NOVEL NEXT Chapter 324 - 324: [324] It's better for you to see for yourself_1
Chapter 324: [324] It’s better for you to see for yourself_1
Zhong Pan’er saw Tang Feng hand in his paper, and she panicked at first, but soon regained her composure, even revealing a hint of sneer.
As expected, this guy is nothing more than a hyped-up fancy pillow.
Only five minutes of observation and he wrote down an answer, this is too exaggerated.
She didn’t believe he could find the correct answer in such a short period of time.
She guessed he had given up on himself.
She had originally considered Tang Feng a rival, wanting to compete with him.
But now it seems he’s not worthy of being her opponent.
Though she no longer considered Tang Feng a threat, her speed of appraisal still outshone the rest of the candidates.
Eventually, taking less than twenty minutes, she completed appraising all the ceramics, wrote down her answers on the form, and handed it over to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man took her form and couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle.
Actually, Zhong Pan’er turning in the form in twenty minutes was already very impressive.
If the accuracy rate could exceed sixty percent, that would be even more remarkable.
Even among the historical scores of appraiser exams, she would definitely be at the top.
But today, there happened to be a freak like Tang Feng who submitted his form in about five minutes.
To some extent, it overshadowed Zhong Pan’er’s brilliance.
Of course, handing in early doesn’t mean one’s accuracy rate is high.
For an appraiser’s examination, accuracy is still the top priority, and submitting early doesn’t garner any extra reward.
Soon, thirty minutes were up.
The staff immediately stepped forward to prevent the candidates from continuing their scrutiny.
Many of the candidates hadn’t even finished looking at half of the ceramics.
“Time’s up, everyone, please write your answers on the form and hand them to me. Those who don’t submit their forms will be considered to have forfeited,” the middle-aged man shouted to the candidates.
The candidates had no choice but to write down their answers on the form.
Some of the answers were certain, but many were guesses.
Taking a guess, after all, there’s still a glimmer of hope, which is better than turning in a blank paper.
The middle-aged man collected all the forms and then turned to submit them to the judges’ seats.
Ten judges, each responsible for one group of ceramics, gave their scores.
The judge in charge of Group A couldn’t wait to find Tang Feng’s form, eager to see what answers this candidate, who handed in less than five minutes, could provide.
Tang Feng’s form was right on top, easy to find.
“A08, A12”.
Upon seeing the two numbers Tang Feng provided for Group A, the judge’s face immediately revealed a look of shock.
These two labels were the correct answers for Group A.
One can imagine the shock in his heart.
A person who submitted their form within five minutes actually managed to provide the correct answers?
This was beyond belief.
He stared at that form for a long time, unable to respond.
Finally, it was the impatience of the judge in charge of Group B that broke his trance, pushing his arm, “What’s the matter? Did he get it right?”
The judge for Group A then came back to his senses and wrote a score of 10 with his pen in the scoring column.
Every correct answer was worth 5 points.
Since Tang Feng’s two answers for Group A were completely correct, he was awarded 10 points.
After scoring, the judge of Group A passed the form to the judge of Group B.
When the judge for Group B received the form and saw the score for Group A, he was immediately shocked.
None of the judges had any confidence in Tang Feng.
A person who submitted their form within 5 minutes made it hard for anyone to feel confident about him.
But, to everyone’s surprise, this guy actually guessed two answers correctly.
Was it really skill, or just good luck?
He put aside his astonishment and looked at the answers for Group B.
“B03, B09”.
“Ah…”
When the judge for Group B saw these two answers, he instinctively exclaimed.
The other nine judges were puzzled and looked at him.
“Lao Jiao, what’s the matter? Is there a problem?” Yao Guhuai asked out of curiosity.
“This… you should see for yourselves.” The judge for Group B promptly wrote down a score of 10 for Group B with his pen, then passed it to the judge of Group C.
The reaction of the judge for Group C after receiving the form was much like the previous two, but even more extreme.
His eyes nearly popped out.
Struggling to suppress his shock, after scoring, he passed the form to the next judge.
As it went on, each judge displayed a look of astonishment upon receiving Tang Feng’s form.
And the expressions of shock grew more exaggerated as it was passed down the line.
Yao Guhuai, who was second to last in Group I, grew increasingly curious as he saw the surprise on the previous judges’ faces.
The individuals seated here today as judges, wasn’t each one a renowned master appraiser in Zhonghai?
All these people had perfect deportment, and it would take something particularly outlandish to affect them.
Could it be that Tang Feng had turned in a blank form?
A rush of excitement crossed his heart at the thought; if it was true, how embarrassed would Ouyang Yushan look?
Shortly, Tang Feng’s form reached him.
Full of anticipation, he looked at the form, his expression freezing in an instant.
Below it, in the scoring columns, were the scores given by the previous eight judges in red ink.
All “10”s, without exception.
That meant Tang Feng already had 80 points.
According to the standards for the junior appraiser exam, scoring over 60 points would be enough to successfully obtain the qualification of a junior appraiser.
By this time, Tang Feng had, in fact, obtained 80 points, meaning that even if he got the last two groups completely wrong, it wouldn’t affect his eligibility.
Yao Guhuai looked unbelievably at the eight judges in front of him.
His first thought was, had these judges been bribed by Ouyang Yushan?
But he quickly dismissed the notion.
Such a minor title of a junior appraiser was not worth Ouyang Yushan stooping to beg others.
Besides, a few among these judges had a somewhat tense relationship with Ouyang Yushan; even if he truly sought people out, it was impossible to buy all eight judges over.
If the news leaked, it could spoil a lifetime of honor.
Ouyang Yushan wouldn’t be foolish to that extent.
If the previous eight judges hadn’t engaged in any malpractice,
Then it meant Tang Feng had indeed provided the correct answers within 5 minutes.
At least the answers for the previous eight groups were completely correct!
Coming to this realization, a chill ran up his back.
Does it have to be this exaggerated?