Ye Lan hurriedly came up and whispered, "Mr. Tian is one of the leaders of the Southwest Branch of the Tianji Association."
Xu Lang understood.
The Tianji organization is divided into seven major regions of China.
There are branches in seven major regions: North China, East China, Central China, South China, Northwest China, Southwest China, and Northeast China.
Each of the seven branches has seven persons in charge of the association's affairs.
According to Ye Lan, Mr. Tian is one of the seven elders of the Southwest Branch of the Tianji Organization.
It would be fine if the Tianji Organization was just superficially in charge of the antique and cultural relics transactions.
But Xu Lang knew the real purpose, which was to collect talismans for the country.
Then Mr. Tian’s status is self-evident.
"Tian Lao!"
Seeing Mr. Tian coming forward, Xu Lang walked forward calmly.
Mr. Tian didn't go up either. Instead, he patted Xu Lang's shoulder happily.
"What a good boy! I almost thought that no one on the field today could tell that this Xu Fang Yi was fake."
Since Mr. Tian has said so, there is no need to interpret Xu Lang's words.
Even Wang Hao, who had been the loudest in making the noise before, hung his head and dared not refute.
He even looked up and around from time to time, and seeing that not many people were paying attention to him, he retreated into the crowd step by step.
"Stop, I'm talking about you, the kid from the Wang family"
But there was one person who noticed it, and that was Wang Hao.
Wang Hao naturally recognized that this was Mr. Tian's voice. If it were any other time, he would have been so proud that his tail would have been raised to the sky.
But at this moment, the sound was like a death knell.
Wang Hao's legs were shaking. He slowly raised his head and forced a smile.
"Mr. Tian, I'm here. What do you want me to do?"
"You were the one who shouted the loudest just now. Don't you think that what this little brother said is wrong? Now I'm giving you a chance to refute it!"
But in this situation, even if Wang Hao had ten times the courage, he would not dare to refute Xu Lang.
"Mr. Tian, you're joking! I'm doing this to protect the conference!" Wang Hao's smile was uglier than his tears.
He had already thought about how he would be punished by his family when he returned.
"Hmph!" Mr. Tian was not going to bother with a junior. He was trying to give the organizer a warning.
"You youngsters, all of you call yourselves great collectors and appraisers, but I think you are just empty names! This guy has pointed out the counterfeiting method? Can't you verify it yourself?"
The host lowered his head even more. He knew that Mr. Tian was talking about him, but he didn't dare to refute.
Mr. Tian looked at the scene. All the appraisers lowered their heads and did not dare to look him in the eye. The more he looked, the angrier he became.
"Forget it, forget it. I can't stay here any longer. The more I see you losers, the angrier I get!"
Mr. Tian waved his sleeves and was about to leave.
Before leaving, he said to Xu Lang, “I don’t know if this little brother is interested in accompanying an old man like me for a stroll!”
As soon as Mr. Tian said this, everyone present knew that this ignorant little brother was no longer someone they could mess with.
"Okay! But, Mr. Tian, I still have companions!"
Xu Lang pointed at Ye Lan.
Ye Lan didn't expect Xu Lang to still think of her at this time. You know, being able to accompany Mr. Tian for a stroll is a great honor for people in the antique circle of the Southwest Region.
But Mr. Tian didn't care, "Come together!"
Hearing this, Ye Lan was very excited. If it wasn't in public, she would have shouted out with joy.
Seeing that Mr. Tian had turned around and left, Ye Lan hurried over to support Xu Lang.
The three of them were walking in the exhibition hall, and naturally no one was blind enough to come up and disturb them at this time.
"Xu Lang, you are so young, but you have such ability. Who is your master?"
Not long after they left, Mr. Tian asked this question.
Xu Lang didn't want to reveal the secret of his pupil technique, and there was other information in Mr. Tian's words.
"I'm just learning casually. Has Mr. Tian known me for a long time?"
Xu Lang didn't remember introducing himself to Mr. Tian.
"If you don't want to say it, I won't make things difficult for you." Mr. Tian shook his head.
"Why, didn't Miss Ye Lan tell you? I was the person in charge of the Tianji organization for your previous Jade Dragon. Ever since Ye Lan reported the matter of Jade Dragon, I have been in charge."
As Mr. Tian spoke, he looked at Xu Lang.
"Logically, I should apologize to you for letting the devils hurt you. Humph! These people are really going too far."
Speaking of this, even Mr. Tian looked a little angry.
"What is this! If not for this, how could I kill the Japs with my own hands!" Xu Lang waved his hands.
As a descendant of the Yunnan Army, how could he care about such things?
Xu Lang's words made Mr. Tian smile.
"Haha, good boy, I forgot that your grandfather was a member of the Yunnan Army. You really didn't bring shame to us Yunnan people."
Chapter 52: The Statue of the Lady of the Nine Heavens that No One Likes
Seeing that Mr. Tian was so easy to talk to, Xu Lang asked about the matter that was bothering him.
"Mr. Tian, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it."
"Just ask!"
"Did you create that statue of Fang Yi as a test?"
The craftsmanship of that Xu Fang Yi was really tricky. If Xu Lang hadn't had the hint from his pupil technique, it would have been impossible for him to accurately discover that this thing was a fake.
But if it was something that Mr. Tian came up with himself to test everyone, it would be very reasonable.
