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Chapter 109 Belonging to the National Treasure
Chapter 109. Belonging to the National Treasure
"Principal Yan is very polite. Being able to enjoy the themed exhibition for two days is already very precious to small characters. How dare you ask for anything else."

Ren Ping said in no hurry.

Xin Ran was taken aback when he heard it, then nodded secretly, yes, this is called advancing with retreat.

Sure enough, Yan Jiang waved his hand:

"You don't have to be polite. With the two Flower God Cups you found, each one alone will cost you tens of millions. What's more, putting it together as a set is of far-reaching significance and immeasurable value. It only allows you to display it for two days. How can it be enough? ?”

"Tell me what you want, as long as it's within my ability, otherwise others will talk about the lack of etiquette of the National Pavilion."

He said with a smile on his face again.

Everyone was salivating when they heard that the deputy curator of the dignified national pavilion met a condition. If it was to be spread in the industry, how many people would have to go crazy.

Regardless of the other side, who is not the top collector of the leader of the National Pavilion?If you ask for a collection at random, it must be something extraordinary.

Seeing Ren Ping, in fact, he couldn't help being moved, but couldn't bear Xin Ran's frequent winks, his eyes almost popped out, so he could only sigh:
"Principal Yan is serious?"

"Of course, if you want anything, just ask."

"Okay, that small print is rude, may I ask Dean Yan, can those two Huashen cups stay in Nanling?"

After Ren Ping finished speaking, he raised his head slightly and couldn't help but glance at the other party.

Yan Jiang frowned:
"What did you say?"

"The boy means, can the two Flora cups not be sent to the National Museum?"

Ren Ping said again.

As soon as the voice fell, everyone present heard clearly, and most of them were prepared in their hearts and were not very surprised.

Only a few people from the National Pavilion showed astonishment, obviously they didn't know beforehand, but they quickly realized that it was the Nanling City official's intention, and only they had a reason to make such a request.

At that moment, Yan Jiang glanced at everyone present one by one. Mayor Zhang smiled slightly, feeling a little embarrassed, but Xin Ran blushed and didn't even dare to lift his head.

Fortunately, he didn't say much, his eyes still fell on Ren Ping:

"Can you tell me why?"

"Reason? Do you have to say it?"

"Of course, I'd love to hear your thoughts."

Yan Jiang still didn't change his face.

Ren Ping couldn't laugh or cry, thinking that if there was a legitimate reason for this, Xin Ran wouldn't go out of his way to find him.

After thinking for a long time, I had to bite the bullet:

"Actually, as I said just now, hide treasures from the people..."

"No, those are two different things,"

Yan Jiang directly interrupted: "The so-called treasures for the people refer to general cultural relics and antiques. The state has no ability to collect them, and they have a certain circulation value in the market. This is the object that the state encourages private collections."

"Those two Huashen cups are different, they already belong to the category of national treasures."

One sentence almost completely kills hope.

Ren Ping still did not give up:

"Have Dean Yan ever heard of a saying that it is better to disperse than to gather?"

"Oh? What does that mean? I've never heard of it."

“Cultural relics and antiques are compared to folk wealth. Although everyone wants to amass wealth, in the long run, even dispersion is far better than oligopoly, because only in this way can the market flow actively and not become a monopoly. Backwater."

"Are you comparing it with the principles of economics?"

"Yes, collecting books is part of the market, and the principle is no different."

Ren Ping said calmly.

Everyone was very surprised when they heard it, including Xin Ran, curator Yang of the provincial museum, etc. Although they had been in the collection circle all their lives, it was the first time they heard this kind of theory applying economic principles.

Just let Ren Ping continue:
"Dean Yan must also know about the loss of a large number of cultural relics decades ago?"

"Well, go on."

"That happened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. At that time, there were no foreign enemies invading, and domestic cultural relics theft and damage were concentrated on private tomb robbery and illegal reselling. In order to curb this phenomenon, some places briefly introduced some extreme policies at that time, that is, all cultural relics They are all brought back to the government, and they are all managed by the government.”

"But the facts have proved that these policies are not only useless, but harmful. There is no sound cultural relics circulation market, but they want to gather and manage roughly. The result is that private theft and trafficking are even more rampant,"

"On the other hand, the amount of cultural relics in our country is too large, and the government has no ability to collect and manage them in a unified way. It was only then that the country became aware of this problem and began to advocate the hiding of treasures for the people."

"These you mentioned are all old calendars. Isn't the cultural relics market in our country now becoming more standardized?"

"Yes, but the truth is always the same. The boy means that the National Pavilion really doesn't need to hold everything in his hands."

"That's not right. What you said should be scattered and not gathered should be aimed at ordinary cultural relics. As for this set of Huashen Cup, firstly it is a national treasure, and secondly it is a set of cultural relics. Now that they have been collected, there is absolutely no reason to separate them. "

Yan Jiang still shook his head.

Hearing this, not only Ren Ping was scratching his head, unable to find a good solution, but Xin Ran, Curator Yang and others also felt helpless, thinking that it would be difficult for him to think of so many words in a short time, if someone else, maybe let him Get away with it.

But this Dean Yan is really a veteran who has been around for many years, he is thoughtful, organized and clear, but any far-fetched rhetoric can't fool him.

