Dozens of people looked over curiously. At this moment, Dayanara, who was sitting aside, was a bit shy and very embarrassed.
Alberto looked as usual, turning a blind eye, taking a sip of the fragrant tea next to his right hand.
“Isn’t it a joke? Just him?” A boy from a noble family looked at Alberto with a suspicious expression. “His clothes are all cheapies. I don’t think he can afford any cheap antiques, right? Could he really be an expert in antiques?”
“What? Mr. Theodore, is the one you talked about is Alberto, the son-in-law of the Mcconnell family? Isn’t he a notorious loser?”
“Well, I’m familiar with this name. I have a good relationship with Dylan of the Mcconnell family. I often hear him talk about Alberto’s useless deeds. Dylan said that Alberto is a gigolo, and his wife looks down on him. He attends his wife and parents at home every day as well as does housework, such as cleaning the bathroom and washing the toilet. His family always scold and beat him. He’s a shame.”
“Mr. Theodore, how dare this notorious loser to say he knows more about collection than you?”
After learning of Alberto’s identity, the guests all showed disdain and talked.
Theodore gave a triumphant expression. This was what he wanted.
“A person is what he is and not what he looks like, folks! Let me just point to two pieces at random and see if he can recognize them.” Theodore laughed playfully, walking to the long mahogany table and pointing to a small red glazed pot and a bronze tripod with ancient charm.
“Just these two, Master Alberto, do you need someone to put them in front of you to watch?” Theodore said jokingly.
“Theodore, how can he know them?” Kendall said with a look of disdain.
“I will never believe he can recognize the true and false, and distinguish the good from the bad!” Brycen sneered.
Alberto glanced at the two antiques on the mahogany table indifferently, and said, “No need to bring them.”
“Why? Are you guilty, Master Alberto?” Theodore laughed and said, “This is just the beginning. You only have to tell whether they are genuine or fake. Or, are you scared?”
Alberto said, “One glance at them has already told me that.”
“The young people are really flamboyant now!” said an old white-haired expert shaking his head.
They often participated in exchange meetings of this kind of circle, and they also had some basic knowledge of antiques. It was clear for everyone that a close observation of details, even with the magnifying glass was essential for identifying a collection. People also had to wear special gloves to touch it, and even sniff it.
Even the most powerful experts didn’t dare to draw conclusions after a glance.
Antiques may be rare to Alberto, such a good-for-nothing. How dare he said that he knew it at a glance?
Theodore sneered with disdain, and said, “Okay, Master Alberto, everyone is waiting for your advice. What is the origin of this small pot and bronze tripod?”
Alberto said lightly, “The yellow pot is genuine, a Ming dynasty thing. The bronze tripod is an imitation, an excellent imitation of Ming in the Qing dynasty.”
“This?” Theodore frowned slightly. He just pointed to two items casually. He hadn’t made a final conclusion to distinguish them, but he didn’t expect Alberto to say so.
Theodore asked an expert to turn the small plot with gloves on, and it really had the reign of the Ming dynasty.
“Whose collection is this? Please come out and talk about it in detail?” Theodore said, and he couldn’t figure it out for a while.
“Theodore, is what he said really true? How can this loser know them?” Kendall said in disbelief.
“How could he be able to tell at a glance? I think it is complete nonsense.” Phoebe said mockingly, not taking it seriously.
“Kendall, don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know. This is my collection, and is indeed a plot from Ming dynasty.” A young man looked at Kendall and said solemnly, then looked at Alberto with uncertainty.
In order to appraise this treasure, he spent a few months and found no less than ten experts. All of whom had their own narratives. It was not easy to draw a conclusion.
“this Qing dynasty imitation bronze tripod belongs to me.” The expert wearing reading glasses said, looking at Alberto. He was a little embarrassed. He mocked Alberto before, but his own thing was easily seen through by Alberto.
All of a sudden, Theodore’s lame ducks stopped talking. They flushed. The atmosphere was a little embarrassing.
The distinguished guests at the scene had all gone to see these two rare antiques before. The yellow pot was judged to be genuine by everyone, but the bronze tripod was not confirmed yet.
Everyone’s gazes at Alberto changed a little, no longer as contemptuous as before.
Was Alberto too terrible, right?
It could give credit to luck for the genuine product. He even could recognize the imitation of a Ming bronze tripod, and even talked about it in detail? Wasn’t he a monster?
“Well, you are good.” Theodore looked at Alberto and said, “Then this is where the fun starts. I hope that you will not disappoint me in the next communication.”
“Theodore, I think he’s just lucky. I don’t think this one-off thing would happen again.” Phoebe said unconvinced.
Theodore snorted coldly, glanced at the treasures on the mahogany table, and was planning to pick a few tricky things to jerk Alberto around.
“There’s a real buzz. I heard that Mr. Theodore brings a powerful man? The man is known as the No. 1 collector of City Auton?”
At this moment, a vigorous voice came.
A middle-aged man in a blue Chinese-style costume walked over slowly, with two jade balls in his hands.
“Master Wood? Welcome to Treasure Shop!”
“Master Wood, long time no see. What good treasure do you bring this time?”
As soon as the middle-aged man in Chinese-style costume entered the hall, the guests all greeted him one after another. It seemed he was a powerful man.
“Dayanara, this is the famous antique master in City Auton, Marcus Wood. You should have heard of him, right?” Cecelia said, “We’re really lucky today. As long as Marcus Wood comes to Treasure Shop, he will bring one or two national treasures. It will be a feast for the eyes.”
“Marcus Wood? Is this the legendary person in City Auton?” Dayanara said with a surprised expression. Apparently, she had also heard of this person.
Marcus Wood was the top master in the antique industry in City Auton.
In particular, he, with normal parents, was an apprentice in the collection market in his early years. Later he developed a good skill as an appraiser. Relying on vision, he worked hard for many years and accumulated a lot of wealth. He founded Wood Jade Group and operated a large collection company and the auction. He had become a famous celebrity elite in City Auton.
Theodore glanced at Marcus and smiled, “Master Wood, the antique master I’m talking about is Alberto.”
“Oh?” Marcus glanced at Alberto calmly and smiled, “That’s right. I have a batch of things today. I can’t see appraise one of them it and wish to ask for some advice.”
“Please give me some advice.”
Marcus said with a smile, sat down and clapped his hands. Then two youths behind him put a few exquisite wooden boxes on the table and took out the collections carefully.