The door to the banquet hall was closed, and several heavily armed security guards were guarding the door, and no one was allowed to enter the banquet hall without permission.

The banquet hall, which was originally very lively, immediately quieted down the moment Ye Tian stepped onto the stage.

Everyone in the banquet hall was looking at Ye Tian and the metal trolley box placed on the solid wood dining table in the center of the stage, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation and excitement.

After standing on the stage, Ye Tian quickly glanced at the audience, then picked up the microphone placed on the auction table, came to the center of the stage, and said loudly with a smile:

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Steven, we all know each other, so I won't introduce you too much, it's a pleasure to meet you here, and you are very welcome to be invited to this small appreciation meeting"

"Bang Bang Bang"

There was a round of applause in the banquet hall, short but warm.

At the same time, the footage here also appeared on the Internet.

Many antique art experts, historians and archaeologists, high-level figures from major museums, and many top collectors from all over the world are watching the live broadcast and participating in the appreciation event remotely.

Those who are eligible to participate in this appreciation and be able to watch the live broadcast are limited to professionals in the industry, and they must have a certain weight.

Even if others knew that the appreciation was going live online, they couldn't see the live broadcast because they didn't have an invitation code or pass.

Of course, it is not excluded that there are professionals who will disseminate the video content and broadcast it live on the computer screen with their mobile phones to present the live broadcast in front of everyone's eyes.

The applause fell, and Ye Tianqing's voice came out again.

"The reason why we are holding this small appreciation meeting today and inviting everyone to come to the Coco Mart Hotel is very clear to everyone, and then let's get straight to the point.

Just today at noon, I saw a fragment of a marble statue at an antique stall in the Athens flea market, and I thought it was interesting, so I bought it.

The fragment of the statue is the left forearm of a female sculpture, broken at the elbow, without a left hand, with a slightly weathered surface and a scarred and pitted top.

In addition, there are several long and short cracks on the fragment of this statue, stained with stains, which have long lost their original luster, but these do not hide its beauty.

There is no ornament on this fragment of the statue, only a red fruit left forearm, but its shape is round and plump, and the lines are graceful, quite like the idealism of ancient Greek sculpture.

And the marble is very good, it is a very famous and rare Paros marble, and the translucent Paros Dali is regarded as one of the most exquisite things in ancient times.

Most of the people who come here are professionals, and they must all know that in ancient Greece, only statues enshrined in temples were eligible to use Paris marble.

For example, the statue of the goddess Athena, which was once enshrined in the Parthenon, is carved out of Paris marble except for the wood and ivory parts."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nod slightly, and there was no disagreement.

And everyone became more excited and their eyes brighter, but no one interrupted Ye Tian's performance.

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

In addition to these features, I made a judgment by carefully observing the few lines that were left in the fragment of the statue, or rather the notches left by the sculptor.

I can say with great certainty that this classical sculpture should have been created between 2,500 and 2,400 BC, that is, between 500 BC and 400 BC.

There is no doubt about this, and I will do another carbon 14 test to determine the exact age of the sculpture and to support the dating I have given.

Between 500 and 400 B.C., it was the most powerful era after ancient Greece defeated the invasion of the Persian Empire, and in that era, many great people appeared in ancient Greece.

In the field of carving, it was also the greatest era in the history of ancient Greek sculpture, with the emergence of three famous classical carving masters, Phidias, Milon and Polykritos.

Considering the preciousness of Paros marble, which only the best master carvers are qualified to use, combined with the skill of the statue's fragments, I have come to another conclusion.

The fragment of the statue is likely to be a statue of a god from one of the top Greek sculptors and enshrined in a temple.

From this point of view, combined with the graceful lines of this fragment of the statue, I unconsciously compare it with the representative work of Phidias, the statue of the goddess Athena.

Not to mention, I did find a little similarity between the two, but I don't dare to conclude that this is a fragment of the work of Phidias, the god of classical carving.

When I made these judgments, Professor Ophelia, an archaeologist from the National Archaeological Museum of Athens who was also at the Athenian flea market, thought of Phedias."

Speaking of this, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured to Professor Ophelia, who was standing in the audience.

As he moved, everyone in the scene looked at Professor Ophelia, and everyone's eyes were extremely hot.

What else could Professor Ophelia do, she could only nod lightly and echo Ye Tian's words.

But in her heart, she was complaining wildly.

