"Christie's is too bold. ”

When it was discovered that Christie's "Virga Girl" was a fake, Sotheby's marketing manager "Ike" said angrily.

Although they Sotheby's have also auctioned fakes, it was all unintentional.

After all, no matter how powerful the appraisal masters are, they sometimes miss.

However, this kind of blatant auction of fakes, if it comes out, is definitely Christie's biggest scandal.

"Boss, do you want to send the message out now? ”

With some excitement, Ike said: "If we get the news out now, it's going to be a big blow to Christie's." ”

However, Ike's proposal was rejected by Sotheby's general manager "Nice".

"It can't be published now. ”

Nice shook his head: "It can indeed cause huge trouble to Christie's if it is announced now, but after all, it has not been sold yet, and they still have a chance to make up for it." In addition, they can replace this fake. They can also explain to the outside world that it is not their fault, and that the appraiser can only be blamed. In the same way, they will say that we also auctioned fakes back then. ”

"But if they don't, they're going to have a good auction. ”

"I just want them to have a smooth auction. Moreover, we can also go there to help them and help them hype their fakes to sky-high prices. As long as their fakes are successfully auctioned off, we will blow the news again. At that time, I believe that even if we don't trouble them, the big dealers who have successfully traded will also trouble them. ”

"Boss, you're right. ”

A few days later, Christie's Picasso auction was successful.

There are no surprises.

When the 12 Picasso paintings appeared, not only some big dealers participated in the auction, but also some national museums.

After a series of scuffles, 12 Picasso works set a record for Christie's auction for a total of $4 billion.

Among them, "The Girl of Verga" has a unit price of more than 500 million US dollars, ranking the peak of the world's calligraphy and painting prices.

"4 billion US dollars, mom, converted into RMB, that's more than 27 billion RMB. ”

Even Picasso never imagined that his paintings would be so valuable. ”

"I heard that 12 paintings were sold by a collector. ”

"A collector, it's impossible, which collector has such a tyrant?"

"I don't know exactly who the collector is, but it's certain that it's one person. ”

"Well, it seems that there is another world-class rich man in the world, and he is anonymous. ”

Faced with the auction value of $4 billion, countless spectators were extremely shocked.

It's just that after they were shocked, an even more shocking news was exposed.

[According to rumors, "The Girl of Verga" is a fake. 】

At first, the news was sent through the grapevine.

However, this news is so amazing that even if it is a grapevine, it spreads to the world in an instant.

"'Virga Girl' is a fake?"

"Impossible, a world-class auction company would sell fakes?"

"What's impossible, even a world-class auction company can have a fake. ”

"However, isn't there a seller who appraises it before the auction?"

"But what if those experts fake?"

"It shouldn't be possible to fake, it's too bad for reputation. But if you don't cheat, there will also be fakes?"

"Why?"

"Because there are some top-notch fakes, even experts can't tell the difference. ”

Although this news is too unbelievable.

However, when the news came out, insiders sank in their hearts.

They feel that there is a possibility that the news is true.

However, in the end of the grapevine, Christie's auction house issued an announcement as soon as possible: "In response to the recent rumors in the Internet media that "Girl Virga" is a fake, this auction house issued an announcement to the media. "The Girl of Verga" has been jointly identified by 12 experts from all over the world, and it is confirmed that it is authentic. At the same time, we reserve the right to sue those media who publish false news, and hope that the relevant media will delete the false news. If it is not deleted within 24 hours, we will take certain legal measures. ”

I have to say.

Gossip like this is the one that hits a company the hardest.

This kind of gossip is not responsible after it is released, but it affects the company's image very much. Christie's had just finished auctioning off 12 Picasso works, and the buyer contacted Christie's immediately after learning of the grapevine and asked to return them.

Returns, how is this possible?

The auction has already been sold and it is not possible to return it.

Even if it's a fake, Christie's won't be able to refund it.

But, after all, it's an auction company, and if a fake is sold at their auction venue, the impact is too huge.

The light business will be damaged, and the heavy will have no one to participate in their auctions in the future.

For this reason, Christie's can be regarded as acting quickly, and as soon as the grapevine appeared, they issued an announcement.

It's just that Christie's didn't expect it.

Their announcement not only did not dissipate the news, but made the whole incident fire again.

[CCB TV revealed that the original "Virga Girl" is in the hands of the billionaire Jim. 】

If it was just gossip before, now it is the emergence of regular big media.

Before, the gossip was just gossip, there was no real hammer, and everyone was skeptical at most.

However, at this time, the world-renowned formal media is exposed, and this matter is not as simple as talking.

To prove that the "Girl of Verga" sold by Christie's auction house is a fake.

CCB TV made a special documentary of more than 30 minutes.

From the creation of Picasso's "Les Demoiselles de Verga", it has been decades since the painting passed through many buyers.

Finally, 10 years ago, it was auctioned by the rich Jim, which is on record.

Moreover, the tycoon Jim has kept this painting well in the past 10 years and has not changed hands.

"Wow, the real hammer has appeared, it turns out that Christie's is really selling fakes. ”

"Before, I had some doubts about whether "Virga Girl" was a fake, but now that I look at it, there is no doubt that it is a fake. ”

"Christie's is finished, and as a world-class auction company, it is auctioning fakes. ”

What's even more disgusting is that Christie's also issued a notice threatening everyone, and said that they want to resort to the law, come on, come on. ”

"It's already here, but it's not us. I think that the rich man who filmed "The Girl of Verga" must have been with Christie's. ”

There is only one painting of "The Girl of Verga".

Since it was auctioned by the rich Jim 10 years ago, Jim has not changed hands in 10 years.

Well, there is no doubt that the "Girl of Verga" that appears today must be a fake.

……

"Is the news reliable, 10 years ago, "Virga Girl" was sold to the rich Jim?"

"Boss, the news is reliable. ”

"Damn, why didn't you find out about such important news before?"

"Boss, it's not our fault, Sotheby's hasn't announced who bought 'Virga Girl' 10 years ago. It wasn't until today, in order to strike us, that they announced this one. ”

Sotheby's ...... This villain. ”

"Boss, what should we do now, affected by this, in addition to the buyers who photographed "The Girl of Verga" are ready to return the goods, several other buyers are also interested in returning them. They were worried that their paintings might also be fake, but we assured them. ”

"Stabilize them first, by the way, what's the name of the collector who gave us Picasso's paintings?"

"Mo Bai. ”

"How do you feel a little familiar with the name?"

Christie's boss searched for Mo Bai's name in his mind.

He doesn't usually chase stars, nor does he watch any entertainment gossip news.

But he just felt that the name Mo Bai was very familiar.

After thinking for a while, the squire remembered a foreign military program.

Yes.

Usually, Christie's boss likes to watch military columns.

Haze anti-laser.

Kelp wrapped around submarines.

Meteorite scare aircraft carrier.

He finally knew who this Mo Bai was.

It turns out that he is the world-renowned master of fooling, the director of the Huaguo Strategic Fooling Bureau.

It's just that after figuring out who Mo Bai is, the Christie's boss is completely stunned.

With his status as a world-renowned fool master, do you really want to contact Mo Bai again?