Capítulo 1974: Chapter 1972: Perfect Imitation for the Real
The middle-aged man’s lips finally curved into a smile.
After about a minute, Qin Jinshan began to shake his head repeatedly.
Seeing Qin Jinshan shaking his head, the middle-aged man sneered and said, “Guards, seize this ignorant woman, gouge out her eyes and cut off her tongue.”
“What!”
The words of the middle-aged man left everyone below the stage unsettled.
Even if Luo Qingcheng misjudged and failed to replicate it, it shouldn’t warrant having her eyes gouged out and tongue cut off, right?
If her eyes were really gouged out and her tongue cut off, such a beauty would be ruined.
This is too cruel.
“She has poor judgnt, mistaking the genuine article for a fake, and even boasted that this ‘The Eighteen True Scrolls’ was created by her. Gouging out her eyes and cutting off her tongue is the fairest punishnt!” the middle-aged man sneered.
Imdiately, two burly n marched towards the stage to seize Luo Qingcheng.
“Stop, stop now!” Just as the two n grabbed Luo Qingcheng’s hands, Qin Jinshan suddenly intervened.
“Old Master Qin, I can overlook Luo Qingcheng’s disrespect towards , but her insulting you is sothing I absolutely cannot tolerate. Do it!” Zhou Nanshan showed no sign of rcy.
“No, no!” Qin Jinshan waved his hand and sighed, “I was shaking my head not because Miss Qingcheng’s replica was poor, but because it was too good, so much like the real thing.”
Qin Jinshan signaled the emcee to hold up the original ‘The Eighteen True Scrolls’, then he himself held up Luo Qingcheng’s version, displaying them side by side for everyone.
Everyone saw two identical scrolls unfurl before their eyes.
“Heavens, Miss Qingcheng really has such extraordinary skill!”
“Luo Qingcheng, I love you!”
“…”
The crowd below beca frenzied again.
“Miss Qingcheng’s imitation skills are simply at their peak. If it weren’t for the ink on the new piece not drying yet, I would have trouble distinguishing which work Miss Qingcheng just completed!” Qin Jinshan said in disbelief.
Since Qin Jinshan said so, it indeed proved Luo Qingcheng’s great ability.
Zhou Nanshan frowned tightly and said, “But even if Luo Qingcheng can replicate an identical painting, it only proves her high imitation skills. It doesn’t prove that my painting is fake, does it?”
Although Zhou Nanshan was already ninety percent convinced by Qin Jinshan’s words, he was still a bit unwilling.
After all, he spent a whopping 1.6 billion on this painting, yet it turned out to be a fake.
Luo Qingcheng smiled faintly and said, “That’s even simpler. I always hide my na within the paintings I replicate. You just need to soak the lower left corner of the painting in salt water.”
Quickly, Zhou Nanshan had soone bring over salt water and then soaked the lower left corner of his ‘The Eighteen True Scrolls’ in it.
A few seconds later, Zhou Nanshan staggered, his face turning extrely pale.
Sure enough, after being soaked in salt water, four characters faintly appeared on the scroll.
They were delicate characters penned by Luo Qingcheng.
The evidence lay right in front of him: the supposed rare treasure he spent over a billion on turned out to be fake.
Zhou Nanshan was furious and suddenly grabbed the painting, about to tear it apart.
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“Stop!”
At that mont, Qin Jinshan shouted in horror.
Zhou Nanshan looked at Qin Jinshan, puzzled about why he was stopping him. The painting was fake, essentially worthless, and tearing it up didn’t make a difference.
Seeing Zhou Nanshan refraining from destroying the painting, Qin Jinshan finally breathed a sigh of relief and then said, “Since I was the one who missed it, I’m willing to repurchase it at the original price of 1.69 billion.”
“What!”
“Has Old Man Qin gone mad? Spending over a billion on a fake painting?”
Everyone was baffled by Qin Jinshan’s actions.
Zhou Nanshan was also surprised, thinking Qin Jinshan was trying to cover his loss.
After all, it was because Qin Jinshan confird the painting’s authenticity that he spent over a billion to buy it.
He imdiately said, “Old Qin, everyone has monts of oversight. Since I chose to trust you, I certainly can’t let you pay for it. The antique trade is like that; a billion is sothing I can afford to lose.”
Qin Jinshan, however, shook his head and said, “Mr. Zhou, that’s not what I an. Although this painting is fake, its artistry has reached an absolute peak. Even if Wu Bin himself were resurrected, he’d be in awe of Miss Qingcheng’s skill. Furthermore, it’s good enough to pass as genuine; such a work, even if it’s an imitation, is an extraordinary treasure!”
After hearing Qin Jinshan’s explanation, everyone understood what he ant.
Many people buy antique calligraphy and paintings because of their admiration for the original artist.
Clearly, Qin Jinshan had been captivated by Luo Qingcheng’s superior craftsmanship.
Therefore, even for an imitation painting, he was willing to spend over a billion to collect it.
However, what shocked people most was when Qin Jinshan suddenly turned to Luo Qingcheng, bowed slightly, and said, “Miss Qingcheng, I wonder if you would be willing to sell your just completed replication of ‘The Eighteen True Scrolls’. I’m willing to purchase it at the sa price.”
“You must be joking!”
Everyone’s eyes widened.
It made sense for Qin Jinshan to purchase the fake ‘The Eighteen True Scrolls’ for over a billion, considering it was his oversight that led to Zhou Nanshan’s considerable loss.
But for Luo Qingcheng’s new replication, spending over a billion was unthinkable.
They could only assu he’d gone mad.
To think that Luo Qingcheng spent rely five hours on this replication, earning 1.6 billion in the process, that’s just…
Even the business titans present couldn’t claim they could earn that much in just a few hours.
“Hey kid, still think it’s a loss?” Yanyu smiled at Wang Dadong, who was equally stunned in the booth.
“Not at all, not at all, it’s a huge gain!” Wang Dadong’s eyes shone.
If she can casually replicate such a perfect imitation, doing a few of these a day could make one an instant billionaire.
“Say yes, say yes!”
At this point, the people below the stage couldn’t help but want to agree on Luo Qingcheng’s behalf.
If there was so much money, why ever work as a servant for n again?
It’s a billion, and even if spent extravagantly every day, it wouldn’t run out.
But just when everyone thought that Luo Qingcheng would accept this windfall, Luo Qingcheng gently shook her head.
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