Chapter 539

These words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding above Shen Tianhong's head.

His face darkened and he said, "Director Qu, are you serious about this?"

Curator Qu’s eyes were firm and he nodded and said: “Mr. Shen, it’s absolutely true. I’m in the memorial hall and I work with master Xu Beihong’s paintings every day, especially this painting of horses, which is the treasure of our museum. It’s just so understanding.”

“If I only look at it with my naked eyes, it’s really hard to spot the difference, but once I get my hands on it, the feeling of the real thing and the fake one are really different.”

"It's not that the experts at the auction house are not good at it, it's just that the imitation of this painting is so realistic that only someone like me who can live with "Horses" every day can tell the difference."

"Mr. Shen, please believe me, you took a fake picture!"

When Shen Tianhong saw Director Qu being so sure, his face turned dark immediately.

"It's actually fake!"

He quickly winked at the butler.

Butler Zhang Youren immediately understood and quickly ordered the bodyguards to stay alert to avoid media reporters approaching.

A dignified figure in Jiangbei spent such a high-profile and exorbitant price of 23 million, but in the end he actually made a fake. If word spread, it would definitely make a big joke.

Shen Tianhong definitely didn't want this matter to be exposed, so he said to the director of Qu with a serious face: "This is not the place to talk. There is a cafe upstairs. Let's talk in detail."

Curator Qu also knew the seriousness of this matter and nodded quickly in response: "Okay Mr. Shen, I understand what you mean."

Then, Shen Tianhong glanced at Chu Yang again and said in a serious tone: "You can come too."

Shen Tianhong felt that since Director Qu said this painting was a forgery, it must have something to do with Chu Yang. He wanted to get to the bottom of this matter and settle it.

Chu Yang said nothing and followed Shen Tianhong and Director Qu to the cafe upstairs.

The cafe was under direct martial law by Shen Tianhong's bodyguards, and no one else was allowed to enter.

After the three of them sat down, Shen Tianhong said to Director Qu: "From what Director Qu said, this painting is 100% a fake."

Curator Qu nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Shen, I can confirm that it is 100% a copy."

Later, Director Qu asked: "By the way, Mr. Shen, do you have any inside information? Do you know where the auction house got this painting from?"

"I don't mean anything else. I just think that except for the paper and ink that are different from the original, this copy is top-notch in other features, including the brushwork and ink. It is an absolute work of sincerity by the master. I say it is. When Xu Beihong was alive, it was not too much."

In Shen Tianhong's opinion, Director Qu's high praise for the painter is normal, because he also believes that this painting is the greatest work of Chinese painting in the world.

Shen Tianhong turned his gaze to Chu Yang and asked, "Tell me, where did you get this painting, and who is the artist of this painting?"

Curator Qu also looked at Chu Yang. Before, he was curious as to why Shen Tianhong asked Chu Yang to come up, thinking that Chu Yang was Shen Tianhong's grandson. Only now did he know the reason.

Chu Yang faced Shen Tianhong and sneered: "Didn't I tell you earlier that I copied this painting? If you don't believe it, and now you ask me again, you probably still don't believe it. What's the point of me saying it again!"

Hearing this, a flash of anger flashed across Shen Tianhong's face.

He said in a gloomy voice: "You kid, you are still fighting with me!"

"Quickly tell me who painted this painting!"

"I will only give you ten seconds, otherwise I will make you disappear completely in Jiangbei today!"