The address of the Huaihai Appraiser Branch is in the old city, not far from the old street of the ancient money market. This is a two-storey old house, deliberately built with reference to the Qing Dynasty buildings, blue bricks and black tiles, carved beams and pillars, standing outside the door you can see a large courtyard inside, the scenery is very beautiful, and the word "branch" written on the sign at the door is extra eye-catching.

Although it was only eight o'clock at this time, there were already more than 100 people outside the door, all neatly dressed and clean, the younger ones were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the older ones were in their forties.

As soon as Zhao Zhuo walked to the door, he heard someone greet him, and when he saw that it was his senior brother Xu Lang.

Xu Lang is the senior brother of the history department, and he usually goes to the dormitory of the junior class to find someone to play cards when he has nothing to do, he is very kind, and he has a good relationship with Zhao Zhuo, and sometimes he helps to deal with the teacher's roll call in the elective class.

Zhao Zhuoqi said: "Senior brother, you are also here to take the appraiser exam?" ”

"Yes, yes, I'm here to join in the fun, I didn't expect to run into you." Xu Lang smiled honestly.

"yes, I didn't expect so many people to come to the appraiser exam." Zhao Zhuoxi said in surprise.

"Nowadays, many universities and private training courses have set up appraiser courses, but it is popular, what kind of appraiser are you taking?" Xu Lang asked.

"Which one?" Zhao Zhuo was stunned, does this appraiser still have to be divided into categories?

Xu Lang scolded with a smile: "Senior brother is really confused, could it be that he has forgotten which category of the report?" The appraiser qualification examination is divided into five levels and thirty categories, the grade refers to the level of the appraiser, the lowest is the primary, followed by the third, second, first, special and top level, and the thirty categories refer to the types of antiques, including calligraphy and painting, porcelain, bronze, ancient money, jade, and so on. For example, I reported ancient money, and of course there were several newspapers. ”

"How many more can you report? How much can I repay? Zhao Zhuo said curiously.

"There are no rules, but the exams held today are all junior appraiser exams, and most of them are beginners like you and me, and they usually only apply for one. For example, in the third-level appraiser exam to be held tomorrow, there are more of those who have a basic report, and there are all three. Xu Lang said.

"Listening to what my senior brother said, there is no harm in reporting too much." Zhao Zhuo said.

Xu Lang smiled bitterly: "Senior brother, this appraiser exam is not like an elective course exam, which of these thirty categories does not take several years of work to learn some foundations, and this learning is still on paper, and you have to touch the real thing to really pass the exam." If you think about it, it will take a few years for one type, and a few decades for several types? In your opinion, most of the exams are young people, and it would be good to pass one exam, so how dare you be greedy? ”

Zhao Zhuo is right to think about it, but this truth really doesn't need to be on himself, with Mo Ling by his side, he is equivalent to adding hundreds of years of talent, so he will definitely not only archaeological money.

Although the second set of money has not been collected until now, it will be sooner or later, and Zhao Zhuo is very confident in this. When the second set of money is collected, how can I have nearly one million funds in my hands, if I invest in ancient money again, not only will I not be able to catch up with the debt repayment deadline, but the profits will not necessarily be considerable.

He pondered carefully, with so much money, he should have to invest in calligraphy and painting, porcelain and jade.

Although the investment in these things is slightly larger, but with Mo Ling, as long as you figure out the price, it is definitely a sure profit, and you can start it quickly.

After thinking about it like this, Zhao Zhuo decided to archaeological money, calligraphy and painting, porcelain and jade. Of course, although he believed that it would not be a problem to pass these thirty categories with Mo Ling's ability, after all, it was better to keep a low profile, and there were too many things like this.

I only heard Xu Lang say: "Actually, I have come to take the exam twice, both failed, and I am about to graduate this year, if I can be admitted this year, with the qualification certificate, I may still be able to stay here and find a job, otherwise I may have to go back to my hometown." ”

Zhao Zhuo sighed for a while when he heard this, it was not easy for people in the history department to find a job, so he encouraged: "Senior brother will definitely be able to be admitted." ”

Xu Lang smiled bitterly: "I hope so, I signed up for a training class and spent a lot of money." ”

At this time, the gate of the association opened, and under the guidance of the staff, everyone stood in the open space on both sides of the courtyard, and in the middle of the courtyard were placed several tables, which was the place for qualification assessment.

Next, the staff began to check the information and ID cards of the applicants one by one, and Vice President Ouyang really did what he said, and after a while, the staff read Zhao Zhuo's name.

When checking the documents, Zhao Zhuo also glanced at his registration form, only to see that in the column of the assessment items, two items were checked: ancient money and calligraphy and painting.

