Of course, no one doubted that this night pearl was brought by Zhao Zhuo, after all, everyone saw the bead poured out of the Qilin's mouth with their own eyes, indicating that the Qilin's abdomen was hollowed out early.

Facing the stunned crowd, Zhao Zhuo said lightly: "According to historical records, Emperor Qianlong loved jade, and spent a lot of manpower and material resources to devote himself to the production and collection of jade. Because it is a gift of the minister, so it did not fall on the imperial money, but the view of this jade carving work is natural, the knife work is excellent, it can be called exquisite, it is very likely to be the legendary imperial gift. ”

As soon as these words fell, it was like dropping a bomb in everyone's hearts, this thing was actually a thing made by the Qianlong Dynasty, if this judgment is correct, the unicorn plus the night pearl, plus the identity of this imperial system, the price of 30 million is really not high.

Su Yunhan and other appraisers suddenly remembered that they had indeed read about the Tuzhu Qilin in books, but this kind of record was only mentioned in a few words, although it was rumored that there were also collectors who treasured this object, but they had not seen it with their own eyes.

Even Wang Zhengming was really stunned, this unicorn jade carving has been bought back for ten years, and he often plays with it, but he didn't find that there is such a mystery in it, but this young man only looked at it for twenty or thirty minutes and saw that it was strange, what kind of eyesight is this? If he hadn't identified it, he would probably not have known the value of this unicorn for the rest of his life.

At this time, Ji Yuan, who was on the side, personally applauded, and everyone woke up from the shock, and finally gave a round of applause, don't eliminate Zuo Xugang announced the answer, and the ending was already obvious.

Everyone was unexpected, who would have expected Zhao Zhuo to win four games in a row, and even Su Yunhan was not his opponent?

Among all the investors, only Ge Fugui and Qin Xin are the big winners. Of course, Zhao Zhuo also successfully earned a bonus of 10.8 million because of the first place.

The corners of Su Yunhan's mouth were filled with a wry smile, but there was a sparkle in his eyes, he walked up to Zhao Zhuo and said, "I didn't expect that I would lose again five years later, but I was convinced that your eyesight was indeed above me." But next time, I will already be a first-level appraiser, and if I have the opportunity to fight again, I will never lose to you again. ”

"If there is a fight again, I will definitely do my best!" Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly, there was a kind of happiness in his heart, for a long time, every victory belonged to Mo Ling, and this time, it was he who discovered the mystery of the Qilin, although Mo Ling's knowledge was better, pointing out the origin of the Qilin, but his own growth was worthy of Qin Xin and others.

After Su Yunhan finished speaking, the wry smile faded, and he stretched out his hand and pressed on his shoulder and said, "Then if my subordinate is defeated and asks you to drink, you won't not agree, right?" ”

"I can't ask for it." Zhao Zhuo laughed, his heart was warm and moved, he didn't expect Su Yunhan's heart to be so broad-minded, and he didn't feel angry because of the defeat at all, but the feeling of being a hero and cherishing a hero.

On the second-floor platform, Ge Fugui was stunned for a minute, and finally turned his head and said to Qin Xin: "Mr. Qin, you slapped me, am I dreaming, I have really become a multimillionaire?" ”

Qin Xin laughed, punched him in the chest and said, "Vice President Ge, you're not dreaming, you are indeed a multimillionaire!" ”

The two of them each invested 5 million, and with a 1:3 odds, they were able to get 20 million funds, what a profit.

Xiao Wanqiang never expected that Zhao Zhuo would really take the first place, and the last hand could be described as shocking, if it weren't for his well-informed and amazing eyesight, where could he see through the secret of this unicorn.

And he only invested 1 million, if he invested 5 million like Ge Fugui and the others, wouldn't it be sent, but unfortunately there was not enough trust, so there was no such luck.

When there was a commotion in the hall, Zuo Xu just walked to Zhao Zhuo's side and whispered a few words, Su Yunhan seemed to know what Zuo Xu just said, smiled, said that he was waiting for him in the hall, and left first.

Zhao Zhuo followed Zuo Xugang to the third floor of the clubhouse, where was Wang Zhengming's office, and what Zuo Xugang told him was very simple, that is, Wang Zhengming wanted to talk to him.

Zhao Zhuo didn't know what Wang Zhengming was going to talk to about him, but this invitation couldn't be denied.

Pushing open the heavy bronze door, Wang Zhengming was the only one in the office.

The office is quite spacious, but it is not as luxurious as Zhao Zhuo imagined, on the contrary, it is very simplely decorated, and there are all kinds of antiques in the cabinets on both sides of the wall, each of which is quite exquisite, and it can be seen that it is often played.

Wang Zhengming smiled casually: "Xiao Zhao, don't be restrained, just sit down as if you were in your own home." ”

After Zhao Zhuo sat down, Wang Zhengming personally brought a pot of tea to him, then sat on the sofa, and said with a slight smile: "This is the high-quality tea sent by a friend, you can drink it." ”

Zhao Zhuo blew and took a sip, and sure enough, he felt fragrant and rapped.

