In the afternoon, Ning Fei sat with Lin Shanhe and Wang Xu and learned about the restoration of cultural relics this time.
Liu Tianzhi just stood aside respectfully.
Although Liu Tianzhi and Ning Fei are similar in age, he is just a junior in the house.
Lin Shanhe brought him here this time in the hope that he could see the world.
Before repairing the cultural relics, Wang Xu doubted Ning Fei's ability in his heart, but after chatting for a while, he completely trusted him.
Ning Fei has a very deep understanding of Chinese painting.
He can also point out problems in some painting and calligraphy mounting techniques.
According to Lin Shanhe, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that a young man could have such a deep understanding of traditional Chinese painting.
"This time the restoration of cultural relics will be live broadcast, everyone, okay." Wang Xu had obviously received the order from Huaxia TV and knew that tonight's restoration of cultural relics was extraordinary.
If it fails, it will have a very negative impact on society.
After all, it is a CCTV program, and it is also broadcasting the cultural relics of the Forbidden City, so we can't ruin the show.
The director of CCTV TV3 also felt guilty at this moment, but he knew that this opportunity tonight was very important to him.
If it can really arouse a big response, then his wish for promotion will probably come true.
The director of the station was under a lot of pressure, and the director of the Palace Museum was under a lot of pressure, but the pressure finally fell on Ning Fei and Lin Shanhe.
At this time, they had arrived at the room dedicated to repairing calligraphy and paintings.
This is an antique room, completely enclosed with no windows, but the air inside does not appear turbid.
The ancient painting that needs to be restored is placed in the center of the room.
"Is this the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"?" Ning Fei came to the ancient painting, looked at the ancient painting in the glass display window, and his expression became serious.
When he heard Liu Tianzhi's request to restore ancient Chinese paintings, he agreed without thinking.
Because these are cultural treasures passed down by China, every painting travels through time and shows the past glory of China to future generations.
These things are truly priceless.
However, with the erosion of time, coupled with poor environment and poor preservation, the damage of calligraphy and painting has become an objective trend, which also determines that the mounting of calligraphy and painting cannot be done once and for all. Therefore, the restoration and mounting of Chinese calligraphy and painting is also a special traditional art.
This "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has two places on the edges on both sides that are incomplete.
The incomplete area is not big, but it greatly affects the beauty of the overall picture.
Therefore, a real master of traditional Chinese painting is needed to repair the incomplete parts of the scroll.
Night finally fell.
Before the live broadcast, Ning Fei and Lin Shanhe kept exchanging their experiences on restoring "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
The two people basically reached an agreement.
Wang Xu did not interfere with them, and he specialized in the art.
If this Chinese painting Lin Shanhe cannot be repaired, then no one in China dares to say that it can be repaired.
Lin Shanhe insisted on asking Ning Fei to help him, so naturally Lin Shanhe had his reasons.
7:50 p.m.
Before the restoration, Lin Shanhe and Ning Fei had dinner, showered and changed clothes at the same time. After undergoing sterile treatment, they finally arrived at the place where the ancient paintings were restored.
This live broadcast was, on the one hand, through the drone hovering over the roof, and on the other hand, through the cameras installed in the room itself.
As soon as Ning Fei's live broadcast room opened, his popularity began to soar rapidly.
At the same time, China TV3 also broadcast Ning Fei's live broadcast, and China TV3 also specially invited two cultural relic restoration masters from the Palace Museum to give commentary.
It can be seen that they attach great importance to this live broadcast.
"It's finally on air!"
"Come, come, I want to see the Forbidden City."
"Good guy, the outdoor live broadcast has come to the Forbidden City. Who can compare to this?"
"Ning Guanzhu is awesome~"
"It's so lively. My eyes are dazzled by the barrage."
As soon as the live broadcast started, netizens were extremely enthusiastic. The barrage directly covered the live broadcast room completely. If the transparency of the barrage was not improved, the content of the live broadcast room would not be visible at all.
Ning Fei knew that today's live broadcast was very important.
Different from the usual casual live broadcast, today is a program on China TV3, so it is much more formal.
Ning Fei took a deep breath and started his live broadcast commentary:
"Good evening, everyone. As you can see, I am now in the Palace Museum, preparing to work with Mr. Lin Shanhe to restore a treasured ancient painting "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" in the Palace Museum."
"The restoration of ancient paintings has very high environmental requirements."
"Take the current room as an example. It includes 24-hour constant temperature and humidity, air conditioner, indoor lighting without ultraviolet light, all-weather alarm monitoring, microscope observation and photography, etc."
At this moment, Ning Fei was wearing the Tai Chi Sun and Moon Robe.
