There are very few antiques circulating in the market now, even from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, let alone the ancient Western Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, no one took Mr. He's words seriously. They only thought that he came up with such a sensational way to divert everyone's attention because his identity as a fake expert was exposed.
"He Lao, is this really the pottery from the Western Zhou Dynasty?"
Although Xu Tian was 100% sure in his heart that this pottery was the treasure he was looking for, he still confirmed it again.
"My many years of experience are absolutely correct. Of course, if you are worried, you can get it checked by a specialized testing agency."
"Impossible, how could Mu Qiunian have pottery from the Western Zhou Dynasty in his hands?" Li Wancai couldn't hold back his anger and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Don't think you can evade inspection by changing the subject now, show your expert qualification certificate quickly.
Let’s see!”
"And you, Mu Qiunian, in order to sell these fakes in your hands, you even hired actors to pretend to be antique appraisal experts. Believe it or not, I will complain to you to the Antiques Association and have them revoke your business license?"
Mu Qiunian was also stunned by the sudden good news. At this time, he had no time to argue with Li Wancai, but focused on looking at the clay pot in Mr. He's hand.
He had never thought before that this dirty and inconspicuous pottery pot could actually be pottery from the Western Zhou Dynasty, so he didn't even take a look at it, let alone inspect it.
He absolutely believed in Mr. He's appraisal skills, so he broke out in a cold sweat.
Because he didn't care, during the transportation of the porcelain, he did not take any protective measures for the pot except for laying dry mugwort around the wooden box. Fortunately, the pot was not damaged now, otherwise he could
He becomes a sinner through the ages.
He Lao saw Mu Qiunian staring directly at the clay pot in his hand, so he reached out and handed it over.
Mu Qiunian felt that he did not even dare to breathe too hard. He held the pottery pot very carefully and carefully observed the lines on it.
He hadn't noticed it before, but now he saw that the decoration on the pottery pot was exactly the same as the traditional decoration of the Western Zhou Dynasty in his impression.
"Okay, okay, stop pretending!"
Just as Mu Qiunian was admiring the peerless treasure in his hand with gleaming eyes, Li Wancai walked over with an impatient look on his face.
"Hurry up and take out the expert qualification certificate, otherwise I will ask the security guards in Boss Chen's store to kick you all out!"
"Who said we don't have the qualification certificate? I ignored you just now and you're not done yet, are you?" Mr. He was open-minded and good-tempered, but the middle-aged man beside him couldn't help but yelled at Li Wancai.
"You're an ignorant person. Who among the experts in the antiques circle doesn't know He Lao? Don't you want to see the qualification certificate? I'll let you see it all!"
As he spoke, the middle-aged man took out two credit card-sized certificates from his suit pocket.
This is an official expert qualification certificate, which means that only those with this qualification certificate are qualified to issue professional appraisal certificates for antiques.
Li Wancai took it nonchalantly and was about to criticize the two men for using fake qualification certificates to deceive people. When he saw the clear steel seal on the first page of the certificate, he was instantly speechless.
After being stunned for a full ten seconds, he said angrily: "Are all the fake certificates nowadays made so realistic? They can even fake such hard-to-forge steel seals? He Yulin? No one has ever heard of this.
…”
Others in the industry shook their heads after hearing this. They had never heard of such an expert in country y.
The fact that these people were able to participate in the private auction held by Chen Sanping shows that they are somewhat famous in the antique circle, but these people have never heard of He Yulin's name.
Just when Li Wanchai was about to taunt him a few more words, Chen Sanping's face suddenly changed and he immediately came over and snatched the qualification certificate from his hand.
When he saw the words He Yulin on the qualification certificate, his expression suddenly changed and he turned to look at Mr. He: "You...are you Mr. He?"
No one else had heard of He Yulin's name, but he knew it.
Decades ago, a famous god appeared in the antique world. In an era when there were no machines to identify the authenticity of antiques, his accuracy could be as high as 90%.
An appraiser of this caliber could have become famous in the antiques circle and prospered. However, Mr. He was low-key and humble by nature and never attended gatherings held by insiders. Later, it was said that his wife was ill, so his family moved to
Life abroad.
Therefore, it is normal for people in the antique circle to have never heard of Mr. He.
Even Chen Sanping knew Mr. He because he was the master of the current president of Country Y Antiques Association. As for other people, it was even less likely that they knew Mr. He.
"Boss Chen, who is this old man?" Li Wanchai was very surprised by Chen Sanping's change in attitude.
"Shut up! This is a master in the national treasure field!" Chen Sanping scolded, and then bowed to Mr. He very respectfully: "Mr. He, before you came over, why didn't you send anyone to know me? I'm fine
I’ll welcome you personally!”
"That's not necessary." Mr. He looked at Chen Sanping expressionlessly: "I heard that you just identified this batch of porcelain as fakes?"
"This..." Chen Sanping's expression suddenly changed: "Mr. He, my store was too busy just now, so..."
"So what?" He Lao raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Sanping, showing his composure without anger.
Even the people watching nearby couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
People are like this. When they don't know He Yulin's identity, he looks like an ordinary old man. No one takes him seriously. They even think that he is an "actor" hired by Mu Qiunian with money.
But once I learned that he was a leading figure in the antiques industry, I immediately felt that his extraordinary temperament was definitely not comparable to ordinary people.
"As the vice president of the Antiques Association, do you think it's appropriate for you to say such irresponsible words to affect the reputation of others?"
He Yulin was very disgusted with Chen Sanping's behavior of bullying others and using his position in the antique circle to suppress dissidents.
Of course, he knows Chen Sanping's petty thoughts best. Usually he is too lazy to get involved in these intrigues, but since he encountered it today, and the person who was wrongfully accused was Mu Qiunian, he had to come forward to clear it up.
Such evil tendencies.
"Mr. He, please listen to my explanation..." Seeing that He Yulin was really angry, Chen Sanping couldn't help but panic.
Although He Yulin usually keeps a low profile and basically does not interfere in the affairs of the antique circle, he is still very prestigious in this industry.
Especially those big guys who have some say in the antiques circle, almost all of them studied under the name of He Yulin. Even if he borrowed some courage from him, he would not dare to offend He Yulin.
So when faced with He Yulin's questioning, he racked his brains to give a reasonable explanation, but at the critical moment his mind seemed to be stuck and he couldn't even come up with a decent explanation.
"Okay, you don't need to explain."
He Yulin waved his hands with a cold face, and immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Hello? Is it Xiao Li?"
When Chen Sanping heard the name Xiao Li, his face turned pale.
The person called Xiao Li by He Yulin was none other than the current president of Country Y Antiques Association!