Toho Prelude
One day in 2012, it was drizzling in Beijing. In a gold-trimmed video studio on CCTV, a middle-aged man sits solemnly opposite the host, Wang Gang, holding a delicate velvet box in his right hand.
"Dr. Fu, can you tell us about the collection you brought today?" Wang Gang asked with a smile, and held his black-rimmed glasses with his right hand.
"Hehe, the origin of antique treasures is always so legendary. And what is its name?"
"The sweet white glaze cup is worth about 20,000 yuan. ”
Several experts next to him also came over to take a closer look, and you pointed out some ways one by one. Fu Changyong listened quietly, a faint smile on his face.
Shocking hammer
"The experts have identified the porcelain as a fake. Dr. Fu, have you repeatedly decided that you will not change the collection to participate in the evaluation?" Wang Gang looked at Fu Changyong with anticipation in his eyes.
Fu Changyong pondered for a moment and shook his head resolutely: "Host Wang, I trust my vision." Let you use the most fair and just hammer!"
"Since you insist on ......" Wang Gang sighed helplessly, raised the hammer in his hand, and was about to open his mouth to read out the appraisal results.
"Dangchang!" There was a loud bang, and the hammer slammed into the hand cup diagonally, followed by a crisp cracking sound. The poor little cup was torn apart, and the red porcelain pieces fell to the ground.
"Oh my God!" The scene exploded instantly. Fu Changyong's eyes widened, and he reached out to grab the treasure that no longer existed.
Wang Gang withdrew his empty hand with an embarrassed expression, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
True and false reversal
This result is undoubtedly a bombshell. Fu Changyong, who originally thought that the baby had been shattered, was about to explode the moment he learned the truth. This amount of money is tantamount to an astronomical amount for an ordinary Chinese medicine practitioner.
"My baby has been destroyed by improper means, and my rights and interests must be recovered!" Fu Changyong thought angrily. Soon, he sued the director team and Wang Gang, demanding compensation for hundreds of millions of economic losses.
How did this reversal come about? Experts believe that it may be that the original identification sample size is small and incomplete, and it is difficult to determine the authenticity; In the re-examination, the complete part was re-selected for comprehensive testing, and the flaws that were not revealed in the original laboratory were discovered.
No matter what the truth is, Fu Changyong has stood in court and fought for his rights and interests. We can only wait for the final conclusion of this lawsuit between him and the program team.
The center of the storm
Since the news of "200 million treasures" was released, Wang Gang instantly became the target of public criticism. "Why is he so careless and killed the people!" Deliberately smashing the commission, isn't it, it's too black-hearted!" All kinds of doubts poured in on Wang Gang.
Wang Gang felt extremely headache and irritability. Did he tamper with the rules and deliberately destroy the treasure to make a profit? No, he just followed the mechanism set by the program to execute, but unexpectedly, this kind of zero possibility event happened.
At the same time, the program team of "World Collection" is also under great pressure. They clarified again and again, claiming that they had re-sent the treasure fragments for identification, but the results were still fakes.
But no one wants to believe it anymore. Under the continuous blow of public opinion, the show's reputation was discredited, and it could only be announced to be off the air in the end.
"Bang!" Wang Gang slammed his fist against the wall. He was really helpless, the matter had come to this, and it was a tragedy for all the staff that the show stopped. He has always been passionate about the inheritance of cultural relics from this industry to this day, and he really didn't expect it to end in this way.
Wang Gang closed his eyes, and Fu Changyong's red and swollen eyes came to mind when he left the scene.
Truth
A year later, the case was heard in court. The judge inquired in detail about the case and verified the testimony of all parties one by one.
As the key to the lawsuit, the court organized an expert to test the remaining fragments.
The test results are released: they do not have the unique craftsmanship of the Northern Song Dynasty imperial kiln, and the porcelain tire is mixed with modern synthetic substances, which can be concluded to be modern imitations!
The court then rendered a final judgment: the plaintiff Fu Changyong's claim for compensation was not established. The verdict also clearly pointed out that the "life and death documents" signed in the program have full legal effect, and the participants are fully informed and voluntarily accept the consequences.
After reading the verdict, Fu Changyong was stunned for a long time. He remembered the joy when he saw the hand cup for the first time, and the despair when Wang Gang hammered down, and a wave of indescribable emotions welled up in his heart.
He knew that the truth was finally revealed, and he didn't take any chances, just bad luck.
"Alas......" Fu Changyong let out a long sigh and got up and left the courtyard. This is how the lawsuit came to an end. When leaving, he couldn't help but think that Wang Gang should only be subject to the rules of the show, and there was no malice.
I really hope that this turmoil will turn the page, and we will all live our duty.
Wang Gang later
One day many years later, Wang Gang finally mentioned this old incident on his Weibo. He said that he understood Fu Changyong's feelings, but he was not at fault under the judicial ruling, so he avoided revealing people's scars for many years without explanation.
Today, Wang Gang is still engaged in the antique industry, and we can see that his passion for cultural heritage protection is still there, and we hope that he will have a better future development.