After hearing this, the curator looked at Watanabe with a puzzled face and asked, "what's the invitation?"
Since a year ago, Watanabe Nagoya came to Nanjiang Museum once and became friends with the curator, they have used chat tools to chat with each other. The curator and Watanabe Nagoya always ask each other for advice when they encounter problems, which can be said to be a very good friend relationship. Watanabe Nagoya has never said such kind words.
"About the tripod." Watanabe changgu laughed and said: "the curator also knows that I have a lot of things in my collection. To tell the curator the truth, the last time I came here, that is more than a year ago, I wanted to go back to Japan and imitate one for viewing. Unfortunately, your library didn't allow me to take photos, and I didn't get the specific data of the tripod, so I couldn't imitate it."
When the curator heard this, he nodded. Instead of speaking, he motioned for Watanabe to continue.
Just listen to Watanabe Nagoya continue to say: "this time, I came here to ask the curator whether the new museum will exhibit to the outside world. Since the external exhibition must be the same as other museums, important cultural relics will make imitations. I wanted to brazenly ask the curator to make more imitations of tripod and give me one as a handicraft. Unexpectedly, there was a theft, The tripod was stolen. "
The curator nodded again, and said, "when making the imitation, making two pieces is not something I can has the final say, because the Museum of the bronze tripod is not equipped with this technology, and it needs to be made by the outside people. But it is not feasible. If you communicate with us in official form, I want to report it up, which will be approved. It's just an imitation. "
"Yes Watanabe changgu nodded and continued: "curator, now I really have to be cheeky to ask you, that's what I said."
"You said The curator nodded and said.
"Now that the tripod has been stolen, there are only imitations in the museum. It's not a cultural relic. It's just a handicraft." Watanabe Nagoya said: "this replica needs to be used when the new museum is exhibiting. Can the curator find someone to copy it and give it to me? When I return to China this time, I will take it with me. "
After hearing Watanabe Nagoya's words, the curator's heart "clattered" and sank, because he Yanwei had a long talk with him alone before he let him leave the branch. The curator was very clear about how the police planned to handle the case, and the imitation of the bronze tripod was a bait!
Now, Watanabe Nagoya even said such words, which shows that Watanabe Nagoya is suspected!
The curator is not a person who is good at camouflage. When his heart changes, his face becomes dignified and frowns.
However, the appearance of the curator is very normal in the view of Watanabe changgu, because he himself said that this is an invitation that will make the curator feel embarrassed. In the view of Watanabe changgu, the appearance of the curator is just the appearance of embarrassment.
Watanabe changgu sighed and said, "if the curator thinks it's no good, then forget it. After the museum is open to the public, I'll go back and find a way to negotiate with the official, but the Japanese official may not agree to negotiate, because this is just a copy I want to watch."
When he heard this, the curator was shocked and his face changed. Fortunately, the curator was smart enough to know that when Watanabe said this, he thought that his face changed and that he was embarrassed.
"It's not impossible, but, as you said, it's really an invitation. It's very embarrassing for me." The curator pondered for a moment and said, "as you know, in the case of a stolen Museum, the tripod is stolen again. At this time, the tripod will be very sensitive. It's hard for you to take it back to Japan. It's not a problem to make an imitation. Even if I find someone to make one for you in private, the difficulty is that you can't take it back to Japan. Now the tripod has been listed as a lost cultural relic, a railway station, The airport will be strictly investigated. "
"What the curator said is that I was negligent." Watanabe changgu heard the director's words, involuntarily nodded, said: "you know, I like the collection of people, see their favorite things, the focus will only be on this thing, will ignore the other, it is my negligence, this is the end."
With these words, Watanabe changgu sighed heavily and said, "I'm worried that the police can't solve the case all the time. I'm afraid the new museum will be open to the public, and I won't be able to get a copy for viewing."
Hearing Watanabe Nagoya's words, the curator thought for a moment and said, "if you really want an imitation, you have to go through the formal procedures. I have to report it to the higher authorities and wait for their approval. Moreover, this matter needs to be notified to the police. After all, the police are still handling the case. Even if they take the imitation, it's hard to guarantee that they will be detained by the police!"
Watanabe changgu nodded and said, "what the curator said is, it seems that I can't get what I want."
"I'm going to report and approve the production of bronze imitations. I will make many pieces, and I can make one for you." At this time, the curator said, "that's all I can do. For the rest, you need to do it yourself. You can't do it without official negotiation."
"Oh? Can the curator apply for a copy? " Watanabe Nagoya asked immediately.
"Yes, it's nothing more than adding a tripod imitation to the approval documents." The curator said, "tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I will report the documents of the imitation on the Internet. If you really want to watch an imitation, you can go through your official way and negotiate with us."
"OK, I'll get in touch when I get back to the hotel tonight." Watanabe Nagoya immediately said: "it would be troublesome for the curator to report the tripod when submitting the approval documents."
The curator nodded, touched his glass with Watanabe Nagoya, and drank the sake out of it.
After the meal, Watanabe Nagoya arranged a car to send the curator home, and he also went back to the hotel.
After Watanabe changgu and the curator left, Chen Hui laughed and said, "this is what I thought before. If Watanabe changgu is suspected, he will take the tripod with him through the regular way, but what he wants to take away is not the imitation, but the real one!"
"So the real bronze tripod is in the hands of Watanabe changgu." He Yanwei nodded and said.
At this time, the equipment vehicle is driving on the way back to the branch office.
He Yanwei's voice just dropped, and the phone rang. Seeing the call, he Yanwei immediately said, "it's the curator!"
"Listen to the curator." Liang Baiming said in a deep voice, "if he is reporting to you about Watanabe Nagoya, let him go to the branch office to talk about it."
He Yanwei nodded and connected the phone. After a few words, he said to the curator on the other side of the phone, "it's not convenient on the phone. Come to the branch!"
There is no doubt that Liang Baiming still does not believe in the curator up to now. Only when the curator's phone call is to report the situation to he Yanwei can he prove that the curator is innocent.
He Yanwei hung up and nodded to Liang Baiming, saying nothing more.
Liang Baiming also nodded in response to he Yanwei. By this time, he was basically certain that the suspicion of the curator could be eliminated.
Shortly after the equipment truck returned to the branch, the curator came to the branch.
Due to the previous unhappiness, Liang Baiming did not show up, but was the curator received by he Yanwei.
However, the reception place for the curator was arranged in an interrogation room. Instead of letting the curator sit on the chair for interrogation, he and he Yanwei sat at the interrogation table.
The curator told the truth about Watanabe Nagoya. He Yanwei nodded and said, "curator, Watanabe Nagoya is very suspicious. We suspect that the imitation he wants from you is just a cover. What he wants to take away is not the imitation of the tripod, but the real bronze tripod!"