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Chapter 233 Seeing the Statue of Guan Gong Again

Chapter 233. See also the statue of Guan Gong

This remark was astonishing, and everyone in the three provinces was secretly angry, especially Cui Hao and Ren Ping who called Cui Simin and the others a clown, which is naturally equivalent to calling him. He was the one who wrote the title of the copper coin plaque that day.

But he was outside the arena after all, and a few juniors were arguing on the arena, so he couldn't intervene directly, so as not to lose his identity, and looked at Lu Ziliang immediately: "Mr. Lu, does this count as breaking the rules?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the cart of antiques behind Ren Ping.

Lu Ziliang didn't know what the hell Ren Ping was doing. He intended to help the Nanling City League, but if he did it too conspicuously, it would be inconvenient, so he had to look at Rong Qiancheng:

"Mr. Rong, is this what you guys have agreed upon?"

He thought that such a weird game strategy must have been planned in advance.

Unexpectedly, Rong Qiancheng shook his head: "No."

Cui Hao sneered: "The points competition has always been an open competition system. Except for the number of antiques, there are no other restrictions. However, if someone takes advantage of loopholes and plays rogues because of this, they will lose face."

"Yes, although points competitions are not common, good stories are spread every time. It can be seen that it is a real test of people's eyesight. After all, our industry is not competing for 'pushing carts', is it?"

Fan Jingxian on the side also echoed in a strange way.

Qi Heng and others could no longer hold back after hearing this, and said angrily: "So what if you take advantage of the loophole? The rules don't say you are not allowed to pick and look first? If this is shameless, some people have evil intentions and come uninvited. Isn’t it even more heart-breaking!”

"It's reasonable! If Mr. Cui and Mr. Fan really want to compete against each other, then don't engage in such hypocrisy. Why don't we old guys accompany you to the end!"

"Enough! It's useless to argue with words."

There was a cold snort, but Rong Qiancheng interrupted in time.

Everyone in the Nine Families admired him, so no matter how angry they were, they didn't say a word.

He looked calm, and cupped his hands at Lu Ziliang: "Mr. Lu, since it is an open competition system, as long as there is no outrageous behavior, it is not considered a violation of the rules. It can be left to the young people to solve the problem, what do you think?"

"That's right," Lu Ziliang also nodded, "It's useless to talk too much, we just wait and see."

As he spoke, he looked at the field again.

Since he said this, Cui Hao and others naturally had no objections, but they glanced at Qi Heng and others who could not suppress their anger, as if they were coldly disdainful.

On this side, the dispute between the children of the two sides gradually heated up.

The two children from the three provinces are indeed one surnamed Zhuang and the other Fan. The one surnamed Zhuang is called Zhuang Kun, and the one surnamed Fan is called Fan Zhiyi.

He greeted casually, and a few accomplices from nearby came over and taunted Ren Ping for a while, saying that he "picked up such a thing, but didn't score points, it's clearly cheating and breaking the rules." and so on.

Ren Ping did not argue. When they finished speaking, he smiled lightly:
"Since I didn't take these things to score points, they naturally don't count as mine. If you have seen it, feel free to take it, and I will never stop it."

"What?" As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned, thinking to themselves, since this is the case, why are you doing this?
Even Lu Ziliang and others outside the field were confused. Ren Ping was the first person to behave in such a ridiculous way since the points competition system was introduced.

Zhuang Kun and Fan Zhiyi were overwhelmed by his words, and hesitated for a while.

Ren Ping's all-inclusive competition method will definitely have an impact on other contestants, but the impact is limited. After all, there are thousands of antiques of all kinds in the field, and no matter how many he picks, it will not hinder the overall situation.

So they just came here to deliberately find fault.

Furthermore, even if people really want to take it, they won't do it.

For one thing, the things Ren Ping chose were random, and although they were good, they might not be worth more than what they chose themselves;

Secondly, the disciples from the three provinces are all arrogant. If they really take it, wouldn’t they think that their eyesight is inferior to others?

"Hmph, a pile of rubbish, I can't see it."

Zhuang Kun took out a copper pendulum from the trolley, threw it in mid-air, and then caught it casually, his contempt was evident.

