Zhu Tian stopped wailing.
He suddenly felt much better.
It’s a sure win.
Looking at the entire museum, he dared to guarantee that no one could compare with him in the appraisal of cultural relics and antiques.
Li Mingqing actually wanted to compete with him in identifying cultural relics.
Asking for trouble.
Zhu Tian said excitedly: "Dean Li, this is what you said, don't blame me for bullying you."
"Don't speak too soon, let's see who has the last laugh."
Li Mingqing smiled at his expression that said "I won."
Zhu Heqing whispered, "Zhu Tian, don't embarrass yourself in public. You've already tried it, and you're no match for Dean Li."
"It was a martial arts competition. I've learned it, but I'm not good at it. I can definitely beat him in the appraisal of cultural relics."
Zhao Yuanyang shook his head and said, "I'm not optimistic about you."
"Old Zhao, we are colleagues. Why do you always side with President Li? He is an amateur when it comes to identifying cultural relics." Zhu Tian said confidently.
"Take my advice and stop it now before it starts. Dean Li and I went to the tomb-robbing village. He knows all kinds of cultural relics like the back of his hand. Honestly, you're no match for him."
Although his voice was low, Li Mingqing still heard it.
He smiled and said, "Old Zhao, thank you for your affirmation."
"You're welcome, I'm just telling the truth," Zhao Yuanyang casually responded to him, and by the time he realized what was going on, the words had already been spoken.
Zhu Tian's face darkened.
He didn't understand why Zhao Yuanyang looked down on him so much.
Colleagues get along well with each other on weekdays, so why do they try to show off to others at critical moments?
"Old Zhao, why are you so ungrateful? How can I be inferior to Dean Li? Dean Li is an authority in medicine, but I am an authority in identifying cultural relics."
Zhu Heqing sighed: "Ah——"
Forget it, people can’t teach you, but things can teach you once.
When will we finally understand that there are always people better than us and there are always things better than what we have?
Liang Shuo looked at Li Mingqing and said, "President Li, Zhu Tian is young and full of vigor. Let's just forget about it."
"I don't care. The key is Zhu Tian."
Li Mingqing calmly pointed at Zhu Tian, who had a sullen face.
Zhu Tian's face darkened even further. "Director, I want to have a discussion with Dean Li. Everyone says that Dean Li is very good at appraising treasures, and I want to see it for myself."
Seeing his determination to win, Liang Shuo sighed and said, "Okay, let's have a sparring match."
Zhao Yuanyang said in embarrassment: "What are we competing for?"
Everyone fell into deep thought. Fifty percent of the museum's cultural relics were identified and collected by Zhu Tian.
It would be unfair to Li Mingqing to compare the cultural relics in the exhibition hall.
Liang Shuo pondered for a moment, but couldn't think of a fair and just competition.
He looked at Mr. Zheng.
Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "I got some good stuff last month. I'd like you two to help me take a look at it."
Zhao Yuanyang and Zhu Heqing looked at each other.
Zhu Tian had never seen the good things that Mr. Zheng had, but they had.
It's not that I look down on Zhu Tian, but everyone has their own expertise.
Mr. Zheng collects niche cultural relics, which are unearthed in small quantities, not widely circulated, have high academic barriers to entry, and are not well known.
Although it was an upset, it was of great significance.
Anyway, they didn't know much about the cultural relics they saw in Mr. Zheng's office before.
Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "Please follow me."
Arrived at the office.
"I received four rubbings. Please take a look."
Mr. Zheng moved the screen on the left side of the office, revealing a large table.
There are rubbings on the table.
Zhu Tian took a look and spoke first, "Rubbings are precious calligraphy works of art. Let's talk about the first one first. The script is large seal script and it dates back to the pre-Qin and Warring States period."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Mingqing provocatively.
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "Are you done? If you are, I will tell you."
"I'd like to see what you can say," Zhu Tian said disdainfully.
He cleared his throat and put his hands behind his back.
He spoke freely, "This is the Stone Drum Inscription, engraved on ten drum-shaped stones. The content is a four-character poem that records the hunting activities of the Qin monarch. The script is large seal script, which is between the Western Zhou bronze inscriptions and the Qin small seal script. It has extremely high historical, literary and calligraphic value."
Zhu Tian's smile froze at the corners of his mouth.
He thought Li Mingqing didn't understand, but he never expected that Li Mingqing knew more than he did.
Liang Shuo praised: "Dean Li, well said."
Elder Zheng looked at him with satisfaction. "Dean Li, you're a promising candidate for archaeology. I didn't expect you to know so much. No wonder you were able to capture a tomb-robbing organization that smuggled cultural relics."
Li Mingqing said calmly, "I only have a basic understanding. Zhu Tian, are you sure you don't have anything else to add?"
Zhu Tian blushed again.
what to do?
How could Li Mingqing know so much about something that he didn't even understand?
I wanted to embarrass Li Mingqing, but I didn't expect to be the one who was embarrassed.
"I know more than you do. I'm just giving you a chance to show off so you don't accuse me of bullying you."
Li Mingqing raised his eyebrows, "You don't want to add anything?"
"I'll give you a chance."
"Zhu Tian, I'm giving you a chance. Since you don't want this opportunity, then I want it."
Li Mingqing continued, "Let me be more specific. It dates back to around the 4th century BC, between the reigns of Duke Xian of Qin and King Huiwen of Qin. It contains ten drums, with an original text of around 700 characters. Due to wear and tear, less than a third of it remains."
Zhu Heqing applauded and said, "Well said!"
Zhao Yuanyang patted Zhu Tian on the shoulder and said, "Brother, it's not shameful to lose to Dean Li."
"Get out of the way!" Zhu Tian said angrily.
"Appraiser Zhu, you must not be too embarrassed to lose."
"Dean Li, why are you in such a hurry? There are still three more rubbings to come. I'll let you play once first, but I won't let you play again."
Li Mingqing said indifferently: "Okay, you go first."
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