"Younger Brother Huang, why are you looking down on me as your brother? Why didn't you inform me about the banquet? " Zhang Kentao walked into the hall of the villa with two followers behind him. One of the followers was carrying a large package in his hand.
Huang Rongjin's face changed slightly, and he squeezed out a smile. "Brother Kentao, what are you talking about? I thought that you are usually very busy. This is just an informal family banquet, so I didn't send you an invitation. However, with the relationship between our two families, there is no need for an invitation. Can't you just come directly? "
Although Huang Rongjin's words were polite, they were neither soft nor hard. There were thorns in his words.
How could Zhang Kentao not hear it? However, the two people were accustomed to arguing. Moreover, it was Zhang Kentao who spoke first with thorns in his words, so at this moment, he said indifferently, "That's true. We don't care about those superficial things! When I heard that Younger Brother Huang is holding a banquet here, I hurried over to cheer you up. "
"Really?" Huang Rongjin looked at Zhang Kentao. Since he came, he couldn't drive him out. At least on the surface, the two people were still acceptable. "Then, please take a seat. The banquet is about to begin."
"Before the banquet starts, I have a rare treasure that I want to ask Younger Brother Huang to help me appreciate it!" As Zhang Kentao said, he waved his hand and let the follower behind him pass the thing in his hand.
"Oh, then I have to appreciate it." Huang Rongjin said with a fake smile. Both of them mingled in the collector world, and they had some reputation. However, Huang Rongjin's reputation was slightly bigger, so Zhang Kentao often took some tricky and strange things to let him guess what they were. It was to embarrass him, but it was glorified as appreciation.
For example, last time, Zhang Kentao got a bronze cup from the Song Dynasty and let Huang Rongjin guess which year it was made. Fortunately, Huang Rongjin had a master around him at that time. He guessed correctly, so Zhang Kentao left resentfully.
This time, Yang Ming didn't know what tricks Zhang Kentao wanted to play, but one thing was certain. This guy was definitely up to no good. In front of so many people, he must be thinking of ways to make Yang Ming look bad again.
Of course, although he knew it would be like this in his heart, he did a good job on the surface. Huang Rongjin pretended to be surprised and walked quickly to Zhang Kentao.
Most of the people present knew the grievances between Huang Rongjin and Zhang Kentao, but people always had the mentality of watching the fun. Even though they knew that the two people didn't get along, they were very curious to see what high-end things Zhang Kentao's this time.
"This time, I bought a vase from the Ming dynasty..... I want Younger Brother Huang to help me identify the authenticity...... With that said, Zhang Kentao opened the package in his hand, then took out a box from it. He opened the box and carefully took out the things inside.
This was a celadon vase with exquisite workmanship and exquisite design. The people present more or less had a certain understanding of antiques. When they saw such a beautiful vase, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Zhang Kentao proudly put the vase on the table in the center of the villa and then said to Huang Rongjin, "Younger Brother Huang, it is said that you are very accomplished in the study of porcelain from the Ming dynasty. Today, I will ask you, an expert, to help me identify the authenticity of the vase!"
Huang Rongjin glanced at Zhang Kentao coldly. The identification of the authenticity of this antique was a great knowledge. Although Huang Rongjin had put a lot of effort in this area, antiques were antiques after all. Unlike other things, it still took a lot of effort to identify the authenticity. Not to mention, in such a short period of time, even an expert would need to use some high-tech tools to identify it.
However, even if this was the case, if Huang Rongjin didn't say anything today, Zhang Kentao must have prepared a lot of sarcastic words. There was no doubt about it.
"How is it, Younger Brother Huang? This vase is good, right?" Zhang Kentao saw Huang Rongjin's appreciative gaze and said proudly.
"En, it's really good." Huang Rongjin nodded and appraised the vase.
No matter from which angle, whether it was the pattern on the top or the rust spots, it could prove that this was a vase from the Ming dynasty. But the more it was like this, the more uneasy Huang Rongjin's heart was!
Zhang Kentao took such a vase to me to appraise. He must have a trick up his sleeve, but what does he want to do? Huang Rongjin couldn't guess, so he didn't dare to speak.
He just looked at the vase carefully and looked at some details on the vase that were easy to ignore.
The contradiction between Yang Ming and the pink-headed fat man was interrupted by Zhang Kentao as soon as he came in. The pink-headed fat man knew that he couldn't make trouble for a while, so he had to give up and look at the vase on the table with everyone.
The pink-headed fat man couldn't see anything. He just thought that it was just a vase, but Yang Ming noticed something from the tit-for-tat dialogue between Huang Rongjin and Zhang Kentao.
