I just got divorced, and a rich and beautiful woman dragged me to get a marriage certificate.

[Qin Shouye? Qin Shouye, chairman of Jinjiufu Gold?]

[Holy crap! It really is Chairman Qin! I've seen his picture in financial magazines!]

[Jin Jiufu has a market value of tens of billions, and Qin Shouye controls 90% of it, making him an absolute top billionaire!]

[Qin Shouye called Chen Mo "Mr. Chen"? And his tone was so polite?]

Look at Qin Wanqing, the second princess of the Qin family has arrived!

This isn't just a gigolo, he's a hidden tycoon!

Qin Shouye looked at Boss Zhao, raising an eyebrow slightly:

"By the way, Lao Zhao, I just heard someone mention the Daqi Tongbao coin. What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Zhao's expression changed slightly. He gave Chen Mo a wink and coughed twice.

"Old Qin, that's not true, you must have misheard!"

Qin Shouye glared at him: "Old Zhao, I may be old, but I'm not deaf!"

"Tell me honestly, did Mr. Chen find a Daqi Tongbao coin and bring it to you?"

The old man who came with Qin Shouye also became interested when he heard the words "Da Qi Tong Bao".

He took two steps forward with his cane, his gaze fixed on Boss Zhao's face, a hint of urgency in his eyes.

"Old Zhao, do you really have Daqi Tongbao coins? Quickly take them out and let me see them!"

Boss Zhao gave a wry smile: "Old Qin, how come your ears work even better than a rabbit's ears?"

Qin Shouye's eyes lit up: "You really have Daqi Tongbao coins? Why don't you show them to me?"

Reluctantly, Boss Zhao took the copper coin from under the counter and placed it on the velvet cloth.

Qin Shouye grabbed it, held it up to his eyes, and examined it for a long time, turning it over and over.

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh, his voice trembling with excitement.

"It really is a Daqi Tongbao coin! What a fine item!"

"Look at the lettering, the rust, the patina... it's definitely genuine!"

The old man also came closer, adjusting his glasses: "Mr. Qin, may I take a look?"

Qin Shouye smacked his lips and handed him the copper coins.

The old man took it, pulled a magnifying glass from his pocket, and examined it carefully.

His eyes lit up the more he looked, and his face was full of surprise.

He looked up at Boss Zhao and said urgently, "Boss Zhao, sell this to me! Name your price!"

Qin Shouye glared at him: "You, surnamed Du, how dare you steal what I, Old Qin, have set my sights on?"

The elderly man surnamed Du slapped his forehead and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I forgot you were here!"

As he spoke, he returned the copper coins to Boss Zhao, but his eyes remained fixed on them, unwilling to look away.

Qin Shouye snorted coldly, turned to Chen Mo, and his tone immediately became gentle:

"Mr. Chen, can you sell this to me?"

Chen Mo shrugged: "Old Qin, I've already sold this to Boss Zhao for 500 million!"

Qin Shouye pondered for a moment, then said to Boss Zhao, "Old Zhao, since Mr. Chen has said so, I won't put you in a difficult position!"

"Give me the 600 million, and you keep 100 million. How about it?"

Boss Zhao waved his hands repeatedly: "Old Qin, if that's what you're saying, I won't allow it!"

"Since you've taken a liking to this treasure, just take it! Money is no object!"

"That won't do!"

Without saying a word, Qin Shouye first transferred 500 million to Chen Mo, and then transferred 100 million to Boss Zhao.

Then he carefully tucked the copper coins into his pocket, his face crinkling into a smile.

"Alright! This Daqi Tongbao coin is mine!"

"Let's get back to the main topic!"

"I came here today because there's something I'm unsure about, and I'd like Old Zhao to take a look."

"Mr. Chen, you're here too, you can take a look at my case as well."

Boss Zhao asked curiously, "What is it that even you, Elder Qin, can't tell?"

Qin Shouye looked at the old man surnamed Du: "Bring out the item so you two can take a look!"

"OK!"

The elderly man surnamed Du took out an exquisite wooden box from his pocket.

Upon opening the box, inside lay a white porcelain seal, its surface smooth and lustrous like jade.

"Boss Zhao, please!"

