Initially, ordinary people did not pay much attention to the world of painting and calligraphy. In the world of antiques, one was too professional to understand, and the other was not connected to the lives of ordinary people.
However, in the past few years, there was a treasure identification program on national television called "Treasure" that was very popular.
The program had invited many famous masters in the industry to oversee it. Then, it would widely collect valuable collections from all over the country and let the masters discuss and bid.
Due to the fact that these collections that were sent up might be counterfeits or valuable treasures that had been buried among the commoners, they were still very attractive to the audience. In order to be fair, the production team had chosen people of great status in the industry.
Hence, many netizens were more familiar with the judges.