Since other people don't want to communicate with him, and Meng Zitao doesn't want to make it boring by himself, he can just integrate some of the information in his memory. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

About an hour later, Jiang Haoyan also walked into the hall calmly, and then found a place to sit down and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

There are three staff members who are responsible for guiding the players to participate in the assessment, and one person is in charge of one room, so you can know how much time the contestant spent on the assessment.

Therefore, everyone can also deduce that Jiang Haoyan only used twelve or thirteen minutes.

One of the contestants looked at Jiang Haoyan and said with some disdain: "Young people nowadays, they are really impatient, they don't know how to cherish time for such a critical assessment, and they will regret it when the results come out." ”

Someone next to him said, "Do you know who he is?" This is Xia Kaisheng's closed disciple of Xia Lao, of course we can't compare with him. ”

The one who spoke just now said a little unconvinced: "Old Xia, I am very respectful, but just because I am his disciple, I can't be superior to us, right?"

"If it were Xia Lao's other disciples, then I wouldn't say that, but this closed disciple is really different. ”

"How?"

"This Jiang Haoyan's father is also an expert, Jiang Haoyan has followed his father to learn antique appraisal since he was a child, and when he was 12 years old, he picked up a million-dollar leak, Lao Shen, you are from Jinmen, you should remember the boiling Yuan blue and white dragon pattern big pot five or six years ago, which he bought for five hundred yuan with his discerning eyes. ”

Hearing this, Lao Shen gasped: "No, it's actually the leak he picked up?" I remember that Yuan Qinghua is worth at least 30 million in the current market, right?"

"Isn't it, it's also because of this incident that Xia Lao noticed him and accepted him as a closed disciple, so some people's talents have to be admired, and we don't have that good fate. ”

When Lao Shen heard this, he showed a thoughtful look: "Do you think we want to go and say hello?"

"That's not necessary, Jiang Haoyan's level is really high, but he is very arrogant, and it's boring for you to greet him. ”

Old Shen smiled, although he didn't like this kind of young man, but people have the confidence to be proud, how can he say it? At this time, he noticed Mencius who was also closing his eyes not far away.

"Old Qian, whose apprentice is that young man?"

Lao Qian looked at Meng Zitao and shook his head: "I don't know this, but those who can come to participate in the competition, unless they are the kind of people with backgrounds, just to come and see it, they basically have the strength." ”

Speaking of which, I would like to explain that the competition is an invitation to players, which adopts a recommendation system, which is recommended by members of the association and a small number of people who have the recommendation qualifications, but once recommended, they are jointly and severally liable, and if the results are too poor, the recommender may lose the recommendation qualification for the next time.

In addition, as a judge, due to the need to avoid suspicion and confidentiality, he cannot make recommendations, which is why Zheng Anzhi did not tell Meng Zitao the news.

Lao Shen asked again, "Then is this person the former or the latter?"

Lao Qian spread his hands: "Then I don't know, don't worry about him if you have it, now let's think about whether you can be selected." ”

mentioned the results of the preliminary round, Lao Shen immediately became depressed: "Hey, don't mention it, I'm obviously proficient in literary play, now let me identify calligraphy and painting, what do you call this, it is estimated that this time I can only go home." What's more, my birthday is in March, and four years later I will be 41 years old, and I won't have a chance to participate. ”

Lao Qian sighed and said: "Hey, I'm not much better than you, and I can only participate in one session, but if there is a chance to recommend it at that time, I don't have much confidence to win now." ”

Not to mention that they were sighing, on the other side, Lu Dongchen also completed the assessment, and with a somewhat solemn expression, he walked into the hall with the staff.

Lu Dongchen saw Meng Zitao's position, hurriedly walked over, and sat next to Meng Zitao: "Hey, this time my luck is a little worse, and I actually chose the topic of literary entertainment." ”

Meng Zitao asked: "Is there a topic for literary play this time?"

"By the way, what did you choose?"

"Porcelain, but it's pretty simple, I've learned it before. ”

Lu Dongchen said with some envy when he heard this: "Then you are really lucky, which is like me, you just hugged the Buddha's feet temporarily, and I don't know if you can pass it." ”

"Tell me about it, and I'll help you analyze it. ”

When Meng Zitao spoke, he suddenly thought of the question of confidentiality: "Oh, by the way, can you say the exam questions here?"

"You can say it here, but you can't say it outside this door. ”

Lu Dongchen continued: "There are two questions in the cultural play, one is to identify the authenticity of the three cultural toys......"

Meng Zitao listened to Lu Dongchen's introduction to the three cultural toys, pondered for a moment, and said: "Just listen to your description, I'm not sure about it, but there may be some problems with the miniature carved eighteen Arhat bracelets, and the remaining two pieces are not easy to say." ”

Lu Dongchen also expressed his understanding of this: "I also chose the bracelet, and I also chose the songworm gourd, and I don't know if it's right or not." Let's not talk about this first, I at least have some points in my heart, and I'll be blind if there is one more problem with the game. ”

"What's the problem?" Mencius asked.

