"Really?! You bought the same chicken cup worth over 200 million yuan for only 30,000 yuan? That's impossible!"
"I don't know, but judging from the video, the small cup that the streamer bought really does look a lot like the one that was auctioned."
"Is there any expert here? Is the cup that this livestreamer named Xu Lu bought genuine? Is it authentic?"
"Yeah, where have all the experts and professors gone? When they didn't need you, you made a fool of yourselves all the time, but now that they need you, you're all nowhere to be found!"
"Hahaha, that's really true, but without an antique expert to appraise it, we can't understand it either!"
...
"If this streamer bought a genuine chicken cup, then this guy's luck is probably off the charts."
"Heh, with that kind of luck, I'd say unless he saved the world in his past life, it's simply impossible!"
"Don't just focus on this one video. You should know that this streamer bought two antiques yesterday!"
Besides this chicken cup, the authenticity of which is unknown, his other antique vase sold for a solid four million two hundred thousand!
"Holy crap, is that true? Bro, do you have a link? Could you send it to me? Thanks!"
"I need a link too. I want to see what's going on with this streamer and whether he's just using this as an opportunity to create hype!"
...
While netizens were hotly debating the issue, those so-called "experts" who were "not doing their jobs" were actually also paying attention to it.
It's not that the experts are bored and spend all their time surfing the internet.
The auction of the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup had a tremendous impact.
At that very moment, Xu Lu's video link happened to trend on social media, so it's no wonder it attracted attention.
This takes place in a luxury mansion on Hong Kong Island.
Today, after acquiring that wealthy businessman surnamed Zhang at Sotheby's auction house, he summoned several of his own expert appraisers.
His willingness to spend a huge sum of money to acquire that Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup today was a move that received the approval of a group of experts.
Looking at the image displayed on the large screen, Zhang Fushang asked:
"Mr. Wang, Mr. Zhao, and Professor Luo, look at the small cup in the video, isn't it a genuine chicken cup?"
this……
The experts exchanged glances, and the oldest among them, Mr. Zhao, spoke first:
"Mr. Zhang, we dare not draw any conclusions based on just a video."
However, judging from its shape and material, this small cup does indeed resemble the style of the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup..."
After listening to the assessments of several experts, Zhang Fushang nodded, somewhat speechless, and said:
"I never imagined that the thing I spent nearly 300 million to buy could be bought by that young man for only 30,000 yuan, and from a street stall at that. Life is truly unpredictable."
"Mr. Zhang, there's no need to worry. It's still undetermined whether the small cup in the video is real or fake. Besides, what difference does 300 million or 30,000 yuan make to you?"
Old Wang also offered a word of comfort.
Zhang, the wealthy businessman, laughed and said:
"Mr. Wang, you've misunderstood me. It's not that I'm upset, it's just that I feel it would be great if this one were also a genuine chicken cup, and I could have it all at the same time!"
The experts exchanged glances again, and it was Elder Zhao who spoke first:
"Mr. Zhang means..."
"I would like to trouble a few experts to fly to Hongcheng and help me determine the authenticity of the chicken cup in this video."
If it's fake, then there's no need for any further action.
But if it's true, as long as the price isn't too outrageous, I hope to get this chicken cup as well!
Zhang Fushang spoke slowly.
...
Hongcheng Museum.
Curator Yu Qianren took off his reading glasses, looked at his several equally serious-looking colleagues, and said:
"What do you guys think about the chicken cup in this video circulating online?"
"Curator, this chicken cup is flawless in all aspects, including its shape, and the inscription is a legitimate imperial mark from the Chenghua period..."
A middle-aged man spoke first.
Soon others chimed in:
"It's a pity I didn't get to see the actual item, but it's almost certainly genuine."
It's unbelievable that a young man found such a great bargain at a street stall!
"That's right. Even if this Chenghua-style chicken cup were placed in our museum, it would be a treasure of the museum."
But to my surprise, they only spent 30,000 yuan and found a bargain at a street stall. There's really no way to complain about that.
...
Hearing the surrounding people talking, Yu Qianren coughed and was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a young man next to him suddenly interjected:
"Curator, the person who found this treasure is in Hongcheng. If you ask me, it's really not suitable for a national treasure like this to remain in private hands. If it ends up overseas, the loss would be enormous."
If this person had even a shred of patriotism, he should have donated this priceless treasure to our museum. Our museum is the best place for that chicken cup…
"this……"
After listening to the young man's words, Yu Qianren did not speak immediately.
He was actually quite familiar with this young man; his name was Zhou Dan, and he was a junior member of a friend's family.
That friend was also an antique collector, so Zhou Dan, who had been influenced by his family, used connections to get a job at the Hongcheng Museum...
After a moment of contemplation, Yu Qianren slowly spoke:
"Xiao Zhou, isn't this a bit inappropriate? They paid for it, they didn't find it or dig it up somewhere. Just because it's valuable doesn't mean you should make them hand it over..."
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