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Monday, three days later.

Xu Xingxian received his salary for last month, and then received a call from Manager Li.

The house deal has been finalized; the total price of 45 million has been reduced to 43 million, and the original two parking spaces have been increased to three.

In addition, as per his request, the mortgage loan has already been applied for, with a 30% down payment and the most favorable interest rate policy. The loan is for ten years and the monthly repayment is over 280,000 yuan.

There was no pressure on him.

In the afternoon, Xu Xing went to the sales center of Yunxi Terrace, inspected the house, and then signed the contract.

The house is fully equipped, even with toiletries and bedding provided, so you can move in right away.

However, Xu Xing wasn't in a hurry to move; he'd wait until things calmed down before making a move.

In the afternoon, he called Liu Jian and Zhu Yong separately to inform them to report to the repair center at 8:30 am sharp the next morning.

I had a good night's sleep and was well-rested.

At 8:30 a.m. the next morning, Xu Xing walked into the gate of Chengxinzhai Restoration Center on time.

As soon as I reached the floor where the porcelain section was located, I saw Liu Jian and Zhu Yong already waiting at the door.

Both of them were wearing brand-new work clothes, their hair was neatly combed, and they looked quite energetic.

Good morning, XCMG!

Good morning, XCMG!

The two men immediately stood up straight when they saw him, their tone filled with respect and nervousness.

Xu Xing nodded, swiped his card, and pushed open the door: "Go in."

The two quickly followed.

Upon entering the porcelain group's work area, Xu Xingxian led them to familiarize themselves with the environment.

"This is the common work area, where everyone usually carries out routine repairs."

"That's the materials area. All kinds of adhesives, pigments, and glazes are there. The labels clearly state that you should put them back in their place after use."

"Inside is the firing area, which has two mini electric kilns and one medium-sized electric kiln. I will have Sun Hao teach you the operating procedures for the electric kilns later."

"The innermost room is the restoration room numbered 0 to 3. It is only used for S-level projects or projects that require a high degree of concentration. It is locked at other times."

Liu Jian and Zhu Yong listened and nodded, their eyes scanning the various professional equipment with curiosity and awe.

Xu walked to his workbench and pointed to the two empty workstations next to him: "You two will sit over there from now on. The tools and computers are all provided. Just let me know if you need anything."

"Okay, XCMG!"

"clear!"

Xu Xing opened the safe and took out the broken Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white landscape and figure phoenix tail vase, placing it on the worktable.

"Today we will officially begin the restoration of this phoenix-tail vase."

He looked at the two of them and said calmly, "Let me first explain the overall repair plan. Listen carefully."

Liu Jian and Zhu Yong immediately took out their notebooks, ready to take notes.

"This phoenix-tail vase has three main points of damage."

"First, there is a four-centimeter-long arc-shaped chip on the rim, and a small section of the rim edge is completely missing and needs to be replaced."

"Secondly, there is a Y-shaped puncture line about seven centimeters long on the neck, and there are minor cracks at the fork that need to be reinforced with injection."

"Third, there is a glaze peeling area of ​​about three square centimeters on the abdomen that exposes the body. There are several radial fine lines at the edge of the peeling area that need to be repaired with glaze and reinforced."

"In addition, there are several scratches of varying depths on the bottle, one of which is a deeper scratch that runs through a pavilion pattern in the landscape design and needs to be repaired during the repainting process."

Xu Xing paused for a moment, then continued, "The core difficulty in restoring this porcelain piece lies in the fact that it needs to be fired in a kiln."

"In other words, ordinary organic resin adhesives will burn at high temperatures, so we must use high-temperature resistant inorganic metal adhesives when fixing and filling damaged joints in the early stages."

"At the same time, in order to prevent the porcelain structure from shifting or deforming during the firing process, I will also install a custom-made high-temperature resistant alloy bracket inside the bottle for multi-point fixation."

"After the glaze is fired and the porcelain is cooled in the kiln, the alloy support is removed, the remaining gaps are filled with epoxy resin, and finally it is polished."

He looked at the two of them: "Did you understand?"

Liu Jian and Zhu Yong exchanged a glance and nodded in unison, "We understand!"

"Okay, let's get started."

The morning flew by in a flurry of activity.

Xu Xing picked up the prepared adhesive and began the formal repair work.

The pretreatment of the fracture surface has been completed, and with the assistance of two assistants, he can complete the preliminary work more calmly.

Subsequently, the glaze was repaired in the areas where the glaze had peeled off.

Xu Xing took out the pre-mixed blue and white glaze and, using the finest wolf-hair brush, began to apply the glaze layer by layer to the peeling area.

Each layer must be dried with a heat gun at a low temperature before applying the next layer.

After the glaze was repaired, Xu Xing carefully placed the phoenix-tail vase into the medium-sized electric kiln.

"Firing temperature 1180℃, hold for 20 minutes, then let it cool naturally."

He set the program for the electric kiln and pressed the start button.

"The entire firing process takes about five hours."

Xu Xing glanced at the time and said, "It's 2 PM now, and we expect it to be ready to come out of the kiln around 7 PM."

"You two can rest for a bit, and continue with the next step of the work after the kiln is finished."

Liu Jian and Zhu Yong breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't dare to completely relax. They just sat at their workstations, flipping through the repair plan materials that Xu Xing had given them and silently digesting what they had learned that day.

At 7:10 p.m., the electric kiln completed the cooling process and emitted a beeping sound.

Xu Xing put on thick, heat-resistant gloves and opened the kiln door.

When the phoenix-tail vase was taken out and placed on the worktable, Liu Jian and Zhu Yong both involuntarily held their breath.

It was a near-perfect work of art.

The blue and white glaze on the bottle is bright and clear with distinct layers. The newly applied glaze blends perfectly with the original glaze, and there is no color difference visible under the light.

The missing parts on the rim were also fired very successfully, with smooth and natural lines that blend seamlessly with the surrounding shape.

Xu Xing used a magnifying glass to inspect every inch, and after confirming that there were no problems, he removed the alloy bracket and filled the remaining gaps with epoxy resin.

Finally, polish the crevices with resin glue.

The phoenix-tail vase was placed under a standard light source for a final inspection. The accuracy of the restored shape was less than 0.3%.

The glaze color reproduction is extremely high, with a color difference ΔE of less than 0.8. The repaired areas show no obvious traces, achieving the highest requirement of restoring the old to its original state.

perfect.

"alright."

Xu Xing put down the magnifying glass and said to Liu Jian and Zhu Yong, "That's all for today's work. We'll notify the evaluation team to come over for the final evaluation tomorrow morning."

Liu Jian and Zhu Yong exchanged a glance, their faces showing disbelief.

In just one day, Xu Xing completed the restoration of a severely damaged Grade A blue and white porcelain piece.

Moreover, this was done while guiding the two novices, without any wasted effort or trial and error. This efficiency and skill completely overturned their understanding of cultural relic restoration.

"XCMG, you are truly amazing..."

Liu Jian exclaimed sincerely.

Zhu Yong nodded repeatedly, his eyes full of admiration.

Xu Xing smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to a good place."