Ye Fan and Zhang Zhengqi had already given their answers, so the staff took out the sign. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, the porcelain plates were fired in civilian kilns, estimated to be 150,000 to 200,000 yuan.
"Don't be too pleased with yourself. You've only won one point. You'd better not make any mistakes with the remaining nine antiques.”Zhang Zhengqi's expression changed when he saw the sign, but he quickly returned to normal.
"There's no point in continuing like this. Why don't we add some stakes?”Ye Fan happened to be short of money now, so he naturally did not want to miss this opportunity to earn money.
Zhang Zhengqi also felt a little embarrassed because he had just made a mistake in the appraisal. Therefore, when Ye Fan suggested adding a bonus, he agreed without thinking."Since you want to lose miserably, then it's as you wish. Tell me what you want to add.”
Ye Fan thought for a moment and took out the cracked bead from his pocket. He placed it in his palm."Take a look at how much this is worth. I'll bet on it. If I lose, this thing is yours. If you say it, you can give me something of equal value.”
Ye Fan's bead was not big. It was only the size of the glass ball that he played with when he was young. Moreover, there was a crack on the bead that reduced the appearance of the bead by a lot.
"Are you crazy? Taking out such a broken bead as a bet?”Chen Qiu looked at the ordinary-looking pearl in Ye Fan's palm and could not help but mock it.
Ye Fan ignored Chen Qiu's mockery. After all, a dog had bitten a person, and a person could not bite back, right?"Uncle Li, take a look at this bead. How much is it worth?”
Ye Fan placed the bead in his hand into Li Luo's hand and asked Li Luo to appraise it. Li Luo was the most authoritative person in the field of appraisal among everyone present, so no one felt that it was inappropriate for him to be firm.
Li Luo brought the bead closer to his eyes. With just a glance, his expression immediately became interesting."Shi Yu, it's actually Shi Yu. Ye Fan, your luck is too good to actually obtain such a treasure.”
No matter who it was, when they heard this name, their faces became solemn. The stone jade was not considered an antique, but it had a special effect. When worn, it could calm one's heart and calm one's blood pressure. It had a magical effect on those who had unstable blood pressure.
Now, no one cared about the crack above. Most of the people present had the idea of bidding for it. To them, stone jade was priceless. It had been a few years since stone jade had appeared on the market.
"Young man, are you selling this stone jade? I'll pay 100,000 yuan.”Finally, a middle-aged man with a big belly bid to buy this stone jade.
"Old Ma, you're not being honest. You want to buy this stone jade with 100,000 yuan? I'll pay 150,000."
"I say, Old Liu, aren't you embarrassed? You have the nerve to say 150,000. Young man, if you buy the stone jade for me, I'll give you 300,000.”
After Li Luo's appraisal, the stone jade achieved the effect that Ye Fan wanted. He nodded in satisfaction in his heart. There was no sadness or joy on his face. He was waiting until he was satisfied with the price.
The original item appraisal competition had now turned into an auction with the appearance of Shi Yu. Chen Qiu's expression became darker and darker. He could not stand to see Ye Fan, this poor kid, being so dazzling. He was jealous.
Not only him, Zhang Zhengqi and Lin Xiao's expressions were also not good. Zhang Zhengqi's expression was as ugly as touching the bottom of a pot."Alright, Ye Fan, don't play any tricks. Our competition hasn't ended yet. If you want to auction your stone jade, then wait until you finish competing with me.”Zhang Zhengqi finally could not help but shout out loud when he heard the rising price.
As Zhang Zhengqi shouted, the scene began to quiet down. Although everyone was dissatisfied with Zhang Zhengqi's shout, they were all influential figures after all. No one would argue with a junior like him.
Ye Fan held the stone jade and said,"I just want to confirm how much this is worth. If I didn't hear wrongly, the last price I heard before you barked was 500,000 yuan."”Ye Fan sneered and grabbed Shi Yu tightly. He said,"I'll mortgage this stone jade pearl for 500,000 yuan. Do you dare to accept it?”Ye Fan emphasized the last three words.
"I'll answer it." These two words were squeezed out of Zhang Zhengqi's throat. If it wasn't in front of so many people, he really wanted to go up and tear Ye Fan apart.
"Okay, then Li Luo and I will be your witnesses.”As soon as Zhang Zhengqi agreed, Zhang Qunfu stood up to support Ye Fan and did not forget to drag Li Luo down.
"Since all of you are so interested, I'll be a witness too.”Li Quanguo volunteered to get involved.
Chen Qiu, Lin Xiao, and Zhang Zhengqi couldn't afford to offend Zhang Qunfu or Li Luo. Li Quanguo was also on their side now, which made the three of them even more powerless.
