Eight Hundred and Eighty-Three. Appreciating Antiques (Middle)

"Brother Huang, why do you look down on me? You have a cocktail party and you didn't even notify me?" Zhang Kentao walked into the hall of the villa carelessly, followed by two followers, one of whom had a hand in his hand. carrying a big package.

Huang Rongjin's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile: "Brother Kentao, look at what you said, I think you are usually very busy. This is just an informal family reception, so I didn't send you an invitation." . However, with the relationship between our two families, there is no need for an invitation, right? No, if you want to come, you can come directly?"

Although Huang Rongjin's words were polite, they were neither soft nor hard, and there was a thorn in them.

And how could Zhang Kentao not hear it? However, the two of them have become accustomed to fighting each other, and it was Zhang Kentao who said the thorny words first, so at this moment he said nonchalantly: "That's right, we brothers don't care about the nonsense anymore! I heard that Brother Huang is here There's a cocktail party, and I'll rush over to cheer you up."

"Really?" Huang Rongjin looked at Zhang Kentao. Since he is here, he can't kick him out. At least on the surface, both of them are doing well: "Then please take a seat. The reception is about to start."

"Before the reception begins, I have a rare treasure that I would like to ask Brother Huang to help me appreciate!" As he spoke, Zhang Kentao waved his hand and asked the attendant behind him who was carrying the package to hand over what he had in his hand. come over.

"Oh, then I have to appreciate it." Huang Rongjin said with a smile. Both of them are involved in the collecting industry and both have some reputations, but Huang Rongjin is slightly more famous, so Zhang Kentao often gives him some tricky and weird things to guess what they are, just to make him look embarrassed, but he just gets the reputation. It means appreciation.

For example, last time Zhang Kentao got a bronze lamp from the Song Dynasty and asked Huang Rongjin to determine which year it was made. Fortunately, it was Huang Rongjin who had an expert next to him and hit the mark, which made Zhang Kentao leave in anger. .

This time, I don’t know what Zhang Kentao is trying to do again, but one thing is for sure, this guy definitely has no good intentions. In front of so many people, he must be thinking of some way to make himself look embarrassed.

certainly. Although I knew in my heart that it would be like this. But on the surface, he did a good job. Huang Rongjin pretended to be surprised. He walked quickly to Zhang Kentao.

People at the venue. Most people know about the grievances between Huang Rongjin and Zhang Kentao. But people always have the mentality of watching the excitement. Knowing that two people can't deal with each other. But they also gathered around curiously. I want to see what high-end stuff Zhang Kentao comes up with this time.

"This time. I bought a vase from England that is said to be from the Ming Dynasty. I want Brother Huang to help me identify the authenticity!" He said. Zhang Kentao opened the package in his hand. Then a box was taken out. Open the box. Carefully took out the things inside.

This one is very beautifully made. The celadon vase is also very elegant in shape. Most of the people at the venue had some knowledge of antiques. Saw such a beautiful vase. They couldn't help but sigh in exclamation.

Zhang Kentao proudly placed the vase on the table in the center of the villa. Then he said to Huang Rongjin: "Brother Huang, it is said that you are very accomplished in the study of Ming Dynasty porcelain. Today, I ask you, an expert, to help me identify the authenticity of the vase!"

Huang Rongjin glanced at Zhang Kentao coldly. Authenticity identification of this antique. But it's a university question. Although Huang Rongjin has put in a lot of effort in this area. But antiques are antiques after all. It's not like anything else. Identify the authenticity. It still takes a lot of effort. Not to mention. Now I can see it with my eyes in such a short time. Even experts need to use some high-tech tools to identify them.

However, even so, if Huang Rongjin didn't tell him the reason today, Zhang Kentao must have prepared a lot of words to ridicule him, which is nothing to worry about.

"How about it, brother Huang, isn't this vase good?" Zhang Kentao said proudly when he saw Huang Rongjin's admiring eyes.

"Well, it's indeed good." Huang Rongjin nodded and began to appreciate the vase.

No matter from any angle, whether it is the patterns or rust spots on it, it can be proved that this is a vase from the Ming Dynasty. But the more it looks like this, the more uneasy Huang Rongjin feels!

When Zhang Kentao brought such a vase to him for appreciation, he must have some tricks up his sleeve, but where exactly did he want to make a fuss about it? Huang Rongjin couldn't guess it, so he didn't dare to speak randomly.

I just looked at the vase carefully and inspected some details on the vase that were easily overlooked.

The conflict between Yang Ming and the pink-headed fat man was interrupted as soon as Zhang Kentao came in. The pink-headed fat man knew that there would be no more trouble, so he had to give up and follow everyone to look at the vase on the table.

