So Charlie opened his mouth and said: “You can ask someone who knows how to paint to identify how much this fan is worth.”
“Fan?” Delon curled his lips: “What the h*ll, it’s so ugly!”
A knowledgeable person next to him immediately exclaimed: “Oh! This seems to be a painting by Qi Baishi! Fushou Tu fan, this fan is very famous!”
“Yes!” someone echoed: “This fan seems to have been auctioned at Christie’s in the past few years. If I remember correctly, it should have been auctioned off by Chairman Gu of the Gu family for 48.88 million!”
“Chairman Gu? Is it the Chairman Gu who announced his recovery in a high-profile manner yesterday and returned to the control of the Gu Group?”
“Yes, it’s him!”
“It’s weird, how could this young man have Chairman Gu’s collection in his hand? Could it be stolen?”
“Stealing? It’s impossible, but it’s also impossible to be authentic. I guess it’s an imitation, or it was copied by a contemporary expert.”
Delon heard these conversations, with a sneer at the corners of his mouth, and said to Charlie: “Okay, Charlie, even f*cking fooled my grandma with fakes, you are really looking for death!”
“How do you do that!” Delon gritted his teeth and said, “Grandma, this grandson has pitted me so badly. I will definitely not let him go this time!”
As he said, he shook the folding fan in his hand and sneered: “Oh, I said Charlie, if your fan is real, it is indeed worth more than my jadeite, but your thing is a fake, it’s worth the f*ck. Three thousand is great, how about it, hurry up and eat it!”
Charlie smiled and asked, “Why do you say it is fake? Are you an expert in appraisal?”
Delon pointed to the crowd watching the excitement around him, and said: “What everyone said just now, you must have heard it too, don’t you want to be tough?”
After speaking, Delon said disgustedly: “This fan of authenticity is in the hands of Chairman Gu of the Gu Group. With your rag, can you still get his collection from Chairman Gu? ?”
Charlie smiled and said: “You’re right. Chairman Gu really gave this fan to me. I heard someone next to me saying that it was procured at a price of 48.88 million that year. It is already more expensive than your jade pendant. It’s more than twice as expensive now to say the least, so I won’t talk nonsense with you anymore, hurry up and swallow your pendant.”
FAQ Novel
Q: What object is central to the high-stakes bet in this chapter?
A: A fan, reportedly painted by Qi Baishi, is the primary object being debated for its value and authenticity.
Q: Who is revealed to have previously purchased the debated fan?
A: Chairman Gu of the Gu family is mentioned as the individual who bought the fan at a Christie’s auction for 48.88 million.
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