Chapter 29 A Great Victory
Si Wan's words were undoubtedly a challenge to Ah Hao's professionalism.
Once it is verified that this Zenghouyi chime bell is a fake, not only will Ah Hao's career be ruined, but the subsequent impact will be something he cannot bear.
Extremely angry: "...Miss, may I ask who your master is? Do you have an appraisal certificate? Could you please show it to everyone?"
In the audience, Yu Jinnian gave Wu Cong a look.
Wu Cong nodded.
In a short while, he appeared on the exhibition stand.
"Master, certificate."
"No need." Si Wan refused to show the crappy certificate and raised her chin. "Since you are so sure that this set of Zeng Yihou chime bells is authentic. Then... do you dare to take a gamble?"
Ah Hao was quite confident: "What are you betting on?"
"Since this is a charity auction, let's bet our entire fortunes... and donate them to children in remote areas. How do you say that?"
"No problem." How could he be frightened by a moron? Besides, this was the real thing, so why should he be afraid?
funny.
I really don't know where Huading got this appraiser from. Ah Hao looked at Si Wan's face and secretly guessed: This must be the lover of a Huading executive. She is so coquettish and pretends to know everything in front of him.
His master was the chief auctioneer at Sotheby's, who had seen all the treasures in the world. He inherited his true skills.
How could I be worse than her? What a joke!
"Then let's verify the capital." The more Ah Hao thought about it, the more confident he became.
He has an extreme sense of superiority about his assets and thinks how much money can a white-collar worker like Si Wan have?
Confident in his victory, he emphasized, "...and announced it on the big screen."
"Whatever you say." Si Wan didn't want to make such a fuss, she just wanted it to be over quickly.
The capital verification process is a time-consuming, tedious and complicated project, and a spur-of-the-moment gamble is a waste of time.
The capital verification team suggested taking a break first and arranging the next program to be performed for a while.
Neither of them had any objections and each sat down in their own circle.
"Playing with such a beautiful woman?" Jiang Hansheng said to Si Wan who was coming towards him with a teasing look on his face, holding a cigar.
Si Wan sat down next to Yu Jinnian and leaned forward to talk to Jiang Hansheng: "Master Jiang, do you want to gamble?"
"Oh?" Jiang Hansheng feigned curiosity and leaned forward, "How do you bet?"
Si Wan poked her head out again: "...Of course I'm guessing whether it's true or not!"
Jiang Hansheng leaned forward and said, "I believe you."
Si Wan immediately rolled her eyes: "...Tsk."
The two of them kept talking back and forth, completely ignoring Yu Moumou, who was caught in the middle and whose face was getting darker and darker.
The crystal chandeliers in the banquet hall gradually went out, and spotlights were cast onto the dome paintings.
Si Wan leaned back on the upholstered seat, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the icicles on the rim of the cup, listening to the sound of chimes coming from afar - the frequency of the bronze reeds resonating with the air made her frown.
"Beauty, you've gone too far this time." The cigar smoke carried the aroma of cedar as it passed by her ears, and Jiang Hansheng smiled playfully.
Si Wan turned her head to look at him and found that Yu Jinnian had left his seat at some point.
He ignored Jiang Hansheng for the moment, his gaze searching for someone. Not far away, beneath a locust tree, Yu Jinnian was pacing, phone in hand. Petals fell on his shoulder.
"What does Third Master mean?" Si Wan chuckled as she twirled her wine glass, and only after she finished speaking did she turn her gaze away from Yu Jinnian.
Jiang Hansheng looked at Ah Hao, who was already opening a bottle of champagne halfway through the match. "That guy is now a Sotheby's business card. If you really slap him in the face, who do you think will clean up the mess for you?"
Suddenly, a blue light flashed from the electronic screen, interrupting the conversation.
The capital verification results exploded on the big screen - Ah Hao's asset number was followed by eight zeros, while Si Wan had two more zeros than him.
There was an uproar in the audience.
Si Wan was also stunned. There was only over 1 million in her account. When did it become so much?
Yu Jinnian came back, carrying with her the faint scent of locust flowers.
"You didn't get that money, did you?" Si Wan thought about it and came up with only this answer.
Yu Jinnian's brows were cold and gloomy, and he just said, "...Just do it."
