The two guests brought by Old Zhou were a father and daughter. The father was very refined and had a strong presence. In his youth, he was definitely the kind of handsome man who could charm countless young girls. The daughter, who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, inherited her father's genes and was also very beautiful.
The father in question was Mr. Zhou's business partner; neither of them were from Shanghai, but from Suzhou.
"Xiao Chen, this is my business partner Liu Yuankun, and his daughter Liu Yunluo."
Mr. Zhou took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Mr. Ye."
Liu Yuankun was very adept at interpersonal relationships, and he took the initiative to politely shake hands and greet Ye Chen.
"Boss Liu."
Ye Chen nodded.
As for Liu Yuankun's daughter, Liu Yunluo, she was very distrustful after seeing that the expert Zhou Lao mentioned was actually a boy about the same age as her.
Are you sure this guy is a really amazing expert?!
Liu Yunluo had serious doubts about Ye Chen's abilities. They were all the same age, and Ye Chen also had things she was good at, such as dancing, but her skills were far from those of an expert.
This guy is not only an expert, but a very skilled one. How could that be?
She couldn't believe there were such outstanding boys.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Zhou?"
Ye Chen asked, "It's already evening, there must be something you need for this sudden visit."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Xiao Chen, aren't you very knowledgeable in antique appraisal?"
Mr. Zhou explained.
"Mr. Liu has just acquired an antique and would like you to appraise it."
Liu Yuankun only acquired this antique today and hasn't had time to have it appraised by an expert yet. He mentioned it casually while visiting Old Zhou's house, which made Old Zhou think of Ye Chen.
Xiao Chen's appraisal skills far surpass those of many experts, and since he lives right next door, it's very convenient. So, Old Zhou brought the Liu family father and daughter to visit Ye Chen.
"I was so curious about whether it was real or fake that I came to bother you. I hope Mr. Ye doesn't mind."
Liu Yuankun spoke politely.
Ye Chen nodded. Since they were guests brought by Elder Zhou, it would only take a minute or two to appraise them, which was nothing.
"Thank you, Mr. Ye."
As he spoke, Liu Yuankun opened the long brocade box he had brought and took out a painting.
Liu Yuankun introduced: "Mr. Ye, this painting of mine is Wang Meng's 'Autumn Mountains and Temples'."
Wang Meng was a famous painter of the Yuan Dynasty and one of the Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty. He had extremely high attainments in painting. "Autumn Mountains and Temples" is his representative work. Moreover, paintings and calligraphy from the Yuan Dynasty are extremely rare. "Autumn Mountains and Temples" is of very high value.
"Autumn Mountains and Temples? You brought Autumn Mountains and Temples?"
However, after listening to Liu Yuankun's introduction, Ye Chen made a surprised sound.
"Yes, Mr. Ye, is there a problem?"
Liu Yuankun countered with a question.
"No need to open it, your painting is fake!"
Ye Chen gave an affirmative answer.
Ye Chen's words shocked Old Zhou and the Liu family father and daughter.
At this moment, the painting "Autumn Mountains and Temples" has not even been opened yet. How does Mr. Ye know that the painting is fake?
Does he have X-ray vision?!
"Xiao Chen, how do you know that Boss Liu's 'Autumn Mountains and Temples' painting is a fake?"
Old Zhou asked in surprise.
"You didn't even look at it before saying my dad's painting is fake. What makes you think that?!"
Liu Yunluo also questioned Ye Chen with great dissatisfaction.
"The reason I say this 'Autumn Mountains and Temples' painting is fake is very simple: the real 'Autumn Mountains and Temples' painting is in my possession."
Ye Chen spoke slowly.
Previously, didn't Zhou Zhuofeng apologize to Ye Chen and voluntarily compensate Ye Chen with several top-quality antiques, including the "Autumn Mountain Temple" painting?
After acquiring these antiques, Ye Chen examined them and confirmed that they were all genuine. Since the "Autumn Mountains and Temples" painting in his possession was authentic, the "Autumn Mountains and Temples" painting in Liu Yuankun's possession was definitely a fake, a counterfeit, without any further thought.
Ye Chen's answer was something that Liu Yuankun and the other two hadn't expected.
Is it really with him?
"How can you be so sure that your painting is genuine and my dad's painting is a fake?"
Liu Yunluo was still unwilling to give up and retorted to Ye Chen.
"What if your painting is a fake, while my father's 'Autumn Mountains and Temples' is the real thing?"
Although Liu Yuankun didn't speak, he was somewhat distrustful of Ye Chen. His daughter was right; Mr. Ye hadn't even looked at his painting, so why was he so sure it was fake?
“I know Xiao Chen’s appraisal skills; he would never make a mistake.”
Of the three, only Old Zhou believed in Ye Chen and immediately spoke up for him.
"Come with me."
Ye Chen didn't bother to explain anything and simply led the three of them to the study not far away.
"Open your paintings and compare the two."
Ye Chen asked Liu Yuankun to open his "Autumn Mountains and Temples" painting and compare it with the "Autumn Mountains and Temples" painting that Ye Chen hung in his study as decoration.
"Open it then."
Liu Yunlu stubbornly retorted, then carefully opened their "Autumn Mountains and Temples" painting.
Ye Chen hung the two paintings side by side for comparison.
"I don't see any difference between the two."
Liu Yunluo carefully observed the surroundings, but from her layman's perspective, she couldn't discern anything.
Liu Yuankun and Old Zhou remained silent. Even though they had some knowledge of antiques, they were not top experts and couldn't discern much difference between the two paintings. The two paintings seemed to be quite similar.
Let me explain.
At this moment, Ye Chen, the real expert, made his appearance.
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