After rebirth, I know the value of antiques like the back of my hand

The basic shape of a jade cong is a circle inside and a square outside, to show "a round sky and a round place".

Like Shijia, this is a very typical jade cong, with a mixture of cloud and thunder patterns and animal face patterns on it. It is a typical artifact of the Liangzhu Culture in the Taihu Lake Basin.

Luo Yuyang knew what Zhu Yuelan was thinking, so he said: "This is a jade cong from the Shang Dynasty, it should be about 4000 years ago."

"Then we are done?"

Zhu Yuelan was overjoyed, she took the initiative to reach out her hand, and patted each other with Luo Yuyang.

The two are like best partners.

Of course, Shi Ningwen was not unhappy with Luo Yuyang's choice, but he was greatly relieved.

Compared with the jade Xuanji, this jade cong is like scraps, not worth mentioning.

Shi Haoliang finally felt relieved, and at the same time felt a little grateful to Luo Yuyang.

Luo Yuyang had done such a great favor to the Shi family, so he had every reason to obtain the Shi family's heirloom, Yu Xuanji.

Moreover, Yu Xuanji is much more valuable than a damaged jade cong. From an economic point of view, Yu Xuanji should be the right choice.

But Luo Yuyang is obviously not a greedy person, so he chose the broken jade cong.

Shi Haoliang shook Luo Yuyang's hand and said sincerely, "Thank you so much."

"It's nothing, we just take what we need and it's good enough."

Luo Yuyang said to Zhu Yuelan: "Then let's go."

Zhu Yuelan nodded.

Shi Ningwen quickly stopped Luo Yuyang: "How can this be done? At least you have to stay for a meal!"

Shi Haoliang also said: "Yeah, you have done us such a favor, how can we let you go away like this?"

But Luo Yuyang still insisted on leaving, excused that there was still urgent matter to deal with.

Moreover, Luo Yuyang also comforted Shi Ningwen, and would come back later to observe He Zixi's recovery.

Shi Ningwen and Shi Haoliang had no choice but to let them go.

While in the car, Zhu Yuelan asked: "This jade cong has already reached 4000 years, so we don't need to look for another one?"

Luo Yuyang thought about it for a while, and he had some concerns in his heart, but he said: "It shouldn't be necessary, we just wait for the work to be handed in tomorrow."

"Okay, listen to you."

Luo Yuyang said in a joking tone: "I found that you are quite obedient."

Zhu Yuelan glared at Luo Yuyang: "What? Are you still not satisfied?"

"No, no, very satisfied."

Having met the assessment conditions, Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan felt very relaxed, and couldn't help but smile at each other.

The next day, Luo Yuyang came to the headquarters building of the association early.

It's still the meeting room on the first floor.

Luo Yuyang thought that he had come early enough, but he was taken aback when he came in.

There are already many people sitting in the meeting room.

Unexpectedly, Luo Yuyang was the last one.

At this time, Luo Yuyang saw Zhu Yuelan waving at him, so he walked over and sat beside her.

Luo Yuyang looked around and said in a low voice, "The atmosphere is a bit depressing."

"I've heard that there are very few completed groups..."

Luo Yuyang thought, this is also normal.

Objects dating back thousands of years, if found in the antique market, would fetch sky-high prices.

It is not impossible to pick up leaks, but we need to touch them slowly.

In just two days, the probability of encountering a "big leak" is too small.

At this time, Ma Fangbin and Zhao Donghua walked into the meeting room.

Both examiners looked serious.

It was still Ma Fangbin who spoke: "We are now conducting the second round of inspection and acceptance of the objects."

Ma Fangbin looked at the people in the stands, and said, "Come in order."

The two of you in the first group, please hand in your items.

The candidates in the first group were all in their 30s. They looked at each other and walked onto the stage.

What the two of them took out of their bags were two bronze vessels.

A bronze mirror and a bronze tripod.

The bronze mirror is in the shape of the Tang Dynasty, while the bronze tripod is in the Han Dynasty.

The combined age of these two objects should be 3000 years old.

Of course, that is according to the real thing.

Ma Fangbin and Zhao Donghua looked at one respectively, and soon saw the flaw.

Zhao Donghua snorted coldly, and put down the bronze tripod.

Ma Fangbin said with a half-smile: "Isn't this bronze mirror right? Looking at the rust, it's too fake. It must have been put in a urine pot and buried in a pit for a month before it came out of the pan?"

"It's the same situation with this copper tripod. By the way, did you get the goods from the same dealer?"

