Time passed by little by little, and the entire venue fell into silence. But whether it was an illusion or not, the audience could even clearly hear the heavy breathing of each player.
At this moment, no matter who it was, everyone became cautious. Even Lu Tianming, after sorting the three pieces of jade, continued to observe carefully, and would glance at Chen Ran from time to time. Obviously, Chen Ran's appearance gave him a
It put a lot of pressure on him.
The three pieces of jade that were given to Chen Ran made Chen Ran a little depressed. None of them were real. As a result, he couldn't absorb the light. But fortunately, the two players standing on both sides of him
One of them was ancient jade. While observing the jade in front of him, he secretly absorbed the halo of these two ancient jade.
When you want time to pass slower, time often passes quickly. Just like that, the ten minutes ended quickly. This time the contestants were much smarter. They didn't choose in the end, so they were all blind.
Whatever the outcome, we can only leave it to fate.
As soon as the time came, the judges reviewed the results. These brocade boxes containing jade items were all numbered, and whether they were true or false were recorded. All that was needed was to record the scores of the contestants. Soon, the results appeared.
Chen Ran got another twelve points in this level.
However, the first place is still two people side by side. Although Chen Ran has supernatural powers, Lu Tianming, as a child of a jade carving family, also has the method of appreciating jade inherited from his family. At this moment, the two of them are still in the same position.
It's not that easy to decide the winner.
Chen Ran is still ranked first. It was expected by everyone, but also unexpected. In any case, major jewelry companies have to treat it with caution. They are all guessing where he came from. Move quickly.
have even started investigating him.
The players below also followed closely. Except for the third place, which was deducted four points and dropped two places, the others in the front almost didn't move.
At the end of this round, thirty-two players had to retire sadly.
"The third game of the first half begins..."
With Professor Xie's announcement, another selection competition began.
There were a total of five rounds in the first half. Each round was more difficult and more cruel. In the second round, thirty-two people were eliminated. In each subsequent round, eliminations were no longer based on the number of people, but on the basis of scores.
.
For Chen Ran, the outcome was naturally no suspense, but in the fifth game, he was also in danger. The fifth game tested the knife skills of the jade carving masters in history, that is, one person from each group
The jade carving master in history, and then the contestants selected the works of this jade carving master from a pile of ancient jades.
Chen Ran has seen relatively few ancient jades, and naturally does not understand the works of these jade carvers in history. Fortunately, he has the ability to determine the approximate age of ancient jades.
And based on the age of the jade carving master, we can almost select his works. This round is obviously the most difficult, and most of the contestants were wiped out at once.
So when the first half ended, only five people were left.
Of course, being eliminated does not mean that there is no chance. There will still be a chance to make a comeback in the martial arts test, but then it will only be the ranking of the jade carving works.
In fact, the reason why the scale of this jade carving competition is so high is because this jade carving competition combines the jade carving qualification examination and the competition. In addition to the jade carving technology competition, there is also the evaluation of jade carvers. The Jade Association evaluates jade carvers.
The requirement is that you must be able to appraise jade before you can carve jade.
After the first half, surprisingly, Chen Ran and Lu Tianming were still ranked first, followed by Li Baoping, Ma Jian, and Jiang Xiaotong.
The difference between Li Baoping and first place is only five points, while the difference between Ma Jian and Jiang Xiaotong is more.
In the hotel of the Provincial Gymnasium, Chen Ran was lying on the sofa, gently rubbing his temples. Using his powers non-stop for such a long time made him exhausted, and the intermission was only half an hour.
, within this half hour, he could only try to regain a little bit of energy.
After rubbing his temples and drinking a glass of boiled water, Chen Ran closed his eyes and prepared to squint for a while. He was not worried that he would oversleep and someone would call him by then.
"Mr. Chen..."
Drowsily, Chen Ran was awakened by shouts after not sleeping for a long time. After waking up, he stood up and opened the door.
"Mr. Chen, the time has come, please enter the venue immediately!" The young man standing at the door is the young man who was in the hall at the beginning. At this moment, his attitude towards Chen Ran is naturally different. Although it is not flattering, his face is
It was also packed with smiles.
The young man looked at Chen Ran and was filled with emotion. At first, he looked at Chen Ran as a rustic, so how could he take it seriously? But now he knows that as soon as the competition is over, there will be many big companies vying for it.
He was trying to win over Chen Ran, but when he went downstairs just now, he saw many managers from the company who wanted to sneak in and get a head start, but they were stopped by security guards.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to wash my face!" Chen Ran nodded and turned away. The young man also turned to call the other four contestants.
Even though he only squinted for a short while, Chen Ran also felt much better. He just felt that his brain was a little bloated and he felt better after washing his face. When he stepped out of the room, the door opposite him happened to be closed.
Walk out alone.
This person is Lu Tianming.
"Chen Ran, it turns out that you and my brother Yun are classmates!" Seeing Chen Ran's confused look, Lu Tianming said with a smile but not a smile: "You won't forget my brother Yun, I heard him say,
He is still your roommate, and you seem to have a good relationship, haha."
Although Lu Tianming was confident that he would not lose to Chen Ran, at this time, he had to be cautious. In just a short time, he had found out the details of Chen Ran. Unexpectedly, he was still in the university of his cousin Zhou Jianyun.
Roommate, just now, he called Zhou Jianyun.
Zhou Jianyun hated Chen Ran and gnashed his teeth with hatred. How could he not reveal all the details about Chen Ran? If he hadn't been locked up at home now, he would have come over personally to punish Chen Ran.
