Hello everyone, today I would like to talk to you about a topic that has caused countless controversies - the identification of real and fake cultural relics and the responsibility of the program. Imagine how shocked you would be if you were holding a legendary piece of priceless Ming Dynasty porcelain and only to be smashed to pieces on a TV show, only to be told that it might be genuine? It's not a movie plot, it's something that really happened. In 2007, such a scene was staged in the program "World Collection" hosted by Wang Gang. An ordinary small clinic doctor, Fu Changyong, brought his collection of Ming Dynasty porcelain to the show, but it turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare. Let's find out.
Back in 2007, with the premiere of the program "World Collection", it immediately caused a huge response among the national audience. The program uses French 360° panoramic studio technology to show the details of each cultural relic. The host Wang Gang, with his profound cultural heritage and wonderful performance in film and television dramas in the past, has won the wide love of the audience.
One of the major features of "The World Collection" is the on-site treasure appreciation, and there is also a heart-pounding link - if it is identified as a fake, the treasure will be broken on the spot. Such an extreme approach, on the one hand, did have the effect of removing fakes from the market, and on the other hand, it also shocked many viewers, worried about what would happen if their beloved collection was misjudged.
On October 28, 2012, the theme of "Tianxia Collection" was "Yongxuan porcelain", which is the porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty, representing the peak of Chinese porcelain production. This episode of the program attracted many Tibetan friends, including Fu Changyong from Hebei.
Fu Changyong, an ordinary village doctor, owns a pair of sweet white glazed hand cups, which is said to have been given to him by one of his patients as a thank you gift for his treatment. The pair of cups has been treasured by him at home for many years. With the boom of cultural relics identification in recent years, he decided to take out the pair of cups to test the authenticity, expecting that the pair of cups was worth 20,000 yuan, but he hoped to confirm the true value of the pair.
In a tense atmosphere, three treasure connoisseurs examined the pair of cups. In the end, the experts came to the conclusion that the pair of cups was a fake, a modern imitation. According to the rules of the program, Wang Gang reluctantly waved the "treasure hammer", only to hear a crisp sound of "click", and the precious cup instantly turned into pieces.
Fu Changyong almost collapsed on the spot, and felt more and more unwilling after returning home. He decided to send the other, unbroken cup, to another appraisal agency. Shockingly, the results of this appraisal are completely different - this hand cup was recognized as genuine, and it is worth a lot of money, up to 200 million yuan!
This result was like a bolt from the blue, which not only shocked Fu Changyong, but also moved the entire collecting community and the media. After all, this is about the great wealth of an ordinary person, and it also involves the credibility of a well-known program. Fu Changyong couldn't help but ask, how did the appraisal team in the show make such a major misjudgment? And what kind of professionalism and responsibility are hidden behind this mistake?
Next, the matter quickly heated up, major news media reported one after another, and it also caused widespread discussion on the Internet. Some people questioned the professionalism of the "World Collection" program, believing that such a mistake would be fatal for the identification of cultural relics; Some people also sympathized with Fu Changyong's plight and believed that he should be compensated accordingly.
At this point, the program team had to respond. They said they would thoroughly investigate the incident and promised to compensate Chang Yong appropriately. The program team also began to reflect on whether the appraisal link in the program and the selection of the expert team should be re-evaluated and adjusted.
The problem has not been completely solved because of this. On the one hand, Fu Changyong was dissatisfied with the initial response of the program team, he believed that the program team should be fully responsible for this matter, and put forward a higher compensation demand; On the other hand, this incident has also aroused widespread public concern about the standards and procedures for the identification of cultural relics. After all, cultural relics are not only a symbol of wealth, but also an important part of national and national culture, and any improper disposal of cultural relics can lead to irreparable cultural loss.
As the incident continued to ferment, more cultural relics experts and legal experts began to intervene to conduct in-depth discussions on the appraisal process, the professionalism of experts and the social responsibility of the program in the "World Collection" program. This is not only a debate about authenticity, but also a battle of cultural confidence and professionalism.
Through this series of events, it is not difficult for us to see that the identification of cultural relics is not only a science, but also an art. It requires a wealth of historical knowledge, a superb sense of appreciation, and a high sense of responsibility. Negligence in any one link can lead to irreparable consequences. This is also a wake-up call for the vast number of cultural relics collectors - those who enjoy the fun of collecting should improve their ability to identify, carefully choose reputable appraisal institutions, and avoid major economic and cultural losses caused by temporary negligence.
Looking back at this series of events, it is not difficult to find the importance of cultural relics identification and the complexity behind it.