Back on the stage again, Ah Hao looked at Si Wan with a look of contempt and a touch of sarcasm.
He picked up the phone and said, "Since this lady says it's a fake, let's give her a chance to show off her skills. Please forgive me."
Si Wan didn't suspect anything and walked over to the artifact. Her fingertips brushed over the bronze lines of the chime, and suddenly her thumb pressed against a dent in the bell.
When she raised her hand, the green copper rust on her fingertips slowly melted in her palm, revealing the dark red primer underneath.
"Mr. Ah Hao, don't you know that the chime bells of the Warring States period were cast using the lost wax method, with the copper-tin ratio accurate to the thousandth decimal point?"
The voice was as cold and hard as metal: "To save costs, modern imitators use sand mold casting—"
Before she finished speaking, she suddenly picked up the bronze paperweight on the exhibition stand and smashed it hard at the top of the chimes.
Amidst the crisp sound of shattering, a dazzling silver-white color was revealed from the peeling copper rust on the surface of the bell.
"Look carefully, this is a 304 stainless steel liner!"
Si Wan threw the fragments at Ah Hao, "The real Zenghouyi chime bells are now in the Hubei Provincial Museum, and this set..."
She suddenly leaned closer to the microphone and lowered her voice: "This is a fake that I saw produced in the East Asian black market a year ago.
At the time, the workshop owner even said he was going to sell it to some foolish fool.”
The entire identification process was quick and easy, without any nonsense.
There were exclamations from the audience one after another.
Yu Jinnian slowly stood up and raised the champagne. His eyes shone with a radiant light—an unprecedented admiration.
Ah Hao was completely stunned.
"How, how is this possible! Who...who are you?" Ah Hao's voice trembled as he looked towards the audience in panic.
He wanted to know what was going on.
However, the person he was looking for had disappeared. He turned back and asked again: "...Who are you?"
Si Wan suddenly laughed: "Who am I?" She reached out and pressed the sound hole of the chime, and the bronze reed made a strange vibrato: "Remember, I am - justice."
As soon as the words fell, a large red silk fish slid down from the high-hanging square tablet. Three large characters shone with golden neon light.
【Feng Huarong】
"She is elegant and graceful." Jiang Hansheng clapped his hands and cheered: "What a good name."
Then, seven large characters appeared on the big screen one by one:
wind
magnificent
Allow
craftsman
division
——Si Wan.W
The sound effects clapped on every word, creating an inspiring sound that pushed this event to an unprecedented height.
Thousands of cannons were fired, and the entire sky was filled with speckles of the feast.
On this day, Si Wan successfully entered the ranks of master appraisers and achieved a win-win situation together with Feng Huarong, a rising star in the porcelain industry.
Almost at the same time, Sotheby's official website issued a statement.
A solemn statement regarding Wang Zuhao and Mu Yangguangpu's fraudulent use of our company's name:
Sotheby's International Auction House (hereinafter referred to as "our company") solemnly declares the following:
1. Personnel Relationship Statement
1. Wang Zuhao (ID number: []) has no labor or service relationship with our company since May 6, 2023.
2. Muyang Guangpu (ID number: []) as Wang Zuhao's business mentor, their mentorship relationship has naturally terminated on May 13, 2025
II. Condemnation of Infringement
Upon investigation, it was found that the above two persons continued to commit the following infringements after leaving their jobs:
1. Misappropriation of our "Sotheby's" name and logo for commercial promotion
2. Impersonating our experts to conduct cultural relics appraisal and auction business
3. Forging our company seal and related qualification documents
III. Legal Accountability Measures
1. The case has been reported to the public security organs, and the criminal responsibility for forging documents and commercial fraud has been investigated.
2. Initiate civil litigation to claim compensation for economic losses and damage to goodwill
3. Submit a list of dishonest individuals to the industry association and recommend a lifetime ban from the auction industry.
4. Public Warning
1. Any business conducted under the name of "Sotheby's" should be conducted through our official channels.
2. If you find any similar infringement, please contact our Legal Affairs Department immediately (Tel: 400-XXXX-XXXX)
3. Our company has never authorized any individual to conduct business in the form of "mentor-apprentice system"
This is to declare.
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