Zhuang Sheng set the venue of the competition at Ruihua Hotel, a five-star hotel in Jiangdong City.
Zhuang Sheng had checked in one night in advance, so he didn't have to run around the next day.
The competition time is set from 10 to 11 noon, but you have to enter the venue at 9 o'clock. In order to show the grandness of this competition, several celebrities were invited to sing and other things to liven up the atmosphere.
There must be a speech by the host before the start, which has been arranged long ago.
"Master Zhuang, are you sure you don't need me to get you some news?" Li Yao came to the hotel early in the morning to have dinner with Zhuang Sheng. Li Yao took great pains to deal with Zhou Zichen. All of this was arranged at Li Yao's expense
Yes, these reporters were also invited by Li Yao, otherwise Zhuang Sheng alone would not have such a big reputation.
Zhuang Sheng was very confident: "Mr. Li, don't worry. Dealing with that boy Zhou Zichen is not a trivial matter."
Li Yao wanted to bring down Zhou Zichen's construction company first, but he didn't expect it to be easily solved by Zhou Zichen, so he didn't want any problems on Zhuang Sheng's side: "Master Zhuang, be careful about sailing the thousand-year-old ship!"
Zhuang Sheng is a man with strength and some arrogance. When dealing with some already famous masters, Zhuang Sheng can resort to any means, but if he still resorts to means to deal with Zhou Zichen, it will be too cheap.
There is another reason, that is, Zhuang Sheng wants to show off his skills with Li Yao, so that he can talk to Li Yao about cooperation in the future.
Seeing Zhuang Sheng's persistence, Li Yao didn't want to get too stiff with Zhuang Sheng before the competition. In addition, Zhuang Sheng had indeed been famous for a long time, so Li Yao had great confidence in him: "Okay, listen to Master Zhuang, let's start with
Have breakfast.”
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The time when Zhou Zichen arrived was almost at the end of the entrance. All reporters had already entered, so Zhou Zichen did not encounter any reporters.
When entering the venue, Zhou Zichen was stopped. He thought it would be troublesome to deal with it, but Cheng Ye glared and said, "Don't you know who this is? Zhou Zichen, Little Master Zhou!"
The receptionist standing at the door really let him go and didn't ask for an invitation. I don't know if he knew that Zhou Zichen didn't have an invitation, or he was overwhelmed by Zhou Zichen's name. Zhou Zichen probably was the former.
The sex is greater, and Zhuang Sheng is very likely to have said hello early in the morning.
Walking into the arranged venue, from a distance, I saw Zhuang Sheng surrounded by a group of reporters asking questions.
Zhuang Sheng was also "generous". He stood in the middle and talked like a master, and he was also modest and courteous in his words.
Sharp-eyed reporters saw Zhou Zichen coming in and immediately ran over.
Although Zhou Zichen's reputation is great, it is still not as good as Zhuang Sheng, who has been famous for a long time. Therefore, not many people came to interview Zhou Zichen instead of Zhuang Sheng, probably less than one third.
More than a dozen reporters surrounded Zhou Zichen, Cheng Ye, and Wang Qida: "Master Xiao Zhou, do you have any intention of becoming famous through Master Zhuang Sheng in this competition between you and Master Zhuang Sheng?"
Zhou Zichen's reputation is mainly in this province, but some people in other provinces have also heard of Zhou Zichen's obedience. After all, he cannot compare to Zhuang Sheng, who is at the national level.
Cheng Ye didn't like the reporter's questions very much, but these were media reporters, and Cheng Ye didn't dare to object. If he went back and wrote random questions, it would not be good for Zhou Zichen.
Zhou Zichen said: "This competition was proposed by Master Zhuang, so the question you mentioned is not valid."
"Master Xiao Zhou, how sure are you of beating Master Zhuang Sheng?" Another reporter asked.
"Similar to Master Zhuang Sheng, he is almost certain to beat me, and I am almost certain to beat him."
"Master Xiao Zhou, this time you..."
The reporters asked all kinds of questions. Fortunately, this reporter had good professionalism. The questions he asked were all about this competition, and Zhou Zichen's answers were flawless.
Soon, the host began to take the stage, the reporters were invited to the press box, and Zhou Zichen's position was arranged in the front row. If Zhuang Sheng placed Zhou Zichen in a corner, it would only appear that he was petty.
At the beginning, there were some singing and dancing, and they were all popular little stars. Zhou Zichen looked drowsy, and he didn't know how long it took, but suddenly someone patted Zhou Zichen gently.
When Zhou Zichen looked back, he saw a man in his forties with slicked-back hair, whom Zhou Zichen did not recognize.
"Master Xiao Zhou, hello, I'm Su Mu!" the man said, extending his hand.
Zhou Zichen stood up and shook hands with Su Mu. He looked around and found that the performance on the stage had ended: "Hello, Zhou Zichen!"
"I know. I heard about Master Xiao Zhou's deeds in the museum. I admire Master Xiao Zhou very much, so I came to say hello." Su Mu was very polite when he spoke, talking about Master Zhou, even the word "you".
He uses less, and the intensity of his voice is also controlled. At first glance, he looks like someone who often hangs out in such situations.
"Thank you, I'm just a blind cat and a dead mouse. There are so many masters in charge, so I have the courage to go up and show my shame." Although the situation at that time was not good, Zhou Zichen couldn't beat those masters.
