Lin Han, Lu Yu, and other treasure appraisers were circling around the two bulletproof glass cabinets, carefully observing the objects and the red light seeping from the gaps to determine the material and items.
From the red light and the jade-like smoothness of the material, it is not difficult to tell that it is made of red jade, but this thing is covered by something like black mud, so it is impossible to tell what it is.
Even the Eye of True Vision cannot see what is inside through the tiny gap; it can only show the material.
Although it can be determined from its appearance that it is definitely a vessel used for drinking in ancient times, there are many vessels of this appearance, with the difference being less than a few centimeters. It is difficult to judge what dynasty it is from and what kind of vessel it is.
"If you have an answer, write it on the note I gave you."
After everyone had looked at it for a while, Zhao Wenqiang asked several maids to pass the note and paper to them.
A few people were full of confidence and quickly wrote down the answers in their minds and handed them in. Others were hesitant and their hands were shaking as they held the ballpoint pens.
Lin Han and Lu Yu were both the former and had quickly written down their answers.
"Very good! It's true that heroes emerge from youth. He is even faster than his predecessors. Of course, we don't know if the answer is correct, so let's wait and see."
After seeing that Lin Han and Lu Yu were the first to hand in their answers, Zhao Wenqiang was very happy and made some tactful remarks.
By saying this he not only flattered the two newcomers, Lin Han and Lu Yu, but also avoided offending the old seniors.
However, these words inevitably stimulated them. Those who had not yet written down their answers gritted their teeth, quickly wrote down their answers and handed them in.
And this is exactly what Zhao Wenqiang wants. He doesn't like slow-paced games. A plot with ups and downs must be attractive. A dragging game will only make people feel bored.
After receiving everyone's answers, Zhao Wenqiang immediately had a large screen lowered on the wall behind him. He read out everyone's answers and projected them onto the large screen behind him so that everyone could see them.
The first one is Lu Yu. Seeing the corner of his mouth raised and his confident look, he must have been sure of winning.
"Lu Yu, a red jade cup from the Southern Song Dynasty. The one on the left is genuine, and the one on the right is a fake."
The second one is Lin Han.
"Lin Han, a red jade cup from the Southern Song Dynasty. The left one is a fake, the right one is the real thing."
As soon as Lin Han’s answer was announced, strange noises were heard from the second floor.
"Oh~ The only difference between the two people's answers is whether it's genuine or fake."
"It really looks like a Southern Song Dynasty red jade cup! After all, both appraisers gave the same answer!"
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Generally speaking, the two appraisers would give the same answer, either both were wrong or both were right, and when they saw the confidence on Lin Han and Lu Yu's faces, they didn't think either of them was wrong.
After hearing this, some of the other appraisers beat their chests or became nervous.
"Damn it, I was just thinking about writing about the Red Jade Cup from the Southern Song Dynasty, but after some urging, I wrote something else."
"The answer has not been published yet. It's hard to say whether it is the Southern Song Dynasty Red Jade Cup. Maybe they both saw it wrong."
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Then Zhao Wenqiang revealed all the answers one by one. Some of them were also red jade cups from the Southern Song Dynasty, while some were not.
And after all the answers are revealed, it is time to reveal the correct answer.
Everyone stared at Zhao Wenqiang downstairs with wide eyes, waiting for him to reveal the correct answer.
And he lived up to everyone's expectations. With a smile on his face, he asked two maids to open the bulletproof glass cabinet, then he personally put on white gloves and peeled off the "black mud" on the two objects.
Soon, the black mud was peeled off, and the contents inside were revealed in their entirety.
A square red jade cup, which was used for drinking at banquets between emperors and their ministers in ancient times. It was also called a zhan, which is very different from the cups of today.
Seeing the complete red jade cup, Lin Han immediately took a look with his true eyes, but to his surprise, his answer was wrong.
He made the wrong choice. The one on the left is the real thing and the one on the right is a fake.
However, the reason for the wrong choice is also very obvious. Something was deliberately added to the exposed part of the red jade on the authentic product, so Lin Han made a mistake.
"Let's reveal the correct answer! But I'm sure many of you can see that it's the Red Jade Cup from the Southern Song Dynasty." Zhao Wenqiang shrugged and said indifferently.
"But in addition to covering the surface with some things, we also did some minor processing." Zhao Wenqiang said as he tore off the things on the genuine red jade cup. It was a very thin layer of transparent glass film.
It was that thing that made Lin Han think that the red jade cup was a glass imitation, because the Eye of True Vision also read the glass membrane.
But I didn't expect it was just a trick played by Zhao Wenqiang.
"So the winners are Lu Yu, Huang An, and Zhang Hao. Those who lost the game should not be discouraged, because we have a best-of-three system. It doesn't matter if you lose the first game. As long as you win the next two games, you still have a chance to advance!"
Zhao Wenqiang publicized the winners while comforting the losers, and he really did a good job on both ends.
"Hmph!" Lu Yu, who won a game, glanced at Lin Han, the loser, and curled his lips in satisfaction.
However, Lin Han was not angry, but became more interested.
You can put a counterfeit on the genuine product, which means you can also put part of the genuine product on the counterfeit.
You can read things on the first layer with the Eye of True Vision, but you can't read things on the second layer.
The fake can be mistaken for the real, and the real can be mistaken for the fake!
This is a very challenging and interesting game for him! How can he be angry?
"The second round of competition begins!" Zhao Wenqiang once again asked someone to bring out antiques wrapped in layers of other items.
This time the shape looks like a sword, but the scope of this thing is wider and more difficult to guess.
As expected, the difficulty will only increase, and this money is not so easy to get!
After Lu Yu took a quick look at the two swords that only had a slight crack revealed, he quickly wrote down the answer and handed it in.
But this time Lin Han did not hand it over immediately. Having made a mistake, he will check it more carefully this time.
"What? You have no confidence in yourself? That's right, your strength is really not up to par, just keep struggling!"
Lu Yu, who had nothing to do, couldn't help but mock Lin Han and disturb him.
However, Lin Han turned a deaf ear to these villains' words and continued to look at the antiques carefully. Seeing that he was rejected, Lu Yu could only grit his teeth and clench his fists, walked away angrily, and stood aside waiting for their answers.
When it was almost five minutes, Zhao Wenqiang could no longer help urging everyone, and only then did Lin Han and others have no choice but to write down their answers and hand them in.
Lu Yu was also confident of winning, and although Lin Han lost once, his confidence was not crushed, and he was confident that he could win this game.
"The first one is Mr. Lu Yu again. His answer is Nanyang sword. The left one is real and the right one is fake."