I am doing well in the Siheyuan

"Only tens of thousands of dollars? Foley Auction House? You loser, who told you to buy antiques?"

Hearing the words "Folley Auction House", Yan Bugui stood up suddenly, his raised hand trembling slightly.

He had just heard that something happened at the Foley Auction House, and he didn't expect that this kid would go there to buy things without telling him.

Although I was sure that this antique was real, I felt very upset.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li both lowered their heads and remained silent.

"Where did you get so much money?"

Yan Bugui calmed down and his tone was slightly softer when he asked the question again.

"I mortgaged the house to Xu Damao, and I bought this bottle through his channels."

Yan Jiecheng decided to burn his boats and tell the whole truth.

"Isn't the property deed still there? Show it to me!"

When Yan Bugui heard about the house deed, he felt a little confused and gestured to the third aunt.

"Dad, you don't need to look at it. The property deed is still there, but I had someone forge it."

Yan Jiecheng glanced at Yan Bugui and saw that his face was ashen.

Yan Bugui was so angry that his lips were trembling. He picked up a broom and was about to hit Yan Jiecheng.

"I asked you to mortgage the house! I asked you to buy antiques!"

Yan Bugui chased Yan Jiecheng around the house waving a broom, but fortunately the three aunts blocked his way, and although Yan Jiecheng looked miserable, he did not suffer much physical pain.

"Dad, let me tell you the truth. Changze Lian Appraisal Office said this bottle is a fake. We just took it to the market to sell, but no one wanted it."

After struggling, Yu Li decided to tell the truth.

"It's actually fake?! I...I'll beat you to death!"

Yan Bugui raised the broom, but did not bring it down in the end. The sudden blow made his eyes go dark and he fainted on the ground.

"dad!"

Yan Jiecheng and the third aunt quickly supported Yan Bugui and prepared to send him to the hospital.

At the same time, the Han family also learned that the Foley Auction House had been closed down.

"Such a big auction house collapsed just like that!"

Brother Han was deeply moved.

"This auction house is so bold as to sell fakes!"

Mrs. Han looked puzzled.

"So, many wealthy people have been deceived just like us?"

Sister Han seemed to have found a sense of psychological balance from the misfortunes of others.

"Fifth brother, do you think my antiques came from the Foley Auction House?"

Brother Han asked the question thoughtfully.

"I told you not to touch the antiques, but you refused to listen and insisted on banging your head against the wall! Do you really think I was trying to harm you?"

Han Chunming did not respond directly to Han Erge, but instead blamed him a few words.

His brothers and sisters are always like this, they won't turn back even if they hit a wall! He knew that all this was Ye Ming's doing, but he just didn't want to point it out.

"Alas, you guys still want to make a fortune from antiques. In the end, I'm afraid even your pants will be swindled away! You deserve it!"

Han's mother also echoed.

"Mom, we know we were wrong, but the money we borrowed..."

Sister Han nodded and bowed, looking at Mother Han with a look for help.

She had borrowed money to buy antiques before, and now the creditor has come to collect the debt. She and Han Dasao are hoping that Han Chunming can help pay back the money.

However, Han Chunming now is no longer the Han Chunming who easily compromised in the past, so he naturally will not agree easily.

Mrs. Han followed closely and said that they had also borrowed money.

When they found out that the antiques were fake, they could only pin their hopes on Han Chunming, hoping that he would help them.

Second Brother Han seemed to want to say something but hesitated and finally did not speak.

"You only remember to look for me now. What were you doing before? You keep talking about tens of thousands of dollars. Do you really think I'm a cash cow? Let me tell you, I don't have that much money!"

The money I earned through hard work during this period is not enough to fill this bottomless pit of theirs.

How could Han Chunming swallow his anger? After saying this, he buried his head deeply in the bowl.

Whether it is the Yan family or the Han family, they are just the tip of the iceberg under the prosperity of Sijiu City.

The collapse of the Foley auction house gave the world a new understanding of the counterfeiting of antiques in Beijing.

Anyone who has purchased antiques from the market has doubts about the authenticity of their collections.

A key figure who appeared in the newspapers - Uncle Guan, has gradually come into the public eye.

As a consultant of the Nagasawa Auction House, the director of the Nagasawa Museum and the head of the Nagasawa Appraisal Company, these three identities give Uncle Guan higher prestige, and his actions this time also appear to be aboveboard.

The newspaper gave a detailed account of Uncle Guan's deeds and background.

He is committed to the protection and research of antiques, and is determined to fight against antique counterfeiters. This is the direct motivation for Mr. Guan to report the Foley Auction House.

When everyone is eager to find a reliable appraisal agency, Changze Appraisal Office naturally becomes everyone's first choice.

Suddenly, there was a constant stream of cars and people in front of Nagasawa Appraisal Company.

In order to prevent accidents, the police even appeared at the door of the appraisal firm to maintain order, making it temporarily impossible for Uncle Guan and Hou Polan to escape.

At the same time, the "Sijiucheng Daily" also increased its attention to Changze Appraisal Firm, and published a series of articles on antique appraisal knowledge and the professionalism of the appraisal firm.

Minister Li plans to highlight these contents in the next issue of the newspaper.

It can be expected that these two articles will attract the interest of many readers.

After pushing Uncle Guan to the forefront, Ye Ming no longer paid much attention to the development of the matter.

Once something is reported in the newspapers, the outcome is basically decided.

The Foley auction house is at the end of its road. No matter how glorious it once was, now only decline awaits it.

Although this incident may make some people afraid of the antique market, he does not consider the likes and dislikes of ordinary people towards auction houses.

Changze Auction House has always served the country's wealthy class.

Moreover, the auction house itself needs time to build up its reputation, so he is not in a hurry for success.

This large-scale exposure of fraud will bring about two results.

On the one hand, the antique market will once again become deserted, and ordinary people will not dare to easily get involved. The fact that antiques are counterfeited is almost known to everyone.

On the other hand, the value of real antiques will be further enhanced, because the reason why fake antiques are rampant is precisely because of the existence of real antiques.

In the future, antique transactions will be taken over more by professionals.

The Foley auction house incident was like a bomb, the purpose of which was to screen out a group of opportunists.

As for those who are still keen on collecting antiques, they must have a certain background, and the existence of this group of people will in turn hit the antique counterfeiting industry.

At least in the country, the space for counterfeiting mid- and low-end antiques has been greatly compressed.

Of course, as long as there is profit motivation, there will always be people who take the risk of counterfeiting antiques.

It is even possible to develop more advanced counterfeiting technology.

But that’s all in the future. At least in the last few years, the counterfeiting of antiques will be restrained and people will not dare to do it openly.

Although Guan Daye is Changze Lian

This was a famous saying by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period, and it has also become his current life creed - he prefers to give fame to others, while he himself concentrates on controlling fame and fortune in order to gain inner peace.

Reputation often comes from the people and is established with the support of the people.