I woke up early the next day, because the distance to the provincial capital is still quite far and I need to take a plane. Otherwise, I would have been very late there and wouldn’t even have enough time to rest and adjust. This time, not only Qiao Meng went there alone, but the association also arranged for people to go there.
The two competed together.
But what makes Qiao Meng confused is why Baidu is there. This guy is everywhere. After not seeing him for so many days, it turns out that he was recommended by the Heavenly Elder to this antique association for assessment and training.
"Why are you suddenly interested in antiques again?" Qiao Meng asked speechlessly.
"Isn't this inspired by you? I just want to give it a try, and it seems easier to make money in this industry. My wife is about to give birth, so how can I make some milk powder money?" Baidu said naturally.
"Your reason is quite good. After your wife gives birth, you should bring her out for everyone to see. Let's see what kind of woman you miss every day." Qiao Meng shook his head lightly and said to him.
"Okay, I will definitely bring her out to meet everyone when the time comes. She also said she really wants to get to know you, but you have to treat her."
Baidu started to act clever again. As he became more and more familiar with Qiao Meng, his true nature was constantly exposed, and his cleverness became more and more frequent. It almost made people forget why he acted like that when they first met him.
I think he is an all-around decent man.
But who knows that Qiao Meng is indeed relatively well-off now, so he can still agree to this, so he nodded and expressed that he would treat him.
Now there is absolutely nothing he can do about Baidu. God dotes on him even more than he dotes on Qiao Meng. Ever since he knew Qiao Meng's other identity, it has been a problem that he can solve by himself. Not much to say, as long as Baidu has anything
The request will definitely be granted.
Take the matter of arranging for Baidu to enter the association. It was because Tianlao admired his talent performance that was second only to Qiao Meng, and completely trained him as the next apprentice, and Baidu was more obedient to him, so now he has formed
Such a situation.
"Everyone in the hotel, the plane is about to land. Please put away the tray tables and straighten the seat backs." With this prompt, it also means that they are about to land in the provincial capital.
There was no surprise. A few people arrived at the hotel quickly and spent a smooth day there.
Waking up again, today is the first day of the competition. Their list has been submitted early, and they only need to go to the site to sign in to enter directly.
There are five people in this group. In addition to Qiao Meng, Baidu and Tian Lao, the other participating teammate is the apprentice of an old man in the association who has a good relationship with Tian Lao. He is relatively mature and is 28 years old. Naturally, his master is also there.
This competition has always been open to those who are no more than 30 years old and can sign up to participate on behalf of the association, and the minimum age must be 18 years old.
After the five people signed in and entered the competition venue, they found that the place was packed with people. I don’t know how many people from the association came to compete. Each team could only send three people, but there must be at least several thousand people here, minus two-fifths.
The leader of the team, there are at least three to four thousand people participating in the competition. The number of people in this team can be said to be huge.
But this venue is not as big as when Qiao Meng and the others participated in the Stone Gambling Conference. Because there are many treasures and cannot come into contact with too much material outside, the game must be played in a closed space. This venue is equivalent to half a football.
It's just a field, relatively speaking it will appear smaller.
"Good morning everyone, welcome to your arrival. This competition can be said to be grander than ever before, and the number of people is unmatched in the past. So I believe that the next step will be very exciting. The competition will start in five minutes. Please invite everyone.
be prepared."
On the high platform at the front, a middle-aged man wearing a red suit said with a microphone in his hand. He was obviously the host of today's competition.
When Qiao Meng and the other three heard that the game was about to start, they found their seats according to the identity cards in their hands. Perhaps due to luck, the three of them happened to be in a row. A small display stand was prepared in front of each person. It seemed that
The treasure will be placed on it for identification later.
"Have you learned anything during this time?" Qiao Meng asked Baidu in a worried voice.
"Of course, do you need to talk about my talent? Don't worry, I might be even better than you now." Baidu affirmed, patting his chest.
"Really? Then I'll wait and see."
Qiao Meng did not hit him, but gave an answer that looked forward to the competition. This was also a kind of expectation and attention for him. It could give him a certain amount of pressure and allow him to continue to motivate himself.
"You two, please don't take it lightly. There are many masters here. It will be embarrassing if you make a mistake later." Teammates competing with Qiao Meng and the others reminded.
"Thank you for reminding me, but you still don't know the name of this eldest brother?"
Qiao Meng didn't have any topic to talk to this dear friend along the way, and he didn't know his name. Now when someone took the initiative to speak, he naturally had to respond and understand him by the way.
"He has the same last name as me, just call him Brother Bai." Bai Du immediately rushed to help.
