Everything was done smoothly. The whole process only took a second or two. When the animal head was taken out again, it looked the same as before. No one knew that the spirit stone had been taken away.
Qin Haodong was relieved. The spirit stone finally belonged to him. He had not expected to receive such a gift at a cultural exchange meeting.
He held the No. 1 bronze head and said to Chiba Mieko, "I've identified it. This is the real one!"
"Qin-kun, are you sure? Don't you want to take a closer look? "
Chiba Mieko's heart was in turmoil. She naturally knew which sheep head was the real one, but she did not understand how Qin Haodong had done it. He had casually put it in a wooden box and then taken it out. What kind of unique identification method was that?
"There's no need to look anymore. I'm sure it's the one!" Qin Haodong turned to Guo Feng and said, "Director Guo, is this okay?"
Guo Feng now had complete trust in Qin Haodong. He nodded and said, "Brother Qin, what do you think? Let's choose this one. If we make a wrong choice, I'll take responsibility!"
There was complete silence below the stage. There were nearly a thousand people in the venue, but not a single sound could be heard. They were all looking at the stage nervously. Some even held their breath. Everyone knew the importance of this choice. If they made the right choice, they could bring the national treasure back to their country. If they made the wrong choice, they would become a joke all over the world!
Seeing the determination in Qin Haodong and Guo Feng's eyes, Chiba Mieko felt bitter.
Before bringing the sheep head to the Celestial Empire, the Yagyuus had had a fierce debate. The opposing side believed that the sheep head had been in Nihon for a century and its market value had exceeded 200 million yuan. It was not worth it to use it as a bet.
The opposing side believed that the sheep head was particularly important to the Celestial Empire. If they used it to attack the Celestial Empire's appraisal experts, the influence would be unprecedented. Once they succeeded, the Celestial Empire would lose face in front of the world. Therefore, it was worth the risk.
The most important thing was that the fake sheep head was no different from the real one. They had even invited many antique experts to identify it, but no one could tell it apart. If the Yagyuus hadn't numbered it in advance, they wouldn't have been able to tell which one was the real one.
Under such circumstances, there was only a 50% chance that the Chinese would be able to retrieve the genuine goat's head. It was completely worth the risk.
The debate between the two sides was very fierce. In the end, Chiba Mieko stood firmly on the side of agreement, which made the master of the Yagyuu family agree to bring the sheep head to the Celestial Empire.
But now, Qin Haodong had easily taken away the genuine sheep's head. Another conspiracy of the Yagyuu family had come to nothing. In the Celestial Empire's language, it was like trying to steal a chicken but failing to succeed. Even if Chiba Mieko had a special identity, she would be condemned by all parties after returning home.
While she was in a daze, Qian Duoduo did not hesitate and excitedly opened the box in his hand. In his opinion, as long as Qin Haodong was certain about something, he would not be wrong. This No. 1 sheep head was definitely the authentic one that had been lost in Huaxia.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the box was opened. Inside was a small white card, on which was written 'Number One is genuine'!
Seeing the image displayed on the big screen, the venue was silent at first. After a few seconds of silence, it suddenly erupted like a tsunami.
"Hooray, our national treasure is finally back …"
"Doctor Qin is so awesome. Long live Doctor Qin …"
"Doctor Qin, you're our hero. We love you …"
"Doctor Qin, I want to marry you. I want to give birth to many children for you …"
Guo Feng reached out and stroked the bronze head. He was so excited that his eyes were full of tears. Below the stage, even Gao Fengwen, Tang Qingzhi, and the other old men were jumping with excitement. Although Lang Sanyuan disliked Qin Haodong very much, as a Celestial Empire man, he still cheered with excitement.
In the entire venue, except for the Nihon people, who looked gloomy, Qin Haodong was the calmest one. This kind of choice was not difficult for him. Compared to the bronze head, he valued the Upper Level Spirit Stone more. At this time, it was already in his pocket.
Chiba Mieko took a deep breath and adjusted her depressed mood. Then, she asked, "Qin-kun, can you tell me how you identified it?"
Qin Haodong looked at her with a smile and said jokingly, "It's very simple. I don't like it."
No one had expected him to give such an answer. At first, the audience burst into laughter, and then they shouted together, "We don't like it either."
Of course, Chiba Mieko did not believe this answer. However, a hero was judged by success or failure. No matter what, he had guessed correctly.
At the end of this round of identification, the sheep head had become a Celestial Empire item according to the previous agreement. Gao Fengwen had sent someone to take it away.
This time, Nihon had prepared a total of three collections. According to the best of three, they had lost. However, for the sake of face, they still had to take out the last collection. Since the beginning of the competition, Nihon had been defeated again and again. They were looking forward to winning one round, at least to save face.
Chiba Mieko waved her hand at the audience. Two more Nihon people brought up two cardboard boxes. The audience looked up excitedly. The wooden box had contained the bronze head of the 12 zodiac animals. They wondered what the Nihon people had brought up this time.
Chiba Mieko opened the box and carefully took out two things. They were two gorgeous women's tricolor figurines.
"Tang Sancai! It's Tang Sancai! "
Someone under the stage had already shouted.
