It was finally time for the Antique Treasure Appraisal Competition again. Qiao Meng, who had been wandering around for the past two days, almost felt like a leisurely idler. Fortunately, the interval between competitions was not particularly long, otherwise he would have wanted to run back to S City for a stroll.
Circle and come back.
It was precisely because he had waited too long that Qiao Meng brought Bai Du and Lan Hai to the venue early today to prepare.
"What are you doing? No one else is here yet. It's boring for us to come here. We need to sleep a little longer to ensure that we are energetic for the game." Baidu complained.
"Why are you sleeping? Don't you know what time it is now? Waking up in advance will help you adjust your state. I'm here to help you, and it's not the state I need to be in. I can identify it accurately even if I can't see you. Believe it or not.
"Qiao Meng said, minding his own business.
The two of them couldn't open their eyes, but they couldn't go back to the hotel to sleep, so they had to buy a bottle of Feizhai Happy Water at the venue to wake up.
After finally waking up, almost everyone in the venue has arrived. The competition is about to begin. If you rank below 100 today, you will face real elimination.
"Thank you to all the players for arriving at our competition site on time. Today will be the first round of the promotion round. Only a hundred people can actually enter the next round, because the next round is a combination battle, with four people in a group. Today's
There are three rounds in the competition, and the rankings are based on accumulated scores. The total score is three hundred, and one round is one hundred." The host officially appeared on the stage and announced today's important content.
Today is a single-player competition, so many people have been gearing up to show their highest level. There is no room for reservation in a competition like treasure appraisal, and you can only go all out.
Today, the numbers were rearranged again. Qiao Meng still got the number 99. Whether it was luck or destiny, Bai Du became the number 5 and Lan Hai got the number 20. Everyone came to their own display stand and waited.
The appearance of treasures and rule cards.
Didi——
The competition finally officially started, and the middle of the booth slowly changed. Everyone had the same start time. A screen rose from the middle, and there were big rules written on it.
"Fifty people will be eliminated in this round of competition. It is a single competition with a total of three rounds. Ranking is based on points. In the first round, each player needs to identify the two treasures that appear, distinguish the real ones from the fake ones, and find out the flaws of the fakes.
And evaluate the authenticity. Note that if you choose the wrong authenticity or falsehood, the round will end immediately without points. The round time is thirty minutes, and the reading time of the rules is five minutes, whichever is determined by the bell." This is the rule of the first round.
After the rules came out, Qiao Meng didn't think there was any problem, but the national finals were different, and the tricks were also quite different, which made him more acceptable. If there were no changes, it would be really boring.
Because it must take five minutes to start, Qiao Meng pressed the confirmation button. The booth changed again. The rules screen was retracted, replaced by a small screen showing the time, and then a closed wooden box slowly rose up.
, there is no doubt that there are two treasures inside.
The closed wooden box is first opened at the top, and then unfolded on both sides, revealing the contents stored inside, which is full of technology.
"It's really interesting. It's becoming more and more high-tech." Qiao Meng said with emotion.
He also found that the inner side of the wooden box was different and should have been specially treated. When it is completely closed, it can be placed in a vacuum state. This can be said to protect the antiques to the greatest extent.
At the same time, Baidu and the others also unfolded and saw their treasures. Qiao Meng had to identify two pots that looked exactly the same, and there were no decorative patterns on the pots at all, they were just ordinary pots.
This made him feel a little bit that neither of them was real. Although the shape was indeed very round and solid, there was really nothing special about it, but you still couldn't tell anything with your eyes.
This is impossible without getting started, and you have to touch it to make it more stable.
Wearing special gloves, holding the pot gently, a warm current passed through it, and basically understood everything. It turns out that this pot is not ordinary, it is a very rare and rare porcelain fine product in history.
According to various historical records, until now, and it is still collected in the National Museum in Kyoto, its inscription is the same as this one, with the same six characters, made in the Jiajing Year of the Ming Dynasty.
Although this kind of vessel shape is not only in the Ming Dynasty in history, it also appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. However, in the Ming Dynasty, it underwent subtle changes in appearance to adapt to the development characteristics and practicality of the times.
This pot is not too big, it is 14.5 centimeters high, so it is considered a small pot. Qiao Meng has identified that the one on the left is the genuine one, while the one on the right is a modern imitation. The materials used are different, but in the later stage
It's just processed to look very similar.
The earliest prototype of this type of pot came from 1323, which can be said to be very early. The spouts of the pots are relatively short and slightly bent. Only the handle of the pot is decorated with an embossed dragon. All other decorations are the same.
not see.
