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"Chinese boy, shut up. You are not qualified to question the opinions of so many experts, do you understand? Oh, Mr. John, let us forget today's episode. Just as we agreed, Mr. Henry gets the money, and we Gaining fame, this authentic work by Master Farmer belongs to the British Museum..."

The one who opposed the most fiercely was Hashimoto Kukairo, who paid the most money and was deceived the most. In his opinion, it didn’t matter whether the paintings were true or false. With these certificates, the title of his dream would be easily obtained. The Hashimoto family will become a noble. This is the most important thing. How can such a good thing be destroyed by Zhou Yi?

Sufficient interests can make people take the initiative to cover up the truth, not to mention that for people like Wilson and Hashimoto, the truth is not important, what is important is whether the money they spend can get back what they need. Wilson What Hashimoto wanted was a good reputation, and what Hashimoto wanted was aristocratic status, which cannot be bought directly with money, but John provided them with a shortcut to the south, which was enough to make them side with John, forgetting that the old man had just He also deceived them.

Zhou Yi smiled. Li Chaoren had not said a word until now, which was a test for him and a disguised way of encouraging him to go ahead and do it. However, Tang Bao seemed to be unable to bear this and had already stood in front of his brother with his eyes wide open. He fiercely took out a bank card, looked at Hashimoto like a fighting cock and said: "Little devil, you are not convinced, are you? Why don't you take a gamble with your buddy?"

Eat, drink, whore, and gamble. Tang Bao especially liked this last one. He was surrounded by a group of "cultural people" just now, listening to them talking about culture and art. He felt that everyone was talking and laughing, but he was just a white man. This feeling is very bad, Very bad; now I finally found an opportunity to participate.

Western paintings? What a pity, Young Master Tang knows nothing about Chinese paintings. But he knows one thing. If Brother Zhou says it is fake, it is fake. Don’t say that Brother Zhou can’t be wrong, he is just wrong. As brothers, you have to support him. Ah! Aren't you just a Japanese brat? How dare you show off in front of our buddies?

"Bet?" Hashimoto was stunned, obviously not reacting.

"If this painting turns out to be fake, your 125 million euros will be mine; if it is true, I will pay for the painting. Buckingham Palace will award you a knighthood, and it will still be yours."

Tang Bao chuckled and pointed at Li Jucheng, who was motionless: "Did you see that? The richest man in Asia, that's my uncle. You guys have a lot of money!"

"If the painting is real, will you pay for it? Okay, I'll bet on it!"

Hashimoto's eyes lit up when he heard this. What a good thing. Isn't this just giving him money? Don't take advantage of the bastard. He didn't believe the appraisal certificates made by twelve authoritative experts and the Royal Academy of Sciences. The test results will be wrong, even if they are wrong. The boy named Zhou must also be able to prove it? In Hashimoto’s view, he is invincible, oh...Chinese people are so cute , as soon as they appeared, they had their aristocratic status, and they didn’t have to spend money. The Chinese people are just a bunch of pigs, hahaha.

"Your kid's gambling hobby is quite big..."

Zhou Yi was very dissatisfied. He wanted to put Hashimoto's money into his pocket. But Tang Bao got the better of him. Is this girl's eyes poisonous enough?

"Hehe, I know that you, boss, are a person who doesn't let go of hawks before they see rabbits. Brother, I've been short of money recently, so I'll just use your help to make a small fortune."

Tang Bao chuckled, feeling extremely proud: "Everyone here is a witness, Hashimoto, can't you lose Hu Lai?"

If Zhou Yi proves that the painting is fake, according to the rules, John will return the money to everyone. This is what Tang Bao is betting on. When the time comes, the 125 million euros will have to change his surname to Tang.

The agreement was signed on the spot, and Wilson and other witnesses also signed to certify it, and everyone looked at Zhou Yi. These collectors were all conceited and were waiting for Zhou Yi to prove it, to see how he could overturn the appraisal conclusions and scientific tests of authoritative experts.

Report.

"Boss, it's all up to you this time. If I lose, I won't even have the money to eat. Then I'll go to your house to eat." Tang Bao made up his mind. It's better to win than to lose.

It depends on Zhou Yi, a local rich man, and he will not suffer any loss inside or outside anyway.

"Hua Xia Zhou, please... I hope you are not a big talker."

John just sneered. The previous performance show with Henry could be said to be a commercial method forced by the economic environment. If the paintings were fake, then he would be completely screwed, whether it was naked deception or

The sight he received was enough to make him unable to raise his head in the upper class from now on, and John's family would never be able to turn around.

"You will definitely be disappointed Zhou. I am also a famous collector and connoisseur. I have seen this painting with a microscope. Compared with other works of Master Farmer, there are no errors in its pigment particles. Zhou,

You should know that every painter has his own unique way of mixing paints. If it wasn't Farmer, who could have made such paints?"

John chuckled. Twelve of the top authoritative experts in Europe have analyzed the pigments used in this painting, and there is absolutely no problem. This Chinese young man is obviously too confident, and he will regret it soon.

