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Zhou Chen lowered his head and sighed deeply, and continued, "This matter is also strange. After we acquired this painting and this brush washer, not long after, before the auction, another
Two people took an identical painting and an identical painting
The people who came to sell us the brush washers were panicked when they saw it. Fortunately, the paintings and brush washers we purchased at the beginning were not auctioned. If after the auction, these two identical calligraphy and painting and brush washers were circulated, it would not be possible.
You smashed our Zhou family’s brand!”
"So in order to preserve the reputation of the Zhou family, you had to buy this second calligraphy and painting and the second brush wash!"
Lin Yu smiled, and could feel Zhou Chen's helplessness. If they bought this, at least the initiative would still be in their hands. At worst, they would have to test all these things to distinguish the true from the false. But what if the second
The two paintings and brush washers were bought by other colleagues, and the auction was successful first. Then the painting and brush washers in their hands really became fakes!
Even if they release the painting and brush wash again and smash the other party's brand, it will only harm others and not benefit themselves, so the best way is to buy it regardless of whether it is a fake or not!
"Yeah, what else can I do if I don't buy it!"
Zhou Chen said with a sad face, "Knowing that I am a dumb loser, I can only admit defeat. You also know that in the antique industry, there are three principles of no guarantee of return, no guarantee of exchange, and no guarantee of compensation. If you buy it, you will buy it, and you can only pay attention to it.
I can admit my mistake, so even if I can find the two people who sold our goods in the first place, I can't force them to take the goods back!"
"Well, I know, but you should be able to tell that this is a deliberate design by your peers to squeeze you out!"
Lin Yu said with a smile, since Zhou Chen received the painting and brush wash and immediately came out with a second one, and they all came to him to sell it, it means that they are deliberately targeting him! They set a trap for him specially!
"I've thought about this too!"
Zhou Chen nodded, looked at the two paintings and two brush washers on the table, and said helplessly, "But no matter what I think, I can't think of any colleague who is so powerful that he can get such similar famous paintings and brushes."
wash!"
Looking at the entire antique world, there have never been two authentic pieces that are exactly the same!
"Xiao Chen, if you ask me, just destroy one of the paintings and the brush wash. Then wouldn't the remaining one be authentic?!"
Jiang Jingren pushed up his reading glasses and came over to persuade him. He felt that there was nothing to worry about. Since he couldn't tell the truth from the false, it didn't matter which one he left.
"Uncle, I've actually thought about it too, but I'm afraid that after I do this, a third identical authentic product will come out!"
Zhou Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly. After being in the antique industry for so many years, how could he not have thought of this idea? But since there is a second replica that is exactly the same, there will also be a third one!
"Well, Brother Zhou's worry is not unreasonable!"
Lin Yu nodded and said.
"Moreover, although the price I paid for this painting and brush washer is lower than the market price, I bought two copies!"
Zhou Chen patted the palm of his other hand with the back of his hand and said anxiously, "Even if I destroy one piece and sell the other, I won't even be able to get back the cost!"
Lin Yu frowned slightly and nodded. Indeed, just like this white jade carved five dragon pattern brush washer, the market price can probably be fetched around 15 million, but the two pieces on the table may cost Zhou Chen a total of
I bought it for 20 million, so how do I calculate the compensation?
“Actually, I’m not afraid of losing money!”
Zhou Chen said worriedly with a stern face, "I'm just afraid that we will encounter this kind of situation again in the future. It doesn't take much. If it happens three or four more times, we won't have to work in this auction house! Damn it, I've been doing it for so long.
I’ve never encountered such a difficult thing before!”
In the antique industry, the most feared thing is to catch a fake. Although there are sophisticated instruments and various famous masters and professors as appraisers, the craftsmanship of counterfeiting in the antique industry has been improving.
It is hard to detect, but after so many years of working with his father, this is the first time Zhou Chen has seen such a similar and lifelike fake!
"Brother Zhou, everything has its pros and cons. Let me tell you, this might be a good thing!"
Lin Yu saw Zhou Chen jumping up and down anxiously, and was too embarrassed to continue teasing him. He smiled and said straight to the point, "Actually, I have already seen the fishiness in this!"
"What?!"
