Lin Han's words brought silence to the scene.

In the antique world, all things have always been about inheritance.

It is extremely rare among antiques to have an orderly inheritance and be able to withstand scrutiny.

They are usually heirlooms or works by masters. Basically every collector has a name.

Another higher level is having celebrity endorsement.

For example, Emperor Qianlong stamped more than a dozen seals on Wang Xizhi's "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie".

Of course, Wang Xizhi was already famous throughout the world.

However, with Qianlong's endorsement, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy was raised to a higher price.

Another situation is that an unknown person, by chance, gets endorsed by a celebrity.

The bloodstone seal that Lin Han held was a case of this kind.

The seal made of bloodstone was originally just a centurion.

Later he was promoted to Jinyiwei, but he is not even a speck of dust in history.

Historians will not write a word about him.

But by chance, this centurion was summoned by Zhu Houcong.

The Jinyiwei at that time was similar to the secret service agency during the Republic of China period. Although it was not visible to the public, it had a close relationship with the emperor.

In order to commend the Jinyiwei, Zhu Houcong awarded this bloodstone seal to the captain.

As to why the centurion's words were carved on it, it is unknown.

The detailed origins of this kind of antiques are generally not reflected in history books.

Often, only the owner of the bloodstone seal knows the details and reasons.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Academician Luo does not understand.

The problem is…

Although the story told by Lin Han is self-consistent, there is no evidence.

If this is true, then collectors can take any old item and arrange for a celebrity to endorse it, and the value of the item can be multiplied several times!

This obviously does not apply.

Sure enough, after hearing the story, the rich people came out in unison to boycott.

"You said it was a reward from Zhu Houcong?"

"Were you there at the time?"

"Then I said that this calligraphy was written for Emperor Minghuang of Tang!"

Some people also said: "Then my four treasures of the study are what Li Bai used!"

Ha ha ha ha!

absurd!

This is ridiculous!

Just like everyone else's ridicule, Academician Luo, Xiahou Ji, and the old man all had the same attitude.

The old man spoke first:

"Lin Han, your story is very touching, but you said that this bloodstone seal was awarded to the centurion by Zhu Houcong. You must have evidence! You can't just make it up!"

The old man stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Lin Han with some complacency.

He thought he had caught Lin Han's weakness and that Lin Han would definitely lose.

Lin Han looked down at the old man with a smile on his face, then shifted his gaze to Xiahou Ji's face.

Xiahou Ji didn't react much, but it was obvious that he didn't quite agree with the old man's opinion.

From time to time, he glanced at the seal on the long table, then lowered his head, as if flipping through his own knowledge base in his mind.

Academician Luo looked more cautious.

He had seen how powerful Lin Han was. He could produce natural bezoar and knew how to identify top-grade bezoar. He also knew the vase in Shen Ting's place like the back of his hand.

Such a person would not lie casually in public.

Academician Luo picked up the seal again and looked at it carefully.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on the corner below the seal.

Academician Luo opened his eyes wide and waved to the old man to bring his special magnifying glass.

As soon as the old man handed the magnifying glass to him, Academician Luo snatched it away.

Then he took a magnifying glass, pointed it at the bottom of the seal, and observed it inch by inch.

Yes, yes.

There is absolutely no mistake.

Zhu Houcong's special signature.

Holy Emperor, Huang Dao Patriarch, Three Pure Ones…

There are almost seven or eight names related to Taoism.

Arranged in a coherent manner!

Although there is no signature of Zhu Houcong, looking at his unusual beginning,

I knew that this person must be Zhu Houcong!

The difficulty in identifying this seal lies in its background story.

Once he discovered Zhu Houcong's name, Academician Luo could immediately determine that

The owner of the seal,

No, it should be said that the person who awarded the seal was Zhu Houcong!

One has to marvel at the wisdom of the ancients and the cunning of Zhu Houcong.

He might want to sell himself well, but he didn't want to tell others blatantly that he had rewarded the Jinyiwei.

That's why he carved his name so small.

Only a professional magnifying glass like Academician Luo can see it.

Moreover, if it weren’t for Lin Han’s reminder, he wouldn’t have been able to find it even with a magnifying glass.

Because the ancients divided each word of these names into two parts,

One part is at the bottom of the seal, where the name is engraved, and the other part is on the side of the seal.

If you only look at the bottom of the seal, you would think that the traces around it are just decorations.

"It was indeed bestowed by Zhu Houcong himself!"

Academician Luo sighed and put the magnifying glass on the table dejectedly.

"What? Was it really awarded by Zhu Houcong?"

"That's impossible. This seal looks so ordinary!"

While the wealthy businessmen were making noise, a man squeezed through the crowd and came in.

"Sixty million? I'll buy it... Sir, there is absolutely no problem with your collection. It can be in the top ten! Such a good thing, make a move!"

The person who was speaking was not tall, but his appearance and dress were very smart.

Everyone is familiar with it.

He is the famous second-hand dealer and broker in the antique circle, Chen Zhancheng.

Chen Zhancheng is quite famous and is also good at doing business.

It is said that he never fails and will never do business without confidence.

No wonder, as soon as Academician Luo made a statement, he rushed out.

Everyone was shocked!

A small bloodstone seal can be sold for 60 million!

That’s 60 million!

It would probably take these industrialists a year to make that much money.

But Lin Han, the problem can be solved by selling a seal.

Moreover, judging from the public's judgment of seals, the cost for Lin Han to collect seals would definitely not be too high.

After all, even Academician Luo didn’t know much about Zhu Houcong’s background!

How would the seller know?

“Not for sale!”

Who knew that Lin Han would reply with two cold words.

Chen Zhancheng was not surprised at all, and just nodded slightly: "Didn't you just say 60 million?"

“That’s just a conservative estimate.”

Chen Zhancheng said, "Of course, I understand. Good things must have a price... Just name a price."

boom……

There was a burst of discussion at the scene.

What a treatment.

No matter how much Lin Han offers, people will offer that much!

It’s nothing like their company. For a product, the seller would be very picky and would haggle over the price for a long time.

People this...

well!

Comparing yourself to others will make you feel thief!

Why don't I have this kind of thing on hand?

In an instant, the wealthy people's attitude towards Lin Han had changed 180 degrees.

What do businessmen care about most? Money!

They don’t care whether it’s true or not, or who Zhu Houcong is.

As long as this thing can really be sold for 60 million!

In their eyes, that is the best!