Qi Hu kept standing there with his eyes wide open. He could see and hear clearly that not only did the people at Fuji Auction not believe him, but they also planned to use him as a case and show it to everyone to express Fuji Auction's performance.
of integrity.
Thinking of this, Qi Hu suddenly became furious and cursed in his heart: "Grandma, do you want me to make a fool of myself in public and give you a face at the Fuji auction? Since you don't give grandpa face, I don't have to show mercy to you!
"
"Mr. Qi, please tell me if you have anything to say." Cai Youde looked at Qi Hu calmly and said.
"good!"
Qi Hu sneered, opened the red box in his hand, held the neck of the blue and white porcelain bottle, and lifted it up, "You guys recognize this thing? The last item in today's auction, I spent four
I bought it for 1.37 million, but I didn’t expect it to be a fake!”
"Fake?"
"This is impossible. How can there be fakes in the auction items?"
"But Qi Hu can't always look for trouble, right?"
After hearing Qi Hu's words, all the guests gathered around started talking among themselves.
Cai Youde said slowly: "Sir, Fuji Auction has been established in Xiangjiang for thirty years, and there has never been any news that the items auctioned are fakes. I think you must have made a mistake somewhere."
"You mean to say that I'm just saying nothing and deliberately causing trouble?" Qi Hu raised his eyebrows and asked.
Cai Youde smiled calmly and said nothing, obviously acquiescing that Qi Hu was making trouble out of nothing.
Seeing this, Qi Hu became even more angry, "You don't believe it, right? Well, I will tell you now why this blue and white porcelain vase is a fake, so that you can convince yourself!"
"Please." Cai Youde remained calm, because he believed that there was nothing wrong with the bottle, so he was not worried at all.
Qi Hu took a deep breath and quickly recalled everything Xue Chen said in his office. He smoothed it over before he straightened his chest and raised his head and said loudly: "I conclude that this is something
There’s a reason for fakes!”
"First of all, there is a problem with the picture of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall tattooed on this porcelain vase. One characteristic of Qing Dynasty porcelain is that the patterns on the porcelain must have a meaning, and the meaning must be very auspicious. It is commonly known that the picture must have meaning, and the meaning must be auspicious.
, but Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall is not an auspicious meaning."
"That's true." Someone among the guests whispered.
"Huh, Meng Jiangnu Cries at the Great Wall is one of the four major folk love legends. It praises the loyal love between men and women. This meaning may not be considered unlucky. Mr. Qi, if you judge it to be a fake based on this alone, it is simply
Ridiculous!" Cai Youde retorted.
"There's a second point."
Qi Hu turned the bottle upside down, pointed to the inscription on the bottom of the bottle and read: "Made in the Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty."
"Is there any question? The signature is strong and powerful, the font is spirited, and the strokes are clear. It is completely in line with the characteristics of the Kangxi era." Cai Youde spoke again.
"Of course there is no problem, because I have concluded that the five centimeters at the bottom of this porcelain bottle are real, but the upper part is attached later. If you don't believe it, come to my place and look carefully at the five centimeters under the light, and you will see
There is a very subtle difference in the color of the upper and lower glazes. The milky white glaze on the lower half has a slight hint of light yellow in it." Qi Hu said, motioning for others to come over and take a look.
Xu Ming and Cai Youde were the first to approach and take a closer look at the angle mentioned by Qi Hu.
After watching for a while, Xu Ming's eyes changed slightly and his heart sank, because he did see the problem pointed out by Qi Hu.
Some curious guests came closer to take a look and said in surprise: "There is really a slight difference, but the difference is so small that it requires very subtle observation to see it. If no one points it out, ordinary people will definitely see it with the naked eye."
Can’t find it.”
For a moment, the eyes of all the guests looking at Qi Hu changed slightly.
Cai Youde also saw the problematic areas pointed out by Qi Hu. His face changed quietly, and he secretly wondered why he had not noticed the problem at the time. However, the expression on his face remained calm, and he retorted again:
"This does not mean that it is a fake! I have encountered this situation before. It is probably that the lower half of the porcelain has been unintentionally immersed in water for a long time, causing slight changes in the glaze color. It is not surprising."
Seeing that Cai Youde refused to admit it, Qi Hu sneered: "It doesn't matter, I still have evidence."
At this time, Cai Youde couldn't hold himself any longer and blurted out: "What other evidence do you have?"
"As the old saying goes, a broken mirror cannot be remade, and the same is true for porcelain. As I said, this is a fake. The original genuine official kiln was broken, so someone in later generations polished the stubble on the top of the well-preserved bottom.
Attach a new clay tire and fire it again."
"I have to say that the craftsmanship is amazing, almost fake, but it can't be exactly the same. You can find a flashlight and shine it into the bottle, and you will see a slight bulge around the bottle, where the old and new are connected.
"
Qi Hu looked confident and spoke eloquently. But only he knew in his heart that he was just acting as a "repeater" and said exactly what Xue Chen said to him.
