Chapter 81: Fake Painting
"When I sold it to you, I asked you to uncover the painting and take a good look, but you just didn't listen!" Qian Yongqiang asked, "Did you find someone to uncover that painting?" β
"Not that one!" "Little Pigtail Lee" said, "If it's that one, I'll recognize it for a few thousand dollars!" β
"It's not that, which one is that?" Qian Yongqiang asked puzzledly, "I haven't done a few business with you recently?" β
"You forgot so soon?" "Pigtail Lee" said, "I was still here celebrating that day." β
"Little Pigtail Li" said: "I looked for you early in the morning, but I didn't find it, but I just saw your car and realized that you were eating here!" β
"Wen Zhengming's painting is fake?" Qian Yongqiang said, "How is this possible! β
"It's a fake!" "Little Pigtail Li" said, "Experts in Beijing have seen it and have confirmed that it is fake!" β
"You're in Beijing?" Huang Youcai asked.
"I didn't go to Beijing, but experts from Beijing came to Nanjing, and I asked someone to help me take a look."
", how can something go wrong with what Elder Li has identified?" Huang Youcai smiled strangely and asked, "Did you make one according to it?" β
"You-" "Pigtail Lee" was furious, "You are presumptuous! β
Huang Youcai stood up and glared at "Little Pigtail Li", looking like he was about to do something.
Qian Yongqiang hurriedly pulled Huang Youcai and asked him to sit in his place, and sat next to "pigtail Li".
"Boss Li, you're not kidding, are you?" Qian Yongqiang said, "You went with me to find the appraisal made by Mr. Li that day, how can it be fake?" β
"How dare I make a joke?" "Little Pigtail Li" said with a wry smile, "Lao Li lost his eyes that day. After the experts in Beijing saw it, I took it to Lao Li again and told the appraisal results of the experts in Beijing, Lao Li didn't believe it at first, but then he looked at the painting again, and he admitted that he was blind! β
"Is it Lao Li or Lao Li?" Li Qiming said, "When you first asked for Mr. Li's appraisal, why did you talk about Lao Li?" β
"Lao Li is Lao Li!" "Pigtail Lee" finished hatefully, then grabbed the wine glass in front of him, and drank it all with his neck high.
Hearing that Wen Zhengming's calligraphy and painting was fake, everyone was silent, and they stopped their chopsticks one after another, looking at "Little Pigtail Li", not knowing what to say.
"Everyone should eat and drink," Huang Youcai said to "Little Pigtail Li", "Boss Li, if you are not in a happy mood, you can go home and rest first!" β
"I'll rest a bird!" "Little Pigtail Li" burst into a foul mouth, grabbed the wine glass in front of him, saw that it was empty, and put it down again.
"There are rules in the industry, you 'hit the eye', who can blame you?" Huang Youcai stood up again and put on a posture of preparing to quarrel.
"Boss Zhu, it just so happens that you are also here." "Little Pigtail Li" said, "It is said that I deserve to 'punch my eyes', and I should knock out my teeth and swallow it in my stomach - but, this is 70,000 yuan, is my whole family?" β
"Boss Li, what do you meanβ" Boss Zhu asked.
"I-I want to quit!" "Pigtail Lee" mustered up the courage to say what he wanted to say the most.
"Haha," Huang Youcai said with a laugh, "how is this possible?" 'Pigtail Lee', you're dreaming, aren't you? β
"Boss Li, your request is too much!" Boss Zhu shook his head and said, "You are also an old man in the circle, how can you say such things?" β
"Boss Zhu, I can't help it!" "Pigtail Lee," said pitifully.
Boss Zhu glanced at everyone and found that everyone avoided his eyes, and when he saw this scene, he could only sigh helplessly.
"Boss Li, this really can't be returned!" Qian Yongqiang said firmly.
"It's okay to retreat less," "pigtail Li" said, "Beijing experts estimate that this painting is something from the Republic of China period, and it can't even be sold for 5,000!" β
"And how much do you want to return?" Qian Yongqiang asked tentatively.
"Of course I want to return as much as possible," said "Pigtail Lee," "but I can't be too greedy, you can just refund me half of my money!" β
"Think beautifully, pigtail Li, we won't refund you a penny!" Huang Youcai said loudly.
"I didn't talk to you," "Little Pigtail Li" glared at Huang Youcai and said, "I'm discussing things with Boss Qian, so it's better for you to be a little calm!" β
"I also have a copy of this painting," Huang Youcai said, "without my consent, Qian Yongqiang will not agree to any conditions for you!" β
Qian Yongqiang nodded, and said to the pigtail Li: "This painting was bought by the four of us together, you and I alone say it's useless, we have to agree with everyone!" β
"I only recognize you," said Pigtail Lee, "and I made a deal with you that day, and the money was given to you." β
"Isn't it?" Huang Youcai said, "Brothers, don't eat it, let's go!" β
"You can't go back, can you?" Braided Li stared at Qian Yongqiang and said, "Then let me ask you, how much did you buy this painting with?" β
"You mean how much we paid for this painting at the acquisition station?" Qian Yongqiang asked.
"Yes!" "Pigtail Lee" said.
"Twenty thousand dollars!" Qian Yongqiang said.
"Then you spend another 20,000 yuan to buy it from me, and you should have pity on me, okay?" "Pigtail Lee" said with tears in his eyes.
"Boss Li, how can you be such a big boss?" Qian Yongqiang didn't know what to say, but he felt that the "pigtail Li" in front of him made him a little afraid to admit it.
"After I bought this painting, I was an empty shell boss!" "I was counting on this painting to make money, but this painting made me bankrupt!" β
"Not really, Boss Li!" Wang Ziren said, "Your big gallery, you can sell a lot of money with just a few paintings!" β
Pigtail Li shook his head, looked at everyone, and then blocked the passage, looking like a scoundrel who didn't want to leave without retreating.
