Chapter 558 The Potter's Family Affairs

March 14th, Saturday, afternoon, Nishitama, living room of the house of potter Kikuemon.

After Mashiko Tsuchiya left, Lan asked Yamazaki, "Have you studied here?"

"Yes, after staying for a while, I learned some simple clay formulas, as well as the basic methods of molding and firing pottery," Yamazaki said with a smile, "If you just want to play pottery, I can teach you."

"That's it," Lan said after thinking for a while, "I don't need it today, let's talk about it later."

Yamazaki said: "Uncle, I have something to tell the master, you accompany me there."

"Now?" Mao Li said, "I wonder if the master is in a better mood."

"I think he'll feel even worse after hearing that," Yamazaki said.

"Why?" Molly asked, "What is it?"

"The thing is, there are many works of masters on the market," said Yamazaki.

"A lot?" Maori asked in surprise, "You mean counterfeit?"

"It can be said to be a fake, but it's not that simple." Yamazaki said, "Those things are spread from here. It may be that someone is using the name of a master to sell his private works at a high price."

"What?" Maori asked angrily, "Do you know who it is?"

"I only know that the person who handled it was Mrs. Tsuchiya." Yamazaki said.

"Ms. Tuwu?" Lan asked in surprise, "Why did she do that?"

"It seems to be pure greed for money." Yamazaki said.

Maori said, "Okay, let me catch this man for Master."

Yamazaki said: "Uncle, you just need to tell the master, he must know who is imitating his works, pottery can't deceive people."

Mao Li said, "No, I must have a gift in return after taking that tea set."

"Uncle, this is a housework. If you intervene, I'm afraid it will embarrass the master even more." Yamazaki said, "I think it's better for the master to handle it by himself."

"That's right." Lan said, "Dad, don't interfere."

Maori said in embarrassment: "But..."

Conan asked with a smile: "Uncle, don't you have a record of the incident?"

"Hey, that's right," Mao Li clapped his hands and laughed, "Give this to the master, I'm sure he will like it." Then he told Yamazaki, "After I go back, I will sort out a copy and change all the real names."

"Yes, I understand." Yamazaki glanced at Conan who was giggling, you can't escape this job.

Not long after, Kikuemon's bedroom was outside.

Maori knocked on the door and asked, "Master, can I come in?"

After a while, Kikuemon's weak voice came from inside, "Sorry, I don't want to see guests right now."

"It's about the title of Kikuemon." Yamazaki said, "If Master doesn't care, maybe this title will be returned."

"What!" Kikuemon was taken aback, "Wait a minute."

After a while, Kikuemon with some water stains on his face opened the door and let Mori and Yamazaki in.

Mori and Yamazaki talked about the counterfeit, but they didn't mention Tsuchiya Mashiko, only that it was spread here.

"From here, it's impossible, my works are all, wait a minute," Kikuemon thought for a while, and said with a gloomy face, "I know, thank you Mr. Mori for telling me about this."

"Then I shall take my leave," said Maori.

"No, Mr. Mori, please stay and be a witness," Kikuemon said, "I want to deal with this matter, and I can't let Kikuemon break in my hands."

"Yes, I understand," Molly said.

Soon after, the studio.

Kikuemon recruited Arita Yoshihiko, Seto Ryuichi, and Otani Kaoru, and asked each of them to mold a pottery blank for him to see.

Not long after it was done, Kikuemon asked Kaoru Otani to stop.

Otani Kaoru left the workbench with a pale face, and Arita Yoshihiko looked up at him, but was also stopped, and only Seto Ryuichi finished.

Kikuemon said: "Very well, Seto, you already have the basic conditions to become a master."

Ryuichi Seto said embarrassingly, "Master, you are too much."

"You go, I can't keep you here." Kikuemon sighed.

Takashi Seto was stunned, and Yoshihiko Arita and Kaoru Otani cried out together.

When Takashi Seto came back to his senses, he knelt on the ground, "Master, I didn't mean to do that."

"I know, so you haven't made a single piece of work in the past three months." Kikuemon said, "But why didn't you tell me."

Seto Takashi said hesitantly: "I, I..."

"Say!" Kikuemon shouted.

Seto Ryuichi said in a very embarrassed way. "Those things I made are more, more than teacher's..."

