The media behind the reporters at the scene have been reporting a lot about the bronze statue of a horse and an animal head at the auction.
Some media even secretly received funds from France in order to keep it popular.
But now, Su Cheng actually told them that the bronze statue of the horse head at the auction was fake?
The reporters were in an uproar, their faces full of shock and disbelief.
They looked at each other, not knowing how to react for a moment.
Some reporters quickly picked up the equipment in their hands and recorded this shocking news, preparing to send it back to the headquarters as soon as possible;
Some reporters couldn’t wait to ask Su City for details, and the microphones were extended to Su City. before.
"Mr. Su, what evidence do you have to prove that your bronze statue of a horse head is authentic?" a reporter asked anxiously.
Su Cheng looked calm and slowly said: "I sent people to find this bronze statue of a horse head in the UK a few years ago. At that time, the bronze statue of the twelve zodiac animal heads was internationally recognized. It doesn’t have any reputation yet, so it can be said that there is no sense of forgery at all.
In addition, after I found it, I also invited several Chinese national antique experts, and they all confirmed that this statue was. The bronze horse head statue is the lost bronze statue of the horse head in the Old Summer Palace! ”
The reporters recorded Su Cheng's words one after another, and their hearts were full of contradictions.
On the one hand, they had previously vigorously reported on the bronze statue of a horse head in France, but now they were told that it was fake, which undoubtedly put them in an embarrassing situation;
On the other hand, they I also realize that this is a major news event, and if we can dig deeper, it will definitely cause a huge sensation.
Some conscientious journalists began to reflect on their behavior of being influenced by foreign funds and decided to investigate the matter in an objective and fair manner.
As the news spread, there was an uproar in all walks of life.
The news quickly spread around the world through various media channels.
In Paris, the wealthy people who were originally planning to participate in the auction quickly learned about the press conference held in Sioux City and gave up their bidding plans.
The Drouot auction house in Paris fell into an unprecedented embarrassing situation. They had to urgently suspend the evening auction and begin an investigation into the incident.
People have raised serious doubts about the authenticity of the auction, and also expressed outrage at the media that were manipulated by funds from Western countries.
Relevant departments quickly intervened in the investigation and tried to restore the truth of the matter.
Su Cheng's remarks were like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves.
Those who originally believed that the bronze horse head statue at the French auction was authentic began to re-examine the entire incident.
Some people support Su Cheng's statement, believing that he has enough evidence and reasons to prove that the bronze horse head statue in his hand is the real lost cultural relic of the Yuanmingyuan;
There are also people who are skeptical. attitude, thinking that Su Cheng might have deliberately created a gimmick for some purpose.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the media who had vigorously reported on the French horse head bronze statue were in a dilemma.
They had to re-examine their reporting position and conduct an in-depth investigation of the evidence provided by Sioux City.
Some media began to send out their best reporter teams to try to dig out more inside stories about the real and fake horse head bronze statues.
At the same time, the international cultural relics community was also shocked by this incident.
Cultural relic experts and scholars from various countries have expressed their opinions.
Some experts believe that Su Cheng’s statement has a certain degree of credibility. After all, the bronze statue of the animal head in the Old Summer Palace did not attract much attention in the early days, and the possibility of forgery is small.
Other experts believe that Su Cheng's words alone are not enough to confirm that the bronze statue of the horse head in his hand is authentic, and more rigorous identification and research are needed.
In order to determine the authenticity of the bronze horse head statue, the relevant departments organized an appraisal meeting composed of top domestic and foreign cultural relic experts.
At the appraisal meeting, Su Cheng solemnly presented the bronze statue of the horse head in his hand to the experts.
Experts carefully observed every detail of the bronze statue and conducted in-depth analysis from multiple aspects such as material, craftsmanship, and historical traces.
Then make identification by comparing it with historical data.
After several days of intense identification, experts finally reached a preliminary conclusion.
