Chapter 12: National Treasure Gang Master: I will teach you how to identify treasures
Su Yuan smiled at the old man and stopped him from telling a long story:
"Uncle, there are a lot of people queuing up behind us. I'll tell you the story later. Can we just watch the things first?"

The old man was interrupted and was a little dissatisfied, but he still held his temper and carefully opened the brocade box.

Inside the brocade box are two blue and white bowls with ring feet and wide bellies, and blue and white patterns painted on the bowls.

They look like two Yuan blue and white bowls.

But Su Yuan hardly needed to use his eyes to see through the fog. Just by looking at the luster on the object, he could tell at a glance that it was a modern imitation!
[Item name: Imitation Yuan Dynasty blue and white jade bowl! ]

【Quality: Modern handicraft! 】

【Historical value: None! 】

[Origin: A replica from a certain porcelain factory! ]

[Item value: 20 yuan! ]

A few lines of text appeared in Su Yuan's eyes.

At this time, the old man picked up a blue and white bowl and was about to offer it to Su Yuan, but he waved his hand and directly refused:
"No need to look, sir, these two things are new!"

"what?"

The old man was full of enthusiasm, as if someone had suddenly poured a bucket of cold water over his head.

Instantly he was furious.

"Did you see it? You said it was new?"

Su Yuan was not surprised, and said calmly:

"Uncle, you don't need to look at this thing, it's new!"

"You haven't even looked at it, how dare you say it's new!"

The old man was so angry that his face turned green. He held the porcelain bowl in one hand and pointed at the pattern on it with the other:
"Look at this blue and white, this patina, this..."

"This blue and white porcelain is also a modern imitation craft. You can just take it back and use it as a decoration!"

Su Yuan really didn't want to argue with the old man anymore, so he waved his hand and said:
"Sir, it's fake, and there's no patina on it. It's new!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Sir, there's no point in arguing. Both are new!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Hearing the old man's nonsense, the audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but laugh.

"To be honest, your calculations are pretty good!"

"One eight equals eight, two eights equals sixteen. I didn't even think about it!"

"Zixuan is right. The host must not have drawn a good lot when he came here. Why did he encounter so many weird things today?"

"The anchor has encountered the national treasure gang!"

The so-called National Treasure Gang is not a real organization, but a general term used by many viewers to refer to people who appear on various treasure appraisal programs.

These people have some knowledge but not much, but they are persistent and confident in their collecting philosophy and usually have a large number of counterfeits in their hands.

They would rather believe the persuasion of the dealer who sells them fake goods than the appraisal of the treasure appraiser.

As long as you say that his things are fake, he will immediately throw a tantrum and start swearing. Before the appraisal, he regards the appraiser as a master. After the appraisal, when the things are confirmed to be fake, he immediately accuses the appraiser of not knowing the value of the goods!
This old man holding two Yuan blue and white porcelain bowls is a typical "national treasure collector".

Seeing that Su Yuan said his stuff was fake without even looking at it, the old man was so excited that his eyes were sparking:
"Do you know how to appraise treasures? If you don't, I will teach you how to appraise treasures. There is a magnifying glass in my box..."

Su Yuan was so annoyed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hands:
"I don't need a magnifying glass!"

"You don't even need a magnifying glass, how can you identify treasures?"

"These two things don't need a magnifying glass, they're fake at first glance!"

"What do you mean by fake at first glance? Can you tell? I spent two hundred dollars and got this..."

The two hosts couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw this:

"It seems that treasure appraiser Su Yuan is in trouble again!"

"This old man's stuff... doesn't even look real to me, and yet he's still so confident!"

"There's nothing we can do. The person involved is too confused. It's useless even if you try to enlighten him!" At this time, the old man's quarrel quickly attracted many onlookers, and many people who did not know the truth began to point fingers.

There are actually people who support my point of view.

"I think these two Yuan Dynasty blue and white bowls are pretty good. The color, blue and white patterns, and body quality are all quite authentic!"

"Could this treasure appraiser be mistaken?"

Hearing the discussions around him, Su Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.

No wonder there are so many fakes and scammers in the market.
There are simply too many fools, and it’s impossible to make enough money!

He sighed, raised his hand to take the blue and white bowl from the old man, turned over the bottom of the bowl to reveal the words below, and said:
"Uncle, do you recognize the words above?"

The old man shook his head like a rattle:

"I don't know the words!"

Good guy!
Su Yuan was so angry that he laughed.

Su Yuan pointed at the words on the bottom of the bowl and said:
"If you don't know how to read, I can help you read it. Do you see 'microwave only'?"

There was an instant burst of laughter at the scene.

The live broadcast room was filled with laughter again.

"Good fellow, you dare to buy Yuan blue and white porcelain without knowing how to read!"

"The reason why uncle buys antiques is not knowledge, but persistence. Do you understand?"

"He is truly a man of great skill and courage!"

"Don't believe the anchor, it's not for microwave ovens at all, those five words mean a blue and white bowl bestowed by the Yuan Dynasty!"

"The blue and white bowl bestowed by the Yuan Dynasty has seven characters on it. Do you know how to count?"

"I don't know how to count either!"

"Wow, there is also a senior member of the National Treasure Gang hidden in the live broadcast room. He looks higher than me!"

Zixuan on the side couldn't hold it anymore.

With a smile on his face, he stood up, holding his stomach, and pointed at the words on the bottom of the bowl and said:

"Uncle, have you ever used a microwave?"

The old man shook his head decisively:
"I don't use that thing. It doesn't work well!"

Zixuan suppressed his laughter:
"Uncle, why don't you go to the store that sells microwave ovens and take a look? They have this in the porcelain that comes with the microwave oven, and the words on the bottom of the bowl are exactly the same!"

The old man looked confused: "What word?"

"Is it for microwave oven only?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's used in modern microwave ovens. Sir, your bowl is not even an antique replica, it's just a modern handicraft!"

"You have united together to talk nonsense. No... you are talking sixteen pieces of nonsense!"

The old man's lips trembled with anger, and he pointed at Zixuan's nose and cursed:

"You little moustache guy is the worst. This is clearly Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain, but you tricked me into thinking it's for microwave ovens!"

"Putting aside the words, look at the cracks, the patina, the texture, this..."

"Oh my god!"

Zixuan couldn't hold it in any longer, so he returned to his seat, holding his stomach and laughing:

"Why the hell did I want to get involved in this mess? This guy is such a jerk!"

"How can this thing be cracked or patinated? It's even microwave-safe. Let's put aside the text, what are we talking about? Is it cotton-fluffing?"

"Master, you're so ridiculous that I'll die. It's a good way to die!"

(End of this chapter)