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Chapter 196 The consequences of selling fake goods
As the clock on the wall came to the nine o'clock position.
A voluptuous beauty walked up to the host's seat, wearing a white cheongsam embroidered with green lotus flowers, and her hair was styled classically, revealing an intellectual beauty.
It seemed as if it had stepped out of an ancient painting, so dignified and elegant that even Lin Ran couldn't help but take a second look.
"This shop owner's service to foreigners is really good." Yang Jianlong's eyes widened when he looked at the beautiful woman.
The woman walked to the auction table and said in fluent English: "Welcome to the Sapphire Auction House. Today, five companies signed up and brought twelve exhibits. I hope everyone can return with a full load."
The fat foreigner whistled, acting extremely frivolous.
The other foreigners also straightened their collars, looking eager to try.
"Without further ado, let's take a look at the first exhibit." The beauty invited a man sitting in the store to come to the podium.
The man carefully placed his product on the auction table, and then began to introduce it in a low voice: "This is an enamel green mountain water dish."
Lin Ran squinted his eyes. Since they were members of the company, they were far away and could not see clearly.
The man began to introduce the exhibit in his hand: "This is a bowl used by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. It is five centimeters high and [-] centimeters in diameter."
"Extensive mouth, shallow walls, short ringed feet, and extremely thin fetal bones."
"There are no lines on the inside and are used as food vessels. The outer walls are painted with blue paint to depict landscapes and pavilions. As you can see, the mountains are beautiful and majestic, and the water surface is also vast. It is a work designed by a court painter of the Qing Dynasty, with houses and trees in the mountains. , boats and small bridges in the water are all described with fine strokes."
When he introduced, all the foreigners were silent.
They are also seriously appreciating this cultural relic. In contrast, collectors at home and abroad are the same, especially items with a long history, which are more interested.
"Everyone, let's take a look at this side again." The man turned the bowl over. "This side is written in ink on "A Banquet for Princess Chang Ning at Dongzhuang" written by Li Jiao of the Tang Dynasty. The tree is close to Nanshan Mountain, and the smoke is far away in Beizhu."
Finally, he turned the bowl around and pointed the bottom towards the crowd.
"The bottom of the bowl is engraved with the Yongzheng year system, which is a standard Song script with a double frame."
After the man finished the introduction, he nodded slightly to the beautiful woman next to him.
The beauty then walked back to the auction stage with a smile and said to the people in the audience: "You must have heard clearly the introduction of the enamel green mountain water plate just now. Sir, what is your base price?"
"500 yuan." The person from the store replied.
This made Lin Ran very angry. Such cultural relics from the Qing Dynasty should be collected by museums.
It was actually taken to a secret auction house for auction, and it was sold at such a low price.
Of course, this is just the base price. According to Lin Ran's estimate, the actual value of this item should be around 1000 yuan.
But this is only the price circulating in the country. If sold to foreigners, it must be at least ten times higher.
Because history is priceless, if it were Lin Ran, he wouldn't sell it for 10 yuan!
But now he can't make the decision. The beautiful host smiled and said: "Okay, the base price is five hundred. Now please wait a moment. Our master chef will appraise the bowl in front of you to ensure that the seat you bought is genuine."
But the host just finished speaking.A man in a suit with a brooch on his chest took the bowl away from him.
At this time, Lin Ran noticed that the other party's expression was a little strange, and he seemed a little overwhelmed when standing on the stage. He also used his clothes to wipe the sweat on his forehead from time to time.
After a while, the fashionably dressed master gave his appraisal results.
"This is a fake, an imitation made in the past two years." The master looked at the man in the shop with a cold tone.
The man's expression changed, and he wanted to quibble: "How is that possible? I got this from the flea market."
The beauty still maintained a polite smile: "This gentleman, maybe you have made a mistake."
While he was talking, several men walked onto the auction stage and took him out.
When the man was taken away, he howled like a slaughtering pig: "I didn't lie to you, this is the real thing!"
However, the beauty didn't seem to hear what he said. Instead, she showed a look of regret and smiled helplessly: "Everyone is very sorry. Our preliminary appraisal did not determine that this is a fake."
The fat pig foreigner cursed and said: "How can you let fakes enter the auction house?"
"Although it is a fake, the craftsmanship of the bowl just now is indeed very superb. It was hidden from the eyes of the treasure appraiser on the first floor. Please forgive me." The beauty explained calmly.
Then, he pushed the master chef to the front of the hall and introduced: "This is the gold medal master of our auction house. He is a student who graduated from the archeology major of Beijing University. He has ten years of experience in treasure appraisal. He will never read Please don’t worry if any fakes are found!”
Recalling the despair on the man's face when he was dragged out, Lin Ran couldn't help but write.
"How is the gentleman just now?"
The beauty then looked at Lin Ran meaningfully and said with a smile: "Of course he will be expelled from our auction house. At the same time, we will also impose some punishment on him."
After a while, a scream came from downstairs, which was heartbreaking!
The beautiful host didn't seem to hear it at all, and said: "Then let's start our auction again. The people from Qianjue Company will start next."
Another man walked onto the auction stage, and what he placed on the auction stage was the painting Yu Shanzi of Laozi's Journey to the West.
It is also a cultural relic from the Qing Dynasty, and this cultural relic was authenticated by the master of their auction house.
Lin Ran squinted his eyes and looked at the cultural relic on the stage, which was a jade carving.
The jade surface facing them was carved into the deep mountains and deep valleys with towering ancient trees.
The picture is so lifelike that from a distance, you can feel the appearance of an old man arriving late riding a cow on a winding path in an ancient temple in the mountains.
The beautiful carvings made Lin Ran feel regretful.
It's a pity that foreigners simply can't appreciate the beauty in it. They prefer the hustle and bustle of the city, and when they heard that it was a cultural relic from the late Qing Dynasty, they immediately lost interest.
Therefore, this jade carving, which was worth a hundred yuan, was finally auctioned for only 500 yuan.
Lin Ran felt very sorry, but he remembered the buyer's appearance. If there was a chance in the future, he would definitely get the jade carving back from him.
Unlike Lin Ran who focused on the auction, Yang Jianlong was not worried.
He secretly said to Lin Ran: "Godfather, do you know the rumors about this secret photography company?"
"What rumors?" Of course Lin Ran didn't know. He didn't even know about this secret photography company until Yang Jianlong told him about it.
"People who sell fake goods here often disappear within a month!" Yang Jianlong's tone couldn't help but tremble when he spoke.