When Zhong Shan announced the news, the shock in everyone's hearts instantly ignited like a pile of dry firewood!
The whole venue was in an uproar, and everyone started a heated discussion.
"Is this our new president? He's too young!"
“Incredible!”
"It's really unbelievable that someone so young can achieve such an achievement. I'm afraid the antique industry in Sioux City will change in the future!"
In the antiques industry, most people are older.
So when Zhong Shan said that the new president is young and promising.
Everyone subconsciously puts their age as over 40 or around 30 years old.
If you can be the president of the Antiques Association at this age, you are definitely young and promising!
What I didn't expect was that the person on stage was actually a young man in his early 20s?
How could this not shock everyone?
Of course, the people who were most shocked and speechless were everyone in the Yang family.
Almost as soon as Zhang Yuan appeared on the stage, Yang Han and others stood up from their seats instantly.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"He just came here to join in the fun. How could he be the new president?"
Yang Xiaoyun wiped her eyes hard, feeling as if she was in a dream.
Faced with the discussion that everyone either questioned or praised, Zhang Yuan nodded slightly and spoke in extremely humble language.
"Thanks to everyone for allowing me to be the new president, I would like to thank everyone here."
As he spoke, Zhang Yuan bowed slightly and saluted everyone in the audience.
Crackling!
A burst of thunderous applause sounded, indicating that everyone had a much better impression of the new president.
"Young but not arrogant, talented but not arrogant, you will become a great person in the future!"
"I am convinced that such a person should become president."
"Who says it's not the case! If I were to become the president at such a young age, I would be so proud!"
I watched everyone's attitude toward Zhang Yuan, the new president, change from doubt to admiration.
Coupled with Zhang Yuan's proud appearance on the stage, it made Yang Han's teeth itch with anger, and naturally he couldn't stand it anymore.
Regardless of the obstruction from his family, he stood up and protested loudly.
"I'm not convinced! The new president of our Antiques Association can't make such a hasty decision!"
Hearing someone protesting, the place fell silent for a moment.
Everyone frowned and turned to look at the girl who spoke.
A row of black lines suddenly appeared on Zhong Shan's forehead, and he stared at Yang Han with a gloomy face and asked.
"This is an internal decision of the association, so why should we take it rashly?"
"If you are dissatisfied, you can write to the association to apply for reconsideration. We will reconsider it after it is approved."
"How can such an important occasion be messed up!"
"I..."
Seeing Zhong Shan's expression, Yang Han couldn't help but take two steps back, and even his voice faltered.
He was obviously frightened by the other party's serious look.
She is unruly and willful at home, but how can she dare to confront someone of Zhong Shan's level?
So even though she had already thought of her words to refute Zhang Yuan before she got up.
But now I can't even say a word.
Hahaha...
There was a burst of cheerful laughter and discussion in the room.
Yang Han was so embarrassed that he wanted to rush out of the venue immediately.
But she never expected that it would be Zhang Yuan who helped her out!
Zhang Yuan waved his hand casually, signaling for everyone to be quiet, then looked at Zhong Shan and said.
"Don't be so rigid. Since everyone has opinions about me, the new president, just raise them in front of me."
"Everyone in the province thinks there's something fishy in it, so I won't feel comfortable sitting in my seat."
good!
There was a burst of applause, and thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
It seemed that everyone was impressed by Zhang Yuan's attitude.
Under such circumstances, Zhong Shan couldn't say much and nodded towards Zhang Yuan with a bitter look on his face.
Then his attitude softened a little, and he looked at Yang Han and said.
"Since our president has said so, let me tell you what you think."
Yang Han calmed down in panic, gritted his teeth, and mustered up the courage to speak.
"He only knows how to appraise treasures, so why should he be the president?"
puff...
As soon as Yang Han finished speaking, suppressed laughter erupted from the audience.
This made her face turn red, and she looked around in panic.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, no, you are absolutely right..."
"Yes, yes, that makes sense!"
Zhong Shan coughed twice, "Quiet!"
