CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Chapter 169 This is something that can be imprisoned but not jailed!

Although the Shark platform's traffic is not as high as before.

But after all, it only dropped from first to third.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

In addition, some "big" livestreamers have "suspended broadcasting" to avoid the limelight.

This finally gave some smaller livestreamers the opportunity to sit down and eat at the table after a month of hard work.

It even gave some niche sections of the platform a chance to shine.

For example, live-streaming treasure appraisal rooms.

Treasure appraisal live streamers represent a very small audience group on the Shark platform.

However, high user stickiness is one of their characteristics.

In addition, they do not have their own section and are classified into the large category of entertainment.

Over the past month, their live stream viewership has increased exponentially.

Teacher Catfish is an appraiser under the Tiantian Appraisal platform.

of course.

"Catfish Teacher" is just his nickname.

He has a big face with a small mustache, speaks fluent Tianjin dialect, laughs inaudibly, and looks like a catfish, so his friends affectionately call him Teacher Catfish.

In addition to live-streaming treasure appraisals on their own platform.

Because the contract is quite broad.

He occasionally starts live streaming on platforms like Douyin or Shark to earn some extra money.

This evening.

With nothing else to do after get off work, he started a live stream at his workstation.

Currently, the main strategy of treasure appraisal live streaming rooms is to attract traffic by offering free treasure appraisal services.

Occasionally, there are also those who pay to jump the queue.

However, these are not their real sources of income.

After all, the ultimate goal of live streaming is to sell products.

What they really want is to meet or make more customers through live streaming.

Teacher Catfish started his live stream and interacted with dozens of viewers.

The first treasure appraisal segment of the live broadcast was conducted very quickly.

The viewer who joined the live stream showed off his collection.

He immediately asked impatiently, "Teacher, can you help me check if the paintings in my family collection are genuine?"

Calligraphy and paintings are among the more common types of items in antique appraisal.

At this moment, Teacher Catfish said with an exaggerated expression, "My goodness, my friend, this painting of yours is amazing! Let me take a closer look, and also let me see the signature."

I have to say, that expression is just too real.

It seemed like something truly extraordinary.

This made the baby's heart skip a beat.

Even if he painted this picture and got it for a few hundred dollars at the antique market.

Then, quite nervously, he asked, "Teacher, look, the painting is signed Xu Beihong, is it real?"

Say something.

The catfish didn't expect this friend to bite even with a straight hook.

This painting is the kind that looks obviously fake.

I felt too embarrassed to tease him anymore.

But I'm worried that if this collector has spent a lot of money, they might not be able to accept it immediately if they find out it's fake.

He immediately said rather tactfully, "Yes, yes...it is Xu Beisai's authentic work."

God the hell! Xu Beihong!
The number of viewers watching the live stream surged to several hundred at that moment.

Everyone was amused by what the catfish said.

But at this point, Baoyou was too engrossed in the role.

He carefully held the painting and asked in a voice that suppressed his excitement, "Is it valuable? Could you please give me an estimate, teacher?"

Hear this.

Teacher Catfish remained silent for a long time, his twitching lips causing his two small mustaches to twitch.

After a long pause, he said, "Probably around fifty."

Hear this.

The baby finally couldn't hold back anymore.

He exclaimed with elation, "Five hundred thousand! Wow! I'm rich!"

Say something.

There are quite a few people obsessed with Baoyou.

The most prominent examples are those "national treasure gangs".

He's known for his stubbornness.

At this point, Teacher Catfish finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter, saying, "My friend, this is an authentic work by Xu Beihong's younger brother, Xu Beishang. It's only worth fifty, not ten thousand. It's fake. Just look at it for fun, hehe."

That's just how catfish's livestreaming style is.

I also lost a lot of my salary because of this style.

But he stuck to his own style.

Anyway, it's just a job for him.

A capable person can succeed anywhere.

I'm not worried at all about losing my job because of my own style.

at this time.

The viewers in the live stream were having a great time.

After a long silence, the user said, "No 10,000? Then it's just 100? Fifty?"

Upon hearing this, Teacher Catfish smiled and nodded.

It was at this very moment.

The other party proactively cut off the live stream connection.

This is part of his daily routine for live streaming.

Soon they began interacting with the next person who applied to connect.

This customer brought out a jade item for him to appraise.

Teacher Catfish was immediately struck by this piece.

A wide smile began to spread across his face.

But he still held back.

Using a suggestive tone, he asked, "My goodness, what's carved on that horse's back?"

At this point, the customer was unaware that they had fallen into a trap.

He replied seriously, "It should be a copper coin, right?"

