Chapter 328: [328] This treatment, truly enviable_1

The contestants on site fell into silence after hearing Ouyang Yushan’s words.@@novelbin@@

They had been consumed by rage just moments ago, without giving it much thought.

But now, after Ouyang Yushan’s explanation, they found his points not without reason.

Even if Ouyang Yushan’s influence in the antique circle was formidable, it was impossible for him to have bribed all the other nine judges.

Especially considering that several of them have always been at odds with Ouyang Yushan.

Trying to bribe these people would mean running the risk of total disgrace, and it simply wouldn’t be worth it.

“I, Han Guang, am willing to stake my reputation on the fact that I have never leaked the content of the assessment to anyone. If I have spoken a single lie, I will withdraw from the antique circle forever!”

At that moment, a judge stepped forward and made a resounding assurance to the contestants.

With him taking the lead, the other judges also stepped forward one by one to make their assurances.

“I, Qiao Lingyun, am willing to stake my reputation on the fact that I have never leaked the content of the assessment…”

“I, Huang Huairen, am willing to stake my reputation…”

“I, Shi Huaiying…”

The first eight judges each stated their position, and soon it was Yao Guhuai’s turn.

Despite his eagerness to see Ouyang Yushan embarrassed, the judges now shared both honor and disgrace collectively.

Failure to clarify the situation immediately would also cause significant damage to his own reputation.

“I, Yao Guhuai, am willing to stake my reputation on the guarantee that there have not been any underhanded dealings in this assessment. Please rest assured during your examination and do not be misled by some people with ulterior motives!”

Each of these ten judges was a master of great importance in the Zhonghai antique circle.

Now that all ten had come forward to give their assurances, it was enough to dispel any doubts anyone might have.

While they still could not comprehend how Tang Feng managed to find all the genuine ceramic pieces within five minutes, they no longer suspected him of cheating.

Zhong Pan’er stealthily cast a glance at Tang Feng.

This guy must have a lot of face, having ten judges come out to testify for him.

That’s an honor others could certainly envy but not attain.

She, being the only contestant in the Ceramic Junior Assessment Area with a perfect score, had initially dazzled everyone.

But now, under Tang Feng’s dazzling brilliance, she seemed dimmed.

This guy was really her nemesis.

She couldn’t help feeling resentment deep inside.

Meanwhile, in the audience, Qin Yanan breathed a sigh of relief.

She was monitoring Tang Feng’s progress at all times.

It was unexpected that a junior assessment could cause so much upheaval.

Fortunately, the situation had been resolved in the end.

This also meant that Tang Feng successfully obtained his qualifications as a junior appraiser, and from now on, he was a professional appraiser.

Although he was only a junior appraiser for now, taking this step successfully was already quite an achievement.

Today, at least two to three hundred people participated in the assessments.

However, probably less than one-tenth would actually pass.

Take the Ceramic Junior Assessment Area where Tang Feng was competing, for example, more than twenty people took part, but only four passed and obtained their practicing qualifications.

The rest were eliminated and would have to try again next year.

This was why they had previously clung so tenaciously to the issue with Tang Feng.

Some people’s dark psychology is such that if they can’t have something, they don’t want others to have it either.

Unfortunately for them, their wishes were in vain. With the collective assurances of ten judges, who would dare say there was foul play in the assessment?

Even if someone harbored such thoughts, no one would dare voice them, else they would no longer be welcome in the antique circle.

Zhong Pan’er, aside from the Ceramic Junior Assessment, had also signed up for the junior assessments in jade, calligraphy and painting, and miscellaneous categories.

Tang Feng, however, was too lazy to continue wasting time on the junior assessments and decided to try for the intermediate level instead.

But the organizers informed him that since the intermediate assessment had just finished a round, they needed to reset the venue, and he would have to wait at least two hours to participate in the next round.

After each round, the organizers would reset the antiques to prevent those who had taken the previous round from leaking questions to the following candidates.

It can be said that the organizers had taken every possible aspect into consideration to eliminate any opportunity for cheating.

Tang Feng expressed his understanding and sat aside waiting.

Zhong Pan’er went on to take part in the calligraphy and painting junior assessment.

The rules for the calligraphy and painting assessment were slightly adjusted; contestants had half an hour to examine a hundred paintings and identify ten genuine pieces from among them.

They needed to reach an accuracy rate of sixty percent to successfully obtain their qualification certificate.

At first, not many people believed she would pass.

Logically speaking, it was already quite an achievement for someone her age to pass the ceramic category’s junior assessment smoothly; it was improbable she would pass another in the calligraphy and painting category.

After all, a person’s energy is limited; focusing on one thing often leads to neglecting another.

However, to everyone’s amazement, Zhong Pan’er not only passed the calligraphy and painting junior assessment but did so with a one hundred percent accuracy rate.

“Zhong Pan’er, your score in the calligraphy and painting junior assessment is 100 points, a passing grade!”

The scene was instantly electrified.

Managing to obtain the qualifications of appraisers in two categories at once was definitely the mark of a genius.

Especially for many of the eliminated contestants, it was a mixture of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

But they also knew these things couldn’t be envied into existence; after all, she had a good teacher and incredible talent herself.

With both beauty and ability, it was hard for her not to attract attention.

For a moment, Zhong Pan’er became the most dazzling star of the assessments, once again overshadowing Tang Feng.

Tang Feng was indifferent to this, sitting at the edge of the field playing “Honor of Kings” on his phone.

People had thought that was the limit for Zhong Pan’er, yet that was only the beginning.

Zhong Pan’er pushed on, passing the junior assessments in two more categories.

Though she couldn’t maintain her perfect scores from the previous assessments, she still scored ninety points each in both jade and miscellaneous categories.

That score was already quite spectacular.

The entire stadium was immediately abuzz.

It’s unclear who started it, but soon there were shouts of “Goddess, Goddess…”

Soon after, the venue was filled with echoing chants of “Goddess”.

Though Zhong Pan’er had only passed the junior assessments, earning four junior appraiser certificates, who else had swept through four categories in one go?

This kind of all-rounder talent was extremely rare.

It was foreseeable that in time, the name Zhong Pan’er would resonate throughout the entire Zhonghai antique circle.

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