Wang Zhengming looked at him seriously and said: "Today's result is very surprising to me, but it makes me very happy." Not only are you the youngest first in the history of the club, but you are also the person who helped me see through the mystery of the unicorn, and this vision is indeed extraordinary. ”

"Mr. Wang has won the award." Zhao Zhuo said modestly.

Wang Zhengming smiled slightly, paused and said, "Do you know what the purpose of the club is to hold the treasure appreciation conference every year?" ”

Zhao Zhuo shook his head slightly, and then heard Wang Zhengming say: "It's to select suitable talents." ”

"The right talent?" Zhao Zhuo was puzzled.

Wang Zhengming said: "Let me tell you a story, and you will understand after telling it." ”

Next, I only heard him continue: "My father was also a merchant and liked to collect antiques more than anything else, especially jade. At that time, our family also had some assets, and in that era, we were also rich people in Huaihai City. One day, my father was introduced to an antique dealer by a friend, and he saw a rare treasure, a piece of ancient jade dragon from the Warring States period, which was said to have been stolen from a royal tomb. ”

Zhao Zhuo frowned slightly, the so-called ancient jade refers to the jade before the Warring States and Han Dynasty, this kind of jade is generally based on Hetian jade, which has always been one in a thousand, and the stock is very small.

Unlike the Ming and Qing dynasties, which had superb craftsmanship and skilled craftsmen, in the era of ancient jade, the use of iron tools was still very low-level, especially in the pre-Qin period, and there were no metal production tools in the Yin Shang period, so the development of jade was very difficult, and scattered jade mines could only be picked up on the surface or in the soil.

Due to the lack of sharp weapons for jade at that time, there were few skilled craftsmen who could process jade, and it was monopolized by the royal family, so jade was only owned by a few royal powers.

As the word "jade" indicates, it is the thing in the arms of the king, and the shape or ornament of the processed jade indicates the status level, the higher the grade, the less the amount of that kind of jade survives, and the value of ancient jade is here, so it is extremely expensive.

Wang Zhengming said: "At that time, the antique dealer offered 10 million yuan, and after my father bargained, he bought it at a price of 8 million, and a few decades ago, 8 million was probably comparable to 80 million now. However, after later identification, this ancient jade dragon was actually a fake, a fake that could be imitated as fake! ”

Zhao Zhuo sighed secretly, he didn't expect Wang Zhengming to have such a past at home.

Wang Zhengming sighed: "My father is a high-minded and arrogant person, and he is very confident in his vision, but he didn't expect that his family was ruined because of this piece of jade, and he hanged himself in the attic of his home the next day." Since then, my mother and I have been dependent on each other, and I swore at that time that I must find out the fake jade seller! I worked hard for many years in other places, not only paid off my debts, but also accumulated a lot of money, and when I came back, I established this club in order to find out the whereabouts of the businessman back then. ”

Zhao Zhuo listened silently, he never thought that the establishment of the Zhongtian Club would have such an inside story, this Wang Zhengming seems to be a person who has tasted courage, if he doesn't say it, who can know, and think that he is just speculating in business opportunities.

However, the establishment of the club in this way has almost gathered the characters of the entire antique circle in Huaihai City here, but I don't know if the merchant has been found?

I only heard Wang Zhengming continue: "Just more than ten years ago, I finally found out the news, the businessman was from Baicheng, and the people who were deceived by him were not only my father, but also many people who died because of this. At the same time, I also know that the merchant is just a small character, and there is a huge force behind him, this force specializes in counterfeiting fake jade, and the counterfeiting methods are extremely superb, these fakes are sold all over the country, and a small part is sold in the ghost market of White City! ”

"White City Ghost Market?" Zhao Zhuo was taken aback.

The so-called ghost market, to put it bluntly, is the underground black market, which has been circulated in the antique industry for a long time, mostly referring to those who are thieves of chickens and dogs, and take out the stolen items to sell while it is dark. In the old days, these thieves would find an open space and carry their belongings, while the buyers would carry lanterns or flints, and the figures would float like ghosts.

In addition to the genuine products, there are also merchants who take advantage of the darkness to sell some unsightly fakes, and everyone tacitly believes that the trading is carried out in the dark, so it is named the ghost market.

In modern times, such a situation still exists, the last time Zhao Zhuo and Ge Fugui and his party went to Baicheng, I heard him talk on the road, there is a place in Baicheng that is a ghost market, every two or three o'clock in the morning, people gather there to buy and sell some goods that cannot see the light, and when it is dawn at six o'clock, it disappears without a trace.

Buying things in the ghost market, 99% of them rely on eyesight, and it is said that in the past, people often could pick up big leaks, but in today's era when fakes are becoming more and more proliferated, there are very few genuine products.

(To be continued)