"If you don't return, I can call the police," pigtail Li threatened in a low voice, "just say that you sell me fake calligraphy and paintings, and when the police come, they will also sentence you to pay me money, and maybe you will be arrested as fraudsters!" β
"Who are you scaring about, 'Pigtail Lee'?" Zhu Yue couldn't hold back any longer, "You're 'eye-catching', do you know?" β
"The police don't think I'm an 'eye-pop'! There is no such thing as 'eye-catching' in law! "Little Pigtail Lee" said, "When the time comes, it's all up to the official!" β
"Shameless!" Zhu Yue said, "If you make money, will you give some to these people?" Now that you've lost money and started playing scoundrels, people like you really don't deserve to be in this circle! β
"Boss Li, it's no problem for me to return this painting to you." Qian Yongqiang said, "Even if all the 70,000 yuan is refunded, there is no problem!" β
"Really?" Pigtail Lee didn't believe his ears a little, and he said, "How embarrassing is that! β
Everyone looked at Qian Yongqiang, as if they didn't believe that the words just now came from his mouth.
"Little Pigtail Li" pushed the envelope in front of Qian Yongqiang and said, "Look at it, it's still the same picture, I didn't make a new one!" β
"However, Boss Li," Qian Yongqiang said with a straight face, "I can't just return this painting, if I want to return it, I will return it cleanly, and return that piano as well!" β
"What?" Pigtail Li was stunned for a moment and said, "Then, forget it!" β
"Little Pigtail Li" grabbed the envelope in front of Qian Yongqiang, clamped it under his arm again, and then shook his head and walked out angrily.
"Qian Yongqiang, I thought you were crazy just now!" Huang Youcai said, "When you promise to retreat, my jaw will drop!" β
"You're crazy!" Li Qiming said, "How can my master's mind be comparable to you!" β
"Yes, yes, for your master, I admire the five-body casting!" Huang Youcai smiled and said, "'Little Pigtail Li' is gone, let's all continue!" β
"I really can't imagine that Boss Li, who is usually quite reliable, can actually do such a despicable thing!" Boss Zhu shook his head and said.
"It seems that the 70,000 yuan has made pigtail Li hurt his muscles and bones, which is beyond his limit!" Wang Ziren said.
Everyone ended the sumptuous dinner hastily and returned to their respective homes in a low mood.
"Huang Youcai, Li Qiming, don't go up first, I have something I want to discuss with you." Qian Yongqiang said.
"Is it about 'pigtail plum'?" Wang Ziren asked.
"Yes," Qian Yongqiang said, "also about Xiao Wang's search for us." β
"Tell me about it."
"First of all, Xiao Wang came to us yesterday morning," Qian Yongqiang said, "I feel a little strange, because we are not familiar with Xiao Wang, why did he come to us?" β
"Xiao Wang wants to do business with us!" Huang Youcai said.
"No," Wang Ziren said, "he and we are not all the same. He fakes, we make it real, and we will never get together! β
"And what did he come to us for?" Li Qiming asked vigilantly, "Will we want to steal something while we are not at home?" β
"That's not enough," Huang Youcai said, "I haven't heard that Xiao Wang has a history of stealing?" β
"I feel that his arrival has something to do with that painting of Wen Zhengming." Qian Yongqiang said, "Will he be bad in front of Boss Gao and bring Boss Gao to us?" And judging from Boss Huang's description, it is likely that Boss Gao is with Xiao Wang! β
"It's very likely," Huang Youcai said, "Lao Jia and Xiao Wang have a close relationship, he will tell Xiao Wang about our sale of paintings, Xiao Wang is jealous, and he may go to talk to Boss Gao about it!" β
"What then?" Li Qiming said, "If Boss Gao knows about this, then it's a big trouble!" ββ
"Yes," Qian Yongqiang said, "so I want to buy the painting of 'Little Pigtail Li' back just in case." β
"Buy it back?" Wang Ziren said, "Knowing that it is fake, but still going to buy it back, is it too much of a loss?" β
"'Little Pigtail Li' said to sell it to us for 20,000 yuan." Huang Youcai said, "Experts in Beijing said that the painting could not even be sold for 5,000. This thingββ? β
"I'm afraid that Boss Gao will come and make a hard deal with us, and we will definitely not be able to give him money at that time, even if we want to give him money, he will not necessarily ask for it. It's better to buy that painting back without Boss Gao and them knowing, if Boss Gao doesn't come, it's just that, we have a painting for him when he comes! It's called being prepared! β
"I think Master is right," Li Qiming said, "if we buy the painting back, then the initiative is in our handsβif Boss Gao doesn't come, we won't be afraid!" Although it is said that we will make a lot less money in this business by buying a painting that obviously loses money, it is much more comfortable to have this money in our pocket! β
"It's okay to buy the 'Little Pigtail Plum' painting back," Huang Youcai said, "but we can't buy it at the price of 'Little Pigtail Plum', we have to pay back!" β
"How much do you think is appropriate?" Qian Yongqiang said, "Don't let 'Little Pigtail Li' find out our intentions!" β
"Ten thousand dollars!" Huang Youcai said, "We have touched the bottom of 'Little Pigtail Li', a painting that is not even easy to sell for 5,000 yuan, we can give 10,000 yuan, and he is not happy to die!" β
"Tomorrow will pass!" Wang Ziren said, "This matter is sooner rather than later! β
"I'm going to go over early tomorrow morning to find 'Little Pigtail Lee' and buy the painting back!" Qian Yongqiang said, "We have to walk in front of Boss Gao, and we can't let him block us at home!" β