Lu Dongchen smiled bitterly: "They actually want me to answer, which hand can make a good walnut, and I want to tell the reason, I'm really drunk, does it have anything to do with what kind of hand the owner has?"

Meng Zitao laughed when he heard this, if this question is indeed a little difficult to understand for people who don't know, in fact, this is indeed reasonable.

"Before explaining this, we must first understand what pulp is, the simplest way to say it is that after a long period of playing, a thick oxide layer will be formed on the object, and this oxide layer is called pulp. ”

Lu Dongchen understood this.

Meng Zitao continued: "So, why do we have slurry on the surface of things after playing for a long time? According to science, the skin on people's hands will secrete two substances, sweat and sebum. Whereas, sebum is secreted by the sebaceous glands, which is a mixture. It contains a variety of lipids, mainly saturated and unsaturated free fatty acids, triglycerides, waxes, sterols, squalene and liquid paraffin. ”

"Then, when the sebum reaches the surface of the skin, part of it adheres to the hair and moisturizes the hair, and most of the sebum is mixed with sweat to form a milky sebum film on the surface of the skin of the palm, which is the predecessor of the 'pulp'. In this way, it is not difficult to explain why there is such a question that tests you. ”

Lu Dongchen thoughtfully: "I understand a little, that is, how much sebum is secreted on a person's hands will affect the effect of playing?"

"You're right, generally in walnut circles, there are four types of handles, neutral hands, dry hands, sweaty hands, and finally oily sweat hands. ”

Meng Zitao said eloquently: "Let's talk about neutral hands first, this kind of palm sweat and sebum secretion is appropriate, the sebum and moisture balance in the milky sebaceous membrane, and the skin type is very healthy, between dry hands and oily hands. After playing, the color is ruddy, the pulp is transparent, and it is a palm that can play with high-quality products. ”

"Dry hands don't like to sweat in the palm of the hand, and the sebaceous gland secretion is also less, and the color and pulp are very slow. In the same way, the time to play until the porcelain is hung is several times longer than that of the neutral hand, but as long as you stick to it, you can still achieve something. ”

"The third is the usual common sweaty hands, this kind of palm secretes a large amount of sweat, the initial stage of the game is fast, and the color is heavier than the dry hand play for a month. However, the pulping speed is very slow, and some of them are even reddened and do not have toning. ”

"Oh, I remembered when you said that. ”

Lu Dongchen said suddenly: "I remember a friend of mine, he likes to play walnuts, but he often complains to me, saying that the walnuts he dispenses are black compared to others, and the white walnuts can't be plated, and they will be destroyed in one plate, is this because he is sweaty?"

Meng Zitao said: "It should be because his hands sweat a lot, and he didn't pay attention to the effect of sweat when he played." ”

Lu Dongchen said: "I understand, I'll let him pay attention when I turn around." By the way, according to you, the best hand for walnuts is oily sweat hands?"

Meng Zitao nodded and said: "Yes, this kind of palm has less sweat, large sebum secretion, and the palm always feels greasy. After hanging porcelain, the transparency is excellent, and some of the walnuts played by this kind of palm can even feel transparent in the sun. ”

"This kind of palm is a rare and excellent hand for playing walnuts, and the price of the things played has skyrocketed, and it is a fine art that many collectors are chasing. But that's just a way of saying it, and I've never met or heard of anyone having this kind of hand. ”

Lu Dongchen said with a smile: "According to what you say, a person with this kind of palm is a factory with his own hand, and he can play with high-quality walnuts endlessly?"

Meng Zitao also laughed: "That's true, if I meet someone with this kind of palm, I will definitely pay him a salary to invite him to my antique shop, and I don't have to do anything every day, just play with walnuts." ”

Lu Dongchen shook his head: "I don't think he may be willing, right? Or if he knows the trick, won't he do it himself?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Can he buy the best walnuts? If he can buy them, he won't care about this job, right?"

"That's right. ”

Lu Dongchen immediately became depressed again, and said, "Pity me, I guess I will lose the election again this time, hey!"

Meng Zitao comforted him and said: "You don't have to be frustrated, even if you lose the election, you still have a chance." Besides, the results haven't come out yet, so you don't have to be so sure, what if it does?"

Lu Dongchen smiled bitterly: "Almost 90% of the people here are the elites of our industry, how can it be so easy to pass the test." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Let's not mention the matter of not passing the test, how did you answer this question just now?"

Lu Dongchen said: "I don't know the answer to this question, so I sold a good one, saying that for real players, the most important thing in disc play is the process of self-cultivation, and there is no need to lose confidence in disc walnuts because of bad skin type." As long as you play with your heart, your own things can shine. ”

"Smack. Meng Zitao applauded lightly and said: "Your answer is good, this is the meaning of the word 'play' to highlight the word 'play', as long as you really like it and treat it carefully, the final result will definitely be no different." ”

Lu Dongchen scratched his head, and said with a smile: "I also admire my eagerness, but I don't know if the judges will be satisfied." ”

In the end, Lu Dongcheng became worried again.

