The jade cup itself was once lost in another country and was only found in recent years.

Foreigners did not know its value, let alone how to protect it. After being passed around for several times, the jade cup suffered slight damage, which would have been impossible to detect without careful observation.

Therefore, the person who made this imitation either had never seen the original or did not notice those few invisible scratches.

"You said you saw the real thing, but how can you be sure that what you saw is the real thing?"

This is just her one-sided statement and is not sufficient evidence at all.

However, Shen Lisu's next words directly overturned their original determination.

"I was fortunate enough to have seen it with Master Tang Xianqing, so I know."

Tang Xianqing is Huazhou's top treasure appraiser, as well as the vice president and treasure appraiser of Huazhou Museum.

The reason why he is the vice president is mainly because Mr. Tang travels all year round to retrieve cultural relics, which makes it inconvenient for him to manage such a large museum.

If there is a master in the world of treasure appraisal, there is no doubt that Tang Xianqing is definitely the undisputed number one.

Therefore, as soon as Tang Xianqing's three words came out, the voices of rebuttal that were originally there immediately disappeared.

"But I remember that Huazhou Museum has never exhibited this artifact."

One of the treasure appraisers had a high regard for Tang Xianqing, and was well aware of the activities of the Huazhou Museum. He often took leave to fly to Huajing to watch the museum exhibitions, but he did not have this jade cup in his mind.

"This is Mr. Tang Xianqing's private collection, so it is not on display to the public."

Mr. Tang has his own private collection room, which contains cultural relics and treasures that he has gone through great pains to find.

It’s not that I’m reluctant to donate them to the museum, but because I love them, I want to have more contact with these treasures and understand them better. After thorough research, I will hand them over to the museum for collection.

In order to prevent these precious cultural relics from being destroyed by future generations, he even made a will, donating all his private collections to the Huazhou Museum after his death, just to protect them.

"I wonder what the relationship is between Boss Su and Mr. Tang?"

After hearing what she said, the three treasure appraisers began to feel nervous.

However, not everyone is qualified to enter Tang Xianqing's private collection room. It is not impossible that she takes advantage of the information gap and Mr. Tang's name to cheat.

"I have been learning jade carving since I was young, so I once asked Mr. Tang for advice on jade carving. He took me to visit all the jade carvings in his private collection room, and this jade cup is one of them."

Fortunately, her current identity is Su Jin, and she is also engaged in jade carving business, so this statement is reasonable.

"If you still have doubts, you can ask Master Tang for confirmation."

Mr. Tang always answered all his questions from his colleagues without reservation, and never kept anything to himself. Even if they asked him whether he had collected this jade cup or wanted to see it in person, as long as he was in Huajing at that time, it would be possible.

"I do know a disciple of Master Tang, maybe I can ask him."

One of the treasure appraisers took out his cell phone and contacted Mr. Tang's disciple directly. Generally speaking, other people might not be able to see this kind of private collection, but the disciple would definitely have an impression of it.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the other party happened to be free, and after seeing the pictures sent by the treasure appraiser, he was indeed impressed.

In order to avoid misunderstanding, he went to the collection room to take a look and confirmed that the authentic items were still there.

[Brother, you scared me to death. I thought the teacher's collection was stolen.]

As a disciple, it is impossible for him not to know the rules of Master Tang. Once the collection is found by Master Tang, it can no longer be sold to a private individual. It can only have one destination, which is the Huazhou Museum.

Once you see it outside, it is either stolen or a fake.

"It seems that this jade cup is indeed a fake."

Looking at the message sent by the other party, the three treasure appraisal masters were filled with shame. While apologizing to Shen Lisu, they lamented that they were not well-trained and were fooled by fakes.

When the guests saw this, they were completely confused. There actually were fakes in Wanzhenlou, and they were even spotted by a little girl.

"Today, I am grateful to Boss Su. Otherwise, the reputation of Wanzhenlou would be ruined."

Wei Fengchen was really grateful to Shen Lisu. It didn't matter if he received a fake item, he could just think of it as throwing money into the sea. But since it concerned the reputation and signboard of Wanzhenlou, the meaning was completely different.

"Boss Wei, you are too polite. This Wanzhenlou is indeed worthy of the title of Wanzhen product. It must be a treasure. Even if it is a fake, it deserves the title with such exquisite craftsmanship."

Shen Lisu cleverly replaced Zhen with Zhen, which saved some face for Wanzhenlou. Wei Fengchen felt much better after hearing this.

After hearing her explanation, the guests felt that Wanzhenlou was not to blame. The main reason was that the imitation technique was too advanced, even to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing. In terms of collection value alone, it was not completely useless.

"But no matter how good it is, it's still a fake."

Boss Wei took out the jade cup that almost ruined the reputation of Wanzhen Building and wanted to destroy it, but was stopped by Shen Lisu.

"Boss Wei, although it is a fake, the inherited craftsmanship is genuine. Instead of destroying it, it is better to display it openly and educate the guests. As long as you say that this is a jade cup made with modern technology, it will not be considered to have ruined the reputation of Wanzhenlou."

If the other party can make a fake, it is not necessarily impossible for them to make a second and a third one. It is impossible for Wanzhenlou to encounter this problem every time.

“It is better to dredge than to block.”

After the public realizes that there is such an exquisite imitation of this jade cup, they will be less likely to be deceived again. Wanzhenlou can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing and did a good thing.

After hearing what she said, everyone present felt that it made sense, so Wei Fengchen put down the jade cup and gave instructions to the waiter.

"Put this jade cup in the center of the exhibition area and explain the whole story clearly. It can serve as a constant reminder for us."

"Yes."

The matter of the jade cup has been settled, and the three treasure appraisers have become more enthusiastic about Shen Lisu. After all, if this fake is really spread from Wanzhen Tower, their reputation will be ruined.

"I heard that Boss Su is engaged in the jade carving business. Are you a jade carver?"

"Teachers, please be polite. Just call me Su Jin."

Shen Lisu always treats people differently according to their status. If the other person is polite, she will definitely not be rude.

"I only know a little bit, not a master."

"My dear Su, you are too modest. Just from your knowledge of jade carving, I can tell that you have real skills."

When facing the three treasure appraisers, Shen Lisu was still able to make her remarks meaningful, which shows that she is very confident in her judgment.

"By the way, Su Xiaoyou came to Wanzhen Building, are you looking to buy antiques?"

After being reminded of this, Wei Fengchen and Shen Lisu both remembered the important matter.

"Boss Su has something to discuss with me. Teachers, why don't you go back to your respective jobs first? I will invite Boss Su to have dinner with me later, and you can talk slowly?"

The boss had spoken, and even the treasure appraiser had to give him face, so they sent the man upstairs with a smile and went about their business.

I followed Wei Fengchen into her office. Before I had time to look around, I smelled the aroma of wine. She really loves wine.

"Boss Wei, I have a favor to ask of you."

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