As for the object of complaining, who else could it be besides Ye Tian?

"Steven, it wasn't you bastard who led me step by step before I said Phidias' name, thinking that this statue fragment may be the work of Phidias, the god of classical carving."

Of course, Professor Ophelia didn't say that.

Soon, everyone turned around and looked at Ye Tian again.

And Ye Tian, who was standing in the center of the stage, continued his performance.

"What happened next, everyone knows, as soon as the name Phidias appeared, it caused a sensation in the Athenian flea market, and the impact quickly spread.

Within minutes, the news was spreading all over Athens, all over Greece, and all over the world, and my phone was ringing one after another, and it was almost blown up by you guys!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to the people in the audience and the camera lens.

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed.

Countless live broadcasts are the same, and those guys who know Ye Tian and just called him today are also smiling.

When the laughter fell slightly, Ye Tianqing's voice immediately came out again.

"There are so many people who call me, everyone is friends, many of them are my financiers, I can't answer anyone's calls, that's too rude, but I'm very busy, I really don't have much time.

In order to solve the problem once and for all, and to listen to the appraisal opinions of other experts and scholars, after all, my appraisal opinions are just the words of one family, and I am not very sure, so I held this appreciation meeting.

In this appreciation meeting, you can carefully appreciate and identify the fragment of this marble statue, and discuss it openly and honestly to see if you can form a unified opinion and give a clear appraisal conclusion.

Next, I will show this marble statue fragment and present it in front of everyone's eyes and on the live screen, so that everyone can see it clearly and everyone can participate in the identification."

After finishing speaking, Ye Tian turned around and walked to the solid wood dining table, put down the microphone in his hand, and then prepared to open the black metal trolley box.

Seeing his action, whether it was the professionals who were on the scene or watching the live broadcast, their expressions all became nervous, staring closely at Ye Tian's every move and staring at the metal trolley box.

Especially those guys who were in the banquet hall, they all took a step forward, trying to close the distance and see more clearly, but fortunately, they were quite restrained and did not rush to the stage.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had already opened the trolley box, took out the remnant of the marble statue in the box, and placed it on the table.

The next moment, the scene of the banquet hall and countless live broadcasts sounded bursts of surprised exclamations at the same time.

"Wow! This statue is really broken enough, and it looks like it's about to fall apart, so how can you identify it?"

"Yes, the upper and lower ends are missing, and there are so few traces left by the sculptor that it is too difficult to identify! What's more, no one has ever seen the sculpture of Phedias, the god of classical carving!"

Listening to the exclamations and discussions in the audience, Ye Tian laughed softly.

If it's so easy to identify, how can buddies be willing to take it out and let you guys appreciate and appraise it, isn't it asking for trouble!

After placing the statue fragment on the table and displaying it for a while, and letting the employees of his company take pictures from all angles, Ye Tiancai allowed many professionals on the scene to take turns to come forward to admire and identify.

The first to take to the stage were Pendermaris, director of the Acropolis Museum, and several experts from the Acropolis Museum, all of whom were experts in the study of Phidias' sculpture.

These experts and scholars came up to the stage, picked up the identification tools on the table, and then gathered around the table, and began to admire and identify the fragment of the statue, and their eyes were almost closed.

Soon, more than half an hour had passed.

The identification of the statue's remnant continued, and the banquet hall was filled with whispered discussions and even quarrels.

Those who have completed the appraisal or are in the process of appraising, from their own perspectives, discuss the origin of this statue fragment and analyze its artistic value.

The focus of discussion and debate is, of course, who made this fragment of the statue and whether it is the masterpiece of Phedias, the god of classical carving.

As for the artistic style of this marble statue fragment and the age of creation, everyone does not have much controversy, and basically agrees with Ye Tian's conclusion that this is a classical carving work created in the ancient Greek period.

As for the texture of this fragment of the statue, there is no doubt that it is indeed a precious and rare Paros marble.

As the owner of this statue fragment, Ye Tian naturally joined the discussion, and talked in a low voice with several old friends.

At this moment, the Greek Minister of Culture suddenly came over with Maria, called Ye Tian aside, and then whispered with a serious face:

"Mr. Steven, I have a reluctant request that you leave this statue fragment in Athens, I wonder if you agree?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian's eyes immediately flashed with disdain.

Sure enough! That's the way the Greeks worked!