Chapter 1050 [1050] Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?

Chen Qiushan hurriedly grabbed Pang Daqian and said, "Old Pang, what are you doing? Sit down quickly."

As he spoke, he checked Ye Feng's expression, fearing that he had angered him.

However, Ye Feng was completely unaware of it. He was completely focused on the food and didn't even lift his eyelids.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Pang Daqian was finally pushed back to his seat, but he still had a cold face, didn't speak, and didn't move his chopsticks.

Chen Qiushan coughed awkwardly, poured a glass of wine for everyone, and then took it up on his own initiative, "Brother Ye just came back from the casino today, this meal is to welcome you back."

Ye Feng put down his chopsticks, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with his, then tilted his head back and gulped down all the wine in the glass, "Thank you, Brother Chen, for your hospitality."

After saying that, he continued to eat with his head down, without even looking at Pang Daqian.

The more Pang Daqian looked at this young man, the more he disliked him. He could not see any advantages in him, but a lot of his shortcomings had been exposed.

Before, Chen Qiushan had praised him like a flower in front of him, but he didn't expect that he would be such a person.

Chen Qiushan didn't mind. After drinking, he put down the empty glass and said to Pang Daqian, "Old Pang, quickly take out your treasure and let Brother Ye take a look at it."

Pang Daqian sneered, "I don't think that's necessary. So many experts have verified that it's an authentic work by Zheng Banqiao. What else could be the problem?"

"Besides, even if there is a problem, some people may not be able to see it, right?"

Chen Qiushan was a little displeased when he heard him still being sarcastic. "Lao Pang, Brother Ye is my honored guest. Even if you are doing it for my sake, shouldn't you be a little polite?"

Pang Daqian was stunned.

He and Chen Qiushan have known each other for many years and their relationship has always been very harmonious, and they have never had a quarrel over anything.

And today, Chen Qiushan actually spoke coldly to him because of an undisciplined boy?

This made his heart skip a beat, "Old Chen, I... I didn't mean that..."

Chen Qiushan raised his hand to interrupt him, "Since you want to entrust Sotheby's to auction this calligraphy and painting for you, it must be appraised by Brother Ye."

"Without his authentication, we at Sotheby's would not dare to take this risk."

What he said was even more exaggerated, directly raising Ye Feng's importance to a level that could not be ignored.

In other words, without Ye Feng's nod, his calligraphy and painting would have no chance of entering the auction.

Pang Daqian was unhappy, but he really needed help from others, so he had to reluctantly take out a wooden box he had brought with him.

This wooden box is about two feet long and is carved with a relief of two dragons playing with a pearl. It can be said to be very exquisite.

"Wow, this box is so beautiful." Chen Xuan immediately exclaimed.

She saw that Mr. Pang disliked Ye Feng, so she wanted to ease the relationship between them.

But Pang Daqian didn't appreciate it and replied coldly, "What's the point of a pretty box? What's important is what's inside."

Chen Xuan felt embarrassed and immediately shut up.

But Ye Feng's eating action paused, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Is it anyone else's turn to scold his woman?
When Pang Daqian said that, Chen Qiushan knew that something bad was going to happen, and hurriedly looked at Ye Feng apologetically, "Old Pang is just a straightforward person, brother Ye, don't take it personally." Ye Feng glanced at him, then said nothing and continued eating.

Chen Qiushan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ye Feng still gave him face and did not lose his temper immediately.

With Brother Ye's current status, if he were to lose his temper at someone, that person would most likely not be able to survive in Yangcheng.

It was also his fault for not telling Pang Daqian all his identities before, otherwise he would have been more restrained.

Pang Daqian didn't realize that in just a short moment, he had already been to the gates of hell.

He opened the wooden box and carefully took out a scroll from it. He looked so cautious, just like a eunuch holding an imperial edict.

"Brother Ye, this painting is a bamboo and rock painting by Zheng Banqiao that Lao Pang bought for more than five million yuan more than ten years ago. He has always treasured it. Because he urgently needs money recently, he wants to take it to our auction house for auction..."

As Chen Qiushan explained, he and Pang Daqian opened the painting of bamboo and rocks. They were both very careful, fearing that they would cause any damage to this priceless treasure.

The painting is about one foot wide and one meter long, with mountains, rocks and bamboos painted on it. Although it is painted with only a few strokes, the brushstrokes are mature and quite artistic.

In the upper left part of the painting, there is a poem:

One section after another, thousands of branches and tens of thousands of leaves.

I won't bloom, so as not to attract bees and butterflies.

There is a signature at the end of the poem: Banqiao Zheng Xie, and below is the author's seal.

In addition, there are many seals on various corners of the painting, all of which are seals of collectors, which also indirectly proves the credibility of the painting.

Zheng Xie, also known by his courtesy name Kerou, pseudonyms Li'an and Banqiao, was a famous calligraphy and painting master in the Qing Dynasty.

In recent years, the auction prices of Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and paintings have repeatedly set new highs, with the highest price reaching more than 40 million.

"Brother Ye, this painting has been appraised by all the appraisers in our auction house. They all agree that it is an authentic work by Zheng Banqiao. The starting price has been temporarily set at 10 million."

"Can you help me judge the value of this painting?"

Chen Qiushan asked cautiously. He did not ask "Is it real or fake?" but asked "What is the estimated value?", which showed that he was very confident in the painting.

Ye Feng did not answer immediately, but continued to eat with his head down.

Chen Qiushan was not in a hurry and just stood there waiting.

The box suddenly became very quiet.

Pang Daqian became even more displeased when he saw that he was still putting on airs.

Just when he couldn't help but want to get angry, Ye Feng raised his eyes and glanced at him, then lowered his head to eat, "Do you want to hear the truth, or do you want to hear a lie?"

Chen Qiushan nodded hurriedly, "Of course it's true."

While chewing, Ye Feng casually replied, "Fake."

The box fell into silence again.

(End of this chapter)