Chapter Thirteen: Three Pieces of Qinghua Porcelain

  Most of the collectibles are old objects, and these old objects all have a bit of spiritual energy about them.

  Although Liu Yi Yang wasn't quite clear about the specific effects of these spiritual energies, the benefits they brought him were very obvious. His spirit improved, his speed became even faster, and even learning became easier, with better memory. All of this was attributed by Liu Yi Yang to these spiritual energies.

  Before, Liu Yi Yang had never had the ability to recite his teacher's lectures from memory, nor did he have such a strong memory and comprehension. It was only after he entered the Copper Mirror and absorbed the spiritual energy that these phenomena occurred.

  It is only this point that can explain all of this.

  So Liu Yi Yang thought of going to the antique shop, his goal was not the two beautiful women, but those colorful antiques.

  The Antique Society, no matter how many members it has, will always have some collectibles. This means that in the future, he can still come into contact with these old things at school and absorb their spiritual energy.

  The copper mirror's two calls, both required more spiritual energy, which he had long remembered. Apart from going to antique cities and shops, joining the Antique Society was equivalent to having another path.

  "That's right, you work in an antique shop and are a conservator, so it must be easy for you to join the Antique Society, but I won't be able to, their assessment is very strict!"

  Liu Wei nodded slightly and did not have any doubts about Liu Yiyang's words.

  From going to school together until now, the two have been together for almost a year. In this one-year period, they had already gained an understanding of each other. Liu Wei knew that Liu Yi Yang would never do something on purpose just to chase after girls.

  "Go take a look and then talk!"

  Liu Yi Yang pulled Liu Wei and directly followed behind those two people.

  On the way there, Liu Wei briefly explained the process of applying for membership in the antique society. He had once signed up but unfortunately failed.

  The recruitment of Guwan Society is the most strict, divided into three steps. The first step is a written test, which requires writing a test paper with not many topics, and only those who reach a certain score are eligible to accept the next test.

  The second pass is practice, the antique society takes out several real antiques and asks you to comment on them. If your comments are correct, you can pass the level.

  The third round is an interview, where a senior member of the Antique Society personally presides over it and asks some questions. After answering these questions, scores are given based on your performance. A score above 60 is considered qualified for selection, while those below 60 are eliminated.

  With such a strict recruitment process, there are still over a thousand members, which is quite impressive.

  Liu Wei finished speaking, they had already arrived at the Youth League office building behind the school, where several famous clubs in the school were located.

  Antique Society's recruitment is also here.

  The office of Guwan Society is on the second floor. Before going upstairs, Liu Yiyang saw many people, some were reading books and others were whispering to each other.

  Liu Yi Yang took notice and saw that these people were reading some antique books.

  Simply counting, by the time Liu Yi Yang arrived at the entrance of the antique society activity point on the second floor, he had already seen more than 20 people reading books, and there were also 30 or 40 people waiting there.

  The activity hall inside the second floor antique society has gathered dozens of people.

  Inside and outside added together, there are almost over a hundred people.

  This simple number can also see the influence of Guwan Society. It's just an ordinary recruitment, and the number of people who come to sign up is much more than many clubs' total members. I have to say that the influence of beauties is really great.

  "Are you two signing up as well? Go fill out a form!"

  As soon as they entered, a boy wearing glasses noticed them and walked over, saying something directly.

  As he spoke, he pointed to a table on one side where many people were standing and filling out forms, looking very busy.

  Nodding, Liu Yi Yang walked to the side of the table, picked up a form, took a pen from the table and carefully looked at it for a few moments before starting to fill it out.

  The form was simple, with fields for name, age, class and personal statement, etc. Liu Yi Yang quickly filled it out.

  Liu Wei was bored and also filled out a form.

  He didn't know much about antiques, but he had also read some books brought back by Liu Yi Yang in recent days, so theoretically he knew a bit. Anyway, since he was here, it wouldn't hurt to fill out the registration form and give it a try.

  The registration time is about to end soon, and the bespectacled boy took all the registration forms and went straight into the small office inside.

  When the small office opened, Liu Yiyang noticed that there were several girls sitting inside, but he didn't see clearly what they looked like.

  Soon, the bespectacled boy came out again, carrying a stack of test papers.

  These papers were given to those who had just filled out the registration form and asked them to fill it in within ten minutes, after which they would be collected.

  This is the written test of the first stage.

  There was no examination room and no invigilator, let alone cheating or looking up materials, which slightly surprised Liu Yi Yang.

  After some thought, he soon felt relieved.

  The Antique Society is big, but after all, it's just a school club. How can it be as formal as a company recruitment? The written test was simple, but it could reveal one's attitude.

  If you just come to join in the fun without any preparation at all, it's very hard to pass the written test.

  Those who are prepared, regardless of their purpose, are much stronger than these people who just follow the crowd. It doesn't matter if they can pass the first test or not.

  Liu Yi Yang quickly got the test paper, and the test paper was even simpler, with only ten multiple-choice questions.

  The topics are not many, but the problems are diverse and cover a wide range of areas.

