Chapter 115: A powerful opponent
第一百一十五章:强大的对手
The atmosphere became high, and the atmosphere of the competition in the hall became weaker, and many people were hiding the idea of asking for advice.
The spectators in the wing room were also very enjoyable. Chen Ao first defeated three taiwan students in a row, and then revealed the origin and texture of an old piece of jade. Not only did he expose the conspiracy of the Minister of Works, but he also impressed him. Then he defeated several old taiwans in a row, which was really eye-opening.
Especially when identifying the old jade, many novel identification methods were revealed, and everyone was fascinated by it. They now realized that the old jade was not completely impossible to identify. As long as they had the strength, no matter how difficult it was to identify it, it could be practiced. When the strength reached the point of Chen Ao, even a stubborn stone, he could also distinguish between Chou and Yin and Mao.
The most exciting ones were of course Zhou Zheng and Tang Yan. One of them was Chen Ao’s uncle and the other was Chen Ao’s teacher, and they both had high expectations for him. Chen Ao’s actions were really amazing, especially Zhou Zheng, who was also a person who loved antiques. He had never heard of the method of water drops. He could not have thought that one or two drops of water could also be used to identify antiques. It was really surprising!
Zhao Ji and the third prince were also fascinated. When they came to their senses, Zhao Ji smiled slightly and couldn't help but murmur: "Is this Chen Ao transformed from a monster? At a young age, he actually has such knowledge."
Whether it is running script or treasure appraisal, it is impossible to become a master without rich experience and knowledge. Running script involves diligent study and hard practice, while treasure appraisal requires extremely rich historical knowledge.
In this era, as long as you are willing to calm down, any book can be seen.
The big explosion of knowledge is certainly not a simple noun. Chen Ao can understand all kinds of allusions and understand the craftsmanship and texture of various antiques. It comes from the printed books that have been widely used in later generations. Naturally, the amount of knowledge he masters is not something that people of this era can have.
The sky gradually faded, and the servants lit many lights. Many people were already tired in the swaying fire. Although today's treasure appraisal meeting was not in the norm and was disrupted from the beginning, as a spectator, he also felt that this treasure appraisal meeting was very exciting.
At this time, no one dared to provoke Chen Ao anymore. Seeing that the treasure appraisal meeting was over, several people had already left the scene first.
Chen Ao quietly pulled Zhou Heng and said to Zhou Heng: "We won't go back to the Imperial College tonight. Since we have been taking a leave, we will find a way to go back tomorrow morning."
Zhou Heng suddenly felt excited and said with a smile: "Cousin, where do you think we will go at night?"
Zhou Heng's eyes showed a little ambiguous luster, and he was looking forward to Chen Ao's answer. In the middle of the night, the two young men did not return home at night. Hehe, with Zhou Heng's character, he could naturally guess what.
If my cousin tells me a place that should not be a student in prison, as a cousin, should I refuse? Okay, just refuse. If my cousin insists, I will sacrifice my life to accompany my cousin.
But when Chen Ao spoke, Zhou Heng was disappointed. Chen Ao said, "Of course we are going to Sui Yashan House. Jay Chou, we always have to go to see the business and can't be completely a hand-off manager!"
Zhou Heng nodded in disappointment and embarrassedly: "Okay, let's go to Suiya Mountain House. I haven't seen Wu San'er for a long time. I don't know how he has been doing recently."
Some people who were about to leave walked to Chen Ao and bowed to his goodbye. Chen Ao quickly returned the gift and smiled and asked everyone to go to Sui Yashanfang to discuss and appraise treasures, saying that it was a competition, but these people all understood that they could only ask Chen Ao for advice.
At this moment, a person sneered, and the sound was neither too loud nor too small, but it happened to be heard by everyone.
"There is no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king, which is ridiculous! It's a pity!"
The speaker was a young man wearing a lumber scarf, wearing a simple Confucian shirt, holding hands, and smiling on his face, his eyes staring at Chen Ao, with a strong sense of provocation.
Chen Ao was already crazy enough, but this person seemed even more arrogant. In a word, he compared Chen Ao to a monkey. As for others, he was naturally inferior to monkeys.
Someone suddenly said ashamed and angry: "What a bold man, who are you? You dare to speak wildly here."
The man smiled, glanced at the person who was yelling and scolding, and then sneered: "You are not worthy of talking to me."
After saying that, the young man walked to Chen Ao, looked at Chen Ao, and said, "Brother Chen's skills in appraisal of treasures were eye-opening, but he didn't think so. Today is a grand event, so he must compete with Brother Shen."
Hey, someone challenged Chen Ao again, and many spectators who were originally about to leave could no longer move and stopped to watch.
Chen Ao smiled slightly and said, "Dare you ask me who is my brother?"
This man said: "My surname is Zheng, and I have a single name and a poem."
Finally here, he is Zheng Shi?
Chen Ao looked at Zheng Shi with great interest. He vaguely felt that this person must have come prepared when he appeared at this moment.
It seems that the real good show is just now.
Chen Ao smiled happily and said, "Are you the great student Zheng Shi?"
A little surprised look appeared on Zheng Shi's face, and then disappeared, and she smiled and said, "How can Brother Chen know that I am a student?"
