Chapter 604: Change from the root

Zhao Liang holds a grudge.

At first he was servile and wanted to get close to Lu Lanxu, but the other looked down on him.

Now that he knew that he could not have any good relationship with Lu Lanxu, there was no need for Zhao Liang to give him any face. He was doing quite well now. Although his ex-father-in-law was in jail, he had done a lot of things over the years and basically had all of his ex-father-in-law's connections in his hands.

Zhao Liang finally no longer had to rely on currying favor with the Tang family to obtain resources.

This was also Tang Guansheng's own fault for not knowing people well. He initially thought that Zhao Liang was an easy man to control, and that Zhao Liang was indeed good at pretending. After marrying Tang Duoer, Tang Guansheng became even more defenseless. When he learned that he had no hope of becoming the director, he spent all his resources and connections on Zhao Liang.

This is also a desperate attempt to find a cure.

Tang Guansheng had been handling things well before, but when the matter between Zhu Suisui and Qi Wenkang happened, he became confused. He didn't trust other people, but Tang Duoer happened to be pregnant. Tang Guansheng believed that Zhao Liang was sincere in living with him, so he decided to train him with all his strength.

What a pity.

He raised a wolf.

After he fell into trouble, Zhao Liang quickly divorced Tang Duoer and got a promotion. He was very happy.

Zhao Liang has squeezed into the center position of the antique circle, and has a good relationship with these experts. In addition, Zhao Liang is good at getting along with others, so he can be said to be very successful.

This batch of cultural relics in the cultural relics store was purchased by Zhao Liang.

Because of the large number and the fact that some of the items reached the level of cultural relics, Qi Wenkang was shocked.

I don't want to.

Qi Wenkang called Zhu Suisui again, and Zhu Suisui was accompanied by Lu Lanxu.

As soon as this person opened his mouth, he said that what he bought was a fake. Zhao Liang was naturally dissatisfied.

Seeing Zhao Liang being so negligent, Lu Lanxu frowned slightly, "According to the rules and regulations, all items entering and leaving the antique shop need to be counted. If I ask you for a list, you should take it out."

Zhao Liang smiled brightly at Lu Lanxu, but his words were a little slippery. "Of course what Lu Zw said is right, but according to regulations, these lists can only be viewed by internal personnel. Comrade Zhu..."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.

Lu Lanxu said calmly: "Then Professor Qi, is Professor Qi qualified?"

Qi Wenkang was a straightforward person. When he heard this, he immediately said, "Yes, I can always watch it."

I don't know what's going on with Zhao Liang. He's complaining even when asking for a list. Although Qi Wenkang hasn't carefully checked these items yet, since Zhu Suisui said they are fake, then they must be fake. Her students know the truth themselves, and she won't say it directly unless she is 100% sure.

After Qi Wenkang said this, Zhao Liang naturally had no reason to do so and had to ask someone to take out the things.

Qi Wenkang looked at the list carefully, but didn't find anything unusual.

He looked at Zhu Suisui.

Zhu Suisui noticed something at first sight. She pointed out a few items on the list and compared them with the antiques on site, saying, "Look at these. When they were collected, they were said to be from the Qing Dynasty, but they are actually made in the Republic of China."

Then he pointed out a few more pieces.

Almost half of the small items have problems with determining their age. These are counterfeits, but they are not completely worthless. Some of the imitations are quite good. However, if you pay them at the price of the real ones, you will definitely lose money.

However, Zhu Suisui found a questionable point.

The few pieces that are worth cultural relics are all genuine.

This Zhao Liang is really picky.

Qi Wenkang went forward to take a look and found that it was indeed the case.

Others nodded as well.

Zhao Liang was silent for a moment when he saw whether it was real or fake. After a while, he said, "What should I do? I have already collected it. Do I have to sell it back?"

This is impossible.

I can only say that I made a mistake and suffered the consequences myself.

Zhu Suisui had come here with great interest, but now she had seen a lot of fakes, except for some cultural relics, which she was allowed to look at more. In the end, she felt disappointed.

There is nothing that can be said about Zhao Liang. It is common for people to make mistakes. If he is really punished, most of the people in the antique shop will be punished.

After Zhu Suisui left, he couldn't help but say, "People in the antique circle are so mixed. If someone like Zhao Liang can become a leader, I'm afraid there will be more trouble in the future."

