Chapter: 1723

"Alright!" Ye Chen nodded: "Then let's settle it like this. If I lose, I'll eat my fan as a snack. If you lose, you'll eat your jade pendant as a snack."

"What the heck!" Kong De Long gritted his teeth: "Fine! I'm not going to believe it! Let's make it official! My emerald pendant is worth 24 million, and I have transaction records to prove it. How much is this broken fan of yours worth?"

Ye Chen had no idea how much this fan was actually worth.

However, he knew that Qi Bai Shi's paintings had been skyrocketing in value over the past few years, with their prices increasing faster than those of emeralds.

Although this is just a fan face, it's not something done on a whim. It's a very carefully crafted feng shui diagram.

Qi Bai Shi's top-level artwork, "Pine Tree Standing Tall," has been sold for over 4 billion yuan in the past, and if it were put up for auction now, it might even break 8 billion.

Cui Yanzhong was not an ordinary person. He collected things that were undoubtedly masterpieces of Qi Bai Shi's.

Since it's a masterpiece, just the fan face alone probably costs tens of millions. Add in this exquisite fan bone with perfect golden streaks, and the price is definitely above 24 million.

"So then, Ye Chen opened his mouth and said: 'Can someone who knows art come and appraise this fan face, how much is it worth?'"

'"Fan face?" Kong De Long raised an eyebrow: "What kind of nonsense? The painting is so ugly it's dead!"'

"Someone nearby suddenly exclaimed: 'Hey! This looks like a Qi Bai Shi artwork! It's the Lucky Fortune Fan Face, and this fan face has a big reputation!'"

"That's right!" someone else chimed in: 'This fan face seems to be from one of Christie's auctions a few years ago. If I'm not mistaken, it should have been sold to the chairman of the board for 4888 million yuan!'"

"'Chairman of the board? That's the same person who publicly announced his recovery and took back control of the family business yesterday?'"

"That's right!"

"Strange, how did this young man come by a collector's item from the chairman of the board? Must it have been stolen?''

"Stolen? That's not very likely, but nor is it possible that it's the real deal. I estimate it's a fake or was copied by someone skilled in contemporary art.'"

Kong De Long heard these conversations and had a few minutes to smile, then said to Ye Chen: 'Well, Ye Chen, you're really using counterfeit goods to deceive my grandma, you're really looking for death!''

Grandma Kong looked embarrassed and said: 'Hey, don't argue like kids here. Light matters, heavy emotions. Why bother finding out the real price? De Long, take a step back. After all, Ye Chen is our guest, and he came from afar.'"

"That's how it is!" Kong De Long gritted his teeth and said, "Grandma, this young man has really taken me for a ride! I'm definitely not going to let him off scot-free this time!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand fan in agitation, sneering, "Oh yeah, Ye Chen, if that's the real deal, it would be worth more than my jade pendant. But you're holding a fake, and you expect it to be valued at three thousand dollars? How ridiculous! Just swallow it already!"

Ye Chen asked with a smile, "Why do you say it's fake?"

Kong De Long pointed to the people surrounding them, saying, "Everyone just said that, didn't they? You must have heard it too. So, don't try to argue now."

As he spoke, Kong De Long said with disgust, "That fan face is genuine, and it belongs to Chairman Cui's hands. Do you think you can get a collector's item from Chairman Cui just because you're an insignificant trinket?"

Ye Chen laughed, saying, "You're right, that fan face really was given to me by Chairman Cui. I just heard someone nearby say that the price back then was 48 million yuan. That's already more than your jade pendant is worth, so I'm not going to waste my time arguing with you. Just hurry up and swallow that jade pendant of yours."

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