Zhou Chen looked shocked when he heard this, and looked at Lin Yu in disbelief. He was surprised and happy, opened his mouth wide, and said in a trembling voice, "Jia Rong, you, you are not kidding me, are you?!"
"No!"
Lin Yu smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I should have thought of it a long time ago!"
Master Chen and Master Qi on the side also looked shocked, looked at each other in surprise, then looked at Lin Yu with burning eyes, and said urgently, "Mr. He, do you see the clues in this?! Please come back."
Please give me some advice quickly!"
Although the two of them were aloof and aloof, they were devoted to antiques. Their love for antiques was even higher than life. They studied for several days but could not understand what the mystery was and how it felt real.
, so anxious that they could be said to be scratching their heads, so when they heard that Lin Yu actually saw the clues, they were naturally surprised and couldn't wait to hear Lin Yu's opinion.
Jiang Jingren, who was on the side, perked up when he heard his son-in-law's words. He quickly came over and listened carefully.
Seeing the eagerness on everyone's faces, Lin Yu did not continue to show off and said with a smile: "Actually"
"Boss, Secretary Zhang said that a guest came outside and wanted to see you!"
Just as Lin Yu spoke, there was a sudden shout from outside, and then the uniformed man who had been standing guard at the first door quickly walked outside and stood outside without daring to come in.
"Damn, you really know how to shout at the right time!"
Zhou Chen was startled by the uniformed man, and immediately scolded him with a stern face, saying coldly, "Didn't I tell anyone not to come and disturb us? No matter who the guest is, let him wait outside!"
"I know, but Secretary Zhang said this is an important guest and asks you to go out and meet him no matter what!"
The man in uniform bent slightly and said to Zhou Chen carefully, "Secretary Zhang also asked me to tell you that this customer said that he is here to help our company out of trouble, and he is willing to give us the two calligraphy and painting paintings and brushes that we bought earlier at the original price.
Why don't you buy this pen back?"
Because the uniformed male is of a low level, he doesn't know anything about painting and brush washing, so it is inevitable that some of his expressions will not be clear when he speaks.
"Pen wash?!"
Zhou Chen's face suddenly froze when he heard the uniformed man's words. He turned his head and said in great shock, "He came to wash these two paintings and two brushes with us?!"
"Yes, the pen washer, he said, you can buy it back at the original price!"
The man in uniform nodded quickly.
Zhou Chen opened his eyes wide, turned to look at Lin Yu blankly, and said in surprise, "Jia Rong, what do you mean by this person?"
"Didn't you just say that you still can't figure out who the colleague who framed you is? No, your powerful colleague came to your door all by himself!"
Lin Yu smiled at him. There was no doubt that the person coming outside now must be the person on the other side of the layout.
Zhou Chen nodded calmly. He actually thought of this and said to Lin Yu, "How about we go meet him first!"
"It will happen, it will happen, let's go!"
Lin Yu smiled nonchalantly and wanted to see who was causing trouble for their company.
After everyone walked out, the supervisor carefully locked the door of the vault before running out.
Zhou Chen took Lin Yu and the others straight to the company's reception room. At this time, he saw a man in his thirties sitting in the huge reception room. His hair was neatly combed back, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his face was expressionless.
Fair-skinned, wearing a flirty light pink suit, he looks like a southerner. He holds a briefcase in his hand and looks down at the watch in his hand from time to time.
"Hello!"
Zhou Chen's face darkened after he walked in, and he said hello in a low voice. Since he knew that the oily-haired and pink-faced man who came here was probably someone who arranged things for him, he naturally didn't feel good about it.
"Oh, hello, Manager Zhou!"
The pink suit hurriedly stood up, shouted to Zhou Chen enthusiastically, and then stretched out his hand to shake Zhou Chen's hand.
Zhou Chen glanced at his hand without shaking it, sat down on the sofa opposite, looked at the pink suit coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, who are you and what are you here for?"
?!"
"Manager Zhou, I heard that you purchased two identical paintings of Confucius teaching by Wu Daozi, and I also heard that you purchased two identical white jade carvings with five dragon patterns from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty!"
The pink suit man did not mince words, he held the briefcase with both hands and smiled gently, and said directly, "I am here this time to purchase these four things. In other words, I am here this time to help you out.