It was just casual chatting at first. Liu Ruinian guessed that people were almost there, so he raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
The people who came either came because of Liu Ruinian's face, or because of the 200,000 bonus. When Liu Ruinian raised his hand, everyone suddenly became quiet.
Liu Ruinian said: "This time, old man, I got this seal. It seems to be the seal 'Yangzhou Xinghua native' used by Zheng Banqiao. I am personally an antique lover, and everyone who knows me knows that, but my personal
My eyes are really not that good, so I asked you guys to help me control my eyes. You don’t have to worry about my face. You can just tell me what I have to say. I prefer to hear the truth."
"This is natural."
"Let's give Mr. Liu a slap in the face, how can we not tell the truth?"
When Liu Ruinian heard these words, he shook his head: "Look, I just said this, and you just said some superficial words. I want to hear the truth."
Liu Ruinian's words made the people who just spoke feel a little embarrassed.
Zhou Zichen couldn't help but have a better impression of Liu Ruinian. For someone who can speak out like this, even Mr. Guan probably can't do it.
People like Mr. Guan and Su Yuanshen have been working hard in the mall for a long time, and many things have begun to become smoother. Even if they say such things, they will not be so direct, but will become much more tactful, and they will not listen if they don't pay attention.
I know what they are talking about.
"The old man spoke more bluntly, please forgive me." Although Liu Ruinian spoke sharply, he also knew that his words could easily hurt others, so he immediately apologized.
Everyone came with a purpose, and what Liu Ruinian said was indeed correct. He was looking for someone to identify him, so naturally he invited everyone here to hear the truth.
But this time no one said they would tell the truth, they just nodded.
"Masters, please come and observe this seal carefully, and then tell us your opinions. Many of you have already seen it, and you can come and see it again."
When Liu Ruinian spoke, there was no more ceremony or anything like that. He just put the seal on the table and waited for everyone to come and watch.
The first person to walk up was an old man, and then several people gathered around and watched together.
The old man who came up first said: "This seal should be real. The sealant is very good, round and smooth."
"This is one, and the other is that you can see that the carving of this seal is very exquisite, and it is very consistent with what Zheng Banqiao left. With these two points, you can be absolutely sure that this is the real thing."
As the old man spoke, he also used his mobile phone to call up a picture, which was the seal Zheng Banqiao put on other works. After comparing them one by one, they basically matched.
Everyone agrees with this statement.
Four or five people in a row all thought it was true. With so many experts and masters believing it to be true, there was almost no doubt about this seal.
Finally it was Zhou Zichen's turn. Zhou Zichen didn't think much of it: "Mr. Liu, this seal is definitely a fake, it's just made to be more authentic."
As soon as Zhou Zichen's words came out, there was an uproar immediately.
"This young man is not good at his studies, and he comes out to show off. I have seen it, and it must be true."
"I've seen it too, and I've seen it too."
"Young man, you have to provide evidence for what you say. We have all seen it and almost all think it is true."
"That's right. This requires evidence and basis."
Just when everyone was talking to each other, Liu Yuan, who had been watching the excitement in the corner, thought this was a good opportunity and jumped out directly: "You two are young employees from the museum. You can see that, you
Do you know how much my grandfather spent to buy this thing? So many masters can't tell that it's fake? Are you two the only ones who can tell? I think you two want to say something that's not funny,
Then you can attract everyone’s attention and become famous?”
Zhou Zichen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then remembered that Liu Ruinian's surname was Liu, and Liu Yuan's surname was also Liu. It seemed that Liu Yuan was not Liu Ruinian's grandson but also a relative. Judging from Liu Yuan's current behavior, it was nine out of ten that he was Liu Ruinian's grandson.
Liu Yuan originally had no interest in these things. When asked to look at these antiques and study history and culture, he had no interest at all. If he had this time, he might as well go to KTV or go to a bar to pick up girls.
Liu Yuan rushed back just to find an opportunity to cause some trouble for Zhou Zichen and Fan Zhiyu. This grudge was not easy to deal with in front of Bai Suxuan. Now that Bai Suxuan is gone, he can naturally cause trouble for Zhou Zichen unscrupulously.
Regardless of whether this thing is real or fake, there are so many experts present who say it is real, and my grandfather spent such a big price to buy it, so even if this seal is not real, it must be real.
Isn’t it the experts who have the final say on whether antiques are real or fake?
This is like an antique. Several experts say it is real, and several experts say it is fake. Then it is difficult to tell the authenticity of this antique. Many people are willing to spend money to buy such antiques.
If ten experts have seen a fake antique and all say it is genuine, then it can be sold for a very high price.
But Liu Ruinian said: "Liu Yuan, what are you talking about? As long as Brother Xiao Zhou can tell the truth, it is reasonable. And how could you be so rude?"
Although Liu Ruinian was scolding Liu Yuan, he was also a little inclined to Liu Yuan.
Zhou Zichen didn't care. He estimated that Liu Ruinian was a grandfather who treated his grandson like a treasure. Zhou Zichen could also understand Liu Ruinian's love and care, but he only had more plans for Liu Yuan.
After Liu Ruinian scolded Liu Yuan, he said to Zhou Zichen: "Brother Xiao Zhou, how do you think this thing is fake? I'm also very curious."
