If this bottle was an ugly duckling before it removed its disguise, then now it is an out-and-out white swan!

There was a layer of camouflage on the outside of the bottle before, so although the bottle looked good and grand, its luster was inevitably not satisfactory.

And now, when all the disguises have been cleared away, the bottle suddenly undergoes a stunning transformation.

As the saying goes, "No matter how vicissitudes of life go by, the remains unchanged; all the makeup is washed away to reveal the pure appearance." This line of poetry is really appropriate when applied to this Qianlong blue and white five bats holding a longevity vase.

The sixty years of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty were the heyday of the development of feudal society. Porcelain production achieved unprecedented prosperity and blue and white porcelain reached its pinnacle.

The blue and white porcelain of the Qianlong official kiln is different from the quiet blue and white porcelain of the Kangxi period and the elegant blue and white porcelain of the Yongzheng period. It wins with its dense patterns, neat dyeing and painting, and novel shapes. The overall style is symmetrical and regular. Because of the pursuit of precision, strangeness and ingenuity, it is not as thick and simple as the blue and white porcelain of the Kangxi period, nor as handsome as the blue and white porcelain of the Yongzheng period, but it far exceeds the blue and white porcelain of the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods in terms of craftsmanship.

Just like this five-bat-holding Shouguan ear vase, with a white body and smooth glaze, and slightly blurred blue and white, it is simple yet exquisite!

This bottle may not be the pinnacle of Qianlong blue and white porcelain, but it stands there simply, stable, solid and calm! Coupled with its eye-catching blue and white winding branch pattern, it looks like a wise old man full of life experience, and also like a charming and beautiful woman...

Although the people present had seen more fine ancient porcelain in the museum, the contrast between the front and back of this bottle was really too great. Even these knowledgeable experts couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at this huge contrast.

"Hey, Mr. Cai, you have created another great Qianlong blue and white porcelain!" The person who said this was a middle-aged man wearing glasses and looking very handsome, about 54 or 55 years old. Yang Jing knew this person, who was Professor Lu, the ancient porcelain expert who had just promoted the five bats holding the Shouguan ear vase.

"Haha, Lao Lu, this is not my credit. The fact that this Qianlong blue and white porcelain can appear in the world again is all thanks to this young friend. If he hadn't discovered this bottle at the antique stall, who knows how long this bottle would have been lingering among the people." Cai Yi said, pointing at Yang Jing beside him.

"Mr. Cai, please introduce this young man to me." The speaker was a middle-aged woman whom Yang Jing did not know.

"Okay, then I will introduce this young man to everyone. This young man is Yang Jing from Tianqu City. He is also a junior of Mr. Yang. You all know Mr. Yang, right? He is the Mr. Yang who worked in our hospital more than 30 years ago."

"Oh..." Several older experts said "Oh" in sudden realization. It was obvious that they all knew the name of Mr. Yang Tianmin.

"Yang Jing, this is my colleague, Professor Lv Chenglong, Professor Dong Jianli, Professor Feng Xiaoqi, Professor Li Huibing, and Professor Wang Jianhua. They are all well-known experts in ancient porcelain in our institute. If you come across any ancient porcelain that you are unsure about in the future and you can't find me, you can find them."

Professor Lu smiled and said, "Yangzi, you are Mr. Yang's junior, so we are really a family. When I first started working, I was also taught by Mr. Yang, but he retired early, so I didn't have the blessing to receive more teaching and enlightenment from him."

The female Professor Dong also smiled and said, "Xiao Yang, if you have anything to say, just ask me. Don't be polite. Professor Yang taught me a lot in the past."

Several old professors also came up to greet him, and soon Yang Jing had several business cards in his hands.

Cai Yi smiled and said, "It's a pity that Mr. Geng didn't come today. If Mr. Geng knew that you were Mr. Yang's junior, he would definitely be very happy. Back then, Mr. Yang and Mr. Geng were the two treasures of our hospital! With them here, nothing can stump us."

Yang Jing also knew Mr. Geng that Cai Yi mentioned. Mr. Geng was a famous porcelain expert. There were almost no people in China who could surpass him in porcelain. When Mr. Yang worked at the Palace Museum, he had a good relationship with Mr. Geng.

Cai Yi said to the students again: "You have learned a lot today. I hope you can summarize more after you go back and integrate what you have learned today into your own knowledge system. Okay, let's go back and think more."

Those young students dispersed, and the office suddenly became much quieter, with only a few experts, Yang Jing and Wang Jiazan left.

Professor Lu put on gloves and picked up the vase with five bats holding a longevity urn. He looked at it carefully for a while and said, "What a good thing! It's really a good thing! Qianlong blue and white porcelain of this quality is rare even in some provincial museums. Yangzi, you have found a good treasure."

Professor Dong asked, "Xiao Yang, how much did you spend on this bottle?"

Yang Jing said: "It was at the antique market at the Lion City Railway Station. When I first saw this bottle, I thought it was a fake. After all, the mark on the bottom of the bottle was too obvious. But after walking around the antique market, I always felt that something was wrong, so I went back to take another look at the bottle. In the end, I thought this bottle was very likely to be authentic, so I bargained with the owner and finally bought the bottle for 600 yuan."

Professor Wang Jianhua at the side said with a smile: "Xiao Yang, you got a big bargain! I remember that at the autumn auction of CITIC in Macau last year, a similar bottle was sold for 6.9 million Hong Kong dollars, which is about 6 million yuan in RMB. You got 10,000 times the profit!"

Professor Li Huibing said: "I have seen the bottle at the CITIC auction last year. It is not as well preserved as Xiao Yang's bottle, and it is also slightly smaller in size. If Xiao Yang's bottle is auctioned, it will be guaranteed to be 8 million!"

Cai Yi smiled and said, "Yang Zi, if you want to sell this bottle, just tell them. There are several auction companies behind these guys. Ask them for help and they will guarantee to give you the most suitable price."

Professor Lu smiled and said, "How can we compete with you? You have Guardian and Poly behind you. None of us can compete with you. Yangzi, Lao Cai is using us to send you a signal."

Several experts burst into laughter.

Yang Jing understood that experts like these who were able to work at the Palace Museum did not count on the salary. They had large auction houses behind them. When they had nothing to do, they could do appraisals for these auction houses and earn tens of thousands of dollars in minutes.

There is no way, experts also need to eat...

PS: I would like to thank "Ice Octave" and "Purple Flame Pride" for their 100-yuan reward.