Then he turned to Fan Zhiyi: "Junior Brother Fan, where is the bronze statue you just chose? Take it out and let this boy from the countryside of Nanling open his eyes."

Fan Zhiyi chuckled, rolled up the cuff on the right side that had been caged just now, and fell down with the momentum, and a delicate and small copper pendulum fell out.

This pendulum is about [-] centimeters high and is exquisitely crafted. Apart from the copper itself, the whole body is covered with bright gold lacquer. Although some of them have worn off, they are still intact overall.

When the sun shines, the reflection is brilliant.

The most important thing is that this is a portrait of a person, and judging by his appearance and clothing, he is also Guan Gong!
Because of Guan Yu's important position in Chinese history, his statues have been made for a long time. Regardless of the large statues built for temple worship, there are many kinds of small ornaments like this.

For example, according to the material, there are wood carvings, stone carvings, bronze carvings, jade carvings, tooth carvings, etc.;

According to the era, there are Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, modern times, etc.;
According to posture, there are common sitting statues, standing statues, and knife-holding statues, and even the less common statues of riding alone through a barrier, sitting and watching the Spring and Autumn Period, etc.

The statue of Guan Gong that Qi Wulei used to create the title is a modern wood carving with the common posture of holding a knife on its back. Because it is the work of the famous sculptor Ju Ming, its value is between 60 and 70.

The one in Fan Zhiyi's hands is a bronze statue, which seems to be a work of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

This is nothing. After all, when it comes to the value of antiques, we cannot just look at one aspect, but should comprehensively consider age, craftsmanship, artistic value, etc.

That is to say, bronze carvings are not necessarily more expensive than wood carvings, and those of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China are not necessarily more expensive than modern ones.

But Fan Zhiyi's statue is something else, because its posture is extremely special, like the legendary "Bending Bow and Shooting Feathers" which is very rare.

I saw his left hand stretched out across his body, his right hand slightly bent in front of his chest, his fingers clenched into fists, his legs in a half-sitting and half-upright position similar to zama stance, which can be seen as bending and exerting force, and his head and eyes followed his left hand to look at sideways.

This posture is indeed very similar to bending a bow and shooting an arrow. The only drawback is that there is neither a bow nor an arrow in his hand, and he just poses in this posture.

"How is it? What does Mr. Ren think of this bronze statue of Guan Gong?"

Holding the statue of Guan Gong in his palm, Fan Zhiyi turned his nostrils to the sky, and looked at Ren Ping arrogantly. Obviously, this item was the one he picked the most in the arena just now, and he was more confident than any of Ren Ping's cars.

This cannot be blamed on him for being arrogant, but anyone who studies this type of figure knows that the statue of Guan Gong is one of the major categories, and anyone who has come into contact with the statue of Guan Gong also knows that in various dimensions such as age and craftsmanship, the posture of the portrait is One of the more important criteria to consider.

Just like this statue of Guan Gong bending his bow and shooting feathers, which is very rare in the market, in terms of value, it is far better than ordinary sitting statues, standing statues, and sword-holding statues.

"There is such a thing in this arena?"

At this time, hearing the noise here, Rong Yi and Qi Wulei from the same group also rushed over.

One of them spends many years in major auctions in Nanling, the other is obsessed with counterfeiting various antiques. Their eyesight is better than that of ordinary people in the industry, and both of them have done a lot of research on Guan Gong statues.

At this moment, they all frowned secretly, thinking that it would be a great disadvantage for the other party to pick up such a good thing first.

"What? Is this thing so expensive?"

Su Rui on the side was the weakest of them because of his young age, so he was puzzled when he saw this.

"Well, bending the bow and shooting the feathers is an extremely rare statue of Guan Gong. It is said that only the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China had this posture, and it did not exist in other eras, so it is extremely precious."

"I saw nothing special. Is it more expensive than Senior Brother Qi just now?"

"of course."

The one who spoke was Qi Xiaoshuang, who had always been reticent. Although she was a younger sister, her eyesight was still higher than Qi Wulei's.

Seeing that they all had frowning expressions, Su Rui became a little impatient: "What's wrong with each of you? It's like you've seen a ghost. Isn't it just a statue of Guan Gong? How much is it worth?"

"It's not good at the moment, but it must be more than 200 million."

(End of this chapter)