A middle-aged strong man with slightly white hair stood up in the audience, his eyes were deep, he bowed to the audience, took the host's microphone, and talked eloquently: "My surname is Zou, everyone calls me Lao Zou, this stone has been broadcast on CCTV "National Treasure Archive", I rarely let it show up, this year to welcome the Olympics, it's time to let it show its face, do you think it looks good?"

"Beautiful!" As soon as the audience heard that it was a national treasure, even if they couldn't understand it, they had to say that it was good, so as not to be called a mallet.

"Isn't it exciting?" Lao Zou seemed to be very good at agitating the atmosphere.

"Wonderful!" began to applaud from the audience.

"What's the wonderful?" Lao Zou added.

The audience looked at each other, this one said that there were holes and it was good-looking, and that one said that this stone skin was old, with pulp, it was an old antique, and it was valuable.

"This stone belongs to the category of traditional stone appreciation, it does not take the image as the standard, but pays more attention to a literati feeling. Lao Zou replied.

Everyone said "Oh!", as if they didn't understand.

"The art of Chinese literati appreciating stones has a long history, with a history of more than 2,000 years, and there are clear records of 'Sibin floating chimes' and 'lead pine strange stones' on "Yu Gong".

"In all dynasties, there were many literati who participated in the art of appreciating stones, such as Zhao Ji of Song Huizong for the construction of Genyue, and mobilized the people to collect the best stones from all over the country;

"Su Dongpo wrote "Strange Stone Gong";

Mi Fu summarized the four methods of phase stone - "thin, wrinkled, transparent, leaky" is still regarded as an important criterion for evaluating the merits of traditional stone appreciation.

However, after the change of dynasty and social turmoil, many stones were smashed and lost, and only a handful of ancient stones have been handed down. ”

Lao Zou popularized the classical stone appreciation, one by one.

It's no wonder, if the audience can't even understand how to appreciate the stone, wouldn't it be a chicken and a duck?

Kowloon then understood, the original classical stone appreciation, and another set of stone appreciation standards, it seems that playing stone water is quite deep, and it is not as simple as imagined, and can't help frowning.

In the stands, everyone applauded Lao Zou's wonderful performance.

Lao Zou said: "This stone, once drifting overseas, was moved by the original treasure holder with sincerity, and finally, he gave it to me, and finally returned to the embrace of the motherland." ”

"Wow, Lao Zou is great, salute to you!"

The hostess took the lead in giving a thumbs up, and the audience also gave a thumbs up, followed by long-lasting applause.

This stone is still patriotic, no wonder the score is so high, will it be the final champion? Jiulong is looking forward to it, and he also stretched out his thumb for a long time to pay tribute to Lao Zou!

"I'm working on the promotion of fossils and meteorites, so if you're interested in this, you can come to me. ”

Lao Zou added that it seems that he is quite good at selling himself.

Are these valuable? Kowloon won't be able to figure it out for a while, and when the live broadcast is over, get to know Lao Zou well, maybe I'll look for him in the future.

When the audience heard Lao Zou's words, they quieted down and didn't respond, maybe everyone didn't understand at all.

In order to avoid embarrassment, the male host reported the next party collection.

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Male host: "The last party collection, 20#: The chick is out of the shell, please come to the stage." ”

Hostess: "The chick is a natural agate stone, as if the eggshell is broken, a fluffy chick with a pale yellow color stretches out its head, the stone is moist, the demeanor is realistic, and the score is 99 points!

Wow, why does it look so much like a chicken? It's incredible, I thought it was a real chicken out of the shell, a real superb! When Kowloon saw the real thing, he couldn't help but stand up, and the audience couldn't sit still, so they all stood up and applauded desperately.

The hostess's voice increased significantly: "Next, please ask the champion to stand up." ”

An energetic old man stood up in the audience, with silver hair and a long and dense beard, giving people the feeling of having experienced vicissitudes, and he gestured with his hands to stop.

The auditorium immediately fell silent, and everyone was waiting to see what the winner wanted to say.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he claimed to have the surname Zhang and had been playing with stones for nearly forty years.

The scene was full of heads, this old man seems to have a lot of stories, listen to it.

Kowloon was also deeply surprised, the history of this stone was far beyond his age, and it could be recorded in history.

"I discovered this 'chick out of the shell' in the early 80s," Lao Zhang said unhurriedly, "In order to explore the 'stone road', I came to the Urad grassland from the Ordos Plateau, walked into the Gobi Desert deep in the grassland, climbed thousands of sand dunes, and came to a magical lake - Agate Lake.

"There is no water in this agate lake, but an endless, colorful agate world, the lake is all as large as tons, as small as a few grams of agate, as well as jasper, desert paint and other Gobi stones.

"When I arrived at Agate Lake, I encountered a Category 12 storm, so I had to spend the night at Agate Lake.

"When I woke up the next day, under the yellow sand sky, there were colorful agate stones everywhere, I thought, this is God's arrangement, so that I met so many agate, I simply didn't leave, lowered my head, and went to pick up agate.

