"Hey, speaking of dzi beads, I have a string of them here too!"
Du Zhe's interest was piqued, and he proudly rolled up his sleeves, revealing a string of dark-colored beads on his wrist.
"See that? A six-eyed dzi bead! I spent over ten million to acquire this treasure back then!"
His smug look made Zhou Yang's lips curl slightly.
He glanced casually at the dzi bead on Du Zhe's wrist and uttered a few words indifferently.
"Yes, this string of yours is genuine."
Gu Huaiyue was listening to the auctioneer's introduction when she heard this and immediately grasped the key point.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and her voice carried just the right amount of surprise and inquiry.
"Oh? Young Master Du's string is genuine... Then Mr. Zhou means that the string of nine-eyed dzi beads being auctioned on stage... could it be fake?"
She was extremely excited, because Gu Huaijin was also in charge of this dzi bead.
Zhou Yang touched his chin and tapped it carefully.
"It's not entirely fake."
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
“This string of dzi beads has a total of eighteen beads,” Zhou Yang said, pointing lightly with his finger.
"About one-third, or six, of them are modern imitations, while the other two-thirds are older ones."
"It's a pity that those few imitations were made from the best-looking beads. At first glance, they are even more 'perfect' than the real ones. So, after removing the fakes, this string of beads is barely worth the starting bid."
The starting bid was eight million, meaning that this string of nine-eyed dzi beads, which the auctioneer had touted as potentially worth hundreds of millions, was worth a fortune.
Its real value is at most eight million!
The atmosphere in the private room instantly froze!
If the blue-and-white porcelain jar we just saw was a "high-quality replica," then wouldn't this dzi bead be a mix of genuine and fake?!
Gu Huaiyue felt a surge of suppressed excitement welling up inside her, but she tried her best to maintain a professional smile.
Heh, she thought with utter contempt. Gu Huaijin was indeed a fool who was good for nothing and good for nothing!
He even misidentified a relatively easy-to-identify item like dzi beads. Does he think the Gu family has already lost enough face?
Gu Huaiyue struggled to suppress the urge to laugh out loud, and turned to Du Zhe and Qin Yumo, her tone full of apology.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Du, Ms. Qin, Mr. Zhou, and Ms. Xu, I'm sorry to have made you all laugh today."
She rubbed her temples, looking somewhat tired.
"I never expected that of all the items up for auction today, these two valuable ones would have problems, and that you guys would both be the ones to run into them..."
Qin Yumo gently shook her head, "Miss Gu, there's no need for that. Antique appraisal is inherently complex and profound, and it's common for authenticity to be difficult to discern. We understand."
Although she spoke magnanimously, she already had serious doubts about the professionalism of Tianjin Auction House.
Luckily, Zhou Yang was there, otherwise she would have become a real sucker today.
"Heh, your Tianjin Auction House isn't very good!"
Du Zhe wasn't as easy to talk to as Qin Yumo.
"Miss Gu, who exactly is responsible for authenticating these antiques at your Tianjin Auction House? Huh?!"
He slammed his hand on the armrest, making the teacup jump.
"There were only fifty-six items in total at the auction, and only a few items were sold, yet two huge rip-offs happened, and I, Yumo, almost got ripped off."
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