After all, although the craft of counterfeiting is not worthy of being accepted by the upper class, the value of it is real. A master of counterfeiting must be a master of appraising treasures. The person who can make counterfeits that deceive so many people must be very capable.
Mr. Tian’s identity is very consistent with this.
Mr. Tian didn't expect Xu Lang to ask this.
He hesitated for a moment and looked at Xu Lang and Ye Lan.
"You'd better not tell anyone what I'm going to say next."
The two men nodded.
"Although I had someone find a way to include this fake in the exam, it is actually a fake that came from overseas. In other words, it was made by Westerners!"
"I originally thought that even if there weren't 17 or 18 people who could recognize me in the Southwest Region, there would at least be 7 or 8! Who would have thought..."
When Mr. Tian said this, he couldn't help but sigh.
He patted Xu Lang's shoulder with relief.
"Ye Lan has discovered a talent for us!"
Ye Lan smiled shyly.
But Xu Lang felt the deep worry in Tian Lao's words.
Once fakes of this level enter the market in large quantities, it will be a devastating blow to the entire Southwest region and even the domestic antique market.
Xu Lang didn't expect that there was such a big secret behind this matter.
But Mr. Tian didn't want to talk more at this time.
Xu Lang would not be so tactless as to continue asking.
The three of them continued strolling together.
Soon we arrived at the display area of rare treasures.
There must be some attraction here, otherwise it wouldn't attract so many people just for sightseeing.
The collections sent by major collectors are not only for people to appreciate.
The king of treasures will also be determined by an expert group.
Before the selection results come out, everyone can place a bet on who they think is the king of treasures.
Although the prize pool is not as large as the previous gambling stone prize pool, the total prize pool is also over 100 million.
In order to facilitate the audience to place bets, the organizers also thoughtfully prepared a large screen to update the betting situation in real time.
Now on the big screen, the top three collections are a pot and two calligraphy and paintings.
The bets on that pot were more than the second and third place combined.
Xu Lang also became interested in this pot.
[Name]: Five Dynasties Ding kiln melon-shaped handle pot
[Production era]: Late Five Dynasties
【Value】: 200 million
The overall shape of the pot is round and smooth, close to the shape of a melon. The body of the pot is woven into a twisted handle that imitates a melon vine, with tiny vines branching out at the end. Three triangular printed leaf veins are connected by the pasting technique.
Xu Lang noticed that this pot had a rare "foot-wrapped and scraped glaze" technique. The only pot with similar body and glaze characteristics and fine craftsmanship to this pot is a porcelain vase unearthed from the Yongxi Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, also produced by the Ding kiln.
But the porcelain vase was in pieces and could not be repaired at all.
Xu Lang didn't expect to see such a pot here. It can be called a national treasure of China.
He couldn't help but admire that it was indeed a treasure appraisal conference, and such treasures could be exhibited.
However, Ye Lan didn't pay attention to these at the moment. She looked through the betting list, but didn't find that anyone had bet on the statue of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady sent by Xu Lang.
"Xu Lang, did you fail? No one bet on the statue you sent!"
Hearing Ye Lan's words, Xu Lang smiled and said nothing.
It was Mr. Tian who heard what Ye Lan said.
"What? Brother Xu Lang also sent exhibits? Miss Ye Lan, take me to see it!"
Mr. Tian was very impressed by the abilities Xu Lang had shown before, and anyone who caught his eye must be extraordinary.
Xu Lang looked at the two people's excited expressions and it was difficult to refute them, so he gave up the idea of continuing to look and followed them to find their own exhibits.
"Mr. Tian, I found it, this is it!" After Ye Lan found Xu Lang's statue, he quickly called Mr. Tian to come and see it.
"Oh? Let me see."
Old Tian walked forward with a smile, but when he saw the statue of Lady of the West, his expression suddenly became serious.
"Xiao Xu, you actually..."
Mr. Tian looked at Xu Lang and gave him a meaningful smile.
Ye Lan quickly asked Mr. Tian the reason, but Mr. Tian behaved the same as Xu Lang did before, he just smiled and refused to tell her.
The scene changed and the organizer began to reveal the results of the selection.
With the previous disclosure from the appraisal site, the organizer specially invited appraisers to come and appraise several more times to ensure that there were no mistakes, and then began to announce the results.
The host did not directly announce the champion, but introduced each item one by one according to the amount of bets placed.
Every time the host introduced a treasure, it would often draw rounds of cheers, especially at the end, when the host introduced the melon-shaped handle pot, the cheers from the audience even resounded throughout the entire venue.
"This pot uses the glaze-coating method of 'wrapping the foot and scraping the glaze', and its craftsmanship is so exquisite that it is rare in the world. Based on this pot, we can also see that from the appearance of realistic melon-shaped objects in the Tang Dynasty to the gradual removal of realistic styles in the Jin Dynasty, it reflects the transition from concrete beauty to abstract beauty."
The host spent a lot of time reading out the comments about this pot, and almost everyone present thought that this was the king of treasures of this conference.
Next, the host introduced some exhibits that almost no one had placed bets on, except for a snuff bottle that was used by everyone and therefore had a higher value. No one placed bets on the remaining exhibits because they were indeed not of high value.
"Sunken wood is a rare material, and the sculpture is also very beautifully carved."
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