Chapter 1153


    After walking for a short while, they came across an old-looking building.


    "This is Treasure Hall, the best antique shop in South Bay City," Momo introduced it. She then


    entered the shop with Fade.


    The shop was gigantic. It was packed with people and was home to a vast selection of items.


    Fade and Momo began browsing through the items sold. There were a lot of excellent products on


    disy, but they were all pretty cheap with a price range of a few thousand to a few ten thousand


    yuan. There were a few exceptions that cost more than a hundred thousand yuan, however.


    These products were obviously very rare and luxurious for the masses, but for someone like Fade


    and Momo, they were verymon.


    Therefore, Fade said to Momo after he took a quick nce around, "Let''s go upstairs and see if


    there is anything better upstairs."


    Momo thought for a while and shook her head, "Let''s pick something out here first, something


    cheap. It''s the thought that counts, right? We will get something better for Grandpater."


    After hearing what Momo said, Fade nodded in agreement. He then let Momo pick out around six to


    seven objects that cost about a hundred thousand yuan in total. Momo paid for them all.


    They put all that away, and now it was time for the main event: they were going to choose a gift for


    Egbert.


    Egbert was the head of the Soo family and had a profound love for calligraphy. Amon gift


    wouldn''t be able to capture his attention.


    Hence, Fade and Momo went to the second and third floor to browse for a better gift.All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    However, they were somewhat disappointed. The products on disy on the second and third floors


    were miles better than the first floor, with their prices ranging from a hundred thousand yuan to


    more than a hundred million yuan.


    However, Momo wasn''t impressed. They weren''t exclusive enough. If they got anything there for


    Egbert, he probably wouldn''t like it. Egbert might even think that Fade was just trying to undermine


    him. After all, calligraphy was his passion.


    Both of them talked to the owner and asked him to disy his finest calligraphy products but


    ultimately, Momo did not fancy any of them.


    However, it made sense.


    Egbert was the head of the Soo family and a calligraphy enthusiast. Treasure Hall was also the best


    antique store in the area. Egbert must have been there countless times by now.


    If there were anything here that caught Egbert''s eyes, he must have purchased it already. Given the


    wealth of the Soo family, spending millions on antiques was probably normal.


    They lingered around in the shop but still couldn''t find anything suitable. Momo frowned and wanted


    to just simply get a gift for Egbert and be done with it.


    At that moment, the owner came over and said, "Hello, there is an Antique Appreciation Conference


    going on right now in our backyard. Maybe you would find something you like there?"


    "Antique Appreciation Conference? What''s that?" Momo asked.


    The owner answered, "The Antique Appreciation Conference is an appreciation event held by


    several famous shops in Pentagon Street together with some of our regr customers. Everyone


    will bring in their prized antique collection and gather around to have a little exhibition."


    "If you find anything you like, you could also purchase it straight from the owner."


    Fade and Momo''s eyes lit up instantly after they heard what he said.


    It was because there were bound to be some rare antiques present at the conference. After all, the


    people attending were famous shop owners and crazed antique collectors.


    "Could you please bring us there?" Momo asked.


    After that, both of them went to the backyard of Treasure Hall under the owner’s escort.


    The backyard was quite spacious. It had been modelled into a small marketce with rare antiques


    on disy for onlookers to admire.


    Fade and Momo immediately headed towards the calligraphy section and began to carefully go


    through all the antiques there. They wanted to find something for Egbert and also hope that the


    owner would be willing to part with it.


    In the end, Momo did take a liking to some of the paintings and drawings, but the price was too


    high. Some of the owners weren''t looking to sell their stuff too. Momo was distraught.


    Just as they were about to call it a day and leave...


    A crowd of people were gathered and were making argemotion about something in front.


    "Mr. Liu,e and have a look. What do you think about this painting?" "I think it''s a counterfeit.


    This doesn’t look like the work of Einstein Zheng!"


    "However, judging by the markings on the paper, it seems to be from the same era."


    Upon hearing that, Fade and Momo shot each other a look and said, "Let''s go take a look."


    They squeezed through the crowd and saw an ancient calligraphy painting being disyed on a


    table. Everyone gathered around the table and were admiring and discussing it.


    The owner of the painting was a sixty-year old man with grey hair and wrinkles. He stood at the


    side, silently watching everyone admire his painting. His name was Oberon.


    At that point, a few collectors had already begun talking to him. They tried to get more information


    out of him about the painting.


    "Mister, where is this painting from?"


    "Einstein Zheng'' s paintings are a national treasure! If this is genuine, then it would be a priceless


    relic!"


    "Mister, do you have a price in mind? How much are you asking for this painting?"


    Oberon gave them a simple reply. He had a straight face and said, "I''m not letting this painting go


    for less than twenty million yuan. For those that are skeptical about the authenticity of the painting,


    you can leave now."


    The price swayed a lot of buyers. A lot of them were hesitant.


    After all, Oberon said that this was a genuine piece of Einstein Zheng''s work. He wouldn''t have sold


    it if it weren''t for some family issues.


    Now, if what he said was true, these collectors would battle it out even if it was two hundred million


    yuan.


    However, there was a ring problem. Everyone was scrutinising the painting, yet they couldn''t


    verify its legitimacy.


    That was because everyone knew Einstein''s work too well. Everyone had memorized his every


    stroke and even his handwriting down to everyst detail. Of course, there were a lot of imitators as


    well.


    Hence, even when they saw some traces of Einstein''s techniques on the painting, no one was able


    to discern if that piece of art was forged or not.


    After all, modern counterfeiting technology was very advanced. Even professionals wouldmit


    the asional blunder sometimes.


    In addition, if these groups of collectors made the wrong judgment, two hundred million yuan was


    not a small sum of money.


    It was precisely because of that that everyone seemed interested but were reluctant to put out an


    offer.


    Momo also looked at the painting, but she wasn’t very knowledgeable about it. She wasn''t any


    better than these collectors.