659 Fakes found
But now is the end of the Dharma period, he is the only cultivator in the whole world, and the use of the Spirit Rhino Treasure Hunt Card has certain requirements for the realm, except for himself, others can't use it even if they get the Spirit Rhino Treasure Hunt Card.
In other words, it is enough for him to have a Spirit Rhino Treasure Hunting Plate, and it is a waste to refine two more. Rather than putting it on the shelf after training, it is better to use the remaining materials for other purposes.
Xiao Yao thought about it carefully, and finally decided to refine a Spirit Rhino Treasure Hunt Card for the time being, and the remaining materials were temporarily shelved and not used for other purposes. Although the rhino horn of the psychic rhinoceros is very versatile, in addition to the spirit rhino treasure hunting card, other uses, whether it is refining pills or refining magic weapons, he does not need it very much.
Originally, it was also a good choice to use the remaining materials to refine an attack magic weapon, but now that he was the only cultivator in the entire world, he had no chance to fight with others at all, and the attack magic weapon was useless, wasting such a precious spiritual material in vain.
Such a precious spiritual material, there must not be a trace of waste, since there is no other better use for the time being, it is better to keep it for the time being. If you have other needs in the future, you can take it out and use it at any time.
Refining the Spirit Rhino Treasure Hunt Card is not an overnight thing, Pan Wu only has a detailed refining method in his memory, but he has no experience in refining.
In this way, he could not guarantee that the first refining would be 100% successful. In order to ensure a 100% success rate, he had to use other materials to simulate refining and make sure that nothing went wrong.
Xiao Yao estimated that it would take at least half a month or more before he could really use the rhino horn of the psychic rhino to officially refine the spirit rhino treasure hunting card.
The auction was divided into two sessions, with the second auction taking place in the afternoon of the next day.
After getting a psychic rhino horn, Xiao Yao was already very satisfied, and he didn't dare to have more expectations for the second auction, but he still participated on time.
The lots taken out in the second auction were obviously more expensive than the first auction, but unfortunately these things were not what he needed.
When encountering antique artworks at the right price or his personal favorite, Xiao Yao will also participate in the auction.
But the fact that there were no more than 20 lots in a row that he liked inevitably made him a little unhappy.
For the subsequent auction, Xiao Yao has lost interest. After all, there is a limit to a person's luck, and after he has obtained a precious cultivation material, the possibility of continuing to obtain a second one is already very small.
Although it is unlikely, he still habitually scans each lot with his divine sense. Towards the end of the afternoon auction, he still hadn't found the second cultivation item, but he was surprised to find a fake.
Although there will inevitably be fakes at formal auctions, they are generally the kind of high-quality fakes that are enough to be fake. And although the fake he found is also a high imitation, it is difficult for him to confuse the real with the fake, as long as it is a high enough level of calligraphy and painting appraisal experts, it is not difficult to distinguish.
Xiao Yao doesn't care how this fake ancient painting got in, this kind of thing will inevitably appear in major auctions, it has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't want to meddle in things.
This is a landscape painting by Wen Zhengming, although the size is not very large, but if it is a genuine work, the market price must be around 60 million. After more than a dozen rounds of bidding, the current price has exceeded 50 million.
"55 million!" Yu Zongwen suddenly raised his card and shouted.
Xiao Yao frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Although Yu Zongwen participated in the auction, he may not be the final winner, and Xiao Yao has no need to stop him at this time.
After six rounds of bidding, only Yu Zongwen and one other person were still holding cards on the field.
At this time, Xiao Yao had to remind him, otherwise, with Yu Zongwen's love of collecting fine paintings and calligraphy, this fake would probably fall into his hands.
Yu Zongwen did not sit beside Xiao Yao, and there were two people between the two of them, Zhan Tianling and Zheng Xiaowu.
Xiao Yao could only say to Zhan Tianling beside him: "This landscape painting by Wen Zhengming is a fake, you ask Zheng Xiaowu to tell Yu Zongwen and ask him not to continue to bargain." ”
Zhan Tianling was slightly stunned, but he didn't say the doubts in his heart, but hurriedly passed this sentence to Zheng Xiaowu and asked him to convey it to Yu Zongwen.
After Yu Zongwen heard Zheng Xiaowu's complaint, he was also stunned for a moment. If it was a reminder from someone else, he would probably be skeptical, but this sentence was said by Xiao Yao, then he would be convinced.
He was very curious about how Xiao Yao did this, of course he didn't have any doubts about Xiao Yao's level of identification, but it was a bit magical to be sure that this painting was a fake at a glance from a distance.
As a friend of Xiao Yao, he knew very well that Xiao Yao had not participated in the preview of these lots before. In other words, this is the first time Xiao Yao has seen this painting.
Although the seats in the first row are relatively close to the auction table, they must be two or three meters away. At such a distance, even if the eyes are good, you can only look at it roughly, and it is a bit reluctant to appreciate this work, let alone identify the authenticity.
Yu Zongwen already believed that this landscape painting by Wen Zhengming was a fake, but he did not withdraw from the auction, but suddenly increased the price by 10 million at one time, directly calling 67 million.
This price is already slightly higher than the market price, and such a high price directly makes another competitor retreat, withdraw from the competition, and no longer continue to bid.
After the auctioneer dropped the hammer, this fake of Wen Zhengming's landscape painting fell into the hands of Yu Zongwen.
As soon as the auctioneer announced the ownership of this landscape painting, Yu Zongwen suddenly stood up and said loudly: "I have some doubts about the authenticity of this painting, and I ask for a re-appraisal." ”
Hearing Yu Zongwen's request, the auctioneer was stunned.
Although he was one of the most experienced auctioneers in the auction house, he had never experienced such an unexpected situation before.
Yu Zongwen continued to say unhurriedly: "I remember that Mr. Hao once promised our first batch of members that if they have doubts about the authenticity of the lots, they can apply for a review, even if the auction is in progress, they can also make this request. If it turns out to be a fake, Mr. Hao promised to give compensation of the same value as the real thing. If you can't call the shots, you can apply to the leader now. ”
Xiao Yao heard Yu Zongwen mention the compensation conditions, and immediately knew why he did this.