It can be seen that Ouyang Tao is still convinced of his skills in collecting money and appraising calligraphy and painting, otherwise he would not have reported these two to himself, but he doesn't want to take these two tests only now, thinking that he will go through the back door anyway, so it is better to go bigger.

He walked out of the crowd, and then dialed President Yu's phone, and as soon as the phone rang, Zhao Zhuo said, "Is it President Yu?" My name is Zhao Zhuo, and Vice President Ouyang asked me to call you when I take the exam. ”

A middle-aged man's faint voice immediately came from over there: "The teacher mentioned this matter to me, you can just come over for the exam." ”

After speaking, he was about to hang up the phone, and Zhao Zhuo hurriedly said, "President Yu, there is something I want to ask you about." ”

President Yu seemed to frown, and paused before saying, "Xiao Zhao, although the door was opened for you by the teacher, the assessment is based on real skills." As you can see, the exam venue is completely open, and not only me, but everyone's eyes are watching, so I can't help you with this. ”

Zhao Zhuo smiled bitterly: "President Yu, you misunderstood me, I want you to help me report two more projects." ”

"What, two more?" President Yu was stunned.

"Well, Vice President Ouyang helped me report the ancient money and calligraphy and paintings, and I want to report the porcelain and jade again." Zhao Zhuo said.

"Porcelain and jade are both highlights, and the exam questions are not simple, and it is not so easy to pass these two exams." President Yu said.

"I'm confident, and I'm asking President Yu to help." Zhao Zhuo said earnestly.

"Well, since you are the person the teacher asked me to give, I can't help but sell this favor. However, young people, do what you can. President Yu hesitated for a moment, then hung up the phone.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, he showed a little displeasure between the lines. Obviously, in his opinion, Zhao Zhuo, a young boy, is a bit boastful, and the identification of ancient coins and calligraphy and paintings has taken many years, and this porcelain and jade are even better. Not only is there a wide variety, its price is far above the general ancient money, first of all, there is a large threshold in contact, although there are many books in the world to explain forgery, but there are no years of practical experience, it is not easy to distinguish the ugly and ugly.

Zhao Zhuo didn't take President Yu's last attitude to heart, but breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that he was a person who went through the back door, and people didn't turn him away.

It didn't take long for the examiners to come out in turn, Xu Lang had obviously inquired about it, and he was very clear about the people who came, and introduced it to Zhao Zhuo in a low voice.

The sixty-year-old man sitting at the table on the far left is called Wang Lao, and he is an appraiser sent by the Guangdong Appraisers Association to supervise the assessment.

There are two people sitting at the table in the middle, and the one on the left is in his forties, masculine and elegant, it is Yu Weiyang, the president of the Huaihai City Branch.

The man next to him is Vice President Zhang Xiangdong, who is also about forty years old, with a tiger's mouth and a lion's nose, looking very rough, and the corners of his mouth slightly pursed make people feel a little arrogant.

There are also two people sitting on the table on the far right, one of them is actually Professor Luo, and the other is the famous local collector Bi Lao.

To be able to sit here as an examiner, all of you here have the qualifications of national first-class appraisers, and they also have a variety of categories of antiques.

After the examiners sat down, they began to flip through the candidates' materials that had been placed on the table, Yu Weiyang cleared his throat and said: "The qualification examination of appraisers has always adopted an open and transparent method, one is to ensure the notarization of the assessment, and on the other hand, it can also allow candidates to dabble in other categories. Today's Junior Appraiser Exam is divided into 30 categories, and each type of exam is divided into three sessions with a total of half an hour. ”

After speaking, Yu Weiyang reiterated the relevant regulations of the exam, and did not allow candidates outside the venue to make loud noises and some cheating punishments, etc., and finally, he said: "Then now the national first-class ancient money appraiser, Professor Luo Wen, of the Department of History of Huaihai University, is presiding over the first type of ancient money examination." ”

Luo Wen picked up the registration form and said: "There are a total of 24 people who have applied for the archaeological money exam today, and now every time I read the name of a candidate, please go to the table in the middle of the courtyard." ”

After saying that, he began to read the name, but when he read Zhao Zhuo, a smile appeared on his mouth.

Yu Weiyang also glanced at Zhao Zhuo, and when he saw that he looked ordinary, his brows furrowed slightly, although the teacher said that this young man was very talented, and he himself was not the kind of person who drew conclusions based on appearances, but the first impression given by this young man's praise of Haikou just now was very bad.

However, Yu Weiyang didn't say much, even if it was introduced by the teacher, it still had to rely on real skills.

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