Suez Auction House.
There were many guests gathered below, and every time the auctioneer said a word, someone would raise their hand to bid.
After seeing the highlight of the day, Bai Wenzhi spent a lot of money to take a picture of it and immediately invited his friends to visit the exhibit.
Xu You came at the invitation, and as soon as he saw the porcelain that the other party had spent a lot of money to buy, he immediately concluded that it was fake.
Bai Wenzhi and everyone around him were stunned.
"What do you mean? How could this be fake? It has been personally certified by the Suez Auction House." Bai Wenzhi could not accept this result.
Xu You pointed to the patterns on the porcelain vase and introduced the Xu family's counterfeiting techniques.
"These counterfeiting techniques were passed down from my ancestors. Even I know them, but they're not as sophisticated as the counterfeit on this vase. They're easier to see through. It's no exaggeration to say that the counterfeit on this porcelain vase is a perfect example."
He put down the porcelain vase in his hand and patted Bai Wenzhi on the shoulder, "Brother Bai, you have been deceived. This antique of yours is 100% a fake made by my Xu family's ancestors."
Bai Wenzhi was a little embarrassed and annoyed and wanted to deny it, but Xu You was well-known in their antique circle for his good eyesight and also worked part-time at the Imperial Capital Museum, so he had never made any mistakes.
"The Imperial Capital Museum now has a collection exactly like this porcelain vase. If you are interested, you can go and see it yourself."
"If you say it's fake, then it's fake? It's been certified by the Suez Auction House!" he said stubbornly.
Bai Wenzhi didn't feel sorry for the money, he just felt that he had lost all his dignity and face. He had invited so many friends over, originally wanting to show off, but now it turned out to be embarrassing.
Seeing his stubborn attitude, Xu You said, "If you really don't believe me, just throw it away. My Xu family's forgery craftsmanship will leave the Xu family's mark between the fragments."
"If this thing is real, I will accompany you with one." Seeing the other party's reluctant look, Xu You said.
Bai Wenzhi was not reluctant at all, he was just afraid that he would lose all face after falling.
Thinking that the Suez Auction House, which he trusted so much, had actually fooled him, this matter is not over yet!
He made up his mind and threw the porcelain bottle directly at his feet. Xu You didn't need to explain it to everyone. Seeing the red Xu's mark among the porcelain bottle fragments, everyone knew what he meant.
Everyone stepped forward to comfort Bai Wenzhi: "Brother Bai, it's okay. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."
"It seems this Suez Auction House can no longer be trusted."
"It's okay, Brother Bai. Go to the Suez Auction House and ask for an explanation. We will testify for you."
Several people ran to the Suez auction house in a mighty manner.
Seeing the auction house manager, Bai Zhiwen started yelling, "What kind of crappy auction house is this? You're actually selling fakes?!"
After Bai Zhiwen finished explaining the whole story, the manager finally understood the seriousness of the matter. These people were all experts in antiques and had no shortage of money. It was impossible for them to accept money from others to discredit their antiques.
There is only one possibility - fake items really leaked out of their Suez auction house.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, comforted everyone, and asked experts to come up and check the fragments they brought. After finding out that he was in the wrong, he could only apologize and be willing to compensate.
They didn't think of spending money to shut people up. These people are not short of money. They just want to restore the reputation of the Suez Auction House. At least let people know that although they made mistakes sometimes, they accepted the losses.
Xu You asked, "Where did the Suez Auction House get this item?"
After the matter was resolved, the manager was also very angry. Originally, the customer's information should not be leaked at will, but since the other party brought a fake product, he had to give an explanation to the buyer.
Sell the customer's information directly, completely.
"This is a collection from an islander. It is said that his ancestors bought it in China."
Someone curled his lips and said, "Bought it? I'm afraid they stole it."
"I'm not sure about that. These people from the island country are also famous nobles. Although they have fallen on hard times, they still have some heritage. I didn't expect them to bring fake goods here."
"Is that islander's family the Ii clan?" Xu You asked.
The manager was immediately surprised: "How did you know?"
Xu You suddenly burst into laughter, and everyone was frightened by his sudden madness.
"All the antiques in the Ii family were bought from my ancestors. They are all fake!"
"What's the meaning?"
Several people slowly learned about the history that happened decades ago from Xu You.
"My ancestor was employed by Mr. Shanhe back then. He helped Mr. Shanhe collect a large number of antiques in order to prevent them from flowing overseas."
"Later, a businessman's forced sale caused a stir with Mr. Shanhe's purchase of antiques."
"After the Japanese entered the Magic City, they wanted to buy antiques from Mr. Shanhe."
"But Mr. Yamakawa had already made preparations. He pretended to be unwilling and finally tricked the islander Ii into buying the fakes he and my ancestors had made."
"Mr. Shanhe was famous overseas. Even the queen and his subordinates praised him highly."
"He was especially popular among students and scholars in China. But because of the antique sales incident, Mr. Shanhe's reputation plummeted."
All the history that Xu You knew came from the family diary. As a good friend and manager of Mr. Shanhe, his ancestors also appeared repeatedly in Mr. Shanhe's articles. It is well known that Mr. Shanhe has a good friend named Xu Ergou.
It was not only Mr. Shanhe who bore the blame back then, but also his clansmen.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this. They had no idea there was such a piece of history.
Everyone who has studied in China knows that Mr. Shanhe was a great writer in the Republic of China. Who would have thought that Mr. Shanhe also had the reputation of being a traitor?
What they didn't expect was that the other party's reputation was beyond their imagination, even foreign queens and heads of state praised him?
"It was only after the founding of the People's Republic of China that Mr. Shanhe voluntarily donated all of his collections to the country free of charge. Only then was that history finally clarified and his reputation as a traitor cleared."
"Later, he donated all his wealth to the cause of nation building, and used his reputation to continuously help China internationally by providing convenience and purchasing scarce supplies."
At this point, Xu You sighed, "It's only been a few decades since the founding of our country. Who still remembers the history of Mr. Shanhe and my ancestors enduring humiliation and bearing the stigma of being traitors?"
"It's even more impossible to remember what Mr. Shanhe has done."
"Everyone knows that Mr. Shanhe was adopted and raised by three mothers. Speaking of which, Mr. Shanhe's embrace of our Party was influenced by these three women."
Everyone felt a little ashamed after hearing this. Yes, they only knew that Mr. Shanhe was a great writer, very patriotic, and often wrote patriotic articles. They didn't know anything else.
Even these contents are just fragments learned during the nine years of compulsory education.
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