Meng Zitao said: "If you want to talk about me, it's already this time, it's not up to you to decide, I don't think you should have too much burden, and it's embarrassing for yourself to think too much." ”

Lu Dongchen shook his head: "My personality is like this, I have a heavy heart, I am easy to think cranky, I also know that this is not good, and now it has changed a little, but when it comes to major things, I still can't help but think about the worst outcome." ”

Meng Zitao thought for a while and said: "Then I can only suggest that you open your heart a little, there is no absolute in everything, don't be too persistent, otherwise it will easily affect your mood." ”

"You're right, I'll try to adjust myself. ”

After a moment of silence, Lu Dongchen said, "Don't talk about it, how many days are you going to stay in the capital this time?"

Meng Zitao said: "I still want the capital to deal with some things, at least until the 20th." ”

Lu Dongchen smiled: "If you have time, let's drink tea together?"

Meng Zitao smiled and nodded, "No problem." ”

Talking and laughing, time passed quickly, and it was nearly eleven o'clock in a blink of an eye, and at this time, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a leader walked into the hall.

When Lu Dongchen saw this person, his whole body tightened, and his face showed a nervous look, just like him, Meng Zitao didn't need a middle-aged man to introduce him more, he knew who it was.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man said a few polite words and began to report the shortlist.

"No. 19, Meng Zitao. ”

"To. Meng Zitao raised his right hand and stood up from his chair.

In an instant, everyone's eyes in the hall were on Meng Zitao's body, and many people's faces were full of surprise, and Lu Dongchen opened his mouth even wider, obviously he didn't expect that Meng Zitao's name would be the first to be read.

All this is due to the fact that the list is read from the name of the player with the highest score, that is, Meng Zitao is the first place in the preliminary round.

If Meng Zitao is in his thirties, then everyone can accept it, but Meng Zitao is only in his twenties, and since the first time, no player in his twenties has ever won the top three in the primary, let alone the first place, which is already an unprecedented achievement.

In addition to being shocked, some people's faces felt a little hot, because they had laughed at Meng Zitao in their hearts just now when he had just entered the hall, and now it seemed that they were laughing at themselves at all.

The middle-aged man nodded at Meng Zitao with a smile and continued to sign up, but as soon as the name of the second place appeared, many people were shocked again, because the winner was none other than Jiang Haoyan.

Although Jiang Haoyan is older than Meng Zitao, he is not a few years older, and he is also only in his twenties, and if there is no Meng Zitao, he will also break the record.

It's a pity that because of the appearance of Meng Zitao, Jiang Haoyan's light has been covered a lot, which is a little unacceptable for the arrogant Jiang Haoyan, which can be seen from his clenched fists.

The middle-aged man also gave Jiang Haoyan a smile, but Jiang Haoyan ignored it, which made the middle-aged man's perception of him immediately worse, but he didn't say anything and continued to report the list in his hand.

"Thirty-fourth, Lu Dongchen. ”

Soon, when the list was read to the end, Lu Dongchen thought that he would not be selected, and he was very depressed, and then he heard his name, and the whole person was stunned, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Meng Zitao patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, Lu Dongchen, you've come back to your soul." ”

Seeing Lu Dongchen lower his head and rubbing his eyes with his hands, Meng Zitao smiled: "Hasn't the preliminary round passed? ”

"When am I unhappy?" Lu Dongchen patted his chest: "Besides, it's not a big deal if I just pass a preliminary round, my goal is to be able to enter the top three in the finals." ”

"What do you see up there?" Meng Zitao smiled and pointed to the roof.

"What is it?" Lu Dongchen was a little strange.

Meng Zitao laughed: "I seem to have seen a few cows flying in the sky just now. ”

"Damn!" Lu Dongchen scolded with a smile, and immediately changed the topic: "Let's go, let's go to dinner, we must have a big meal at noon." ”

"Let's go......"

Before leaving, Meng Zitao and Lu Dongchen both received some business cards, although their youth made others jealous, but the results of this kind of competition could not be faked, which shows that the two of them do have strength, and when they are older, they must be the leaders of the antique industry.

After lunch and a rest, the players who passed the preliminary round followed the staff and returned to the hall where they rested.

At this time, the hall has changed a little, and the judges have already sat on the rostrum, all of whom are white-haired old-timers without exception, who belong to the characters who have to tremble when they stomp their feet in the antique world, including Zheng Anzhi, whom Meng Zitao has not seen for several days.

Seeing Meng Zitao come in, Zheng Anzhi smiled and nodded to him, and an old man on the left side said with a smile: "Old Zheng, this is your proud protégé, right?"

Zheng Anzhi smiled: "Yes, it's him." ”

"What's the matter, aren't you taking a teacher to learn art?" an old man on Zheng Anzhi's right muttered.

Zheng Anzhi said lightly: "What about taking a teacher to learn art, who stipulates that you can't take a teacher to learn art? Besides, isn't your Xia Kaisheng's closed disciple also taking a teacher to learn art?" )