In fact, when the male clerk came in and said that he couldn't read the calligraphy and painting correctly, Shen Yu's head started racing at high speed.
Because this is a God-given opportunity for him.
Even a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Without it, Shen Yu would have to use his true strength to become a member of the Chuzhou Collection Association in front of Xiao Zhongying, the president of the Chuzhou Collection Association!
Yes, just use your own appraisal ability instead of relying on nepotism to join the association.
If he relied on connections to join the collection association, Shen Yu wouldn't have to wait until now.
First of all, Mr. Xu is the vice president of Chuzhou Antique Collection Association.
Li Hanlin, Mr. Li, Dong Pengcheng, Liu Dongyang, and Mr. Xing Guodong, who appeared on the show with Shen Yu, are all.
There are a total of eight vice-presidents of the Chuzhou Antique Collection Association, and Shen Yu knows five of them directly.
If any one of these five people acts as a recommender, Shen Yu will be able to join the Collection Association.
It's just that Shen Yu doesn't want to enter like this.
He has been waiting for an opportunity, which is for Xiao Zhongying to personally invite him to join the Collection Association.
The membership fee for joining the Antiques Association is high, starting at six figures, but you get a lot as well.
Shen Yu doesn't need the other ones, only the most important one: "The Antique Collection Association will safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its members in accordance with the law."
This is no joke.
Anyone who dares to cheat on a member of a certain association is really going against the entire Chuzhou Collection Association.
Moreover, Xiao Zhongying is famous for his bad temper and extremely protective nature.
There was once a group of antique scammers operating in Dongjiang, using two fake paintings imitating Shen Zhou and two old so-called Yuan blue and white jars to defraud a shop owner of the Chuzhou Antique Collection Association of almost all of his working capital.
It is said that there are nearly 20 million, and some say it is a full 30 million, but as far as Shen Yu knows, it is not that evil, no more, no less than a full 6 million.
Later, the shop owner tried many connections to no avail.
In the end, I went to Mr. Li and Li Hanlin, but Li Hanlin had no good solution, because the transfer contract mentioned works of art.
It’s hard to say what works of art are. It’s not uncommon for an oil painting by a modern artist to be sold for tens of millions. What’s more, there is a copy of the Qing Dynasty in the two paintings, which is even harder to value.
After thinking for a long time, Li Hanlin took the man to Xiao Zhongying's villa.
In Li Hanlin's words, Xiao Zhongying still has to handle this matter.
After the shop owner explained what happened in detail, Xiao Zhongying made a few random calls and got clues about the scammers in less than thirty minutes.
In the end, the other party obediently gave the money back. Not only was the six million cents a cent, but he also gave an extra one hundred thousand.
This is Xiao Zhongying’s ability!
Xiao Zhongying's ancestral home is Chuzhou, but when he was young, he followed his father to other provinces and returned to his roots. Specifically, he returned to Chuzhou the year before last and settled there. This family has a long history, and his ancestors have a family with five Jinshi and six generations of double prime ministers and assistants.
He himself is extremely talented in appraisal, and is good at calligraphy, painting, ceramics, jade and miscellaneous items.
But it is also a coincidence that he is the president of the Chuzhou Collection Association.
The previous president of the Collection Association was Mr. Feng Qingyun, the founder of Qingyun Museum.
It is natural that Feng Laode is highly regarded as the president of the Redo Collection Association.
But Mr. Feng retired as he got older and lacked energy.
It’s difficult to decide who will be the next president.
Because no one surrenders to anyone, especially Liu Dongyang of Bogutang and Dong Pengcheng of Wanbao Tower, although they are old friends for many years, they do not give in to the other in the position of president, and Mr. Xu and Mr. Xing are more interested in the position of president.
There is some meaning in being less.
At this time, Xiao Zhongying stood up, and none of you should argue. Let me be the president.
Because Xiao Zhongying did not have an antique store in Chuzhou, so he became the president of the Chuzhou Collecting Association, and many people were convinced.
And they are strong enough, with a family fortune worth hundreds of billions.
As for Li Hanlin and Mr. Xu, they are only influential in the antique circles in Chuzhou or Jiangnan Province.
As a well-known wealthy businessman in China, Xiao Zhongying has great influence in many places.
Because his business is spread all over the country, he also has a lot of investment overseas.
In addition to being the president of the Chuzhou Collection Association, he is also the honorary president of at least three major city collection associations.
If Shen Yu's Lantingju wants to leave Chuzhou and Jiangnan in the future, he will never be able to get the opportunity to show his face in front of this big boss.
Now that this opportunity has come, Shen Yu feels that he must seize it.
There is a deeper problem. Shen Yu feels that he is too young. He has an identity but no status, and a background but no background.
When it comes to authenticating an antique and getting to the point where it’s hard to see, will others believe it if he says something is real?
For example, Shen Yu said a calligraphy and painting was real, and the painting was indeed real, but the other party was a well-known appraisal master in the industry, and the other party said it was fake? What should I do?
At this time, as long as Xiao Zhongying says that Shen Yu has some eyesight, no one will dare to question Shen Yu's appraisal ability.
Therefore, this time is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a God-given opportunity!
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"Old Xiao, let's go take a look with Xiao Shen?"
Xiao Zhongying shook his head at Mr. Xu, "Let the other party wait first."
After saying that, he smiled at Shen Yu and said, "Shen Yu, right? Lao Xu told me today that you want to join the Collection Association.
"Originally, if he spoke, it wouldn't be a big deal.
"But I am a stubborn person. Now that I am the president of the Chuzhou Collecting Association, I can't let others join in. In this case, the brand of the Collecting Association will be worthless.
"But Lao Xu has spoken, and for his sake I have to give you a chance.
"Well, I have an antique here. Come and look at it for me. If you see it right, then you are qualified to join the association.
"Please note that I am talking about qualifications and may not necessarily be able to join. Are you willing?"
Xiao Zhongying emphasized it again.
Shen Yu said seriously: "As President Xiao said, if the association is all a bunch of losers, then let alone asking me to pay membership fees to join, even if I am given hundreds of thousands a year, I will not hesitate to join. Only the members are the collection of the elite. The association is worthy of me joining, so I am willing!"
Xiao Zhongying's interest suddenly came to him, "Okay, if you have a temper with me, it's this copper box. I'll give you twenty minutes."
After saying that, he pushed a small copper box in front of Shen Yu.
The copper box is about 16 cm long, 6 cm wide and 5 cm high.
Shen Yu picked up the copper box on the coffee table and looked through it a few times. The box was either made of bronze or ordinary brass.
So this box is not an antique.
This copper box should be just a box for antiques.
Weighing it gently, the weight was moderate, so Shen Yu guessed that the items contained inside were not heavy.
"Shen Yu, don't worry, sit here and watch slowly."
Xu Duofu has already prepared the appraisal table and moved the chairs for Shen Yu.
Putting the copper box on the table, Shen Yu thought to himself, "Mr. Xiao really thinks highly of me and gave me a double test."
Xiao Zhongying's original words were to ask Shen Yu to appraise an antique for him.
But here comes the problem. This copper box is not an antique, but an exquisitely crafted brass machine box.
Therefore, if you want to identify the antiques inside the copper box, you must first open the copper machine box.
Then the second question came. The machine box was so tight that it seemed to be one piece. It had neither a lock nor a keyhole, and it seemed that it couldn't be opened at all.
"It's a bit difficult to open this trap in twenty minutes, but it's interesting when it's difficult."
Taking a deep breath, Shen Yu picked up the machine box again.