“Does the right paint mean the painting is right?”

Zhou Yi walked slowly to the painting, smiled and shook his head: "As a collector, I believe Mr. John has never heard of the name Mechelen, right? Even Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci in later generations have to admit it.

Mechelen is the most powerful forger in European history in the past eight hundred years. He has an innate talent and can figure out the painter's techniques and characteristics of oil preparation through paintings. For him, this is not

What a problem."

"What, is Mechelen?"

Hashimoto Kukairo's face changed slightly. Although he was not an expert in Western painting, he had heard the name of the master forger Mechelen. This stunning fake maker was very dedicated. He only made fake paintings and never made real paintings in his life.

His son had a talent for painting, and was trained by him to become a master of pseudo-painting...

This can be regarded as a kind of state. It is true that one does not care about fame, only cares about money. After all, it is too difficult to become famous in the Western painting world. Many great painters such as Van Gogh only became famous after their death. Mechelen obviously sees it.

At this point, I just forged paintings by famous artists and made money.

This is a realist through and through. Once this kind of person is sure about something, he will do it perfectly. If it is really his forgery, it is possible to deceive twelve authoritative experts in contemporary Europe.

Everyone looked at John, and even Li Jucheng's eyes lit up. He looked at Zhou Yi with admiration. Obviously, Zhou Yi's profound knowledge exceeded his expectations.

"Hahaha, Hua Xia Zhou, you are indeed too young."

John laughed. It wasn't until he bent down and coughed that he stopped laughing at Zhou Yi with a red face: "When I bought this painting, I already had financial problems, but I still spent it. For ten million euros...weeks, do you think I would buy a fake painting? Mechelen? Unfortunately young man, I know him better than you do, like the palm of my own hand."

John glanced at Zhou Yi and everyone with pride, and talked eloquently: "Zhou, I thought you could come up with some fresh arguments, but it turned out that it was nothing more than that. I want you to tell me why when we identify Western paintings, Paint particles will only be screened for paintings before the 17th century, but for paintings after the 17th century, this step will be ignored?"

"Because there was no machinery for grinding pigments before the seventeenth century, so they were all ground by hand." Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"Well said." John nodded: "So for paintings before the seventeenth century, this is almost the most effective method, but for Mechelen, this may not be effective. I have also considered this. To do this, I noticed another key, and that was the cracks, the cracks in the canvas!"

Seeing that Zhou Yi didn't speak, John smiled even more proudly: "The counterfeiter must first forge a cracked canvas, and the cracks on the canvas must be consistent with the original. So they made the cracks first, Then paint on it, and when making cracks, you have to apply oil on the canvas and then bake it. This is a very tedious process, so the fake painting will melt under the temperature test..."

"But the paintings in Mechelen won't."

Zhou Yi smiled lightly and said: "The oil he used will not melt even at a high temperature of one hundred degrees. Your method will not work on him."

"Okay, that's well said, Zhou, you are quite knowledgeable, so if you want to detect the forgeries of Mechelen, you must use the last resort to detect whether there is cobalt and cadmium in the painting. Because if oil is used first to cause cracks, Then when you paint with paint, these two components will be produced due to chemical reactions..."

John smiled and said: "This is what I asked the Royal Academy of Sciences. But in the end they did not find the components of cobalt and cadmium in this oil painting. In other words, the cracks in this painting were not made, but were natural. Generated. We even took out 0.1 micron slices without damaging the painting, and after inspection, there were no problems at all. Young man, what else do you have to say now?"

"Of course. I say it again, this is a fake!"

Zhou Yi's expression was very calm: "It is actually very simple to prove that it is a fake. Just cut the painting open and everything will be clear."

"Boss, are you really sure?"

Tang Bao's nervous palms were sweating. When Zhou Yi was arguing with John, he asked John's housekeeper to bring over all the certificates and inspection reports and read them. The result was that the more he read, the more unsure he became; John was not talking nonsense, what he said was all nonsense. Implemented in certificates and reports.

At present, it seems that Zhou Yi is making baseless guesses and is also very stubborn.

"Haha, it's so funny...Young man, you are such a stubborn boy."

John shook his head repeatedly and said: "You want to cut this painting open? This is the only authentic work and a priceless treasure. Do you want to destroy it? I can tell you another fact. The fake painting in Mechelen is now in the Vienna Museum of Fine Arts. It is kept secretly! This is a secret that few people know, but I heard that you have read the VIP room registration and information. If you are careful enough and lucky enough..."

"I was really lucky. I saw Duke Verdi's private diary and knew about it."

Zhou Yi nodded with a smile and said: "But the Duke made a mistake. If I am not mistaken, the painting secretly collected by the Vienna Museum of Fine Arts was painted by Mechelen's son, Mechelen Jr. They and their son only have one purpose for doing this. To make people mistakenly think that this painting is real, little Mechelen deliberately left flaws..."

"what are you saying!"

John's expression finally changed.

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