Chapter 442 Distinguishing Real from Fake


    "You annoying fool, I have to see what kind of surprise you''ve got for me? If it''s not a surprise, you


    better watch how I''ll deal with you!" Madison grumbled but ultimately handed over a hundred bucks.


    Daniel unfolded ''The Red Cloud'' in his hand and pointed at it triumphantly to Smart. "See this


    moron? This is the genuine Piet Mondrian I got for a hundred bucks. You lost, so get on your knees


    and call me grandpa!"


    Smart replied with a coldugh, followed by a mocking response. "Country boy, what are you


    saying? You''re calling that thing a genuine Mondrian? Anyone with eyes can see it''s just a print."


    "A print? Oh, Smart, you are living up to your nickname. Here I am with a real Piet Mondrian and


    you''re calling it a print? You spent nine billion on what''s clearly a fake and you think it''s real. It’s


    clear now, you can’t tell real from fake."


    Daniel turned to look at Xavier with a smile, "Xavier, as the leading appraiser and the president of


    the Antiques Association, what do you think of my ''The Red Cloud'' by Piet Mondrian?"


    "I think? Ha!", Xavier let out a scornfulugh and said coldly, "You call that a painting? It''s a print,


    worth maybe five dors on a street stall, if anyone would even take it."


    "Xavier, you''re the top antique guy in the country, and you''re saying my genuine Mondrian isn''t


    worth more than a five-dor street stall item? Could it be you''re as senseless as Smart?"


    Daniel''s words turned Xavier''s face green with anger. "Who are you calling senseless, farm boy?


    You''re the fool! With a print worth less than five dors iming it''s a Mondrian original, spending a


    hundred on such trash, you must be out of your mind!"


    After berating Daniel, Xavier pointed at ''The Red Cloud'' and questioned Leo, "Leo, how much did


    you pay for that thing?"


    "It''s worthless! That whole basket is junk I got for ten bucks total. It''s there to fool the fools, you


    know? Some fools always look for valuable things at low prices. A ten-dor investment for a


    basketful selling at a hundred each—that''s thousands of times the profit!"


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    Pausing, Leo continued his ridicule of Daniel, "Although that basket is all profit, it sells poorly. Just


    look at the thickyer of dust on it. They hardly ever sell because fools like this country boy here are


    rare. It takes a long time to find one!"


    Hearing Leo''s words, Smart burst into roaringughter. "Ha ha ha ha..."


    Afterughing, Smart, full of mockery, asked Daniel, "Did you hear that, country boy? Leo said your


    ''The Red Cloud''—he got a whole basket for ten bucks. Each one cost less than ten cents and you?


    You paid a hundred dors for it."