Only then did Chen Ran realize who he was talking about. Originally, he had no ill intentions towards Lu Tianming, but after hearing what the other party said, he immediately put Lu Tianming and Zhou Jianyun together. However, he didn't say anything, just
He glanced at Lu Tianming and turned away.
At this time, several other contestants also walked out of the room, greeting Lu Tianming with familiar smiles. Although they were competitors, they would not show it on the surface.
"Brother Ming, you have to work hard. You can't lose to a half-way monk. I thought he was such an amazing guy, but he turned out to be a poor boy from a wild background!"
Ma Jian ran to Lu Tianming, glanced at Chen Ran, and said loudly.
At this time, they almost all knew the details of Chen Ran. For jade carvers like them who came from famous masters or famous families, they naturally looked down on Chen Ran, who was born in a wild way. They also knew the details of Chen Ran, so they didn't care about Chen Ran at all.
Then I heard his sneer.
Lu Tianming sneered and said disdainfully: "Just him? I really don't take him seriously. Let's see how I beat him next. Hey, I'm just afraid that if he loses, he will say that we bully him, haha...
"
Everyone laughed, their voices full of ridicule.
As the intermission ended, the second half finally began, and now there were only five players left. Of the five players, Lu Tianming, as the number one jade carving family in the Central Plains, was undoubtedly the one with the highest voice.
Although Chen Ran appeared next like a dark horse, in fact, at this time, his voice was the lowest, because everyone basically used the intermission time to find out his details, and even many
Major companies have found the jade articles that Chen Ran once carved.
This jade article looks ordinary at first glance. It can barely be regarded as a jade article carved by a first-level jade carver. However, it is basically impossible for a first-level jade carver to win the final victory in the competition. However,
Chen Ran's performance in the competition forced them to be cautious. Even if Chen Ran was not good at carving, he was definitely an expert in jade appraisal.
Although the remaining Ma Jian and others are ranked behind the first place, their scores are not much different. In addition, they are either from famous families or major companies, so it is only a matter of thought to rush up.
I have to say that even though there were only the last five people, it was still a battle between dragons and tigers.
The eliminated contestants have already left the field. Now there are only five Chen Ran standing in the field. Chen Ran stands quietly. Lu Tianming also stands like this, but his eyes glance at Chen Ran from time to time, with a hint of sneer on his face.
He had already learned the test rules for the second half before, and he was fully confident that he could get rid of this guy with a wild background.
For him, a poor boy who came out of nowhere actually ranked first with him. It had to be said that this was a very shameful thing.
"The second half of the game now officially begins!" This time it was Old Man Wang who presided over it himself. He glanced at the players, smiled and said loudly: "Let me tell you the rules, there is actually only one game in the second half, which is the game that determines the outcome.
, or the long table in front of you. There are seventy-two jade articles on each long table. Among these seventy-two jade articles, only one is ancient jade, and the others are new jade or highly imitated ancient jade. Now you want
All you have to do is find this ancient jade. The time is thirty minutes. Those who pass the test will receive fifteen points, and those who fail will deduct ten points."
At first glance, this level seems to have nothing new compared to the five rounds in the first half, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know how difficult it is. The seventy-two jade articles can be described as a dazzling array.
Pendants, jade pendants, jade bis, jade dragons, bracelets, jade cups, ornaments, large and small, of various colors, almost everything, even from every dynasty, and since these jade articles are taken out as a test
, almost all of them can be regarded as fake or genuine.
These high imitation jade articles have been accumulated by the Jade Association over the years, and some are even borrowed from other provinces.
Everything seems to be true.
This is not the most critical thing. The most critical thing is that there are seventy-two pieces of jade, but the time is only thirty minutes. This means that in one minute, at least two pieces of jade must be appraised.
The identification of jade is also the most difficult. Many times it is somewhat specious. In particular, the material of some jade is not carved from real jade at all, or it is shoddy and passed off as good. It can be said that there are all kinds of things.
However, the five players who were able to make it all the way to this point are obviously not vegetarians. Except for Chen Ran, none of them has cultivated their eye for jade since they were young.
The competition has just begun. Even the extremely conceited Lu Tianming does not dare to neglect. He moves his hands together, pinching with the left, touching with the right, smelling, or picking up a magnifying glass to look at it. Occasionally frowning, occasionally answering questions, other contestants also do not
exception.
Even Chen Ran, although on the surface, he still seems so slow and leisurely, in fact, he does not dare to be like before. This is mainly because seventy-two jade articles are too many, and the time is only thirty minutes.
, no delay.
After the competition started, he stared intently at the first jade article. This jade article was a small and exquisite jade turtle. This jade turtle was only two or three centimeters long and wide. It contained blood. If it was an ancient jade, it would have been unearthed.
Ancient jade.
With the popularity of collecting, the methods for counterfeiting ancient jade are becoming more and more complicated. Almost all kinds of colors have special counterfeiting methods. The techniques are so skillful that they are almost the same as the real ones. Even if the jade appraiser is wrong, it is normal.
.
Soon after Chen Ran stared at the jade turtle, a halo of light shot out from the center of his eyebrows and set it on the jade turtle.
As a result, Jade Turtle showed no reaction at all.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Ran focused his attention on the next piece, which was a jade from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The aperture also moved over and was placed on the jade.
The result is still no response at all...
Next thing...
Next item...
Next item...
Chen Ran was immersed in it unknowingly!
Time passed by minute by second, and as the time was about to end, the atmosphere in the entire venue became more and more tense. The audience who were still whispering this at this moment couldn't help but shut their mouths, even deliberately.
He restrained his breathing, as if he was afraid of disturbing the five people present.
[If you don’t ask for votes, no one will vote for you. Brothers, just throw in your votes, collect them, comment...just don’t be silent.]