Then he turned to look at Zhang Yuan, licked the corners of his bitter mouth, and asked.
"How about just kicking her out?"
The Antiques Association is just for identifying treasures!
The main reason is because the scope of treasure appraisal is too large. It is not called treasure appraisal just by taking a look and telling whether it is true or false.
It also includes estimates of age, provenance and value, and even antique restoration and other work.
So when Yang Han said this, he was already treated as a layman and laughed at.
But Zhang Yuan gently shook his head.
"No need, she probably meant that I can only identify authenticity and can't tell anything else."
"In this case..."
Zhang Yuan glanced around, and everyone immediately understood what he meant. He wanted to identify the treasure on the spot!
"Here! I have a newly acquired thumb ring!"
After a commotion in the audience, a man squeezed through the crowd, took a wrench from his thumb and handed it over.
"cut!"
Yang Han made a sound and turned away with disdain.
"It must be a random scam. Who can believe this clumsy method?"
Snapped!
Yang Hai was so frightened by her words that he slapped her face in panic.
"Shut up! Do you want to kill our Yang family?"
Yang Han's eye circles suddenly turned red, and he felt aggrieved and just wanted to have a quarrel with his father.
Suddenly he saw clearly the appearance of the man on the stage and quickly fell silent.
That’s because the person who handed over the wrench was none other than the city chief!
Who dares to say that Mayor Zhao is a trustee?
Who dares to question his character?
After Zhao Shishou took the stage, he did not talk to Zhang Yuan to avoid arousing suspicion.
Instead, he directly handed over the ring finger and said seriously.
"Everyone says that the new president has a sharp eye and knows pearls, so today you can help me find out the origin of this finger ring!"
Zhang Yuan nodded, took the finger from the opponent's hand, rubbed it twice, and started talking.
"Generally, wrench fingers are cylindrical, with a smooth surface and a round shape."
"But this wrench has 10 facets on its surface, which is exquisite and elegant yet delicate."
"Although the patterns engraved on each surface are from the same origin, they are different when you look closely."
"So it is not difficult to speculate that this firing method is to correspond to the ten days of the calendar."
"Throughout the past dynasties, the only one that can use Tiangan as a substitute for artifacts is the Tiangan kiln of the Hongwu period!"
"Then the origin of this ring finger becomes clear. It was produced during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty!"
"good!"
Zhao Shishou clapped his hands and praised loudly.
"Yes! This is indeed a finger ring from the Hongwu period."
"President, why don't you tell me more about the value and material of this wrench?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and shook his head, handed the ring back again and explained.
"It's warm and cool, no matter how tricky it is, it can't escape the scope of jade products."
"As for the value...it's priceless in this world!"
Mayor Zhao nodded at Zhang Yuan with an appreciative look, and even couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
"That's good! Someone once offered me 200 million yuan to buy it and I didn't even sell it. This ring is indeed a priceless treasure!"
Rumble!
After the appreciation was over, there was a burst of thunderous applause and applause from the audience.
"I'm convinced! I'm really convinced!"
"It is an honor for our association to have him as president."
In such an environment, Yang Han stood there helplessly.
His face turned red, and his hands were nervously twisting the corners of his clothes, as if he wanted to find a crack in the ground and get in quickly.
Fortunately, no one would pay special attention to her, after all, everyone was excitedly welcoming the new president.
By the time it was over, Yang Han and other Yang family members had left early.
Only Yang Xiaoyun was still waiting for him quietly in the audience.
Seeing Zhang Yuan come down from the stage, he hurriedly approached and spoke.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."
Zhang Yuan looked down at her, sighed and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to it."
"you!"
Yang Xiaoyun glared at Zhang Yuan and said confidently.
"Then why didn't you explain it to me beforehand?"
"If you had told me in advance that we would still be good friends, wouldn't I have..."
"I'm very tired and don't want to discuss this."
Zhang Yuan raised his hand to interrupt Yang Xiaoyun before she finished speaking, and spoke to her seriously.
"I will still help you if you are busy in the future, but good friends... let's forget it!"