Chapter 385: A change of plans?

Even if there wasn't, with his words just now, it would be very easy for others to assume that these two so-called experts were hired by Mu Qiu nian with money, and that their purpose was to fake the results.

Although Chen Sanping's wishful thinking was quite clever, the two experts hired by Mu Qiu nian remained indifferent to his remarks, which contained veiled threats.

The middle-aged man glared at Chen Sanping with some dissatisfaction and said, "The duty of us appraisal experts is to check the authenticity of these antiques. As for the other grievances in your antique circle, I am not interested. Even if all the antiques he sold before were fakes, it does not prove that this one is also a fake."

"Hmph, since you don't believe it, then check it slowly."

After Chen Sanping finished speaking, he gave a wink to the experts he had hired. Consequently, those experts also walked over to the box of porcelain Xu Tian had bought, and checked them simultaneously with Old He and the middle-aged man who had come with him.

Just as the middle-aged man and Chen Sanping were bickering, Old He had already put on his gloves, picked up a magnifying glass, and picked up one of the porcelain vases to examine it carefully, as if he were completely unconcerned with the public opinion disputes in the shop.

"Early Republic of China commemorative porcelain; the density, color, and inscription are all fine."

The people in the shop couldn't help but laugh to themselves after hearing Old He's judgment.

"That kid was spouting nonsense just now, saying he was going to buy a treasure more valuable than Song Dynasty blue and white porcelain. I really thought his eye for antiques was that good, but this is it?"

"Although Boss Li's set of Song Dynasty blue and white porcelain is a late Qing imitation, it's obviously more valuable than this one, right?"

Late Qing Dynasty porcelain was already worthless enough, and now an early Republic of China piece has appeared. I'm afraid this time the Tang family's pretty boy is going to lose everything.

The reason why late Qing porcelain is so unwelcome in the antique circle—collected only by laymen and professional ceramic collectors—is that the late Qing Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles, leading to a very sluggish ceramic production in Huaxia.

Coupled with the fact that craftsmen lacked good creativity and could only blindly imitate the past, these are basically imitations in modern terms, so their value is greatly discounted.

As for the ceramic industry during the Republic of China, because scholars began painting on porcelain and it gradually became a trend, the once-declining ceramic industry was brought back to life.

But unfortunately, the porcelain vase Xu Tian bought is only from the early Republic of China, and the style is still a conservative imitation of the past, so its value is not even as good as late Qing porcelain.

"Xu Tian, is this your so-called peerless treasure?"

Jiang Yan's expression was extremely ugly. Although Chen Sanping's set of Song Dynasty blue and white porcelain was identified as being spliced and fired by Qing Dynasty craftsmen, he didn't believe Xu Tian had the eye to know in advance that the set of porcelain was problematic.

All of this was just Xu Tian simply disliking Gu Beicheng, so he deliberately ruined the business Gu Beicheng had negotiated, and it was just a lucky guess.

However, in reality, even if that set of porcelain wasn't true Song Dynasty blue and white porcelain, because it had the official kiln inscription of the Song Dynasty and was fired by Qing Dynasty craftsmen, it was still more valuable than the early Republic of China porcelain Xu Tian had bought now.

Xu Tian ignored Jiang Yan's aggressiveness and focused his attention on Old He's movements.

Old He was undistracted, observing the porcelain at hand with concentration, and soon identified seven more late Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain bowls.

Everyone who saw this shook their heads, thinking to themselves: Some of these porcelain pieces have scratches on the body, some have chipped mouths; none of them are intact. Even if added together, I'm afraid they aren't as valuable as Li Wancai's set of porcelain.

"Actually, the Tang family would have been better off buying Boss Chen's set of porcelain. Although it was imitated by Qing Dynasty craftsmen, at least it had no flaws, and with the Song Dynasty official kiln inscription, it's still more valuable than this pile of junk on the floor."

"Moreover, this kind of antique imitation porcelain is extremely difficult to distinguish. Even Boss Chen, who rarely makes mistakes, couldn't see it clearly. It's understandable if he didn't recognize it."

"As a result, he insisted on courting death. Not only did he offend Boss Chen, but now he has spent millions to buy back a pile of worthless broken porcelain. Let's see how he explains this to the Tang family when he goes back!"

In the blink of an eye, Old He had finished his appraisal. After he picked up the last piece of porcelain and took a brief look, he immediately gave his conclusion: "This piece of porcelain was also fired in a folk kiln in the late Qing Dynasty, and the market price ranges from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand."

The onlookers nearby burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"He was so confident before, saying he would definitely find a treasure more valuable than the porcelain in Boss Chen's hands. How long has it been and he's already been slapped in the face? He spent millions and didn't even get a decent piece of porcelain!"

"The Tang family is wealthy and powerful. They can just spend another few tens of millions to bid for another piece at the auction later. Anyway, a few million is just a drop in the bucket for the Tang family."

"With his level of skill, I'm afraid that even if he spent another hundred million, he would only be able to buy fakes or things with no collection value."

"You guys came late and didn't see his arrogant attitude just now. He even dared to challenge Boss Chen..."

Jiang Yan pointed at Xu Tian with an ugly expression: "Is this your so-called treasure? The porcelain bought for millions, not a single one can serve as a museum's treasure, and the value is at most just over a million. I will report what happened today truthfully to Tang Zong when I go back. You should pay the price for your willfulness and ignorance!"

At the same time, Tang Jihuai and other high-level executives in the video also attacked one by one, slamming the table and glaring at Xu Tian, clamoring for him to give an explanation.

"Who was it that said they would get out of the company if they lost the bet just now?"

"I now order you to immediately hand over the company seal and checkbook in your hands to Manager Jiang. From now on, all decisions regarding Pawa will be the responsibility of Manager Jiang!"

Hearing Tang Jihuai's words, Jiang Yan curled his lips calmly, then walked up to Xu Tian with a business-like attitude and reached out to him: "Mr. Xu, hurry up and hand over the company seal and checkbook!"

Xu Tian ignored their harassment and instead confirmed with Old He next to him: "Old Master He, are you sure every piece of porcelain has been checked?"

He clearly remembered that in his previous life, there was indeed a priceless treasure among this batch of Mu Qiu nian's porcelain. Could it be that because he was reborn, a butterfly effect occurred, causing this plot to change?

But he had already foreseen events including Murong Xue, Shang Yiran, and the crisis in the Lighthouse Country, and none of them had changed. So why did a change happen here with Mu Qiu nian?

Or was it that his memory was biased and he remembered it wrong, and the merchant who acquired the precious porcelain wasn't Mu Qiu nian at all? ===== CHAPTER 386 =====