When everyone heard that Zheng Shi was a student of the Taishu, they were even more excited, especially those students from the Taishu School. Although they thought this person was born in person, it was great that he claimed to be a student of the Taishu. Judging from his certain appearance, he might be sure to be equal to his arrogance.
Chen Ao smiled unfathomablely and said, "I just know, but..." He paused on purpose, his smile became a little cold, and said, "It just so happened that I knew a Tai student named Zheng Shi, but unfortunately this person is not a brother."
Zheng Shi did not show too much panic, but instead showed more calmness and said calmly: "There are countless people in the world who have the same name and surname. This is a common thing. There is a treasure underneath that wants Brother Chen to test it. Don't you know if Brother Chen dares to face the challenge?"
Chen Ao thought to himself: "This person has too thick-skinnedness, but his psychological quality is good."
In Shen Ao's heart, thick-skinnedness is a specialty. If a person's skin is to a certain extent, it should not be underestimated.
Chen Ao cheered up even more and said, "Then I'll ask Brother Zheng for advice."
Zheng Shi nodded, took off the bag behind her, opened it, and a porcelain bottle suddenly fell into everyone's eyes.
It turned out to be just an ordinary porcelain bottle. Many people couldn't help but look disappointed, thinking: "It seems that this person is not necessarily smart. With Mr. Chen's methods, isn't it easy to identify it?"
Chen Ao smiled faintly, Zheng Shi was a truly knowledgeable person.
In the treasure appraisal industry in later generations, some people think that the identification of ceramics is the easiest, while others think that the identification of ceramics is the most difficult. There are indeed many controversies; but Chen Ao understood that porcelain bottles are the most difficult to identify.
Many people often think that the identification of ceramics is the simplest when they first entered the industry, and the identification of calligraphy, paintings, seals, and carvings are the most difficult, because the identification of calligraphy and paintings requires remembering the names of many painters and the artistic styles of each era before they can get started, but ceramics seem to have shortcuts.
But if you truly become a famous genius in the treasure appraisal industry, this concept will change and you will gradually understand that the identification of ceramics is the most difficult.
Because although there are many famous calligraphy and painting artists, each person's style is still relatively single, and there are many ceramic kilns, the characteristics of each era are not unified, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, so it really corresponds to the saying "Looking at flowers in the fog".
Moreover, imitating ceramics is much easier than imitating calligraphy and paintings, and treasure appraisers can easily mislead.
Zheng Shi smiled loudly and said, "If Brother Chen can tell the authenticity of this porcelain bottle, I will let Mr. Shen deal with it next. But..." He paused, and a mocking expression appeared on his face: "If Mr. Chen can't tell him, what should he do?"
Chen Ao said: "Does Mr. Zheng mean that Chen is to let someone be allowed to deal with?"
Zheng Shi shook her head, but her eyes fell on Zhou Heng: "It's not necessary, just let Mr. Chen's cousin, Mr. Zhou, besides the situation."
Zhou Heng was so frustrated. Why did he suddenly become someone else's bet? He was confident that he had never seen Zheng Shi at all. What did the Zheng surname do to trouble him?
Chen Ao looked at Zhou Heng, full of hope that Zhou Heng would sacrifice for art. Zhou Heng hurriedly said, "Cousin, are you sure?"
Chen Ao stared at the porcelain bottle and smiled bitterly, "There is a little bit."
"It's only a little bit!" Zhou Hengda felt bad and hurriedly said, "No, this person surnamed Zheng is weird, so let's ignore him. I see if he looks like he has a habit of breaking his sleeves. Wow, what should he do if he loses to him, what should he humiliate me?"
The word humiliation is used well! Chen Ao suddenly felt that his cousin was still very knowledgeable.
Seeing that Chen Ao had not agreed for a long time, Zheng Shi said to the side: "What? Are Mr. Chen afraid? If Mr. Chen doesn't dare to compete, then you might as well admit defeat. As for Mr. Zhou, haha, Mr. Zhou is too confident. Even if Mr. Zheng really has such a hobby, he will never look down on a fat man like Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Heng hated others calling him fat the most, not to mention the word "dea" in front of him, and said angrily: "Boy, why are you crazy?"
Seeing that Zheng Shi didn't pay attention to him anymore, Zhou Heng changed his mind and said to Chen Ao: "Cousin, go bet with him. If you lose, at worst I can let him deal with it."
Zhou Heng held his cousin's hand tightly, and felt determined to go all out, saying, "Cousin, I believe in you, you must be careful to face the challenge, don't let my cousin fall into the tiger's mouth, do you know?"
Chen Ao moved to shake Zhou Heng's hand and said, "Don't worry, my cousin will do his best; but he agreed in advance that if you lose, don't resent your cousin."
Zhou Heng was about to cry. Judging from Chen Ao's appearance, he was not very sure. If he hadn't been inspired by Zheng Shi, he wouldn't have used himself to bet. It's too late to regret it now. Looking at so many eyes, you can't go back on your word!
I can only fight!
After setting the bet, many people had questions. Zheng Shi seemed to be gritting her teeth with hatred for Zhou Heng. What's going on?
Chapter completed!