Hearing Qin Hai's words, Xu Weiming let out a long sigh, and then reluctantly stood up again.
"Hey, I'm really in trouble this time. I'm afraid that the person is pretending to be genuine this time. I don't know if he found an authentic item on his own or if he is cooperating with some criminal gang."
"If it's the latter, then I'm afraid there will be countless imitation bronze and brass wares on the market in the future."
"I hadn't seen him for so many years, and I thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, he actually appeared again like this."
"Hey, Lao Qin, after tomorrow, I plan to announce the news about this counterfeiter who has reappeared in the world. I hope those old Tibetan friends will be more careful when they face temptation again."
After saying that, Xu Weiming smiled bitterly and picked up the Xuande stove of the Ming Dynasty that he had paid a high price for.
After fiddling with it for a while, he spoke again helplessly: "I am almost certain that the person named Cai must have an authentic product in his hands now, and he has done metal analysis. The materials used in this fake product should be no different from the real product."
"The cost of the Ming Xuande furnace manufactured in this way will never be too low. It should be aimed at some big collectors. Alas, this antique market may be in trouble again."
Seeing Xu Weiming sighing frequently, several people looked at each other with wry smiles on their faces.
It’s self-evident how much trouble it will cause once items that even they can’t distinguish enter the market.
"It's getting late. Old friends, please go back first. Please keep this matter a secret for now. I will announce it myself tomorrow afternoon."
"By the way, who discovered this first?"
Hearing Xu Weiming's question, Xiao Bai touched his nose awkwardly, as if he was a bit of a spoiler.
Seeing everyone's eyes focused on Xiao Bai, Xu Weiming laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, young man, the future is bright! With such eyesight at such an age, when I die, I won't be afraid of losing the inheritance. Old Qin, you have gained a good apprentice!"
After leaving the venue, Qin Hai looked at Xiao Bai again.
Originally, he just thought that his apprentice was very lucky, so he was able to pick up mistakes frequently. Unexpectedly, he underestimated his apprentice.
How can this kind of vision and carefulness be summed up by simple good luck?
"Apprentice, you don't want to participate in the little game tomorrow afternoon. Just watch from the sidelines."
Hearing Qin Hai's words, Xiao Bai was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, Master, I know."
In fact, he didn't want to participate in the first place. After all, his appraisal level was only half a bottle.
And if he wants to find a few fakes from a pile of objects, his poor cultural preservation points may not be enough if he wants to make sure there are no mistakes.
…
The next day.
The morning exchange meeting continued as scheduled, but the difference was that the metal objects in the display cabinets were replaced with a batch of calligraphy and paintings.
After feasting our eyes, we had lunch again, and it was afternoon before we knew it.
As the meeting began, Xu Weiming walked onto the stage again holding the Ming Xuande stove with a solemn expression.
In fact, the eye-piercing experiences he originally wanted to talk about were all mistakes he made when he was young and didn't know enough about antiques.
But because of the appearance of this Ming and Xuande furnace with the word Cai, he has given up on those low-level gadgets that are now considered wrong.
Many people were extremely confused when they saw Xu Weiming carrying this Ming Xuande furnace on stage.
Why was the thing with the open door being carried onto the stage at this moment? This old Xu wanted to brag about his experience of picking up leaks.
But after a while.
As Xu Weiming spoke, everyone was stunned after listening to Xu Weiming's story.
Except for a few people present last night, no one expected such a result.
And many people have already begun to beat the drum in their hearts at this moment. They have also received bronzeware in the past two years. Will they also receive fakes?
For a time, many people were not in the mood to wait to see the younger generation appraise the treasure.
After all, the price of copper and bronze wares has not been cheap since ancient times. If you buy fakes, the loss will not be too small.
Xu Weiming then used a sledgehammer to smash the fake Ming Xuande furnace.
The situation of this treasure appraisal exchange meeting, which did not appear to be very special at first, spread in the antique circle at an extremely fast speed.
At this moment, Xiao Bai had followed Qin Hai back to the imperial capital.
…
After returning home, Xiao Bai took out two tickets for the special exhibition of the Shanghai Expo from the express box downstairs, then washed up and went to bed early.
Although there were two tickets, Xiao Bai had no intention of taking anyone else with him to this tantric special event.
When Xiao Bai brought these two human-skin drums back from Tibet, he deliberately hid them from his sister, let alone taking her to see a tantric exhibition.
Early the next morning. After a simple breakfast, Xiao Bai took the ticket and slipped out of the door before his sister woke up.
After checking in, we entered the special exhibition hall of the Expo.
The first thing that caught Xiao Bai's eyes was a huge thangka.
Looking at the exquisite patterns drawn on the thangka, Xiao Bai secretly shook his head.
Damn it, not just Tantric Buddhism, but also some Buddhist sects in the ancient Central Plains.
Some people are already living extremely poor lives, but they still donate their last bit of things to the temple to decorate the lofty Buddhist hall, which does not care about the life and death of mortals.
Then, what caught Xiao Bai's eyes was a set of extremely exquisite and luxurious Tantric initiation bone ornaments.
Even if he didn't like the Tibetan Tantric culture, Xiao Bai had to admit that it was really beautiful. If in ancient times, anyone who wore such a dress would be regarded as the incarnation of a god, Xiao Bai would not be surprised at all.
Following closely, there are some ethnic costumes, jewelry, weapons, and accessories from Tibetan areas.
Xiao Bai had already seen these things in the museum when he was in the Tibetan area, and he lost interest in seeing them again.
After walking all the way to the last exhibition hall, Xiao Bai smiled helplessly when he saw the sign prohibiting entry for those under 18 years old.
And as he stepped into it, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Human bone rosary.
Gabala drum (made from two pieces of human heavenly spirit bones).
Gabala bowl.
Bone flute.
And his two-faced sister-in-law.
Xiao Bai knew that some of them were made by his disciples and others after the death of the Tantric master.
But it is undeniable that the vast majority of them come from poor ordinary people.
After being enslaved for a lifetime, even his bones were not spared. This is something that not even a failed Austrian art student could do.
Looking at the other people in the small exhibition hall who also had heavy expressions, Xiao Bai let out a long sigh and then left quietly.
It’s all in the past, and all we can do now is face history and learn lessons.
