Shengshibaojian

Twelve fifty minutes past Beijing time.

Normally, this point is often the time when Jingxiu Market has the thinnest traffic, but at this moment, thousands of people gathered in front of Yuanbao Antique Store, and everyone was eagerly looking forward to seeing China and Japan up close. The contest between the two rank masters.

Shen Qiu vs. Master Xiong!

In less than 5 minutes, the two parties have already selected the collection for each other.

Master Xiong was the fastest, he picked a special collection for Shen Qiu, a lantern!A large hexagonal rhombus lantern!

Just looking at this lantern, the big guys in Shangyuanbao Antique Store have built a two-meter-high glass showcase for display.

This is a colorful lantern made of red, yellow, green, blue and four colors. It is about 1.2 meters high and [-] centimeters wide. The overall shape is unique, simple and elegant.

Last month, Master Xiong spent a huge amount of money to receive this treasure from a private collector in Ridao. It is said that Yuanbao Antique Shop will use it to participate in the Ridao Antique Collection Exhibition in a few months.

Master Xiong even spent $15 to build a transparent display cabinet made of tempered glass for it.

Who would have thought that Master Xiong would actually choose it as a hidden treasure to compete with Shen Qiu, and he had already written the results and answers on the question card in advance, and it all depends on how Shen Qiu understands and appreciates this special lantern.

However, people who have a little knowledge of antiques have all discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, the quality of this lantern looks relatively new.

This new one is not the kind of brand-new color, but the whole lantern gives people the feeling that it is not too far away from now, and there is some patina on the outside, and there are also deviations in color, giving people the first impression. It's like a modern artwork, the kind that doesn't exceed 50 years.

"This lantern is very special! First of all, there are very, very few lanterns with such a large volume that can be preserved intact. Master Xiong collected it from a powerful collector in Ridao, and the price must be high. The tempered glass The display cabinet cost 15 U.S. dollars. It is speculated that the estimated value of this lantern will be at least twenty times higher, 300 million U.S. dollars! This is still a guaranteed price! If this lantern is old enough, then it will be worth [-] times more. Times are no problem!"

"You can't say so much. If you look carefully at the color of this lantern, it is very new. What does it mean? The older it is, the less valuable it is, unless the material of this lantern is made of special metal, or this lantern It has something to do with famous people in history. From the current point of view, neither of these two lanterns can be relied on, so I think this lantern is an ordinary work of art. The reason why it is presented in a glass cabinet is most likely A trick to deceive the eyes!"

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Let's take a look at the collection that Shen Qiu selected for Master Xiong, a set of knives!

"It's a knife again?" Zuo Xiaoqing couldn't help muttering, because before that, when Shen Qiu was fighting with Hetian, there was a special knife that was beyond everyone's expectations, and he didn't expect to pick another set here. knives.

It's just that the set of knives last time was used for pedicures, and the set of knives in front of me is used for repairing and trimming hair, including a set of six knives for shaving, eyebrow shaving, and scissors knives.

Shen Qiu is at odds with a knife!

"Shen Qiu actually chose a set of haircut tools?" The onlookers burst into exclamation again and again: "What does this mean? A set of haircut tools? Isn't this too simple? It’s like a few thousand dollars! Use this to test Master Xiong’s ability to appraise treasures? It’s too childish!”

"If you look at it this way, you are wrong! This is to test the other party's ability to appraise treasures, not to compare the estimated value of the collection. Shen Qiu is very smart. He chose an ordinary knife. Can you see that? ? This set of knives does not look luxurious, but its handle patterns and carvings are all authentic Chinese cultural relics! It is Shen Qiu's best and best side! Let's look at that lantern again!"

"Many symbols of Japanese cultural elements can be vaguely seen around the lantern, which means that this lantern has something to do with the culture of our Japanese island. Shen Qiu may be good at Chinese historical relics, but he is not as good at the historical culture of Japanese island." In short, the two collections selected by the two grandmasters were decided after careful consideration! Therefore, the excitement of this duel is no less than that of ordinary competitions!"

Master Xiong frowned slightly. Although he opened the shop, he had never seen the set of haircut knives in front of him. It is most likely that his son received the knives in the shop, and the price would not be high. More than 100 million yen, because he has explained to his son that everything in the store that exceeds 100 million yen must be approved by him.

"Shen Qiu, did you choose such a thing?" The black cat was happy, because this set of knives was put into storage last week, and a poor man brought it to the store to pawn for money, and it cost less than 50. The price was easily won, Shen Qiu chose this set of pedicure knives, it was a very, very stupid decision.

There is no need for father to do this, the black cat can handle Shen Qiu by itself.

Master Xiong didn't dare to be negligent, and glanced coldly at the set of knives. This is a knife wrapped in coarse cloth, similar to an embroidered handkerchief used in ancient times, but the surface of this handkerchief has been severely oxidized. Many patterns and embroidery patterns have long been blurred.

So strictly speaking, this handkerchief is also a collection and has a certain economic value, which requires close attention.

Shen Qiu nodded slightly: "What you look at in appraising treasures is not the specific value, but whether the master appraiser can accurately understand the history contained in it. Sometimes even a priceless treasure with a history of thousands of years, you can't understand. It's better to perfectly interpret the reality of a needle!"

"Good point! I agree with this point, let's get straight to the point! Let's see what kind of special objects the other party has chosen for each of us!"

Immediately afterwards, it was time for the two masters to appraise treasures. During the whole process, Shen Qiu's expression was always very relaxed. Appreciating an antique cultural relic was the same as eating and sleeping.

On the other hand, Master Xiong is about to show a set of amazing methods of appraising treasures, eating treasures!

"Eating treasure? What the hell is this? Could it be that this master Xiong wants to eat this treasure on the spot?" Zheng Guangrong spoke without thinking, and opened his mouth.

Zuo Xiaoqing said contemptuously: "Zheng Guangrong, you are ignorant, so please don't bother to talk less? Do you have to eat treasures? Every time you appreciate a treasure, you have to eat it, so who dares to hand over antiques to Master Xiong?" Appreciation!"

"I've heard of Chibao!" Shen Qiu turned around and said, "Chibao can accurately judge the properties of antiques by tasting the crumbs on the periphery of the collection, or the oxidized substances on the patina. , Sometimes even if you only eat a speck of dust, you can make an accurate judgment. To put it bluntly, you can use the five sense organs to make a specific appreciation!"

"Brother Shen! This method of appraising treasures is really weird! I heard about it when I was in Yanjing, but I have never seen it before? Although I only need to eat a little bit, I still can't accept it. Ah, a cultural relic with a history of thousands of years, who knows what happened to its oxide layer, what should I do if I eat a stomach full of bacteria?"

Zuo Xiaoqing shook his head, showing a disgusted expression.

Master Pao responded with a grin: "I don't know that this old thief has this special habit. If I had known earlier, I would have brought my gong stick over and let him try it. You all know that my gong stick is used to dig out cesspit pits." Yes, the taste is definitely not ordinary! Enough for this old thief to have a good aftertaste!"

Xiaoqing almost couldn't hold back: "Okay, don't talk about it, Master Pao, the picture is too strong! It's disgusting..."