"Lele, who is that Zhang Kentao?" Yang Ming walked to Huang Lele and asked in a low voice.
"He's a friend of my second brother, but he always likes to mock my second brother. It should be the same this time. If my second brother can't tell whether this vase is real or fake, he might say something unpleasant again." Huang Lele hated this Zhang Kentao, but she also understood the relationship between the two families. Her second brother couldn't do anything to him. Huang Lele naturally couldn't do anything.
Yang Ming nodded after listening. He probably understood the relationship between the two people. It seemed that this Zhang Kentao came with ill intentions.
Without understanding Zhang Kentao's purpose, Huang Rongjin naturally wouldn't speak easily, but Zhang Kentao was a little impatient. "How is it, Younger Brother Huang? You are an expert in this area. Is this vase real or fake?"
No matter how he looked at it, this vase was very much like a real one! But it was precisely because it was too real that Huang Rongjin didn't dare to make a conclusion easily! Because the current technology was so developed, the technology of counterfeiting was very powerful. It was not rare to be able to make something that looked like a real thing.
Zhang Kentao took such a real vase to test her. How could he be so kind? If this vase was really a counterfeit, then after he said that this vase was real, Zhang Kentao would definitely take the opportunity to make fun of him.
But such a simple and easy to understand truth, would Zhang Kentao not understand? If he took something that was not very easy to identify and had a poor quality ambiguous thing for him to identify, then it would be really difficult for him to judge. But with such a real thing for him to judge, how could he not be suspicious?
However, from another perspective, if this was just a strategy of sowing discord, Zhang Kentao deliberately took a real vase to confuse him and make him mistakenly think that it was a fake. This was not impossible!
In this way, Huang Rongjin really couldn't back down.
As if he knew Huang Rongjin's thoughts, Zhang Kentao shook his head and stood by calmly. "I say, expert, aren't you a bit too slow? Even if you can't look at it carefully, at least give a preliminary opinion, right? "
Huang Rongjin was a little annoyed. He thought, If I say a preliminary opinion, you will definitely come to bombard me, right? But he couldn't not say it. So many people were looking at him. Huang Rongjin really had to say a result today.
Well, even if he said that this vase was fake, if Zhang Kentao insisted that this vase was real, then he couldn't do anything. It was better to say that it was real. He could still gamble.
At least if the vase was fake, he had to say why it was fake, right? There must be a flaw, right? At least Huang Rongjin didn't see any flaws.
So, Huang Rongjin nodded, took a deep breath and said, "After my preliminary judgment, it seems that this vase is real …"
Before Huang Rongjin's words were finished, he was interrupted by Yang Ming. Yang Ming patted Huang Rongjin's shoulder and said, "It seems that this vase is really made! But it is still fake. Is this what Brother Huang meant? "
After hearing Yang Ming's words, Huang Rongjin was obviously stunned. Although he didn't understand why Yang Ming said that the vase was fake, Huang Rongjin knew that Yang Ming himself was outstanding. He must have his reason for saying so!
Instead of guessing on his own, it was better to listen to Yang Ming this time and gamble. Anyway, he was not sure about it. At most, he would be ridiculed by Zhang Kentao. It was not a big deal.
"Is it real or fake?" Zhang Kentao looked at Yang Ming with some dissatisfaction. He thought, Who is this guy? Why is he interrupting?
"Hehe, what Yang Ming said is what I mean!" Huang Rongjin nodded affirmatively.
Zhang Kentao's face changed in an instant, but it immediately returned to normal. If one didn't look carefully, it couldn't be seen at all. But it could hide from other people's eyes, but it couldn't hide from Yang Ming's eyes.
"Hmph hmph." Zhang Kentao restored his previous smug expression. "Brother Huang, I am afraid that you guessed wrong this time, right? How can this vase be fake? I bought it at an auction in the United Kingdom for three million pounds! "
Huang Rongjin was stunned and didn't know how to answer, but out of his trust in Yang Ming, he still looked at Yang Ming. Sure enough, Yang Ming disappointed him.
"Really?" Yang Ming looked at Zhang Kentao with a smile. "Are you sure that this vase is real?"
"I … of course, I am sure! The vase is mine, and I have found an expert to authenticate it. It must be real! "Zhang Kentao nodded with certainty. But in his heart, he was very upset with the person in front of him. What does it have to do with him?
"Then, what if I insist that it is fake?" Yang Ming looked at the vase and looked at Zhang Kentao.
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