Gu Xiao drove to Zhengrong Auction House.

Recently, I have been busy preparing for the autumn auction.

A batch of collections collected, after several rounds of appraisal by the company's treasure connoisseurs, there are no major problems.

Gu Jinyao called Gu Xiao and asked him to find Su Xiao to identify it again, which was done in previous years.

If there is a fake imitation in the collection, it will smash the brand of the auction house, which will affect the reputation in the industry.

Word of mouth is the life of an auction house.

In order to show solemnity, Gu Xiao personally drove to the door to invite Su Wan.

Su Wu brought Su Xingyan with her to let her gain experience.

Coming to the auction house, led by Gu Xiao and the department manager, accompanied by the company's treasure connoisseur, Su Wan and Su Xingyan began to identify porcelain and jade.

After the identification, there is no problem.

Finally, I came to the room where calligraphy and paintings were collected.

Each calligraphy and painting is packed in a special encrypted cabinet, and the room is kept at a constant temperature and humidity, and there is an alarm device.

The staff opened the locks of the cabinets one by one to facilitate identification.

Su Wan asked Su Xingyan to go through it first.

Su Xingyan took a high-powered magnifying glass to identify the past one by one in front of each calligraphy and painting.

When the fourth painting was appraised, she stopped and stood in front of it in silence.

This is Li Yi's "Void Pavilion and Sparse Willows" in the Qing Dynasty.

In 2014, it sold for $60,000 at Sotheby's in New York, and it traveled to Kyoto, where it was placed at auction and sold again.

This landscape painting is exquisitely conceived, and it has won the true meaning of the indifferent and free and easy painters of the Yuan Dynasty. The painting depicts the winter day in the south of the Yangtze River, in the cold wind and bleak weather, the mountains and rivers are cold, revealing a sense of slaughter, and after watching it for a long time, people will feel cold all over the body.

The style of painting is in line with Li Yi's painting style, and there is no problem with pen and ink, paper, seals and mounting.

But Su Xingyan felt that something was not right.

I took a professional magnifying glass and looked at it carefully several times.

Su Xingyan turned her head and said to Su Wan: "Mom, this painting is wrong, the mood of the person who painted is a little bit impetuous. Li Yi was 44 years old when he made this painting, and the artist of this painting should be younger than him, lacking a little stability. ”

The group of treasure connoisseurs said, "Absolutely impossible! A group of us have repeatedly identified and tested it with professional quantum non-destructive testing technology, and it is 100% genuine! ”

The gray-haired old treasure connoisseur said to Su Xingyan: "Little girl, you are too young, and you have seen too few calligraphy and paintings, don't just talk about it based on your feelings!" ”

Others chimed in: "Yes, yes, you can not believe in our experience, you must always believe in science, quantum non-destructive testing technology has never made mistakes!" ”

Su Xingyan's tone was firm, "This painting is not right, the real thing should still be in the hands of a certain collector." Once this painting is put up for auction, it will inevitably reach the ears of the collector, and it will be the Zhengrong auction house whose reputation will be damaged. ”

The gang was speechless!

No one dared to say half a "no" again.

In case the painting is really a fake, it is small to lose money exponentially, and the reputation of the auction house is to be damaged!

Trust this thing, once destroyed, will be re-established, and it is difficult to reach the sky.

At that time, they will not only face the simple of being fired, but they will not be able to mix in this industry.

Su Wu walked to the painting, looked at it carefully for a few minutes, and said: "There is indeed a problem with this painting, it is a high imitation." The people who imitate the painting are highly skilled, very perceptive, and very capable, otherwise they will not be able to deceive modern instruments and treasure connoisseurs. ”

She smiled at Su Xingyan, "Xingyan, you can be a teacher." ”

Su Xingyan said modestly: "No, I still have a lot to learn, there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world." ”

Su Wan smiled lightly, born to the same parents, Xingyan is as modest and low-key as her, and Yifeng is like Gu Beixian, proud and conceited.

Gu Xiao asked his subordinates to take down the painting.

Next, Su Xingyan identified six imitations one after another.

The treasure connoisseurs were suddenly unsettled.

If these seven paintings are fakes, then they are grossly derelict in their duties!

Leave staff for follow-up.

Su Wan, Su Xingyan and others followed Gu Xiao into his office.

Sit down and drink tea.

