top appraiser

Chapter 21
Chapter 21
"What a dou-colored saucer-patterned plate! What a lying-foot bowl and a statue of Guanyin!"

"A picture, you can't even see the whole picture, you can even see the years of Yongzheng and Chenghua? It's all based on your own imagination!"

"Even if it is as you said, do you know the value of the cultural relics returned to Dongyang by our country this time?"

"—1 billion!"

"You just exchange these 2000 to [-] million things? The Japanese know it, and they still laugh!"

Like a burst of cannonballs, the old man in the Chinese tunic suit mercilessly scolded all the appraisers present.

After saying that, his anger was still lingering, and he turned directly to Xin Ran beside him:

"Director Xin! I've said it a long time ago! There is no need for outsiders to get involved in this matter, it will only increase the joke!"

"You've also seen it. What kind of vision do these so-called appraisers have? It's okay to help people set prices and divide water on weekdays, but it's useless in serious times!"

"Hmph, it's nothing more than a businessman seeking personal gain, academic research... is worthless!"

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down, making people feel like falling into an ice cave.

The words of the old man in the Chinese tunic suit are indeed sharp, with no regard for other people's face.

Especially Shen Yicheng, the so-called "businessman seeks personal gain" and so on, he almost pointed at him and scolded him.

No matter how well-mannered he is, he couldn't help but have dark clouds on his face at this moment, if it wasn't for Gu Xinran's presence, he would have retorted a long time ago.

"This old gentleman, please give me your last name, haven't you asked me for advice yet?"

At this time, several appraisers couldn't help it, and their tone was slightly sarcastic.

After all, they have to look at Shen Yicheng's face, not just for themselves.

The old man in Mao suit snorted:
"The old man's surname is Hu, Hu Yitang!"

"What? Hu Yitang?"

"Are you Mr. Hu Yitang?"

Before the words fell, they all exclaimed.

Not only the appraisers, but also Shen Yicheng's face changed. The anger in his heart suddenly disappeared, and turned into helpless discouragement and frustration.

Hu Yitang!
He is one of the few Taishan Beidou-level figures in the cultural relics circle of Jiangning Province, especially good at porcelain appreciation research.

It is said that Mr. Hu has a lot of experience. When he was young, he spent 20 years identifying various traditional famous porcelains for a long time in the four major porcelain cities alone.

Later, I was invited to conduct appraisals at the National Museum, the Cultural Relics Bureau, and various archaeological research sites.

Before retiring, he worked at the Jiangning Provincial Museum and served as an honorary member of the National Traditional Porcelain Culture Research Association.

All in all, honor equals!

In the whole of Jiangning, when it comes to appreciating porcelain, he ranks second, and no one dares to rank first!

Unexpectedly, for this matter, the city museum even invited this person.

But...in that case, why are you looking for Yichengxuan?
"May I ask Mr. Hu, which one did you choose?"

Holding the last glimmer of hope, Shen Yicheng respectfully bowed his hand to Hu Yitang.

"This one! Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, an exquisite laminated vase with red ground and holly on the cake!"

Without hesitation, Hu Yitang pointed to a hollowed-out red and green vase at the back right of the picture.

Mr. Hu has still not calmed down his emotions until now, and his hair and beard are all growing.

While panting, he reprimanded loudly:

"Don't you think about it, how can Japanese people be so kind? The ones you are referring to are all placed in the center of the picture with clear colors for you to choose from?"

"Only the ones that are deliberately placed in the corner are what they prepared, the real good things!"

"But, I'm still looking at pictures, why do you..."

"Why am I so sure?"

Hu Yitang had already guessed what Shen Yicheng was going to ask, so he couldn't help but glance at him coldly:
"I'm going to teach you today how to identify porcelain, not just by your eyesight, but also by historical data!"

"This Qianlong Yangcai interlayer bottle is recorded in modern books, and it was wandered in the East during the Republic of China."

"And, it's unique, the only one!"

"In terms of market price, it may not reach 1 million, but it's very close!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in shock and was speechless.

Shen Yicheng sighed.

With Mr. Hu's foresight and prestige, it is difficult for this fact to turn around.

Not only that, but his previous harsh and harsh words will also be difficult to refute.

When word spread, not only did Yi Chengxuan not gain any good reputation, but it suffered a huge loss of reputation.

This deal is too bad...

