Chapter 2: A huge secret

"Xiao Yao is right. Last time he smashed several pieces of fake porcelain at 'Rongbaozhai', some of which had defects left inside the porcelain. Most of them cannot be directly seen by the naked eye." Mr. Zheng interjected.

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"That means the leak can only be found by smashing this piece of porcelain?!" Lao He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Well, this is the only way." Jiahao nodded, "But you don't have to choose to do this. Anyway, it's your own collection, so just treat it as a genuine one. No matter what, it's still worth playing.

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Lao He stared blankly at Jiahao, silent for a long time, as if he was trapped in indecision.

In the end, he couldn't bear it and chose to smash the porcelain to find evidence.

At least he didn't do it right away.

Although Jiahao did not clearly present the evidence, Lao He still felt very impressed. The other party was confident and had put his words to the point. Next, he would only look at his own. If he didn't smash it, it would actually be pretty good.

Yu acquiesces to this fact.

In the end, Jiahao and the others had no choice but to comfort Lao He.

Later, Jiahao found out that the famous piece of pastel porcelain was found in the Yuyuan area. He spent hundreds of thousands. At that time, he thought it was a genuine piece, but he picked up a piece with a big leak. Only now did he know

There's something very wrong with the thing, it's a fake.

Fortunately, the things were not auctioned, otherwise his reputation would be completely ruined if someone found out. And now only Jiahao and a few other people know about his eye-piercing, and no one else knows about it, so he doesn't need to

Worried about damaging one's reputation.

After looking at the piece of porcelain and walking out of Lao He's collection room, not long after, Jiahao suddenly received a phone call.

Unexpectedly, the call was from Fang Dechao's assistant Xu Wenguang.

What a coincidence that the call came. Jiahao was just about to contact Fang Dechao so that he could confess to Fang Dechao about the "Skinny Gold Book" and "Wu Mu's Suicide Note".

"Hello, Brother Yao, I'm Xu Wenguang." After answering the phone, I heard a familiar voice from the other end saying, "You left in such a hurry this morning, we didn't even have time to treat you to a meal. If you

If there is still time, we would like to invite you to come over because there is someone who really wants to meet you!"

Jiahao agreed without hesitation and said, "I have time, so I'll go there later."

"That couldn't be better!" Xu Wenguang said in surprise and joy, "Then where are you now? I can drive to pick you up."

Jiahao said, "No need for that. I already know the way. Just take a taxi."

After agreeing with Xu Wenguang, he said goodbye and hung up the phone, preparing to rush to Fang Dechao's home.

But he didn't know who the person Xu Wenguang said he particularly wanted to see was.

After receiving a call from Xu Wenguang, Jiahao said goodbye to Mr. Zheng and the others and said, "Master, I just received a call from Mr. Xu, the boss who was sent by Mr. Yaofang to attend the auction yesterday."

"Does Mr. Fang have something to do with you?" Mr. Zheng asked.

Jiahao nodded and said, "Well, Mr. Xu said that Mr. Fang has something to do with me. He seems to want to introduce a friend to me. That person is waiting for me at Fang's house, so I have to rush over and meet him as soon as possible."

"Someone wants to see you?" Mr. Zheng asked in surprise, and quickly agreed, "Since Mr. Fang has something to do with you, you should go there quickly."

Jiahao said happily: "Well, okay, I will come back to you after I finish the work."

Mr. Zheng smiled and said: "There's no rush, we don't want to do anything."

Then Jiahao said goodbye to Lin Haitao and Zheng Guanzhong. Zheng Guanzhong wanted to drive him there, but he politely refused, saying that taking a taxi would be the same.

"Brother Yao, are you going to tell Mr. Fang about the manuscript of the 'Skinny Gold Book'?"

After saying goodbye to Mr. Zheng and the others, Lin Haitao saw Jiahao out of the community.

On the way, Lin Haitao couldn't help but ask.

Jiahao nodded and replied without hesitation: "Of course, even if Mr. Fang has nothing to do with me, I will go to him and tell him about the authentic work of Song Huizong's Art of War.

This matter is of great importance and cannot be concealed. If it were an ordinary manuscript, it would be nothing, but this belongs to Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and the content has a lot of background. Mr. Fang cannot keep such a big thing from knowing."

Lin Haitao agreed: "Yes, it should be done."

At that moment, he put Jiahao into a taxi on the side of the road. He turned around and left with confidence until the car disappeared around the corner of the intersection in front of him.

Lao He's house was a bit far away from Mr. Fang's villa, and the traffic on the road was quite heavy. It took Jia Hao a full two hours to reach his destination. It was almost evening when he arrived at Fang's house.

"Brother Yao, are you here?!"

As soon as Jiahao got out of the car, he heard a familiar shout from the front right.

The person who greeted him was naturally Xu Wenguang. It turned out that Xu Wenguang had already opened the door and was waiting for his arrival at the door.

"Mr. Xu——" Jiahao looked at Xu Wenguang and said hello loudly.

Xu Wenguang stepped forward to meet him and said with a smile: "I should pick you up. I'm really sorry to bother you with making a trip again."

But Jiahao shook his head and said with a smile: "No, it's very convenient to come here by car. It's just that there's a bit of a traffic jam on the road, otherwise I could have arrived earlier."

"Brother Yao, please come in quickly!" Xu Wenguang said enthusiastically, "The two gentlemen are waiting for your arrival at home."