At this time, he no longer just admired Xue Chen, but admired him like a river. Such a fake could almost be real. Even the master appraiser from Xiangjiang didn't notice it, but he clearly knew it.
With his guidance, this level, knowledge, and ability cannot be described as superb, but as abnormal!
Hearing what Qi Hu said, Xu Ming immediately took out his mobile phone, turned on the flashlight function, and shined light into the mouth of the bottle, which was only the size of two coins. After looking at it for about half a minute, his face gradually turned pale.
Although he did not speak, everyone already understood that what Qi Hu said was true. In other words, the blue and white porcelain vase in his hand worth more than four million yuan was indeed a fake!
Cai Youde's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and his heart seemed to have been pinched hard by a hand. He couldn't take a breath. His legs went weak and he took two steps back. Fortunately, Zhao Heng helped him.
Stand firm.
"Master, are you... okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?" At this time, Zhao Heng also looked very ugly.
Cai Youde took two deep breaths, wiped the sweat that had seeped out unknowingly on his forehead, waved his hands, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine, I'm fine."
At this moment, discussions started to erupt in the venue.
"It's really a fake. Oh my god, I also took a photo today. Isn't it also a fake?"
"For such a big company as Fuji Auction, it is really irresponsible to allow fakes to be put on the auction stage!"
"..."
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Huang Jingming was pushed aside. He sighed deeply, stepped forward with a gloomy face and said, "Mr. Qi, let's find a quiet place to talk."
Qi Hu raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Let's talk in a quiet place? I don't think so. Doesn't Mr. Cai like to speak clearly in public? Just say it here. Is there anything you can't say to others?
"
Cai Youde already felt uncomfortable with a tight chest, but Qi Hu's words were like sharp arrows, hitting his heart hard, making his face become more sickly. In just a short moment, he seemed to be old.
Teenagers.
Xu Ming gritted his teeth and said nothing because he didn't know what to say. If there weren't so many people present, he would have jumped and cursed!
"Damn it, why? Why! The board of directors gave me the jade design competition, and I was robbed by robbers. My father asked me to be in charge of the Fuji auction, and now... is God playing tricks on me?"
He was angry and scolding in his heart, but Xu Ming still behaved politely, suppressing the irritability in his heart, and said to Qi Hu: "Mr. Qi, give me Xu some face, let's talk in another place. Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory solution."
Explain."
Qi Hu had to give Prince Xinghe Industry's face no matter what. After venting his anger, the anger in his heart dissipated a little, so he said expressionlessly: "Okay, since Mr. Xu said so, let's change
Let’s talk in one place.”
"Oh, how should this end?" Huang Jingming kept sighing in his heart.
Without thinking, he could predict that the news would spread completely tomorrow. Not only Haicheng, but also the entire Yunzhou Province antique circle would hear the news and know that the auction items of Fuji Auction Yunzhou Branch appeared.
Fake, or the last and final product!
Such a big scandal is fatal to an auction company. Who will come to participate in the auction in the future? What's more, this is the first time the branch has held an auction. As soon as it took the first step, one leg fell apart.
It's so difficult to get out of a bottomless quagmire.
At this moment, Huang Jingming thought of Xue Chen again. He regretted it. He really regretted it extremely. If time could be turned back, he would definitely come forward to invite Xue Chen back and ask for advice carefully at the moment when Xue Chen suggested that it was a fake.
Ichiban, if that were the case, this auction item would not be put up for auction, and this situation would not happen now...
Qi Hu left accompanied by Xu Ming and Huang Jingming, and Zhao Heng also supported Cai Youde and left sadly.
The originally joyful celebration reception came to an abrupt end midway, and all the guests left silently. Soon, the banquet hall became extremely empty.
…
After negotiating the compensation issue with Qi Hu, Xu Ming returned to a high-end residence in the city center. He sunk into the sofa with a tired face, his eyes closed and his eyebrows pinched with one hand.
After a while, Xu Liang opened the door and walked over, sat down aside, and said carelessly: "Brother, Zhou Baofu from Baozhai Antique Shop called me and told me that Zhuo Zhi Antique Shop was severely suppressed.
And let us pay his share of the money..."
"Don't talk to me about these trivial matters, just leave me alone." Xu Ming waved his hand feebly.
"But, brother..."
"I asked you to stay away from me and stop talking nonsense in my ears, can't you hear it?" Xu Ming suddenly opened his red bloodshot eyes and said angrily.
Seeing Xu Ming's ugly face, Xu Liang shrank, said nothing, stood up, turned around and walked away.
After a long time, Xu Ming dialed a phone with difficulty and said in a bitter tone: "Dad, this is Xiao Ming. I have something to tell you..."
When Xu Ming explained the matter in detail, a slight sigh came from the other end of the phone: "You can't be blamed for this matter. It was the people at Fuji Auction who were negligent. Go to Minister Li from the Public Relations Department and he will help you solve it.