In fact, when the appraisal competition had just started, the parents of the three parties had already come over. It was just that they did not slander them. Since ancient times, there was a saying that the poor should not fight with the rich, and the good fortune should not be fought with the officials. Although their families were rich, they did not think that they could compete with the BOSS of the Cultural Relics Bureau.
Even if Lin Xiao's father was the deputy BOSS, Li Guoguo was here, so he could not say anything. One had to know that if they were to step in, it could turn from a fight between the younger generation into a political struggle.
Ye Fan was already one point ahead of Ye Fan by appraising only two of the eleven antiques. In the following appraisal, the onlookers had already distinguished who was stronger and who was weaker. Except for the second antique, Zhang Zhengqi's appraisal was wrong. The other items were all correct. However, the time he took to appraise was far behind Ye Fan.
The longest time Zhang Zheng had used it was nearly ten minutes before the appraisal result was out. However, no matter what item it was, Ye Fan could tell the correct appraisal result with just a glance. Even a blind person could tell who was stronger and weaker.
"There's only one item left. You must take it easy.”Ye Fan looked at the last antique and sneered in his heart."I'm afraid you can't even say that this thing is right.”
Zhang Zhengqi's words were still tough, but he had no confidence in his heart. After appraising ten antiques, Ye Fan had not made any mistakes. If Ye Fan still did not make any mistakes on the last antique, then he would definitely lose.
The last antique was a small cauldron. Zhang Zhengqi picked it up and was silent for a long time before he said,""The Ming Dynasty sacrificial bronze tripod, an item from the Zhu Di era.”
" This cauldron is called the Sapphire Ancient Bronze Cauldron. It is an item that is only used during the annual court ceremony. The cauldron has three legs and is engraved with a Kirin and a Phoenix..." This time, Zhang Zhengqi revealed everything he knew.
As Zhang Zhengqi continued to talk about the history and dynasty of the cauldron, as well as the characteristics and functions of the cauldron, the surrounding people began to stir up. Zhang Zhengqi's father also showed a proud look on his face. Although his son was a playboy, his attainments in antiques had indeed won the praise of many of his friends.
"Are you done?" Hearing Zhang Zhengqi talk so much, Ye Fan felt very tired for him. Looking at Zhang Zhengqi's current state, he was also panting heavily, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
"I'm done. It's your turn." Zhang Zhengqi looked like he had won, but he seemed to have forgotten one thing. Ye Fan was already one point ahead of him, so even if Ye Fan's answer was wrong this time, the two of them would only be tied.
Ye Fan didn't want to be in the limelight. Although he knew that Zhang Zhengqi's answer was wrong, he didn't intend to tell the truth. Anyway, he still won if both of them were wrong on this item."My answer is the same as his. Please take out the sign.”
When Zhang Zhengqi, who was still proud of himself a second ago, heard Ye Fan's answer, his expression instantly froze. He said hatefully,"You win." He had just remembered that no matter what Ye Fan answered correctly or wrongly, he was already one point ahead of him. And for the appraisal of the last item, no matter what answer Ye Fan gave, he would not lose.
The two of them stated their answers, and the service staff took out the label from the appreciation platform. However, compared to the introduction of the previous ten pieces, the label of the last antique tripod only had two words: " Fake."
"Counterfeit? How could it be a fake?" Zhang Zhengqi roared. He looked very scary. He was very confident in the appraisal results of this antique, but what he never expected was that after he said a bunch of appraisal results, the answer given by the Pure Sandal Ancient House was fake.
"Young Master Zhang, don't worry about why it's a fake. You should give me the prize that we agreed on. I'm not at ease with it in your hands, I'm afraid you'll forget.”After the competition, Ye Fan directly asked for the prize.
Before he came back, other than those few items, Ye Fan's total net worth was less than 30,000 yuan. The 500,000 yuan that Zhang Zhengqi gave was really a timely gift. Ye Fan could use this money to go shopping in the antique street.
After Zhang Zhengqi transferred 500,000 yuan to Ye Fan's bank account with red eyes, he left the appreciation meeting without saying a word. However, Ye Fan was in an extremely happy mood.
"Haha, Ye Fan, you've made a fortune today. You have to treat me tonight.”Wei Quanming had set his sights on food, which made Zhang Qunfu look down on him.
"No problem. I'll treat everyone tonight.”Ye Fan smiled politely.
After chatting with a few people, Li Luo officially introduced Ye Fan and the BOSS. Boss Li Quanguo's evaluation of Ye Fan was only four words: "The younger generation is formidable."
"Ye Fan, you're the first young man Boss has praised sincerely in the past two years.”Ye Fan and Li Luo walked out of the Pure Sandal Ancient Zhai Appreciation Meeting and chatted outside.
Ye Fan subconsciously touched his nose and said,"Uncle Li, don't make fun of me."
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