The only difference from before was that he was wearing a pair of white sterile gloves at this moment in preparation for repairing the ancient painting.
Lin Shanhe also said:
"This painting is "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". It is in the form of a long scroll and uses vast rivers and undulating mountains to form a wonderful landscape painting of the south of the Yangtze River."
""A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a collection of ink landscape paintings since the Northern Song Dynasty. It is a freehand work."
The live broadcast lens was zoomed in, and netizens could clearly see the entire painting.
The painting is 51.5 centimeters wide, about half a meter, and 1191.5 centimeters long, almost twelve meters.
When the scroll was completely spread out on the table, the green landscape painting on it was majestic, stretching thousands of miles, and could bear the words "Thousands of Miles of Country".
"This painting is so long."
"Let someone knowledgeable tell you how much this painting is worth."
""A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is one of the top ten famous paintings in China. It is the treasure of the Forbidden City. How much do you think it costs?"
"This is a truly priceless treasure. Money is no longer enough to measure the value of this painting."
"Ordinary paintings by some famous artists can be purchased for tens of millions. A masterpiece like this from a master should cost hundreds of millions."
"You look down too much on China's top ten famous paintings. It's no joke that they are worth a fortune. If they can really be bought, they may not be worth more than a billion or even billions."
"Is it so valuable?"
Netizens are talking a lot about "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
At this time, Ning Fei continued:
"Maintaining cultural relics has never been that simple. The Cultural Relics Protection Law stipulates that 'not changing the original condition' is the principle of cultural relics protection, but it is also difficult to define."
"Some ancient utensils are easier to repair, but calligraphy and painting are the most difficult to repair."
"There are three types of maintenance of calligraphy and painting. The first is mounting. All ancient paintings need to be re-mounted after a period of time. The cultural relics protection center also has specialized craftsmen to frame the ancient paintings."
"The second is that ancient paintings and calligraphy will accumulate a large number of invisible stains. If not cleaned in time, the scrolls will corrode."
"The Cultural Relics Protection Center will use infrared, ultraviolet, etc. to identify dirt that cannot be identified with the naked eye, and then use professional technology to clean it."
"The third type is the most common diseases of paper cultural relics such as defects, breaks, and holes. This kind of disease can generally only be repaired by manual methods."
Ning Fei stared at the ancient painting, his expression as calm as water, and explained to netizens at the same time.
When netizens heard his words, they also felt the complexity and difficulty of maintaining cultural relics.
At this time, Lin Shanhe said again:
"The "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has always been well preserved, but there are some defects in two places."
"Look here, everyone, there is some ink missing in this place. The reason is unknown. It may be due to oxidation and air drying, or it may be dissolved by something."
Lin Shanhe pointed to a place in the scroll and said.
Netizens took a closer look and discovered that in a small and inconspicuous place in the scroll, there was an area on the top of a mountain where the color was wrong and looked a little white.
If Lin Shanhe hadn't pointed it out to them, netizens would never have discovered it.
"Does this count?"
"It's a cultural relic. It's incomplete even if it has any flaws."
"For cultural relics of this level, the pursuit is the most perfect."
"But after future generations paint it, isn't it also perfect?"
"It can only be said that the restoration will bring the cultural relics to a better state. It is simply impossible to return to the original perfect state."
While everyone was talking, Lin Shanhe walked a few more steps, came to the other side, and said to the netizens:
"And this place, there's an area that's problematic."
"The work of restoring "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has always been a worry for the Palace Museum."
"Only a true master of traditional Chinese painting can restore the painting to its best condition with full confidence."
"However, there is another requirement, that is, the two areas must be started and completed at the same time, and the richness of the ink must be completely consistent."
"That's why the maintenance work of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has been delayed by me for decades."
"Because I have been looking for another Chinese painter who can reach the ultimate level of Chinese painting, and I have not found it until now."
Lin Shanhe's tone contained a bit of regret and a bit of hope.
He is truly the number one figure in Chinese traditional painting. He has become famous since he was young and is now highly respected. He has been accompanied by honors and cheers along the way.
His achievements could fill a book on paper.
But in Lin Shanhe's heart, he has always been thinking about restoring "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
This painting is a representative work of Chinese ink painting, but there are two flaws that will remain there forever.
It was only now that Ning Fei's appearance made it possible to restore the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
After hearing Lin Shanhe's words, netizens looked at Ning Fei differently.
Who is this young man? He can actually make Lin Shanhe's tone full of admiration for him.
At this time, with the attention of netizens, Ning Fei and Lin Shanhe also officially started the repair work.
(End of chapter)