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Chapter 53
Chapter 53. Entrance Examination
The speaker of the voice was an old man, with a white beard hanging down his chest and a withered face, giving him the appearance of being aged, but when he spoke he was full of energy and dignity.

This person is sitting on the left-hand side of the center of the round table. In order of rank, he should be the second of the nine chairs. He is also the representative of Qitaihang, second only to the middle-aged man who represents Rong Luxing in the main seat. .

The process of joining the Spring and Autumn League is very strict. After the written application is approved, there will be an in-person assessment, document review, etc., which is similar to an interview.

Wu Yousheng had heard about it before, so it was not surprising. However, before he could take action, suddenly, another voice intervened:
"Wait, are you Ren Ping?"

His tone was arrogant and extremely impolite, but he was referring to Ren Ping beside him.

Ren Ping raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked to the left side of the round table.

The person who spoke was an old man in his fifties with an arrogant expression and strange eyes.

This person is not among the nine great families of the Spring and Autumn Alliance, but he is not the same as Kang Yan and other people sitting around. Instead, there is an eye-catching mahogany chair added to the round table, like a specially arranged distinguished guest.

I couldn't help but smile at the moment:
"Exactly, what can you teach me, sir?"

"It's nothing, I just want to ask, is the Mingquan Xiaotianlong yours? It's been almost a month since this set has been rumored on the market, is there any explanation for whether it's true or not?"

Although the voice was not loud, but before landing, it attracted everyone's attention. Obviously, this question asked the aspirations of everyone in the audience.

After the arrogant old man finished speaking, he held the teacup in his hand and cast a contemptuous glance at Ren Ping.

Ren Ping also remained calm:
"The item was appraised by Mr. Tian of Tahoe Group. If it is true or not, you should ask her, sir."

"Hmph, although the Taihetian family has a lot of treasures, they are not professional after all, and I don't know if they are deceived by someone with a heart!"

"That kid doesn't know,"

Ren Ping shrugged, turned his head, and scanned the badge on the other party's lapel:

"Mister is from the Koizumi Association?"

Before the man could answer, the white-bearded old man who had spoken before couldn't help it, and pointed out:
"This Mr. Qiu Ming is the vice president of the Nanling Ancient Spring Association and an expert in the study of ancient coins in the Municipal Museum. We specially invited him here."

Ren Ping nodded:
"Mr. Qiu, do you know Director Xin?"

"what?"

Qiu Ming was taken aback.

He naturally knew Xin Ranxin, deputy curator Xin, but what did the other party mean by suddenly mentioning it at this time?
No... I must have heard wrongly. How could this young boy know Xin Guan?
While he was in doubt, Qiu Ming's reaction fell into Ren Ping's eyes, and he smiled slightly, full of sarcasm.

At the same time, all the truth finally came to light.

As early as when he received Wu Yousheng's call just now, Ren Ping already had doubts in his heart. How could the Spring and Autumn League, which has always been said to have a very high threshold, suddenly find You Shengxing?Did you also point out that you must travel by yourself?

Isn't this too counterintuitive?
Wu Yousheng is a fan of the authorities, so it is inevitable that he will be overlooked.

But Ren Ping was different. The unexpected invitation letter from the Guquan Association a few days ago was still vivid in his memory. Coupled with today's situation, it was clear that it was a grand feast.

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong!
On the surface, he invited Tomosheng Xing to join the alliance, but he actually targeted Ren Ping.

As for the reason, I can figure it out with my feet. Isn't it because the Mingquan Xiaotianlong is too popular?
You Shengxing, this is being used as a gun...

After seeing through the situation in front of him at a glance, Ren Ping was not in a hurry to expose it.

It's very simple, if it's someone else, he can ignore it and walk away. Anyway, what can the Guquan Association do to me?
But when it comes to You Shengxing, we have to be more cautious.

Coincidentally, one Ancient Spring Association was not enough, and another Spring and Autumn Alliance was added. He also wanted to see what tricks the other party could pull off?

"Mr. Wu, let's get started."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

In the blink of an eye, the calculation has been decided, and today's alliance assessment has officially begun.

To put it bluntly, Youshenghang submitted the auction records in recent years, including the number of sessions, categories, number of pieces, turnover, etc., and added some materials such as business operations to allow the other party to determine whether it has met the standards for membership.

This kind of assessment is extremely subjective. If you say you meet the standard, you meet the standard. If you say you don't, you don't. This is because the Spring and Autumn League has never announced a qualifying line for joining the league.

This is also one of the reasons why its assessment is extremely difficult. Even if it is only a reserve quota, no auction house dares to say that it will definitely get it.

At this time, Wu Yousheng was still kept in the dark, and didn't know the truth. He looked at the nine people in front of the round table intently, thinking that no matter how small the hope was, he could try his best to win it.

After a while, seeing each other without exception sneering, teasing, contemptuous, disdainful, and mocking, I couldn't help but sink.

The key is that these people didn't pay any attention to the materials placed on the table. They just glanced at the total transaction volume and ignored it.

What kind of business planning, what resource channels, what I have spent a lot of effort to prepare, are all in vain!

"Bah! Not popular! With this kind of turnover, how dare you apply to join the Spring and Autumn League? Do you really think we are a bad street!"

Finally, the assessment results are out.

The white-bearded old man from Qi Taihang uttered unceremonious sarcasm, which was like a needle prick in Wu Yousheng's ears.

