1325: Chapter 1241: Extraordinary Person, Li Ni_2 1325: Chapter 1241: Extraordinary Person, Li Ni_2 At his insistence, Bai Xiaosheng and the others had no choice but to agree, with all expenses covered by him.
The next day, Li Ni even canceled all his engagents and rushed over to act as their driver specifically to accompany Bai Xiaosheng and the others for a tour around Dacheng.
On the way, Bai Xiaosheng joked with Li Ni, asking if this would delay the “Master’s” precious ti.
To this, Li Ni seriously explained to Bai Xiaosheng.
Being with Bai Xiaosheng and the others was also a way for him to relax and adjust his ntality, once the materials arrived, he would fully commit himself to the work.
“You have helped so much, coming up, even if it ans skipping sleep and als, I will create the highest quality purple clay teapot!”
Li Ni said this almost like a vow.
“It’s not necessary, you and I together, putting in our best efforts, I believe we will achieve the best work, incomparable to any other, even vintage artifacts,” Bai Xiaosheng replied with a smile.
They had the technology, craftsmanship, creativity, and sincerity, truly two “youths with four virtues.”
Honestly, Bai Xiaosheng was full of confidence.
That evening, after touring Dacheng, Li Ni took Bai Xiaosheng and the others to a place.
It was a bustling downtown area.
Li Ni led them into a luxurious apartnt building, but they headed not for the upper floors, but for the basent.
Following the dimly lit corridor downward, Li Ni explained, “For a while, I lived here.
Firstly, I was tight on money back then, and secondly, the damp and dark environnt was good for keeping the pottery molds, useful for preserving the raw pieces.
Of course, the molds have all been moved to the workshop now, but I still rent this place.”
“There, I have sothing to show you!” Li Ni spoke earnestly.
This piqued the curiosity of Bai Xiaosheng’s group.
Arriving at the basent level, they stopped in front of a basent door, Li Ni pulled out a key, unlocked the door, and entered.
The place was indeed sowhat chilly and damp, tough to imagine Li Ni living here, working intensely on his creations.
After Bai Xiaosheng and the others entered, they found the basent’s four walls empty, except for a huge multi-tiered wooden rack in the center, draped with dark cloth.
Li Ni walked over, stood in front of it, faced Bai Xiaosheng and the others, and said, “What I am about to show you might be a stain in my life.
I had no choice, I needed it to survive, and even to afford buying that big LOFT workshop, it was all thanks to this!”
While speaking, Li Ni grabbed the corner of the cloth and with a jerk, ripped it off.
Under the light, the objects on the wooden rack were fully exposed.
Bai Xiaosheng and his companions were instantly shocked.
Especially Bai Xiaosheng, upon spotting one item, stepped forward in surprise, “How co this is here!”
…
On the shelves, neatly organized, were all purple clay teapots.
One after another, each uniquely designed.
Steady, novel, ingeniously intricate, elegant.
Each and every purple clay teapot seed to hold endless charm.
Bai Xiaosheng approached one teapot, pointed at it in astonishnt, and looked at Li Ni, “Whisper?”
Hearing this na, Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying were startled and hurriedly looked over.
The purple clay teapot artifact “Whisper,” auctioned but lost at the “Jiang Wang Charity Event,” once beloved by Zhang Juzheng, the pri minister of the Ming Dynasty.
How could it be here?!
Wasn’t it taken back by its owner!
Did Li Ni buy it?
Could he afford that much money?!
Moreover, the seller is all the way in Arica.
“Right, this is ‘Whisper,’ but it’s a replica,” Li Ni calmly stated, his gaze sweeping over each teapot on the rack, self-deprecatingly adding, “All of these are fad replicas I’ve created; none are real!”
Self-mockingly, Li Ni continued, “I claim to be a ‘descendant of a master’, aspiring to make works that captivate people’s hearts.
Yet, I have lived by making fakes, and only by doing so, could I buy the property and continue my ideals.
Many tis, when I think about it, I feel ashad!”
“May I take a look at this one!”
Bai Xiaosheng was too absorbed to heed Li Ni’s words, pointing at “Whisper” as he asked.
“Feel free,” answered Li Ni generously, “I originally thought about destroying them, but I couldn’t bear to, after all, they are replicas, but they are also my hard work!”
After saying this, Li Ni’s gaze swept over the teapots, and he slightly shook his head, “However, those are just my past works though, now they seem to have quite so flaws.”
Bai Xiaosheng did not respond to Li Ni’s comnt, instead, he carefully picked up “Whisper” and studied it ticulously.
Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying also ca over, curiously looking at the object in Bai Xiaosheng’s hands.
The teapot was grand in design, the figure lifelike, and every detail of clay painting, carving, and sculpting was neat and fine.
Handling it, Bai Xiaosheng felt it was indeed one in a million!
“Comparing with the original…
85% similarity!”
In Bai Xiaosheng’s mind, Red Lotus provided the analysis result.
The item Li Ni referred to as flawed actually had an 85% similarity with the original!
Bai Xiaosheng was significantly surprised, even casting a special glance at Li Ni.
This guy, so unexpectedly talented!
“What a piece, if taken to an auction, most people would be deceived,” Weiwei also said.
“Indeed very exceptional,” even Lei Ying, an absolute outsider, praised.
Li Ni just smiled, “It might deceive the average person, but real experts, I’m talking about those who didn’t rely on connections but made their ranks with age, they can tell its authenticity.”
“Do you have any current works?!” Bai Xiaosheng suddenly asked.
If past works could achieve such a nearly deceptive quality, then what level had Li Ni reached now!
Thinking this, Bai Xiaosheng felt a surge of excitent.
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