Chapter 439: John Piero's Suspicions
"No, no, Nicholas, you let Mr. Jiang finish speaking." John Piero hurriedly said to his son: "He has a unique eye for this, and I would love to hear his opinion." ”
John Piero thought very clearly, since Jiang Ping himself was a master of imitating famous paintings, he must know this industry very well. Whether this painting is true or not, it is better to listen to Jiang Ping's opinion.
Since his father said so, Nicholas naturally didn't say anything more. He submissively took a step back, taking advantage of the opportunity that John Hierro couldn't see, and raised an eyebrow at Jiang Ping.
Jiang Ping didn't react to this at all, but said to John Piero quietly: "Mr. Piero, you see, there is a problem with this signature, the last few letters are very unnatural, and the traces of deliberate imitation are very obvious. If you can compare it with the artist's real signature, you can immediately see the problem. ”
Speaking of this, Jiang Ping paused for a moment, and then pointed to a few big trees on the painting and said: "There are also these trees, the traces of many colors are obvious, this is because the imitator's painting skills are not enough, and he has to pile up paint again and again." If you look closely, you can see that the trees are slightly thicker than the surrounding areas, which is the problem of multiple coloring. ”
Jiang Ping pointed out two questions in a row, and John Piero nodded his head again and again. Although he himself couldn't see it, Jiang Ping had no motive to lie, so he believed it for seven or eight points.
Jiang Ping finally concluded: "From these two aspects, there is no doubt that this painting is a fake. I guess it was painted by a guy named Jean-Eblel. This dude has a problem, which is that he likes to be embedded in the canvas of the frame in the lower right corner of the painting. Sign your name. If Mr. Piero can trust me. You can find someone to take it apart and take a look. Everything will be seen naturally. ”
After evaluating this painting, Jiang Ping did not stop and continued to look at other artworks in the collection room. However, the painting seems to have made a bad start, and although Jiang Ping also praised many of the collections, he also found more forgeries.
And Jiang Ping, while pointing out that these artworks are forgeries, will come up with irrefutable evidence. For example, the age of the pigment is wrong, the weaving of the canvas is only available now, the pigment used is a chemical pigment that was not available in that era, and so on. There is no room for John Piero not to believe.
And after Jiang Ping pointed out a few fakes, John Piero's face also became ugly. It's not that he's not careful enough to allow others to say that his collection is bad - as the patriarch of a large family, John Piero definitely has this belly.
The reason for his business was that he found that among the fakes pointed out by Jiang Ping, the artworks given to him by his nephew Jeremy accounted for the vast majority. There are three oil paintings, a sculpture and two pieces of jewelry, which Jeremy originally said were genuine from the Middle Ages, but under Jiang Ping's identification, they are all modern imitations.
Jiang Ping also saw that John Piero's face was unhappy, so he smiled at him: "Mr. Piero." This is really just my personal opinion, and it is best to get some professional to take a look. It will be more certain that way. ”
As soon as Jiang Ping's words came out, John Piero's face became even more ugly. Of course, he remembered that after receiving these gifts from Jeremy, he called his art experts to appraise them. At the time, it was said that there was no problem, which is why John Piero put these works of art in the collection.
And when Jiang Ping came today, he found such a fake. Although it has not yet been identified by other experts, Piero believes that Jiang Ping will not lie to himself. After all, what he said was a very specific question, as long as you find someone to identify it, you can know whether it is true or false, and there is no need to lie at all.
And in this way, the person with the problem is Jeremy. Whether he deliberately bought a fake to deceive his uncle, or he was deceived by someone else, there was a problem in John Piero's opinion.
The former shows that Jeremy intends to deceive himself, while the latter shows that Jeremy has a problem with his own vision and is easily deceived by others. Either way, he is definitely not the right person to succeed John Piero.
What made John Piero even more secretly shocked was that these gifts from Jeremy were actually verified to be true by his own experts. If the expert misjudges one or two things, it can also be said to be a level problem. But that's the case at the moment, and that's why John Piero can't figure it out.
He had begun to suspect that Jeremy had been secretly co-opting various forces in the family recently. Otherwise, this kid would never have the courage to unite with the family's art experts to fool himself!
There was a lot going on for John Piero today. First he saw his son's honesty, and then he found out that Jeremy had hidden evil intentions. The combination of these two findings has made John Piero somewhat shaken that the question of family heirs should be carefully considered.
