"This painting will be permanently housed in the Washington State Museum. If Mr. Watanabe likes it, he can visit the museum in the future."
Cao Kang said it casually.
"Definitely...definitely..."
Watanabe Kazuma wiped the sweat from his forehead and quietly retreated behind Sai Gou.
As for the earlier mention of presenting calligraphy for Cao Kang to examine, he remained completely silent at this moment.
Cao Kang carefully placed the silk scroll back into the brocade box and closed it. He immediately handed the box to the two men behind him. The two men were sensible and quickly left the area under the protection of a group of burly men.
"Mr. Daochuan, shall we continue?"
Cao Kang smiled and looked at Daochuan Kazuhiko.
Daochuan Kazuhiko isn't stupid. Judging from Cao Kang's confident demeanor, he could probably produce a painting that would leave Cao Kang speechless or even completely impressed.
For a moment, he couldn't express his opinion.
It's unlikely to be a bluff; after all, this is being broadcast live, under the watchful eyes of many. If he didn't have some real strength, Cao Kang probably wouldn't dare to provoke him.
Given this, Kazuhiko Michikawa naturally didn't want to continue, since he would be the one to lose face in the end.
But he couldn't contain himself; he really wanted to see what kind of painting Cao Kang would produce.
"Of course, why not continue?!"
Kim Cheol-eun suddenly spoke up, and then lowered his voice to Sai Gou and Michikawa Kazuhiko, saying, "He's probably faking it."
Baka!
This time, Sai Gosuke was so angry he wanted to kill someone!
Daochuan Kazuhiko also stared at Kim Cheol-eun with a hostile expression. This bastard was clearly up to no good!
"good!"
Cao Kang gave a lukewarm smile, a smile that was anything but friendly, making Daochuan Kazuhiko and Sai Gou extremely uncomfortable.
After clapping their hands, someone brought over another brocade box, made of the same material as the previous one.
Damn it!
Yes, there really is!
Cao Kang gently took the brocade box, looked around, and slowly opened it under everyone's expectant gaze.
Silk scroll!
Still a silk scroll!
However, this time the silk scroll was noticeably thicker. As before, Cao Kang carefully placed the silk scroll on the table and then slowly unfurled it.
Kazuhiko Michikawa immediately went over, and what he saw were five words.
—A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains
…
"Floating Island and Hibiscus have really failed this time."
Situ Changqing waved the feather fan in his hand. At this moment, he was sitting on the ground with Li Donglai and Changsun Jinghong, occasionally drinking the tea in front of him.
"I didn't expect Watanabe Kazuma and Michikawa Kazuhiko to come. If it weren't for Xiao Rui's gift, I'm afraid Huazhou would have had a hard time getting through this."
Upon hearing the word "gift," Li Donglai felt somewhat uncomfortable: "They've gone to too much trouble."
"I didn't expect that Young Master Lin would go to the trouble of aging the calligraphy and paintings. But it's good this way, it does make them look more vintage."
Changsun Jinghong said thoughtfully, "Could it be that Xiao Chen gave him the idea?"
Butler Chen, standing to the side, shook his head: "Young Master Lin said that he did it himself."
"He did it himself?"
Changsun Jinghong frowned slightly: "The person we should have hired has a very special method of aging; even I can't see any trace of it. If they were to copy some ancient paintings and calligraphy and then use this aging technique, they could almost make it indistinguishable from the real thing."
"That's amazing?"
Both Li Donglai and Situ Changqing were somewhat surprised.
Changsun Jinghong is an expert in appraising antiques. The fact that he can give such an evaluation is enough to show that the master craftsman who made the forgery for Lin Rui is extremely skilled!
"Find an opportunity to have Chen Bin inquire about it."
Li Donglai said something thoughtfully.
"Yes, sir."
Butler Chen Bo nodded.
If Lin Rui were there, he would definitely be annoyed.
Forgery?!
Whose forgery are they fabricating?!
Please, this "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion" and "A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains" are genuine works!
Even though it's a seamless version, without any messy stamps or signatures, it was still bought from the [Shop] for 1 billion Comprehensive Reputation!
Of course, even though neither the book nor the painting was signed, anyone could guess that it was definitely the work of Fusheng, after all, this guy had a history of such misdeeds.
However, this book and painting were so astonishing that many people felt that this might be Fusheng's masterpiece, and even if he were to do it again, it would be difficult to achieve the same effect.
This is actually not hard to guess.
Based on the fact that there are typos and traces of modification on the "Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion", we can infer that Fusheng, who wrote this piece, did not want to be affected by his state of mind, so he preferred to make corrections to the work rather than start over.
This incident, due to its global live broadcast, has caused a complete uproar in the global calligraphy and painting community!
For a time, Washington State Museum became a hot topic in the art and calligraphy circles. Even art and calligraphy enthusiasts living overseas were planning to travel to Washington State, not to mention the local literati and artists in China.
Seeing the Huazhou Museum suddenly become so popular, Li Donglai felt a little jealous. He thought that the calligraphy and paintings should be displayed in his museum.
However, since he had already given it to the Huazhou Museum, he wouldn't lower himself to argue with Lin Rui, nor would he ask Lin Rui to make him a copy as well.
Li Donglai was well aware that unique pieces of calligraphy and painting were the most valuable, and naturally he would not do anything that would harm others without benefiting himself.
On the other hand, Lin Rui, the person in charge, couldn't be bothered to pay attention to these people's thoughts. He was focused on speeding up the progress and trying to finish making the movie as quickly as possible.
Of course, during this period, a song or two will be made for the girls' dormitory and the XZWC group. As for people like Sun Youlin and Shen Yun, there is no rush.
The World Art Festival is still going strong, and the domestic market is no longer a place for them to compete. As for Tianrui's other artists, Lin Rui also tries to let the company's top producers take charge of them as much as possible.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed, and Lin Rui is now on a private plane bound for the Kingdom of Malos.
A few days ago, filming for "Inception" was finally completed, and now a lot of manpower and resources will be needed to produce special effects.
Fortunately, the new special effects team had already worked together before they arrived. All they needed to do was send the finished special effects clips to Chen Bin every day, and then Lin Rui would remotely check them.
"Mr. Lin, we will arrive in Maro in three hours."
Chen Bin said thoughtfully, "Someone will meet us over there."
Looking at the clouds outside the window and feeling the low temperature and cold air coming from the edges, Lin Rui was actually quite excited.
This was his first time traveling far from home, and he was quite curious about foreign cultures.
"Okay, then I'll sleep a little longer."
Lin Rui gave a brief instruction, then closed his eyes again and immediately entered the system, activating the immersive experience function.
At this religious exchange meeting, Lin Rui had no intention of showing off; he was only focused on going through the motions.
But it's always good to be prepared, so since he had some free time, Lin Rui thought about what he needed to prepare.
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