"Next, we invite three appraiser representatives to come on stage, Mr. Luo Jiang of Zhenbaoxuan Pawn Shop."
Under the gaze of Xue Chen and many guests, sitting next to Sun Jinyang, a middle-aged man with a short stature and a plump figure strode towards the podium with his head held high.
"This Luo Jiang is amazing. He has been the chief appraiser since the very beginning of Zhenbao Xuan's establishment. He has been involved in the antiques circle for more than ten years. He has half of the credit for Zhenbao Xuan's current scale."
Before and after arriving at the rostrum, Luo Jiang clasped his fists in all directions in a very sophisticated manner, which attracted a burst of warm applause from the guests.
"The next one is Mr. Zhou Yunfei from Jindian Pawn Shop." Lin Xirong glanced at the card in her hand and made an invitation gesture with her arms.
A man wearing thick glasses who looked like a cultural worker came to the podium calmly with a straight face.
"Zhou Yunfei? I remember that Jindian's chief appraiser doesn't seem to be this person." Xue Chen asked doubtfully.
Shen Wanjun looked solemn: "Although this Zhou Yunfei is not well-known, I have learned about it. He was once a top student who graduated from the Department of Archeology of Huaqing University. After graduation, he worked in the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau for ten years. For some reason, he did not work in San I resigned from my job a few months ago and was hired by Shan Yunhai with a high salary."
Hearing what Shen Wanjun said, Xue Chen knew that this was a strong rival, a top student from a prestigious university, and with rich experience. Including Luo Jiang from Zhenbaoxuan, both of them should not be underestimated!
"The last one, Mr. Xue Chen of Daxing Pawn Shop, please give me a round of applause." Lin Xirong smiled.
"Go up and calm down." Shen Wanjun raised his hand and gently touched Xue Chen's arm and said with a generous smile.
"Um."
Xue Chen breathed a long sigh of relief before taking a step towards the rostrum with steady steps.
It can be said that the first two are both long-established figures in the antiques circle. One is from a grassroots background, but he has worked hard for more than ten years and made a name for himself. The other is a professional background and has investigated and excavated many large antiques. Tombs are well-informed and should not be underestimated.
When Xue Chen came to the podium step by step, there was a burst of applause and cheers from the guest seats.
The news that Xue Chen discovered the mysterious painting within a painting has gradually spread, making him quite famous in Haicheng City.
Arriving at the rostrum, Xue Chen bowed behind him and stood still.
"Luo Jiang is a veteran, Zhou Yunfei is even more impressive, and this Xue Chen is not an ordinary young man. It's really a battle between dragons and tigers. This appreciation meeting is quite interesting."
After meeting the three appraisers sent by the three pawn shops, the guests present were full of excitement and interest, and were looking forward to the upcoming competition at the antique appreciation meeting.
Lin Xirong, who was also in front of the podium, swept her bright eyes over the three appraisers in front of the podium one by one, and finally settled on Xue Chen. Because he was the youngest, she couldn't help but be curious.
"Luo Jiang and Zhou Yunfei are both over forty years old. They have been involved in the antique circle for more than ten years. It is not surprising that they can become the chief appraisers of two pawn shops. But this Xue Chen seems to be younger than me."
Seeing that the appraisers from the three pawn shops were already in place, Lin Xirong said to the more than 200 guests present with a smile:
"Now, let me explain to all the guests the process of the appreciation meeting. It is divided into three rounds. The first round is about discerning pearls with a discerning eye. The second round is about watching movies through a curtain. The third round is about distinguishing between the past and the present. What is a discerning eye? As for the pearl of recognition, it’s..."
Listening to the interesting and difficult competition introduced by the host, the guests became more interested.
"Three rounds of competition, a total of 12 points. The pawn shop represented by the appraiser with the highest score in the end will be the first place in this antique appreciation meeting. From the antiques provided by the other two pawn shops in the third round,
Choose one of each as a prize!"
"Wow, they are indeed the three largest pawn shops in Haicheng City. They are indeed very wealthy."
"Let's get started, I can't wait to open my eyes."
"These three rounds of competitions are really interesting. The formats of the competitions are so novel and unique."
Listening to the continuous urging from the audience, Lin Xirong's smile did not diminish: "Since everyone can't wait any longer, I announce that the first round of the appreciation meeting begins now! Invite two staff members to come on stage."
Two hotel waitresses wearing dark blue short-sleeved shirts came to the rostrum together. They were smiling. One of them held one end of a string in his hand and spread it apart. The string was straightened and hung on the string.
The twenty photos of palm-sized antiques were displayed in front of everyone's eyes.
"Three appraisers are invited to come forward and select the three most valuable items from the twenty antique photos. The time limit is thirty minutes." After Lin Xirong finished speaking, she stepped aside.
Luo Jiang glanced at Xue Chen, took the lead to walk to the string, and began to observe the twenty photos. Zhou Yunfei also walked forward unhurriedly.
Xue Chen followed Zhou Yunfei to the string, looked at the twenty antique photos at close range, and couldn't help but frown slightly.