The pink-headed fat man couldn't see anything, he just thought it was just a vase, but Yang Ming saw the tit-for-tat relationship between Huang Rongjin and Zhang Kentao.

Something was noticed.

"Lele, who is Zhang Kentao?" Yang Ming walked up to Huang Lele and asked in a low voice.

"He is a friend of my second brother, but he always likes to ridicule my second brother. It should be the same this time. If my second brother cannot tell the authenticity of this vase, he may say some ugly words. ." Huang Lele hates Zhang Kentao very much, but he also understands the relationship between the two families. The second brother can't do anything to him, and Huang Lele naturally has nothing to do against him.

Yang Ming nodded after hearing this, roughly understanding the relationship between the two people. It seems that this Zhang Kentao came with bad intentions.

Not understanding Zhang Kentao's purpose, Huang Rongjin naturally would not speak easily, but Zhang Kentao was a little impatient: "How about it, Brother Huang, you are an expert in this field. Is this vase real or fake?" of?"

No matter where you look at it, this vase looks real! But precisely because it looked so real, Huang Rongjin did not dare to draw conclusions easily! Because today's technology is so advanced and counterfeiting technology is very powerful, it is not uncommon to be able to make things that look fake and real.

Zhang Kentao took such a real vase to test himself, could he be so kind? If this vase is really a counterfeit, then after he says that the vase is real, Zhang Kentao will definitely take the opportunity to make fun of himself.

But wouldn’t Zhang Kentao not understand such a simple and easy-to-understand truth? If something is extreme, it will be reversed. If he takes an ambiguous thing that is not easy to identify and of poor quality to identify for himself, then it will be really difficult for him to judge. But if you use something so real to judge for yourself, how can you not become suspicious?

However, from another perspective, if this is just a counter-intuitive plan, it is not impossible for Zhang Kentao to deliberately use a real vase to confuse himself and make him think it is a fake!

As a result, Huang Rongjin was really in a difficult situation.

As if he knew what Huang Rongjin was thinking, Zhang Kentao shook his head and stood aside calmly: "I'm talking to experts, are you a little too slow? Even if you can't take a closer look, at least give a preliminary opinion. Bar?"

Huang Rongjin was a little angry and thought to himself, if I express my preliminary opinions, you will definitely come to bombard me, right? But it's okay not to say it. With so many people looking at him, Huang Rongjin really has to tell the result today.

Well, even if he says that the vase is fake, if Zhang Kentao insists that the vase is real, then there is nothing he can do. It is better to say that it is real and take a gamble.

At least if the vase is fake, you have to tell me why it is fake, right? There has to be a flaw somewhere, right? At least Huang Rongjin didn't see any flaws.

So, Huang Rongjin nodded, took a deep breath and said: "After my preliminary judgment, it seems that this vase is real..."

Before Huang Rongjin finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Ming. Yang Ming patted Huang Rongjin on the shoulder and said, "It looks like this vase is really made like it! But it's still fake. Brother Huang is Is that what you mean?”

After hearing Yang Ming's words, Huang Rongjin was obviously stunned. Although he didn't understand why Yang Ming said the vase was fake, Huang Rongjin knew that Yang Ming himself was outstanding. He must have a reason for saying so!

Rather than guessing by yourself, it would be better to listen to Yang Ming and take a gamble this time. Anyway, he is not sure about anything. The worst he can do is to be ridiculed by Zhang Kentao, which is no big deal.

"Is it true or false?" Zhang Kentao glanced at Yang Ming with some dissatisfaction and thought, who is this guy? What to say?

"Haha, that's what Yang Ming said!" Huang Rongjin nodded affirmatively.

Zhang Kentao's expression changed instantly but returned to normal immediately. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to tell. But it can be hidden from other people's eyes, but it is impossible to hide it from Yang Ming's eyes.

"Humph," Zhang Kentao regained his previous proud look: "Brother Huang, I'm afraid you guessed it wrong this time? How could this vase be fake? This is what I spent at an auction in the UK. Bought it for three million pounds!"

Huang Rongjin was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer, but out of trust in Yang Ming, he still turned his attention to Yang Ming, and sure enough, Yang Ming disappointed him.

"Really?" Yang Ming looked at Zhang Kentao with a half-smile: "Are you sure this vase is real?"

"I...of course I'm sure! The vase is mine, and I've had it authenticated by an expert. It must be real!" Zhang Kentao nodded with certainty. But in my heart, I was very unhappy with the person in front of me. What happened to him?

"Then what if I have to say it's fake?" Yang Ming looked at the vase and then at Zhang Kentao and asked.