A German alchemist called Johann Friedrich Bottger was asked by the king to make gold out of lead.

国王要求一位名叫约翰·弗里德里希·伯特格的德国炼金术士用铅来炼金。

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Unfortunately, Bottger failed to achieve this and soon gave up, but in order to please the king he attempted to make high-quality porcelain.

不幸的是，伯特格尔没有做到这一点，并且很快就放弃了，但为了取悦国王，他试图制作高质量的瓷器。

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Professor Preston Bottger teaches in the Program for Executive Development and the Leading the Global Enterprise and Orchestrating Winning Performance programs at IMD business school.

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