Su Wan asked Gu Xiao: "Have you offended anyone recently?" Zhengrong Auction House has been a long-established brand in Kyoto for decades, and under normal circumstances, no one would dare to put fake paintings up for auction so blatantly. Obviously, doing this is deliberately manipulating you. ”

Gu Xiao thought for a moment and replied: "Recently, I have offended two people, one is called Qu Xian and the other is called Liang Xiao. Qu Xian is a treasure appreciation professional, and the Liang Xiao family is making a fortune in mineral water. Qu Xian is more likely, she has many connections in this area. ”

Su Wan said: "This is pressed down in advance, so that the people in the company must not be quiet, otherwise it will affect the mentality of old customers, and the auction turnover rate will also be affected." Speed up the time to find another collection to replace, and redo the color page of the lot. ”

"Okay, Aunt Su."

Su Wu pondered for a moment and said: "If these seven paintings are genuine, according to the recent market, the market value can be estimated to be hundreds of millions." Once these seven paintings are sold by your auction house, it will be a fatal blow to the reputation of your auction house. The painting is not new, and to be able to call up so many fake paintings in a short period of time, the behind-the-scenes manipulators only have money, and they must have a certain number of contacts. ”

"I'll send someone to investigate."

"Okay, I still have something to do, and Xingyan and I will go first."

Gu Xiao called the assistant and handed Su Wu a few beautifully packaged boxes, "A little jewelry, it's not a respect, please Aunt Su and accept it." ”

Su Wan smiled, "It's just a gesture, and the politeness is to see your aunt." ”

"It's all worthless gadgets, for my sister Xingyan." Gu Xiao looked at Su Xingyan, "Thank you, sister Xingyan, if it weren't for you today, I would have been scolded by my father very badly." ”

Su Xingyan smiled elegantly, "Yes, you have to be kind to Chu Yun in the future, otherwise my mother and I won't come to help you." ”

"Definitely, that little girl is my soul, my life, how can I be willing to bully her? My mom also said that if I dared to bully her, she would break my legs. ”

Su Wan felt that Gu Xiao was much better than his father in this regard.

killed Gu Jinyao, he couldn't say such a thing.

Gu Xiao sent an assistant to deliver the box to Su Wu and Su Xingyan's car.

Mother and daughter get into the car.

Su Xingyan opened a few jewelry boxes and looked at them, what were the worthless things in the boxes?

It is clearly a valuable piece of jewelry.

However, Su Xingyan has been used to seeing it since she was a child, so she is not surprised.

Close the jewelry box and set it aside.

Su Xingyan asked Su Wan: "Mom, do you think these seven paintings are from the hands of seven people, or from the same person?" How old is the person making the fake? The painting style is so skilled, too young to do it, right? ”

Su Wan said: "I feel that these seven paintings should be from the same person, and they are not very old, twenty or thirty years old, so they will show a trace of impetuousness in the paintings." After forty, life will gradually become smooth, and the impetuousness will also be restrained. But the people in their forties are of the same generation as me, and I have never heard of such a powerful person, so I speculate that he is a young man and has a secretive track. ”

"Twenty or thirty? So young. ”

"To be able to master the style of painting of seven painters, and to deceive modern instruments and many experienced treasure connoisseurs, this cannot be done by hard work alone, and you must have a super high talent."

Su Xingyan was silent, "We must find that person as soon as possible, if he continues to fake, it will be a big disaster for the antique entertainment industry." ”

"Yes."

Back home.

Su Wu entered the study, thought for a long time, and used the elimination method to deduce a list of more than a dozen people who might be faked, and passed it to Gu Jinyao.

When Gu Beixian came back, he told him about the matter in detail and informed him of his speculation.

Gu Beixian said: "I'll handle this matter." If this matter can't be stopped, and there is no one who can manipulate behind the scenes, the other party will intensify its efforts to deal with Gu Xiao and Ah Yao. ”

Su Yanyan smiled, "Our family strings are becoming more and more like a high-level person, look at it, how atmospheric this mentality is." ”

Gu Beixian's thin lips hooked slightly, "No way, my son married someone else's daughter, I have to do something to please my in-laws, right?" ”

Su Wu couldn't help laughing, "Yes, everything you say is right." ”

Seven or eight days later.

Gu Jinyao and Gu Beixian's people found out the addresses of more than a dozen counterfeiters at about the same time.

On this day, Su Xingyan, Gu Yifeng, and Gu Xiao took people to meet one of them surnamed Shen.

The man lived in a rather secluded location, far from the city.

The group drove for a long time before arriving.

The appearance of the house is very simple, not at all like the place where people who make huge profits by counterfeiting should live.

When they opened the door of the house and saw the picture inside, everyone was stunned.