This round of competition is very unfavorable to him. First of all, the photo is not the real thing, and the black ancient jade in his arms will not help him. And based on his own experience alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the experienced Luo and Zhou.
, but he still distinguished carefully.
"The photo on the 1st is a flask from the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty? It should be from a private kiln, and its value should not be very high."
"This one..."
The people at the guest table also pointed at the twenty photos, whispered to each other, and talked in low voices.
Thirty minutes passed quickly, and twenty photos were taken away. Xue Chen, Luo Jiang, and Zhou Yunfei each wrote their choices on a piece of paper, which was handed over by Lin Xirong to the five judges on the podium.
Amidst the buzzing speculation in the audience, after a while, Liu Ming, the president of the Painting and Calligraphy Association, stood up slowly, nodded to the three appraisers and the guests at the venue, and said in a high-pitched voice: "Now it is announced.
In the first round, the choice of the three appraisers in the discerning eye."
The guests in the audience were all staring and holding their breath, and the faces of the three pawn shop owners were even slightly nervous.
"Zhenbaoxuan Luojiang, I chose No. 3, No. 9, and No. 18."
"Jin Dian Zhou Yunfei also chose No. 3, No. 9, and No. 18."
After announcing the three people's choices, Liu Ming directly gave the correct choice: the three antiques No. 3, No. 9, and No. 18 were the three highest priced items at auction among the twenty items.
"So, in this round's scoring situation, Zhenbaoxuan and Jindian both scored three points out of three, and Daxing got two points."
As soon as the results came out, the discussion in the guest seats broke out.
"It seems that although Xue Chen from Daxing has some abilities, he is still too young after all. He is not good enough in front of the two old Jianghu. If nothing goes wrong this time, the first place should be the one between Zhenbaoxuan and Jindian.
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"That makes sense."
After hearing the results announced, Xue Chen calmly touched his chin.
Jin Dian and Zhou Yunfei's expression remained unchanged, with a straight face.
Luo Jiang from Zhenbaoxuan showed a hint of joy, glanced sideways at Xue Chen, and said with a touch of ridicule: "Little brother, I accept."
Xue Chen's eyes flashed: "You're welcome, I won't let you go in the next two rounds."
With one sentence, Luo Jiang almost choked and couldn't breathe: "This kid really doesn't understand what's going on. Do you really think he's giving in to me?"
Sun Jinyang, who was sitting in the first row of the guest seats, breathed a big sigh of relief. He glanced sideways at Shen Wanjun, who had a solemn look in his eyes, and teased in a strange way: "Boss Shen, your face doesn't look very good. Don’t you want to go to the hospital and take a look?”
Shan Yunhai on the other side laughed twice.
Shen Wanjun looked back at Sun Jinyang and said calmly: "Don't be too happy. This is just the first round. There are two more rounds to come."
Sun Jinyang raised his eyelids, thinking of the most important third round, he was determined, snorted disdainfully, picked up a teacup placed beside him: "So what, have you seen this teacup? If you are so happy, you can To win first place, I chewed up the tea cup and swallowed it!"
Shan Yunhai smiled and echoed: "Boss Sun, I'm sure you won't have such a good fortune."
At this time, Lin Xirong once again came to the central position in front of the rostrum: "This is the end of the first round of the discerning eye test. Next will be the second round of competition, watching the movie behind the curtain."
At the same time, a hotel waiter pushed a dining cart in from the entrance of the venue. What was unusual was that the top of the dining cart was tightly covered with a white curtain. It was pushed under the rostrum and stopped.
"Please turn off the lights." Lin Xirong said.
Bang bang bang!
After a few sounds, the chandeliers on the ceiling went out, making the venue suddenly much darker.
Immediately afterwards, two beams of searchlights accurately hit the dining car, immediately reflecting the clear outline of an antique placed inside the curtain.
Swish swish swish.
All the eyes in the venue could not help but be attracted to it.
The three appraisers Xue Chen, Luo Jiang and Zhou Yunfei standing in front of the rostrum immediately raised their eyes to look.
Through the outline reflected by the light, it can be seen that it is an utensil about thirty centimeters high, narrow at the top and round at the bottom. There is also a handle-like ring on both sides. As for more details, what is the glaze color, and the description No matter what kind of decoration it is, it is impossible to see clearly.
"Is this the second round of the test of watching movies behind a curtain? This is too difficult."
"I can't see anything."
"Hey, if it were that simple, it wouldn't be a test. Let's see if these three appraisers can figure it out."
While the guests below were talking in low voices, the three people on the stage were also watching and thinking attentively.
Xue Chen touched his chin. The first time he saw it, he concluded that it should be a piece of porcelain, not bronze. As for the age, porcelain with similar shapes was fired in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. He wanted to confirm the specific Which dynasty is it? It can only rely half on rich experience and half on luck.
Luo Jiang and Zhou Yunfei were also frowning in thought.
Time passed slowly for five minutes. During these five minutes, the entire venue was quiet. No one made any noise for fear of disturbing the three people on the stage. (To be continued)