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Chapter 20
Chapter 20. Cultural relics from abroad
In recent years, overseas cultural relics have always been a hot topic in society.

Because of their important historical significance, some cultural relics have always been the target of relevant departments' efforts to return them to China.

Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to meet him today.

Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of Shen Yicheng and Ren Ping, Xin Ran couldn't help laughing bitterly:
"However, the situation is a bit special. This time there is no real thing in the palm eye, only a picture."

"what?"

"Xiao Ning, tell me."

Xin Ran waved to a young woman beside her.

The latter understood, put the prepared event information on the conference hall display screen, and paused:
"Two months ago, an exotic cultural relic was unearthed at a modern archaeological site on the outskirts of Nanling. It was identified as belonging to our neighboring country, Dongyang,"

"This cultural relic is quite valuable, because there was an oriental scholar present at the archaeological site at that time, and the news could not be concealed, so the news spread,"

"Later, under the joint efforts of the political and academic circles, we agreed to return this cultural relic free of charge, but there is a condition that the Eastern Kingdom must return a Chinese cultural relic at the same time, and the value must be comparable."

Having said that, Shen Yicheng raised his eyebrows.

This incident had been circulated in the Nanling cultural relics circle before, and it had a great impact, and he was obviously impressed:
"What? They don't agree?"

"No, I agreed, and offered to designate a batch of cultural relics within a certain value range, which we will choose by ourselves,"

The young woman named Xiao Ning frowned:
"But here lies the problem. There are very few cultural relics designated by the Eastern Kingdom. According to them, they are all national treasures. They have never been exhibited, and they are strictly forbidden to flow out of the country,"

"So, before the official exchange, they only provided a picture for reference, without the real object, and of course they couldn't allow us to identify the cultural relics. Only after confirming the selected cultural relics, they will send a special plane to deliver them."

"There are only pictures? Then how can we confirm that the cultural relics are real?"

Shen Yicheng asked.

"Oriental Kingdom guarantees that all the cultural relics to be selected are authentic."

"But...the conditions are too harsh. It's totally dishonest to let us choose based on just one picture..."

The collection circle has always been concerned about face-to-face and seeing the real thing. This is a necessary condition. It has never been heard that people can draw conclusions based on just one picture.

Not to mention such a major event as the exchange of cultural relics between the two countries!

Not only Shen Yicheng, but anyone in the industry would be surprised if they didn't feel unbelievable when they heard this strange talk.

"Oriental people are humble on the surface, but they are arrogant in reality. They like to do this kind of smart things, which is not new."

Suddenly, Ren Ping said this.

Suddenly, more than a dozen people on the opposite side glared at him.

Although they themselves had to admit that what Japan did was so arrogant that everyone was angry!

But things have evolved to the point where the domestic side has been quite passive.

On the one hand, it has been agreed to exchange cultural relics before, but now it is repentant, and it is difficult to gain the upper hand in public opinion;
No matter what kind of problem the other party throws, you have to follow it.

On the other hand, although there has never been a precedent for looking at illustrated books in the industry, since the other party guarantees the authenticity, the difference in the cultural relics within the selection range is only in the value.

To put it bluntly, it is a test of eyesight.

Once you don't take this trouble, you will think that you are not good enough, and you will lose the opponent first no matter what.

Everyone here is a veteran in the industry, and the links have already been figured out.

Shen Yicheng pondered for a while, and then he understood.

But there is also no good solution.

This is a matter that involves the face of the country. Once the selected cultural relics are wrong, or the value of the cultural relics is not equal to that sent, it will be difficult...

The atmosphere froze for a moment.

After a long time, Xin Ran sighed:

"Mr. Shen doesn't have to be too difficult. No matter what happens to this matter, Yi Chengxuan is only contributing and will never take any responsibility,"

"I won't hide it from you until now, because of this matter, the higher-ups are very troubled, and specially instructed us to listen to the opinions of the people besides the scholars and experts in the library."

"So we also found many relevant auction houses, appraisal companies, etc. in the market, and made reference from many sources,"

"Yi Chengxuan is one of them, but not the only one, do you understand?"

Shen Yicheng nodded.