For a moment, I couldn't help being a little disheartened, thinking that this set of Flora Cups would still be taken away by the National Pavilion after all.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Yan Jiang couldn't help but smile and patted Ren Ping on the shoulder:

"Okay, little brother, I know that you are also entrusted by others, but this matter is of great importance. The other leaders in the museum unanimously decided to take it back to the country. They won't listen to what you say so much. You should change your request. "

These words were actually addressed to Mayor Zhang and Xin Ran. The implication was that even if he agreed, it would be useless.

Everyone is not an ignorant person, so they no longer expect extravagantly after hearing the words.

Looking at Ren Ping, I saw him lowering his head and meditating slightly, as if he hadn't fully reacted yet.

"Forget it, since you don't mention it, then I'll make the decision for you,"

Yan Jiang smiled again, and took out two cloth bags sewn with silk from his pocket, one of which was a round metal plate with a pattern on the front and pins on the back. forward.

The other one is a small jade plaque, which is quite exquisite in workmanship and has writing engraved on both sides.

Looking from a distance, I can see "Mountain and River" engraved on the front, and although the back is not clear, there are vaguely the words "Baojian".

Everyone was shocked, thinking that the treasures of mountains and rivers, could it be related to this year's national competition?

Sure enough, Yan Jiang pointed to the round metal plate and said:

"This is the contribution medal of the National Museum. The curator specially explained it before coming here to show his gratitude to you for recovering the two Flora cups,"

"Of course, this is not my personal reward. Have you heard of the Tianyantong-Shanhe Baojian Competition? This is my recommended jade card. With this, you can directly enter the final round."

As he spoke, he held up the jade plaque and handed it in front of Ren Ping.

Xin Ran and the others knew that they had guessed right, and they all showed joy.

You know, the biggest event in the collecting world this year is the Mountain and River Treasure Appraisal Competition, which was held again after nearly 20 years. It is said that the scale is huge and the event is unprecedented.

Some time ago, there was news that the selection of contestants for this competition was extremely strict. In addition to the increased difficulty of the regular pre-selection in each region, the recommendation system that had existed in previous years was also tightened, and the number of recommended places was greatly reduced. All of them are top figures in the Chinese cultural relics industry.

As the dean of the National Pavilion Porcelain Academy, Yan Jiang was naturally included in this list, but no one expected that he would take this spot as a reward.

In this way, even if it is still a pity not to keep two Huashen cups today, it can be regarded as a good compensation.

"Ren Ping, why don't you thank Dean Yan soon? This is a great honor!"

Surprised and surprised, Xin Ran and others kept urging, after all, this kind of competition is not only related to individuals, but also to the collectors all over the world, it is also a great event to share weal and woe.

Ren Ping took it according to his words, and when he looked closely, he saw that in addition to the four characters of Shanhe Baojian, there was also a very small word "Strict" engraved on the back corner. This is Yan Jiang's own certificate, representing the contestant was recommended by him.

Just like the jade tablet handed over by Tian Minru last time also had the word "Lian" on it, representing Lian Yu Pavilion.

However, unlike Xin Ran and others, he was not overjoyed, but felt something in his heart:
"Forgive me for my ignorance, may I ask how this Shanhebaojian contest is compared?"

Yan Jiang didn't care too much when he heard the words, he just thought he was young and really didn't know much about it, so he explained immediately:

"I won't talk about the preliminaries. Each place has its own method. There are no restrictions. We only talk about the official finals. The players who have passed the preliminaries and recommendations will gather in the capital together and enter the finals."

"The final circle is divided into two stages, called the inner circle and the outer circle. Only those who pass the assessment of the outer circle can enter the inner circle to continue the competition,"

"The two competition systems are also different. In the peripheral stage, all contestants must choose one of the seven categories of porcelain, bronze, jade, ancient spring, calligraphy and painting, ancient books, and miscellaneous items as their main item, and rank them one by one according to their identification ability. Only the top ranked in the class can enter the inner circle,"

"As for the inner stage, the requirements are even higher. There is no main event, and only those who are proficient in multiple things can reach the end. At that time, seven people will be selected as the winners of the competition, but it is not limited to one person in one category. "

"In other words, there may be two or more of a certain category among the seven final winners?"

"That's right. Judging from the results of previous years' competitions, at most one item can account for three people, and some have zero for several consecutive sessions."

"Is there any relationship between the seven winners and their recommenders, as well as the Seventh Courtyard of the National Pavilion?"

Ren Ping asked again.

Yan Jiang couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and gave him a glance full of admiration:
"Good boy! I said that you are very smart. Yes, although the high probability of being able to reach this point can be regarded as multi-competition, or even heptathlon, but in the end there are still main and sub-items."

"According to this classification, we can roughly classify the disciples of the seven courtyards. In the end, whichever subject has more people winning, which courtyard will be more proud. After all, in addition to the daily management of cultural relics, the seven courtyards have External publicity and talent cultivation are also part of the job, and are somewhat related to the winner."

"As for the recommended jade medal, the seven courtyards have it all in hand. If there is a contestant recommended by me who enters the final seven, the National Pavilion will also give a special reward."

(End of this chapter)