Upon hearing this, a sly glint flashed in Teacher Catfish's eyes.

They continued to deceive people.

"Aren't copper coins also called currency?"

"Carrying goods on horseback is called 'horse-drawn goods,' but what do you call carrying coins on horseback?"

at this time.

The viewers, seeing things from God's perspective, were already laughing out loud.

But the user blurted out, "What the hell?"

This is the consequence of talking faster than thinking.

It was obvious that he had realized what was happening.

But he couldn't stop himself from talking.

At this point, Teacher Catfish burst into laughter and then explained the valuation and condition of the item in detail.

The item is genuine.

The materials are of average quality and not of high value.

But he said this subject matter is worth at least three thousand!
This statement brought the atmosphere of the live stream to its peak.

Meanwhile, after these two live-streamed appraisals concluded, the number of viewers in his live-streaming room exceeded one thousand.

A thousand people online is already quite good.

Catfish was quite pleased with the number of online users displayed in the backend.

But this smugness only lasted a few seconds.

At that moment, he suddenly realized...

The number of viewers in my live stream room exceeded 10,000 in the blink of an eye.

"Holy crap! What's going on?! How come there are 10,000 people?!"

After exclaiming.

He looked at the comments section.

But then a gift appeared in the live stream that he had never received before.

all the time.

The most expensive gift on the Shark platform is the Super Rocket, priced at 2000 yuan. However, after the Spaceship was introduced, it has replaced the Super Rocket as the most expensive gift on the platform. A Spaceship is valued at 5000 yuan.

but.

I want to get a spaceship.

Five thousand yuan is far from enough.

The gift effects dominated the entire live stream.

Teacher Catfish gasped in surprise.

He immediately stood up and exclaimed, "Holy crap! President Lu actually came to my live stream!"

He certainly knew who President Lu was.

After all, they work in the internet industry.

Lu Yiming has been riding high lately.

It can be said that anyone who is a hardcore Douyin user can use it.

At least a third of them had seen videos related to Lu Yiming in the past month.

After all, his scandal with the Shark platform was incredibly sensational.

at this time.

Lu Yiming looked at the streamer in the live broadcast room, whose appearance was quite distinctive.

A video call request was immediately sent.

This is the treasure appraisal streamer introduced to him by his viewers.

I plan to ask him to help me take a look at these auction items in the booth.

Connection successful.

When faced with the other party's gratitude.

Lu Yiming laughed and said, "It's all about knowledge payment! A spaceship is nothing! Here's the thing! I plan to bring back three items from Christie's autumn auction in the name of my live stream viewers to donate to domestic museums. I wonder if Teacher Catfish could help me take a look and see which of these items are of high cultural relic grade and have the potential to be included in museum collections?"

at this time.

Lu Yiming used his own phone to connect with Nianyu via live stream.

He turned the camera around as soon as he finished speaking.

They began photographing the collections around them, which were supposed to be from China.

Teacher Catfish was also watching the comments section.

I learned the general outline of what happened through the comments.

I learned that Lu Yiming was at the Christie's preview in Chongqing.

He immediately looked up at the clock on the wall and said in surprise, "Mr. Lu! The preview has already ended, hasn't it? How come you're still exhibiting? Wait! Are you the only one visiting this exhibition hall? My goodness! Mr. Lu, are you a VIP guest of Christie's?"

at this time.

I rushed to Teacher Catfish's live stream.

Most of them were Lu Yiming's former fans on the Shark platform.

The voice I heard came from the comments asking what it meant to be a Christie's VIP.

The catfish rubbed its whiskers as it watched the comments.

He grinned and made an exaggerated expression, saying, "Let me put it this way! I don't know the exact number of Christie's VIPs, but I know it's definitely no more than a hundred. And these people have one thing in common: they all have at least a billion in cash flow! Remember! Cash flow! And the unit is 'dollars'! Of course! This is just hearsay! But it's not a status that ordinary rich people can have! Christie's VIPs have a certain amount of time to view exhibitions alone. That Middle Eastern prince, for example, participated in the spring auction not long ago! Mr. Lu is using that privilege now!"

Speaking of it.

A bronze artifact suddenly appears in the scene.

Teacher Catfish's eyes widened and he immediately shouted, "President Lu! Please stop!"

Bronze artifacts were indeed used as punishment in the country.

However, they are more common at auctions abroad.

However, this bronze taotie-patterned vase with tubular handles has been polished until it is shiny and smooth.

The clarity of its texture is rare in the world.

The Taotie is a design created by the ancients by combining the characteristics of various ferocious beasts in nature with their own imagination. The beast's face is huge and exaggerated, and it is highly decorative. Researchers call it the beast-face pattern, which is often used as the main decorative pattern on artifacts.

