"Hello Mr. Monet, this is the jade Buddha head treasured by our Kido family!" The current patriarch of the Kido family, Jiro Kido, bowed down and introduced to Monet.

To be honest, I don't know much about the Buddha head Monet, and I came here today to be curious, and I also wanted to stimulate the Kido family.

So after looking at it for a while, he sighed: "Hey, it's a pity, it would be nice to be able to observe the whole Buddha statue, it's a pity that there is only one Buddha head!" ”

Jiro Morimura said on the side: "Mr. Monet, there is no way to do this, after all, the whole Buddha statue is too big to be moved, so I can only bring back the most valuable Buddha head!" ”

"Actually, it's not like there's no way to observe the whole Buddha statue!"

"Oh? Mr. Monet, do you have any good ideas? Jiro Kido asked curiously.

Monet pointed to the head of the Jade Buddha and said: "It's very simple, as long as the head of the Jade Buddha is returned to its original owner and put it back on the Buddha statue!" ”

"How is this possible? This is the treasure of our Kido family, how can we return it! Jiro Kido blurted out.

"Jiro Kido, how do you talk to Mr. Monet!" Jiro Morimura rebuked with a dog.

And Monet waved his hand and said: "Mr. Kido, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet, I did say that if the jade Buddha head is returned to its original owner, you can see the entire Buddha statue, but I didn't say that I want to send back this jade Buddha head collected by your Kido family!" ”

"What do you mean by that, Monsieur Monet?" Jiro Kido asked puzzled.

"My meaning is very simple, this jade Buddha head in your family's collection is fake!" Monet said crisply.

"What?! You say this jade Buddha head is fake? Kido Jiro couldn't help but exclaim.

Monet nodded and replied, "That's right, it's fake!" ”

Kido Jiro immediately asked, "Y-Why do you say that?" This was brought back from China by the third uncle! ”

"Okay, let me ask you, after returning to Japan, did Mr. Kido Yusan personally admit that this jade Buddha head is real? And why did he die of depression after that? Monet asked repeatedly.

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Because Kido Jiro knew that what Monet said was the truth, Kido Yusan did not have a look of joy after returning to China, and he never admitted that this jade Buddha head was genuine, is there really something wrong with this? But he still stubbornly defended: "You are all guessing! ”

"Okay, then I'll give you a proof, I don't know if you've seen this Buddha statue, if you have seen it with your own eyes, then you will find that this jade Buddha head is a little bigger than the whole Buddha statue, at least a big circle!" The reason why Monet dared to say this was because he knew that this jade Buddha head was wrapped by Xu Yicheng with the jade wrapping technique, so it must be big.

"Have you seen this Buddha statue?" Kido Jiro asked unwillingly.

Monet nodded and replied, "Of course, otherwise how would I know?" ”

"Then this is just your side of the story, how can you determine the size of the Buddha's head!"

"You can just look at it, for example, copy a Buddha head and put it on the Buddha statue, and you will find out how much disobedience there is! Well, that's it, goodbye! With that, Monet turned and left.

After walking out of Kido's house, Jiro Morimura asked Monet curiously, "Mr. Monet, is that jade Buddha head really fake?" ”

"Of course it's fake, didn't you hear what I just said?" Monet asked rhetorically.

"Well, I thought you were driving down the price, that's why I said that!" Jiro Morimura replied wryly.

Monet sneered and said, "I'm too lazy to use that kind of means to deal with them!" ”

"That's right, they're worth your dirty hands!" Jiro Morimura flattered.

Then he asked, "Then I'll bring those who sell paintings to you later?" I think their paintings are all real! ”

Monet waved his hand and said, "No, today because this jade Buddha head has ruined my mood, let's talk about it another day!" ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll send you back to rest!"

In fact, the reason why Monet refused was because he didn't know much about these China, for fear of buying fakes, not that these Japanese dared to deceive him, but mainly because he was worried that these Japanese people bought fake ones at the beginning, after all, there are too many domestic counterfeiters, such as Lao Chaofeng.

So after returning home, Monet immediately sent a telegram to Natasha, asking him to send Long Yan, a real expert, over.

After Long Yan arrived, he sighed: "There are more good things here than in New York, which shows how far these Japanese have been exploited in China!" ”

"After all, it's been thirteen years!" Monet chimed in.

Long Yan sighed for a while, and then said to Monet: "But boss, there is one thing I have to remind you, that is, there is still a war in China, so we can't make much money selling these antique calligraphy and paintings now, so ......"

Before Long Yan could finish speaking, Monet interrupted: "Then don't sell it first, and wait until the country is stable!" ”

"How long will that take?" Long Yan muttered.

"It's only three or five years away!" Monet said confidently, but he was complaining in his heart, but when the price of these antique calligraphy and paintings rises, there will be a day, at least forty or even fifty years later, it is estimated that he will not be able to catch up with that time, or simply wait until after liberation, I will donate it back, anyway, it is not bad for this money!

Long Yan naturally didn't know what Monet was thinking at the moment, and echoed: "Well, I also hope to end the war as soon as possible!" ”

In the evening, Safina advised Monet, "Tony, Miss Long is here, or you can simply take her in Tokyo." ”

Monet waved his hand again and again: "I don't dare to do this, what if she beats me out?" You also know her skills, I can't beat her with three! ”

"Don't worry, she will definitely not refuse you, otherwise she would have left a long time ago!" Safina said confidently.

Monet thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I'll try." ”

So he took a pair of ukiyo-e prints, knocked on Long Yan's door and said to her, "Miss Long, I have a painting here, you can help me take a look!" ”

Although Monet's ukiyo-e is not a famous work, it is a beautifully painted village palace picture, so Long Yan understood Monet's meaning at a glance, and his pretty face immediately turned red.

The experienced Monet knew that there was a door at a glance, so he dragged Long Yan into the room and closed it casually, and then the two studied ukiyo-e for a night, and deeply felt the breadth and profundity of ukiyo-e in action.....

PS: In fact, buying antique calligraphy and paintings in times of economic crisis is definitely a good business, but the premise is to know the goods......