Everyone knew that He Wenjie was a world-class painter, so they naturally assumed he was simply too polite to openly belittle those works. Still, it was understandable; although the authors of those paintings were roughly He Wenjie's age, their level simply wasn't in the same league as his.
It took He Wenjie less than an hour to stroll through the entire exhibition hall. Finally, he noticed a catalog in the corner for an antique exhibition scheduled for next month. Although He Wenjie had no interest in oil paintings, he found the antique catalogs quite fascinating. He stood there flipping through the pages, occasionally exchanging a few words with someone else who had stopped to look at the catalog, discussing a particular antique. He Wenjie's analysis of the antiques was far more enthusiastic than his previous critique of the paintings. All of this was knowledge he had acquired in a previous world.
Just as He Wenjie was engrossed in reading, a pleasant voice came from behind him: "Everyone knows Mr. He is a great painter, but I didn't expect him to be so knowledgeable about antiques as well."
Chapter 160