Because Elaine didn't understand Chinese, Xiao Ran didn't avoid it and directly pressed the answer button.
The next moment, my father appeared on the video screen, his face flushed with excitement.
The mother sitting next to her was also the same, she was so excited that she almost danced.
The moment they saw Elaine, they were all stunned.
Immediately afterwards, the smile on my mother's face became even brighter, and the fire of gossip began to burn brightly.
"Xiao Ran, who is this girl next to you? She is so beautiful."
"You can't be your girlfriend, right? You can do it!"
Xiao Ran quickly shook his head and immediately began to explain.
"Don't get me wrong, Mom and Dad, this is Elaine, a Frenchwoman who is also studying at UCLA."
"Elaine lives in the apartment next door. We have a good relationship, but we are not boyfriend and girlfriend."
"The reason why she came to me is because we attended the warehouse auction together today..."
He explained his relationship with Elaine and introduced Elaine to his parents.
My parents were a little sorry to hear that Elaine was not his girlfriend.
However, they were all very enthusiastic, chatted with Elaine for a while, and invited her to travel to the capital when she was free.
During this period, my mother also encouraged Xiao Ran in Mandarin to win over this French beauty and not to miss this good opportunity.
Xiao Ran could only say that he was working hard and then put his mother away.
After chatting for a while, Dad got down to business.
"Xiao Ran, I found an old friend who works in the Forbidden City and sent the videos and pictures of the four porcelain plate paintings."
"The old friend also asked the ceramic appraisal expert from the Forbidden City to appraise the four green landscape porcelain paintings."
"I have to say that your luck is so good, you actually picked up a valuable treasure again!"
"The appraisal expert said that these four porcelain plate paintings are from Wang Yeting, a famous modern ceramic art master and one of the Eight Friends of Zhushan. They are the works of Master Wang Yeting in his peak period."
Although he had expected it, Xiao Ran was still shocked by the good news and stood stunned.
But he came to his senses in an instant and waved his fist excitedly.
"Great! Just tell me, such a beautiful porcelain plate painting must be from the hands of a master, as expected!"
Then, he suddenly changed the subject.
"I know Wang Yeting. He is one of the Eight Friends of Zhushan and one of the most famous ceramic art masters in modern times. His green landscape porcelain paintings are especially famous and have far-reaching influence."
"But there are no author signatures or seals on these four porcelain paintings. How did the Forbidden City pottery appraisal expert identify that these were the works of Master Wang Yeting?"
Dad couldn't help but chuckle, and then explained:
"Even you kid can see that these porcelain plate paintings are the work of masters. Can't the ceramic appraisal experts from the Forbidden City see that?"
"Such a beautiful picture and such superb porcelain painting skills cannot be painted by ordinary people!"
"There are also ancient poems inscribed on porcelain paintings. The writing is powerful and the calligraphy skills are profound. It is not something that ordinary people can write."
"By comparing the calligraphy on the porcelain plate paintings, we can confirm that this is the work of Master Wang Yeting."
"More importantly, these four porcelain paintings actually have signatures on them, you just didn't notice it."
"Ah! How is that possible?"
Xiao Ran exclaimed and shook his head vigorously.
"There is no author's signature or seal on these four porcelain paintings. I checked them carefully with a magnifying glass in the afternoon and didn't miss a single corner."
"The author's signature and seal were never found. Isn't that ceramic appraisal expert a parallel importer? Are you kidding me?"
"Hahaha"
Mom laughed directly.
Dad said angrily:
"This ceramic appraisal expert is a researcher from the Forbidden City. How could he be a parallel importer?"
"Actually, the author's signatures on these four porcelain plate paintings are very clever and very hidden, making it difficult for ordinary people to spot them!"
"Since you have checked Master Wang Yeting's information, you should know that Master Wang Yeting has an account number, Diao Zi."
"The old man fishing in the lake on these four porcelain plates is actually the author's signature, and it is also a portrayal of Master Wang Yeting himself!"
"How's it going? Are you surprised or surprised?"
Dad smiled proudly, as if he had identified these four porcelain paintings.
"ah!"
Xiao Ran exclaimed again and immediately looked at the four porcelain paintings.
At this time, looking at the old man fishing in the lake on the four porcelain plates, he suddenly came to life.
He seemed to see that the old man's eyes hidden under the bamboo hat were smiling at him, and there was a bit of narrowness in his eyes!
"I'll go! You can still play like this, Master Wang Yeting plays so well!"
"Hahaha"
Dad also laughed.
"If Master Wang Yeting hadn't played this trick and solved this riddle, how could these four valuable porcelain paintings fall into your hands?"
"According to the ceramic appraisal expert, there is a set of similar porcelain paintings in the Forbidden City, also by Master Wang Yeting."
"Because of this, the appraisal expert recognized the origin of this set of porcelain plate paintings at a glance!"
"And the expert said that the works that allow Master Wang Yeting to do this are all his proud works. They are valuable and extremely rare!"
Before his father could finish speaking, Xiao Ran started dancing and cheering.
He even stepped forward and gave Elaine a warm hug, which made my mother's eyes shine.
Afterwards, he introduced the situation to Elaine and did not hide anything from this beautiful woman.
Elaine was also very excited when she heard that these four landscape porcelain paintings were valuable antique works of art.
Fortunately, they were in the apartment, so even if the cheers were a bit loud, they didn't have to worry about attracting any covetous eyes.
After some celebration, Xiao Ran and his parents began to discuss how to deal with this set of porcelain plate paintings.
"According to the appraisal expert, this set of porcelain paintings by Master Wang Yeting should be worth about 13 million yuan."
"Xiao Ran, what are you going to do with this set of Master Wang Yeting's porcelain paintings?"
"This set of porcelain paintings is so beautiful. How about we keep it at home? Don't sell it."
"It can be used as a family heirloom in the future. This kind of treasure is so hard to find!"
When he said this, Dad's eyes shone brightly, full of expectation.
Mom is the same, her eyes are filled with excitement.
However, Xiao Ran shook his head without hesitation.
"There are too many people who know that I have picked up this set of landscape porcelain paintings. There are not even one thousand but eight hundred people, and there will be more in the future!"
"In this case, it is not appropriate for our family to collect this set of porcelain plate paintings. If so, it might cause trouble!"
"Besides, now that there are no flights between China and the United States, it's difficult for me to send this set of porcelain paintings home immediately. It's not safe to keep them around!"
"So I decided to sell this set of porcelain plate paintings, which would save me a lot of trouble!"
After hearing his explanation, my parents suddenly fell silent.
After a while, my mother nodded and said:
"Xiao Ran, what you said makes sense. This set of porcelain paintings is really not suitable for us to keep in our own hands. It's better to sell it!"
Dad nodded and agreed.
Having said that, there was still a hint of disappointment and regret in their eyes.
Seeing their performance, Xiao Ran immediately comforted them.
"Mom and Dad, there is nothing to regret. I will also participate in various forms of auctions in the future."
"With my good luck, I will definitely encounter better antiques and works of art."
"Until then, let's secretly collect a few good treasures without telling anyone!"
"Haha, just blow it, kid!"
Mom said with a smile, and Dad also laughed.
Obviously, they didn't believe that Xiao Ran could be so lucky!
After chatting for a while and letting his parents appreciate the four green landscape porcelain paintings, Xiao Ran ended the call.
Then, he entered the live broadcast room and started live broadcast.
The moment he opened the live broadcast room, hundreds of fans poured in like a tide.
This shows how eager these guys are.