"There is an oval-shaped, fist-sized agate stone, weighing only 92 grams, which is particularly dazzling in the sun.

"It looks like a pale yellow, fluffy chick, looking out from the crack of the eggshell, sticking its head out, the image is realistic, the color is gorgeous, the light is soft, and it is very cute.

"I picked it up and looked at it, and I was overjoyed, isn't this a 'chick out of the shell'?

"I have to get it out there!

"In the early 80s, there were not many people playing with stones, I successively pulled out jasper, crystal, agate and Gobi stone from Agate Lake by truck, the focus was on this 'chick out of the shell', and began to be exhibited and sold in BJ, Fuzhou and Xiamen, promoting the beauty of the stone, CCTV and local TV stations have reported.

"At that time, everyone who saw me thought that I was a madman and a fool, and that I didn't do good things, what kind of stones did I play, and could I eat them as food?

"I don't pay attention to other people's eyes, I think that nature has left so many treasures to our country, and it is necessary for the people of our country to fall in love with it and find the best home for it.

"For this wish, I went from place to place, ate and slept in the open, no different from a beggar, and owed more than 300,000 yuan in debt for it.

"Today, it is finally recognized by everyone, and I die without regrets. ”

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears, which were tears of happiness, so let it flow to his heart's content.

The audience was infected, and some people were also pulling out handkerchiefs to wipe away tears.

One of the audience members raised his hand to indicate that he had something to say, and the host handed the microphone over.

The audience member asked the expert seat: "This 'chicken out of the shell' is indeed amazing, I want to ask Hou Lao, how much is this stone worth?"

This is also what Kowloon cares about, 99 points, almost perfect, can it be worth six figures?

Hou Laozhu stood up with a cane: "This question is a good question, there is a saying in the stone world, it is called strange stones are priceless, each strange stone is unique, and they have been baptized for thousands or hundreds of millions of years.

"Therefore, every strange stone is a natural work of art, no artist's creation can be compared with Tiangong, like this 'chicken out of the shell' strange stone, you see it at first sight, in addition to shock, or shock, because it is too similar, too incredible, let me have a kind of illusion, thinking that it is a real chicken to come out of the shell.

This is a hard erection stone, which is naturally formed over a long period of time after hundreds of millions of years of natural thunder and lightning, soil infection, water and sand erosion, wind and sun, so it is particularly precious. ”

The audience nodded: "What Hou Lao said makes sense, but I still want to know, how much is it worth?"

The audience was also coaxing: "Come on, how much is it worth?"

Hou Lao and the other four experts whispered, and finally spoke: "Several of us agree that if we have to price it, it is worth at least 130 million!"

130 million? No, such a small stone, pick up one and become a billionaire? The audience is not calm, and they all feel incredible!

This price is also greatly beyond Kowloon's expectations, what he knows, at most seven figures, however, to be able to get the unanimous approval of experts, at least it is the best, if someone buys at this price, wouldn't it shock the world?

"I'm also going to Lake Agate to pick up stones. Someone in the audience shouted.

"I'm going too!" chimed in.

"Let's go pick it up and see who the next billionaire is!" The audience was boiling, and everyone's desire to get rich was stirred up.

Lao Zhang saw that everyone was gossiping and discussing, and he was enthusiastic, and took the microphone from the host's hand: "Thank you for the recognition of experts, I know its value very well, in recent years, many people have gone to Agate Lake to pick up stones, and I can't find such a good one, this is my fate with 'chicks out of the shell', I will cherish it." ”

As soon as Lao Zhang said this, the audience was much quieter, it seemed that it was not easy to pick up a good stone, so it was better to listen to what he had to say.

Lao Zhang swept the crowd, his eyes were full of tears, and continued: "What I'm happy about today is not how much the 'chick out of the shell' is worth, but that my efforts are not in vain, everyone recognizes, and that's enough."

"I'm happy that it can win the championship today, and then I still have to work hard for my livelihood and pay off my debts, thank you. After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he sat down and wiped his face with a tissue.

Everyone looked at each other and sympathized with Lao Zhang's experience.

The leaders of the Chaoxia District Government, who had been sitting in the back silently, stood up, and the hostess hurriedly handed over the microphone, and the district leaders cleared their throats and said: "Today's event is very successful, and I would like to express my gratitude to all comrades on behalf of the Chaoxia District Government."

"Lao Zhang, your story touched me, you are very remarkable, you have made a great contribution to the publicity and promotion of strange stones, if you have any ideas, just say it, see if our government can help. ”

Lao Zhang took the microphone handed by the male host, and his eyes lit up: "Thank you to the government, I just have a wish, I want to donate the strange stones that I have collected all my life to the country, but I ran to several departments, and they all said that the strange stones are not works of art and cannot be accepted." ”

The district leader discussed with several team members who came together in the back row, and said to Lao Zhang: "Our district government can collect your strange stones, but we can't afford more than 100 million, it's too expensive, and our district government's investment in this area is limited." ”