Arita Yoshihiko asked in surprise: "Could it be that Seto sells his works in the name of Master for profit?"

"No way, Master's works are not all," Dagu Xun said in surprise, "Could it be that the two of them..."

"Shut up!" Kikuemon yelled at Arita Yoshihiko and Otani Kaoru angrily, and then said to Seto Ryuichi, "Idiot, you just want to compare your current work with me, don't even think about it, I know, the buyers are all Some upstarts who don’t know what to buy, based on their identities, can’t even enter the gate of the venue, no matter how high the price they pay, even if I break something, I won’t sell the pieces to them.”

Maori muttered: "This is too wasteful."

"It's normal, masters are not short of money." Yamazaki said in a low voice, "Although art is priceless, artworks have a price. Works of human national treasures have their own set of valuation standards, and the bid is lower than this price range Yes, they are ignorant, and the bids are too much higher than this price range. For these masters, it is generally a kind of humiliation. Of course, greedy producers are not counted, but such people will basically not be rated as A living national treasure."

"Yes, is it?" Maori's expression changed.

"Huh?" Yamazaki was a little puzzled by Maori's reaction.

Seeing this, Lan smiled and whispered about Maori comparing himself to a national treasure.

"I was wrong, master, can you not drive me away." Seto Ryuichi begged.

"It's not that I want to drive you away, it's you." Kikuemon said, "I want to give an explanation to the world, and Kikuemon wants to give an explanation to the world."

At this time, Mashiko Tsuchiya came. She came back from shopping and found no one at home, so she found here.

Seeing Takashi Seto knelt on the ground, Masuko Tsuchiya's face turned pale in an instant, and then bowed her head and knelt down.

"Now that everyone is here, I announce," Kikuemon said in a deep voice, "I, the fifth-generation Kikuemon, will lead my disciple Seto Ryuichi..."

"Wait, Master." Kaoru Otani stood up and said, "Let me replace Seto."

"What did you say?" Kikuemon was taken aback.

"Anyway, my craft is just like this, and I'm afraid I won't achieve anything in this life." Kaoru Otani smiled bitterly, "This may be the only thing I can do for Kikuemon."

"O-Otani." Seto Ryuichi burst into tears.

After a moment of silence, Kikuemon knelt down and bowed his head to Kaoru Otani, and made a big salute.

"What are you doing?" Dagu Xun hurriedly knelt down and bowed his head to return a big gift.

Kikuemon bowed his head and saluted and said, "Mr. Kaoru Otani, I, Kikuemon Five Daidai Kikuemon, thank you."

Seto Takaichi, who was kneeling on the ground, also quickly saluted Otani Kaoru, and Arida Yoshihiko also quickly knelt down and saluted Otani Kaoru.

Kikuemon bowed his head again and said, "Mr. Kaoru Otani, I, Tsuchiya Mankichi, thank you on behalf of the Tsuchiya family."

Mashiko Tsuchiya, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately saluted Kaoru Otani.

Afterwards, Kikuemon stood up and announced that Otani Kaoru would be sent out, and then Tsuchiya Mashiko, Arita Yoshihiko, Seto Ryuichi, and Otani Kaoru stood up.

"Mashiko, you give all the rest of the money to Otani." Kikuemon ordered.

"Ah, all?" Mashiko Tsuchiya asked with a heartache.

"Of course all of them." Kikuemon said, and then asked curiously, "By the way, how many are there?"

"There are more than one billion yen." Masuko Tsuchiya said.

"One billion yen!" Kikuemon was taken aback.

"Looks like I want to congratulate you, Otani." Arita Yoshihiko said with a smile.

"Where." Dagu Xun said with an embarrassed smile.

Arita Yoshihiko smiled and said, "Master, or else you should kick me out too."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Kikuemon scolded, and then smiled at Takashi Seto, "Brat, I didn't expect you to be quite powerful."

"Hey, hey," Takashi Seto said with a smile, "Master, I have something to tell you, but don't be angry when you hear it."

"What," Kikuemon asked angrily, "What else are you hiding?"

"Actually, the Feng Shui number you made is still there," Seto Takashi said with a smile, "The one that Mrs. Tsuchiya smashed is just a copy made by me."