Experts believe that the bronze horse head statue provided by Sioux City is consistent with the known characteristics of the bronze animal head statue in the Yuanmingyuan in many aspects.
The material, craftsmanship and historical traces of the bronze statue all show that it has a high degree of authenticity.
However, in order to ensure the accuracy of the conclusions, experts still need to conduct further research and verification.
While waiting for the final conclusion, public opinion continues to ferment.
People are paying more and more attention to this incident and are looking forward to the early revelation of the truth.
Reporters with conscience are also actively following the progress of the incident and delivering the latest news to the public in an objective and fair manner.
Finally, after nearly half a month of waiting, the experts gave the final identification results.
They unanimously determined that the bronze horse head statue in Su Cheng's hands was indeed a lost cultural relic of the Old Summer Palace.
After the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
People expressed admiration for Sioux City's courage and persistence, but also condemned the media for being manipulated by foreign money.
As the truth came to light, the bronze statue of a horse head at the French auction was confirmed to be a fake.
Relevant departments investigated and dealt with the institutions and personnel involved in the auction to maintain the order of the cultural relics market.
The time has come to August 20. Twenty-one days have passed since a press conference was held in Lisu City to reveal the fake animal head bronze statue.
During this period, the popularity of the twelve zodiac animal head bronze statues has basically not decreased.
Now, after it has been confirmed that the one in Sioux City's hands is authentic and the one at the Drouot auction house in Paris is a fake, Sioux City's influence has been further improved.
He is no longer just a successful businessman, but also a hero who protects Chinese cultural relics in the eyes of many Chinese.
People's admiration for him is like a torrential river, endless.
Su Cheng's name frequently appeared in the headlines of major media, and his deeds were widely praised and became a hot topic among people after dinner.
The Drouot auction house in Paris actually auctioned fake antiques this time, which can be said to be a total loss of face.
It was once one of the world's leading auction houses, famous for its professional appraisal team and rigorous auction process.
However, this incident plummeted its reputation.
Many customers have lost trust in it and have expressed that they will be more cautious when choosing auction houses in the future.
The management of the auction house fell into deep self-blame and reflection. They began to re-examine their appraisal process and internal management, and determined to take a series of measures to restore the lost reputation.
After the results came out, the Paris Drouot auction house officially issued a public apology to the world.
They said in the statement that they felt deeply guilty and remorseful for this incident, and would take due responsibilities and promised to strengthen internal management, improve identification levels, and ensure that similar incidents would not occur again in the future.
Although this apology statement has alleviated public anger to a certain extent, it will take time and actual actions to fully restore the reputation.
At the same time, relevant counterfeit antique appraisers and others also pleaded guilty. They understand that their actions have violated the law and have also hurt the hearts of countless cultural relic lovers and collectors.
Faced with the majesty of the law, they did not choose to escape, but bravely faced their mistakes.
Their guilty plea is not only a reflection on their own behavior, but also a warning to the entire cultural relics market.
The Chinese cultural relic restorer and the foreigner who specialized in counterfeiting business were quickly caught by the Italian police after they fled to Italy.
In fact, the influence this time was so great that it attracted the attention of the whole world.
Their arrest allows people to see the determination and strength of international cooperation to combat cultural relics crime.
This also serves as a wake-up call to those who attempt to obtain benefits through counterfeiting and illegal means, letting them understand that illegal and criminal acts will eventually be punished by law.
With the further development of the incident, governments and cultural relics protection organizations in various countries have also strengthened their supervision of the cultural relics market.
They have stepped up their crackdown on cultural relic smuggling and counterfeiting, and strengthened international cooperation and information sharing.
Su Cheng didn't pay much attention to this, and his life gradually returned to calm.
For him, it was just an auction that greatly increased his influence, which was actually quite good.
Although he lives a low-key life today.
But in fact, he also hopes that his reputation will grow bigger and bigger.
Everyone wants "fame and fortune".
Sioux City is no exception.
However, he is very low-key in his own life circle.