Except for the top experts who stick to their own ideas, most people who enter the archaeological circle are pursuing other interests.

What happened today even made Zhu Sui a little suspicious.

Zhao Liang doesn't seem like such a careless person. Why would he invite people to the antique shop for no reason?

Thinking of this, Zhu Suisui asked.

Qi Wenkang rubbed his nose, still a little embarrassed, "Actually, I heard the news that the antique shop had some good stuff, so I took the initiative to rush over. I originally thought that if you have nothing to do, you can go with me to take a look, maybe you can even write an article about it, but I didn't expect it to be so disappointing."

That makes sense.

Zhu Suisui sneered and said, "This Zhao Liang is a new rat shit."

Without Tang Guansheng, there is now someone to take over.

Seeing Zhu Suisui's mood swings, Lu Lanxu said, "Let's get in the car first. We can talk about anything in the car. Don't worry too much. There are many people like this. Why bother with them?"

That's how society works.

It's not just the archaeology circle, there are messy people in every circle.

There are many greedy people, but few who stick to their original intentions.

This is normal.

Get in the car.

Seeing Zhu Suisui like this, Qi Wenkang couldn't help but ask, "Sui Sui, did you see any clues?"

Zhu Suisui did not hide anything and directly stated his guess, "I looked at the list. Not only were the prices of most counterfeits based on the real ones, but they were also higher than the original prices. Looking at Zhao Liang's expression, he seemed to be nonchalant even though we exposed him. I felt something was wrong."

Qi Wenkang didn't understand what was said.

Lu Lan, who was still driving, said, "Sui Sui's meaning is that maybe Zhao Liang already knew that this batch was fake."

Qi Wenkang was puzzled at the moment, "Since he knew, why did he still buy it? Why did he buy it at a higher price than the original price?"

"For profit." Zhu Suisui answered.

Very simple idea.

Zhao Liang only needed to collect counterfeits, and even cooperate with second-hand dealers to let them come to buy and sell. As an appraiser, he would buy the imitations as if they were the real ones as long as they looked similar. He would charge fifty or sixty for an item that originally cost thirty or forty. This was completely making money out of nothing.

With this kind of business, Zhao Liang can make money just by talking.

Anyway, he is currently in charge of this area.

Of course Zhao Liang is still smart. He does this with small items, but if it comes to real big items, he will collect the real ones.

This way, even if he was discovered, he wouldn't have too much responsibility. The worst that could happen was that he would find a way to fill the hole.

However, this possibility is very small, because there are many experts who make mistakes. If they really make a mistake, they have to pay for it themselves. No one dares to help the cultural relics shops collect things.

So.

There is no need for cost or excessive risk.

After all, in this kind of situation, we can only say that he is not as skilled as others and has poor eyesight, but we cannot say that he did it on purpose.

There is not a shred of evidence.

That's what I heard.

Qi Wenkang was so angry, "Isn't he stealing the country's money? How could he do such a thing? The country is in such a difficult situation, but he is willing to approve the funds. Why doesn't he know how to cherish it?"

Only the older generation would have such simple thoughts.

Zhu Suisui soothed him, "Teacher, don't be too angry. I think Zhao Liang must have other tricks to get him to work in the Cultural Relics Store after being transferred from the Cultural Relics Bureau. I saw that some of the items on display in the Cultural Relics Store are fakes. They are sold to foreigners, and he earns foreign exchange from them to achieve a balance between income and expenditure. For him, this is the safest and most secure way."

Antique stores receive some of the goods and sell them to museums, while others are imported for sale to earn foreign exchange.

Zhu Suisui wouldn't even blink an eye at selling counterfeit items to foreigners, but thinking about Zhao Liang's behavior and the fact that people in the antique circle are no longer as honest as they used to be, he does feel a little sad.

It is easy to deal with Zhao Liang, but the scary thing is that there are many people like Zhao Liang.

If we want to change, we must change from the root.

Zhu Suisui said: "Archaeology is a hard and low-return industry, and the benefits are not as good as other departments. The Archaeology Department is not a popular department. Although Peking University is well-known, the Archaeology Department is always under-recruited. Those who are finally admitted are not the first choice. They study hard for the diploma, but after graduation, they find that it is hard and not profitable, so naturally they will not focus on cultural relics."