After the start of the treasure appreciation competition, Meng Zitao easily passed the level and successfully advanced to the finals.

The two-day competition, which was covered by the provincial TV station and the Internet, attracted a lot of attention, and the day of the final attracted the attention of many antique lovers, many of whom came to the scene to cheer for the players.

The final was held at a gymnasium in Jinling, and reporters from all walks of life arrived early that morning, and they kept using their cameras and camcorders to capture every highlight of the scene.

At nine o'clock in the morning, I saw that the rostrum was already sitting with officials, judges, sponsors of the competition, and appraisers of auction companies.

The host Qian Lele held the microphone and said to the camera with a smile: "After two days of competition, this year's treasure appreciation competition ushered in the last day, in which twelve contestants passed the previous rounds of interesting and fierce links and stood out from hundreds of contestants. Today, the winner will be from these twelve players. So, let's interview Mr. Ren Anjian, the chief judge of this treasure appreciation competition, and how the champion will be selected in the finals. ”

Speaking of this, she came to Ren Anjian, who was sitting on the rostrum, and repeated what she had just said again.

Ren Anjian is a thin old man of medium height, small eyes, and smiling eyes, he nodded slightly and said: "The final method of this treasure appraisal competition is very novel, and Yi Ya Ge prepares 10,000 yuan for each contestant, and the contestants can use this 10,000 yuan to buy antiques, and finally the expert group identifies the authenticity of the antiques bought back and valuses, and the player with the highest antique value wins the championship." ”

As soon as his words fell, the players and the audience under the rostrum let out a cry of amazement.

At this time, someone in the audience asked loudly: "I want to ask two questions, are there any rules for the contestants to buy antiques, and is there any way to prevent cheating?"

"Good question. ”

Ren Anjian explained: "In order to ensure the fairness of our competition, the contestants can only buy antiques in the two markets of Chaotian Palace and Confucius Temple, and each contestant will be accompanied by a staff member to supervise, I hope the contestants do not make mistakes, otherwise, our antique association will give the most severe punishment." ”

Everyone nodded, thinking that this was normal.

After answering this question, another contestant asked a question: "I want to ask Mr. Qian, after I bought an antique with 10,000 yuan, who is the owner of this antique?"

This is indeed a key issue, and no one wants to pick up the leak themselves and end up making a wedding dress for someone else.

Everyone's eyes turned to Qian Qingyun, and he replied with a smile: "Don't worry, this friend, I solemnly state that the funds provided by Yi Ya Ge are free of charge, and the antiques that each contestant buys back with this money are owned by the contestant himself." However, afterwards, I hope that Yi Ya Ge will have the opportunity to buy antiques first, of course, this price must be fair, there is no mandatory requirement, you can sell it to whomever you want. ”

Several contestants had satisfied smiles on their faces.

When no one asked any more questions, the officials sitting on the podium gave a short speech and announced the start of the finals, and then handed over the funds to the contestants.

"Teacher Meng, where are we going next?"

The staff who followed Meng Zitao was named Li Jian, a very common name, and the people were also very ordinary, belonging to the kind that could not be found in the crowd.

Meng Zitao thought about it for a while and said, "Let's go to Chaotian Palace first, it's farther away from here." ”

The competition stipulates that you must return to the gymnasium before 4 p.m., and you will be eliminated if you are one second late, so the time is still relatively tight. After all, if you want to win, you must pick up the leak, otherwise there is not much chance at all, but for ordinary people, it is not so easy to pick up a leak that can win the game.

This matter is much less difficult for Meng Zitao, but if he only uses his ability, he feels that he is a little invincible, and besides, he is not a small character a few years ago, and he already has a lot of experience in appraising antiques, so he wants to try it on his own level first.

Meng Zitao was about to leave the gymnasium when he was stopped by Qian Lele.

"Teacher Meng, excuse me, can I take up a little of your precious time?" asked Qian Lele with a smile.

"If you stop it, I can't agree to it. ”

Meng Zitao muttered in his heart, and then said, "Please speak." ”

Qian Lele said: "What do you think is the key to winning this competition?"

"Of course, it's an antique that is as good as possible with as little money as possible. Meng Zitao was a little speechless, isn't this asking some nonsense?

"Oh, you're saying you have to pick up the leak if you want to win the championship?" asked Qian Lele with some excitement.

Meng Zitao smiled: "I think that's it, who can win mainly depends on who picks up the bigger leaks." However, I personally think that if you are not careful, you will suffer. ”

In fact, Meng Zitao did not like the rules of this competition, it can be said that there is no one who does not want to pick up the leak, but this kind of thinking of picking up the leak is actually not healthy, the antique circle is rampant with fakes, if you buy antiques with the psychology of picking up, you will often suffer from it.

The use of this way of competition in the treasure appreciation competition will undoubtedly promote people's mentality, thinking that it is easier for players to pick up leaks, they should also be able to pick up leaks, and what the result will be, everyone should be able to guess.

Therefore, Meng Zitao couldn't understand why the competition would adopt such a competition method, was it to attract audiences?

After Qian Lele asked a few more questions, he politely took his leave.

Meng Zitao and Li Jian came to Chaotian Palace by car, today is the weekend, and the merchants and vendors who came from all over the world gathered here to set up stalls, and there was an endless stream of people who came to communicate and Taobao.

