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Chapter 148 The Thing is Fake

"Ms. Shen, what happened just now." Qi Hang said embarrassedly.

"It's okay." Shen You didn't take it to heart, and would not let this little thing affect her business dealings with Qi Hang.

For Qi Hang's sake, she said everything she needed to say, and the rest had nothing to do with her.

Shen You played in the billiard room for two hours. He understood the rules, but he just couldn't hit a goal.

Conclusion: This activity is not suitable for her.

She still lives a life of luxury and debauchery, and watching male models dance suits her.

The auction preview was from the afternoon to the evening, and they planned to have dinner at a paid restaurant before going to watch.

When it was time for dinner, the most expensive restaurant was magnificent, with many familiar faces coming and going, as well as many foreigners and people I had seen on the Internet and in magazines.

Celebrities are just the foils for the big guys.

Shen You has changed into a Song Dynasty dress made of soft smoke silk and picked up a fire-washed cloth handbag. The color combination is low-key and everyday, but people who understand can tell the texture of the material at a glance.

She casually tied her hair up and added a jade-carved hairpin.

Jiang He and Gu Shaoyu are both good at socializing, so they can really show their talents here. When Shen You goes to say hello and talk to people, it all depends on them.

Shang Pei, wearing a neat suit, greeted Shen You and Wen Zhi.

"Mr. Shang, do you know all these people?" a business boss nearby asked in surprise.

"This is my cousin." Shang Pei introduced with a smile.

Wen Zhi’s identity to the outside world is his relative, but internally, he is his boss, the kind who has signed a life and death contract with him.

Those who played with Qi Hang in the afternoon and whose families needed to cooperate with Shang Pei immediately came over to greet him by using Qi Hang's relationship.

If I had known earlier that Shen You's partner had a relationship with Mr. Shang, I would have come here in the afternoon! What a good opportunity I missed.

Here, apart from greeting each other and talking about business, people also talk about antiques being auctioned.

"Miss Shen, what a coincidence."

Collector Mr. Feng was wearing a gray Tang suit, which was so low-key that ordinary people could not tell that it was a custom-made suit.

His eyes were fixed on Shen You's handbag. It was the second time he saw the fire-resistant cloth, and he became more and more greedy.

It's like what it feels like to touch it.

Shen You nodded and said, "Mr. Feng."

"Ms. Shen, I have a humble request. I wonder if there is a chance to take another close look at the fire-resistant cloth?" Mr. Feng said sincerely.

Shen You thought about it and said, "Okay."

As she said this, she handed the handbag to him. The characteristic of this kind of bag is that it is not practical and there is nothing inside.

"Wait a moment." Mr. Feng took the clean handkerchief very solemnly and wiped his hands before taking it.

I didn’t have this opportunity last time at the exhibition.

It looks extremely beautiful and feels especially good. It is really eye-opening that plant fibers can be made into such cloth. Master Jiang's craftsmanship is impeccable.

Mr. Feng looked at it for a while, then carefully returned the item to Shen You, and said with satisfaction, "Thank you, Miss Shen."

If he told others that he had touched the fire-resistant cloth, they would be so envious!
Before Mr. Feng went to the private room, he specifically told the restaurant that Shen You's meal expenses for tonight would be added to his bill.

Shen You did not refuse. Not far away, Qiu Linlin, who was walking over with something in her hand, glanced at her, pursed her lips, and called out, "Uncle Feng."

The Ming Dynasty enamel incense burner is intended to be given to Mr. Feng. I heard that well-preserved enamelware is difficult to collect and is rare even at such large auctions.

She still had to use some connections to buy it.

How come Shen You knows Uncle Feng? Uncle Feng wants to treat her to a meal. She won't say anything in front of Uncle Feng, right?

Thinking of her boyfriend Qin Ping's words, Qiu Linlin opened her mouth, but decided to listen to him for the safest option.

If it is confirmed that the thing is real, she will mention that Shen You didn't check it carefully, and it won't be too late to say that the real thing is fake.

The dinner table.

Qiu Linlin took out the box, and Qin Ping said, "Uncle, Linlin bought something some time ago, and I would like you to take a look at it. What do you think?"

"what?"

When Mr. Feng asked this, it meant he agreed to help.

Qiu Linlin happily opened the box and handed it to Mr. Feng.

The light above was bright, so the details of the object could be seen very clearly. Mr. Feng held it in both hands and turned it around with a strange look on his face.

"Where did you buy this stove?"

Qiu Linlin smiled and replied, "I bought it through a friend who said it was brought back from an auction. It's from the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Mr. Feng didn't say anything, Qiu Linlin thought she had bought the right thing, and said, "It's a good deal because we're friends."

Mr. Feng was afraid that he had read it wrong, so he picked it up and read it again, and asked the same question that Shen You had asked, "How much did you charge?"

"Three hundred and sixty." Qiu Linlin remembered the saying in the antique circle, which is to say a few numbers instead of tens of thousands.

Mr. Feng took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and was about to speak when he heard Qiu Linlin speak again.
"I asked Miss Shen, who greeted you just now, to see you this afternoon."

Mr. Feng became interested when he heard this. "What did she say?"

"She said it was fake, and then I took out the appraisal certificate." Qiu Linlin had a polite smile on her face and spoke about this in a joking tone.

"Your friend." Mr. Feng paused for two seconds, "You should have less contact with him in the future."

What he said was both implicit and straightforward.

It's easy to imagine that Shen You was most likely giving a tactful reminder and wouldn't say it too bluntly. It's good enough that he gave a reminder if they have an average relationship.

The girl from the Qiu family didn't take people seriously.

If she wasn't his nephew's girlfriend, he wouldn't have wanted to explain. He knew that the Qiu family wanted him to do something.

Facing Qiu Linlin's incredulous gaze and Qin Ping's puzzled look, Mr. Feng spoke.

"This thing doesn't look like it's from the Ming Dynasty. Look at the words on the bottom. Enamelware has become valuable in the past two years. The real thing is worth more than a thousand yuan."

Qiu Linlin's mind was shocked. "But I have seen the appraisal certificate. I can find the serial number on it."

"This industry is treacherous, and many auctions don't guarantee authenticity. It's not that appraisal certificates are useless, but in the collectors' circle and among antique dealers, they generally don't place much value on them."

Mr. Feng is a well-known person who has met all kinds of people and speaks in a rather reserved manner.

To put it bluntly, she was clearly tricked, and the money was worth only tens of thousands of dollars.

After talking about the true value, Qiu Linlin felt even more embarrassed.

Can authenticity be guaranteed with just a certificate of authenticity?

It will not be the norm in this industry to find bargains for a few thousand dollars, miss out on good things due to misjudgment, or be tricked into selling genuine goods at a low price.

There are no friends in the business world, and the same is true in the antique business. Others know that you are ignorant and rich, so they will try their best to cheat you.

There are people who specifically watch out for the younger generation who have money at home and have not experienced much hardship.

"Uncle, you have good taste." Qin Ping smiled and said, "We will never buy it ourselves again. I hope you can judge it next time."

"If you want to see the real thing, you can contact Miss Shen more often."