Basically, it is rare to go outside the area of Tseung Kwan O and Clear Water Bay Peninsula.
Work and life are basically in this area.
On the business stage, Sioux City is like a bright superstar, exuding dazzling light.
With the development over the years, its companies have made remarkable achievements in various fields.
Wealth continues to flow to him like a tide, and the numbers on his account continue to rise. At this stage, money is really just a number to him, and it no longer has the same impressive value as it once had. The magic of excitement and desire.
In Saigon, Sioux City specially bought an island.
This decision was not spur of the moment but carefully considered.
When he first heard about the existence of this island, he was attracted by its unique charm.
This island is far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and seems to be an independent paradise.
It is located on the sea in the southeast of Sai Kung area, close to the Clear Water Bay Peninsula, surrounded by crystal clear waters, and the white sandy beaches sparkle charmingly under the sun.
The island is lined with green trees, and various exotic flowers and plants are blooming. The air is filled with the faint fragrance of flowers and the salty smell of sea water, which makes people intoxicated.
Sioux City did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to acquire this island in order to create a quiet and comfortable private space for itself.
He personally asked Mr. Bay, a world-famous architect, to carefully plan and transform the island.
On the basis of retaining the original natural scenery of the island, many modern facilities and comfortable living spaces have been added.
Luxury villas, spacious swimming pools, beautiful gardens and private docks are all available, making this island a true wonderland on earth.
The island has beautiful scenery. Occasionally, he would take a yacht and slowly sail to the island from a distance.
Sioux City always feels particularly happy when the yacht approaches the island.
On the island, Su Cheng also invited some of his generals or relatives and friends as guests.
In addition to enjoying leisure time, Sioux City will also think about some important business decisions on the island.
The peaceful environment here can make his thinking clearer and help him make smarter decisions.
In addition to occasionally going to this island for vacation, the most popular place in Suzhou is Central. On the top floor of the Hong Kong World Trade Center in Central, he also has his own large flat floor.
Here, you can overlook the entire Xiangjiang River.
Even, because the floor height was too high, he could even vaguely see several buildings over 200 meters in Pengcheng to the north.
These buildings were invested and constructed by two large companies, Su Group and Hutchison Whampoa Group. They have either been completed or topped out, and they have already become landmark buildings in Pengcheng.
In the past few years, the north has been developing at an absurdly fast rate thanks to Su City’s heavy investment.
It can be said that if compared with the mainland of another world, the development of Pengcheng in this world has at least reached the level of the mid-1990s in another world.
But now, it's just 1985.
Driven by Su Cheng alone, the development of Pengcheng has surpassed Pengcheng in another world by a full 10 years.
This is the benefit of large-scale investment.
Just like Japan and South Korea, with the help of beautiful countries, in just twenty years, their economic development has already become very scary.
Especially Japan, now claims to be able to buy the entire beautiful country.
Therefore, with sufficient funds for development, even Pengcheng, which was originally very backward, has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
The streets are full of high-rise buildings, as if they have the foundation of an international metropolis.
Because, driven by Su Cheng, not only their corporate investments, but also the investment intensity of many Xiangjiang businessmen such as Bao Yugang and Li Ka-shing were not small at all.
The intensity of these investments has already far exceeded that of another world.
In addition to Pengcheng, the same is true for Guancheng, Yangcheng, etc.
It can be said that Sioux City has single-handedly changed the speed of inland development in the world.
According to the current situation, by the 1990s, it may even reach the level of development after the millennium.
Tseung Kwan O, Su family villa, Su Cheng was sitting on a recliner, looking at the report materials of the mainland branch.
Behind him, Guan Jiahui was pressing his shoulders.
It has been more than a year since Guan Jiahui graduated from Xiangjiang University. After graduation, he went to work in a company owned by Su City.
Now, he is already a middle manager.
In the future, Su Cheng will train her to become a senior manager. After all, if you keep the vase for a long time, you will get tired of it.
At this moment, the mobile phone next to me rang. (End of this chapter)