In the end, Chen Ran failed to choose a piece of jade, which was equivalent to abstention. Abstention also meant admitting defeat. After being deducted ten points, no matter what, he was eliminated from the first position. For this, some people regretted it, and some people took pleasure in it.
There were all kinds of thoughts, and then everyone turned their attention to the judges' table.
The first person to give the results was naturally Ma Jian.
The ancient jade selected by Ma Jian has been recognized by many judges, and Professor Xie directly announced: "If No. 2 passes, fifteen points will be added!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of cheers from the Hanhai guest seats, and Ma Jian also waved with a smile on his face, looking high-spirited.
"Okay, let's take a look at the results of contestant No. 1!"
After waving his hand, Professor Xie took the brocade box from Lu Tianming's hand. This time, he didn't even look at it, and passed the brocade box directly to the judges' table. In fact, whether the jade is ancient jade or not, you only need to look at it.
Just give the number, but for the sake of caution, many judges have to review it for fear of getting the number wrong. This is also to make the audience feel fair.
When they heard the results of Lu Tianming's review, everyone became quiet and waited eagerly. After all, Lu Tianming was the one with the loudest voice. If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Tianming would be in the first place.
The whole place was quiet, except for a burst of shouting from the guest seats in the Royal Garden: "No. 1 will win!"
Lu Tianming stood on the high platform with a smile. When he heard the shouts, he waved gracefully towards the guest seats in the Royal Garden.
The brocade box selected by Lu Tianming was first passed into the hands of Old Man Wang. Old Man Wang glanced at the number on the brocade box and grinned inexplicably. Without even looking at it, he passed it to the brocade box again.
Mr. Lu, who was sitting on his right, was still laughing and said: "Our number one comes from a famous family. There is no need to look at it. It's definitely not wrong. Come on, Mr. Lu, why don't you take a look first?"
"Haha, the unscrupulous son has made everyone look ugly!" Mr. Lu said modestly, but his face looked proud. He did not take the brocade box, but waved his hand: "In order to avoid suspicion, I will not
Look, take a good look at it!"
"I really don't want to look at it anymore!" Old Man Wang's voice was a bit strange, but Mr. Lu didn't hear it. Instead, he waved his hands as if to avoid suspicion: "I don't want to look at it anymore! I don't want to look at it anymore!"
Old Man Wang then handed the brocade box to Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu opened the brocade box, took a look at it, but did not say anything. She just smiled faintly and passed the brocade box to an old man on her left.
He is a jade appraiser from Dongdu. The judges are not only from Zhongdu, but also from prefecture-level cities. After all, the competition is a matter for the entire province, not just Zhongdu.
After the old man looked at it, he passed it to the next person without saying anything.
After looking at each other one after another, they were all non-committal, but everyone seemed to glance at Mr. Lu from time to time, who looked proud, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and even two or three judges were satisfied.
He nodded with a smile on his face.
In this way, although the result was not directly stated, the audience also guessed it. Cheers suddenly came from the guest seats in the Royal Garden, and Lu Tianming also waved with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but feel proud.
He glanced at Chen Ran, as if to say, this young master has stepped on you!
Seeing this scene, Mr. Lu, who was a little worried at first, put away his thoughts, and his face became more and more proud. With his pride, the smiles on the faces of the other judges became even thicker, and even worse. , one of the gray-haired old men also smiled at Mr. Lu and said: "Old Lu, we in the Central Plains rely on your Lu family to boost our reputation. It's really like a tiger father has no dog son. Your Lu family is getting stronger with every generation." !”
"Where! Where!" Mr. Lu was proud in his heart, but modest in his words.
Finally, the brocade box was passed into the hands of Old Man Wang. Old Man Wang glanced at Lao Lu, placed the brocade box in front of him, and nodded to Professor Xie. What he meant by this nod was actually the numbering was correct. Just go by number.
Immediately afterwards, Professor Xie's announcement came: "No. 1——"
Before Professor Xie's voice could even fall, warm applause erupted from the entire audience, drowning out Professor Xie's voice. Especially the cheers from the guest seats in the Imperial Garden were even more intense, and the entire audience was overwhelmed by the cheers. Pressed down.
Lu Tianming also waved towards the audience with a high-spirited look.
"Cough cough cough..." Professor Xie looked a little embarrassed. He coughed in front of the microphone for a while before suppressing other voices, and then announced again: "No. 1, failed to pass, ten points will be deducted, No. 1 has a total score of eight Sixteen points, deduct ten points, it’s seventy-six points!”
"..."
quiet!
silence!
Deathly silence!
Just so suddenly, the whole place fell into a deathly silence!
At this moment, except for the judges, everyone was dumbfounded. Everyone had a look of disbelief on their faces. Everyone opened their mouths in shock, as if the entire audience was frozen... The look on Mr. Lu's face The proud look also froze there, with a dumbfounded look on his face.
