I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Ye Ming took the brocade box and thanked him politely.

The middle-aged man opposite was flattered when he heard this.

The middle-aged man had an inconspicuous straw rope tied in his hand.

"Mr. Ye, please be busy and don't worry about me."

Immediately afterwards, another young man walked into the office, also holding a brocade box.

It turned out that many wealthy people in the city of Sijiu were friends with Ye Ming, and after receiving his request, they all offered to help.

The way Ye Ming allowed them to identify each other was the straw rope tied around their wrists.

In this way, Ye Ming waited quietly in the office for an hour, and nearly 80% of the antiques at the Foley auction were gathered in his hands.

Old Master Guan and Marquis Polan also started to get busy, checking the antiques in the brocade boxes one by one.

“More than half are fakes!”

Uncle Guan gave a preliminary judgment. Of course, their judgment alone cannot serve as conclusive evidence.

"So they are imitating the real ones in the museum. I was wondering why they look so familiar!"

After carefully studying the counterfeits, Hou Palan understood more and more about their counterfeiting methods.

"Let's go to the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center!"

Faced with such a result, Ye Ming remained calm.

When he decided to take action against the Foley auction house, he anticipated this possibility, so he bought most of the items in the auction today.

When Ye Ming walked out of "Youjian Yaji", many wealthy people in the city were speculating about the purpose of Ye Ming's move. However, the information they had was not comprehensive, so they naturally had no way of knowing that the antiques they had won were actually fakes.

Ye Ming, on the other hand, is gearing up for a great success, ready to create an unprecedented storm in the antique world.

At the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center, Ye Ming arrived with a car full of suspected fakes.

The structure and layout of the center is similar to that of Nagasawa Appraisal Office, both of which were funded and established by him, and many of the experts here were recommended by him.

Ye Ming was familiar with the route and went straight to find Director Tian.

"Ye Ming, why are you here at the Cultural Relics Appraisal Center?"

When Director Tian saw the visitor, he stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face.

This Director Tian was the one who presented the snuff bottle to the senior leader. He was also well versed in antiques and shared similar interests with Ye Ming.

"I came to you this time to ask you to help identify a batch of antiques!"

Ye Ming stated frankly the purpose of his visit.

"Appraising antiques?"

Director Tian was slightly surprised, obviously not having anticipated the purpose of Ye Ming's visit.

Indeed, he could hardly imagine what kind of antiques could bother Ye Ming. After all, they had competed in identification before, and he had always ended up defeated.

"That's right. It was precisely for the purpose of identifying counterfeits that I deliberately cleared out the inventory of an auction house today. My purpose was to obtain solid evidence from you!"

Ye Ming nodded in response.

“Is it really a fake?”

Director Tian couldn't help but frown.

Ye Ming didn't need to elaborate, he knew it was referring to the Foley auction house, where the problem of counterfeits had now surfaced.

"Let's go and see for ourselves!"

Director Tian was a decisive man and left the office immediately.

When he came into the yard and saw the antiques loaded in trucks, he was stunned.

“Such a large number!”

"Yes, that's all. I preliminarily determined that half of them are fakes, and all those sent here are what I think are fakes."

Ye Ming spoke frankly.

"This counterfeiter is extremely greedy!"

Half of the items sold at an auction house were fakes. Apparently someone was passing the fakes off as the real thing and selling them at high prices.

Director Tian immediately convened a team of experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau. After hearing about this, all the experts were filled with indignation.

The current task of the Cultural Relics Bureau is to issue an authoritative and professional appraisal certificate and compare it with the appraisal certificate of the Foley Auction House to form a strong chain of evidence.

The arrangements made by Ye Ming were like a fallen leaf lightly touching the surface of the lake. Although it caused ripples, it did not cause the entire lake to shake.

The other side.

In the office of Foley Auction House, Li Huaide looked at the numbers scrolling on the computer screen and was ecstatic.

The successful sale of the Yuan blue and white porcelain vase brought him a net profit of 5 million yuan.

The auction was extremely successful, with almost every lot sold at close to the estimated price.

"It's my treat tonight, let's go to Jinchangsheng and celebrate!"

Li Huaide announced to Cheng Jianjun and others in the office, his voice full of joy.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!"

Xu Damao was the first to stand up and express his gratitude.

"Don't thank me, thank yourselves.

The auction house has become what it is today thanks to your joint efforts.”

Li Huaide did not take all the credit, but praised everyone one by one.

"Look at what you said, Mr. Li. Without you, the auction house wouldn't be what it is today!"

Liu Haizhong missed the opportunity to flatter.

"We are in the same boat and we will move forward hand in hand!"

Li Huaide's face was full of pride.

Qin Jingru remained silent, she knew that no matter how others praised her, her share of benefits would not be reduced.

"Mr. Li, when will our next auction be held?"

Having tasted the sweetness, Xu Damao is already looking forward to the next auction.

"There is no rush for the next auction. We need to observe the direction of the wind in Sijiu City first."

Cheng Jianjun put forward prudent opinions.

Auctioning fakes is not a foolproof endeavor, and it is always wise to err on the side of caution.

"Maybe next month. The success of this auction has helped Foley Auction House gain a foothold. Maybe we can try to challenge the position of Nagasawa Auction House."

Li Huaide has great ambitions. He believes that the Nagasawa Appraisal Office is like a barrier. Without it, the dominance of the antique market may belong to the Foley Auction House.

"Okay, let's challenge you!"

Xu Damao echoed in agreement.

However, Cheng Jianjun frowned. He felt that this move was a bit beyond his ability, but this was not the time to express such concerns, so he chose to remain silent.

After several hours of hard work by the Cultural Relics Bureau, batches of comparison and certification materials filled sacks and were handed over to Ye Ming.

With the appraisal certificate issued by the Cultural Relics Bureau, Ye Ming drove to the police station.

"Boss Ye, why are you here?"

Captain Zhao happened to be in the hall, and when he saw Ye Ming, he went to greet him.

"I'm here to see Director Zhang."

After stating the purpose of their visit, Captain Zhao led Ye Ming to Director Zhang's office.

Director Zhang is leisurely sipping tea.

"Ye Ming, why are you here?"

Seeing Ye Ming coming in, Director Zhang washed a teacup. He was brewing his favorite Dahongpao tea today, but he didn't expect Ye Ming to come to visit.

"Today I am not here to taste tea, but to present my achievements."

Despite this, Ye Ming still took the teacup and took a sip of the fragrant tea.

"Xiao Zhao, please stay."

Upon learning that Ye Ming had something to discuss, Director Zhang asked Captain Zhao to stay in the office.

"Do you remember the Foley Auction House I mentioned earlier? I bought a lot of antiques from them today and compared and identified them at the Cultural Relics Bureau. I found that nearly half of them were fakes. I suspect there might be a counterfeiting den hidden there. I need your police to intervene and investigate!"