After getting out of the car, Meng Zitao took out a pair of black-framed glasses and put them on, and he also had a mustache glued, he is now a celebrity, and if he is not retouched, he will definitely be recognized.

Chaotian Palace was very lively today, and when Meng Zitao passed by the crowd, he also heard someone discussing the game. Although today is the last day of the tournament and the process of the tournament will be edited and broadcast tomorrow, there must be some well-informed people who know what the rules of today's tournament are.

"I heard that no, today's game is more special!"

"I think those peddlers are gearing up to slaughter them. ”

"For me, I will definitely not let go of such an opportunity, I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one, if it is missed by those players in their own hands, it is estimated that it will be ten days and half a month without sleep. ”

"That's the truth, but in this way, we, the buyers, are unlucky, and we need to pay a lot more expensive to buy a thing, isn't it nothing to look for?"

Listening to the discussion of the people around him, Meng Zitao felt a little helpless, which was exactly what he was worried about, if he wanted to buy an antique at that time, it would take more energy.

Half a ring, Meng Zitao left this little trouble behind, the trouble is common, he has it, and other players are the same, everyone is on the same starting line.

Meng Zitao and Li Jian shuttled through the crowd of antique streets, and Meng Zitao stopped from time to time to look at the stalls, or choose one or two things to ask about the price, but in the end they didn't start.

In this case, Li Jian, who was next to him, was a little confused, and in the end he could only guess that it was because of limited money and it was difficult to make a decision.

After taking a few steps forward, Meng Zitao saw Xu Xiaofeng, Xu Xiaofeng is a player launched by the Jinling Antique Association, the level is very high, and he is tall and handsome, coupled with his outstanding performance during the competition, the limelight even overshadowed Meng Zitao.

At this time, Xu Xiaofeng was holding a two-eared three-legged stove and looking at it repeatedly, looking very obsessed.

The stall owner was a middle-aged man with a bronzed complexion, and he waited for a while before he spoke: "Little brother has good eyesight, and he fell in love with my best object here at a glance, but I want to remind you that this three-legged stove is not cheap!"

"You make an offer. Xu Xiaofeng raised his head and glanced at the stall owner, and then focused on the three-legged stove in his hand.

The stall owner was a little embarrassed and said: "To be honest, someone offered 100,000 yuan just now, but I didn't sell it." ”

Xu Xiaofeng raised his head and smiled disdainfully: "Boss, you have to brag a little, if this thing is worth 100,000 yuan, you will just put it here?

The stall owner smiled: "Little brother, you have to believe in your own eyesight, you will take a fancy to things that are not good?"

Xu Xiaofeng picked up an object next to him and said, "I still like this porcelain, how much does it cost?"

"It's 100,000 too!" said the stall owner with a smile.

"What about this?"

"It's also 100,000!"

"Are you sincere in business!" Xu Xiaofeng had never encountered this kind of thing, and he was a little angry in his heart.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Of course I'm doing business sincerely, but I can't let me give money to others right in front of my eyes, right?"

Xu Xiaofeng immediately understood what he meant, and knew that the stall owner should recognize him, at least he didn't want to pick up the leak here.

"Made!" Xu Xiaofeng scolded secretly, no longer wasting words with the stall owner, got up and left.

The stall owner grinned, and put away all the things Xu Xiaofeng pointed out, which is really not letting go of the mistakes.

When Meng Zitao saw this scene, he was a little speechless in his heart, but this is something that can't be helped, and it is also human nature.

All morning, Meng Zitao spent all his time in Chaotian Palace, but he did not find a single item that satisfied him, and just as he was about to go to the Confucius Temple for lunch, he noticed a stall not far away.

There were not many items on the stall, except for a few pieces of porcelain and jade, a few ancient books that looked like they were about to fall apart, a few rusty copper coins, and nothing else.

When Meng Zitao saw one of the porcelain, his eyes lit up, and he walked towards the stall.

"Boss, what good things do you have here?"

"There's nothing wrong with me. ”

The stall owner said secretly: "Look at these jade objects, they are all dug up from my field, and they are all rare and good things!"

Meng Zitao smiled faintly, this kind of words will deceive the three-year-old child, just the characteristics on these jade objects, he can see that they are deliberately old, but he still chose a jade cup from it and took it in his hand and looked at it.

When the jade cup arrived in his hand, there seemed to be a warm feeling, Meng Zitao smiled secretly and shook his head, needless to say, this is definitely not made of jade.

However, on the surface, Meng Zitao remained silent, holding the jade cup and asking, "Boss, how much is this?"

The stall owner smiled and gestured: "To be honest with you, I am the first time to come back to set up a stall, and it has not opened today, and this jade cup will be sold to you for 20,000 yuan, so it will be auspicious." ”

"Do you know what this is?" Meng Zitao asked, raising his glass.

"Cups. The stall owner said with some surprise.

Meng Zitao said: "Yes, how can the ancients make this kind of cup, how can there be a reason to make one? If there is only one, I have to think carefully about whether I want to buy it?"

"Hey!" said the stall owner with a look of annoyance: "To tell you the truth, there was indeed a pair of these cups when they were dug up, but I accidentally went down with a hoe and broke the other one, which is a pity when I think about it now!"

Meng Zitao shook his head: "If that's the case, then I can only say I'm sorry." ”

The stall owner said sincerely: "Little brother, the price is easy to discuss, you can make a price, as long as I feel that I don't lose money." ”