CHAPTER 668 THREE-COLORED HELIOTROPE

Numerous unknown artists suddenly burst into enthusiasm, and were all eager to show their works in

order to gain public recognition.

Lenny's eyes lit up and he said loudly, "Our art exhibition is about to begin. Do you have the courage to

compete with us, and let the audience make judgment?"

"No problem, as long as you don't run away later." Maximilian said confidently.

If he was to compare his works with respectable calligraphers, Maximilian felt he was inadequate; but

compared with these elder calligraphy artists, he can definitely win them in every way.

"Since it is so, everyone can witness it. The three of us will compete with this young bloke on

calligraphy. We are men of distinguished bearing. If you lose, you only need to apologize to me, shoot

an apology video and put it on the Internet," Lenny said with smug.

"No problem, what if you lose?" Maximilian asked with a smile.

Lenny raised his brows and sneered, "We won’t lose. You must know we are all internationally

renowned artists. Even Pablo Picasso has praised my works."

"Well, I guess that only the masters of abstractionism can understand your unique calligraphy, and

ordinary people like me cannot appreciate your works." Maximilian said mockingly.

Lenny didn't seem to understand the ridicule, and said with great pride, "You are somewhat

knowledgeable. Even the great artist Picasso can communicate with me and know how precious my

works are."

Patel echoed, "It is our sorrow, and also the sorrow of art. You young people have no artistic foundation

and no artistic appreciation."

The other unknown artists nodded one after another, and began to rodomontade.

"The audience in this generation can't appreciate our vanguard art form. We have surpassed human

civilization for hundreds of years, and only humans in a few hundred years will be able to understand

our works."

"We should work hard to improve the appreciation level of the public. It is the duty of my generation.

We should allow art to be appreciated by thousands of households, and our paintings and calligraphy

should be seen in every household."

Facing the self-confident non-mainstream artists, Maximilian was speechless. Hearing them singing

their praises, he felt nauseous.

"You don't need to say you are great. When you start to perform the unique ugly calligraphy, I will

compare notes with you, and now please make a way for me. I want to buy some seals materials."

Seeing Maximilian's impatient expression, the three ugly calligraphy artists raised their heads and let

out a snort.

"We are artists of tolerance. I will cut you a break this time. We will have a good competition later, and

let your youngsters see how good we are."

"The essence of calligraphy art is in our hands. When you see our performance, you will be impressed

and show your respects. Then you will naturally know how great we are."

"There is no need to say more, whoever doesn't show up is the coward, I hope you don't go back on

your words."

The three ugly-calligraphy artists gave way and felt that they needed to prepare well for the

competition, as it could be the explosive moment of self-hype.

Maximilian led Flora and Victoria through the passageway made by three ugly-calligraphy artists. The

unknown artists around them sighed. They haven't had enough self-hype.

Loriro took pictures of the backs of them, watching with a bit of excitement the number of viewers in the

live streaming room, which set a new record.

"Dear friends, have you heard that? They will have a calligraphy competition later, and I, Loriro, will

broadcast it live for you! Dear friends, ladies and gentlemen, if you like my performance art, you can

send me a direct message, friend me, or sponsor me, and there will be exquisite benefits for sponsors.

"

When Loriro advertised himself, the number of viewers in the live streaming room had fallen rapidly. It

seemed that none was interested in his performance art.

Maximilian walked to a stall, and the stall keeper lay lazily on the deck chair playing with his phone,

without even saying hello.

Maximilian ignored the stall keeper, and looked at the goods.

The stall keeper mainly sold bloodstones.

Heliotrope (bloodstone) is called "stone of Babylon". The "classic" bloodstone is opaque green jasper

with red inclusions of hematite. The red inclusions may resemble spots of blood, hence the name

bloodstone.

Bloodstones were divided into several types according to the origin, and Changhua and Bahrain

bloodstones were famous among them. Changhua bloodstone was excavated early and had high

quality. It was almost exhausted now. Therefore, most of the bloodstones on the market were Bahrain

bloodstones.

According to the hardness, it was divided into hard-bottomed and soft-bottomed type. The texture of

hard-bottomed bloodstone was hard and rough. During carving or smelting, it was easy to collapse and

break into pieces, so it was difficult to carve. Therefore, the hard-bottomed bloodstone was relatively

cheap.

The soft-bottomed bloodstone was fine and smooth in texture, and its hardness was fit for carving.

When carving and smelting, there would be kept intact, so the price was very high.

If the color was jasper (opaque), the proportion of mineral aggregate was high, and the pattern was

good, the starting price of a piece was more than 100,000 dollars.

The frozen-bottomed bloodstone was even better. According to inside information, the frozen bottom

bloodstone was bloodstone with jade texture. The stone in this state was generally called jade.

The price of frozen-bottomed bloodstone was even higher, and it was rare on the market. Once it

appeared, it would be chased by lots of fans, and it would be sold at a high price soon.

The stalls displayed both bloodstones and raw materials. The owner seemed to stock directly from the

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Victoria carefully picked up a piece of bloodstone, examined it, and said, "This is a bloodstone, it looks

pretty good."

"It’s not good enough. In terms of color, the best bloodstone is called Three-colored Jade." Maximilian

said lightly.

"Three-colored Jade? What does that mean?" Flora asked, puzzled.

"Three-colored Jade refers to the color, of course. In Peking Opera, there are three main characters.

The first one’s face is white, the second one's face is red, the third's face is black, so the three distinct

colors of white, red and black bloodstones are called Three-colored Jade.”

“Most bloodstones are red, but obscure in black and white, showing gray or gray-black colors.

Therefore, bloodstones with distinct black, white and red become the top grade. "

After Maximilian’s introduction, both Victoria and Flora felt that they had learned a lot. If they hadn't

heard what Maximilian said, they wouldn't know that there are so many differences in bloodstones.