Chapter 148: Fabrication
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Jian Xing’er sat in the first row, but Sha Li didn’t dare to sit and he stood beside Jian Xing’er sheepishly. From the looks of it, those who didn’t know better would think that Jian Xing’er was his superior. “Sit down. Don’t stand there.” Jian Xing’er nodded at him. When he heard Jian Xing’er’s words, Sha Li sat on the sofa beside Jian Xing’er carefully. Sha Li was worried that Jian Xing’er would take revenge after what had happened just now, so he mustered his courage and said, “Miss Jian, Guo Yongjie is a very good friend of mine. I’d like to apologize to you again on his behalf. Don’t lower yourself to his level.” Jian Xing’er didn’t say anything and only glanced at Sha Li indifferently. She had appeared here to kill Guo Yongjie, so how could she let him off? Not to mention others interceding for him, even if he knelt in front of her and begged for mercy today, it would be useless!
Seeing that Jian Xing’er didn’t speak even after a long time, Sha Li could only swallow his words. IGuo Yongjie was his friend, but he didn’t want to offend Jian Xing’er because of him. Even if Jian Xing’er wanted to kill Guo Yongjie, Sha Li didn’t dare to say anything else. The words he had said for Guo Yongjie’s sake just now had already exhausted all his courage. “Welcome to the annual Treasure Appraisal Conference. Today, I’ll use the lowest price to appraise treasures for everyone. Next, let’s applaud the most esteemed guest today—the president of the Sea City Chamber of Commerce, Sha Li!” When everyone heard this, they applauded for half a minute.
“Today’s first treasure is the treasure President Sha brought! Please—” After Guo Yongjie looked at President Sha with a fawning gaze, President Sha nodded slightly and instructed the bodyguard behind him. The bodyguard immediately carried a large wooden box to the stage and placed it on the table in front of Guo Yongjie. Guo Yongjie opened the box very carefully. In the next second, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “I didn’t expect the first treasure appraised today to be of this level!” Guo Yongjie took out a green glazed vase from the box and began to examine it. After five minutes, Guo Yongjie raised his head again and said, “This is an apple green glazed bottle from the Kangxi era. According to the current market price, it can be sold for at least three million yuan,” Guo Yongjie said. The people below the stage discussed feverishly. Since the first treasure was so valuable, it piqued everyone’s curiosity. Sha Li was very happy to see that his treasure was so valuable.
Jian Xing’er sneered. She finally understood why Sha Li became friends with Guo Yongjie. Sha Li was an antique enthusiast, and Guo Yongjie was an appraiser, so it was very simple for Guo Yongjie to build a good relationship with Sha Li. “President Sha’s treasure has already been appraised. Next, please send this lady’s treasure on stage!” Guo Yongjie looked at Jian Xing’er. Ever since he found out that Jian Xing’er was Sha Li’s friend, Guo Yongjie’s attitude towards her had changed and he became very solicitous. After Jian Xing’er asked the stall owner to send the ancient painting to the stage, Guo Yongjie began to appraise it. Guo Yongjie said excitedly, “This… This painting is actually Master Bai’s authentic painting. Master Bai’s authentic painting hasn’t appeared on the market for many years. If I’m not mistaken, this painting is worth at least five million yuan!” Jian Xing’er curled her lips and smiled as she asked, “Mr. Guo, are you sure that this painting is authentic?”
Jian Xing’er raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Guo Yongjie was indeed a fraud. Previously, she thought that others called him Guo Erlang because he had some capabilities, but she didn’t expect him to be such an idiot. The people below the stage were very excited and fought to send the things they had brought to the stage for Guo Yongjie to appraise. These people liked to collect antiques, but they were too inexperienced, so they could only let Guo Yongjie appraise them.
After more than two hours, everyone’s treasures were finally appraised. Guo Yongjie concluded that most of the treasures were fake and asked his secretary to take them away to destroy them. This had always been a tradition of the Treasure Appraisal Conference, so the people who had their items destroyed had no objections..