Chapter 312 Identification of National Treasures(2/2)
"Hiss, wine glass?"
Li Fan was sweating violently, "Look carefully!"
Dean Bi put his eyes on and took them in his hand and looked carefully, "Water cup?"
Li Fan continued to sweat heavily.
Dean Bi thought for a while, "No, it's not our modern thing."
Li Fan said happily: "You are talking!"
Dean Bi gently bounced it, stroked it again, and said, "It is difficult to form such patina like a crystal cup. When do you think this is the time?"
"I think it's from the Warring States Period, President Bi, what do you think?"
Dean Bi shook his head: "I don't know!"
"ah?"
President Bi smiled and said, "Maybe you ordinary people have a misunderstanding, that the experts of the Palace Museum are all omnipotent, especially the treasure appraisal programs on TV. Retired researchers in our Palace Museum often appear.
Actually, I honestly say that this is a scum and scum in our Palace Museum. I don’t want to make money! I even ignore basic morality!”
Dean Bi knocked on the table excitedly when he said this.
Li Fan was nervous in an instant. Be careful, don’t scratch the national treasure!
President Bi said indignantly: "You outsiders don't know, it's completely different from what you imagined. In our Palace Museum, for example, if I do porcelain research, I will never enter the warehouses of bronze, jade, lacquer, enamel, etc. in my life. It is basically impossible for me to specialize in other categories.
But good, these old people, after retirement, went to the TV station to cheat with the name of the Palace Museum, understand porcelain and furniture, and comment on ancient weapons and tell the truth. Are you dead, ah?"
Bang bang bang, Dean Bi knocked on the table twice.
"Director Bi, don't be excited!" Li Fan glanced at the crystal cup on the desk and said to himself: Don't be excited and accidentally implicated the national treasure.
President Bi calmed down his anger in his chest, "In the past two days, our Palace Museum will issue a statement to the society and cannot harm the common people. Oh, by the way, I mainly focus on bronze ware. I can't see your collection thoroughly and have no right to speak. I will ask our relevant experts to come and take a look."
"Thank you!"
It wasn't time for formal work yet, and the experts were probably on the way, so Dean Bi talked to Li Fan about the antique industry and advised Li Fan not to get involved.
The antique industry is so deep that it is terrifying. There are scams everywhere, from street stalls to auction houses, from bosses to countless experts on TV, and 10 people and 9 people cheated. This is another industry with basically blank laws. Newcomers will basically be flooded and half-dead when entering this industry.
Moreover, the collection appraisal certificates of so-called authoritative institutions are even more of a fraud, basically cheating, and countless false ones are said to be real. The country does not recognize them at all.
Dean Bi is an interesting old man, a little talkative, complaining to Li Fan, a strange child, a typical old and angry young man who is so suffocated.
Soon, the expert knocked on the door and came in.
"Director Bi, are you looking for me?"
"Old Hu, let me introduce you to it. This is Li Fan."
"Hello, I am Li Fan."
Lao Hu is already in his 60s, but he is energetic and has bright eyes. He said, "No need to introduce, who doesn't know me? My granddaughter always lies on TV to watch, haha."
Li Fan said: "Old Mr. Hu, can you help me see the crystal cup?"
"no problem."
Lao Hu came to the desk and couldn't put it down when he picked up the crystal cup with both hands.
His hands trembled slightly, and his eyes seemed to turn into a lock, locked tightly on the crystal cup.
1 minute;
2 minutes;
...
Until more than 20 minutes, he was still studying it carefully, and kept muttering to himself: "No?" "Hey, it's not right!" "Isn't it reasonable!"
After a while, Lao Hu finally put down the cup in his hand and turned around and said in confusion: "Li Fan, where did you get it?"
"I bought it from a girl last night."
"Do you know the origin of this cultural relic?"
"I don't know, this girl said she didn't know either. It was passed down by her grandfather."
“Are there any contact information?”
"Yes! Mr. Hu, how about my thing?"
Mr. Hu said solemnly: "I can't tell you now. I haven't figured it out yet. I haven't even figured out whether it is from home or abroad."
Li Fan hurriedly said: "Domestic, from the Warring States Period."
"It's okay in terms of time, but why do you say it's domestic?"
"I……"
Mr. Hu said: "Give me the girl's phone number and I'll ask."
