Bliss's face turned blue and white: "Is this how your country treats guests?"
Zhou Zichen did not give in at all and responded tit for tat: "If you come to study and communicate, we will be ready to greet you. If you want to challenge us, we will treat you with courtesy, but you are shameless. If you go too far, you must be prepared to humiliate yourself."
Prepare."
"You..." Bliss was choked by Zhou Zichen and was speechless, looking at Zhou Zichen with sinister eyes.
Zhou Zichen also looked into Bliss's eyes and refused to give in: "Are we still competing?"
Bliss let out a "hum" and asked Bertrand behind him to open a large box on the ground and take out a huge Western clock.
Antiques in the West mainly include clocks, silverware, jewelry, antique furniture, ancient coins, porcelain, etc.
In fact, the earliest origin of clocks should be the Chinese sundial, followed by Tugui, Guibiao, etc. As early as the Zhou Dynasty, there were already sundials, which can not only tell the time, but also the festivals and months.
But clocks were invented in the West. It was not until 1760 that there were clocks with hours, minutes, and seconds. Physicists from Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries have made great achievements in the invention and improvement of clocks.
contribute.
Zhou Zichen didn't understand this before, but after understanding it, he had to lament the wisdom of his ancestors. In fact, our ancestors left us a very good foundation, but we didn't grasp it well enough to let others take advantage of it.
Before Bertrand put the clock on the table, Zhou Zichen had already said: "This is real, it should have been produced around 1650."
A proud smile appeared on Bliss's lips, he won!
This pendulum clock is not an antique at all, it is a fake that he bought specially in England.
"You lose, this is not an antique at all, it's just a fake!"
But Zhou Zichen said calmly: "You have no eyesight, and you treat this treasure like a waste. Do you know the development history of watches?"
How could Bliss believe Zhou Zichen's words so easily: "Do I know what I bought myself? If you have the ability, you can provide evidence."
Zhou Zichen waited for Bertrand to put the pendulum clock on the table and took it out carefully: "In the past, most clocks were made of wood, and this one is also made of wood. Of course, this doesn't mean anything."
Zhou Zichen's last sentence immediately blocked what Bliss wanted to say. Just being wooden really doesn't mean anything.
Zhou Zichen continued: "Who was the inventor of the first pendulum clock? Do you know?"
"Christian Huygens" Bliss opened his mouth and said a name: "You still want to stump me with this?"
Zhou Zichen didn't care about Bliss's pride: "Yes, it was Huygens who invented the first pendulum clock, and this is one of the pendulum clocks he made himself."
"Impossible!" Bliss opened his mouth and objected. If this is really a pendulum clock made by Huygens himself, it would be valuable, especially in the West, where there are many collectors of such clocks.
Rushing like a duck.
Zhou Zichen pointed to the pendulum clock on the table: "This pendulum clock is made of pine wood. Pine wood has good corrosion resistance. The copper part inside has rusted. Do you want me to open the clock cover to find evidence for you?
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"Even if it's rusty, it doesn't mean anything!" Bliss said, "You can open it, but you have to find enough evidence for me."
Zhou Zichen activated the power of his eyes and opened the clock cover to reveal the structure inside: "Do you see what is written on this gear?"
Zhou Zichen asked, pointing to a rusty gear.
Bliss glanced at it but didn't recognize it. The words were so rusted that they were completely invisible.
Seeing that Bliss couldn't see clearly, Zhou Zichen said: "Huyg(h)ens"
This is Huygens's name.
"Impossible!" Bliss denied subconsciously: "And this doesn't explain anything."
Zhou Zichen nodded: "It's true that we can't directly confirm that Huygens did it himself, but look at it, almost all the gears here have his name engraved on it."
Each of these names indicates to everyone who the author of this pendulum clock is.
"This still doesn't explain anything. Even if it is fake now, it can still be created."
Zhou Zichen still nodded: "Yes, you are right, but these gears are all made by hand. Now you can find someone to try to make them by hand."
Without waiting for Bliss to retort, Zhou Zichen turned to Guan Qingwen and said, "Director, I need a tweezers."
Those who work with antiques often use some tools, such as magnifying glasses, tweezers, small carving knives, etc.
Guan Qingwen is really a good assistant. As long as you tell him, he can handle anything quickly. He just doesn't want to take responsibility. Only then did Zhou Zichen speak. He turned around and found the tweezers.
Zhou Zichen took tweezers and gently picked out some rust stains inside the pendulum clock: "You can see, these secondary wheels basically have grinding tools. Generally speaking, they are relatively smooth. Fake antiques are usually just
The surface is rusty because it is not very old, but the internal rust of this pendulum clock is relatively serious, and although these second rounds are beautifully made, there are always traces of polishing, which can be seen if you look closely."
