Chapter 34 You want a fake too? Do you want to cheat people?

Su Yuan smiled and continued:
"The reason why there is no sign of forgery is that this painting is basically the same as the original, but the original has been damaged and cannot be handed down, so later generations copied the seal of the inscription from the original painting, and then carved a seal based on the rubbing and put it on this painting."

"Moreover, the forger seems to have studied Tang Yin's notes, so the handwriting on the inscription is almost indistinguishable from the original!"

"But there's one thing you didn't notice!"

As he spoke, Su Yuan pointed to the flower branch next to the maid in the painting.

The branch of flowers almost surrounds the lady's upper body in a circle.

Su Yuan pointed at Huazhi and the maid's head and said:
"The reason why it is hard to tell whether this painting is real or not is because of the upper body of the lady surrounded by flowers. This upper body is a complete Tang Bohu authentic work, and the details are flawless!"

"But the flaws are on the edge of the lady's clothes and the branches. You should be able to see some rough marks!"

"This is the cleverness of the forger. He cut off the upper body of the maid in the incomplete original painting of Tang Bohu, and then put it in the copied painting. In this way, everyone who sees the most detailed part of the maid's upper body can almost confirm that this painting is authentic!"

"That is to say, this painting is also true and false, and the true is hidden in the false! If you don't look carefully, you may mistake it for an early authentic work of Tang Bohu!"

"However, in my opinion, it is very likely a fake from the mid-Qing Dynasty, because the traces of time on it cannot be completely reproduced, but its value as a cultural relic is very low!"

After listening to Su Yuan's explanation, Xu Lieguang and Professor Chen both breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Lieguang looked at Su Yuan with admiration and said with a smile:

"Great! Comrade Xiao Su, you have solved the mystery that has been bothering me for a long time!"

"I have studied this painting for a long time, but I still can't completely determine its authenticity. Your words have awakened me from my dream!"

Professor Chen couldn't help but nod:

"Xiao Su, you have a very unique and sharp eye. Not only can you tell that this painting is a fake, but you can also tell how it was faked and when it was produced. It's amazing!"

Beside him, Zixuan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:

"Brother, you have such a good eye. How can I live? If I were to watch the next round of the Huaxia Collection competition, I wouldn't have to participate. I can't beat you even if I participate!"

On the side, Sonija Yang, who had relatively little knowledge of cultural relic identification and had not interrupted the conversation, smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Zixuan, the most important thing is to participate!"

When Zixuan heard her words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

There are a few people who join the competition just to participate.

Now that we have entered the competition, we must aim to win.

However, with Su Yuan's outstanding performance, Zixuan seemed a little inferior.

Since Yu is born, how can Liang be born!

Xu Lieguang sighed beside him:

"This painting was donated by an overseas Chinese. I couldn't verify its authenticity, so I didn't send it to the museum. But now it has been confirmed to be a fake, so it is not worth preserving!"

What he said was all true. An authentic work of Tang Yin is worth at least several million in the current market, but once it is confirmed to be a fake, it will not have much value.

It may be worth only tens of thousands of dollars at most.

Given Xu Lieguang and Professor Chen's personalities, they would definitely not allow it to flow into the antique circle.

It is very likely that it will be put on the shelf, or even used as a teaching material for students to distinguish authentic ancient paintings.

When Su Yuan heard his words, his heart suddenly moved.

"Director Xu, can you give me this painting?" Xu Lieguang was a little surprised when he heard it.

This painting has been confirmed to be a fake, what else do you want it for?
You don't intend to use it to cheat people, do you?
He guessed it right.

Su Yuan really wanted to use this painting to cheat someone, but the person he cheated was not someone else, but the person who caused his father's myocardial infarction!

This painting was donated by overseas Chinese and has never appeared in China. After the donation, Xu Lieguang never let it be released because he was unsure of its authenticity.

Therefore, no one in the country knows that this painting exists.

Sun Guang from Gujin Cultural Relics Company had gone to Su Yuan’s shop to collect a debt before, but he was scolded by everyone and left in disgrace. He will definitely come back again.

But Su Yuan definitely didn't intend to return the money to him.

Although Su Yuan has no evidence, it is now almost certain that the person who cheated his father with fake cultural relics and caused him to suffer a myocardial infarction due to anger was most likely someone from the Gujin Cultural Relics Company.

Among them, Liu Desheng may be one of them!
So when he heard Xu Lieguang say that the painting was no longer worth preserving, he immediately came up with an idea and asked Xu Lieguang to give the painting to him.

But Xu Lieguang had a very sharp sense of smell. When he heard that Su Yuan wanted a painting, he immediately realized that he must be going to use the painting for something. The sense of justice of the celebrity in the cultural relics world immediately made him alert.

Su Yuan smiled slightly and pulled Xu Lieguang and Professor Chen aside:
"To be honest, two seniors, I wonder if you have heard about my father's death from illness."

Professor Chen didn't know about this matter, but Xu Lieguang had heard of it. After all, they were all in Shanghai and were also in the antique circle. Although Xu Lieguang was the director of a museum, he had also heard that an antique dealer named Su in Shanghai's antique street lost several million yuan in one go because he received a high-end imitation that was almost indistinguishable from the real thing and suffered a myocardial infarction on the spot.

Su Yuan immediately told Xu Lieguang and Professor Chen the whole story, and they couldn't help but frown.

Professor Chen pondered for a moment and said:
"It seems that this Gujin Wenwan Company is indeed very suspicious!"

Xu Lieguang had a hot temper. When he heard that Sun Guang had come to Su Yuan's shop to collect a debt, he immediately became furious:

"What bastards! Your father's body is still warm, and they dare to come and collect the debt! They killed your father, and they want to force you to death too?"

Su Yuan sighed:

"So, I hope Director Xu can give me this painting. I plan to use it to pay off my debt!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lieguang's face, which was originally full of anger, suddenly showed a smile:
"This is a good idea. This is how we should deal with these bastards who are rich but commit crimes!"

Today Su Yuan donated a national treasure worth 80 million yuan, and Xu Lieguang has not yet compensated him for the 1 million yuan. There is certainly no problem in giving this painting to Su Yuan.

Now that he heard that Su Yuan wanted to use the painting to pay off his debts, he had no objection at all.

"Old Chen, what do you think?"

Professor Chen turned his face away and said indifferently:
"What did you say? I know nothing and I saw nothing!"

"You old fox!"

Xu Lieguang cursed with a smile, then put the fake ancient scroll in Su Yuan's hand, then turned to look at Zixuan and Sonija Yang:
"You all remember, this painting was obtained by Su Yuan from a friend himself, and it has nothing to do with our Magic City Museum!"

On the side, Zixuan and Sonija Yang also looked up at the ceiling of the museum:

"The decoration of this Magic City Museum is so beautiful!"

"Yes, it will probably cost a lot of money..."

Seeing their expressions, Xu Lieguang couldn't help but laugh and scold:

"A bunch of little foxes!"

(End of this chapter)