Li Fan called: "Is Zhang Kaili? I am Li Fan."
On the other end of the phone, "Li Fan, we agreed, you can't regret it! The rules of antiques cannot be broken!"
"Don't worry, we just want to know the details of this cup."
"That's fine. You want me to pay you back the money. I just paid the down payment!"
Mr. Hu took the call and wanted to ask for details, but found nothing.
After putting down the phone, Mr. Hu said, "Li Fan, please wait patiently for a few days first. Our hospital will study it carefully. This will not be able to give you an accurate answer in a short while."
"Okay, please give me a hassle."
After completing the procedures, Li Fan left the Palace Museum and returned to the dormitory of Beijing. After washing his face and changing into clothes, he drove to the famous antique market in Beijing.
In the next 10 days, Li Fan's mentality was completely unbalanced. According to the classmates, Li Fan was "crazy".
As long as he had no classes, he would dive into the antique market, from small stalls to large shops, Li Fan visited every corner. His eyes were bright and full of "greed". He bit his mouth and vowed to dig out the next national treasure!
But every day is about to be happy and return with frustration. The passing time consumes his patience and desires. Finally, after returning in vain again and again, Li Fan's mentality returns to peace.
It was a sunny winter day. Li Fan was wearing a thick down jacket. He stood in the antique market with his hands in his pocket. Looking at the antique lovers who were eager to get rich overnight, he suddenly felt new and sighed:
What happened to me, Li Fan, recently? Aren’t antiques more like a gambling? The probability of picking up a national treasure is tantamount to being hit by a meteorite falling from the sky and hitting yourself ten times. Why did you waste this precious time?
Li Fan quickly woke up and returned to the right track of daily life. Fortunately, the national treasure that he got by chance was not suppressed by "mental disorder".
The special program "Treasure Appraisal" of "Everyday Xiang Shang" was aired soon.
On the day of broadcasting, the ratings of "Tiantian Xiangshang", which had already gone downward, bottomed out and rebounded, and it turned 3 times higher than usual, reaching an astonishing rating of 3.8.
With the broadcast of "Tiantian Xiangshang", the Internet was in an uproar and everyone's chins fell all over the floor.
"I can't understand. Li Fan is so smart. He is also the Warring States Cup. No matter how powerful his ancestors were more than 2,000 years ago, they could not make the beer cup they are today."
"This is called being smart and confused for a lifetime!"
"It's okay, Li Fan has a lot of money, he will learn from his mistakes."
"Li Fan finally got crazy for a while."
...
News from various companies also followed up with reports, and various words such as "shocking" and "incredible" were written into the title. They could be considered to have found "negative news" in Li Fan.
The day after "Tiantian Xiangshang" was broadcast, the phone call from home came over.
Li Fan lay on the bed and said, "Mommy, how good is your health? I'm so kind to pay my respects to you."
During the past week, Li's voice became hoarse, and she said, "Xiaofan, mom will discuss something with you."
"You always talk about it."
"Can you let your money be kept by mom?"
Li Fan frowned and said, "It's not that bad, it's just that, I'm worried that you will be cheated."
"You're still worried that I'm cheated, hey, I--"
Dad Li quickly knocked Li's mother on the back and whispered: "Don't be angry, just talk."
Li Ma suppressed her and said, "Don't worry, I'll save you a death date, no one can move."
"Mom, let's talk about it another day, I'm going to go to class."
He hurriedly hung up the phone, and Li Fan called Dean Bi again to inquire about the progress of the appraisal. The phone number was called almost two or three days in more than a week.
Dean Bi's reply was different every time: the first time said that experts in this area were holding a meeting to study; the second time said that experts from the National Museum also came; the third time said that international arts and crafts master Weng Yahong flew back from Los Angeles.
This time, President Bi said: "A seminar will be held tomorrow and the next day. The Palace Museum, the National Museum, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and relevant experts will conduct the final stage of the discussion. You can wait."
wait!
Two days later, it was around 2 o'clock in the second half of the night, and Li Fan's cell phone rang.
He opened his eyes in a daze, and after scanning the number, Li Fan instantly became energetic. After answering, he said excitedly: "Hello, Dean Bi."
"Li Fan, what are you going to deal with this national treasure?"
Chapter completed!