However, at this time, John Piero did not know that Jiang Ping would soon give him more stimulation, making him more inclined to give up the position of heir to Nicholas.
Because he was aware of Jeremy's problem, John Piero really didn't have that mind, and he looked at what to collect with the two of them. He reluctantly smiled at Jiang Ping, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I just got distracted, because I remembered that there was still an important thing to do, so I ......"
Hearing his father's words, it was equivalent to sending off the guest, and Nicholas was about to take Jiang Ping to say goodbye to him, but he didn't expect Jiang Ping to speak first.
"Mr. Piero, you look like you're in a quandary." Jiang Ping changed his humble attitude just now, and said to John Piero in a polite manner: "If you can trust me, I can look at your face and see what your future luck is." ”
"Looks?!" John Piero also knew the meaning of this word, and couldn't help but ask Jiang Ping with some surprise: "Do you still look at faces?" Like the gypsies, predicting the fate of people with a crystal ball? ”
Hearing John Piero mention "gypsy", Jiang Ping remembered that Nicholas's mother was a gypsy, no wonder he knew what physiognomy was.
But looking at John Piero's disapproving expression, Jiang Ping knew that he didn't believe this. Obviously, John Piero must have seen how gypsies use crystal balls to fool people when he was with Nicholas's mother, which is why he reacted this way.
In fact, the proposal to show John Piero was also Jiang Ping's temporary decision. He saw that the patriarch of the Piero family was preoccupied, and felt that it was just the right opportunity to let the other party know what he was capable of, so he said it casually.
However, John Piero is obviously not interested in looking at the face, which undoubtedly poses a problem for Jiang Ping.
Now that Jiang Ping has spoken, he must continue to do this. If you give up halfway, you will not only lose the opportunity to show this ability, but even ruin the good impression that you left on John Piero.
So although John Piero did not hide his attitude at all, Jiang Ping still insisted: "Mr. Piero, I promise not to disappoint you." When you let me see it, I'm sure it's one of the wisest decisions you've ever made! ”
John Piero had clearly expressed his disdain for looks, and Jiang Ping was still so insistent, which also made him feel a little impatient. If it weren't for Jiang Ping's rescue of his son and his performance just now, he might have asked the housekeeper to drive people away.
But now John Piero still barely maintained his demeanor, and said to Jiang Ping without a smile: "You don't seem to have a crystal ball with you, do I have a crystal ball to lend you here?" ”
"I used a magical physiognomy from that ancient civilization in the East, and I didn't need anything else at all except these eyes." The old god Jiang Ping said to John Piero on the ground: "Anyone who just has to show me a glance can know his future fate, and it is absolutely accurate!" I've shown Nicholas, Nicholas, am I doing physiognomy accurately? ”
"Accurate, accurate!" Nicholas was already in the same boat as Jiang Ping, although he didn't know what he was going to do, but he could only follow Jiang Ping's words without hesitation.
Seeing that his son was helping Jiang Ping speak, John Piero was also a little hesitant. As he grew older, he paid more and more attention to his relationship with his son. After all, in the first ten years after his son's birth, John Piero didn't care much about him, and it was inevitable that he would feel a little guilty. It's not good right now, regardless of his son's feelings, he really asked someone to blow his friend out.
However, John Piero still did not believe this deception, and only said to Nicholas with a wry smile: "The fate of man is arranged by God, how can mortals see the fate of others?" ”
Without waiting for Nicholas to answer, Jiang Ping preemptively said: "Mr. Piero, how can you know if my physiognomy is accurate if you don't try it?" In this case, why don't you find a few people and let me show them each other. If I can't see it for sure, I'll turn around and leave, and I'll never bother you again. Of course, it doesn't bother Nicholas. ”
Seeing that Jiang Ping had talked about this, John Piero couldn't help but feel a little moved. In his opinion, even if it is through this method, it is very worthwhile to let his son no longer be bewitched by Jiang Ping in the future.
So after a little consideration, John Piero nodded to Jiang Ping and said, "You come with me!" ”
John Piero was planning to separate Jiang Ping from his son before testing the so-called physiognomy. He was cautious, for fear that his son's presence would give Jiang Ping a hint and affect the results of the test.
John Piero asked Jiang Ping to stay in a room, and he went out to arrange it himself. Not long after Jiang Ping, John Piero returned to the room, and he was accompanied by two men and two women.
Seeing this battle, Jiang Ping knew that the test of himself was about to begin. (To be continued......)
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