I am doing well in the Siheyuan

The wealthy people who have held auctions at Huarui Auction House have all been somewhat frightened in recent days and have asked the house to give an explanation.

This has plunged Huarui Auction House into a credibility crisis.

"Director Liu, the forgery has been exposed. What should we do?"

After hearing the news, Liu Dahai looked flustered. He had just enjoyed a brief moment of glory and had not yet come out of the festive mood of the New Year. He did not want his good days to come to an abrupt end because of this incident.

"Why are you panicking? It's not a critical situation yet!"

Li Huairen glanced at the fat Liu Dahai and felt a little disgusted. If the other party was not still useful, he would have kicked him out of the team long ago.

"We must find a way to get rid of this blame!"

Xu Maosheng frowned and racked his brains to think of a solution to the current dilemma.

"Jianye, do you have any coping strategies?"

However, Li Huairen ignored Xu Maosheng and turned his attention to Cheng Jianye.

"Mr. Liu, in my opinion, there is no need to worry too much about this matter. Just issue an announcement. Not only will it not cause any negative impact, but it will also create momentum for the next auction of our Huarui Auction House and further enhance our bank's reputation."

Cheng Jianye's face was calm, as if everything was within his expectations, and at the moment he had a new plan in mind.

“Can being caught cheating turn out to be a good thing?”

Liu Dahai looked confused and couldn't figure out what the benefit of this was.

"It's good enough if we can minimize the impact, how can it become a good thing!"

Seeing Cheng Jianye taking the lead, Xu Maosheng felt quite unhappy.

"Tell me what you think!"

Li Huairen became interested, but at the same time gave Xu Maosheng a warning look.

"Mr. Liu, the first auction's sales were not satisfactory, and you were unwilling to give up, so you planned to sell another batch of fakes, right?"

Cheng Jianye inquired.

"Yes, they are also circulating in the market. We just sold them through non-auction channels, and I also tampered with the appraisal certificates."

Li Huaide nodded in acknowledgment, secretly thinking that although he didn't make much money at the auction, the counterfeits that were leaked privately brought him greater profits.

At least 70% of the items at the auction are authentic, while none of the antiques sold privately are authentic.

"I'm afraid something went wrong with that batch of antiques. I remember you were against it when I suggested to copy the appraisal certificate from Changze Auction House. If you had done as I said, things wouldn't be so difficult now!"

Xu Maosheng mentioned this and tried to refute it.

However, Cheng Jianye did not respond.

"I had anticipated today's situation and asked you, Director Liu, to lay out some pieces in advance. Although the appraisal certificate is fake, the people who helped us sell the fakes have been cleared out."

"Now we can issue a notice to tell everyone that there are indeed a number of counterfeits on the market, and claim that this is the malicious work of competitors. At the same time, we remind everyone not to privately trade antiques sold by Huarui Auction House in the near future to avoid being cheated."

"Director Liu, aren't you planning a second auction? You can pick a time after the Lantern Festival and release it together with this notice."

Cheng Jianye presented his plan in a clear and orderly manner. He knew that if the appraisal certificate of Changze Auction House was forged, Huarui Auction House would face a greater crisis once the other party verified it, but he was too lazy to explain it in detail to Xu Maosheng.

"Just do as you say!"

Li Huairen nodded after hearing this.

Seventy percent of the items in the first auction were authentic, and many buyers were invited to attend a thank-you dinner. Most of the items in their hands had not yet been sold. Even when rumors of counterfeits spread, these people first sought confirmation from Huarui Auction House.

Issuing this announcement now may be able to stabilize the situation.

So, Li Huairen personally issued the announcement.

The announcement emphasized the authenticity of the appraisal certificates of Huarui Auction House, but pointed out that a large number of counterfeit and shoddy goods and forged appraisal certificates appeared in the market, and suspected that they were the result of vicious competition among peers.

If necessary, customers can verify the authenticity of the appraisal certificate free of charge at Huarui Auction House.

At the same time, the announcement recommends that customers should choose formal auction channels when purchasing antiques and never conduct private transactions to avoid accidentally purchasing counterfeits. Huarui Auction House will not assume any responsibility for this.

Finally, he also announced that the second auction will be held in February, and the specific date will be notified separately through flyers and invitations.

Once this announcement was released, it immediately caused an uproar in the city.

Before Huarui Auction House, the most famous one was Nagasawa Ren

However, when they confirmed that the antiques in their hands were authentic, they became even more reluctant to sell them.

Nowadays, fakes are rampant, and it is not easy to own a real antique.

The arrangements for the Lantern Festival dinner had already been finalized. After the announcement was released, even the wealthy people who originally could not spare the time to attend the dinner planned to squeeze out time to go and listen to the fun.

At this banquet, the case of someone forging the appraisal certificate of the Foley Auction House will definitely be mentioned. It is always a good thing to know more about the inside story.

At the same time, people in the capital who did not purchase antiques from auctions began to bring their own antiques to major auction houses for appraisal.

As a result, private antique transactions have become sparse.

There is growing buzz about the second auction to be held by Foley in February.

According to the auction house, there are no problems with the items being auctioned; according to common sense, everyone is willing to believe this - even if they are fake, they can ask the Foley Auction House for an explanation.

Li Huaide quickly learned of these developments.

"Jianjun, what a great idea! It's really brilliant! Now many people who didn't attend the last auction have come to me. They all want to attend the Lantern Festival dinner."

It is true that when you are at the end of your rope, you will find a way out.

Unexpectedly, after this announcement was issued, people no longer dared to trade antiques privately, but instead increased their trust in the appraisal certificates of the Foley Auction House.

Therefore, when many wealthy people learned that there would be a small auction at the internal Lantern Festival dinner, they were eager to participate.

"I didn't expect this move would have such an effect on the Lantern Festival dinner. I can only say that it was an unexpected result." Cheng Jianjun was also surprised.

Their original intention was just to shirk responsibility, but they didn't expect that they have now curbed the circulation of fake antiques, so that the fakes that had previously been sold through auctions do not have to worry about being exposed.

The carefully prepared Lantern Festival dinner has attracted more attention from wealthy people who dare not trade antiques privately.

As for the attempt to harm Nagasawa Auction House, it was just a matter of course. After all, the two companies are in a competitive relationship, and the other party's identification technology is too professional, so taking this opportunity to discredit its reputation is also beneficial to themselves.

"Don't be so modest. I have noted your contribution. After the Lantern Festival dinner, you will naturally get some benefits!" Li Huaide smiled and praised Cheng Jianjun's performance.