Chapter 42 Familiar feeling
Seeing that Yu Yu didn't believe in himself in this aspect, Luo Ji didn't argue with him, and smiled and shook his head:
"It's up to you."
This painting is indeed a very beautiful imitation. At the very least, Luo Ji, who has never studied painting, can't see any flaws in it. Most people here are just arty, and maybe no one will.
See the flaws in it.
The main reason why Luo Ji was sure that this was a fake painting was that he had seen this painting at Sun Cheng's place a few days ago, and it was exactly the same.
Comparing the size of the two parties, Luo Ji is more willing to believe that the latter will never make a fake painting. As long as the original painter has not painted two identical paintings, Yu Yu is probably swayed by someone.
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"Okay, then I'll go and deliver it."
Seeing that Luo Ji did not insist, Yu Yu was not surprised. She smiled slightly, called the waiter, and after recording and taking pictures, sent her painting to the auction table.
At the same time, everyone in the hall also acted like this. Suddenly, the hall became much quieter, with only the waiters walking back and forth.
After a while, an old man slowly walked out of the background.
After seeing this person's appearance clearly, the voices of the business tycoons talking in the entire hall became much softer.
Looking around, Luo Ji saw the appearance of this man. He was short, with gray hair, and the traces of time were carved on his weather-beaten face. His eyes were not deep, but they seemed to contain thousands of essences.
After seeing through everything in the world, Luo Ji had the illusion that everything about him had been seen through by this person.
"Honey, this is..."
Luo Ji felt how unfathomable this person was, whispered in Yu Yu's ear, and asked quietly.
"I said, can you pay a little attention to others? You don't even recognize Ge Zhiguo?"
Yu Yu shook her head and said with a hint of helplessness, "Luo Ji is good everywhere now, but there is one thing that makes her very dissatisfied. He is a hopeless straight man!"
"Not to mention in Dragon City, even in the entire Xia Kingdom, Master Ge's status in the antique world is ranked high. However, it is said that this person has been banned a few years ago. I don't know.
What price did the Sun family pay to invite him out? Isn't this just a simple dinner?"
Hearing the introduction, Luo Ji couldn't help but nodded. He had heard Ge Zhiguo's name before. It was on a treasure hunt show. The old man had been a guest for two consecutive years. He remembered watching that show back then.
Sometimes, I went through the old things at home to see if I could find an antique that would save me a lifetime of struggle.
However, fortunately, I was only hot for three minutes at that time, otherwise, I might not have the chance to live a second life again.
After gathering his thoughts, Luo Ji looked at Ge Zhiguo and suddenly frowned slightly. There seemed to be some problems with the old man's physical condition.
"Honey, have you heard about this old man's physical condition? I think he seems to be sick."
"You have the disease!"
After subconsciously refuting, Yu Yu thought that Luo Ji's medical skills might be beyond her reach now, so she had no choice but to speak with a hint of hesitation,
"I've never heard that Mr. Ge is ill? Besides, I see that his complexion is rosy, and he doesn't seem to be in any pain."
"You still have yin deficiency from time to time. Can you tell it on weekdays?"
Luo Ji returned casually, without paying any attention to whether the words were suitable to be told here, which made Yu Yu feel slightly annoyed.
His eyes were fixed on Ge Zhiguo. From the old man's physical expression, Luo Ji noticed a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it before?
However, Luo Ji didn't dare to make a diagnosis without having personally investigated, and he didn't know where the familiar feeling in his heart came from.
The way he looked at patients and the way he looked at seniors were naturally different. Ge Zhiguo seemed to feel Luo Ji's unique look and couldn't help but glance at Luo Ji with some curiosity.
However, this old man is not someone who likes to watch the gossip of his younger generation or surf the Internet. Naturally, he could not recognize Luo Ji's identity. He just said something strange:
"The juniors nowadays really have no manners."
After hesitating for a while, Ge Zhiguo put aside his doubts and said to everyone:
"Today, I would like to thank Mr. Sun for your love and respect for me, the old man, and for asking me to host this charity dinner!
Old man, I dare not say anything else, except that I have my own opinions on identifying antiques. If you can trust me, old man, I will never let you look at me. I, Ge Zhiguo, pledge my reputation for half my life. Today, from me,
Every piece of the collection that comes out is definitely genuine!”
The old man's voice was not loud, with a hint of hoarseness. However, for such a great master, everyone naturally only admired his bad feet. As soon as the speech ended, the audience burst into thunderous applause.
"Master Ge is so humble. If you are ranked second in the antique industry in Longcheng, who dares to be ranked first? We naturally believe in your level!"
"That's it. I didn't expect that a small charity auction could invite a master like you. That is to say, I didn't mention this news to the outside world. Otherwise, I would have to give up the most precious bronze lamp in my home.
Bring it here and let your old boss keep an eye on it!"
Hearing the compliments from all directions, Ge Zhiguo slightly bowed his hand and went straight to the topic without saying any nonsense:
"Thank you for your support. Since you can trust me, I won't waste your time. Next, I would like to invite you to the first exhibit."
He waved slightly, and a hotel staff member immediately handed it over with a sword in both hands.
Ge Zhiguo glanced at it and laughed:
"Everyone who is engaged in business is superstitious about Feng Shui. It's rare that someone actually keeps a bronze sword as a collection. According to some Feng Shui masters, swords contain cold evil spirits, which is an ominous sign for businessmen.
It’s a thing.”
Ge Zhiguo paused, feeling a nervous look from someone in the audience, but he stroked his beard and said with a smile,
"However, this bronze sword is indeed authentic. Judging from its age, it should have existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. This kind of workmanship is either the motherland or the Great Qin Dynasty. It should be the sword of the corps commander."
"A bronze sword like this was sold for a high price of 150,000 yuan at the Yinglian Old Testament auction in 2003. If it is based on the current market price, it will never be sold for 7.8 million yuan.
deficit.
Of course, it also depends on who the buyer is. If you are a gun player, you will not lose money if you accept this bronze sword even if it costs 20% to 30% more. But since you are in business, you naturally regard peace as the most precious thing.
The value of this collection may be reduced by 30%."
"Seven hundred thousand!"
"Seven hundred and twenty thousand!"
...
As soon as Ge Zhiguo finished speaking, everyone yelled anxiously. This is the first item in this charity auction. No matter whether it is suitable or not, the place must be heated up and the atmosphere must be heated up.
This is why the bronze sword is placed in the first place. If we only consider the value, this sword is definitely expensive. But unfortunately, the treasure is covered in dust and cannot find a suitable owner, so it can only be discounted and put away.
If we auction at the beginning, we won’t lose too much.
However, there are still many businessmen who are superstitious about Feng Shui and have never opened a bid, including Yu Yu and others. None of these people are interested in this kind of thing.
Chapter completed!