The authenticity of this pot must first be distinguished from the glaze. During the Ming Dynasty, a new glazing method was created, called pouring yellow. It was named because it used pouring glaze, and it reached its peak during the Hongzhi period.
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Moreover, such a glaze will appear as tender and bright as chicken fat. Most of the yellow-glazed porcelain during the Jiajing period had a darker feel, and only a few were transparent and elegant. These are the best of them.
Knowing this, Qiao Meng looked at the two pots in front of him and saw it more clearly. The one on the left was not as bright as it was at all. The light was very round and round, but the one on the right looked a little scattered under the same light, with a smooth surface.
The level is obviously not as high as the one on the left, but the difference in texture can still be seen.
Secondly, you have to look at the inside of the pot to tell the difference. A real yellow-glazed pot has white glaze inside, and even the lid is yellow on the outside and white on the inside. The difference is very obvious. You can see that the glaze is darker in color.
The genuine product on the left can clearly be seen to be the same as the explanation given by the treasure appraisal ability.
As for the fake on the right, you can see in the glaze that the color is not so uniform and not detailed enough. This is fine for laymen. Those who specialize in porcelain may be able to tell the authenticity at a glance.
After a complete comparison, Qiao Meng has extracted all the points that can be compared. Then he looks at the valuation of this genuine item. The treasure appraisal ability gives it 15 million. According to his own estimation, it is almost the same price.
So I entered it without thinking.
After he completed all the requirements, he directly pressed the confirmation button. The previously unfolded box was slowly closed again, and then he retreated from the booth.
beep beep beep——
This was the prompt that someone had finished. Many people were surprised because it had only been five minutes since the start. They didn’t know who could achieve such a fast speed. It was simply astonishing. Many people looked up.
I looked at the big screen and saw it clearly displayed: The first place player No. 99, Qiao Meng.
"Master Qiao is so awesome, he is indeed the pride of our S District!"
The audience on the Internet immediately exploded. Especially the people who belong to the S area are so distracted now that they basically no longer pay attention to other provinces and regions.
"He's so handsome. Why can a treasure appraiser be so handsome? I want to join the profession." Many viewers on the Internet are obsessed with Qiao Meng. Some of them just accidentally watched the live broadcast of the game and were deeply attracted without expecting it.
Unable to extricate myself.
Currently, Qiao Meng's popularity has reached the top spot. More than 50 million viewers all voted for Qiao Meng to win the championship, and it seems that only he is worthy of winning this championship.
At this time, there is another important person who is paying attention to Qiao Meng's game, and that is Yao Miaomiao. She is complaining: "Humph, this guy is getting more and more arrogant. In the national finals, he loves to show off his skills.
He didn't even call me, and he didn't give me an explanation about the matter with Sister Yuling. You will know your mistake when he comes back."
But it's not that Qiao Meng doesn't want to call her, it's that he doesn't know where she is at all. He called several times before but it showed that she was not in the service area. Li Tianyuan said that she seemed to have gone with someone within the family.
Because there is no way to contact the outside world, I simply ignore it for the time being.
In fact, the reason why Yao Miaomiao disappeared for such a long time was that she was taken to a quiet environment by her family elders for special education, with the purpose of letting her learn how to inherit the Yao family.
Even if the Yao family has to be left to Qiao Meng to take care of it in the end, it will be the same. She cannot easily let go of her power.
This is the so-called inheritance of the family. Even though Qiao Meng is a man, Yao Miaomiao is the real heir of the Yao family. No matter what, you cannot hand over all your rights. This is very dangerous.
Now Qiao Meng is so powerful and a figure at the forefront of the limelight. If he doesn't instill some knowledge into Yao Miaomiao, the Yao family may have to change their surname to Qiao.
Speaking of which, it is really quite useful. Yao Miaomiao's whole temperament has changed a lot now, and she is no longer the innocent and lively little girl she was before.
In the past, I could see a lot of things through her eyes, but now if I look into her eyes, I will not only not be able to see through anything, but I may even feel guilty, fearing that she will see through my eyes.
Back on the competition field, many people have completed all the requirements. Although some of them are not as fast as Qiao Meng, they are still very amazing. The second fastest is a female treasure appraiser, only slower than Qiao Meng.
Three minutes, you have to know that she still conducted the appraisal without the ability to detect treasures.
If she were given the ability to identify treasures, I don’t know what speed it would be like. Of course, I don’t know how accurate it is yet. If it was just about speed, then anyone could fake it before Qiao Meng.
Anyway, Qiao Meng's popularity is now the absolute number one, and he also found some familiar faces here, and Qiao Hai is one of them.
There are also a few people I have met at the Stone Gambling Competition before, and their performance here is much better than that at the Stone Gambling Competition. Maybe this is their first project.