In the end, Qiao Meng and Mrs. Li casually asked about a fortune sign. Basically, there was not much difference. The content was different, but the answers were similar. They were all positive.
At this time, Qiao Meng's cell phone rang. It was Tianlao's call. He hurriedly answered the call, "Master, what's wrong?"
"That's right, Ah Cheng recently said that there is an exchange event held by the Antiques Association and he wants you to come with him. It seems to be tomorrow. I wonder if you would like to go." Tianlao's voice on the phone seemed a bit low.
"Okay, I understand, master, I will go with Brother Chen." Qiao Meng agreed after knowing what the specific matter was.
The Antiques Association Tianlao mentioned is not actually an official association, but a voluntary organization of some antique enthusiasts. However, such an organization is only established through formal channels and operates normally, so it still has a certain status in society.
First of all, in this association, there are basically some big-shot figures, many of whom are of high worth, and some people join it because of their ability to appraise treasures. This association is somewhat similar to the Stone Gambling Association.
Basically there is not much difference.
Moreover, if you want to join the association, you not only need to recommend people, but you must also have advantages in terms of your own conditions and meet the standard of ability. In this way, you must also participate in the assessment of the association. Only if you pass it can you be qualified to enter. In addition, you must be in the association.
If more than half of the members vote to approve it, it will be considered as one of them.
There are many benefits to becoming one of them. Let’s not talk about anything else. In terms of just being proactive in leveraging resources, it is unmatched by an individual. At least more than 80% of people.
His own resources are definitely not as fast, good, or as abundant as those that the association can obtain.
In the final analysis, the exchange event held by the association is nothing special. It is just that everyone sits together to eat, drink tea, chat, and show the treasures by the way. No one has to bring the treasures, so it is still possible.
They can exchange their treasures with each other, and sometimes the association will organize auctions.
In this antique industry, inheritance is still very important. If there is no inheritance, others will see it as nonsense. No matter how rich and status you are, you have no foundation of your own.
Others will not think highly of you. Many people of the older generation will think that such people are just rich people who do not know the business and have no value at all.
The reason why Qiao Meng was invited to participate in such exchange activities was actually because of Chen Shicheng's face, and with a master like Tian Lao as a guarantee, many people knew that he was Tian Lao's disciple.
It's a kind of inheritance, and this level is recognized to some extent, otherwise no one would take a second look at him.
Since this time we were going to such an unusual exchange event, we had to pay more attention to it. Qiao Meng was going to bring some good things, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be left empty-handed.
As for Qiao Meng, there are indeed a lot of good things recently, but those items that are too powerful will definitely not be brought. Isn't this just looking for trouble and cheating yourself?
There are many things that are not simple items. If you take them out casually, you will only bring unnecessary trouble to yourself. You will have to deal with them when the time comes. It is better to just bring a good one. After all, ordinary people are not guilty.
It's a crime to have a jade in your arms.
But what to bring specifically, this choice makes Qiao Meng a little difficult. From the beginning of having the superpower to now, he has actually collected a lot of good things, and it is really difficult to choose.
After thinking about it, Qiao Meng decided to go back to the Jade Pavilion with Ge Yuling first to discuss it. Anyway, there are so many treasures in the store, I don't believe that I can't find the right one.
The two of them said goodbye to Mrs. Li and the others and quickly returned to the Jade Pavilion. Qiao Meng began to think carefully about which one to choose. Now both of them were in trouble.
Later, when Blind Man Liu learned about this, he said to Qiao Meng: "Xiao Meng, you have been thinking here for a long time, why not just choose a piece of porcelain, it looks heavy and is easy to handle."
"Yes, Master, you are still good at picking things." Qiao Meng said excitedly.
In the end, Qiao Meng chose a painting. This was no ordinary painting, but "Stream Bank" by Dong Yuan.
Why did you choose this one? Shouldn't you listen to the master's choice of porcelain? Qiao Meng actually has his own considerations. First of all, he thinks that porcelain is too bulky. He originally wanted to make it easier for others to carry out communication activities. If he is allowed to hold such a
There will definitely be some reluctance to leave heavy items.
Secondly, the calligraphy and painting appear elegant and connotative, and it can better reflect a sense of cultural exchange when given to others.
The next day, Qiao Meng took this "Stream Bank Picture" and got into Chen Shicheng's car and set off with Tianlao. Because Tianlao always felt too idle recently, he went with him to see the excitement.