Zhou Zichen picked up the seal on the table and said: "The seal of the Xinghua people of Yangzhou is the seal carved by Zheng Banqiao to warn him not to forget his hometown. This seal is square and the printed one is slightly round. These things are consistent."
Everyone knew this, and even if Zhou Zichen didn't say anything, everyone would ask clearly.
Liu Yuan is really a thick-skinned person. He had just been reprimanded and spoke again: "What you said is useless. I can see it right away. This seal is square, but it is round when printed."
Zhou Zichen's face suddenly turned cold: "Don't use your ignorance as your capital to show off. I tolerate you again and again. It's for the sake of Mr. Liu. My patience has limits."
What Zhou Zichen said was a bit disrespectful to Liu Yuan. Everyone present looked at Zhou Zichen in surprise. They didn't expect that he came as a museum employee and actually dared to scold the eldest son of the Liu family.
Liu Ruinian loved his grandson dearly and looked a little embarrassed. He quickly said: "Young man, you are going to tell us something we don't know. We all know what you are saying."
Liu Ruinian's tone of voice became less polite than before.
Someone saw Liu Ruinian's tone changed and immediately continued, "Yes, if you say that, I can hold this seal and talk about it all day and all night."
Zhou Zichen didn't care about what these people said. He pointed to the word "zhou" and continued: "However, the word "zhou" in Yangzhou is rounder than the original one. The "zhou" character in the original version actually has a little bit of water chestnut. You can see it if you look closely.
Come out, if you don’t believe it, find a sample and check it, you will know that the difference between this fake one should be about 0.5 millimeters.”
Liu Yuan had just been stopped by Liu Ruinian. At this time, he couldn't help but mocked: "You are really amazing. You can see the difference of 0.5 millimeters with your eyes. Who are you fooling? Think of us as three-year-olds."
Zhou Zichen just wanted to say something.
However, Liu Ruinian glared at Liu Yuan and rushed to say: "Listen to Brother Xiao Zhou, you don't understand this. Brother Xiao Zhou, keep talking."
Liu Ruinian had already spoken, and he had no choice but to give face to the old man Liu Ruinian, so he continued to criticize Liu Yuan, and then continued: "Look at this position, it is very powerful and has clear water chestnuts. The water chestnuts on the genuine product are indeed more obvious.
But the real thing will be used all the time, so the gap will gradually become rounded."
Everyone couldn't help but come over, wanting to see what was going on.
Several people standing close took out the magnifying glasses they carried with them and really saw what Zhou Zichen was talking about.
"Another point is that the Yang character in Yangzhou, the traditional Chinese character has the wood character on the left and the Yi character on the right. The authentic Yizhi character also has a gap in the upper part of the "Yi" character, which looks like a triangle. This one was also made, but it is different from
Compared with the real thing, it is still too deliberate and has not been used for a long time."
"What I'm talking about doesn't require any professional knowledge. You can find the real pattern of Zheng Banqiao's seal in any book. If you compare it carefully, you can find the problems."
After Zichen finished speaking, the entire audience fell silent. Liu Yuan didn't know much about antiques at all and couldn't tell whether what Zhou Zichen said was true or false.
But looking at the expressions of the people around them, they didn't dare to say nonsense. I guess what Zhou Zichen said was true. Although he felt unhappy and unconvinced. He was told by Zhou Zichen just now, but now he couldn't find a place to criticize Zhou Zichen.
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Liu Ruinian nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "What this little brother said is reasonable. Check it and defend yourself."
Liu Ruinian said so, so naturally no one had any opinions.
Several well-known experts were selected and checked one by one according to what Zhou Zichen said.
Verifying this thing is a delicate job, and there is no reference to the authenticity. We can only use the seal printed on the paper as a reference. After all, Zheng Banqiao has used this seal in some calligraphy and paintings over the years.
From now on, the verification will be much more difficult, but it can still be done with difficulty.
This comparison means that more than half an hour has passed.
The people doing the verification put down their magnifying glasses and said, "Mr. Liu, maybe we all are mistaken. This little brother is right. This seal may be a fake."
Two "possibles" are used in this sentence in succession. In fact, everyone knows that this seal is a fake.
Of course Liu Ruinian could hear it, he sighed slightly, and then smiled: "I thought it was true, but it doesn't matter. When collecting this thing, you still have to collect what you like. I like this seal very much. By the way, I did it before
I promised that if you can tell the authenticity of this seal, I will donate 200,000 yuan. Brother Xiao Zhou saw that what he said was reasonable and well-founded, which is really impressive. Please accept the 200,000 yuan."
Zhou Zichen motioned to Fan Zhiyu to accept it, and then thanked him.
Liu Ruinian said with a smile: "I really want to say thank you, but I should thank you, but there will always be a time when collecting, and in my opinion, collecting is a culture and a hobby, Xiao Zhou, you collected it
It’s culture, I’m interested in hobbies, but I still admire you! You have such accomplishments at such a young age.”
"I'm just playing around, I can't deserve Mr. Liu's praise." Zhou Zichen said modestly.
Liu Ruinian said repeatedly: "I deserve it, I deserve it. I'm happy today. The banquet has been prepared. Now it's dinner time. Please come and have a light meal together."
Of course, no one could shirk it, and Liu Ruinian seemed to be really hospitable. He always smiled when he spoke, without any hesitation because of this seal.
Everyone present showed humility, waited for Liu Ruinian to collect the seal, and headed towards the restaurant of the villa together.