golden ear

Chapter 69 Test me?

"Today is the rematch of our Central Plains Treasures. Four experts selected ten heavy objects from hundreds of collections to compete for the final treasure honor. We first invite four experts to come on stage with warm applause."

The four of Wu Tianyuan entered the arena amid the applause of the audience. After sitting down one by one, the host introduced their identities one by one.

"Our old friend, an expert in porcelain appraisal in the Provincial Museum, Mr. Hu!"

"Mr. Liu, an appraisal expert of the Provincial Museum!"

"Senior appraisal expert of bronze and jade articles, Mr. Jia!"

The host walked up to Wu Tianyuan and introduced: "This young man is a new face. Everyone must be wondering if he is also an expert in his 20s? I solemnly introduce Wu Tianyuan, the gold medal appraiser of Zhongzheng Auction House. He is also a big collector. It has been auctioned several times with tens of millions of heavy weapons, and it is a rookie in the antique industry!"

Wu Tianyuan didn't expect Director Zhao to praise him so much. It seems that Mr. Song had explained it. Looking at the enthusiastic and curious attitude of the audience, he smiled and stood up to say hello.

"Next, we invite the first contestant to come on stage!"

The ten contestants who advanced to the audition will appear in the pre-arranged order. The experts also have a piece of information in their hands. After finishing the collection last time, they will go through another round of appraisal. Only after confirmation can they participate in today's rematch recording.

Wu Tianyuan looked at the information in his hand, it was very detailed, the source, the origin, the approximate stock, and the market price were clear at a glance.The program team does their homework very well, and they don't need the four experts, just any number of people can do it.

In the past two years, treasure appraisal programs have been very popular. Every TV station has a treasure hunting program like this. For a while, the whole people really searched for national treasures!Everyone hopes that the second-hand goods in their homes will be priceless treasures, and they will cost millions when they are sold.

The market has cooled down in the past two years. After countless times of being fooled, people finally know that the threshold for antiques is very high, and it is nothing but nonsense without more than ten years of professional study.What remains now are die-hard fans and veteran collectors, and there are far fewer such shows.

Treasures of the Central Plains is the earliest treasure appraising program. The Central Plains is a cultural province, and the birthplace of porcelain, jade, and bronze.There are many treasures in the folk. The year before last, a national treasure bronze was selected through the program, and finally collected by the Provincial Museum.

"Please invite the fifth contestant to come on stage!" The host watched as a middle-aged man came up excitedly, holding a fish in his hand?

"This contestant, is it a fish in your hand?"

The man smiled and said, "This is a porcelain fish handed down from my family. It has been passed down for several generations. It is said that it was a treasure during the Qianlong period. Let the experts take a look today."

Lao Hu took this lifelike porcelain fish with a smile, and introduced to the camera: "The development of porcelain in the Qing Dynasty is a peak, not only the imitation of Kangxi and Yongzheng, but also the innovation of Qianlong. This fish looks strange to everyone. Is it? In fact, it has a professional term, our jargon is called bionic porcelain!"

The host saw that everyone's curiosity was mobilized, and hurriedly asked: "Bionic porcelain? Could there be bionics at that time?"

"Bionics is not enough, but bionic porcelain is very famous." Lao Hu explained: "Bionic porcelain is a kind of porcelain that imitates the images of birds, beasts, insects, fish, plants, etc. in Qing Dynasty in China. Said ". During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were very vivid Xiangsheng porcelain, most of which were pastel porcelain with complete colors."

"The biological types imitated by Xiangsheng porcelain are: [-]. Birds. Such as chickens, ducks, cranes, quails, etc. [-]. Conchs. [-]. Fruit categories, such as melon and fruit plates, which contain melons, pomegranates, cherries, and chestnuts , peanuts and crabs, etc. Four grass insects. Such as grasshoppers, cicadas, praying mantises, etc. They are vivid and vivid. Xiangsheng porcelain was the most popular during the Qianlong period. Boxes with patterns, woven gold brocade, brocade leather letters, etc., can all reach the level of authenticity.”

"This contestant's fish is a fine piece of Qianlong biomimetic porcelain, everyone sees it!"

The camera put a close-up shot on the big screen, and it was really lifelike, and the audience applauded.

"I just want to ask the experts about the price today?"

Wu Tianyuan saw that it was time to play by himself, and continued, "Biomimetic porcelain is relatively rare. Last year, the Kuang family auctioned an official kiln fruit plate that gave birth to a precious son last year, and it was finally sold for 86 yuan."

"Your kiln is a folk kiln, but it means auspiciousness. It is taken from the annual surplus. My most conservative estimate is between 20 and 25. If it goes up for auction, it may be [-]."

