137: Invitation to join the archaeological team!
"Little Brother... you are... just too amazing, aren't you?" Liu Yunshang exclaimed in disbelief.
This was a leading figure in the Antique Circle, yet he immediately wanted to offer Little Brother Chen Kai a position as the director of the Appraisal Department!
Moreover, even the professor hadn't seen it at a glance, yet Chen Kai had spotted it immediately!
Could this mean that Chen Kai's eye for antiques was even superior to the professor's level?!
This was just too unbelievable! Every antique appraisal refreshed Liu Yunshang's understanding.
She had really picked up a huge treasure!
Zheng Liu Chang was also completely bewildered. From the moment he entered, he had been paying attention to the antique appraisal situation of Tong Sihai's group, hoping to practice his own eye for antiques.
He had only been able to identify the fakes from the other four shops and verified that they were indeed fake.
He just couldn't figure out which one of the items from Tong Sihai's Antique Trade group was real and which was fake.
It looked artificially aged, but he didn't dare to be certain because the aging was too natural. The other genuine item also looked fake, and both had flaws.
Who would have thought both were real! Chen Kai's eye for antiques was just too impressive now.
Chen Kai smiled, "I know a little bit about everything. It should be our group's turn now, right?"
The Judging Panel nodded. Before speaking, the look in their eyes when they gazed at Chen Kai had already turned into admiration.
"Yes, it is Group 2's turn. Will the five members of Group 2 please prepare the antiques for the competition? If it is discovered that there are two genuine items again, you will face the same fate as the Tong Sihai Pawnshop: expulsion from the venue and disqualification from the competition."
Chen Kai nodded and immediately took the xianfeng treasure coin out of his pocket, handing it to Zheng Liu Chang.
Li Chen, who had been observing all of this from not far away, was suddenly stunned. A xianfeng treasure coin?!
He would never forget this xianfeng treasure coin for the rest of his life! It was the thing that had caused his father and him to crash together!
He was a smart man; before coming, his old man had instructed him that he must not get into a conflict with Chen Kai.
He simply left the venue early, pretending he didn't know anything about the xianfeng treasure coin.
The competition began, and Zheng Liu Chang acted as the representative, taking the initiative to compete against the other four Pawnshops.
Before long, Zheng Liu Chang had already identified the fakes brought by the other four Pawnshops, scoring four points in a row!
The other four Pawnshops were stumped by the two copper coins in Zheng Liu Chang's hand. One of them chose the genuine coin and gave the reason that it had water stains and rust.
The other three people gave up on voting one after another. Both of these items looked fake, but you couldn't just say they were fake; you had to provide specific reasons.
They couldn't provide any reasons, so they could only helplessly abstain from voting and deal with the other three shops.
In the end, Zheng Liu Chang racked up 4 points, firmly holding the top spot.
The other three shops had two points, zero points, and negative three points, respectively.
Just as Zheng Liu Chang was looking excited and preparing to celebrate, Zhou Haoyu, who was sitting in the audience, stood up abruptly, "Yunshang Pavilion is acting suspicious! I demand an inspection of the authenticity of his two copper coins!"
"My eye for antiques is considered top-tier in the entire Antique Circle, and I couldn't see where he had any fakes!"
"I suspect both of his are genuine, and he only reported me to shift the blame!"
Chen Kai chuckled.
He turned his head to look at Zhou Haoyu, whose neck veins were bulging, and spoke slowly, "You just lack the skill, that's why you can't tell. There's no other reason."
"You!!!"
Zhou Haoyu couldn't find words to refute him for a moment and could only look at the Judging Panel, "I want an inspection!!"
"I suspect his antiques are fakes! Both of them are genuine items!!!"
The members of the Judging Panel also frowned, but as long as there were challenges, they had to conduct inspections.
He dialed the professor's number again and aimed the camera at the two copper coins in Zheng Liu Chang's hand.
"Professor, there are some more objections in the competition. A contestant is questioning whether the two items brought out by the Pawnshop belonging to the gentleman who just called you are both genuine."
"Oh? Bring them out and let me see?"
The old professor's steady voice came through the phone. He found it hard to believe that such a sharp-eyed Young Man would do such a thing.
When he saw the xianfeng treasure coin, he suddenly gasped.
These two both seemed to be genuine items...
"Where is that Young Man? Let him explain."
Chen Kai immediately stood up from his chair, slowly walked down from the spectator seats, and walked to the side of the Judging Panel.
He took the xianfeng treasure coin and began to introduce it to the professor on the video call.
"Old Professor, look at this minting technique. Doesn't it look like it was machine-stamped?"
As soon as Chen Kai finished speaking, the old professor gasped again.
"Hiss! The younger generation is truly formidable!! This is undoubtedly a complete fake!"
"I actually didn't notice his minting technique! I was too focused on looking at the forgery technique and didn't look at the original appearance!"
"Amazing! Young Man, you really make me look at you in a new light! With this eye for antiques, just running a Pawnshop is a waste of talent. Are you interested in joining the Archaeological Team with me??"
When everyone heard this, they were instantly bewildered!!!
As an antique dealer, what was the thing they were most proud of? It had to be joining the national team and having a stable position!!
Could it be that Chen Kai's eye for antiques had already reached such a level?
Chen Kai smiled and declined. How could he have that ability? He was only able to speak so convincingly because of the hints given by the system.
If he really encountered any other antiques, he would be instantly bewildered.
There were thousands of types of antiques, and the styles alone were harder to memorize than lipstick shades for girls, let alone determining whether they were real or fake from this pile of styles.
"Sigh... alright then, anyway, the doors of our Archaeological Team are always open to you."
"And as for the person questioning that they were all fakes, he's just here to pick a fight, right! You can ask him to leave!!"
The Judging Panel was stunned and swallowed their saliva.
"He is the one who was just... reported by Mr. Chen for fraud."
"Then why are you still keeping him here?? Let him out! He will have nothing to do with any future segments!"
"Yes!"
The Judging Panel immediately agreed, then promptly grabbed Zhou Haoyu's sleeve and dragged him out of the auditorium.
Once this move was made, the attention of everyone present was drawn to it.
"Damn... this Young Man is going to be successful in the future. The doors of the Archaeological Team are forever open to him. This is the lifelong dream of how many antique dealers?"
"Someone even a professor of the Antique Trade admires. No wonder he could tell at a glance that Zhou Haoyu was using genuine items to pass off as fakes! Awesome, awesome!"
"Damn, I knew it. A prominent figure who can make a splash in the jade circle, a man who can Score a Bargain in a pile of rubble with 50 yuan, how could his eye for antiques be bad?"
"From now on, Yunshang Pavilion is my big boss! If you want to scheme against Yunshang Pavilion, you want to declare war on me!!!"
"Right! Me too! From now on, Yunshang Pavilion is my big brother! Whoever wants to touch Yunshang Pavilion must get past me first. I will fight the Tong Sihai Pawnshop to the bitter end!!"
Seeing this situation, Liu Yunshang was frightened.
She looked around and wondered, how did everyone around her turn from competitors into allies???
Is this right? Weren't they all snobbish Pawnshop owners before? How did they all get won over by Little Brother Chen Kai?