  For example, the first question is when did Qinghua Wancai first appear. There are five options: Tang Song Yuan Ming Qing.

  After a glance, Liu Yi Yang chose the Ming dynasty without hesitation. The blue and white porcelain with five colors is developed from the glaze color of the Song Dynasty, which first appeared in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty.

  These are all things that have been in books. Liu Yiyang has read the entire series of "The Legend of Qin" and is naturally not unfamiliar with it.

  Liu Wei next to Liu Yi Yang also checked after seeing him choose Ming.

  The second question was about the shape of bronze ware, which was also very simple, and Liu Yi Yang directly chose the answer.

  The next eight questions were basically not complicated and Liu Yi Yang finished them all in less than three minutes. After taking a glance, he handed the test paper to the bespectacled boy.

  The boy looked at Liu Yi Yang with some surprise, as he was one of the first people to hand in his paper.

  Handing in the paper earliest, there are only two possibilities. One is that they don't understand anything, purely guessing randomly and handing it in. Such people are not even as good as those who hold their phones and constantly Baidu, at least they also searched and tried to answer questions.

  Another possibility is that this is a real expert, because they all understand, finish the questions quickly and hand in their papers directly.

  The bespectacled boy looked at Liu Yiyang's test paper again and showed a hint of surprise.

  He is a senior member of the antique society and a true lover of antiques. Liu Yi Yang's answer, he can naturally see right from wrong.

  Liu Yi Yang answered all ten questions correctly.

  These ten questions are not difficult, but they cover a wide range of topics, including ceramics, bronzes, jade carvings and even some niche furniture. Even if he hadn't looked at the questions in advance, it's unlikely that he would have gotten them all correct.

  Liu Yi Yang answered all correctly without using his mobile phone for searching, which means he really understands these things.

  There are many antique collectors, but those who are truly interested and knowledgeable are not few. It's not easy to find someone who is really passionate about antiques. The bespectacled young man has already taken notice of Liu Yi Yang.

  Ten minutes passed quickly, most people handed in their papers, and a few people who just came to join in the fun didn't even hand in their papers, treating it as a souvenir.

  The bespectacled young man went into the small office again and didn't come out until twenty minutes later.

  "Only those whose names I've called can come in with me, everyone else wait outside!"

  The bespectacled young man held a piece of paper, cleared his throat and shouted loudly, then glanced at Liu Yi Yang.

  Liu Yi Yang!

  "Me?"

  Liu Yi Yang didn't expect it either, the first one called was him, he pointed at his own nose.

  The bespectacled man nodded to him, and Liu Yi Yang followed him into the small office. As he entered, he noticed a white paper in the bespectacled man's hand with a row of names written on it.

  Roughly calculated, there are more than 20 of them, it seems that many people were eliminated in the first round.

  Even if you search on your phone for ten minutes, it's not necessarily all correct. Not to mention that some questions are difficult to find answers on Baidu, after all, there are many niche things in the antique industry that you won't know about unless you come into contact with them.

  There were not many people in the small office, apart from him and the bespectacled man, there were only six others.

  Four girls and two boys sat in a row.

  All four girls are very beautiful, especially the second one in the middle, with a head of black long hair and a tender melon-shaped face, making people unable to bear turning their heads away.

  This girl Liu Yi Yang is not unfamiliar, the school flower of the Clinical Medicine Department, Gu Ji Yue whom Qin Yong and others think about every day.

  When he saw her, Liu Yi Yang finally understood why there were so many people outside. The super beautiful vice president personally hosted the recruitment, and it was definitely going to attract a lot of boys.

  "Are you Liu Yi Yang?"

  Gu Jiyue spoke first, her voice was pleasant to listen to, but her tone was very flat.

  Liu Yi Yang nodded slightly and saw a seat in the front row, so he sat down directly.

  Gu Jiyue and Ren Lijuan, the two presidents of the antique club, do not have boyfriends. This is why so many boys in school are crazy about them, thinking that they can get a chance to be favored by these beauties.

  Liu Yi Yang, who had sat down, was thinking that if one day the news of these two famous flowers having owners came out, would the antique society still be so attractive to people?

  Liu Yi Yang was lost in thought when Gu Ji Yue was also observing him.

  This time the papers handed in, five people got everything right, and Liu Yi Yang was one of the first to hand it in. The others may have cheated, but he couldn't have.

  He doesn't have time for that.

  After the glasses boy reported, several people in the antique society made him a key figure and called him in first.

  "There are three pieces of Qinghua porcelain here, take a look and tell us which one is the best!"

  The boy on the far right pulled out a box from under the table, and slowly took out three pieces of Qinghua porcelain, placing them all on the table in front of Liu Yi Yang.

  Three pieces of blue and white porcelain, a plate, a bowl, and a garlic jar.

  The three pieces of porcelain all had fairly ordinary colors, and from the outside, there wasn't a huge obvious difference. After getting their permission, Liu Yi Yang directly stood up, walked to the table, lowered his head and carefully examined them.