The man said happily: "Don't sell it, don't sell it, keep it as a family heirloom, and pass it down to your children and grandchildren!"

Watching the contestants leave with satisfaction, the atmosphere reached a climax. The audience still likes to look at such interesting collections, or real heavy weapons.Laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway.

"A fish from a folk kiln can sell for 20 yuan? What a joke!"

During the intermission, Wu Tianyuan had just taken a sip of water when he heard Jia Dabing groaning strangely.

"What? Are you envious?" Wu Tianyuan said disdainfully: "If you have the same, how about I pay 20?"

"You?" Jia Dabing was overwhelmed by Wu Tianyuan's words!At first, he thought that he was also a senior expert, deliberately relying on the old and selling the old to prick the young people, but he didn't expect that Wu Tianyuan was also a hard head, stronger than him.

Wu Tianyuan has already determined that Jia Dabing is targeting him. Although he doesn't know the reason, he is not afraid of being provoked by others, and he is worried that no one will slap him in the face!

"Don't rely on your old age to sell your old age. You can do this business if you are old!" Wu Tianyuan countered deliberately: "The Gu Jingzhou stone ladle pot and Wu Changshuo seal set that I put up for auction, by the way, and Zhang Daqian can't do it just by living a long time!" Come!"

"What did you say?"

Jia Dabing's complexion changed, he stood up abruptly, suddenly saw Wu Tianyuan's disdainful eyes, and thought that the other party was not an ordinary young junior, but a real senior collector.Holding back his anger, he snorted coldly, turned and left.

Wu Tianyuan smiled faintly, and continued to drink water to rest his mind. He really hated this expert Jia, who was disrespectful for his elders, and was really embarrassing to people in the industry.

"We have invited the eighth contestant, did you bring a jade?"

The old man took out an ancient jade pendant, carefully placed it in front of Jia Dabing, and asked him to show the value.

"The rare Ming Dynasty ancient jade has a thick patina and a natural color. The only shortcoming is that it is somewhat incomplete, otherwise it is at least a million-level heavy weapon."

Speaking of this, Jia Dabing suddenly took out a jade cicada from his pocket, put it in front of the camera and said, "I have a Han Dynasty jade cicada here, which is also known as the Han Eight Swords. You can compare it."

Director Zhao was taken aback, what does Jia Dabing mean?
The close-up of the jade cicada on the big screen is very crystal clear, and the noble beauty of the jade cicada is vividly portrayed with just a few strokes.When the audience compares, they can distinguish between superior and inferior.

"I want to ask Expert Wu, how much would my jade cicada of the Han Dynasty be worth if it was put up for auction?"

Now even the host is stunned, what does this mean?It was agreed that experts would appraise the contestants' collections, so now the experts are more active?

Wu Tianyuan smiled faintly, picked up the jade cicada on the table, glanced at it and said: "It seems that this is an old senior who wants to test my junior's eyesight!"

The audience burst into laughter, thinking that this was a plot arranged by the program group in advance, just to be funny.

"Excuse me, Teacher Jia, is this jade cicada your own collection?"

"This?" Jia Dabing rolled his eyes and said tactfully, "It belongs to a friend, please ask me for the price."

"That's good. Let me tell you that Jia Dabing, a jade expert in the Provincial Museum, won't come here to make fun of a replica of the Republic of China, right?"

When everyone heard it, they looked at each other, what?High imitation of the Republic of China?

The host hurriedly asked: "Mr. Wu, you said this is not Hanbadao?"

Wu Tianyuan wrote lightly: "Do you want to ask the master, Teacher Jia?"

"Okay! You really deserve to be a Zhongzheng Gold Medal Appraiser. I admire my brother's eyesight!"

Seeing the camera facing him, Jia Dabing suppressed the shock in his heart. Yu Fang, who was so seamless, was spotted by that kid at a glance?At this time, I can only push the boat with the current, otherwise I will be the one who will be ashamed.

"It seems that the experts made a joke for us, the purpose is to make everyone more vigilant!"

The host had an idea, quickly changed the topic, and continued to let the last two contestants play.At the end of the show, the Qianlong porcelain finally won the championship. This time, all the treasures of the Central Plains have been recorded.

"Teacher Jia, who were you just now?"

Director Zhao ran up angrily, and was about to ask Jia Dabing what he meant?They are all old acquaintances, why not follow the script?

"Hmph!" Jia Dabing's face turned pale, and he didn't know how to explain it, so he turned around and left.

"I'm sorry director, Jia Dabing may not be feeling well, let's leave first and contact later."

The remaining two experts looked at Wu Tianyuan meaningfully, and left one after another to smooth things over.Leaving Director Zhao confused, Wu Tianyuan smiled secretly: "Test me first? It's 100 years too early!"

(End of this chapter)