The two people in this group were said to be blushing by the two examiners, unable to lift their heads at all.

Ma Fangbin waved his hands and said, "Okay, you two, let's work harder next year."

The two returned to their seats, quickly packed up their things and left.

This severance shocked most of the people present.

It is true that some candidates want to deceive the examiner with fake things.

But don't even think about where this place is. People from the National Antique Collection and Research Association are all top antique appraisers in the country.

How could he be fooled by some quack tricks?

It's the turn of the second group.

The two people in this group directly raised their hands and abstained, because they, like the first group, planned to take two new things that did well.

After watching the end of the first group, they decisively made a wise choice.

The third and fourth groups did not abstain, but the things they took out were wrong.

The two items in the third group combined are just over 1000 years old.

The fourth group is even worse, less than 1000 years.

……

Finally it was Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan's sixth group.

The two walked up to the summit together, and after this cooperation, they had a tacit understanding.

The inability of the first few groups to pass the assessment will undoubtedly put more pressure on the subsequent groups.

Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan have attracted much attention, after all, both of them are people with some background.

Needless to say, Luo Yuyang has already been branded "Su Xuelin" on his body.

Zhu Yuelan is the daughter of Xu Zhengyan, the current vice president, and she can be regarded as a descendant of a well-known antique collector.

Ma Fangbin smiled and asked, "What good things did you two bring? Let's hold hands."

Zhu Yuelan took out the jade cong from her bag and put it on the table.

Ma Fangbin and Zhao Donghua glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

On the side of Xiqu in the northwest, jade cong are not uncommon.

Although there are many imitations, you can occasionally see genuine ones.

Most of them were dug out of the soil by tomb robbers.

But jade cong is rare in this part of China.

Zhao Donghua helped the glasses on his face, then picked them up to have a look, and stroked them carefully.

"no problem."

Zhao Donghua put it on the table.

Ma Fangbin also picked it up and took a look: "It's a pity that it is damaged, but it's really thousands of years old."

There was an uproar among the examinees in the audience, which meant that Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan could pass the examination.

Of course, there were also those who were not willing to protest.

"But this jade cong is defective! Is this okay?"

Ma Fangbin let out a heck of a laugh: "Why not? We only stipulated the historical period, and did not stipulate that it must be intact."

Luo Yuyang smiled secretly, everything was as he expected.

Zhu Yuelan was also a little complacent, and waited for Ma Fangbin to announce that she had passed the second round of assessment.

Ma Fangbin thought that at last one group could pass, and was about to speak when he saw someone raised his hand again from the audience.

Ma Fangbin pointed to the person who raised his hand and asked, "What else do you need?"

When Zhu Yuelan saw it, her expression froze, and it was Chen Zhiping who raised her hand.

What does this guy want to do, even tear down her Zhu Yuelan's platform?

Chen Zhiping was indeed trying to tear things down. He stood up and said, "Examiner Ma, Examiner Zhao, I remember that when the rules were announced before, each person must find an old object, and the sum of the two must be more than 3000 years old."

At this point, Chen Zhiping pointed to the jade cong on the table and said, "However, the two of them only found one, so this should not meet the requirements?"

Ma Fangbin and Zhao Donghua were stunned, they really didn't expect this.

When the people in the audience were reminded by Chen Zhiping, they immediately became agitated.

"Yeah, this doesn't meet the regulations, so it shouldn't be considered a pass!"

"Don't let them pass!"

Ma Fangbin looked at Luo Yuyang with some embarrassment, and then at Zhu Yuelan.

It would be a pity if he failed the examination because of this.

Zhu Yuelan panicked a little, and winked at Luo Yuyang.

Zhu Yuelan was afraid of this tomorrow, so she even asked Luo Yuyang a question, but then nothing happened.

Luo Yuyang smiled, took out an object from his pocket and put it on the table.

A few people nearby saw that it was a one-yuan coin in a cup.

Zhu Yuelan asked strangely: "Why?"

Zhu Yuelan thought to herself, what time is it, and Luo Yuyang is still playing tricks.

"This is the second one."

Zhu Yuelan suddenly realized what Luo Yuyang meant.

Since the jade cong has far met the requirements of the assessment, there is no problem with the other object being zero years old.

When Chen Zhiping saw it, he was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Luo Yuyang to be so clever.

Originally, Chen Zhiping's wishful thinking was pretty good, as long as Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan were engaged, the subsequent assessment would definitely be stable.

Not only did she fail now, she also offended Zhu Yuelan.