"I think you want me to call you Brother Bai, don't cause any trouble." Qiao gave him a sharp look and said.
"Haha, my surname is indeed Bai, and my full name is Bai Feili. You can call me whatever you want." Bai Feili said nonchalantly.
Qiao Meng nodded, "Okay, then just call me Brother Feili."
"Can."
It's just that after Qiao Meng said this, he felt that something was wrong. Baidu on the side was already snickering secretly. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was nothing wrong. It was just a title, so he didn't
Let’s dwell on this issue again.
"The competition officially begins." the host officially announced.
A white porcelain bowl suddenly appeared on the display stand in front of everyone, and each one was exactly the same. If you just look at it with your eyes, you can't tell any difference.
Then another electronic screen with rules slowly rose up, with the requirements for the first round of preliminary rounds written on it.
"Every contestant must completely identify whether the treasure in front of them is true or false, its age, characteristics, and the basis for identification. They will be evaluated based on the written content. The time will be twenty minutes. The one with the lowest score will be eliminated.
A total of two-thirds of the people will be eliminated in each round." This is the rule of this round, and it seems quite simple.
"Is everything so high-tech now? There are so many bells and whistles in competitions." Qiao Meng shook his head in disdain.
"There is no way, we have to keep up with the times. If this place lags behind, it will make others laugh. We can't even get any equipment for such a big competition." Bai Feili said with the same helplessness.
"That's right." Qiao Meng responded with a slight smile.
You can understand it by just touching it. It can be said that Qiao Meng has this ability to identify treasures without any difficulty. He just touches it gently with his hands, and his fingertips continue to trace back and forth on the porcelain.
Another sense of coolness came to him. There was no doubt that he could experience the warmth of porcelain, but he could not enjoy it for long. This feeling was fleeting.
Obviously this is a fake. If you think about it, there should be a lot of fakes here. Otherwise, it would be terrible if they were all real. Basically, not many people would make mistakes about authenticity. After all, we all know that the real possibility is just that.
Several pieces, maybe even just one.
Even if you can't see why, you will guess that it is false, and only fools will guess that it is true.
This is a bowl with flowers and chi patterns from the Ding kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty. The color of the entire bowl is white and slightly yellow, and there is a gold edge on the top of the bowl as a decoration. This was called a "gold-mounted ding vessel" at the time, and it can also be called
It is called "Mangkou Gold Decoration", which can usually be decorated with gold or silver or copper. The user of this bowl obviously has a high status and can afford gold, at least he must be a high-ranking official.
However, this edging was also packaged to cover up the glaze defects of high-grade white porcelain, and was later used as a symbol of nobility.
It has exquisite printing and carving craftsmanship. From the appearance alone, it is easy for people to mistakenly think that this is the real thing, but in fact it is not. First of all, the gold inlay can distinguish the authenticity from the fake. Through the treasure appraisal ability, Qiao Meng
It is already known that this was forged from gold that was only excavated in modern times.
There are still differences. If the gold was handed down many years ago, it will have changed due to some reasons, and it will not be as shiny.
Shaking his head, Qiao Meng entered his results into the appraisal area in front of him and pressed the confirm button.
Di——
"Wow, it's really shocking. There is already a player on the scene who completed the appraisal in three minutes. This is the fastest first-round appraisal speed in history. I don't know how he did it. He is so sure. Could he be this person?
Is this the biggest dark horse in the competition?" A prompt sounded that immediately shocked the host and even surprised all the contestants present.
The last time someone was extremely fast was several years ago, and he wasn't as perverted as Qiao Meng. That person spent nearly six minutes. At that time, the speed was already considered unsurpassable. The appraisal results were also perfect. He also passed the test and won the prize.
To the current district champion.
This time Qiao Meng suddenly broke the record and completed it at more than double the speed, which had to make everyone present feel unprecedented pressure.
"Boy, are you kidding me? Can you fully identify a treasure so quickly?"
Bai Feili was completely frightened. The young man next to him actually had such abnormal strength. This level was more than ten times more powerful than the elders in the association, and his master could not compare with it.
"Of course I'm not kidding, this is a competition, you continue, I'll take a break." Qiao Meng said with a smile.
Bai Feili now finally understands why the association is trying so hard to invite Tian Lao to invite him as his apprentice to represent the production competition. This is simply a pervert. If he really has this level, who can compare with him? Maybe only in the national finals can there be some geniuses
Competing with him, he might be the strongest one.
Although the results of Qiao Meng's identification have not been released yet, he has a vague feeling that there will be no problem.
"He is still so powerful, no matter what aspect, it seems that it will not be easy for me to catch up." Baidu said to himself on the side. This was an encouragement to himself, and he did not give up.