"I have a question, please don't blame Director Xin,"

"As far as I know, the Jiangning Provincial Museum seems to be responsible for the archaeological discoveries and external contacts in the early stage of this matter. Why is it now..."

"It was specially arranged by the Provincial Pavilion,"

Xin Ran smiled and said:

"Because it is a cultural relics research institute in a certain city in the Eastern Kingdom that is responsible for providing cultural relics from abroad in our country. In terms of level, it is comparable to Nanling City, so it is not appropriate for the provincial museum to come forward in person."

"However, the importance of the matter is still here. Although the provincial government did not come forward, it still sent experts to guide the whole process to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

As he spoke, he pointed to the left side of his body.

Shen Yicheng saw that it was the old man in the tunic suit who made the provocative words just now, so he forced a smile.

Speaking of this, there is no need to study it carefully.

Shen Yicheng immediately went out to contact all the appraisers under Yichengxuan.

Because the cultural relics to be selected are all porcelain, they must be specialized in this field, and it takes a lot of time to contact them.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the city museum also released the picture provided by Toyo Kingdom.

At a glance, there are all kinds of porcelains, no less than dozens of pieces.

There are blue and white, bucket color, and enamel, and there are also various sizes and shapes, each of which is different and very dazzling.

But I don't know if the other party did it on purpose or due to the limited conditions. The pixels in some corners of the picture are quite inferior, and some can even be called blurry.

Ren Ping thought about it and stepped forward to take a closer look.

After a while, I couldn't help but point to the lower left corner, a piece of porcelain cut off by the edge of the picture:
"Is this position accidentally cut off from the picture, or is it always like this?"

No one responded.

From the beginning to the end, the dozen or so people didn't take him seriously.

Only Xin Ran couldn't bear it, and glanced at Xiao Ning beside him.

Xiao Ning felt very embarrassed, walked over and lowered her voice:
"That's how the picture was sent. We haven't touched it, and the experts in the city hall have carefully researched it. The cultural relic to be determined now is another one, and it has nothing to do with this one."

"Then you still need someone to refer to?"

"Uh……"

Xiao Ning was speechless for a moment.

Ren Ping didn't ask any more questions, and with a sneer, he glanced around at the people in front of him, and sat down.

An hour later, all the people who contacted us finally arrived. There were more than [-] people.

This time Shen Yicheng was going all out.

Although there is no need to be responsible, once the success or failure of the matter is settled, it will definitely have a great influence, and it will also affect Yi Chengxuan's reputation.

So... you must not be careless!

"Please, everyone."

After briefly describing the whole story, Shen Yicheng solemnly waved his hand.

Immediately, twenty porcelain appraisers swarmed in and observed carefully in front of the full-screen enlarged picture.

Dongyang Kingdom's affairs have indeed been done seamlessly. At least on the surface, these dozens of pieces of porcelain are all regarded as high-quality products, and some of them are treasures that many collectors dream of.

There are always thieves, and it is difficult to estimate the value of various porcelains. It is really not easy to say that one of them stands out.

"Yongzheng period, doucai travertine flower butterfly plate! Excellent condition!"

"Ming Chenghua, blue and white Tianma pattern lying foot bowl, the market price is more than 2000 million! This one must be the most!"

"No, no, look at this Avalokitesvara statue, with blue and white lotus glaze and red ganoderma lucidum and pomegranate pattern, it is very similar to the one that was auctioned in the capital last year, and it is more than 2000 million!"

"And this..."

Soon, more than [-] appraisers crowded around.

Some marveled and worshiped alone, and some quarreled in groups, all believing that the porcelain they selected was the most precious.

The atmosphere was very warm.

However, ever since they came in, the people in the city museum were full of disdain, as if they had expected this kind of "hillies entering the city" scene long ago.

These people are well-known experts in the industry in Nanling City, and it is inevitable that they look down on ordinary appraisers.

Of course, the old man in the Chinese tunic is the leader.

I saw him looking ferocious. After enduring it for a long time, he finally couldn't help but curse:

"A bunch of blind people! If you rely on you for this matter, it will really be doomed!"

(End of this chapter)