Some animal face patterns have a torso and animal feet, while others only have an animal face.

Most teapots have one handle, but double-eared teapots have two ear-like parts to facilitate pouring tea with both hands. The taotie pattern undoubtedly adds mystery and beauty to the double-eared teapot.

The bronze taotie-patterned double-eared pot is a masterpiece among bronze wares.

at this time.

The catfish already knew what Lu Yiming was planning to do.

After Lu Yiming adjusted the camera to observe the various details of the bronze artifact.

He has always made humor the core of his live streams.

He said with unusual seriousness, "This should be one of the highlights of this year's autumn auction. Mr. Lu, please don't take offense, but if you want to bring a national treasure back to China, this piece can truly be considered a national treasure! I feel it can at least be in the top five of all bronze artifacts over the years! Could you please take a look at Christie's starting bid for this piece?"

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Yiming lowered the camera.

The starting bid of £1.5 million caused a stir among viewers in the live stream.

Looking at the comments section.

The catfish grinned and said, "This is nothing! To acquire bronze artifacts of this level, you'd need at least three hundred! It's not impossible to break a thousand!"

At this moment, he stood up and said, "Mr. Lu! Wait a moment! I'll go get a colleague to help you appraise it! Bronze artifacts are my weak point! If there's any ancient jade later, I'll help you take a look!"

He only left the live stream for a few minutes.

Then, Niu Daode, who had also just finished his live stream, was forcibly dragged into his live stream room.

"Hey~ Don't pull me! What's going on! Did some kind of torture device appear in your live stream again?!"

He was not seen in the live stream.

But the catfish's friends heard this sound.

I knew who he had invited.

Niu Daode is skilled in appraising porcelain, ancient jade, calligraphy and painting fans, scholar's seals and stones, antiques and miscellaneous items, bronzes, etc.

He is a fairly versatile appraiser.

This is also because he is able to identify bronze artifacts among the categories he can identify.

Many streamers on the platform would call him over to take a look after viewers showed off their bronze artifact collections, but bronze artifacts cannot be traded in China.

Therefore, he was nicknamed the Judge.

at this time.

As he was pulled into the live stream, he saw the phone on the table broadcasting the live stream.

After squinting at the bronze artifacts in the picture.

He immediately exclaimed in shock: "Holy crap! This is torture! A bronze taotie-patterned vase with pierced handles! This is something that should be imprisoned, not confined! My friend! You're really in for a world of trouble! It's already developed a patina! This is too much!"

He then sat down in the catfish's seat.

However, after sitting down, I noticed something was off about the live stream.

That explains why the number of online users is almost 100,000.

At the same time, he glanced at the comments section.

He immediately turned his head and looked at the catfish blankly, asking, "What's going on, Zixuan?"

Zixuan was secretly delighted at that moment.

He immediately patted Niu Daode on the shoulder and said, "That's Mr. Lu from Douyin! He's at the Christie's preview in Chongqing right now!"

Niu Daode was taken aback upon hearing this.

Niu Daode had no idea who President Lu was.

However, he can observe the current chat activity in the Catfish Live Stream room.

It was clear that the other party was undoubtedly a well-known figure.

Moreover, being able to connect live from Christie's is a skill that not everyone has.

Like catfish.

He guessed that this Mr. Lu was most likely a VIP at Christie's.

He immediately laughed and said, "Overseas! That's alright then! Come on! Let me take a look at Mr. Lu's eyes!"

Bronze taotie-patterned pot with pierced handles.

It's truly rare to see something in such excellent condition.

Then he directed Lu Yiming to use the camera to showcase every detail of the item being auctioned.

Niu Daode judged that this bronze artifact should have been from the Shang Dynasty.

And after learning that the starting bid was £1.5 million.

After a moment of contemplation, Niu Daode said, "There isn't a specific price for bronze artifacts of this caliber. However, based on past auction prices, a conservative estimate would be at least 40 million RMB! Mr. Lu, if you intend to bid for it and send it back to China, I can only say you've done a great deed!"

The cultural value of bronze artifacts lies in their inscriptions.

It can be said that bronzes are a microcosm of my country's specific culture.

It has high research value.

In particular, there is a text description accompanying this artifact.

This indicates that the bronze vessel has fourteen inscriptions on its bottom.

However, no image of the inscription was shown.

This is normal.

One of the major selling points of this bronze artifact is its inscription.

Hearing this, Lu Yiming nodded and smiled, "Okay! That's the first one! Could you two please help me choose two more? I promised my fans! I'll take three items back to China right here!"

(End of this chapter)