Small Farmer Medical God-Chapter 1626 - 1621: Caught Between Two Sides?

After attracting everyone’s attention, Zhou Dachuan began speaking calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the most important aspect of collecting is the mindset. When your mindset is right, you can find good things. Today, I will appraise the three antiques provided by everyone here. It’s not really an appraisal, more like a mutual learning and improvement for all of us!"

Zhou Dachuan was quite adept socially, so he wasn’t too arrogant at the moment, because he knew he needed to blend in with everyone else now...

Only by doing so could he quickly pull everyone to his side and have them speak on his behalf.

"Master Zhou, how could we possibly have the qualification to learn alongside you!"

"Exactly, we are here just to attend your lecture!"

"Yes, yes!"

Upon hearing Zhou Dachuan’s composed words, those who loved collecting antiques quickly responded.

They were truly a bit flattered at the moment because they knew Zhou Dachuan was indeed a very remarkable person.

Truth be told, they really didn’t feel qualified to learn from him.

"Haha, learning has no limits! Even now, I’m frequently looking at various materials."

After exchanging pleasantries once more, Zhou Dachuan smiled gently and said calmly, "Alright, let’s stop talking about irrelevant stuff and start with the formal part."

Saying this, Zhou Dachuan glanced at the space in front of him and spoke softly: "You can move forward a bit, but when things start, try not to speak, otherwise it might affect my appraisal process."

"Okay!"

Many people enthusiastically agreed and quickly stepped forward.

Xiaobei watched them move forward, squinted his eyes, and with a mindset of enjoying the spectacle, also stepped forward.

...

"Things are really heating up! This Zhou Dachuan is truly courting disaster!"

Seeing more and more people gather around, Manager Tai’s brow furrowed tighter and tighter.

He knew that Zhou Dachuan was now thoroughly at odds with Xiaobei!

He felt Zhou Dachuan was indeed courting disaster, as the gap between him and Xiaobei was just too wide...

"Manager Tai, we can now reap the benefits of the conflict!"

"Yes, really wonderful!"

Manager Tai, contemplating, heard these enthusiastic words and partially closed his eyes.

Soon, he looked at the two people beside him, who were full of excitement, and said: "What do you mean by reaping the benefits of the conflict?"

Feeling Manager Tai’s surprise, they quickly explained, "Manager Tai, now that Zhou Dachuan and Xiaobei are stirred up, can’t we just reap the benefits?"

They thought the bigger the conflict, the better...

Because the greater the commotion, the more people would be attracted, and at that time, the Antique Market’s popularity would increase.

Upon hearing their explanation, Manager Tai furrowed his brow deeply and reprimanded, "Benefit, my ass! We are walking a tightrope right now! Because they are completely opposing each other, we are bound to offend one of them!"

"This..."

After thinking for a moment, they suddenly felt a bit embarrassed... 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

They agreed that Manager Tai was right!

Indeed, now one would have to be offended.

Thinking about this, their mood turned less pleasant.

Seeing they also figured it out, Manager Tai waved his hand and said, "Alright, stop fretting. We can’t do anything now, let’s just wait and watch the situation unfold!"

"Okay!"

They agreed and watched attentively...

...

Seeing everyone gathered around, Zhou Dachuan smiled faintly.

Soon, he looked at the three items in front of him.

The first item was a wooden box, the second was a painting, and the third was a plate full of patterns.

As he looked over, the collectors present also turned their attention to them.

They thought the craftsmanship of these three items was quite good.

Seeing everyone stare at them, Zhou Dachuan smiled calmly and said, "Earlier, many collectors brought items, but I chose only these three. It’s because I feel they are quite representative!"

As Zhou Dachuan spoke, everyone listened attentively...

They knew Zhou Dachuan truly had profound insights, so by listening carefully, they could learn a lot.

Seeing everyone deeply absorbed in his description, Zhou Dachuan squinted with satisfaction. Soon, he reached out and picked up the first wooden box.

This wooden box was about the size of a laptop, roughly as thick as a dictionary.

After picking it up and examining it closely, he gently explained that it was a solid wood box.

In the past, people used it to store sundries. Although it looked quite ordinary, it had a very strong sense of age.

Saying this, he gently picked it up, letting everyone take a careful look before continuing: "The patina on this box is thick and solid, indicating that people frequently handled it before."

Upon hearing such a detailed introduction, the owner of the wooden box excitedly responded: "Master Zhou, what is the value of this wooden box?"

Hearing such straightforward inquiry, Zhou Dachuan recalled carefully.

After that, he spoke confidently and at length: "Previously, I saw one at an auction! The selling price back then was over a million, but that item’s quality was far inferior to yours, so your box would be valued higher."

"A million!"

Many people’s eyes lit up.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

The owner, upon knowing the true value, eagerly expressed gratitude.

"No need for such politeness! Let’s move on to the second item!"

While speaking, he picked up the second item, the painting, and lifted it, chuckling lightly: "Many famous figures liked to create paintings, so many have been preserved over time. However, many are damaged, and very few are truly intact. Now, the painting beside me is exceptionally well-preserved!"

Speaking this, he slowly unfolded it.

While everyone was watching, he sighed lightly and said, "Unfortunately, this isn’t real; otherwise, it would be even better."

"This..."

Everyone understood Zhou Dachuan’s words, realizing the painting he held was a forgery.

"Master Zhou, is this really a forgery?"

The painting’s owner asked, full of despair.

Previously, he suspected the painting wasn’t genuine, but he was still reluctant to believe it could be fake.

Seeing his desperate state, Zhou Dachuan smiled gently and said, "This is just my personal opinion; you can take it to others for appraisal. Maybe someone else will give you a different answer."

Upon hearing this, the holder of the painting fell silent...

He realized that since Zhou Dachuan said it, his painting was likely to be fake...

Once more, Zhou Dachuan glanced at him, speaking softly: "Alright, now let’s move on to examine the last item in the collection!"