"Two gentlemen?" Jiahao couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xu, you just said on the phone that someone wanted to see me, who was it?"

Xu Wenguang replied: "He is an old friend. Brother Yao, you will know when you see him later."

He whetted Jiahao's appetite, but Jiahao didn't ask any more questions, but followed Xu Wenguang calmly into the villa and walked towards the living room of the main house.

After a while, Jiahao walked into the living room under the leadership of Xu Wenguang. At this moment, he saw three people in the hall filled with "baoguang". In addition to Fang Dechao and the beautiful girl Xiaoye who took care of him, there was another person.

, that is a dark-skinned, somewhat rugged-looking middle-aged man.

"Xiao Yao, are you here? Come here quickly!"

Seeing Jiahao walking into the living room, Fang Dechao waved to him happily. He changed his name from "Brother Yao" to "Little Yao", which naturally seemed more cordial, and Jiahao felt much more comfortable.

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When Jiahao approached, the middle-aged man stood up from his seat and looked at him with a smile on his face.

Jiahao naturally imagined that the person Xu Wenguang mentioned who was eager to see him should be the middle-aged man in front of him. He was just a stranger, and he didn't know what he wanted from him.

But it is conceivable that the other party is most likely looking for me to appraise antiques. They are not sure what he has on hand, so they come here because of his reputation.

"Mr. Fang." Jiahao first nodded politely to Mr. Fang who was sitting in the wheelchair, then nodded to the unfamiliar middle-aged man and said, "Hello."

"Hello, brother Yao." The man obviously knew Jiahao, and he greeted him warmly as soon as he saw him, as if he were an old acquaintance.

"Xiao Yao, let me introduce you first." Fang Dechao pointed to the middle-aged man with a smile and said, "This is an old friend of mine. He is also a collector. In fact, I have mentioned it to you before."

"Haha, Brother Yao, you can just call me Laohui." The man introduced himself, "It's better to hear a hundred times than to see him once. Brother Yao is such a talented person! I admire your appraisal ability very much, and you are still so young.

The team has won a big prize, and its future is limitless!"

"You're very grateful." Jiahao said modestly, "I still need to learn from all the seniors. Please give me your advice."

Lao Hui hurriedly shook his head and said: "No praise, you are indeed worthy of admiration. Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about what happened in the morning. If it weren't for your guidance, how could I have achieved what I wanted? You really did me a big favor!

I have to thank you very much!"

Fang Dechao also said: "Yes, that's all thanks to Xiao Yao. He has extraordinary eyesight and can see everything. It wouldn't be possible for us!"

"Ah? I...Lao Hui, how can I help you?" Jiahao said in surprise. He was confused by Mr. Fang and the others. He clearly didn't do anything to Lao Hui, so what should he do to express gratitude?

I just heard the old man say solemnly: "Of course you helped! Those two Song edition books are very beautiful. I like them very much. I have never seen such a complete Song edition book. There are two of them in total. It is really a miracle."

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"Oh, that?" Jiahao suddenly realized, "That thing was given to you by Mr. Fang. I didn't help much. I just happened to discover the secret."

"You have a keen eye for recognizing objects." Lao Hui said with praise, "Haha, Lao Fang has been collecting that piece of porcelain for so many years, but he has never discovered the secret, and you found it as soon as you saw it. Even if you touch it,

Luck is not simple either."

Only then did Jiahao completely remember that Lao Hui was talking about finding the three Song Dynasty books in the morning. When he found those three books, Fang Dechao said that he wanted to get the two printed Song Dynasty books.

It was given to a friend who was fond of collecting ancient books. It turned out that Lao Hui was a collector with the same personality as Fang Dechao.

After praising and thanking Jiahao, Fang Dechao suddenly asked Xiaoye to bring a book. It was a thin but beautifully bound book.

Astonishingly, I saw the four flying Chinese characters "Porcelain Philosophy" written on the cover. It turned out to be a book related to the appreciation of ancient porcelain.

"Brother Yao, I wrote this book, but it was only published, not distributed." Fang Dechao said with a smile, "I just got the book, and now I will give you a copy."

As he spoke, he pushed the book to Jiahao's hand. Jiahao quickly thanked him and held it up carefully.

Fang Dechao was the "Porcelain King" of his generation. He was at the pinnacle of appreciation of porcelain and had his own unique insights. It is undoubtedly an honor to be able to read his books and share his experiences with us.

Although Jiahao seems to have reached a new level in ancient porcelain appraisal compared to traditional professional porcelain collectors, his understanding of porcelain is still relatively limited. He still has to learn the most basic appraisal knowledge, so he should start from

When Fang Dechao received such a professional book, he was surprised and delighted.

You must know that Fang Dechao has a great family and a great career. He definitely did not publish the book for money or fame. Otherwise, he would have been able to publish it. He just did it as a commemoration. Ordinary people would not receive this gift from him.

"Xiao Yao, I invited you here again in the afternoon. There are three things in total. One is to introduce you to Lao Hui, the other is to give you this book as a souvenir, and the third is to treat you to a casual meal.

You left in a hurry this morning because you had something to do, so we didn't have time to invite you."

At the end, Fang Dechao said eagerly. After he finished speaking, he called Xu Wenguang and said, "Wenguang, go and instruct Liu Ma and the others to prepare meals."
To be continued...