"Go to the second floor for appraisal. The appraisal fee is 500 yuan.”
The receptionist at the entrance of the Shenghao Auction House said indifferently.
He did not take Li Ke seriously at all.
This was because almost all the people who came here to consign said that their items were antiques passed down from their families. Where did so many antiques come from?
Some of them only had a history of 20 to 30 years, yet they came to appraise it and insisted that their things were valuable. It was a waste of effort!
Without a doubt.
The receptionist at the entrance of the Sheng Hao Auction House also thought that Li Ke was such a person, so he used an indifferent tone.
Li Ke was slightly shocked.
The appraisal fee was actually 500 yuan. This might not be expensive for others, but for Li Ke, it was basically all of his assets.
It was fortunate that Li Ke had brought all of his assets with him. Moreover, Li Ke knew that what he had brought was a real cultural relic of the Great Tang, which was definitely worth a lot of money!
Therefore, Li Ke gritted his teeth and paid 500 yuan to go to the second floor.
There were a few offices and a desk on the second floor.
The office desk was on the second floor facing the stairs. There was a signboard on it with the words " Master Duanmu " written on it.
Before Li Ke came, he had already investigated.
This Master Duanmu was the Grand Sage Auction House's appraisal master. His appraisal standards were extremely high, and generally speaking, he would not make any mistakes.
Li Ke had thought that even if Master Duanmu wasn't an old man, he would at least be a middle-aged man. However, he didn't expect that the person sitting there was only a young man who looked a few years older than Li Ke!
"Master Duanmu, you're so young!”
Li Ke was slightly surprised, but he didn't specifically ask anything. Instead, he took out an ink painting from his bag.
"You're appraising antiques, right? It's also a family heirloom, right? Which dynasty is it from?”
Master Duanmu, who was sitting opposite him, looked like he was already familiar with the light carriage. He asked directly.
Li Ke placed the ink-wash painting in front of him and said calmly,"Tang Dynasty."
"Hmm?"
Master Duanmu frowned and looked at Li Ke unhappily.
Because this ink painting…
It was too brand new!
What kind of antique had he seen that was so brand new that it looked like it had just been painted? Moreover, it was a so-called family heirloom. This person must be crazy!
Was there a need to appraise it?
As long as one's brain wasn't sick, they would be able to tell that this was fake!
Master Duanmu pushed the ink-wash painting back and said coldly,""This is fake. You can leave now.”
Li Ke frowned.
He had just brought this ink-wash painting out of the palace, and now this person was telling him that it was fake!
Who was the crazy one?
"Master Duanmu, you haven't started the appraisal yet."”
"This doesn't need to be appraised at all. The traces of the ink painting are still there. It's only been painted less than a month ago. How can it be from the Tang Dynasty?”
Master Duanmu said impatiently.
Li Ke was also unhappy and reiterated,"Master Duanmu, you should appraise it.”
"Are you crazy? I already said that this is fake. You can't tell, but can't I? Do you think I'm blind?”
Master Duanmu seemed to be furious. He stood up and said unhappily.
"You're indeed blind. You can't even distinguish the cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty. How can you be qualified to sit here and appraise antiques?!”
However, Li Ke sneered and also stood up and shouted coldly. He knew very well whether the thing was real or not.
It was fine if this person did not appraise it!
Now, he insisted that it was fake. It was simply ridiculous!
"This person is not Master Duanmu. The real Master Duanmu was in the office next door!”
At this moment, the system's voice sounded in Li Ke's mind. Li Ke had always trusted the system 100%, so after all this time, this young man in front of him was playing him again?!
Li Ke's eyes turned cold as he looked at the young man and said,""Let the real Master Duanmu come out!”
"I am Duanmu…" the young man said arrogantly.
"Zha Zha-"
The sound of a door being pushed open was heard. Then, an old man in his fifties walked out. He immediately shouted at the young man in displeasure,
"Zhang Chen, why didn't you call me when someone was appraising the relics?!”
Zhang Chen's expression changed instantly.
He immediately lowered his voice and said,"Master Duanmu, this is not to appraise the cultural relics. This is simply to cause trouble!"”
"I spent 500 yuan to cause trouble. This is my business.!”
Li Ke sneered when he heard this.
"You…"
Zhang Chen was speechless. He could only point his finger at Li Ke. He didn't know what to curse at.
Master Duanmu waved his hand and looked at Li Ke.""Young man, what do you want to appraise?”
The same ink-wash painting was placed in front of Master Duanmu.
" This is an ink painting from the Tang Dynasty," Li Ke said seriously." Master, please help me appraise it. Also, help me estimate the price of this painting."”
Master Duanmu grunted softly, put on his glasses, and began to appraise.
As for Zhang Chen, he was obviously just a small fry who helped Master Duanmu with his chores.
How could such a small fry pretend to be Master Duanmu!
If not for the help of the system in his mind, Li Ke might have fallen for Zhang Chen's trick today.
At this point!
Li Ke did not have a good expression towards this Zhang Chen at all. In fact, he was extremely disgusted!
Zhang Chen sneered at the side and said,"This painting is not even more than a year old. If it was from the Tang Dynasty, I would bark like a dog and crawl out of here today!”
A wicked smile flashed across Li Ke's face.”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:121920185:42PM
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