135: Everyone was shocked! It's fake?
Chen Kai took Liu Yunshang's hand and walked quickly to the spectator area to watch the excitement.
His eyes, however, were constantly fixed on the movements of Zhou Haoyu from Tong Sihai Pawnshop.
Sitting in the spectator area, Chen Kai could see everything clearly; Da Sanjiang Pawnshop was also in this group, serving as a competitor.
Liu Yunshang rested her head gently on Chen Kai's shoulder, whispering to him about the rules of the competition for these five groups and which Pawnshop each belonged to.
She pointed to Li Chen and Zhou Haoyu, "Those two are from Da Sanjiang Pawnshop and Tong Sihai Pawnshop; I estimate they will both advance as the top two in the group."
"The other three are Tiantian Pawnshop, Sishui Pawnshop, and Ruichen Pawnshop; the appraisal strength of these three firms is not as good as the other two."
"The rules of the competition are that the people sent by the five firms each judge the authenticity of the items brought by the other four. For example, if Li Chen identifies the fakes of the other four people, he gets 4 points; if he only identifies three, he gets 3 points. The two Pawnshops with the highest ranking points advance. If one's own fake item is identified by someone else, one point is deducted."
After Liu Yunshang's explanation, Chen Kai understood the general rules.
It's not just about having a sharp eye; it also depends on the authenticity of the fake items one brings.
If they are too fake, even if you identify everyone else's fakes and get four points, if your own fakes are also identified by others and four points are deducted, it's all for nothing.
It's no wonder Zheng Liu Chang looked so distressed yesterday.
However, once I Score a Bargain on Zhou Haoyu's copper coin later, who will still be able to tell what's real and what's fake?
No one is going to take a single point away from Yunshang Pavilion!
"What if the fake item someone else brings is actually genuine?"
Chen Kai muttered, asking this.
"Then you report it. All his competition results will be voided, and his credibility will plummet. Besides, he can't argue his way out of it; if he claims he misjudged it, it means he can't even identify a genuine item. He'd become a joke."
"If he identified it as genuine but deliberately brought it as a fake, he would definitely be despised, and his credibility would be gone."
Liu Yunshang explained while leaning on his shoulder, though she didn't quite believe anyone would dare to pass off a genuine item as a fake under the organization of the Antique Dealers Association.
If that were discovered, he would be ostracized from any events in the Antique Circle of Jiangnan City in the future.
Chen Kai nodded blankly, finally understanding.
Tong Sihai Pawnshop had already tried to sabotage Liu Yunshang once; if he didn't behave himself this time, it would be best to just expose him directly.
He had already dealt with Da Sanjiang, so dealing with Tong Sihai wouldn't be a problem either.
It's likely that the relationship between these two Pawnshops is quite close. With names like "Prosperous Business Tong Sihai" and "Abundant Wealth Da Sanjiang," those who choose such combined names must have an extraordinary relationship.
Just then, the five groups in the auditorium, who were in the middle of identifying the real and fake items, suddenly burst into cheers.
"Damn! That's awesome! Zhou Haoyu, you're ruthless. I never expected this item of yours to be fake. The flaw is so small; it looks real no matter how you look at it."
"Damn it, Zhou Haoyu, you really held something back. If Tong Sihai Pawnshop weren't an industry benchmark, I would have wanted to ask the Judging Panel to verify its authenticity."
"Exactly, this thing is so damn real. I admire you for being able to find something like this to compete with."
The Judging Panel determined the winners based on the ranking of each team.
"Tong Sihai Pawnshop accumulated four points and won first place in the group; Da Sanjiang Pawnshop accumulated three points and won second place in the group."
"Third place accumulated 1 point, fourth place zero points, and fifth place minus two points."
Upon hearing this result from the Judging Panel, a smile crossed Zhou Haoyu's face.
He suddenly looked up and spotted Chen Kai sitting next to the antique trash can.
After their competition ended, they would dispose of the fake items themselves, either taking them back or throwing them directly into the antique trash can.
A look of disdain immediately appeared on Zhou Haoyu's face.
He had heard that Da Sanjiang Pawnshop had been challenged, and he felt it necessary to stand up for his Brother.
He walked slowly toward the trash can, holding the "fake coin," and took the opportunity to glance at Chen Kai, who was sitting next to the trash can.
"Yo, you're here to participate too!"
"The jade circle is still circulating stories about you Scoring a Bargain in the Waste Stone Pile. Are you planning to Score a Bargain from the trash can again during this Appraisal Contest? Haha."
Zhou Haoyu said this in a deliberately joking tone, intending to mock him properly.
The people around who were also waiting for their group's competition to start heard this and burst into laughter.
"Is this the legendary Waste Stone Pile gambling god? I'm in awe."
"Stories about you betting fifty to win two hundred thousand are still circulating in our jade circle; you really have some skills."
"I don't quite understand what you're laughing at; I actually want to get to know this young man. He has a good eye."
Chen Kai heard this and chuckled, pressing his hand on Liu Yunshang's shoulder, as she was already so agitated that she was about to stand up and start berating them.
Since that's the case, I'll just use the small copper coin as a genuine item; the effect is about the same anyway.
"Is that so? Are you preparing to throw away the fake item?"
"Yeah, don't tell me you want to take it to study?"
Zhou Haoyu gave an effeminate smile and signaled Li Chen, indicating for him to come over and help mock Chen Kai.
But Li Chen pretended not to see, greeted the host, and walked straight out of the auditorium exhibition hall.
He wasn't an idiot; he knew how incredible Chen Kai's eye was. The fake item that neither he nor his father had discovered had been identified by Chen Kai alone.
Having already been challenged and beaten, what right did he have to bark in front of Chen Kai?
Zhou Haoyu was stunned, but he didn't take it to heart.
"What? You want to pick up my trash? Fine, I don't want it anymore; you can pick it up."
Zhou Haoyu laughed and threw the copper coin directly into the trash can.
After throwing it, he didn't leave but stood on the side, watching him pick it up.
Seeing this, Chen Kai curled the corner of his mouth and directly waved over the Judging Panel.
The Judging Panel walked over quickly, their faces full of confusion.
"May I ask what you need?"
Chen Kai nodded, "Help me pick out his copper coin from the trash can."
Everyone present was stunned, a flash of confusion appearing in their eyes.
"Are you crazy? You're asking the Judging Panel to pick up trash for you? What do you think the Judging Panel of the Antique Dealers Association is?"
Zhou Haoyu immediately scolded loudly.
The people from the Judging Panel also frowned, "Sir, you can pick it up yourself."
"If there is no legitimate reason for asking our Judging Panel to pick up trash for you, can I take that as you insulting our Judging Panel?"
Chen Kai smiled and crossed his legs.
"Is your Judging Panel useless? If someone brings two genuine items and asks people to judge their authenticity, how is anyone supposed to win?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned!!
"Damn! You can't just say things like that!"
"Who brought a genuine item to be judged as fake? That's too much of a violation, right? How is anyone supposed to play?"
"Damn, you can't just say that. If someone brings two genuine items and uses one as a fake, they will be kicked out of the competition!!"