"Really?" Kikuemon asked in surprise.

"It's impossible." Masuko Tsuchiya exclaimed in surprise.

"In order to prevent Mrs. Tsuchiya from having time to look carefully, I put a glass ball under it, which will fall if touched." Seto Ryuichi smiled embarrassedly, "I thought it would be good to hide Mrs. Tsuchiya, but I didn't expect Even you have been lied to."

"Stop rambling, who would have the mood to tell the truth from the fake at that time." Kikuemon said, "Go and bring me my Fengshui number."

"No way." Seto Takaichi said with a bitter face, "I stored it in the bank safe, and I can't get it out now."

Arita Yoshihiko gave Takashi Seto an elbow, "Then what are you talking about, do you want Master to sleep?"

"That's right, this nasty brat." Kikuemon instructed, "Help me hit him a few more times."

"Take orders." Arita Yoshihiko smiled, and then smiled at Seto Takashi, "You heard me, don't fight back."

"I didn't say you can't run." Takashi Seto ran out with a smile.

"Stop!" Arita Yoshihiko chased him out.

Kikuemon said to Mashiko Tsuchiya: "Okay, don't stand here stupidly, hurry up and make dinner."

"Ah, yes, I'll go right away." Masuko Tsuchiya ran away in a hurry.

"Otani, come with me, I have something to tell you." Kikuemon said.

"Yes, Master," Otani Kaoru said, "Oh, no, Master."

Kikuemon said with a smile: "Mr. Mori, do yourself a favor. Let's have a good drink later."

After Kikuemon and Otani Kaoru left, Mouri blinked and said, "This, this is the end."

"Yeah, housework." Yamazaki said with a smile, "It's another matter if the guild checks it out."

"Then what kind of punishment will Mr. Otani receive?" Lan asked.

Yamazaki said: "The meeting notified the Ceramic Art Guild to remove Mr. Otani, and Mr. Otani will not be able to engage in related work in ceramic art in the future."

"Oh, it's the permanent suspension of his pottery license," Maury said.

"That's it." Yamazaki said, "It is estimated that he will use the money to build a ceramic art gallery or something. There are too many loopholes in it, just like people without a driver's license can still make luxury cars."

"Indeed." Maori said enviously, "This guy has received so much compensation, he can do anything."

"And what about the people who bought fakes?" Lan asked.

"Artworks and antiques are not returned or exchanged except for items traded through regular channels." Yamazaki said, "But you don't have to sympathize with them. These people are buying these works of art. While decorating the facade, they are actually making a tax-deductible investment. When they buy, they don’t care about the authenticity of the things they buy, but the price they buy, which must not be lower.”

"I've heard of such things," Maori said.

"Also," Yamazaki said with a smile, "The buyers this time are actually not at a loss. When Mr. Seto becomes a pottery master, or even a living national treasure, the pottery in their hands will have a good history. At that time, it will be more valuable for collection.”

"That's not bad." Lan smiled, then looked at the workbench and said, "By the way, Yamazaki, you said you can make pottery."

Yamazaki looked at the time, "OK."

More than half an hour later, the works of Maori, Lan, and Conan came out. Maori's teacup is crooked, Lan's teacup is quite satisfactory, and Conan's teacup has different wall thicknesses.

Lan proudly smiled and said, "Ha, it seems that I still have a talent for making pottery."

"It just means that your hands are more flexible than theirs, and it has nothing to do with talent," Yamazaki said with a smile, "As long as they practice, they can be like you."

Maori said, "Well, that's right, detectives use brainpower."

"If we talk about talent, there is a very simple test method, which is to count the numbers in your heart. Those who can count from one to hundreds without thinking about it are considered talented. This is a test of whether a person can devote himself to work and work. During the course of study, those who can count to ten thousand are definitely one in ten thousand, and they have the conditions to become a master or even a master in any skill field." Yamazaki said, "Of course, for a genius like Kaito , it’s not practical, that guy might count to ten, and he doesn’t know where to go.”

"Cough." Maori said, "That's right, the talent of a genius like me cannot be measured."

Lan, who was meditating, laughed, "I don't think you can count, Dad."

"Okay, it's almost time, I'll go back first." Yamazaki said, "You guys play here slowly."...