The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Many of the people there did business with the Lu Group, so they naturally smiled and greeted Lu Chaoyang.

He Chen followed timidly behind him. "Thank you so much, Brother Chaoyang. If I didn’t know you, I really wouldn’t have known what to do! My dad said these people would definitely give me a hard time and that this is a test for me."

"He should just give me the company when he dies! I don’t get what there is to test. It’s not like he has any other sons."

Lu Chaoyang explained, "Managing a company isn’t that easy, especially one as large as your family’s. My cousin used to run our family’s company, and I only took over after he disappeared. I’m not doing nearly as good a job as he did."

"And now I’ve let the company fall into this state..." As he spoke, Lu Chaoyang took a seemingly troubled sip of his drink.

He Chen said hurriedly, "I’ll invest! I’ll invest in you, Brother Chaoyang, don’t be upset. As long as you can help me pull off this private auction, my dad can invest in you. I’ll definitely convince him!"

"Thank you, Chen." Lu Chaoyang’s expression was one of pure sincerity.

’He had this little fool from the He Family completely under his thumb. What was so hard about an appraisal event? For Lu Chaoyang, it was laughably simple.’

’It’s just a matter of going through the motions.’ He scanned the room, and his eyes landed on... ’Gu Shengsheng?’

’How did she qualify to attend an event like this?’

***

Most of the attendees were well-known figures in the industry.

Everyone was enthusiastic at first, but after a full tour of the room, no one had found anything worthwhile.

By now, everyone had realized something was off. There wasn’t a single genuine treasure here!

How could the He Family put out such junk to fool people?

Everyone had come because of Chairman He’s reputation. It was one thing for him to send a junior to host, but to present this kind of rubbish was another thing entirely.

Zhang Sanwang walked beside Gu Shengsheng, growing angrier with every step. "Seriously? I know this is being held in Pan Garden, but that doesn’t mean they should fill the place entirely with fakes, does it?"

"Aren’t they just making a fool out of us? They invite all these people, all top figures in the industry, just to insult our intelligence?"

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "You’re right. At a glance, there isn’t a single good piece here."

"They’re all fakes, but they aren’t even high-quality fakes. Anyone here can tell."

After a moment, she added, "Let’s just rest for a bit. We’ll see how everyone else reacts."

Half an hour passed, and not a single person had gotten up to inspect the items. Instead, everyone was sitting and chatting amongst themselves.

If it weren’t disrespectful to Chairman He to leave early, they would have already walked out.

What was all this junk!

Was Chairman He just playing them all for fools?

By now, He Chen had also noticed that no one was making a move or showing the slightest bit of interest.

He said, at a loss, "It seems like they all know these things aren’t real."

Lu Chaoyang said, "Whether they know or not, you have to follow Chairman He’s instructions. Our goal isn’t to sell these items, but to gain greater advantages. Otherwise, why would we hold this private appraisal event? To do charity?"

Lu Chaoyang’s expression was laced with sarcasm as he spoke.

He Chen might be a fool, but he was an obedient one.

He Chen relaxed after hearing Lu Chaoyang’s words.

Soon after, the inspection period ended and the auction began.

The first item was a Glazed Bottle. Opening bid: 12 million yuan.

The price was called, but not a single person made a sound.

Zhang Sanwang leaned toward Gu Shengsheng and whispered, "A ’high-quality replica’ like this starting at twelve million yuan? Do they really take us all for idiots?"

Pan Bowen laughed. "They were probably hoping to rip off us business types who enjoy collecting. We might not understand this stuff, but we all brought our own experts."

"They won’t be fooling anyone."

"I really don’t get why Chairman He is pulling all these tricks. Aren’t these fakes obvious? We can spot them without a second thought."

When it comes to forgeries, there are some masterpieces that even top-tier Treasure Appraisers can’t identify. But the items on display here looked like they came from a street stall.

All of them were shoddy goods.

Everyone was growing suspicious.

Four or five more items were presented, and all were met with the same silence.

The whole affair was becoming a joke.

Pan Bowen was the first to speak up. "Young Master He, take a look at your own wares. Are you deliberately making a mockery of us?"

A torrent of ridicule followed from the others:

"The He Family has some nerve. We came here because we trusted you, but what is this? Did you just scrape these things together from junk heaps?"

"What a joke!"

The crowd erupted in jeers. Everyone’s disgust for He Chen hit its peak.

He Chen immediately began to apologize. "I’m sorry, everyone, I’m so sorry... I’m the one who brought these items. They really came from my family’s storeroom, I had no idea!"

"There was nothing wrong with them when I got them. Maybe... maybe someone from the outside swapped them..."

Just then, Lu Chaoyang announced, "We’ve requested a video link with Chairman He. We need to get this matter cleared up."

Sure enough, two minutes later, a refined-looking elderly man appeared on the screen.

He addressed the crowd, "These antiques were indeed swapped out. I was unable to make it today. However, my collection consists of far more than just these pieces."

"Next, I will bring out everything from my personal reserve! This time, we will enforce strict procedures!"

At this, He Chen looked like he wanted to protest. "Dad! But that’s your entire life’s collection!"

"Shut up! Look at this mess you’ve made. If everyone hadn’t told me, I would have never known what a huge disaster you’ve caused!"

"The items were lost, He Chen, and it’s all your fault! I don’t think you should even dream of being my heir anymore!"

After his father finished speaking, He Chen dropped to his knees.

He only stood up after the video call ended, then led everyone present to his family’s storeroom.

Upon arriving at the storeroom, everything seemed to be in order.

But Gu Shengsheng felt something was wrong.

’This all seems to be flowing as smoothly as water, but every link in the chain feels connected. It’s like there’s an elaborate trap waiting for us.’

’Right now, it’s all just intuition.’

’I’ll have to wait and see what their real plan is.’

Now that they were in the He Family’s genuine storeroom, all their earlier resentment vanished.

They were here now! How could they not make a profit?

The eyes of the people around them began to glitter with greed.

"This is a genuine blue and white porcelain vase, excellent, excellent..."

"The workmanship on this silk ribbon is exquisite. Based on my years of experience, this must have been brought back by Zheng He during his voyages. Yes, that’s it."

"Is this a crown! It looks like an ornament once worn by the wife of Louis XII..."

Everyone was frantically marking the items they wanted, as if they were in a mad scramble.

Gu Shengsheng casually placed her hand on a diamond brooch.

[System]:

Item: Diamond Star Brooch

Date: 2013

Description: A high-quality replica. The original Diamond Star Brooch was made by Koechert in 1887. This particular brooch was manufactured ten years ago.

Market Value: 300,000

Gu Shengsheng now understood what was happening.

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