The two women's tricolor figurines were about 30 centimeters tall and had different faces. One seemed to be dancing, while the other was standing there with a leisurely and elegant expression. The figures were very plump, fully demonstrating the aesthetic view of the Tang Dynasty that fat was beautiful.
The two women's clothes were very bold. They had very low necklines, which were no weaker than modern low-cut dresses. They looked very sexy and beautiful.
Chiba Mieko said to Guo Feng and Qin Haodong, "I don't need to say more. I think you two know that this is the famous Tang Sancai in Celestial Empire. Please identify which one is real and which one is fake."
"I'll do it!"
Guo Feng had always studied ancient Celestial Empire porcelain. He took out a magnifying glass, walked over, and began to carefully observe the two women's tricolor figurines.
Qin Haodong did not speak. He watched quietly. In fact, he had already sensed that the two tricolor figurines had no Spiritual Qi at all. They were completely fake.
It seemed that the Japanese had really put a lot of effort into this cultural exchange. First, they had made two authentic works of Yan Zhenqing, then they had made two bronze heads of the 12 zodiac animals, one real and one fake. Now, they had brought out two fake Tang Sancai for the Celestial Empire to guess.
It had to be said that their strategy was very good. It was a pity that they had met Qin Haodong. Although he did not study much about ancient Celestial Empire culture, it was easy for him to distinguish the authenticity of the antiques.
Guo Feng looked at them for a long time. Finally, he turned around and called Qin Haodong, saying, "Brother Qin, I'm not sure!"
He pointed to one of the women's tricolor figurines and said, "This work is not only colorful, but the glaze is bright and the shape is very delicate. According to the traditional appraisal method of Tang Sancai, there is no problem with the opening on it."
The opening Guo Feng was talking about was the crack caused by the difference between the glaze and the glaze. After the Tang Sancai was unearthed, this kind of opening would generally become a prominent feature to identify the authenticity.
Qin Haodong said, "Can't you see the problem?"
He had to admit that the two fakes were so good that they could be mistaken for the real ones. He could not see the problem at all unless he used his Spirit to sense the Spiritual Qi. However, he could not use this kind of thing as evidence, so he hoped that Guo Feng could find the problem, which would save him a lot of trouble.
Guo Feng thought for a moment and said, "The problem is that they are too perfect. Even the tricolor figurines in the Celestial Empire Museum are not as perfect as these two."
Chiba Mieko said, "Mr. Guo, although I don't know much about antique appraisal, I don't think that being too perfect can be a standard to identify the authenticity, right? No one said that the tricolor figurines in the Celestial Empire Museum are the best. Maybe the one we have is better than the one you have. "
Guo Fen was silent. This was exactly the reason why he couldn't figure it out. If these two female tri-colored figurines were fakes, why couldn't he find any problem with them? If they were real, it didn't feel right. These two figurines were too perfect, too perfect to be believed.
Chiba Mieko sneered and said, "What do you think? When can you give me the result of the appraisal? "
"I can give it to you now," Qin Haodong said, "These two things are both fakes."
"They are both fakes?"
Guo Feng shook his head. He could not believe that such good things were fakes. However, he believed Qin Haodong's words. He turned to Chiba Mieko and said, "Did you hear that? We have concluded that these two are fakes."
Chiba Mieko smiled and said, "Since you are so sure, let's reveal the answer."
Then she nodded to Qian Duoduo. Qian Duoduo opened the lid of the box in his hand and took out another piece of paper.
When everyone's eyes focused on the piece of paper, they found that the first tricolor figurine was the real one, and the second tricolor figurine was the fake one.
The audience was stunned. This time, Qin Haodong and Guo Feng had guessed wrong. However, no one cared too much about the result. After all, they had already won two rounds. According to the best of three rules, Huaxia had already won.
An imperceptible smile appeared on Chiba Mieko's face. Although she had lost in the treasure appraisal round, she had not lost too badly. She had finally won a round in front of Qin Haodong, the monster.
Just as she was about to ask someone to put away the two tricolor figurines, Qin Haodong said, "Wait a minute!"
Chiba Mieko asked in surprise, "Mr. Qin, do you have any other questions?"
"I don't think the answer you gave is right. These two tricolor figurines are fakes."
As soon as he said that, the audience became restless again. No one had thought of questioning the answer given by the Nihon people. After all, the first two rounds had been very fair. Could it be that the Nihon people had cheated and written the fakes as the real ones? Given the Nihon people's cunning character, they might have really done that.
Chiba Mieko's expression changed as she said, "Mr. Qin, I admire your attainments in the tea ceremony and antiques, but you have to have a basis for your words. If you doubt our conclusion, please point out the problem with the first tricolor figurine."
Qin Haodong did not answer her. Instead, he turned to look at Guo Feng and asked, "Director Guo, if antiques like these are fakes, can they be fakes?"
"I'm not sure. Generally speaking, it's very difficult to fake them."
Although Guo Feng was an expert in ancient literature, he was not very good at counterfeiting antiques. Even if some things were sometimes identified as fakes, they could not be smashed.
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