At this time, all the appraisers had already started pointing and praising the foreign-colored laminated bottle.

On the one hand, it was hindsight, on the other hand, it was because I trusted Hu Yitang and wanted to save some face.

It seems that there is no need to hesitate to choose this barter exchange.

Seeing this, Shen Yicheng felt bitter.

Xin Ran, who had not interrupted the conversation, couldn't help but shake his head.

The scene in front of him was not what he wanted to see.

It's not that he can't trust Mr. Hu, but that the exchange of cultural relics is too big. In order to ensure safety, the principle set for him by the leaders from the beginning is to listen to opinions from multiple parties, and he cannot be the only one to follow.

Because of this, he took a lot of trouble and went all over the major appraisal agencies in the market.

But every critical moment——

Just like just now, Mr. Hu made the other people have nothing to say, as if he was here to kick the field, and then he also preconceived that the sandwich bottle was the best, and never had other conclusions.

Mr. Hu has such a personality and a respectable status, so there is nothing he can do about it.

It’s just that the so-called listening to opinions from multiple parties may become an empty talk...

"In that case, let's take our leave first."

"Mr. Shen, no matter what, thank you very much. Xin has remembered your favor."

After a few more pleasantries, Xin Ran and the others stood up and left.

Because the original goal was not achieved, Deputy Director Xin couldn't help but feel a little disinterested.

Shen Yicheng was even more troubled, so he had no choice but to say goodbye with kind words.

Seeing the end, even that picture will be put away.

Suddenly, a questioning voice sounded:

"Mr. Hu, if you want this foreign-colored laminated bottle, I'm afraid it's not the best choice."

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads together with surprise on their faces.

When I saw clearly that the speaker was a young man in his early twenties, I was even more surprised.

Xin Ran frowned.

I wanted to ignore it, but unexpectedly, Hu Yitang next to him was so hot-tempered that he turned around and snorted:
"Who are you? Are you also the appraiser here?"

"No, this little brother is my honored guest."

Shen Yicheng said quickly.

He purposely left Ren Ping just now to ask for help, but later saw that he didn't say a word from beginning to end, so he didn't care, thinking that he was not good at porcelain.

Unexpectedly, at this juncture, he opened his mouth again, and couldn't help being a little embarrassed.

"By the way, Director Xin, Mr. Hu, have you heard of Mingquan Xiaotianlong before?"

"The release of this set of ancient coins can be regarded as the top event in the ancient spring world of Nanling in recent years! The original owner is this little brother Ren Ping!"

After pondering for a moment, Shen Yicheng hurriedly introduced him again, not only to embarrass Ren Ping, but also to prevent the other party from underestimating him.

Sure enough, the rumors about Mingquan Xiaotianlong were raging in Nanling. Both Xin Ran and Hu Yitang had heard of it more or less.

As soon as this remark came out, Xin Ran's expression became more polite involuntarily.

Only Hu Yitang remained unyielding.

"Boy, what do you mean by that? It's said that every other line is like a mountain! I don't know much about ancient springs and famous treasures, but when it comes to porcelain, hum!"

"I'm certainly not as good as Mr. Hu when it comes to porcelain appraisal, but I just want to offer an opinion."

"Oh? Is it more precious among other porcelains?"

"No, judging from the market price, the Qianlong Yangcai laminated bottle you chose is indeed the highest and stands out,"

"But Mr. Hu must know that cultural relics are different from commodities. In addition to the market price, there is also a historical value behind them, especially when it comes to cultural relics that have been abroad to the East."

"If you talk about this, then this is definitely not the best choice."

Hu Yitang was startled.

Of course, he knew what Ren Ping said, but he had seen this picture no less than a hundred times, and no matter what he didn't believe it, there were other ways besides the laminated bottle.

Especially when the other person is still a young boy.

"Stop being so pretentious! Come on, which one are you referring to!"

Mr. Hu was getting impatient.

Ren Ping snorted and didn't bother to explain further.

Walk to the side of the screen and point your finger directly at the piece of porcelain you just looked at in the lower left corner of the picture.

If you look closely, it's just a small porcelain cup. Because of the angle of the photo, a small half of it was cut off.

But his voice was extremely firm:
"This one! A porcelain cup! It's not expensive in terms of unit price, it's capped at a few million."

"But in terms of value... Humph, Mr. Hu, have you heard of the 'Twelve Flower God Cup'?"

(End of this chapter)