Boss Zhao picked up the seal, held it up to the lamp, and examined it for a long time, turning it over and over.

His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, his expression shifting from curiosity to confusion, and from confusion to solemnity.

"Old Qin, I'm not too sure about this thing."

"What exactly is prohibited?"

Qin Shouye frowned slightly.

Boss Zhao pointed to the inscription on the seal and said:

"Judging from the seal inscription and its form, this should be a work by He Zhen from the Ming Dynasty!"

"He Zhen was a master seal engraver of the Ming Dynasty and the founder of the 'Anhui School'. Very few of his seals survive, making them priceless!"

"The inscription 'Tingsong Pavilion' on this seal is executed with sharp carving and exquisite layout, indeed bearing some resemblance to He Zhen's style!"

"But this patina..."

Boss Zhao shook his head: "It feels a bit superficial, not deep enough!"

"Moreover, although this stone resembles Shoushan White Hibiscus, something just doesn't feel right."

"So I'm not sure, I dare not say it's true, nor dare I say it's false."

Qin Shouye's face darkened. He glanced at Lao Du, then looked at Chen Mo: "Mr. Chen, could you please take a look?"

Chen Mo nodded and picked up the seal to examine it.

Lin Qingyin, Qin Shouye, Lao Du, Boss Zhao, Liu Xin and others all looked at Chen Mo.

What is Chen Mo looking at? Can he tell?

Even Boss Zhao is unsure; can Chen Mo pull it off?

Don't forget, Chen Mo can even distinguish the Great Qi Tongbao coin, so what's a seal?

[Waiting for Chen Mo to be proven wrong!]

A moment later, Chen Mo placed the seal back on the table, his tone flat: "This thing is fake!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shouye's expression changed drastically.

He turned his head and glared at Lao Du, somewhat angrily:

"You bastard, Old Du, how dare you try to fool me with fake stuff?"

"Are you trying to make me a sucker?"

Qin Shouye had no doubt about Chen Mo's ability to appraise treasures.

He and several of his friends had misjudged the ring last time, but Chen Mo recognized it immediately.

Since Chen Mo said it was fake, then it absolutely cannot be true.

Old Du waved his hands repeatedly, getting a little anxious: "Old Qin, who are you? How could I dare to cheat you with fake stuff?"

After saying that, he glared at Chen Mo and said, "Young man, you say this is fake, but do you have any evidence?"

Chen Mo said calmly, "Sir, do I really have to say it?"

"explain!"

Old Du said coldly, his chin held high, "If you can't give me a clear answer today, I, Old Du, will not let this go!"

Chen Mo sighed.

He's already given them face, so since they don't want it, there's no need to hide it.

Chen Mo picked up the seal and pointed to its face, saying:

"First, He Zhen's seal carving is characterized by its sharp knife work, executed in one go, with clean and crisp turns."

"The character '听' on this seal shows a clear pause and hesitation at the turn of the '壬' radical on the right, and the knife marks overlap!"

"It shows that he lacked confidence when he was carving, and he revised it repeatedly. He Zhen is a master of seal carving, and he would not make such a low-level mistake."

After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned the seal over again and pointed to the inscription on the side:

"Secondly, look at the two characters 'He Zhen' on the side inscription; they are written in clerical script."

"He Zhen's side inscriptions are famous for his single-stroke regular script, while his clerical script side inscriptions are extremely rare, almost non-existent, in his surviving works."

"The inscription on the side of this seal is in clerical script, with weak strokes and a loose structure, which is far from He Zhen's calligraphic skill."

Chen Mo held the seal up to the light again, pointing to the texture of the stone and saying:

"Thirdly, the stone!"

"This seal looks like a Shoushan white hibiscus seal, but look at the texture here..."

Chen Mo lightly scratched the surface with his fingernail. "The texture of the Shoushan White Hibiscus is natural and irregular, like flowing clouds!"

"The texture of this seal is too uniform and too regular, showing obvious signs of being synthesized."

"This is not natural Shoushan stone; it is a synthetic material with a patina that mimics the appearance of stone."

Chen Mo put the seal back on the table and looked at Lao Du.

"Considering the above three points... the carving technique, the side inscription, the stone material... this seal is a modern imitation, and the imitation time is no more than thirty years."