Zhou Zichen's eyes didn't even need a magnifying glass to clearly see these polishing marks, but Bliss needed it. Zhou Zichen turned around and was about to ask for a magnifying glass when Guan Qingwen handed it over.
Zhou Zichen was a little surprised and took the magnifying glass: "Thank you!"
Zhou Zichen handed the magnifying glass to Bliss again: "You can see for yourself, whether you admit it or not, this is true. If you don't believe it, you can ask someone from an international organization to verify it. We are waiting.
rise."
Bliss snatched the magnifying glass from Zhou Zichen's hand and followed Zhou Zichen's instructions to look at it bit by bit. His face became increasingly ugly. This was exactly what Zhou Zichen said.
Bliss did not expect that the pendulum clock he bought for two hundred euros was actually made by Huygens himself.
Zhou Zichen knocked on the wood of the pendulum clock again: "These woods look good because they are well preserved, but you can also take them for inspection. They are at least ancient trees from three hundred years ago."
Bliss studied the pendulum clock for a long time and put down the magnifying glass: "Don't be too proud. I haven't seen yours yet. As long as I win a game, you will lose."
Zhou Zichen put down the tweezers in his hand: "As long as you have this ability, I've got it right. Now it's your turn."
Zhou Zichen put too much pressure on Bliss and his party. Two times in a row, Zhou Zichen could determine the authenticity of the antiques they took out at a glance without even looking at them. This ability was something they had never thought of.
Bliss took two deep breaths. When Feng Bin handed him the code again, he did not rush to see the inkstone, but started discussing with the other three companions to see how to deal with it next.
Now it was the turn of the masters sitting on the chairs behind Zhou Zichen to feel proud and began to urge Bliss and others.
"Have you discussed enough?"
"We, Master Xiao Zhou, have already spotted it, do you still want to deny it?"
However, Bliss and others turned a deaf ear to the words of these masters. When Wang Changlin was stalling for time with Bliss and others, he only felt angry even if he was ridiculed by Bliss and others. Now, after hearing the pretense of the masters behind him, he felt angry.
I felt a burning shame and anger on my face, it was so embarrassing!
When Zhou Zichen didn't come, everyone was like a tortoise. Now that Zhou Zichen has the upper hand in terms of momentum, they pretend to be big-tailed wolves. But they don't know that Zhou Zichen is also walking on thin ice now, just because of people like them.
Having lost two games in advance, Zhou Zichen couldn't make any mistakes.
After discussing for a few minutes, Bliss and others reached an agreement: "We require four people to study this inkstone at the same time."
Before Zhou Zichen opened his mouth, not only the masters, but also the surrounding reporters refused to agree.
"How shameless are you? We all play one by one, but you have four people playing at the same time."
But Bliss said confidently: "We don't have inkstones in our country. We don't understand this thing at all. It's natural and reasonable for the four of us to do it together."
The people around them refused and retorted loudly: "Bullshit, the things you just brought out are all from the West. We have little contact with them, but did we say that four of us would play together?"
"That's right, you guys, if you can't compare to Master Xiao Zhou, go back and don't embarrass yourself here."
"Get out of here, get out of here!"
The people around him were very excited and almost wanted to take action.
Zhou Zichen waved his hands around, signaling everyone to quiet down.
When Zhou Zichen went out, the scene quickly became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Zhou Zichen to speak.
Zhou Zichen looked at Bliss and said loudly: "I am an orphan. I knew about antiques when I was six years old. I saw antiques for the first time in a museum when I was sixteen years old. I touched them for the first time when I was eighteen years old.
I am really interested in antiques. I started to enter the industry at the age of 21. I communicated and studied with Grandpa Li, the gatekeeper of the orphanage, Master Wang Changlin, and Mr. Cheng from the antique street. It has been less than two years now. Although I have only learned a superficial knowledge of Chinese culture,
But I’ve dealt with you enough, let’s let the four of you go on stage together.”
Zhou Zichen shared his "resume" just to tell Bliss and others that I, a person who has studied for two years, can defeat you. Even if there are four of you, I will not be afraid.
By the way, I gave Wang Changlin and Mr. Cheng a lift. If I lose, I am not their disciple anyway, and I just communicate with them more. If Zhou Zichen wins, Wang Changlin and Mr. Cheng will be happy.
Bliss's face changed several times. When Zhou Zichen said this, he felt that it was embarrassing for the four of them to go together, but in the face of interests, he accepted it even if it was embarrassing, pretending that he did not hear the implication of Zhou Zichen's words: "Then let's start now
Time."
For each competition, half an hour is set for viewing antiques.
Zhou Zichen didn't need to say anything, someone beside him had already started timing, and Bliss and others also began to study the inkstone with concentration.
This inkstone is a copy of the Tang Dynasty inkstone during the Qing Dynasty. In addition, it was made in ancient times and has been around for so many years. Most people cannot tell the authenticity at all. Such fakes are the most difficult to identify.