Face, after all, those masters did nothing wrong except for being afraid of being stigmatized.
"Master Xiao Zhou is really considerate of others. Let's talk later, probably about to start!"
"OK!"
"Wish you a great victory!"
"Thanks!"
Su Mu left, and the host followed him on the stage: "Masters, guests, and journalists, hello everyone, this time..."
The host gave a long speech, praising the antiques, Zhuang Sheng, Zhuang Sheng, and Zhou Zichen, but the time of the praise was shorter, and he talked about Zhou Zichen in two or three sentences.
After saying the polite words, the host began to announce the rules of the competition: "The rules of this competition were negotiated by the Collectors Association. No information was disclosed in advance. Even Master Zhuang and Master Xiao Zhou did not know about the competition.
It is set as three games, best of three games, each game has three small rounds, the same best of three games, if it is normal, one game will be added."
"In the first competition, a discerning eye recognizes pearls. The rules are that we will provide one hundred antiques. Within ten minutes, the number of genuine antiques will be more than ten. As for the specific number, it is kept secret. The two of you have to start from these one hundred pieces.
Authentic items will pop out among the antiques, and the one who picks out more authentic items will win. If there are fake items, one genuine antique will be eliminated."
"For example, if I pick out three antiques out of a hundred, and one of them is fake, then the quantity of one genuine item will be deducted, and only one point will be recorded."
Zhou Zichen is not afraid of anything under such competition rules. There are more than 100 items. If Zhou Zichen really wants to read them all, it will not take more than a minute. Therefore, this kind of competition method is very beneficial to Zhou Zichen.
"Two masters, are you ready?" The host looked at Zhou Zichen and Zhuang Sheng.
Zhuang Sheng nodded, and Zhou Zichen also nodded. After all, Zhou Zichen was still some distance away from the stage, and the surrounding sounds were relatively noisy.
"Okay, let's start setting up the scene. There are a hundred antiques in total, at least ten of them are genuine."
Once everything is arranged, there will be a total of four shelves, with ten placed on each shelf. Even if it is convenient for observation, it will not be particularly crowded.
"Finally, let's invite our two masters to appear."
Zhou Zichen understood very well why Zhuang Sheng wanted to organize this competition like a grand press conference, just to make everyone in the world admire him, so that he could easily defeat him.
There was a round of warm applause from the audience, making Zhou Zichen feel that this was just a show.
"Zhou Zichen, this time I will let you lose to me in front of everyone in the world." Zhuang Sheng said in a voice that only two people could hear.
There was a kind of stubbornness on Zhou Zichen's face, a kind of stubbornness that would not admit defeat: "Then let's give it a try."
Seeing Zhou Zichen's stubbornness, Zhuang Sheng felt that he had a better chance of winning. For Zhou Zichen to have such an expression, it meant that Zhou Zichen had no confidence in his heart. How could a person compete calmly if he didn't even have the confidence?
"If you just admit defeat, I will give you half of the 50 million! For the remaining half, just think that I pity you." Zhuang Sheng said with a proud smile on his face.
Zhou Zichen didn't speak and seemed to be hesitating. Zhuang Sheng sighed: "I feel really sad for you. For the sake of face, you insisted on betting 50 million. Today you will be responsible for the big words you said.
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After Zhuang Sheng finished speaking, he walked towards the ten shelves, took out a magnifying glass, and began to observe the antiques in the first row.
This competition is actually quite difficult. Among the hundred antiques, there are various types of antiques. If you are only proficient in one or two or three items, it will still be very difficult to win in this competition.
The most important thing is that the value of these antiques is not high. Most of the porcelain is from private kilns, and the jades are from ordinary people. The material of the jade ornaments is not very good. There is no base and some iconic features to identify them. It is really completely
It depends on your eyesight.
Zhou Zichen also began to pretend to observe these antiques. In fact, Zhou Zichen basically had a clear understanding of them just by taking a glance.
Zhou Zichen almost walked around, picking out the numbers on the antiques from time to time. Staff immediately took away the antique and placed it on the table that had been prepared in front. Zhou Zichen and Zhuang Sheng each had a table.
, used to place antiques.
Soon, Zhou Zichen walked through all the shelves, and there were more than 20 antiques placed on the shelves. However, Zhuang Sheng only had one antique found on the first shelf. He became increasingly confused and couldn't understand the rest.
No, but Zhou Zichen already had more than twenty on his desk, because he couldn't take a closer look and didn't know whether they were fakes or genuine.
Zhou Zichen walked through all the shelves, and the whole process took no less than three minutes. For the next time, Zhou Zichen sat on the stage almost alone, looking at the antiques he had selected in a daze.
The first game lasted for half an hour. Zhuang Sheng reluctantly selected four or five. Seeing Zhou Zichen sitting there leisurely, seemingly in a daze, he couldn't help but feel anxious: "You think you have chosen
Is more useful?"
Zhou Zichen didn't even look back, and replied calmly: "I've dealt with you enough, hurry up and choose yours, there are still thirteen minutes!"
"I don't know, even the five I selected now are enough to win you." Zhuang Sheng didn't like Zhou Zichen's indifferent yet confident tone.
"Then you can ask the referee to announce it immediately and let's count the numbers!" Zhou Zichen choked back with a smile.