And Lu Tianming seemed to have turned into a stone sculpture, and he still kept waving.
"Not... not passed?"
Professor Xie's announcement caused Lu Tianming's brain to short-circuit. For a moment, he did not realize the meaning of the three words "unpassed". It was not until a long time later that he opened his mouth in shock and waved his right hand unconsciously. Point towards yourself.
"I haven't passed the test, I haven't passed the test?"
"I didn't pass!!!"
How is that possible!
He almost screamed, then turned back to look at the judges' table, only to find that his grandfather was as dumbfounded as him. Suddenly, the excited flush on his face was replaced by purple, and the high-spirited mood just now was replaced by purple. Of course, the time was gone, replaced by wide eyes and humiliated anger: "How could I not pass the test!"
After a moment of silence, it was like a thunder exploded in the whole place, and the whole place was suddenly in an uproar. They thought Lu Tianming had won the first place, so they all asked the people around them, thinking that they had heard wrongly.
The proud look on Mr. Lu's face has long since disappeared. At this moment, his face is extremely gloomy. He keeps scanning the other judges with slightly ferocious eyes. It is obvious that he already hates these judges in his heart. Not even one of them. People say hello to him, or even wink.
In fact, isn't this related to his popularity? It can be said that he has the worst popularity among those present. Ever since the Lu family climbed to the top of the Zhou family, he has always looked down on others. He has never put other people in his eyes. Just like just now, If it had been anyone else, they would have tried to hide the pride on their faces, but he didn't hide it at all and didn't care about other people's faces at all.
He was able to take the position of vice president of the Jade Association and vice president of the Central Plains Jewelry Association because of the Zhou family. How could anyone else obey him?
After being swept away by his gaze, the others did not look at him, but just smiled secretly. Only the gray-haired old man laughed: "Old Lu, your Lu family is really getting stronger with each generation!"
Mr. Lu didn't answer, but just sat there with a gloomy face. At this time, no matter what he said, he would lose more face, so it was better not to say anything.
Lu Tianming shouted bitterly, but then became quiet, with only an angry look on his face.
Then Professor Xie's loud laughter came again: "Let's take a look at the score of player No. 8!"
Contestant No. 8 is Li Baoping, who is supported by Old Phoenix. Li Baoping still maintained his calm attitude. He just smiled calmly, neither proudly nor waving. The seat of the guest seat of Old Phoenix only held up a cheering sign.
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After the judges' review, Li Baoping's results came out soon.
"Contestant No. 8, pass the test, plus fifteen points! The total score is eighty-one points, plus fifteen points, it will be ninety-six points!" As soon as Professor Xie finished his words, the audience burst into warm applause.
For a moment, the first place position was no longer controversial, but people had to sigh with emotion. The final result was really unexpected.
Chen Ran, who was like a dark horse, disappeared just like a flash in the pan...
Lu Tianming, who had the loudest voice, finally missed the first place...
When it was Jiang Xiaotong's turn on the 9th, everyone seemed to be in the same mood as Jiang Xiaotong. Jiang Xiaotong didn't seem to care about the result at all. When judging Jiang Xiaotong's final score, everyone was not so nervous.
He was very relaxed, as if it didn't matter how much Jiang Xiaotong got in the end.
It's just that the result is still a bit regretful. Jiang Xiaotong did not pass the test and was directly deducted ten points. His original total score was seventy-four points, but ten points were deducted, which was sixty-four points. No matter what, this score was only
He was ranked last among the five players, even one or two points lower than the two players who were eliminated before.
Among the five contestants, Li Baoping passed the test and undoubtedly topped the list.
Ma Jian got lucky and ranked second with 85 points.
Lu Tianming immediately stumbled and fell from the first position to the third place. This was a serious fall.
Needless to say, Jiang Xiaotong has been excluded from the top three positions.
In the end, only Chen Ran was left.
It’s just that we still have to see the results...
"It's a pity that you failed to pass!" Professor Xie did not announce Chen Ran's result. Instead, he walked directly in front of Chen Ran and said with a hint of regret. He was still very optimistic about Chen Ran, especially Wang.
When he asked questions, Chen Ran's answers were fluent, which he admired very much, but the result...
In this regard, he could only sigh lightly.
In fact, this also reflects the difference between Ye Luzi's background and those from a famous family. Those famous families are undoubtedly the ancestors who play antiques. At least they have the opportunity to see many antiques, which is what Ye Luzi's family lacks.
Chen Ran is quite lucky. He has gained some fame with his special abilities. If not, the opportunities to meet old people would be very few, and it would even be difficult for him to enter this circle.
Chen Ran was silent for a moment, then he raised his head and looked at Professor Xie: "Can I know which piece is the real ancient jade?"
[It is said that voting helps you live a harmonious life - that!]