Seeing Zhu Yuelan looking at him with murderous eyes, Chen Zhiping turned his head resentfully.

When the other candidates saw this situation, they all shut up.

Only then did Ma Fangbin announce: "Group [-], Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan have passed the second round of assessment!"

Luo Yuyang and Zhu Yuelan returned to their seats, waiting for the results of other groups.

Chen Zhiping and his partner Tao Jun also successfully passed the assessment.

What the two of them got was a jade pendant from the Tang Dynasty and a lacquer bowl.

And that jade pendant is said to have been collected by Chen Zhiping from another pawn shop at a high price.

Of course, Chen Zhiping was also very cautious. He found a pawn shop he didn't know, and it didn't violate the rules.

In the end, the eighth group did not pass the assessment.

In other words, except for the sixth and seventh groups, all candidates were killed.

"Okay, candidates who have not passed the examination, please continue to work hard next year, and you can go back." Ma Fangbin said with a smile.

There was wailing in the audience, and all those who were eliminated left dejectedly.

There were sixteen people before, but now there are only four people sitting under the stage.

Ma Fangbin said: "Congratulations to everyone who passed the second round of assessment. The next assessment will be held tomorrow. Please report here on time. You can go back."

Zhu Yuelan raised her hand and asked, "Shouldn't you tell me about the content of the assessment?"

"You'll know then."

It's good for Luo Yuyang to think about it, so as not to be stressed.

Luo Yuyang said goodbye to Zhu Yuelan and was about to leave.

"Hey, you don't want this anymore?"

When Luo Yuyang turned his head, Zhu Yuelan handed the jade cong into his hands.

Zhu Yuelan said: "This is your thing, I don't want it, and it's still damaged, so it probably won't be worth much."

Luo Yuyang smiled, put the jade cong in his bag, and said, "Okay, thank you."

After chatting casually with Zhu Yuelan, Luo Yuyang walked out of the association building.

At this time, Luo Yuyang's cell phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw it was an unfamiliar phone number.

"Hi, hello, is this Mr. Luo Yuyang Luo?"

"It's me, who are you?"

"I'm from Hanhai Auction Company, and my surname is Song."

Only then did Luo Yuyang remember that he had heard the name of Hanhai Auction Company before.

It is a well-established auction company.

The preview of the Hanhai Midsummer Auction is about to begin.

"Mr. Luo, I heard from Professor Su that you have a painting here, and you want to participate in the preview."

That painting is actually Tang Bohu's "Tao Gu Post Pavilion Picture".

Luo Yuyang mentioned it to Su Xuelin before, and he hesitated whether to resell this painting.

But Su Xuelin said, no matter whether you sell it or not, let others know that you have this painting.

Only in this way can Luo Yuyang's reputation be established in the collection circle.

So Luo Yuyang agreed to release the news about the painting.

Luo Yuyang replied: "Yes."

"Then do you have time in the afternoon? It's best to come to our company. Our expert team needs to appraise the auction items in advance."

Luo Yuyang thought for a while, and there was really nothing to do in the afternoon, so he said, "Yes."

"Then I'll text you the address and see you this afternoon."

Luo Yuyang hung up the phone, and soon received a text message.

Looking at the address, Hanhai's headquarters is not too far away.

Luo Yuyang came by car again, so he still had time to have lunch.

Luo Yuyang found a decent fast food restaurant nearby.

Then I ordered a few things, found a seat with the food and sat down.

Luo Yuyang first picked up the jade cong from his bag, and looked at it carefully.

He always felt that this jade cong was unusual.

Because the above decoration is also a mixture of cloud and thunder pattern and animal mask pattern, but the animal mask pattern is not very "orthodox", and it is much fiercer than what is often seen.

Luo Yuyang simply activated the "Human World Valuation System" to evaluate the damaged jade cong.

[Valuation]: Jade Cong with Fengsheng and Animal Patterns

[Status]: Slightly flawed

[Article Age]: Shang Dynasty

[Material]: Hetian seed material

【Value Evaluation】: 9/10

【Purchase Reserve Price】: None

【Selling reserve price】: Unable to estimate

When Luo Yuyang saw the reserve price, he was immediately stunned.

How is it another "unable to estimate"?

Could it be that this jade cong is still a priceless treasure?

Luo Yuyang saw the "appraisal" again, and it said "Jade Cong with Fengsheng Beast Pattern".

Luo Yuyang's heart moved, isn't "Phoenix Beast" the famous monster in Shan Hai Jing?