Ye Mingshi glanced at Mu Jin, seemingly hesitant to speak.
He pulled the cat a little further away before whispering, "Cat, this isn't just a normal conversation. I knew Jin Er wouldn't tell you."
This is a historical issue left over from my grandfather and his family sixty years ago. I don't know the specifics. At that time, there was an exchange group from Japan, led by the very influential Yamashita family. They came specifically for a batch of antiques.
However, the president of the antique association at the time, who was also the former head of the Yaomen, stepped forward in the name of the antique association to protect these antiques.
A contest to appraise antiques ensued between the two sides, with the agreement that the losing side would have to relinquish its claim to the antiques. In the end, the antique association won.
However, Yamashita Haraichi was not convinced and made a promise to have another match ten years later. However, due to some events, the match was not held ten years later. After so many years, Yamashita Haraichi died not long ago.
It is said that his only wish before his death was to compete with the Antiques Association one last time. Although he couldn't come in person, his personally trained descendants were on this exchange delegation.
After listening, Cat couldn't help but say, "Since it's a ten-year agreement, that's long over. Why do we have to listen to him?"
Ye Mingshi raised an eyebrow. "That's right! That's the cunning of that old codger Yamashita Haraichi. Before he died, he published a letter saying that his descendants would inherit his will and exchange ideas with the Antique Association."
The ten-year agreement was described vaguely, only stating that there was an agreement. Once the letter was sent, the whole world knew about it. Who would care how many years the agreement actually was? Everyone treated it as an exchange within the antique world.
Cat nodded. "That's pretty cunning... but you still haven't told me what this has to do with Ah Jin?"
Ye Mingshi ruffled her hair. "I'm almost there, aren't I? Don't rush... The old man and the others mean that since Yamashita Haraichi is dead, they can't personally take action if they want to face this agreement head-on, otherwise people will say they are bullying the weak."
So we had to step in, but back then they cooperated well and there were no major conflicts between the eight sects. But things are different now!
Song Sifan is also involved in this. Think about it, can Jin Er work well with Song Sifan? Of course, Jin Er doesn't want to lead the team.
Cat glanced at Ye Mingshi and said, "Can't you just tell me how to do something so simple quickly?"
Isn't it all because of Song Sifan...?
Ye Mingshi was speechless. "Hey, kitty, you're getting meaner and worse to me. You're starting to find me annoying."
The cat ignored him and went to find Mu Jin.
"Ah Jin, what kind of content does the exchange and discussion involve?" Maomao asked.
Mu Jin said, "Appraisal and restoration."
Gu Zeyi said, "I have information from when Yamashita Haraichi and the Antique Association were exchanging ideas. I'll give it to you in a bit."
The cat nodded.
...
After returning home that evening, Maomao looked at the information Gu Zeyi had given her.
The Yamashita family is a family with a long history in Japan. Even now, they are one of the most prominent families in Japan. Since ancient times, the family has had so-called exchange groups that travel to China.
By the time of Yamashita Haruichi's generation, Yamashita Haruichi was obsessed with antiques. He had come specifically for a batch of antiques after receiving a tip, but the antique association stopped him when he was transporting them away.
Thus, the exchange and appraisal of treasures began.
The Yamashita Haraichi family was indeed a force to be reckoned with, but it was not surprising that they lost to the Antique Association at that time.
Back then, the antique association was a battleground of titans, with the old leader of one of the eight major sects serving as president, making it difficult to lose.
“Appraisal and restoration…” the cat murmured.
Appraising antiques was a breeze for her, but restoration was a completely unfamiliar field.
Since she's leading the team, she absolutely cannot allow them to lose! Besides, she was recommended by A-Jin, so she can't let A-Jin down.
The cat ran to the study and found all the books about cultural relic restoration.
When Jiu Yunchi returned, there were many books piled up in front of Maomao, and she had already finished reading them.
Jiu Yunchi flipped through them a few times and asked, "Why are you suddenly looking at these?"
Cat said, "Because I need to use it! I'm taking the Antiques Association to exchange ideas with the Japanese delegation."
Jiu Yunchi's eyes flickered. "The Antiques Association has already chosen its members? And they're asking you to lead the team?"
The cat nodded affirmatively, then asked, "Xiao Chi, you know about this too?"
Jiu Yunchi's expressionless face showed a hint of helplessness. He couldn't avoid that childish "Little Chi" any longer... "The Cultural Relics Daily published Yamashita Haraichi's open letter a few days ago, and people in the antique world basically know about it."
Only someone like a cat who doesn't follow antique news would be completely unaware of this.
Jiu Yunchi added, "You're the team leader, so you don't need to do everything yourself. Restoring cultural relics is one of the Ce Sect's strengths. Tan Zheng must be here too, right? Leave it to him."
"Okay," Cat responded, but at the same time sent a message to Tan Zheng, asking him to prepare a set of repair tools for her.
...
For the next three days, the cat went to Mu Jin's warehouse every day.
Since she couldn't stay at home anyway, Ziying supervised her "going to school" every day, so the cat was happy to stay by Mujin's side.
Tan Zheng prepared a set of tools for the cat to restore cultural relics. The tools were numerous and very complicated.
But after the cat pondered for several hours, it started repairing things, and whenever there was a problem, it would call out to Tanzheng.
Tan Zheng was willing to answer questions patiently and without complaint, but the way Mu Jin looked at him from time to time was really creepy!
Tan Zheng felt bitter inside, but she couldn't express her suffering.
He very seriously advised Maomao: "Leave the part of cultural relic restoration to me. You don't need to study so hard. Besides, you only have a few days. How much can you study? It's not even worth it."
Cat said indifferently, "Sister Tan, you're so long-winded. If you don't want to teach me, just say so."
Tan Zheng had no choice but to keep quiet, otherwise she would be admitting that she was stingy.
Finally, on the fourth day, Tan Zheng was able to catch her breath for a while.
Extraordinary Entertainment's year-end gala is about to be held, and all of Extraordinary Entertainment's artists will be in attendance.
Extraordinary Entertainment holds an unshakeable position in the entertainment industry, and the influence of its artists covers almost half of the industry. Therefore, the annual year-end gala is not just an internal matter for Extraordinary Entertainment, but an event closely followed by the entire entertainment industry and major media outlets!
Several days ago, online discussions began about Extraordinary Entertainment's year-end gala.
Lan Feng also attached great importance to this matter. He rarely personally supervised Maomao and was unusually assertive for once. "Maomao, your look this time cannot be casual. I have already asked Shan Xingwen to design your look. This is your first time participating in Extraordinary Entertainment's year-end gala, so the tone must be high."
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