By this point in the exchange meeting, Chu Chen, a "newcomer" appearing in public for the first time, had certainly stolen the spotlight. Aside from the two antiques at the beginning, he had offered his opinions on more than a dozen of the remaining pieces, and all of them had won everyone's approval.
So far, Chu Chen's appraisal skills had earned the recognition and admiration of everyone present. It could be said that he had completely accomplished the purpose of attending the exchange meeting.
However, as the old saying went, "A tree that stood out in the forest would be blown by the wind." He had originally planned to wait quietly until the meeting ended. If he had known this would happen, he definitely would not have taken out Xu Wei's manuscript. But what he had not expected was that Old Mao had noticed him again.
Seeing that he had once again become the focus of attention, Chu Chen gave a bitter laugh inwardly. He rose and said, "Old Mao, I'm really not very skilled at appraising calligraphy and paintings..."
"Don't give me that!"
Before Chu Chen could finish, Old Mao waved his hand and interrupted him. "You're young, so don't be afraid of this and that. This is an exchange meeting. Even if you say something wrong, it's no big deal. Besides, I think you must have formed an opinion by now, right?"
"Then I'll share my thoughts. If anything is incorrect, I hope all the seniors here will correct me."
Seeing the encouraging look Old Mao gave him, Chu Chen felt that continuing to be coy would be inappropriate. He opened his mouth and said, "I think this work should be a copy by Zhang Daqian."
"A copy by Zhang Daqian?"
"If it's by him, that really is