them, saying, "Xu Xing, please guide me in the future."

After they finished exchanging pleasantries, Chen Ming pointed to an empty workstation by the window in the studio and said, "Xu Gong, that will be your workstation from now on. The desk, chair, computer, and tools are all provided. If you need anything, you can ask the logistics department for help. In addition to the general-purpose equipment, there are also exclusive No. 5 series equipment for you to use as you see fit."

Xu Xing glanced at the location and nodded, saying, "Thank you, Team Leader Chen."

"You're welcome."

Chen Ming continued, "Our porcelain group is the largest group in the entire restoration center. Currently, there are five restorers in total, including you and me."

According to regulations, each restorer can be assigned two assistants, but there are currently no extra assistants in the team.

If XCMG has suitable candidates, they can hire them directly; otherwise, they will have to wait for the company to conduct a unified recruitment process.

Xu Xing shook his head and said, "I don't have a suitable candidate. Let's wait for the company to recruit."

"Okay, I'll submit the requirements to the HR department later."

Chen Ming nodded and continued, "We need to implement a flexible working hours system. We don't need to clock in or out, but there is a minimum monthly quota: either repair one piece of porcelain rated A or repair three pieces of porcelain rated B."

After a piece of porcelain is repaired, a special evaluation team will assess its value. If it fails to meet the standards, performance bonuses will be deducted; if it meets the standards or is excellent, performance bonuses will be awarded.

Grade B porcelain shows a difference of 20-25% in value before and after restoration, while Grade A porcelain shows a difference of 30-35%.

"Grade A refers to porcelain with an original value of over one million, while Grade B refers to porcelain with an original value of over one hundred thousand."

In addition, there is a grade S, which is a top-tier product with an original value of over ten million, and its performance is even higher, reaching 50-60%.

However, S-grade porcelain is extremely rare. Each piece is submitted to General Manager Wang by the evaluation team based on the restorer's performance ranking over the past three months, and General Manager Wang personally confirms its authenticity.

"In short, at our restoration center, it's all about the more you work, the more you earn. Successfully restoring a Grade A porcelain piece can earn you at least 200,000 yuan."

After listening attentively, Xu Xing felt completely confident.

This kind of money isn't as quick as finding a bargain, but it's still quite considerable. As long as you have excellent skills and a base salary of 600,000, it's possible to earn tens of millions or even more in a year.

Most importantly, this income is stable and flexible, so it won't interfere with his usual scavenging for bargains.

He composed himself and asked again, "Where did that broken artifact come from?"

Chen Ming said, "There's a damaged artifact storage room upstairs. All the porcelain pieces waiting to be repaired are there. Come on, I'll take you to pick one out and try it out first."

The two then left the studio and took the elevator to the 23rd floor.

The damaged porcelain storage area occupies almost half a floor, with rows of custom-made shockproof storage shelves. Each piece of porcelain has its own compartment, labeled with information such as number, name, era, original value, value of the damaged piece, condition of damage, and grade.

The air was filled with a faint scent of camphor wood and desiccant.

Chen Ming led Xu Xing inside and said, "Porcelain rated B is in Section B, Section A is for rated A, and Section S is at the very back, but it's usually locked."