Unwilling to be reconciled, he looked at the other eight people one by one, and received the same response:
"The annual turnover is only 3000 million. This kind of volume only belongs to the low-end auction house in Nanling. Mr. Wu, don't you know?"

"The Nanling auction market is not small. You can easily get a piece of the pie. How did You Shengxing manage to achieve such a good reputation after being in the industry for so many years?"

"Thanks to Mr. Wu, you apply every year, but if an auction house of this level is allowed to pass, wouldn't it be f---ing that the level of our Spring and Autumn League is too low?"

"Mr. Wu, before submitting your application next time, you should pee first - oh, I'm sorry, let's take a look at yourself in the mirror first, eh? Hahahaha..."

Sentences of unsavory and filthy words were uttered from those mouths, full of ridicule and defilement.

It is unimaginable that the people sitting in front of the round table are actually representatives of the nine great families of the Spring and Autumn Alliance, known as the mainstay of the Nanling auction industry!

In extreme anger and humiliation, Wu Yousheng felt like a fool who tried every possible means to join, but was treated like a fool.

If you just fail the assessment, then that's it.

The most unbearable thing is that early this morning, it was clearly these people who called me to say that the written review was approved and invited for face-to-face negotiation, but now they are humiliating me in every possible way, as if they are licking their faces and forcing themselves on me.

Didn't they investigate in advance, so they don't know the scale of You Shengxing?

No, absolutely not!

"Since you are not qualified, why did you invite You Shengxing to come here? Are you here to entertain my surname Wu?"

After a brief moment of anger, Wu Yousheng calmed down quickly. At this time, he finally realized that the so-called assessment for joining the alliance was just a cover. These people were not looking for trouble, but had other purposes!

"Hey, Mr. Wu, don't be angry. In fact, we don't mean any harm, we just want to see how shameless people can be, hahahaha..."

At this time, Jia Qiao Xingkangyan, who was standing beside him, also came over to add insult to injury. He laughed and flattered the nine people at the round table:

"You guys don't know yet, even if this year's turnover of 3000 million is the highest in Youshenghang's history, this is still due to the light of the last "Tanzhou Chronicle", which was only about 2000 million in previous years,"

"Look at Mr. Wu's courage. Just like that, I also want to join the Spring and Autumn League and be with the Nine Great Masters!"

"I've also heard about the "Tanzhou Chronicles", but I just bought it at an inflated price because I was acquainted with the scholar He's family. I don't know if it's true or not. What's there to show off?"

Hearing this, a middle-aged woman among the nine sneered slightly.

"Exactly, who said it wasn't!"

"I heard that there is also a pair of Qianlong calligraphy called Tongchao Wenqu. Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, yes,"

Kang Yan quickly echoed:
"But at that time, I just made a fuss in the venue. I didn't even pass the formal appraisal, so I was put away, and I didn't say anything after that. Well, the kid next to me was bluffing at the auction. In my opinion, he was also It's all for a respectable family like Jinshi He's family, tsk tsk..."

"Hmph! I hate this kind of speculative and mystical villain the most in my life!"

With a bang, the middle-aged woman slapped the round table, and at the same time looked directly at the two of them with an evil look.

Wu Yousheng took a deep breath and ignored Kang Yan's verbal provocation:
"I'll ask again, are you looking for me, Mr. Wu, just to laugh at you for fun?"

Seeing everyone sneering and saying nothing, they couldn't help clenching their fists, and their veins bulged.

After a while, he finally sighed sadly, turned around, and patted Ren Ping on the shoulder:

"Let's go, little bottle, today I have no self-knowledge, lost my head, and caused you to be humiliated, so bear with me."

When I said this, I felt endless desolation.

He started from scratch in half his life, and to where he is today, he can't compare to these big auction houses inherited by the family.

Even if he is humiliated today, in order for You Shengxing to gain a foothold in the industry in the future, he has no choice but to swallow his anger.

Ren Ping shook his head when he heard this. He naturally understood Wu Yousheng's difficulties, so he didn't think he was weak and incompetent in his heart. Instead, he had a deep respect for him.

Now with a slight smile:
"Don't say that, Uncle Wu, these people came for me originally. It's you and You Shengxing who were implicated by me."

"What did you say?"

Wu Yousheng was taken aback for a moment, a little confused.

At this moment, a voice came again, it was the white-bearded old man from Qi Taixing:
"Wait a minute, Mr. Wu. In fact, You Shengxing wants to join our Spring and Autumn Alliance. It's not impossible. There is an opportunity right in front of you. Do you want to hear about it?"

This white-bearded old man seemed to be the brains of today's affairs, and he was more active than the middle-aged man on Rong Lu Xing in the main seat.

Unlike Ren Ping, Wu Yousheng knew that this person's surname was Qi, and he was an older figure in Qitaixing. His name was Qi Heng, and people in the industry respectfully called him "Qi Lao". He was nearly 80 years old this year.

Speaking of which, it seems that Qiu Ming from the Guquan Association is still a teacher-student relationship.

Hearing this, he couldn't help turning his head:

"Mr. Qi is serious?"

"Of course, the surname Qi never lies."

"Okay, please ask Mr. Qi for advice."

Wu Yousheng cupped his hands.

Qi Heng snorted coldly and stood up slowly:

"It's easy to say, do you know what 'seven corners are complete'?"

(End of this chapter)