"Master, why didn't you say earlier that you would go together? In this case, I don't have to worry so much about choosing a gift. I can just let you choose for me." As soon as Qiao Meng got in the car, he saw Tian Lao sitting in the car.
The person in the back row asked.
"You kid, come on, get in the car. I decided to go and have a look at the last minute. I've been too busy recently." Tianlao said with a smile.
After chatting a lot about this exchange meeting in the car, Qiao Meng realized that it was not necessary to bring genuine products to participate. It would be most interesting to bring something that was unclear. In this way,
You can identify something together, and many people will be very interested in doing so.
It can test the skills of many people and allow each member to gain more experience in treasure appraisal. This can be regarded as an invisible benefit.
Of course, there will also be people who bring imitations, but no one sees it, and then they are bought by someone they like. This kind of thing happens from time to time, but even if you regret it in the end and want to find the seller, it is not possible.
of.
After all, others didn’t deceive anything, they just brought it. So if you say you like it, but you can’t tell whether it’s real or fake, and you buy it back and then authenticate it and find out it’s fake, you can’t blame others.
Qiao Meng estimated that he would see a lot of such things happen this time, but it should be just his expectation. If there are really so many people with poor eyesight, this level is too low.
Moreover, one of the items brought by Chen Shicheng was a high-level imitation. It was difficult to tell them apart. Apart from the age, they were almost identical. Qiao Meng had to activate the treasure appraisal ability to identify them. It was quite difficult.
, I probably feel that Chen Shicheng had the intention to pass the fake thing off as the real one, which makes him regret bringing an authentic one now.
Then the three of them arrived at their destination together. This was a teahouse. It could be said that it was already out of S City. This exchange meeting should be something that antique players from all over the provincial capital would be interested in.
Naturally, this exchange activity for antique lovers will be held in such a teahouse. It will definitely not be in a hotel or pub. This time, the base is this famous teahouse - Piaoxiang Pavilion.
Today, the entire third floor of Piaoxiang Pavilion was reserved for an exchange meeting. Qiao Meng and Chen Shicheng followed Tianlao and went directly to this floor.
Tianlao is not only well-known in the stone gambling industry, but also has prestige in the antique world. Basically everyone in the association knows him and respects him quite a lot. It can be said that Tianlao is one of the highest-level boss figures in the association.
Therefore, when many people see Tianlao arriving, they will come up to say hello and look a little excited.
In fact, the reason why Mr. Tian came here today is not because of the so-called idleness. The stone betting competition is about to start, and there are still many things to do. How can I be idle?
The main purpose of coming out this time is to push Qiao Meng to the front and let more people in the industry know him. Before, Qiao Meng was relatively low-key when he became a disciple, and many people didn't know about it.
This still doesn't work. After all, he is his apprentice. If this master is of no use at all, then how can he have the dignity to be someone else's master?
I didn't rush to introduce Qiao Meng to everyone before because I felt that he was still relatively young and could not just accept the convenience brought by him. This would definitely not help his growth, but would harm him.
But after a period of observation, it turned out that he had been overly worried before. Qiao Meng had almost never made any mistakes, and his personality was very calm. There was no need to worry about so many things.
So now that I have confirmed that Qiao Meng can show his strength, I choose to push him again so that he can learn and grow faster.
More and more people saw Mr. Tian coming in. They put down the objects they were playing with and greeted Mr. Tian respectfully. He also happily introduced Qiao Meng to everyone, and he was very emphatically
The introduction, especially when he said that he was his apprentice, his tone became particularly affirmative.
Everyone couldn't imagine it when they heard that Mr. Tian actually accepted a disciple. However, judging from his words, this apprentice was worth it. There are so many commendable examples at such a young age. Let's not talk about whether they are all worthy of praise.
It's a real example, even if it's only half of it, it's definitely worthy of being accepted as a disciple.
After that, Tianlao allowed Qiao Meng to move around freely, and he went to chat among his peers and drink tea.
At this time, Qiao Meng and Chen Shicheng were surprised to see Jin Long here. They had never heard him say that he was interested in this aspect, but since they saw him, they went up to say hello.
Jin Long knew that they were coming, so he also came over and said: "Old Chen, you are so uninteresting. You didn't even notify me that you were coming. If you hadn't known about this exchange meeting earlier, you wouldn't have had any fun. Shouldn't you
Will you dislike me?"
"Ah, Aaron, why are you suddenly interested in antiques? I've never heard of it before, otherwise I would have invited you along." Chen Shicheng quickly explained after hearing this.